2010–11 St Mirren F.C. season

April 2014 St Mirren 2010–11 Danny Lennon Stewart Gilmour St Mirren Park SPL 11th Scottish Cup Quarter Finals lost to Aberdeen League Cup Second round lost to Ross County Michael Higdon (14) Michael Higdon (13) 6,118 vs Kilmarnock(3 January 2011) 2,701 vs St Johnstone(11 December 2010) 4,450 _shouldersonblack _whitestripes _shouldersonblack fff 000 fff 000 fff _shouldersonblack _shouldersonblack CFF CFF CFF 2009–10 2011–12 St Mirren are competing in their fifth successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing in tenth place for season 2009–10. The most notable change at the club during the close season was the replacement of both manager Gus MacPherson and assistant manager Andy Millen after 7 seasons of managing the club. This was the longest period any manager had spent in charge of the club since the 1950s and at the time of MacPherson's sacking he was the longest serving manager of a Scottish League Club. They were replaced by the former Cowdenbeath management partnership of Danny Lennon and Iain Jenkins. St Mirren started the SPL campaign with a home fixture against the 2010 Scottish Cup holders, Dundee United at St Mirren Park on 14 August 2010. Transfers Manager Danny Lennon has been active in signing new players during the close season after 9 players left the club over the summer. Lennon recruited many players from Scotland's Division 1 and 2 including the acquisition of 4 players from his former club, Cowdenbeath. 2 former players, David Van Zanten and Marc McAusland also rejoined St Mirren. The most notable departures from the club were that of first team regulars, Andy Dorman, Billy Mehmet and vice-captain Jack Ross after their contracts expired. Influential Welsh international midfielder Andy Dorman has moved to English Championship side Crystal Palace, managed by the former Scotland boss George Burley. Dorman had spent two and a half years in Paisley, during which time he won his first international cap against Croatiahttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8678876.stm Croatia 2–0 Wales 23 May 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 2010 and was joint top goalscorer in his first full season at the club. Billy Mehmet moved to Gençlerbirliği S.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig. Mehmet was St Mirren's top scorer in all competitions during the 2009–10 season with 12 goals, most having been scored in cup competitions, including the winning goal versus Heart of Midlothian in the League Cup semi-final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8492041.stm Hearts 0 – 1 St Mirren 2 February 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 2010 Jack Ross left the club having spent the latter part of the season out with an ankle injuryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8615986.stm Ankle injury ends St Mirren defender Jack Ross's season 12 April 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 2010 and joined SPL rivals Hamilton Academical. In DatePlayerFromFeeSource1 July 2010 David Van Zanten Hamilton Academical Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8734181.stm Defender David van Zanten seals second St Mirren spell Barnes John BBC Sport 10 June 2010 10 June 20101 July 2010 Darren McGregor Cowdenbeath Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8741478.stm Cowdenbeath defender Darren McGregor joins St Mirren 15 June 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 20101 July 2010 Paul McQuade Cowdenbeath Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8751722.stm St Mirren sign Paul McQuade from Cowdenbeath 21 June 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 20101 July 2010 Peter Bradley Cowdenbeath Undisclosed Fee BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8769403.stm St Mirren sign Cowdenbeath defender Peter Bradley 28 June 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 201013 July 2010 Craig Samson Ayr United Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8812124.stm St Mirren sign Craig Samson as Mark Howard replacement 13 July 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 201014 July 2010 Gareth Wardlaw Cowdenbeath Nominal Fee BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8822895.stm Gareth Wardlaw joins St Mirren from