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| nickname = ''The Buddies''<br>''The Saints''
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| chairman = John Needham
| manager = [[Stephen Robinson (footballer)|Stephen Robinson]]
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'''St Mirren Football Club''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Paisley, Renfrewshire]], that competes in the {{Scottish football updater|StMirren}} after winning the [[2017–18 Scottish Championship]]. Founded in 1877, the team has two nicknames: ''The Buddies'' and ''The Saints''.

St Mirren have won the [[Scottish Cup]] three times, in [[1925–26 in Scottish football|1926]], [[1958–59 in Scottish football|1959]] and [[1986–87 in Scottish football|1987]], and the [[Scottish League Cup]] in [[2012–13 Scottish League Cup|2013]] and [[2025–26 Scottish League Cup|2025]]. They have played in European competition five times: in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup|1987–88]], the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in [[1980–81 UEFA Cup|1980–81]], [[1983–84 UEFA Cup|1983–84]] and [[1985–86 UEFA Cup|1985–86]] and the [[UEFA Conference League]] in [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|2024–25]], which saw the club return to Europe for the first time in 37 years. They are the only Scottish team to win the [[Anglo-Scottish Cup]], beating [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] 5–1 over two legs in 1979–80.

The club's home ground since 2009 is [[St Mirren Park]], an all-seater stadium on Greenhill Road, Paisley. It has a capacity of 8,000. The club's former home from 1894 until 2009 was also officially named St Mirren Park, but was more commonly known as [[Love Street (stadium)|Love Street]].

== History ==
St Mirren Football Club was originally a gentlemen's club which was formed in the second half of the 19th century and played, among other sports, [[cricket]] and [[rugby union|rugby]]. The increasing popularity of football ensured that by 1877 the members had decided to play [[association football]] and 1877 is the football club's official foundation date. They are named after [[Saint Mirin]], the founder of a church at the site of [[Paisley Abbey]] and Patron Saint of [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]]. There is also a street in Paisley named St Mirren Street. The team's first strip was scarlet and blue but, after one season, the club changed to the current black and white striped shirts, which have been worn every season bar one in the 1900s, when cream tops were used.

[[File:St Mirren FC League Performance.svg|thumb|left|300px|Chart of yearly table positions of St Mirren, 1890–2025]]
St Mirren played their first match on 6 October 1877, defeating Johnstone Britannia 1–0 at Shortroods. Two years later, the club moved to another ground named Thistle Park at Greenhills. St Mirren's first [[Scottish Cup]] match was on 4 September 1880, a 3–0 victory over Johnstone Athletic. The following year, St Mirren reached their first cup final but were beaten 3–1 by [[Thornliebank F.C.|Thornliebank]] in the [[Renfrewshire Cup]]. In 1883, the scores were reversed with St Mirren winning the Renfrewshire Cup, 3–1 against Thornliebank. It was in 1883 that the club moved to its third home, that of [[Westmarch, Paisley|West March]] (early maps indicate the area as West March rather than the commonly used Westmarch), defeating [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] in the first game there. In 1885, St Mirren played their first match against [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]], resulting in a defeat.

The 1890 season was a historic season for St Mirren, as they became founder members of the [[Scottish Football League]] along with fellow Paisley club [[Abercorn F.C.|Abercorn]]. Of the eleven founder clubs, only five survive in the current league system. It was during the match against Morton at [[Cappielow]] in 1890 that St Mirren played one of the first night games under light from oil lamps. The club moved to [[Love Street (stadium)|Love Street]] in 1894 and the team reached their first Scottish Cup final in the 1907–08 season but were defeated 5–1 by [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. St Mirren went on to lift the trophy in 1926, 1959 and 1987.  A short-lived [[Scottish Junior Football Association]] side under the club's umbrella, [[St Mirren Juniors F.C.]], won the [[Scottish Junior Cup]] in 1917, making St Mirren the only senior club name (as of 2025) on the trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Junior Cup winners |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013513/https://www.stmirren.info/juniors/id9.html |website=St Mirren Info |access-date=30 July 2025}}</ref>

[[file:StMirren1909cigarettecard.jpg|thumb|Cigarette card published in 1909 depicting [[Robert Robertson (footballer)|Robert Robertson]]]]
In 1922, St Mirren were invited to play in the Barcelona Cup invitational tournament to celebrate the inauguration of [[Camp de Les Corts|Les Corts]], the then home of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. They won the tournament by beating [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] in the final.

