2022–23 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren
2022–23 season
Chairman	John Needham
Manager	Stephen Robinson
Stadium	St Mirren Park
Scottish Premiership	5th
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is St Mirren's 5th 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.

Season summary

17 May - the following players left the club at the end of the season: Alan Power (moved to Kilmarnock), Kyle McAllister (released), Matt Millar (released), Josh Jack (released), Conor McCarthy (rejected new contract), Jak Alnwick (moved to Cardiff City), Connor Ronan (end of loan) and Jordan Jones (end of loan).^[1]

Also on this day, midfielder Ryan Flynn signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.^[2]

20 May - midfielder Mark O'Hara signed from Motherwell on a two-year deal.^[3]
25 May - goalkeeper Trevor Carson signed from Dundee United on a two-year deal.^[4]

On this day St Mirren were drawn to play Arbroath, Airdrieonians, Edinburgh City and Cowdenbeath in Group E of the Scottish League Cup.^[5]

1 June - The club announced the signing of Kenyan winger Jonah Ayunga, who joined on a two-year deal and would be reunited with manager Stephen Robinson from his time at Morecambe.^[6]

8 June - defender Daniel Finlayson joined Linfield on a season long loan deal.^[7]

17 June - English forward Toyosi Olusanya signed for Saints on a two-year deal after leaving Middlesbrough.^[8]

21 June - Australian defender Ryan Strain signed for the club on a two-year deal after leaving Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.^[9]

26 June - Scottish international defender Declan Gallagher signed a two-year deal with Saints after his contract with Aberdeen was terminated.^[10]

27 June - midfielder Keanu Baccus signed a two-year deal from Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers^[11]

1 July - youth midfielder Dean McMaster joined Airdrieonians on loan.^[12]

Competitions

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

27 June 2022 Friendly	Crusaders	0–3	St Mirren	Seaview, Belfast
18:30 BST		Report	Jamieson 37' O'Hara 41' Offord 55'	Attendance: TBC Referee: TBC

2 July 2022 Friendly	Linfield	1–2	St Mirren	Windsor Park, Belfast
13:30 BST	Finlayson 19'	Report	Greive 2' Ayunga 37'	Attendance: TBC Referee: TBC

5 July 2022 Friendly	St Mirren	1–3	Northampton Town	St Mirren Park
19:00 BST	O'Hara 14'	Report	Appéré 21' Hylton 77', 84 pen.'

29 August 2022 Friendly	St Mirren	1–2	Young Queen's Park	St Mirren Park
19:00 BST	63'	Report	Naismith 4' Moore 22'

Scottish Premiership

31 July 2022 1	St Mirren	0–1	Motherwell	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST		Report	van Veen 42 pen.' Lamie 82'	Attendance: 5,668 Referee: John Beaton

6 August 2022 2	Aberdeen	4–1	St Mirren	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST	Miovski 24 pen.', 37' Clarkson 45' Lopes 87'	Report	Gallagher 23' Ayunga 53 pen.'	Attendance: 14,420 Referee: Alan Muir

13 August 2022 3	St Mirren	1–0	Ross County	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST	Tait 50'	Report		Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Grant Irvine

20 August 2022 4	Dundee United	0–3	St Mirren	Dundee
15:00 BST		Report	Main 40', 51' Greive 90+1'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,540 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

27 August 2022 5	St Mirren	1–0	Hibernian	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST	Baccus 6'	Report		Attendance: 5,343 Referee: Graham Grainger

3 September 2022 6	St Johnstone	3–0	St Mirren	Perth
15:00 BST	Clark 26' Wright 66' Carey 86 pen.'	Report		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Colin Steven

18 September 2022 7	St Mirren	2–0	Celtic	St Mirren Park
12:00 BST	O'Hara 43' Ayunga 53'	Report		Attendance: 6,331 Referee: Don Robertson

1 October 2022 8	St Mirren	2–1	Livingston	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST	Baccus 69' Ayunga 76' Greive 90'	Report	Anderson 86'	Attendance: 5,366 Referee: Craig Napier

8 October 2022 9	Rangers	4–0	St Mirren	Ibrox Stadium
15:00 BST	Čolak 4', 73' Tavernier 30 pen.' Sakala 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 49,274 Referee: Nick Walsh

15 October 2022 10	St Mirren	0–0	Kilmarnock	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST		Report		Attendance: 6,785 Referee: Chris Graham

22 October 2022 11	St Mirren	2–1	Dundee United	Paisley
15:00 BST	Eriksson 41 o.g.' Greive 83'	Report	Fletcher 58'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,273 Referee: Grant Irvine

29 October 2022 12	Hibernian	3–0	St Mirren	Easter Road
15:00 BST	Boyle 45+4 pen.' Kukharevych 63' Henderson 67'	Report		Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

9 July 2022 Group Stage	St Mirren	0–1	Arbroath	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST		Report	Paterson 90+3'	Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Kevin Clancy

16 July 2022 Group Stage	Cowdenbeath	0–2	St Mirren	Central Park
15:00 BST		Report	Ayunga 19', 23'	Attendance: 638 Referee: Craig Napier

19 July 2022 Group Stage	Airdrieonians	2–0	St Mirren	Excelsior Stadium
19:45 BST	Devenny 66' Gunn 90+5'	Report	Kiltie 33'	Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Alan Muir

23 July 2022 Group Stage	St Mirren	3–1	FC Edinburgh	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST	O'Hara 8 pen.' Ayunga 25', 46'	Report	Handling 53'	Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup

St. Mirren will enter the 2022–23 Scottish Cup at the fourth round.

