2019–20 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren
2019–20 season
Chairman	Gordon Scott
Manager	Jim Goodwin
Stadium	St Mirren Park
Premiership	9th
League Cup	Group Stage
Scottish Cup	Quarter Finals; lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jonathan Obika ; (8 goals); All: ; Jonathan Obika ; (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	7,332 vs Rangers; (25 August 2019)
Lowest home attendance	4,240 vs Motherwell; (4 December 2019)
Average home league attendance	5,436
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was the club's second 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 also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

On 18 May, the season was formally ended after 30 games, due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak. Saints finished 9th after average points per game played was used to determine final league placings.^[1]

Season review

May

On 28 May, defender Anton Ferdinand confirmed that he would leave Saints when his contract expired in the summer. The experienced defender made 19 appearances in his time at the club.^[2] Also on this day, Saints were drawn with Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers, Edinburgh City and East Kilbride in Group H of the Betfred Cup.^[3] On 30 May, left back Adam Eckersley joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians after his contract expired.^[4] The defender made a total of 42 appearances for the club, scoring twice. He also played a major role in helping Saints win the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. On 31 May, Jimmy Nicholl left his role as first team coach, to become assistant manager at Dundee.^[5]

June

On 3 June, Saints announced that loanees Anders Dreyer, Brad Lyons, Danny Rogers, Duckens Nazon, Jordan Holmes, Kyle McAllister, Laurențiu Corbu, Lee Hodson and Mihai Popescu had all returned to their parent clubs, and striker Simeon Jackson left the club when his contract expired.^[6] On 26 June, following much media speculation, manager Oran Kearney left the club by 'mutual consent', despite having two years of his contract left.^[7] Also on this day, defender Gary MacKenzie signed a one-year contract extension with Saints,^[8] and goalkeeper Dean Lyness rejoined the club on a two-year deal after leaving in September 2018 to join Raith Rovers.^[9] On 28 June, former Saints captain Jim Goodwin was appointed the club's new manager after leaving Alloa Athletic, signing a three-year deal. Another former Saint, Lee Sharp, also joins as Goodwin's assistant.^[10]

July

On 4 July, defender Mateo Mužek left Saints and joined Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova on a free transfer.^[11] Also on this day, striker Tony Andreu signed a one-year deal with the club, after being released by Coventry City.^[12] On 12 July, after a successful trial with the club, midfielder Oan Djorkaeff signed a one-year deal.^[13] On 19 July, defender Josh Heaton left the club by mutual consent, after only making two appearances since signing a three-year deal at the beginning of last season.^[14] On 30 July, Turkish midfielder İlkay Durmuş signed on a two-year deal from Austrian side, Wacker Innsbruck.^[15]

August

On 1 August, midfielder Sam Foley signed on a two-year deal, after being released by Northampton Town.^[16] Also on this day, striker Cody Cooke was ruled out for up to nine months, due to ruptured knee ligaments.^[17] On 2 August, striker Jonathan Obika joined the club on a two-year deal from Oxford United.^[18] Also on this day, defender Sean McLoughlin signed on a six-month loan from Hull City.^[18] On 9 August, former Saint Kyle McAllister re-signed for the club on a three-year deal, and defender Calum Waters signed on a one-year loan from Kilmarnock.^[19] On 22 August, Jamaican striker Junior Morias signed from Northampton Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[20]

September

On 2 September, defender Jack Baird signed for rivals Greenock Morton on a short-term loan.^[21] On 3 September, former Saint Kirk Broadfoot signed a two-year contract with the club, after being released by Kilmarnock.^[22]

October

On 18 October, midfielder Cameron MacPherson signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2022.^[23] On 29 October, Jim Kellerman left the club by mutual consent. He joined the club in May 2018 and made seven appearances, scoring once.^[24]

December

On 31 December, on-loan defender Sean McLoughlin returned to parent club Hull City at the end of his loan period. He played 21 times for the club, scoring once.^[25]

