St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Kyle Magennis has been named as new club captain.

Kyle takes over from Stephen McGinn who departed the club following the expiry of his contact. 

The 21 year-old captained the side last season when McGinn wasn't selected and will now take on the armband permanently.

A product of the St Mirren Youth Academy, Kyle, who has made 107 appearances for Saints, said on social media: "Delighted to be given this opportunity at this great club. It’s a massive honour for me and for my family given that I joined this club at five years old.

"Hopefully we can all be together soon and look forward to a successful season."

It was also announced yesterday that Sam Foley has been named as vice-captain.

As a club we are planning for the new season ahead, on the field we have announced two new signings in Richard Tait and Jak Alnwick who are both #InThatNumber. Our first team including the new signings have returned to training this week and the hard work for these guys really begins now. Our testing process is up and running and all players are well with no cases affecting the team. Click on the link for a look at the team in action today.

Off the field we continue to work with our partners to deliver a system that will allow season ticket holders to watch any home league game held behind closed doors on our platform. More details on this will follow in the coming weeks as the season draws closer.

We have had a fantastic response to our new kit launch, we expect them to arrive in the country within the next few weeks and will be ready for collection and sales shortly after this. We will update on this as soon as dates become clearer.

Our season tickets sales continue to show tremendous support from the fans and we have now passed 2000. Our latest winner was Mr James McCulloch who will have the West Stand named after him for one of the games in the 2020/21 season. In addition, James has been allocated the number 1877 as a special thank you.

The club would also like to recognise the grant made available to them via James Anderson and the SPFL Trust, this grant will be invaluable as we continue to progress our way out of these difficult times.

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Street Stuff update

We continue to provide support to key workers and are currently recruiting for community sports coaches for the summer holidays and possibly beyond to deliver activities for children of key workers as well as street-based activities. If you are interested in applying please click the link here.

Check out Street Stuff's social media for activities from Monday 22nd June to Sunday 28th June.

Street Stuff Social Media

Facebook page: StreetStuff
Twitter: @SMFCStreetStuff
Instagram: @smfcstreetstuff
YouTube: streetstuff1877
Tik Tok: @streetstuff_1877

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

General Enquiries – info@stmirren.com 

Ticket Office – tickets@stmirren.com 

Club Shop - shop@stmirrendirect.co.uk

Commercial Department - commercial@stmirren.com 

Supporters Liaison Officers - slo@stmirren.com 

Please note that the Ticket Office will only be taking online orders tomorrow (Wednesday 24th June)

St Mirren Charitable Foundation

St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation, in partnership with Linstone Housing, are delighted to announce that we will be launching an online summer camp for children aged 4 – 12 years who live within Renfrewshire on Monday 13th July and we have 100 FREE places To give away!

We will provide each child with an E-Book full of football drills, quizzes, challenges, access to the SPFL Trust Joy Of Movement Program and we will personally deliver each participating child with their very own 'Buddie Box' which contains all of the equipment & resources they will need to take part and have fun.

For more information on the camp and on how to nominate a child please email foundation@stmirren.com. 

Instagram – smfc_charitablefoundation
Twitter - @SMFC_CF
Facebook – St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation
Contact - gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com 

And finally

We would like to offer a massive thank you to all season ticket holders for their support regarding the refund offered for the games that were cancelled last season.

We appreciate that not everybody could afford to allow the club to keep the money but less than 2% of season ticket holders asked for refunds. We believe that is the lowest uptake of any offer from a club in Scotland!

#BeInThatNumber.

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Jak Alnwick has agreed a two-year deal with the Buddies subject to clearance.

The 27-year-old goalkeeper will #BeInThatNumber as he becomes our second signing of the summer following the expiry of his contract at Rangers.

Jak turned professional at English Premier League side Newcastle United and made his debut for the Magpies in a 2-1 win over Chelsea in 2013.

After loan spells at Gateshead and Bradford City, Jak joined Port Vale in 2015. His form at Port Vale earned him a move to Rangers in January 2017 where he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Game time at Ibrox was limited for Jak which lead to loan spells at English sides Scunthorpe United and Blackpool, before an eventual departure from the Glasgow side earlier this month.

