The 2021–22 Aberdeen F.C. season is Aberdeen's 109th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the ninth in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and in qualifying for the inaugural season of 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dave Cormack | ||
| Manager | Stephen Glass (until 13 February) Barry Robson (interim) (from 13 to 19 February) Jim Goodwin (from 19 February) | ||
| Ground | Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland (Capacity: 20,866) | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 10th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Play-off round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lewis Ferguson (11) All: Lewis Ferguson (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 18,719 vs Dundee United 18 January 2022 Cup: 15,533 vs FK Qarabağ Conference League 12 August 2021 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 500 vs Dundee 26 December 2021[N 1] | ||
Summary
May
Player-coach Scott Brown arrived from Celtic in July. Scotland International defender Declan Gallagher signed a pre-contract from Motherwell. Striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas signed from Livingston. Goalkeeper Gary Woods permanently joined from Oldham Athletic after his loan spell last season.
June
Young winger Teddy Jenks joined from Brighton and Hove Albion on a loan deal, Jack Gurr joined from manager Glass' former club Atlanta United on a free, and American International Christian Ramirez signed from Houston Dynamo for an undisclosed fee.
July
The club announced all pre-season fixtures were to be played behind closed doors[2] but two matches were cancelled due to COVID-19.[3][4] Scott Brown was announced as Team Captain with goalkeeper Joe Lewis becoming the Club Captain.[5]
August
Aberdeen were knocked out of the League Cup by Championship side Raith Rovers. This followed with being knocked out of Europe by Azerbaijan side FK Qarabağ in the Play-off round.
September
Lewis Ferguson was called up and made his debut for the Scotland national team. The club however suffered a miserable September, losing all three matches in the Premiership. Niall McGinn and Lewis Ferguson were both called up for their respective countries for the October internationals.
October
Having lost five league games in a row, Glass was under pressure but was eased with wins against both Edinburgh clubs and were unlucky not to win at Ibrox.
November
On 20 November, the Dons lost to Dundee United, however off the pitch player Funso Ojo was assaulted by a United fan and was sent off for a second bookable offence. The fan was later charged and banned from football.[6] Ojo himself also assaulted a separate United fan after the match. He was later charged for the incident[7]
December
After three wins, the Dons lost at Easter Road to a Ryan Porteous goal, but during the match he was involved in an incident with Dons forward Ramirez for which he was later given a three match ban.[8] Young full back Jack MacKenzie signed a new contract.[9] The year ended prematurely due to the Covid variant Omicron and the club were forced to play in front of 500 fans against Dundee on Boxing Day as the Dens Park side struggled to field a team.[10][11]
January
Midfielder Matty Longstaff returned to his parent club after a disappointing spell with the club.[12] Austin Samuels also returned to his parent club. Promising young American College player Dante Polvara signed a contract for the club.[13] The club signed Dutch forward Vicente Besuijen on a four-and-a-half year contract.[14]
February
After a poor run of results including a fifth-round defeat in the Scottish Cup to Motherwell, Stephen Glass left the club on 13 February. He was replaced by Barry Robson as interim manager.[15] The club appointed Jim Goodwin as manager on 19 February[16] Before the match with Dundee United, a statue was unveiled of their most successful manager to date, Alex Ferguson.[17]
March
It was announced that Team Captain and player-coach Scott Brown had left to pursue his coaching career elsewhere.[18] For the second time during the season The Dons went 10 matches without a League win.[19] Jim Goodwin's first win as manager came in a 3–1 home win against Hibernian on 19 March. The club descended to 10th place in the league.[20]
April
It was revealed that long-serving defender and former Club Captain Andrew Considine would leave at the end of the season after rejecting the offer of a new deal on reduced terms.[21] Michael Devlin and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas had their contracts terminated and left the club.[22][23] A home defeat to Ross County consigned Aberdeen to a place in the bottom 6 of the league, failing to qualify for European competition for the first time since 2012-13.[24] The team's first clean sheet in the league since December 2021 came in a 1–0 win against bottom placed Dundee.
