2023–24 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is St Mirren's 6th consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football since being promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2017–18 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

St Mirren
2023–24 season
ChairmanJohn Needham
ManagerStephen Robinson
StadiumSt Mirren Park
Scottish League CupQuarter-final
Scottish CupFifth round
2024–25 →

Season summary edit

Competitions edit

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies edit

28 June 2023 Friendly   Glentoran 0–0 St Mirren Belfast
19:45 BST Report Stadium: The Oval
1 July 2023 Friendly   Linfield 0–1 St Mirren Belfast
13:00 BST Report Olusanya   48' Stadium: Windsor Park
Note: Match abandoned after 75 minutes after a fan took ill in the west stand.
4 July 2023 Friendly Dumbarton 0–3 St Mirren Dumbarton
19:45 BST Report Kiltie   17', 37'
Strain   44'
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
8 July 2023 Renfrewshire Cup Greenock Morton 2–0 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 BST Muirhead   81'
McGrattan   82'
Report Stadium: Cappielow

Scottish Premiership edit

6 August 2023 1 Hibernian 2–3 St Mirren Easter Road
15:00 BST Le Fondre   72'
Doidge   82'
Report O'Hara   15 pen.'
Olusanya   17'
Greive   89'
Attendance: 17,586
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2023 2 St Mirren 2–1 Dundee St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Shaughnessy   7 o.g.'
Mandron   45+4'
Report Mulligan   63' Attendance: 6,581
Referee: Colin Steven
27 August 2023 3 St Mirren 2–2 Aberdeen St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Kiltie   59' (pen.)
Greive   76'
Report Hayes   42'
Miovski   90+10 pen.'
Attendance: 7,492
Referee: John Beaton
2 September 2023 4 Livingston 1–1 St Mirren Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST de Lucas   89' Report Nahmani   90+6' Attendance: 2,075
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 September 2023 5 Motherwell 0–1 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BST Report Tanser   55' Attendance: 5,653
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
23 September 2023 6 St Mirren 1–0 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Strain   7' Report Attendance: 7,537
Referee: Nick Walsh
30 September 2023 7 Kilmarnock 1–1 St Mirren Rugby Park
15:00 BST Lyons   19' Report Magennis   31 o.g.' Attendance: 6,124
Referee: Chris Graham
7 October 2023 8 St Mirren 0–3 Rangers St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Strain   28' Report Tavernier   30 pen.', 90'
Sima   71'
Attendance: 6,984
Referee: Nick Walsh
28 October 2023 10 St Mirren 4–0 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Baccus   36'
Mandron   48', 70'
Kiltie   90'
Report Attendance: 5,552
Referee: David Dickinson
1 November 2023 11 Celtic 2–1 St Mirren Celtic Park
19:45BST Turnbull   18'
Oh   83'
Report McMenamin   7' Attendance: 58,168
Referee: John Beaton
8 November 2023 12 St Mirren 2–2 Hibernian St Mirren Park
19:45BST O'Hara   53 pen.'
Jamieson   90+2'
Report Campbell   12'
Newell   69'
Attendance: 5,963
Referee: Steven McLean
11 November 2023 13 Dundee 4–0 St Mirren Dens Park
15:00BST Bakayoko   16', 57'
Rudden   45+2 pen.'
Robinson   84'
Report Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
25 November 2023 14 St Mirren 1–0 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00BST Kelly   24 o.g.' Report Attendance: 5,632
Referee: David Munro
28 November 2023 9 Ross County 1–0 St Mirren Victoria Park
19:45 BST White   84' Report Attendance: 3,758
Referee: William Collum
Note: Fixture re-arranged due to Storm Babet
3 December 2023 15 Rangers 2–0 St Mirren Ibrox Stadium
15:00BST Sima   45', 70' Report Attendance: 47,835
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
6 December 2023 16 St Johnstone 1–0 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
19:45BST Kane   90+6' Report Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 December 2023 17 St Mirren 2–0 Ross County St Mirren Park
