Season 1891-92

For season 1891-92, the league was extended to twelve teams and Saints began to close the gap on some of the other clubs. Rangers, who had dealt easily with Saints during the first season were fortunate to gain a 4-3 victory at Westmarch in the first meeting and were defeated 3-2 at Ibrox at the end of the season. Saints had arrived!

A sad event during this season was the tragic and untimely death of James Dunlop, who fell on a piece of glass injuring his knee during a New Years Day friendly at Abercorn. Tetanus set into the wound and James died on the eleventh January 1892. A sad loss to St.Mirren and to football.

A monument was erected in his memory by the people of Paisley in the towns Woodside Crematorium, where it still stands today.