St Mirren
2013–14 season
ChairmanStewart Gilmour
ManagerDanny Lennon
StadiumSt Mirren Park
Premiership8th
League CupSecond round
lost to Queen of the South
Scottish CupFifth round
lost to Dundee United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Thompson (13)
All:
Steven Thompson (16)
Highest home attendance6,311 vs Heart of Midlothian
(10 May 2014)
Lowest home attendance2,817 vs St Johnstone
(25 March 2014)
Average home league attendance4,511

The 2013–14 season was the club's first season in the newly formed Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

St Mirren finished eighth in the inaugural Scottish Premiership season.[1] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[2] and crashed out as holders of the League Cup in the second round.[3]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

13 July 2013 Friendly Charlton Athletic 4–0 St Mirren Marbella
10:00 Jackson 13'
Hollands 50'
Kermorgant 65'
Green 86'		 Report
17 July 2013 Renfrewshire Cup Semi-final St Mirren 16–0 Port Glasgow OBU Ralston Training Complex
19:30 Reilly 3 pen', 13', 36', 59'
Brady 12', 25', 72'
McGregor 19', 68'
Yaqub 38'
Cuddihy 46'
Kelly 56'
Stewart 85'
Scullion 		Report
20 July 2013 Renfrewshire Cup Final St Mirren 2–4 Greenock Morton St Mirren Park
15:00 McGowan 20'
Teale 44'		 Report O'Brien 21'
Cham 36', 65'
Hands 46'		 Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Aitken
24 July 2013 Friendly Queen of the South 4–2 St Mirren Palmerston Park
19:45 McKenna 23'
Paton 51' (pen.)
Lyle 72', 88'		 Report Harkins 47'
Teale 67'		 Attendance: 750
Referee: Murray
27 July 2013 Friendly Stockport County 0–1 St Mirren Edgeley Park
15:00 Report Harkins 86' Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Copeland
30 July 2013 Friendly St Mirren 0–2 Newcastle United St Mirren Park
19:45 Report Cissé 19'
Debuchy 26'		 Attendance: 4,216
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Premiership

17 August 2013 2 St Mirren 1–1 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
15:00 Harkins 65' BBC Report Boyd 49' Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Beaton
24 August 2013 3 Ross County 3–0 St Mirren Victoria Park
15:00 Kettlewell 9'
Brittain 24', 57'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,142
Referee: Murray
31 August 2013 4 St Mirren 1–2 Partick Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 McLean 50' BBC Report Higginbotham 81'
Forbes 84'		 Attendance: 5,601
Referee: Collum
14 September 2013 5 St Mirren 0–1 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Sutton 38' Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Thomson
21 September 2013 6 Hibernian 2–0 St Mirren Easter Road
15:00 Collins 10'
Heffernan 61'		 BBC Report Attendance: 9,417
Referee: McLean
30 September 2013 7 St Mirren 1–1 Aberdeen St Mirren Park
19:45 Thompson 54' BBC Report Pawlett 85' Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Murray
19 October 2013 9 St Mirren 4–3 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00 McLean 8', 76 pen'
McGowan 60'
Thompson 89'		 BBC Report MacLean 17'
Hasselbaink 61'
Fallon 84'		 Attendance: 3,739
Referee: Collum
26 October 2013 10 Dundee United 4–0 St Mirren Tannadice Park
15:00 Çiftçi 27', 34 pen'
Gauld 59'
Erskine 83'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,331
Referee: Brines
9 November 2013 11 Partick Thistle 0–3 St Mirren Firhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Thompson 15', 90'
Newton 72'		 Attendance: 4,946
Referee: Graham Beaton
17 November 2013 12 St Mirren 2–1 Ross County St Mirren Park
15:00 Thompson 35'
Newton 51'		 BBC Report Saunders 67' Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Collum
23 November 2013 13 St Mirren 0–0 Hibernian St Mirren Park
