2008–09 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren competed in the Scottish Premier League, after finishing in tenth place in 2007–08. The 2008–09 season also saw the club leave Love Street for the new St Mirren Park in Greenhill Road.

St Mirren
2008–09 season
ChairmanStewart Gilmour
ManagerGus McPherson
SPL10th
Scottish CupSemi-finals
(lost to Rangers)
League CupThird round
(lost to Dunfermline Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Dorman (10)
All: Andy Dorman (12)
Billy Mehmet (12)
Highest home attendance10,189 vs Motherwell
(3 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance3,364 vs
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
(13 December 2008)
Average home league attendance5,411

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee Source
20 June 2008Argentina Franco MirandaArgentina CAILoanBBC[1]
30 June 2008Scotland Dennis WynessScotland Inverness CTFree TransferBBC[2]
30 June 2008Scotland Jack RossScotland FalkirkFree TransferBBC[3]
30 June 2008Scotland Steven RobbScotland Dundee UnitedFree TransferBBC[4]
30 June 2008Scotland Tom BrightonEngland MillwallFree TransferBBC
4 August 2008Spain TonetUnattachedFree TransferBBC[5]
14 August 2008Scotland Scott CuthbertScotland CelticLoanBBC[6]
1 January 2009Scotland Steven ThomsonEngland Brighton & Hove AlbionFree TransferBBC[7]

Out
Date Player To Fee Source
30 June 2008Scotland Stewart KeanScotland Queen of the SouthFree TransferBBC[8]
30 June 2008Scotland Ian MaxwellScotland Partick ThistleFree TransferBBC[9]
30 June 2008Scotland Mark CorcoranScotland Hamilton AcademicalFree TransferBBC[10]
30 June 2008Republic of Ireland David van ZantenScotland HibernianFree TransferBBC[11]
30 June 2008Scotland Richard BrittainScotland Ross CountyFree TransferBBC[12]
30 June 2008Scotland Alan ReidReleasedBBC

Results

Scottish Premier League
Date Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
10 August 2008CelticCeltic Park0–157,441
16 August 2008KilmarnockLove Street0–04,176
23 August 2008HeartsTynecastle1–213,357Mehmet
30 August 2008AberdeenLove Street0–14,680
13 September 2008Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium2–13,501Mehmet, Brady
20 September 2008FalkirkLove Street1–14,134Mehmet (pen.)
27 September 2008MotherwellFir Park1–24,786Mehmet
5 October 2008RangersLove Street1–07,520McGinn
18 October 2008HamiltonNew Douglas Park2–13,397Miranda, Mehmet
25 October 2008Dundee UnitedTannadice0–211,378
1 November 2008HibernianLove Street0–04,588
8 November 2008HeartsLove Street0–14,192
11 November 2008AberdeenPittodrie0–29,452
15 November 2008RangersIbrox1–249,321Miranda
22 November 2008CelticLove Street1–37,433Hamilton
29 November 2008Dundee UnitedLove Street0–24,013
6 December 2008FalkirkFalkirk Stadium2–14,828Hamilton, Wyness
13 December 2008Inverness CTLove Street2–03,364Dorman, Brady
20 December 2008KilmarnockRugby Park1–05,183Dorman
27 December 2008HamiltonLove Street1–04,794Dargo
3 January 2009MotherwellLove Street0–010,189
17 January 2009HibernianEaster Road0–210,317
24 January 2009Dundee UnitedTannadice2–36,556Ross, Mehmet (pen.)
31 January 2009KilmarnockNew St Mirren Park1–17,542Wyness
14 February 2009FalkirkNew St Mirren Park2–25,504Dorman (2)
21 February 2009HeartsTynecastle1–113,609Dorman
28 February 2009CelticCeltic Park0–752,500
4 March 2009AberdeenNew St Mirren Park1–14,383Dargo
21 March 2009HamiltonNew Douglas Park0–03,072
4 April 2009Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium1–23,794Dorman
8 April 2009RangersNew St Mirren Park1–26,231Dorman
13 April 2009HibernianNew St Mirren Park1–15,151Dorman
18 April 2009MotherwellFir Park2–06,626Thomson, Dorman
2 May 2009Inverness CTNew St Mirren Park1–24,171Hamilton
9 May 2009MotherwellNew St Mirren Park1–34,002O'Donnell
13 May 2009KilmarnockRugby Park1–25,927Wyness
16 May 2009FalkirkFalkirk Stadium2–06,744Mehmet, Dorman
23 May 2009HamiltonNew St Mirren Park0–16,747

Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
13 January 2009R4Brechin CityGlebe Park3–11,026Hamilton (2), Wyness
7 February 2009R5MotherwellFir Park1–15,695Dorman
17 February 2009R5 (Replay)MotherwellSt Mirren Park1–04,555Mehmet
7 March 2009Quarter-finalCelticSt Mirren Park1–05,925Mehmet (pen.)
25 April 2009Semi-finalRangersHampden Park0–332,431

League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
26/08/08R2DumbartonLove Street7–01,747Robb, Mehmet (3), Dorman, Dargo, Mason
23/09/08R3Dunfermline AthleticEast End Park0–22,186

Friendlies
Date Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance St Mirren Scorer(s)
22 July 2008DumbartonStrathclyde Homes Stadium2–2Brady, Molloy
23 July 2008Stirling AlbionForthbank Stadium3–1Hamilton (2), Dorman
26 July 2008Morton (Renfrewshire Cup)Cappielow1–1 (5–4 on penalties)McAusland
29 July 2008BlackpoolBloomfield Road2–0Tonet, Wyness
2 August 2008DarlingtonTFM Darlington Arena1–0Mehmet

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — 11 18 August 200823 May 2009
League Cup 3rd Round 3rd Round 26 August 200823 September 2008
Scottish Cup 4th Round Semi-finals 13 January 200925 April 2009

Source: Competitions

SPL
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 38 48 −10 44
9 Hamilton Academical 38 12 5 21 30 53 −23 41
10 Falkirk 38 9 11 18 37 52 −15 38 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
11 St Mirren 38 9 10 19 33 52 −19 37
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 7 21 37 58 −21 37 Relegation to the First Division
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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. Since Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, already qualified for the Champions League via their league position, Falkirk, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the Europa League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 10 19 33 52  −19 37 3 8 8 14 21  −7 6 2 11 19 31  −12

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
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GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAHHAAH
ResultLDLLWDLWWLDLLLLLWWWWDLLDDDLDDLLDWLLLWL
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

See also

References
  1. "New Saints loan deal for Miranda". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  2. "Striker Wyness heading to Saints". BBC News. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. "St Mirren snap up Bairns player". BBC News. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. "Robb leaves United to join Saints". BBC Sport website. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  5. St Mirren sign Spanish midfielder; BBC Sport, 4 August 2008
  6. "St Mirren seal Cuthbert loan deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  7. "Buddies to bag Brighton's Thomson". BBC Sport. 30 December 2008.
  8. Buddies' Kean to join with Queens BBC Sport, 14 May 2008
  9. "Maxwell completes Thistle switch". BBC News. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  10. "Corcoran going back to Hamilton". BBC News. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
  11. Hibs snatch defender Van Zanten, BBC Sport, 6 May 2008.
  12. "Brittain joins up at Ross County". 5 June 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  13. St Mirren's Score is shown first
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