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

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.

Season summary

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 a fan took ill in the west stand.
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

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
28 October 2023 10 St Mirren 4–0 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Baccus 36'
Mandron 48', 70'
Kiltie 90'		 Report Attendance: 5,552
Referee: David Dickinson
1 November 2023 11 Celtic 2–1 St Mirren Celtic Park
19:45BST Turnbull 18'
Oh 83'		 Report McMenamin 7' Attendance: 58,168
Referee: John Beaton
8 November 2023 12 St Mirren 2–2 Hibernian St Mirren Park
19:45BST O'Hara 53 pen.'
Jamieson 90+2'		 Report Campbell 12'
Newell 69'		 Referee: Steven McLean
11 November 2023 13 Dundee 4–0 St Mirren Dens Park
15:00BST Bakayoko 16', 57'
Rudden 45+2 pen.'
Robinson 84'		 Report Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
25 November 2023 14 St Mirren 1–0 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00BST Kelly 24 o.g.' Report Referee: David Munro
28 November 2023 9 Ross County 1–0 St Mirren Victoria Park
19:45 BST White 84' Report Attendance: 3,758
Referee: William Collum
Note: Fixture re-arranged due to Storm Babet
3 December 2023 15 Rangers 2–0 St Mirren Ibrox Stadium
15:00BST Sima 45', 70' Report Referee: Matthew MacDermid
6 December 2023 16 St Johnstone 1–0 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
19:45BST Kane 90+6' Report Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 December 2023 17 St Mirren 2–0 Ross County St Mirren Park
15:00BST Leak 51 o.g.'
Ayunga 56'		 Report Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Calum Scott
16 December 2023 18 St Mirren 0–0 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00BST Report Attendance: 5,837
Referee: Craig Napier
23 December 2023 19 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00BST Shankland 33', 49' Report Attendance: 18,717
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 December 2023 20 St Mirren 0–1 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
19:45BST Report Watkins 25' Attendance: 7,534
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2023 21 Aberdeen 0–3 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium
15:00BST Report O'Hara 12'
Ayunga 78'
Kiltie 90+3 pen.'		 Attendance: 17,029
Referee: Grant Irvine
2 January 2024 22 St Mirren 0–3 Celtic St Mirren Park
15:00BST Olusanya Red card 45+3' Report Maeda 1'
O'Riley 6'
Taylor 60'		 Attendance: 6,943
Referee: David Munro
27 January 2024 23 St Mirren v Rangers St Mirren Park
15:00BST

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

20 January 2024 Fourth round St Mirren v Queen of the South St Mirren Park
15:00 BST

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 2 January 2024
No.PosPlayerPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK England Zach Hemming 22+006+000+00 280
2DF England James Bolton 3+800+200+00 130
3DF England Scott Tanser 22+015+010+00 272
5DF England Richard Taylor 19+004+000+00 230
6MF Scotland Mark O'Hara 16+034+020+00 205
7FW Kenya Jonah Ayunga 7+320+000+00 102
8MF Scotland Ryan Flynn 4+400+000+00 80
9FW France Mikael Mandron 9+936+030+00 246
10FW Northern Ireland Conor McMenamin 15+313+100+00 221
11MF Scotland Greg Kiltie 22+034+000+00 263
13MF Cyprus Alex Gogić 22+006+010+00 281
15MF Northern Ireland Caolan Boyd-Munce 12+704+210+00 251
17MF Australia Keanu Baccus 14+513+110+00 232
18DF Republic of Ireland Charles Dunne 3+803+100+00 150
19FW Israel Stav Nahmani 2+612+220+00 123
20FW England Toyosi Olusanya 8+1212+410+00 262
22DF Scotland Marcus Fraser 22+006+000+00 280
23DF Australia Ryan Strain 11+016+000+00 171
24FW Scotland Lewis Jamieson 2+510+400+00 111
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
42DF Uganda Elvis Bwomono 0+100+000+00 10
Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season
16DF England Thierry Small 3+200+100+00 60
21FW New Zealand Alex Greive 2+1521+300+00 212
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 2 January 2024[1]
Number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Premiership Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup
3DFEnglandScott Tanser111
6MFScotlandMark O'Hara532
7FWKenyaJonah Ayunga22
9FWFranceMikael Mandron633
10FWNorthern IrelandConor McMenamin11
11MFScotlandGreg Kiltie33
19FWIsraelStav Nahmani312
13MFCyprusAlex Gogić11
15MFNorthern IrelandCaolan Boyd-Munce11
17MFAustraliaKeanu Baccus211
20FWEnglandToyosi Olusanya211
21FWNew ZealandAlex Greive22
23DFAustraliaRyan Strain11
24FWScotlandLewis Jamieson11
Total 3220120

