List of St Mirren F.C. seasons
# List of St Mirren F.C. seasons

This is a list of St Mirren Football Club seasons up to the present day. The list details St Mirren's record in major league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in St Mirren's division that season. Records of regular minor competitions, such as the Renfrewshire Cup which the club has won 55 times, are not included.

## Summary

Founded in 1877, Paisley-based St Mirren have spent the majority of their history in the top division of the Scottish football league system, having been one of the founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890. They have never won the competition, finishing 3rd in 1893, matched 87 years later in 1980.

The early 1980s were a strong period for the club as they qualified for the UEFA Cup through league position on three occasions, and also entered the European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1987 Scottish Cup Final, the last time the trophy was claimed by a team with an entirely Scottish line-up. That was their third victory in the competition, after success in 1926 and 1959, in their sixth final overall. Following two of those wins, informal 'challenges' over two legs were played against the English FA Cup winners, resulting in a win over Nottingham Forest in 1959; the second leg of the 1987 tie against Coventry City was never completed.

Saints have also won the Scottish League Cup once, in 2013 after finishing runners-up twice (1955, 2010), and also claimed minor honours such as the Scottish Challenge Cup and the defunct Anglo-Scottish Cup once each, as well as the wartime 1919 Victory Cup and 1943 Summer Cup trophies.

