Everyone at St Mirren Football Club would like to say Happy New Year to all of our supporters and sponsors.
Your support over an historic 2025 was greatly appreciated as we completed a third top six finish in a row and won the Premier Sports Cup.
Thank you. Here's to 2026!
St Mirren were edged out 2-1 by Rangers at Ibrox in our final match of 2025.
Goals from Thelo Aasgaard and Emmanuel Fernandez either side of half-time gave the home side the impetus. Marcus Fraser saw a penalty saved by Jack Butland with less than 15 minutes remaining, though Saints would pull one back through Mikael Mandron to set up a big finish. The Buddies couldn't find an equaliser though and saw their unbeaten December run come to an end.
Stephen Robinson made two changes for Saints with Jayden Richardson and Mandron coming into the starting 11 in place of Conor McMenamin and Dan Nlundulu.
The home side dominated possession in the early proceedings but didn't create anything to trouble Shamal George in the Saints goal. The Buddies carved open the best early opportunity just after 20 minutes when Mandron slipped the ball through for Richardson. His effort was tame and straight at Butland with the offside flag raised in any case.
Rangers came close a few minutes later when Djeidi Gassama got to the byline and cut it back for Nicolas Raskin. The Belgian midfielder slid it inches wide of the far post in what was the best chance to that point.
Jonah Ayunga won a free-kick in a good area 25 yards from goal, but Declan John sent his effort high and wide just before 30 minutes. Saints were then forced into a first-half change when Ayunga went down injured deep in the Rangers half with just under 10 minutes of the opening 45 remaining. He was replaced by Nlundulu.
The home side broke the deadlock soon after. A short corner saw Jayden Meghoma swing the ball into the box to meet Aasgaard who headed home. Rangers almost added a quickfire second goal with George at full-stretch to push a Mikey Moore volley onto the bar just a minute later.
The Buddies started the second-half brightly with good running from Roland Idowu seeing the midfielder make his way into the Rangers box and pulling it back for Mandron. The forward got a powerful shot away but was denied by a terrific save from Butland. Nlundulu tried to follow up though couldn't force home before the offside flag was raised.
But despite Saints' early pressure after the break, it was Rangers who would extend their lead on 52 minutes. Youssef Chermiti's cross from the left found Fernandez who slid it low through the legs of George to double the hosts' lead.
Saints were presented with a big opportunity to reduce the deficit with less than 15 minutes remaining when a VAR check saw us given a penalty for a handball against Fernandez. But the Buddies couldn't convert with Fraser's attempt saved by Butland.
The Buddies would pull a goal back with eight minutes remaining. Miguel Freckleton rose the highest to meet a cross but was denied by another outstanding Butland stop. However, Mandron was on hand to force home on the follow up.
Mikael Mandron's 11th goal of the season wasn't enough to prevent Saints falling to defeat at Ibrox (Image: Craig Brown)
Try as they might, the Saints couldn't find the equaliser and that saw their five match unbeaten run in the month of December come to an end as 2025 drew to a close.
Robinson's men will look to get back to picking up points with a run of four league matches over 11 days starting with a trip to Fir Park to face Motherwell on Saturday.
Full-Time: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips (Donnelly 87), Gogic, Idowu (McMenamin 57), John, Ayunga (Nlundulu 37, Mooney 88), Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, Sobowale, Taylor, Dijksteel
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier (c), Souttar (Nsiala 79), Fernandez, Meghoma, Raskin, Diomande (Curtis 90), Aasgaard (Barron 69), Moore (Aarons 69), Gassama, Chermiti (Danilo 79)
Subs: Kelly, Dowell, Matondo, Cameron
Referee: Ryan Lee
AR1: Frank Connor
AR2: David Dunne
Fourth Official: Gavin Duncann
VAR: John Beaton
Attendance: 50,526
Stephen Robinson has named his starting line-up for tonight's William Hill Premiership match against Rangers.
It's the Buddies' final match of 2025 and the manager makes two changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Kilmarnock at The SMiSA Stadium on Saturday. Jayden Richardson and Mikael Mandron come in for Conor McMenamin and Dan Nlundulu.
Captain Mark O'Hara misses out completely after picking up an injury in training yesterday afternoon. That means Tunmise Sobowale comes on to the bench and Marcus Fraser continues with the captain's armband.
