St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Kirk Broadfoot has left the club to join Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee.

We wish Kirk all the best for the future.

*65 & over, 12-17 year-old and full-time student with valid ID.
**2-11 years-old, under-2s go free.

A ticket pod will be in operation on the day for the sale of away tickets located next to the South Stand. Cash and card facilities will be available at the pod. 

Additional Information for Travelling Fans

St Mirren head to Edinburgh to face Hibernian in a Ladbrokes Premiership match.

The referee on tonight is David Munro and he will be assisted by Calum Spence and Ross MacLeod. The Fourth Official will be Don Robertson.

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Alex Jakubiak on loan until the end of the season subject to international clearance.

The forward joins Saints until the end of the season from English Premier League side Watford.

The Watford academy graduate has spent part of this season on loan at English League One side Gillingham where he played with fellow new recruit Lee Hodson.

23-year-old Alex has previously played in Scotland having spent time at Falkirk in 2018 where he scored seven goals in 18 matches.

Speaking to stmirren.com on the deal, Alex said: "I spoke to the gaffer last night and I thought it would be a good move for me.

I didn’t really have to think about it too much, it was an opportunity I really wanted to take up.

"I know what to expect. I’ve played at decent levels and I feel like this is the next step to get game time and prove that I can play at a higher level.

"I know Lee Hodson, Junior [Morias] and Stephen McGinn so that makes it easier in terms of settling in and I’m just looking forward to it now.

"I like to be creative and direct going forward. I can definitely score goals and that’s the main thing for me."

Jim Goodwin said: "We got some great references about him and I’m delighted to get him.

He’s a player that can link the game up, he’s got really good pace, he can get in behind and, most importantly, he’s got an eye for goal.

"He did well when he was at Falkirk but we believe that with the experience he’s had down in England since then that he’ll be coming up to Scotland as an ever better player than he was then.

"It’s another great option for us," he continued.

"Goals have been something that we have been crying out for and hopefully Alex is the man to give us that.

"We’re still trying to work on another couple and hopefully we can get at least another one in before the window closes. But the business we have done up to now has been good."

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Paul McGinn has left the club to join Hibernian (subject to approval) after two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee.

Paul joined St Mirren in the summer of 2018 - penning a two-year deal to return to the club after an initial spell between 2012-2013.

The right-back became the third McGinn brother to play for St Mirren when he made his debut against Kilmarnock in the League Cup in July 2018.

Paul was a pivotal member of the side that secured Ladbrokes Premiership survival last season, making 44 appearances and scoring in the penalty shoot-out of the Play-Off Final as Saints defeated Dundee United to stay up.

Paul's impressive form last season saw him named as the club's Player of the Year for 2018/19 at the end of season awards dinner. 

The 29 year-old would go on to make 26 appearances this season, but with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, the club has agreed a deal for Paul to join Jack Ross' Hibernian.

Everyone at St Mirren would like to thank Paul for all his contributions in his time at the club and wish him all the best for his future.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Ethan Erhahon has joined Barnsley FC on loan subject to international clearance.

The 18 year-old St Mirren Youth Academy graduate signs for the English Championship side on loan until the end of the season.

Ethan made his St Mirren debut at the age of 16 when he started in a Challenge Cup match against Raith Rovers at the Simple Digital Arena in 2017. 

Ethan became a regular fixture in the first-team last season filling in at left-back and has gone on to make 29 appearances for the Buddies.

First-team opportunities have been limited for the youth academy graduate this season with his last first team appearance coming in a 0-0 draw with Albion Rovers in July. 

Everyone at St Mirren would like to wish Ethan all the best during his loan spell. 

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Lee Hodson on loan until the end of the season subject to international.

The 28 year-old full-back joins us on the short-term deal from English League One side Gillingham.

Lee returns to St Mirren having spent the 2018/19 season on loan with the Buddies.

During his initial spell at Saints, Lee made 23 appearances in the black and white and played a vital role in the club maintaining its Ladbrokes Premiership status. 

Speaking to stmirren.com, Lee said: "I’m delighted to be back at a club where I enjoyed my football at last season.

"The club has a great fanbase and I’m looking forward to getting in and around it all again.

