It's the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup for Saints this weekend with Stephen Robinson's men heading to Celtic Park on Saturday. 

The Buddies secured their place in the last 16 with a penalty shoot-out win over Dundee at the SMiSA Stadium. A goalless 90 minutes and extra-time meant the match had to be decided by spot-kicks with Trevor Carson saving all three of Dundee's efforts, while Mark O'Hara, Alex Greive and Greg Kiltie all netted for Saints.

Celtic reached the Fifth Round with a convincing 5-0 win over cinch Championship side Greenock Morton. 

Match Details

Celtic v St Mirren
Competition: The Scottish Cup
Date: Saturday 11th February 2023
Kick-off: 5:30pm
Venue: Celtic Park

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office. Full ticket details can be found HERE.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com. UK subscribers can listen to live audio coverage. 

The match is also being shown live on Viaplay. 

Previous

There have been two meetings between Saints and Celtic this year with each side boasting a win apiece. 

Mark O'Hara and Jonah Ayunga were on the scoresheet when the Buddies beat Celtic 2-0 at the SMiSA Stadium in September. 

Celtic were victorious when St Mirren travelled through to Glasgow last month in cinch Premiership action - running out 4-0 winners.

Saints' first Scottish Cup triumph came in 1926 after a 2-0 win over Celtic at Hampden. The Buddies also beat the Hoops 4-0 in the semi-final on the way to winning our second Scottish Cup in 1959. 

St Mirren also defeated Celtic in Scottish Cup action at the SMiSA Stadium in 2009 with Billy Mehmet scoring the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win. There have been two Scottish Cup meetings since then with Celtic winning 2-1 in 2013 and 4-1 in 2017.  

Mark O'Hara heads St Mirren in-front when we beat Celtic in September (Image: Jeff Holmes)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Steven McLean. He'll be assisted by Douglas Ross and Alastair Mather, while Graham Grainger is Fourth Official. 

Colin Steven is the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) with Gary Hilland is Assistant VAR. 

St Mirren Football Club endorses the principle of Equality and is committed to ensure that everyone who wishes to be involved with St Mirren Football Club, regardless of their role, current or potential:

• Have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, regardless of their age, sex, gender identity, disability, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion, race, socioeconomic status or sexual orientation; and
• Can be assured of an environment in which their rights and dignity and individual worth are respected and valued, and in particular that they are able to be involved and participate without the threat of discrimination, intimidation, victimisation, bullying, harassment or abuse.

The Board of St Mirren Football Club and Chief Operating Officer are accountable for Equality and Diversity and will receive regular updates on the activities and practices of the Club including the implementation of the Equality Policy.  It is the role of the Board and Chief Operating Officer to address any concerns relating to Equality and Diversity within the Club.

St Mirren are in cinch Premiership action on Wednesday 15th February as Stephen Robinson's side travel to Fir Park to face Motherwell in our rearranged fixture.

Tickets bought for the original fixture - scheduled on 17th December 2022 - remain valid. 

Tickets are also on sale online, while there are a limited number also available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

St Mirren supporters must use THIS LINK to buy online. It will ask you to create an account or log in if you have previously created an account with Motherwell. This will show you as an away fan and display the Tommy McLean stand only.

Motherwell will also be selling tickets at Fir Park on matchday from 6:45pm. The away ticket booth will be located at the entrance to the Tommy McLean Stand.

Motherwell v St Mirren 
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Fir Park

Motherwell Ticket Info

Adults - £25
Concession* - £18
Young Adult** - £10
Juveniles** - £4

*65 and over, full-time students with valid matriculation card.
**12-17
***11 and under

Ambulant disabled tickets will be charged at the age-appropriate rate with a carer free of charge. Wheelchair users will be charged £18 with carer free of charge. 

For any ambulant supporters still wishing to buy please call Motherwell's Ticket Office on 01698 333 333. 

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com 

Tickets for our Scottish Cup Fifth Round tie against Celtic are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online available for collection - the deadline for postage has now passed. Tickets will remain online for collection until 10am on Friday 10th February. 

