2011–12 St Mirren F.C. season explained

The 2011 - 12 season was St Mirren's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2005–06 season.^[1] St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

St Mirren finished eight in the Scottish Premier League.^[2] They reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by eventual winners Hearts.^[3] They also reached the League Cup quarter-finals but were beaten by lower league opposition Ayr United.^[4]

Matches

Scottish Premier League

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup.

Squad information

Players

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Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2012

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Scottish Premier League		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
1		GK	Craig Samson	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	David van Zanten	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
3		DF	David Barron	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
4		DF	Darren McGregor	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Lee Mair	6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
6		MF	Jim Goodwin	12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
7		MF	Hugh Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		MF	Steven Thomson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Steven Thompson	6	0	0	0	1	1	7	1
10		FW	Paul McGowan	9	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
11		FW	Nigel Hasselbaink	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
12		GK	Graeme Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		MF	Joe McKee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		DF	Marc McAusland	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
15		MF	Aaron Mooy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		FW	Paul McQuade	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		MF	Kenny McLean	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Jamie McKernon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		FW	Jon McShane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		DF	Dominic Kennedy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		MF	Gary Teale	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		DF	Jeroen Tesselaar	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
23		MF	Graham Carey	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
24		MF	Ilias Haddad	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25		GK	Adam McHugh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		FW	Dougie Imrie	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
39		FW	Thomas Reilly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46		DF	Jason Naismith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Top scorer

Last updated on 13 May 2012

width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=80	Scottish Premier League	width=80	League Cup	width=80	Scottish Cup	width=80	Total
FW		9	Steven Thompson	13	2	1	16
FW		11	Nigel Hasselbaink	6	1	1	8
FW		10	Paul McGowan	8			8
MF		23	Graham Carey	2		2	4
MF		17	Kenny McLean	4			4
MF		6	Jim Goodwin	1	1		2
MF		21	Gary Teale		1	1	2
MF		8	Steven Thomson	2			2
DF		14	Marc McAusland	1			1
MF		15	Aaron Mooy	1			1
MF		5	Lee Mair	1			1

Team statistics

League table

Transfers

Players in

Date	Player	From	Fee
1 June 2011	Steven Thompson	Burnley	Free[6]
6 June 2011	Paul McGowan	Celtic	Free[7]
6 June 2011	Nigel Hasselbaink	Hamilton	Free
9 June 2011	Graeme Smith	St Johnstone	Free[8]
1 July 2011		Sheffield Wednesday	Free[9]
8 July 2011	Graham Carey	Celtic	Free[10]
15 July 2011	Jeroen Tesselaar	AZ Alkmaar	Free[11]
19 August 2011	Ilias Haddad	AZ Alkmaar	Free[12]
23 August 2011	Joe McKee	Burnley	Loan[13]
20 January 2012	Dougie Imrie	Hamilton Academical	£35,000[14]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
John Potter	Dunfermline Athletic	Free[15]
Craig Dargo	Partick Thistle	Free[16]
Gareth Wardlaw	Ayr United	Free[17]
Garry Brady	Brechin City	Free[18]
Patrick Cregg	Bury	Free[19]
Sean Lynch	Airdrie United	Free[20]
Nick Hegarty	Mansfield Town	Free[21]
Jamie McCluskey	Dundee	Free[22]
Mark McLennan	Irvine Meadow XI	Free[23]
Ally Love	East Stirlingshire	Free[24]
Michael Higdon	Motherwell	Free[25]
Paul Gallacher	Dunfermline Athletic	Free[26]
Ryan Frances	East Stirlingshire	Free[27]
Conor Ramsay	Greenock Morton	Free[28]
Creag Little	Greenock Morton	Free
Graeme Ramage	Dumbarton	Free[29]
Jamie McKernon	Ayr United	Loan[30]
Adam McHugh	Forfar Athletic	Loan[31]
Jure Travner	Ludogorets	Free[32]
Paul McQuade	East Fife	Free[33]
Dominic Kennedy	Dumbarton	Loan[34]
Bradley Coyne	East Stirlingshire	Loan[35]
Peter Bradley	Queen's Park	Free[36]
Thomas Reilly	Albion Rovers	Loan[37]
Garry Campbell	Free agent	Free[38]
Ilias Haddad	CSKA Sofia[39]	Free[40]
Mark Lamont	Dumbarton	Loan[41]
Jon McShane	Hamilton Academical	Loan[42]
Bradley Coyne	Forfar Athletic[43]	Free[44]