In the 1979–80 season, St Mirren achieved their equal highest-ever finish in the top-flight finishing third behind [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] and Celtic. That season Saints also became the first and last Scottish club to win the [[Anglo-Scottish Cup]], defeating [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in a two-legged final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/when-saints-were-kings-how-st-mirren-made-history-in-the-anglo-scottish-cup-40-years-ago-2539752|title=When Saints were kings: How St Mirren made history in the Anglo-Scottish Cup 40 years ago|date=16 April 2020|newspaper=The Scotsman|access-date=27 July 2022|archive-date=27 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727083343/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/when-saints-were-kings-how-st-mirren-made-history-in-the-anglo-scottish-cup-40-years-ago-2539752|url-status=live}}</ref> The following season, St Mirren competed in European competition for the first time and won their initial game 2–1 vs. [[IF Elfsborg]] in Sweden, followed by a 0–0 draw in the second leg. The next round saw them play French team [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]. Although St Mirren's home leg ended up a 0–0 draw, Saint-Étienne pulled off a 2–0 victory in the second leg to put St Mirren out of the cup.

The club have been relegated from the [[Scottish Premier League]] twice (2000–01) and (2014–15) and the Premier Division of the Scottish Football League once (1991–92) having escaped relegation from the latter in 1991 after league re-construction. In 2001, St Mirren finished bottom of the Premier League despite losing only one of their final seven matches. The Saints however managed promotion after clinching the First Division title in [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06]], a season which also saw St Mirren win the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]], defeating [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] 2–1 in the final at [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrie United]]'s ground, the [[Excelsior Stadium|Shyberry Excelsior Stadium]], with goals from [[Simon Lappin]] and [[John Sutton (footballer)|John Sutton]].

In 2010, they reached the final of the [[2010 Scottish League Cup final|Scottish League Cup]] where they were defeated 0–1 by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] despite having a two-man advantage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article7070405.ece|title=A silver lining for cup-winning Rangers|date=22 March 2010|work=The Times|access-date=22 March 2010|location=London|first=Graham|last=Spiers|archive-date=15 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915053336/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, three days later, they recorded a famous win over Celtic, a match that ''The Buddies'' won 4–0 with doubles from [[Andy Dorman]] and [[Steven Thomson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8583337.stm|title=St Mirren 4–0 Celtic|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 March 2010|access-date=15 March 2011|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216230312/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8583337.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2013, St Mirren won the [[2013 Scottish League Cup final|Scottish League Cup]] beating [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] 3–2 at Hampden to win their first cup since 1987.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/st-mirren/9936384/Scottish-Communities-League-Cup-final-St-Mirren-3-Hearts-2.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/st-mirren/9936384/Scottish-Communities-League-Cup-final-St-Mirren-3-Hearts-2.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title= Scottish Communities League Cup final: St Mirren 3 Hearts 2 |date=17 March 2013 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=20 March 2013 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In the 2010s the club drew praise for their youth development, bringing through several players from their academy (despite it not being listed among the 'elite' group assessed by the [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] in 2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=SFA confirms Project Brave academy placings|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/sfa-confirms-project-brave-academy-placings-1-4613908|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=15 November 2017|access-date=19 September 2019|archive-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021352/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/sfa-confirms-project-brave-academy-placings-1-4613908|url-status=live}}</ref> including [[Stevie Mallan (footballer, born 1996)|Stevie Mallan]], [[Jack Baird]], [[Kyle Magennis]], [[Jason Naismith]], [[Kyle McAllister]], [[Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)|Sean Kelly]] and full Scotland internationals [[Kenny McLean]], [[Lewis Morgan (footballer)|Lewis Morgan]] and [[John McGinn]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42684143 Scottish clubs urged to keep faith with youth by former St Mirren academy boss] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830140123/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/42684143 |date=30 August 2021 }}. [[BBC Sport]], 14 January 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.stmirren.com/teams/youth-academy/hall-of-fame Youth Academy: Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507125247/https://www.stmirren.com/teams/youth-academy/hall-of-fame |date=7 May 2019 }}. [[St Mirren FC]].</ref>

