2010–11 season | |||
Chairman | Stewart Gilmour | ||
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Manager | Danny Lennon | ||
Stadium | St. Mirren Park | ||
Scottish Premier League | 11th | ||
Scottish Cup | Quarter Final Replay | ||
League Cup | 2nd Round | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,118 vs. Kilmarnock Scottish Premier League 3 January 2011 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,312 vs. Peterhead 2010–11 Scottish Cup 8 January 2011 | ||
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St. Mirren are competing in their 5th successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing in 10th place for season 2009–10. The most notable change at the club during the close season was the replacement of both manager Gus MacPherson and assistant manager Andy Millen after 7 seasons of managing the club. This was the longest period any manager had spent in charge of the club since the 1950s and at the time of MacPherson's sacking he was the longest serving manager of a Scottish League Club. They were replaced by the former Cowdenbeath management partnership of Danny Lennon and Iain Jenkins.
St Mirren started the SPL campaign with a home fixture against the 2010 Scottish Cup holders, Dundee United at St. Mirren Park on 14 August 2010.
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Manager Danny Lennon has been active in signing new players during the close season after 9 players left the club over the summer. Lennon recruited many players from Scotland's Division 1 and 2 including the acquisition of 4 players from his former club, Cowdenbeath. 2 former players, David Van Zanten and Marc McAusland also rejoined St. Mirren.
The most notable departures from the club were that of first team regulars, Andy Dorman, Billy Mehmet and vice-captain Jack Ross after their contracts expired.
Influential Welsh international midfielder Andy Dorman has moved to English Championship side Crystal Palace, managed by the former Scotland boss George Burley. Dorman had spent two and a half years in Paisley, during which time he won his first international cap against Croatia[1] and was joint top goalscorer in his first full season at the club.
Billy Mehmet moved to Gençlerbirliği S.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig. Mehmet was St. Mirren's top scorer in all competitions during the 2009-10 season with 12 goals, most having been scored in cup competitions, including the winning goal versus Heart of Midlothian in the League Cup Semi-Final.[2]
Jack Ross left the club having spent the latter part of the season out with an ankle injury [3] and joined SPL rivals Hamilton Academical.
Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
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1 July 2010 | David Van Zanten | Hamilton Academical | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [4] |
1 July 2010 | Darren McGregor | Cowdenbeath | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [5] |
1 July 2010 | Paul McQuade | Cowdenbeath | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [6] |
1 July 2010 | Peter Bradley | Cowdenbeath | Undisclosed Fee | BBC Sport [7] |
13 July 2010 | Craig Samson | Ayr United | Free Transfer | BBC Sport[8] |
14 July 2010 | Gareth Wardlaw | Cowdenbeath | Nominal Fee | BBC Sport [9] |
16 July 2010 | Marc McAusland | Queen of the South | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [10] |
27 July 2010 | Sean Lynch | Falkirk | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [11] |
31 August 2010 | Nick Hegarty | Grimsby Town | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [12] |
25 September 2010 | Jamie McCluskey | Wrexham | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [13] |
1 October 2010 | Patrick Cregg | Hibernian | Free Transfer | BBC Sport [14] |
22 October 2010 | Aaron Mooy | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed Fee | St. Mirren F.C. Official Website [15] |
Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
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1 July 2010 | Billy Mehmet | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | Free (End of Contract) | BBC Sport |
1 July 2010 | Tom Brighton | Unattached | Released | BBC |
1 July 2010 | Chris Innes | Inverness C.T. | Free (End of Contract) | BBC Sport |
1 July 2010 | Jack Ross | Hamilton | Free (End of Contract) | BBC Sport |
1 July 2010 | Stephen O'Donnell | Dundee | Free (End of Contract) | BBC Sport |
1 July 2010 | Andy Dorman | Crystal Palace | Free (End of Contract) | BBC Sport |
1 July 2010 | Allan Johnston | Queen of the South | Free (End of Contract) | BBC Sport |
1 July 2010 | Graham Carey | Celtic | Loan Ends | BBC Sport |
1 July 2010 | Rory Loy | Rangers | Loan Ends | BBC Sport |
8 July 2010 | Chris Smith | Dunfermline Athletic | Free Transfer | BBC Sport |
13 July 2010 | Mark Howard | Aberdeen | Free Transfer | BBC Sport |
Source[16]
Date | Player | From | Length | Source |
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12 July 2010 | Jure Travner | Watford | Season | BBC Sport [17] |
27 July 2010 | Paul McGowan | Celtic | Season | BBC Sport [18] |
Date | Player | To | Length | Source |
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30 July 2010 | Jon McShane | Dumbarton | 5 Months | St. Mirren Club Website [19] |
SPL Round 1 | St. Mirren | 1–1 | Dundee United | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 14 August 2010 | |||
Lynch 73' | Daly 89' | Attendance: 5,618 Referee: Brian Winter Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 2 | Celtic | 4–0 | St. Mirren | Celtic Park, Glasgow | 22 August 2010 | |||
Ledley 5' Maloney 23' Forrest 69' Ki 81' |
Attendance: 46,812 Referee: Euan Norris Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 3 | St. Mirren | 1–0 | Hibernian | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 29 August 2010 | |||
Dargo 58' | Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 4 | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 11 September 2010 | |||
Dayton 29' Eremenko 56' |
Thomson 48' McGowan 63' |
Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Steven McLean Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 5 | St. Johnstone | 2–1 | St. Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth | 18 September 2010 | |||
Jackson 3' Parkin 33' |
Lynch 37' | Attendance: 3,349 Referee: John McKendrick Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 6 | St. Mirren | 1–2 | Inverness CT | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 25 September 2010 | |||
