St Mirren Football Club has been recognised for its unique partnership with young person charity, Kibble, as it takes on iconic football clubs from across the world at this year’s Football Business Awards.

The club, which qualified for European football last week for the first time in 37 years, has been grouped in the same category as Premier League teams Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham, French title winners Paris Saint-Germain and Spain’s football top flight La Liga, as it celebrates the work that has been achieved in collaboration with Kibble.

National charity Kibble purchased part of St Mirren FC in 2020, alongside St Mirren Independent Supporters Association (SMISA), in a deal that is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK. The agreement created the only fan-owned premiership club which is also run in partnership with one of the country’s biggest charities.

As part of the deal, Kibble provides St Mirren with a substantial amount of support and commercial expertise to help the Football Club grow as a business and together, they create more opportunities for young people.

At the awards, hosted in London on 24 May, St Mirren has also been named as a finalist for its sustainability initiatives and will go head-to-head with current Premier League champions Manchester City, and fellow English club sides Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham, Norwich City, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

As part of its sustainable focus, St Mirren is driving a number of initiatives across the club to ensure that the organisation is a good neighbour that gives back to the community, as well as a legacy for generations to come. It has set out to ambitions to be the first carbon neutral football club in Scotland, while its multi-award-winning programme Street Stuff provides a range of weekly activities which are free to young people throughout Renfrewshire.

Keith Lasley, chief operating officer at St Mirren FC, said: "It's a really proud moment to be nominated alongside so many well-known and successful clubs across Europe, underlining the innovative partnership model that has shown great success in recent years. Good luck to all our fellow nominees.

"Our overall objective is to be the best community-centred development football club in Scotland and we are extremely proud of the progress made to date.

"Alongside Kibble, we have strengthened youth employment opportunities and our set strategy, vision and mission confirms our dedication to sustainable business growth and securing the club’s future."

Jim Gillespie, CEO of Kibble, said: 'We’re delighted to be recognised in such iconic company and it is a tremendous achievement that underlines the significance of the partnership.

"The innovative collaboration between the two organisations provides more opportunities for vulnerable young people who are given the chance to gain valuable experience within a large, functioning operation to ensure training and future employment opportunities.

"For our young people, having access to a premiership football team has invigorated them to get excited about the world of work. And, for us, there is no better testament to the partnership’s tremendous success."

Shortlist for St Mirren’s award categories at the Football Business Awards

Partnership of the Year

GRIDSERVE x Fulham FC: Driving Decarbonisation and Fan Engagement around Sustainability

LALIGA: THE IMPOSSIBLE MATCHWEEK by vivo and LALIGA

Manchester United Foundation and DXC Technology

PSG x Qatar Airways

St Mirren FC X Kibble

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: F1® DRIVE – London

Wasserman & LALIGA: The Two Biggest Names In World Football Join Forces

Xero - Women’s Football Partnerships

Sustainability Award

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Fulham FC

Norwich City FC

Manchester City FC and Puma Re:Fibre

St Mirren FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Following the conclusion of the 2023/24 season, the club can now provide supporters with a squad update. 

The core of the squad remains under contract with a new signing already added in defender Shaun Rooney who has agreed a deal until summer 2026, while forward James Scott’s initial loan converts into a permanent two-year deal. 

Ryan Flynn has been offered a player/coach role while offers have also been made to Luke Kenny and Gallagher Lennon. 

Sadly, the club says goodbye to Keanu Baccus, Charles Dunne, Alex Greive and Ryan Strain as all leave the club following the expiry of their contracts. 

Keanu Baccus joined from Western Sydney Wanderers in July 2022 and made St Mirren history just a few months later when he became the first ever Saint to play at a World Cup after being called up by Australia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar where he faced off against Lionel Messi and eventual winners Argentina. The midfielder made 72 appearances at the Buddies with four goals and has made the move down south to Mansfield Town in English League One. 

Keanu's fellow countryman, Ryan Strain joined in June 2022 following a spell in Israel at Maccabi Haifa. The 27-year-old had a family link to St Mirren with his grandfather, Gerry Baker, having played a huge role in our 1959 Scottish Cup winning side. Ryan made 64 appearances in his time in Paisley, scoring five goals. 

Charles Dunne signed for Saints in June 2021 and was a huge personality on and off the park. The 31-year-old looked set to depart last summer but agreed a one-year extension to spend another season with the club. In his time at the Buddies, Charles made 91 appearances and scored one goal.

