2020–21 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren 2020–21 football season
St Mirren
2020–21 season
ChairmanGordon Scott
ManagerJim Goodwin
StadiumSt Mirren Park
Premiership7th
League CupSemi-finals
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie McGrath (10)
All: Jamie McGrath (17)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2020–21 season was the club's third consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football since being promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2017–18 season. St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Month by month review

June

  • 2 June – the club announced that 13 players will leave the club when their contracts shortly expire. Captain Stephen McGinn, Václav Hladký, Gary MacKenzie, Oan Djorkaeff, Ross Wallace, Tony Andreu, Danny Mullen and Cody Cooke won't have their contractors renewed – while loanees Lee Hodson, Calum Waters, Akin Famewo, Seifedin Chabbi and Alex Jakubiak all return to their parent clubs.[1]
  • 8 June – midfielder Ryan Flynn signed a one-year extension to his contract.[2]
  • 18 June – defender Richard Tait signed from Motherwell on a two-year deal.[3]
  • 22 June – Rangers goalkeeper Jak Alnwick signed on a two-year deal, after being released by his former club.[4]

July

Squad list

As of 16 May 2021[8]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jak Alnwick England GK (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 30) Rangers 2020 2022 45 0
26 Dean Lyness England GK (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 32) Raith Rovers 2019 2021 5 0
27 Peter Urminský Slovakia GK (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 24) Spartak Trnava 2020 2021 0 0
28 Jamie Langfield Scotland GK (1979-12-22) 22 December 1979 (age 44) Aberdeen 2015 2021 0 0
29 Zdeněk Zlámal Czech Republic GK (1985-11-05) 5 November 1985 (age 38) Heart of Midlothian 2020 2021 3 0
Defenders
2 Richard Tait Scotland DF (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 34) Motherwell 2020 2022 43 2
3 Brandon Mason England DF (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 26) Coventry City 2020 2021 12 0
4 Joe Shaughnessy Republic of Ireland DF (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 31) Southend United 2020 2022 41 2
5 Conor McCarthy Republic of Ireland DF (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26) Cork City 2020 2022 55 3
15 Jack Baird Scotland DF (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28) St Mirren Youth Team 2014 2021 166 6
15 Daniel Finlayson Northern Ireland DF (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23) Rangers 2020 2021 2 0
22 Marcus Fraser Scotland DF (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 29) Ross County 2020 2021 46 3
Midfielders
6 Nathan Sheron England MF (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 26) Fleetwood Town (loan) 2020 2021 9 0
7 Kyle Magennis Scotland MF (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 25) St Mirren Youth Team 2016 2021 107 8
7 Jake Doyle-Hayes Republic of Ireland MF (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25) Aston Villa 2020 2021 28 1
8 Ryan Flynn Scotland MF (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 35) Oldham Athletic 2018 2021 89 2
10 Kyle McAllister Scotland MF (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 26) Derby County 2019 2022 93 4
11 İlkay Durmuş Turkey MF (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 29) Wacker Innsbruck 2019 2021 68 8
14 Cameron MacPherson Scotland MF (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) St Mirren Youth Team 2015 2022 84 5
16 Sam Foley Republic of Ireland MF (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 37) Northampton Town 2019 2021 43 2
17 Jamie McGrath Republic of Ireland MF (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 27) Dundalk 2020 2022 52 17
19 Dylan Reid Scotland MF (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19) St Mirren Youth Team 2021 2021 1 0
21 Dylan Connolly Republic of Ireland MF (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 28) AFC Wimbledon 2020 2021 38 2
23 Ísak Þorvaldsson Iceland MF (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 22) Norwich City (loan) 2020 2021 2 0
25 Ethan Erhahon Scotland MF (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 22) St Mirren Youth Team 2017 2022 62 2
30 Jay Henderson Scotland MF (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) St Mirren Youth Team 2021 2021 7 0
Forwards
9 Jonathan Obika England FW (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 (age 33) Oxford United 2019 2021 74 19
19 Junior Morias Jamaica FW (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 28) Northampton Town 2019 2021 41 2
20 Kristian Dennis England FW (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 34) Notts County 2020 2022 24 5
23 Lee Erwin Scotland FW (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 30) Ross County 2020 2022 35 3
33 Lewis Jamieson Scotland FW (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22) St Mirren Youth Team 2020 2021 3 0
29 Eamonn Brophy Scotland FW (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28) Kilmarnock 2021 2021 8 0
45 Collin Quaner Germany FW (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 32) Huddersfield Town 2021 2021 8 1

