St Mirren F.C. season 2007-08

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The 2007-2008 season is St Mirren's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, and they are looking to improve on last season's 11th placing ahead of Dunfermline. They also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, however were the subject of a shock defeat in the League Cup by 3rd Division East Fife. They were knocked out in the 6th Round of the Scottish Cup by First Division side St Johnstone. The Buddies began 2008 much more positively than 2007 where they won only 2 home games. By January 19th, they had broken this record by winning 3 games in a row.

[edit] Transfers

In:

Player	From	Fee
Will Haining	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed
Gary Mason	Dunfermline Athletic	Undisclosed
Craig Dargo	Inverness CT	Undisclosed
Mark Howard	Cardiff City	Undisclosed
Franco Miranda	Helsingborgs IF	Undisclosed
Paul Mathers	East Fife	Undisclosed
Chris Birchall	Coventry City (loan)	Undisclosed
Andy Dorman	New England Revolution	Undisclosed
Jim Hamilton	Dunfermline	Undisclosed

Out:

Player	To	Fee
Kirk Broadfoot	Rangers	Pre-Contract
John Sutton	Wycombe	Free
Tony Bullock	Ross County	Free
Craig Hinchcliffe	Partick Thistle	Free
David McKenna	Stirling Albion	Free
John Baird	Montrose	Free
Kevin McGowne	Montrose	Free
Scott Gemmill	Berwick Rangers	Contract Expired
Paul Lawson	Celtic	Loan Return
Eddie Malone	Dundee	On Loan
Chris Birchall	Coventry City	Loan Return
Eddie Malone	Dundee	Undisclosed
Alex Burke	Dunfermline	Loan

[edit] Fixtures and results

Fixtures and results for St Mirren F.C. for season 2007-08.

NOTE: scores are written St Mirren first

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	St Mirren Scorers	SPL Pos.	Match Report
17 July 2007	Forthbank Stadium	Stirling Albion	3-0	F	Corcoran, McCay, Kean (pen)	N/A	Mirren MAD
19 July 2007	The Showgrounds	Newry City	0-0	F	--	N/A	Mirren MAD
21 July 2007	Stangmore Park	Dungannon Swifts	4-0	F	Mehmet, Haining, Dargo (x2)	N/A	Mirren MAD
26 July 2007	Strathclyde Homes Stadium	Dumbarton	3-0	F	Kean (x2), Corcoran	N/A	Mirren MAD
28 July 2007	St Mirren Park	Morton	1-0	RCF	Corcoran	N/A	Mirren MAD
4 August 2007	St Mirren Park	Motherwell	0-1	SPL	--	10th	BBC Sport
11 August 2007	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	0-2	SPL	--	10th	BBC Sport
18 August 2007	St Mirren Park	Inverness CT	2-1	SPL	Miranda, Corcoran	7th	BBC Sport
25 August 2007	Falkirk Stadium	Falkirk	1-0	SPL	Mehmet	7th	BBC Sport
28 August 2007	St Mirren Park	East Fife	0-1	League Cup	--	N/A	BBC Sport
2 September 2007	St Mirren Park	Celtic	1-5	SPL	Miranda	7th	BBC Sport
6 September 2007	St Mirren Park	Derby County	1-0	Hugh Murray Testimonial Match	Mehmet	N/A	Mirren MAD
16 September 2007	Tannadice	Dundee Utd	0-2	SPL	--	8th	BBC Sport
22 September 2007	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	0-0	SPL	--	9th	BBC Sport
30 September 2007	St Mirren Park	Heart of Midlothian	1-3	SPL	Corcoran	10th	BBC Sport
7 October 2007	Pittodrie	Aberdeen	0-4	SPL	--	11th	BBC Sport
20 October 2007	St Mirren Park	Gretna	1-0	SPL	Mehmet	9th	BBC Sport
27 October 2007	Easter Road	Hibernian	1-0	SPL	Mehmet	9th	BBC Sport
3 November 2007	Fir Park	Motherwell	1-1	SPL	Kean	9th	BBC Sport
24 November 2007	Tulloch Stadium	Inverness CT	0-1	SPL	--	9th	BBC Sport
1 December 2007	St Mirren Park	Falkirk	1-5	SPL	Mehmet	11th	BBC Sport
8 December 2007	Celtic Park	Celtic	1-1	SPL	McGinn	11th	BBC Sport
15 December 2007	St Mirren Park	Dundee Utd	0-3	SPL	--	11th	BBC Sport
22 December 2007	St Mirren Park	Kilmarnock	0-0	SPL	--	11th	BBC Sport
26 December 2007	Tynecastle	Heart of Midlothian	1-0	SPL	McGinn	11th	BBC Sport
29 December 2007	St Mirren Park	Aberdeen	0-1	SPL	--	11th	BBC Sport
5 January 2008	St Mirren Park	Hibernian	2-1	SPL	Maxwell, Mason	10th	BBC Sport
12 January 2008	St Mirren Park	Dumbarton	3-0	Scottish Cup	Corcoran, Barron, Mehmet	N/A	BBC Sport
19 January 2008	St Mirren Park	Motherwell	3-1	SPL	Corcoran, Maxwell (x2)	9th	BBC Sport
26 January 2008	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	0-4	SPL	--	10th	BBC Sport
2 February 2008	St Mirren Park	Dundee Utd	0-0	Scottish Cup 5th Round	--	N/A	BBC Sport
9 February 2008	St Mirren Park	Inverness CT	1-1	SPL	Mehmet	10th	BBC Sport
13 February 2008	Tannadice	Dundee Utd	1-0	Scottish Cup 5th Round Replay	Dorman	N/A	BBC Sport
16 February 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Falkirk	0-4	SPL	--	10th	BBC Sport
24 February 2008	St Mirren Park	Celtic	0-1	SPL	--	10th	BBC Sport
27 February 2008	Tannadice	Dundee Utd	1-1	SPL	Dorman	10th	BBC Sport
1 March 2008	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	0-1	SPL	--	11th	BBC Sport
8 March 2008	McDiarmid Park	St Johnstone	1-1	Scottish Cup 6th Round	Dorman	N/A	BBC Sport
15 March 2008	St Mirren Park	Hearts	1-1	SPL	Hamilton	11th	BBC Sport
18 March 2008	St Mirren Park	St Johnstone	1-3	Scottish Cup 6th Round Replay	Mehmet (pen)	N/A	BBC Sport
22 March 2008	Pittodrie	Aberdeen	1-1	SPL	Dorman	11th	BBC Sport
29 March 2008	St Mirren Park	Gretna	2-0	SPL	Dargo, Mehmet	11th	BBC Sport
5 April 2008	Easter Road	Hibs	0-2	SPL	--	11th	BBC Sport
10 April 2008	Fir Park	Gretna	0-0	SPL	--	11th	BBC Sport
19 April 2008	Tynecastle	Hearts	2-3	SPL	McCay ; Mason	11th	BBC Sport

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