2017–18 St Mirren F.C. season

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St Mirren
2017–18 season
ChairmanGordon Scott
ManagerJack Ross
StadiumSt Mirren Park
Championship1st (Champions)
Challenge CupThird Round
lost to Raith Rovers
League CupGroup Stage
(Eliminated)
Scottish CupFourth Round
lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lewis Morgan
(14 goals)
All:
Gavin Reilly
(22 goals)
Highest home attendance6,422 vs Greenock Morton
(21 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance3,023 vs Queen of the South
(24 September 2017)
Average home league attendance4,448
Away colours

The 2017–18 season is the club's third season in the Scottish Championship. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Month by month review[]

May[]

9 May – defender Adam Eckersley signed a two-year contract extension with the club, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019. It was also confirmed that Ben Gordon, Andy Webster and Jordan Stewart would leave the club when their contracts expire in the summer.[1]

11 May – young defender Jack Baird signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[2]

15 May – veteran goalkeeper Jamie Langfield signed a one-year contract extension with the club. It is anticipated that Langfield will fulfil a coaching role, rather than be involved in a playing capacity.[3]

18 May – highly rated midfielder Stevie Mallan signed a two-year contract with EFL Championship side Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.[4]

19 May – midfielder Josh Todd signed a one-year contract extension with the club after signing in January.[5]

22 May – defender Gary MacKenzie became the fifth player to sign a contract extension this summer, signing up for another season with the club. Also on this day, forward Cammy Smith left Aberdeen and joined Saints on a two-year deal, after a successful loan spell last season.[6]

23 May – midfielder Kyle Hutton was released by the club, when his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[7]

24 May – young midfielder Kyle Magennis signed a new deal with the club, committing him to the summer of 2020.[8]

Also on this day, Saints signed goalkeeper Ross M. Stewart from Albion Rovers and midfielder Jordan Kirkpatrick from Alloa Athletic. Both players have penned two-year deals with the club.[9]

26 May – Jack Ross recruited two more players when forward Ross C. Stewart signed a two-year contract from Albion Rovers, and defender Gregor Buchanan signed from Dumbarton one a one-year deal.[9]

June[]

2 June – Saints were paired along with Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Stranraer and Livingston in the League Cup draw. Fixtures will commence from 15–19 July.[10]

7 June – goalkeeper Craig Samson rejoined Saints on a two-year deal after leaving Motherwell, tying him to the club until June 2019.[11]

12 June – after impressing in his short time at the club, defender Stelios Demetriou signed a one-year contract extension in June 2017.[12]

13 June – striker Gavin Reilly signed a one-year deal after leaving Heart of Midlothian.[13]

15 June – defender Gary Irvine signed a one-year contract extension.[14]

16 June – young midfielder Nathan Flanagan signed a one-year contract with the club, after graduating from the youth setup.[15]

27 June – striker Dale Hilson signed a six-month deal with the club, after leaving Queen of the South.[16]

29 June – youngster Lewis McLear left the club by mutual agreement. The midfielder had been at the club for three years, but failed to breakthrough to the first team.[17]

July[]

13 July – midfielder Ian McShane signed a two-year deal with Saints, after leaving Ross County.[18]

August[]

1 August – defender Harry Davis joined the club, after being released by Crewe Alexandra. Davis was on loan at Saints last year, and joins on a one-year deal with the option of a further year.[19]

3 August – Rocco Quinn left the club by mutual agreement, after just one year of his two-year deal.[20]

4 August – Jack Ross and assistant, James Fowler, signed contract extensions with the club – ensuring they remain with the club until at least 2020.[21]

10 August – striker Darryl Duffy signed a one-year deal with Saints, having recently played in India.[22]

14 August – Saints signed defender Liam Smith on a one-year loan from Hearts.[23]

September[]

22 September – Saints signed Celtic defender Jamie McCart on an emergency loan, following injuries and suspensions. McCart signed until 23 December 2017.[24]

December[]

12 December – striker Danny Mullen signed on an emergency loan from fellow Scottish Championship challengers, Livingston. It was reported than Mullen will sign on a permanent contract in January 2018, when his loan period expires.[25]

21 December – forward Ross C. Stewart moved on loan to Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic, until the end of the season.[26]

28 December – defender Jamie McCart ended his loan period, and returned to Celtic.[27]

31 December – forward Dale Hilson was released after his short-term contract expired. He made five appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[28]

January[]

5 January – Lewis Morgan signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Celtic and was immediately loaned back to Saints until the end of the season. The fee was undisclosed, but is thought to have been around £300,000.[29]

10 January – striker Darryl Duffy signed on loan for Scottish League One side Airdrieonians until the end of the season.[30]

11 January – defender Gregor Buchanan left the club by mutual consent. He made 16 appearances, and scored two goal since joining at the start of the season.[31] He signed for Livingston later in the day.

