St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Craig Samson will be inducted into the St Mirren Hall of Fame by club sponsors Skyview Capital at the end of season awards dinner.

Sammy, who had two spells with Saints and was a part of the League Cup & Championship winning teams, becomes the fourth and final member of the class of 2019.

Signed from Ayr United in 2010, Sammy made 104 appearances in his first spell at the club. During his three-year stint, the goalkeeper kept 29 clean sheets and played a huge part in the club’s League Cup triumph in March 2013. His impressive form during his time at Saints earned him a call up to the Scotland national squad.

Samson departed the club in the summer of 2013 to join Kilmarnock. After a spell with the Ayrshire side and Motherwell, he returned to Paisley to re-join Saints in the summer of 2017.

It was another successful stint for Sammy at Saints as he broke the record for consecutive clean sheets at home after accumulating eight clean sheets in a row between December 2017 and April 2018. That run coincided with the Buddies winning the Ladbrokes Championship and sealing a return to the Ladbrokes Premiership.

In November 2018, Sammy retired from playing to take up the position of goalkeeping coach at English League One side Sunderland AFC. It brought to an end a St Mirren career that saw him play 162 times for Saints keeping 48 clean sheets. 

Craig will join Willie Telfer, Cammy Murray and John Potter in the St Mirren Hall of Fame Class of 2019.

Taking place on Friday 24th May 2019, at the Normandy Hotel, Renfrew the awards dinner has once again been kindly sponsored by our friends Walker Laird Solicitors & Estate Agents.

Spend an evening in the company of the St Mirren first team, management and coaching staff at what is Renfrewshire’s premier social gathering.

Prepare to laugh the night away thanks to former Motherwell and, yes, Morton winger John Gahagan - undoubtedly the best after dinner speaker in Scotland.

Keeping everyone in line will be our MC for the evening, journalist, Foxbar boy and fellow Buddie, Bill Leckie.

The evening will consist of:

• Three Course Meal served with tea and coffee
• St.Mirren Player of the Year Awards 2018/19
• Young Player of the Year Awards 2018/19
• Official Web-Site Player of the Year Award 2018/19
• Black & White Magazine Player of the Year Award 2018/19
• Fans Council Player of the Year 2018/19
• Goal of the Season Award 2018/19
• Inductee’s into the clubs “Hall of Fame”
• Every guest will also receive a special souvenir event brochure and special corporate gift to commemorate the event.
• Raffle
• Grand Auction

Individual places are available at £75 + VAT per person, with a minimum of two places on a shared table basis. Tables are available in multiples of TEN at £750 + VAT or TWELVE at £900 + VAT.

To reserve packages or to enquire about event and awards sponsorship opportunities, please contact Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy on (0141) 840-1337 or email commercial@stmirren.com.

St Mirren FC are planning on making our Easter Camps eggstra special this year and aim to have a record attendance.

The camps will be run throughout the two weeks of Easter break on 1st to 5th & 8th to 12th April within the airdome at The Simple Digital Arena from 9am until 1pm.

Our highly skilled team of coaches will take children between the ages of 3-5 years and 6-12 years for football skills and drills from finishing & moving with the ball to passing & head control and circuits & tournaments.

There will be lots of fun activities too on our crazy clothes days, design a strip day and super hero days with games & prizes being presented by special guests.

AND on top of all this we will have a huge Easter Egg hunt with our very own Paisley Panda and Babakoochi Bear!

Our Kids Camp only costs £45 per week and places are filling up fast.

To book your place or for more information please email ross.paterson@stmirren.com or gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com or call our friendly community team on 0141 889 2558.

We are delighted to announce the launch of the St Mirren Football Club Business Club at The Simple Digital Arena.

The Business Club offers the chance for our sponsors and business partners the opportunity to network in unique surroundings.

Events will be 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 - the first of which has already been confirmed:

Wednesday 27th March 6pm
With guest speaker, Vincent Moore, Chairman of The Simple Group

5.30pm–6pm Tea, coffee and refreshments served
6.30pm–7pm Presentation by Vincent Moore, Chairman The Simple Group
7pm–8pm Whisky tasting & networking

St Mirren Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy said: "The St.Mirren Business Club is a unique and exciting opportunity to get like-minded local and national businesses together and gives our sponsors & business partners the opportunity to promote their businesses & services to each other.

"We are also delighted to announce that our partners, Chivas Brothers’ Ambassador Tristan Campbell will also conduct a whisky tasting on the night."

Anyone interested in attending the event or looking for more details should forward their full name and company details to commercial@stmirren.com or phone Commercial Manager Campbell Kennedy (direct) on 0141-840-1337.

Please note that football centres at Gryffe High School are off tomorrow night, due to an event taking place with in the venue.

Centres will resume next week (Friday 15th March). 

St Mirren in the Community apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

It has been confirmed that the Premiership fixture against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday 16th March will be pay-at-the gate.