12:45 BBC Report Attendance: 4,451
Referee: McLean
14 December 2013 15 Aberdeen 2–0 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Vernon 20'
Robson 66'		 BBC Report Attendance: 9,332
Referee: Thomson
21 December 2013 16 Motherwell 3–0 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 Anier 31', 64'
Ainsworth 42'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Collum
26 December 2013 17 St Mirren 4–1 Dundee United St Mirren Park
15:00 Thompson 12', 88'
McGinn 35'
Naismith 71'		 BBC Report Çiftçi 36' Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Madden
29 December 2013 18 St Mirren 1–1 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Thompson 3' BBC Report Hamill 48' Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Clancy
2 January 2014 19 Kilmarnock 2–1 St Mirren Rugby Park
15:00 McKenzie 29'
Boyd 90'		 BBC Report Campbell 18' Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Brian Colvin
5 January 2014 20 St Mirren 0–4 Celtic St Mirren Park
12:45 BBC Report Mulgrew 53'
Stokes 58'
Commons 70', 72'		 Attendance: 5,778
Referee: Beaton
11 January 2014 21 St Johnstone 2–0 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
15:00 Davidson 71'
May 74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Murray
18 January 2014 22 Hibernian 2–3 St Mirren Easter Road
15:00 Collins 63', 89' BBC Report Williams 5' (Own goal)
Campbell 24'
Thompson 26'		 Attendance: 9,610
Referee: Collum
25 January 2014 23 St Mirren 0–0 Partick Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 4,660
Referee: Beaton
29 January 2014 24 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Paterson 5'
Hamill 52' (pen)		 BBC Report Thompson 1' Attendance: 12,422
Referee: McLean
2 February 2014 25 Celtic 1–0 St Mirren Celtic Park
15:00 Commons 6' BBC Report Attendance: 45,014
Referee: Muir
15 February 2014 26 St Mirren 0–1 Aberdeen St Mirren Park
12:30 BBC Report Rooney 80' (pen) Attendance: 4,073
Referee: Murray
22 February 2014 27 Ross County 2–1 St Mirren Victoria Park
15:00 Arquin 38'
de Leeuw 83'		 BBC Report McGinn 66' Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Collum
1 March 2014 28 St Mirren 2–0 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
15:00 Newton 79'
Wylde 88'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,650
Referee: Allan
15 March 2014 29 Dundee United 3–2 St Mirren Tannadice Park
15:00 Graham 79'
Armstrong 84'
Ciftci 90+3'		 BBC Report McGowan 20'
Thompson 40'		 Attendance: 6,524
Referee: Thomson
22 March 2014 30 Celtic 3–0 St Mirren Celtic Park
15:00 Johansen 44'
Griffiths 61'
Stokes 90+2'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 46,536
Referee: Finnie
25 March 2014 31 St Mirren 0–1 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
19:45 BBC Report MacLean 39' Attendance: 2,817
Referee: Muir
5 April 2014 33 St Mirren 3–2 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 Thompson 42', 87'
McLean 86' (pen)		 BBC Report Anier 17'
Sutton 27'		 Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Norris
19 April 2014 34 St Mirren 2–0 Hibernian St Mirren Park
15:00 McLean 1'
McGowan 15'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,287
Referee: Clancy
25 April 2014 35 Partick Thistle 1–1 St Mirren Firhill Stadium
19:45 Doolan 26' BBC Report McLean 45' (pen) Attendance: 5,971
Referee: Murray
3 May 2014 36 St Mirren 1–0 Ross County St Mirren Park
15:00 Wylde 79' BBC Report Attendance: 4,414
Referee: Thomson
7 May 2014 37 Kilmarnock 1–0 St Mirren Rugby Park
19:45 Boyd 21' BBC Report Attendance: 4,911
Referee: Muir
10 May 2014 38 St Mirren 1–1 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
12:15 Newton 28' BBC Report Carrick 48' Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Finnie