January

On 7 January, Saints signed Irish duo Jamie McGrath and Conor McCarthy on two-and-a-half year deals. Midfielder McGrath signed from Dundalk, and defender McCarthy moves from Cork City.^[26] Also on this day, defender Jack Baird extended his loan at Greenock Morton until the end of the season.^[26] On 8 January, defender Akin Famewo signed on loan until the end of the season from Norwich City.^[27] On 24 January, midfielder Kyle Magennis injured his knee during a 1–0 defeat to Rangers, and it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season.^[28] On 28 January, 20-year-old Slovakian goalkeeper Peter Urminský sign from Spartak Trnava on an 18-month deal.^[29] On 30 January, defender Lee Hodson returned to the club for a second spell, after signing on loan until the end of the season from Gillingham.^[30] On 31 January, striker Alex Jakubiak joined Saints on loan until the end of the season from Watford,^[30] while youngster Ethan Erhahon joined Barnsley on loan^[31] and defender Paul McGinn joined Hibernian on an 18-month deal.^[32] Also on this day, veteran defender Kirk Broadfoot left the club to rejoin Kilmarnock after leaving them just four months earlier to sign for Saints.^[33]

February

On 1 February, Saints signed forward Seifedin Chabbi on loan until the end of the season from Turkish side Gaziantep.^[30] On 7 February, it was announced that Ryan Flynn suffered cruciate ligament damage in a match against Hamilton, which effectively ended his season.^[34] On 29 February, the club were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Aberdeen.^[35]

March

On 13 March, the Scottish football season was suspended until further notice, due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[36]

May

On 18 May, the season was formally ended after 30 games due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saints finished 9th, after average points per game played was used to determine final league placings.^[1]

Squad list

As of 11 March 2020^[37]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Václav Hladký	GK	(1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 34)	Slovan Liberec	2019	2020	59	0
26	Dean Lyness	GK	(1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33)	Raith Rovers	2019	2021	4	0
–	Peter Urminský	GK	(1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25)	Spartak Trnava	2020	2021	0	0
Defenders
2	Lee Hodson	DF	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)	Gillingham (loan)	2020	2020	33	0
3	Calum Waters	DF	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)	Kilmarnock (loan)	2019	2020	31	0
5	Conor McCarthy	DF	(1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26)	Cork City	2020	2022	13	1
6	Gary MacKenzie	DF	(1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 39)	Doncaster Rovers	2016	2020	74	6
22	Akin Famewo	DF	(1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)	Norwich City (loan)	2020	2020	13	0
Midfielders
4	Stephen McGinn (c)	MF	(1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)	Wycombe Wanderers	2017	2020	202	15
7	Kyle Magennis	MF	(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26)	St Mirren youth team	2016	2021	107	8
8	Ryan Flynn	MF	(1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 36)	Oldham Athletic	2018	2020	74	2
11	İlkay Durmuş	MF	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30)	Wacker Innsbruck	2019	2021	32	4
14	Kyle McAllister	MF	(1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 27)	Derby County	2019	2022	54	4
16	Sam Foley	MF	(1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 38)	Northampton Town	2019	2021	31	2
17	Jamie McGrath	MF	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28)	Dundalk	2020	2022	11	0
23	Oan Djorkaeff	MF	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)	Nantes B	2019	2020	6	1
28	Cameron MacPherson	MF	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)	St Mirren youth team	2015	2022	47	3
29	Ross Wallace	MF	(1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 39)	Fleetwood Town	2020	2020	3	0
Forwards
9	Jonathan Obika	FW	(1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 (age 34)	Oxford United	2019	2021	34	12
10	Tony Andreu	FW	(1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 36)	Coventry City	2019	2020	36	2
18	Danny Mullen	FW	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)	Livingston	2017	2020	72	14
19	Junior Morias	FW	(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29)	Northampton Town	2019	2021	29	2
20	Cody Cooke	FW	(1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)	Truro City	2018	2020	27	5
21	Seifedin Chabbi	FW	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31)	Gaziantep (loan)	2020	2020	3	0
28	Alex Jakubiak	FW	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	Watford (loan)	2020	2020	10	1

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

29 June 2019 Friendly	Coleraine	Cancelled^[38]	St Mirren	The Showgrounds
14:00

6 July 2019 Friendly	Peterborough United	2–0	St Mirren	La Manga Club, Spain
19:00	Toney 4' Eisa 36'	Peterborough FC Report

