St Mirren welcome Ayr United to the Paisley 2021 Stadium for the third time this season when the two face off tomorrow afternoon in the Ladbrokes Championship.  

It will be the first league meeting of the two in Paisley this season after matches in the Betfred and IRN-BRU Cups respectively. 

Saints came out on top on both occasions, with Jack Baird scoring in added time in the first meeting to give the Buddies a 1-0 win on a hot July night. John Sutton was then at the double when the two sides mets in the IRN-BRU Cup last month when his two late goals in as many minutes sealed a 2-1 win St Mirren after Andy O'Connell had given the visitors the lead.

The only league meeting between the two in the 2016/17 campaign so far came back in August when St Mirren travelled to Somerset Park to face Ian McCall's newly promoted side. Ayr took an early lead when Jamie Adams headed home with less than 15 minutes played. It was another late show from the Buddies - a common theme in these fixtures this season - when loanee Tom Walsh nodded in an equaliser with just a few minutes remaining to rescue a point for Saints. 

St Mirren come into this game buoyed on the back of two successive league win which have moved them to within four points of safety. The first league of the season was secured with a 3-2 win over Queen of the South at Palmerston last week before being added to by a 1-0 victory at home to Raith Rovers. Added to that, Saints have won four out of their last six matches in all competitions which includes the IRN-BRU Cup triumph over tomorrow's visitors in November.

Saints will be boosted by the return of Stephen Mallan who missed the win over Raith Rovers with a sickness bug, but will be without defender Ben Gordon who limped off in the early stages of that match and is expected to be out for up to two or three months.

A win for St Mirren will move the Buddies to within three points of Ayr United and, dependant on results elsewhere, could move them to within one point of ninth placed Dumbarton as Saints look to haul themselves off the foot of the table. For the Honest Men, they'll be eager to try to make up for the two losses in their previous trips to Paisley this season and maintain their points gap as they hope to make their stay in the Championship last longer than one season. With very little between the two sides this season we could be in for another close encounter at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Our match day programme, published in partnership with Curtis Sport, will be available from the Club Shop ahead of Saturday’s game.

This issue, for the Ladbrokes Championship match against Ayr United, is a 48 pager with a £3 cover price.

The latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – Jack Baird.
The Gaffer - St Mirren manager Jack Ross with his pre match message for the fans.
Matchday Gallery – A gallery of pictures from the post-match presentations in the corporate suite after the recent home game against Raith Rovers.
Buddies News Update – News of the latest happenings in and around the Paisley 2021 Stadium.
Last Time Out – A look back at the recent midweek trip to Dumfries to face Queen of the South.
Football, Bloody Hell – Alan Gallacher with his annual Festive Quiz looking back on 2016.
The Opposition – Brian Corry gives the lowdown on Saturday’s visitors – Ian McCall's Ayr United side.
Hall of Fame – David Cochran highlights the St Mirren career of Jim Clunie.
Player Interview – Stuart Gillespie interviews goalkeeper Scott Gallacher.
Action Shot (Centre Pages) – Defender Jack Baird.
St Mirren Supporters Trust – John White brings us up to date with the latest happenings at SMiSA.
Fans Corner – Ticket prices, travel clubs update, match info and dates for fans to keep in their diary.
Championship Round-Up – Kyle Gunn’s run down on weeks 15 and 16 of the Ladbrokes Championship season.
Saints in the Community – A catch-up with the latest happenings at St Mirren in the Community.
The Academy – A look at the under-20 side’s recent outings in the SPFL Development League.
Kit Sponsors 2016/17.
Marketing Matters – Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy brings us up to date with all the commercial activities within the Club.
St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2016/17 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures for this season.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Saturday’s match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2016/17 season click HERE.

If you live outside the UK & Ireland, St Mirren TV is your way to watch Paisley’s top football side live in action each and every home match day.

This service, which is delivered by media students from the University of the West of Scotland, will cover all of St Mirren’s home games.

As usual the St Mirren TV team will be presenting all the action from the Paisley 2021 Stadium when Ayr United are the visitors on Saturday afternoon.

