2023–24 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is St Mirren's 6th consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football since being promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2017–18 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

St Mirren
2023–24 season
ChairmanJohn Needham
ManagerStephen Robinson
StadiumSt Mirren Park
Scottish League CupQuarter-final

Competitions

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies
28 June 2023 Friendly Northern Ireland Glentoran 0–0 St Mirren Belfast
19:45 BST Report Stadium: The Oval
1 July 2023 Friendly Northern Ireland Linfield 0–1 St Mirren Belfast
13:00 BST Report Olusanya 48' Stadium: Windsor Park
Note: Match abandoned after 75 minutes after fan took ill in the west stands.
4 July 2023 Friendly Dumbarton 0–3 St Mirren Dumbarton
19:45 BST Report Kiltie 17', 37'
Strain 44'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
8 July 2023 Renfrewshire Cup Greenock Morton 2–0 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 BST Muirhead 81'
McGrattan 82'		 Report Stadium: Cappielow

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership
6 August 2023 1 Hibernian 2–3 St Mirren Easter Road
15:00 BST Le Fondre 72'
Doidge 82'		 Report O'Hara 15 pen.'
Olusanya 17'
Greive 89'		 Attendance: 17,586
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2023 2 St Mirren 2–1 Dundee St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Shaughnessy 7 o.g.'
Mandron 45+4'		 Report Mulligan 63' Attendance: 6,581
Referee: Colin Steven
27 August 2023 3 St Mirren 2–2 Aberdeen St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Kiltie 59' (pen.)
Greive 76'		 Report Hayes 42'
Miovski 90+10 pen.'		 Attendance: 7,492
Referee: John Beaton
2 September 2023 4 Livingston 1–1 St Mirren Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST de Lucas 89' Report Nahmani 90+6' Attendance: 2,075
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 September 2023 5 Motherwell 0–1 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BST Report Tanser 55' Attendance: 5,653
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
23 September 2023 6 St Mirren 1–0 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Strain 7' Report Attendance: 7,537
Referee: Nick Walsh
30 September 2023 7 Kilmarnock 1–1 St Mirren Rugby Park
15:00 BST Lyons 19' Report Magennis 31 o.g.' Attendance: 6,124
Referee: Chris Graham
7 October 2023 8 St Mirren 0–3 Rangers St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Strain Red card 28' Report Tavernier 30 pen.', 90'
Sima 71'		 Attendance: 6,984
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 October 2023 9 Ross County P–P St Mirren Victoria Park
15:00 BST
Note: Match postponed due to Storm Babet
28 October 2023 10 St Mirren v St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00 BST

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
15 July 2023 Group Stage Montrose 1–0 St Mirren Links Park
15:00 BST McAllister 58' Report Attendance: 1,618
Referee: William Collum
22 July 2023 Group Stage St Mirren 4–0 Arbroath St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Mandron 10'
O'Hara 45'
Nahmani 71', 79'		 Report Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Graham Grainger
25 July 2023 Group Stage Cowdenbeath 0–1 St Mirren Central Park
19:45 BST Smith Red card 90+4' Report Olusanya 90+4' Attendance: 859
Referee: Ross Hardie
29 July 2023 Group Stage St Mirren 4–0 Forfar Athletic St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Mandron 14', 19'
O'Hara 42 pen.'
Gogić 45+1'		 Report Attendance: 2,380
Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Knockout phase
19 August 2023 Second round St Mirren 1–0 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Boyd-Munce 9' Report Attendance: 5,241
Referee: William Collum
27 September 2023 Quarter-final Hibernian 4–2 St Mirren Easter Road
19:45 BST Youan 52'
Vente 54'
Boyle 80', 90+3'		 Report Tanser 43'
Baccus 76'		 Attendance: 9,982
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 8 October 2023
No.PosPlayerPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK England Zach Hemming 8+006+000+00 140
2DF England James Bolton 0+500+200+00 70
3DF England Scott Tanser 8+015+010+00 132
5DF England Richard Taylor 7+004+000+00 110
6MF Scotland Mark O'Hara 5+014+020+00 93
7MF England Jonah Ayunga 0+000+000+00 00
8MF Scotland Ryan Flynn 0+200+000+00 20
9FW France Mikael Mandron 3+316+030+00 124
10FW Northern Ireland Conor McMenamin 8+003+100+00 120
11MF Scotland Greg Kiltie 8+014+000+00 121
13MF Cyprus Alex Gogić 8+006+010+00 141
15MF Northern Ireland Caolan Boyd-Munce 4+304+210+00 131
16DF England Thierry Small 0+100+100+00 20
17MF Australia Keanu Baccus 7+103+110+00 121
18DF Republic of Ireland Charles Dunne 1+303+100+00 80
19FW Israel Stav Nahmani 0+212+220+00 63
20FW England Toyosi Olusanya 5+312+410+00 142
21FW New Zealand Alex Greive 0+821+300+00 122
22DF Scotland Marcus Fraser 8+006+000+00 140
23DF Australia Ryan Strain 8+016+000+00 141
24FW Scotland Lewis Jamieson 0+100+400+00 50
27GK Slovakia Peter Urminský 0+000+000+00 00
29DF Northern Ireland Gallagher Lennon 0+000+000+00 00
34FW Scotland Ethan Sutherland 0+000+200+00 20
Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season
25FW Scotland Kieran Offord 0+000+000+00 00
26DF Scotland Luke Kenny 0+000+200+00 20
28FW Scotland Aiden Gilmartin 0+000+000+00 00
30MF Scotland Fraser Taylor 0+000+000+00 00
31DF Scotland Declan Gallagher 0+001+100+00 20