On 14 December 2025, St Mirren won their second League Cup, and their first trophy in 12 years, when they beat Celtic 3–1 in the [[2025 Scottish League Cup final]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/14/st-mirren-celtic-scottish-league-cup-final-match-report|title=St Mirren stun Celtic to win Scottish League Cup as Nancy’s nightmare goes on|first=Ewan|last=Murray|date=14 December 2025|via=The Guardian}}</ref>

== Stadium ==
{{Main|St Mirren Park|Love Street (stadium)}}

[[File:Paisley 2021 Stadium, St Mirren FC 2017.jpg|thumb|The SMiSA Stadium, St Mirren FC 2017]]
St Mirren played at four different venues before moving to their ground at St Mirren Park, or Love Street, in 1894. The record attendance for the ground was 47,438 versus [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in 1949. Love Street saw extensive redevelopment in the late 90s to comply with both the recommendations of the [[Taylor Report]] and SPL regulations and the ground eventually became a 10,866 seater venue. The ground had four stands of which the most recent, the West or Reid Kerr Family Stand, was built in 2000 in order for Love Street to meet the criteria for entry to the [[Scottish Premier League]]. The oldest stand was the main stand which had a basic wooden construction. The north bank was popular with the hardcore St Mirren fans while the largest stand, the steeply raked West Stand, housed a sporting facility underneath.

On 24 May 2005, [[Renfrewshire Council]] granted permission for the club to develop their old ground. This involved the sale of the ground to a supermarket chain, and the construction of a ground in [[Ferguslie Park]], Paisley (through a separate planning permission). The sale of their old ground allowed the club to finance the new stadium as well as clear their debts. In April 2007 it was announced that a deal had been struck with supermarket giant [[Tesco]] and on 15 January 2009 St Mirren moved to a new 7,937-seat stadium, also called St Mirren Park.

The opening game finished as a 1–1 draw with [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], with Killie's [[Kevin Kyle]] scoring the first goal, and [[Dennis Wyness]] equalising. St Mirren's first notable win at the new stadium came on 7 March 2009 in a 1–0 victory over Celtic in the Scottish Cup quarter-final.

The stadium had a total seating capacity of 8,023 which was reduced in 2017 to 7,937<ref name="St. Mirren Football Club"/> following the installation of a new disabled access platform.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishsupporters.net/st-mirren-install-disabled-access-platform/ |title=St Mirren Install Disabled Access Platform |publisher=Scottish Supporters Network |date=10 November 2016 |access-date=25 December 2018 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084154/http://www.scottishsupporters.net/st-mirren-install-disabled-access-platform/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The stadium was known as The Simple Digital Arena after the club agreed a four-year, six-figure deal with Simple Digital Solutions on 13 June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/16287862.st-mirren-stadium-renamed-after-six-figure-sponsorship-deal-is-agreed/ |title=St Mirren stadium renamed after six-figure sponsorship deal is agreed |publisher=The Herald |date=13 June 2018 |access-date=25 December 2018 |first=Alasdair |last=Mackenzie |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084205/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/16287862.st-mirren-stadium-renamed-after-six-figure-sponsorship-deal-is-agreed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