9 July 2019 Friendly	Stenhousemuir	1–1	St Mirren	Ochilview Park
19:30	Trialist 78'		Andreu 66'

Scottish Premiership

3 August 2019 1	Hibernian	1–0	St Mirren	Easter Road
15:00	Allan 85'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 16,631 Referee: Euan Anderson

11 August 2019 2	St Mirren	1–0	Aberdeen	St Mirren Park
15:00	Durmuş 13'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,199 Referee: Steven McLean

25 August 2019 3	St Mirren	0–1	Rangers	St Mirren Park
12:15		BBC Report	Barišić 59'	Attendance: 7,332 Referee: Kevin Clancy

31 August 2019 4	Livingston	2–1	St Mirren	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Lithgow 26' Dykes 58'	BBC Report	Magennis 64'	Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Colin Steven

14 September 2019 5	Ross County	2–1	St Mirren	Global Energy Stadium
15:00	Stewart 62' Fraser 90+2'	BBC Report	Andreu 72'	Attendance: 3,637 Referee: Colin Steven

21 September 2019 6	St Mirren	0–0	Hamilton Academical	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,807 Referee: David Munro

28 September 2019 7	St Mirren	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,901 Referee: Andrew Dallas

5 October 2019 8	Motherwell	2–0	St Mirren	Fir Park
15:00	Scott 39' Long 86'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,101 Referee: John Beaton

19 October 2019 9	St Mirren	2–0	St Johnstone	St Mirren Park
15:00	Obika 37' Mullen 61'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Nick Walsh

26 October 2019 10	Kilmarnock	1–0	St Mirren	Rugby Park
15:00	Dicker 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,389 Referee: William Collum

30 October 2019 11	Celtic	2–0	St Mirren	Celtic Park
	Elyounoussi 49' Forrest 54'	BBC Report		Attendance: 56,127 Referee: Kevin Clancy

9 November 2019 12	Heart of Midlothian	5–2	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Naismith 6' McLoughlin 30' (o.g.) Bozanic 42' Walker 46' Mulraney 77'	BBC Report	Obika 21' Mullen 33'	Attendance: 16,165 Referee: Euan Anderson

23 November 2019 13	St Mirren	2–1	Ross County	St Mirren Park
15:00	McLoughlin 43' Foley 88'	BBC Report	Graham 24'	Attendance: 4,708 Referee: Euan Anderson

26 November 2019 14	St Mirren	1–2	Hibernian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Morias 90+1'	BBC Sport	Doidge 28' Mallan 82' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,377 Referee: Alan Newlands

30 November 2019 15	Aberdeen	2–1	St Mirren	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Cosgrove 6' McGinn 56'	BBC Report	Obika 23'	Attendance: 12,829 Referee: Steven McLean

4 December 2019 16	St Mirren	0–3	Motherwell	St Mirren Park
19:45		BBC Report	Scott 28', 33' Campbell 67'	Attendance: 4,240 Referee: Andrew Dallas

7 December 2019 17	Hamilton Academical	0–1	St Mirren	New Douglas Park
15:00		BBC Report	MacPherson 52'	Attendance: 1,962 Referee: Don Robertson

14 December 2019 18	St Mirren	3–3	Livingston	St Mirren Park
15:00	Morias 33' Obika 61', 73'	BBC Report	Souda 13', 56' Guthrie 45'	Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Nick Walsh

21 December 2019 19	St Johnstone	0–0	St Mirren	McDiarmid Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 3,318 Referee: John Beaton

26 December 2019 20	St Mirren	1–2	Celtic	St Mirren Park
15:00	MacPherson 89'	BBC Report	McGregor 22' Forrest 32'	Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Willie Collum

29 December 2019 21	St Mirren	1–0	Kilmarnock	St Mirren Park
15:00	Durmuş 17'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,363 Referee: Alan Newlands

22 January 2020 22	Rangers	1–0	St Mirren	Ibrox Stadium
19:45	Defoe 34'	BBC Report		Attendance: 49,297 Referee: Nick Walsh