## Seasons

Key

| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd / Semi-final | Promoted | Relegated |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | League | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe / Other | Top league scorer(s) | Top league scorer(s) |
| Season | Division | Position | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe / Other | Top league scorer(s) | Top league scorer(s) |
| 1880–81 | N/A | N/A | Fifth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1881–82 | N/A | N/A | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1882–83 | N/A | N/A | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1883–84 | N/A | N/A | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1884–85 | N/A | N/A | Fourth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1885–86 | N/A | N/A | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1886–87 | N/A | N/A | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1887–88 | N/A | N/A | Fifth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1888–89 | N/A | N/A | Sixth round | N/A | Exhibition Cup Semi-final | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1889–90 | N/A | N/A | Fifth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1890–91 | Scottish Football League | 8th | Fifth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1891–92 | Scottish Football League | 10th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1892–93 | Scottish Football League | 3rd | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1893–94 | Division One | 6th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1894–95 | Division One | 5th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1895–96 | Division One | 8th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1896–97 | Division One | 6th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1897–98 | Division One | 5th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1898–99 | Division One | 5th | Semi-final | N/A | Western League Winners | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1899–1900 | Division One | 8th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1900–01 | Division One | 9th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1901–02 | Division One | 4th | Semi-final | N/A | Exhibition Cup Quarter-final | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1902–03 | Division One | 6th | First round | N/A | Glasgow Charity Cup Runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1903–04 | Division One | 6th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1904–05 | Division One | 10th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1905–06 | Division One | 8th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906–07 | Division One | 7th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1907–08 | Division One | 7th | Runners-up | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1908–09 | Division One | 7th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1909–10 | Division One | 12th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1910–11 | Division One | 12th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1911–12 | Division One | 18th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1912–13 | Division One | 12th | Fourth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1913–14 | Division One | 20th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1914–15 | Division One | 9th | N/A | N/A | War Fund Shield Semi-final | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1915–16 | Division One | 13th | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1916–17 | Division One | 7th | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1917–18 | Division One | 11th | N/A | N/A | War Fund Shield Quarter-final | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1918–19 | Division One | 10th | N/A | N/A | Victory Cup – Winners | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1919–20 | Division One | 12th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1920–21 | Division One | 22nd | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1921–22 | Division One | 8th | Fourth round | N/A | N/A | Duncan Walker | 45 |
| 1922–23 | Division One | 6th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1923–24 | Division One | 6th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1924–25 | Division One | 6th | Fourth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1925–26 | Division One | 4th | Winners | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1926–27 | Division One | 10th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1927–28 | Division One | 5th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1928–29 | Division One | 8th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1929–30 | Division One | 5th | Fourth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1930–31 | Division One | 15th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1931–32 | Division One | 5th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1932–33 | Division One | 7th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1933–34 | Division One | 17th | Runners-up | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1934–35 | Division One | 19th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1935–36 | Division Two | 2nd | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1936–37 | Division One | 16th | Fourth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1937–38 | Division One | 14th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1938–39 | Division One | 18th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1939–40 | Emergency League West | 11th | N/A | N/A | Emergency Cup – Quarter-final | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1940–41 | Southern League | 7th | N/A | Southern League Cup – Semi-final | Summer Cup – Second round | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1941–42 | Southern League | 11th | N/A | Southern League Cup – Group stage | Summer Cup – First round | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1942–43 | Southern League | 12th | N/A | Southern League Cup – Group stage | Summer Cup – Winners | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1943–44 | Southern League | 13th | N/A | Southern League Cup – Group stage | Summer Cup – Second round | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1944–45 | Southern League | 14th | N/A | Southern League Cup – Group stage | Summer Cup – First round | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1945–46 | Southern League | 14th | N/A | Southern League Cup – Group stage | Victory Cup – Second round | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1946–47 | Division A | 14th | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1947–48 | Division A | 5th | Fourth round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1948–49 | Division A | 9th | Second round | Quarter-final | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1949–50 | Division A | 11th | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1950–51 | Division A | 11th | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1951–52 | Division A | 14th | Second round | Group stage | St Mungo Cup Quarter-final | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1952–53 | Division A | 