St Mirren's top six hopes have been left hanging by a thread after Saints were beaten 4-2 by Motherwell at Fir Park.

A breathless opening 45 saw Motherwell go into the break 3-2 ahead. Eamonn Brophy put St Mirren ahead, but two goals in a minute from Sean Goss and Connor Shields put the Steelmen in front. The returning Conor McCarthy levelled on 38 minutes, only for Motherwell to re-take the lead in the final minute of the half through Dean Cornelius. 

A Richard Tait own-goal 12 minutes from time saw the Fir Park side add a fourth to secure their first league win since Boxing Day.

Despite a slow start Saints struck first when Brophy scored his eighth goal of the season from close-range. Stephen O'Donnell's attempted clearance from a cross on the left clattered off Sondre Solholm Johansen and fell to Brophy who turned and slotted into the corner of the net. 

Eamonn Brophy puts St Mirren in front (Image: David Henderson)

The home side levelled on 20 minutes when Goss squeezed beyond Dean Lyness - deputising for the suspended Jak Alnwick - at the near post. And within a minute Motherwell were ahead when Shields ran on to a ball over the top and lifted over the Saints goalkeeper.

The St Mirren reaction to going behind was good with Brophy almost equalising on 28 minutes. The striker went one-on-one with Liam Kelly but smacked the post with the rebound evading Jordan Jones.

O'Donnell was gifted a huge opportunity to add a third for the home side when Erhahon's clearance fell to the Scotland internationalists feet. Lyness denied with a save from his feet. 

Saints made it 2-2 seven minutes before half-time when McCarthy scored his second goal of the season. The Irish defender bundled home at the back post after Kelly in the Motherwell goal failed to gather a corner. 

Just when it looked like the Buddies would go into the interval level, Motherwell took the lead again. Joe Efford's ball from the left found Cornelius who took a touch to control before guiding into corner of the net. 

Lyness made a wonderful save to push away a sweet Callum Slattery strike from 20 yards 10 minutes into the second-half. Efford should have scored the rebound but took a touch which allowed the St Mirren defence to crowd out and clear. 

Saints were controlling possession in the second 45 but were failing to create anything that would trouble Kelly. Marcus Fraser was inches away from making it 3-3 just after the hour mark. Jones' corner was flicked on at the near post by Brophy and Fraser was agonisingly close to connecting with a touch that would have almost certainly found the net. 

But that lack of cutting edge would cost St Mirren as Motherwell sealed their win 12 minutes from time. Kevin Van Veen did brilliantly down the left with his low ball across turned into the net by Richard Tait. 

St Mirren now must beat Rangers next Sunday at the SMiSA Stadium and hope that results on Saturday go our way to have any chance of taking a top six place. 

Full-Time: Motherwell 4-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Lyness, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Tait (Main 79), Power, Erhahon (Greive 72), Henderson, Ronan, Jones, Brophy
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Dunne, Gogic, Main

Motherwell: Kelly, O'Donnell, Mugabi, Solholm Johansen, Lamie, Cornelius, Slattery, Goss (Donnelly 75), Shields, Efford (Tierney 74), Van Veen (Shaw 90)
Subs Not Used: Fox, Carroll, Woolery, O'Hara, Shaw, Ojala, Grimshaw

Referee: Craig Napier
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: Graham McNeille
Fourth Official: Bobby Madden

Attendance: 4,441 (838 St Mirren fans)

The St Mirren Charitable Foundation will be hosting a 'Saints Sleep Out' at the SMiSA Stadium on Friday 8th April 2022.

Participants will sleep pitch side overnight at the SMiSA Stadium to raise money for the St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation and the charity Shelter Scotland. 

Spaces are limited so if you wish to get involved please email foundation@stmirren.com and you'll be sent a registration form which contains all the relevant information about the sleep out.

Once this form has been filled out and a £20 deposit is paid via the St Mirren Charitable Foundation's GoFundMe page available at this link you will be registered.

