2015–16 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren
2015–16 season
Chairman Stewart Gilmour
Manager Ian Murray
(until 12 December)
Alex Rae
(from 19 December)
Stadium St Mirren Park
Championship 6th
Challenge Cup Semi Final
lost to Rangers
League Cup Second Round
lost to Livingston
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorer League:
Stevie Mallan
(11 goals)
All:
Stevie Mallan
(14 goals)
Highest home attendance 5,933 vs Rangers
(1 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance 2,321 vs Falkirk
(1 March 2016)
Average home league attendance 3,549
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 season is the club's first season in the Scottish Championship and their first appearance in the second tier of Scottish football since 2005–06 season. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Month by month review

May

On 29 May 2015, new manager Ian Murray announced the departure of Yoann Arquin, Marián Kello, Jeroen Tesselaar, Mark Williams and Mo Yaqub. Loan signings James Dayton and Emmanuel Sonupe also left the club today.[1]

June

On 1 June, former manager Gary Teale left the club by 'mutual consent'. Teale played for the club for four seasons, and managed for a six-month period.[2]

On 8 June, it was confirmed that Gregg Wylde, Viktor Genev and youngster Adam Brown have now left the club. Along with the other recent departures, it means eleven players have now left the club following relegation.[3]

On 14 June, chairman Stewart Gilmour confirmed that midfielder John McGinn has started legal action against the club, following a previous training ground incident in which he was 'speared' by teammate Steven Thompson.[4]

On 16 June, midfielder Alan Gow signed a new one-year deal with the club.[5]

On 25 June, midfielder Scott Agnew signed a new one-year deal with the club, after leaving Dumbarton when his contract expired.[6]

On 26 June, club captain Steven Thompson signed a new one-year deal with the club.[7]

On 29 June, midfielder Stuart Carswell signed a one-year deal with the club, after leaving Motherwell in the summer.[8]

July

On 3 July, Saints signed 19-year-old Paul McMullan on a one-year loan deal from Celtic. McMullan can played as a forward or as a wide player.[9]

On 20 July, the club announced the departure of Thomas Reilly after he failed to win a new contract during pre-season. Reilly leaves Saints after four years, having made 47 appearances and scoring once.[10]

On 23 July, defender Luke Conlan signed for the club on a one-year loan deal from Burnley.[11]

On 24 July, the club signed former Burnley midfielder Cameron Howieson on a one-year deal. The 20-year-old is a New Zealand international.[12]

On 31 July, midfielder John McGinn left the club, joining Hibernian on a four-year deal.[13]

August

On 3 August, Saints were drawn at home to Livingston in the 2nd Round of the Scottish League Cup.[14]

On 4 August, striker Calum Gallagher signed on a one-year contract from Rangers. The 20-year-old will wear the number 22 shirt.[15]

On 13 August, Saints signed goalkeeper Jamie Langfield on a two-year contract from Aberdeen. Langfield takes up a player-coach role.[16]

On 19 August, it was confirmed that defender Jason Naismith had suffered serious knee ligament damage in the recent 2–1 home defeat to Dumbarton in the Scottish Championship. He is expected to be out for a period of six-months.[17]

On 20 August. former Dundee United defender Keith Watson signed a six-month deal with the club. He was assigned squad number 20.[18]

Also on this day, Saints were drawn at home to League One side Dunfermline Athletic in the Quarter Finals of the Challenge Cup. The tie will be played on 10 October 2015.[19]

On 26 August, Saints signed 20-year-old striker Lawrence Shankland on a one-year loan deal from Aberdeen.[20]

On 28 August, veteran defender Andy Webster signed a one-year deal with Saints with the option of a further year.[21]

September

On 2 September, Saints signed 19-year-old striker Jaison McGrath after he was released by Celtic.[22]

On 22 September, goalkeeper Mark Ridgers joined Kilmarnock on an emergency loan deal until January 2016. This was due to a goalkeeping crisis at the Ayrshire club, leaving them with no available stopper for their upcoming matches.[23]

October

On 12 October, Saints were drawn away to either Rangers or Livingston in the Semi Finals of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[24]

On 30 October, defender Craig Reid signed an emergency three-month loan with the club, after it was confirmed that defender Keith Watson had suffered ankle ligament damage.[25]

November

On 2 November, assistant manager Mark Spalding left the club by mutual consent, following Saints poor run of form since the start of the season.[26]

On 3 November, former Saints manager Alex Miller was appointed new assistant manager to Ian Murray.[27]