Cowdenbeath 14 July 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 201016 July 2010 Marc McAusland Queen of the South Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8830454.stm St Mirren re-sign defender Marc McAusland from Queens 16 July 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 17 July 201027 July 2010 Sean Lynch Falkirk Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8858639.stm St Mirren sign former Falkirk midfielder Sean Lynch 27 July 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 201031 August 2010 Nick Hegarty Grimsby Town Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8958358.stm St Mirren sign ex-Grimsby midfielder Nick Hegarty 31 August 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 25 October 201025 September 2010 Jamie McCluskey Wrexham Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/9032760.stm St Mirren sign winger Jamie McCluskey 25 September 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 25 October 20101 October 2010 Patrick Cregg Hibernian Free Transfer BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/9053657.stm Patrick Cregg rejects Morton for St Mirren 1 October 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 25 October 201022 October 2010 Aaron Mooy Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed Fee St Mirren F.C. Official Websitehttp://www.saintmirren.tv/articles/20101022/mooy-is-a-buddie_2233570_2178483 Mooy is a Buddie 22 October 2010 St Mirren F.C. 25 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002752/http://www.saintmirren.tv/articles/20101022/mooy-is-a-buddie_2233570_2178483 4 March 2012 usurped dmy-all Out DatePlayerToFeeSource1 July 2010 Billy Mehmet Gençlerbirliği S.K. Free (End of Contract) BBC Sport1 July 2010 Tom Brighton Unattached Released BBC1 July 2010 Chris Innes Inverness C.T. Free (End of Contract) BBC Sport1 July 2010 Jack Ross Hamilton Free (End of Contract) BBC Sport1 July 2010 Stephen O'Donnell Dundee Free (End of Contract) BBC Sport1 July 2010 Andy Dorman Crystal Palace Free (End of Contract) BBC Sport1 July 2010 Allan Johnston Queen of the South Free (End of Contract) BBC Sport1 July 2010 Graham Carey Celtic Loan Ends BBC Sport1 July 2010 Rory Loy Rangers Loan Ends BBC Sport8 July 2010 Chris Smith Dunfermline Athletic Free Transfer BBC Sport13 July 2010 Mark Howard Aberdeen Free Transfer BBC Sport Sourcehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8695500.stm SPL ins and outs BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 2010 31 August 2010 Loan In DatePlayerFromLengthSource12 July 2010 Jure Travner Watford Season BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8807259.stm St Mirren sign Watford left-back Jure Travner 12 July 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 201027 July 2010 Paul McGowan Celtic Season BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8860353.stm St Mirren take Celtic striker Paul McGowan on loan 27 July 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 August 2010 Loan Out DatePlayerToLengthSource30 July 2010 Jon McShane Dumbarton 5 Months St Mirren Club Websitehttp://www.saintmirren.tv/articles/20100730/squad-update_2233570_2106286 Squad Update 30 July 2010 St Mirren F.C. 9 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002447/http://www.saintmirren.tv/articles/20100730/squad-update_2233570_2106286 4 March 2012 usurped dmy-all Results Scottish Premier League FFFFEE 14 August 2010 SPL Round 1 1–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Lynch 73 Dundee United Daly 89 St Mirren Park, Paisley 5,618 Brian Winter FFEEEE 22 August 2010 SPL Round 2 4–0 BBC Sport Celtic Ledley 5 Maloney 23 Forrest 69 Ki 81 St Mirren Celtic Park, Glasgow 46,812 Euan Norris EEFFEE 29 August 2010 SPL Round 3 1–0 BBC Sport St Mirren Dargo 58 Hibernian St Mirren Park, Paisley 4,480 Stevie O'Reilly FFEEEE 11 September 2010 SPL Round 4 2–1 BBC Sport Kilmarnock Dayton 29 Eremenko 56 St Mirren Thomson 48 McGowan 0 63 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 6,064 Steven McLean FFEEEE 18 September 2010 SPL Round 5 2–1 BBC Sport St Johnstone Jackson 3 Parkin 33 St Mirren Lynch 37 McDiarmid Park, Perth 3,349 John McKendrick FFEEEE 25 September 2010 SPL Round 6 1–2 BBC Sport St Mirren McGowan 77 Inverness CT Odhiambo 45, 50 