2021–22 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is St Mirren's 4th consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football since being promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2017–18 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

St Mirren
2021–22 season
ChairmanJohn Needham
ManagerJim Goodwin
StadiumSt Mirren Park
Scottish Premiership8th
Scottish League CupSecond round

Background and pre-season

St Mirren finished the 2020–21 season in 7th-place.[1]

Competitions

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7 Hibernian 18 6 5 7 20 21 −1 23
8 Livingston 18 5 4 9 14 23 −9 19
9 St Mirren 18 3 9 6 18 29 −11 18
10 Dundee 18 4 4 10 17 34 −17 16
11 Ross County 17 3 5 9 23 31 −8 14 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[4]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Matches
Win Draw Loss
Scottish Premiership match details
DateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
31 July 2021DundeeAway2–2Brophy 4', McGrath 54' (pen.)2,300[5]
7 August 2021Heart of MidlothianHome1–2Shaughnessy 85'1,039[6]
21 August 2021CelticAway0–6—56,052[7]
29 August 2021St JohnstoneHome0–0—4,326[8]
11 September 2021Dundee UnitedHome0–0—4,894[9]
18 September 2021HibernianAway2–2Brophy 42', Shaughnessy 88'13,501[10]
26 September 2021AberdeenHome3–2Ronan 14', 58', Fraser 61'4,513[11]
2 October 2021LivingstonAway1–0Erhahon 29'1,627[12]
16 October 2021Ross CountyAway3–2Brophy 15', Fraser 34', Tanser 38'3,882[13]

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
Win Draw Loss
Scottish Cup match details
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STM DNF PAR STE DUM
1 St Mirren 4 4 0 0 0 9 1 +8 12 Qualification for the second round — 1–0 2–0 — —
2 Dunfermline Athletic 4 3 0 0 1 13 5 +8 9 — — — 4–1 5–1
3 Partick Thistle 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 — 2–4 — — 2–0
4 Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 0 3 5 10 −5 3 1–3 — 1–2 — —
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 0 4 2 12 −10 0 0–3[lower-alpha 1] — — 1–2 —
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[16]
Notes:
  1. St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[14]
Win Draw Loss
Scottish League Cup group stage match details
DateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
10 July 2021DumbartonAway3–0[lower-alpha 1]—[17]
13 July 2021Dunfermline AthleticHome1–0Main 30'[18][19]
20 July 2021StenhousemuirAway3–1Main 50', Dennis 66', Erwin 90+4'370[20][21]
25 July 2021Partick ThistleHome2–0McGrath 25' (pen.), Shaughnessy 90+51,023[22]

Knockout phase
Scottish League Cup knockout phase match details
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
Second round14 August 2021LivingstonAway1–1
(3–4 p)		McCarthy 82'1,855[23]

Notes
  1. St Mirren were awarded a 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to field a team after a COVID-19 outbreak amongst their squad.[17]

References
  1. "Scottish Premiership table – 2020/2021 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. Duncan, Thomas (31 July 2021). "Dundee 2–2 St Mirren: 10-man hosts come from behind twice to earn draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. Lindsay, Clive (8 August 2021). "St Mirren 1–2 Hearts: 'Just a good start' as visitors maintain 100% record with sixth consecutive win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. McPheat, Nick (21 August 2021). "Celtic 6–0 St Mirren: Postecoglou wants side to be 'relentless'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. Reed, Matthew (29 August 2021). "St Mirren 0–0 St Johnstone: Jim Goodwin says side denied a legitimate goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. Southwick, Andrew (12 September 2021). "St Mirren 0–0 Dundee United: Hosts still winless after stalemate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. Reed, Matthew (18 September 2021). "Hibernian 2–2 St Mirren: Hibs spurn chance to go top of table". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. Duncan, Thomas (26 September 2021). "St Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen: Paisley side capitalise on Teddy Jenks' red card for first win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. Herrall, Jack (2 October 2021). "Livingston 0–1 St Mirren: Ethan Erhahon goal difference as visitors take points". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. Reed, Matthew (16 October 2021). "Ross County 2–3 St Mirren: Malky Mackay says individual errors must stop for struggling County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Dumbarton v St Mirren". SPFL. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  15. "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  16. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  17. Ramage, Ben (9 July 2021). "St Mirren handed Premier Sports Cup win as Dumbarton forfeit opening game". Daily Record. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  18. "St. Mirren vs. Dunfermline Athletic - 13 July 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  19. Ramage, Ben (13 July 2021). "Curtis Main header earns St Mirren win over Dunfermline as fans return to stands". Daily Record. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  20. "Stenhousemuir vs. St. Mirren - 20 July 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  21. "Stenhousemuir 1–3 St Mirren". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  22. "St Mirren 2–0 Partick Thistle: Joe Shaughnessy's late goal secures hosts a place among second round seeds". Sky Sports. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  23. Young, Chick (15 August 2021). "Livingston 1–1 St Mirren (4–3 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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