Alnwick becomes our second signing of the summer following the signing of Richard Tait last week.

Speaking on the move, Jak told stmirren.com: "I’m delighted it could get done so quickly.

I knew straight away after speaking to the gaffer and hearing the plans he has in place and what he wants to achieve that it was going to be the right move.

"He told me about the ambitions of the football club, the direction its going in and to be honest he didn’t need to sell it too much.

"Lee Hodson is my best friend and I spoke to him straight away. He said it was a brilliant family club and spoke really highly of the club.

"I feel I have some unfinished business here. I looked at my time at Rangers and I didn’t really play many games up here but it’s a league I felt I could do well in and it’s time for me to show what I can do up here.

Saints manager Jim Goodwin said: "It was a well-documented position that we need to fill and Jak was one of our top targets.

We’re absolutely over the moon to get him in and get working with him.

"Vaclav Hladky left here with everybody’s best wishes but I think we have brought in a very able replacement in Jak. He’s got great experience for someone relatively young and, for me, is going into the best years of his career."

Jak Alnwick is in that number, are you? St Mirren 2020/21 Season Tickets are on-sale now. Get yours today!

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Richard Tait on a two-year deal subject to clearance.

The 30 year-old defender will #BeInThatNumber after agreeing a deal to become Jim Goodwin’s first new signing of the 2020/21 season following the expiry of his contract at fellow Premiership club Motherwell.

Richard joins Saints with a wealth of experience having made over 450 career appearances and during his time at Motherwell, Richard helped the Steelmen to a third-place finish last season as well as appearances in the League Cup and Scottish Cup finals in 2017/18.

Speaking on the move Richard told stmirren.com: "I’m delighted to get sorted and to come to St Mirren is fantastic.

"I’m a hardworking player and I’ll give everything on the pitch. I can play left-back, right-back or centre-back but anywhere I’m asked to play I’ll do my best.

"The gaffer has been great. The first day I met him I really liked him. He makes you want to come here and makes you want to play for him. I’m just really looking forward to getting started."

Saints manager Jim Goodwin said: "I’m really happy to have got Richard’s deal over the line.

"He’s an experienced player first and foremost. He’s a leader and he was really highly thought of at Motherwell. He played a big part in their success in the last few years and I’m sure he’ll be a fantastic signing for us.

"He’s a model professional, leaves nothing in the tank on a match day and I’ve got no doubt that the St Mirren fans will take to him instantly."

Richard Tait is in that number, are you? St Mirren 2020/21 Season Tickets are on-sale now.

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to unveil its home and away jerseys for season 2020-21 which are available to pre-order now on our St Mirren E-Store.

Working with our partners Joma for a fourth season in a row, our home jersey returns to our traditional look featuring five black stripes which pay homage to our current club crest. The back of the home shirt will be plain black with gold detailing. We also return to a red away jersey following last season’s striking pink and black shirt.

It was in the 1950s that St Mirren began wearing a club crest on our strips with a badge that was a variation of the Paisley Burgh Coat of Arms. Many variations of the badge existed over the next 40 years but all prominently featured a castellation effect at the top.

However, in 1996, following a decision from the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh, who is responsible for Coats of Arms and Heraldic Crests, which said the Buddies could no longer use the castellation effect, St Mirren commissioned a new badge with five black stripes to mimic the mural crown of the burgh.

Home and away kits are available to pre-order with deliveries set to take place in July. Be one of the first to own yours by pre-ordering now on our St Mirren E-Store.

#BeInThatNumber gives 2020/21 season ticket holders a personalised unique number. We continue to issue these daily and have completed over 1300 so far. These numbers provide supporters the opportunity to be in with the chance to WIN unbelievable "money can’t buy" prizes! We look forward to you sharing them on social media with fellow fans.

Our first winner was Ryan Watson who will be the first person to proudly own one of our new home shirts. Gary Montgomery was our next winner and he will have Tony Fitzpatrick as his host for a match at St Mirren Park and last week we announced joint winners Emily & Grace Keane who will be helping out as our stadium announcers at a match.

