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The
UEFA Cup
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Cup
Winners Cup
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St.Mirren
first competed in European competition in season 1980-81 having
qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing third in the previous seasons
Premier League.
First
opponents were IF Elfsborg from Sweden. Saints opened up their European
account with a 2-1 victory.
Doug
Somner has the honour of claiming Saints first ever European goal.
Saints
have competed on a further three occasions and provided some memorable
nights for the supporters.
Their
first three competing seasons, 1980-1, 1983-4 and 1985-6 were in the
UEFA Cup, entry gained by finishing high in the Premier Division.
Season
1987-88 saw Saints enter the Cup Winners Cup competition for the first
time courtesy of them winning the Scottish Cup the previous season.
1980-81
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IF
Elfsborg |
1 |
2 |
St
Mirren |
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| Nilsson |
Somner,
Abercromby |
| Attendance:
4,000 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 1st Leg |
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Date:
17 September 1980 |
| Venue:
Ryavallen Stadium (Sweden) |
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Team:-
Billy Thomson, John Young, Alex Beckett, Lex
Richardson,
John McCormack, Jack Copland, Billy
Abercromby, Billy Stark, Doug Somner, Peter
Weir, Frank McDougall |
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St
Mirren |
0 |
0 |
IF
Elfsborg |
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| Attendance:
8,000 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 2nd Leg |
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Date:
01 October 1980 |
| Venue:
Love Street |
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| Team:-
Billy Thomson, John Young, Alex Beckett, Lex
Richardson (Alan Logan) John McCormack,
Jack Copland, Billy Abercromby, Billy Stark,
Doug Somner, Peter Weir, Frank McDougall |
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St
Mirren |
0 |
0 |
St
Etienne |
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| Attendance:
11,471 |
Referee: |
| 2nd
Round - 1st Leg |
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Date:
22 October 1980 |
| Venue:
Love Street |
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Team:-
Billy Thomson, John Young, Alex Beckett, Lex
Richardson,
John McCormack, Jack Copland, Billy Abercromby,
Billy Stark, Doug Somner,
Peter Weir, Frank McDougall
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St
Etienne |
2 |
0 |
St
Mirren |
|
| Larios
(2) |
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| Attendance:
20,000 |
Referee: |
| 2nd
Round - 2nd Leg |
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Date:
05 November 1980 |
| Venue:
Stade Geoffroy Guichard (France) |
| Team:-
Billy Thomson, John Young, Alex Beckett, Andy
Dunlop(Lex Richardson), John McCormack, Jack
Copland, Billy Abercromby, Billy Stark, Doug
Somner, Peter Weir, Frank McDougall Unused
Sub: Alan Logan |
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St.Etienne included great names such as Michel
Platini, Johnny Rep, Christian Lopez and Patrik
Battiston |
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1983-84
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St
Mirren |
0 |
1 |
Feyenoord |
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| |
Guillitt |
| Attendance:
10,211 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 1st Leg |
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Date:
14 September 1983 |
| Venue:
Love Street |
Team:-
Billy
Thomson, Steve Clarke, Phil McAveety (David
Walker),
Tony Fitzpatrick (Frank McDougall), Mark
Fulton, John McCormack, Ian Scanlon,
Lex Richardson, Frank McAvennie, Rowan Alexander, Gardner
Speirs.
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Feyenoord’s
goal was scored by a young, unknown, forward called Ruud Gullitt!
The
team was led by the great Dutch legend, Johann Cruyff
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Feyenoord |
2 |
0 |
St
Mirren |
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| Van der
Til, Jeliazkov
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| Attendance:
18,858 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 2nd Leg |
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Date:
28 September 1983 |
| Venue:
De Kuip (Holland) |
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Team:-
Billy
Thomson, David Walker, Steve Clarke, John McCormack,
Phil McAveety, Mark Fulton, Frank McDougall,
Billy Abercromby,
Frank McAvennie, Gardner Speirs (John
McEachran), Ian
Scanlon
Unused
Sub: Ian Cameron
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1985-86
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Slavia
Prague |
1 |
0 |
St
Mirren |
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|
Kouril
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| Attendance:
8,000 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 1st Leg |
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Date:
17 September 1985 |
| Venue:
Stadion
TJ Slavia Praha IPS(Czechoslovakia)
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Team:-
Campbell Money, Tommy Wilson, Derek Hamilton,
Jim Rooney
(Kenny McDowall), Peter Godfrey, Steve Clarke,
Tony Fitzpatrick, Neil Cooper, Frank McGarvey
(Peter Mackie), Brian Gallagher, Billy Abercromby.
