2017–18 St Mirren F.C. season
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.
2017–18 season | |||
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Chairman | Gordon Scott | ||
Manager | Jack Ross | ||
Stadium | St Mirren Park | ||
Championship | 1st (Champions) | ||
Challenge Cup | Third Round lost to Raith Rovers | ||
League Cup | Group Stage (Eliminated) | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round lost to Aberdeen | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lewis Morgan (14 goals) All: Gavin Reilly (22 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,422 vs Greenock Morton (21 April 2018) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,023 vs Queen of the South (24 September 2017) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,448 | ||
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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 23 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]
January
5 January – Lewis Morgan signed a 4 1⁄2-year contract with Celtic and was immediately loaned back to Saints until the end of the season. The fee was undisclosed, but is thought to have been around £300,000.[29]
10 January – striker Darryl Duffy signed on loan for Scottish League One side Airdrieonians until the end of the season.[30]
11 January – defender Gregor Buchanan left the club by mutual consent. He made 16 appearances, and scored two goal since joining at the start of the season.[31] He signed for Livingston later in the day.
Also on this day, it was confirmed that Danny Mullen had signed a 2 1⁄2-year permanent deal with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2020.[32]
12 January – manager Jack Ross received the Scottish Championship December Manager of the Month award.[33]
15 January – Saints added to the squad when experienced midfielder Ryan Flynn signed, after being recently released by Oldham Athletic. The 29-year-old joins on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[34]
16 January – 19-year-old midfielder Mark Hill signed on loan from Celtic until the end of the season.[35]
19 January – midfielder Jordan Kirkpatrick returned to Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[36]
31 January – winger Myles Hippolyte signed on an 18-month contract after being released by Falkirk.[37]
Also on this day, youngster Cameron MacPherson signed on loan for Stranraer until the end of the season.[38]
February
1 February – defender Jack Baird signed a one-year extension to his current contract, keeping his at Saints until the summer of 2019.[39]
6 February – manager Jack Ross received the Scottish Championship January Manager of the Month award, his second such award in a row. Saints captain Stephen McGinn also won the Player of the Month award.[40]
20 February – veteran Italian midfielder Massimo Donati signed a short-term contract until the end of the season. Donati left Premiership side Hamilton Academical last month.[41]
March
20 March – Josh Todd signed for Queen of the South on an emergency loan deal until the end of the season.[42]
April
5 April – Jack Ross received the Scottish Championship March Manager of the Month award, making it a hat-trick of awards for the season.[43]
14 April – Saints won the Scottish Championship after a goalless draw at home to Livingston. It ended the club's three-year exile from the Scottish Premiership, after being relegated in 2015.[44]
20 April – club captain, Stephen McGinn, penned a new two-year contract with the club after leading Saints to the Scottish Premiership.[45]
29 April – Jack Ross was named PFA Manager of the Year, and Lewis Morgan was named Scottish Championship Player of the Year.[46]
Squad list
- As of 30 April 2018[47]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed in | Signed until | Apps. | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Craig Samson | GK | 1 April 1984 | Motherwell | 2017 | 2019 | 145 | 0 | |
21 | Ross M. Stewart | GK | 10 April 1995 | Albion Rovers | 2017 | 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
41 | Jamie Langfield | GK | 22 December 1979 | Aberdeen | 2015 | 2018 | 52 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Stelios Demetriou | DF | 4 October 1990 | Doxa Katokopias | 2017 | 2018 | 46 | 4 | |
3 | Gary Irvine | DF | 17 March 1985 | Dundee | 2016 | 2018 | 72 | 0 | |
6 | Gary MacKenzie | DF | 15 October 1985 | Doncaster Rovers | 2016 | 2018 | 55 | 6 | |
15 | Jack Baird | DF | 7 February 1996 | St Mirren youth team | 2014 | 2019 | 119 | 6 | |
24 | Harry Davis | DF | 24 September 1991 | Crewe Alexandra | 2017 | 2018 | 31 | 6 | |
25 | Liam Smith | DF | 10 April 1996 | Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2017 | 2018 | 34 | 2 | |
44 | Adam Eckersley | DF | 7 September 1985 | FC Edmonton | 2017 | 2019 | 42 | 2 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||
4 | Stephen McGinn (c) | MF | 2 December 1988 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2017 | 2020 | 148 | 12 | |
5 | Massimo Donati | MF | 26 March 1981 | Hamilton Academical | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | Kyle Magennis | MF | 26 August 1998 | St Mirren youth team | 2016 | 2020 | 61 | 5 | |
10 | Lewis Morgan | MF | 30 September 1996 | Celtic (loan) | 2018 | 2018 | 118 | 29 | |
14 | Josh Todd | MF | 11 June 1994 | Dumbarton | 2017 | 2018 | 14 | 1 | |
16 | Ian McShane | MF | 20 December 1992 | Ross County | 2017 | 2019 | 40 | 5 | |
17 | Jordan Kirkpatrick | MF | 6 March 1992 | Alloa Athletic | 2017 | 2019 | 14 | 0 | |
18 | Ryan Flynn | MF | 4 September 1988 | Oldham Athletic | 2018 | 2020 | 14 | 1 | |