McGowan 77' | Odhiambo 45', 50' | Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Stephen Finnie Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 7 | Motherwell | 3–1 | St. Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell | 2 October 2010 | |||
Humphrey 3' Hateley 87' (pen.) Murphy 88' |
Wardlaw 64' | Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Iain Brines Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 8 | St. Mirren | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 16 October 2010 | |||
Higdon 60', 73' | Routledge 39' Imrie 47' |
Attendance: 3,577 Referee: William Collum Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 9 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | St. Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh | 23 October 2010 | |||
Skácel 2', 24', 90' | Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 10 | St. Mirren | 2–1 | Aberdeen | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 30 October 2010 | |||
McAusland 28' Travner 90' |
McArdle 57' | Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Crawford Allan Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 11 | St. Mirren | 1–3 | Rangers | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 7 November 2010 | |||
Higdon 76' (pen.) | McAusland 48' (o.g.) Naismith 58' Miller 68' |
Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 12 | Dundee United | 1–2 | St. Mirren | Tannadice Park, Dundee | 10 November 2010 | |||
Buaben 86' | Higdon 41', 65' | Attendance: 5,548 Referee: Euan Norris Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 13 | St. Mirren | 0–1 | Celtic | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 14 November 2010 | |||
Hooper 90' | Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Iain Brines Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 14 | St. Mirren | 1–1 | Motherwell | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 20 November 2010 | |||
Wardlaw 37' | Blackman 74' | Attendance: 4,213 Referee: Alan Muir Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 15 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | St. Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 27 November 2010 | |||
Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Meir Levy (Israel) Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 17 | St. Mirren | 1–2 | St. Johnstone | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 11 December 2010 | |||
Higdon 62' | Parkin 53' Craig 90' |
Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Stephen Finnie Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 19 | Inverness CT | 1–2 | St. Mirren | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness | 26 December 2010 | |||
Cox 8' | Thomson 44', 85' | Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 20 | St. Mirren | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 29 December 2010 | |||
Potter 81' | Templeton 63' Kyle 82' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Crawford Allan Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 21 | St. Mirren | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 3 January 2011 | |||
Kelly 64' Bryson 79' |
Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Brian Winter Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 22 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | St. Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen | 15 January 2011 | |||
Vernon 50', 67' | Attendance: 9,740 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 23 | St. Johnstone | 0–0 | St. Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth | 22 January 2011 | |||
Attendance: 3,009 Referee: William Collum Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 24 | St. Mirren | 1–1 | Dundee United | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 26 January 2011 | |||
McGregor 38' | D.Robertson 88' | Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 16 (Re-arranged) | Hibernian | 2–0 | St. Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh | 2 February 2011 | |||
Riordan 63' Wotherspoon 90' |
Attendance: 9,436 Referee: Mike Tumilty Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 26 | St. Mirren | 3–3 | Inverness CT | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 12 February 2011 | |||
Higdon 28' (pen.) Thomson 29' McGregor 74' |
Rooney 6', 61' Doran 33' |
Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Bobby Madden Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 27 | St. Mirren | 0–1 | Hibernian | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 20 February 2011 | |||
Dickoh 87' | Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Euan Norris Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 25 (Re-arranged) | Motherwell | 0–1 | St. Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell | 23 February 2011 | |||
Higdon 82' | Attendance: 3,613 Referee: Steve Conroy Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 28 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | St. Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 26 February 2011 | |||
Gros 13' Eremenko 29' |
Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 29 | St. Mirren | 0–1 | Rangers | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 6 March 2011 | |||
Bartley 24' | Attendance: 5,405 Referee: William Collum Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 30 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 | St. Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh | 19 March 2011 | |||
Skácel 55', 90' Stevenson 82' |
Higdon 15', 69' | Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Stephen Finnie Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 31 | St. Mirren | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 2 April 2011 | |||
Higdon 61', 64 (pen.)', 71' | Buchanan 43' | Attendance: 4,985 Referee: William Collum Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 33 (Re-arranged) | St. Mirren | 3–2 | Aberdeen | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 6 April 2011 | |||
Higdon 6' Dargo 57' Thomson 68' |
Murray 47' (o.g.) Milsom 90' |
Attendance: 3,489 Referee: George Salmond Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 32 | Celtic | 1–0 | St. Mirren | Celtic Park, Glasgow | 9 April 2011 | |||
Commons 78' | Attendance: 50,318 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 18 (Re-arranged) | Rangers | 2–1 | St. Mirren | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow | 16 April 2011 | |||
Papac 33' Whittaker 52' (pen.) |