To find out more about Shelter Scotland please visit scotland.shelter.org.uk 

St Mirren Football Club has secured a landmark sponsorship deal that will see the women’s and youth teams wear the same strips as the men.

Thought to be the first time in top flight Scottish football history, the move was achieved as Digby Brown Solicitors moved into the second season of its two-year kit deal.

It means every football player for the Paisley Saints will wear the same logo on their home and away jerseys in the 2022/23 season.

Tony Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive of St Mirren Football Club, said: "Digby Brown have been fantastic partners for St Mirren since coming on board with us at the beginning of the season.

"Digby Brown’s company values strongly align with our own and we are delighted to have them with us again next season.

"We are really excited for this partnership to progress into its second year with full support, not just for the first team, but the women’s and academy teams also in what is believed to be a first in top-flight Scottish football.

"Whether it’s first team, women’s, or academy, we are all St Mirren and we are thankful to Digby Brown for their continued support of the club."

Fraser Oliver, Chief Executive of Digby Brown Solicitors, said: "As the fans know, our partnership with St Mirren all happened very quickly and delighted as we still are, we always wanted to help with more than just first team shirts.

"At Digby Brown our people work hard and work well but more importantly, we all know we are part of one team.

"We believe St Mirren players deserve that same feeling of belonging – and we think that starts with recognition.

"We are therefore delighted that as we extend our partnership with St Mirren until the end of the 2022/23 season, we can provide youth academies, female squads and the first team with the same strips.

"That way all players are unified as one team – playing under the same banner to the same fans with the same recognition."

Digby Brown Solicitors is Scotland's most recognised legal brand specialising in personal injury and employment law.

The firm has been recognised on numerous occasions as Scottish Law Firm of the Year however Community Contribution is the award they are best known for, winning it for the last seven years.

To find out more about Digby Brown, please visit – digbybrown.co.uk

St Mirren's final away game before the cinch Premiership split takes place on Saturday as Saints travel to Motherwell.

Both teams still harbour ambitions of a top six finish and know a win is vital in keeping up the chase for one of the remaining positions. 

The two sides sit on 36 points - just one point off fifth and sixth placed Hibernian and Livingston.

Saints go into Saturday's match having been agonisingly beaten in the final moments of our game against Dundee United before the international break. However, it was a last minute goal in the prior league match against Dundee that gave Stephen Robinson his first win as St Mirren manager as Connor Ronan scored in a 1-0 win at the Kilmac Stadium.

Meanwhile, Motherwell have yet to win a league match in 2022 with Graham Alexander's men on a run of 11 league games without victory. The Steelmen also lost out to a last minute goal in a 2-1 defeat to St Johnstone prior to the international break. 

Match Details

Motherwell v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 2nd April 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Fir Park, Motherwell 

Match Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Motherwell have informed us that they unfortunately cannot offer online tickets as was the case the last time we visited Fir Park. However, they have confirmed there will be a ticket booth facility (cash/card) at the away end at Fir Park on the day of the game. 

Ticket pricing info is available at this link. 

PPV is also available within the UK and Ireland (excluding England due to UEFA Broadcasting restrictions). PPV passes are priced at £12 and can be bought at ppv.motherwellfc.co.uk. 

Previous

Saints have faced the Steelmen twice this season - with neither side being separated as both ended in draws. 

Eamonn Brophy scored twice at Fir Park in October as the Buddies came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2. 

Alex Gogic scored a late header on his debut at the beginning of February which looked to have given Saints all the points when Motherwell visited the SMiSA Stadium. But Ross Tierney scored an injury time goal to give the Lanarkshire side a share of the spoils. 

St Mirren have only lost one of their last nine against Motherwell. In that run Saints have won three times (all at Fir Park) and drawn the other five. 

