St Mirren Football Club is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bobby Holmes at the age 93.

Bobby began his playing career at amateur level with Lochend Rovers and Campsie Black Watch before moving up to the junior ranks with Kilsyth Rangers in 1951.

Predominantly a centre-half in his junior career, Bobby joined St Mirren in 1954 and made his debut as an inside-left in a 4-4 draw against Motherwell. Four days later, he scored his first goal for Saints in what was just his second match.

Bobby's impressive form at Saints across the 1955/56 and 1956/57 seasons saw him selected for the Scotland squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Unfortunately, a broken leg towards the end of season 1956/57 saw him miss out on any involvement with the national team and would result in him missing the entirety of the 1957/58 season. 

He would eventually make his comeback in January 1959 but was unable to earn a place in the side for Scottish Cup Final against Aberdeen in April. After struggling to regain fitness, Bobby made the tough decision to retire from playing following medical advice. This put an end to the career of a man who scored 40 goals in 116 appearances for the Buddies.

Following his retirement from playing, Bobby began a new career in physiotherapy where he would work with Arthurlie Juniors, Albions Rovers and Dumbarton before returning to Saints. He would spend six years at Saints between 1984 and 1990, serving as physio in our 1987 Scottish Cup triumph. 

The thoughts of everyone at St Mirren are with Bobby's loved ones at this sad time.

Our William Hill Premiership match away to Livingston on Tuesday 6th January will be subject to a pitch inspection at the Home of the Set Fare Arena. 

Following sustained freezing conditions in Livingston, a pitch inspection is due to take place at 10:30am tomorrow morning (6th Jan) to assess whether the match will go ahead. 

We will update supporters as soon as a decision is made.

Tickets for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round tie away to Livingston are on sale online via Livingston's ticketing platform. 

Saints face the Lions at the Home of the Set Fare Arena on Saturday 17th January. 

Livingston vs St Mirren
Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Venue: The Home of the Set Fare Arena, Livingston
Date: Saturday 17th January 2026

Ticket prices are as follows:

*Over-65, disabled, full-time students - Must be accompanied with valid ID
**Must be accompanied with an adult

Tickets for our William Hill Premiership match away to Hearts on Wednesday 14th January are now on sale to season tickets holders online and at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Please be aware that we have a limited allocation of around 500 tickets for this match and tickets will only be available, initially, to season ticket holders on a first come, first served basis. Season ticket holders will have until midnight on Thursday 8th January to purchase their ticket (subject to availability) and will only be able to buy tickets linked to their season ticket order.

Any remaining tickets will then go on general sale from 10am on Friday 9th January. 

Ticket Buying Process

• Tickets can be purchased online for UK postage until 10am on Thursday 8th January (subject to availability).
• Tickets can be purchased online for collection until 10am on Wednesday 14th January (subject to availability). They MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12 noon on Wednesday 14th January 2026.

Hearts v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Hearts Ticket Info

Adult - £28
Concession* - £20
U18 - £15
U16 - £8
U13 - £6

*65+, full-time student with valid matriculation card.

St Mirren were beaten in our first match of 2026 as the Buddies fell to a 2-0 defeat to Motherwell at Fir Park.

Tawanda Maswanhise and Elliot Watt scored the goals as the Steelmen ensured all three points would remain in Lanarkshire. 

Saints tried to force the issue early on, winning two corners in quick succession in the opening minutes. Alex Gogic then sent Conor McMenamin on the break, but the attacker didn't have the speed to race away from the tracking Motherwell defender allowing the Steelmen to half clear. The Buddies regained possession with it being eventually worked to Dan Nlundulu who fired over from an angle.

The hosts were seeing more of the ball in the opening stages, but it was Saints who would have the first real opportunity that tested either goalkeeper. Mikael Mandron brought down a Miguel Freckleton pass and laid it off to Nlundulu 20 yards from goal. The forward's curling effort may have taken a slight deflection off Stephen Welsh as Calum Ward tipped wide at full-stretch on 22 minutes.

Shamal George would then be called into action two minutes later. The Saints stopper had to get a strong hand to Lukas Fadinger's long-range hit as he touched it over the bar. George made another big save four minutes later to deny Callum Slattery. The 'Well midfielder drove forward before unleashing a low strike that saw George get down well to push away.

