2017–18 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren
2017–18 season
Chairman	Gordon Scott
Manager	Jack Ross
Stadium	St Mirren Park
Championship	1st (Ongoing)
Challenge Cup	Third Round lost to Raith Rovers
League Cup	Group Stage (Eliminated)
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round vs. Aberdeen
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lewis Morgan ; Gavin Reilly ; (both 9 goals); All: ; Gavin Reilly ; (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	6,214 vs Dundee United; (29 December 2017)
Lowest home attendance	3,023 vs Queen of the South; (24 September 2017)
Average home league attendance	4,211
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season is the club's third season in the Scottish Championship. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Month by month review

May

9 May - defender Adam Eckersley signed a two-year contract extension with the club, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019. It was also confirmed that Ben Gordon, Andy Webster and Jordan Stewart would leave the club when their contracts expire in the summer.^[1]

11 May - young defender Jack Baird signed a one-year contract extension with the club.^[2]

15 May - veteran goalkeeper Jamie Langfield signed a one-year contract extension with the club. It is anticipated that Langfield will fulfil a coaching role, rather than be involved in a playing capacity.^[3]

18 May - highly rated midfielder Stevie Mallan signed a two-year contract with EFL Championship side Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.^[4]

19 May - midfielder Josh Todd signed a one-year contract extension with the club after signing in January.^[5]

22 May - defender Gary MacKenzie became the fifth player to sign a contract extension this summer, signing up for another season with the club. Also on this day, forward Cammy Smith left Aberdeen and joined Saints on a two-year deal, after a successful loan spell last season.^[6]

23 May - midfielder Kyle Hutton was released by the club, when his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.^[7]

24 May - young midfielder Kyle Magennis signed a new deal with the club, committing him to the summer of 2020.^[8]

Also on this day, Saints signed goalkeeper Ross M. Stewart from Albion Rovers and midfielder Jordan Kirkpatrick from Alloa Athletic. Both players have penned two-year deals with the club.^[9]

26 May - Jack Ross recruited two more players when forward Ross C. Stewart signed a two-year contract from Albion Rovers, and defender Gregor Buchanan signed from Dumbarton one a one-year deal.^[9]

June

2 June - Saints were paired along with Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Stranraer and Livingston in the League Cup draw. Fixtures will commence from 15–19 July.^[10]

7 June - goalkeeper Craig Samson rejoined Saints on a two-year deal after leaving Motherwell, tying him to the club until June 2019.^[11]

12 June - after impressing in his short time at the club, defender Stelios Demetriou signed a one-year contract extension in June 2017.^[12]

13 June - striker Gavin Reilly signed a one-year deal after leaving Heart of Midlothian.^[13]

15 June - defender Gary Irvine signed a one-year contract extension.^[14]

16 June - young midfielder Nathan Flanagan signed a one-year contract with the club, after graduating from the youth setup.^[15]

27 June - striker Dale Hilson signed a six-month deal with the club, after leaving Queen of the South.^[16]

29 June - youngster Lewis McLear left the club by mutual agreement. The midfielder had been at the club for three years, but failed to breakthrough to the first team.^[17]

July

13 July - midfielder Ian McShane signed a two-year deal with Saints, after leaving Ross County.^[18]

August

1 August - defender Harry Davis joined the club, after being released by Crewe Alexandra. Davis was on loan at Saints last year, and joins on a one-year deal with the option of a further year.^[19]

3 August - Rocco Quinn left the club by mutual agreement, after just one year of his two-year deal.^[20]

4 August - Jack Ross and assistant, James Fowler, signed contract extensions with the club - ensuring they remain with the club until at least 2020.^[21]

10 August - striker Darryl Duffy signed a one-year deal with Saints, having recently played in India.^[22]

14 August - Saints signed defender Liam Smith on a one-year loan from Hearts.^[23]

September

22 September - Saints signed Celtic defender Jamie McCart on an emergency loan, following injuries and suspensions. McCart signed until 23rd December 2017.^[24]

December

12 December - striker Danny Mullen signed on an emergency loan from fellow Scottish Championship challengers, Livingston. It was reported than Mullen will sign on a permanent contract in January 2018, when his loan period expires.^[25]

