Following our recent round of testing, St Mirren Football Club can confirm that a member of the first-team has tested positive for COVID-19.

The player is currently self-isolating in line with government guidance and, as a result, will be unavailable for our match against Hibernian.

The club has complied robustly with the official testing and hygiene regime, using a private testing facility in accordance with the Scottish Government and the SPFL/SFA Joint Response Group protocols.

Everyone at the club wishes the player a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back once he is fit and ready.

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to confirm a new strategic partnership with South Australian National Premier League side Para Hills Knights SC.

The partnership will see the exchange of players & coaches as well as academy tours & tournaments along with other commercial opportunities as we look to build a sustainable, mutually beneficial long-term relationship between both clubs with focus on the development of young footballers and coaches.

St Mirren Chief Executive, Tony Fitzpatrick said: "We are really excited and proud to announce our new partnership with Para Hills Knights SC.

"A lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes for a number of months to make this a reality and I have no doubt it will be a positive partnership for both clubs.

"I would like to pay a special thanks to Prince Lamona from Group 154 and Jed McCabe from inspiresport for all of their help in making this happen."

Dale Ramsay, senior co-ordinator at Para Hills Knights SC said: "As a club we are excited about the partnership and look forward to a great future with St Mirren.

"Developing a pathway for growth and resource sharing between our clubs is exciting and we believe it will be hugely beneficial for players, managers and officials to share knowledge and strengthen both clubs.

"The possibilities for players to experience football in different environments can be so positive for their own growth. We look forward to growing a strong relationship through the years."

Steve Butchart, CEO at inspiresport said: "At Inspiresport we are proud of our long-standing relationship with St Mirren and are delighted to be their official travel partners.

"Today’s news is a testament to the club’s ambitions on and off the field. We are ready to work with both St Mirren and Para Hills Knights SC to deliver exceptional football development tours here in Paisley, for teams wishing to follow in the footsteps of their local heroes."

More about Para Hills Knights SC:

The Para Hills Soccer Club was formed at a meeting on the 24th of March 1964 and was originally based on Nelson Road, Para Hills. The club was founded by 2 brothers that had moved to Australia from Enfield, UK. As the brothers were Tottenham Supporters the club colours were predominantly white.

The aim of the club was to foster and promote the game of soccer in the Northern Suburbs. The club set the goal of playing first division soccer within 10 years.

In 1965 the club entered a team in the Sunday Industrial League (now the South Australian Amateur Soccer League). On April 4th 1965 the club played its first competitive senior game losing 3-1 against MTT with Chris Pawley scoring the first goal for the club. A new team was born.

The following year the club entered the South Australian Soccer Federation and once again the open game resulted in a defeat this time against WRE 2-1 with the first goal in the Federation being scored by Dave Barry. In 1967 the club got its first taste of success winning the 3rd Division Championship and the Rowley Cup, the team was coached through part of the season by Cliff Votier and then Alan Swadling who was also the captain.

The following few years saw the club consolidating its position and not really pushing for promotion. This changed in 1975 when the club pushed Croatia to the wire before finishing runners up. In 1976, one year later than the clubs aim, promotion to the first division was achieved. To coincide with this, the Club left its base at Nelson Road to move down the Hills to new facilities at The Paddocks, its current home.

Contrary to reports in the media this morning, St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Saturday’s match against Hibernian will not be used as a pilot event for supporters return to football due to new lockdown restrictions in Renfrewshire.

The club submitted detailed plans on the safe return of fans to the SPFL, SFA and Scottish Government last week. Whilst these were provisionally approved and would have seen us host 300 fans at St Mirren Park on Saturday, the new measures have meant this is no longer possible.

Whilst it is disappointing following the hard work the club had put in to be selected as a pilot event, we fully appreciate that the health and safety of the public is of paramount importance.

We would like to thank the SPFL, SFA and Scottish Government for considering us for a pilot event and look forward to having the opportunity to host supporters at St Mirren Park when it is deemed safe to do so.

Football is back and we’re hosting our next two matches exclusively on St Mirren TV!

St Mirren v Hibernian | 12 Sept | 3pm | Buy Now 

St Mirren v Celtic | 16 Sept | 7.45pm | Buy Now 

Purchasing a game is easy – simply visit this page for the live link to sign up. 

