St Mirren competed for their fourth successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing 11th place for season 2008–09, narrowly avoiding relegation on goal difference. It will also be their first full season in their new home ground, since moving from Love Street in January. Saints won their first league match at their new home with a 2–1 victory over Heart of Midlothian on 3 October 2009.
| 2009–10 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Gilmour | |||
| Manager | Gus MacPherson | |||
| Scottish Premier League | 10th | |||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth Round Replay (v Rangers) | |||
| League Cup | Runners-Up (v Rangers) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Dorman (6) All: Billy Mehmet (12) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 6,164 vs Celtic (26 September 2009) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,009 vs St Johnstone (10 February 2010) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 4,414 | |||
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Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2009 |  Paul Gallacher |
Dunfermline |
Undisclosed | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Lee Mair |
Aberdeen |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Michael Higdon |
Falkirk |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 4 July 2009 | Chris Innes |
Livingston / Free Agent |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 21 September 2009 | Allan Johnston |
Unattached | Signed | BBC |
Out edit
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | Mark McAusland |
Queen of the South |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Jim Hamilton |
Partick Thistle |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Will Haining |
 Morecambe |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Gary Mason |
Hamilton |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 |  Franco Miranda |
Chacarita Juniors |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Scott Gair |
Clyde |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Sean Crighton |
Montrose |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 |  Tonet |
Villajoyosa CF |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Scott Cuthbert |
Celtic |
Loan Ends | BBC |
| 15 January 2010 | Stephen McGinn |
Watford |
Undisclosed fee | BBC |
| 26 January 2010 | Dennis Wyness |
Dumbarton |
Released | BBC |
| 27 January 2010 |  Mo Camara |
Torquay United |
Released | BBC |
Loan in edit
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January 2010 | Rory Loy |
Rangers |
Loan | BBC |
| 1 February 2010 |  Graham Carey |
Celtic |
Loan | BBC |
Source[1]
Loan out edit
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2009 | Dennis Wyness |
Queen of the South |
Loan | BBC |
| October 2009 | Paul Quinn |
Queen's Park |
Loan | BBC |
| December 2009 | Chris Smith |
Dunfermline |
Loan | BBC |
Source[1]
Results edit
Scottish Premier League edit
| 15 August 2009 SPL Round 1 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Wotherspoon  39' Benjelloun 83' |
BBC Sport | McGinn 38' |
Attendance: 13,426 Referee: Muir |
| 22 August 2009 SPL Round 2 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,775 Referee: McDonald |
| 29 August 2009 SPL Round 3 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| Sammon 4' |
BBC Sport | McGinn 48', 69' |
Attendance: 5,645 Referee: Norris |
| 12 September 2009 SPL Round 4 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Mehmet 33' (pen) |
BBC Sport | Morris 37' |
Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Nicholls |
| 19 September 2009 SPL Round 5 | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Pittodrie, Aberdeen |
| Mulgrew 88' |
BBC Sport | Mair 88'  |
Attendance: 10,103 Referee: Thomson |
| 26 September 2009 SPL Round 6 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Celtic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | McCourt 27' Maloney 78' |
Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Richmond |
| 3 October 2009 SPL Round 7 | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Thomson 38' Dargo 65' |
BBC Sport | Goncalves 31' |
Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Winter |
| 17 October 2009 SPL Round 8 | Falkirk | 1 – 3 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| McLean 55' |
BBC Sport | Dargo 67' Mehmet 71' Brighton 88' |
Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Allen |
| 24 October 2009 SPL Round 9 | St Mirren | 3 – 3 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Murray 42', 72' Dorman 59' |
BBC Sport | Forbes 49' (pen) Jutkiewicz 74', 81' |
Attendance: 4,327 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 31 October 2009 SPL Round 10 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Mair 67' |
BBC Sport | M Paixao 3' Canning 41' |
Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Finnie |
| 7 November 2009 SPL Round 11 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
| Boyd 1', 57' |
BBC Sport | O'Donnell 88' |
Attendance: 45,750 Referee: Brines |
| 21 November 2009 SPL Round 12 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Innes 45' |
BBC Sport | Riordan 29' |
Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Collum |
| 28 November 2009 SPL Round 13 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| Innes 39' (o.g.) Samaras 42' McDonald 61' |
BBC Sport | Higdon 45' |
Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Conroy |
| 5 December 2009 SPL Round 14 | Dundee United | 3 – 2 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| Casalinuovo 29' Conway 44' Myrie-Williams 79' Gomis 59' |
BBC Sport | Dods 61' (o.g.) O'Donnell 85' |
Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Conroy |
| 12 December 2009 SPL Round 15 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 53' |
BBC Sport | Finnigan 88' |
Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Thomson |
| 19 December 2009 SPL Round 16 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| Millar 19' |
BBC Sport | Higdon 53' |
Attendance: 2,993 Referee: Tumilty |
| 26 December 2009 SPL Round 17 | St Mirren | P – P | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| 30 December 2009 SPL Round 18 | Hamilton Academical | P – P | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 2 January 2010 SPL Round 19 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Innes 81' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Muir |
| 12 January 2010 SPL Rearranged Round 17 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Innes 74' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Collum |
| 16 January 2010 SPL Round 20 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Stewart 24' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 12,821 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 23 January 2010 SPL Round 21 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| Murphy 56' Sutton 76' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,621 Referee: McDonald |
| 27 January 2010 SPL Round 22 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Rangers | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Davis 2' Novo 86' |
Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Thomson |