The home side would hit the front with 10 minutes of the first-half remaining as they hit Saints on the counter. Elijah Just sent Tawanda Maswanhise racing clear and he showed composure to slot beyond George to break the deadlock.

Stephen Robinson made two changes at the break with Liam Donnelly and Evan Mooney replacing Richard King and Nlundulu - the latter pair having been booked just before the interval. 

Motherwell doubled their advantage a little over 10 minutes after the restart. The chance looked like it had passed for the hosts, but Maswanhise managed to work the ball to Elliot Watt on the edge of the area and he fired high into the net to make it two. 

The manager made another double substitution on 67 minutes with the introduction of Malik Dijksteel and Roland Idowu in place of Jayden Richardson and Mandron. With 10 minutes to go, our final substitution was made with McMenamin making way for Fraser Taylor. Saints started seeing more of the ball and playing most of the game in the Motherwell half. But the Buddies couldn't fashion any opening that would offer us any route back into the match. 

Full-Time: Motherwell 2-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King (Donnelly 46), Freckleton, Richardson (Dijksteel 67), Phillips, McMenamin (Taylor 80), Gogic, John, Nlundulu (Mooney 46), Mandron (Idowu 67)
Subs Not Used: Mullen, Sobowale, Tanser, Calvin

Motherwell: Ward, O’Donnell, McGinn (c), Welsh, Longelo, Fadinger, Watt (Priestman 74), Slattery (McAllister 90), Just (Osong 89), Said (Ross 89), Maswanhise (Sparrow 74)
Subs Not Used: Connelly, Gordon, Balmer, Stamatelopoulos

Referee: Calum Scott
AR1: Ross Nelson 
AR2: Scott Anderson
Fourth Official: Connor Ashwood
VAR: Matthew MacDermid

Attendance: 7,  (985 St Mirren supporters)

There are two changes for Saints for our first match of 2026. 

The Buddies face Motherwell at Fir Park in the William Hill Premiership and manager Stephen Robinson has brought Conor McMenamin and Dan Nlundulu into his starting lineup this afternoon. McMenamin replaces Roland Idowu who drops to the bench, while Nlundulu comes in for the injured Jonah Ayunga.

Kick-off at Fir Park is at 3pm. 

St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, McMenamin, Gogic, John, Nlundulu, Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Sobowale, Tanser, Donnelly, Taylor, Idowu, Dijksteel, Calvin, Mooney

Motherwell: Ward, O’Donnell, McGinn (c), Welsh, Longelo, Fadinger, Watt, Slattery, Just, Said, Maswanhise
Subs: Connelly, Gordon, Balmer, Sparrow, Stamatelopoulos, Osong, Priestman, Ross, McAllister

Referee: Calum Scott
VAR: Matthew MacDermid

Tickets for our William Hill Premiership match away to Hearts on Wednesday 14th January will go on sale to season ticket holders only from 12noon on Monday 5th January 2026. 

Tickets will be priced at £28 for adults, £20 for O65 & full-time students, £15 for U18s, £8 for U16s and £6 for U13s. 

Full ticket information will be available on stmirren.com on Monday morning.

Hearts v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Our 2026 begins with a trip to Fir Park in the William Hill Premiership as we take on Motherwell.

Match Details

Motherwell v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 3rd January 2026
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Fir Park

Ticket Info

Saints supporters will be housed in the Upper Tier of the Tommy McLean Stand. Tickets for the match are available to purchase online HERE. 

Tickets are priced at £27 for adults, £21 for concessions, £12 for young adults and £6 for 12 & under. 

Ambulant and carer tickets will be charged at status with carer free of charge. These can be purchased by calling Motherwell on 01698 333 333. Wheelchair and carer tickets are £21 with a carer and can also by purchased by calling 01698 333 333. 

Full ticket information is available HERE.

Supporter Info

Travel and Parking

As always, supporters are encouraged to keep up to date with any relevant travel information via the following link: Traffic Scotland. If travelling by train please check your journey before travel by using the Journey Planner or the ScotRail app.

Minute's Silence

A minute's silence will take place for to pay respects to Motherwell supporters who passed in 2025. The club ask that all supporters respectively observe this. No flags to cover the scoreboard for this reason.