Our St Mirren TV pay-per-view package includes full match coverage with our guests soon to be announced for only £12.50 per match.

Our virtual 50/50 half-time draw returns this weekend for Saturday’s match at home to Hibernian.

Supporters have the chance to support our St Mirren Youth Academy and win some cash!

Grab the winning feeling and enter with tickets costing just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase. To enter, simply click the link for the virtual draw.

The draw will be made during the half-time break with the first prize winner receiving 50% of net sales with the other half going towards developing our stars of the future at the St Mirren Youth Academy. The second prize winner will receive an autographed ball.

Entries will close at 3pm on Saturday 12th September 2020. Good luck!

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Jay Henderson and Josh Jack have joined Clyde on loan until the end of the season.

The St Mirren Youth Academy graduates have been training with the St Mirren first-team this season and will continue their development at Danny Lennon’s side.

We would like to wish Jay and Josh the best of luck during their time at Clyde.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Jack Baird has left the club by mutual consent.

Jack came through the St Mirren Youth Academy making his first-team debut at the age of 18 in a Scottish Premiership match away to Hamilton Academical in 2014.

'Bairdy' would become a regular in the first-team the following season and played a big role in our great survival in 2017 and promotion back to the Premiership in 2018.

The defender would make 165 appearances for Saints with his last coming in a 0-0 draw away to Albion Rovers in the Betfred Cup.

All at St Mirren would like to thank Jack for his contributions in the black and white and wish him all the very best for his future.

Football stadiums across the world fell silent. The Scottish Premiership came to an abrupt halt. Football, a form of escapism for many and a source of joy; but also a business and livelihood for many, ceased as the whole world faced the unknown.

St Mirren FC and the wider community banded together in solidarity – and we expected nothing less.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

As the sale of season tickets launched during a time where fans understandably had other priorities and concerns, unwavering support was shown from all. Be In That Number was the sentiment loudly shared through actions and words.

We decided that each season ticket holder should receive their own personalised number because the fans are the most important part of the club. Each individual deserved unique recognition and were awarded their own number, just like the players on the pitch. The commitment to purchase a 2020/21 season ticket was worth commemorating.

Our Be In That Number messaging was proudly displayed far and wide across the streets of Paisley on billboards and shared online across multiple social media platforms.  

St Mirren FC Manager Jim Goodwin made a standout appearance on the streets of Paisley, while Saints fans brightened up a grey day.

Be In That Number successfully created a sense belonging as fans joined in the social media conversations sharing their number with fellow followers and supporters.

Saints fans took to social media to share their number

Fans truly came to the forefront with their support and generosity. We are pleased to report that over 3,200 season tickets have been sold to date, almost matching the sales from the previous season.

Thank You, Fans

As a thank you, the club were determined to find a way to reward fans and add excitement and hope to the anticipated return of football. A prize draw was introduced to present lucky fans with incredible, once in a lifetime experiences.

Christie Wishart won lunch with the gaffer and a player of her choosing. James McCulloch was awarded the iconic number of 1877 and will have the West Stand named after him in his honour for one match. Emily Keane and Grace Keane will be our new stadium announcers for one game and Gary Montgomery will attend a match with our Chief Executive, Tony Fitzpatrick.

Last but not least, Ryan Watson was one of the first to own the new home shirt.

Our hope was to help create magical moments for fans. The delight expressed by the winners was wonderful to hear.

      Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick Presenting Ryan Watson With The First Home Shirt

The Search for Paisley’s Other Saints

We have been pleased and privileged to introduce our Saints In That Number initiative. Saints in the community who have performed selfless acts of kindness throughout the recent challenging times will receive a St Mirren FC family season ticket. Fans have had the opportunity to nominate and help us in our search to find local heroes, NHS staff and other outstanding individuals who regularly show tremendous thoughtfulness.

Kibble, our partner and major stakeholder, has followed in our footsteps to donate a selection of tickets and several Paisley businesses, including Claymore Contracts Ltd, Scotjet Ltd and CY Turf have also joined the campaign.

