St Mirren Football Club is delighted to confirm that James Bolton has agreed a one-year contract extension with the club that will keep him at Saints until summer 2025.

The 29-year-old defender joined the club in July 2023 following the expiry of his contract at English Championship side Plymouth Argyle.

James made his debut in our Viaplay Cup group stage win against Forfar Athletic in July and has made 18 appearances for the Saints so far this season including six starts in our last six matches.

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "James had to be patient for his chance. Our three centre-halves started the season well, but he’s been the ultimate professional and now broken into the team.

He adds a bit of steel and I think James will keep getting better with games.

"Sometimes there is a lot of focus on bringing players in, but I think it’s just as important to retain the players that you’ve got. I think it’s a really good bit of business."

St Mirren host Dundee at The SMiSA Stadium on Wednesday night in cinch Premiership action. 

Saints come into to Wednesday night's match on the back of a terrific 3-0 win away to Hibernian at Easter Road on Saturday. Goals from Alex Gogic, Greg Kiltie and Mikael Mandron saw Stephen Robinson's men make it two away wins on the spin and move to within a point of fourth place in the cinch Premiership.

Despite twice leading, Dundee lost 3-2 to Hearts at The Scot Foam Stadium on Saturday. Tony Docherty's side sit directly below Saints in sixth place - six points behind the Buddies, but with two games in hand. 

The Dark Blues have won one, drawn one and lost two of their four league matches since the return from the winter break.

Match Details

St Mirren v Dundee
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Season tickets are valid for Wednesday night's match. Non-season ticket holders can buy home end tickets at stmirren.com/matchtickets or at the St Mirren Ticket Office, subject to availability.

Away supporters can buy tickets directly from Dundee. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. PPV is also available for those within the UK and Ireland for £12.50 at ppv.stmirren.com. 

Previous 

Both sides have a victory each in the two meetings between the two this season. 

An own goal from ex-Saint Joe Shaughnessy, coupled with a Mandron header saw the Buddies defeat Dundee 2-1 at The SMiSA Stadium back in August in our first home league match of the season.

Dundee won 4-0 when the sides met at the Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park in November. 

Dundee's last win in Paisley came in October 2021 when Max Anderson scored in a 1-0 win for the Dark Blues. 

Mandron scored the winner when we last faced Dundee at The SMiSA Stadium (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

Steven McLean is the referee on Wednesday night. Chris Rae and Colin Drummond are his assistants and George Calder is the Fourth Official. 

Gavin Duncan is the video assistant referee (VAR) and he's assisted by Graham McNeillie. 

Tickets for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round tie at home to Celtic are now on general sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office.  

Saints face Celtic at The SMiSA Stadium on Sunday, meeting the Hoops at the Fifth Round stage for the second season in a row.

Season ticket holders had until Sunday 4th February 2024 to guarantee their seat before all remaining seats before the general sale commenced from 10am on Monday 5th January.

As is standard for any home matches against Celtic and Rangers, non-season ticket holders buying in the general sale must have purchased tickets for (and subsequently attended) at least two home matches at The SMiSA Stadium this season. These are only available at the St Mirren Ticket Office or by calling 0141-840-6120. Online sales are reserved for season ticket holders only.

St Mirren vs Celtic
Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Sunday 11th February 2024
Kick-off: 2pm

Please note season tickets will not be valid and your season ticket card won't be activated for this match.

You will receive an email with your e-ticket which can be printed off or used on your mobile device and scanned at the turnstiles.  

Ticket prices are as follows:

 *65 and over and 13-17
**Must be bought with a full-paying adult

Wheelchair will be charged at concession price of £12. 

Ambulant disabled will be charged at age appropriate rate and carer free of charge if proof provided.

You saw the togetherness at the end. That's what football is about."

The manager was delighted at St Mirren's 3-0 win away to Hibernian in the cinch Premiership.

Three first-half goals saw St Mirren earn a big win away to Hibernian in the cinch Premiership. 

Alex Gogic, Greg Kiltie and Mikael Mandron all netted in a blistering first-half performance that saw Saints leave the capital with all three points. 

Stephen Robinson made three changes as Caolan Boyd-Munce came in for the injured Mark O'Hara. James Scott came in for his first start, while Mandron also started with Lewis Jamieson and Jonah Ayunga on the bench. 