St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,954 Stephen Finnie FFEEEE 2 October 2010 SPL Round 7 3–1 BBC Sport Motherwell Humphrey 3 Hateley 87 pen. Murphy 88 St Mirren Wardlaw 64 Fir Park, Motherwell 4,384 Iain Brines FFFFEE 16 October 2010 SPL Round 8 2–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Higdon 60, 73 Hamilton Academical Routledge 39 Imrie 47 St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,577 William Collum FFEEEE 23 October 2010 SPL Round 9 3–0 BBC Sport Heart of Midlothian Skácel 2, 24, 90 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 12,009 Calum Murray EEFFEE 30 October 2010 SPL Round 10 2–1 BBC Sport St Mirren McAusland 28 Travner 90 Aberdeen McArdle 57 St Mirren Park, Paisley 4,589 Crawford Allan FFEEEE 7 November 2010 SPL Round 11 1–3 BBC Sport St Mirren Higdon 76 pen. Rangers McAusland 48 o.g. Naismith 58 Miller 68 St Mirren Park, Paisley 5,674 Craig Thomson EEFFEE 10 November 2010 SPL Round 12 1–2 BBC Sport Dundee United Buaben 86 St Mirren Higdon 41, 65 Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,548 Euan Norris FFEEEE 14 November 2010 SPL Round 13 0–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Celtic Hooper 90 St Mirren Park, Paisley 6,073 Iain Brines FFFFEE 20 November 2010 SPL Round 14 1–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Wardlaw 37 Motherwell Blackman 74 St Mirren Park, Paisley 4,213 Alan Muir FFFFEE 27 November 2010 SPL Round 15 0–0 BBC Sport Hamilton Academical St Mirren New Douglas Park, Hamilton 2,280 Meir Levy (Israel) FFEEEE 11 December 2010 SPL Round 17 1–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Higdon 62 St Johnstone Parkin 53 Craig 90 St Mirren Park, Paisley 2,701 Stephen Finnie EEFFEE 26 December 2010 SPL Round 19 1–2 BBC Sport Inverness CT Cox 8 St Mirren Thomson 44, 85 Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 3,819 Craig Thomson FFEEEE 29 December 2010 SPL Round 20 0–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Potter 0 81 Heart of Midlothian Templeton 63 Kyle 82 pen. St Mirren Park, Paisley 4,599 Crawford Allan FFEEEE 3 January 2011 SPL Round 21 0–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Kilmarnock Kelly 64 Bryson 79 St Mirren Park, Paisley 6,118 Brian Winter FFEEEE 15 January 2011 SPL Round 22 2–0 BBC Sport Aberdeen Vernon 50, 67 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 9,740 Calum Murray FFFFEE 22 January 2011 SPL Round 23 0–0 BBC Sport St Johnstone St Mirren McDiarmid Park, Perth 3,009 William Collum FFFFEE 26 January 2011 SPL Round 24 1–1 BBC Sport St Mirren McGregor 38 Dundee United D.Robertson 88 St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,095 Craig Thomson FFEEEE 2 February 2011 SPL Round 16 (Re-arranged) 2–0 BBC Sport Hibernian Riordan 63 Wotherspoon 90 St Mirren Easter Road, Edinburgh 9,436 Mike Tumilty FFFFEE 12 February 2011 SPL Round 26 3–3 BBC Sport St Mirren Higdon 28 pen. Thomson 29 McGregor 74 Inverness CT Rooney 6 61 Doran 33 St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,203 Bobby Madden FFEEEE 20 February 2011 SPL Round 27 0–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Hibernian Dickoh 87 St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,505 Euan Norris EEFFEE 23 February 2011 SPL Round 25 (Re-arranged) 0–1 BBC Sport Motherwell St Mirren Higdon 82 Fir Park, Motherwell 3,613 Steve Conroy FFEEEE 26 February 2011 SPL Round 28 2–0 BBC Sport Kilmarnock Gros 13 Eremenko 29 St Mirren Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 5,243 Calum Murray FFEEEE 6 March 2011 SPL Round 29 0–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Rangers Bartley 24 St Mirren Park, Paisley 5,405 William Collum FFEEEE 19 March 2011 SPL Round 30 3–2 BBC Sport Heart of Midlothian Skácel 55 90 Stevenson 82 St Mirren Higdon 15 69 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 12,763 Stephen Finnie EEFFEE 2 April 2011 SPL Round 31 3–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Higdon 61 64 pen. 71 Hamilton Academical Buchanan 43 St Mirren Park, Paisley 4,985 William Collum EEFFEE 6 April 2011 SPL Round 33 (Re-arranged) 3–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Higdon 6 Dargo 57 Thomson 68 Aberdeen Murray 47 o.g. Milsom 90 St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,489 George Salmond FFEEEE 9 April 2011 SPL Round 32 