An exciting opportunity has arisen within St Mirren Football Club. We are looking for a new Head of Academy Sports Science, Strength and Conditioning to join our ambitious team.

Reporting to Academy Director, Allan McManus, your role will see you develop and implement a Football Science/Strength and Conditioning strategy in line with Club objectives to deliver a best-in-class Football Science, Strength and Conditioning operation to Youth Academy football squads.

The role will be on a full-time permanent basis. To download the job description please click HERE.

If you’re interested in this exciting & challenging role please send an up-to-date copy of your CV and cover letter to: keith.lasley@stmirren.com by Friday 24th February 2023. 

Interviews will be held at a date to be confirmed and only those invited to interview will receive return notification from us.

Supporter safety is a key priority for all clubs and we at St Mirren Football Club are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the match day experience is safe and enjoyable.

One of the most dangerous things we have to deal with is pyrotechnic articles such as smoke bombs and flares in the stadium and we'd ask that you assist us to look after you by not bringing such articles with you to any matches home or away. These articles can cause severe burns, damage to hearing or breathing difficulties and the hazardous chemical used is known to be carcinogenic and their use is especially distressing for groups such as small children and those who can't easily move away when pyrotechnics are activated.

Experience shows that when a pyrotechnic is activated in a crowd there is often a movement away from the immediate area which can cause panic and disorientation and which creates a risk of slips and trips or crushing for those nearby.

Please be in no doubt that these articles are unpleasant and potentially life-threatening to be around - they are also illegal at football matches - and being caught with them will result in exclusion from The SMISA Stadium and a possible criminal conviction as well as potential financial penalties for the club.

St Mirren return to cinch Premiership action with a midweek trip to Fir Park to face Motherwell.

It's a rearranged fixture with the original - due to take place in December - having been postponed due to extensive damage and flooding at Fir Park.

Saints exited the Scottish Cup on Saturday with a loss at Celtic, but the margin of defeat was harsh on Stephen Robinson's men with Celtic scoring four goals after Richard Taylor was sent off for the Buddies. 

Motherwell also dropped out of the cup with a 3-1 defeat to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday. That result saw the Steelmen part ways with manager Steven Hammell and assistant Brian Kerr. Motherwell Lead Development coach Stuart Kettlewell will take interim charge of the side. 

St Mirren are in sixth place in the cinch Premiership having won two of our last three league matches and would move up to fourth with a win on Wednesday night.

Motherwell have lost their last three league matches but three points on Wednesday would see the Steelmen into ninth place. 

Match Details

Motherwell v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Fir Park

Ticket Info

Tickets for the original fixture in December remain valid, while a limited number of tickets for Wednesday night's match are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

Tickets are also available online and Motherwell will be selling tickets at Fir Park one hour prior to kick-off. Please click HERE for full ticket info. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription with UK subscribers able to listen to live audio commentary. 

Previous

The two meetings between the sides this season both came at the SMiSA Stadium with each side boasting a win apiece. 

Motherwell visited the SMiSA Stadium just over two weeks ago with Curtis Main scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win for Saints. 

1-0 was also the scoreline when Motherwell defeated St Mirren in July when Kevin Van Veen netted from the penalty spot. 

Our last win at Fir Park was in December 2020 when Jamie McGrath scored in a 1-0 victory for the Buddies. 

Curtis Main scores the only goal of the game when we beat Motherwell in January (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

John Beaton is the referee on Wednesday night. The assistant referees are Alastair Mather and Gordon Crawford while Dan McFarlane is Fourth Official. 

Euan Anderson in the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and he'll be assisted by Andrew McWilliam. 

The manager says the scoreline wasn't a fair reflection of the game as Saints were beaten in the Scottish Cup.

St Mirren exited the Scottish Cup with defeat at Celtic Park, but the 5-1 scoreline was harsh on Saints who - for 75 minutes - competed well with Celtic until a red card for Richard Taylor. 

Taylor was one of two changes made by manager Stephen Robinson as he replaced Charles Dunne who dropped out with a hamstring injury. Declan Gallagher came in for Greg Kiltie in the other change from last weekend's 1-0 loss to Hibernian.

Trevor Carson was called into action early on with the Saints stopper making a strong two-handed save to push away Jota's effort on two minutes after the Portuguese winger has jinked his way into the St Mirren box.