Also on this day, it was confirmed that Danny Mullen had signed a 2+1⁄2-year permanent deal with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2020.[32]

12 January – manager Jack Ross received the Scottish Championship December Manager of the Month award.[33]

15 January – Saints added to the squad when experienced midfielder Ryan Flynn signed, after being recently released by Oldham Athletic. The 29-year-old joins on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[34]

16 January – 19-year-old midfielder Mark Hill signed on loan from Celtic until the end of the season.[35]

19 January – midfielder Jordan Kirkpatrick returned to Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[36]

31 January – winger Myles Hippolyte signed on an 18-month contract after being released by Falkirk.[37]

Also on this day, youngster Cameron MacPherson signed on loan for Stranraer until the end of the season.[38]

February[]

1 February – defender Jack Baird signed a one-year extension to his current contract, keeping his at Saints until the summer of 2019.[39]

6 February – manager Jack Ross received the Scottish Championship January Manager of the Month award, his second such award in a row. Saints captain Stephen McGinn also won the Player of the Month award.[40]

20 February – veteran Italian midfielder Massimo Donati signed a short-term contract until the end of the season. Donati left Premiership side Hamilton Academical last month.[41]

March[]

20 March – Josh Todd signed for Queen of the South on an emergency loan deal until the end of the season.[42]

April[]

5 April – Jack Ross received the Scottish Championship March Manager of the Month award, making it a hat-trick of awards for the season.[43]

14 April – Saints won the Scottish Championship after a goalless draw at home to Livingston. It ended the club's three-year exile from the Scottish Premiership, after being relegated in 2015.[44]

20 April – club captain, Stephen McGinn, penned a new two-year contract with the club after leading Saints to the Scottish Premiership.[45]

29 April – Jack Ross was named PFA Manager of the Year, and Lewis Morgan was named Scottish Championship Player of the Year.[46]

Squad list[]

As of 30 April 2018[47]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Craig Samson Scotland GK (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 37) Motherwell 2017 2019 145 0
21 Ross M. Stewart Scotland GK (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 26) Albion Rovers 2017 2019 4 0
41 Jamie Langfield Scotland GK (1979-12-22) 22 December 1979 (age 42) Aberdeen 2015 2018 52 0
Defenders
2 Stelios Demetriou Cyprus DF (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 31) Doxa Katokopias 2017 2018 46 4
3 Gary Irvine Scotland DF (1985-03-17) 17 March 1985 (age 36) Dundee 2016 2018 72 0
6 Gary MacKenzie Scotland DF (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 36) Doncaster Rovers 2016 2018 55 6
15 Jack Baird Scotland DF (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 25) St Mirren youth team 2014 2019 119 6
24 Harry Davis England DF (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 30) Crewe Alexandra 2017 2018 31 6
25 Liam Smith Scotland DF (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 25) Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2017 2018 34 2
44 Adam Eckersley England DF (1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 36) FC Edmonton 2017 2019 42 2
Midfielders
4 Stephen McGinn (c) Scotland MF (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 33) Wycombe Wanderers 2017 2020 148 12
5 Massimo Donati Italy MF (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 40) Hamilton Academical 2018 2018 1 0
7 Kyle Magennis Scotland MF (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 23) St Mirren youth team 2016 2020 61 5
10 Lewis Morgan Scotland MF (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 25) Celtic (loan) 2018 2018 118 29
14 Josh Todd England MF (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 27) Dumbarton 2017 2018 14 1
16 Ian McShane Scotland MF (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 29) Ross County 2017 2019 40 5
17 Jordan Kirkpatrick Scotland MF (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992 (age 29) Alloa Athletic 2017 2019 14 0
18 Ryan Flynn Scotland MF (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 33) Oldham Athletic 2018 2020 14 1
22 Darren Whyte Scotland MF (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 24) St Mirren youth team 2017 2018 4 0
23 Nathan Flanagan Scotland MF (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 24) St Mirren youth team 2017 2018 0 0
26 Mark Hill Scotland MF (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 23) Celtic (loan) 2018 2018 4 0
30 Cameron MacPherson Scotland MF (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 23) St Mirren youth team 2015 2018 6 0
31 Connor O'Keefe Scotland MF (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 23) St Mirren youth team 2014 2018 6 0
39 Ethan Erhahon Scotland MF (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 20) St Mirren youth team 2017 2019 2 0
Forwards
8 Darryl Duffy Scotland FW (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 37) Mohun Bagan 2017 2018 4 0
9 John Sutton England FW (1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 (age 38) St Johnstone 2016 2018 144 45
11 Cammy Smith Scotland FW (1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 (age 26) Aberdeen 2017 2019 60 15
19 Ross C. Stewart Scotland FW (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 25) Albion Rovers 2017 2019 17 2
20 Gavin Reilly Scotland FW (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 28) Heart of Midlothian 2017 2018 44 22
27 Danny Mullen Scotland FW (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 26) Livingston 2017 2020 20 3
29 Myles Hippolyte England FW (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 27) Falkirk 2018 2019 8 1

