St Mirren ended the year on a high with a brilliant victory away to Aberdeen in the cinch Premiership. Mark O'Hara, Jonah Ayunga and Greg Kiltie all scored as Saints defeated the Dons 3-0 at Pittodrie to secure our biggest league win on the road this season. 

Lewis Jamieson and Mikael Mandron came in from the start in place of Toyosi Olusanya and Ayunga as the manager made two changes from Wednesday night's 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock.  

The two changes looked lively in the opening exchanges and almost linked up to give us a lead inside the opening 10 minutes. A deep cross from Scott Tanser found Jamieson who nodded down for Mandron, but the big forward couldn't get enough on it to divert beyond Aberdeen goalkeeper Kelle Roos who gathered comfortably. 

But the Buddies would take the lead just three minutes later when O'Hara fired us ahead from the edge of the area. It was a terrific strike from the skipper after Mandron's initial 

The captain had a chance to double his and St Mirren's tally when Saints were awarded a penalty on 19 minutes following a VAR check. Jamieson's shot was blocked by the hand of Richard Jensen and referee Grant Irvine was sent to the pitchside monitor to check. The spot-kick was awarded, but O'Hara dragged wide of the target. 

The home side looked to find their way back into it before the interval and in-form striker Bojan Miovski wasn't too far away with a volley that went wide of the left-hand post near the half hour mark. Zach Hemming was then called into action when he got down well to push away a powerful Clarkson strike at his near post on 32 minutes. 

Saints started the second-half brightly and came close when Kiltie's low cross almost found Jamieson, but the youngster just couldn't connect and Aberdeen would eventually deal with the danger. The 21-year-old had another good opportunity to double Saints advantage when he was sent clear on a fast counter. Jamieson skipped by the challenge of Richard Jensen but his low shot was tame and allowed Roos to gather with relative ease. 

A one-goal lead is always precarious and Hemming had to make a terrific save on 54 minutes when he got both hands behind a James McGarry strike to turn it wide as the Dons looked to pull themselves level.

Saints were dealt a blow just before the hour mark when goalscorer O'Hara pulled up with an injury. The skipper was checked out by St Mirren physio Gerry Docherty but had to come off with Caolan Boyd-Munce his replacement. Stephen Robinson made two further changes five minutes later when he introduced Olusanya and Ayunga in place of Jamieson and Mandron. 

Aberdeen tried to find a leveller and came close with less than 20 minutes remaining when substitute Dante Polvara headed just wide of the target. But it was Saints who would go on to seal the win when Ayunga was on hand at the back post to meet a brilliant Tanser cross and slam into the net to double our lead.

The cherry on top of the cake was added when the Buddies were awarded a stoppage time penalty after a VAR intervention following a foul on Olusanya. Kiltie fired high into the net to make it 3-0 and send the delighted travelling support back to Paisley with all three points. 

Greg Kiltie scores our final goal of 2023 to secure our win in Aberdeen

Full-Time: Aberdeen 0-3 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Bolton, Gogic, Taylor, Fraser, Baccus, O'Hara (c) (Boyd-Munce 59), Tanser, Kiltie, Mandron (Ayunga 64), Jamieson (Olusanya 64)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Dunne, Small, Flynn, Greive, Nahmani

Aberdeen: Roos, Gartenmann, Rubezic, Jensen (Morris 60), Devlin (Milne 61), McGrath, Clarkson, Shinnie (Polvara 60), McGarry (Hayes 81), Miovski, Duk (Sokler 72)
Subs Not Used: Doohan, Barron, Duncan, MacDonald

Referee: Grant Irvine
Assistant Referee: John McCrossan
Assistant Referee: Gordon McCabe
Fourth Official: Dan McFarlane
VAR: Greg Aitken

Attendance: 17,029

As we approach the end of 2023, I wanted to provide an update ahead of the winter break and to have a look back at what we have achieved together during the past 12 months. 

Before doing so, I want to thank all our fans, sponsors, volunteers and staff for their tremendous work and support throughout the year. We appreciate all the support that the club receives from everyone, SMiSA, Kibble, Kibble Skills Academy and every individual that contributes to our club. 