If you want to tune in here is the info you will need:

St Mirren v Ayr United
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 17th December 2016
Kick-off: 3:00pm GMT

To access this match day service:

1 Day Pass – €6.99 EUR
Season Pass – €69.99 EUR

To view Terms & Conditions and get started with St Mirren TV please click HERE.

For technical support with St Mirren TV please e-mail tvsupport@stmirren.com

We are giving fans the opportunity to vote for the man of the match and also put two lucky fans in with the chance of winning a £10 voucher for the Club Shop.

Every home game we’ll throw open the voting on the 60 minute mark for 20 minutes where votes can be cast on Facebook and Twitter. All you have to do is use the hashtag #SMFCMOM followed by the name of the player you are voting for, eg ‘#SMFCMOM MALLAN’.

With 10 minutes of the game remaining all the votes will be counted then Stadium Announcer Phil Clark will confirm the winning player over the tannoy system.

From all the fans who nominate the winning player one will be picked at random from the Facebook account and another from the Twitter account and they will each be awarded a £10 voucher for the Club Shop. The winners will be notified through the account they posted from.

So get yourself ready on the hour mark of Saturday’s game against Ayr United and get voting with #SMFCMOM.

Paisley Panda is all set for Saturday’s match against Ayr United with his preparations all in place for the popular match day competitions ‘Bung a Baw’ and 'Spot Prizes'.

To take part in ‘Bung a Baw’ fans need to purchase a small foam ball which is numbered and they will then have a chance to throw their ball towards our club mascot Paisley Panda in front of the Family Stand. Each person will have 60 seconds to do this and the winner will be the person who has thrown the ball closest to the feet of the Panda with the winner being confirmed over the PA system.

The competition is sponsored by The Linwood Farm Restaurant who are supplying a family meal voucher as the prize for the contest winner.

Each ball will cost £1 to buy. The balls will be available from sellers inside the Family Stand in the 30 minutes leading up to kick-off and then again in the first 5 minutes of half time before the competition starts (subject to availability). Each ball is numbered and participants will also get a ticket with the corresponding number which they will use to claim the prize if they win.

Paisley Panda reports that ‘Bung a Baw’ continues to be very popular so he advises that you get in early tomorrow to purchase your ball to take part.

Paisley Panda has also teamed up with the St Mirren Club Shop so you will be able to buy hats and scarves for the game from the 'Bung a Baw' stands.

'Spot Prizes' puts all Season Ticket holders and anyone who buys a ticket for Saturday’s match against Ayr United, before the St Mirren Ticket Office closes on Friday (2:00pm), into a prize draw.

On the 30th and 60th minute of the match a seat will be selected at random which will be displayed on the scoreboard with the winners each receiving a family munchy box (4 slush puppies, 4 hot dogs, 4 ice creams and 6 packets of traditional sweets) from Tasty Treats of Bridge of Weir.

St Mirren in the Community are delighted to confirm that the SMiSA Panda Club will be open as usual for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Ayr United at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

The SMiSA Panda Club will open at 1:00pm on Saturday. Parents please note that you should pick up your kids after the final whistle from the community office at 5:00pm.

The cost is just £2 per child (aged 5-12) for those without a season ticket and completely FREE to our young season ticket holders (remember and bring your smartcard with you).

Panda Club details for Saturday’s game are as follows:

St Mirren v Ayr United
Saturday 17th December 2016
1:00pm – 5:00pm

To find out more about the Panda Club click here

St Mirren v Ayr United
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 17th December 2016
Kick-off: 3:00pm

The match day officials for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Ian McCall’s Ayr United side are as follows:

Referee: Andrew Dallas.
Assistant Referee: Douglas Ross.
Assistant Referee: Willie Ferguson.

If you are thinking about coming to the Paisley 2021 Stadium for the first time on Saturday please click HERE for all the info you will need to make sure your match day experience runs as smoothly as possible.

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 3:00pm.

Season Tickets ARE valid for this game.