Results & fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies[]

30 June 2017 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0–5 St Mirren Grant Street Park
19:45 RC Stewart 8'
C. Smith 54'
Ross MacKillop 63' (o.g.)
Sutton 78'
Morgan 81'
2 July 2017 Friendly Nairn County 0–9 St Mirren Station Park
14:00 Nairn FC report Sutton 7'
Magennis 38'
Hilson 45', 62'
C. Smith 74'
Demetriou 78'
RC Stewart 81'
Darren Whyte 88'		 Attendance: 369
Referee:
4 July 2017 Friendly St Mirren 1–3 Dundee St Mirren Park
19:45 Reilly 56' St Mirren report O'Dea 11', 39'
Haber 49'		 Attendance: TBA
Referee:
8 July 2017 Friendly Alloa Athletic 0–0 St Mirren The Indodrill Stadium
15:00 St Mirren report Attendance: TBA
Referee: TBC

Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Championship
5 August 2017 1 St Mirren 3–1 Falkirk St Mirren Park
15:00 Demetriou 33'
C. Smith 46'
Reilly 69'		 BBC Report Hippolyte 2' Attendance: 4,639
Referee: Don Robertson
12 August 2017 2 Greenock Morton 4–1 St Mirren Cappielow
15:00 Tidser 26' (pen), 50' (pen)
McHugh 72'
Murdoch 77'		 BBC Report C. Smith 41' Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Willie Collum
19 August 2017 3 Livingston 1–3 St Mirren
15:00 Halkett 15' BBC Report Halkett 9' (o.g.)
Reilly 51', 60'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 August 2017 4 St Mirren 3–0 Dundee United St Mirren Park
15:00 Morgan 26', 48'
McShane 78'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 September 2017 5 St Mirren 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 Morgan 31'
Buchanan 63'
C. Smith 73'
McShane 74'		 BBC Report Baird 61'
Polworth 69'		 Attendance: 3,610
Referee: Willie Collum
16 September 2017 6 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 St Mirren East End Park
15:00 McManus 20'
Hopkirk 45'
Morris 56'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 September 2017 7 St Mirren 3–1 Queen of the South St Mirren Park
16:10 C. Smith 24'
Morgan 27', 54'		 BBC Report Kerr 64' Attendance: 3,023
Referee:
30 September 2017 8 St Mirren 2–1 Brechin City St Mirren Park
15:00 C. Smith 14'
Hilson 78'		 BBC Report Orsi 38' Attendance: 3,928
Referee:
14 October 2017 9 Dumbarton 0–2 St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Reilly 36'
Sutton 70'		 Attendance: 1,178
Referee:
21 October 2017 10 Falkirk 0–0 St Mirren Falkirk Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 5,080
Referee: Don Robertson
28 October 2017 11 St Mirren 2–2 Greenock Morton St Mirren Park
15:00 McShane 66' (pen)
Reilly 72'		 BBC Report Murdoch 68'
Harkins 79' (pen)		 Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Steven McLean
4 November 2017 12 Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren Tannadice Park
15:00 Durnan 11'
Stanton 79'		 BBC Report Eckersley 90+3' Attendance: 6,936
Referee:
25 November 2017 13 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 St Mirren
15:00 BBC Report McShane 52' (pen)
Reilly 90+2'		 Attendance: 2,687
Referee: John McKendrick
28 November 2017 14 St Mirren 3–1 Livingston St Mirren Park
19:45 Morgan 51'
Eckersley 66'
McShane 78' (pen)		 BBC Report Carrick 30' Attendance: 3,177
Referee:
2 December 2017 15 St Mirren 0–1 Dumbarton St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Walsh 80' Attendance: 3,591
Referee: Andrew Dallas
9 December 2017 16 Brechin City 1–2 St Mirren Glebe Park
15:00 Layne 27' BBC Report Reilly 20'
C. Smith 64' (pen)		 Attendance: 812
Referee:
16 December 2017 17 St Mirren 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic St Mirren Park
15:00 C. Smith 38' BBC Report Attendance: 3,665
Referee: Craig Charleston