Saints started fast with Greg Kiltie having an opportunity within the first 90 seconds that forced a low save from veteran Hibernian goalkeeper David Marshall. 

The bright opening would be rewarded with Saints taking the lead on eight minutes. It came after a delightful dinked ball from Caolan Boyd-Munce found Gogic got in between two Hibs defenders to bullet home the header. 

The Buddies controlled the first-half and would have a chance to double their lead on 34 minutes when referee Willie Collum awarded a penalty for a handball after Mandron's effort came off the hand Hibs defender Nectarios Triantis. Kiltie stepped up and made no mistake from 12 yards as he slammed low into the middle of the net to make it 2-0. 

Saints could have quickly made it 3-0 when Scott Tanser's wicked delivery was helped on by Scott to Elvis Bwomono at the back post. The wing-back was in acres of space but saw his shot blocked well by Marshall. 

The Buddies would add a third before the interval with Mandron netting in the final minutes of normal time in the half. Boyd-Munce's corner floated all the way to the far post where Mandron on hand to sweep home from close range.

Hibernian manager Nick Montgomery made three changes at the break as Hibs looked to find a way back into the match. Dylan Levitt, Jair Tavares and Elie Youan were replaced by Dylan Vente, Nathan Moriah-Welsh and Eliezer Mayenda on. But it was Saints who had the first opportunity of the half when Bwomono dragged an effort wide on 48 minutes.

Stephen Robinson made his first change a little over 10 minutes into the second-half with Jamieson on for Scott. And the 21-year-old had a good opportunity to score within a minute of his introduction but lashed a volley over the bar. Jamieson was unlucky not to be on the scoresheet when a vital intervention saw him denied a tap-in on 63 minutes. 

There wasn't too much in the way of work for either goalkeeper but it was still the Buddies who looked the more likely to add to their tally. Boyd-Munce saw a powerful drive from 25 yards fly just wide as the match headed into its final 15 minutes. The midfielder almost scored directly from a corner in the final 10 minutes with Marshall having to push over. 

The Buddies three first-half goals were enough to earn an important three points in our first away match of 2024. 

Full-Time: Hibernian 0-3 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Bolton (Dunne 62), Gogic, Fraser (c), Bwomono (Brown 81), Kwon (Flynn 81), Boyd-Munce, Tanser, Kiltie, Mandron (Olusanya 81), Scott (Jamieson 56)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Taylor, Penman, Ayunga

Hibernian: Marshall, Whittaker (Megwa 65), Triantis, Fish, Obita, Tavares (Moriah-Welsh 46), Newell, Maolida (Le Fondre 69), Marcondes, Levitt (Vente 46), Youan (Mayenda 46)
Subs Not Used: Wollacott, Cadden, Amos, Stevenson

Referee: William Collum
Assistant Referee: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee: Stuart Stevenson
Fourth Official: Colin Steven
VAR: Alan Muir

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Stav Nahmani’s loan has ended and the forward has returned to Maccabi Haifa.

The 21-year-old joined Saints on loan from the Israeli side in July and would go on to make 13 appearances for the Buddies, scoring three times.

However, game time was limited for the forward with just four starts during his time at Paisley. 

We thank Stav for all his efforts during his time at St Mirren and wish him every success in his future career.

Saints travel to Easter Road on Saturday for our first away match of 2024. 

Hibernian vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: Easter Road, Edinburgh
Date: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Kick-off: 3pm

Tickets for Saturday's match are available to buy now online through Hibernian's ticket platform. Please click HERE to buy tickets.

Hibernian are selling all tickets directly so no tickets will be available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. For full ticket info please click HERE. Please do not enlarge QR codes for scanners at turnstiles.

You can follow the action on our Twitter page @saintmirrenfc. 

UK subscribers to St Mirren TV can listen to live audio commentary as part of their subscription. St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. International subscriptions start at £14.99 per month or £149.99 per year for access to all of our cinch Premiership matches.

Please note there is no PPV for Saturday's match. 