May
Aberdeen secured their place in the Premiership with a draw at Hibernian.[25] Gaining just 2 points from a possible 9 in the last month of the season, the club finished the league in 10th place. Andy Considine made his final appearance for The Dons at home to St Mirren in the season finale.[26] Dylan McGeouch, Funso Ojo and Michael Ruth left the club on conclusion of their contracts, whilst Adam Montgomery and Teddy Jenks returned to their parent clubs at the end of their loan. [27]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 1 July 2021 Friendly | Aberdeen | Cancelled | Cove Rangers | Cormack Park |
| 8 July 2021 Friendly | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Inverness CT | Cormack Park |
| 13:00 | Emmanuel-Thomas  31' | Report | Sutherland 22' | Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 16 July 2021 Friendly | Aberdeen | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Cormack Park |
| 13:30 | Report | Attendance: Behind closed doors |
Scottish Premiership
| 1 August 2021 1 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Dundee United | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hayes 27' Ramirez 51' | Report | Attendance: 6,305 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 8 August 2021 2 | Livingston | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Anderson 35' | Report | Jenks 47' MacKenzie 90+4' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 22 August 2021 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyce 56' | Report | Ojo 71' | Attendance: 17,449 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 29 August 2021 4 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ramirez 88' | Report | Charles-Cook 33' | Attendance: 14,434 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 11 September 2021 5 | Motherwell | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | van Veen 26' Ojala 59' | Report | Attendance: 5,623 Referee: John Beaton |
| 18 September 2021 6 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | May 84' | Attendance: 13,007 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 26 September 2021 7 | St Mirren | 3–2 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park |
| 12:00 | Ronan 14', 58' Main 61' | Report | Brown 18' Ramirez 34' | Attendance: 4,513 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 3 October 2021 8 | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:00 | Ferguson 56' | Report | Furuhashi 11' Jota 84' | Attendance: 14,522 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 16 October 2021 9 | Dundee | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 18:00 | Griffiths 49' McCowan 62' | Report | Ramirez 67' | Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 23 October 2021 10 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ramirez 27' | Report | Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 27 October 2021 11 | Rangers | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Morelos 20' Tavernier 81' (pen.) | Report | Ramirez 8' Brown 16' | Attendance: 49,760 Referee: John Beaton |
| 30 October 2021 12 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Watkins 49' Ferguson 69' | Report | Souttar 45+2' (pen.) | Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 6 November 2021 13 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | van Veen 50', 57' | Attendance: 9,666 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 20 November 2021 14 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Tannadice |
| 15:00 | Harkes 80' | Report | Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 28 November 2021 15 | Celtic | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Jota 20' McGregor 60' | Report | Ferguson 33' (pen.) | Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 1 December 2021 16 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hedges 23' Bates 75' | Report | Attendance: 6,295 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 4 December 2021 17 | Aberdeen | 4–1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Watkins 6', 43' Ramirez 9', 71' | Report | Tanser 42' | Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 11 December 2021 18 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Jenks 83' | Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 22 December 2021 19 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | Porteous 64' | Report | Attendance: 14,314 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 26 December 2021 20 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hedges 12' Ferguson 70' | Report | Griffiths 7' | Attendance: 500[N 1] Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 18 January 2022 21 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Ferguson 73' (pen.) | Report | Hagi 20' | Attendance: 16,371 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 25 January 2022 22 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Ronan 61' | Report | Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 1 February 2022 24 | Ross County | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Callachan 53' | Report | Hayes 48' | Attendance: 3,343 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 5 February 2022 25 | Livingston | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Obileye 8' Forrest 49' | Report | Ramirez 66' | Attendance: 4,276 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 9 February 2022 26 | Aberdeen | 2–3 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Ramirez 56' Ferguson 61' | Report | Jota 17', 62' O'Riley 20' | Attendance: 15,291 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 15 February 2022 23 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Ferguson 71' (pen.) | Report | Hendry 6' | Attendance: 12,973 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 19 February 2022 27 | Motherwell | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | O'Hara 68' | Report | Besuijen 34' | Attendance: 5,171 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 26 February 2022 28 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Dundee United | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Edwards 16' (OG) | Report | McNulty 4' (pen.) | Attendance: 18,719 Referee: David Munro |
| 2 March 2022 29 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Souttar 38' Kingsley 60' | Report | Attendance: 16,703 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 5 March 2022 30 | Rangers | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Roofe 81' | Report | Attendance: 50,010 Referee: John Beaton |
| 19 March 2022 31 | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ferguson 37' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Besuijen 80' | Report | Ramsay 20' (OG) | Attendance: 15,321 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 2 April 2022 32 | Dundee | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | McGhee 62' Mullen 86' | Report | Ramsay 41' McCrorie 81' | Attendance: 7,815 Referee: John Beaton |
| 9 April 2022 33 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Hungbo 86 pen.' | Attendance: 15,162 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 23 April 2022 34 | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McCrorie  78'Ferguson 90 pen.' | Report | Devlin 41' Holt 70 pen.' | Attendance: 12,338 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 30 April 2022 35 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ferguson 73 pen.' | Report | Attendance: 13,747 Referee: William Collum |
| 7 May 2022 36 | Hibernian | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | McGinn 83' | Report | Bates 55' | Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 11 May 2022 37 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | Hendry 17' | Report | Attendance: 3,421 Referee: David Munro |
| 15 May 2022 38 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:00 | Report | Attendance: 14,906 Referee: Don Robertson |
Scottish League Cup
- Aberdeen enter the Second Round of the League Cup where they will play Raith Rovers. Stephen Glass made seven changes for the match and subsequently were knocked out.