26 January 2020 23	St Mirren	0–0	Aberdeen	St Mirren Park
12:30		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,302 Referee: Don Robertson

1 February 2020 24	Hibernian	2–2	St Mirren	Easter Road
15:00	Allan 25' Doidge 43'	BBC Sport	McCarthy 14' Andreu 18'	Attendance: 16,325 Referee: David Munro

5 February 2020 25	St Mirren	1–1	Hamilton Academical	St Mirren Park
19:45	Durmuş 73'	BBC Report	Templeton 25'	Attendance: 4,537 Referee: Alan Newlands

12 February 2020 26	Livingston	2–1	St Mirren	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Lawless 34' (pen) Dykes 46'	BBC Report	Obika 50'	Attendance: 1,263 Referee: David Munro

21 February 2020	St Mirren	P – P^[39]	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
19:45

25 February 2020 27	Motherwell	1–2	St Mirren	Fir Park
19:45	Donnelly 12' (pen)	BBC Report	Obika 50' Durmuş 87'	Attendance: 3,636

4 March 2020 28	St Mirren	0–0	St Johnstone	St Mirren Park
19:45		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Euan Anderson

7 March 2020 29	Celtic	5–0	St Mirren	Celtic Park
15:00	Griffiths 18', 44', 74' Édouard 54' McGregor 90' (pen)	BBC Report		Attendance: 58,998 Referee: Gavin Duncan

11 March 2020 30	St Mirren	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
19:45	Obika 48'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,662 Referee: Alan Muir

14 March 2020	Kilmarnock	Cancelled^[1]	St Mirren	Rugby Park
15:00

Scottish League Cup

14 July 2019 Group H	St Mirren	2–3	Dunfermline Athletic	St Mirren Park
15:00	Cooke 63' Mullen 65'	BBC report	Dow 18' Ryan 24' Beadling 40'	Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Steven McLean

17 July 2019 Group H	St Mirren	1–0	Edinburgh City	St Mirren Park
19:45	Djorkaeff 88' (pen)	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Greg Aitken

20 July 2019 Group H	East Kilbride	0–0 (6–5 p)	St Mirren	K-Park Training Academy
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 644 Referee: Colin Steven
	Penalties
	Carmichael Sinnamon Reid Kavanagh Coll Cairns Brownlie		P. McGinn Andreu Flynn MacPherson Mullen Djorkaeff Cooke

23 July 2019 Group H	Albion Rovers	0–0 (3–4 p)	St Mirren	Cliftonhill
19:45		BBC Report		Attendance: 512 Referee: Barry Cook
	Penalties
	Phillips Fotheringham Wharton East Osadolor		P. McGinn Andreu Flynn Magennis

Scottish Cup

18 January 2020 Fourth Round	St Mirren	3–0	Broxburn Athletic	St Mirren Park
15:00	Obika 55', 90+1' Mullen 89'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,327 Referee: David Munro

8 February 2020 Fifth Round	St Mirren	1–1	Motherwell	St Mirren Park
15:00	Jakubiak 74'	BBC Report	O'Hara 21'	Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Andrew Dallas

18 February 2020 Fifth Round Replay	Motherwell	4–4 (2–3 p)	St Mirren	Fir Park
19:45	Polworth 27' Watt 57' Aarons 73' Campbell 74'	BBC Report	Obika 14', 31' Hartley 33' (o.g.) Foley 43'	Attendance: 4,534 Referee: Gavin Duncan
	Penalties
	Donnelly Watt Aarons Polworth Hylton		McGrath Andreu MacPherson McAllister Obika

29 February 2020 Quarter Finals	St Mirren	0–2	Aberdeen	St Mirren Park
19:20		BBC Report	Ferguson 7' Cosgrove 90' (pen)	Attendance: 4,479