6th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1953–54 | Division A | 11th | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1954–55 | Division A | 6th | Fifth round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1955–56 | Division One | 15th | Sixth round | Runners-up | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1956–57 | Division One | 12th | Quarter-final | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1957–58 | Division One | 13th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1958–59 | Division One | 7th | Winners | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1959–60 | Division One | 14th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1960–61 | Division One | 14th | Semi-final | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1961–62 | Division One | 16th | Runners-up | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1962–63 | Division One | 12th | Fourth round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1963–64 | Division One | 12th | Third round | Group stage | Summer Cup – Group stage | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1964–65 | Division One | 15th | First round | Group stage | Summer Cup – Group stage | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1965–66 | Division One | 16th | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1966–67 | Division One | 17th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1967–68 | Division Two | 1st | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1968–69 | Division One | 11th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1969–70 | Division One | 15th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1970–71 | Division One | 17th | Fourth round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1971–72 | Division Two | 4th | Fourth round | Semi-final | N/A | Ally McLeod | 24 |
| 1972–73 | Division Two | 5th | Third round | Group stage | Drybrough Cup Quarter-final | Ally McLeod | 23 |
| 1973–74 | Division Two | 11th | Third round | Second round | Drybrough Cup Quarter-final | Bobby McKean | 19 |
| 1974–75 | Division Two | 6th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Donny McDowall | 14 |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 6th | Third round | Group stage | Spring Cup Quarter-final | Donny McDowall | 12 |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 1st | Fourth round | Group stage | N/A | Frank McGarvey & Derek Hyslop | 17 |
| 1977–78 | Premier Division | 8th | Third round | Quarter-final | Anglo-Scottish Cup Runners-up | Frank McGarvey | 17 |
| 1978–79 | Premier Division | 6th | Fourth round | Third round | Anglo-Scottish Cup Semi-final | Frank McGarvey | 13 |
| 1979–80 | Premier Division | 3rd | Fourth round | Third round | Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners | Doug Somner | 25 |
| 1980–81 | Premier Division | 4th | Third round | Third round | UEFA Cup Second roundDrybrough Cup Runners-up | Doug Somner | 14 |
| 1981–82 | Premier Division | 5th | Semi-final | Semi-final | N/A | Frank McAvennie | 13 |
| 1982–83 | Premier Division | 5th | Semi-final | Quarter-final | N/A | Frank McAvennie | 9 |
| 1983–84 | Premier Division | 6th | Semi-final | Third round | UEFA Cup First round | Frank McDougall | 13 |
| 1984–85 | Premier Division | 5th | Fifth round | Third round | N/A | Frank McAvennie | 16 |
| 1985–86 | Premier Division | 7th | Fifth round | Quarter-final | UEFA Cup Second round | Gardner Speirs | 7 |
| 1986–87 | Premier Division | 7th | Winners | Third round | N/A | Frank McGarvey | 10 |
| 1987–88 | Premier Division | 9th | Third round | Second round | Cup Winners' Cup Second round | Paul Chalmers | 10 |
| 1988–89 | Premier Division | 7th | Third round | Third round | N/A | Paul Chalmers | 11 |
| 1989–90 | Premier Division | 9th | Fourth round | Quarter-final | N/A | Guðmundur Torfason | 12 |
| 1990–91 | Premier Division | 10th | Fourth round | Third round | N/A | Paul Kinnaird & Kenny McDowall | 4 |
| 1991–92 | Premier Division | 11th | Third round | Third round | N/A | Guðmundur Torfason | 8 |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 4th | Third round | Third round | Challenge Cup First round | Barry Lavety | 18 |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 6th | Fourth round | Third round | Challenge Cup Runners-up | Barry Lavety | 11 |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 7th | Third round | Second round | Challenge Cup First round | Barry Lavety | 7 |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 6th | Third round | Second round | Challenge Cup Second round | Barry Lavety | 11 |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 4th | Third round | Third round | Challenge Cup First round | Mark Yardley | 14 |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 6th | Third round | Third round | Challenge Cup First round | Junior Mendes | 9 |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 5th | Third round | Second round | N/A | Mark Yardley | 11 |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 1st | Third round | Second round | Challenge Cup First round | Mark Yardley | 19 |
| 2000–01 | SPL | 12th | Third round | Semi-final | N/A | Ricky Gillies | 10 |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 8th | Third round | Second round | Challenge Cup First round | Brian McGinty | 6 |
| 2002–03 | First Division | 7th | Third round | Second round | Challenge Cup Semi-final | Martin Cameron | 12 |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 7th | Fourth round | First round | Challenge Cup Quarter-final | Ricky Gillies | 8 |
| 2004–05 | First Division | 2nd | Fifth round | First round | Challenge Cup First round | John O'Neill | 7 |
| 2005–06 | First Division | 1st | Fifth round | Third round | Challenge Cup Winners | John Sutton | 14 |
| 2006–07 | SPL | 11th | Third round | Third round | N/A | John Sutton | 11 |
| 2007–08 | SPL | 10th | Quarter-final | Second round | N/A | Billy Mehmet | 6 |
| 2008–09 | SPL | 11th | Semi-final | Third round | N/A | Andy Dorman | 10 |
| 2009–10 | SPL | 10th | Fifth round | Runners-up | N/A | Andy Dorman | 6 |
| 2010–11 | SPL | 11th | Quarter-final | Second round | N/A | Michael Higdon | 13 |
| 2011–12 | SPL | 8th | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | N/A | Steven Thompson | 13 |
| 2012–13 | SPL | 11th | Quarter-final | Winners | N/A | Steven Thompson | 13 |
| 2013–14 | Premiership | 8th | Fifth round | Second round | N/A | Steven Thompson | 13 |
| 2014–15 | Premiership | 12th | Fourth round | Third round | N/A | Kenny McLean | 7 |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 6th | Fourth round | Second round | Challenge Cup Semi-final | Stevie Mallan | 11 |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 7th | Quarter-final | Group stage | Challenge Cup Runners-up | John Sutton & Stevie Mallan | 7 |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 1st | Fourth round | Group stage | Challenge Cup Third round | Lewis Morgan | 14 |
| 2018–19 | Premiership | 11th | Fifth round | Second round | N/A | Simeon Jackson | 6 |
| 2019–20 | Premiership | 9th | Quarter-final | Group stage | N/A | Jonathan Obika | 8 |
| 2020–21 | Premiership | 7th | Semi-final | Semi Final | N/A | Jamie McGrath | 10 |
| 2021–22 | Premiership | 9th | Quarter-final | Second Round | N/A | Eamonn Brophy & Connor Ronan | 8 |