22 | Darren Whyte | MF | 16 March 1997 | St Mirren youth team | 2017 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
23 | Nathan Flanagan | MF | 4 May 1997 | St Mirren youth team | 2017 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | Mark Hill | MF | 10 July 1998 | Celtic (loan) | 2018 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
30 | Cameron MacPherson | MF | 29 December 1998 | St Mirren youth team | 2015 | 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
31 | Connor O'Keefe | MF | 21 July 1998 | St Mirren youth team | 2014 | 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
39 | Ethan Erhahon | MF | 9 May 2001 | St Mirren youth team | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||
8 | Darryl Duffy | FW | 16 April 1984 | Mohun Bagan | 2017 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
9 | John Sutton | FW | 26 December 1983 | St Johnstone | 2016 | 2018 | 144 | 45 | |
11 | Cammy Smith | FW | 24 August 1995 | Aberdeen | 2017 | 2019 | 60 | 15 | |
19 | Ross C. Stewart | FW | 1 September 1996 | Albion Rovers | 2017 | 2019 | 17 | 2 | |
20 | Gavin Reilly | FW | 10 May 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | 2017 | 2018 | 44 | 22 | |
27 | Danny Mullen | FW | 1 March 1995 | Livingston | 2017 | 2020 | 20 | 3 | |
29 | Myles Hippolyte | FW | 9 November 1994 | Falkirk | 2018 | 2019 | 8 | 1 |
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season / Friendlies
30 June 2017 Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0–5 | St Mirren | Grant Street Park |
19:45 | RC 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' RC 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 | |
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 | |
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 2018 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 2018 21 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | Reilly 26' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,448 Referee: Willie Collum |
13 January 2018 22 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | C. Smith 47' McGinn 58' |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
26 January 2018 23 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | St Mirren | East End Park |
19:45 | Clark 49' | BBC Report | C. Smith 13' Baird 64' |
Attendance: 5,479 Referee: John Beaton |
3 February 2018 24 | St Mirren | 2–0 | Queen of the South | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | L. Smith 4' Davis 32' (pen) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,585 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
17 February 2018 25 | Livingston | 4–1 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Hardie 9', 15' Miller 22' Robinson 90+4' |
BBC Report | Flynn 2' | Attendance: 2,708 Referee: Alan Muir |
24 February 2018 26 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Brechin City | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | P. O'Neil 15' (o.g.) | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,358 Referee: Steven McLean |
10 March 2018 27 | St Mirren | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | Davis 69' (pen) L. Smith 72' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,240 Referee: Nick Walsh |
17 March 2018 28 | Queen of the South | 1–3 | St Mirren | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Marshall 21' | BBC Report | Mullen 17' Morgan 52' Magennis 63' |
Attendance: 1,902 Referee: Bobby Madden |
27 March 2018 29 | St Mirren | 5–0 | Dumbarton | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | Morgan 13', 85' C. Smith 32' Mullen 49' Reilly 70' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Colin Steven |
31 March 2018 30 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–2 | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Warren 78' Polworth 81' |
BBC Report | Davis 4' (pen) Morgan 70' |
Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Alan Newlands |
7 April 2018 31 | Brechin City | 0–1 | St Mirren | Glebe Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Magennis 7' | Attendance: 2,447 Referee: David Munro |
10 April 2018 32 | Dundee United | 1–0 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | King 3' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
14 April 2018 33 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Livingston | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,172 Referee: John Beaton |
17 April 2018 34 | St Mirren | 1–2 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | Hippolyte 55' (pen) | BBC Report | McKee 83' Sibbald 90' |
Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Alan Muir |
21 April 2018 35 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | Mullen 10' Morgan 72' |
BBC Report | Doyle 30' | Attendance: 6,422 Referee: Bobby Madden |
28 April 2018 36 | Falkirk | 1–0 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Blair 85' | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2017 Round 1 | St Mirren | 2–1 | East Kilbride | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | RC 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' RC 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 2018 Round 4 | Aberdeen | 4–1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
12:15 | Rooney 8' (pen) Christie 18', 33' Mackay-Steven 47' |
BBC Report | Reilly 25' | Attendance: 9,848 Referee: Don Robertson |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 30 April 2018
No. | Pos | Player | Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Craig Samson | 36+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Stelios Demetriou | 17+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
