2015–16 St Mirren F.C. season

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St Mirren
2015–16 season
Chairman Stewart Gilmour
Manager Ian Murray
(until 12 December)
Alex Rae
(from 19 December)
Stadium St Mirren Park
Championship 6th
Challenge Cup Semi Final
lost to Rangers
League Cup Second Round
lost to Livingston
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorer League:
Stevie Mallan
(11 goals)
All:
Stevie Mallan
(14 goals)
Highest home attendance 5,933 vs Rangers
(1 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance 2,321 vs Falkirk
(1 March 2016)
Average home league attendance 3,549
Home colours
Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is the club's first season in the Scottish Championship and their first appearance in the second tier of Scottish football since 2005–06 season. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Month by month review

May

On 29 May 2015, new manager Ian Murray announced the departure of Yoann Arquin, Marián Kello, Jeroen Tesselaar, Mark Williams and Mo Yaqub. Loan signings James Dayton and Emmanuel Sonupe also left the club today.[1]

June

On 1 June, former manager Gary Teale left the club by 'mutual consent'. Teale played for the club for four seasons, and managed for a six-month period.[2]

On 8 June, it was confirmed that Gregg Wylde, Viktor Genev and youngster Adam Brown have now left the club. Along with the other recent departures, it means eleven players have now left the club following relegation.[3]

On 14 June, chairman Stewart Gilmour confirmed that midfielder John McGinn has started legal action against the club, following a previous training ground incident in which he was 'speared' by team mate Steven Thompson.[4]

On 16 June, midfielder Alan Gow signed a new one-year deal with the club.[5]

On 25 June, midfielder Scott Agnew signed a new one-year deal with the club, after leaving Dumbarton when his contract expired.[6]

On 26 June, club captain Steven Thompson signed a new one-year deal with the club.[7]

On 29 June, midfielder Stuart Carswell signed a one-year deal with the club, after leaving Motherwell in the summer.[8]

July

On 3 July, Saints signed 19-year-old Paul McMullan on a one-year loan deal from Celtic. McMullan can played as a forward or as a wide player.[9]

On 20 July, the club announced the departure of Thomas Reilly after he failed to win a new contract during pre-season. Reilly leaves Saints after four years, having made 47 appearances and scoring once.[10]

On 23 July, defender Luke Conlan signed for the club on a one-year loan deal from Burnley.[11]

On 24 July, the club signed former Burnley midfielder Cameron Howieson on a one-year deal. The 20-year-old is a New Zealand international.[12]

On 31 July, midfielder John McGinn left the club, joining Hibernian on a four-year deal.[13]

August

On 3 August, Saints were drawn at home to Livingston in the 2nd Round of the Scottish League Cup.[14]

On 4 August, striker Calum Gallagher signed on a one-year contract from Rangers. The 20-year-old will wear the number 22 shirt.[15]

On 13 August, Saints signed goalkeeper Jamie Langfield on a two-year contract from Aberdeen. Langfield takes up a player-coach role.[16]

On 19 August, it was confirmed that defender Jason Naismith had suffered serious knee ligament damage in the recent 2–1 home defeat to Dumbarton in the Scottish Championship. He is expected to be out for a period of six-months.[17]

On 20 August. former Dundee United defender Keith Watson signed a six-month deal with the club. He was assigned squad number 20.[18]

Also on this day, Saints were drawn at home to League One side Dunfermline Athletic in the Quarter Finals of the Challenge Cup. The tie will be played on 10 October 2015.[19]

On 26 August, Saints signed 20-year-old striker Lawrence Shankland on a one-year loan deal from Aberdeen.[20]

On 28 August, veteran defender Andy Webster signed a one-year deal with Saints with the option of a further year.[21]

September

On 2 September, Saints signed 19-year-old striker Jaison McGrath after he was released by Celtic.[22]

On 22 September, goalkeeper Mark Ridgers joined Kilmarnock on an emergency loan deal until January 2016. This was due to a goalkeeping crisis at the Ayrshire club, leaving them with no available stopper for their upcoming matches.[23]

October

On 12 October, Saints were drawn away to either Rangers or Livingston in the Semi Finals of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[24]

On 30 October, defender Craig Reid signed an emergency three-month loan with the club, after it was confirmed that defender Keith Watson had suffered ankle ligament damage.[25]

November

On 2 November, assistant manager Mark Spalding left the club by mutual consent, following Saints poor run of form since the start of the season.[26]

On 3 November, former Saints manager Alex Miller was appointed new assistant manager to Ian Murray.[27]

December

On 1 December, Saints were drawn at home to Partick Thistle in the Fourth Round of the Scottish Cup. The tie will be played 9/10 January 2016[28]

On 12 December, manager Ian Murray resigned after a 1–0 defeat to Dumbarton. Saints had won just two league matches since Murray was appointed in the summer.[29]

On 19 December, Saints appointed Alex Rae as new club manager. He was given an initial 18-month contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017.[30]

On 29 December, defender Keith Watson extended his short term deal until the end of the season.[31]

January

On 1 January, the club named David Farrell as assistant manager to Alex Rae.[32]

On 2 January, manager Alex Rae confirmed that loanees Luke Conlan and Craig Reid had returned to their parent clubs.[33][34]

On 14 January, goalkeeper Mark Ridgers left the club by mutual consent, after his loan at Kilmarnock expired.[35]

On 15 January, midfielder Rocco Quinn signed for Saints from Ross County, until the end of the season. He was assigned squad number 27.[36]

On 27 January, striker David Clarkson signed on loan for the club until the end of the season from Motherwell.[37] He has been assigned squad number 24.

