2007–08 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was St Mirren's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, and they were looking to improve on last season's 11th placing ahead of Dunfermline.

St Mirren
2007–08 season
ChairmanScotland Stewart Gilmour
ManagerScotland Gus McPherson
Scottish Premier League10th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Billy Mehmet (6)
All:
Billy Mehmet (8)

They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, however were the subject of a shock defeat in the League Cup by 3rd Division East Fife.

They were knocked out in the 6th Round of the Scottish Cup by First Division side St Johnstone. The Buddies began 2008 much more positively than 2007 where they won only 2 home games. By 19 January, they had broken this record by winning 3 games in a row.

Transfers

In:

Player From Fee
Scotland Will HainingOldham AthleticFree[1]
Scotland Gary MasonDunfermline AthleticFree[1]
Scotland Craig DargoInverness CTFree[1]
England Mark HowardCardiff CityFree[1]
Argentina Franco MirandaHelsingborgs IFFree[2]
Scotland Paul MathersEast FifeUndisclosed
Trinidad and Tobago Chris BirchallCoventry CityLoan[3]
England Andy DormanNew England RevolutionFree[4]
Scotland Jim HamiltonDunfermlineFree[5]

Out:

Player To Fee
Scotland Kirk BroadfootRangersPre-Contract[6]
England John SuttonWycombeFree[7]
England Tony BullockRoss CountyFree[8]
Scotland Craig HinchliffePartick ThistleFree
Scotland David McKennaStirling AlbionFree[9]
Scotland John BairdMontroseFree[10]
Scotland Kevin McGowneMontroseFree[11]
Scotland Scott GemmillBerwick RangersContract Expired[12]
Scotland Paul LawsonCelticLoan Return
Scotland Eddie MaloneDundeeOn Loan[13]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris BirchallCoventry CityLoan Return
Scotland Eddie MaloneDundeeUndisclosed[14]
Scotland Alex BurkeDunfermlineLoan[15]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Chris Smith
2 DF Ireland EIR David van Zanten
3 DF Scotland SCO Alan Reid
4 MF Scotland SCO Gary Mason
5 DF Scotland SCO Will Haining
6 DF Scotland SCO John Potter
7 MF Scotland SCO Hugh Murray (captain)
8 DF Scotland SCO Eddie Malone
9 FW Ireland EIR Billy Mehmet
10 FW Scotland SCO Stewart Kean
11 MF Scotland SCO Alex Burke
12 MF Scotland SCO Richard Brittain
14 MF Scotland SCO Garry Brady
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Scotland SCO Mark Corcoran
16 DF Scotland SCO Ian Maxwell
17 FW Scotland SCO Craig Dargo
18 MF Wales WAL Andy Dorman
19 DF Argentina ARG Franco Miranda
20 MF Scotland SCO Craig Molloy
21 GK England ENG Mark Howard
22 MF Scotland SCO Stephen O'Donnell
23 DF Scotland SCO Ryan McCay
25 FW Scotland SCO David Barron
26 MF Scotland SCO Stephen McGinn
28 MF Scotland SCO Andy Millen
30 GK Scotland SCO Paul Mathers
46 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall

Fixtures and results

Fixtures and results for St Mirren F.C. for season 2007–08.

NOTE: scores are written St Mirren first

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition St Mirren Scorers SPL Pos. Match Report
17 July 2007 Forthbank Stadium Stirling Albion 3–0 Friendly Corcoran,

McCay, Kean (pen.)

 N/A Mirren MAD
19 July 2007 The Showgrounds Newry City 0–0 Friendly −- N/A Mirren MAD
21 July 2007 Stangmore Park Dungannon Swifts 4–0 Friendly Mehmet,

Haining, Dargo (x2)

 N/A Mirren MAD
26 July 2007 Strathclyde Homes Stadium Dumbarton 3–0 Friendly Kean (x2),

Corcoran

 N/A Mirren MAD
28 July 2007 Love Street Morton 1–0 RCF Corcoran N/A Mirren MAD
4 August 2007 Love Street Motherwell 0–1 SPL −- 10th BBC Sport
11 August 2007 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 0–2 SPL −- 10th BBC Sport
18 August 2007 Love Street Inverness CT 2–1 SPL Miranda,

