2009–10 St. Mirren F.C. season

St. Mirren
	2009–10 season
Chairman	Stewart Gilmour
Manager	Gus MacPherson
Scottish Premier League	10th
Scottish Cup	Fifth Round Replay (v Rangers)
League Cup	Runners-Up (v Rangers)
Top goalscorer	League:; Andy Dorman (6); All:; Billy Mehmet (12)
Highest home attendance	6,164 vs Celtic; (26 September 2009)
Lowest home attendance	3,009 vs St. Johnstone; (10 February 2010)
Average home league attendance	4,414
← 2008–09	2010–11 →

St. Mirren competed for their 4th successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing 11th place for season 2008–09, narrowly avoiding relegation on goal difference. It will also be their first full season in their new home ground, since moving from Love Street in January. Saints won their first league match at their new home with a 2-1 victory over Heart of Midlothian on 3 October 2009.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee	Source
29 June 2009	Paul Gallacher	Dunfermline	Undisclosed	BBC
1 July 2009	Lee Mair	Aberdeen	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Michael Higdon	Falkirk	Free Transfer	BBC
4 July 2009	Chris Innes	Livingston / Free Agent	Free Transfer	BBC
21 September 2009	Allan Johnston	Unattached	Signed	BBC

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee	Source
1 July 2009	Mark McAusland	Queen of the South	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Jim Hamilton	Partick Thistle	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Will Haining	Morecambe	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Gary Mason	Hamilton	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Franco Miranda	Chacarita Juniors	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Scott Gair	Clyde	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Sean Crighton	Montrose	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Tonet	Villajoyosa CF	Free Transfer	BBC
1 July 2009	Scott Cuthbert	Celtic	Loan Ends	BBC
15 January 2010	Stephen McGinn	Watford	Undisclosed fee	BBC
26 January 2010	Dennis Wyness	Dumbarton	Released	BBC
27 January 2010	Mo Camara	Torquay United	Released	BBC

Loan in

Date	Player	To	Fee	Source
29 January 2010	Rory Loy	Rangers	Loan	BBC
1 February 2010	Graham Carey	Celtic	Loan	BBC

Source^[1]

Loan out

Date	Player	To	Fee	Source
25 September 2009	Dennis Wyness	Queen of the South	Loan	BBC
October 2009	Paul Quinn	Queen's Park	Loan	BBC
December 2009	Chris Smith	Dunfermline	Loan	BBC

Source^[1]

Squad

Most frequent starting line-up

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Gallacher

Ross

Potter (c)

Mair

Barron

Dorman

Thomson

Murray

McGinn

Mehmet

Higdon

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4-4-2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
6	CB	John Potter		43	Club captain
2	RB	Jack Ross		4	Vice-captain

Last updated: 14 December 2009
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.

Results

Scottish Premier League

SPL Round 1	Hibernian		2 – 1		St. Mirren	Easter Road, Edinburgh	15 August 2009
Wotherspoon 39' Benjelloun 83'					McGinn 38'	Attendance: 13,426 Referee: Muir Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 2	St. Mirren		0 – 0		Dundee United	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	22 August 2009
						Attendance: 4,775 Referee: McDonald Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 3	Kilmarnock		1 – 2		St. Mirren	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	29 August 2009
Sammon 4'					McGinn 48', 69'	Attendance: 5,645 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 4	St. Mirren		1 – 1		St. Johnstone	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	12 September 2009
Mehmet 33' (pen)					Morris 37'	Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Nicholls Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 5	Aberdeen		1 – 0		St. Mirren	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	19 September 2009
Mulgrew 88'					Mair 88'	Attendance: 10,103 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 6	St. Mirren		0 – 2		Celtic	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	26 September 2009
					McCourt 27' Maloney 78'	Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 7	St. Mirren		2 – 1		Heart of Midlothian	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	3 October 2009
Thomson 38' Dargo 65'					Goncalves 31'	Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Winter Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 8	Falkirk		1 – 3		St. Mirren	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk	17 October 2009
McLean 55'					Dargo 67' Mehmet 71' Brighton 88'	Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Allen Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 9	St. Mirren		3 – 3		Motherwell	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	24 October 2009
Murray 42', 72' Dorman 59'					Forbes 49' (pen) Jutkiewicz 74', 81'	Attendance: 4,327 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 10	St. Mirren		0 – 2		Hamilton Academical	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	31 October 2009
Mair 67'					M Paixao 3' Canning 41'	Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Finnie Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 11	Rangers		2 – 1		St. Mirren	Ibrox Park, Glasgow	7 November 2009
Boyd 1', 57'					O'Donnell 88'	Attendance: 45,750 Referee: Brines Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 12	St. Mirren		1 – 1		Hibernian	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	21 November 2009
Innes 45'					Riordan 29'	Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Collum Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 13	Celtic		3 – 1		St. Mirren	Celtic Park, Glasgow	28 November 2009
Innes 39' (o.g.) Samaras 42' McDonald 61'					Higdon 45'	Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Conroy Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 14	Dundee United		3 – 2		St. Mirren	Tannadice Park, Dundee	5 December 2009
Casalinuovo 29' Conway 44' Myrie-Williams 79' Gomis 59'					Dods 61' (o.g.) O'Donnell 85'	Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Conroy Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 15	St. Mirren		1 – 1		Falkirk	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	12 December 2009
Higdon 53'					Finnigan 88'	Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 16	St. Johnstone		1 – 0		St. Mirren	McDiarmid Park, Perth	19 December 2009
Millar 19'					Higdon 53'	Attendance: 2,993 Referee: Tumilty Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 17	St. Mirren		P – P		Aberdeen	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	26 December 2009

