2009–10 St Mirren F.C. season
Appearance
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2009–10 season | ||||
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Chairman | Stewart Gilmour | |||
Manager | Gus MacPherson | |||
Scottish Premier League | 10th | |||
Scottish Cup | Fifth Round Replay (v Rangers) | |||
League Cup | Runners-Up (v Rangers) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Andy Dorman (6) All: Billy Mehmet (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 6,164 vs Celtic (26 September 2009) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 3,009 vs St Johnstone (10 February 2010) | |||
Average home league attendance | 4,414 | |||
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St Mirren competed for their fourth successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing 11th place for season 2008–09, narrowly avoiding relegation on goal difference. It will also be their first full season in their new home ground, since moving from Love Street in January. Saints won their first league match at their new home with a 2–1 victory over Heart of Midlothian on 3 October 2009.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
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29 June 2009 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
4 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
21 September 2009 | ![]() |
Unattached | Signed | BBC |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
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1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | BBC |
1 July 2009 | ![]() |
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Loan Ends | BBC |
15 January 2010 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee | BBC |
26 January 2010 | ![]() |
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Released | BBC |
27 January 2010 | ![]() |
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Released | BBC |
Loan in
[edit]Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
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29 January 2010 | ![]() |
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Loan | BBC |
1 February 2010 | ![]() |
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Loan | BBC |
Source[1]
Loan out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
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25 September 2009 | ![]() |
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Loan | BBC |
October 2009 | ![]() |
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Loan | BBC |
December 2009 | ![]() |
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Loan | BBC |
Source[1]
Results
[edit]Scottish Premier League
[edit]15 August 2009 SPL Round 1 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Wotherspoon ![]() Benjelloun ![]() |
BBC Sport | McGinn ![]() |
Attendance: 13,426 Referee: Muir |
22 August 2009 SPL Round 2 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,775 Referee: McDonald |
29 August 2009 SPL Round 3 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Sammon ![]() |
BBC Sport | McGinn ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,645 Referee: Norris |
12 September 2009 SPL Round 4 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Mehmet ![]() |
BBC Sport | Morris ![]() |
Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Nicholls |
19 September 2009 SPL Round 5 | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Pittodrie, Aberdeen |
Mulgrew ![]() |
BBC Sport | Mair![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,103 Referee: Thomson |
26 September 2009 SPL Round 6 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Celtic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
BBC Sport | McCourt ![]() Maloney ![]() |
Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Richmond |
3 October 2009 SPL Round 7 | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Thomson ![]() Dargo ![]() |
BBC Sport | Goncalves ![]() |
Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Winter |
17 October 2009 SPL Round 8 | Falkirk | 1 – 3 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
McLean ![]() |
BBC Sport | Dargo ![]() Mehmet ![]() Brighton ![]() |
Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Allen |
24 October 2009 SPL Round 9 | St Mirren | 3 – 3 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Murray ![]() ![]() Dorman ![]() |
BBC Sport | Forbes ![]() Jutkiewicz ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,327 Referee: O'Reilly |
31 October 2009 SPL Round 10 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Mair![]() |
BBC Sport | M Paixao ![]() Canning ![]() |
Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Finnie |
7 November 2009 SPL Round 11 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
Boyd ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport | O'Donnell ![]() |
Attendance: 45,750 Referee: Brines |
21 November 2009 SPL Round 12 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Innes ![]() |
BBC Sport | Riordan ![]() |
Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Collum |
28 November 2009 SPL Round 13 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Innes ![]() Samaras ![]() McDonald ![]() |
BBC Sport | Higdon ![]() |
Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Conroy |
5 December 2009 SPL Round 14 | Dundee United | 3 – 2 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
Casalinuovo ![]() Conway ![]() Myrie-Williams ![]() Gomis ![]() |
BBC Sport | Dods ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Conroy |
12 December 2009 SPL Round 15 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Higdon ![]() |
BBC Sport | Finnigan ![]() |
Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Thomson |
19 December 2009 SPL Round 16 | St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
Millar ![]() |
BBC Sport | Higdon ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,993 Referee: Tumilty |
26 December 2009 SPL Round 17 | St Mirren | P – P | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
30 December 2009 SPL Round 18 | Hamilton Academical | P – P | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
2 January 2010 SPL Round 19 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Innes ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Muir |
12 January 2010 SPL Rearranged Round 17 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Innes ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Collum |
16 January 2010 SPL Round 20 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
Stewart ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 12,821 Referee: O'Reilly |
23 January 2010 SPL Round 21 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell |
Murphy ![]() Sutton ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,621 Referee: McDonald |
27 January 2010 SPL Round 22 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Rangers | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
BBC Sport | Davis ![]() Novo ![]() |
Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Thomson |
30 January 2010 SPL Round 23 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Miller ![]() Ross ![]() |
BBC Sport | Bamba ![]() |
Attendance: 11,476 Referee: Collum |
