St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Jim Goodwin has departed the club to join Aberdeen FC as their new manager.

The board of directors and everyone at St Mirren would like to thank Jim for the role he has played at the club since taking over as manager in June 2019.

St Mirren Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick said: "I would like to place on record my thanks to Jim Goodwin for all he has done in his time at St Mirren.

"Jim raised the bar during his time at the club – reaching both the semi-finals of the League and Scottish Cups last season as well as achieving our highest top-flight finish in over 30 years. Jim leaves us challenging for a top six position and in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

"I know leaving St Mirren was a difficult decision for Jim and while we are disappointed to lose him, Aberdeen met a release clause within his contract and we respect his decision to move on.

"Jim has been a fantastic ambassador for our club and we wish him every success for the future."

We can also confirm that a deal is in place for Assistant Manager Lee Sharp to join Jim at Aberdeen. We thank Lee for his efforts in his time at St Mirren and wish him well for the future.

An interim coaching team has been put in place with Jamie Langfield working alongside Head of Youth Development Allan McManus, Michael McArdle and Andy Webster to take charge of first-team matters until a new manager is appointed.

The St Mirren board has already begun the formal process of recruiting a new manager and will provide a further update in due course.

St Mirren are back in cinch Premiership action tomorrow as we take on Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Tickets for tomorrow's match are available online at this link.

Livingston have also confirmed that they will have an away ticket office open on Saturday at the Tony Macaroni Arena. That will accept both cash and card payments.

Livingston vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: The Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston
Date: Saturday 19th February 2022
Kick-off: 3pm

The ticket prices as follows:

* - 65+ or full-time students and registered disabled.

PPV is available for those not attending Saturday's match at a cost of £20 at ppv.livingstonfc.co.uk.

St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch live 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.

Parking 

Livingston have parking available at the Tony Macaroni Arena on Saturday outside the North Stand. 

That's priced at £5 for cars and £10 for buses. Please note this is cash only.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that we have been approached by Aberdeen FC to speak to manager Jim Goodwin in relation to their managerial vacancy.

This is an opportunity that Jim wishes to explore and the club has granted the manager permission to speak to Aberdeen regarding this position.

We hope for a swift resolution to this matter. 

Jed McCabe of Chit Chat with Jed and Co chats to St Mirren legend Tony Fitzpatrick about his life and career in and out of football of the highs, lows and in between!

Unfortunately due to technical problems with our card payment provider, the Ticket Office can only accept cash only this evening. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Livingston have, however, this afternoon confirmed that they will have an away ticket office open on Saturday at the Tony Macaroni Arena. That will accept both cash and card payments.

The St Mirren Ticket Office is open this evening between 5pm-7pm.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that we have reached a mutual agreement to terminate the contract of Lee Erwin.

Lee signed for Saints from Ross County in September 2020 and scored on his debut against Celtic.

The 27-year-old would make 42 appearances overall scoring four goals. 

We would like to thank Lee for his efforts and wish him all the best for his future career. 

Saints have a number of away matches coming up with visits to Livingston, Dundee and Celtic all on the cards over the next couple of weeks. 

Tickets for all of these matches are available now at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

Livingston vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: The Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston
Date: Saturday 19th February 2022
Kick-off: 3pm

The ticket prices as follows:

* - 65+ or full-time students and registered disabled.

We have been allocated with 14 wheelchair spaces and 14 carer seats. Wheelchair and carer tickets are only available at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Livingston have confirmed that they will have an away ticket office open on Saturday at the Tony Macaroni Arena. That will accept both cash and card payments. 

Dundee vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: The Kilmac Stadium, Dundee
Date: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Kick-off: 7:45pm

Our cinch Premiership match against Dundee - originally scheduled to take place on Saturday 29th January - takes place on Wednesday 23rd February 2022.

Tickets for the original fixture are still valid, while refunds are available for anyone who can't make the rearranged date. 

Tickets are not available online. For wheelchair and carer tickets please get in touch with the St Mirren Ticket Office to arrange.