It is currently known as The SMiSA Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18852673.st-mirren-rename-stadium-club-move-closer-fan-ownership/ |title=St Mirren rename stadium as club move closer to fan ownership |publisher=The Herald |date=6 November 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405003727/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18852673.st-mirren-rename-stadium-club-move-closer-fan-ownership/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Colours and sponsors ==
{{Commons|St. Mirren F.C. kits}}
[[file:St Mirren shirt in scottish museum.jpg|thumb|left|150px|St. Mirren shirt exhibited at the [[Scottish Football Museum]]]]
The traditional home colours of St Mirren are black and white stripes, however for the first season the colours were scarlet and blue. There is some dispute as to why the colours black and white were chosen. A popular theory is that the stripes represent the Black and White Cart rivers which run through Paisley. In recent years there has been evidence unearthed that the Monks in the local abbey wore black and white striped habits. The team strips have varied very little in the long history of the club, however the thickness of the stripes have often varied. Some years have seen horizontal stripes used.

Having first played in black and white vertical stripes in 1884, Saints were the first club in the world to do so, six years before Notts County.

Away tops are traditionally red or all black, but in some cases strips have varied from orange to light blue, as seen on the 2010–11 strip. From 2007 to 2011, the Danish firm, [[Hummel International]], replaced Xara as kit manufacturers. After spells with Carbrini (2011–2012, 2015–2017), Diadora (2012–2014) and Joma (2017–2023) the club signed a deal with kit manufacturers Macron.

[[File:St Mirren FC, Paisley - geograph.org.uk - 4196534.jpg|thumb|Club headquarters as seen in 2014]]
St Mirren has had several main sponsors, mainly in the transport industry, with several local bus companies and car dealerships like [[Arriva Scotland West|Arriva]] and Phoenix Honda sponsoring in the club. St Mirren were sponsored by [[Braehead|Braehead Shopping Centre]], a local shopping centre four miles away in [[Renfrew]] from 2005 to 2017. They are currently sponsored by Consilium Contracting Services.<ref name="St Mirren">{{cite web |url=https://www.stmirren.com/fans-news/5448-a-classic-reborn-introducing-our-2024-25-home-kit |title=A CLASSIC REBORN INTRODUCING OUR 2024/25 HOME KIT |publisher=St Mirren FC |date=26 June 2024 |access-date=8 August 2024}}</ref>
In August 2010, the club confirmed Barrhead company Compass Private Hire would have their name displayed on the back of the first team players' shirts as well as on their shorts. Compass Private Hire were co-owned by former St Mirren player, captain and manager, Tony Fitzpatrick.

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!style="background:black; color:white; border:2px solid white"|Kit manufacturer
!style="background:black; color:white; border:2px solid white"|Shirt sponsor (centre)
!style="background:black; color:white; border:2px solid white"|Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
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|1977–1981 || [[Umbro]]
|rowspan=2|''none''
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|1981–1983 || rowspan=2|[[Adidas]]
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|1983–1987 || Graham's Buses
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|1987–1989 || rowspan=4|Matchwinner || [[Clydeside Scottish]]
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|1989–1992 || Kelvin Homes
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|1992–1993 || Ingram Volkswagen
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|1993–1994 || rowspan=2|Clanford Ford
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|1994–1995 || rowspan=2|Core
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|1995–1996 || rowspan=2|Phoenix Honda
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|1996–1997 || [[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
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|1997–1998 || rowspan=2|[[Uhlsport]] || Phoenix Mitsubishi
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|1998–1999 || [[Arriva Scotland West|Arriva]]
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|1999–2000 || rowspan=4|Xara || Cetco
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|2000–2003 || [[LDV Group|LDV Vans]]
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|2003–2005 || Phoenix Kia / Phoenix Suzuki
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|2005–2007 || rowspan=2|[[Braehead|Braehead Shopping Centre]]
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|2007–2011 || [[Hummel International|Hummel]]
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|2011–2012 || [[Carbrini Sportswear]] || [[Fila]] / Braehead Shopping Centre
|-              
|2012–2013 || rowspan=2|[[Diadora]] || Diadora
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|2013–2014 || [[Blacks Outdoor Retail|Blacks Life Outdoors]]
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|2014–2017 || Carbrini Sportswear || [[JD Sports]]
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|2017–2020 || rowspan=3|[[Joma]] || rowspan=2|Skyview Capital
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|2020–2021 || rowspan=4|Gennaro Glass & Glazing
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|2021–2023 || rowspan=2|Digby Brown
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|2023–2024 || rowspan=2|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
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|2024– || Consilium Contracting Services
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== Mascots ==
In recent years, St Mirren have been represented by three mascots, the Pandas. They are Paisley Panda, Junior P and Mrs Panda. The regular mascots are Paisley Panda and Junior P.