New Zealand striker Alex Greive made 76 appearances and scored 9 goals after joining from Birkenhead United in January 2022. Greive spent the last few months on loan at Dundee United, helping the Tayside outfit to promotion from the Scottish Championship.

All four have made telling contributions and we would like to place on record our sincere thanks to all for their respective efforts during their time at St Mirren. Everyone at the club wishes them the best of luck in their future careers. 

Jaden Brown, Zach Hemming and Hyeokkyu Kwon all return to their respective parent clubs. Jaden joined on loan in January from English League One side Lincoln City and made eight appearances at Saints.

Goalkeeper Zach established himself as number one after signing on a season-long loan from Middlesborough and played every match last season, keeping 15 clean sheets.

Korean Hyeokkyu made nine appearances on loan from Celtic before a hamstring injury ended his season early. The club thanks Jaden, Zach and Hyeokkyu for their efforts at St Mirren and wish them the best at their parent clubs. 

The club is continuing the hard work to add to the core of players already under contract for next season. 

Under Contract 2024/25

James Bolton, Shaun Rooney, Scott Tanser, Richard Taylor, Mark O’Hara, Jonah Ayunga, Mikael Mandron, Conor McMenamin, Greg Kiltie, Alex Gogic, James Scott, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Toyosi Olusanya, Marcus Fraser, Lewis Jamieson, Kieran Offord, Peter Urminsky, Fraser Taylor, Ethan Sutherland, Elvis Bwomono.

Offers Made

Ryan Flynn, Luke Kenny and Gallagher Lennon.

Leaving the club

Keanu Baccus, Charles Dunne, Alex Greive and Ryan Strain. 

Returning to parent club

Jaden Brown, Zach Hemming and Hyeokkyu Kwon.

We're bursting with pride and excitement.

"To get Europe this year is a massive achievement and we're looking forward to representing the club on a European stage."

Captain Mark O'Hara gave his reflections on the season at our St Mirren Player of the Year Awards Dinner. 

Our loyalty period is now open for season ticket holders to buy their new season tickets for 2024/25.

Being a St Mirren supporter is a love that will last forever. It's For The Highs, For The Lows, For The Connections, For The Kebab Pies, For The Community, For The Family, For The Past Glories, For The Future, For The Badge, For The Town, For The Passion, For The Last-Minute Drama, For The Pile-Ons! 

We're heading for an exciting 2024/25 off the back of our most successful top-flight campaign in almost 40 years. Look out your passports as the Saints are heading for Europe!

With your support we followed up last season's top six finish with a second in a row and qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League - our first European spot since 1987. 

Whether you are renewing, buying your first ever season ticket or bringing your whole family together with our family savings, we cannot wait for the new season and we want you there with us. 

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It was a night of celebration on Sunday as we hosted our annual St Mirren Player of the Year Awards Dinner sponsored by Walker Laird. 

More than 400 people packed out the Normandy Hotel in Renfrew as we brought down the curtain on a season to remember for Saints.  

Alex Gogic was named the St Mirren Men's Player of the Year, while Ceara Macintyre was named St Mirren Women's Player of the Year - the first time that particular award has been presented at the club's Player of the Year Awards Dinner. 

Alex Gogic picked up St Mirren Men's Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year and SMiSA Player of the Year (Image: Allan Picken)

Ceara Macintyre is presented with the St Mirren Women's Player of the Year from Women's Team manager Kate Cooper (Image: Allan Picken)

Richard Taylor picked up the Young Player of the Year award, while Scott Tanser was named Social Media Player of the Year and Caolan Boyd-Munce won Goal of the Season for his winner against Motherwell in the Viaplay Cup in August. 

Long-term staff member, Head Groundsman, Tommy Docherty was also recognised for his brilliant work behind the scenes in a new award for 2023/24 - the Team Behind the Team Player of the Year.

2023/24 Player of the Year awards winners

St Mirren Men's Player of the Year (sponsored by Walker Laird) - Alex Gogic

St Mirren Women's Player of the Year (sponsored by Walker Laird) - Ceara Macintyre

St Mirren Men's Young Player of the Year (sponsored by Walker Laird) - Richard Taylor

St Mirren Men's Players' Player of the Year - Alex Gogic

Social Media Player of the Year (sponsored by Ultimate Home Solutions) - Scott Tanser

St Mirren Goal of the Season (sponsored by Consilium Contracting Services) - Caolan Boyd-Munce v Motherwell

St Mirren Team Behind the Team Player of the Year - Tommy Docherty

SMiSA Player of the Year - Alex Gogic

Gallery pictures by Allan Picken © 

It shows how far this football club has come. I'm proud of the players and the fans."

