Preview St Johnstone
Wednesday, 13th Aug 2008Since league reconstruction the Pars have only won three of the thirteen First Division matches in Perth.
St Johnstone Away Milestones
It is now almost 13 years and eleven games since St Johnstone last won a league match at home against the Pars. Since the defeat in November 1995, the Athletic have gained four wins, and seven draws in Perth. The Saintees did register a 3-2 home win in the CIS Insurance Cup in October 2003.
| Milestones - St Johnstone (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
12/01/02 | 1 - 0 | SPL |
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Last League Defeat |
18/11/95 | 0 - 1 | First Div |
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Best League Victory |
10/02/62 | 5 - 2 | Div One* |
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Worst League Defeat |
01/01/35 | 1 - 5 | Div One* |
| * Pre Reconstruction | |||
All Time League record v St Johnstone
The Pars had a good Premierleague record in Perth, having won more games than they've lost but the First Division has been very different. Since league reconstruction the Pars have only won three of the thirteen First Division away matches.
| Pars v St Johnstone: the Full League Record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 65 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 123 | 89 |
| At Muirton Park / McDiarmid Park | 62 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 85 | 95 |
| Division One (up to 1975) | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 60 |
| Division Two (up to 1975) | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 64 |
| Premier Division (since 1975) | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 37 |
| Second Division (since 1975) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 127 | 52 | 28 | 47 | 208 | 184 |
On the last visit to McDiarmid Park Stevie Crawford equalised in 77minute to equalise McManus' first half goal.
Recent Form
St Johnstone won their one and only home game of the season so far, a 2-0 win over Livingston. They drew last Saturday at Greenock and were knocked out of the Alba Challenge Cup at Ross County.
Dunfermline lost their first away league match at Firhill and looked in difficulty in the second until the second half turnaround against Queen of the South.
| Form this season | ||||||
| St Johnstone | Dunfermline | |||||
| Morton (A) | D | 2-2 | Queen of the South (H) | W | 2-1 | |
| Stenhousemuir (A) | W | 5-1 | Peterhead (A) | W | 2-0 | |
| Livingston (H) | W | 2-0 | Partick Thistle (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| Ross County (A) | L | 1-2 | Stirling Albion (H) | W | 3-0 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v QOS): Paul Gallacher; Greg Shields, Scott Wilson (c), Scott Thomson (Calum Woods 28), Austin McCann; Kevin Harper (Iain Williamson,68), Nick Phinn, Stephen Glass, Alex Burke (Scott Muirhead 92); Andy Kirk, Graham Bayne.
SUBS NOT USED: Paul Willis, Callum Reidford
ST JOHNSTONE (v Morton): Euan McLean; Gary Irvine, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Kevin James, Trialist, Gavin Swankie (Andy Jackson 74), Martin Hardie, Chris Millar, Paul Sheerin (Peter MacDonald 87), Derek Holmes, Steven Milne (David Weatherston 80).
SUBS NOT USED: Stuart McCaffrey, Alan Main (GK)
Referee will be Crawford Allan.
Visiting supporters will be housed in the North Stand which has a capacity of 1900. Prices: £17 for adults, £10 for 16-18 year olds, £7 for senior citizens and £6 for Under 16s. Wheelchair Fans - £10/Helpers free.
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