Liam Craig relishing setting St Johnstone record against Dundee
The 34-year-old moved level with former team-mate Steven Anderson at the top of the charts when he notched his 441st outing for the Perth club over the course of his two spells in last weekend's defeat away to Hibernian.
If Craig features this weekend, he will go out on his own as the man to have played the most games in Saints' history.
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Hide AdHe said: "It'll be an incredible moment when it happens, something I'm really proud of. It's great to play that many games in football, but to do it for one club that's grown on me massively over the years and in such a successful period for the club makes it even more special."
Craig first joined Saints in 2007 from Falkirk before moving to Hibs in 2013. He returned to Perth two years later and helped the club win a cup double last term.
He explained that there is something special about the vibe at the club that makes it an attractive proposition to a player.
He said: "Never mind winning trophies, I wouldn't have envisaged being here for six years when I came back in 2015. But it's an easy dressing room to be part of as long as you're going to work hard.
"There's a real togetherness here and a real good environment to play football.
"I don't take anything for granted. At the start of last season I signed a six-month contract so I never get too far ahead of myself.
"I've been lucky to play this amount of games. I've had conversations with the manager and he said he'll tell me when my legs have gone, and he's not told me yet so I'll keep working hard and keep trying to help the team be as successful as possible as long as I'm pulling the strip on."
Dundee will be without manager James McPake who is serving a one-game touchline ban for complaints he made about referee Bobby Madden’s performance in last week’s defeat to Rangers.