Manager Stephen Robinson spoke of his pride in his team as the season came to a close on Saturday.

Season 2023/24 drew to a close for Saints with a narrow defeat at Celtic Park. Captain Mark O'Hara scored twice, but the Buddies were edged out 3-2 by cinch Premiership champions Celtic.

Stephen Robinson made four changes to the team that drew 2-2 with Hearts at The SMiSA Stadium on Wednesday night. Goalscorers James Scott and James Bolton came out, as did Jaden Brown and Mikael Mandron. They were replaced by Elvis Bwomono, Marcus Fraser, Caolan Boyd-Munce and Toyosi Olusanya. There was also a final outing for Keanu Baccus from the start with the manager confirming earlier in the week that the midfielder will leave following the expiry of his contract. 

There was a carnival atmosphere inside a sold out Celtic Park on the day that the hosts would receive the cinch Premiership trophy after winning the league. Celtic started quickly and could have taken the lead on just three minutes when Stephen Welsh rose the highest to meet a Luis Palma corner but glanced his header just wide of the far post. 

But Saints would stun the expectant crowd by taking the lead four minutes later when captain O'Hara blasted home from 12 yards out. The hosts' defence couldn't deal with Baccus' long throw with Callum McGregor knocking a header into the path of O'Hara who took it first time to slam into the corner of the net.  

Celtic equalised on 21 minutes when Kyogo Furuhashi beat the offside trap and held off the Richard Taylor. Alex Gogic came across to try and get clear but his header fell to the path of Matt O'Riley who lashed home. 

Saints hit the front again just five minutes later when O'Hara scored from the penalty spot. The Buddies were awarded the spot kick after Olusanya ran through when Welsh misjudged the flight of the ball over the top. The Saints forward was then bundled down by the Celtic defender and referee Matthew MacDermid pointed to the spot. O'Hara put the penalty high into the right-hand corner to score his 20th goal for the Saints, leaving Joe Hart with no chance despite going the right way. The skipper almost had a hat-trick when he met a Caolan Boyd-Munce corner at the back stick and headed off the post. 

Celtic levelled for a second time on 37 minutes when Furuhashi slid in at the near post to turn Reo Hatate's low cross from the right beyond Zach Hemming. They came inches away from taking the lead just a minute later when Furuhashi's cross was met by Palma but the unmarked winger somehow headed wide from close-range. 

Hemming made a good block to deny Furuhashi early in the second-half and followed up with a good save from Hatate's effort from the resultant corner. 

Baccus' long throw-ins continued to cause the Celtic defence problems in the second-half with Olusanya pouncing on hesitant defending to bring the ball down on his chest, but he slammed wide of target. Two minutes later, on the hour mark, the Saints forward looked poised to put us ahead for a third time only for Hoops defender Maik Nawrocki to slide in and block the attempt. 

Stephen Robinson made two changes with Charles Dunne and Ryan Strain coming on for what is likely their last appearances for the club. The pair replaced Taylor and Bwomono on 66 minutes. 

Olusanya was a nuisance for the Celtic defence with his pace and he had another opportunity with just under 20 minutes remaining when he raced on to a ball over the top but he just couldn't quite shake off Liam Scales to open up and smashed his effort high and wide. That was his final contribution as he was replaced by Mandron on 75 minutes. 

Celtic took the lead in the final minutes of time when Anthony Ralston's cross found Palma who tapped home at the back post to win it for Celtic.

Saints can look back on 2023/24 with immense pride after securing a second successive top six finish, as well as European football for the first time since 1987.

Full-Time: Celtic 3-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor (Dunne 66), Bwomono (Strain 66), Baccus, Boyd-Munce (Flynn 80), O'Hara (c), Tanser, McMenamin (Jamieson 80), Olusanya (Mandron 75)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Bolton, Scott, Brown

Celtic: Hart (Bain 88), Ralston, Welsh (Scales 65), Nawrocki, Taylor, O'Riley, McGregor (c) (Bernardo 77), Hatate (Iwata 65), Kuhn, Kyogo (Idah 65), Palma
Subs Not Used: Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Maeda, Forrest

Referee: Matthew MacDermid 
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: Steven Traynor
Fourth Official: Alan Muir
VAR: Kevin Clancy

Saints head to Celtic Park to close out another successful season for Stephen Robinson's men.

Celtic v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 18th May 2024
Kick-off: 12:30pm
Venue: Celtic Park

Disabled Parking is behind East Stand. For our disabled fans, Celtic have clarified that you must be in the car park by 10:45 am as the Police will close the road.

