St Mirren are competing in their fifth successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing in tenth 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.
| 2010–11 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Gilmour | ||
| Manager | Danny Lennon | ||
| Stadium | St Mirren Park | ||
| SPL | 11th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter Finals lost to Aberdeen | ||
| League Cup | Second round lost to Ross County | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Higdon (13) All: Michael Higdon (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,118 vs Kilmarnock (3 January 2011) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,701 vs St Johnstone (11 December 2010) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,450 | ||
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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.
Transfers
editManager 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.
In
edit| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Out
edit| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Loan In
edit| Date | Player | From | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2010 | Jure Travner | Watford | Season | BBC Sport[17] |
| 27 July 2010 | Paul McGowan | Celtic | Season | BBC Sport[18] |
Loan Out
edit| Date | Player | To | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2010 | Jon McShane | Dumbarton | 5 Months | St Mirren Club Website[19] |
Results
editScottish Premier League
edit| 14 August 2010 SPL Round 1 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Lynch  73' |
BBC Sport | Daly 89' |
Attendance: 5,618 Referee: Brian Winter |
| 22 August 2010 SPL Round 2 | Celtic | 4–0 | St Mirren | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| Ledley 5' Maloney 23' Forrest 69' Ki 81' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 46,812 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 29 August 2010 SPL Round 3 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Dargo 58' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
| 11 September 2010 SPL Round 4 | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| Dayton 29' Eremenko 56' |
BBC Sport | Thomson 48' McGowan  63' |
Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 September 2010 SPL Round 5 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| Jackson 3' Parkin 33' |
BBC Sport | Lynch 37' |
Attendance: 3,349 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 25 September 2010 SPL Round 6 | St Mirren | 1–2 | Inverness CT | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| McGowan 77' |
BBC Sport | Odhiambo 45', 50' |
Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 2 October 2010 SPL Round 7 | Motherwell | 3–1 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| Humphrey 3' Hateley 87' (pen.) Murphy 88' |
BBC Sport | Wardlaw 64' |
Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 16 October 2010 SPL Round 8 | St Mirren | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 60', 73' |
BBC Sport | Routledge 39' Imrie 47' |
Attendance: 3,577 Referee: William Collum |
| 23 October 2010 SPL Round 9 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Skácel 2', 24', 90' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 30 October 2010 SPL Round 10 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| McAusland 28' Travner 90' |
BBC Sport | McArdle 57' |
Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 7 November 2010 SPL Round 11 | St Mirren | 1–3 | Rangers | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 76' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | McAusland 48' (o.g.) Naismith 58' Miller 68' |
Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 10 November 2010 SPL Round 12 | Dundee United | 1–2 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| Buaben 86' |
BBC Sport | Higdon 41', 65' |
Attendance: 5,548 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 14 November 2010 SPL Round 13 | St Mirren | 0–1 | Celtic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Hooper 90' |
Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 20 November 2010 SPL Round 14 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Wardlaw 37' |
BBC Sport | Blackman 74' |
Attendance: 4,213 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 27 November 2010 SPL Round 15 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Meir Levy (Israel) |
| 11 December 2010 SPL Round 17 | St Mirren | 1–2 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 62' |
BBC Sport | Parkin 53' Craig 90' |
Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 26 December 2010 SPL Round 19 | Inverness CT | 1–2 | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| Cox 8' |
BBC Sport | Thomson 44', 85' |
Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 29 December 2010 SPL Round 20 | St Mirren | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Potter 81' |
BBC Sport | Templeton 63' Kyle 82' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 3 January 2011 SPL Round 21 | St Mirren | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Kelly 64' Bryson 79' |
Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Brian Winter |
| 15 January 2011 SPL Round 22 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| Vernon 50', 67' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 9,740 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 22 January 2011 SPL Round 23 | St Johnstone | 0–0 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,009 Referee: William Collum |
| 26 January 2011 SPL Round 24 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| McGregor 38' |
BBC Sport | D.Robertson 88' |
Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 2 February 2011 SPL Round 16 (Re-arranged) | Hibernian | 2–0 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Riordan 63' Wotherspoon 90' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 9,436 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
| 12 February 2011 SPL Round 26 | St Mirren | 3–3 | Inverness CT | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 28' (pen.) Thomson 29' McGregor 74' |
BBC Sport | Rooney 6', 61' Doran 33' |
Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 20 February 2011 SPL Round 27 | St Mirren | 0–1 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Dickoh 87' |
Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 23 February 2011 SPL Round 25 (Re-arranged) | Motherwell | 0–1 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| BBC Sport | Higdon 82' |
Attendance: 3,613 Referee: Steve Conroy |
| 26 February 2011 SPL Round 28 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| Gros 13' Eremenko 29' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 6 March 2011 SPL Round 29 | St Mirren | 0–1 | Rangers | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Bartley 24' |
Attendance: 5,405 Referee: William Collum |
| 19 March 2011 SPL Round 30 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Skácel 55', 90' Stevenson 82' |
BBC Sport | Higdon 15', 69' |
Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 2 April 2011 SPL Round 31 | St Mirren | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 61', 64' (pen.), 71' |
BBC Sport | Buchanan 43' |
Attendance: 4,985 Referee: William Collum |
| 6 April 2011 SPL Round 33 (Re-arranged) | St Mirren | 3–2 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Higdon 6' Dargo 57' Thomson 68' |
BBC Sport | Murray 47' (o.g.) Milsom 90' |
Attendance: 3,489 Referee: George Salmond |
| 9 April 2011 SPL Round 32 | Celtic | 1–0 | St Mirren | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| Commons 78' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 50,318 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 16 April 2011 SPL Round 18 (Re-arranged) | Rangers | 2–1 | St Mirren | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| Papac 33' Whittaker 52' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | McGregor 38' |
Attendance: 46,392 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 24 April 2011 SPL Round 34 | Hibernian | 1–1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Sodje 26' |
BBC Sport | Dargo 39' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 2 May 2011 SPL Round 35 | St Mirren | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Travner  24' |
BBC Sport | Antoine-Curier 74' Neil 80' |
Attendance: 5,037 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 7 May 2011 SPL Round 36 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| Duncan 71' Rooney 85' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 10 May 2011 SPL Round 37 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| BBC Sport | Wardlaw 65' |
Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 14 May 2011 SPL Round 38 | St Mirren | 0–0 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Calum Murray |
Scottish Cup
edit| 8 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Peterhead | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,312 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 18 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 replay | Peterhead | 1–6 | St Mirren | Balmoor, Peterhead |
| Sharp 89' |
BBC Sport | McGowan 22', 33', 46' Mooy 31' McQuade 45', 56' |
Attendance: 1,610 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 5 February 2011 Scottish Cup round 5 | Ayr United | 1–2 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Roberts 58' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Dargo 7', 45' |
Attendance: 5,997 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 12 March 2011 Scottish Cup Quarter-final | St Mirren | 1–1 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| McGowan 77' |
BBC Sport | McArdle 90' |
Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 16 March 2011 Scottish Cup Quarter-final Replay | Aberdeen | 2–1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| Maguire 4' Vernon 44' |
BBC Sport | Vujadinović 87' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 7,330 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Scottish League Cup
edit| 25 August 2010 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 2 | Ross County | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | St Mirren | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Gardyne 69' Brittain 78' Craig 95' |
BBC Sport | McGregor 44' Higdon 79' McGowan 92' |
Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
Friendlies
edit| 14 July 2010 Friendly Match | Ayr United | 1–3 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Rodgers 35' |
St Mirren Official Club Website | Higdon 5' Trialist 75' Potter 89' |
Attendance: 625 |
| 19 July 2010 Friendly Match | Dumbarton | 2–2 | St Mirren | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
| Carcary 36', 72' |
St Mirren Official Club Website | Robb 20' Higdon 63' (pen.) |
Attendance: 953 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 21 July 2010 Friendly Match | Brechin City | 2–2 | St Mirren | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| McAllister Paul McLean |
St Mirren Official Club Website | Robb Love |
Referee: William Collum |
| 27 July 2010 Renfrewshire Cup Final 2010 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 (3–4) pen. | St Mirren | Cappielow, Greenock |
Holmes  Monti  Kelbie Tidser Smyth |
St Mirren Official Club Website | Higdon Van Zanten Brady McGowan Potter |
Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
| 31 July 2010 Friendly Match | Ballymena United | 0–2 | St Mirren | Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena |
| St Mirren Official Club Website | McQuade Dargo |
| 2 August 2010 Friendly Match | Crusaders | 2–1 | St Mirren | Seaview, Belfast |
| Dallas Murray (o.g.) |
St Mirren Official Club Website | Dargo |
| 3 August 2010 Friendly Match | Derry City | 1–1 | St Mirren | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
| Lafferty |
St Mirren Official Club Website | Dargo |
| 4 May 2011 Renfrewshire Cup Semi-final 2011 | St Mirren | 9–1 | Gourock Thistle | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| Hegarty Mooy Cregg pen.' Barron McKernon , 52' (pen.) Reilly Coyne , |
St Mirren Official Club Website | McGregor |
Referee: Davie Nicol |
Competitions
editOverall
edit| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 January 2011 | 16 March 2011 |
Source: Competitions
SPL
editClassification
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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
editSee also
editReferences
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