• Please arrive early to the stadium due to numerous roadworks around the stadium and down Leith Walk!
• Coach parking in Regent Road. All convenors are advised to come to Easter Road via Prince's Street due to political march prior to kick off.
• Roadworks on M8 as well as at junction of Easter Road and London Road. Montrose Terrace remains closed. 10-15mins delays at Leith Street and Picardy Place.
• Road works with exposed iron works from London Road/Abbey Hill Road to Meadowbank Stadium with lane restrictions in place.
• Pavement parking fines in place across Edinburgh which will cost £100
• Check for any over running engineering works at Ratho via Scotrail website.
• Trams now running every 7mins to and from Leith Walk.
• Turnstiles will open at 2pm. Turnstile Numbers 5-6. There will be search lanes at Easter Road for queue management and safety and to prevent any congestion at the turnstiles. Please comply with stewards instructions.
• Kiosks will be card only.
• Please sit in your allocated seats.
• Flags should be within regulations (2m x 1m) and must have a fire certificate. No offensive or political flags will be allowed. Please display all flags/banners to the CCTV cameras before entering the stadium. Please be guided by the stewards on placement of any flags/banners.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed on entering or within the stadium. Refusal of entry/ejection will occur if face coverings are seen.
• No pyro! No smoke cannisters! No Megaphones!
• No bags bigger than 30cm x 30cm allowed. Any bags bigger needed into the stadium for medical purposes please email slo@stmirren.com before the game.
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• Drum will be allowed inside stadium and will be required to be searched prior to entry.
• Searching will be in place.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• No smoking anywhere inside the stadium and no pass out is allowed.
• Please be mindful when parking on the streets and not to block any driveways.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Ethan Sutherland has joined Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season. 

The 17-year-old St Mirren Youth Academy player will continue his football development at the cinch League One side for the remainder of 2023/24. 

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "We think Ethan is a real prospect, but what he lacks is experience, a mentality and a determination when things go wrong.

"The only way you do that is when you are playing games. He’s not ready for the first team but going on loan will be the best for his development."

Saints travel to Easter Road on Saturday for our first away match of 2024. 

Stephen Robinson's side were edged out by Rangers in our return to cinch Premiership action on Saturday. A first-half Cyriel Dessers goal was enough for the visitors despite Saints creating a number of good opportunities throughout the match. 

The Buddies were victorious in our last away fixture - defeating Aberdeen 3-0 at Pittodrie at the end of December. Mark O'Hara, Jonah Ayunga and Greg Kiltie were on the scoresheet as Saints ended 2023 on a high. 

Hibs sit three points behind Saints in the cinch Premiership having played a game less. Nick Montgomery's men are winless in their last five league matches having lost to Rangers (0-3), Hearts (0-1) and St Johnstone (0-1), while drawing 2-2 with both Kilmarnock and Motherwell. 

Match Details

Hibernian v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Easter Road

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are available to buy now online through Hibernian's ticket platform. Please click HERE to buy tickets.

Hibernian are selling all tickets directly so no tickets will be available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. For full ticket info please click HERE.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary. There is no PPV available.

Previous 

Saints opened their cinch Premiership season with a 3-2 win at Easter Road in August. Goals from Mark O'Hara and Toyosi Olusanya had Stephen Robinson's side 2-0 ahead before Adam Le Fondre and Christian Doidge pulled Hibernian level deep into the second-half. But Alex Greive headed home in the final minute of normal time to see the Buddies take the points back to Paisley.

Despite goals from Scott Tanser and Keanu Baccus, Saints were beaten 4-2 at Easter Road in the quarter-final of the Viaplay Cup in September. 

Neither side could be separated in the last meeting between the two back in November when Hibernian visited The SMiSA Stadium in cinch Premiership action. O'Hara and Lewis Jamieson twice got Saints level to earn a 2-2 draw after Josh Campbell and Joe Newell had the Hibees ahead.

Lewis Jamieson scored his first St Mirren goal to earn us a 2-2 draw the last time we faced Hibernian (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is William Collum. His assistants are Alan Mulvanny and Stuart Stevenson. The fourth official is Colin Steven.

Greg Aikten is the video assistant referee (VAR) and he's assisted by Chris Rae. 

St Mirren can announce that the 1877 Club will be open for our upcoming cinch Premiership match away to Ross County on Tuesday 27th February 2024 with the match being shown live on Sky Sports.

This is a unique opportunity to support the team from the surroundings of The SMiSA Stadium. Doors will open at 6.45pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off for fans to enjoy the pre-match build up.

The bar will be open and a limited menu will be provided by Scott McGinlay, so come along and get behind the team and cheer them on to three points in Dingwall. Last orders will be 10.00pm with doors closing at 10.30pm.

The event is ticket only. Tickets are priced at £3 and can be purchased HERE.