It’s been fabulous to see the increased attendances at The SMiSA Stadium and the healthy growth in income generated from gate receipts and commercial activities. With gates regularly exceeding 7,000, the work done by the Marching On group and our pre-match entertainment organised and delivered by Paisley Panda & our SLOs, I’m sure you’ll agree that there’s now a much better atmosphere at home games.  

On the park, the team secured a top six slot in the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2022/23 season for the first time ever in the current format. Since then we’ve occupied the top half of the league for most of this season after a very encouraging start to the current campaign. Whilst results recently have been less positive, it’s important to note that we remain in fifth place and have amassed almost the same number of points as last year (26 after 20 matches compared to 27 after 20 matches last season). We all feel disappointed when results don’t go our way but if we back the team positively, I have no doubt that will translate into better results on the park. We have built a strong squad as evidenced by the increasing number of players being called up for international duty. 

During the year we have moved forward with our work on the alignment across all of our football activities with the pathway from our Academy to our first-team being mapped out clearly. We have also been working to support the development of our Women’s team and the Girl’s academy. A special mention and congratulations to our Girl’s Under-14 team that recently won their league cup! 

Off the field you will have noticed the new LED scoreboard and advertising boards. This will be followed early in the new year with LED advertising boards on the exterior of the Main Stand and these will result in welcome additional revenues for the club in future. Three new Executive Boxes have been built in the Main Stand and will be brought into use in early January and we are grateful to SMiSA for supporting investment in this area. Again, these will bring in extra income for the club as we build a more robust financial model for the future.

These projects, along with the community activities in primary schools and the partnership with local charity, Home-Start, are clear examples of how we are progressing on our mission of being the best community centred development football club in Scotland. Related to that community ethos I also want to highlight the fantastic work that’s been done by our Charitable Foundation and Street Stuff. They’ve delivered so many fantastic programmes for the benefit of people across Paisley and beyond throughout 2023.

We are still working on securing funding to replace The Dome. As soon as any decisions have been made I will update further. Early in January, work will begin to clear the site behind the North Stand. 

So, whilst there is still much to do, I hope you’ll agree that the Club has made good progress on a number of fronts in 2023. With your continued support there is no reason why we can’t continue that progress in 2024.

Meantime, I wish you and your families a happy and peaceful New Year when it comes.

St Mirren head to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen in our final match of 2023. 

Aberdeen vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Date: Saturday 30th December 2023
Kick-off: 3pm

This is a ticket only game. Please do not travel to the game unless you are in possession of a valid ticket as there are no tickets or cash gates for away fans on sale at the stadium. The away ticket pod will be open for all types of ticket collection only.

You can follow the action on our Twitter page @saintmirrenfc. 

UK subscribers to St Mirren TV can listen to live audio commentary as part of their subscription. St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch live on tv.stmirren.com 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.

Please note there is no PPV for Saturday's match. 

There will be bagpipers piping for New Year celebrations and will pipe the players on to the pitch at kick off.

• Turnstiles will open at 2.00pm.
• Kiosks will be card and cash.
• Please sit in your allocated seats.
• Flags should be within regulations and must have a fire certificate.
• No offensive or political flags will be allowed. Please display all flags/banners to the CCTV cameras before entering the stadium. Please be guided by the stewards on placement of any flags/banners which should be placed at the rear of the stand.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed on entering or within the stadium. Refusal of entry/ejection will occur if face coverings are seen.
• No Pyro or Megaphones.
• No bags bigger than A4 allowed.
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• One drum will be allowed inside stadium and will be required to be searched prior to entry. Drumsticks must be present with the drum at all times.
• Searching will be in place. If searching is refused you will be refused entry to the stadium in accordance with ground regulations.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• No smoking or vaping anywhere inside the stadium and no pass out is allowed.
• Buses to only drop off in the away car park and not in the vicinity of the stadium.
• Please be mindful when parking on the streets and not to block any driveways.

St Mirren head to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen in our final match of 2023. 

Stephen Robinson's men sit in fifth place in the cinch Premiership with 26 points from our opening 20 matches. The Buddies sit seven points ahead of Saturday's opponents Aberdeen, though Barry Robson's side have four games in hand over Saints. 