15:00BST Leak   51 o.g.'
Ayunga   56'
Report Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Calum Scott
16 December 2023 18 St Mirren 0–0 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00BST Report Attendance: 5,837
Referee: Craig Napier
23 December 2023 19 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00BST Shankland   33', 49' Report Attendance: 18,717
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 December 2023 20 St Mirren 0–1 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
19:45BST Report Watkins   25' Attendance: 7,534
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2023 21 Aberdeen 0–3 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium
15:00BST Report O'Hara   12'
Ayunga   78'
Kiltie   90+3 pen.'
Attendance: 17,029
Referee: Grant Irvine
2 January 2024 22 St Mirren 0–3 Celtic St Mirren Park
15:00BST Olusanya   45+3' Report Maeda   1'
O'Riley   6'
Taylor   60'
Attendance: 6,943
Referee: David Munro
27 January 2024 23 St Mirren 0–1 Rangers St Mirren Park
15:00BST Report Dessers   14' Attendance: 6,665
Referee: David Dickinson
3 February 2024 24 Hibernian 0–3 St Mirren Easter Road
15:00BST Report Gogić   8'
Kiltie   34 pen.'
Mandron   44'
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: William Collum
7 February 2024 25 St Mirren 2–0 Dundee St Mirren Park
19:45BST Mandron   73'
Bolton   84'
Olusanya   90+1'
Report Attendance: 5,737
Referee: Steven McLean
17 February 2024 26 Livingston 1–0 St Mirren Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00BST Yengi   45+3' Report Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 February 2024 27 St Mirren 2–0 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00BST Mitov   36 o.g.'
Mandron   64'
Report Attendance: 5,991
Referee: Grant Irvine
27 February 2024 28 Ross County 1–1 St Mirren Victoria Park
19:45 BST White   11' Report Olusanya   86' Referee: Chris Graham
2 March 2024 29 St Mirren 2–1 Aberdeen St Mirren Park
15:00BST O'Hara   90+6 pen.'
Olusanya   90+7'
Report Barron   1' Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 March 2024 30 Kilmarnock 5–2 St Mirren Rugby Park
15:00 BST Vassell   61', 73'
Armstrong   65 pen.'
Watkins   68'
Watson   79'
Report Dunne   20'
Mandron   39'
Attendance: 8,460
Referee: Ross Hardie
30 March 2024 31 Motherwell 1–1 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BST Bair   74' Report Fraser   18' Attendance: Matthew MacDermid
Referee: 5,492
6 April 2024 32 St Mirren 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Tynecastle Park
15:00BST Olusanya   68' Report Grant   33 pen.'
Mandron   62 o.g.'
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Alan Muir
13 April 2024 33 Celtic 3–0 St Mirren Celtic Park
15:00 BST Hatate   52'
Furuhashi   60'
Idah   86'
Report Attendance: 58,888
Referee: Steven McLean
28 April 2024 34 St Mirren 1–2 Rangers St Mirren Park
12:30BST Mandron   37' Report Bolton   32 o.g.'
Dessers   74'
Referee: Nick Walsh
4 May 2024 35 Dundee v St Mirren Dens Park
15:00 BST
11 May 2024 36 St Mirren v Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
15:00BST
15 May 2024 37 St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
19:45BST
18 May 2024 38 Celtic v St Mirren Celtic Park
12:30 BST

Scottish League Cup edit

Group stage edit

15 July 2023 Group Stage Montrose 1–0 St Mirren Links Park
15:00 BST McAllister   58' Report Attendance: 1,618
Referee: William Collum
22 July 2023 Group Stage St Mirren 4–0 Arbroath St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Mandron   10'
O'Hara   45'
Nahmani   71', 79'
Report Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Graham Grainger
25 July 2023 Group Stage Cowdenbeath 0–1 St Mirren Central Park
19:45 BST Smith   90+4' Report Olusanya   90+4' Attendance: 859
Referee: Ross Hardie
29 July 2023 Group Stage St Mirren 4–0 Forfar Athletic St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Mandron   14', 19'
O'Hara   42 pen.'
Gogić   45+1'
Report Attendance: 2,380
Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Knockout phase edit