== Rivalries ==
{{See also|Renfrewshire derby}}
The club has a fierce rivalry with neighbours [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/championship/st-mirren-3-1-morton-saints-win-renfrewshire-derby-1-4102483|title=St Mirren 3 – 1 Morton: Saints win Renfrewshire derby|newspaper=The Scotsman|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819094030/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/championship/st-mirren-3-1-morton-saints-win-renfrewshire-derby-1-4102483|url-status=live}}</ref> a rivalry which sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/morton-fans-turn-record-sport-6878202|title=Morton fans turn Record Sport story into banner to poke fun at St Mirren rivals|first=Record Sport|last=Online|date=22 November 2015|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916084049/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/morton-fans-turn-record-sport-6878202|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Club records ==
*'''Highest home [[Scottish football attendance records|attendance]]:''' 47,438 v. [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] on 20 August 1949<ref name="Ross">{{cite book| first=David| last=Ross| title=The Roar of the Crowd: Following Scottish football down the years| publisher=Argyll publishing| year=2005| isbn= 978-1-902831-83-1 | pages=94, 214}}</ref>
*'''Highest average home attendance:''' 17,333, [[1949–50 in Scottish football|1949–50]] (15 games)<ref name="Ross"/>
*'''Biggest victory:''' 15–0 v. [[Glasgow University F.C.|Glasgow University]], [[Scottish Cup]], 30 January 1960
*'''Most capped player:''' [[Iain Munro]] and [[Billy Thomson (footballer, born 1958)|Billy Thomson]]: 7 appearances for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
*'''Most capped international player:''' [[Mo Camara]]: 79 appearances for [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]
*'''Youngest player:''' [[Dylan Reid]]: 16 years & 6 days v. [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], 6 March 2021
*'''Most competitive appearances:''' [[Hugh Murray (footballer)|Hugh Murray]], 462 (1997–2012)
*'''Most league appearances:''' [[Hugh Murray (footballer)|Hugh Murray]], 399 (1997–2012)
*'''Most European appearances:''' [[Billy Abercromby]], 9 (1980–1988)
*'''Most league goals:'''   [[David McCrae]], 221 (1923–1934)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stmirren.info/id45.html |title=St Mirren Records |publisher=Stmirren.info |access-date=7 June 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231012/http://www.stmirren.info/id45.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><!-- some sources indicate McCrae scored 222 -->
*'''Most league goals in a season:''' Dunky Walker, 45 ([[1921–22 in Scottish football|1921–22]])
*'''Record transfer fee paid:''' £400,000 to [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer Uerdingen]] for [[Thomas Stickroth]] (March 1990)
*'''Record transfer fee received:''' £850,000 from [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] for [[Ian Ferguson (footballer, born 1967)|Ian Ferguson]] (February 1988)
*'''Most league wins in a season:''' 27, Division Two (1967–68)
*'''Most league defeats in a season:''' 31, Division One ([[1920–21 in Scottish football|1920–21]])
*'''Most league draws in a season:''' 15, Premier League ([[1987–88 in Scottish football|1987–88]])
*'''Most consecutive league victories:''' 16, Division Two (18 November 1967&nbsp;– 30 March 1968)
*'''Longest unbeaten league run:''' 34, 18 November 1967 (Division Two)&nbsp;– 16 November 1968 (Division One)
*'''Most goals scored in a season:''' 100, Division Two ([[1967–68 in Scottish football|1967–68]])
*'''Most goals conceded in a season:''' 92, Division One ([[1920–21 in Scottish football|1920–21]])

