St Mirren Football Club would like to say a huge thank you to supporters for their donations to the Renfrewshire Foodbank collection at The SMiSA Stadium ahead of last weekend's match against Dundee.

Supporters donated 51 full crates which equated to 721.1kg of food. A bucket collection also raised £2,052.37 in cash that will be used by the Foodbank to purchase essential items. 

The generosity from the supporters was incredible and we thank each and every one of you for helping to support our community. Every single donation will go directly to families across Renfrewshire who are in need.

We'd also like to say big thank you also to all the volunteers who made the collection possible. 

About Renfrewshire Foodbank

Renfrewshire Foodbank offers support to individuals and families at a time of crisis in Renfrewshire. They provide three-day balanced and nutritious food parcels to people who are referred to us through our network of local agencies.

Their service is designed to be short term, offering immediate practical help while working alongside referral networks to support people to get back on their feet and be better able to manage their own situation. In addition to emergency food provision, Renfrewshire Foodbank also offer Financial Inclusion support to help people maximise their income where possible, as well as a Fuel Poverty project to address fuel insecurities.

Renfrewshire Foodbank is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation and operates with the support of volunteers, donors, and the local community.

To learn more about the Renfrewshire Foodbank and the work that they do please visit renfrewshire.foodbank.org.uk.

St Mirren Football Club is pleased to confirm that Craig McLeish has been promoted to the role of First Team Transition Phase Head Coach. 

Craig has been a vital part of the St Mirren Youth Academy in recent years, playing a major role in the development of young players like Evan Mooney, Fraser Taylor and Callum Penman. He takes on the new role following the departure of Peter Hartley who has returned to England to be closer to his family. We sincerely thank Peter for his efforts during his time at the club and wish him all the best for the future.

Craig will continue to support the St Mirren U19 squad’s development alongside Academy coach Marc Kelly, whilst also assisting manager Stephen Robinson and Brian Kerr with first team matters.  

Speaking on his new role, Craig said: "I'm really excited about it.

"I'm grateful that the manager has given me the opportunity. I'm delighted that he's put faith in me to come up and bridge that gap between the academy and the first team.

"I think that the biggest part of the transition phase is to integrate the younger boys as much as possible and expose them to first team training. We'll obviously have the B team games or the KDM Cup games which are great for that integration as well.

We'll be doing a lot of work where younger players get to come over and do individual and unit work with the first team player. It’s about exposing them as much as possible so that over a period of time, more and more of the young players can start to make up the first team squad.

"I've been in and around the first team for over a season now, doing more work with them which has been great for my own development, but the skill set that I can bring is that knowledge of the young ones coming through, even probably some of the boys that the manager's not quite aware of because they're quite young. We can now start to fast track them and accelerate their development."

St Mirren are in Scottish Gas Scottish Cup action on Friday night with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs.

Stephen Robinson's men travel through to Airdrie to face William Hill Championship side Airdrieonians in the Fifth Round. 

Match Details

Airdrieonians v St Mirren
Competition: Scottish Gas Scottish Cup
Date: Friday 6th February 2026
Kick-off: 7:45pm 
Venue: The Albert Bartlett Stadium

Tickets

Tickets for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round tie away to Airdrieonians are now on sale online via Airdrieonians' online ticketing platform.

Tickets are priced at £23 for adults, £19 for over 65s, £16 for concessions and £10 for U16s. There is also a parent and child ticket available for £29. 

For full ticket information, please click HERE.

Form

St Mirren go into the match following a 1-0 win over Hearts at The SMiSA Stadium on Tuesday night. Miguel Freckleton's late header saw the Buddies defeat the league leaders and move up to ninth place in the William Hill Premiership.

Saints defeated Livingston 4-3 on penalties to progress to Friday's Fifth Round tie. Roland Idowu gave us an early lead before a quick equaliser from Scott Arfield. The game would go the distance with Evan Mooney, Marcus Fraser, Liam Donnelly and Malik Dijksteel scoring from the spot to send us through.

Airdrieonians' beat fellow Championship side Arbroath on penalties in the KDM Trust Trophy quarter-final on Tuesday night. That win followed a 2-0 victory away to Dunfermline Athletic in league duty on Saturday.

The Diamonds' Scottish Cup journey began with a 4-0 win at home to Hamilton Academical in November. Aaron Taylor-Sinclair's men then defeated Arbroath 4-2 on penalties following a 3-3 draw in the Fourth Round last month.

Mikael Mandron scored twice for the Buddies in a 2-0 pre-season win against Airdrieonians in July. The Diamonds were the victors the last time the two sides met in competitive action. Justin Devenny and Kyan Gunn scored in a 2-0 win over 10-men Saints in the Premier Sports Cup group stage in July 2022. 

The Officials

Kevin Clancy is the referee on Friday night. There is no VAR at this match.

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Miguel Freckleton's late header saw St Mirren grab a richly deserved win over league leaders Hearts at The SMiSA Stadium.

