The 2007–08 season was St Mirren's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, and they were looking to improve on last season's 11th placing ahead of Dunfermline.
They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, however were the subject of a shock defeat in the League Cup by 3rd Division East Fife.
They were knocked out in the 6th Round of the Scottish Cup by First Division side St Johnstone. The Buddies began 2008 much more positively than 2007 where they won only 2 home games. By 19 January, they had broken this record by winning 3 games in a row.
Transfers In: PlayerFromFee Will Haining Oldham Athletic Free Gary Mason Dunfermline Athletic Free Craig Dargo Inverness CT Free Mark Howard Cardiff City Free Franco Miranda Helsingborgs IF Free Paul Mathers East Fife Undisclosed Chris Birchall Coventry City Loan Andy Dorman New England Revolution Free Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Free Out: PlayerToFee Kirk Broadfoot Rangers Pre-Contract John Sutton Wycombe Free Tony Bullock Ross County Free Craig Hinchliffe Partick Thistle Free David McKenna Stirling Albion Free John Baird Montrose Free Kevin McGowne Montrose Free Scott Gemmill Berwick Rangers Contract Expired Paul Lawson Celtic Loan Return Eddie Malone Dundee On Loan Chris Birchall Coventry City Loan Return Eddie Malone Dundee Undisclosed Alex Burke Dunfermline Loan
Players
Squad
Fixtures and results Fixtures and results for St Mirren F.C. for season 2007–08.
NOTE: scores are written St Mirren first
DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionSt Mirren ScorersSPL Pos.Match Report17 July 2007Forthbank StadiumStirling Albion3–0 Friendly Corcoran, McCay, Kean (pen.)N/A Mirren MAD19 July 2007The ShowgroundsNewry City0–0Friendly−-N/A Mirren MAD21 July 2007Stangmore ParkDungannon Swifts4–0 FriendlyMehmet, Haining, Dargo (x2)N/A Mirren MAD26 July 2007Strathclyde Homes StadiumDumbarton3–0FriendlyKean (x2), CorcoranN/AMirren MAD28 July 2007Love StreetMorton1–0RCFCorcoranN/AMirren MAD4 August 2007Love StreetMotherwell0–1SPL−-10thBBC Sport11 August 2007Ibrox StadiumRangers0–2SPL−-10thBBC Sport18 August 2007Love StreetInverness CT2–1SPLMiranda, Corcoran7thBBC Sport25 August 2007Falkirk StadiumFalkirk1–0SPLMehmet7thBBC Sport28 August 2007Love StreetEast Fife0–1League Cup−-N/ABBC Sport2 September 2007Love StreetCeltic1–5SPLMiranda7thBBC Sport6 September 2007Love StreetDerby County1–0Hugh Murray TestimonialMehmetN/AMirren MAD16 September 2007TannadiceDundee United0–2SPL−-8thBBC Sport22 September 2007Rugby ParkKilmarnock0–0SPL−-9thBBC Sport30 September 2007Love StreetHeart of Midlothian1–3SPLCorcoran10thBBC Sport7 October 2007PittodrieAberdeen0–4SPL−-11thBBC Sport20 October 2007Love StreetGretna1–0SPLMehmet9thBBC Sport27 October 2007Easter RoadHibernian1–0SPLMehmet9thBBC Sport3 November 2007Fir ParkMotherwell1–1SPLKean9thBBC Sport24 November 2007Caledonian StadiumInverness CT0–1SPL−-9thBBC Sport1 December 2007Love StreetFalkirk1–5SPLMehmet11thBBC Sport8 December 2007Celtic ParkCeltic1–1 SPLMcGinn11thBBC Sport15 December 2007Love StreetDundee United0–3SPL−-11thBBC Sport22 December 2007Love StreetKilmarnock0–0SPL−-11thBBC Sport26 December 2007TynecastleHeart of Midlothian1–0SPLMcGinn11thBBC Sport29 December 2007Love StreetAberdeen0–1SPL−-11thBBC Sport5 January 2008Love StreetHibernian2–1SPLMaxwell, Mason10thBBC Sport12 January 2008Love StreetDumbarton3–0Scottish CupCorcoran, Barron, MehmetN/ABBC Sport19 January 2008Love StreetMotherwell3–1SPLCorcoran, Maxwell (x2)9thBBC Sport26 January 2008Ibrox StadiumRangers0–4SPL−-10thBBC Sport2 February 2008Love StreetDundee United0–0Scottish Cup 5th Round−-N/ABBC Sport9 February 2008Love StreetInverness CT1–1SPLMehmet10thBBC Sport13 February 2008TannadiceDundee United1–0Scottish Cup 5th Round ReplayDormanN/ABBC Sport16 February 2008Falkirk StadiumFalkirk0–4SPL−-10thBBC Sport24 February 2008Love StreetCeltic0–1SPL−-10thBBC Sport27 February 2008TannadiceDundee United1–1SPLDorman10thBBC Sport1 March 2008Rugby ParkKilmarnock0–1SPL−-11thBBC Sport8 March 2008McDiarmid ParkSt Johnstone1–1Scottish Cup 6th RoundDormanN/ABBC Sport15 March 2008Love StreetHeart of Midlothian1–1SPLHamilton11thBBC Sport18 March 2008Love StreetSt Johnstone1–3Scottish Cup 6th Round ReplayMehmet (pen.)N/ABBC Sport22 March 2008PittodrieAberdeen1–1SPLDorman11thBBC Sport29 March 2008Love StreetGretna2–0SPLDargo, Mehmet11thBBC Sport5 April 2008Easter RoadHibs0–2SPL−-11thBBC Sport10 April 2008Fir ParkGretna0–0SPL−-11thBBC Sport19 April 2008TynecastleHeart of Midlothian2–3SPLMcCay; Mason11thBBC Sport
Competitions
SPL
Classification
See also List of St Mirren F.C. seasons
References