Aberdeen have seen their last two matches postponed having been due to face Dundee at Dens Park on Saturday and Motherwell at Pittodrie on Wednesday night. The Dons' last cinch Premiership match saw them come from behind to defeat bottom side Livingston 2-1 at Pittodrie a little over a week ago. 

Match Details

Aberdeen v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 30th December 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium

Ticket Info

Tickets for this match are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and must be collected from the Ticket Office by 2pm on Friday. Full ticket info is available HERE.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary. 

Previous 

St Mirren were held to a 2-2 draw when we faced Aberdeen at The SMiSA Stadium in August. Second-half goals from Greg Kiltie and Alex Greive had us ahead after Jonny Hayes had put the visitors in front in the first-half. But Bojan Miovski scored a controversial penalty in the 10th minute of added on time to rescue a point for the Dons. 

Saints visited Pittodrie three times last season winning one and losing two. A Curtis Main double followed by a Declan Gallagher goal saw Saints win 3-1 at Pittodrie at the beginning of February. Aberdeen were victorious in the other two meetings at Pittodrie - winning 3-0 and 4-1. 

Greg Kiltie scored from the penalty spot when we last faced Aberdeen (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

Grant Irvine is the referee on Saturday. He'll be assisted by John McCrossan and Gordon McCabe. Dan McFarlane is fourth official. 

Greg Aitken is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and he'll be assisted by Gordon Crawford.  

St Mirren travel to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen in our final match of 2023. 

Tickets are on sale at The St Mirren Ticket Office. All tickets purchased that were purchased online selecting ticket office pick-up must be collected from St Mirren Ticket Office by 2pm Friday 29th December 2023.

Aberdeen v St Mirren 
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 30th December 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium

Aberdeen Ticket Info

Adults - £26
Over 65 - £20
Over 75 - £16
Youth* - £16
Under 18 - £12
Under 12 - £6

*18-21

Please contact the St Mirren Ticket Office for wheelchair disabled or ambulant disabled tickets. 

Ambulant tickets are charged at the age-appropriate rate and can be issued with a free PA ticket should the supporter require it. 

St Mirren were defeated at The SMiSA Stadium in league action for just a second time this season as the Buddies lost 1-0 to Kilmarnock.

Marley Watkins' first-half strike was enough to secure the points for the Ayrshire side and see them move four points clear of the Buddies in the cinch Premiership and consign Saints to just a second loss in 10 home league matches this season.

There were two changes to the side that lost 2-0 to Hearts at Tynecastle on Saturday. James Bolton came in from the start as did Toyosi Olusanya in place of Thierry Small and the injured Alex Greive. 

Saints started brightly and thought they had taken a 14th minute lead when Jonah Ayunga stuck the ball in the net. The forward reacted quickest to Will Dennis' save from Olusanya's strike, but the offside flag was raised. A VAR check confirmed that Olusanya was narrowly offside in the build up to the goal. 

Jonah Ayunga's early goal was disallowed for an offside in the build-up (Image: Allan Picken)

But it was the away side that took the lead when Marley Watkins fired them ahead on 25 minutes. The Killie forward peeled away from the Saints defence and slammed high into the net after being slipped in by Matthew Kennedy.

The visitors were in the ascendancy and came close to adding a second when Brad Lyons' good delivery had to be headed clear by Marcus Fraser with Kyle Vassell lurking at the far post. Kilmarnock were then awarded a free-kick in a decent area just outside the Saints box after loose possession saw the Buddies lose the ball and Richard Taylor booked for hauling down Daniel Armstrong. The Killie winger took the free-kick but it deflected wide. VAR checked for a possible penalty for handball, but the check ruled no handball and no penalty. 

Saints looked to try and find their way back into the match but all the Buddies could muster before the interval was a Scott Tanser volley from 25 yard that was pushed away by Dennis.

After a fairly uneventful start to the second-half, Saints boss Stephen Robinson made two changes on 64 minutes when he introduced Conor McMenamin and Mikael Mandron for Marcus Fraser and Olusanya. McMenamin almost made an instant impact when he flashed a dangerous ball across the face of goal but there were no takers in black and white to force home. 