Saints dominated the proceedings, but couldn't find a way past Alexander Schwolow who put on an inspired show in the Hearts goal. Just as it looked like the Buddies would have to settle for a point, defender Freckleton bulleted home a header in 88th minute to ensure all three points remained in Paisley. Stephen Robinson's men have now moved up to ninth place in the William Hill Premiership with our first league victory since December. 

The manager made five changes from Saturday's 0-0 draw with Dundee. Deadline day signing Jacob Devaney made his debut after signing on loan from Manchester United yesterday. Jayden Richardson, Declan John, Dan Nlundulu and Mikael Mandron also came in with Scott Tanser, Tunmise Sobowale, Roland Idowu and Kion Etete dropped to the bench, while Jake Young missed out through suspension. 

Saints started brightly with an unmarked Alex Gogic heading a John free-kick over on three minutes. Schwolow was called into action for the visitors 10 minutes later as he made his first big save of the match. John drove in from the left and saw his deflected strike fall nicely at the feet of Mandron. The forward got his shot away but saw the Jambos shot-stopper get two strong hands behind it to push away.

Devaney impressed on his debut, showing maturity beyond his 18 years. He almost broke the deadlock on 23 minute when his dangerous crossed almost looped in at the far post. Four minutes later, Gogic almost did similarly with his cross-cum-shot tipped over by Schwolow. 

Jacob Devaney impressed on his debut (Image: Allan Picken)

Hearts were reduced to 10 men as the game approached the half hour mark. Brilliant pressing from Mandron saw him steal the ball off Stuart Findlay deep in the Hearts half. Nlundulu wrestled with Craig Halkett for the ball and the ball fell for Devaney who was about to race clear on goal. He was scythed down by Halkett who was given his marching orders for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. A VAR check confirmed the decision. Killian Phillips took the resulting free-kick 20 yards from goal, seeing his effort pushed away by Schwolow. Mandron couldn't force home on the follow up. Phillips tested the goalkeeper again on 38 minutes with a long-range shot that was once again saved. 

The Buddies would have the ball in the net before half-time, only to be denied by the linesman's flag. John's free-kick met the head of Gogic who crashed his attempt off the post. Marcus Fraser was quickest to react, bundling into the net, but quickly denied by the offside call. As the game headed into injury-time at the end of the first 45, Saints were awarded a penalty when Richardson was felled by Milne. But a VAR check ruled the foul took place outside the box so the decision was overturned and Saints awarded a free-kick which John curled just by the far post. 

Schwolow, the scourge of St Mirren, once again made another brilliant stop early into the second-half to deny us an opener. Gogic's cross found Mandron at the back post. The forward brought it down on his chest before seeing his strike blocked by a top stop from the Hearts goalkeeper. 

Phillips headed a glorious chance over with a little more than 20 minutes to go, but the offside flag was raised in any case. Substitute Conor McMenamin then forced a save from Schwolow at his near post as the game ticked into its final minutes. From the resulting corner, John's delivery was exceptional and found Freckleton who peeled away from his marker to slam into the net and make up for the goal he wrongly saw disallowed when the sides met at The SMiSA Stadium in October.

Miguel Freckleton heads home the winner (Image: Vagelis Georgariou)

Saints would be forced to deal with one final Hearts set piece from which they sent Schwolow up in search of the goal that would give them a point. But Sabah Kerjota's delivery was poor and Etete managed to head clear the danger as the Buddies secured a welcome three points.

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-0 Hearts

St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, Richardson (McMenamin 70), Phillips, Devaney (Idowu 70), Gogic, John, Nlundulu (Sobowale 86), Mandron (Etete 77)
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, Donnelly, Campbell, Calvin

Hearts: Schwolow, Steinwender (Kerjota 90), Halkett, Findlay, Milne, Baningime (Magnusson 79), McEntee, Leonard (Ageu 90), Kyziridis (Kent 38), Braga, Kabore (Kabangu 79)
Subs: Gordon, McCart, Altena, Spittal

Referee: Steven McLean
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Steven Traynor
Fourth Official: Iain Snedden
VAR: John Beaton

Attendance: 7,151

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson has made five changes to his starting lineup for tonight's visit of Hearts in the William Hill Premiership.

Deadline day signing Jacob Devaney makes his debut after joining the club yesterday on loan from Manchester United. Jayden Richardson, Declan John, Dan Nlundulu and Mikael Mandron also come in from the start. Scott Tanser, Tunmise Sobowale, Roland Idowu and Kion Etete drop to the bench, while Jake Young misses out through suspension. 

Kick-off at The SMiSA Stadium is at 8pm.

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

Hearts: Schwolow, Steinwender, Halkett, Findlay, Milne, Baningime, McEntee, Leonard, Kyziridis, Braga, Kabore
Subs: Gordon, Kent, McCart, Altena, Spittal, Magnusson, Ageu, Kerjota, Kabangu

Referee: Steven McLean
VAR: John Beaton

We are disappointed to confirm that our appeal of Jake Young's red card has been dismissed following today's fast track tribunal.

