St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Dylan Reid has agreed a new contract until summer 2023.

The St Mirren Youth Academy graduate became the youngest ever player to play for St Mirren when he made his debut as a substitute against Rangers at the start of March.

At just 16 years and five days old, Dylan became not only the youngest player to play for Saints, but also the youngest ever Scottish Premiership player.

The midfielder now commits his future to Saints for the next two years.

Speaking on Dylan, Saints manager Jim Goodwin said: "Dylan’s been brilliant. The academy is really important to us as a club and I’ve said on numerous occasions that I want to be recognised as a manager who gives youngsters opportunities.

The age situation doesn’t concern me. He’s not a small 16-year-old, he’s very athletic and strong already. Technically, he’s already as good as what we’ve got in the squad.

"He’s been training with the first-team for a number of weeks and he looks as if he belongs here. He doesn’t look out of place in any session we’ve had him in.

"He’s going to be in the first team regularly now. He’s a first-team player, that’s the way we are looking at him."

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Nick McAllister has joined Dumbarton FC on loan until the end of the season.

We'd like to wish Nick all the best in his time at the Sons.

St Mirren travel to Hamilton on Saturday with the chance to create history.

A win for Saints would see us secure our first-ever top six finish in the current league setup whilst also guaranteeing our highest top-flight finish since 1985.

In a season like no other, we asked supporters to #BeInThatNumber. You have done that – showing incredible backing and loyalty to the club. While we would love nothing more than for you to be there on Saturday as the 12th person unfortunately that is not possible.

St Mirren Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick said: "Your support of the club this season has been truly humbling. We know how difficult it is for our supporters not to be able to attend matches and cheer the players on, especially in what has been a very good season for us on the park.

"We hope brighter days are on the way and it won’t be too long until you can be with us again. However, the message from the club is clear. Please stay safe and stay at home."

Saints manage Jim Goodwin said: "I would like to thank you all for the great support you have given myself, my staff and my team throughout these really difficult times. 

"We know you haven't been able to be here with us throughout it but we have certainly felt your support from afar. 

"We have got to go to Hamilton this weekend to guarantee ourselves a top six spot which would be a great achievement for us all. As much as we would love to have you with us on the day it's not possible. We would urge you all to stay safe, stay home and support the Buddies from your couch."

St Mirren head to Hamilton on Saturday looking to secure a top six place for the first time in the current league setup.

A win against Hamilton Academical at the FOYS Stadium would guarantee top six along with Saints' highest top-flight finish since 1985.

A draw could also be enough for Jim Goodwin's side, but for that to happen Saints would need St Johnstone to fail to win at home to Ross County. 

Hamilton, meanwhile, sit in 11th place in the Scottish Premiership - a point above bottom side Kilmarnock and three points behind 10th place Ross County.  Brian Rice's men come into the match on the back of a narrow loss at Livingston on Saturday.

Match Details

Hamilton Academical v St Mirren
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Date: Saturday 20th March 2021
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: FOYS Stadium

How to watch the match

Saturday's match will be live on Hamilton's PPV for £15.

St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch on St Mirren TV as part of their subscription.   

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St Mirren have faced Hamilton twice this season - winning one and drawing the other.

Jon Obika's first goal of the season was enough to secure a 1-0 win at the FOYS Stadium back in August.

Ilkay Durmus was on the scoresheet when Accies visited Paisley in February to put Saints in front. But a deflected Bruce Anderson strike gave the Lanarkshire side a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

Saints are unbeaten in their last seven against Accies stretching back to December 2018. 

Who are the officials?

Don Robertson is the referee on Saturday. David McGeachie and Michael Banks are the linesmen. Colin Steven is the fourth official. 

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Lewis Jamieson has joined Clyde on loan until the end of the season.

The St Mirren Academy graduate has made three appearances for Saints this season having made his debut in August as a substitute against Rangers at Ibrox.

The club wishes Lewis well in his loan spell. 

History was made on Saturday as St Mirren Youth Academy graduate Dylan Reid became the youngest ever player to play for St Mirren.

Dylan, who turned 16 on 1st March, made his first-team debut at just 16 years and five days old when he came on as a substitute in Saturday's Scottish Premiership match away to Rangers. 

The midfielder's introduction to the field on 88 minutes not only saw him become the youngest player to ever feature for St Mirren, but also the youngest ever to play in the Scottish Premiership.

Speaking after the match, St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin said: "Dylan is a fantastic prospect.

"Dylan is admired by a number of top top clubs all over Europe and we are very lucky to have him.

"He's one that has come through our academy and the academy is extremely important to us. We have a great track record of giving young lads an opportunity. 

