2009–10 St Mirren F.C. season
# 2009–10 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren competed for their fourth successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing 11th place for season 2008–09, narrowly avoiding relegation on goal difference. It will also be their first full season in their new home ground, since moving from Love Street in January. Saints won their first league match at their new home with a 2–1 victory over Heart of Midlothian on 3 October 2009.

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 June 2009 | Paul Gallacher | Dunfermline | Undisclosed | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Lee Mair | Aberdeen | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Michael Higdon | Falkirk | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 4 July 2009 | Chris Innes | Livingston / Free Agent | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 21 September 2009 | Allan Johnston | Unattached | Signed | BBC |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2009 | Mark McAusland | Queen of the South | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Jim Hamilton | Partick Thistle | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Will Haining | Morecambe | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Gary Mason | Hamilton | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Franco Miranda | Chacarita Juniors | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Scott Gair | Clyde | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Sean Crighton | Montrose | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Tonet | Villajoyosa CF | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 1 July 2009 | Scott Cuthbert | Celtic | Loan Ends | BBC |
| 15 January 2010 | Stephen McGinn | Watford | Undisclosed fee | BBC |
| 26 January 2010 | Dennis Wyness | Dumbarton | Released | BBC |
| 27 January 2010 | Mo Camara | Torquay United | Released | BBC |

### Loan in

| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 January 2010 | Rory Loy | Rangers | Loan | BBC |
| 1 February 2010 | Graham Carey | Celtic | Loan | BBC |

Source

### Loan out

| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 September 2009 | Dennis Wyness | Queen of the South | Loan | BBC |
| October 2009 | Paul Quinn | Queen's Park | Loan | BBC |
| December 2009 | Chris Smith | Dunfermline | Loan | BBC |

Source

## Results

### Scottish Premier League

**League results by opponent**

| Team | Result | Result | Result | Result | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Aberdeen | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3 |
| Celtic | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | – | 3 |
| Dundee United | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | – | 1 |
| Falkirk | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5 |
| Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 4 |
| Hibernian | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 10 |
| Motherwell | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – | 2 |
| Rangers | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 0 |
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3 |

Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July 2009 | East Fife | Bayview | 2–1 | Mehmet, Mair |
| 16 July 2009 | Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 3–0 | O'Donnell, Dargo, Mehmet |
| 18 July 2009 | Ayr United | Somerset Park | 1–0 | Dorman |
| 28 July 2009 | Morton (Renfrewshire Cup) | St Mirren Park | 2–1 | Dorman, O'Donnell |
| 09/08/2009 | Wigan | DW Stadium | 1–3 | Dargo |

## Competitions

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Premier League | — | 10th | 15 August 2009 | 8 May 2010 |
| League Cup | 1st Round | | 2 August 2009 | 21 March 2010 |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | | 9 January 2010 | 17 February 2010 |

Source: Competitions

### SPL

**Classification**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 | |
| 10 | St Mirren | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 34 | |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 33 | |
| 12 | Falkirk (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 31 | Relegation to the First Division |

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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