The home team went on to score two goals and win the match 3–0 on the night at Love Street and 3–1 on aggregate to progress to the second round. [11] border: 0px none; On 24 May 2005, Renfrewshire Council granted permission for the club to develop their old ground. } St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Paisley. Aberdeen hope to "do one bit of business" before Monday's transfer deadline, manager Derek McInnes says, after Lewis Ferguson's stoppage-time goal earns victory against St Mirren.

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St Mirren have won the Scottish Cup three times, in 1926, 1959 and 1987, and the Scottish League Cup in 2013. [5], In the 2010s the club drew praise for their youth development, bringing through several players from their academy (despite it not being listed among the 'elite' group assessed by the SFA in 2017)[6] including Stevie Mallan, Jack Baird, Kyle Magennis, Jason Naismith, Kyle McAllister, Sean Kelly and full Scotland internationals Kenny McLean, Lewis Morgan and John McGinn.[7][8].

The north bank was popular with the hardcore St Mirren fans while the largest stand, the steeply raked West Stand, housed a sporting facility underneath. They are named after Saint Mirin, the founder of a church at the site of Paisley Abbey and Patron Saint of Paisley. The club reached the second round, which remains the club's joint best run in … .table_d2e32 td { St.Mirren first competed in European competition in season 1980-81 having qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing third in the previous seasons Premier League. St Mirren's last entry to date in a UEFA organised competition is the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup which they qualified as Scottish Cup winners from the previous season. The Saints however managed promotion after clinching the First Division title in 2005–06, a season which also saw St Mirren win the Scottish Challenge Cup, defeating Hamilton Academical 2–1 in the final at Airdrie United's ground, the Shyberry Excelsior Stadium, with goals from Simon Lappin and John Sutton. St Mirren were formed as a gentlemen's club which included, among other sports, cricket and rugby in the second half of the 19th century. width: 100%; You read correctly. For the English football club, see, "A silver lining for cup-winning Rangers", "Scottish Communities League Cup final: St Mirren 3 Hearts 2", "SFA confirms Project Brave academy placings", Scottish clubs urged to keep faith with youth by former St Mirren academy boss, "St Mirren Install Disabled Access Platform", "St Mirren stadium renamed after six-figure sponsorship deal is agreed", "St Mirren 3 - 1 Morton: Saints win Renfrewshire derby", "Morton fans turn Record Sport story into banner to poke fun at St Mirren rivals", "St Mirren takeover completed by Gordon Scott and fans", Scottish Football League Premier Division, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Mirren_F.C.&oldid=983377034, Association football clubs established in 1877, Scottish Professional Football League teams, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Rikki McFarlane (November 1980 – Oct 1983), Gary Teale (29 January 2015 – 23 May 2015), This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 22:14. Although St Mirren's home leg ended up a 0–0 draw, Saint-Étienne pulled off a 2–0 victory in the second leg to put St Mirren out of the cup. The 1890 season was a historic season for St Mirren, as they became founder members of the Scottish Football League along with fellow Paisley club Abercorn. A popular theory is that the stripes represent the Black and White Cart rivers which run through Paisley. The opening game finished as a 1–1 draw with Kilmarnock, with Killie's Kevin Kyle scoring the first goal, and Dennis Wyness equalising. The next round saw them play French team Saint-Étienne. St Mirren won the first leg 2–1 at Ryavallen, and the two clubs played out a 0–0 draw at Love Street. width: 100%; } In recent years, St Mirren have been represented by three mascots, the Pandas. border: 1px none;

In August 2010, the club confirmed Barrhead company Compass Private Hire would have their name displayed on the back of the first team players' shirts as well as on their shorts. The club first competed in a European competition in 1980–81, entering the UEFA Cup following a third-place finish in the Scottish Premier Division. St Mirren has had several main sponsors, mainly in the transport industry, with several local bus companies and car dealerships like Arriva and Phoenix Honda sponsoring in the club. -->, . The team has two nicknames, the "Buddies" and the "Saints".

The club faced Tromsø IL of Norway in the first round. St Mirren youth team 2014 2018 112 29 17 Lewis Morgan: MF 30 September 1996 (age 23) Rangers: 2014 2018 76 11 18 Lewis McLear: MF 26 May 1996 (age 24) St Mirren youth team 2014 2018 21 0 20 Craig Storie: MF 13 January 1996 (age 24) Aberdeen (loan) 2017 2017 11 0 22 Stephen McGinn MF 2 December 1988 (age 31) Love Street saw extensive redevelopment in the late 90s to comply with both the recommendations of the Taylor Report and SPL regulations and the ground eventually became a 10,866 seater venue. border-color: #000000;

Their first opponents were IF Elfsborg, of Sweden. [1], St Mirren secured a third-place finish in the Scottish Premier Division behind Aberdeen and Celtic in the 1979–80 season which qualified the club to enter the first round of the UEFA Cup the following season, along with fellow Scottish club Dundee United. [3] However, three days later, they recorded a famous win over Celtic, a match that The Buddies won 4–0 with doubles from Andy Dorman and Steven Thomson. [2], Following their début in the UEFA Cup three seasons beforehand, St Mirren similarly qualified for the competition in 1983–84 through their league ranking. They are Paisley Panda, Junior P and Mrs Panda. KV Mechelen went on to be surprise winners of the tournament in their European début. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. -->,