The Ticket Office will be open between 10am-2pm on Thursday (9th Feb) and Friday (10th Feb). 

It's unrestricted view seats for the Fifth Round match with more tickets available if this allocation sells out. 

Celtic v St Mirren 
Competition: Scottish Cup
Date: Saturday 11th February 2023
Kick-off: 5:30pm
Venue: Celtic Park

Celtic Ticket Info

Adults - £25
Concession* - £17
Under 13** - £12

*65 & over and U16s
**Under 13s must be accompanied by an adult

Wheelchairs users will be charged at £17 with carer free of charge. These are only available from the St Mirren Ticket Office.

St Mirren Football Club is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Billy Thomson at the age of 64. 

Billy joined St Mirren in August 1978 after being signed from Partick Thistle in 1978 by Jim Clunie. The goalkeeper would make 284 appearances in the Black and White and was a part of our memorable Anglo Scottish Cup winning side of 1980 before departing the club for Dundee United in 1984. 

Billy - alongside Iain Munro - holds the record for most senior Scottish caps while a St Mirren player, having represented Scotland on seven occasions. 

In May 2022, Billy took his rightful place in the St Mirren Hall of Fame. 

Our deepest condolences are with the family and friends of Billy at this sad time.

Billy Thomson is inducted into the St Mirren Hall of Fame

Saints' 12 game unbeaten home run came to a disappointing end with defeat to Hibernian.

It looked as if neither team would score on a difficult day for playing football but the visitors found a way through with less than 15 minutes left. Élie Youan gathered up a great pass from Ewan Henderson and held off his marker before slamming the ball past Trevor Carson via the post. In the process, he ensured Hibs would be the first team to leave Paisley with all three points since Motherwell back in July.

Saints boss Stephen Robinson had stuck with the side that saw off Aberdeen during the week, Curtis Main once again being joined in attack by Alex Greive with goal hero Declan Gallagher on the bench alongside new signings Tony Watt and Thierry Small. Lewis Stevenson made a record breaking 450th appearance for the visitors, who replaced the injured Kevin Nisbet with Harry McKirdy.

Hibs controlled the early stages, Trevor Carson doing well to get down to turn away Élie Youan's low shot before Josh Campbell had a long range shot deflected wide. Campbell had the visitors' next attempt, his effort looking goal-bound before Mark O'Hara helped it wide. Scott Tanser was first to test David Marshall at the other end but the veteran goalie saved easily.

The wind and rain were making it difficult for both teams with chances at a premium. Aiden McGeady had a threatening run brought to an abrupt end by Tanser just outside the box. The veteran winger's free-kick was so good that for a few seconds the visiting fans behind the opposite goal thought he had curled it into the top corner rather than narrowly off target. Moments later Curtis Main saw his low drive palmed away by Marshall as Saints enjoyed their first real spell of pressure, the striker then pouncing on some slack play from McGeady to burst forward before blazing over.

The poor conditions continued after the break as Marshall gathered a cross-come-shot from Greg Kiltie. CJ Egan-Riley volleyed wide after Will Fish had headed down a Hibs free-kick before Tanser hooked a shot over from O'Hara's cross. Midway through the half Youan had a go at providing a spectacular opener, his acrobatic effort from sub Chris Cadden's cross not far wide of goal. Youan then slid a ball through for Matthew Hoppe, who had replaced the injured McKirdy early on, but his shot was no problem for Carson.

There was little the keeper could do a few minutes later as Hibs made the break through. A tremendous cross-field pass from sub Ewan Henderson found Youan and he held off the challenge of his defender before firing home with some help from the post, to the delight of the Hibs fans behind the goal. Saints had the best part of a quarter of an hour to find an equaliser but created nothing of note, Marshall having little to do to ensure he kept a clean sheet and his side took all three points.

