St Mirren's winning run came to an end as the the Buddies lost 3-0 at St Johnstone. 

Nicky Clark scored in the first-half to give the Perth Saints the initiative before goals from Drey Wright and Graham Carey secured the points for the home side.

Stephen Robinson had went with the same starting eleven that had defeated Hibernian and Dundee United, with Scott Tanser returning to the bench after injury. 

A scrappy opening period saw little opportunities though Jonah Ayunga knocked just wide after getting on to a Curtis Main cross on 15 minutes.

St Johnstone were seeing more of the ball in opening exchanges minutes and took advantage on 25 minutes with Nicky Clark scoring on his debut for the Perth side. The ball fell to the forward at the back post and he made no mistake from just a few yards out to put the home side ahead. 

Saints almost had a big opportunity to draw level when Ayunga found Main in plenty of space but the touch was heavy which allowed Alex Mitchell to recover and clear the danger.

St Mirren were looking more lively early in second 45 but didn't create anything clear cut which prompted the manager to make a triple substitution just before the hour mark. Scott Tanser, Jay Henderson and Eamonn Brophy replaced Richard Tait, Ryan Strain and Curtis Main. But within a minute of the changes Melker Hallberg went close to doubling the home side's advantage when he curled inches over from 20 yards.

St Johnstone would make it two on 66 minutes when Adam Montgomery got to the byline and cut-back for Drey Wright who slammed into the net from close-range. 

St Mirren could have pulled one back with 16 minutes remaining when the ball fell kindly to Declan Gallagher at the back post, but the defender didn't catch it properly and dragged wide. Two minutes later Saints were agonisingly close to reducing the deficit when Tanser headed off the bar before Ayunga hit the post on the follow-up. 

The Buddies were committing bodies forward in the hope of finding a way back into the game, but those hopes were extinguished when St Johnstone put the seal on the victory with just four minutes of normal time remaining. Marcus Fraser was penalised for a challenge on Connor McLennan in the penalty box and ex-Saint Graham Carey slammed home from 12 yards to give the Perth side a 3-0 win at McDiarmid Park. 

Full-Time: St Johnstone 3-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gallagher, Dunne, Strain (Henderson 59), Baccus, Erhahon (Greive 70), O'Hara (c), Tait (Tanser 59), Ayunga, Main (Brophy 59)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Shaughnessy, Gogic, Flynn, Kiltie

St Johnstone: Matthews, Wright, McGowan, Mitchell, Considine, Montgomery, Hallberg (Gordon 83), Carey, Murphy (Bair 77), May (McLennan 77), Clark (Phillips 77)
Subs Not Used: Parish, Kucheriavyi, Crawford, O'Halloran, Brown

Referee: Colin Steven
Assistant Referee: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee: David Doig
Fourth Official: Scott Lambie

Christmas Party nights are back at St Mirren so round up your friends, family and colleagues and let us entertain you! 

Join us at the SMiSA Stadium on Friday 9th December and Saturday 17th December for an evening of food, drink and dancing in our iconic Westmarch Suite. 

Friday 9th December

Put your dancing shoes on and get ready to be entertained, as TV singing sensation Laura B, finalist on BBC's All Together Now, is ready to take you on a journey 'Dancing Through the Decades' with a repertoire of well known hits and sing along classics. With a versatile vocal range, Laura B has been singing and entertaining audiences for over 15 years, winning numerous competitions and performing in multiple venues, festivals and corporate events!

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER 

Saturday 17th December

A night with Hollie Robinson – A Tribute to the, 70s, 80s, 90s & even some Noughties! Spoiled for choice, music from down memory lane, songs that you just can’t stop singing! Go back to the era that your family and friends cherish and come along to our tribute night to provide a non-stop hit thumping mind blowing show that will keep you singing and dancing all night long. 

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER

Timings

Enjoy a glass of bubbly on arrival from 7pm

We will welcome you to take your seats ready for your three course meal at 7.30pm

This will be followed by entertainment and dancing until midnight. 

We are delighted to announce Clyde Cable Supplies Ltd are the first company to invest in one of our brand-new private executive boxes at the SMiSA Stadium.

Situated in the corner between the West and Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stands, our executive boxes will offer a unique view of the action with preferential raised seating that gives some of the best views of the pitch.

