2024–25 St Mirren F.C. season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Needham | ||
| Manager | Stephen Robinson | ||
| Stadium | St Mirren Park | ||
| Premiership | 6th | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Conference League | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Toyosi Olusanya (5) All: Toyosi Olusanya (7) | ||
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The 2024–25 season is St Mirren's 7th 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 are also participating in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, and in European football for the first time since 1987 after qualifying for the UEFA Conference League.
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | St Mirren | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Olusanya  28' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Jordan Curran |
| 9 July 2024 Renfrewshire Cup | Greenock Morton | 0–2 | St Mirren | Greenock |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Idowu 3', 33' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,262 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | St Mirren | 2–2 |  Fleetwood Town | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Smyth 63' Jamieson 87' |
Report | Coughlan 9' Quitirna 68' |
Stadium: Paisley Attendance: 1,699 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 19 July 2024 Friendly | St Mirren | 2–2 | Carlisle United | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Olusanya 50' Scott 80' |
Report | Neal 30' Thomas 85' |
Stadium: Paisley Attendance: 2,011 |
Scottish Premiership
[edit]| 4 August 2024 1 | St Mirren | 3–0 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Idowu 48' Smyth 78', 80' |
Report | Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Matthew McDermid |
| 11 August 2024 2 | Aberdeen | 3–1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Guèye 39' McGrath 54'Besuijen 81' |
Report | Olusanya 45+3' |
Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 24 August 2024 3 | St Mirren | 0–3 | Celtic | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Report | McGregor 3' Hatate 33'Johnston 71' |
Attendance: 6,940 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 31 August 2024 4 | Dundee | 2–2 | St Mirren | Dens Park |
| 15:00 BST | Main 30' Larkeche 54' |
Report | Olusanya 26' Mandron 36' |
Attendance: 5,779 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 14 September 2024 5 | St Mirren | 2–2 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Olusanya 7' O'Hara 41' (pen.) |
Report | Watkins 11' Wright  45+5'Ayunga 71' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 6,957 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 21 September 2024 6 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 8 o.g.' Olusanya 34' |
Report | Halkett 18' |
Attendance: 7,341 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 28 September 2024 7 | Motherwell | 2–1 | St Mirren | Fir Park |
| 15:00 BST | Miller 19 pen.', 44' Casey 47' |
Report | Phillips 9' Tanser 61' |
Attendance: 5,214 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 5 October 2024 8 | St Mirren | 0–1 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Adegboyega 75' |
Attendance: 7,166 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 18 October 2024 9 | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 BST | Vargas 15' Oyegoke 47'Wilson 86'Spittal 90+3' |
Report | Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 27 October 2024 10 | Rangers | 2–1 | St Mirren | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Diomande 13' Černý 69' |
Report | Gogić 26' |
Attendance: 48,859 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 30 October 2024 11 | St Mirren | 3–1 | St Johnstone | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 BST | Tanser 30' O'Hara 57'Ayunga 90+3' |
Report | Kimpioka 8' |
Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 2 November 2024 12 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Ross County | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 9 November 2024 13 | Hibernian | 1–2 | St Mirren | Easter Road |
| 15:00 BST | N.Cadden 90+4 pen.' |
Report | McMenamin 16', 31' |
Attendance: 15,594 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 23 November 2024 14 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Aberdeen | St Mirren Park |
| 15:15 BST | Olusanya 19' Taylor 83' |
Report | McGrath 50' |
Referee: John Beaton |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Knockout phase
[edit]| 18 August 2024 Second round | Dundee United | 1–0 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
| 14:00 | Graham 34' |
Report | Attendance: 4,285 Referee: John Beaton |
UEFA Conference League
[edit]| 25 July 2024 Second qualifying round |  Valur | 0–0 | St Mirren | Hlíðarendi |
| 20:45 | Jóhannsson 81' |
Report | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Damian Kos |
| 1 August 2024 Second qualifying round | St Mirren | 4–1 (4–1 agg.) | Valur | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Rooney 16' Olusanya 52'O'Hara 65'Iacovitti 87' |
Report | Haraldsson 75 pen.' |
Attendance: 6,715 Referee: Mikkel Redder |
| 8 August 2024 Third qualifying round | St Mirren | 1–1 |  SK Brann | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Olusanya 90' |
Report | Myhre 75' |
Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Matthew De Gabriele |
| 15 August 2024 Third qualifying round | SK Brann | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | St Mirren | Brann Stadion |
| 19:00 | Soltvedt 5' Myhre 85'Heggebø 88' |
Report | Iacovitti 74' |
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov |
Player statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of 23 November 2024
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Conference League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Ellery Balcombe
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14+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Scott Tanser
