ST. MIRREN FOOTBALL CLUB

St. Mirren Park
Love Street
Paisley
PA3 2EJ

Enquiries - 0141 849 0611
Tickets - 0141 840 4100

Year Formed - 1877

     Home Grounds

      First Matches

Shortroods :1877 -1879 -06/10/1877 v Britannia (1-0)
Thistle Park : 1879 -1883 -06/09/1879 v John Elder Club (0-2)
Westmarch : 1883 -1894 -25/08/1883 v Queens Park (2-1)
Love Street : 1894 - Present -08/09/1894 v Celtic (0-3)

First Matches
Ever First Match Britannia Shortroods 06/10/1877 1-0
League First Division Renton Tontine Park*1 23/08/1890 2-2
Official league First Division Cowlairs Westmarch 30/08/1890 5-2
Scottish Cup 1st Round Johnstone A Thistle Park 04/09/1880 3-0
League Cup 1st Round Rangers Ibrox 21/09/1946 0-4
Europe UEFA CUP Elfsborg Ryavallen Stadium 17/09/1980 2-1
Floodlit Match Scottish Cup Peebles Rovers Love Street 13/02/1959 10-0

*1-- Renton expelled from league-match void

First Scorers
Ever John Goold V. Britannia Shortroods 06/10/1877 1-0
Official League Douglas V. Cowlairs Westmarch 30/08/1890 5-2
Europe Doug Somner V. Elfsborg(Sweden) Ryavallen Stadium 17/09/1980 2-1
League Hat-trick Morrison V. Cowlairs Westmarch 30/08/1890 5-2

Records
 Attendance
20/08/1949 League Cup Celtic Love Street 47,438
Victory
30/01/1960 Scottish Cup Glasgow Uni Love Street 15-0
League Victory
04/01/1936 Second Division Dumbarton Love Street 8-0
11/03/2000 First Division Clydebank Love Street 8-0
League Defeat
04/12/1897 First Division Rangers Ibrox 0-9
Scottish Cup Victory
30/01/1960 Scottish Cup Glasgow Uni Love Street 15-0
Scottish Cup Defeat
02/02/1927 Scottish Cup Rangers Ibrox 0-6
League Cup Victory
06/09/1947 League Cup Queen of the South Love Street 7-1
League Cup Defeat
16/08/1947 League Cup Queen of the South Palmerston 1-8
European Victory
02/10/1985 UEFA Cup Slavia Prague Love Street 3-0
European Defeat
05/11/1980 UEFA Cup St. Etienne Stade Geoffroy Guichard 0-2
28/09/1983 UEFA Cup Feyenoord De Kuip 0-2
21/10/1987 Cup Winners Cup Mechelen Love Street 0-2
Home Defeat
05/03/1960 First Division Stirling Albion Love Street 0-7
03/11/1962 First Division Rangers Love Street 0-7
27/10/1964 First Division Celtic Love Street 0-7
Away Victory
05/11/1899 First Division Dundee Dens Park 7-1

 
Most points in a season
62 ( 2-points for a win) 1967-68 Division Two, 1976-77 Division One
76 ( 3-points for a win) 1999-2000 Division One 
Most League wins in a season
27 Division Two 1967-68
Most league defeats in a season
31 Division One 1920-21 (A record for any team in the old First Division)
Most league draws in a season
15 Premier League 1987-88
Most consecutive league victories
16 Division Two 18/11/1967 - 30/3/1968 
Longest unbeaten league run
34 18/11/67 (Division Two) - 16/11/68 (Division one)
Most goals in a season
114 Division Two 1935-36 
Most goals conceded in a season
92 Division One  1920-21 
Most league shut-outs in a season    
Craig Hinchcliffe 20 (36games) 2004-05
Longest run without conceding a league goal    
Craig Hinchcliffe 8 games (838 minutes) 1/3/05 – 16/4/05
Top Goal scorers
Match Gerry Baker ( 10) 30/01/60 v Glasgow Uni.
Season Dunky Walker (1921-22) 45 League,11 Scottish Cup
Europe Brian Gallacher ( 4)
Overall Davie McCrae ( 1923-1934) 317 (221-League)
 
Record Transfer fee Paid March 1990 £400,000 to Bayer Uerdingan for Tomas Stickroth
Record Transfer fee Received February 1988 £850,000 from Rangers for Ian Ferguson
 
Oldest first team player    
Andy Millen 41+years season 2006/07
Youngest player
Scot Gemmill(16yrs 61days)  09 August 2003 (Starks Park) v Raith Rovers (Division One)

 
Most appearances
Tony Fitzpatrick 351 League (1973-1979, 1981-89)
Campbell Money 8 Europe (1985-1988)
Tony Fitzpatrick 536 Overall
 
Most capped player
7caps Billy Thomson
7caps Iain Munro

St.Mirren have also had the likes of Roy Aitken, Frank McGarvey, Frank McAvennie, Steve Archibald, Archie Gemmell and Gordon McQueen who have played many times for Scotland, although not during their time at Love Street. They also had Victor Munoz, former Spanish World Cup captain who played many times for his country prior to arriving at Love Street.