2007–08 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren

2007–08 season
Chairman	Stewart Gilmour
Manager	Gus McPherson
Scottish Premier League	10th
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Mehmet (6) All: Billy Mehmet (8)
Home colours

The 2007–08 season was St Mirren's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, and they were looking to improve on last season's 11th placing ahead of Dunfermline.

They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, however were the subject of a shock defeat in the League Cup by 3rd Division East Fife.

They were knocked out in the 6th Round of the Scottish Cup by First Division side St Johnstone. The Buddies began 2008 much more positively than 2007 where they won only 2 home games. By 19 January, they had broken this record by winning 3 games in a row.

Transfers

In:

Player	From	Fee
Will Haining	Oldham Athletic	Free[1]
Gary Mason	Dunfermline Athletic	Free[1]
Craig Dargo	Inverness CT	Free[1]
Mark Howard	Cardiff City	Free[1]
Franco Miranda	Helsingborgs IF	Free[2]
Paul Mathers	East Fife	Undisclosed
Chris Birchall	Coventry City	Loan[3]
Andy Dorman	New England Revolution	Free[4]
Jim Hamilton	Dunfermline	Free[5]

Out:

Player	To	Fee
Kirk Broadfoot	Rangers	Pre-Contract[6]
John Sutton	Wycombe	Free[7]
Tony Bullock	Ross County	Free[8]
Craig Hinchliffe	Partick Thistle	Free
David McKenna	Stirling Albion	Free[9]
John Baird	Montrose	Free[10]
Kevin McGowne	Montrose	Free[11]
Scott Gemmill	Berwick Rangers	Contract Expired[12]
Paul Lawson	Celtic	Loan Return
Eddie Malone	Dundee	On Loan[13]
Chris Birchall	Coventry City	Loan Return
Eddie Malone	Dundee	Undisclosed[14]
Alex Burke	Dunfermline	Loan[15]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SCO Chris Smith 2 DF  EIR David van Zanten 3 DF  SCO Alan Reid 4 MF  SCO Gary Mason 5 DF  SCO Will Haining 6 DF  SCO John Potter 7 MF  SCO Hugh Murray (captain) 8 DF  SCO Eddie Malone 9 FW  EIR Billy Mehmet 10 FW  SCO Stewart Kean 11 MF  SCO Alex Burke 12 MF  SCO Richard Brittain 14 MF  SCO Garry Brady

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  SCO Mark Corcoran 16 DF  SCO Ian Maxwell 17 FW  SCO Craig Dargo 18 MF  WAL Andy Dorman 19 DF  ARG Franco Miranda 20 MF  SCO Craig Molloy 21 GK  ENG Mark Howard 22 MF  SCO Stephen O'Donnell 23 DF  SCO Ryan McCay 25 FW  SCO David Barron 26 MF  SCO Stephen McGinn 28 MF  SCO Andy Millen 30 GK  SCO Paul Mathers 46 MF  TRI Chris Birchall

Fixtures and results

Fixtures and results for St Mirren F.C. for season 2007–08.