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

Hibernian v St Mirren
11 July 2020 Friendly Hibernian 1 – 1 St Mirren Hibernian Training Centre
Gullan Jay Henderson
Hamilton Academical v St Mirren
18 July 2020 Friendly Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 St Mirren New Douglas Park
Moyo 1'
Smith 31'		 Obika Attendance: 0
St Mirren v Hearts
2 September 2020 Friendly St Mirren 1 – 2 Hearts St Mirren Park
McAllister 57' Report Roberts 33'
Walker 43'		 Attendance: 0

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren v Livingston
1 August 2020 1 St Mirren 1 – 0 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00 Tait 30' BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Rangers v St Mirren
9 August 2020 2 Rangers 3 – 0 St Mirren Ibrox Stadium
15:00 McCarthy 23' (o.g.)
Morelos 69', 74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Hamilton Academical v St Mirren
15 August 2020 3 Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 St Mirren New Douglas Park
15:00 BBC Report Obika 19' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
St Mirren v Ross County
22 August 2020 4 St Mirren 1 – 1 Ross County St Mirren Park
15:00 Obika 14'
Shaughnessy Red card 62'		 BBC Report Sheron 70' (o.g.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Roncone
St Johnstone v St Mirren
29 August 2020 5 St Johnstone 1 – 0 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
15:00 May 72' BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
St Mirren v Hibernian
12 September 2020 6 St Mirren 0 – 3 Hibernian St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Nisbet 14'
Newell 17'
Boyle 59'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
St Mirren v Celtic
16 September 2020 7 St Mirren 1 – 2 Celtic St Mirren Park
19:45 Erwin 3' BBC Report Duffy 21'
Forrest 36'		 Attendance: 0
Dundee United v St Mirren
19 September 2020 8 Dundee United 2 – 1 St Mirren Tannadice Park
15:00 Shankland 33'
Sporle 52'		 BBC Report Connolly 64' Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
St Mirren v Kilmarnock
26 September 2020 9 St Mirren 0 – 1 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Kabamba 28' Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Munro
Aberdeen v St Mirren
2 October 2020 10 Aberdeen 2 – 1 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Watkins 71'
Ferguson 90+1'		 BBC Report Erhahon 54' Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
St Mirren v Dundee United
6 November 2020 13 St Mirren 0 – 0 Dundee United St Mirren Park
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
Livingston v St Mirren
21 November 2020 14 Livingston 0 – 1 St Mirren Almondvale
15:00 BBC Report Doyle-Hayes 56' Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
St Mirren v Aberdeen
5 December 2020 15 St Mirren 1 – 1 Aberdeen St Mirren Park
15:00 McGrath 44 pen.' BBC Report Hayes 37'
Ferguson Red card 51'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
Motherwell v St Mirren
12 December 2020 16 Motherwell 0 – 1 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BBC Report McGrath 13' Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
St Mirren v St Johnstone
19 December 2020 17 St Mirren 3 – 2 St Johnstone St Mirren Park
15:00 Erhahon 38'
Erwin 82'
Obika 87'		 BBC Report May 22 pen.'
Tanser 44'
Kerr Red card 45'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
Hibernian v St Mirren
23 December 2020 18 Hibernian 1 – 0 St Mirren Easter Road
18:00 Nisbet 18'
Doidge Red card 88'		 BBC Report Mason Red card 83' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Ross County v St Mirren
26 December 2020 19 Ross County 0 – 2 St Mirren Victoria Park
18:00 Reid Red card 36'
Draper Red card 60'		 BBC Report Fraser 76'
Dennis 85'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
St Mirren v Rangers
30 December 2020 20 St Mirren 0 – 2 Rangers St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Roofe 27'