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 2 January 2024
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
3EnglandDFScott Tanser 202
5EnglandDFRichard Taylor 6051
6ScotlandMFMark O'Hara 5032
8ScotlandMFRyan Flynn 101
9FranceFWMikael Mandron 3021
10Northern IrelandFWConor McMenamin 5041
11ScotlandMFGreg Kiltie 101
13CyprusMFAlex Gogić 404
15Northern IrelandMFCaolan Boyd-Munce 2011
17AustraliaMFKeanu Baccus 808
18Republic of IrelandFWCharles Dunne 101
20EnglandFWToyosi Olusanya 3131
22ScotlandDFMarcus Fraser 202
23AustraliaDFRyan Strain 3131

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
3 Heart of Midlothian 21 11 3 7 24 18 +6 36 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4 Kilmarnock 22 8 7 7 24 23 +1 31 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 St Mirren 22 8 5 9 24 28 −4 29
6 Hibernian 20 6 7 7 26 29 −3 25
7 Dundee 18 5 7 6 22 28 −6 22
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2024. 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).
  2. ↑ The 2023–24 Scottish Cup winners qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team of the Scottish Premiership if the Scottish Cup winners finish in the top two).

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAHH
ResultWWDDWWDLWLDLWLLLWDLLWL
Position3223222333333344345555
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2024. 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]
DF Uganda Elvis Bwomono ÍBV Winter Free [15]
DF South Korea Kwon Hyeok-kyu Celtic Winter Loan [16]

Players out

Position Nationality Name To Transfer Window Fee Source
DF Northern Ireland Daniel Finlayson Linfield Summer Undisclosed [17]
FW England Curtis Main Bengaluru Summer Free [18][19]
MF Scotland Dean McMaster Airdrieonians Summer Free [18][20]
DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Dundee Summer Free [18][21]
DF Scotland Richard Tait Retired Summer Free [18][22]
FW Scotland Eamonn Brophy Ross County Summer Undisclosed [23]
MF Scotland Jay Henderson Summer Undisclosed [24]
DF Scotland Declan Gallagher Dundee United Summer Undisclosed [25]
GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson Dundee Summer Undisclosed [26]
FW Scotland Kieran Offord Edinburgh City Summer Loan [27]
MF Scotland Aiden Gilmartin East Kilbride Summer Loan [28]
MF Scotland Fraser Taylor Ballymena United Summer Loan [27]
DF Scotland Luke Kenny Cliftonville Summer Loan [29]
DF Scotland Murray Campbell Burnley Summer Compensation [30]
FW Scotland Kieran Offord Stirling Albion Winter Loan [31]
FW New Zealand Alex Greive Dundee United Winter Loan [32]

References

  1. ↑ "2023–24 St Mirren top scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  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 30 December 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. ↑ "Elvis Bwomono joins Saints until the end of the season". St Mirren FC. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Kwon Hyeok-kyu: St Mirren sign Celtic midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Linfield sign Daniel Finlayson to one-year permanent deal after successful loan spell". Belfast Telegraph. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "2022/23 Squad Update". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC signs English striker Curtis Main for upcoming Indian Super League season". The Hindu. 18 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Midfielder McMaster makes permanent switch". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians FC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Joe's joining the Dee". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee FC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Ex-Motherwell & St Mirren player Tait retires". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Eamonn Brophy leaves to Ross County". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Ross County: Jay Henderson follows Brophy north after St Mirren exit". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Declan Gallagher: Dundee United sign centre-half from St Mirren for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "Trevor Carson: Dundee sign goalkeeper from St Mirren for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Fraser Taylor and Kieran Offord agree new contracts". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  28. ↑ "Aiden Gilmartin Signs". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "Luke Kenny to go on loan to Cliftonville". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  30. ↑ "Murray Campbell joins Burnley FC". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  31. ↑ "Kieran Offord joins Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the season". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  32. ↑ "St Mirren's Grieve joins Dundee Utd on loan". stmirren.com. BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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