SPL Round 18	Hamilton Academical		P – P		St. Mirren	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	30 December 2009

SPL Round 19	St. Mirren		1 – 0		Kilmarnock	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	2 January 2010
Innes 81'						Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Muir Report: BBC Sport

SPL Rearranged Round 17	St. Mirren		1 – 0		Aberdeen	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	12 January 2010
Innes 74'						Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Collum Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 20	Heart of Midlothian		1 – 0		St. Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh	16 January 2010
Stewart 24' (pen.)						Attendance: 12,821 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 21	Motherwell		2 – 0		St. Mirren	Fir Park, Motherwell	23 January 2010
Murphy 56' Sutton 76'						Attendance: 3,621 Referee: McDonald Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 22	St. Mirren		0 – 2		Rangers	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	27 January 2010
					Davis 2' Novo 86'	Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 23	Hibernian		2 – 1		St. Mirren	Easter Road, Edinburgh	30 January 2010
Miller 33' Ross 90' (+3), o.g.'					Bamba 9' (o.g.)	Attendance: 11,476 Referee: Collum Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 24	St. Mirren		1 – 1		St. Johnstone	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	10 February 2010
Higdon 71'					MacKay 33'	Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 25	St. Mirren		1 – 2		Dundee United	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	13 February 2010
Higdon 66'					Swanson 83' Goodwillie 90' (+4)	Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 26	Kilmarnock		1 – 1		St. Mirren	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	20 February 2010
Maguire 33'					Mehmet 82'	Attendance: 5,501 Referee: Muir Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 27	St. Mirren		0 – 0		Hamilton Academical	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	27 February 2010
						Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Allan Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 28	Rangers		3 – 1		St. Mirren	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow	6 March 2010
McCulloch 32', 46' Novo 78'					Carey 30'	Attendance: 47,474 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 29	St. Mirren		0 – 0		Motherwell	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	9 March 2010
						Attendance: 3,154 Referee: McDonald Report: BBC Sport

SPL Rearranged Round 18	Hamilton Academical		1 – 0		St. Mirren	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	13 March 2010
F.Paixão 90'						Attendance: 2,179 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 30	St. Mirren		4 – 0		Celtic	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	24 March 2010
Dorman 38', 84' Thomson 58', 87'						Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 31	Aberdeen		2 – 1		St. Mirren	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen	27 March 2010
Diamond 37' Aluko 56'					Robb 80'	Attendance: 8,764 Referee: Brian Winter Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 32	St. Mirren		1 – 1		Heart of Midlothian	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	3 April 2010
Carey 44'					Žaliūkas 47'	Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Iain Brines Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 33	Falkirk		2 – 1		St. Mirren	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk	10 April 2010
Moutinho 45' Higdon 67' (o.g.)					Dorman 90'	Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Dougie McDonald Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 34	St. Johnstone		2 – 2		St. Mirren	McDiarmid Park, Perth	17 April 2010
Duberry 79' Sheerin 90' (pen.)					Carey 33' Dorman 50'	Attendance: 3,557 Referee: Charlie Richmond Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 35	St. Mirren		1 – 0		Kilmarnock	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	24 April 2010
Dorman 74'						Attendance: 5,639 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 36	Falkirk		1 – 1		St. Mirren	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk	1 May 2010
Arfield 45' (pen.)					Innes 45' O'Donnell 86'	Attendance: 5,919 Referee: William Collum Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 37	Hamilton Academical		0 – 0		St. Mirren	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	5 May 2010
						Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Iain Brines Report: BBC Sport