General Info

• Turnstiles will open at 2pm. 
• There will be a search of all supporters before entering the turnstiles.
• All supporters buses to park on the approach road to the Tommy McLean (South Stand) as normal
• The car park on Orbiston Street is for supporters with to park on a first come, first served basis, with plenty of spaces for cars and 5 disabled spaces
• The Cooper Bar will be open to home and away supporters from 12 noon until kick-off, serving food and drink. Please note there's no direct access to the stadium from the bar. 
• Kiosks will accept cash and card
• There will be a charity collection for Les Hoey Dreamaker within the footfall of the stadium.
• Please note that freezing temperatures are forecasted so wrap up well.
• No pyro! Megaphone and frame for flag allowed.
• Flags will be allowed as long as there are no offensive slogans displayed. An area will be made available for display. All flags must meet fire regulations. Please show any flags to the stewards at the search lanes.
• The drum is allowed but will be searched.
• There is no smoking or vaping allowed inside Fir Park. Any breaches of this will result in ejection.

How to Follow

If you can't make the match on Saturday you can follow the action with updates on our X page.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription, with live audio coverage for UK based subscribers.

Manager Stephen Robinson today gave an update on the injuries sustained by Jonah Ayunga and Mark O'Hara.

Kenyan forward Ayunga had to be substituted in the first-half of Tuesday's narrow defeat away to Rangers after a hamstring injury, while captain Mark O'Hara missed out on Tuesday completely after picking up an ankle injury in training. 

The pair are both set to be sidelined for a significant period of time with Keanu Baccus still out.

"Jonah's had a scan and it's not good news," the manager told the media this morning.

"He's going to be out for at least a couple of months with a tendon injury. Mark O'Hara will be out the same, probably two or three months, with an ankle injury. 

"He [Jonah] was hitting good form and playing really well. It was quite innocuous, he just pulled up on one of his runs at Ibrox and we had it scanned very quickly. Unfortunately, when there are tendons involved in these injuries you can't take any chances or it ends up being surgery. It will be at least seven or eight weeks and maybe longer.

"Mark has a couple of tears in his ankle ligaments from the incident in training as well so that's a big blow for us in terms of numbers with Keanu being out. 

"It is what it is. We can't change that. We try and make sure people step up."

We begin 2026 with a trip to Motherwell in the William Hill Premiership.

Saints travel to Fir Park on Saturday for our first match of the New Year.

Match Details

Motherwell v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 3rd January 2026
Kick-off: 3pm 
Venue: Fir Park

Tickets

Saints supporters will be housed in the Upper Tier of the Tommy McLean Stand. Tickets for the match are available to purchase online HERE. 

For full ticket information, please click HERE.

Form

St Mirren slipped to 10th in the William Hill Premiership after a narrow defeat to Rangers at Ibrox on Tuesday night. Mikael Mandron pulled back a late goal for Saints, but it wasn't enough to take anything from our final match of 2025.

The Buddies sit five points clear of 11th placed Kilmarnock and a point behind Dundee in ninth. 

Motherwell are in fourth place in the William Hill Premiership with 33 points from 20 matches and go into Saturday's match on the back of a terrific 2-0 win over Celtic at Fir Park on Tuesday evening. The Steelmen are unbeaten in six at Fir Park, picking up five wins and a draw since losing 2-1 to Falkirk in October. Their last league defeat came at Ibrox last Saturday when they fell to a 1-0 loss.

Saints were victorious when the sides last met. Stephen Robinson's men defeated the Fir Park side 4-1 at Hampden Park in the semi-final of the Premier Sports Cup. Mikael Mandron netted a brace, while Dan Nlundulu and Richard King also got on the scoresheet in the last four tie. 

The only meeting of the sides in league action came in August on matchday two of the 2025/26 William Hill Premiership season. Neither side could be separated as it finished 0-0 at The SMiSA Stadium. It was also stalemate in our last visit to Fir Park in March 2025. Caolan Boyd-Munce and Killian Phillips had us ahead before a double from Callum Slattery saw it finish 2-2.

Mikael Mandron scored twice in our 4-1 win over Motherwell at Hampden Park in November

The Officials

The referee on Saturday is Calum Scott with Matthew MacDermid on VAR duty.