2009–10 St Johnstone F.C. season

St Johnstone were back in the Scottish Premier League for the first time since 2002 after winning the 2008–09 Scottish First Division. On 15 August 2009, they opened their league season with a 2–1 draw against Motherwell at McDiarmid Park, with Murray Davidson getting the opening league goal after 34 minutes.[1]

St Johnstone F.C.
2009–10 season
Chairman Geoff Brown
Manager Derek McInnes
Scottish Premier League8th
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Liam Craig (8)
All: Liam Craig

In the Scottish Cup, St Johnstone reached the fifth round where they lost by 1–0 to Dundee United.[2]

In the League Cup they went all the way to the semi final where they lost by 2–0 to Rangers at Hampden Park.[3]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  SCO Dave Mackay (Vice-Captain)
3 DF  ENG Danny Grainger
4 MF  ENG Jody Morris (Captain)
5 DF  SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz
6 DF  ENG Michael Duberry
7 MF  SCO Chris Millar
8 MF  SCO Martin Hardie
10 MF  SCO Liam Craig
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  SCO Steven Anderson
14 MF  SCO Kevin Moon
15 GK  SCO Graeme Smith
16 FW  SCO Peter MacDonald
17 DF  EIR Graham Gartland
20 MF  SCO Murray Davidson
21 FW  TRI Collin Samuel
22 FW  SCO Steven Milne
23 FW  EIR Andy Jackson

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 35 46 −11 48
7 Hamilton Academical 38 13 10 15 39 46 −7 49
8 St Johnstone 38 12 11 15 57 61 −4 47
9 Aberdeen 38 10 11 17 36 52 −16 41
10 St Mirren 38 7 13 18 36 49 −13 34
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "St Johnstone 2 – 2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  2. "Goodwille hunting quarter-final place". ESPN Soccernet. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. "Davis fires Gers to final". ESPN Soccernet. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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