23 December 2017 18 Queen of the South 2–3 St Mirren Palmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie 1'
Kane 6'		 BBC Report Reilly 19', 35'
MacKenzie 68'		 Attendance: 2,019
Referee: Steven McLean
29 December 2017 19 St Mirren 2–0 Dundee United St Mirren Park
19:45 Morgan 59', 78' BBC Report Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Don Robertson
2 January 2018 20 Greenock Morton 1–1 St Mirren Cappielow
15:00 O'Ware 80' BBC Report Morgan 25' Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 January 2018 21 St Mirren 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 Reilly 26' BBC Sport Attendance: 4,448
Referee: Willie Collum
13 January 2018 22 Dumbarton 0–2 St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report C. Smith 47'
McGinn 58'		 Attendance: 1,652
Referee:
26 January 2018 23 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 St Mirren East End Park
19:45 Clark 49' BBC Report C. Smith 13'
Baird 64'		 Attendance: 5,479
Referee: John Beaton
3 February 2018 24 St Mirren 2–0 Queen of the South St Mirren Park
15:00 L. Smith 4'
Davis 32' (pen)		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,585
Referee:
17 February 2018 25 Livingston 4–1 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Hardie 9', 15'
Miller 22'
Robinson 90+4'		 BBC Report Flynn 2' Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Alan Muir
24 February 2018 26 St Mirren 1–0 Brechin City St Mirren Park
15:00 P. O'Neil 15' (o.g.) BBC Report Attendance: 4,358
Referee: Steven McLean
10 March 2018 27 St Mirren 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic St Mirren Park
15:00 Davis 69' (pen)
L. Smith 72'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,240
Referee: Nick Walsh
17 March 2018 28 Queen of the South 1–3 St Mirren Palmerston Park
15:00 Marshall 21' BBC Report Mullen 17'
Morgan 52'
Magennis 63'		 Attendance: 1,902
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 March 2018 29 St Mirren 5–0 Dumbarton St Mirren Park
19:45 Morgan 13', 85'
C. Smith 32'
Mullen 49'
Reilly 70'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,964
Referee:
31 March 2018 30 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Warren 78'
Polworth 81'		 BBC Report Davis 4' (pen)
Morgan 70'		 Attendance: 3,025
Referee:
7 April 2018 31 Brechin City 0–1 St Mirren Glebe Park
15:00 BBC Report Magennis 7' Attendance: 2,447
Referee:
10 April 2018 32 Dundee United 1–0 St Mirren Tannadice Park
19:45 King 3' BBC Sport Attendance: 5,905
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 April 2018 33 St Mirren 0–0 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 6,172
Referee: John Beaton
17 April 2018 34 St Mirren 1–2 Falkirk St Mirren Park
19:45 Hippolyte 55' (pen) BBC Report McKee 83'
Sibbald 90'		 Attendance: 3,761
Referee: Alan Muir
21 April 2018 35 St Mirren 2–1 Greenock Morton St Mirren Park
15:00 Mullen 10'
Morgan 72'		 BBC Report Doyle 30' Attendance: 6,422
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 April 2018 36 Falkirk 1–0 St Mirren Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Blair 85' BBC Report Attendance: 5,508
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2017 Round 1 St Mirren 2–1 East Kilbride St Mirren Park
19:45 RC Stewart 87'
Morgan 90+2'		 SPFL Report Dominic McLaren 81' Attendance: 1,357
Referee: John McKendrick
2 September 2017 Round 2 St Mirren 3–1 Hearts U20s St Mirren Park
15:00 Reilly 8', 48'
Sutton 83'		 SPFL Report Currie 81' Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Craig Charleston
7 October 2017 Round 3 St Mirren 1–3 Raith Rovers St Mirren Park
15:00 Reilly 63' SPFL Report Vaughan 64'
Spence 73'
Barr 81'		 Attendance: 1,970
Referee:

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup
15 July 2017 Group H Stranraer 1–4 St Mirren Stair Park
15:00 Agnew 11' BBC Report Reilly 27'
RC Stewart 31'
Morgan 40'
Buchanan 56'		 Attendance: 849
Referee:
18 July 2017 Group H St Mirren 0–1 Livingston St Mirren Park
19:45 BBC Report Carrick 2' Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Alan Muir
22 July 2017 Group H Partick Thistle 5–0 St Mirren Firhill Stadium
15:00 Doolan 12'
Lawless 23', 33'
Spittal 38', 59'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 July 2017 Group H St Mirren 5–0 Airdrieonians St Mirren Park
15:00 C. Smith 9', 88'
Reilly 31', 69'
Morgan 82'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,557
Referee:

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
18 November 2017 Round 3 Lothian Thistle 1–7 St Mirren Saughton Enclosure
15:00 Sean Wringe 47' BBC Report Morgan 4'
Reilly 8', 32', 36', 42'
Baird 17'
C. Smith 24'		 Attendance: 1,132
Referee:
20 January 2018 Round 4 Aberdeen 4–1 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium
12:15 Rooney 8' (pen)
Christie 18', 33'
Mackay-Steven 47'		 BBC Report Reilly 25' Attendance: 9,848
Referee: Don Robertson

Player statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 30 April 2018
No. Pos Player Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Craig Samson 36+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 41 0
2 DF Cyprus Stelios Demetriou 17+6 1 2+1 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 31 1
3 DF Scotland Gary Irvine 5+2 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 12 0
4 MF Scotland Stephen McGinn 35+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 43 1
5 MF Italy Massimo Donati 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland Gary MacKenzie 12+2 1 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 18 1
7 MF Scotland Kyle Magennis 25+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 29 2
8 FW Scotland Darryl Duffy 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4 0
9 FW England John Sutton 3+13 1 0+1 1 1+2 0 0+1 0 21 2
10 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan 34+1 14 1+0 1 4+0 2 2+0 1 42 18
11 FW Scotland Cammy Smith 33+1 10 2+1 0 4+0 2 2+0 1 43 13
14 MF England Josh Todd 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
15 DF Scotland Jack Baird 27+4 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1 38 2
16 MF Scotland Ian McShane 26+5 5 3+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 40 5
17 MF Scotland Jordan Kirkpatrick 1+7 0 0+2 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 14 0
18 MF Scotland Ryan Flynn 11+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 14 1
19 FW Scotland Ross C. Stewart 1+8 0 2+1 1 2+2 1 0+1 0 17 2
20 FW Scotland Gavin Reilly 27+8 11 2+1 3 4+0 3 2+0 5 44 22
21 GK Scotland Ross M. Stewart 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4 0
22 MF Scotland Darren Whyte 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2 0
23 MF Scotland Nathan Flanagan 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
24 DF England Harry Davis 20+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 22 3
25 DF Scotland Liam Smith 32+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 34 2
26 MF Scotland Mark Hill 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 4 0
27 FW Scotland Danny Mullen 11+8 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 20 3
29 FW England Myles Hippolyte 2+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 8 1
30 MF Scotland Cameron MacPherson 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 6 0
31 MF Scotland Connor O'Keefe 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 6 0
39 MF Scotland Ethan Erhahon 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 0
41 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
44 DF England Adam Eckersley 24+0 2 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 27 2
Players who left the club during the season:
5 DF Scotland Gregor Buchanan 7+3 1 3+0 0 2+1 1 0+0 0 16 2
8 MF Scotland Rocco Quinn 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1 0
18 FW Scotland Dale Hilson 0+2 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 5 1
26 DF Scotland Jamie McCart 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0

Disciplinary record[]