10 February 2010 SPL Round 24 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Higdon ![]() |
BBC Sport | MacKay ![]() |
Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty |
13 February 2010 SPL Round 25 | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Higdon ![]() |
BBC Sport | Swanson ![]() Goodwillie ![]() |
Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Norris |
20 February 2010 SPL Round 26 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Maguire ![]() |
BBC Sport | Mehmet ![]() |
Attendance: 5,501 Referee: Muir |
27 February 2010 SPL Round 27 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Allan |
6 March 2010 SPL Round 28 | Rangers | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
McCulloch ![]() ![]() Novo ![]() |
BBC Sport | Carey ![]() |
Attendance: 47,474 Referee: Richmond |
9 March 2010 SPL Round 29 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,154 Referee: McDonald |
13 March 2010 SPL Rearranged Round 18 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
F.Paixão ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,179 Referee: Norris |
24 March 2010 SPL Round 30 | St Mirren | 4 – 0 | Celtic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Dorman ![]() ![]() Thomson ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Richmond |
27 March 2010 SPL Round 31 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Diamond ![]() Aluko ![]() |
BBC Sport | Robb ![]() |
Attendance: 8,764 Referee: Brian Winter |
3 April 2010 SPL Round 32 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Carey ![]() |
BBC Sport | Žaliūkas ![]() |
Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Iain Brines |
10 April 2010 SPL Round 33 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
Moutinho ![]() Higdon ![]() |
BBC Sport | Dorman ![]() |
Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
17 April 2010 SPL Round 34 | St Johnstone | 2 – 2 | St Mirren | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
Duberry ![]() Sheerin ![]() |
BBC Sport | Carey ![]() Dorman ![]() |
Attendance: 3,557 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
24 April 2010 SPL Round 35 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Dorman ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,639 Referee: Craig Thomson |
1 May 2010 SPL Round 36 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
Arfield ![]() |
BBC Sport | Innes ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
Attendance: 5,919 Referee: William Collum |
5 May 2010 SPL Round 37 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 0 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Iain Brines |
8 May 2010 SPL Round 38 | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
BBC Sport | Mair ![]() |
Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
League results by opponent
[edit]Team | Result [2] | Points | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Aberdeen | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3 |
Celtic | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | – | 3 |
Dundee United | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | – | 1 |
Falkirk | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5 |
Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2 |
Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 4 |
Hibernian | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 1 |
Kilmarnock | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 10 |
Motherwell | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – | 2 |
Rangers | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 0 |
St Johnstone | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3 |
Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article
Scottish Cup
[edit]10 January 2010 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 4 | St Mirren | 3 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Crawford ![]() Mehmet ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport | Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Finnie |
6 February 2010 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 5 | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Rangers | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,909 Referee: Brines |
17 February 2010 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 5 Replay | Rangers | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
Boyd ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 31,086 Referee: Brines |
League Cup
[edit]2 August 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 6 | St Mirren | Ochilview, Stenhousemuir |
McGuire ![]() Rodgers ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport | Mehmet ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,747 Referee: O'Reilly |
26 August 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 2 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Keenan ![]() |
BBC Sport | Higdon ![]() Mehmet ![]() |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Richmond |
22 September 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 3 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Kyle ![]() |
BBC Sport | McGinn ![]() Dorman ![]() |
Attendance: 3,561 Referee: McDonald |
27 October 2009 Co-Operative Insurance Cup Quarter Final | St Mirren | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
Higdon ![]() Ross ![]() Craigan ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Collum |
2 February 2010 Co-Operative Insurance Cup Semi Final | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell |
BBC Sport | Mehmet ![]() |
Attendance: 9,170 Referee: Richmond |
21 March 2010 Co-Operative Insurance Cup Final | Rangers | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Thomson ![]() Wilson ![]() Miller ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 44,538 Referee: Thomson |
Friendlies
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[2] | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
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14 July 2009 | ![]() |
Bayview | 2–1 | Mehmet, Mair | |
16 July 2009 | ![]() |
Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 3–0 | O'Donnell, Dargo, Mehmet | |
18 July 2009 | ![]() |
Somerset Park | 1–0 | Dorman | |
28 July 2009 | ![]() |
St Mirren Park | 2–1 | Dorman, O'Donnell | |
09/08/2009 | ![]() |
DW Stadium | 1–3 | Dargo |
Competitions
[edit]Overall
[edit]Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Scottish Premier League | — | 10th | 15 August 2009 | 8 May 2010 |
League Cup | 1st Round | 2 August 2009 | 21 March 2010 | |
Scottish Cup | 4th Round | 9 January 2010 | 17 February 2010 |
Source: Competitions
SPL
[edit]Classification
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47 | |
9 | Aberdeen | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 | |
10 | St Mirren | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 34 | |
11 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 33 | |
12 | Falkirk (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 31 | Relegation to the First Division |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results by round
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "SPL ins and outs". 14 August 2009.
- ^ a b St Mirren's score is shown first.