2011–12 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was St Mirren's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2005–06 season.[1] St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

St Mirren
2011–12 season
ChairmanStewart Gilmour
ManagerDanny Lennon
StadiumSt Mirren Park
SPL8th
Scottish CupQuarter-Final
lost to Hearts
League CupQuarter-Final
lost to Ayr United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Thompson (13)
All:
Steven Thompson (16)
Highest home attendance6,711 v Rangers
(24 December 2011)
Lowest home attendance3,305 v Hibernian
(29 April 2012)
Average home league attendance4,493

Summary

St Mirren finished eight in the Scottish Premier League.[2] They reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by eventual winners Hearts.[3] They also reached the League Cup quarter-finals but were beaten by lower league opposition Ayr United.[4]

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
5 July 2011 FriendlyQueen's Park1 – 1St MirrenHampden Park, Glasgow
Watt Trialist
9 July 2011 FriendlyAyr United1 – 0St MirrenSomerset Park, Ayr
Patterson  80' Ayr Report Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Steven McLean
12 July 2011 FriendlyDumbarton0 – 2St MirrenStrathclyde Homes Stadium
St Mirren Report Teale  4'
Thomson  24'		 Referee: Gary Hilland
16 July 2011 Renfrewshire Cup Final 2011St Mirren4 – 2Greenock MortonSt Mirren Park
Thompson
Thomson
McGowan 		St Mirren Report Weatherson Referee: Steve Conroy
19 July 2011 FriendlyCowdenbeath3 – 1St MirrenCentral Park
Robertson  18'
Stewart  60', 85'		 St Mirren Report McGowan  27' Attendance: 221
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
25 July 2011 SPL Round 1Dunfermline0 – 0St MirrenEast End Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 5,035
Referee: O'Reilly
30 July 2011 SPL Round 2St Mirren1 – 0AberdeenSt Mirren Park
Hasselbaink  50' BBC Sport Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Norris
6 August 2011 SPL Round 3Dundee United1 – 1St MirrenTannadice Park
Daly  67' BBC Sport Thompson  11' Attendance: 6,594
Referee: Allan
13 August 2011 SPL Round 4St Mirren0 – 1MotherwellSt Mirren Park
BBC Sport Hateley  92' Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Brines
20 August 2011 SPL Round 5Hibernian1 – 2St MirrenEaster Road Stadium
O'Connor  25' BBC Sport Thompson  42'
Thomson  45+1'		 Attendance: 8,886
Referee: Alan Muir
28 August 2011 SPL Round 6St Mirren0 – 2CelticSt Mirren Park
BBC Sport Hooper  6', 12' Attendance: 6,223
Referee: Willie Collum
10 September 2011 SPL Round 7St Mirren0 – 0St JohnstoneSt Mirren Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Mclean
17 September 2011 SPL Round 8Heart of Midlothian2 – 0St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
Hamill  43' (pen.)
Mair  70' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 12,572
Referee: Richmond
24 September 2011 SPL Round 9St Mirren3 – 0KilmarnockSt Mirren Park
McGowan  32', 45' (pen.)
Hasselbaink  85'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Stephen Finnie
1 October 2011 SPL Round 10Inverness CT2 – 1St MirrenCaledonian Stadium
Shinnie  31'
Tade  78'		 BBC Sport McAusland  23' Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Salmond
15 October 2011 SPL Round 11Rangers1 – 1St MirrenIbrox Stadium
Jelavić  48' BBC Sport Thompson  90+5' Attendance: 47,034
Referee: Allan
22 October 2011 SPL Round 12St Mirren2 – 3HibernianSt Mirren Park
McGowan  32', 34' BBC Sport Griffiths  6', 41'
O'Hanlon  37'		 Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Madden
29 October 2011 SPL Round 13St Johnstone0 – 1St MirrenMcDiarmid Park
BBC Sport McLean  81' Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Norris
5 November 2011 SPL Round 14St Mirren0 – 0Heart of MidlothianSt Mirren Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 4,771
Referee: Conroy
19 November 2011 SPL Round 15St Mirren2 – 1DunfermlineSt Mirren Park
Mclean  25'
Hasselbaink  45'		 BBC Sport Cardle  63' Attendance: 4,363
