2020–21 St Mirren F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Gordon Scott | ||
| Manager | Jim Goodwin | ||
| Stadium | St Mirren Park | ||
| Premiership | 6th | ||
| League Cup | Semi-Final | ||
| Scottish Cup | TBA | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jamie McGrath (5) All: Jamie McGrath (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 0 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 0 | ||
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The 2020–21 season is the club's third consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football since being promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2017–18 season. St Mirren will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Month by month review
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June
- 2 June - the club announced that 13 players will leave the club when their contracts shortly expire. Captain Stephen McGinn, Václav Hladký, Gary MacKenzie, Oan Djorkaeff, Ross Wallace, Tony Andreu, Danny Mullen and Cody Cooke won't have their contractors renewed - while loanees Lee Hodson, Calum Waters, Akin Famewo, Seifedin Chabbi and Alex Jakubiak all return to their parent clubs.[1]
- 8 June - midfielder Ryan Flynn signed a one-year extension to his contract.[2]
- 18 June - defender Richard Tait signed from Motherwell on a two-year deal.[3]
- 22 June - Rangers goalkeeper Jak Alnwick signed on a two-year deal, after being released by his former club.[4]
July
- 7 July - Fleetwood Town midfielder Nathan Sheron joined the club on a season long loan.[5]
- 20 July - defender Joe Shaughnessy signed on a two-year deal from Southend United, and Icelandic midfielder Ísak Þorvaldsson joined the club on a season long loan from Norwich City.[6]
- 28 July - Ex-Ross County defender Marcus Fraser signed a one-year deal with the club.[7]
Squad list
- As of 2 February 2021[8]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed in | Signed until | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | Jak Alnwick | 
|
GK | 17 June 1993 | Rangers | 2020 | 2022 | 28 | 0 |
| 26 | Dean Lyness |
|
GK | 20 July 1991 | Raith Rovers | 2019 | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Peter Urminský | 
|
GK | 24 May 1999 | Spartak Trnava | 2020 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jamie Langfield | 
|
GK | 22 December 1979 | Aberdeen | 2015 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Zdeněk Zlámal | 
|
GK | 5 November 1985 | Heart of Midlothian | 2020 | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Richard Tait |
|
DF | 2 December 1989 | Motherwell | 2020 | 2022 | 29 | 2 |
| 3 | Brandon Mason |
|
DF | 30 September 1997 | Coventry City | 2020 | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Joe Shaughnessy | 
|
DF | 6 July 1992 | Southend United | 2020 | 2022 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | Conor McCarthy |
|
DF | 11 April 1998 | Cork City | 2020 | 2022 | 39 | 2 |
| 15 | Jack Baird |
|
DF | 7 February 1996 | St Mirren Youth Team | 2014 | 2021 | 166 | 6 |
| 15 | Daniel Finlayson | 
|
DF | 19 January 2001 | Rangers | 2020 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Marcus Fraser |
|
DF | 23 June 1994 | Ross County | 2020 | 2021 | 30 | 2 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | Nathan Sheron |
|
MF | 4 October 1997 | Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2020 | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Kyle Magennis |
|
MF | 26 August 1998 | St Mirren Youth Team | 2016 | 2021 | 107 | 8 |
| 7 | Jake Doyle-Hayes |
|
MF | 30 December 1998 | Aston Villa | 2020 | 2021 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Ryan Flynn |
|
MF | 4 September 1988 | Oldham Athletic | 2018 | 2021 | 78 | 2 |
| 10 | Kyle McAllister |
|
MF | 26 May 1997 | Derby County | 2019 | 2022 | 79 | 4 |
| 11 | İlkay Durmuş | 
|
MF | 1 May 1994 | Wacker Innsbruck | 2019 | 2021 | 52 | 6 |
| 14 | Cameron MacPherson |
|
MF | 29 December 1998 | St Mirren Youth Team | 2015 | 2022 | 71 | 3 |
| 16 | Sam Foley |
|
MF | 17 October 1986 | Northampton Town | 2019 | 2021 | 43 | 2 |
| 17 | Jamie McGrath |
|
MF | 30 September 1996 | Dundalk | 2020 | 2022 | 39 | 9 |
| 21 | Dylan Connolly |
|
MF | 2 May 1995 | AFC Wimbledon | 2020 | 2021 | 23 | 2 |
| 23 | Ísak Þorvaldsson | 
|
MF | 1 May 2001 | Norwich City (loan) | 2020 | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Ethan Erhahon |
|
MF | 9 May 2001 | St Mirren Youth Team | 2017 | 2022 | 48 | 2 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Jonathan Obika |
|
FW | 12 September 1990 | Oxford United | 2019 | 2021 | 62 | 19 |
| 19 | Junior Morias | 
|
FW | 4 July 1995 | Northampton Town | 2019 | 2021 | 41 | 2 |
| 20 | Kristian Dennis |
|
FW | 11 March 1990 | Notts County | 2020 | 2022 | 13 | 3 |
| 23 | Lee Erwin |
|
FW | 19 March 1994 | Ross County | 2020 | 2022 | 19 | 2 |
| 33 | Lewis Jamieson |
|
FW | 17 April 2002 | St Mirren Youth Team | 2020 | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Eamonn Brophy |
|
FW | 10 March 1996 | Kilmarnock | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | Collin Quaner | 
|
FW | 18 June 1991 | Huddersfield Town | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season / Friendlies
| 11 July 2020 Friendly | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Hibernian Training Centre |
Gullan  |
Jay Henderson |
| 18 July 2020 Friendly | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park |
| Moyo 1' Smith 31' |
