| Year formed | 1884 |
| Previous names | None |
Ground | McDiarmid Park, Crieff Road, Perth PH1 2SJ (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 10,673 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 10,545 v Dundee, Scottish Premier Division, 23 May 1999 (won 1-0) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1911 - 1915 Scottish Division Two: 1921 - 1924 Scottish Division One / 'A': 1924 - 1930 Scottish Division 'B': 1930 - 1932 Scottish Division 'A': 1932 - 1939 Scottish Division 'B' / Two: 1946 - 1960 Scottish Division One: 1960 - 1962 Scottish Division Two: 1962 - 1963 Scottish Division One: 1963 - 1975 Scottish Premier Division: 1975 - 1976 Scottish Division One: 1976 - 1983 Scottish Premier Division: 1983 - 1984 Scottish Division One: 1984 - 1985 Scottish Division Two: 1985 - 1988 Scottish Division One: 1988 - 1990 Scottish Premier Division: 1990 - 1994 Scottish Division One: 1994 - 1997 Scottish Premier Division: 1997 - 2002 Scottish Division One: 2002 - 2009 Scottish Premier Division / Premier League / Premiership: 2009 - |
| First Scottish League game | 19 August 1911 v Arthurlie, Scottish Division Two (won 4-1) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division Two / One champions: 1923-24, 1959-60, 1962-63, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1996-97, 2008-09 Scottish Division 'B' / One runners-up: 1931-32, 2005-06, 2006-07 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1987-88 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 2013-14, 2020-21 Scottish League Cup winners: 2020-21 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1968-69, 1997-98 Scottish Challenge Cup winners: 2007-08 Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 1996-97 Scottish Consolation Cup winners: 1910-11, 1913-14 Scottish Consolation Cup runners-up: 1909-10 |
| Best League position | 3rd, Scottish Division One / Premier League, 1970-71, 1998-99, 2012-13 |
| Lowest League position | 13th, Scottish Division Two, 1921-22 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 59, Scottish Division Two, 1987-88 |
| 3 for a win | 80, Scottish Division One, 1996-97 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 11, Scottish Premier Division, 1975-76 |
| 3 for a win | 21, Scottish Premier Division, 2001-02 |
| Most League goals scored | 102, Scottish Division Two, 1931-32 |
| Most League goals conceded | 96, Scottish Division 'A', 1929-30 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 23, Scottish Premier League, 2010-11 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 23, Scottish Division One, 1996-97 |
| Most wins in a League season | 25, Scottish Division One, 1982-83, 1989-90 25, Scottish Division Two, 1962-63, 1987-88 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Scottish Premier Division, 1975-76 |
| Most draws in a League season | 20, Scottish Premier Division, 1992-93, 1993-94 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Scottish Division 'B', 1954-55 |
| Most losses in a League season | 28, Scottish Premier Division, 1975-76 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 4, Scottish Division One, 1996-97 4, Scottish Division Two, 1923-24 |
| Record win | 9-0 v Albion Rovers, Scottish League Cup, 9 March 1946 |
| Record defeat | 1-10 v Third Lanark, Scottish Cup 1st round, 24 January 1903 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 36, Jimmy Benson, Scottish Division 'B', 1931-32 |
| in total | 140, John Brogan, 1977-83 |
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| Most League appearances | 298, Drew Rutherford, 1976-85 |
Most capped player | 26, Nick Dasovic for Canada |
| Highest transfer fee received | £1,750,000 for Callum Davidson to Blackburn Rovers, March 1998 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £400,000 for Billy Dodds from Dundee, 1994 |