St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Gogic, Idowu, John, Ayunga, Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, Sobowale, McMenamin, Taylor, Donnelly, Dijksteel, Mooney, Nlundulu
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier (c), Souttar, Fernandez, Meghoma, Raskin, Diomande, Aasgaard, Moore, Gassama, Chermiti
Subs: Kelly, Nsiala, Aarons, Dowell, Barron, Curtis, Matondo, Cameron, Danilo
Referee: Ryan Lee
VAR: John Beaton
St Mirren Football Club is delighted to confirm that Directors Paul McNeill and Jim Irvine have been named in the New Year Honours.
The pair, who have been on the Club board as SMiSA representatives since 2022 and 2023 respectively, have been made MBEs (Member of the Order of the British Empire).
Paul has been recognised for services to Young People with Dyslexia, while Jim has been honoured for services to People Living with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
St Mirren FC Chairman John Needham said: "On behalf of the club I want to congratulate fellow Directors Paul McNeil and Jim Irvine for the award of their MBEs in the latest New Years Honours List. I know how much selfless time and dedication they’ve shown to dyslexia and EB respectively. We are fortunate to have people of this calibre on our Board."
St Mirren end the year on the road as we close out 2025 with a trip to Ibrox in the William Hill Premiership tonight.
Match Details
Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Tuesday 30th December 2025
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Tickets for our William Hill Premiership match away to Rangers are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online. All tickets ordered for collection MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12 noon on Tuesday 30th December.
Please note this is a paper allocation only, no e-tickets are available. Any QR code sent for any previous online purchases are just receipts of your order for the St Mirren Ticket Office to process your purchase, it is not your ticket.
There will be no sales or collection on the day at Ibrox.
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
Please note there will be a minute's silence prior to kick-off in remembrance of those fans who lost their lives in the 1971 Ibrox disaster. We ask all fans to duly respect this minute's silence accordingly.
If you can't make the match on Tuesday 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. Ryan Flynn will be on co-commentary duty.
St Mirren close out 2025 with a trip to Ibrox to face Rangers in the William Hill Premiership.
Match Details
Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Tuesday 30th December 2025
Kick-off: 7:45 pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Tickets for our William Hill Premiership match away to Rangers are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online. All tickets ordered for collection MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12 noon on Tuesday 30th December. There will be no sales or collection on the day at Ibrox.
For full ticket information, please click HERE.
St Mirren drew 0-0 with Kilmarnock at The SMiSA Stadium on Saturday to stretch their unbeaten run to five matches in all competitions. Saints remain in ninth position in the William Hill Premiership.
Rangers moved up to third in the table with a 1-0 victory over Motherwell at Ibrox on Saturday. A second-half goal from Thelo Aasgaard was enough to give Danny Rohl's side all three points and see them leapfrog the Steelmen in the league. That win came off the back of Rangers' first league defeat since the appointment of Danny Rohl in October with the Ibrox men falling to a 2-1 defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle prior to Christmas.
Saints are unbeaten in their last four matches against the Ibrox side, winning two and drawing two. It finished 1-1 in the the only meeting between the two sides this season. Jonah Ayunga opened the scoring for the Buddies before a late deflected strike from Findlay Curtis saw Rangers take a share of the spoils.
Goals from Mikael Mandron and Toyosi Olusanya saw the Buddies win 2-0 on our last trip to Ibrox back in February. The two second-half strikes gave Saints a first victory in Govan since 1991.
Mikael Mandron scored the opener in a 2-0 win on our last visit to Ibrox
Ryan Lee is the referee on Tuesday night. John Beaton is the VAR.
St Mirren couldn't break down a stubborn Kilmarnock side as our final home match of 2025 finished goalless. Saints showed plenty of endeavour and intent, but were left frustrated by Kris Doolan's side who took a share of the spoils back to Ayrshire.
Stephen Robinson named the same 11 that defeated Livingston 1-0 at The SMiSA Stadium the previous week.
It was the visitors who threatened early with Tyreece John-Jules seeing a shot blocked just five minutes into the game. Lewis Mayo forced a terrific save from Shamal George on 17 minutes with the Saints stopper getting two strong hands behind the 20 yard strike.