19 August 2023 Second round St Mirren 1–0 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Boyd-Munce   9' Report Attendance: 5,241
Referee: William Collum
27 September 2023 Quarter-final Hibernian 4–2 St Mirren Easter Road
19:45 BST Youan   52'
Vente   54'
Boyle   80', 90+3'
Report Tanser   43'
Baccus   76'
Attendance: 9,982
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Cup edit

20 January 2024 Fourth round St Mirren 1–0 Queen of the South St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Gogić   71' Report Attendance: 3,425
Referee: Nick Walsh
10 February 2024 Fifth round St Mirren 0–2 Celtic St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Report Furuhashi   15'
Maeda   53'
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: David Dickinson

Player statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 28 April 2024
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Zach Hemming 34+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 42 0
2 DF   James Bolton 11+8 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 22 0
3 DF   Scott Tanser 34+0 1 5+0 1 2+0 0 41 2
5 DF   Richard Taylor 21+2 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 27 0
6 MF   Mark O'Hara 21+2 4 4+0 2 0+0 0 27 6
7 FW   Jonah Ayunga 8+9 2 0+0 0 1+1 0 19 2
8 MF   Ryan Flynn 5+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 10 0
9 FW   Mikael Mandron 19+11 8 6+0 3 1+1 0 38 11
10 FW   Conor McMenamin 17+6 1 3+1 0 1+0 0 28 1
11 MF   Greg Kiltie 34+0 4 4+0 0 2+0 0 40 4
13 MF   Alex Gogić 34+0 1 6+0 1 2+0 1 42 3
14 FW   James Scott 3+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 9 0
15 MF   Caolan Boyd-Munce 23+8 0 4+2 1 2+0 0 39 1
16 MF   Kwon Hyeok-kyu 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 9 0
17 MF   Keanu Baccus 15+12 1 3+1 1 1+0 0 32 2
18 DF   Charles Dunne 5+12 1 3+1 0 1+0 0 22 1
20 FW   Toyosi Olusanya 11+20 5 2+4 1 0+1 0 38 6
21 DF   Jaden Brown 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 7 0
22 DF   Marcus Fraser 34+0 1 6+0 0 2+0 0 42 1
23 DF   Ryan Strain 13+1 1 6+0 0 0+0 0 20 1
24 FW   Lewis Jamieson 6+11 1 0+4 0 1+1 0 23 1
27 GK   Peter Urminský 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
34 FW   Ethan Sutherland 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 2 0
42 DF   Elvis Bwomono 9+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 13 0
Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season
16 DF   Thierry Small 3+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 6 0
19 FW   Stav Nahmani 2+6 1 2+2 2 0+0 0 12 3
21 FW   Alex Greive 2+15 2 1+3 0 0+0 0 21 2
25 FW   Kieran Offord 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
26 DF   Luke Kenny 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 2 0
28 FW   Aiden Gilmartin 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
29 DF   Gallagher Lennon 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
30 MF   Fraser Taylor 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
31 DF   Declan Gallagher 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2 0

Goal scorers edit

As of match played 28 April 2024[1]
Number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Premiership Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup
3 DF   Scott Tanser 1 1 1
6 MF   Mark O'Hara 6 4 2
7 FW   Jonah Ayunga 2 2
9 FW   Mikael Mandron 11 8 3
10 FW   Conor McMenamin 1 1
11 MF   Greg Kiltie 4 4
13 MF   Alex Gogić 3 1 1 1
15 MF   Caolan Boyd-Munce 1 1
17 MF   Keanu Baccus 2 1 1
18 DF   Charles Dunne 1 1
19 FW   Stav Nahmani 3 1 2
20 FW   Toyosi Olusanya 6 5 1
21 FW   Alex Greive 2 2
22 DF   Marcus Fraser 1 1
23 DF   Ryan Strain 1 1
24 FW   Lewis Jamieson 1 1
Total 47 34 12 1

