St Mirren moved to Love Street in 1894 and reached their first Scottish Cup final in the 1907–08 season but were defeated 5–1 by Celtic. It was in 1883 that they moved to their third home, that of West March (early maps indicate the area as West March rather than the commonly used Westmarch), defeating Queen's Park in the first game there. In April 2007 it was announced that a deal had been struck with supermarket giant Tesco and on 15 January 2009 St Mirren moved to a new 8,000 seat stadium, also called St Mirren Park. Zdenek Zlamal will be in goal for St Mirren's Scottish Premiership game with Hibernian on Saturday after all three of the club's goalkeepers were ruled out because of coronavirus. [4] In March 2013, St Mirren won the Scottish League Cup beating Heart of Midlothian 3–2 at Hampden to win their first cup since 1987. For the English football club, see, "A silver lining for cup-winning Rangers", "Scottish Communities League Cup final: St Mirren 3 Hearts 2", "SFA confirms Project Brave academy placings", Scottish clubs urged to keep faith with youth by former St Mirren academy boss, "St Mirren Install Disabled Access Platform", "St Mirren stadium renamed after six-figure sponsorship deal is agreed", "St Mirren 3 - 1 Morton: Saints win Renfrewshire derby", "Morton fans turn Record Sport story into banner to poke fun at St Mirren rivals", "St Mirren takeover completed by Gordon Scott and fans", Scottish Football League Premier Division, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Mirren_F.C.&oldid=983377034, Association football clubs established in 1877, Scottish Professional Football League teams, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Rikki McFarlane (November 1980 – Oct 1983), Gary Teale (29 January 2015 – 23 May 2015), This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 22:14. Swimmer Michael Jamieson discusses the pursuit of excellence which led to an Olympic silver medal but also resulted in mental health problems and depression. St Mirren have won the Scottish Cup three times, in 1926, 1959 and 1987, and the Scottish League Cup in 2013. The ground had four stands of which the most recent, the West or Reid Kerr Family Stand, was built in 2000 in order for Love Street to meet the criteria for entry to the Scottish Premier League. "Our club has shown amazing resilience and agility in the last few days.

"But it demonstrates that the current testing regime is working, by detecting positive Covid-19 tests expeditiously, enabling the appropriate health boards to implement test and protect protocols that isolates those individuals who test positive, but allow football to continue safely and with confidence.".

The oldest stand was the main stand which had a basic wooden construction. HAVE YOUR SAY Hearts goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal has expressed his gratitude to St Mirren for giving him the chance to play Scottish Premiership football again. Rangers manager Steven Gerrard called Kemar Roofe's goal from halfway against Standard Liege the best he has ever seen. They are named after Saint Mirin, the founder of a church at the site of Paisley Abbey and Patron Saint of Paisley. IF Elfsborg in Sweden, followed by a 0–0 draw in the second leg. Third-choice Urminsky tested negative but was found to be "at potential risk of transmission" after GPS data from training sessions was examined, so he is being excluded as a precaution. "It would be perfectly clear to everyone when the team is selected on Saturday anyway," he said. Away tops are traditionally red or all black, but in some cases strips have varied from orange to light blue, as seen on the 2010–11 strip. It was during the match against Morton at Cappielow in this year that St Mirren played one of the first night games under light from oil lamps. St Mirren supports Show Racism The Red Card's Fortnight of Action Read more. I am proud of how the St Mirren family have again rallied together in these testing times.". The following year, the Buddies reached their first cup final but were beaten 3–1 by Thornliebank in the Renfrewshire Cup. After further screening on Thursday, St Mirren confirmed a second player had tested positive, and announced on Friday that it was a goalkeeper. The 1890 season was a historic season for St Mirren, as they became founder members of the Scottish Football League along with fellow Paisley club Abercorn. They are Paisley Panda, Junior P and Mrs Panda. October 17, 2020 Club Statement: St Mirren v Motherwell Read more. But was it? He's the best fly-half in France, but Gregor Townsend is still the boss... Johnnie Beattie discusses Finn Russell's return to Scotland. St Mirren had seven members of staff test positive for Covid-19 in July, but six were found to be false positives after further screening and Goodwin insisted that Alnwick had followed all the protocols. Latest on St Mirren goalkeeper Peter Urminsky including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN The Saints however managed promotion after clinching the First Division title in 2005–06, a season which also saw St Mirren win the Scottish Challenge Cup, defeating Hamilton Academical 2–1 in the final at Airdrie United's ground, the Shyberry Excelsior Stadium, with goals from Simon Lappin and John Sutton. The club have since told BBC Scotland that third-choice Urminsky had tested negative but is "at potential risk of transmission" so will be excluded as a precaution. The traditional home colours of St Mirren are black and white stripes, however for the first season the colours were scarlet and blue. I thought they would show a little bit of compassion and understanding. His housemate, Lee Hodson - the former St Mirren full-back now with Hamilton Academical - is also having to quarantine for 14 days. Last updated on 12 September 202012 September 2020.From the section St Mirren. It was rarely used to its full capacity. St Mirren were told they would have to use an outfield player in goal against Hibernian if they failed to register a new goalkeeper, says boss Jim Goodwin. The increasing popularity of football ensured that by 1877 the members had decided to play association football and 1877 is the football club's official foundation date.