21 December - forward Ross C. Stewart moved on loan to Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic, until the end of the season.^[26]

28 December - defender Jamie McCart ended his loan period, and returned to Celtic.^[27]

31 December - forward Dale Hilson was released after his short term contract expired. He made five appearances for the club, scoring one goal.^[28]

Squad list

As of 2 January 2018^[29]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Craig Samson	GK	(1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 40)	Motherwell	2017	2019	128	0
21	Ross M. Stewart	GK	(1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 29)	Albion Rovers	2017	2019	4	0
41	Jamie Langfield	GK	(1979-12-22) 22 December 1979 (age 44)	Aberdeen	2015	2018	52	0
Defenders
2	Stelios Demetriou	DF	(1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 33)	Doxa Katokopias	2017	2018	38	4
3	Gary Irvine	DF	(1985-03-17) 17 March 1985 (age 39)	Dundee	2016	2018	70	0
5	Gregor Buchanan	DF	(1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34)	Dumbarton	2017	2018	16	2
6	Gary MacKenzie	DF	(1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 38)	Doncaster Rovers	2016	2018	44	6
15	Jack Baird	DF	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)	St Mirren youth team	2014	2018	106	5
24	Harry Davis	DF	(1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 32)	Crewe Alexandra	2017	2018	17	3
25	Liam Smith	DF	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28)	Heart of Midlothian (loan)	2017	2018	18	0
44	Adam Eckersley	DF	(1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 38)	FC Edmonton	2017	2019	31	2
Midfielders
4	Stephen McGinn (c)	MF	(1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)	Wycombe Wanderers	2017	2018	132	11
7	Kyle Magennis	MF	(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 25)	St Mirren youth team	2016	2020	45	3
10	Lewis Morgan	MF	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 27)	Rangers	2014	2018	102	24
14	Josh Todd	MF	(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 29)	Dumbarton	2017	2018	14	1
16	Ian McShane	MF	(1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 31)	Ross County	2017	2019	28	5
17	Jordan Kirkpatrick	MF	(1992-03-06) 6 March 1992 (age 32)	Alloa Athletic	2017	2019	17	0
22	Darren Whyte	MF	(1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27)	St Mirren youth team	2017	2018	4	0
23	Nathan Flanagan	MF	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)	St Mirren youth team	2017	2018	0	0
30	Cameron MacPherson	MF	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)	St Mirren youth team	2015	2018	6	0
31	Connor O'Keefe	MF	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 25)	St Mirren youth team	2014	2018	6	0
39	Ethan Erhahon	MF	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)	St Mirren youth team	2017	2019	1	0
Forwards
8	Darryl Duffy	FW	(1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 40)	Mohun Bagan	2017	2018	4	0
9	John Sutton	FW	(1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 (age 40)	St Johnstone	2016	2018	141	45
11	Cammy Smith	FW	(1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 (age 28)	Aberdeen	2017	2019	44	12
19	Ross C. Stewart	FW	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 27)	Albion Rovers	2017	2019	17	2
20	Gavin Reilly	FW	(1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31)	Heart of Midlothian	2017	2018	27	19
27	Danny Mullen	FW	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)	Livingston (loan)	2017	2017	4	0

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

30 June 2017 Friendly	Clachnacuddin	0 – 5	St Mirren	Grant Street Park
19:45			Ross C. Stewart 8' C. Smith 54' Ross MacKillop 63' (o.g.) Sutton 78' Morgan 81'

2 July 2017 Friendly	Nairn County	0 – 9	St Mirren	Station Park
14:00		Nairn FC report	Sutton 7' Magennis 38' Hilson 45', 62' C. Smith 74' Demetriou 78' Ross C. Stewart 81' Darren Whyte 88'	Attendance: 369 Referee: Billy Baxter

4 July 2017 Friendly	St Mirren	1 – 3	Dundee	St Mirren Park
19:45	Reilly 56'	St Mirren report	O'Dea 11', 39' Haber 49'	Attendance: TBA Referee: Barry Cook