See also

• List of St Mirren F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. News: St Mirren 2-1 Dundee . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 15 April 2006 . 26 May 2012 .
2. News: 2011/12 Scottish Premier League Table / Table . https://web.archive.org/web/20101201235159/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/sco.1/scottish-premier-league?cc=5739 . dead . 1 December 2010 . . . 24 May 2012.
3. News: St Mirren F.C. v Heart of Midlothian F.C . scottishfa.co.uk . . 21 March 2012 . 26 May 2012.
4. News: St Mirren 0 - 1 Ayr United : Tuesday, 25th October 2011 . scottishfootballleague.com . . 25 October 2011 . 26 May 2012 .
5. News: Squad Numbers Season 20112010 - 112012. saintmirren.org. St Mirren F.C.. 28 June 2011. 28 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323160920/http://www.saintmirren.org/pages/?p=4462. 23 March 2012. dead.
6. News: Thompson delighted to seal move to St Mirren. BBC Sport. 1 June 2011. 1 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110602222231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13623082.stm. 2 June 2011 . live.
7. News: St Mirren clinch deals for McGowan and Hasselbaink. BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. 7 June 2011.
8. News: St Mirren secure goalkeeper Graeme Smith. BBC Sport. 9 June 2011. 9 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110610032245/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13716923.stm. 10 June 2011 . live.
9. News: Winger Gary Teale signs for St Mirren . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 1 July 2011 . 1 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724153311/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13996136.stm. 24 July 2011 . live.
10. News: St Mirren secure wing-back Graham Carey from Celtic . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 8 July 2011 . 8 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726201304/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14080986.stm. 26 July 2011 . live.
11. Web site: Tesselaar joins Saints . BSkyB . Sky Sports . 25 July 2011 . 16 July 2011.
12. News: Dutch defender Haddad wins St Mirren contract . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 19 August 2011 . 19 August 2011 .
13. News: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14641354.stm . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 23 August 2011 . 24 August 2011 .
14. News: Hamilton forward Dougie Imrie completes St Mirren switch . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 20 January 2012 . 20 January 2012 .
15. News: John Potter savours prospect of packed East End Park. BBC Sport. 22 June 2011. 22 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715055934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13829552.stm. 15 July 2011 . live.
16. Web site: Thistle add striker to squad . ptfc.co.uk . . 17 November 2011 . 17 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111119191645/http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/november_2011/thistle_add_striker_to_squad . 19 November 2011 .
17. Web site: Wardlaw returns to Somerset Park. ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United F.C.. 28 June 2011. 28 June 2011.
18. News: Garry Brady to Join City . . . 4 June 2011 . 24 June 2011 .
19. Web site: Barker delight at Cregg signing . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 11 August 2011 . 11 August 2011 .
20. Web site: More new faces for Boyle . . scottishfootballleague.com . 9 July 2011 . 12 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814051349/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/more-new-faces-for-boyle-57/ . 14 August 2012 .
21. News: Mansfield Town sign Nick Hegarty and Kieron Freeman . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 4 November 2011 . 29 November 2011 .
22. Web site: JAMIE JOINS UP . dundeefc.co.uk . . 22 July 2011 . 24 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004222942/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=JAMIE-JOINS-UP&newsid=1775 . 4 October 2011 .
23. Web site: JUNIOR FOOTBALL: Another new face for Irvine Meadow . Irvine Herald . . 22 July 2011 . 13 October 2011 .
24. Web site: John Adds Four More . eaststirlingshirefc.com . . 20 July 2011 . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150609133255/http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/2011/07/20/john-adds-four-more/ . 9 June 2015 . dead.
25. News: Michael Higdon completes move to Motherwell. BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. 3 June 2011.
26. News: Dunfermline sign goalkeeper Paul Gallacher. BBC Sport. 9 June 2011. 9 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110610021048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13713202.stm. 10 June 2011 . live.
27. Web site: Two New Faces . . eaststirlingshirefc.com . 20 June 2011 . 2 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324112830/http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/2011/06/30/two-new-faces/ . 24 March 2012 . dead.
28. News: Ton Sign 2nd Saints Youngster . . 4 July 2011 . 6 July 2011 .
29. Web site: SONS SIGN STRIKER . . dumbartonfootballclub.com . 9 July 2011 . 12 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930031816/http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3573 . 30 September 2011.
30. Web site: Jamie Goes Out on Loan . saintmirren.net . . 5 August 2011 . 6 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928225028/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=5251 . 28 September 2011.
31. News: New Loan Keeper in for Loons . forfarathletic.co.uk . . 18 August 2011 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930205118/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=7:latest-news&id=367:new-loan-keeper-in-for-loons&Itemid=27 . 30 September 2011 . dead .
32. News: Ludogorets attract young talents from Slovenia and Slovakia . ludogorets.com . . 19 August 2011 . 24 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326204648/http://www.ludogorets.com/news_en.html?full_news=71 . 26 March 2012 .
33. News: Paul McQuade and Dominic Kennedy exit Buddies . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2011 . 1 September 2011 .
34. Web site: DEADLINE DAY DEAL . dumbartonfootballclub.com . . 31 August 2011 . 1 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326084444/http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3648 . 26 March 2012 .
35. Web site: Bradley Goes on Loan . . . 14 October 2011 . 24 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405191632/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=6881 . 5 April 2012 .
36. News: Spiders sign Peter Bradley . https://archive.today/20120908203223/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/spiders-sign-peter-bradley/ . dead . 8 September 2012 . . . 26 July 2011 . 4 November 2011 .
37. Web site: Thomas on Loan to Rovers . saintmirren.net . . 18 November 2011 . 18 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405191739/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=7712 . 5 April 2012 .
38. Web site: Player availability – Garry Campbell. . . 23 December 2011 . 23 December 2011 .
39. News: CSKA change their mind about Ilias Haddad . novsport.com . Novsport . 9 February 2012 . 24 February 2012 . Bulgarian.
40. Web site: Illias Leaves . saintmirren.net . . 29 December 2011 . 31 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035229/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=8842 . 3 June 2012 .
41. News: Mark Lamont – Out on Loan . saintmirren.net . . 1 January 2012 . 1 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035258/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=8868 . 3 June 2012 .
42. News: Jon McShane – On Loan to Accies . https://archive.today/20120909142620/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=9092 . dead . 9 September 2012 . saintmirren.net . . 10 January 2012 . 10 January 2012 .
43. News: New Signing News . forfarathletic.co.uk . . 17 January 2012 . 19 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224529/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=7:latest-news&id=516:new-signing-news&Itemid=27 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
44. News: Players Update . . . 12 January 2012 . 15 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121090518/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=9112 . 21 January 2012 . dead.