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

30 November 2013 Round 4 Queen of the South 2–2 St Mirren Palmerston Park
15:00 Russell 35'
Paton 72'		 BBC Report Newton 9'
Thompson 51'		 Attendance: 2,176
Referee: Clancy
10 December 2013 Round 4 replay St Mirren 3–0 Queen of the South St Mirren Park
19:45 Harkins 19'
Thompson 74'
Kelly 87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,775
Referee: Allan
9 January 2014 Round 5 Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren Tannadice Park
12:00 Gauld 21'
Çiftçi 51'		 BBC Report McLean 26' (pen) Attendance: 4,952
Referee: Thomson

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 MF Jim Goodwin[4] Republic of Ireland 36 Club captain

Last updated: 28 August 2013
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.

Squad information

Last updated 10 May 2014[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Wales WAL David Cornell 605+001+000+00
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David van Zanten 1808+801+001+00
4 DF Scotland SCO Darren McGregor 38035+000+003+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Lee Mair 605+100+000+00
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Goodwin 36031+101+003+00
7 MF Scotland SCO John McGinn 38231+421+002+00
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Harkins 1727+811+001+01
9 FW Scotland SCO Steven Thompson 411637+0131+013+02
10 FW Scotland SCO Paul McGowan 38432+340+102+00
11 MF Scotland SCO Kenny McLean 34728+261+003+01
12 FW England ENG Adam Campbell 1227+420+000+10
14 DF Scotland SCO Marc McAusland 36030+201+003+00
15 MF Scotland SCO Jon Robertson 100+100+000+00
16 DF England ENG Jake Caprice 700+600+100+00
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Josh Magennis 1307+600+000+00
17 FW Scotland SCO Thomas Reilly 1001+700+000+20
18 DF Scotland SCO Sean Kelly 36232+110+002+11
19 FW France FRA Stéphane Bahoken 502+300+000+00
20 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kealan Dillon 000+000+000+00
21 MF Scotland SCO Gary Teale 1806+1001+000+10
22 DF Scotland SCO Jason Naismith 29226+120+002+00
23 DF Scotland SCO David Barron 000+000+000+00
24 MF England ENG Conor Newton 41536+141+003+01
25 MF Scotland SCO Mo Yaqub 000+000+000+00
26 MF Scotland SCO Anthony Brady 200+100+000+10
27 DF England ENG Danny Grainger 15010+301+001+00
28 GK Slovakia SVK Marián Kello 24021+000+003+00
29 GK Scotland SCO Kieran Hughes 000+000+000+00
30 GK France FRA Christopher Dilo 13012+100+000+00
39 MF Scotland SCO Gregg Wylde 1727+1020+000+00
99 MF Cameroon CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba 302+000+001+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 10 May 2014
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1WalesGKDavid Cornell 00000000
2Republic of IrelandDFDavid van Zanten 31100041
4ScotlandDFDarren McGregor 00000000
5ScotlandDFLee Mair 10000010
6Republic of IrelandMFJim Goodwin 1300020150
7ScotlandMFJohn McGinn 70002090
8ScotlandMFGary Harkins 00100010
9ScotlandFWSteven Thompson 50001060
10ScotlandFWPaul McGowan 40000040
11ScotlandMFKenny McLean 20001030
12EnglandFWAdam Campbell 10000010
14ScotlandDFMarc McAusland 41100051
15ScotlandMFJon Robertson 00000000
16EnglandDFJake Caprice 00000000
16Northern IrelandFWJosh Magennis 00000000
17ScotlandFWThomas Reilly 10000010
18ScotlandMFSean Kelly 10000010
19FranceFWStéphane Bahoken 00000000
20Republic of IrelandMFKealan Dillon 00000000
21ScotlandMFGary Teale 00000000
22ScotlandDFJason Naismith 30001040
23ScotlandDFDavid Barron 00000000
24EnglandMFConor Newton 30000030
25ScotlandMFMo Yaqub 00000000
26ScotlandMFAnthony Brady 00000000
27EnglandDFDanny Grainger 21000021
28SlovakiaGKMarián Kello 00000000
29ScotlandGKKieran Hughes 00000000
30FranceGKChristopher Dilo 00000000
39ScotlandMFGregg Wylde 00000000
99CameroonMFEric Djemba-Djemba 10001020

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 6 1 102 25 +77 99 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 22 4 12 64 60 +4 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 38 20 8 10 53 38 +15 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 10 12 65 50 +15 58
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 16 9 13 44 44 0 57
6 St Johnstone 38 15 8 15 48 42 +6 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ross County 38 11 7 20 44 62 −18 40
8 St Mirren 38 10 9 19 39 58 −19 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 6 21 45 66 −21 39
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 14 16 46 65 −19 38
11 Hibernian (R) 38 8 11 19 31 51 −20 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 38 10 8 20 45 65 −20 23[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to the Championship
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
  2. ↑ Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultLDLLLLDWWLWWDDLLWDLLLWDLLLLWLLLDWWDWLD
Position111011111111111010119888888899989999119111111111087788
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2014. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2013/14 Scottish Premier League Table". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dundee United F.C. v St Mirren F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "BBC – QOS 2–1 St Mirrren (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Goodwin is Danny's Captain Fantastic". Paisley Daily Express. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "St Mirren". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "St Mirren". Statto. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Gary Harkins leaves Dundee for St Mirren contract". BBC Sport. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "St Mirren: Left-back Danny Grainger joins Paisley side". BBC Sport. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Midfielder Kealan Dillon joins up with St Mirren". BBC Sport. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "St Mirren: Keepers David Cornell & Christopher Dilo sign deals". BBC Sport. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "St Mirren: Keepers David Cornell & Christopher Dilo sign deals". BBC Sport. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "St Mirren: Conor Newton back on loan from Newcastle United". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Conor Newton: On-loan Newcastle midfielder extends St Mirren stay". BBC Sport. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Blackpool's Jake Caprice joins St Mirren on loan". BBC Sport. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "St Mirren: Striker Stephane Bahoken signs on loan from Nice". BBC Sport. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Marian Kello: St Mirren sign former Hearts goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "St Mirren: Danny Lennon confirms Adam Campbell loan signing". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Gregg Wylde: St Mirren sign winger after Aberdeen exit". BBC Sport. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Josh Magennis: St Mirren sign Aberdeen player on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "St Mirren sign Eric Djemba-Djemba for rest of the season". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Kilmarnock return is best option for goalkeeper Craig Samson". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "New Player Signings". stenhousemuirfc.com. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "York City sign Estonia international Sander Puri". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Grant Adam". cowdenbeathfc.com/. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Sam Parkin: Exeter City sign St Mirren striker on free transfer". BBC Sport. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Morton snap up Dougie Imrie and Belgian striker Kabba-Modou Cham". STV Sport. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "Lewis Guy: Carlisle United sign former St Mirren striker". BBC Sport. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "Ross County sign up Brian McLean and Graham Carey". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "Jon Robertson exits St Mirren for Cowdenbeath return". BBC Sport. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "Kealan Leaves Saints". saintmirren.net. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  31. ↑ "Oldham sign David Worrall, Gary Harkins and Adam Lockwood". BBC Sport. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "Partick Thistle: St Mirren's Lee Mair switches to Firhill". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  33. ↑ "David Barron terminates contract". saintmirren.net. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  34. ↑ "Danny Moves On". saintmirren.net. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "New Arrivals". dafc.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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