Our next prize is something special, the lucky winner will have the West Stand named after them for one match in the 2020/21 season. This is a unique opportunity to go down in St Mirren history alongside Tony Fitzpatrick who has the Family Stand named after him. The only way to be in with an opportunity to win this fantastic prize is to be a season ticket holder.

The countdown is on and our new kits for season 2020/21 will be launched for pre-sales on Friday 12th June. Keep an eye out on our social platforms for a few possible clues to the design as we build up to Friday.

We will be providing this update on a fortnightly basis from now on as we start to ease out of lockdown.

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Street Stuff update

Check out Street Stuff's social media for activities from Monday 8th June to Sunday 14th June.

Street Stuff Social Media

Facebook page: StreetStuff
Twitter: @SMFCStreetStuff
Instagram: @smfcstreetstuff
YouTube: streetstuff1877
Tik Tok: @streetstuff_1877

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

General Enquiries – info@stmirren.com 

Ticket Office – tickets@stmirren.com 

Club Shop - shop@stmirrendirect.co.uk

Commercial Department - commercial@stmirren.com 

St Mirren Charitable Foundation

Thank you to all of the fans who have supported the sale of our fundraising 'Straight Outta Paisley' T-Shirt, the response since last Wednesday night’s launch on the Paisley Community Chat Show has been overwhelming and we are very grateful. The first batch will be posted out on Friday morning.

Thank you also to all of you who have already provided us with clips of drum playing in preparation for Friday night’s 'Drums N Roses' gig which is being streamed live here at St Mirren Park! So excited for this and look forward to seeing those stripes back on again!

Please remember if you wish your child to take part and play the drum just email foundation@stmirren.com. 

Instagram – smfc_charitablefoundation
Twitter - @SMFC_CF
Facebook – St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation
Contact - gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com 

And finally

A few weeks ago we stated that we had tried to manage the club through this pandemic in a manner we felt was in its best interests both morally and financially.

One of the items that comes under both of these headings and that has come up regularly at our board meetings has been the issue of partial refunds for season ticket holders.

We stated very early on in this crisis that we were looking at giving season ticket holders free access to Buddievision and free entry to a league cup game as compensation for the games they were not able to attend.

Our financial situation continues to evolve on a weekly basis and we still have many uncertainties around Covid testing and the regulatory requirements we will face to ensure we can all start watching and playing football again safely.

However, the agreement with Sky that allows us to ensure that all 20/21 season ticket holders will now get to watch all league games this season either on television or in person will change how we make Buddievision available next year and, with our continued doubts over when the league cup will be played, we have made the decision to go with the simple solution and offer partial refunds.

We have received reassurances from many of our supporters that they were happy for the club to use the money that would have been necessary to offer refunds to be used to help the club survive this crisis and we thank you all for your support. It has been an enormous help in steering us through these difficult times.

There are, however, some fans who, for different reasons, have asked for a refund. In the circumstances we feel it is only fair to accede to their request and to extend the refund offer to all season ticket holders.

To be clear if everyone asked for a refund it would significantly hurt the club and cost us around £140,000 so we sincerely hope that the majority of you will not ask for your refund and will see fit to allow us to use that money to protect the club, safeguard our academy and build a team for the coming season.

However, if you do require the refund then please email the club at tickets@stmirren.com and we will process this for you. In order for us to budget properly for next season we need to keep the window for claims as short as possible, so we need any requests by Friday 19th June please.

If you are one of the few fans who have already contacted the club requesting a refund can we ask that you do it again quoting your name and season ticket number and a phone number you can be contacted at.

You have all played a part over the last four years in bringing us to where we are now and with your continued support we will continue to march forward.

#BeInThatNumber.

Our new virtual 50/50 half-time draw returns this weekend for our Saturday’s classic match stream.

Supporters have the chance to support our St Mirren Youth Academy and win some cash!

Over £1000 has been given away in the first two weeks with supporter John Moore winning £577.50 in week one and Fraz Cunningham winning £458 in week two!

