2017–18 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren
2017–18 season
Chairman Gordon Scott
Manager Jack Ross
Stadium St Mirren Park
Championship 2nd (Ongoing)
Challenge Cup First Round vs. East Kilbride (Ongoing)
League Cup Group Stage (Eliminated)
Scottish Cup Third Round vs. TBD
Top goalscorer League: Stelios Demetriou,
Gavin Reilly and
Cammy Smith
(1 goal)
All: Gavin Reilly
(4 goals)
Highest home attendance 4,639 vs Falkirk
(5 August 2017)
Lowest home attendance 4,639 vs Falkirk
(5 August 2017)
Home colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season is the club's third season in the Scottish Championship. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Month by month review

May

9 May - defender Adam Eckersley signed a two-year contract extension with the club, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019. It was also confirmed that Ben Gordon, Andy Webster and Jordan Stewart would leave the club when their contracts expire in the summer. [1]

11 May - young defender Jack Baird signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[2]

15 May - veteran goalkeeper Jamie Langfield signed a one-year contract extension with the club. It is anticipated that Langfield will fulfil a coaching role, rather than be involved in a playing capacity.[3]

18 May - highly rated midfielder Stevie Mallan signed a two-year contract with EFL Championship side Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.[4]

19 May - midfielder Josh Todd signed a one-year contract extension with the club after signing in January.[5]

22 May - defender Gary MacKenzie became the fifth player to sign a contract extension this summer, signing up for another season with the club. Also on this day, forward Cammy Smith left Aberdeen and joined Saints on a two-year deal, after a successful loan spell last season. [6]

23 May - midfielder Kyle Hutton was released by the club, when his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[7]

24 May - young midfielder Kyle Magennis signed a new deal with the club, committing him to the summer of 2020.[8]

Also on this day, Saints signed goalkeeper Ross M. Stewart from Albion Rovers and midfielder Jordan Kirkpatrick from Alloa Athletic. Both players have penned two-year deals with the club.[9]

26 May - Jack Ross recruited two more players when forward Ross C. Stewart signed a two-year contract from Albion Rovers, and defender Gregor Buchanan signed from Dumbarton one a one-year deal.[9]

June

2 June - Saints were paired along with Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Stranraer and Livingston in the League Cup draw. Fixtures will commence from 15-19 July.[10]

7 June - goalkeeper Craig Samson rejoined Saints on a two-year deal after leaving Motherwell, tying him to the club until June 2019.[11]

12 June - after impressing in his short time at the club, defender Stelios Demetriou signed a one-year contract extension in June 2017.[12]

13 June - striker Gavin Reilly signed a one-year deal after leaving Heart of Midlothian.[13]

15 June - defender Gary Irvine signed a one-year contract extension.[14]

16 June - young midfielder Nathan Flanagan signed a one-year contract with the club, after graduating from the youth setup.[15]

27 June - striker Dale Hilson signed a six-month deal with the club, after leaving Queen of the South.[16]

29 June - youngster Lewis McLear left the club by mutual agreement. The midfielder had been at the club for three years, but failed to breakthrough to the first team.[17]

July

13 July - midfielder Ian McShane signed a two-year deal with Saints, after leaving Ross County.[18]

August

1 August - defender Harry Davis joined the club, after being released by Crewe Alexandra. Davis was on loan at Saints last year, and joins on a one-year deal with the option of a further year.[19]

3 August - Rocco Quinn left the club by mutual agreement, after just one year of his two-year deal.[20]

4 August - Jack Ross and assistant, James Fowler, signed contract extensions with the club - ensuring they remain with the club until at least 2020.[21]

Squad list

As of 5 August 2017[22]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Craig Samson Scotland GK 1 April 1984 Motherwell 2017 2019 108 0
21 Ross M. Stewart Scotland GK 10 April 1995 Albion Rovers 2017 2019 1 0
41 Jamie Langfield Scotland GK 22 December 1979 Aberdeen 2015 2018 52 0
Defenders
2 Stelios Demetriou Cyprus DF 4 October 1990 Doxa Katokopias 2017 2018 19 4
3 Gary Irvine Scotland DF 17 March 1985 Dundee 2016 2018 65 0
5 Gregor Buchanan Scotland DF 31 March 1990 Dumbarton 2017 2018 3 1
6 Gary MacKenzie Scotland DF 15 October 1985 Doncaster Rovers 2016 2018 42 5
15 Jack Baird Scotland DF 7 February 1996 St Mirren youth team 2014 2018 84 4
24 Harry Davis England DF 24 September 1991 Crewe Alexandra 2017 2018 9 3
44 Adam Eckersley England DF 7 September 1985 FC Edmonton 2017 2019 15 0
Midfielders
4 Stephen McGinn (c) Scotland MF 2 December 1988 Wycombe Wanderers 2017 2018 110 11
7 Kyle Magennis Scotland MF 26 August 1998 St Mirren youth team 2016 2020 32 3
10 Lewis Morgan Scotland MF 30 September 1996 Rangers 2014 2018 81 13
14 Josh Todd England MF 11 June 1994 Dumbarton 2017 2018 11 1
16 Ian McShane Scotland MF 20 December 1992 Ross County 2017 2019 5 0
17 Jordan Kirkpatrick Scotland MF 6 March 1992 Alloa Athletic 2017 2019 5 0
22 Darren Whyte Scotland MF 16 March 1997 St Mirren youth team 2017 2018 3 0
23 Nathan Flanagan Scotland MF 4 May 1997 St Mirren youth team 2017 2018 0 0
Forwards
9 John Sutton England FW 26 December 1983 St Johnstone 2016 2018 127 43
11 Cammy Smith Scotland FW 24 August 1995 Aberdeen 2017 2019 22 5
18 Dale Hilson Scotland FW 23 December 1992 Queen of the South 2017 2017 0 0
19 Ross C. Stewart Scotland FW 1 September 1996 Albion Rovers 2017 2019 5 1
20 Gavin Reilly Scotland FW 10 May 1993 Heart of Midlothian 2017 2018 5 4
TBC David Clarkson Scotland FW 10 September 1985 Motherwell 2016 2017 36 5