On 29 January, midfielder Alex Cooper signed until the end of the season after being released by Falkirk.[38]

On the same day defender Gary Irvine signed until the summer of 2017, after being released by Dundee.[38]

Also on this day, youngster Lewis McLear joined Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the season.[38]

February

On 1 February, Celtic loanee Paul McMullan returned to his parent club, as Saints ended his loan spell early. In total he played 22 games for the club, scoring once.[39]

April

On 30 April, Rocco Quinn signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the summer of 2018.[40]

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

Scottish Championship

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Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
4 DF Andy Webster Scotland 24
9 FW Steven Thompson Scotland 12 Club captain
6 MF Jim Goodwin Republic of Ireland 4
2 DF Jason Naismith Scotland 1
27 MF Rocco Quinn Scotland 1

Last updated: 2 May 2016
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information

Last updated 2 May 2016[41]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland Jason Naismith 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland Sean Kelly 32 2 23+3 2 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Scotland Andy Webster 35 0 32+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland Jim Goodwin 20 0 11+5 0 2+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland Alan Gow 9 1 2+6 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 34 2 9+20 1 2+1 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell 24 0 15+5 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 MF New Zealand Cameron Howieson 20 1 10+5 1 2+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield 39 0 34+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF Scotland Stevie Mallan 40 14 32+2 11 4+0 2 1+0 1 1+0 0
15 DF Scotland Jack Baird 37 1 30+1 1 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF Scotland Scott Agnew 28 5 22+1 2 3+1 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan 21 1 1+16 1 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Scotland Lewis McLear 7 0 1+2 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF Scotland Barry Cuddihy 6 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 DF Scotland Keith Watson 29 5 26+0 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
21 FW Scotland Jaison McGrath 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Scotland Calum Gallagher 41 8 33+3 6 3+0 1 1+0 1 0+1 0
24 FW Scotland David Clarkson 12 1 12+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 32 10 27+4 10 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF Scotland Rocco Quinn 13 1 13+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF Scotland Gary Irvine 16 0 15+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Scotland Alex Cooper 12 1 11+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Scotland Jordan Stewart 18 1 6+7 0 1+2 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
37 MF Scotland Kyle McAllister 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
1 GK Scotland Mark Ridgers 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Northern Ireland Luke Conlan 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 22 1 12+5 1 2+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
26 DF Scotland Craig Reid 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 2 May 2016
Number Nation Position Name Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
2 Scotland DF Jason Naismith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Scotland MF Sean Kelly 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 Scotland DF Andy Webster 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 Republic of Ireland MF Jim Goodwin 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
8 Scotland MF Alan Gow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Scotland FW Steven Thompson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 Scotland MF Stuart Carswell 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
11 New Zealand MF Cameron Howieson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 Scotland GK Jamie Langfield 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 Scotland MF Stevie Mallan 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
15 Scotland DF Jack Baird 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
16 Scotland MF Scott Agnew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 Scotland MF Lewis Morgan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 Scotland MF Lewis McLear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Scotland MF Barry Cuddihy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Scotland DF Keith Watson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
21 Scotland FW Jaison McGrath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Scotland FW Calum Gallagher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 Scotland FW David Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Scotland FW Lawrence Shankland 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
27 Scotland MF Rocco Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Scotland DF Gary Irvine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 Scotland MF Alex Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Scotland DF Jordan Stewart 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
37 Scotland MF Kyle McAllister 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left the club during the season:
1 Scotland GK Mark Ridgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Northern Ireland DF Luke Conlan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Scotland FW Paul McMullan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
26 Scotland DF Craig Reid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C, P) 36 25 6 5 88 34 +54 81 Promotion to Scottish Premiership
2 Falkirk (Q) 36 19 13 4 61 34 +27 70 Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Hibernian (Q) 36 21 7 8 59 34 +25 70 Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Raith Rovers (Q) 36 18 8 10 52 46 +6 62
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 −3 43
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 −9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 −10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 −31 37
9 Livingston (Q, R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 −14 31 Qualification to Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 4 9 23 22 67 −45 21 Relegation to Scottish League One
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Division summary

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Ground A H A H A H H A H A H A H H A A A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H
Result L L D D W L L D D W L L L D D L W L W L W W L W L D L W W L W D L W L D
Position 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6

Last updated: 2 May 2016.
Source: [42]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Management statistics

Last updated on 2 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray[43] 25 July 2015 12 December 2015 21 5 6 10 23.81
Alex Rae[44] 19 December 2015 Present 21 9 3 9 42.86

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16

Notes

  1. ↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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