Please enter the stadium in a timely manner to avoid crowd issues. Please ensure that you have booked your car parking space with Celtic direct.

• Away turnstiles will open at 11am.
• Turnstiles 66-67 will be used for St Mirren supporters.
• Kiosks will be contactless only.
• Coaches to park on Springfield Road as usual.
• Please follow any police instructions.
• 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.
• 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.
• No bags bigger than A4 allowed.
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• Drum will be searched and must fit through turnstile.
• Searching will be in place.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• No smoking anywhere inside the stadium.

Our loyalty period is now open for season ticket holders to buy their new season tickets for 2024/25.

Being a St Mirren supporter is a love that will last forever. It's For The Highs, For The Lows, For The Connections, For The Kebab Pies, For The Community, For The Family, For The Past Glories, For The Future, For The Badge, For The Town, For The Passion, For The Last-Minute Drama, For The Pile-Ons! 

We're heading for an exciting 2024/25 off the back of our most successful top-flight campaign in almost 40 years. Look out your passports as the Saints are heading for Europe!

With your support we followed up last season's top six finish with a second in a row and qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League - our first European spot since 1987. 

Whether you are renewing, buying your first ever season ticket or bringing your whole family together with our family savings, we cannot wait for the new season and we want you there with us. 

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Key dates for St Mirren Season Tickets

Discover when you can join the St Mirren Family. 

Renew your Season Tickets Now | Our Loyalty Period is Open

We're heading for an exciting 2024/25 off the back of our most successful top-flight campaign in almost 40 years. Look out your passports as the Saints are heading for Europe!

With your support we followed up last season's top six finish with a second in a row and qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League - our first European spot since 1987. 

We want to thank and reward our loyal season ticket holders for the ongoing support in what has been an exciting season of football. Season ticket holders will be given priority access to tickets for our UEFA Europa Conference League home qualifier.

For current season ticket holders, we are offering you exclusive access to our loyalty period to allow you to renew your ticket and secure your seat for a three-week period before all seats are released for general sale. 

Our loyalty period runs from Thursday 16th May at 10am to Thursday 6th June, giving you three weeks to renew your ticket and retain your seat at our early bird prices.

Please note on Friday 7th June all seats will be released into general early bird sale, and these will go on sale from Monday 10th June, so now is the time to renew! 

Once your ticket order is complete you will receive a confirmation email. Please ensure all details are correct and contact the ticket office if you have any issues. Once again this season you will have access to a free app which will hold your season ticket. You will also have the option to purchase a physical card for a small fee of £4, including postage. 

If you have requested a physical card it will be printed in the coming weeks; we will update you when they are available, before the season commences. 

Season Ticket Update

Early Bird Pricing

Full Pricing (from Monday 1st July)

#FOREVER

Following a review of our data and conducting competitive research, we have made some changes to our season ticket categories ahead of the 2024/25 season in order to improve the offering to our fans.

We are introducing a standalone category for 12-17 year olds because we want to ensure we are inclusive of this growing audience of St Mirren fans. These junior tickets will no longer be part of the concession category, allowing a season ticket to be affordable to this evolving demographic.

To complement the new junior category, we are modifying the criteria of the Family Season Ticket. This ticket will now be available for two adults and up to three children, under the age of 12. Situated in The Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand, this ticket provides incredible value, with the cost equalling the same price as two adult tickets in this stand, providing up to three children for free.

Please ensure that, in renewing your tickets, that you account for any changes in personal circumstance, including accounting for the introduction to the Junior season ticket for any youths age 12-17.

Our concessions include over 65s, students and those who are unemployed. Our Family Ticket proves to be the best value for money for two adults and up to three children under 12, and we have our Adult, U12s, Ambulant and Wheelchair tickets. We ask that you select the correct corresponding category when you renew your seat/s.

There is further supportive information outlined below for renewing each type of season ticket. Please note that if you are purchasing a concession ticket, we will ask that you provide proof of this before your new season ticket is validated.

We want to remain competitive on the pitch and give the manager the best resources we possibly can in our quest for another successful season. There has been a modest price increase to reflect the continued cost of living, but we have kept this to a minimum in order to continue to provide the best value we can for you to support St Mirren and be an integral part of our future, FOREVER.

We have endeavoured to reduce the impact as much as possible. However, we continue to offer great value for money in comparison with other Premiership clubs. For the full statement from John Needham the Chairman please click HERE.

#OurFamily Our family ticket includes two adults and three children under the age of 12, offering excellent value for money for a family day out. This ticket is approximately £35 per family per game on our early bird pricing, and £40 at full price, which is a massive saving on walk-up prices.