St Mirren played at four different venues before moving to their ground at St Mirren Park, or Love Street, in 1894. Goalkeepers Jak Alnwick, Dean Lyness and Peter Urminsky are all out because of a Covid-19 outbreak. In the 1979–80 season, St Mirren achieved their equal highest-ever finish in the top-flight finishing third behind Aberdeen and Celtic. "This is just something that is going to continue to happen," he said. Some years have seen horizontal stripes used. Kilmarnock boss Alex Dyer speaks to BBC Scotland about his journey into management for Black History Month. As Scottish lower league football returns this weekend, why not test your knowledge by trying to name all 30 clubs in Scotland's bottom three divisions? Read more. St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire, founded in 1877. Although St Mirren's home leg ended up a 0–0 draw, Saint-Étienne pulled off a 2–0 victory in the second leg to put St Mirren out of the cup. Goalkeeper Alnwick started his 10 days of isolation after Monday testing. Rangers manager Steven Gerrard called Kemar Roofe's goal from halfway against Standard Liege the best he has ever seen. The sale of their old ground allowed the club to finance the new stadium as well as clear their debts. St Mirren's first Scottish Cup match came on 4 September 1880, a 3–0 victory over Johnstone Athletic. In 2001, St Mirren finished bottom of the Premier League despite losing only one of their final seven matches. The team strips have varied very little in the long history of the club, however the thickness of the stripes have often varied. Goodwin said Alnwick had been "under the weather", but that Lyness is asymptomatic. The club has played in European competition four times: in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1987–88 and the UEFA Cup in 1980–81, 1983–84 and 1985–86. St Mirren played their first match on 6 October 1877, defeating Johnstone Britannia 1–0 at Shortroods. The team has two nicknames, the "Buddies" and the "Saints". He's the best fly-half in France, but Gregor Townsend is still the boss... Johnnie Beattie discusses Finn Russell's return to Scotland. Goalkeeper Alnwick started his 10 days of isolation after Monday testing. The team has two nicknames, the "Buddies" and the "Saints". The stadium had a total seating capacity of 8,023 which was reduced in 2017 to 7,937[1] following the installation of a new disabled access platform. Speaking before the second positive test, manager Jim Goodwin said he would normally be reluctant to name the first player but that there was "no point us denying it" after it appeared on social media. "SMFC" redirects here. Sportscene will show all of the day's Scottish Premiership goals every Saturday evening this season. In recent years there has been evidence unearthed that the Monks in the local abbey wore black and white striped habits. "I'm so grateful to Robbie Neilson and everyone at Hearts for their help. St Mirren said on Thursday that Alnwick is self-isolating after testing positive, then revealed a second goalkeeper - now confirmed as Lyness - had been found to have the illness. Swimmer Michael Jamieson discusses the pursuit of excellence which led to an Olympic silver medal but also resulted in mental health problems and depression. "We as a country want to promote our league in the best way possible and not have the people laugh at us when we have to stick a Sam Foley or somebody in goal.". The club originally wore scarlet and blue strips, but after one season changed to the current black and white striped shirts, which have been worn every season bar one in the 1900s, when cream tops were used. Having first played in black and white vertical stripes in 1884, Saints were the first club in the world to do so, six years before Notts County. St Mirren originally wanted the game, which Hibs won 3-0, to be postponed - Goodwin says the club were "begging" the SPFL to do so.

The club's former ground from 1894 until 2009 was also officially named St Mirren Park, but was more commonly known as Love Street.

In August 2010, the club confirmed Barrhead company Compass Private Hire would have their name displayed on the back of the first team players' shirts as well as on their shorts. "If it had been three outfield players, we would have accepted it.

Compass Private Hire were co-owned by former St Mirren player, captain and manager, Tony Fitzpatrick. Former Scotland defender and Great Britain Olympian Ifeoma Dieke speaks to BBC Scotland during Black History Month. Read about our approach to external linking. A popular theory is that the stripes represent the Black and White Cart rivers which run through Paisley.