St Mirren B will meet Dumbarton in the Second Round of the SPFL Trust Trophy after victory away to Berwick Rangers.

The Young Buddies ran rampant in the opening period, going 3-0 ahead inside just 14 minutes against the Lowland League side. But Saints failed to extend their lead despite a number of chances and had to hold strong in the second-half after Berwick pulled two goals back. 

Saints hit the front early when Ethan Sutherland volleyed home from 12 yards after meeting a perfect Fraser Taylor corner. That was the first of three goals in a blistering seven minute spell. 

Evan Mooney added the second just three minutes after the opener when he stole in ahead of the Berwick defence and knocked beyond Calum Antell. 

Mooney's strike partner Theo McCormick made it 3-0 on 14 minutes when he was the recipient of a poor back pass from Alfie Robinson and the forward was able to knock into the net from close-range. 

The Young Saints were rampant and could have further extended the lead before the half hour mark. Matthew Turner was inches away from making it four on 21 minutes when he lifted the ball over the goalkeeper but saw it drift agonisingly wide. Mooney was next to go close for the Young Saints when he met a Sutherland cross at the back post, but from an angle he saw his shot pushed away by Antell. Sutherland nearly added his second and Saints' fourth but the Berwick goalkeeper managed to push the effort on to the bar before the defence cleared. 

Despite the dominance, Berwick Rangers pulled a goal back with less than 10 minutes to go before the end of the half. Shay Kelly saved the initial effort before substitute Cai MacNamara knocked home.

Berwick reduced the deficit further five minutes after the restart when Jonathan Devers' deflected shot from the edge of the area looped over Kelly.

Max McGinley came inches away from levelling for the Wee Gers when his long-range hit flew just by the post after the hour mark. Lewis Barr had the ball in the net with just over 20 minutes to go but the offside flag was raised to deny the hosts an equaliser. 

Luke Kenny could have put the game to bed on 83 minutes when he got his head on a Taylor corner, only to knock it over. Taylor himself almost added a fourth a minute after when his powerful strike was pushed away from the top corner by Antell who got two strong hands behind it.

The Young Saints will meet William Hill League One side Dumbarton at The Marbill Coaches Stadium in the Second Round with the match due to take place in the midweek of 13/14th August. 

Full-Time: Berwick Rangers 2-3 St Mirren B

St Mirren B: Kelly, Penman, Kenny (c), Foster, Lennon, Sutherland, Turner, Taylor, Hunter, Mooney, McCormick (Farquhar 77)
Subs: Carey, Mcavoy, Thompson, Marshall, Hutchison

Berwick Rangers: Antell, McGinley, Fellows, Robinson, McCormack, Nelson, Collins, Buchanan, Laidlaw (MacNamara 31), Devers, Barr
Subs: Kay, Carr Brown, Armstrong

Our Premier Sports Cup last-16 fixture away to Dundee United will take place on Sunday 18th August with a 2pm kick-off.

The match will be streamed live on Premier Sports. Ticketing arrangements will be announced in due course. 

Dundee United v St Mirren
Premier Sports Cup
Venue: Tannadice Park, Dundee
Date: Sunday 18th August 2024
Kick-off: 2pm
Streamed live on Premier Sports

A very limited number of tickets for Thursday's home match against Valur in the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round will go on sale at 10am on (Wednesday 31st July). 

These tickets are available in the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand and will only be available at the St Mirren Ticket Office on a first come, first served basis. 

Match Details

St Mirren vs Valur FC
UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Thursday 1st August 2024

Season tickets are not valid for this match. 

Ticket Prices

Adult - £29
Concessions* - £20
12-17 - £15
Under 12** - £10

*Over 65, Full-Time Students with valid matriculation card and unemployed.
**U12s must be accompanied by an adult

Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130
St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com

St Mirren kick-off their 2024/25 William Hill Premiership season at home to Hibernian on Sunday 4th August. 

The Buddies host the Hibees in a reverse of last year's opening day fixture where Saints won 3-2 at Easter Road.

St Mirren vs Hibernian
William Hill Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Sunday 4th August 2024
Kick-off: 3pm

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 3pm and season tickets are valid for Sunday's match match. Full instructions on how to download and use the Future Ticketing digital app can be found HERE.  

The match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale (subject to availability) UNTIL KICK-OFF. Tickets are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. The fastest and easiest way to buy tickets for the home end is online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. 

Ticket Information

We'd like to say a huge thank you to our brilliant volunteers who have worked tirelessly over the past week or so to get 2024/25 Season Ticket cards posted out to supporters. 