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 29 October 2022

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Trevor Carson	12+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	13	0
2	DF	Richard Tait	7+4	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	13	1
3	DF	Scott Tanser	5+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	9	0
4	DF	Joe Shaughnessy	3+2	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	8	0
6	MF	Mark O'Hara	10+1	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	15	2
7	MF	Jonah Ayunga	11+0	2	4+0	4	0+0	0	15	6
8	MF	Ryan Flynn	0+6	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	7	0
9	FW	Eamonn Brophy	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	6	0
10	FW	Curtis Main	10+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	11	2
11	MF	Greg Kiltie	3+6	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	12	0
12	MF	Jay Henderson	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	5	0
13	MF	Alex Gogić	4+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	7	0
15	MF	Dylan Reid	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	3	0
16	MF	Ethan Erhahon	12+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	16	0
17	MF	Keanu Baccus	12+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	13	2
18	DF	Charles Dunne	12+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	14	0
20	FW	Toyosi Olusanya	0+0	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	4	0
21	FW	Alex Greive	2+8	3	3+1	0	0+0	0	14	3
22	DF	Marcus Fraser	10+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	13	0
23	DF	Ryan Strain	10+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	13	0
27	GK	Peter Urminský	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	3	0
30	MF	Fraser Taylor	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2	0
31	DF	Declan Gallagher	9+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	12	0
Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season
19	DF	Daniel Finlayson (loaned to Linfield)	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
24	FW	Lewis Jamieson	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1	0
25	FW	Kieran Offord	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	3	0
26	GK	Dean Lyness	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
–	DF	Dean McMaster (loaned to Airdrieonians)	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 29 October 2022^[13]

Number	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Premiership	Scottish League Cup
2	DF	Richard Tait	1	1
6	MF	Mark O'Hara	2	1	1
7	FW	Jonah Ayunga	6	2	4
10	FW	Curtis Main	2	2
17	MF	Keanu Baccus	2	2
21	FW	Alex Greive	3	3
Total			16	11	5

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 29 October 2022

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total		Scottish Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup
2		DF	Richard Tait	2	0	1		1
3		DF	Scott Tanser	1	0	1
6		MF	Mark O'Hara	2	0	2
7		FW	Jonah Ayunga	4	1	4	1
8		MF	Ryan Flynn	1	0	1
10		FW	Curtis Main	1	0	1
11		MF	Greg Kiltie	1	1	1			1
13		MF	Alex Gogić	2	0	2
16		MF	Ethan Erhahon	2	0	2
17		MF	Keanu Baccus	4	0	4
18		MF	Charles Dunne	4	0	4
22		DF	Marcus Fraser	3	0	3
23		DF	Ryan Strain	1	0	1
31		DF	Declan Gallagher	5	1	5	1

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
3	Hibernian	13	6	2	5	17	16	+1	20	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4	Aberdeen	12	6	1	5	23	20	+3	19	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5	St Mirren	12	6	1	5	12	17	−5	19
6	Heart of Midlothian	12	5	2	5	20	21	−1	17
7	Motherwell	13	5	1	7	16	16	0	16

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2022. Source: ^[14]^[15]
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).^[16]
Notes:

^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	L
Position	11	12	8	6	5	6	4	3	4	4	4	5

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2022. Source: ^[17]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARB	AIR	STM	EDI	COW
1	Arbroath	4	4	0	0	0	10	1	+9	12	Qualification for the second round	—	3–0	—	—	3–0
2	Airdrieonians	4	2	0	1	1	6	4	+2	7		—	—	2–0	1–1p	—
3	St Mirren	4	2	0	0	2	5	4	+1	6		0–1	—	—	3–1	—
4	FC Edinburgh	4	1	1	0	2	6	7	−1	5		1–3	—	—	—	3–0
5	Cowdenbeath	4	0	0	0	4	0	11	−11	0		—	0–3	0–2	—	—

Source: ^[18]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[19]

Transfers

Players in

Position	Name	From	Transfer Window	Fee	Source
MF	Mark O'Hara	Motherwell	Summer	Free	^[3]
GK	Trevor Carson	Dundee United	Summer	Undisclosed	^[4]
MF	Jonah Ayunga	Morecambe	Summer	Free	^[6]
FW	Toyosi Olusanya	Middlesbrough	Summer	Free	^[8]
DF	Ryan Strain	Maccabi Haifa	Summer	Free	^[9]
DF	Declan Gallagher	Aberdeen	Summer	Free	^[10]
MF	Keanu Baccus	Western Sydney Wanderers	Summer	Free	^[11]
MF	Alex Gogić	Hibernian	Summer	Free	^[20]