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 28 April 2024
Number Nation Position Name Total Scottish Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
               
1   GK Zach Hemming 3 0 3
2   DF James Bolton 0 1 1
3   DF Scott Tanser 5 0 5
5   DF Richard Taylor 6 0 5 1
6   MF Mark O'Hara 6 0 4 2
7   FW Jonah Ayunga 1 0 1
8   MF Ryan Flynn 1 0 1
9   FW Mikael Mandron 3 0 2 1
10   FW Conor McMenamin 5 0 4 1
11   MF Greg Kiltie 1 0 1
13   MF Alex Gogić 7 0 7
15   MF Caolan Boyd-Munce 4 0 3 1
17   MF Keanu Baccus 9 0 9
18   FW Charles Dunne 1 0 1
20   FW Toyosi Olusanya 5 1 5 1
22   DF Marcus Fraser 2 0 2
23   DF Ryan Strain 4 1 4 1

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 Heart of Midlothian (T) 34 19 6 9 46 34 +12 63 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
4 Kilmarnock 34 13 13 8 43 34 +9 52 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 St Mirren 34 12 7 15 39 45 −6 43 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
6 Dundee 34 10 11 13 45 56 −11 41
7 Hibernian 34 10 12 12 47 52 −5 42
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: [2][3]
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).[4]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup (Celtic or Rangers) have both qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Division summary edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWDDWWDLWLDLWLLLWDLLWLLWWLWDWLDLLL
Position3223222333333344345555555555455555
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table edit

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STM FOR ARB MON COW
1 St Mirren 4 3 0 0 1 9 1 +8 9 Qualification for the second round 4–0 4–0
2 Forfar Athletic 4 3 0 0 1 6 6 0 9 3–1 1–0
3 Arbroath 4 1 1 0 2 5 8 −3 5 3–0 p1–1
4 Montrose 4 1 1 0 2 3 6 −3 5 1–0 1–2
5 Cowdenbeath 4 0 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2 0–1 1–1p
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Transfers edit

Players in edit

Position Nationality Name From Transfer Window Fee Source
GK   Zach Hemming Middlesbrough Summer Loan [8]
FW   Stav Nahmani Maccabi Haifa Summer Loan [9]
FW   Conor McMenamin Glentoran Summer Undisclosed [10]
FW   Mikael Mandron Motherwell Summer Free [11]
DF   James Bolton Plymouth Argyle Summer Free [12]
DF   Gallagher Lennon Partick Thistle Summer Free [13]
DF   Thierry Small Southampton Summer Loan [14]
DF   Elvis Bwomono ÍBV Winter Free [15]
MF   Kwon Hyeok-kyu Celtic Winter Loan [16]
FW   James Scott Exeter City Winter Loan [17]
DF   Jaden Brown Lincoln City Winter Loan [18]

Players out edit

Position Nationality Name To Transfer Window Fee Source
DF   Daniel Finlayson Linfield Summer Undisclosed [19]
FW   Curtis Main Bengaluru Summer Free [20][21]
MF   Dean McMaster Airdrieonians Summer Free [20][22]
DF   Joe Shaughnessy Dundee Summer Free [20][23]
DF   Richard Tait Retired Summer Free [20][24]
FW   Eamonn Brophy Ross County Summer Undisclosed [25]
MF   Jay Henderson Summer Undisclosed [26]
DF   Declan Gallagher Dundee United Summer Undisclosed [27]
GK   Trevor Carson Dundee Summer Undisclosed [28]
FW   Kieran Offord Edinburgh City Summer Loan [29]
MF   Aiden Gilmartin East Kilbride Summer Loan [30]
MF   Fraser Taylor Ballymena United Summer Loan [29]
DF   Luke Kenny Cliftonville Summer Loan [31]
DF   Murray Campbell Burnley Summer Compensation [32]
FW   Kieran Offord Stirling Albion Winter Loan [33]
FW   Alex Greive Dundee United Winter Loan [34]
DF   Gallagher Lennon Dumbarton Winter Loan [35]

References edit

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