The info for the matchday is as follows:

The St Mirren fans will be seated in the Main Stand at McDiarmid Park.

Gate Prices

Adult - £23
Over 65 - £13
17 to 18 - £12
13 to 16 - £9
Under 13 - Free*
Wheelchair User (adult) - £14**
Wheelchair User (concession) - £6**
Ambulant Disabled (adult) - £14**
Ambulant Disabled (concession) - £6**

* - Under 13s will gain access free of charge when accompanied by a paying adult (max 2 per adult). Turnstile 5 Only.

** - Wheelchair users and ambulant disabled must purchase tickets in advance from the St Mirren Ticket Office. Carers will gain access free of charge.

St Johnstone will be offering a £16 family deal but it will be via gates 18 and 19 in their SSE Ormond Family Stand and not via gate 5 in their Main Stand as it was for our match back on October 27th.  

The Ormond Stand will operate as a mixed, Family Stand on the day, with the following prices:

• One adult and max 2 x U13s - £16 (family deal)
• Additional adult within the family group - £16
• Additional child under 13 - £6
• Additional child aged 13-16 - £9
• Additional >65 - £13

There are a limited number of accessible parking bays which can be booked in advance of the game – £5 per car.

There are also a limited number of ADC receivers for blind/partially sighted supporters. These can be booked in advance through Beverley Mayer on 01738 459 090 and collected from the St Johnstone Ticket Office on the match day.

St Mirren Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130
St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com

On Saturday 16th March, St Mirren head to Perth for a Ladbrokes Premiership match-up with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to McDiarmid Park for the match is as follows:

North End Travel Club

The bus to Perth will leave the Sneddon at 12:45pm.

Bus tickets are available in the Brewer's Tap, £6 each.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus is leaving Abercorn Street at 11:15am for the game against St Johnstone.

Bus tickets will be available from the bar from Saturday 9th March.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for Perth will leave the Court Bar at 11:30am.

We will be visiting the Muirton Lounge at St Johnstone before the game which is a family facility and children are welcome.

Bus tickets are on sale now from behind the bar.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

If you would like to travel on the bus please contact Fraser Burns on Facebook or twitter.

The St Mirren FC Community Trust are on a mission to recruit 100 of the Black & White Army to march in the Kilt Walk on Sunday 28th April 2019 to raise essential funds to support their elderly, mental health & children’s community programs for the next year.

So far the Greenock Morton Community Trust has been the Trust with the largest participation of any year ahead of the Celtic, Rangers & Aberdeen.

But this year the Buddies are determined to pull out all the stops and have a sea of black, white & tartan fans marching to glory.

Out Kilt Walk team name is 'Saints Come Marching In' and if you want to join us you can use the link here and select 'St Mirren in The Community' in the charity section or email gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com for more details.

Should you wish to show your support by donating you can use our link or the above email address to get in touch or simply call Gayle on 0141 889 2558 EXT 6124.

Following the success of our family entertainment initiatives on match days at the Simple Digital Arena, we would like to give families the opportunity to travel to an away game on an official family supporters bus for our upcoming match in Perth against St Johnstone.

The game takes place on Saturday 16th March and the bus will leave the Simple Digital Arena at 12:45pm.

The cost is £9 per person with a packet of crisps and a drink included in the price.

Tickets can be purchased from the stadium reception or by emailing colin.bright@stmirren.com. 

John Potter will be inducted into the St Mirren Hall of Fame at the club's end of season dinner on Friday 24th May 2019, at the Normandy Hotel sponsored by Walker Laird Solicitors & Estate Agents.

John, who began his career at Celtic and had a spell at Dunfermline, joined St Mirren in 2005 from Clyde and helped the club win the Challenge Cup and promotion to the then Scottish Premier League in his first season at the Buddies.

At the beginning of the 2008/09 season, Potter was named club captain. That season the club finished 11th in the Premier League and reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup – knocking out Celtic in the quarter final.

The following season Saints finished 10th and made the League Cup final.

In the 2010-11 season, John’s final season at the club, Saints ended the season in 11th place and reached the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup.

In the summer of 2011 the defender left the club to return to Dunfermline having made 234 appearances for Saints scoring two goals.

He joins Willie Telfer and Cammy Murray in being inducted into the Hall of Fame at the end of the season with one more name to be announced.

John's award is available to sponsor for £1250 + VAT.

The sponsor will present John with his award on the evening and receive a table of 10 in a prime seating area, an advert in the awards dinner brochure and your logo on the menu.

To reserve packages or to enquire about event and awards sponsorship opportunities, please contact Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy on (0141) 840-1337 or email commercial@stmirren.com.

A gallery of pictures from the Westmarch Suite following our win against Livingston in the Ladbrokes Premiership on Saturday.

Thanks to our match sponsor The Malcolm Group and our match ball sponsor Peacock Motor Engineers for their support.

Gallery pictures by Allan Picken © - Allan Picken Photography