McGregor 38' | Attendance: 46,392 Referee: Euan Norris Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 34 | Hibernian | 1–1 | St. Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh | 24 April 2011 | |||
Sodje 26' | Dargo 39' (pen.) | Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Alan Muir Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 35 | St. Mirren | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 2 May 2011 | |||
Travner 24' | Antoine-Curier 74' Neil 80' |
Attendance: 5,037 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 36 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | St. Mirren | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness | 7 May 2011 | |||
Duncan 71' Rooney 85' |
Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Bobby Madden Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 37 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | St. Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen | 10 May 2011 | |||
Wardlaw 65' | Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Euan Norris Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 38 | St. Mirren | 0–0 | St. Johnstone | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 14 May 2011 | |||
{{{away-score}}} | Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup Round 4 | St. Mirren | 0–0 | Peterhead | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 8 January 2011 | |||
Attendance: 2,312 Referee: John McKendrick Report: BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay | Peterhead | 1–6 | St. Mirren | Balmoor, Peterhead | 18 January 2011 | |||
Sharp 89' | McGowan 22', 33', 46' Mooy 31' McQuade 45', 56' |
Attendance: 1,610 Referee: John McKendrick Report: BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup Round 5 | Ayr United | 1–2 | St. Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr | 5 February 2011 | |||
Roberts 58' (pen.) | Dargo 7', 45' | Attendance: 5,997 Referee: Euan Norris Report: BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup Quarter-Final | St. Mirren | 1–1 | Aberdeen | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 12 March 2011 | |||
McGowan 77' | McArdle 90' | Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Euan Norris Report: BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup Quarter-Final Replay | Aberdeen | 2–1 | St. Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen | 16 March 2011 | |||
Maguire 4' Vernon 44' |
Vujadinović 87' (o.g.) | Attendance: 7,330 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
Co-Operative Insurance Cup Round 2 | Ross County | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pens.) | St. Mirren | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 25 August 2010 | |||
Gardyne 69' Brittain 78' Craig 95' |
McGregor 44' Higdon 79' McGowan 92' |
Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Mike Tumilty Report: BBC Sport |
Friendly Match | Ayr United | 1–3 | St. Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr | 14 July 2010 | |||
Rodgers 35' | Higdon 5' Trialist 75' Potter 89' |
Attendance: 625 Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Friendly Match | Dumbarton | 2–2 | St. Mirren | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton | 19 July 2010 | |||
Carcary 36', 72' | Robb 20' Higdon 63' (pen.) |
Attendance: 953 Referee: Iain Brines Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Friendly Match | Brechin City | 2–2 | St. Mirren | Glebe Park, Brechin | 21 July 2010 | |||
McAllister Paul McLean |
Robb Love |
Referee: William Collum Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Renfrewshire Cup Final 2010 | Greenock Morton | 0-0 (3-4) pen. | St. Mirren | Cappielow, Greenock | 27 July 2010 | |||
Holmes Monti Kelbie Tidser Smyth |
Higdon Van Zanten Brady McGowan Potter |
Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Friendly Match | Ballymena United | 0–2 | St. Mirren | Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena | 31 July 2010 | |||
McQuade Dargo |
Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Friendly Match | Crusaders | 2–1 | St. Mirren | Seaview, Belfast | 02 August 2010 | |||
Dallas Murray |
Dargo | Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Friendly Match | Derry City | 1–1 | St. Mirren | Brandywell Stadium, Derry | 03 August 2010 | |||
Lafferty | Dargo | Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Renfrewshire Cup Semi-Final 2011 | St. Mirren | 9–1 | Gourock Thistle | St. Mirren Park, Paisley | 04 May 2011 | |||
Hegarty Mooy Cregg pen.' Barron McKernon , 52' (pen.) Reilly Coyne , |
McGregor | Referee: Davie Nicol Report: St Mirren Official Club Website |
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Scottish Premier League | Round 1 | 11th Place | 14 August 2010 | 14 May 2011 |
League Cup | Round 2 | Round 2 | 24 August 2010 | 24 August 2010 |
Scottish Cup | Round 4 | Quarter-Final | 08 January 2011 | 16 March 2011 |
Source: Competitions
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
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D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 88 | 29 | +59 | 93 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
2 | Celtic | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 22 | +63 | 92 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1 |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 63 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round |
4 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 61 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 49 | |
6 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 46 | |
7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 53 | |
8 | St. Johnstone | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 44 | |
9 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 38 | |
10 | Hibernian | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 37 | |
11 | St. Mirren | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 33 | |
12 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 26 | Relegation to the 2011–12 Scottish First Division |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Celtic have won the 2010–11 Scottish Cup Final and will thus enter the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. As a consequence, Heart of Midlothian are moved up to the third qualification round, with fourth-placed team Dundee United receiving the second qualification round spot.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
Result | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | D |
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
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