Corcoran

 7th BBC Sport
25 August 2007 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 1–0 SPL Mehmet 7th BBC Sport
28 August 2007 Love Street East Fife 0–1 League Cup −- N/A BBC Sport
2 September 2007 Love Street Celtic 1–5 SPL Miranda 7th BBC Sport
6 September 2007 Love Street Derby County 1–0 Hugh Murray Testimonial Mehmet N/A Mirren MAD
16 September 2007 Tannadice Dundee United 0–2 SPL −- 8th BBC Sport
22 September 2007 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 0–0 SPL −- 9th BBC Sport
30 September 2007 Love Street Heart of Midlothian 1–3 SPL Corcoran 10th BBC Sport
7 October 2007 Pittodrie Aberdeen 0–4 SPL −- 11th BBC Sport
20 October 2007 Love Street Gretna 1–0 SPL Mehmet 9th BBC Sport
27 October 2007 Easter Road Hibernian 1–0 SPL Mehmet 9th BBC Sport
3 November 2007 Fir Park Motherwell 1–1 SPL Kean 9th BBC Sport
24 November 2007 Caledonian Stadium Inverness CT 0–1 SPL −- 9th BBC Sport
1 December 2007 Love Street Falkirk 1–5 SPL Mehmet 11th BBC Sport
8 December 2007 Celtic Park Celtic 1–1 SPL McGinn 11th BBC Sport
15 December 2007 Love Street Dundee United 0–3 SPL −- 11th BBC Sport
22 December 2007 Love Street Kilmarnock 0–0 SPL −- 11th BBC Sport
26 December 2007 Tynecastle Heart of Midlothian 1–0 SPL McGinn 11th BBC Sport
29 December 2007 Love Street Aberdeen 0–1 SPL −- 11th BBC Sport
5 January 2008 Love Street Hibernian 2–1 SPL Maxwell,

Mason

 10th BBC Sport
12 January 2008 Love Street Dumbarton 3–0 Scottish Cup Corcoran,

Barron, Mehmet

 N/A BBC Sport
19 January 2008 Love Street Motherwell 3–1 SPL Corcoran,

Maxwell (x2)

 9th BBC Sport
26 January 2008 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 0–4 SPL −- 10th BBC Sport
2 February 2008 Love Street Dundee United 0–0 Scottish Cup 5th Round −- N/A BBC Sport
9 February 2008 Love Street Inverness CT 1–1 SPL Mehmet 10th BBC Sport
13 February 2008 Tannadice Dundee United 1–0 Scottish Cup 5th Round Replay Dorman N/A BBC Sport
16 February 2008 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 0–4 SPL −- 10th BBC Sport
24 February 2008 Love Street Celtic 0–1 SPL −- 10th BBC Sport
27 February 2008 Tannadice Dundee United 1–1 SPL Dorman 10th BBC Sport
1 March 2008 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 0–1 SPL −- 11th BBC Sport
8 March 2008 McDiarmid Park St Johnstone 1–1 Scottish Cup 6th Round Dorman N/A BBC Sport
15 March 2008 Love Street Heart of Midlothian 1–1 SPL Hamilton 11th BBC Sport
18 March 2008 Love Street St Johnstone 1–3 Scottish Cup 6th Round Replay Mehmet (pen.) N/A BBC Sport
22 March 2008 Pittodrie Aberdeen 1–1 SPL Dorman 11th BBC Sport
29 March 2008 Love Street Gretna 2–0 SPL Dargo, Mehmet 11th BBC Sport
5 April 2008 Easter Road Hibs 0–2 SPL −- 11th BBC Sport
10 April 2008 Fir Park Gretna 0–0 SPL −- 11th BBC Sport
19 April 2008 Tynecastle Heart of Midlothian 2–3 SPL McCay ; Mason 11th BBC Sport

Competitions

SPL
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 47 55 −8 48
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 4 21 51 62 −11 43
10 St Mirren 38 10 11 17 26 54 −28 41
11 Kilmarnock 38 10 10 18 39 52 −13 40
12 Gretna (D, R) 38 5 8 25 32 83 −51 13[lower-alpha 2] Resigned from the Scottish Football League and liquidated[lower-alpha 3]
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Gretna were deducted 10 points for entering administration.
  3. At the end of the season, Gretna were relegated to the Third Division due to their financial struggles. However, as no buyer was found for the club, they resigned from the Scottish Football League and were subsequently liquidated.

See also

References
  1. "St Mirren sign up striker Dargo". BBC Sport website. 28 June 2007.
  2. "Miranda completes move to Buddies". BBC Sport. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  3. "Buddies complete Birchall signing". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  4. "Saints secure Revolution's Dorman". BBC. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  5. "Hamilton joins St Mirren". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  6. "Rangers sign Buddies' Broadfoot". BBC Sport. 6 March 2007.
  7. "Wycombe sign St Mirren's Sutton". BBC Sport. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
  8. "Golabek & Bullock back at County". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007.
  9. "Stirling Albion sign up McKenna". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  10. "Season ending suits Jim". Montrose Review. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. "McGowne heading out to Montrose". BBC Sport. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  12. "Buddie Gemmill heads for Berwick". BBC News. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  13. "Buddies' Malone heads for Dens". BBC Sport. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  14. "Eddie signs up". Dundee FC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  15. "Buddie Burke joins Pars on loan". BBC Sport. 6 February 2008.
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