Obika |
Attendance: 0 |
| 2 September 2020 Friendly | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Hearts | St Mirren Park |
| McAllister 57' |
Report | Roberts 33' Walker 43' |
Attendance: 0 |
Scottish Premiership
| 1 August 2020 1 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Livingston | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Tait 30' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 9 August 2020 2 | Rangers | 3 – 0 | St Mirren | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | McCarthy 23' (o.g.) Morelos 69', 74' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 15 August 2020 3 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Obika 19' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 22 August 2020 4 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Ross County | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Obika 14' Shaughnessy  62' |
BBC Report | Sheron 70' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 29 August 2020 5 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | May 72' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 12 September 2020 6 | St Mirren | 0 – 3 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Nisbet 14' Newell 17'Boyle 59' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 16 September 2020 7 | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Celtic | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Erwin 3' |
BBC Report | Duffy 21' Forrest 36' |
Attendance: 0 |
| 19 September 2020 8 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 33' Sporle 52' |
BBC Report | Connolly 64' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 26 September 2020 9 | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Kabamba 28' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Munro |
| 2 October 2020 10 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Watkins 71' Ferguson 90+1' |
BBC Report | Erhahon 54' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 17 October 2020 11 | St Mirren | – [A] | Motherwell | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 0 |
| 24 October 2020 12 | St Mirren | – [A] | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 0 |
| 6 November 2020 13 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
| 21 November 2020 14 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Almondvale |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Doyle-Hayes 56' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 5 December 2020 15 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | McGrath 44 pen.' |
BBC Report | Hayes 37' Ferguson 51' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 12 December 2020 16 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McGrath 13' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 19 December 2020 17 | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Erhahon 38' Erwin 82'Obika 87' |
BBC Report | May 22 pen.' Tanser 44'Kerr 45' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 23 December 2020 18 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Easter Road |
| 18:00 | Nisbet 18' Doidge 88' |
BBC Report | Mason 83' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 26 December 2020 19 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | St Mirren | Victoria Park |
| 18:00 | Reid 36' Draper 60' |
BBC Report | Fraser 76' Dennis 85' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 30 December 2020 20 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Rangers | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Roofe 27' Morelos 33' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 2 January 2021 21 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Whitehall 12' |
BBC Report | Rogers 90 o.g.' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 9 January 2021 22 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | McGrath 79 pen.' |
BBC Report | Cole 27' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 16 January 2021 23 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Kane 46' |
BBC Report | MacPherson 55' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 27 January 2021 24 | Dundee United | 1 – 5 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Harkes 54' |
BBC Report | Shaughnessy 30' McGrath 42 pen.', 45+1 pen.'Connolly 80'Dennis 85' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 30 January 2021 25 | Celtic | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Édouard 32' |
BBC Report | Dennis 18' Durmuş 37' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 2 February 2021 26 | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Alnwick 36' Obika 74' |
BBC Report | Porteous 55' Boyle 71 pen.' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
Scottish League Cup
Group Stage
| 7 October 2020 1 | St Mirren | 4 – 1 | Partick Thistle | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Tait 45+1' Obika 74'Breen 81 o.g.'Connolly 82' |
BBC Report | Spittal 66' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 10 October 2020 2 | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 (2 – 4 p) | St Mirren | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Shields 8' Fitzpatrick 12' |
BBC Report | McGrath 53' Fraser 89' |
Attendance: 0 |
| 11 November 2020 3 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 (6 – 5 p) | Greenock Morton | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Obika 39' |