The draw will be made during the half-time break with the first prize winner receiving 50% of net sales with the other half going towards developing our stars of the future at the St Mirren Youth Academy. The second prize winner will receive an autographed ball.

The app will select the winners which will be announced on the club’s social media channels at 3:55pm on Saturday afternoon

Grab the winning feeling and enter with tickets costing just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase. To enter, simply click the link for the virtual draw.

Entries will close at 3:00pm on Saturday 13th June 2020. Good luck!

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Ryan Flynn will #BeInThatNumber for season 2020/21 after signing a contract extension with the Buddies subject to SFA approval.

The 31 year-old midfielder, who joined Saints in January 2018, has penned a one-year deal with a further year option.

Ryan featured 27 times for St Mirren last season and played a vital role in the Buddies maintaining their Ladbrokes Premiership status.

Speaking on his contract extension, Ryan told stmirren.com: "I’m delighted to get the deal sorted.

"It’s one that’s never been in doubt it’s just been a case of circumstances with everything going on but I’m glad it’s sorted and I can just get on with rehab now.

"I’m feeling good at the minute. The 5-12 weeks mark was tough but I’m making real strides forward and I’m back jogging now which was nice. It feels like there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

"I was enjoying my football last season before the injury and felt like the team was playing good football as well. There’s been a lot of change over the last few years but hopefully we’ll have a bit of stability and can hit the ground running at the start of the season rather than playing catch-up. We want to start where we left off and look to kick on.

"It’ll be our third year in the Premiership and we don’t want to be treading water. Hopefully we can look to what the likes of Livingston have done recently and do that ourselves."

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin said: "We’re delighted to have Ryan signed up for another year.

"He was brilliant for us last season up until his injury. He was excellent in midfield for us at the start of last season but injuries meant we had to move him to right-back and I felt he did even better there.

"He’s a top pro and a great person to have around the dressing room. I’ve enjoyed working with him and he’s a great example to the younger boys in the squad. Stability is a big thing in football and you need guys like him."

Ryan Flynn is in that number. Are you? 2020-21 Season Tickets are on-sale now at smfctickets.co.uk.

St Mirren season ticket holders will be able to watch all home games online at no extra cost if the season starts behind closed doors or in a socially distanced stadium, following an agreement with Sky and the SPFL.

Wednesday’s announcement means that clubs, for the first time, will be able to show home matches live via their own websites to supporters living in the UK and Ireland.

The agreement means that the only way to guarantee you see every minute of action at St Mirren Park next season is by purchasing a season ticket.

We will have full details of how this will work in the coming weeks.

St Mirren Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick said: "First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who has purchased a season ticket at this time – over 1500 have been sold so far. While I understand many fans are facing financial uncertainty at this time, I would encourage those who can afford it to Be In That Number and consider doing the same.

"We are still hopeful that we will be able to have supporters safely back at St Mirren Park before too long, but it is important for us meantime to have the option of making matches available to our season ticket holders to watch live while social distancing measures are in place."

Season tickets for 2020/21 are available now at smfctickets.co.uk. You can also call us on 0141-840-6120 between 9:30am-4:00pm, Monday to Friday.

Our new virtual 50/50 half-time draw returns this weekend for our Saturday’s classic match stream.

Supporters have the chance to support our St Mirren Youth Academy and win some cash!

Last weekend saw the launch of our virtual 50/50 draw with supporter John Moore winning a cool £577.50!

This weekend we will be showing the full replay of our IRN-BRU Cup semi-final win over Welsh side the New Saints in 2017 on our YouTube page.

The draw will be made during the half-time break with the first prize winner receiving 50% of net sales with the other half going towards developing our stars of the future at the St Mirren Youth Academy. The second prize winner will receive an autographed ball.

The app will select the winners which will be announced on the club’s social media channels at 3:55pm on Saturday afternoon

Grab the winning feeling and enter with tickets costing just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase. To enter, simply click the link for the virtual draw.

Entries will close at 3:00pm on Saturday 6th June 2020. Good luck!