2008–09 St Mirren F.C. season
 | This article needs to be updated. (November 2010) |
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Gilmour |
| Manager | Gus McPherson |
| SPL | 10th |
| Scottish Cup | Semi Finals lost to Rangers |
| League Cup | Third Round lost to Dunfermline Athletic |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Dorman (10) All: Andy Dorman (12) Billy Mehmet (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 10,189 vs Motherwell (3 January 2009) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,364 vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle (13 December 2008) |
| Average home league attendance | 5,411 |
St Mirren will compete once again in the Scottish Premier League after finishing in tenth place for season 2007–08. It will also mark the end of their stay at the current St Mirren Park or "Love Street", their home since 1894. They will be moving to their new stadium in Greenhill Road after playing each team home and away.
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2008 |  Franco Miranda |
CAI |
Loan | BBC[1] |
| 30 June 2008 |  Dennis Wyness |
Inverness CT |
Free Transfer | BBC[2] |
| 30 June 2008 | Jack Ross |
Falkirk |
Free Transfer | BBC[3] |
| 30 June 2008 | Steven Robb |
Dundee United |
Free Transfer | BBC[4] |
| 30 June 2008 | Tom Brighton |
 Millwall |
Free Transfer | BBC |
| 4 August 2008 |  Tonet |
Unattached | Free Transfer | BBC[5] |
| 14 August 2008 | Scott Cuthbert |
Celtic |
Loan | BBC[6] |
| 1 January 2009 | Steve Thomson |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Free Transfer | BBC[7] |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2008 | Stewart Kean |
Queen of the South |
Free Transfer | BBC[8] |
| 30 June 2008 | Ian Maxwell |
Partick Thistle |
Free Transfer | BBC[9] |
| 30 June 2008 | Mark Corcoran |
Hamilton Academical |
Free Transfer | BBC[10] |
| 30 June 2008 |  David van Zanten |
Hibernian |
Free Transfer | BBC[11] |
| 30 June 2008 | Richard Brittain |
Ross County |
Free Transfer | BBC[12] |
| 30 June 2008 | Alan Reid |
Released | BBC |
Results
Scottish Premier League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[13] | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/08/08 | Celtic | Celtic Park | 0–1 | 57,441 | |
| 16/08/08 | Kilmarnock | Love Street | 0–0 | 4,176 | |
| 23/08/08 | Hearts | Tynecastle | 1–2 | 13,357 | Mehmet |
| 30/08/08 | Aberdeen | Love Street | 0–1 | 4,680 | |
| 13/09/08 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 2–1 | 3,501 | Mehmet, Brady |
| 20/09/08 | Falkirk | Love Street | 1–1 | 4,134 | Mehmet (pen.) |
| 27/09/08 | Motherwell | Fir Park | 1–2 | 4,786 | Mehmet |
| 5/10/08 | Rangers | Love Street | 1–0 | 7,520 | McGinn |
| 18/10/08 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 2–1 | 3,397 | Miranda, Mehmet |
| 25/10/08 | Dundee United | Tannadice | 0–2 | 11,378 | |
| 1/11/08 | Hibernian | Love Street | 0–0 | 4,588 | |
| 8/11/08 | Hearts | Love Street | 0–1 | 4,192 | |
| 11/11/08 | Aberdeen | Pittodrie | 0–2 | 9,452 | |
| 15/11/08 | Rangers | Ibrox | 1–2 | 49,321 | Miranda |
| 22/11/08 | Celtic | Love Street | 1–3 | 7,433 | Hamilton |
| 29/11/08 | Dundee United | Love Street | 0–2 | 4,013 | |
| 6/12/08 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | 2–1 | 4,828 | Hamilton, Wyness |
| 13/12/08 | Inverness CT | Love Street | 2–0 | 3,364 | Dorman, Brady |
| 20/12/08 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 1–0 | 5,183 | Dorman |
| 27/12/08 | Hamilton | Love Street | 1–0 | 4,794 | Dargo |
| 3/01/09 | Motherwell | Love Street | 0–0 | 10,189 | |
| 17/01/09 | Hibernian | Easter Road | 0–2 | 10,317 | |
| 24/01/09 | Dundee United | Tannadice | 2–3 | 6,556 | Ross, Mehmet (pen.) |
| 31/01/09 | Kilmarnock | New St Mirren Park | 1–1 | 7,542 | Wyness |
| 14/02/09 | Falkirk | New St Mirren Park | 2–2 | 5,504 | Dorman (2) |