== Players ==

=== First-team squad ===
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{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Marcus Fraser (footballer)|Marcus Fraser]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=[[Declan John]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=[[Keanu Baccus]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Fraser Taylor|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Ryan Mullen|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Evan Mooney]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Grant Tamosevicius|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=88|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Killian Phillips]]|other=}}
{{Fs end|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF}}

===On loan===
{{Fs start|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=[[Oisin Smyth]]|other=on loan at [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[James Scott (footballer, born 2000)|James Scott]]|other=on loan at [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Luke Kenny|other=on loan at [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=SVK|pos=GK|name=[[Peter Urminský]]|other=on loan at [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Callum Penman|other=on loan at [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Billy Hutchison|other=on loan at [[Stirling Albion F.C.|Stirling Albion]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Carrick McAvoy|other=co-operation loan with [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]}}
{{Fs mid|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Jack Barr|other=on loan at [[Irvine Meadow F.C.|Irvine Meadow]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Innes Clark|other=on loan at [[Benburb F.C.|Benburb]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Lyle Hunter|other=on loan at [[Cumbernauld Colts F.C.|Cumbernauld Colts]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Lewis Hodgkiss|other=on loan at [[Stirling Albion F.C.|Stirling Albion]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Struan Thompson|other=on loan at [[St Cadoc's Y.C.|St Cadoc's]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Josh Farquhar|other=on loan at [[Cumbernauld Colts F.C.|Cumbernauld Colts]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Theo McCormick|other=co-operation loan with [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]}}
{{Fs end|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF}}

== Club staff ==
=== Coaching staff ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:black; color:white; border:2px solid white"|Name
!style="background:black; color:white; border:2px solid white"|Role
|-
|[[Stephen Robinson (footballer)|Stephen Robinson]]||Manager
|-
|[[Brian Kerr (Scottish footballer)|Brian Kerr]]||Assistant manager
|-
|[[Jamie Langfield]]||Goalkeeping coach
|-
|[[Peter Hartley (footballer)|Peter Hartley]]||Head of first team transition and loan pathways
|-
|[[Allan McManus]]||Head of academy
|-
|Craig McLeish||Head of technical performance and U19 lead coach
|-
|John Park||Head of recruitment and emerging talent
|-
|Ross Horsburgh||Head of analysis
|-
|Gerry Docherty||Head of physiotherapy
|-
|Gary McColl||Head of sports science
|-
|Tommy Docherty||Groundsman
|-
|Joe Hayes||Kitman
|}

=== Board of directors ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:black; color:white; border:2px solid white"|Name
!style="background:black; color:white; border:2px solid white"|Role
|-
|John Needham||Chairman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/4053-new-chairman-statement|title=New chairman statement|website=StMirren.com|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729100549/https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/4053-new-chairman-statement|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Jim Gillespie||Vice-chairman
|-
|Ian Beattie||Director
|-
|Dougie Falconer||Director
|-
|Jim Irvine||Director
|-
|Paul McNeill||Director
|-
|Gordon Graham||Secretary
|-
|[[Keith Lasley]]||Chief operating officer 
|-
|[[Tony Fitzpatrick (footballer)|Tony Fitzpatrick]]||Club ambassador
|}