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Commons 78 St Mirren Celtic Park, Glasgow 50,318 Calum Murray FFEEEE 16 April 2011 SPL Round 18 (Re-arranged) 2–1 BBC Sport Rangers Papac 33 Whittaker 52 pen. St Mirren McGregor 38 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 46,392 Euan Norris FFFFEE 24 April 2011 SPL Round 34 1–1 BBC Sport Hibernian Sodje 26 St Mirren Dargo 39 pen. Easter Road, Edinburgh 7,238 Alan Muir FFEEEE 2 May 2011 SPL Round 35 0–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Travner 1 24 Hamilton Academical Antoine-Curier 74 Neil 1 80 St Mirren Park, Paisley 5,037 Craig Thomson FFEEEE 7 May 2011 SPL Round 36 1–0 BBC Sport Inverness CT Duncan 0 71 Rooney 85 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 3,446 Bobby Madden EEFFEE 10 May 2011 SPL Round 37 0–1 BBC Sport Aberdeen St Mirren Wardlaw 65 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 5,955 Euan Norris FFFFEE 14 May 2011 SPL Round 38 0–0 BBC Sport St Mirren St Johnstone St Mirren Park, Paisley 4,230 Calum Murray Scottish Cup FFFFEE 8 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 0–0 BBC Sport St Mirren Peterhead St Mirren Park, Paisley 2,312 John McKendrick EEFFEE 18 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 replay 1–6 BBC Sport Peterhead Sharp 89 St Mirren McGowan 22 33 46 Mooy 31 McQuade 45 56 Balmoor, Peterhead 1,610 John McKendrick EEFFEE 5 February 2011 Scottish Cup round 5 1–2 BBC Sport Ayr United Roberts 58 pen. St Mirren Dargo 7 45 Somerset Park, Ayr 5,997 Euan Norris FFFFEE 12 March 2011 Scottish Cup Quarter-final 1–1 BBC Sport St Mirren McGowan 77 Aberdeen McArdle 90 St Mirren Park, Paisley 4,120 Euan Norris FFEEEE 16 March 2011 Scottish Cup Quarter-final Replay 2–1 BBC Sport Aberdeen Maguire 4 Vernon 44 St Mirren Vujadinović 87 o.g. Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 7,330 Craig Thomson Scottish League Cup FFEEEE 25 August 2010 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 2 3–3 y(4–3 pens.) BBC Sport Ross County Gardyne 69 Brittain 78 Craig 95 St Mirren McGregor 44 Higdon 79 McGowan 92 Victoria Park, Dingwall 1,239 Mike Tumilty Friendlies EEFFEE 14 July 2010 Friendly Match 1–3 St Mirren Official Club Website Ayr United Rodgers 35 St Mirren Higdon 5 Trialist 75 Potter 89 Somerset Park, Ayr 625 FFFFEE 19 July 2010 Friendly Match 2–2 St Mirren Official Club Website Dumbarton Carcary 36, 72 St Mirren Robb 20 Higdon 63 pen. Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton 953 Iain Brines FFFFEE 21 July 2010 Friendly Match 2–2 St Mirren Official Club Website Brechin City McAllister Paul McLean St Mirren Robb Love Glebe Park, Brechin William Collum EEFFEE 27 July 2010 Renfrewshire Cup Final 2010 0–0 (3–4) pen. https://archive.today/20120304002428/http://www.saintmirren.tv/articles/20100727/morton-0-0-saints-3-4-on-pens_2233570_2103746 St Mirren Official Club Website Greenock Morton Holmes Monti Kelbie Tidser Smyth St Mirren Higdon Van Zanten Brady McGowan Potter Cappielow, Greenock 3,422 Stevie O'Reilly EEFFEE 31 July 2010 Friendly Match 0–2 St Mirren Official Club Website Ballymena United St Mirren McQuade Dargo Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena FFEEEE 2 August 2010 Friendly Match 2–1 St Mirren Official Club Website Crusaders Dallas Murray o.g. St Mirren Dargo Seaview, Belfast FFFFEE 3 August 2010 Friendly Match 1–1 St Mirren Official Club Website Derry City Lafferty St Mirren Dargo Brandywell Stadium, Derry EEFFEE 4 May 2011 Renfrewshire Cup Semi-final 2011 9–1 St Mirren Official Club Website St Mirren Hegarty Mooy Cregg pen. Barron McKernon , 52 pen. Reilly Coyne , Gourock Thistle McGregor St Mirren Park, Paisley Davie Nicol Competitions Overall Scottish Premier League Round 1 11th Place 14 August 2010 14 May 2011 League Cup Round 2 Round 2 24 August 2010 24 August 2010 Scottish Cup Round 4 Quarter-final 8 January 2011 16 March 2011 SPL Classification STM Results by round table b Round Ground H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H Result D /L /W /L /L /L /L /D /L /W /L /W /L /D /D /L /L /L /W /L /L /L /D /D /W /D /L /L /L /L /W /L /W /D /L /L /W /D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss BBC Sport December 2010 See also List of St Mirren F.C. seasons References April 2014 2010-11 Category:Scottish football clubs 2010–11 season