2009–10 St Mirren F.C. season
2009–10 season | ||||
Chairman |
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Manager |
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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 | |||
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St Mirren competed for their fourth 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 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
4 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
21 September 2009 | ![]() | Unattached | Signed | BBC |
Out
Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Loan Ends | BBC |
15 January 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed fee | BBC |
26 January 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | Released | BBC |
27 January 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | Released | BBC |
Loan in
Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
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29 January 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | BBC |
1 February 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | BBC |
Source[1]
Loan out
Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
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25 September 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | BBC |
October 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | BBC |
December 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | BBC |
Source[1]
Squad
Most frequent starting line-up
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 |
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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 ![]() Benjelloun ![]() |
McGinn ![]() |
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 ![]() |
McGinn ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Morris ![]() |
Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Nicholls Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 5 | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Pittodrie, Aberdeen | 19 September 2009 | |||
Mulgrew ![]() |
Mair![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,103 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 6 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Celtic | St Mirren Park, Paisley | 26 September 2009 | |||
McCourt ![]() Maloney ![]() |
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 ![]() Dargo ![]() |
Goncalves ![]() |
Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Winter Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 8 | Falkirk | 1 – 3 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 17 October 2009 | |||
McLean ![]() |
Dargo ![]() Mehmet ![]() Brighton ![]() |
Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Allen Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 9 | St Mirren | 3 – 3 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley | 24 October 2009 | |||
Murray ![]() ![]() Dorman ![]() |
Forbes ![]() Jutkiewicz ![]() ![]() |
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![]() |
M Paixao ![]() Canning ![]() |
Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Finnie Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 11 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Ibrox Park, Glasgow | 7 November 2009 | |||
Boyd ![]() ![]() |
O'Donnell ![]() |
Attendance: 45,750 Referee: Brines Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 12 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park, Paisley | 21 November 2009 | |||
Innes ![]() |
Riordan ![]() |
Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Collum Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 13 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Celtic Park, Glasgow | 28 November 2009 | |||
Innes ![]() Samaras ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Higdon ![]() |
Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Conroy Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 14 | Dundee United | 3 – 2 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park, Dundee | 5 December 2009 | |||
Casalinuovo ![]() Conway ![]() Myrie-Williams ![]() Gomis ![]() |
Dods ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Conroy Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 15 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park, Paisley | 12 December 2009 | |||
Higdon ![]() |
Finnigan ![]() |
Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 16 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth | 19 December 2009 | |||
Millar ![]() |
Higdon ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Attendance: 12,821 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 21 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell | 23 January 2010 | |||
Murphy ![]() Sutton ![]() |
Attendance: 3,621 Referee: McDonald Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 22 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Rangers | St Mirren Park, Paisley | 27 January 2010 | |||
Davis ![]() Novo ![]() |
Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 23 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh | 30 January 2010 | |||
Miller ![]() Ross ![]() |
Bamba ![]() |
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 ![]() |
MacKay ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Swanson ![]() Goodwillie ![]() |
Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 26 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 20 February 2010 | |||
Maguire ![]() |
Mehmet ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() Novo ![]() |
Carey ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Attendance: 2,179 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 30 | St Mirren | 4 – 0 | Celtic | St Mirren Park, Paisley | 24 March 2010 | |||
Dorman ![]() ![]() Thomson ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 31 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen | 27 March 2010 | |||
Diamond ![]() Aluko ![]() |
Robb ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Žaliūkas ![]() |
Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Iain Brines Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 33 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 10 April 2010 | |||
Moutinho ![]() Higdon ![]() |
Dorman ![]() |
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 ![]() Sheerin ![]() |
Carey ![]() Dorman ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Attendance: 5,639 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
SPL Round 36 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 1 May 2010 | |||
Arfield ![]() |
Innes ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport |
League results by opponent
Team | Result [2] | Points | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
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: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article
Scottish Cup
Active Nation Scottish Cup Round 4 | St Mirren | 3 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | St Mirren Park, Paisley | 10 January 2010 | |||
Crawford ![]() Mehmet ![]() ![]() |
Brown ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() Rodgers ![]() ![]() |
Mehmet ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Higdon ![]() Mehmet ![]() |
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 ![]() |
McGinn ![]() Dorman ![]() |
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 ![]() Ross ![]() Craigan ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() Wilson ![]() Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 44,538 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport |
Friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[2] | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
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14 July 2009 | ![]() | Bayview | 2–1 | Mehmet, Mair | |
16 July 2009 | ![]() | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 3–0 | O'Donnell, Dargo, Mehmet | |
18 July 2009 | ![]() | Somerset Park | 1–0 | Dorman | |
28 July 2009 | ![]() | St Mirren Park | 2–1 | Dorman, O'Donnell | |
09/08/2009 | ![]() | DW Stadium | 1–3 | Dargo |
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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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
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 |
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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 2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8105863.stm
- 1 2 St Mirren's score is shown first.