Stav Nahmani then came on with 15 minutes remaining to replace Ayunga and he too wasn't far away from making a quick impact when he found himself in good space inside the box. He twisted to try and get the shot away but his attempt was well blocked by Corrie Ndaba. Moments later Bolton came agonisingly close to the equaliser when he rose the highest to meet a cross but his header was brilliant saved by Dennis who got a fingertip to it to touch over. 

The visitors almost doubled their lead with 10 minutes to go when Brad Lyons' header had to be cleared off the line before Hemming got two powerful hands behind a powerful drive from the edge of the area.

Saints continued to put pressure on in search of a leveller and it looked like it may come six minutes from time when a ball to the back post from McMenamin found Tanser but he somehow couldn't force the ball over the line as the Buddies were beaten. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Kilmarnock

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser (McMenamin 64), Gogic, Taylor, Bolton, Baccus, O'Hara (c), Kiltie, Ayunga (Nahmani 75), Olusanya (Mandron 64)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Dunne, Small, Flynn, Boyd-Munce, Jamieson

Kilmarnock: Dennis, Mayo, Findlay, Deas, Ndaba, Armstrong (Wright 87), Kennedy (McKenzie 72), Watson, Lyons, Watkins (Dallas 75), Vassell (c)
Subs Not Used: O'Hara, Sanders, Davies, Polworth, Warnock, Mackay-Steven

Referee: Euan Anderson
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: David Dunne
Fourth Official: Ross Hardie
VAR: Steven Kirkland

Attendance: 7,534

It's our final home match of 2023 as we host Kilmarnock at The SMiSA Stadium.

St Mirren vs Kilmarnock
cinch Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Wednesday 27th December 2023
Kick-off: 7:45pm

We understand there are a lot of questions regarding tonight’s fixture. As it stands (at 1:30pm) the pitch is playable, but we will continue to monitor the situation with the weather and liaise with the relevant authorities. If anything changes, we will update as soon as we can.

The match day officials for Wednesday's match against Kilmarnock are as follows:

Referee: Euan Anderson
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: David Dunne
Fourth Official: Ross Hardie
VAR: Steven Kirkland
Assistant VAR: David McGeachie

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 7:45pm and season tickets (including half-season tickets) are valid for the match. Full instructions on how to download and use the Future Ticketing digital app can be found HERE.  

Turnstiles will open to supporters from 6:45pm. Supporters are advised to arrive early to avoid delays in getting into the stadium. 

The St Mirren Ticket Office is open between 2pm until just after kick-off.

The match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale (subject to availability) UNTIL KICK-OFF. Tickets are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. The fastest and easiest way to buy tickets for the home end is online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. Tickets will also be available in the West Stand Ticket booth which will be open from 6:45pm.

Kilmarnock have sold out their allocation of tickets.

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

Live Streaming

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can still watch the match live as part of their subscription, while UK subscribers can listen to live audio coverage.

50/50 

50/50 half-time tickets are on sale ahead of tonight's match.

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

The draw will be made during the half-time interval on Wednesday with the first prize winner receiving 50% of net proceeds. The second prize winner will receive a signed home shirt. Entries close at 7:45pm on Wednesday 27th December.   

Ticket Information

Car Parking

The club would like to remind supporters of parking restrictions in and around The SMiSA Stadium on matchdays. Please click here for the full update.

Please note that seasonal car park passes have now sold out but a limited amount of matchday parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for £5. 

Red Zone - South

For hospitality and home disabled supporters (subject to availability). 

To enter/exit Greenhill Road. Hospitality ticket to be shown for entry. 

Black Zone - Southwest 

For Family Stand and Main Stand Patrons. 

To enter/exit via Drums Avenue.  

White Zone - West 

For West Stand Patrons and Pay on the Day. Home disabled supporters in bays behind West Stand. Away disabled supporters in bays behind the dome. 

To enter/exit via Ferguslie Park Avenue.

Visitor Information

Your overwhelming Home-Start support, donating gifts at our match at the beginning of December against Ross County, has helped local families massively as thanks to you, 180 children and 50 parents received Christmas gifts.