| 15 August 2021 Second Round | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Kirkcaldy |
| 12:00 | Varian 48' Zanatta 71' | AFC BBC | Emmanuel-Thomas 13' | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 3,297 Referee: Steven McLean |
| Note: Game televised on Premier Sports. | ||||
Scottish Cup
| 22 January 2022 Fourth Round | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Edinburgh City | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hedges 23' Ramirez 44'Ferguson 90+2' | Report | Attendance: 9,019 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 12 February 2022 Fifth Round | Motherwell | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | van Veen 34' Shields 45+3' | Report | Ramirez 3' | Attendance: 5,892 Referee: Greg Aitken |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Aberdeen qualified by finishing in fourth place in the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership and entered in the second qualifying Round. They knocked out BK Hacken 5–3 on aggregate to enter the third qualifying Round against Breiðablik. They also knocked them out 5–3 on aggregate but lost the play-off round 4–1 on aggregate to Qarabağ.
Second qualifying round
BK Häcken| 22 July 2021 First leg[28] | Aberdeen  | 5–1 | BK Häcken | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Considine 28' Ferguson 44' (pen.), 53'Ramirez 84'McLennan 90+3' | UEFA report AFC Report | Jeremejeff 59' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 5,665 Referee: José Luis Munuera (Spain) |
Aberdeen| 29 July 2021 Second leg | BK Häcken | 2–0 (3—5 agg.) | Aberdeen | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 17:30 | Olsson 51' Bengtsson 68' | UEFA report Aberdeen FC Report | Stadium: Hisingen Arena Attendance: 823 Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary) |
Third qualifying round
Aberdeen| 5 August 2021 First leg | Breiðablik  | 2–3 | Aberdeen | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 20.00 | Eyjólfsson 16' Vilhjálmsson 43' (pen.) | Report | Ramirez 3', 49' Ferguson 11' | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 1,197 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
| Note: Game televised on Premier Sports. | ||||
Breiðablik| 12 August 2021 Second leg | Aberdeen | 2–1 (5–3 agg.) | Breiðablik | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19.45 | Hedges 47', 70' | Report | Eyjólfsson 59' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,107 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) |
Play-off round
Aberdeen| 19 August 2021 First leg | Qarabağ FK  | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 17.00 | Romero 30' | Report | Stadium: Tofig Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia) |
Qarabağ FK| 26 August 2021 Second leg | Aberdeen | 1–3 (1–4 agg.) | Qarabağ FK | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19.45 | Ferguson 90+2pen' | Report | Bayramov 8' Kady 18'Zoubir 72' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,533 Referee: Harold Lechner (Austria) |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 7 May 2022
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | Conference League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 1 | GK |  Joe Lewis | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | MF | Ross McCrorie | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Jack MacKenzie | 12+6 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | DF | Andrew Considine | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Declan Gallagher | 19+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | FW |  Marley Watkins | 15+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  Christian Ramirez | 33+3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 15 | ||||
| 10 | FW |  Vicente Besuijen | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | DF | Adam Montgomery | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | Dylan McGeouch | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF |  Funso Ojo | 25+3 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | MF |  Jonny Hayes | 23+9 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | FW | Connor McLennan | 5+13 | 0 | 0+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | MF | Lewis Ferguson | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 16 | ||||
| 20 | MF | Teddy Jenks | 7+11 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | MF | Dante Polvara | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF | Calvin Ramsay | 20+4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 25 | GK | Gary Woods | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | DF | David Bates | 30+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 28 | FW | Michael Ruth | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | Connor Barron | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | FW |  Matty Kennedy | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Michael Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Scott Brown (c) | 23+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | FW | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 8+7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | MF | Niall McGinn | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Ryan Hedges | 16 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 21 | DF | Jack Gurr | 3+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | FW | Austin Samuels | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | MF | Dean Campbell | 7+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF |  Kieran Ngwenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | DF | Mason Hancock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | MF | Matty Longstaff | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