Players out

Position	Name	To	Transfer Window	Fee	Source
GK	Jak Alnwick	Cardiff City	Summer	Free	^[1]
FW	Josh Jack	Forfar Athletic	Summer	Free	^[1]^[21]
MF	Kyle McAllister	Forest Green Rovers	Summer	Free	^[1]^[22]
DF	Conor McCarthy	Barnsley	Summer	Free	^[1]^[23]
DF	Matthew Millar	Macarthur FC	Summer	Free	^[1]^[24]
MF	Alan Power	Kilmarnock	Summer	Free	^[1]
DF	Daniel Finlayson	Linfield	Summer	Loan	^[7]
MF	Dean McMaster	Airdrieonians	Summer	Loan	^[12]
FW	Lewis Jamieson	Airdrieonians	Summer	Loan	^[12]^[25]
FW	Kieran Offord	Alloa Athletic	Summer	Loan	^[26]
GK	Dean Lyness	Airdrieonians	Winter	Free	^[27]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2021/22 SQUAD UPDATE". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "RYAN FLYNN AGREES CONTRACT EXTENSION". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "MARK O'HARA BECOMES OUR FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Trevor Carson: St Mirren sign goalkeeper from Dundee United on two-year deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Scottish League Cup: Aberdeen face Raith rematch, Hibs to meet Bonnyrigg Rose". BBC. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Jonah Ayunga: St Mirren sign winger from Morecambe on two-year deal". stmirren.com. BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "DANIEL FINLAYSON JOINS LINFIELD ON LOAN". stmirren.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Toyosi Olusanya joins St Mirren". www.stmirren.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "St Mirren sign Ryan Strain on two-year deal". www.stmirren.com. St Mirren. 26 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Declan Gallagher: Scotland defender signs for St Mirren after Aberdeen exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Keanu Baccus agrees two-year deal". St Mirren. 27 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "St Mirren youngster joins Airdrie". BBC Sport. 1 July 2022.
^ "2022–23 St Mirren top scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC.
^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "St Mirren". Statto. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Alex Gogic: Cyprus midfielder returns to St Mirren on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Gary Irvine makes another Forfar signing while one player quits Station Park due to work commitments". The Courier. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "Kyle McAllister, David Davis & Alfie Burnett: Forest Green sign midfield duo and goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "Conor McCarthy: Former St Mirren defender joins Barnsley on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ Comito, Matt (7 July 2022). "Millar the 'perfect fit' for Yorke's Bulls as defender makes ALM return". KEEPUP.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "LEWIS JAMIESON JOINS AIRDRIEONIANS ON LOAN". St Mirren FC. 26 July 2022.
^ "Kieran Offord joins Alloa Athletic on loan". St Mirren FC. 2 September 2022.
^ "Dean Lyness leaves by mutual consent". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

[14] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[squad-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2021/22 SQUAD UPDATE". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[2] "RYAN FLYNN AGREES CONTRACT EXTENSION". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[ohara-3] "MARK O'HARA BECOMES OUR FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[carson-4] "Trevor Carson: St Mirren sign goalkeeper from Dundee United on two-year deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[league_cup-5] "Scottish League Cup: Aberdeen face Raith rematch, Hibs to meet Bonnyrigg Rose". BBC. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[jonah-6] "Jonah Ayunga: St Mirren sign winger from Morecambe on two-year deal". stmirren.com. BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[linfield-7] "DANIEL FINLAYSON JOINS LINFIELD ON LOAN". stmirren.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[olusanya-8] "Toyosi Olusanya joins St Mirren". www.stmirren.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[strain-9] "St Mirren sign Ryan Strain on two-year deal". www.stmirren.com. St Mirren. 26 June 2022.

[gallagher-10] "Declan Gallagher: Scotland defender signs for St Mirren after Aberdeen exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[baccus-11] "Keanu Baccus agrees two-year deal". St Mirren. 27 June 2022.

[mcmaster-12] "St Mirren youngster joins Airdrie". BBC Sport. 1 July 2022.

[Goal_scorers-13] "2022–23 St Mirren top scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[15] "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC.

[16] "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

[17] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[18] "St Mirren". Statto. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[19] "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

[format-20] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[21] "Alex Gogic: Cyprus midfielder returns to St Mirren on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[22] "Gary Irvine makes another Forfar signing while one player quits Station Park due to work commitments". The Courier. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[23] "Kyle McAllister, David Davis & Alfie Burnett: Forest Green sign midfield duo and goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[24] "Conor McCarthy: Former St Mirren defender joins Barnsley on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[25] Comito, Matt (7 July 2022). "Millar the 'perfect fit' for Yorke's Bulls as defender makes ALM return". KEEPUP.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[26] "LEWIS JAMIESON JOINS AIRDRIEONIANS ON LOAN". St Mirren FC. 26 July 2022.

[27] "Kieran Offord joins Alloa Athletic on loan". St Mirren FC. 2 September 2022.

[28] "Dean Lyness leaves by mutual consent". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 2022–23 UEFA Nations League 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kimarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Arbroath Ayr United Cove Rangers Dundee Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers
League One	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Clyde Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh Falkirk Kelty Hearts Montrose Peterhead Queen of the South
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