Dunfermline Athletic

Preview St Johnstone

Wednesday, 10th Aug 2011

It is now almost 16 years and twelve games since St Johnstone last won a league match at home against the Pars.

KEVIN RUITKIEWICZ & ANDY KIRK

HOSPITALITY DEAL AND BUS FROM EAST END PARK
The last time these sides met in the 2008-09 season St Johnstone won the First Division title and promotion to the SPL. That success came however, after Saints failed to beat the Pars in the two contests at McDiarmid Park.

In August 2008 Jim McIntyre`s side left Perth following a 3-0 victory.  Iain Williamson, Nick Phinn and Graham Bayne scored the goals that day and things were well on course for the Pars own promotion push.  By the time the teams met in April of that season St Johnstone were well on the way to securing their success but Dunfermline held them to a goalless draw.

Admission Prices: Adults £21, Over 65s £11, Under 18s £10. Wheelchair users will be £13.

Nick Phinn scores v St Johnstone

St Johnstone Away Milestones

It is now almost 16 years and twelve 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 eight draws in Perth.  The Saintees did however register a 3-2 home win in the CIS Insurance Cup in October 2003.  Strangely the Perth club has a much better record at East End Park where the Pars have failed to win since October 2001.
 

Milestones - St Johnstone (Away)

Last League Victory

16/08/08 3-0 First Division

Last League Defeat

18/11/95 0-1 First Division

Best League Victory

10/02/62 5-2 Div One*

Worst League Defeat

01/01/35 1-5 Div One*
* Pre Reconstruction

Bench Dunfermline v St Johnstone

All Time League record v St Johnstone

The Pars had a good Premier League record in Perth, having won more games than they`ve lost but the First Division record was very different. Since league reconstruction the Pars have only won four of the fifteen First Division away matches.

Pars v St Johnstone: the Full League Record
  P W D L F A
At East End Park 67 34 12 21 125 94
At Muirton Park / McDiarmid Park 64 19 17 28 88 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) 31 11 7 13 38 42
Second Division (since 1975) 3 3 0 0 10 1
TOTALS 131 53 29 49 213 189

Dunfermline`s record in the last dozen games is lost five, drawn five and won two. Both those Pars victories were at McDiarmid Park.

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Last Twelve League Meetings
2008/09
11/04/09 Dunfermline 1-3 St Johnstone First Division
07/04/09 St Johnstone 0-0 Dunfermline First Division
01/11/08 Dunfermline 1-2 St Johnstone First Division
16/08/08 St Johnstone 0-3 Dunfermline First Division
2007/08
29/03/08 St Johnstone 1-1 Dunfermline First Division
19/01/08 Dunfermline 0-1 St Johnstone First Division
10/11/07 St Johnstone 0-0 Dunfermline First Division
02/09/07 Dunfermline 0-0 St Johnstone First Division
2001/02
12/01/02 Dunfermline 0-1 St Johnstone Premier League
27/10/01 St Johnstone 1-2 Dunfermline Premier League
04/08/01 Dunfermline 0-2 St Johnstone Premier League
2000/01
20/05/01 Dunfermline 0-0 St Johnstone Premier League

Both sides are seeking their first league wins of the season and the match will no doubt be a fiercely contested affair.

Graham Bayne's first competitive goal for Dunfermline Athletic

St Johnstone DDunfermlinene
Current League Position
11 7
League Form last six results
WWWDDL WWWDWD
League Points
1 2
Goal Difference
-2 0
Record
P2, W0, D1, L1 P2, W0, D2, L0

Iain Williamson v St Johnstone 16/08/08

Recent Form

St Johnstone were without a match last weekend, they lost 2-0 to Rangers in their last game and had a 0-0 draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie on the opening day of the season. Dunfermline have two points from their first two SPL draws against St Mirren and Inverness Caley Thistle and their last away defeat was at Pittodrie in the Scottish Cup back on 6th February.

   Recent Form - home / away
  St Johnstone (home)  

 

 

 

  Dunfermline (away)
  Rangers L 0-2   Annan Athletic W 2-1
  Hamilton W 1-0   Morton  W 2-0
  Inverness CT L 0-3   Cowdenbeath  W 1-0
  Celtic L 0-1   Ross County W 1-0
  Rangers L 0-2   Dundee D 1-1
  Kilmarnock D 0-0   Stirling Albion D 1-1

St Johnstone v Dunfermline

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Inverness Caley Thistle): Paul Gallacher, Jason Thomson, John Potter, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); Paul Burns, Martin Hardie, Gary Mason (David Graham 85), Joe Cardle; Andy Kirk (Steven McDougall 75), Andy Barrowman..
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Smith (GK), Ryan Thomson, Paul Willis, Andy Dowie, Kerr Young.

ST JOHNSTONE (v Rangers): Peter Enckelman, Calum Davidson, Frazer Wright, David MacKay, Steven Anderson, Jody Morris, David Robertson (Chris Millar, 60), Murray Davidson, Kevin Moon, Cillian Sheridan (Carl Finnigan, 60), Marcus Haber
SUBS NOT USED: Alan Mannus (GK), David McCracken, Chris Moffat, Stevie May, Richard McIntosh

Referee will be George Salmond.

Alex Burke v St Johnstone



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