== Managers ==
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
*[[John McCartney (footballer, born 1866)|John McCartney]] (June 1904 – January 1910)
* Barry Grieve (February – June 1910)
* Hugh Law (July 1910 – July 1916)
*[[Johnny Cochrane]] (July 1916 – April 1928)
* Donald Turner (April 1928 – April 1929)
* John Morrison (June 1929 – October 1936)
* Sam Blythe (October 1936 – February 1941)
* Donald Menzies (February 1941 – December 1942)
*[[Willie Fotheringham]] (December 1942 – May 1945)
* [[Bobby Rankin]] (May 1945 – August 1954)
*[[Willie Reid (football manager)|Willie Reid]] (August 1954 – December 1961)
*[[Bobby Flavell (Scottish footballer)|Bobby Flavell]] (December 1961 – December 1962)
* [[Jackie Cox (footballer)|Jackie Cox]] (December 1962 – May 1965)
*[[Doug Millward]] (June 1965 – December 1966)
*[[Alex Wright (footballer, born 1930)|Alex Wright]] (December 1966 – October 1970)
*[[Wilson Humphries]] (November 1970 – January 1972)
*[[Tommy Bryceland]] (January 1972 – May 1973)
*[[Willie Cunningham (Northern Irish footballer)|Willie Cunningham]] (June 1973 – October 1974)
*[[Alex Ferguson]] (October 1974 – May 1978)
*[[Jim Clunie]] (June 1978 – November 1980)
*Rikki McFarlane (November 1980 – October 1983)
*[[Alex Miller]] (October 1983 – December 1986)
*[[Alex Smith (footballer, born 1939)|Alex Smith]] (December 1986 – April 1988)
*[[Tony Fitzpatrick (footballer)|Tony Fitzpatrick]] (April 1988 – May 1991)
*[[David Hay]] (May 1991 – May 1992)
*[[Jimmy Bone]] (May 1992 – August 1996)
*[[Iain Munro]] (9 September 1996 – 10 September 1996) ''(24 hours)''
*[[Tony Fitzpatrick (footballer)|Tony Fitzpatrick]] (September 1996 – December 1998)
*[[Tom Hendrie]] (December 1998 – September 2002)
*[[John Coughlin (footballer)|John Coughlin]] (September 2002 – November 2003)
*[[Gus MacPherson]] (25 November 2003 – 11 May 2010)
*[[Danny Lennon]] (7 June 2010 – 12 May 2014)
*[[Tommy Craig]] (13 May 2014 – 9 December 2014)
*[[Gary Teale]] (9 December 2014 – 23 May 2015)
*[[Ian Murray (footballer)|Ian Murray]] (24 May 2015 – 12 December 2015)
*[[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] (18 December 2015 – 18 September 2016)
*[[Allan McManus]] (18 September 2016 – 10 October 2016) ''(interim)''
*[[Jack Ross (footballer, born 1976)|Jack Ross]] (10 October 2016 –25 May 2018)
*[[Alan Stubbs]] (8 June 2018 – 3 September 2018)
*[[Oran Kearney]] (7 September 2018 – 26 June 2019)
*[[Jim Goodwin]] (28 June 2019 – 19 February 2022)
*[[Stephen Robinson (footballer)|Stephen Robinson]] (22 February 2022 – present)
{{div col end}}

== European record ==
{{Main|St Mirren F.C. in European football}}
{|class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1980–81 UEFA Cup|1980–81]]
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
|First round
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[IF Elfsborg]]
|align="centr"|0–0
|align="centr"|2–1
|align="centr"|2–1
|-
|Second round
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|align="centr"|0–0
|align="centr"|0–2
|align="centr"|0–2
|-
|[[1983–84 UEFA Cup|1983–84]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
|First round
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord]]
|align="centr"|0–1
|align="centr"|0–2
|align="centr"|0–3
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1985–86 UEFA Cup|1985–86]]
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
|First round
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]
|align="centr"|3–0 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
|align="centr"|0–1
|align="centr"|3–1
|-
|Second round
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]]
|align="centr"|1–2
|align="centr"|3–3
|align="centr"|4–5
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup|1987–88]]
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
|First round
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|align="centr"|1–0
|align="centr"|0–0
|align="centr"|1–0
|-
|Second round
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.V. Mechelen|Mechelen]]
|align="centr"|0–2
|align="centr"|0–0
|align="centr"|0–2
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|2024–25]]
|rowspan=2|[[UEFA Conference League]]
|Second qualifying round
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Valur (men's football)|Valur]]
|align="centr"|4–1
|align="centr"|0–0
|align="centr"|4–1
|-
|Third qualifying round
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[SK Brann]]
|align="centr"|1–1
|align="centr"|1–3
|align="centr"|2–4
|}