"I had a good chat with the manager and I can only speak very highly of him after the conversations I’ve had with him. I’m really looking forward to working under him.

"When I heard there was interest it was a no brainer really. As I said I really enjoyed my time here last season, there’s a great fanbase and I know the lads here, so it was an easy decision to come back.

"There were a few discussions and I was asked if I would be interested in coming back to St Mirren and straight away I said yeah.

"I’m delighted we’ve managed to get it done and I can’t wait to get playing for St Mirren again."

Tickets are on-sale for St Mirren's trip to Edinburgh to face Hibernian in the Ladbrokes Premiership this Saturday.

Tickets are available at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online. 

The match and tickets info is as follows:

Hibernian vs St Mirren
Ladbrokes Premiership
Venue: Easter Road, Edinburgh
Date: Saturday 1st February 2020
Kick-off: 3pm

Ticket Prices

Adult - £23
Concession* - £14
Child** - £12

*65 & over, 12-17 year-old and full-time student with valid ID.
**2-11 years-old, under-2s go free.

A ticket pod will be in operation on the day for the sale of away tickets located next to the South Stand. Cash and card facilities will be available at the pod. Please note that the £12 child price will NOT be available at the pod and children will be charged the concession price of £14 on the day of the match.

Anyone who purchases a ticket online for collection must collect from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 2pm on Friday 31st Jan.

Wheelchair/ambulant disabled are priced at regular match price depending on age etc. Carers go free with wheelchair users.

Ambulant disabled must be in receipt of Higher Rate DLA or Enhanced PIP for a personal assistant. If a PA is needed and proof can be provided this will be free of charge. Ambulant/wheelchair tickets must be purchased direct from St Mirren.

The St Mirren Ticket Office opening hours for the remainder of this week are as follows:

Thu, Jan 30th - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fri, Jan 31st - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sat, Feb 1st - CLOSED
Sun, Feb 2nd - CLOSED

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

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

Tickets for our William Hill Scottish Cup at home to Motherwell are on-sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online.

Season ticket holders seats will be reserved until midnight on Tuesday 4th February after which time seats will be released and sold on a first come first served basis.

St Mirren v Motherwell
William Hill Scottish Cup
Venue: The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Saturday 8th February 2020
Kick-off: 3:00pm

Prices
Adults - £20
Concessions - £10
12 and under - £5

St Mirren could become Scotland’s latest fan-owned football club as soon as next year through a unique link-up - the first of its kind in the UK – between the club’s supporters’ trust and one of the country’s biggest charities.

Under plans unveiled today, the St Mirren Independent Supporters Trust (SMISA) would enter a unique partnership with social care charity and leading social enterprise Kibble which would transform how the club is owned and run.

SMISA is already on track for majority fan ownership of the club but is not due to buy out current owner Gordon Scott until 2026. Under the new plans, Kibble would buy 27.5% of Scott’s shares now, with SMISA then taking its own stake to 51% before the end of 2021. It is believed no league team in the UK is owned and run in partnership with a major charity in the way proposed here.

Kibble, based in Paisley since 1840, would bring its commercial expertise to St Mirren, helping bring in new income to be reinvested in the team, while working with the club to create new training and employment options for the young people in their care. Gordon Scott would continue as club chairman, with SMISA and Kibble represented on the club board. As majority owners, SMISA would be able to appoint the majority of future board members.

SMISA’s 1,200 members are being asked to vote on whether to accept the new proposals, with a members’ meeting planned for next week.

SMISA chair and Paisley MSP George Adam said: "St Mirren’s place at the heart of life in the town is precious. We created the Buy The Buds campaign back in 2016 because we knew there could be no one better to safeguard that than the people who will care for it most – the fans.

"The deal unveiled today will deliver that – but it will do it in half the time, for half the cost and crucially, it will help create a stronger St Mirren.

"Kibble can bring new resource and expertise to help St Mirren grow as a business, but more than that, it can help grow the club’s reach into the community of Paisley.

"Over the next few weeks, we’ll be talking to our members about what this means – and hopefully they will be as excited as we are by the possibilities."

Kibble chief executive Jim Gillespie said: “We are incredibly excited by this important plan for both organisations, both of which were founded in Paisley in Victorian times and are a part of the town’s history.