8 July 2017 Friendly	Alloa Athletic	0 – 0	St Mirren	The Indodrill Stadium
15:00		St Mirren report		Attendance: TBA Referee: TBC

Scottish Championship

5 August 2017 1	St Mirren	3 – 1	Falkirk	St Mirren Park
15:00	Demetriou 33' C. Smith 46' Reilly 69'	BBC Report	Hippolyte 2'	Attendance: 4,639 Referee: Don Robertson

12 August 2017 2	Greenock Morton	4 – 1	St Mirren	Cappielow
15:00	Tidser 26' (pen), 50' (pen) McHugh 72' Murdoch 77'	BBC Report	C. Smith 41'	Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Willie Collum

19 August 2017 3	Livingston	1 – 3	St Mirren	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Halkett 15'	BBC Report	Halkett 9' (o.g.) Reilly 51', 60'	Attendance: 1,609 Referee: Craig Thomson

26 August 2017 4	St Mirren	3 – 0	Dundee United	St Mirren Park
15:00	Morgan 26', 48' McShane 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Kevin Clancy

9 September 2017 5	St Mirren	4 – 2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	St Mirren Park
15:00	Morgan 31' Buchanan 63' C. Smith 73' McShane 74'	BBC Report	Baird 61' Polworth 69'	Attendance: 3,610 Referee: Willie Collum

16 September 2017 6	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 0	St Mirren	East End Park
15:00	McManus 20' Hopkirk 45' Morris 56'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Craig Thomson

24 September 2017 7	St Mirren	3 – 1	Queen of the South	St Mirren Park
16:10	C. Smith 24' Morgan 27', 54'	BBC Report	Kerr 64'	Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Barry Cook

30 September 2017 8	St Mirren	2 – 1	Brechin City	St Mirren Park
15:00	C. Smith 14' Hilson 78'	BBC Report	Orsi 38'	Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Gavin Duncan

14 October 2017 9	Dumbarton	0 – 2	St Mirren	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Reilly 36' Sutton 70'	Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Alan Newlands

21 October 2017 10	Falkirk	0 – 0	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Don Robertson

28 October 2017 11	St Mirren	2 – 2	Greenock Morton	St Mirren Park
15:00	McShane 66' (pen) Reilly 72'	BBC Report	Murdoch 68' Harkins 79' (pen)	Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Steven McLean

4 November 2017 12	Dundee United	2 – 1	St Mirren	Tannadice Park
15:00	Durnan 11' Stanton 79'	BBC Report	Eckersley 90+3'	Attendance: 6,936 Referee: Greg Aitken

25 November 2017 13	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 2	St Mirren	Caledonian Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	McShane 52' (pen) Reilly 90+2'	Attendance: 2,687 Referee: John McKendrick

28 November 2017 14	St Mirren	3 – 1	Livingston	St Mirren Park
19:45	Morgan 51' Eckersley 66' McShane 78' (pen)	BBC Report	Carrick 30'	Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Gavin Duncan

2 December 2017 15	St Mirren	0 – 1	Dumbarton	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report	Walsh 80'	Attendance: 3,591 Referee: Andrew Dallas

9 December 2017 16	Brechin City	1 – 2	St Mirren	Glebe Park
15:00	Layne 27'	BBC Report	Reilly 20' C. Smith 64' (pen)	Attendance: 812 Referee: Colin Steven

16 December 2017 17	St Mirren	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	St Mirren Park
15:00	C. Smith 38'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Craig Charleston

23 December 2017 18	Queen of the South	2 – 3	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dobbie 1' Kane 6'	BBC Report	Reilly 19', 35' MacKenzie 68'	Attendance: 2,019 Referee: Steven McLean

29 December 2017 19	St Mirren	2 – 0	Dundee United	St Mirren Park
19:45	Morgan 59', 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Don Robertson

2 January 2017 20	Greenock Morton	1 – 1	St Mirren	Cappielow
15:00	O'Ware 80'	BBC Report	Morgan 25'	Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Kevin Clancy