3 | DF | Gary Irvine | 5+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Stephen McGinn | 35+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
5 | MF | Massimo Donati | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Gary MacKenzie | 12+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Kyle Magennis | 25+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
8 | FW | Darryl Duffy | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
9 | FW | John Sutton | 3+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
10 | MF | Lewis Morgan | 34+1 | 14 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 42 | 18 | |
11 | FW | Cammy Smith | 33+1 | 10 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 43 | 13 | |
14 | MF | Josh Todd | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Jack Baird | 27+4 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
16 | MF | Ian McShane | 26+5 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
17 | MF | Jordan Kirkpatrick | 1+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Ryan Flynn | 11+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
19 | FW | Ross C. Stewart | 1+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
20 | FW | Gavin Reilly | 27+8 | 11 | 2+1 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 5 | 44 | 22 | |
21 | GK | Ross M. Stewart | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Darren Whyte | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Nathan Flanagan | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Harry Davis | 20+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
25 | DF | Liam Smith | 32+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
26 | MF | Mark Hill | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
27 | FW | Danny Mullen | 11+8 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
29 | FW | Myles Hippolyte | 2+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
30 | MF | Cameron MacPherson | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Connor O'Keefe | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
39 | MF | Ethan Erhahon | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
41 | GK | Jamie Langfield | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Adam Eckersley | 24+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
Players who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
5 | DF | Gregor Buchanan | 7+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
8 | MF | Rocco Quinn | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Dale Hilson | 0+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
26 | DF | Jamie McCart | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 30 April 2018
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
2 | DF | Stelios Demetriou | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
44 | DF | Adam Eckersley | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
3 | DF | Gary Irvine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
15 | DF | Jack Baird | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
4 | MF | Stephen McGinn | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
11 | FW | Cammy Smith | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
16 | MF | Ian McShane | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
1 | GK | Craig Samson | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
7 | MF | Kyle Magennis | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
27 | FW | Danny Mullen | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
10 | MF | Lewis Morgan | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
20 | FW | Gavin Reilly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
6 | DF | Gary MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
17 | MF | Jordan Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
19 | FW | Ross C. Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
24 | DF | Harry Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
25 | DF | Liam Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Players who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
5 | DF | Gregor Buchanan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
8 | MF | Rocco Quinn | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
26 | DF | Jamie McCart | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
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 |
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).[48]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Division summary
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
Players in
Position | Nationality | Name | From | Transfer Window | Ends | Fee | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Cammy Smith | Aberdeen | Summer | 2019 | Free | [6] | |
GK | Ross M. 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, then Permanent | [25][32] | |
MF | Lewis Morgan | Celtic | Winter | 2018 | Loan | [29] | |
MF | Ryan Flynn | Oldham Athletic | Winter | 2020 | Free | [34] | |
MF | Mark Hill | Celtic | Winter | 2018 | Loan | [35] | |
FW | Myles Hippolyte | Falkirk | Winter | 2019 | Free | [37] | |
MF | Massimo Donati | Hamilton Academical | Winter | 2018 | Free | [41] |
Players out
Position | Nationality | 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] | |
MF | Lewis Morgan | Celtic | Winter | £300,000 | [29] | |
FW | Darryl Duffy | Airdrieonians | Winter | Loan | [30] | |
DF | Gregor Buchanan | Livingston | Winter | Free | [31] | |
MF | Jordan Kirkpatrick | Alloa Athletic | Winter | Loan | [36] | |
MF | Cameron MacPherson | Stranraer | Winter | Loan | [38] | |
MF | Josh Todd | Queen of the South | Winter | Loan | [42] |
See also
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