Referee: Allan
26 November 2011 SPL Round 16Celtic5 – 0St MirrenCeltic Park
Samaras  4'
Hooper  8', 53', 57'
McGeouch  72'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 48,406
Referee: McLean
3 December 2011 SPL Round 17St Mirren1 – 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleSt Mirren Park
Thompson  45+2' BBC Sport Shinnie  11'
Hayes  69'		 Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Norris
10 December 2011 SPL Round 18Aberdeen2 – 2St MirrenPittodrie Stadium
Vernon  1'
Fallon  17'
Fyvie  90+2'		 BBC Sport McLean  34'
Carey  52'		 Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Finnie
17 December 2011 SPL Round 19Motherwell1 – 1St MirrenFir Park
Higdon  48' BBC Sport Goodwin  59' Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Murray
24 December 2011 SPL Round 20St Mirren2 – 1RangersSt Mirren Park
Mooy  44'
McGowan  45+2'		 BBC Sport Wallace  11'
McCulloch  24'
Goian  87' 		 Attendance: 6,711
Referee: McLean
28 December 2011 SPL Round 21St Mirren2 – 2Dundee UnitedSt Mirren Park
Thompson  27'
Carey  32'		 BBC Sport Daly  31'
Armstrong  35'		 Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Thomson
2 January 2012 SPL Round 22Kilmarnock2 – 1St MirrenRugby Park
Heffernan  34'
Racchi  89'		 BBC Sport Mair  10' Attendance: 5,986
Referee: Madden
14 January 2012 SPL Round 23Heart of Midlothian5 – 2St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
Žaliūkas  1'
Žaliūkas  12'
Skácel  23', 64', 68'
Sutton  90'		 BBC Report McGowan  13' (Penalty)
Thompson  19'		 Attendance: 12,462
Referee: McLean
21 January 2012 SPL Round 24St Mirren0 – 2CelticSt Mirren Park
BBC Sport Forrest  71'
Brown  88'		 Attendance: 6,129
Referee: Allan
28 January 2012 SPL Round 25Inverness CT0 – 0St MirrenCaledonian Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Finnie
11 February 2012 SPL Round 26St Mirren0 – 0MotherwellSt Mirren Park
BBC Report Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Charleston
18 February 2012 SPL Round 27Dundee United0 – 0St MirrenTannadice Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 6,363
Referee: Winter
25 February 2012 SPL Round 28St Mirren1 – 1AberdeenSt Mirren Park
Vernon  57' BBC Sport Hasselbaink  59' Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Steven McLean
3 March 2012 SPL Round 29Hibernian0 – 0St MirrenEaster Road
BBC Report Attendance: 9,211
Referee: Collum
17 March 2012 SPL Round 30St Mirren0 – 3St JohnstoneSt Mirren Park
BBC Report
Guardian Stats		 Croft  2'
McCracken  76'
Sandaza  85'		 Attendance: 3,768
Referee: Madden
24 March 2012 SPL Round 31Dunfermline Athletic1 – 1St MirrenEast End Park
Cardle  46' BBC Sport Thompson  38' Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Muir
31 March 2012 SPL Round 32St Mirren4 – 2KilmarnockSt Mirren Park
Thompson  24', 83'
Thomson  61'
Hasselbaink  66'		 BBC Sport Van Tornhout  13'
Shiels  89'		 Attendance: 4,365
Referee: Colvin
7 April 2012 SPL Round 33Rangers3 – 1St MirrenIbrox Stadium
McCulloch  1'
Little  40'
Lafferty  60' (pen.)		 BBC Sport McGowan  49'
Tesselaar  51'		 Attendance: 46,998
Referee: Collum
21 April 2012 SPL Round 34St Mirren4 – 4Dunfermline AthleticSt Mirren Park
Hasselbaink  4'
Thompson  43', 48', 67'		 BBC Sport McMillan  24'
Graham  56'
Buchanan  71'
Kirk  88'		 Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Brines
29 April 2012 SPL Round 35St Mirren1 – 0HibernianSt Mirren Park
McLean  65'
McAusland  78' 		 BBC Report Stevenson  92'  Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Finnie
2 May 2012 SPL Round 36Kilmarnock0 – 2St MirrenRugby Park
BBC Sport McGowan  9'
Thompson  45'		 Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Beaton
5 May 2012 SPL Round 37St Mirren0 – 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleSt Mirren Park
BBC Sport Foran  85' Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Murray
12 May 2012 SPL Round 38Aberdeen0 – 0St MirrenPittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 10,716
Referee: Collum