==Honours==
*'''[[Scottish Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (3):''' [[1926 Scottish Cup final|1925–26]], [[1959 Scottish Cup final|1958–59]], [[1987 Scottish Cup final|1986–87]]
**Runners-up: [[1907–08 Scottish Cup|1907–08]], [[1933–34 Scottish Cup|1933–34]], [[1961–62 Scottish Cup|1961–62]]
*'''[[Scottish League Cup]]:''' 
**'''Winners (2):''' [[2013 Scottish League Cup final|2012–13]], [[2025–26 Scottish League Cup|2025–26]]
**Runners-up: [[1955 Scottish League Cup final|1955–56]], [[2010 Scottish League Cup final|2009–10]]
*'''[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]''':
**'''Winners (1):''' [[2005 Scottish Challenge Cup final|2005]]
**Runners-up: [[2017 Scottish Challenge Cup final|2017]], [[1993 Scottish Challenge Cup final|1993]]
*'''[[Scottish Football League Division Two|Division Two]] / [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] / [[Scottish Championship]] (5)''':<ref group="note" name = "scottish league, second tier">From 1893 to 1975, [[Scottish Football League Division Two|Division Two]] was the second tier of league football. With the introduction of the [[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]] in 1975, the second tier became known as the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]. Since 2013, the second tier has been named the [[Scottish Championship|Championship]].</ref> [[1967–68 in Scottish football|1967–68]], [[1976–77 in Scottish football|1976–77]], [[1999–2000 in Scottish football|1999–2000]], [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06]], [[2017–18 in Scottish football|2017–18]]
*'''[[Renfrewshire Cup]] (55)''': 1882–83, 1883–84, 1887–88, 1890–91, 1893–94, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1903–04, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
*'''[[1919 Victory Cup|Victory Cup]]''': 1919
*'''[[Anglo-Scottish Cup]]''':
**'''Winners (1):''' [[1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup|1979–80]]
**Runners-up: [[1977–78 Anglo-Scottish Cup|1977–78]]
*'''[[Summer Cup (Scotland)|Summer Cup]]''': 1943
*'''Epson Invitational Tournament''': 1986–87
*'''Barcelona Cup Winners''': 1922

== Other sports ==
Robert Mitchell of St Mirren F.C. won the Scottish 880 yards title five times between [[1889 Scottish Athletics Championships|1889]] and 1894, missing only in 1893, and shares with Duncan McPhee (West of Scotland H., 1914 to 1923) the most wins in this event in [[Scottish Athletics|Scottish AAA]] history. He also set Scottish records at two distances. At the St Mirren FC Sports, at [[Westmarch, Paisley|West March]], Paisley, on 19 July 1890 he ran 2:00 2/5 to establish a new Scottish All-comers record for 880 yards, beating a record set by Thomas Moffat at the Scottish championships in 1883. And at the Rangers Sports at [[Ibrox Park (1887–1899)|Ibrox Park]], [[Glasgow]], on 3 August 1889 he ran 1:15 3/5 to establish new Scottish All-comers and Native records for 600 yards. In 1898 he was permanently suspended from amateur athletics for collaborating with betting on races.<ref>''Scottish Athletics 1883–1983'', John W. Keddie (1982)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://app.box.com/s/u16zxc5a0os7edqw6dguny19ias3ptum |title=Scottish Championship Results – Track |access-date=10 August 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009060257/https://app.box.com/s/u16zxc5a0os7edqw6dguny19ias3ptum |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Scottish-Athletics-Record-Book.pdf |title=Scottish Athletics Record Book |access-date=10 August 2023 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722173838/https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Scottish-Athletics-Record-Book.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>"Glasgow Evening Post", Mon 27 Jun 1892 p. 6</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/ The St.Mirren Programme Archive]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/default.stm St Mirren BBC My Club ]

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