Alex Gogic scored on his debut the last time the two sides met (Image: Jeff Holmes)

The officials

Craig Napier is the referee on Saturday. He'll be assisted by Daniel McFarlane and Graham McNeillie. Bobby Madden is fourth official. 

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Kieran Offord has agreed a two-year contract extension until 2024 with the option of a further year.

The St Mirren Youth Academy graduate, who turned 18 yesterday, made his first team debut in our 0-0 draw with Celtic in December 2021. He would play 88 minutes for Saints that evening before coming on as a substitute against Rangers at Ibrox four days later.

The forward has spent most of this season on loan at Lowland League side East Stirlingshire where he has scored nine goals in 12. 

Kieran has also been capped by the Scotland U19s this season - featuring in a 3-0 win over Gibraltar and a 1-1 draw against Croatia back in November.

After agreeing the new deal, Kieran told stmirren.com. "I feel like I'm ready now for the challenge to push on.

I was involved in the games against Celtic and Rangers before Christmas and I've been out on loan as well. I've been working hard to try and get to the level I want and that's the Premiership.

"The loan has been very beneficial. I've been playing against men week in, week out and I've been scoring goals. It's helped prepare for training with the first team and hopefully it can help me playing with the first team.

"I've been training with the first team a lot more and there has been more opportunity for me. It's a lot more physically demanding and fitness wise I feel like I'm pushing myself to the limits and getting better and better.

"The manager has said that he feels if I work hard then there is an opportunity for me to impress him and if I do well enough I'll be given a chance." 

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "Kieran's been a real bright spark since I've come to the club.

I've involved a number of youth team players since I arrived at the club and he was one that really caught my eye.

"There has been a lot of interest in Kieran from clubs in Scotland and England and I felt it was important that we got him tied down to a longer term deal.

"We want to create an identity and a pathway for young players at our club. Kieran sees the pathway that we are trying to create here and the hard work for him starts now."

Assistant manager Diarmuid O'Carroll oversees Kieran Offord signing his new contract.

Family Stand season ticket holders have until 2pm on Tuesday 29th March to move their seats to either the Main or West Stand for our cinch Premiership match against Rangers.

Family Stand season ticket holders can still buy tickets after Tuesday 29th March and get them at the reduced price of £10 for adults and £5 for concessions (before 2pm Friday 8th April - subject to availability). Please note these cannot be purchased online. They can only be purchased by visiting the ticket office or over the phone.

Any Family Stand season ticket holder who misses the Friday 8th April deadline will have to pay full price of £27 for adults and £17 for concessions.

Tickets will go on-sale to those pre-registered on our ticketing platform from Wednesday 30th March and will only be available in person at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

Please note that, as is always the case for matches against Celtic and Rangers, tickets are only available to those pre-registered on our ticketing platform. Away end tickets will be sold by Rangers directly. 

St Mirren vs Rangers
cinch Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium
Date: Sunday 10th April 2022
Kick-off: 12pm

Ticket Prices (Family Stand season ticket holders)

Adults - £10
Concessions/13-17 - £5

*Children with under 12 season tickets will be moved free of charge with a paying adult/concession season ticket holder.
**Wheelchair users free of charge.

Please note these cannot be purchased online. They can only be purchased by visiting the ticket office or over the phone.

The Ticket Office hours for the remainder of the week are as follows: 

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com

St Mirren return from the international break this weekend as Stephen Robinson's side head to Fir Park to face Motherwell in the cinch Premiership.

Tickets for Saturday's match are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Motherwell have informed us that they unfortunately cannot offer online tickets as was the case the last time we visited Fir Park.

However, they have confirmed there will be a ticket booth facility (cash/card) at the away end at Fir Park on the day of the game.

Motherwell vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: Fir Park, Motherwell
Date: Saturday 2nd April 2022
Kick-off: 3pm

The ticket prices as follows:

* - Over 60, 16-18 year-olds, full-time students. 
**15 and under.
***One adult and two juveniles.