Saints looked to hit Celtic on the counter on a couple of occasions early on, but it was Celtic who came closest to the opener in the first 10 minutes when Daizen Maeda's attempted cross sailed over the head of Carson, but came back off the post. 

The home side were forced into an early change when Kyogo was came off with an injury to be replaced by Liel Abada. That saw Maeda moved to centre-forward and that shift of position would pay dividends for the the hosts as the Japanese forward put them ahead on 16 minutes. Maeda was on hand just six yards from goal to slide home from Aaron Mooy's low ball across the face of the box. 

Saints almost levelled just two minutes later when Greive did well to turn Carl Starfelt in the box and his effort looked like it was heading for the far corner of the net, only for Cameron Carter-Vickers to head clear the danger. Carter-Vickers was the man alert again for the hosts on 33 minutes when his vital interception denied Greive the chance to go one-on-one with Joe Hart in the Celtic goal. 

St Mirren were also forced into a change a few minutes before half-time when Greive couldn't continue after going down with an ankle injury. He was replaced by Tony Watt. Alex Gogic had a go from 20 yards in the final minutes of the half, but his effort flew over while Celtic had a big chance for a second before the interval only for Jota to flick Mooy's cross over.

Celtic almost grabbed a second six minutes into the second-half when a low Alastair Johnston ball across from the right came off Marcus Fraser and crashed off the post before Saints managed to clear. 

Saints were making it difficult for Celtic and almost had a big opportunity to level just after the hour mark when Keanu Baccus broke forward and slipped in Watt down the left-side. The forward cut into the box but had his shot blocked. 

The game completely changed with 15 minutes remaining when Saints were reduced to 10 men and Celtic were awarded a penalty following a lengthy VAR check. Taylor was shown a red card for a handball in the box and Reo Hatate stepped up to score from 12 yards. 

Celtic added a third five minutes later when substitute Oh scored from close-range. Carson had initially saved Callum McGregor's effort but the ball fell to Oh who knocked home from just a few yards out. 

Saints didn't give up and pulled a goal back on 87 minutes from the penalty spot. Greg Kiltie was fouled by Carl Starfelt and O'Hara slammed home from the spot. But Celtic would add to the scoring with Matt O'Riley and Hatate scoring stunning efforts in the final few minutes to put a harsh reflection on the final scoreline. 

Mark O'Hara pulled a goal back for Saints from the penalty spot (Image: Allan Picken)

Full-Time: Celtic 5-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gallagher, R.Taylor, Strain (Flynn 77), Baccus (Kiltie 71), O'Hara (c), Gogic, Tanser (Small 71), Greive (Watt 41), Main (Shaughnessy 77)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Offord, Jamieson

Celtic: Hart, Johnston, Starfelt, Carter-Vickers, Taylor, Mooy (Hatate 63), McGregor (c), Turnbull (O'Riley 63), Jota (Oh 63), Kyogo (Abada 14), Maeda (Haksabanovic 78)
Subs Not Used: Bain, Kobayashi, Iwata, Forrest

Referee: Steven McLean
Assistant Referee: Douglas Ross
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Fourth Official: Graham Grainger
VAR: Colin Steven
Assistant VAR: Gary Hilland

The next St Mirren Business Club networking event takes place at The SMiSA Stadium on Thursday 23rd February 2023.  

The Business Club, offers the chance for our sponsors and business partners the opportunity to network in unique surroundings. Events are held frequently, taking different formats and with a selection of quality guest speakers covering a wide range of themes.

The Business Club is completely free to join with members receiving invites to a series of exclusive events throughout the year.

Our guest speakers on the night will be Nicola Rudder, Director & Owner at G4 Claims, and Allan McLachlan, Field Agent at G4 Claims. 

Event details as follows:

Thursday 23rd February 2023
The SMiSA Stadium

5.30pm – 6.15pm - Tea & coffee and refreshments served
6.15pm - Introduction – Campbell Kennedy, St Mirren Commercial Manager
6.20pm - Individual company introduction by attendees
6.30pm – 7pm - Presentation by Nicola Rudder and Allan McLachlan 
7pm – 8pm - Networking

Interested in attending the event or looking for more details?

Please forward your full name and company contact details to commercial@stmirren.com or phone St Mirren Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy on 0141-840-1337. 

Manager Stephen Robinson this morning confirmed that Richard Tait has suffered an injury setback and could be set for a further six-eight weeks on the sidelines. 

The Saints defender hasn't featured since the end of October and underwent surgery for a groin issue in November. 