NOTE: scores are written St Mirren first

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	St Mirren Scorers	SPL Pos.	Match Report
17 July 2007	Forthbank Stadium	Stirling Albion	3–0	Friendly	Corcoran, McCay, Kean (pen.)	N/A	Mirren MAD
19 July 2007	The Showgrounds	Newry City	0–0	Friendly	−-	N/A	Mirren MAD
21 July 2007	Stangmore Park	Dungannon Swifts	4–0	Friendly	Mehmet, Haining, Dargo (x2)	N/A	Mirren MAD
26 July 2007	Strathclyde Homes Stadium	Dumbarton	3–0	Friendly	Kean (x2), Corcoran	N/A	Mirren MAD
28 July 2007	Love Street	Morton	1–0	RCF	Corcoran	N/A	Mirren MAD
4 August 2007	Love Street	Motherwell	0–1	SPL	−-	10th	BBC Sport
11 August 2007	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	0–2	SPL	−-	10th	BBC Sport
18 August 2007	Love Street	Inverness CT	2–1	SPL	Miranda, Corcoran	7th	BBC Sport
25 August 2007	Falkirk Stadium	Falkirk	1–0	SPL	Mehmet	7th	BBC Sport
28 August 2007	Love Street	East Fife	0–1	League Cup	−-	N/A	BBC Sport
2 September 2007	Love Street	Celtic	1–5	SPL	Miranda	7th	BBC Sport
6 September 2007	Love Street	Derby County	1–0	Hugh Murray Testimonial	Mehmet	N/A	Mirren MAD
16 September 2007	Tannadice	Dundee United	0–2	SPL	−-	8th	BBC Sport
22 September 2007	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	0–0	SPL	−-	9th	BBC Sport
30 September 2007	Love Street	Heart of Midlothian	1–3	SPL	Corcoran	10th	BBC Sport
7 October 2007	Pittodrie	Aberdeen	0–4	SPL	−-	11th	BBC Sport
20 October 2007	Love Street	Gretna	1–0	SPL	Mehmet	9th	BBC Sport
27 October 2007	Easter Road	Hibernian	1–0	SPL	Mehmet	9th	BBC Sport
3 November 2007	Fir Park	Motherwell	1–1	SPL	Kean	9th	BBC Sport
24 November 2007	Caledonian Stadium	Inverness CT	0–1	SPL	−-	9th	BBC Sport
1 December 2007	Love Street	Falkirk	1–5	SPL	Mehmet	11th	BBC Sport
8 December 2007	Celtic Park	Celtic	1–1	SPL	McGinn	11th	BBC Sport
15 December 2007	Love Street	Dundee United	0–3	SPL	−-	11th	BBC Sport
22 December 2007	Love Street	Kilmarnock	0–0	SPL	−-	11th	BBC Sport
26 December 2007	Tynecastle	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	SPL	McGinn	11th	BBC Sport
29 December 2007	Love Street	Aberdeen	0–1	SPL	−-	11th	BBC Sport
5 January 2008	Love Street	Hibernian	2–1	SPL	Maxwell, Mason	10th	BBC Sport
12 January 2008	Love Street	Dumbarton	3–0	Scottish Cup	Corcoran, Barron, Mehmet	N/A	BBC Sport
19 January 2008	Love Street	Motherwell	3–1	SPL	Corcoran, Maxwell (x2)	9th	BBC Sport
26 January 2008	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	0–4	SPL	−-	10th	BBC Sport
2 February 2008	Love Street	Dundee United	0–0	Scottish Cup 5th Round	−-	N/A	BBC Sport
9 February 2008	Love Street	Inverness CT	1–1	SPL	Mehmet	10th	BBC Sport
13 February 2008	Tannadice	Dundee United	1–0	Scottish Cup 5th Round Replay	Dorman	N/A	BBC Sport
16 February 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Falkirk	0–4	SPL	−-	10th	BBC Sport
24 February 2008	Love Street	Celtic	0–1	SPL	−-	10th	BBC Sport
27 February 2008	Tannadice	Dundee United	1–1	SPL	Dorman	10th	BBC Sport
1 March 2008	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	0–1	SPL	−-	11th	BBC Sport
8 March 2008	McDiarmid Park	St Johnstone	1–1	Scottish Cup 6th Round	Dorman	N/A	BBC Sport
15 March 2008	Love Street	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	SPL	Hamilton	11th	BBC Sport
18 March 2008	Love Street	St Johnstone	1–3	Scottish Cup 6th Round Replay	Mehmet (pen.)	N/A	BBC Sport
22 March 2008	Pittodrie	Aberdeen	1–1	SPL	Dorman	11th	BBC Sport
29 March 2008	Love Street	Gretna	2–0	SPL	Dargo, Mehmet	11th	BBC Sport
5 April 2008	Easter Road	Hibs	0–2	SPL	−-	11th	BBC Sport
10 April 2008	Fir Park	Gretna	0–0	SPL	−-	11th	BBC Sport
19 April 2008	Tynecastle	Heart of Midlothian	2–3	SPL	McCay ; Mason	11th	BBC Sport

Competitions

SPL

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
8	Heart of Midlothian	38	13	9	16	47	55	−8	48
9	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	13	4	21	51	62	−11	43
10	St Mirren	38	10	11	17	26	54	−28	41
11	Kilmarnock	38	10	10	18	39	52	−13	40
12	Gretna (R)	38	5	8	25	32	83	−51	13[b]	Resigned from the Scottish Football League and liquidated[c]

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
2. Gretna were deducted 10 points for entering administration.
3. At the end of the season, Gretna were relegated to the Third Division due to their financial struggles. However, as no buyer was found for the club, they resigned from the Scottish Football League and were subsequently liquidated.

See also

• List of St Mirren F.C. seasons

References

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4. "Saints secure Revolution's Dorman". BBC. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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