SPL Round 38	St. Mirren		0 – 1		Aberdeen	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	8 May 2010
					Mair 27' (o.g.)	Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

League results by opponent

Team	Result ^[2]				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Aberdeen	0–1	1–0	1–2	0–1	3
Celtic	0–2	1–3	4–0	–	3
Dundee United	0–0	2–3	1–2	–	1
Falkirk	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	5
Hamilton Academical	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	2
Heart of Midlothian	2–1	0–1	1–1	–	4
Hibernian	1–2	1–1	1–2	–	1
Kilmarnock	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	10
Motherwell	3–3	0–2	0–0	–	2
Rangers	1–2	2–0	1–2	–	0
St. Johnstone	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–2	3

Source: Scottish Premier League 2009–10 article

Scottish Cup

Active Nation Scottish Cup Round 4	St. Mirren		3 – 1		Alloa Athletic	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	10 January 2010
Crawford 27' (o.g.) Mehmet 45' (+1), 87'					Brown 34'	Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Finnie Report: BBC Sport

Active Nation Scottish Cup Round 5	St. Mirren		0 – 0		Rangers	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	6 February 2010
						Attendance: 4,909 Referee: Brines Report: BBC Sport

Active Nation Scottish Cup Round 5 Replay	Rangers		1 – 0		St. Mirren	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow	17 February 2010
Boyd 86'						Attendance: 31,086 Referee: Brines Report: BBC Sport

League Cup

Co-Operative Insurance Cup Round 1	East Stirlingshire		3 – 6		St. Mirren	Ochilview, Stenhousemuir	2 August 2009
McGuire 23' Rodgers 27', 36'					Mehmet 6', 13', 17', 44', 67' O'Donnell 73'	Attendance: 1,747 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

Co-Operative Insurance Cup Round 2	Ayr United		0 – 2		St. Mirren	Somerset Park, Ayr	26 August 2009
Keenan 89'					Higdon 25' Mehmet 90'	Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

Co-Operative Insurance Cup Round 3	Kilmarnock		1 – 2		St. Mirren	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	22 September 2009
Kyle 87'					McGinn 64' Dorman 90' (+3)	Attendance: 3,561 Referee: McDonald Report: BBC Sport

Co-Operative Insurance Cup Quarter Final	St. Mirren		3 – 0		Motherwell	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	27 October 2009
Higdon 23' Ross 61' Craigan 81' (o.g.)						Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Collum Report: BBC Sport

Co-Operative Insurance Cup Semi Final	Heart of Midlothian		0 – 1		St. Mirren	Fir Park, Motherwell	2 February 2010
					Mehmet 51'	Attendance: 9,170 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final	Rangers		1 – 0		St. Mirren	Hampden Park, Glasgow	21 March 2010
Thomson 53' Wilson 71' Miller 84'						Attendance: 44,538 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result^[2]	St. Mirren Scorer(s)
14 July 2009	East Fife	Bayview	2–1	Mehmet, Mair
16 July 2009	Dumbarton	Strathclyde Homes Stadium	3–0	O'Donnell, Dargo, Mehmet
18 July 2009	Ayr United	Somerset Park	1–0	Dorman
28 July 2009	Morton (Renfrewshire Cup)	St Mirren Park	2–1	Dorman, O'Donnell
09/08/2009	Wigan	DW Stadium	1–3	Dargo

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	10th	15 August 2009	8 May 2010
League Cup	1st Round		2 August 2009	21 March 2010
Scottish Cup	4th Round		9 January 2010	17 February 2010

Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

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Results by round

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	D	D	L

Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8105863.stm
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 St. Mirren's score is shown first.

[news.bbc.co.uk-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8105863.stm

[St._Mirren_score-2] 2.0 ^2.1 St. Mirren's score is shown first.

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2009–10 St. Mirren F.C. season

Contents

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Squad

Most frequent starting line-up

Captains

Results

Scottish Premier League

League results by opponent

Scottish Cup

League Cup

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall

SPL

Classification

Results by round

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