The original sanction of a red card for serious foul play is re-imposed with immediate effect.

Jake will miss our next two William Hill Premiership matches.

St Mirren begin February at home to league leaders Hearts in the William Hill Premiership.

St Mirren vs Hearts
William Hill Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Kick-off: 8pm
Live on Sky Sports

The match day officials for tonight's match are as follows:

Referee: Steven McLean
Assistant Referee: David McGeachie
Assistant Referee: Steven Traynor
VAR: John Beaton

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 8pm and season tickets are valid for the match. Full instructions on how to download and use the Future Ticketing digital app can be found HERE.

The St Mirren Ticket Office is open on matchday from 5pm until just after kick-off (8pm). The match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale UNTIL KICK-OFF (subject to availability).

Hearts have sold out of their allocation of tickets.

Turnstiles will open to supporters on matchday from 7pm. Supporters should arrive early to avoid delays. Supporters should be respectful of each other and remain within their allocated seats. Please do not stand in non-seated areas. We would also encourage supporters to wrap up due to the cold temperatures. 

Supporters should also note that there is no access between the West and North Stands.

Ticket Information

Supporter Information

Matchday Entertainment

We'll have a face painter in the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand as well as our usual #Saints1stGoal, Bung a Baw and Spot the Ball challenges.

Travel

Supporters travelling to the match should be aware of ongoing major bridge refurbishment on the M8 at Junction 26 (Hillington Interchange) causing delays. As always, please plan your journey accordingly.

The club would like to remind supporters of parking restrictions in and around The SMiSA Stadium on matchdays. Please click here for the full update.

A limited number of matchday parking passes for tonight's match are available to buy online. These are available in the White Car Park. Please note all parking must now be bought in advance, there will no longer be matchday cash on the gate sales for car parking.

Seasonal car park passes are sold out.

Red Zone - South

For Hospitality Patrons and Home Disabled Supporters Seasonal Passes Only.

To enter/exit Greenhill Road.

Black Zone - Southwest

For The Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand and Main Stand Patrons.

To enter/exit via Drums Avenue.

White Zone - West

For West Stand Patrons Seasonal Passes and those with matchday pass. Home disabled supporters in bays behind West Stand.

To enter/exit via Ferguslie Park Avenue.

Yellow Zone - North West

Away disabled supporters in bays behind the 4G pitch.

To enter/exit via Ferguslie Park Avenue.

Post Match

Drivers should not encroach onto pedestrian areas while fans are exiting the stadium.

How to Follow

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

The match is also being shown live on Sky Sports.

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

Visitor Information

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of Jacob Devaney from Manchester United, subject to international clearance.

The 18-year-old midfielder joins Saints from the English giants until the end of the season.

Named Manchester United Youth Scholar of the Year in May 2025, Devaney is a highly-rated prospect at Old Trafford and captains the Red Devils' U21 side where he has made 22 appearances this season. The Yorkshire-born midfielder has also been capped six times by Republic of Ireland at U21 level.

Speaking on the move, Jacob told stmirren.com: "I’m very excited.

"It’s a great opportunity for me to come here, do well and try to help the lads finish the season strong.

"As soon as the offer came up it was something that me and my family looked at, and thought was a great opportunity. I see it as a big step in my career to go and prove myself. Everything he [the manager] said was really positive and that’s why I’m here today.

I’m a hard-working midfielder," he continued.

"I cover a lot of distance, I do a bit at both ends defending and like to get forward as well. Something I’ve worked on this season is my finishing, scoring goals and getting assists and I’ve added that this year."

Manager Stephen Robinson added: "Jacob gives us something that we haven't got. 

"We haven't really replaced Caolan Boyd-Munce and with Keanu [Baccus] being injured we haven't had that link between defence and midfield in recent weeks.

"He's a really highly thought of young player at Manchester United so we're looking forward to getting him involved. He's been playing U21 football for Manchester United on a regular basis and with our injuries he could get thrown in at the deep end, but we believe he's got a mentality to handle that and is someone we feel can make an impact."

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Evan Mooney has departed the club to join English Premier League side Arsenal on a permanent deal.

While the terms of the deal remain confidential, the club has secured a substantial fee with potential for significant future add-ons and a sizeable sell-on clause.

A St Mirren Youth Academy graduate, Evan made 23 appearances for the Buddies since making his first-team debut in October 2024, scoring one goal in a 3-2 win over St Johnstone in the William Hill Premiership. 

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "It's a fantastic opportunity for Evan at a club the size of Arsenal. 

"It was a terrific deal for the club as well and we're very well protected in terms of adds on and sell on should Evan go on to fulfil the potential that we believe that he has.

"Evan, his family and advisers were very keen to go to Arsenal and we wish him nothing but good luck."

We sincerely thank Evan for his efforts during his time at St Mirren and wish him the very best of luck in his future career.