Morelos 33'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
Kilmarnock v St Mirren
2 January 2021 21 Kilmarnock 1 – 1 St Mirren Rugby Park
15:00 Whitehall 12' BBC Report Rogers 90 o.g.' Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
St Mirren v Motherwell
9 January 2021 22 St Mirren 1 – 1 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 McGrath 79 pen.' BBC Report Cole 27' Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
St Johnstone v St Mirren
16 January 2021 23 St Johnstone 1 – 0 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
15:00 Kane 46' BBC Report MacPherson Red card 55' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
Dundee United v St Mirren
27 January 2021 24 Dundee United 1 – 5 St Mirren Tannadice Park
19:45 Harkes 54' BBC Report Shaughnessy 30'
McGrath 42 pen.', 45+1 pen.'
Connolly 80'
Dennis 85'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
Celtic v St Mirren
30 January 2021 25 Celtic 1 – 2 St Mirren Celtic Park
15:00 Édouard 32' BBC Report Dennis 18'
Durmuş 37'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
St Mirren v Hibernian
2 February 2021 26 St Mirren 1 – 2 Hibernian St Mirren Park
19:45 Alnwick Red card 36'
Obika 74'		 BBC Report Porteous 55'
Boyle 71 pen.'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
St Mirren v Kilmarnock
6 February 2021 27 St Mirren 2 – 0 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
15:00 McAllister 38'
Obika 61'		 BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
St Mirren v Celtic
10 February 2021 28 St Mirren 0 – 4 Celtic St Mirren Park
20:00 BBC Report Rogic 16'
Édouard 79 pen.'
Christie 82'
Turnbull 83'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Aberdeen v St Mirren
13 February 2021 29 Aberdeen 0 – 0 St Mirren Pittodrie
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
St Mirren v Hamilton Academical
17 February 2021 12[N 1] St Mirren 1 – 1 Hamilton Academical St Mirren Park
18:00 Durmuş 53' BBC Report Anderson 68' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
St Mirren v Livingston
20 February 2021 30 St Mirren 1 – 1 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00 MacPherson 32' BBC Report McCarthy 8 o.g.' Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
St Mirren v Motherwell
24 February 2021 11[N 1] St Mirren 0 – 0 Motherwell St Mirren Park
18:00 BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
St Mirren v Ross County
27 February 2021 31 St Mirren 1 – 0 Ross County St Mirren Park
15:00 McGrath 82 pen.' BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
Rangers v St Mirren
6 March 2021 32 Rangers 3 – 0 St Mirren Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Kent 14'
Morelos 16'
Hagi 46'		 BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
Hamilton Academical v St Mirren
20 March 2021 33 Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 St Mirren New Douglas Park
15:00 Munro 89' BBC Report McGrath 33 pen.' Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Motherwell v St Mirren
10 April 2021 34 Motherwell 1 – 0 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 Cole 62' BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Ross County v St Mirren
21 April 2021 35 Ross County 1 – 3 St Mirren Victoria Park
19:45 White 18' BBC Report Erwin 50'
Durmuş 71'
McGrath 90+2 pen.'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
St Mirren v Hamilton Academical
1 May 2021 36 St Mirren 1 – 2 Hamilton Academical St Mirren Park
15:00 McGrath 71' BBC Report Callachan 28'
Moyo 57'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Kilmarnock v St Mirren
12 May 2021 37 Kilmarnock 3 – 3 St Mirren Rugby Park
19:45 Lafferty 8', 61'
Kiltie 81'		 BBC Report McGrath 63'
MacPherson 78'
Quaner 83'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
St Mirren v Dundee United
16 May 2021 38 St Mirren 0 – 0 Dundee United St Mirren Park
12:00 BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