The Buddies' best opportunity to that point came on 23 minutes when Jonah Ayunga met Declan John's corner at the near post. Kilmarnock goalkeeper Tobi Oluwayemi punched away to stop it crossing the line. Roland Idowu wasn't too far away 10 minutes later with a shot from 20 yards drifting just wide of the near post. As the game headed to its interval, John swung a decent ball into the centre of the box where Alex Gogic rose to meet it. But the Cypriot couldn't get enough purchase on the ball which allowed Oluwayemi to gather with ease.
Dan Nlundulu was agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock on the hour mark. Substitute Jayden Richardson found the striker a few yards from goal. The connection wasn't what he would have hoped for even though Oluwayemi was forced into a brilliant save to keep it scoreless. Mikael Mandron headed over from the resulting corner.
Saints huffed and puffed in the final stages as they searched for a breakthrough, but came up against a resolute Kilmarnock side that refused to be beaten as the game ended goalless.
Full-Time: St Mirren 0-0 Kilmarnock
St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, McMenamin (Taylor 90), Phillips (O'Hara 90), Gogic, Idowu (Richardson 46), John, Ayunga (Mandron 56), Nlundulu (Mooney 77)
Subs Not Used: Mullen, Tanser, Donnelly, Dijksteel
Kilmarnock: Oluwayemi, Brown, Schilte-Brown, Mayo, Thompson, Lowery (Thomson 62), Lyons (c), Watson, Kiltie (Polworth 80), John-Jules (Brannan 67), Anderson (Dackers 80)
Subs Not Used: Beach, Williams, Stanger, Thomson, Leslie
Referee: Don Robertson
AR1: Chris Rae
AR2: Liam Duncan
Fourth Official: Daniel Graves
VAR: Kevin Clancy
Attendance: 7,531
Stephen Robinson has gone with an unchanged starting lineup for our final home match of 2025.
The Buddies boss names the same 11 that defeated Livingston at The SMiSA Stadium last Saturday. That means that Marcus Fraser continues with the captain's armband, while Jonah Ayunga and Dan Nlundulu lead the line up top.
Kick-off at The SMiSA Stadium is at 3pm.
St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, McMenamin, Phillips, Gogic, Idowu, John, Ayunga, Nlundulu
Subs: Mullen, Richardson, Tanser, Taylor, Donnelly, O'Hara, Dijksteel, Mooney, Mandron
Kilmarnock: Oluwayemi, Brown, Schilte-Brown, Mayo, Thompson, Lowery, Lyons (c), Watson, Kiltie John-Jules, Anderson
Subs: Beach, Williams, Dackers, Stanger, Thomson, Brannan, Leslie, Polworth
Referee: Don Robertson
VAR: Kevin Clancy
St Mirren face Livingston at the Home of the Set Fare Arena on Tuesday 6th January and tickets are available to buy online.
Saints face the Lions away from home in our rearranged William Hill Premiership fixture.
Buddies supporters will be seated in sections M and N of the East Stand. Tickets for the match are available to purchase online HERE.
Livingston v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Tuesday 6th January 2026
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: The Home of the Set Fare Arena, Livingston
Adults - £26
Over 65/Full-Time Student/Disabled - £18
16-18- £14
U16* - £10
*Must be accompanied by an adult
Supporters looking to purchase disabled and carer tickets, should contact Livingston directly on 01506 417 000 or lfcreception@livingstonfc.co.uk and they can organise.
Tickets for our William Hill Premiership match away to Rangers on Tuesday 30th December are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online.
Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Tuesday 30th December 2025
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Please note this is a paper allocation only, no e-tickets are available. Any QR code sent is just a receipt of your purchase for us at the ticket office to process your order, it is NOT your ticket.
All tickets ordered for collection MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12 noon on Tuesday 30th December. There will be no sales or collection on the day at Ibrox.
Adult - £34
Concession* - £27
Junior** - £17
Wheelchair disabled***
Adult - £21
Concession* - £17
Junior** - £12
*65+ and 16-17
**U16
***Companion free of charge
Ambulant disabled supporters are charged at the age-appropriate price. If a companion is required, the companion ticket is free of charge.
St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.
St Mirren Ticket Office email: tickets@stmirren.com
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