"The purpose of our proposal is to step up Kibble’s young workforce development programme and improve the future prospects of our young people, including employability options, skills and qualifications. Our executive team has been working on a strategic plan to maximise our opportunities along these lines within St Mirren FC.

"Our plan involves Kibble utilising all of St Mirren’s facilities, including the training ground at Ralston, to provide these opportunities in areas like catering, hospitality and apprenticeships in ground keeping and the various skills required for stadium maintenance.

"The day-to-day running of the football club will still be done by the professionals at St Mirren who do it well, but they will be supported by Kibble's expertise in areas such as HR, finance, marketing and communications."

St Mirren chairman Gordon Scott said: "When I took over as chairman and majority shareholder in 2016 it was with the intention of taking the club forward and working with SMISA to create a sustainable and successful fan ownership model.

"This is the right time, the right corporate partner and the right model. The club is in a very strong place right now – financially, in terms of stadium and academy infrastructure, and the people we have employed at all levels of the football club.

"Myself, Tony Fitzpatrick, Kibble and SMISA have spent a long time discussing how this would work, so I am personally very comfortable this deal will be very good for our football club.

"It was also very important to me I was comfortable the SMISA board were capable of dealing with the responsibilities that will come with fan ownership. I think the existing board have demonstrated that they are up to that challenge."

"Both myself and the current board are looking forward to embracing the expertise and support Kibble will bring and helping ensure a smooth transition into the majority fan-owned era."

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that the Family Stand at the Simple Digital Arena will officially be renamed the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand.

Tony is one of the most decorated figures in St Mirren history having made 458 appearances in two spells as a player between 1973-1979 and 1981-1989.

Tony made his St Mirren debut in a Drybourgh Cup fixture against Hibernian in 1973 and after making his mark in the first team was named first team captain by Sir Alex Ferguson whilst still a teenager. 

In the 1976-77 season, Tony captained the side to the First Division title. His performances caught the eye of the national team with a call-up to Scotland U21s in April 1977, while he made the provisional Scotland squad of 40 for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

After moving to Bristol City in 1979, Tony returned to his beloved St Mirren in 1981 and made his second Saints debut in a 3-1 win over Celtic in the League Cup.

During his second spell as a player Tony was part of the 1987 Scottish Cup winning side as well as European campaigns in the 1980s where Saints faced the likes of Feyenoord, Slavia Prague.

Tony was named player-manager of St Mirren in 1988 and made his final St Mirren appearance against Hamilton Academical at Love Street in October 1988 as he looked to concentrate on management.

Tony would leave his post as manager in March 1991, but returned for a second spell as gaffer in September 1996 until December 1998.

In 2016, Tony returned to the club once again, this time as Chief Executive, replacing the outgoing Brian Caldwell. In Tony’s time as Chief Executive the Buddies won the Ladbrokes Championship securing promotion back to the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Speaking to stmirren.com about the renaming of the stand, Tony said: "I feel unbelievably humbled by it. 

I feel numb. Any time I think about it my head goes fuzzy with it all. I'm still in shock about it, it's so surreal. 

"I remember being a 12 year-old boy looking over Love Street on a summer night thinking about how I wanted to play at St Mirren and to now have a stand named after me is incredible. I'm so proud and so humbled. 

"For by Sir Alex Ferguson, my dad was the biggest influence in my life and it was to this day four years ago that I took him into hospital for the last time before he passed away. 

"I have to thank Gordon Scott and all the directors as well for giving me this honour.

"Generally in life you see so many tributes to people who have passed away but to get this while I'm still alive and still at the club is a major honour."

Gordon Scott, St Mirren chairman, said: "There is nobody that encapsulates family at St Mirren more than Tony.

"He’s been a player here, he’s been a manager here, he’s been a chief executive and he’s been a massive part of what we have achieved as a club over the last few years. I can’t think of anybody more suitable to name a stand after than Tony.

"Slowly but surely we are doing more bits and pieces that make the stadium feel like our home. I would like to do something with the other stands as well and that's something we will involve the fans with. 

"I'm sure Tony was voted the number one Saints player of all time and he's the second highest appearance maker of all time so I think it's perfect."

A more formal presentation will be made prior to our match against St Johnstone on Wednesday 4th March.