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 11 March 2020

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Václav Hladký	30	0	4	0	4	0	38	0
2	DF	Lee Hodson	5+2	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
3	DF	Calum Waters	27	0	0	0	4	0	31	0
4	MF	Stephen McGinn	7+2	0	3	0	0	0	12	0
5	DF	Conor McCarthy	9	1	0	0	4	0	13	1
6	DF	Gary MacKenzie	9+1	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
7	MF	Kyle Magennis	22	1	4	0	1	0	27	1
8	MF	Ryan Flynn	22	0	4	0	1	0	27	0
9	FW	Jonathan Obika	26+4	8	0	0	4	4	34	12
10	FW	Tony Andreu	16+12	2	4	0	0+4	0	36	2
11	MF	İlkay Durmuş	21+7	4	0	0	4	0	32	4
14	MF	Kyle McAllister	3+12	0	0	0	0+3	0	18	0
16	MF	Sam Foley	27	1	0	0	4	1	31	2
17	MF	Jamie McGrath	4+3	0	0	0	3+1	0	11	0
18	FW	Danny Mullen	7+10	2	3+1	1	0+1	1	22	4
19	FW	Junior Morias	14+12	2	0	0	1+2	0	29	2
20	FW	Cody Cooke	0+6	0	3+1	1	0	0	10	1
21	FW	Seifedin Chabbi	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
22	DF	Akin Famewo	9	0	0	0	4	0	13	0
23	MF	Oan Djorkaeff	0+2	0	3+1	1	0	0	6	1
24	MF	Cameron MacPherson	15+1	2	3	0	4	0	23	2
26	GK	Dean Lyness	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Alex Jakubiak	4+3	0	0	0	3	1	10	1
29	MF	Ross Wallace	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
38	FW	Cameron Breadner	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	4	0
48	DF	Scott Glover	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
–	GK	Peter Urminský	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2	DF	Paul McGinn (joined Hibernian)	21+1	0	4	0	0	0	26	0
5	DF	Sean McLoughlin (loan return to Hull City)	21	1	0	0	0	0	21	1
15	DF	Jack Baird (on loan to Greenock Morton)	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
17	MF	Jim Kellerman (released)	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	Kirk Broadfoot (joined Kilmarnock)	7+1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
22	MF	Greg Tansey (released)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Ethan Erhahon (on loan to Barnsley)	0	0	3+1	0	0	0	4	0
46	DF	Nick McAllister (on loan to Albion Rovers)	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 11 March 2020^[40]

Place	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup
1	FW	Jonathan Obika	12	8	4
2	FW	Danny Mullen	4	2	1	1
2	MF	İlkay Durmuş	4	4
4	MF	Tony Andreu	2	2
	MF	Sam Foley	2	1	1
	MF	Cameron MacPherson	2	2
	FW	Junior Morias	2	2
8	FW	Cody Cooke	1			1
	MF	Oan Djorkaeff	1			1
	FW	Alex Jakubiak	1		1
	MF	Kyle Magennis	1	1
	DF	Conor McCarthy	1	1
	DF	Sean McLoughlin	1	1
—		Own goal	1		1
Total			35	24	8	3

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 11 March 2020

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total		Scottish Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup
8		MF	Ryan Flynn	6	0	5	1
16		MF	Sam Foley	6	0	6
3		DF	Calum Waters	5	0	5
2		DF	Paul McGinn	4	0	4
7		MF	Kyle Magennis	4	0	4
14		MF	Kyle McAllister	3	0	3
17		MF	Jamie McGrath	3	0	2		1
24		MF	Cameron MacPherson	3	0	2		1
1		GK	Václav Hladký	2	0	1	1
5		DF	Conor McCarthy	2	0	1		1
10		FW	Tony Andreu	2	0	2
11		MF	İlkay Durmuş	2	0	1		1
18		FW	Danny Mullen	2	0	2
19		FW	Junior Morias	2	0	2
22		FW	Akin Famewo	2	0	1		1
5		DF	Sean McLoughlin	1	0	1
6		DF	Gary MacKenzie	1	0	1
9		FW	Jonathan Obika	1	0	1
15		DF	Jack Baird	1	0		1
20		FW	Cody Cooke	1	0		1
29		MF	Ross Wallace	1	0	1
46		DF	Nick McAllister	1	0		1

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
7	Hibernian	30	9	10	11	42	49	−7	37	1.23
8	Kilmarnock	30	9	6	15	31	41	−10	33	1.10
9	St Mirren	30	7	8	15	24	41	−17	29	0.97
10	Ross County	30	7	8	15	29	60	−31	29	0.97
11	Hamilton Academical	30	6	9	15	30	50	−20	27	0.90

Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).^[42]
Notes:

^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	W
Position	10	5	8	10	10	9	10	11	9	10	12	12	10	10	11	12	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	9

Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: ^[43]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League results by opponent

Team	Result				Points
Team	Home		Away		Points
Aberdeen	1–0	0–0	1–2	–	4/9
Celtic	1–2	–	0–2	0–5	0/9
Hamilton Academicals	0–0	1–1	1–0	–	5/9
Heart of Midlothian	0–0	1–0	2–5	–	4/9
Hibernian	1–2	–	0–1	2–2	1/9
Kilmarnock	1–0	–	0–1	–	3/6
Livingston	3–3	–	1–2	1–2	1/9
Motherwell	0–3	–	0–2	2–1	3/9
Rangers	0–1	–	0–1	–	0/6
Ross County	2–1	–	1–2	–	3/6
St Johnstone	2–0	0–0	0–0	–	5/9

Management statistics

Last updated on 11 March 2020

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Jim Goodwin^[44]	28 June 2019	Present	38	9	12	17	023.68

Transfers

Players in

Position	Name	From	Transfer Window	Ends	Fee	Source
GK	Dean Lyness	Raith Rovers	Summer	2021	Free	^[9]
FW	Tony Andreu	Coventry City	Summer	2020	Free	^[12]
MF	Oan Djorkaeff	Nantes B	Summer	2020	Free	^[13]
MF	İlkay Durmuş	Wacker Innsbruck	Summer	2021	Free	^[15]
MF	Sam Foley	Northampton Town	Summer	2021	Free	^[16]
FW	Jonathan Obika	Oxford United	Summer	2021	Free	^[18]
DF	Sean McLoughlin	Hull City	Summer	2021	Loan	^[18]
DF	Calum Waters	Kilmarnock	Summer	2020	Loan	^[19]
MF	Kyle McAllister	Derby County	Summer	2022	Free	^[19]
FW	Junior Morias	Northampton Town	Summer	2021	Undisclosed fee	^[20]
DF	Kirk Broadfoot	Kilmarnock	Summer	2021	Free	^[22]
DF	Conor McCarthy	Cork City	Winter	2022	Undisclosed fee	^[26]
MF	Jamie McGrath	Dundalk	Winter	2022	Free	^[26]
DF	Akin Famewo	Norwich City	Winter	2020	Loan	^[27]
GK	Peter Urminský	Spartak Trnava	Winter	2021	Free	^[29]
DF	Lee Hodson	Gillingham	Winter	2020	Loan	^[30]
FW	Alex Jakubiak	Watford	Winter	2020	Loan	^[30]
FW	Seifedin Chabbi	Gaziantep	Winter	2020	Loan	^[30]

Players out

Position	Name	To / Type	Transfer Window	Fee	Source
DF	Anton Ferdinand	Released	Summer	Free	^[2]
DF	Adam Eckersley	Airdrieonians	Summer	Free	^[4]
MF	Anders Dreyer	Brighton & Hove Albion	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
MF	Brad Lyons	Blackburn Rovers	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
GK	Danny Rogers	Aberdeen	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
FW	Duckens Nazon	Sint-Truidense	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
GK	Jordan Holmes	Bournemouth	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
MF	Kyle McAllister	Derby County	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
DF	Laurențiu Corbu	Dinamo Bucharest	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
DF	Lee Hodson	Rangers	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
DF	Mihai Popescu	Dinamo Bucharest	Summer	End of loan	^[6]
FW	Simeon Jackson	Released	Summer	Free	^[6]
DF	Mateo Mužek	Sheriff Tiraspol	Summer	Free	^[11]
DF	Josh Heaton	Released	Summer	Free	^[14]
MF	Greg Tansey	Released	Summer	Free	^[45]
DF	Jack Baird	Greenock Morton	Summer	Loan	^[21]
MF	Jim Kellerman	Released	Summer	Free	^[24]
DF	Sean McLoughlin	Hull City	Winter	End of loan	^[25]
DF	Ethan Erhahon	Barnsley	Winter	Loan	^[31]
DF	Paul McGinn	Hibernian	Winter	Undisclosed fee	^[32]
DF	Kirk Broadfoot	Kilmarnock	Winter	Free	^[33]