December

On 1 December, Saints were drawn at home to Partick Thistle in the Fourth Round of the Scottish Cup. The tie will be played 9/10 January 2016[28]

On 12 December, manager Ian Murray resigned after a 1–0 defeat to Dumbarton. Saints had won just two league matches since Murray was appointed in the summer.[29]

On 19 December, Saints appointed Alex Rae as new club manager. He was given an initial 18-month contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017.[30]

On 29 December, defender Keith Watson extended his short term deal until the end of the season.[31]

January

On 1 January, the club named David Farrell as assistant manager to Alex Rae.[32]

On 2 January, manager Alex Rae confirmed that loanees Luke Conlan and Craig Reid had returned to their parent clubs.[33][34]

On 14 January, goalkeeper Mark Ridgers left the club by mutual consent, after his loan at Kilmarnock expired.[35]

On 15 January, midfielder Rocco Quinn signed for Saints from Ross County, until the end of the season. He was assigned squad number 27.[36]

On 27 January, striker David Clarkson signed on loan for the club until the end of the season from Motherwell.[37] He has been assigned squad number 24.

On 29 January, midfielder Alex Cooper signed until the end of the season after being released by Falkirk.[38]

On the same day defender Gary Irvine signed until the summer of 2017, after being released by Dundee.[38]

Also on this day, youngster Lewis McLear joined Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the season.[38]

February

On 1 February, Celtic loanee Paul McMullan returned to his parent club, as Saints ended his loan spell early. In total he played 22 games for the club, scoring once.[39]

April

On 30 April, Rocco Quinn signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the summer of 2018.[40]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
4 DF Andy Webster Scotland 24
9 FW Steven Thompson Scotland 12 Club captain
6 MF Jim Goodwin Republic of Ireland 4
2 DF Jason Naismith Scotland 1
27 MF Rocco Quinn Scotland 1

Last updated: 2 May 2016
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information

Last updated 2 May 2016[41]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Scotland Jason Naismith 605+001+000+000+00
3 DF Scotland Sean Kelly 32223+324+001+001+00
4 DF Scotland Andy Webster 35032+002+000+001+00
6 MF Republic of Ireland Jim Goodwin 20011+502+101+000+00
8 MF Scotland Alan Gow 912+601+010+000+00
9 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 3429+2012+111+000+10
10 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell 24015+502+000+101+00
11 MF New Zealand Cameron Howieson 20110+512+101+001+00
12 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield 39034+003+001+001+00
14 MF Scotland Stevie Mallan 401432+2114+021+011+00
15 DF Scotland Jack Baird 37130+114+001+001+00
16 MF Scotland Scott Agnew 28522+123+130+001+00
17 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan 2111+1611+201+000+00
18 MF Scotland Lewis McLear 701+202+200+000+00
19 MF Scotland Barry Cuddihy 601+201+100+100+00
20 DF Scotland Keith Watson 29526+041+001+001+01
21 FW Scotland Jaison McGrath 200+200+000+000+00
22 FW Scotland Calum Gallagher 41833+363+011+010+10
24 FW Scotland David Clarkson 12112+010+000+000+00
25 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 321027+4100+000+001+00
27 MF Scotland Rocco Quinn 13113+010+000+000+00
28 DF Scotland Gary Irvine 16015+100+000+000+00
29 MF Scotland Alex Cooper 12111+110+000+000+00
33 DF Scotland Jordan Stewart 1816+701+211+000+10
37 MF Scotland Kyle McAllister 402+200+000+000+00
Players who left the club during the season:
1 GK Scotland Mark Ridgers 302+001+000+000+00
5 DF Northern Ireland Luke Conlan 403+001+000+000+00
7 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 22112+512+100+101+00
26 DF Scotland Craig Reid 706+001+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 2 May 2016
Number Nation Position Name Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2ScotlandDFJason Naismith 1000000010
3ScotlandMFSean Kelly 3010000040
4ScotlandDFAndy Webster 4000000040
6Republic of IrelandMFJim Goodwin 6000100070
8ScotlandMFAlan Gow 0000000000
9ScotlandFWSteven Thompson 2010000030
10ScotlandMFStuart Carswell 3000100040
11New ZealandMFCameron Howieson 0000100010
12ScotlandGKJamie Langfield 2000000020
14ScotlandMFStevie Mallan 3110001051
15ScotlandDFJack Baird 6000000060
16ScotlandMFScott Agnew 3000000030
17ScotlandMFLewis Morgan 1000000010
18ScotlandMFLewis McLear 0000000000
19ScotlandMFBarry Cuddihy 0000000000
20ScotlandDFKeith Watson 7000000070
21ScotlandFWJaison McGrath 0000000000
22ScotlandFWCalum Gallagher 2000000020
24ScotlandFWDavid Clarkson 0000000000
25ScotlandFWLawrence Shankland 5000000050
27ScotlandMFRocco Quinn 0000000000
28ScotlandDFGary Irvine 1000000010
29ScotlandMFAlex Cooper 1000000010
33ScotlandDFJordan Stewart 2010100040
37ScotlandMFKyle McAllister 1000000010
Players who left the club during the season:
1ScotlandGKMark Ridgers 0000000000
5Northern IrelandDFLuke Conlan 0100000001
7ScotlandFWPaul McMullan 3000000030
26ScotlandDFCraig Reid 0100000001