Goal scorers
As of match played 8 October 2023[1]
Number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Premiership Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup
3DFEnglandScott Tanser111
6MFScotlandMark O'Hara312
9FWFranceMikael Mandron413
11MFScotlandGreg Kiltie11
19FWIsraelStav Nahmani312
13MFCyprusAlex Gogić11
15MFNorthern IrelandCaolan Boyd-Munce11
17MFAustraliaKeanu Baccus11
20FWEnglandToyosi Olusanya211
21FWNew ZealandAlex Greive22
23DFAustraliaRyan Strain11
Total 219120

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 8 October 2023
Number Nation Position Name Total Scottish Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1EnglandGKZach Hemming 303
5EnglandDFRichard Taylor 3021
6ScotlandMFMark O'Hara 202
9FranceFWMikael Mandron 2011
10Northern IrelandFWConor McMenamin 3021
15Northern IrelandMFCaolan Boyd-Munce 101
17AustraliaMFKeanu Baccus 404
18Republic of IrelandFWCharles Dunne 101
20EnglandFWToyosi Olusanya 202
22ScotlandDFMarcus Fraser 101
23AustraliaDFRyan Strain 3131

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 9 8 1 0 23 6 +17 25 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Rangers 9 6 0 3 17 5 +12 18 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 St Mirren 8 4 3 1 11 10 +1 15 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Heart of Midlothian 9 3 2 4 8 9 −1 11 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Kilmarnock 9 2 4 3 11 12 −1 10
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[4]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division summary
Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHAH
ResultWWDDWWDL
Position32232223
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STM FOR ARB MON COW
1 St Mirren 4 3 0 0 1 9 1 +8 9 Qualification for the second round — 4–0 4–0 — —
2 Forfar Athletic 4 3 0 0 1 6 6 0 9 — — 3–1 — 1–0
3 Arbroath 4 1 1 0 2 5 8 −3 5 — — — 3–0 p1–1
4 Montrose 4 1 1 0 2 3 6 −3 5 1–0 1–2 — — —
5 Cowdenbeath 4 0 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2 0–1 — — 1–1p —
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Transfers

Players in
Position Nationality Name From Transfer Window Fee Source
GK England Zach Hemming Middlesbrough Summer Loan [8]
FW Israel Stav Nahmani Maccabi Haifa Summer Loan [9]
FW Northern Ireland Conor McMenamin Glentoran Summer Undisclosed [10]
FW France Mikael Mandron Motherwell Summer Free [11]
DF England James Bolton Plymouth Argyle Summer Free [12]
DF Northern Ireland Gallagher Lennon Partick Thistle Summer Free [13]
DF England Thierry Small Southampton Summer Loan [14]

Players out
Position Nationality Name To Transfer Window Fee Source
DF Northern Ireland Daniel Finlayson Linfield Summer Undisclosed [15]
FW England Curtis Main Bengaluru Summer Free [16][17]
MF Scotland Dean McMaster Airdrieonians Summer Free [16][18]
DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Dundee Summer Free [16][19]
DF Scotland Richard Tait Retired Summer Free [16][20]
FW Scotland Eamonn Brophy Ross County Summer Undisclosed [21]
MF Scotland Jay Henderson Summer Undisclosed [22]
DF Scotland Declan Gallagher Dundee United Summer Undisclosed [23]
GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson Dundee Summer Undisclosed [24]
FW Scotland Kieran Offord Edinburgh City Summer Loan [25]
MF Scotland Aiden Gilmartin East Kilbride Summer Loan [26]
MF Scotland Fraser Taylor Ballymena United Summer Loan [25]
DF Scotland Luke Kenny Cliftonville Summer Loan [27]

References
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  2. "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.
  3. "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. "St Mirren". Statto. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. "Zach Hemming joins on loan from Middlesbrough". St Mirren FC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. "Stav Nahmani to join on loan subject to work permit and clearance". St Mirren FC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. "Northern Ireland international Conor McMenamin joins St Mirren". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. "Mikael Mandron joins St Mirren on two-year deal". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  12. "James Bolton joins St Mirren on one-year deal". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. "Celtic hero Lennon's son signs for Scottish Premiership side". Glasgow Times. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  14. "Thierry Small returns to Saints on season-long loan". St Mirren FC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  15. "Linfield sign Daniel Finlayson to one-year permanent deal after successful loan spell". Belfast Telegraph. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. "2022/23 Squad Update". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. "ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC signs English striker Curtis Main for upcoming Indian Super League season". The Hindu. 18 July 2023.
  18. "Midfielder McMaster makes permanent switch". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians FC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. "Joe's joining the Dee". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee FC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. "Ex-Motherwell & St Mirren player Tait retires". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  21. "Eamonn Brophy leaves to Ross County". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  22. "Ross County: Jay Henderson follows Brophy north after St Mirren exit". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  23. "Declan Gallagher: Dundee United sign centre-half from St Mirren for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  24. "Trevor Carson: Dundee sign goalkeeper from St Mirren for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  25. "Fraser Taylor and Kieran Offord agree new contracts". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  26. "Aiden Gilmartin Signs". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  27. "Luke Kenny to go on loan to Cliftonville". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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