"I was pleased to give him the opportunity. He's worked hard in training and we couldn't give him that debut until he turned 16 so I was glad to give him the run out. Obviously it was in difficult circumstances but I'm sure he'll be really pleased and no doubt his family will be very proud as well. 

"He's still got a lot of work to do and he still, physically, needs to develop. But technically he is very good. He's been training with the first team for a number of weeks and he's getting better with every session. There are still a number of players ahead of him at the moment but we are looking forward to seeing what is to come."

Saints hopes for a top six finish in the Scottish Premiership will go on until the last game before the split following a disappointed defeat at Ibrox.

Two goals in two minutes in the first-half from Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos put Rangers in control, before a goal early in the second-half from Ianis Hagi sealed a 3-0 win for the Ibrox side. 

Ryan Kent pounced on the loose ball and slammed home from 20 yards to put the hosts in front on 14 minutes. And two minutes later it was 2-0. Alfredo Morelos ghosted into the Saints box and slid low into the far corner to double the home side's advantage.

The Buddies only half-chance in the first 45 came on 34 minutes when Dylan Connolly raced clear of Filip Helander before knocking wide after breaking into the box.

Connor Goldson went close to added a third for Rangers six minutes before the break. The defender rose above Marcus Fraser to meet a Borna Barisic free-kick but nodded inches wide of the far post. 

And hopes of a Saints comeback in the second-half were extinguished within 20 seconds of the restart when Ianis Hagi made it 3-0. The Romanian was left in acres of space at the far post and had time to control Kent's pass before smashing into the back of the net. 

Saints could have pulled a goal back with just over 20 minutes of the game remaining. Jake Doyle-Hayes' miss-hit effort fell into the path of substitute Jon Obika. The striker got a flick on it only to be denied by a wonderful one-handed save by Allan McGregor. 

It was then Alnwick's turn to make a top class save in the dying moments when he made a wonderful block from Jermain Defoe's close-range effort. 

There was a positive for Saints in the final few moments when St Mirren Youth Academy prospect Dylan Reid became the youngest player to ever play for the Buddies, and in the Scottish Premiership, at just 16 years and five days old when he replaced Ethan Erhahon with two minutes of normal time remaining. 

Full-Time: Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, McCarthy, Shaughnessy, Tait, Doyle-Hayes, Erhahon (Reid 88), Connolly (MacPherson 71), McGrath (Flynn 71), Durmus (McAllister 55), Quaner (Obika 55)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Henderson, Jamieson, Erwin

Rangers: McGregor, Patterson, Goldson, Helander (Balogun 58), Barisic, Davis (Arfield 59), Kamara, Aribo, Kent (Stewart 81), Hagi (Wright 73), Morelos (Defoe 73)
Subs Not Used: McLaughlin, Bassey, Simpson, Itten

Referee: Steven McLean
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson

St Mirren's Scottish Cup Third Round tie against Hamilton Academical will take place on Saturday 3rd April, the Scottish FA has confirmed.

Saints were due to face Accies at the FOYS Stadium in January before the Scottish Cup was postponed. The competition will now resume on Tuesday 23rd March in order to complete the outstanding ties from the Second Round before the Third Round is played on the weekend of 3rd April.

The last two weekends in April will see the Fourth and Fifth Rounds of the competition completed prior to the Semi-Finals which will be held across the weekend of 8th May.

The 2021 Scottish Cup Final will bring the curtain down on the season at Hampden Park on Saturday 22nd May.

Match Details

Hamilton Academical v St Mirren
Competition: Scottish Cup
Date: Saturday 3rd April
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: FOYS Stadium

St Mirren head to Ibrox on Saturday to face Rangers in the Scottish Premiership.

Saints make the short trip to Govan on the back of a five match unbeaten run. Jamie McGrath's late penalty on Saturday gave the Buddies a 1-0 win over Ross County after a run of four draws on the bounce for Jim Goodwin's men. 

It could be a big weekend for Saints as we looked to secure a top six place for the first time in the current league setup. A win over Rangers would guarantee our highest league finish since 1985. The Buddies could still guarantee a top six finish this weekend even without a win against Rangers - if St Johnstone and Dundee United lose their matches against Hibernian and Celtic respectively. 

Rangers have won five of their last six Scottish Premiership matches having beaten Hibernian (1-0), St Johnstone (1-0), Kilmarnock (1-0), Dundee United (4-1) and Livingston (1-0) while drawing 1-1 away to Hamilton Academical.

Match Details

Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Date: Saturday 6th March 2021
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium

How to watch the match

St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch on St Mirren TV as part of their subscription.  