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St
Mirren |
3 |
0 |
Slavia
Prague |
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McGarvey2
Gallagher
(aet) |
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| Attendance:
11,786 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 2nd Leg |
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Date:
02 October 1985 |
| Venue:
Love Street |
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Team:-
Campbell
Money, Tommy Wilson, Derek Hamilton, Jim Rooney,
Peter Godfrey, Steve Clarke (Ian Scanlon)(Kenny
McDowall), Tony Fitzpatrick,
Neil Cooper, Frank McGarvey, Brian Gallagher, Gardner
Speirs.
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Hammarby |
3 |
3 |
St
Mirren |
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|
Andersson2, Lundin |
Gallagher3
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| Attendance:
4,300 |
Referee: |
| 2nd
Round - 1st Leg |
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Date:
23 October 1985 |
| Venue:
Söderstadion(Sweden) |
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Team:-
Campbell
Money, Tommy Wilson, Derek Hamilton, Jim Rooney,
Neil Cooper,
Steve Clarke, Tony Fitzpatrick, Kenny McDowall (Peter
Mackie),
Frank McGarvey, Brian Gallagher, Gardner Speirs
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St
Mirren |
1 |
2 |
Hammarby |
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| McGarvey |
Iversson2 |
| Attendance:
11,728 |
Referee: |
| 2nd
Round - 2nd Leg |
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Date:
06 November 1985 |
| Venue:
Love Street
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Team:-
Campbell
Money, Tommy Wilson, Derek Hamilton, Jim Rooney
(Billy
Abercromby), Peter Godfrey, Steve Clarke, Tony Fitzpatrick, Peter
Mackie, Frank McGarvey (Kenny McDowall),
Brian Gallagher, Gardner Speirs
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Both
Hammarby’s goals came in the final three minutes! They also
had one ruled off-side in between!
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1987-88
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St
Mirren |
1 |
0 |
Tromso |
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McDowall |
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| Attendance:
7,797 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 1st Leg |
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Date:
16 September 1987 |
| Venue:
Love Street |
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Team:-
Campbell
Money, Robert Dawson, David Winnie, Billy Abercromby,
Peter
Godfrey, Neil Cooper, Frank McGarvey(Paul
Chalmers), Ian Ferguson,
Paul Lambert(Norrie
McWhirter), Kenny McDowall, Ian Cameron |
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Tromso |
0 |
0 |
St
Mirren |
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| Attendance:
6,000 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 2nd Leg |
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Date:
30 September 1987 |
| Venue:
Alfheim Stadium (Norway)
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Team:- Campbell
Money, Tommy Wilson, David Winnie, Billy Abercromby
(Tony
Fitzpatrick), Peter Godfrey, Neil Cooper, Paul
Lambert, Kenny McDowall, Keith Walker (Paul
Chalmers), Ian Ferguson, Ian Cameron.
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Mechelen |
0 |
0 |
St
Mirren |
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| Attendance:
6,746 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 1st Leg |
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Date:
21 October 1987 |
| Venue:
Achter de Kazerne (Belgium)
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Team:-
Campbell
Money, Tommy Wilson, David Winnie, Tony Fitzpatrick
(Brian
Hamilton), Peter
Godfrey, Neil Cooper, Paul Lambert, Ian Ferguson,
Paul Chalmers, Keith
Walker (Robert Dawson), Ian
Cameron.
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St
Mirren |
0 |
2 |
Mechelen |
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Ohana2
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| Attendance:
14,368 |
Referee: |
| 1st
Round - 2nd Leg |
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Date:
04 November 1987 |
| Venue:
Love Street
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Team:-
Campbell
Money, Robert Dawson, Tommy Wilson, Tony Fitzpatrick,
Peter
Godfrey, Neil
Cooper, Paul Lambert, Keith Walker (Brian
Hamilton),
Paul Chalmers, Kenny McDowall (George Shaw), Ian
Cameron
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This
result was seen as a disappointment at the time, but Mechelen
went on to win the trophy, defeating Ajax in the final. So maybe
it wasn’t such a bad result after all.
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