Match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale (subject to availability) UNTIL KICK OFF.

On the match day St Mirren fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) at the St Mirren Ticket Office from 10:00am to kick-off time (3:00pm).

We also now have a Ticket Booth sited at the West Stand beside turnstiles T11-14 on a match day.  The Ticket Booth is only for the purchase of tickets (subject to availability) for the West Stand, and also the pick-up point for pre-ordered tickets for the West Stand.  The Ticket Booth will be open from 1:30pm to 3:00pm (kick-off).

The Ayr United fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) from the window at the away end of the ground (North Stand) from 1:30pm to kick-off time (3:00pm).

Tickets can also be purchased from the Online Ticket Shop.

The St Mirren Ticket Office (Main Stand) opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Fri, 16th Dec: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sat, 17th Dec 10:00am to 3:00pm

Please note that the Ticket Office will also be open after the match for 30 minutes to sell tickets for the game away to Dundee United (24th December)

The Ticket Booth (West Stand) opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Sat, 17th Dec – 1:30pm to 3:00pm (kick-off)

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

Please note that the Club Shop is also open the same hours as the Ticket Office.

Ticket Information

Visitor Information

The St Mirren Under-20 side are back in action next Tuesday afternoon when they head north to The Highlands to face their counterparts from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

The SPFL Development League encounter between the young Buddies and Caley Thistle on Tuesday 20th December will take place at Grant Street Park (home of Highland League side Clachnacuddin) in Inverness and it will kick-off at 2:00pm.

For more news on the SPFL Development League please click HERE.

On Christmas Eve St Mirren head to Dundee for a Ladbrokes Championship match-up with Dundee United at Tannadice Park.

The latest info on Travel Clubs heading to The City of Discovery for the match is as follows:

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

We will be leaving at 10:00am on Christmas Eve for Dundee.

Bus seat tickets will be available from The Bankhouse from Saturday 17th December.

We would like to thank all of our members and regular non-members for their continued support and wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

Our bus will leave Abercorn Street at 10:00am for the game at Tannadice.

Bus tickets will be on sale from 17th December.

Chivas Travel Club

We are sharing a bus for this game with the North End Club bus.

The bus will leave at 10:15am.

Non members tickets are now on sale from The Court Bar.

North End Travel Club

Because of the early kick-off and the time of year we are sharing a bus with the Chivas Club.

The bus will leave the Sneddon at 10:15am.

Would any members not going please let us know by Saturday 17th December so that we can sell your seat.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone.

St Mirren in the Community are delighted to confirm that the SMiSA Panda Club will be open as usual for the Ladbrokes Championship fixtures against Ayr United on Saturday 17th December and Morton on Saturday 31st December at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

The SMiSA Panda Club is open to St Mirren fans, both male and female, aged 5-12 years old and membership is FREE!!

A day at the SMiSA Panda Club is as follows:

* Lots of footballing fun and games ahead of the match within the new Carbrini@JD Airdome.

* 1 match day ticket. Children will be accompanied and supervised by Community Coaches to the match.

* SMiSA Panda Club members will be seated in the exclusive ‘Panda Area’ in the West College Scotland Family (South) Stand.

* The cost per child is £2 without a season ticket and FREE for those with a season ticket (displayed upon arrival)

* Football sessions will take place on the astroturf pitches inside the Carbrini@JD Airdome, located at the North Stand End of the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Adults wishing to attend the game can purchase tickets from the St Mirren Ticket Office

Parents are to collect their child at the Community Office, located at the North Stand end of the stadium, at the end of the match.

For further information about the SMiSA Panda Club or to book your place at the next SMiSA Panda Club match day please contact Fiona Dainty by e-mail at fiona.dainty@stmirren.com.

Panda Club details for the upcoming games against Ayr United and Morton are as follows:

St Mirren v Ayr United
Saturday 17th December 2016
1:00pm – 5:00pm

St Mirren v Morton
Saturday 31st December 2016
1:00pm – 5:00pm

To find out more about the Panda Club click here