Football is a way of life for so many people and we want to do anything we can to let the wider community know that we stand together and are there to support them.

Mental Health Support For All Staff

To help ensure the wellbeing of the wider Kibble and St Mirren team, mental health support was offered to staff, management and players. Private, one-to-one sessions with Kibble’s psychologists were available online or on the phone. The service re-emphasised the Be In That Number messaging as the integral members of staff who are dedicated to running the club were proactively supported too.

Football Is Back *

As the historical season kicked off, we celebrated as much as we could.

Obika and fans celebrate the return of football with the caveat that matches will be behind closed doors.

We cannot wait until fans and players are reunited together in the stadium. However, we are fully committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our team, staff, fans and community and will only open the stadium when guidelines permit. *Football is back but behind closed doors for now.

Until that day comes, the players feel the strong sense of support from fans as cardboard cut outs fill the stands and digital screens flick through an array of supporter photos.

Fans fill the stadium through our digital screens, letting the players know they have a full support system behind them.

St Mirren TV

Until then, we promise to bring you exclusive insights and show you #BehindTheSaints through St Mirren TV. Our TV platform will feature live matches, behind the scenes footage and interviews. You can catch every moment of the action live on St Mirren TV.

Positive Thinking

Our Be In That Number messaging will be forever remembered, signage around the stadium has been hung for everyone to see on their return. When the sound of you, the fans, cheering and chanting these words from the stadium, will echo for miles, our mantra will be once again brought to life with more significance than ever before… When the Saints go marching in!

Our Scottish Premiership match at home to Celtic, originally scheduled for August 12th, has been rescheduled for Wednesday September 16th. Kick-off is at 7:45pm.

St Mirren head into the international break on the back of a disappointing defeat at McDiarmid Park.

The Buddies could have no arguments about the final result as Stevie May scored the game's only goal on 72 minutes to give St Johnstone a 1-0 win this afternoon.

St Johnstone created a number of chances throughout the 90 minutes with Callum Hendry the first to fashion an opportunity on seven minutes. The forward robbed Saints defender Conor McCarthy and raced clear on goal only to be stopped by a wonderful save from Jak Alnwick. 

Six minutes later, Michael O'Halloran smashed just wide from 20 yards after Junior Morias has been denied a free-kick in the St Johnstone half.

Jim Goodwin's men couldn't get going with Craig Conway slamming over the bar from close range after meeting a cut-back before Scott Tanser passed up a glorious opportunity when he volleyed wide on 34 minutes.

The St Mirren gaffer had seen enough and decided to change shape with Cammy MacPherson coming on to replace Kyle McAllister.  But still St Johnstone would go close again just a few minutes later when Hendry headed over from 10 yards.

The home side would have one more chance before the interval with Alnwick saving well again from Jason Kerr to keep the score at 0-0.

St Mirren were forced into two quick changes with Junior Morias replaced at half-time by Dylan Connolly after picking up a knock, while Marcus Fraser had to come off on 50 minutes with a dead leg.

St Johnstone's pressure told as they opened the scoring on 72 minutes.  Substitute Stevie May, who had only been on the park five minutes, met Conway's low ball in from the left to knock home from close range. 

With 10 minutes to go the Buddies registered their first real chance as substitute Kristian Dennis slammed into the arms of Elliot Parish from the edge of the box. A minute later Jon Obika met a cross but his volley was tame and easy for Parish to gather. 

Alnwick would make a further save to deny St Johnstone a second as he tipped's Danny McNamara's shot over, but one was enough for the points to stay in Perth.

Full-Time: St Johnstone 1-0 St Mirren 

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser (Dennis 50), McCarthy, Tait, McGrath, Sheron (Jamieson 89), Foley (c), Durmus, McAllister (MacPherson 38), Obika, Morias (Connolly 45)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Baird, Erhahon, Henderson, Jack

St Johnstone: Parish, Kerr, Gordon, McCart, McNamara, Tanser, Wotherspoon, McCann, Conway (Kane 90), Hendry (Davidson 83), O'Halloran (May 67)
Subs Not Used: Sinclair, Duffy, Robertson, Booth, Rooney, Olaofe

Referee: Kevin Clancy
Assistant Referee: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Kevin Graham