Speaking to the press, the manager said: "Richard Tait is having more surgery on Saturday which again is a blow for us. We think we will lose Richard for another six to eight weeks.

"It is not the same issue but it is the same area, it is a groin problem. It is frustrating for Richard, he is a little bit down about it as well, he was on the verge of coming back.

"It is difficult, the mental side of football that everybody doesn't see, so it is a difficult one for him, but we will be there to try to make sure he gets back as quick as possible."

Richard hasn't featured since a match away to Hibernian in October (Image: Andy Barr)

St Mirren travel through to Glasgow to face Celtic in the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup. 

The St Mirren Ticket Office will be open between 10am-12pm on matchday (Sat 11th Feb) for the sale of Celtic tickets only. 

St Mirren supporters have been allocated unrestricted view seats for the Fifth Round match. 

Celtic vs St Mirren
Scottish Cup
Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow
Date: Saturday 11th February 2023
Kick-off: 5:30pm

Celtic Ticket Info

Adults - £25
Concession* - £17
Under 13** - £12

*65 & over and U16s
**Under 13s must be accompanied by an adult

Wheelchairs users will be charged at £17 with carer free of charge. These are only available from the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Please note that kiosks at Celtic Park are cashless. 

Disabled supporters should use gate one for entry, while any other away supporters should use turnstiles 62-65. 

The match will be shown live on Viaplay, while you can also follow the action on our Twitter page @saintmirrenfc. 

UK subscribers to St Mirren TV can listen to live audio commentary as part of their subscription. St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. International subscriptions start at £14.99 per month or £149.99 per year for access to all of our cinch Premiership matches.

There is no PPV for the match.

It's the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup for Saints this weekend with Stephen Robinson's men heading to Celtic Park on Saturday. 

The Buddies secured their place in the last 16 with a penalty shoot-out win over Dundee at the SMiSA Stadium. A goalless 90 minutes and extra-time meant the match had to be decided by spot-kicks with Trevor Carson saving all three of Dundee's efforts, while Mark O'Hara, Alex Greive and Greg Kiltie all netted for Saints.

Celtic reached the Fifth Round with a convincing 5-0 win over cinch Championship side Greenock Morton. 

Match Details

Celtic v St Mirren
Competition: The Scottish Cup
Date: Saturday 11th February 2023
Kick-off: 5:30pm
Venue: Celtic Park

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office. Full ticket details can be found HERE.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com. UK subscribers can listen to live audio coverage. 

The match is also being shown live on Viaplay. 

Previous

There have been two meetings between Saints and Celtic this year with each side boasting a win apiece. 

Mark O'Hara and Jonah Ayunga were on the scoresheet when the Buddies beat Celtic 2-0 at the SMiSA Stadium in September. 

Celtic were victorious when St Mirren travelled through to Glasgow last month in cinch Premiership action - running out 4-0 winners.

Saints' first Scottish Cup triumph came in 1926 after a 2-0 win over Celtic at Hampden. The Buddies also beat the Hoops 4-0 in the semi-final on the way to winning our second Scottish Cup in 1959. 

St Mirren also defeated Celtic in Scottish Cup action at the SMiSA Stadium in 2009 with Billy Mehmet scoring the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win. There have been two Scottish Cup meetings since then with Celtic winning 2-1 in 2013 and 4-1 in 2017.  

Mark O'Hara heads St Mirren in-front when we beat Celtic in September (Image: Jeff Holmes)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Steven McLean. He'll be assisted by Douglas Ross and Alastair Mather, while Graham Grainger is Fourth Official. 

Colin Steven is the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) with Gary Hilland is Assistant VAR. 

St Mirren Football Club endorses the principle of Equality and is committed to ensure that everyone who wishes to be involved with St Mirren Football Club, regardless of their role, current or potential:

• Have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, regardless of their age, sex, gender identity, disability, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion, race, socioeconomic status or sexual orientation; and
• Can be assured of an environment in which their rights and dignity and individual worth are respected and valued, and in particular that they are able to be involved and participate without the threat of discrimination, intimidation, victimisation, bullying, harassment or abuse.

The Board of St Mirren Football Club and Chief Operating Officer are accountable for Equality and Diversity and will receive regular updates on the activities and practices of the Club including the implementation of the Equality Policy.  It is the role of the Board and Chief Operating Officer to address any concerns relating to Equality and Diversity within the Club.