2008–09 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren competed in the Scottish Premier League, after finishing in tenth place in 2007–08. The 2008–09 season also saw the club leave Love Street for the new St Mirren Park in Greenhill Road.

St Mirren
2008–09 season
ChairmanStewart Gilmour
ManagerGus McPherson
SPL10th
Scottish CupSemi Finals
(lost to Rangers)
League CupThird Round
(lost to Dunfermline Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Dorman (10)
All: Andy Dorman (12)
Billy Mehmet (12)
Highest home attendance10,189 vs Motherwell
(3 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance3,364 vs
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
(13 December 2008)
Average home league attendance5,411

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee Source
20 June 2008 Franco Miranda CAILoanBBC[1]
30 June 2008 Dennis Wyness Inverness CTFree TransferBBC[2]
30 June 2008 Jack Ross FalkirkFree TransferBBC[3]
30 June 2008 Steven Robb Dundee UnitedFree TransferBBC[4]
30 June 2008 Tom Brighton MillwallFree TransferBBC
4 August 2008 TonetUnattachedFree TransferBBC[5]
14 August 2008 Scott Cuthbert CelticLoanBBC[6]
1 January 2009 Steven Thomson Brighton & Hove AlbionFree TransferBBC[7]

Out
Date Player To Fee Source
30 June 2008 Stewart Kean Queen of the SouthFree TransferBBC[8]
30 June 2008 Ian Maxwell Partick ThistleFree TransferBBC[9]
30 June 2008 Mark Corcoran Hamilton AcademicalFree TransferBBC[10]
30 June 2008 David van Zanten HibernianFree TransferBBC[11]
30 June 2008 Richard Brittain Ross CountyFree TransferBBC[12]
30 June 2008 Alan ReidReleasedBBC

Results

Scottish Premier League
Date Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
10/08/08CelticCeltic Park0–157,441
16/08/08KilmarnockLove Street0–04,176
23/08/08HeartsTynecastle1–213,357Mehmet
30/08/08AberdeenLove Street0–14,680
13/09/08Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium2–13,501Mehmet, Brady
20/09/08FalkirkLove Street1–14,134Mehmet  (pen.)
27/09/08MotherwellFir Park1–24,786Mehmet
5/10/08RangersLove Street1–07,520McGinn
18/10/08HamiltonNew Douglas Park2–13,397Miranda, Mehmet
25/10/08Dundee UnitedTannadice0–211,378
1/11/08HibernianLove Street0–04,588
8/11/08HeartsLove Street0–14,192
11/11/08AberdeenPittodrie0–29,452
15/11/08RangersIbrox1–249,321Miranda
22/11/08CelticLove Street1–37,433Hamilton
29/11/08Dundee UnitedLove Street0–24,013
6/12/08FalkirkFalkirk Stadium2–14,828Hamilton, Wyness
13/12/08Inverness CTLove Street2–03,364Dorman, Brady
20/12/08KilmarnockRugby Park1–05,183Dorman
27/12/08HamiltonLove Street1–04,794Dargo
3/01/09MotherwellLove Street0–010,189
17/01/09HibernianEaster Road0–210,317
24/01/09Dundee UnitedTannadice2–36,556Ross, Mehmet  (pen.)
31/01/09KilmarnockNew St Mirren Park1–17,542Wyness
14/02/09FalkirkNew St Mirren Park2–25,504Dorman (2)
21/02/09HeartsTynecastle1–113,609Dorman
28/02/09CelticCeltic Park0–752,500
4/03/09AberdeenNew St Mirren Park1–14,383Dargo
21/03/09HamiltonNew Douglas Park0–03,072
4/04/09Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium1–23,794Dorman
8/04/09RangersNew St Mirren Park1–26,231Dorman
13/04/09HibernianNew St Mirren Park1–15,151Dorman
18/04/09MotherwellFir Park2–06,626Thomson, Dorman
02/05/09Inverness CTNew St Mirren Park1–24,171Hamilton
09/05/09MotherwellNew St Mirren Park1–34,002O'Donnell
13/05/09KilmarnockRugby Park1–25,927Wyness
16/05/09FalkirkFalkirk Stadium2–06,744Mehmet, Dorman
23/05/09HamiltonNew St Mirren Park0–16,747

Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
13/01/2009R4Brechin CityGlebe Park3–11,026Hamilton (2), Wyness
07/02/2009R5MotherwellFir Park1–15,695Dorman
17/02/2009R5 (Replay)MotherwellSt Mirren Park1–04,555Mehmet
07/03/2009Quarter-FinalCelticSt Mirren Park1–05,925Mehmet  (pen.)
25/04/2009Semi-FinalRangersHampden Park0–332,431

League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
26/08/08R2DumbartonLove Street7–01,747Robb, Mehmet (3), Dorman, Dargo, Mason
23/09/08R3Dunfermline AthleticEast End Park0–22,186

Friendlies
Date Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
22/07/2008DumbartonStrathclyde Homes Stadium2–2Brady, Molloy
23/07/2008Stirling AlbionForthbank Stadium3–1Hamilton (2), Dorman
26/07/2008Morton (Renfrewshire Cup)Cappielow1–1 (5–4 on penalties)McAusland
29/07/2008BlackpoolBloomfield Road2–0Tonet, Wyness
02/08/2008DarlingtonTFM Darlington Arena1–0Mehmet

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — 11 18 August 200823 May 2009
League Cup 3rd Round 3rd Round 26 August 200823 September 2008
Scottish Cup 4th Round Semi-finals 13 January 200925 April 2009

Source: Competitions

SPL
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 38 48 −10 44
9 Hamilton Academical 38 12 5 21 30 53 −23 41
10 Falkirk 38 9 11 18 37 52 −15 38 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
11 St Mirren 38 9 10 19 33 52 −19 37
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 7 21 37 58 −21 37 Relegation to the First Division
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Since Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, already qualified for the Champions League via their league position, Falkirk, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the Europa League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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ResultLDLLWDLWWLDLLLLLWWWWDLLDDDLDDLLDWLLLWL
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

See also

References
  1. "New Saints loan deal for Miranda". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  2. "Striker Wyness heading to Saints". BBC News. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. "St Mirren snap up Bairns player". BBC News. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. "Robb leaves United to join Saints". BBC Sport website. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  5. St Mirren sign Spanish midfielder; BBC Sport, 4 August 2008
  6. "St Mirren seal Cuthbert loan deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  7. "Buddies to bag Brighton's Thomson". BBC Sport. 30 December 2008.
  8. Buddies' Kean to join with Queens BBC Sport, 14 May 2008
  9. "Maxwell completes Thistle switch". BBC News. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  10. "Corcoran going back to Hamilton". BBC News. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
  11. Hibs snatch defender Van Zanten, BBC Sport, 6 May 2008.
  12. "Brittain joins up at Ross County". 5 June 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  13. St Mirren's Score is shown first
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