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C, P) 36 25 6 5 88 34 +54 81 Promotion to Scottish Premiership
2 Falkirk (Q) 36 19 13 4 61 34 +27 70 Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Hibernian (Q) 36 21 7 8 59 34 +25 70 Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Raith Rovers (Q) 36 18 8 10 52 46 +6 62
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 −3 43
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 −9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 −10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 −31 37
9 Livingston (Q, R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 −14 31 Qualification to Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 4 9 23 22 67 −45 21 Relegation to Scottish League One
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLDDWLLDDWLLLDDLWLWLWWLWLDLWWLWDLWLD
Position988888888678877889788777777777777676
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: [42]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 2 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray[43] 25 July 2015 12 December 2015 21 5 6 10 023.81
Alex Rae[44] 19 December 2015 Present 21 9 3 9 042.86

Transfers

Notes

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

References

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  2. 1 2 "Gary Teale has left St Mirren 'by mutual consent'". BBC Sport. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "St Mirren: Ten players leave after relegation". BBC Sport. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "St Mirren's John McGinn takes legal action over pole prank". BBC Sport. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Alan Gow – Signs 1 Year Deal". saintmirren.net. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "St Mirren take Dumbarton's Scott Agnew and Mark Spalding". BBC Sport. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "St Mirren's Steven Thompson signs new one-year contract". BBC Sport. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 "St Mirren land midfielder Stuart Carswell". BBC. BBC Sport. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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  12. 1 2 "New Signing: Cameron Howieson". saintmirren.net. Official St Mirren website. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Hibernian sign John McGinn for undisclosed fee from St Mirren". BBC. BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Scottish League Cup: Airdrieonians face Rangers". BBC. BBC Sport. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  15. 1 2 "St Mirren sign Rangers forward Calum Gallagher". BBC. BBC Sport. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Jamie Langfield joins St Mirren as player-coach". BBC. BBC Sport. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Ian Murray urges Andy Webster to decide on St Mirren offer". Herald Scotland. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  18. 1 2 "St Mirren sign up defender Keith Watson on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Rangers at home to Livingston in Petrofac Training Cup". BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Loan Signing: Lawrence Shankland". www.saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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  22. 1 2 "New signing: Jaison McGrath". St Mirren F.C. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Mark Ridgers: Kilmarnock sign St Mirren goalkeeper on emergency loan". BBC. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Rangers or Livingston host St Mirren in Petrofac Training Cup". BBC Sport. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  25. 1 2 "Loan Signing: Craig Reid". 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Club Statement: Mark Spalding". Official St Mirren website. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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  28. ↑ "Hearts draw Aberdeen in Scottish Cup fourth round". BBC Sport. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "St Mirren: Ian Murray resigns after six months as manager". BBC Sport. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  30. ↑ "St Mirren: Alex Rae succeeds Ian Murray as manager". BBC Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "Keith Watson: Contract Extension". BBC Sport. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "St Mirren: David Farrell named assistant to Alex Rae". BBC Sport. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  33. 1 2 3 "Post Match Quotes – Alex Rae (02/01/2016)". St Mirren Official website. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  34. 1 2 3 "Luke Conlan and Craig Reid". St Mirren Official website. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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  36. 1 2 "Ross County's Rocco Quinn agrees deal to join St Mirren". BBC Sport. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  37. 1 2 "Loan Signing: David Clarkson". www.saintmirren.net. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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  45. ↑ "Sadlier Completes Move". theposh.com. Official Peterborough United website. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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