Featuring TVs, a bar, a dining area, a soft seat sofa & chairs and tailored to the hirer's preferences this is a special opportunity to enjoy a matchday in style.

St Mirren Director Alan Wardrop said: "Once installed at the SMiSA Stadium, the brand-new executive box will give Clyde Cable a truly unique experience of a matchday and allow them and their customers to enjoy it the Clyde Cable way.

"I would like to thank Clyde Cable Managing Director, Craig Tweedie for his support of the club. Craig and his family are all big St Mirren supporters so it’s great to see the first executive box go to a long standing St Mirren supporter with a fast growing business."

Clyde Cable, Scotland’s independent cable distributors providing a comprehensive range of power, data & controls cabling for the Building and Construction industry including M&E, BMS, DATA & General Wiring. To find out more about Clyde Cable please visit their website clydecable.com

There remains one executive box available for a seasons hire so please register your interest or request more details about our executive boxes by contacting alan.wardrop@stmirren.com. 

Artist impressions of the new executive boxes can be seen below. 

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Kieran Offord has joined Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season.

Kieran is a highly-rated prospect at Saints and will continue his footballing development with the cinch League One side as he looks to gain valuable playing time.

Kieran impressed on his debut at just 17-years-old when he started in a 0-0 draw with Celtic at the SMiSA Stadium last December. 

This season the forward started in our Premier Sports Cup wins over Cowdenbeath and FC Edinburgh and has been on the bench for all five of our cinch Premiership matches. 

The club retains the option to recall Kieran in January and we wish him all the best during his loan spell at the Wasps. 

Saints are back on their travels this weekend as we head to Perth to take on St Johnstone. 

Stephen Robinson's men go into Saturday's match on a three-match winning run with Keanu Baccus' first St Mirren goal giving the Buddies a 1-0 win over Hibernian at the SMiSA Stadium last weekend. That victory followed wins over Dundee United (3-0) and Ross County (1-0) that have propelled Saints to sixth place in the cinch Premiership - joint on points with Aberdeen in fourth.

St Johnstone currently sit in 10th place in cinch Premiership with one win and four defeats from their opening five matches. After a 1-0 defeat to Hibernian on the opening day, the Perth Saints defeated Motherwell 2-1 at Fir Park to pick up their only points of the season. 

Callum Davidson's side have lost their last three matches - losing to Hearts (2-3), Aberdeen (0-1) and Rangers (0-4). 

Match Details

St Johnstone v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 3rd September 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: McDiarmid Park

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are only available online directly from St Johnstone. Ticket info can be found HERE and tickets can be purchased HERE.

PPV options are no longer available within the UK and Ireland. However, international subscribers to St Mirren TV can still watch league matches live as part of their subscription. 

Previous

St Mirren defeated St Johnstone on their last trip to McDiarmid Park with Greg Kiltie scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win. That was our first win in Perth since October 2014. 

Saints were also victorious in the only other meeting of the two in 2022 with goals from Connor Ronan and Alex Greive seeing us come from behind to win 2-1 at the SMiSA Stadium in February. 

The two other games of the 2021/22 season ended in 0-0 draws at both McDiarmid Park and the SMiSA Stadium.  

St Johnstone's last win in this fixture was in May 2021 when they defeated St Mirren 2-1 in the Scottish Cup semi-final. 

Greg Kiltie scored the only goal when St Mirren defeated St Johnstone in April (Image: Kenny Ramsay)

The officials

Colin Steven is the referee on Saturday. He's assisted by Alan Mulvanny and David Doig, while Scott Lambie is fourth official. 

Tickets for our cinch Premiership match away to Hearts on Sunday 11th September are on sale now at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

Please note that tickets for this match will only on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office. There will be no sale of tickets online or on the day of the match. 

Hearts v St Mirren 
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Sunday 11th September 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Tynecastle Park

Hearts Ticket Info

Adults - £27
Over 65/FTE* - £19
Under 18 - £14
Under 16 - £7
Under 13 - £5

*Full time education. Valid student matriculation card required as proof. 

There are four wheelchair & carer pairs available. These are priced at £10 for the wheelchair user, with the carer ticket free of charge. 

Ambulant disabled tickets will be charged at the age-appropriate rate. If a carer is required, and proof of this is provided, the carer's ticket will be free of charge.