Season ticket holders that ordered physical cards in the first batch (before 25th June) should expect their cards to arrive in the post over the next week or two.

For any supporters that are looking to order physical cards you can do so by visiting the St Mirren Ticket Office. Physical cards are available at a cost of £4. The second batch of season tickets will be ordered when season ticket sales close and we anticipate the cards to be posted in September.

If you ordered a season ticket card after 25th June, you must contact the St Mirren Ticket Office for an e-ticket to be sent or you can visit and ask for a printed paper copy.

If you have ordered a card please do not transfer tickets in the App as it will change the QR code and render your cards invalid.

St Mirren will face Dundee United away in the Premier Sports Cup Round of 16.

The tie is due to be played on the weekend of 17/18th August.

Full fixture details including ticketing arrangements will be announced in due course. 

St Mirren B will face Berwick Rangers at Shielfield Park in the First Round of the SPFL Trust Trophy. 

Tickets are available to buy now online by clicking HERE. Tickets are priced at £10 for adults, £5 for concessions and U16s go free! 

Match Details
Berwick Rangers v St Mirren B
Tuesday 30th July 2024
SPFL Trust Trophy
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Shielfield Park

In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, matches will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. The winners will face William Hill League One side Dumbarton FC away from home in the Second Round on the midweek of 13/14th August. 

It's all to play for in Paisley next week as St Mirren's European return ended goalless in Iceland.

Stephen Robinson's side created a number of chances during an open 90 minutes, but couldn't find the breakthrough goal in Reykjavík. 

In our first competitive match of 2024/25, the manager gave debuts to summer signings Ellery Balcombe and Oisin Smyth as he went with the same starting eleven from last week's pre-season fixture against Carlisle United. 

The open nature of the game was evident from the off with the hosts starting fast. They could have taken the lead inside the first minute when an Elvis Bwomono headed clearance was swung into the back stick by Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson. Jonatan Ingi Jonsson managed to stay onside as the Saints backline moved forward, but goalkeeper Balcombe was out quickly to block with his face.

Saints had a big opportunity just minutes later on the counter. It was two-v-one as Mikael Mandron and Toyosi Olusanya broke clear. Mandron fed the ball to Olusanya, but his effort was blocked by a Valur defender. The Saints forward was causing the hosts problems early doors and forced a top class save from Frederik Schram in the Valur net. 

It was Balcombe's turn next to keep the ball out of the net with the loanee down well to push away a low effort from Haraldsson after loose possession from Richard Taylor. 

Saints were dealt an early blow when Caolan Boyd-Munce had to be replaced on 15 minutes. The midfielder has gone down earlier in the match but managed to continue on for a bit before having to be replaced by Dennis Adeniran for his St Mirren debut.

The Buddies were pressing for an opener and had two decent chances within the space of two minutes to break the deadlock. Olusanya came close to turning a low Jaden Brown ball into the net on 34 minutes but stuck it wide. It was then Brown's turn to almost put us in front when he had a header saved after Mandron had forced on a Marcus Fraser cross. 

Loose possession from Saints gifted the home side a big opportunity as we headed into the final five minutes of the half. Sigurdur Egill Larusson let fly from 20 yards on the angle but his strike cannoned off the side net. 

It was an open first 45 and it was the Buddies who would have the final real chance of the half when captain Mark O'Hara's brilliant pass picked out Smyth. The debutant shuffled to create the space to get his shot away on the edge of the area but sent it over the bar. 

The hosts could have found themselves in front a little over five minutes after the restart when their record goalscorer Patrick Pedersen got in behind the Saints defence only to see his effort blocked by Balcombe. 

After a decent opening 45, Saints hadn't really got going in the second-half and that forced manager Stephen Robinson to make a change. He introduced Roland Idowu in place of Smyth. And it was a substitution that almost paid dividends a minute later. Idowu found himself in space at the far post and cut the ball back searching for Olusanya. It didn't find the forward did fall to the feet of his strike partner Mandron at the far post. He didn't get the connection he'd have wanted on the first effort before his follow-up was blocked. 

Balcombe was called into action again just after the hour mark and it was perhaps his best save of the game when he was at full-stretch and got two strong hands to turn behind a header from Haraldsson. 

Stephen Robinson made a double substitution when he brought James Scott and Jonah Ayunga on in place of Olusanya and Mandron. It came just seconds after the latter had seen his turn and shot goes agonisingly just by the far post. 