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10+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | DF |  Alex Iacovitti
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2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Richard Taylor
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10+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Mark O'Hara
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12+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | FW |  Jonah Ayunga
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2+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 8 | MF |  Oisin Smyth
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1+6 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | FW |  Mikael Mandron
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4+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Conor McMenamin
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2+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Greg Kiltie
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6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  Roland Idowu
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4+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | MF |  Alex Gogić
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14+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | James Scott
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4+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Caolan Boyd-Munce
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7+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Charles Dunne
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4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Toyosi Olusanya
|
14+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| 22 | DF | Marcus Fraser
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14+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Dennis Adeniran
|
2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  Declan John
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Luke Kenny
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK |  Peter Urminský
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Callum Penman
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Shay Kelly
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0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Evan Mooney
|
0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF |  Elvis Bwomono
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6+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Killian Phillips
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10+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season | ||||||||||||
| 19 | DF | Shaun Rooney
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6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Jaden Brown
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2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Lewis Jamieson
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Kieran Offord
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Gallagher Lennon
|
0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Fraser Taylor
|
0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Ethan Sutherland
|
0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW |  Kevin van Veen
|
2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Goal scorers
[edit]- As of match played 23 November 2024[1]
| Number | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Conference League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | |
Scott Tanser | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4 | DF | |
Alex Iacovitti | 2 | 2 | |||
| 5 | DF | |
Richard Taylor | 1 | 1 | |||
| 6 | MF | |
Mark O'Hara | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7 | FW | |
Jonah Ayunga | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | MF | |
Oisin Smyth | 2 | 2 | |||
| 9 | FW | |
Mikael Mandron | 1 | 1 | |||
| 10 | FW | |
Conor McMenamin | 2 | 2 | |||
| 12 | MF | |
Roland Idowu | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13 | MF | |
Alex Gogić | 1 | 1 | |||
| 19 | DF | |
Shaun Rooney | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20 | FW | |
Toyosi Olusanya | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 88 | MF | |
Killian Phillips | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 23 November 2024
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Conference League | |||||
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| 1 | |
GK | Ellery Balcombe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | |
DF | Scott Tanser | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | |
DF | Alex Iacovitti | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | |
DF | Richard Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | |
MF | Mark O'Hara | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | |
FW | Mikael Mandron | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | |
FW | Conor McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | |
MF | Greg Kiltie | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 12 | |
MF | Roland Idowu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | |
DF | Alex Gogić | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 15 | |
MF | Caolan Boyd-Munce | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 18 | |
DF | Charles Dunne | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 19 | |
DF | Shaun Rooney | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 20 | |
FW | Toyosi Olusanya | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 21 | |
DF | Jaden Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 22 | |
DF | Marcus Fraser | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | |
MF | Dennis Adeniran | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 42 | |
DF | Elvis Bwomono | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 88 | |
MF | Killian Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dundee United | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Motherwell | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 19 | |
