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 Croatia 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.
Jack Ross left the club having spent the latter part of the season out with an ankle injury and joined SPL rivals Hamilton Academical.
In DatePlayerFromFeeSource1 July 2010 David Van Zanten Hamilton Academical Free Transfer BBC Sport1 July 2010 Darren McGregor Cowdenbeath Free Transfer BBC Sport1 July 2010 Paul McQuade Cowdenbeath Free Transfer BBC Sport1 July 2010 Peter Bradley Cowdenbeath Undisclosed Fee BBC Sport13 July 2010 Craig Samson Ayr United Free Transfer BBC Sport14 July 2010 Gareth Wardlaw Cowdenbeath Nominal Fee BBC Sport16 July 2010 Marc McAusland Queen of the South Free Transfer BBC Sport27 July 2010 Sean Lynch Falkirk Free Transfer BBC Sport31 August 2010 Nick Hegarty Grimsby Town Free Transfer BBC Sport25 September 2010 Jamie McCluskey Wrexham Free Transfer BBC Sport1 October 2010 Patrick Cregg Hibernian Free Transfer BBC Sport22 October 2010 Aaron Mooy Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed Fee St Mirren F.C. Official Website
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 Source
Loan In DatePlayerFromLengthSource12 July 2010 Jure Travner Watford Season BBC Sport27 July 2010 Paul McGowan Celtic Season BBC Sport
Loan Out DatePlayerToLengthSource30 July 2010 Jon McShane Dumbarton 5 Months St Mirren Club Website
Results
Scottish Premier League
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Friendlies
Competitions
Overall
SPL
Classification
Results by round
See also List of St Mirren F.C. seasons
References