| 21/02/09 | Hearts | Tynecastle | 1–1 | 13,609 | Dorman |
| 28/02/09 | Celtic | Celtic Park | 0–7 | 52,500 | |
| 4/03/09 | Aberdeen | New St Mirren Park | 1–1 | 4,383 | Dargo |
| 21/03/09 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 0–0 | 3,072 | |
| 4/04/09 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 1–2 | 3,794 | Dorman |
| 8/04/09 | Rangers | New St Mirren Park | 1–2 | 6,231 | Dorman |
| 13/04/09 | Hibernian | New St Mirren Park | 1–1 | 5,151 | Dorman |
| 18/04/09 | Motherwell | Fir Park | 2–0 | 6,626 | Thomson, Dorman |
| 02/05/09 | Inverness CT | New St Mirren Park | 1–2 | 4,171 | Hamilton |
| 09/05/09 | Motherwell | New St Mirren Park | 1–3 | 4,002 | O'Donnell |
| 13/05/09 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 1–2 | 5,927 | Wyness |
| 16/05/09 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | 2–0 | 6,744 | Mehmet, Dorman |
| 23/05/09 | Hamilton | New St Mirren Park | 0–1 | 6,747 |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result[13] | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/01/2009 | R4 | Brechin City | Glebe Park | 3–1 | 1,026 | Hamilton (2), Wyness |
| 07/02/2009 | R5 | Motherwell | Fir Park | 1–1 | 5,695 | Dorman |
| 17/02/2009 | R5 (Replay) | Motherwell | St Mirren Park | 1–0 | 4,555 | Mehmet |
| 07/03/2009 | Quarter-Final | Celtic | St Mirren Park | 1–0 | 5,925 | Mehmet (pen.) |
| 25/04/2009 | Semi-Final | Rangers | Hampden Park | 0–3 | 32,431 |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result[13] | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/08/08 | R2 | Dumbarton | Love Street | 7–0 | 1,747 | Robb, Mehmet (3), Dorman, Dargo, Mason |
| 23/09/08 | R3 | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park | 0–2 | 2,186 |
Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[13] | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/07/2008 | Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2–2 | Brady, Molloy | |
| 23/07/2008 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank Stadium | 3–1 | Hamilton (2), Dorman | |
| 26/07/2008 | Morton (Renfrewshire Cup) | Cappielow | 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) | McAusland | |
| 29/07/2008 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 2–0 | Tonet, Wyness | |
| 02/08/2008 | Darlington | TFM Darlington Arena | 1–0 | Mehmet |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPL | — | 11 | 18 August 2008 | 23 May 2009 |
| SL Cup | R3 | R3 | 26 August 2008 | 23 September 2008 |
| SC | R4 | SF | 13 January 2009 | 25 April 2009 |
Source: Competitions
SPL
Classification
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Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 31 | −12 |
Source: BBC Sport
Results by round
References
- ^ "New Saints loan deal for Miranda". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ "Striker Wyness heading to Saints". BBC News. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "St Mirren snap up Bairns player". BBC News. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Robb leaves United to join Saints". BBC Sport website. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ St Mirren sign Spanish midfielder; BBC Sport, 4 August 2008
- ^ "St Mirren seal Cuthbert loan deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Buddies to bag Brighton's Thomson". BBC Sport. 30 December 2008.
- ^ Buddies' Kean to join with Queens BBC Sport, 14 May 2008
- ^ "Maxwell completes Thistle switch". BBC News. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ "Corcoran going back to Hamilton". BBC News. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ Hibs snatch defender Van Zanten, BBC Sport, 6 May 2008.
- ^ "Brittain joins up at Ross County". 5 June 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d St Mirren's Score is shown first