6 January 2017 21	St Mirren	v	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	St Mirren Park
15:00

Scottish Challenge Cup

15 August 2017 Round 1	St Mirren	2 – 1	East Kilbride	St Mirren Park
19:45	Ross C. Stewart 87' Morgan 90+2'	SPFL Report	Dominic McLaren 81'	Attendance: 1,357 Referee: John McKendrick

2 September 2017 Round 2	St Mirren	3 – 1	Hearts U20s	St Mirren Park
15:00	Reilly 8', 48' Sutton 83'	SPFL Report	Currie 81'	Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Craig Charleston

7 October 2017 Round 3	St Mirren	1 – 3	Raith Rovers	St Mirren Park
15:00	Reilly 63'	SPFL Report	Vaughan 64' Spence 73' Barr 81'	Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

15 July 2017 Group H	Stranraer	1 – 4	St Mirren	Stair Park
15:00	Agnew 11'	BBC Report	Reilly 27' Ross C. Stewart 31' Morgan 40' Buchanan 56'	Attendance: 849 Referee: Colin Steven

18 July 2017 Group H	St Mirren	0 – 1	Livingston	St Mirren Park
19:45		BBC Report	Carrick 2'	Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Alan Muir

22 July 2017 Group H	Partick Thistle	5 – 0	St Mirren	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Doolan 12' Lawless 23', 33' Spittal 38', 59'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,727 Referee: Stephen Finnie

29 July 2017 Group H	St Mirren	5 – 0	Airdrieonians	St Mirren Park
15:00	C. Smith 9', 88' Reilly 31', 69' Morgan 82'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,557 Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup

18 November 2017 Round 3	Lothian Thistle	1 – 7	St Mirren	Saughton Enclosure
15:00	Sean Wringe 47'	BBC Report	Morgan 4' Reilly 8', 32', 36', 42' Baird 17' C. Smith 24'	Attendance: 1,132 Referee: David Lowe

20 January 2017 Round 4	Aberdeen	v	St Mirren	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
4	MF	Stephen McGinn		27
3	MF	Gary Irvine		1

Last updated: 2 January 2018
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.

Appearances and goals

Last updated 2 January 2018^[30]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Craig Samson	24	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	CYP	Stelios Demetriou	23	1	12+4	1	2+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Gary Irvine	10	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Stephen McGinn	27	0	20+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Gregor Buchanan	16	2	7+3	1	3+0	0	2+1	1	0+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Gary MacKenzie	7	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Kyle Magennis	13	0	11+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	FW	SCO	Darryl Duffy	4	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	John Sutton	18	2	3+10	1	0+1	1	1+2	0	0+1	0
10	MF	SCO	Lewis Morgan	26	13	20+0	9	1+0	1	4+0	2	1+0	1
11	FW	SCO	Cammy Smith	27	10	19+0	7	2+1	0	4+0	2	1+0	1
14	MF	ENG	Josh Todd	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	SCO	Jack Baird	25	1	19+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	1
16	MF	SCO	Ian McShane	28	5	20+0	5	3+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Jordan Kirkpatrick	14	0	1+7	0	0+2	0	1+3	0	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Ross C. Stewart (on loan at Alloa Athletic)	17	2	1+8	0	2+1	1	2+2	1	0+1	0
20	FW	SCO	Gavin Reilly	27	19	18+1	9	2+1	3	4+0	3	1+0	4
21	GK	SCO	Ross M. Stewart	4	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Darren Whyte (on loan at Forfar Athletic)	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	SCO	Nathan Flanagan (on loan at East Fife)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Harry Davis	8	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	DF	SCO	Liam Smith	18	0	17+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	SCO	Danny Mullen	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	SCO	Cameron MacPherson	6	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
31	MF	SCO	Connor O'Keefe	6	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
39	MF	SCO	Ethan Erhahon	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	GK	SCO	Jamie Langfield	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	DF	ENG	Adam Eckersley	16	2	13+0	2	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
8	MF	SCO	Rocco Quinn (released)	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	FW	SCO	Dale Hilson (released)	5	1	0+2	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
26	DF	SCO	Jamie McCart (end of loan)	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 2 January 2018