We called for fans to contribute and join the efforts of Home-Start in ensuring families with young children have an extra helping hand. You exceeded all expectations with generous donations of toys, selection boxes and toiletries. Often focus is solely on children but with your additional support, parents and carers were gifted too.

It is challenging raising a young family all year-round and Christmas brings added demands to parents. The strategic partnership between the club and Home-Start has the potential to further increase the impact of any essential fundraising activities. St Mirren understand Home-Start’s purpose as it matches our community-driven vision.

Through working alongside Home-Start, the club have committed to providing family tickets for all generations to enjoy a day out together, making memories. The initiative is in addition Help a Buddie ticket donations. The profile of Home-Start is also raised as regular updates are shared. St Mirren’s Chief Operating Officer, Keith Lasley is an ambassador for the local charity to ensure we fully collaborate with the dedicated team members who help families across Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

Thank you for exemplifying the power of Scottish football fans.

Keith Lasley, St Mirren Chief Operating Officer, shared the dedication the club has to put the community first in decision-making: “The generosity of our fans is special and is exactly what our club stands for. St Mirren’s mission is to be the best community centred football club and through the strategic partnership with Home-Start we can widen our reach and offer extra support to even more families.

“Each week our family stand is filled with parents or carers, grandparents, children and siblings, all making memories. We understand all families can need support and alongside Home-Start, our own initiatives like Help a Buddie and St Mirren charitable foundation activities, we’ll help make sure those across Renfrewshire who ask for a helping hand have options to receive support.”

Lisa Carberry, Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Interim Director, expressed her gratitude to the club: “It is fantastic to have St Mirren fans join our efforts in supporting local families with young children. It is not easy to raise a family and we want parents, carers and grandparents to know we are here to be a listening ear and helping hand. We are overwhelmed by the support shown to us from the Paisley club’s sports fans.”

It's our final home match of 2023 as we face Kilmarnock at The SMiSA Stadium on Wednesday night. 

Saints' home form has been strong this season with five wins, three draws and just one defeat from our nine home league matches this season. That was supplemented by three home wins from three in the Viaplay Cup. 

Despite our strong home form, Kilmarnock leapfrogged the Buddies in the cinch Premiership on Saturday after their 2-1 win at Rugby Park against St Johnstone. That result - coupled with a 2-0 St Mirren defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle - saw Derek McInnes' men move into fourth place in the league. With just a point separating the two sides, a St Mirren win on Wednesday night would see the Buddies move back ahead of Kilmarnock. 

Match Details

St Mirren v Kilmarnock
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Wednesday 27th December 2023
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Season tickets are valid for Saturday's match. Non-season ticket holders can buy home end tickets at stmirren.com/matchtickets or at the St Mirren Ticket Office, subject to availability. Kilmarnock supporters can only buy their tickets directly from Kilmarnock. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary. 

50/50 online half-time draw tickets are available now. Enter HERE now from just £1 for your chance to win half the takings or a signed shirt. 

Previous 

The only meeting of the two this season ended in a 1-1 stalemate in September as Kyle Magennis' own-goal gave Saints a share of the spoils at Rugby Park after Brad Lyons had put the hosts ahead. 

Kilmarnock defeated Saints on their last visit to The SMiSA Stadium in April with goals from Liam Donnelly and Christian Doidge giving the Ayrshire side a 2-0 victory. 

Our last league win over Kilmarnock came in February 2021 with Saints winning 2-0 at The SMiSA Stadium thanks to goals from Kyle McAllister and Jon Obika.

Keanu Baccus and Conor McMenamin celebrate after own-goal gives us a point at Rugby Park (Image: David Henderson)

The officials

Euan Anderson takes charge of Wednesday night's match. He is assisted by Daniel McFarlane and David Dunne. Ross Hardie is fourth official. 

Steven Kirkland is on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) duty and he'll be assisted by David McGeachie.  

I thought we got what we deserved today. We lacked the quality to penetrate."

Manager Stephen Robinson admitted his side didn't deserve to take anything from the match after a 2-0 loss to Hearts at Tynecastle.