Tickets for this match are only available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. There will be no sale of tickets on the day of the match. 

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

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

Our home match against Celtic in the cinch Premiership has been moved due to coverage on Sky Sports.

Originally scheduled to take place on Saturday 17th September, the match will now take place on Sunday 18th September with a 12pm kick-off.

The full rescheduled match details are:

Sunday 18th September 2022
St Mirren v Celtic
Kick-off: 12pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium
Live on Sky Sports

Renfrewshire schoolkids will be able to enjoy a free trip to the football this season – after St Mirren gifted a set of season tickets to every primary school in the area.

Each of the schools has been given four season tickets for the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand at the SMISA Stadium for them to hand out within their school community.

The club made the offer – thought to be among the first of its kind in the country – as part of a wider push to build stronger links with the Renfrewshire community and encourage the next generation of fans to come to games.

That includes their Help a Buddie scheme where fans can pay for a seat for someone in the community who may not otherwise be able to afford it.

The free school season tickets covers all 50 primary schools in Renfrewshire plus Riverbrae and Mary Russell additional support needs schools.

The scheme was put into action for St Mirren’s home win over Hibs at the weekend and will remain in place for all remaining home Premiership games this season.

Pupils from Renfrewshire schools caught up with some of the club’s first-team squad at the stadium this week to help launch the scheme, along with the council’s convener for Education and Children’s Services, Councillor Emma Rodden.

Councillor Rodden said: "The offer of more than 200 free season tickets is a very generous one by St Mirren and we were delighted to accept.

"St Mirren are already at the heart of the local community with their existing partnership with the council through the Street Stuff youth activity programme and through the work of their charitable foundation, and this will strengthen the relationship between the club and our schools.

"But most importantly it will be good for our pupils – by encouraging their interest in sport and fitness, as well as opening up the chance of a free afternoon out that may not otherwise be affordable to everyone."

St Mirren chief operating officer Keith Lasley said: "St Mirren Football Club want to be at the heart of our local community and use the platform we have for good.

"Offering season tickets to all primary schools throughout Renfrewshire is just one of the many steps we are taking in fully engaging with the local community as we aim to strengthen the existing ties we already have.

"We look forward to welcoming pupils from across Renfrewshire and hope they enjoy the action at the SMiSA Stadium this season."

Schools will decide for themselves how to distribute the tickets for each game, whether by application or prize draw. This could include them being given to different families each week, or for a staff member or appropriately-qualified adult volunteer to accompany a group of pupils.

Any local parents interested in the scheme should contact their child’s school for more information.

Tickets for our cinch Premiership match away to St Johnstone on Saturday 3rd September are available online. 

Click HERE to buy your tickets. 

Please be aware that tickets are only available online, there will be none available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

St Johnstone Ticket Info

Adult - £24
Family Adult* - £17
Concession** - £14
U12*** - £0

*One Adult with max two U12. 
**65 and over, U20. 
*** No admission without an adult. 

Please note for the £17 family deal, all ticket holders must enter via turnstile five which will be monitored by stewards – strictly one adult + max two U12 only. These will only be available to purchase online.

Ambulant Disabled Adult* - £24
Ambulant Disabled Concession* - £14
PA** - £0

*Must be in receipt of PIP/DLA - PA free. 
**No admission without ambulant disabled supporter

Wheelchair & PA tickets can be purchased directly from St Johnstone by calling 01738 455000. Adult/concession wheelchair tickets are £24/£14 respectively.  The personal assistant ticket is included in the ticket price.

St Johnstone have a limited amount of accessible parking bays for disabled visiting supporters to book in advance (£5 – payable on the day).  Please email dao@perthsaints.co.uk with your name and vehicle registration to book.

General parking is available on a first come, first served basis to the west side of our all-weather pitch.  Enter the carpark via the away support entrance to the north of the stadium. 

The Ticket Office hours for the remainder of the week are as follows:

Our match away to Hearts in the cinch Premiership has been moved due to their participation in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Originally scheduled to take place on Saturday 10th September, the match will now take place on Sunday 11th September. 

Ticket details will be announced in due course. 

The full rescheduled match details are:

Sunday 11th September 2022
Hearts v St Mirren
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Tynecastle Park