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4St Mirren0 – 0Hamilton AcademicalSt Mirren Park
BBC Report Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Collum
17 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 ReplayHamilton Academical0 – 1St MirrenNew Douglas Park
BBC Report Carey  21' Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Collum
4 February 2012 Scottish Cup Round 5St Mirren1 – 1Ross CountySt Mirren Park
Thompson  43' BBC Sport Brittain  40' (pen.) Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Madden
14 February 2012 Scottish Cup Round 5 ReplayRoss County1 – 2St MirrenVictoria Park
Morrow  55' BBC Report Teale  14'
Thompson  37'
Hasselbaink  53'		 Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Madden
10 March 2012 Scottish Cup QFHeart of Midlothian2 – 2St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
Beattie  37'
Skacel  48'		 BBC Report Carey  27'
Žaliūkas  84' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 8,859
Referee: O'Reilly
21 March 2012 Scottish Cup QF ReplaySt Mirren0 – 2Heart of MidlothianSt Mirren Park
BBC Report Hamill  31'
Skacel  86'		 Attendance: 5,291
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
23 August 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 2Greenock Morton3 – 4St MirrenCappielow, Greenock
Tidser  17'
MacDonald  27'
Jackson  79'		 BBC Sport Teale  8'
Thompson  55', 66'
Hasselbaink  60'		 Attendance: 4,959
Referee: Calum Murray
20 September 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 3St Johnstone0 – 2St MirrenMcDiarmid Park
BBC Sport Adams  39' (o.g.)
Goodwin  45'		 Attendance: 2,296
Referee: Craig Thomson
25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup Quarter-FinalSt Mirren0 – 1Ayr UnitedSt Mirren Park
BBC Report Smith  81' Attendance: 4,570
Referee: O'Reilly

Squad information

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 MF Jim Goodwin 38 Club captain

Last updated: 13 May 2012
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.

Players
Last updated 13 May 2012[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Craig Samson 4703806030
2 DF David van Zanten 4303505030
3 DF David Barron 2101704000
4 DF Darren McGregor 90900000
5 DF Lee Mair 4313416030
6 MF Jim Goodwin 3823114031
7 MF Hugh Murray 90702000
8 MF Steven Thomson 3122424030
9 FW Steven Thompson 441636135132
10 FW Paul McGowan 4583785030
11 FW Nigel Hasselbaink 4283465131
12 GK Graeme Smith 00000000
13 MF Joe McKee 20200000
14 DF Marc McAusland 4013215030
15 MF Aaron Mooy 121814000
16 FW Paul McQuade 10100000
17 MF Kenny McLean 3342843020
18 MF Jamie McKernon 00000000
19 FW Jon McShane 1401001030
20 DF Dominic Kennedy 00000000
21 MF Gary Teale 4323406131
22 DF Jeroen Tesselaar 4103305030
23 MF Graham Carey 3642926210
24 MF Ilias Haddad 1101000010
25 GK Adam McHugh 00000000
27 FW Dougie Imrie 1401400000
37 DF Jason Naismith 20200000
39 FW Thomas Reilly 40400000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2012
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Craig Samson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF David van Zanten 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
3 DF David Barron 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Darren McGregor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Lee Mair 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
6 MF Jim Goodwin 12 0 2 0 0 0 14 0
7 MF Hugh Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Steven Thomson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Steven Thompson 6 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
10 FW Paul McGowan 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
11 FW Nigel Hasselbaink 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
12 GK Graeme Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Joe McKee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Marc McAusland 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
15 MF Aaron Mooy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Paul McQuade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Kenny McLean 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF Jamie McKernon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Jon McShane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Dominic Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Gary Teale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Jeroen Tesselaar 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
23 MF Graham Carey 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
24 MF Ilias Haddad 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 GK Adam McHugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Dougie Imrie 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
39 FW Thomas Reilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF Jason Naismith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Top scorer
Last updated on 13 May 2012
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
FW9Steven Thompson 132116
FW11Nigel Hasselbaink 6118
FW10Paul McGowan 88
MF23Graham Carey 224
MF17Kenny McLean 44
MF6Jim Goodwin 112
MF21Gary Teale 112
MF8Steven Thomson 22
DF14Marc McAusland 11
MF15Aaron Mooy 11
MF5Lee Mair 11

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 43 50 −7 50 Qualification for the Europa League Second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Kilmarnock 38 11 14 13 44 61 −17 47
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51 −12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44 −8 41
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 9 19 42 60 −18 39
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Transfers

See also

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