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Hibernian

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gogic, Dunne, Strain, Baccus, Kiltie (Small 80), O'Hara (c), Tanser (Offord 81), Greive (Watt 67), Main
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, R.Taylor, Gallagher, Flynn, F.Taylor, Gilmartin

Hibernian: Marshall, Egan-Riley, Fish, Hanlon, Stevenson, Jeggo, Newell (Henderson 69), Campbell, McGeady (Cadden 57), Youan, McKirdy (Hoppe 18)
Subs Not Used: Johnson, Miller, Cabraja, Jair, MacIntyre, O'Connor

Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Assistant Referee: Steven Traynor
Assistant Referee: Chris Rae
Fourth Official: Barry Cook
VAR: William Collum
Assistant VAR: John McCrossan

Attendance: 7,253

Stephen Robinson admitted Saints didn't do enough to get a result during a scrappy game against Hibernian, but couldn't fault his players' efforts.

My First Match

As part of the ongoing initiative to encourage new fans to our club and making the match day experience more memorable, the St Mirren Supporter Liaison Officers and Northbank (supporters’ group) are holding a competition for two new murals to be painted in the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand.

AND WE WANT YOU TO DESIGN THEM!

Therefore, we will be running our competition between Monday 6th February and Friday 24th February for our young fans.

The entries will be divided into two groups – Primary School & Secondary School. 

The intention is that the two winning designs, once painted on the walls, inside the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand, will provide photo opportunities for fans in the hope that they will then share their photos and the name of St Mirren FC on their own social media.

Requirements of the competition

• All designs should include the wording 'St Mirren FC'
• The Primary School designs will also have the wording 'My First Match'
• Artwork should be in portrait format.
• Under 16s should have their designs sent in or submitted by an adult.

Entries can be submitted by sending a photograph by email to slo@stmirren.com OR posting the photo in the comments of the original SLO post on social media.

If anyone doesn’t have either of those facilities they can post an A4 size design to SLO, Mural Competition, St.Mirren FC, Greenhill Road, Paisley, PA3 1RU. Remember to include contact details if posting an entry.

The winning design from each age group will be chosen by a mixed aged group of judges and announced on Tuesday 7th March. The winning designs will then be painted on the walls inside the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand by Northbank volunteers.

Additional prizes include:

• Trip to St Mirren FC Training ground to meet first-team players and manager.
• Family Tickets to Home League match as well as the chance to meet selected first-team players. 

Manager Stephen Robinson this morning confirmed that Jonah Ayunga unfortunately faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after an injury in last weekend's win over Motherwell.

The forward suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after appearing as a substitute in the 1-0 win and will now spend at least six months out. 

Speaking to the press, the manager said: "Jonah has done his cruciate knee ligament so he'll be out for a minimum of six months.

"He will have the best care here with Gerry Docherty and the medical team. We are planning when he will have that surgery now and we will get him back fitter and stronger than ever.

"It is a huge blow for us. He was a big part of what we’d done earlier in the season. He was excellent when he came on against Motherwell so it is a big blow for the boy himself.

"He is a strong boy, a strong character and he will come back stronger. He will spend a little bit of time with his family, we will start his rehab and, as I say, he will get the best rehab available with Gerry Docherty."

Tickets for our Scottish Cup Fifth Round tie against Celtic are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online available for postage and collection. 

The deadline for postage on online orders is 10am on Wednesday 8th February. Tickets will remain online for collection until 10am on Friday 10th February. 

The club has secured 900 unrestricted view seats for the Fifth Round match with more tickets available if this allocation sells out. 

Supporters can buy tickets for our Scottish Cup Fifth Round tie against Celtic at the St Mirren Ticket Office on Saturday 4th February prior to 2pm. 

After 2pm only tickets for our match against Hibernian will be available. The Ticket Office will not be open post-match. Ticket Office sales for these tickets will then resume on Monday 6th February at 10am. 

Celtic v St Mirren 
Competition: Scottish Cup
Date: Saturday 11th February 2023
Kick-off: 5:30pm
Venue: Celtic Park

Celtic Ticket Info

Adults - £25
Concession* - £17
Under 13** - £12

*65 & over and U16s
**Under 13s must be accompanied by an adult

Wheelchairs users will be charged at £17 with carer free of charge. These are only available from the St Mirren Ticket Office.