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
4 MF Stephen McGinn Scotland 5

Last updated: 5 August 2017
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances and goals

Last updated 5 August 2017[23]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Craig Samson 4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Cyprus Stelios Demetriou 4 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland Gary Irvine 5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Scotland Stephen McGinn 5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Scotland Gregor Buchanan 3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 1 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland Gary MacKenzie 5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland Kyle Magennis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland Rocco Quinn 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW England John Sutton 4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan 5 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 2 0+0 0
11 FW Scotland Cammy Smith 5 3 1+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 2 0+0 0
14 MF England Josh Todd 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Scotland Jack Baird 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland Ian McShane 5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Scotland Jordan Kirkpatrick 5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
18 FW Scotland Dale Hilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland Ross C. Stewart 5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 1 0+0 0
20 FW Scotland Gavin Reilly 5 4 1+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 3 0+0 0
21 GK Scotland Ross M. Stewart 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland Darren Whyte 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland Nathan Flanagan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England Harry Davis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Scotland Connor O'Keefe 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
41 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 DF England Adam Eckersley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
TBC FW Scotland David Clarkson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 August 2017
Number Nation Position Name Total Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card
2Cyprus DF Stelios Demetriou 2000002000
16Scotland MF Ian McShane 2010001000
3Scotland DF Gary Irvine 1010000000
6Scotland DF Gary MacKenzie 1000001000
8Scotland MF Rocco Quinn 1000001000
11Scotland FW Cammy Smith 1000001000
15Scotland DF Jack Baird 1000001000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Promotion to the Scottish Premiership
2 Dunfermline Athletic 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Greenock Morton 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Queen of the South 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
5 St Mirren 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
6 Livingston 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
7 Dumbarton 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
8 Falkirk 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
9 Brechin City 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1 Qualification for the championship play-offs
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 Relegation to Scottish League One
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[24]

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundH                                   
Result W                                                                      
Position 2                                                                      

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source: [25]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Management statistics

Last updated on 5 August 2017
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Jack RossJack Ross[26] 9 October 2016 Present 40 17 8 15 042.50

Transfers

Players in

Position Nationality Name From Transfer Window Ends Fee Source
FW Scotland Cammy Smith Aberdeen Summer 2019 Free [6]
GK Scotland Ross Stewart Albion Rovers Summer 2019 Undisclosed fee [9]
MF Scotland Jordan Kirkpatrick Alloa Athletic Summer 2019 Free [9]
DF Scotland Gregor Buchanan Dumbarton Summer 2018 Free [9]
FW Scotland Ross C. Stewart Albion Rovers Summer 2019 Undisclosed fee [9]
GK Scotland Craig Samson Motherwell Summer 2019 Free [11]
FW Scotland Gavin Reilly Heart of Midlothian Summer 2018 Free [13]
FW Scotland Dale Hilson Queen of the South Summer January 2018 Free [16]
MF Scotland Ian McShane Ross County Summer 2019 Free [18]
DF England Harry Davis Crewe Alexandra Summer 2018 Free [19]

Players out

Position Nationality Name To / Type Transfer Window Fee Source
DF Scotland Ben Gordon Released Summer Free [1]
DF Scotland Andy Webster Released Summer Free [1]
MF Scotland Jordan Stewart Released Summer Free [1]
MF Scotland Stevie Mallan Barnsley Summer Undisclosed fee [4]
MF Scotland Kyle Hutton Released Summer Free [7]
MF Scotland Lewis McLear Released Summer Free [17]
MF Scotland Rocco Quinn Released Summer Free [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Adam Eckersley agrees two-year deal". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jack Baird signs contract extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jamie Langfield extends contract". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Stevie Mallan: Barnsley sign midfielder from St Mirren on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Josh Todd signs one-year extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 "St Mirren: Buddies sign Cammy Smith and agree new deal with Gary MacKenzie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Kyle Hutton leaves the Buddies". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Delight as Kyle Magennis signs till 2020". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "St Mirren: Two Ross Stewarts sign for Buddies from Albion Rovers". Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Scottish League Cup draw: Dundee sides meet in group stages". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  11. 1 2 "New Signing: Craig Samson". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Stelios agrees contract extension". Stmirren.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  13. 1 2 "St Mirren sign Gavin Reilly". St Mirren. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Gary Irvine agrees new deal". St Mirren. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Nathan Flanagan signs one-year deal". St Mirren. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Dale Hilson signs for St Mirren". St Mirren. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Lewis McLear leaves". St Mirren. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  18. 1 2 "St Mirren sign Ian McShane after midfielder leaves Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Harry Davis joins the Saints". St Mirren FC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Rocco Quinn leaves St Mirren". St Mirren FC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Jack Ross: St Mirren manager & assistant James Fowler sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "St Mirren team". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  23. ↑ "St Mirren". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  24. ↑ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  25. ↑ "St Mirren". Statto. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  26. ↑ "Jack Ross Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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