St Mirren's fixtures for the group stage of the Betfred Cup are as follows:

Kilmarnock v St Mirren (Fri, 13th July)
St Mirren v Spartans (Tue, 17th July)
Queens Park v St Mirren (Tue, 24th July)
St Mirren v Dumbarton (Sat, 28th July)

St Mirren's first game against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park will take place on Friday night and will be shown live on BT Sports.

The format, announced in advance of the 2016 Betfred Cup, sees all drawn group stage matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out with the winners earning an extra ‘bonus point’ in addition to the traditional point given for a draw.

The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16 where they are joined by holders Celtic and fellow European representatives Aberdeen, Rangers and Hibernian.

St Mirren would like to thank Acre Industrial Services for renewing their sponsorship with the club ahead of the 2018/19 Premiership season.

Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy, said: "Managing Director, Jim Price, has been a pleasure to be associated with, and I cannot believe it is over 23 years ago that we first met and he first took out a trackside board at Love Street.

"I look forward to welcoming Jim and his guests to the stadium for the season ahead."

St Mirren's home kit for the season 2017/18 is now selling at a reduced price.

Adult tops are now £30 down from £45, with kids shirts down to £20 from £32.

Adult shorts are now £10 down from £16.50, with kids shorts available for £8 down from £13.50.

Kit socks are also available at a reduced price of just £6.

Sizes are all subject to availability, so you better order fast.

You can purchase from both the Club Shop and online. 

St Mirren in the Community is delighted to announce its ever popular Summer Football Programme is returning again this year.

Bookings are now being taken for the action-packed Summer Football Camps, that will run throughout the Summer school holidays (from Monday 9^th July until Friday 10^th August) at the club’s exclusive airdome at The Paisley 2021 Stadium and Lochbarr Services, Lochwinnoch.

Players aged 3-12 years old will be put through their paces by experienced and qualified community and academy coaches. Daily themes will cover all skills and attributes of the modern-day footballer (dribbling, passing and control, heading, finishing and flicks and tricks), all within a safe and fun, learning environment.

Participants are required to bring with them suitable indoor clothing and footwear (no metal studs or blades), shin guards and goalkeeper gloves (if appropriate) in addition to a light healthy snack and plenty of water/non-fizzy drinks.

Places are limited, and bookings can be made by downloading and completing the application form and returning to Ross Paterson at The Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Please note that payment must be made in full at the time of booking to confirm places.

For further information about the Summer Football Programme and St Mirren in the Community, please contact Ross Paterson at ross.paterson@stmirren.com

To download the application form please click HERE

Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy would like to thank Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms who have renewed their advertising sign at St.Mirren for season 2018/19.

Directors, Craig & Lesley Douglas, marked the occasion by getting a picture taken with the Championship trophy.

The draw for group stage of the Betfred Cup took place this evening, and St Mirren’s South Section group is as follows:

Kilmarnock
St Mirren
Dumbarton
Queens Park
Spartans 

The group stage draw sees the 40 participating clubs scheduled to play four games across five match dates – 14 July, 18 July, 21 July, 25 July and 28 July - subject to broadcast selections.

The format, announced in advance of the 2016 Betfred Cup, sees all drawn group stage matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out with the winners earning an extra ‘bonus point’ in addition to the traditional point given for a draw.

The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16 where they are joined by holders Celtic and fellow European representatives Aberdeen, Rangers and Hibernian.

St Mirren are delighted to announce the signing of defender Paul McGinn.

Paul joins The Buddies from Partick Thistle - signing a contract that will see him in Paisley until the summer of 2020.

It's the full back’s second spell with Saints, after having already signed for the club once before back in 2012.

He was loaned out to Queens Park and Dumbarton during his tenure though and never managed to break into the first team at the time.

Paul will join up with his older brother, captain Stephen McGinn, as St Mirren look ahead to the Premiership season. The two have played together before, whilst at Dundee in 2015.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to so many people involved at St Mirren FC for the experiences of the past 20 months. 

To my players and staff who have worked tirelessly to support the work we do and who have been relentless in their pursuit of success and their desire to drive the club forwards. To the chairman Gordon Scott and directors Alan Wardrop, Chris Stewart and David Nicol for their willingness and indeed patience to help meet my demands for excellence at the club, and to Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick and my guru Gavin Whyte for their incredible backing and unwavering faith in me. 

To the fantastic support I cannot thank you enough for sticking with me, backing us in our hour of need and then joining us on the terrific journey of the past season and a half. I am immensely proud that I have helped to give you your club back and I have always said that your unwavering passion for your club was there long before me and will continue long after my time. 

It has not been an easy decision to leave a club and a job which I loved but I have been offered an exciting career opportunity of which the challenge of I look forward to meeting. 

The days at Easter Road last May, and the Saturday's 21st and 28th April at our stadium and in the town will be memories I will always treasure and I wish all Buddies every future success. 

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Jack Ross

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that it has reached an agreement with Sunderland AFC in relation to manager Jack Ross.

Gordon Scott, the board of directors and everyone at St Mirren would like to thank Jack for the role he has played at the club since taking over as manager in October 2016. 

Jack helped the club retain its place in the Ladbrokes Championship in his first year in charge when relegation to the third tier had seemed inevitable, before leading the club to the Championship title and promotion back to the Premiership. 

The club would also like to express its gratitude to Jack for ensuring that St Mirren FC were protected at all times and commend his commitment to the job throughout periods of speculation.

We wish Jack every success in his new challenge at Sunderland. 

We can also confirm that James Fowler will leave the club to join Jack at Sunderland. We would like to also thank James for his hard work and dedication in his time as assistant manager and wish him the best in the new challenge.

The St Mirren board has already began the formal process of recruiting a new manager and will keep supporters updated through official club channels.