St Mirren v Partick Thistle
7 October 2020 1 St Mirren 4 – 1 Partick Thistle St Mirren Park
19:45 Tait 45+1'
Obika 74'
Breen 81 o.g.'
Connolly 82'		 BBC Report Spittal 66' Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
Queen of the South v St Mirren
10 October 2020 2 Queen of the South 2 – 2
(2 – 4 p)		 St Mirren Palmerston Park
15:00 Shields 8'
Fitzpatrick 12'		 BBC Report McGrath 53'
Fraser 89'		 Attendance: 0
St Mirren v Greenock Morton
11 November 2020 3 St Mirren 1 – 1
(6 – 5 p)		 Greenock Morton St Mirren Park
19:45 Obika 39' BBC Report MacIver 60' Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
Queen's Park v St Mirren
14 November 2020 4 Queen's Park 0 – 1 St Mirren Hampden Park
15:00 BBC Report Shaughnessy Red card 49'
Obika 81'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken

Knockout round

St Mirren v Aberdeen
28 November 2020 Second round St Mirren 2 – 1 Aberdeen St Mirren Park
17:15 Durmuş 4'
McGrath 88'		 BBC Report McGinn 43' Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
St Mirren v Rangers
16 December 2020 Quarter-Final St Mirren 3 – 2 Rangers St Mirren Park
20:00 McGrath 40 pen.', 53'
McCarthy 90+2'		 BBC Report Goldson 7'
Davis 88'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Livingston v St Mirren
24 January 2021 Semi-Final Livingston 1 – 0 St Mirren Hampden Park
16:00 Robinson 10' BBC Report Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Cup

Hamilton Academical v St Mirren
3 April 2021 Third round Hamilton Academical 0 – 3 St Mirren New Douglas Park
15:00 McGrath 4', 79 pen.'
Dennis 74'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
St Mirren v Inverness CT
17 April 2021 Fourth round St Mirren 2 – 1 Inverness CT St Mirren Park
15:00 Dennis 50'
Fraser 89'		 Report Todorov 48' Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Kilmarnock v St Mirren
26 April 2021 Quarter-Final Kilmarnock 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 p)		 St Mirren Rugby Park
19:45 Rossi 37'
Kiltie 44'
Millen 101 pen.'		 Report Doyle 25 o.g.'
Shaughnessy 84'
McGrath 119 pen.'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
St Mirren v St Johnstone
9 May 2021 Semi-Final St Mirren 1 – 2 St Johnstone Hampden Park
14:15 McCarthy 86' Report Kane 72'
Middleton 74'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 16 May 2021
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Jak Alnwick 34+0 0 7+0 0 4+0 0 45 0
2 DF Scotland Richard Tait 31+2 1 7+0 1 2+1 0 43 2
3 DF England Brandon Mason 5+2 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 12 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy 33+0 1 6+0 0 4+0 1 43 2
5 DF Republic of Ireland Conor McCarthy 37+0 0 5+0 1 4+0 1 46 2
7 MF Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes 21+1 1 3+1 0 3+0 0 29 1
8 MF Scotland Ryan Flynn 8+6 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 17 0
9 FW England Jonathan Obika 26+10 5 4+3 3 2+0 0 45 8
10 MF Scotland Kyle McAllister 11+23 0 2+4 0 1+1 0 42 0
11 MF Turkey İlkay Durmuş 23+7 3 2+2 1 4+0 0 38 4
14 MF Scotland Cameron MacPherson 14+17 2 3+2 0 0+2 0 38 2
15 DF Northern Ireland Daniel Finlayson 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie McGrath 34+1 10 6+1 4 4+0 3 46 17
19 MF Scotland Dylan Reid 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
20 FW England Kristian Dennis 6+11 3 1+2 0 3+1 2 24 5
21 MF Republic of Ireland Dylan Connolly 17+11 2 4+3 1 2+1 0 38 3
22 DF Scotland Marcus Fraser 35+0 1 7+0 1 4+0 1 46 3
23 FW Scotland Lee Erwin 16+11 3 2+3 0 3+0 0 35 3
25 MF Scotland Ethan Erhahon 26+3 1 5+0 0 2+1 0 37 1
26 GK England Dean Lyness 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 0
27 GK Slovakia Peter Urminský 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
28 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
29 FW Scotland Eamonn Brophy 4+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 8 0
30 MF Scotland Jay Henderson 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 7 0
33 FW Scotland Lewis Jamieson 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2 0
45 FW Germany Collin Quaner 2+4 1 0+0 0 0+2 0 8 1
Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season
6 MF England Nathan Sheron 5+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 8 0
7 MF Scotland Kyle Magennis 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
15 DF Scotland Jack Baird 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland Sam Foley 10+1 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 15 0
19 FW Jamaica Junior Morias 3+6 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 12 0
23 MF Iceland Ísak Þorvaldsson 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 0
29 GK Czech Republic Zdeněk Zlámal 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0