BBC Report | MacIver 60' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 14 November 2020 4 | Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Shaughnessy 49' Obika 81 pen.' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Knockout Round
| 28 November 2020 Second Round | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park |
| 17:15 | Durmuş 4' McGrath 88' |
BBC Report | McGinn 43' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 16 December 2020 Quarter-Final | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | Rangers | St Mirren Park |
| 20:00 | McGrath 40 pen.', 53' McCarthy 90+2' |
BBC Report | Goldson 7' Davis 88' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 24 January 2021 Semi-Final | Livingston | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Hampden Park |
| 16:00 | Robinson 10' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
Scottish Cup
| Third Round | Hamilton Academical | – | St Mirren | New Douglas Park |
| Attendance: 0 |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 2 February 2021
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Jak Alnwick
|
21+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Richard Tait
|
21+1 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | Brandon Mason
|
5+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Joe Shaughnessy
|
21+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Conor McCarthy
|
23+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Nathan Sheron
|
5+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Jake Doyle-Hayes
|
11+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Ryan Flynn
|
2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Obika
|
19+6 | 4 | 4+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| 10 | MF | Kyle McAllister
|
8+13 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | İlkay Durmuş
|
11+6 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | Cameron MacPherson
|
9+10 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Daniel Finlayson
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Jamie McGrath
|
24+0 | 5 | 6+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| 19 | FW | Junior Morias
|
3+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Kristian Dennis
|
4+8 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | Dylan Connolly
|
10+6 | 3 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| 22 | DF | Marcus Fraser
|
23+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 23 | FW | Lee Erwin
|
8+7 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 25 | MF | Ethan Erhahon
|
15+2 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 26 | GK | Dean Lyness
|
0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | GK | Peter Urminský
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | GK | Jamie Langfield
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Eamonn Brophy
|
3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Lewis Jamieson
|
0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 45 | FW | Collin Quaner
|
0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Kyle Magennis
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Jack Baird
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Sam Foley
|
10+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Ísak Þorvaldsson
|
0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | GK | Zdeněk Zlámal
|
3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Goal scorers
- As of match played 2 February 2020[9]
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | |
Richard Tait | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | |
Joe Shaughnessy | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | DF | |
Conor McCarthy | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | MF | |
Jake Doyle-Hayes | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | |
Jonathan Obika | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | |
İlkay Durmuş | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | |
Jamie McGrath | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| 21 | MF | |
Dylan Connolly | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 20 | FW | |
Kristian Dennis | 3 | 3 | ||
| 22 | DF | |
Marcus Fraser | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | FW | |
Lee Erwin | 2 | 2 | ||
| 25 | DF | |
Ethan Erhahon | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | 21 | 12 | ||||
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 2 February 2020
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Total | Scottish Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
GK | Jak Alnwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | |
DF | Richard Tait | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | |
DF | Brandon Mason | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | |
DF | Joe Shaughnessy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | |
DF | Conor McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | |
DF | Nathan Sheron | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | |
MF | Jake Doyle-Hayes | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | |
FW | Jonathan Obika | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | |
MF | Kyle McAllister | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 14 | |
MF | Cameron MacPherson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 16 | |
MF | Sam Foley | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | |
MF | Jamie McGrath | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | |
FW | Junior Morias | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 21 | |
MF | Dylan Connolly | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 22 | |
DF | Marcus Fraser | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 25 | |
DF | Ethan Erhahon | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 13 | +79 | 102 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 56 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 6 | Livingston | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 45 | |
| 7 | St Mirren | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 45 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 44 | |
| 10 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 39 | |
| 11 | Kilmarnock (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 36 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 30 | Relegation to Championship |
Source: [10]
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).[11]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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).[11]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ^ St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2020. Source: [12]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League results by opponent
| Team | Result | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | ||||
| Aberdeen | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | – | 1/6 |
| Celtic | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | – | 3/6 |
| Dundee United | 0–0 | – | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4/9 |
| Hamilton Academicals | - | – | 1–0 | – | 3/3 |
| Hibernian | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | – | 0/9 |
| Kilmarnock | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | – | 1/6 |
| Livingston | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | – | 6/6 |
| Motherwell | - | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 4/6 |
| Rangers | 0–2 | – | 0–3 | – | 0/6 |
| Ross County | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | – | 4/6 |
| St Johnstone | 3–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3/9 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STM | QOS | PAR | GMO | QPK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for the Second round | — | — | 4–1 | p1–1 | — | |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 2–2p | — | 0–0p | — | — | ||
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | — | — | — | p0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | — | 2–2p | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Queen's Park | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — |
Source: [13]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[14]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[14]
Management statistics
- Last updated on 2 February 2020
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Goodwin[15] | 12 September 2019 | Present | 71 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 32.39 |
Transfers
Players in
| Position | Nationality | Name | From | Transfer Window | Ends | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |
|
Richard Tait | Motherwell | Summer | 2022 | Free | [3] |
| GK |
|
Jak Alnwick | Rangers | Summer | 2022 | Free | [4] |
| MF |
|
Nathan Sheron | Fleetwood Town | Summer | 2021 | Loan | [5] |
| DF |
|
Joe Shaughnessy | Southend United | Summer | 2022 | Free | [6] |
| MF |
|
Ísak Þorvaldsson | Norwich City | Summer | 2021 | Loan | [6] |
| DF |
|
Marcus Fraser | Ross County | Summer | 2021 | Free | [7] |
| FW |
|
Kristian Dennis | Notts County | Summer | 2022 | Free | [16] |
| MF |
|
Dylan Connolly | AFC Wimbledon | Summer | 2021 | Free | [17] |
| GK |
|
Zdeněk Zlámal | Heart of Midlothian | Summer | 2021 | Loan | [18] |
| DF |
|
Daniel Finlayson | Rangers | Summer | 2021 | Loan | [19] |
| DF |
|
Brandon Mason | Coventry City | Summer | 2021 | Loan | [20] |
| MF |
|
Jake Doyle-Hayes | Unattached | Summer | 2021 | Free | [21] |
| FW |
|
Collin Quaner | Unattached | Winter | 2021 | Free | [22] |
| FW |
|
Eamonn Brophy | Kilmarnock | Winter | 2021 | Loan | [23] |
Players out
| Position | Nationality | Name | To / Type | Transfer Window | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | 
|
Oan Djorkaeff | SC Kriens | Summer | Free | [1] |
| MF |
|
Ross Wallace | Released | Summer | Free | [1] |
| FW | 
|
Seifedin Chabbi | Gaziantep | Summer | Loan ended | [1] |
| FW |
|
Alex Jakubiak | Watford | Summer | Loan ended | [1] |
| DF |
|
Lee Hodson | Gillingham | Summer | Loan ended | [1] |
| DF |
|
Akin Famewo | Norwich City | Summer | Loan ended | [1] |
| DF |
|
Calum Waters | Kilmarnock | Summer | Loan ended | [1] |
| DF |
|
Gary MacKenzie | Peterhead | Summer | Free | [1][24] |
| FW |
|
Danny Mullen | Dundee | Summer | Free | [1][25] |
| GK |
|
Václav Hladký | Salford City | Summer | Free | [1][26] |
| FW |
|
Cody Cooke | Weymouth | Summer | Free | [1][27] |
| DF |
|
Ísak Þorvaldsson | Norwich City | Summer | Loan ended | [28] |
| DF |
|
Jack Baird | Ayr United | Summer | Free | [29] |
| MF |
|
Stephen McGinn | Hibernian | Summer | Free | [1][30] |
| MF |
|
Kyle Magennis | Hibernian | Summer | Undisclosed | [31] |
| FW |
|
Junior Morias | Boreham Wood | Winter | Loan | [32] |
| MF |
|
Tony Andreu | Ross County | Winter | Free | [33] |
| MF |
|
Sam Foley | Motherwell | Winter | Free | [34] |
See also
Notes
References
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