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St Johnstone F.C.
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland. The team competes in the , the second division of Scottish football. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name of Perth—and the team is nicknamed the "Saints". The club was officially founded in 1884, and the team played its first match in February 1885. Their home since 1989 has been McDiarmid Park; former home venues were the Perth Recreation Grounds and, from 1924 to 1989, Muirton Park. The team's first Scottish Cup appearance was in 1886–87 and they joined the Scottish Football League in 1911–12. Historically, St Johnstone tended to float between the top two divisions of Scottish football and gained the reputation of being a "yo-yo club". The team won the Scottish Football League First Division, then the second tier of Scottish league football, in 2008–09, bringing a return of first tier football to McDiarmid Park for the 2009–10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDiarmid Park
McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an All-seater stadium, all-seated capacity of . As well as St Johnstone matches, McDiarmid Park has been chosen to host the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup on nine occasions. It has also been used for rugby union, including a full international between Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland and Japan national rugby union team, Japan in 2004, several Scotland A national rugby union team, Scotland A fixtures, and some home matches of the former Caledonia Reds team. History St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone had played at Muirton Park since 1924, but it had fallen into disrepair by the 1980s. St Johnstone was then a Scottish Football League Second Division, Second Division club and did not have the funds to repair it. In December 1986 the club r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. The top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the Scottish Premiership was established in July 2013, after the SPFL was formed by a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League. There are 12 teams in this division, with each team playing 38 matches per season. Sixteen clubs have played in the Scottish Premiership since its creation in the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership, 2013–14 season. Celtic F.C., Celtic are the current league champions, having won the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership. Competition format Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup final was an association football match between Dunfermline Athletic and St Johnstone, held on 25 November 2007 at Dens Park in Dundee. It was the 17th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League. St Johnstone progressed through four knock-out rounds to reach the final whilst Dunfermline Athletic contested only three after receiving a random bye into the second round. The 2007 final was Dunfermline's second appearance in a cup final in six months, having lost the 2007 Scottish Cup final, although it was the club's first Challenge Cup final. The match was St Johnstone's second appearance in the final of the tournament having lost in 1996. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier League, with both clubs in the final coming from the First Division. St Johnstone took a 3–0 lead within the first 30 minutes with a penalty kick from P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup Final Results ''scottishfootballleague.com''. . Retrieved 5 April 2013.Preview Forfar Athletic , ''dafc.co.uk''. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Winners Of The Scottish Championship And Predecessors
A national second tier of Scottish league football was established in season 1893–94, as Division Two. Until the 1921–22 season, promotion was not automatic but decided by Scottish Football League clubs on a ballot basis, thus some champion teams were able to retain the title. In the 1946–47 season it became known as the B Division before being changed back to Division Two for season 1955–56. The second tier became known as the First Division in season 1975–76, when the top division (Division One) became the Premier Division, although its status within the Scottish football league system league system changed in 1998–99 when clubs from the top tier (Premier Division) broke away to form the Scottish Premier League. The First Division was still the second tier in the Scottish league system, but was the top level of the Scottish Football League rather than the second. The Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League merged in 2013 to form the Scottish Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Scottish Cup Final
The 2021 Scottish Cup final was the 136th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2020–21 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played on 22 May 2021 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. St Johnstone completed a cup double by winning it. Route to the final St Johnstone As a Premiership club, St Johnstone entered the competition in the third round (last 32). Their first opponent was a Tayside derby at Dens Park against Championship side Dundee. An early goal from Guy Melamed and Zander Clark saving a penalty gave Saints a 1-0 win. In the fourth round they were drawn against League One club Clyde at home. Early goals from Melamed and Michael O'Halloran gave Saints a comfortable 2–0 win. The quarter-final saw the team travel to Ibrox Stadium for a match against league champions Rangers. A goalless 90 minutes forced the match into extra-time. James Tavernier appeared to have won the tie for Rangers with a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibernian F
Hibernian may refer to: * Of Hibernia, Latin name for Ireland; hence ** Irish (other) Hibernian, Hibernians or The Hibernian may refer to: Sports clubs * Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1875 * Hibernian W.F.C., a Scottish women's football club, founded 1999, affiliated with Hibernian F.C. * Hibernians F.C., a Maltese football club, founded 1922 * Cambuslang Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1884–1908 * Cork Hibernians F.C., an Irish soccer club, active 1957–1977 * Dundee Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1909 (renamed Dundee United in 1923) * Duntocher Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1894–1980 * Maryhill Hibernians F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1923–1967 (renamed Maryhill Harp in 1939) * Navan Hibernians GAC, an Irish hurling club active in 1902 * Philadelphia Hibernian, an American soccer club, active 1909–1921 * Seattle Hibernian, an American soccer club, successively named Seattle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Scottish League Cup Final (February)
The 2020–21 Scottish League Cup final was an association football match that took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 28 February 2021. It was the final match of the 2020–21 Scottish League Cup, the 75th season of the Scottish League Cup (known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons), a competition for the 42 teams in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Originally due to take place in December 2020, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on scheduling meant that the match was pushed back to February 2021. Route to the final St Johnstone St Johnstone won Group C to qualify for the second round, winning 10 points from a possible 12. They won 2–1 at Lowland League side Kelty Hearts, 7–0 against League Two club Brechin City and 3–1 at League One team Peterhead. In their other match, Saints drew 0–0 with fellow Premiership club Dundee United, but lost the penalty shootout. Saints were unseeded for the second round draw and were dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livingston F
Livingston or Livingstonemay refer to: Businesses * Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010) * Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline * Livingston International, a North American customs broker * Livingston Recording Studios, a recording studio in North London UK * The Livingston Group, an American lobbying firm * Livingston Enterprises, an American computer networking company (1986-1997) Education * Livingston Campus (Rutgers University), a sub-campus of Rutgers University's New Brunswick/Piscataway area campus ** Livingston College, New Jersey, United States, a former residential college of Rutgers on the Livingston Campus * Livingston University, former name (1967–1995) of the University of West Alabama * Livingston High School (other) Places Antarctica * Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands * Camp Livingston (Antarctica), an Argentine seasonal base camp Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup, also known as the Premier Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League cup in existence. The competition had a straight knockout format but became a group and knockout competition from 2016–17. Rangers are the record holders of the cup, winning 28 times. Celtic are the current holders, winning their 22nd title after beating Rangers 3–3 (5-4 pen.) at Hampden Park on 15 December 2024. The domestic television rights are held by Premier Sports who replaced BT Sport from the 2019–20 season. Format Historically, the Scottish League Cup has oscillated between being a straightforward single-elimination knockout tournament and having an initial group phase. Since the 2016–17 season, the League Cup has used a group phase format. The format has eight groups of five teams playing each other once in a round-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayside Derby
The Tayside Derby, (also known as the Tayside Trifecta) is a football rivalry based in Tayside. The matches are contested by the three professional clubs in the region: Dundee, Dundee United and St Johnstone. A match between Dundee and Dundee United, whose grounds are in the same street, is referred to as a Dundee derby. St Johnstone are based in Perth, 20 miles from Dundee. In seasons where all local derby matches were traditionally held on the same weekend (including at New Year), the Dundee derby would take precedence if all three clubs were in the same league, and any uneven number of Tayside teams would lead to one usually playing Aberdeen, who had no closer rivals geographically. Followers of the Dundee clubs generally consider their city rivalry as far more important than any relationship with St Johnstone, with Dundee captain Charlie Adam stating in 2021 prior to a Scottish Cup tie with the ''Saints'' that there was no such thing as a Tayside derby; opposing goalkeepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