Goal scorers

As of match played 16 May 2020[9]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish Premiership Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup
2 DF Scotland Richard Tait 2 1 1
4 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy 2 1 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Conor McCarthy 2 1 1
7 MF Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes 1 1
9 FW England Jonathan Obika 8 5 3
10 MF Scotland Kyle McAllister 1 1
11 MF Turkey İlkay Durmuş 4 3 1
14 MF Scotland Cameron MacPherson 2 2
17 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie McGrath 17 10 4 3
21 MF Republic of Ireland Dylan Connolly 3 2 1
20 FW England Kristian Dennis 5 3 2
22 DF Scotland Marcus Fraser 3 1 1 1
23 FW Scotland Lee Erwin 3 3
25 DF Scotland Ethan Erhahon 2 2
45 FW Germany Collin Quaner 1 1
Total 56 36 12 8

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 16 May 2020
Number Nation Position Name Total Scottish Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 England GK Jak Alnwick 4 1 3 1 1
2 Scotland DF Richard Tait 7 1 5 1 2
3 England DF Brandon Mason 1 1 1 1
4 Republic of Ireland DF Joe Shaughnessy 7 2 6 1 1 1
5 Republic of Ireland DF Conor McCarthy 7 0 6 1
6 England DF Nathan Sheron 3 0 3
7 Republic of Ireland MF Jake Doyle-Hayes 8 0 4 3 1
8 Scotland MF Ryan Flynn 1 0 1
9 England FW Jonathan Obika 4 0 3 1
10 Scotland MF Kyle McAllister 4 0 3 1
11 Turkey MF İlkay Durmuş 1 0 1
14 Scotland MF Cameron MacPherson 5 1 3 1 1
15 Northern Ireland DF Daniel Finlayson 1 0 1
16 Republic of Ireland MF Sam Foley 2 0 2
17 Republic of Ireland MF Jamie McGrath 5 0 4 1
19 Jamaica FW Junior Morias 1 0 1
20 England FW Kristian Dennis 1 0 1
21 Republic of Ireland MF Dylan Connolly 2 0 2
22 Scotland DF Marcus Fraser 4 0 4
25 Scotland DF Ethan Erhahon 9 0 6 2 1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Rangers (C) 38 32 6 0 92 13 +79 102 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 22 11 5 78 29 +49 77 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 18 9 11 48 35 +13 63 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 11 12 36 38 −2 56
5 St Johnstone 38 11 12 15 36 46 −10 45 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
6 Livingston 38 12 9 17 42 54 −12 45
7 St Mirren 38 11 12 15 37 45 −8 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 9 17 39 55 −16 45
9 Dundee United 38 10 14 14 32 50 −18 44
10 Ross County 38 11 6 21 35 66 −31 39
11 Kilmarnock (R) 38 10 6 22 43 54 −11 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 38 7 9 22 34 67 −33 30 Relegation to Championship
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[11]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

Division summary

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: [12]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League results by opponent