Notes

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

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[42] All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

[note3-45] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[Covid-1] "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[ferdinand_leaves-2] "St Mirren: Anton Ferdinand thanks fans for 'making me feel loved'". BBC Sport. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[3] "Ross County and St Johnstone only Premiership sides drawn together in League Cup". BBC Sport. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[eckersley-4] "ECKERSLEY MAKES AIRDRIE SWITCH". Spfl.co.uk. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[5] "Dundee: James McPake confirmed as club's new manager". BBC Sport. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

[departures-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Squad Update". www.stmirren.com. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[7] "Oran Kearney: St Mirren confirm manager's departure". BBC Sport. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[8] "Gary MacKenzie signs contract extension". www.stmirren.com. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[lyness-9] "Dean Lyness: Goalkeeper rejoins St Mirren on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[goodwin-10] "St Mirren: Jim Goodwin appointed two days after Oran Kearney leaves". BBC. BBC Sport. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[muzek-11] "Welcome, Mateo". fc-sheriff.com. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[andreau-12] "St Mirren sign Tony Andreu as midfielder is freed by Coventry City". 4 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[djorkaeff-13] "St Mirren sign Youri Djorkaeff's son Oan on one-year deal". bbc.co.uk. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[heaton-14] "Josh Heaton: St Mirren release £75,000 defender after two games in a year". bbc.co.uk. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[durmus-15] "St Mirren: Ilkay Durmus signs from FC Wacker Innsbruck". bbc.co.uk. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

[foley-16] "St Mirren: Midfielder Sam Foley arrives on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[17] "St Mirren: Cody Cooke out for up to nine months with injury". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[obika-18] "St Mirren: Jonathan Obika arrives on two-year deal as Sean McLoughlin joins on loan". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[waters-19] "St Mirren: Kyle McAllister & Calum Waters sign for Paisley side". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[junior-20] "Junior Morias: Northampton striker joins St Mirren on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[baird-21] "JACK BAIRD JOINS MORTON ON LOAN". www.stmirren.com. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[broadfoot-22] "Kirk Broadfoot: Defender returns to St Mirren on two-year deal after Kilmarnock exit". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[23] "CAMMY MACPHERSON EXTENDS DEAL TILL 2022". www.stmirren.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[kellerman_leaves-24] "JIM KELLERMANN LEAVES BY MUTUAL CONSENT". www.stmirren.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[hull_return-25] "St Mirren: Sean McLoughlin returns to parent club Hull City". BBC Sport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[irish_signings-26] "St Mirren sign Irish pair Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[famewo-27] "St Mirren: Akin Famewo arrives on loan from Norwich". BBC Sport. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[28] "Kyle Magennis: St Mirren midfielder will miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[urminsky-29] "Peter Urminsky: Slovakian goalkeeper signs for St Mirren". BBC Sport. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[hodson-30] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "St Mirren: Seifedin Chabbi arrives after failed bid for Celtic's Vakoun Bayo". 30 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[erhahon-31] "Ethan Erhahon: Barnsley sign St Mirren defender on loan". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[mcginn_hibs-32] "Hibernian: Marc McNulty & Greg Docherty join on loan after Paul McGinn move". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[broadfoot_leaves-33] "Kilmarnock: Kirk Broadfoot returns from St Mirren on 18-month deal". 1 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[34] "Ryan Flynn: St Mirren player suffers crucial ligament damage". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[35] "St Mirren 0–2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[36] "Coronavirus: Scottish football postponed until further notice". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[37] "St Mirren team". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[38] "Oran Kearney to exit St Mirren less than a year after becoming manager". BBC. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[39] "St Mirren v Hearts postponed, inspections at Partick Thistle & Stirling". BBC. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[Goal_scorers-40] "2018–19 St Mirren top scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[41] "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[43] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[44] "St Mirren". Statto. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

[46] "Jim Goodwin Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[tansey-47] "GREG TANSEY LEAVES BY MUTUAL CONSENT". stmirren.com. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.

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