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St Johnstone fixtures: Saints and Ross County meet early as potential promotion decider brings back happy memories

Saints are back in the Championship for the first time in 16 years.

By Eric Nicolson
St Johnstone head coach Simo Valakari celebrates at full-time with Uche Ikpeazu.
St Johnstone head coach Simo Valakari celebrates after his team's last game against Ross County. Image: SNS.

St Johnstone have been handed an early clash with Ross County as both clubs bid to bounce straight back up to the Premiership.

Saints are in the second tier of Scottish football for the first time since 2009 and will open their campaign with a home game against Partick Thistle on August 2.

A trip to Dingwall follows, before Simo Valakari’s men play another two matches at McDiarmid Park to complete the August fixtures – Arbroath and Morton.

Optimistic Saints fans will find historic significance in the final match of the season.

They travel to Ayr United’s Somerset Park, where Alex Totten’s side clinched promotion back in 1990.

Fixtures in full:

AUGUST

Saturday, August 2: Partick Thistle (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, August 9: Ross County (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, August 23: Arbroath (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, August 30: Morton (H), kick-off 3pm

SEPTEMBER

Saturday, September 6: Airdrieonians (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, September 13: Raith Rovers (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, September 20: Dunfermline (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, September 27: Queen’s Park (A), kick-off 3pm

OCTOBER

Saturday, October 4: Ayr (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, October 11: Ross County (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, October 18: Arbroath (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, October 25: Morton (A), kick-off 3pm

Jack Baird issues an order on the pitch.
Jack Baird will be going back to Greenock in October. Image: SNS.

NOVEMBER

Saturday, November 1: Airdrieonians (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, November 8: Dunfermline (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, November 15: Queen’s Park (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, November 22: Partick Thistle (A), kick-off 3pm

DECEMBER

Saturday, December 6: Raith Rovers (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, December 13: Ayr (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, December 20: Morton (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, December 27: Ross County (A), kick-off 3pm

JANUARY

Saturday, January 3: Arbroath (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, January 10: Queen’s Park (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, January 24: Dunfermline (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, January 31: Partick Thistle (H), kick-off 3pm

FEBURARY

Saturday, February 14: Airdrieonians (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, February 21: Raith Rovers (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, February 28: Ayr (H), kick-off 3pm

Sam Stanton scores a winning goal for Raith Rovers against Partick Thistle.
Sam Stanton will be hoping for a winning goal against his old club, Raith Rovers. Image: SNS.

MARCH

Saturday, March 7: Morton (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, March 14: Ross County (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, March 21: Partick Thistle (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, March 28: Queen’s Park (H), kick-off 3pm

APRIL

Saturday, April 4: Arbroath (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, April 11: Airdrieonians (H), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, April 18: Dunfermline (A), kick-off 3pm

Saturday, April 25: Raith Rovers (H), kick-off 3pm

St Johnstone great Steve Maskrey in the Bonar shirt and holding a Saints scarf above his head after winning promotion to the Scottish Premier Division.
Steve Maskrey celebrates winning the First Division at Somerset Park in 1990. Image: SNS.

MAY

Friday, May 1: Ayr (A), kick-off 7:45pm

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