The match will be live on PPV on Rangers TV for £9.99.

The Manager's Thoughts

"Nobody needs to tell us how difficult it's going to be but we'll go there in a positive mindset.

"We won't be sitting in on our own 18 yard line for 90 minutes trying to grind out a draw. We're going to go there to take the game to Rangers and have a go.

"We've beaten Rangers in the Betfred Cup a couple of months back. I think we are the only team in Europe at the moment that has managed to do that. We're very proud of that and it would make it even more special if we could go to Ibrox and get a win in the league.

"We're within touching distance of it [the top six] now and we'd love to get it done sooner rather than later."

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Saturday's match will be the fourth meeting of the two sides this season.

Saints remain the only side to have beaten Rangers domestically this season. The Buddies were 3-2 winners in a dramatic Betfred Cup quarter-final. Connor Goldson had given Steven Gerrard's side an early lead, but a brace from Jamie McGrath put Saints in front. The game looked to be heading to extra-time when Steven Davis scored an equaliser for Rangers only for Conor McCarthy to pop up in injury-time to secure a historic win. 

The Ibrox side have won the two league meetings between the two - winning 3-0 at Ibrox in August before a 2-0 win at the SMiSA Stadium in December.

Who are the officials?

The referee on Saturday is Steven McLean. He is assisted by Daniel McFarlane and Gordon Crawford. Lloyd Wilson is the fourth official. 

St Mirren got back to winning ways to boost their top six hopes thanks to a late Jamie McGrath penalty kick.

It looked like Saints were heading for a fifth draw on the bounce before Collin Quaner was fouled in the box with less than 10 minutes remaining. McGrath made no mistake from 12 yards to net his 10th of the season and secure a precious three points for the Buddies.

Jim Goodwin's men made a positive start with Lee Erwin splitting the Ross County defence with a lovely through pass on four minutes for Dylan Connolly to run on to. The Irish winger raced down the right side to meet the ball, but under pressure he slammed wide.

A bit of head tennis in the County box saw Connolly presented with another chance on 22 minutes but he smashed over from 12 yards. A minute later McGrath had a go from distance after driving forward though the tame effort from 25 yards was held by Ross Laidlaw. 

The visitors had a good chance on 28 minutes when ex-Saint Tony Andreu met a Michael Gardyne cross from the left. The Frenchman seemed to get the ball caught up in his feet as he looked to get the strike away allowing Saints goalkeeper Jak Alnwick to gather. 

Within 60 seconds, St Mirren were denied the opener by a wonderful save from Laidlaw. The Buddies were awarded a free-kick on the right-side near the touchline after Carl Tremarco was high and late in a challenge on Connolly. Kyle McAllister swung the ball in from the right and put it straight on the head of Conor McCarthy. Somehow Laidlaw got a hand to it to keep the the score level. 

After a bright first-half for the home side, it was the visitors who had the best opportunities at the beginning of the second 45. Alnwick made a truly magnificent save from point-blank range to deny Jordan White after the striker leapt above the Saints defence. From the same phase of play the ball was worked to Stephen Kelly on the edge of the area and he slammed into the cross-bar. 

Jim Goodwin, who had to bring on Richard Tait in place of the injured Joe Shaughnessy at half-time, made four changes in the second-half to try and find a breakthrough with Cammy MacPherson, Jon Obika, Quaner and Ryan Flynn replacing Ethan Erhahon, Connolly, Erwin and Ilkay Durmus. 

But with 15 minutes remaining, County went inches away from finding the opener with MacPherson in the right place at the right time to head Alex Iacovitti's volley off the line. 

Then, with eight minutes of the match remaining, Saints were awarded a penalty kick when Quaner went down under a challenge in the box. McGrath was the man to take and, as he has done all season, rolled home to earn what could prove to be a massive three points for the Buddies. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-0 Ross County

JIM GOODWIN POST-MATCH REACTION

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, McCarthy, Shaughnessy (c) (Tait 45), Doyle-Hayes, McGrath, Erhahon (MacPherson 56), Connolly (Obika 56), McAllister, Durmus (Flynn 66), Erwin (Quaner 56)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Finlayson, Henderson, Jamieson

Ross County: Laidlaw, Naismith, Hjelde, Watson (c), Tremarco (Iacovitti 45), Spittal (Tillson 64), Kelly, Lakin (Paton 67), Gardyne (Shaw 45), Andreu (Donaldson 45), White 
Subs Not Used: Hilton, Draper, Hylton, McKay

Referee: Greg Aitken
Assistant Referee: Sean Carr 
Assistant Referee: Joseph Lawson
Fourth Official: Alan Newlands