More information on purchasing this bundle ticket is outlined below. Please note that family ticket renewals, or to transfer to a Family Ticket must be done at the St Mirren Ticket Office. This is a special ticket bundle and cannot be purchased online.

Introducing new finance options

We encourage the purchase of season tickets if you regularly attend matches because the savings made on walk-up prices are significant. However, we know season tickets are a big financial commitment and have introduced a new payment option that will allow you to spread the cost of your season ticket. This option can only be accessed if you are renewing your ticket online, strictly no sales through the Ticket Office.  

Further, we continue to offer interest free payment plans if you do not wish to take up the finance option but would still like to spread the cost of your ticket. If you wish to renew your season ticket with finance in place, please visit the ticket office. This payment option will be spread over 4 months, with the first payment in July. Please note, if you have defaulted on a payment previously, you will not be eligible to use the standing order facility through the club.

Please note, Seasons Tickets bought through standing orders via the Ticket Office will be at Full Price, not the Early Bird Renewal price and can only be purchased from the ticket office.

Finance Option

If you wish to take up the finance option via Capital Credit Union (CCU) please use the promotional code CREDIT in order to zero your basket. Before you do this it is imperative that you take a note of your total order. On the confirmation page we ask that you click on the link to take you to CCU’s application page to complete the payment process.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are not planning to apply for finance then do not enter anything in the promotional code box. We will not be able to confirm your seat renewal until you have been through the application process for finance or paid in full. If you are unsuccessful in your finance application, please contact the ticket office to make alternative arrangements for payment in order to keep you seat secured.

How to Renew Your Season Ticket 2024/25

During our three week Loyalty Period, commencing on Thursday 16th May, we are holding your seat to allow you time to renew your ticket for next season and guarantee your seat with the added benefit of early bird pricing. You will have until midnight on Thursday 6th June before we release the seats from the Loyalty Period into General Sale.

During this period, you will benefit from our early bird pricing, which will be available when the seats are released, until Sunday 30th June. Once this period has ended all sales will move to full price on Monday July 1st. 

We have created a guide to support you in renewing your Season Ticket. The step-by-step process is outlined below:

Please visit stmirren.com/seasontickets to start your renewal process.

1. You will be asked for your email address used to place last season’s order, so please ensure you have it ready. If you have bought multiple season tickets in one transaction you will be able to renew online. However, if it was done over multiple orders then you will need to come into the ticket office directly to renew.
2. After you have entered your email, you will be taken to a screen that will highlight the seats in your previous order. Only you will be able to see and select the seats you have previously bought.
3. If you wish to continue without any changes from the previous season, select add to basket and go to checkout where you can make payment for your order.
4. If you wish to amend your order for any reason, just click on the seat you wish to amend:
   • If you no longer require one of your seats, click on the seat to deselect it and it will be removed from your order.
   • If you wish to change seats, then please deselect your current seat and pick any available seat to add to your order.
   • If you wish to change your season ticket type based on a change of circumstances, click on the seat that you wish to change to deselect it and then select it again and chose the appropriate ticket type. (Please note if you are selecting any type of concession or ambulant for the first time then your ticket will be ‘live’ once you have provided proof of your concession).
   • If you wish to add another seat to your order, you will be able to select any of the available seats and choose the appropriate ticket type.
   • To continue, please add to basket and proceed to checkout where you can make payment for your order.

Digital Wallet or Physical Card Option

We are recommending our new digital wallet, via an app as your preferred ticket type. This means, your season ticket will be available to you, on our web app free of charge, if you have a smart device. You have the option of purchasing a physical card at a cost of £4 per card, including postage, for those that do not have access to a smart device, or that would prefer a card.

If you have any questions or require support, please visit the Ticket Office at the stadium where we will be pleased to assist you, call our ticket office on 0141 840 6120 or email tickets@stmirren.com

Renewing your Tickets – Ticket Types

If you have any queries or need any further assistance, please contact the Ticket Office.

Opening hours during the Early Bird Renewal period (Thursday 16th May until Thursday 6th June) are 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

Email: tickets@stmirren.com 

Tel: 0141-840-6120

Please note, lines will be busy during this period, please bear with us and leave a message, leaving your telephone number clearly and we will aim to get back to you and answer any query you have within 72 hours.

Email is the fastest way to get a response, please leave your telephone number on this too so we can talk to you in person.

We look forward to welcoming you back to The SMiSA stadium for another exciting season. #COYS #FOREVER

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