| 30 January 2010 SPL Round 23 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Miller 33' Ross 90' (+3), o.g.' |
BBC Sport | Bamba 9' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 11,476 Referee: Collum |
| 10 February 2010 SPL Round 24 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 71' |
BBC Sport | MacKay 33' |
Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty |
| 13 February 2010 SPL Round 25 | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 66' |
BBC Sport | Swanson 83' Goodwillie 90' (+4) |
Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Norris |
| 20 February 2010 SPL Round 26 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| Maguire 33' |
BBC Sport | Mehmet 82' |
Attendance: 5,501 Referee: Muir |
| 27 February 2010 SPL Round 27 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Allan |
| 6 March 2010 SPL Round 28 | Rangers | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| McCulloch 32', 46' Novo 78' |
BBC Sport | Carey 30' |
Attendance: 47,474 Referee: Richmond |
| 9 March 2010 SPL Round 29 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,154 Referee: McDonald |
| 13 March 2010 SPL Rearranged Round 18 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| F.Paixão 90' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,179 Referee: Norris |
| 24 March 2010 SPL Round 30 | St Mirren | 4 – 0 | Celtic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Dorman 38', 84' Thomson 58', 87' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Richmond |
| 27 March 2010 SPL Round 31 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| Diamond 37' Aluko 56' |
BBC Sport | Robb 80' |
Attendance: 8,764 Referee: Brian Winter |
| 3 April 2010 SPL Round 32 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Carey 44' |
BBC Sport | Žaliūkas 47' |
Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 10 April 2010 SPL Round 33 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Moutinho 45' Higdon 67' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Dorman 90' |
Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 17 April 2010 SPL Round 34 | St Johnstone | 2 – 2 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| Duberry 79' Sheerin 90' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Carey 33' Dorman 50' |
Attendance: 3,557 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
| 24 April 2010 SPL Round 35 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Dorman 74' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,639 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 1 May 2010 SPL Round 36 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Arfield 45' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Innes 45' O'Donnell 86' |
Attendance: 5,919 Referee: William Collum |
| 5 May 2010 SPL Round 37 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 0 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 8 May 2010 SPL Round 38 | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Mair 27' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
League results by opponent edit
| Team | Result [2] | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Aberdeen | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3 |
| Celtic | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | – | 3 |
| Dundee United | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | – | 1 |
| Falkirk | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5 |
| Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 4 |
| Hibernian | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 10 |
| Motherwell | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – | 2 |
| Rangers | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 0 |
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3 |
Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article
Scottish Cup edit
| 10 January 2010 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 4 | St Mirren | 3 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Crawford 27' (o.g.) Mehmet 45' (+1), 87' |
BBC Sport | Brown 34' |
Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Finnie |
| 6 February 2010 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 5 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Rangers | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,909 Referee: Brines |
| 17 February 2010 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 5 Replay | Rangers | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| Boyd 86' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 31,086 Referee: Brines |
League Cup edit
| 2 August 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 6 | St Mirren | Ochilview, Stenhousemuir |
| McGuire 23' Rodgers 27', 36' |
BBC Sport | Mehmet 6', 13', 17', 44', 67' O'Donnell 73' |
Attendance: 1,747 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 26 August 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 2 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Keenan 89' |
BBC Sport | Higdon 25' Mehmet 90' |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Richmond |
| 22 September 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 3 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| Kyle 87' |
BBC Sport | McGinn 64' Dorman 90' (+3) |
Attendance: 3,561 Referee: McDonald |
| 27 October 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup Quarter Final | St Mirren | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 23' Ross 61' Craigan 81' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Collum |
| 2 February 2010 Co-Operative Insurance Cup Semi Final | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| BBC Sport | Mehmet 51' |
Attendance: 9,170 Referee: Richmond |
| 21 March 2010 Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final | Rangers | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Thomson 53' Wilson 71' Miller 84' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 44,538 Referee: Thomson |
Friendlies edit
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[2] | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2009 | East Fife |
Bayview | 2–1 | Mehmet, Mair | |
| 16 July 2009 | Dumbarton |
Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 3–0 | O'Donnell, Dargo, Mehmet | |
| 18 July 2009 | Ayr United |
Somerset Park | 1–0 | Dorman | |
| 28 July 2009 | Morton (Renfrewshire Cup) |
St Mirren Park | 2–1 | Dorman, O'Donnell | |
| 09/08/2009 | Wigan |
DW Stadium | 1–3 | Dargo |
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Premier League | — | 10th | 15 August 2009 | 8 May 2010 |
| League Cup | 1st Round | 2 August 2009 | 21 March 2010 | |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | 9 January 2010 | 17 February 2010 |
Source: Competitions
SPL edit
Classification edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 | |
| 10 | St Mirren | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 34 | |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 33 | |
| 12 | Falkirk (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 31 | Relegation to the First Division |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results by round edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "SPL ins and outs". 14 August 2009.
- ^ a b St Mirren's score is shown first.