As of 7 May 2022
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Conference League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 19 | Lewis Ferguson | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | | 9 | Christian Ramirez | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | | 11 | Ryan Hedges | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | | 7 | Marley Watkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | 8 | Scott Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | 27 | David Bates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| | 20 | Teddy Jenks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| | 17 | Jonny Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| | 10 | Vicente Besuijen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | | 4 | Andrew Considine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | 18 | Connor McLennan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 2 | Ross McCrorie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 3 | Jack MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 22 | Calvin Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 14 | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 16 | Funso Ojo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 40 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 56 | |||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 45 | |
| 9 | St Mirren | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 44 | |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 41 | |
| 11 | St Johnstone (O) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Dundee (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 29 | Relegation to Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[31]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
Players in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2021 | DF | Jack Gurr | Atlanta United | Free[32] |
| 28 June 2021 | FW | Christian Ramirez | Houston Dynamo | £180,000[33] |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Scott Brown | Celtic | Free[34] |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Livingston | Free[35] |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Declan Gallagher | Motherwell | Free[36] |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Gary Woods | Oldham Athletic | Free[36] |
| 26 August 2021 | FW | Marley Watkins | Cardiff City | Free[37] |
| 29 August 2021 | DF | David Bates |  Hamburg | Undisclosed[38] |
| 8 January 2022 | MF | Dante Polvara | Georgetown Hoyas | Free[39] |
| 24 January 2022 | FW | Vicente Besuijen | ADO Den Haag | Undisclosed[40] |
| 12 February 2022 | GK | Craig Samson | Hibernian | Free[41] |
Players out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2021 | DF | Ash Taylor | Walsall | Free[42][43] |
| 17 May 2021 | DF | Tommie Hoban | Crewe Alexandra | Free[42][44] |
| 17 May 2021 | DF |  Greg Leigh | Morecambe | Free[42][45] |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Bruce Anderson | Livingston | Free[35] |
| 27 July 2021 | DF | Shay Logan | Cove Rangers | Free[42][46] |
| 5 August 2021 | MF |  Miko Virtanen | Hamilton Academical | Free[47] |
| 19 November 2021 | MF | Ethan Ross | Raith Rovers | Free[48][49] |
| 19 January 2022 | DF | Jack Gurr | Sacramento Republic | Free[50] |
| 24 January 2022 | FW | Niall McGinn | Dundee | Free[51] |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | Ryan Hedges | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed[52] |
| 8 April 2022 | DF | Michael Devlin | Released[22] | |
| 12 April 2022 | FW | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas |  Jamshedpur | Free[53] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2021 | MF | Teddy Jenks | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan[54] |
| 23 August 2021 | FW | Austin Samuels | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan[55] |
| 27 August 2021 | MF | Matty Longstaff | Newcastle United | Loan[56] |
| 31 January 2022 | DF | Adam Montgomery | Celtic | Loan[57] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2021 | MF | Mark Gallagher | Forfar Athletic | Loan[58] |
| 13 July 2021 | MF | Jack Milne | Brechin City | Loan[59] |
| 15 July 2021 | MF | Tyler Mykyta | Formartine United | Loan[60] |
| 22 July 2021 | MF | Kevin Hanratty | Formartine United | January Loan[61] |
| 3 August 2021 | MF | Connor Barron | Kelty Hearts | January Loan[62] |
| 6 September 2021 | FW | Michael Ruth | Falkirk | Loan[63] |
| 16 September 2021 | DF | Kieran Ngwenya | Kelty Hearts | Loan[64] |
| 25 September 2021 | GK | Tom Ritchie | Huntly | Loan[65] |
| 28 September 2021 | FW | Ryan Duncan | Peterhead | January Loan[66] |
| 3 January 2022 | DF | Evan Towler | Elgin City | Loan[67] |
| 7 January 2022 | DF | Mason Hancock | Stirling Albion | Loan[68] |
| 12 January 2022 | MF | Kevin Hanratty | Elgin City | Loan[69] |
| 3 February 2022 | MF | Dean Campbell | Kilmarnock | Loan[70] |