Team Result Points
Home Away
Aberdeen 1–1 – 1–2 0–0 2/9
Celtic 1–2 0–4 2–1 – 3/9
Dundee United 0–0 0–0 1–2 5–1 5/12
Hamilton Academicals 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 5/12
Hibernian 0–3 1–2 0–1 – 0/9
Kilmarnock 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 5/12
Livingston 1–0 1–1 1–0 – 7/9
Motherwell 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 5/12
Rangers 0–2 – 0–3 0–3 0/9
Ross County 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 10/12
St Johnstone 3–2 – 0–1 0–1 3/9
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STM QOS PAR GMO QPK
1 St Mirren 4 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4 10 Qualification for the Second round — — 4–1 p1–1 —
2 Queen of the South 4 1 1 2 0 7 5 +2 7 2–2p — 0–0p — —
3 Partick Thistle 4 1 2 0 1 3 4 −1 7 — — — p0–0 2–0
4 Greenock Morton 4 1 0 3 0 4 3 +1 6 — 2–2p — — 1–0
5 Queen's Park 4 0 0 0 4 1 7 −6 0 0–1 1–3 — — —
Source: [13]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[14]

Management statistics

Last updated on 16 May 2020
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Jim Goodwin[15] 12 September 2019 Present 88 27 25 36 030.68

Transfers

Players in

Position Nationality Name From Transfer Window Ends Fee Source
DF Scotland Richard Tait Motherwell Summer 2022 Free [3]
GK England Jak Alnwick Rangers Summer 2022 Free [4]
MF England Nathan Sheron Fleetwood Town Summer 2021 Loan [5]
DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Southend United Summer 2022 Free [6]
MF Iceland Ísak Þorvaldsson Norwich City Summer 2021 Loan [6]
DF Scotland Marcus Fraser Ross County Summer 2021 Free [7]
FW England Kristian Dennis Notts County Summer 2022 Free [16]
MF Republic of Ireland Dylan Connolly AFC Wimbledon Summer 2021 Free [17]
GK Czech Republic Zdeněk Zlámal Heart of Midlothian Summer 2021 Loan [18]
DF Northern Ireland Daniel Finlayson Rangers Summer 2021 Loan [19]
DF England Brandon Mason Coventry City Summer 2021 Loan [20]
MF Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes Unattached Summer 2021 Free [21]
FW Germany Collin Quaner Unattached Winter 2021 Free [22]
FW Scotland Eamonn Brophy Kilmarnock Winter 2021 Loan [23]

Players out

Position Nationality Name To / Type Transfer Window Fee Source
MF France Oan Djorkaeff SC Kriens Summer Free [1]
MF Scotland Ross Wallace Released Summer Free [1]
FW Tunisia Seifedin Chabbi Gaziantep Summer Loan ended [1]
FW Scotland Alex Jakubiak Watford Summer Loan ended [1]
DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson Gillingham Summer Loan ended [1]
DF England Akin Famewo Norwich City Summer Loan ended [1]
DF Scotland Calum Waters Kilmarnock Summer Loan ended [1]
DF Scotland Gary MacKenzie Peterhead Summer Free [1][24]
FW Scotland Danny Mullen Dundee Summer Free [1][25]
GK Czech Republic Václav Hladký Salford City Summer Free [1][26]
FW England Cody Cooke Weymouth Summer Free [1][27]
DF Iceland Ísak Þorvaldsson Norwich City Summer Loan ended [28]
DF Scotland Jack Baird Ayr United Summer Free [29]
MF Scotland Stephen McGinn Hibernian Summer Free [1][30]
MF Scotland Kyle Magennis Hibernian Summer Undisclosed [31]
FW Jamaica Junior Morias Boreham Wood Winter Loan [32]
MF France Tony Andreu Ross County Winter Free [33]
MF Republic of Ireland Sam Foley Motherwell Winter Free [34]
GK Slovakia Peter Urminský Ayr United Winter Loan [35]
FW Scotland Lewis Jamieson Clyde Winter Loan [36]

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    A: Hamilton were awarded a technical 3−0 win over St Mirren who were found guilty of breaking COVID-19 protocol following an SFA tribunal.[37]
  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Rearranged match after postponement

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "St Mirren: Captain McGinn and goalkeeper Hladky among 13 departures". BBC Sport. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "St Mirren: Ryan Flynn signs new one-year contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "St Mirren: Richard Tait adds experience to Buddies' defence". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Jak Alnwick: Goalkeeper joins St Mirren on two-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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