Tickets can be posted out to supporters but this will entail special delivery costs with the cut-off two days before the match. For more details contact tickets@stmirren.com. 

The ticket prices as follows:

* - 65+ or full-time students and registered disabled.

Celtic vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow
Date: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Kick-off: 7:45pm

Saints then travel to Glasgow to face Celtic at Celtic Park at the beginning of March.  

Tickets are not available online. Tickets can be posted out to supporters but this will entail special delivery costs with the cut-off two days before the match. For more details contact tickets@stmirren.com. 

The ticket prices as follows:

*- 65+ and Under-16s
**- Under -13s must be accompanied by an adult

For wheelchair and carer tickets please get in touch with the St Mirren Ticket Office to arrange. Wheelchair users price is £20 with PA free of charge. 

The Ticket Office hours for the remainder of this week are: 

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

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

St Mirren head to Dundee a week today to face the Dark Blues in our rearranged fixture.

The original fixture - scheduled in January - was postponed due to stadium safety issues at the Kilmac Stadium caused by high winds. 

Tickets are on-sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office while tickets for the original fixture remain valid. Refunds are available for anyone who can't make the rearranged date and anyone wishing a refund should contact the Ticket Office. 

Please note that tickets for this fixture are not available online. 

Dundee vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: The Kilmac Stadium, Dundee
Date: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Kick-off: 7:45pm

The ticket prices as follows:

*Over-65s/Students/Disabled

For wheelchair and carer tickets please get in touch with the St Mirren Ticket Office to arrange.

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

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

St Mirren are back in cinch Premiership action this weekend as Jim Goodwin's side take on Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Saints made it six wins from seven last weekend after a 4-0 win over Kelty Hearts in the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday. 

The Buddies are second in the form table in the cinch Premiership having taken 13 points out of 15 since the turn of the year. Saints have beaten St Johnstone (2-1), Hibernian (1-0), Aberdeen (1-0) and Dundee United (2-1), while also drawing 1-1 against Motherwell. 

Livingston go into Saturday's match after being edged out of the Scottish Cup by Hearts - losing 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out at Tynecastle after a 0-0 draw in normal time.

David Martindale's outfit have been in fairly similar league form to Saints since their return from the winter break. The Lions have picked up 10 points from a possible 18 with wins over Aberdeen (2-1), Hibernian (3-2) and Dundee (2-0). 

Match Details

Livingston v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 19th February 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston

Match Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are available at the St Mirren ticket office and online. Ticket info is available here.

The St Mirren Ticket Office is open between 10am-2pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week with a late opening between 5pm-7pm on Thursday night. 

Livingston have confirmed that they will have an away ticket office open on Saturday at the Tony Macaroni Arena. That will accept both cash and card payments.

PPV is available for those not attending Saturday's match at a cost of £20 at ppv.livingstonfc.co.uk.

St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch live 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. 

Covid Status

Covid status checks will not be in place at Saturday's match. 

Previous

Saturday's match will be Saints' third trip to Livingston this season with mixed fortunes in the previous two visits. 

The Buddies exited the Premier Sports Cup in August after a penalty shoot-out loss to the Lions following a 1-1 draw in normal time. 

Ethan Erhahon scored the winner when we visited the Tony Macaroni Arena at the beginning of October. The St Mirren Youth Academy graduate scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win for Saints. 

Saints were denied the three points the last time the sides met in November. Jamie McGrath had given St Mirren the lead before Livingston captain Nicky Devlin scored a late equaliser with the game finishing 1-1.

Ethan Erhahon celebrates after his winner the last time we visited Livingston.

The officials

William Collum is the man in the middle on Saturday. He is assisted by linesmen Alan Mulvanny and Gordon Crawford. Peter Stuart is the fourth official. 

St Mirren have been drawn away to Heart of Midlothian in the Quarter-Finals of the Scottish Cup. 

The tie is scheduled to take place on the weekend of March 12. 

Full fixture details including ticketing arrangements will be announced in due course.