With 15 minutes remaining, Valur goalkeeper Schram made a good save to turn away a strike from Idowu before Scott fired a cross over the bar. The game continued to ebb and flow and Balcombe was called into action once again when he brilliantly tipped a Gylfi Sigurdsson strike over.

The home side were reduced to 10 men with 10 minutes remaining when substitute Aron Jóhannsson was shown a straight for hauling down Ayunga as he looked to race clear on goal. Idowu sent the resulting free-kick into the arms of Schram. That was to be the last of the action with Saints ready to return to a sold out SMiSA Stadium with everything to play for.

Full-Time: Valur 0-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Bwomono, Smyth (Idowu 57), O'Hara (c), Boyd-Munce (Adeniran 15), Brown, Olusanya (Scott 67), Mandron (Ayunga 67)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kelly, Kenny, Sutherland, Tanser, F.Taylor, Mooney, Jamieson

Valur: Schram, Gunnarsson (Saevarsson 62), Pálsson, Helgason, Larusson, G. Sigurdsson, Antonsson, K Sigurdsson (c) (Jóhannsson 73), Haraldsson (Heimisson 73), Pedersen (Unnarsson 84), Jonsson
Subs Not Used: Ágústsson, Kristinsson, Tryggvason, Eyjólfsson, Ómarsson, Stephensen, Finsen

Referee: Damian Kos
Assistant Referee: Bartosz Heinig
Assistant Referee: Marek Arys
Fourth Official: Lukasz Kuzma

Manager Reaction - "We wanted to be in the tie and we certainly are."

The manager gave his thoughts following our First Leg draw with Valur in the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round.

For any St Mirren supporters that have bought tickets in the Valur home end please contact fotboltivalur@gmail.com  and they may be able to facilitate moving your tickets to the away end. 

Additionally, Valur have made a limited amount of tickets available to St Mirren supporters for tonight's match in Reykjavík. 

Saints face the Icelandic side at the Hlíðarendi Stadium in the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round. 

Tickets can be purchased online HERE. They are priced at 3000ISK. 

St Mirren are in Iceland to face Valur in Reykjavík on Thursday evening in the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round. 

Hundreds of St Mirren supporters will descend upon Iceland's capital as we embark on our first European tie since 1987.

Match Details

Valur v St Mirren
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Date: Thursday 25th July 2024
Kick-off: 6:45pm local team, 7:45pm (UK)
Venue: Hlíðarendi Stadium 

The Opposition

Valur currently sit in third place in the Besta deild karla with 28 points after 14 matches. They were due to face Fram on Monday in league action but the match was postponed. 

The Icelandic side reached the the Second Qualifying Round after an emphatic 4-0 win over KF Vllaznia in Albania on Thursday night saw them progress 6-2 winners on aggregate. 

One man to watch for Valur is striker Patrick Pedersen. The 32-year-old is their all-time leading goalscorer with 133 goals in 228 games across three spells and has netted 14 goals in 21 appearances this season.

Travel 

There will be plenty of excitement for the travelling support. Click HERE for some safety travel tips from our safety team to ensure a smooth and enjoyable trip.

Valur have invited travelling supporters to join them in their clubhouse, Fjósiō, before the match. Fjósiō will open at 4:30pm local time with alcohol and food for sale. 

How to watch

Due to the hosts owning the broadcasting rights, we are unable to show Thursday night's match on St Mirren TV.

However, supporters can watch the match live on PPV for a cost of 120 Swedish Krona which works out at just under £9. Click HERE to buy a pass. 

Saints' Euro History

This will be only our fifth campaign ever in European competition with our first coming almost 45 years ago when we entered the then UEFA Cup in 1980. The Buddies defeated Swedish side IF Elfsborg 2-1 in our first ever European match with Doug Somner and Billy Abercromby scoring the Saints' goals. 

Our last European match came in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1987 when a 2-0 loss at Love Street to eventual winners KV Mechelen saw us exit at the Second Round stage. 

Perhaps our most famous European tie was during the 1985/86 season when a double from Frank McGarvey and Brian Gallagher goal saw us defeat Slavia Prague 3-0 after extra-time at Love Street in the UEFA Cup. 

From the Manager

Manager Stephen Robinson spoke to the press ahead of Thursday's match. 

"It's my job to play the occasion down but for the fans it's fantastic. They've waited a long time and they are rightly excited. There will be a lot of focus on the game.

"It's a shame we've only got a certain amount of tickets for the away game so we're aware we have to be in the game for the second leg to get the Paisley crowd behind us.

It's a huge chance to put the football club on the map and for me as a manager and the players, it's for us to navigate the game and concentrate solely on what's in front of us."