| 6 | St Mirren | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 18 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 15 | |
| 8 | Ross County | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. 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:
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:
- ^ 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
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
[edit]Players in
[edit]| Position | Nationality | Name | From | Transfer Window | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |
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Shaun Rooney | Fleetwood Town | Summer | Free | [6] |
| GK |
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Ellery Balcombe | Brentford | Summer | Loan | [7] |
| MF |
|
Oisin Smyth | Oxford United | Summer | Free | [8] |
| MF |
|
Roland Idowu | Shrewsbury Town | Summer | Loan | [9] |
| DF |
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Jaden Brown | Lincoln City | Summer | Free | [10] |
| MF |
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Dennis Adeniran | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Summer | Free | [11] |
| DF |
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Alex Iacovitti | Port Vale | Summer | Undisclosed | [12] |
| MF |
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Killian Phillips | Crystal Palace | Summer | Loan | [13] |
| FW |
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Kevin van Veen | Groningen | Summer | Loan | [14] |
| DF |
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Charles Dunne | Summer | Re-signed | [15] | |
| DF |
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Declan John | Bolton Wanderers | Winter | Free | [16] |
Players out
[edit]| Position | Nationality | Name | To | Transfer Window | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | 
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Keanu Baccus | Mansfield Town | Summer | Free | [17][18] |
| MF |
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Ryan Flynn | Arbroath | Summer | Free | [17][19] |
| DF |
|
Ryan Strain | Dundee United | Summer | Free | [17][20] |
| DF |
|
Charles Dunne | Summer | Free | [17] | |
| FW | 
|
Alex Greive | Bohemian | Summer | Free | [17][21] |
| FW |
|
Kieran Offord | Crusaders | Summer | Loan | [22] |
| DF |
|
James Bolton | Fleetwood Town | Summer | Undisclosed | [23] |
| FW |
|
Aiden Gilmartin | Darvel | Summer | Free | [17][24] |
| FW |
|
Lewis Jamieson | Raith Rovers | Summer | Loan | [25] |
| FW |
|
Ethan Sutherland | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Summer | Undisclosed | [26] |
| DF |
|
Gallagher Lennon | Annan Athletic | Summer | Loan | [27] |
| MF |
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Fraser Taylor | Arbroath | Summer | Loan | [28] |
| DF |
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Shaun Rooney | Winter | Free | [29] | |
| DF |
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Jaden Brown | Winter | Free | [30] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2024–25 St Mirren top scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "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 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Shaun Rooney becomes first new signing ahead of 2024/25". St Mirren FC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Ellery Balcombe joins on season-long loan from Brentford". St Mirren FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Oisin Smyth joins Saints on a two-year deal from Oxford United". St Mirren FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Roland Idowu joins on loan from Shrewsbury Town". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Jaden Brown returns on two-year deal". St Mirren FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Dennis Adeniran joins St Mirren on one-year deal with year option". St Mirren FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Alex Iacovitti signs for Saints on two-year deal". St Mirren FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "St Mirren announce signing of Killian Phillips". St Mirren FC. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "St Mirren announce signing of Kevin van Veen". St Mirren FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Charles Dunne returns on a short-term deal". St Mirren FC. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Brown exits St Mirren as John added as replacement". St Mirren FC. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "2024/24 Squad Update". stmirren.com. St Mirren. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Stags land Australian international". Mansfield Town FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Flynn leaves St Mirren for Arbroath". Dundee United FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Strain makes Terrors switch". Dundee United FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Forward Alex Greive joins from St Mirren on multi-year contract". bohemianfc.com. Bohemian FC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Kieran Offord joins Crusaders on season-long loan". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "James Bolton leaves to join Fleetwood Town". stmirren.com. St Mirren FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Lang Toon, Aiden Gilmartin". x.com. Darvel FC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Lewis Jamieson joins Raith Rovers on season long loan". x.com. St Mirren FC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Under-21s strengthen with Sutherland signing". wolves.co.uk. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "New Signing: Gallagher Lennon". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Fraser Taylor heads to Arbroath on loan". St Mirren FC. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Rooney exits St Mirren after assault charge". BBC Sport. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Club Statement: Jaden Brown". St Mirren FC. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.