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 30 April 2018
Number Nation Position Name Total Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Cyprus DF Stelios Demetriou 5 1 3 1 2
44 England DF Adam Eckersley 4 1 4 1
3 Scotland DF Gary Irvine 2 1 2 1
15 Scotland DF Jack Baird 2 1 1 1 1
4 Scotland MF Stephen McGinn 6 0 6
11 Scotland FW Cammy Smith 5 0 4 1
16 Scotland MF Ian McShane 4 0 3 1
1 Scotland GK Craig Samson 3 0 3
7 Scotland MF Kyle Magennis 2 0 2
27 Scotland FW Danny Mullen 2 0 2
10 Scotland MF Lewis Morgan 2 0 2
20 Scotland FW Gavin Reilly 2 0 1 1
6 Scotland DF Gary MacKenzie 1 0 1
17 Scotland MF Jordan Kirkpatrick 1 0 1
19 Scotland FW Ross C. Stewart 1 0 1
24 England DF Harry Davis 1 0 1
25 Scotland DF Liam Smith 1 0 1
Players who left the club during the season:
5 Scotland DF Gregor Buchanan 3 1 3 1
8 Scotland MF Rocco Quinn 1 0 1
26 Scotland DF Jamie McCart 1 0 1

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 36 23 5 8 63 36 +27 74 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston (O, P) 36 17 11 8 56 37 +19 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
6 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 59 53 +6 52
7 Greenock Morton 36 13 11 12 47 40 +7 50
8 Falkirk 36 12 11 13 45 49 −4 47
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 7 9 20 27 63 −36 30 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Brechin City (R) 36 0 4 32 20 90 −70 4 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[48]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division summary[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAAHHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAAHHHA
ResultWLWWWLWWWDDLWWLWWWWDWWWWLWWWWDWLDLWL
Position254312211111212211111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2018. Source: [49]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics[]

Last updated on 30 April 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Jack Ross[50] 9 October 2016 Present 80 42 13 25 052.50

Transfers[]

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017–18

Players in[]

Position Nationality Name From Transfer Window Ends Fee Source
FW Scotland Cammy Smith Aberdeen Summer 2019 Free [6]
GK Scotland Ross M. Stewart Albion Rovers Summer 2019 Undisclosed fee [9]
MF Scotland Jordan Kirkpatrick Alloa Athletic Summer 2019 Free [9]
DF Scotland Gregor Buchanan Dumbarton Summer 2018 Free [9]
FW Scotland Ross C. Stewart Albion Rovers Summer 2019 Undisclosed fee [9]
GK Scotland Craig Samson Motherwell Summer 2019 Free [11]
FW Scotland Gavin Reilly Heart of Midlothian Summer 2018 Free [13]
FW Scotland Dale Hilson Queen of the South Summer January 2018 Free [16]
MF Scotland Ian McShane Ross County Summer 2019 Free [18]
DF England Harry Davis Crewe Alexandra Summer 2018 Free [19]
FW Scotland Darryl Duffy Mohun Bagan Summer 2018 Free [22]
DF Scotland Liam Smith Hearts Summer 2018 Loan [23]
DF Scotland Jamie McCart Celtic Summer 2017 Loan [24]
FW Scotland Danny Mullen Livingston Winter 2017 Loan, then Permanent [25][32]
MF Scotland Lewis Morgan Celtic Winter 2018 Loan [29]
MF Scotland Ryan Flynn Oldham Athletic Winter 2020 Free [34]
MF Scotland Mark Hill Celtic Winter 2018 Loan [35]
FW England Myles Hippolyte Falkirk Winter 2019 Free [37]
MF Italy Massimo Donati Hamilton Academical Winter 2018 Free [41]

Players out[]

Position Nationality Name To / Type Transfer Window Fee Source
DF Scotland Ben Gordon Released Summer Free [1]
DF Scotland Andy Webster Released Summer Free [1]
MF Scotland Jordan Stewart Released Summer Free [1]
MF Scotland Stevie Mallan Barnsley Summer Undisclosed fee [4]
MF Scotland Kyle Hutton Released Summer Free [7]
MF Scotland Lewis McLear Released Summer Free [17]
MF Scotland Rocco Quinn Released Summer Free [20]
FW Scotland Ross C. Stewart Alloa Athletic Winter Loan [26]
DF Scotland Jamie McCart Celtic Winter Loan end [27]
FW Scotland Dale Hilson Released Winter Free [28]
MF Scotland Lewis Morgan Celtic Winter £300,000 [29]
FW Scotland Darryl Duffy Airdrieonians Winter Loan [30]
DF Scotland Gregor Buchanan Livingston Winter Free [31]
MF Scotland Jordan Kirkpatrick Alloa Athletic Winter Loan [36]
MF Scotland Cameron MacPherson Stranraer Winter Loan [38]
MF Scotland Josh Todd Queen of the South Winter Loan [42]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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