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
2		DF	Stelios Demetriou	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
5		DF	Gregor Buchanan	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		DF	Gary Irvine	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		DF	Jack Baird	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
44		DF	Adam Eckersley	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		MF	Stephen McGinn	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		FW	Cammy Smith	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
16		MF	Ian McShane	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1		GK	Craig Samson	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		MF	Kyle Magennis	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		FW	Gavin Reilly	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6		DF	Gary MacKenzie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17		MF	Jordan Kirkpatrick	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		FW	Ross C. Stewart	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
8		MF	Rocco Quinn	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26		DF	Jamie McCart	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	St Mirren (C, P)	36	23	5	8	63	36	+27	74	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Livingston (O, P)	36	17	11	8	56	37	+19	62	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Dundee United	36	18	7	11	52	42	+10	61	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Dunfermline Athletic	36	16	11	9	60	35	+25	59	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	16	9	11	53	37	+16	57
6	Queen of the South	36	14	10	12	59	53	+6	52
7	Greenock Morton	36	13	11	12	47	40	+7	50
8	Falkirk	36	12	11	13	45	49	−4	47
9	Dumbarton (R)	36	7	9	20	27	63	−36	30	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Brechin City (R)	36	0	4	32	20	90	−70	4	Relegation to League One

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[31]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division summary

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Management statistics

Last updated on 2 January 2018

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Jack Ross^[32]	9 October 2016	Present	63	32	11	20	050.79

Transfers

Players in

Position	Name	From	Transfer Window	Ends	Fee	Source
FW	Cammy Smith	Aberdeen	Summer	2019	Free	^[6]
GK	Ross Stewart	Albion Rovers	Summer	2019	Undisclosed fee	^[9]
MF	Jordan Kirkpatrick	Alloa Athletic	Summer	2019	Free	^[9]
DF	Gregor Buchanan	Dumbarton	Summer	2018	Free	^[9]
FW	Ross C. Stewart	Albion Rovers	Summer	2019	Undisclosed fee	^[9]
GK	Craig Samson	Motherwell	Summer	2019	Free	^[11]
FW	Gavin Reilly	Heart of Midlothian	Summer	2018	Free	^[13]
FW	Dale Hilson	Queen of the South	Summer	January 2018	Free	^[16]
MF	Ian McShane	Ross County	Summer	2019	Free	^[18]
DF	Harry Davis	Crewe Alexandra	Summer	2018	Free	^[19]
FW	Darryl Duffy	Mohun Bagan	Summer	2018	Free	^[22]
DF	Liam Smith	Hearts	Summer	2018	Loan	^[23]
DF	Jamie McCart	Celtic	Summer	2017	Loan	^[24]
FW	Danny Mullen	Livingston	Winter	2017	Loan	^[25]

Players out

Position	Name	To / Type	Transfer Window	Fee	Source
DF	Ben Gordon	Released	Summer	Free	^[1]
DF	Andy Webster	Released	Summer	Free	^[1]
MF	Jordan Stewart	Released	Summer	Free	^[1]
MF	Stevie Mallan	Barnsley	Summer	Undisclosed fee	^[4]
MF	Kyle Hutton	Released	Summer	Free	^[7]
MF	Lewis McLear	Released	Summer	Free	^[17]
MF	Rocco Quinn	Released	Summer	Free	^[20]
FW	Ross C. Stewart	Alloa Athletic	Winter	Loan	^[26]
DF	Jamie McCart	Celtic	Winter	Loan end	^[27]
FW	Dale Hilson	Released	Winter	Free	^[28]