The Ticket Office hours for the remainder of the week are as follows: 

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com

Street Stuff Spring camps are back from 4-15 April 2022.

Come along and take part in a variety of free outdoor multi-sport activities including football, basketball and gaming on our specially designed youth buses.

A free healthy meal will be provided at every session.

A consent form must be completed for all participants in advance - Street Stuff Spring Camps Consent Forms.

Activities for P1-P7

St James Primary School, Renfrew
9:30am - 12:30pm
Monday 4 and 11 April
Friday 8 and 15 April

Glencoats Primary School
9:30am - 12:30pm
Monday 4 and 11 April
Friday 8 and 15 April

Linwood High School
9:30am - 12:30pm
Tuesday 5 and 12 April
Wednesday 6 and 13 April

St Paul's Primary School
9:30am - 12:30pm
Tuesday 5 and 12 April
Thursday 7 and 14 April

West Johnstone Shared Campus
9:30am - 12:30pm
Wednesday 6 and 13 April
Thursday 7 and 14 April

Activities for S1-S4

St James Primary School, Renfrew
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Monday 4 and 11 April
Friday 8 and 15 April

Glencoats Primary School
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Monday 4 and 11 April
Friday 8 and 15 April

Linwood High School
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday 5 and 12 April
Wednesday 6 and 13 April

Gleniffer High School
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday 5 and 12 April
Thursday 7 and 14 April

West Johnstone Shared Campus
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday 6 and 13 April
Thursday 7 and 14 April

Consent forms must be completed by all participants.

Forms can be filled out online in advance at www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/streetstuffspring

For more information, visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/streetstuff or email stephen.gallacher@stmirren.com 

What is Street Stuff?
Street Stuff is a diversionary project run in partnership between Renfrewshire Council, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Engage Renfrewshire and St Mirren Football Club.

The programme began in 2009 in Renfrewshire contributing to a reduction in youth disorder and anti-social behaviour by 75 percent over the first five years with a sustained reduction of 65 percent.

This year’s biggest sale has landed at St Mirren Direct! Starting today, supporters can get up to 50% off a range of products, including all items in this year’s 2021/22 Replica Kit Collection!

Also included with 25% off is a selection of items from this season’s training range, including popular items, such as the manager’s training t-shirt and Champion ¼ Zip.

With so many reductions, this is your chance to get kitted out and back the team ahead of our run-in!

Be quick, discounts are only available while stocks last, so order now to avoid missing out!

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Connor Ronan is honoured to have received his first senior call-up for the Republic of Ireland ahead of their upcoming internationals against Belgium and Lithuania.

The 24-year-old has been incredible form for Saints this season - netting eight goals from midfield since joining on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers in August.

It's been that form that caught the eye of Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny who was in attendance when Connor scored the only goal in our win against Hibernian at Easter Road last month. 

He becomes the second player to have been called up for Ireland while with St Mirren this season after Jamie McGrath - now at Wigan Athletic - had been named in previous squads.

And the midfielder admits that was something that enticed him to make the move to Saints in August. 

After seeing what Jamie [McGrath] had achieved the season before, and how that got him into the Ireland squad, played a big part in my decision coming to St Mirren," he said speaking to stmirren.com. 

"It has always been on the back of my mind when I have been on loan spells to Switzerland last season and here.

"It's something that I have been working towards since I’ve left playing for the U21s.

"I'm really looking forward to the full training camp in general - getting in with the lads, getting to know everyone and then the games are just there to top it off. 

"I think it is the same for any new player, you want to go in and prove yourself that you are worthy of being there which is what I will go in and try do."

Connor celebrates after scoring his first St Mirren goal against Aberdeen back in September. 

Connor reserved special praise for his family who have continuously travelled to Scotland to support him during his time at Saints.

Along with my partner's family, they are coming up and down a lot.

"I had family up for Saturday's match and I am sure there will be a lot of them going over to Dublin.

"It's massive honour and a really proud moment for me and my family."