Notes

^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Adam Eckersley agrees two-year deal". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "Jack Baird signs contract extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "Jamie Langfield extends contract". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Stevie Mallan: Barnsley sign midfielder from St Mirren on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "Josh Todd signs one-year extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "St Mirren: Buddies sign Cammy Smith and agree new deal with Gary MacKenzie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Kyle Hutton leaves the Buddies". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "Delight as Kyle Magennis signs till 2020". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "St Mirren: Two Ross Stewarts sign for Buddies from Albion Rovers". Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "Scottish League Cup draw: Dundee sides meet in group stages". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "New Signing: Craig Samson". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ "Stelios agrees contract extension". Stmirren.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "St Mirren sign Gavin Reilly". St Mirren. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "Gary Irvine agrees new deal". St Mirren. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "Nathan Flanagan signs one-year deal". St Mirren. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Dale Hilson signs for St Mirren". St Mirren. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Lewis McLear leaves". St Mirren. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "St Mirren sign Ian McShane after midfielder leaves Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Harry Davis joins the Saints". St Mirren FC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Rocco Quinn leaves St Mirren". St Mirren FC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "Jack Ross: St Mirren manager & assistant James Fowler sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Darryl Duffy signs for St Mirren". St Mirren FC. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Hearts defender Liam Smith moves to St Mirren on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "St Mirren sign Jamie McCart on emergency loan". St Mirren FC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "St Mirren sign Jamie McCart on emergency loan". BBC Sport. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Ross Stewart joins Alloa Athletic on loan". www.stmirren.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Jamie McCart returns to Celtic". www.stmirren.com. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Dale Hilson leaves the club and loan spells extended". www.stmirren.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "St Mirren team". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "St Mirren". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Jack Ross Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[note3-32] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[released-1] "Adam Eckersley agrees two-year deal". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[2] "Jack Baird signs contract extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[3] "Jamie Langfield extends contract". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[mallan-4] "Stevie Mallan: Barnsley sign midfielder from St Mirren on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[5] "Josh Todd signs one-year extension". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[cammy-6] "St Mirren: Buddies sign Cammy Smith and agree new deal with Gary MacKenzie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[hutton-7] "Kyle Hutton leaves the Buddies". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[8] "Delight as Kyle Magennis signs till 2020". Retrieved 24 May 2017.

[stewartkirkpatrick-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "St Mirren: Two Ross Stewarts sign for Buddies from Albion Rovers". Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[10] "Scottish League Cup draw: Dundee sides meet in group stages". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[samson-11] "New Signing: Craig Samson". Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[12] "Stelios agrees contract extension". Stmirren.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

[reilly-13] "St Mirren sign Gavin Reilly". St Mirren. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[14] "Gary Irvine agrees new deal". St Mirren. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[15] "Nathan Flanagan signs one-year deal". St Mirren. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[hilson-16] "Dale Hilson signs for St Mirren". St Mirren. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[mclear-17] "Lewis McLear leaves". St Mirren. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[mcshane-18] "St Mirren sign Ian McShane after midfielder leaves Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[davis-19] "Harry Davis joins the Saints". St Mirren FC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[quinn-20] "Rocco Quinn leaves St Mirren". St Mirren FC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[21] "Jack Ross: St Mirren manager & assistant James Fowler sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[duffy-22] "Darryl Duffy signs for St Mirren". St Mirren FC. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

[smith-23] "Hearts defender Liam Smith moves to St Mirren on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

[mccart-24] "St Mirren sign Jamie McCart on emergency loan". St Mirren FC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[mullen-25] "St Mirren sign Jamie McCart on emergency loan". BBC Sport. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[stewartalloa-26] "Ross Stewart joins Alloa Athletic on loan". www.stmirren.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[mccartloanend-27] "Jamie McCart returns to Celtic". www.stmirren.com. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

[hilsonfree-28] "Dale Hilson leaves the club and loan spells extended". www.stmirren.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[29] "St Mirren team". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[30] "St Mirren". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[31] "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[33] "Jack Ross Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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v t e St Mirren Football Club
Players Managers Records and statistics Honours European record Notable matches Current season
Home stadium	Westmarch (1883−1894) Love Street (1894−2009) St Mirren Park (2009−present)
Training ground	Ralston training complex
Rivalries	Renfrewshire derby Renfrewshire Cup
Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e 2017–18 in Scottish football
« 2016–17 2018–19 »
Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL Development League Women's Premier League 2017 2018 Women's First Division 2017 2018
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Group stage Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2017 2018 Women's League Cup 2017 2018
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Transfers	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Ross County St Johnstone
Championship	Brechin City Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston Queen of the South St Mirren
League One	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United East Fife Forfar Athletic Queen's Park Raith Rovers Stranraer
League Two	Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion