2016–17 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren
2016–17 season
Chairman	Gordon Scott
Manager	Alex Rae (until 18 September) ; Allan McManus (interim from 19 September–8 October) ; Jack Ross (from 9 October–)
Stadium	St Mirren Park
Championship	7th
Challenge Cup	Runners Up lost to Dundee United
League Cup	Group Stage (Eliminated)
Scottish Cup	Quarter Finals lost to Celtic
Top goalscorer	League: John Sutton &; Stevie Mallan ; (7 goals); All: John Sutton ; (13 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,997 vs Greenock Morton; (6 August 2016)
Lowest home attendance	2,126 vs Dunfermline Athletic; (19 November 2016)
Average home league attendance	3,599
Home colours	Away colours

The 2016–17 season is the club's second 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

3 May – The club announced the departure of 13 players from last seasons playing squad. The players leaving at the end of their contracts are Sean Kelly, Jim Goodwin, Alan Gow, Stuart Carswell, Cameron Howieson, Scott Agnew, Barry Cuddihy, Jaison McGrath and Alex Cooper. Saints icon Steven Thompson has retired, Keith Watson has signed a pre-contract agreement with St Johnstone, and loanees David Clarkson and Lawrence Shankland return to their parent clubs.[1]

9 May – Midfielder, Jordan Stewart, signed a one-year professional contract with the club.[2]

10 May – Kyle Hutton signed a two-year contract with the club, after leaving Queen of the South.[3]

13 May – forward Calum Gallagher signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2017.[4]

19 May – after being released by Motherwell, forward David Clarkson returned to Saints after signing a one-year deal.[5]

20 May – Andy Webster, who was club captain for most of last season, signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[6]

June

2 June – 30-year-old defender Ben Gordon signed for Saints after leaving relegated Livingston. Gordon was a former youth player with Saints, and signed a one-year deal.[7]

21 June – defender Gary MacKenzie signed a one-year deal with Saints after being released by Doncaster Rovers.[8]

23 June – goalkeeper Scott Gallacher signed a one-year deal with the club, after leaving Alloa Athletic.[9]

28 June – former Saints striker, John Sutton, returned to the club after signing a two-year deal.[10]

July

17 July – midfielder Tom Walsh joined the club on a six-month loan deal from Rangers.[11]

19 July – Aberdeen striker Lawrence Shankland returned to the club on a season-long loan deal, after having a success spell with the club last season.[12]

22 July – Gordon Scott became the new chairman of the club, after a takeover was completed today. Scott and the St Mirren Independent Supporters Association (SMISA) bought out former chairman Stewart Gilmour.[13]

26 July – striker Ryan Hardie joined on loan from Rangers until January 2017.[14]

August

4 August – Lewis Morgan signed a one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2018.[15]

September

16 September – Defender Ben Gordon, joined Alloa Athletic on loan until January 2017, a week after making his debut for Saints.[16]

18 September – after a winless start to the season, manager Alex Rae and his assistant manager David Farrell, were sacked. The head of the Saints academy, Allan McManus, takes over as interim boss.[17]

October

4 October – Alloa Athletic manager, Jack Ross, was appointed new Saints manager.[18]

7 October – James Fowler was appointed new Saints Assistant manager.[19]

November

14 November – Saints were drawn at home to Welsh side, The New Saints, in the Semi Finals of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[20]

29 November – midfielder Kyle Hutton moved to Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on an emergency loan deal until January 2017.[21]

December

9 December – teenage forward Kyle Magennis signed a two-year contract extension after recently breaking into the first team.[22]

January

3 January – Saints signed Aberdeen midfielder Craig Storie on loan until the end of the season, while Rangers loanees Tom Walsh and Ryan Hardie left the club.[23]

11 January – striker Lawrence Shankland left the club when his season long loan deal was cut short, and immediately joined Greenock Morton on loan for the remainder of the season.[24]

12 January – Saints signed striker Rory Loy on loan from Dundee, and Norwegian midfielder Pål Fjelde from Bryne FK. Both players join until the end of the season.[25]

Also on this day, it was confirmed that defender Jason Naismith had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership side Ross County. He will join them in the summer once his contract with Saints expires.[26]

13 January – forward Calum Gallagher left the club to join fellow Scottish Championship side Dumbarton. Gallagher made 54 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals in all competition.[27]

16 January – Saints signed midfielder Josh Todd from Dumbarton until the end of the season.[28]

18 January – defender Jason Naismith left the club, to join Scottish Premiership side Ross County. A pre-contract deal had recently been confirmed, but a deal was agreed so that Naismith could job County immediately. Naismith leaves the club after five years, scoring 4 goals in 106 appearances.[29]

19 January – 21 year-old goalkeeper Billy O'Brien signed for the club on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.[30]

20 January – Cypriot defender Stelios Demetriou signed for the club until the end of the season from Doxa Katokopias.[31]

22 January – Saints were drawn away to Scottish League One side East Fife in the Scottish Cup 5th Round.[32]

25 January – goalkeeper Scott Gallacher left the club by mutual consent, after having his one-year contract cut short. He made 16 appearances in his time at the club.

26 January – 21-year-old Aberdeen forward Cammy Smith joined Saints on loan until the end of the season.[33]

27 January – Young starlet Kyle McAllister left the club, moving to EFL Championship side Derby County on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[34] On the same day, former Saints midfielder Stephen McGinn returned to the club on an 18-month deal after recently leaving Wycombe Wanderers.[35]

31 January – Saints signed defenders Adam Eckersley and Harry Davis on the winter transfer deadline day. Eckersley signed from FC Edmonton until the end of the season, and Davis signed on loan until the end of the season from Crewe Alexandra[36]

On the same day Jordan Stewart and Kalvin Orsi left the club on loan deals, to Annan Athletic and Queen's Park respectively.[37]

February

19 February – Saints reached the final of the Challenge Cup, after beating Welsh side The New Saints 4–1 in the Semi finals. The final with Dundee United will take place in March 2017. This is the third time the club have reached the final of the competition.[38]

Squad list

As of 7 May 2017[39]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jamie Langfield	GK	(1979-12-22) 22 December 1979	Aberdeen	2015	2017	52	0
21	Billy O'Brien	GK	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995	Manchester City (loan)	2017	2017	20	0
Defenders
2	Stelios Demetriou	DF	(1990-10-04) 4 October 1990	Doxa Katokopias	2017	2017	15	3
3	Gary Irvine	DF	(1985-03-17) 17 March 1985	Dundee	2016	2017	60	0
4	Andy Webster	DF	(1982-04-23) 23 April 1982	Coventry City	2015	2017	55	0
5	Ben Gordon	DF	(1985-10-07) 7 October 1985	Livingston	2016	2017	9	2
6	Gary MacKenzie	DF	(1985-10-15) 15 October 1985	Doncaster Rovers	2016	2017	37	5
15	Jack Baird	DF	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996	St Mirren youth team	2014	2017	81	4
24	Harry Davis	DF	(1991-09-24) 24 September 1991	Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2017	2017	9	3
44	Adam Eckersley	DF	(1985-09-07) 7 September 1985	FC Edmonton	2017	2017	15	0
Midfielders
8	Rocco Quinn	MF	(1986-09-07) 7 September 1986	Ross County	2016	2018	31	1
10	Stevie Mallan	MF	(1996-03-25) 25 March 1996	St Mirren youth team	2014	2018	112	29
17	Lewis Morgan	MF	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996	Rangers	2014	2018	76	11
18	Lewis McLear	MF	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996	St Mirren youth team	2014	2018	21	0
20	Craig Storie	MF	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996	Aberdeen (loan)	2017	2017	11	0
22	Stephen McGinn (c)	MF	(1988-12-02) 2 December 1988	Wycombe Wanderers	2017	2018	105	11
23	Pål Fjelde	MF	(1994-07-26) 26 July 1994	Bryne FK	2017	2017	6	0
25	Josh Todd	MF	(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994	Dumbarton	2017	2017	11	1
42	Kyle Magennis	MF	(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998	St Mirren youth team	2016	2019	32	3
Forwards
7	David Clarkson	FW	(1985-09-10) 10 September 1985	Motherwell	2016	2017	36	5
9	John Sutton	FW	(1983-12-26) 26 December 1983	St Johnstone	2016	2018	123	43
11	Cammy Smith	FW	(1995-08-24) 24 August 1995	Aberdeen (loan)	2017	2017	17	2
16	Rory Loy	FW	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988	Dundee (loan)	2017	2017	25	7

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

5 July 2016 Friendly (Closed Doors)	St Mirren	4–3	Stirling Albion	Ralston Training Complex
19:00	Clarkson Sutton	Report	Smith Ferns

9 July 2016 Friendly	Livingston	Cancelled[40]	St Mirren	Almondvale Stadium
15:00

9 July 2016 Friendly	Stenhousemuir	1–3	St Mirren	Ochilview Park
14:00	Smith 13'	Report	Clarkson 38', 68' Sutton 66'	Referee: Alan Muir

12 July 2016 Friendly (Closed Doors)	St Mirren	1–0	Airdrieonians	Ralston Training Complex
	Clarkson

Scottish Championship

6 August 2016 1	St Mirren	1–1	Greenock Morton	St Mirren Park
15:00	Sutton 83'	BBC Report	O'Ware 17'	Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Steven McLean

13 August 2016 2	Raith Rovers	3–1	St Mirren	Stark's Park
15:00	McManus 17', 51' Callachan 50'	BBC Report	Hardie 63'	Attendance: 2,140 Referee: Kevin Graham

20 August 2016 3	St. Mirren	0–2	Hibernian	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report	Cummings 22', 32'	Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Don Robertson

27 August 2016 4	Ayr United	1–1	St Mirren	Somerset Park
15:00	Adams 14'	BBC Report	Walsh 89'	Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Crawford Allan

10 September 2016 5	St Mirren	1–3	Queen of the South	St Mirren Park
15:00	Walsh 41'	BBC Report	Lyle 12', 43' Dobbie 55'	Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Barry Cook

17 September 2016 6	Dumbarton	1–1	St Mirren	The Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00	Stirling 15'	BBC Report	Hardie 41'	Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Stephen Finnie

24 September 2016 7	Dunfermline Athletic	4–3	St Mirren	East End Park
17:15	Clark 40', 77' Webster 62' (o.g.) El Alagui 85'	BBC Report	Sutton 31', 45' Hardie 81'	Attendance: 2,732 Referee: Greg Aitken

1 October 2016 8	St Mirren	1–1	Falkirk	St Mirren Park
17:15	Walsh 87'	BBC Report	Sibbald 9'	Attendance: 2,344 Referee: John Beaton

15 October 2016 9	St Mirren	0–2	Dundee United	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report	Fraser 38' Andreu 74'	Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Nick Walsh

29 October 2016 10	Hibernian	2–0	St Mirren	Easter Road
15:00	Boyle 8' Holt 34'	BBC Report		Attendance: 14,485 Referee: Don Robertson

1 November 2016 11	Greenock Morton	3–1	St Mirren	Cappielow
19:45	O'Ware 15' Forbes 27' Oliver 68'	BBC Report	Gordon 86'	Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Willie Collum

5 November 2016 12	St Mirren	0–1	Dumbarton	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report	Fleming 63'	Attendance: 2,758 Referee: John McKendrick

19 November 2016 13	St Mirren	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	St Mirren Park
17:15		BBC Report	Clark 26'	Attendance: 2,126 Referee: Nick Walsh

3 December 2016 14	Falkirk	3–1	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Miller 47' McHugh 78' Hippolyte 83'	BBC Report	Morgan 17'	Attendance: 4,486 Referee: Craig Thomson

6 December 2016 15	Queen of the South	2–3	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
19:45	Dobbie 17', 42'	BBC Report SPFL report	Magennis 20' Gordon 57' Mallan 90+3'	Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Crawford Allan

10 December 2016 16	St Mirren	1–0	Raith Rovers	St Mirren Park
15:00	Morgan 47'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,630 Referee: Barry Cook

17 December 2016 17	St Mirren	1–1	Ayr United	St Mirren Park
15:00	Sutton 81'	BBC Report	Cairney 63'	Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Greg Aitken

24 December 2016 18	Dundee United	2–1	St Mirren	Tannadice Park
15:00	Fraser 28' Murray 45'	BBC Report	Sutton 27'	Attendance: 7,247 Referee: John McKendrick

31 December 2016 19	St Mirren	1–1	Greenock Morton	St Mirren Park
15:00	MacKenzie 30'	BBC Report	Lamie 90+3'	Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Nick Walsh

7 January 2017 20	St Mirren	0–3	Queen of the South	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report	Dobbie 45' Thomson 81' MacKenzie 88' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Mat Northcroft

14 January 2017 21	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	St Mirren	East End Park
15:00	Higginbotham 37' (pen)	BBC Report	MacKenzie 46'	Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Willie Collum

28 January 2017 22	St Mirren	1–2	Falkirk	St Mirren Park
15:00	Loy 77'	BBC Report	Baird 11', 63'	Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Alan Muir

4 February 2017 23	Dumbarton	2–2	St Mirren	The Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00	Nade 56' R Thomson 80'	BBC Report	Clarkson 35' Davis 71'	Attendance: 1,377 Referee: John Beaton

25 February 2017 24	Ayr United	0–2	St Mirren	Somerset Park
15:00		BBC Report	Sutton 51' Morgan 82'	Attendance: 2,712 Referee: Craig Thomson

1 March 2017 25	St Mirren	2–0	Hibernian	St Mirren Park
19:45	Demetriou 35', 46'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,441 Referee: Euan Anderson

8 March 2017 26	Raith Rovers	2–0	St Mirren	Stark's Park
19:45	Hardie 74', 80'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Crawford Allan

11 March 2017 27	St Mirren	0–0	Dunfermline Athletic	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,582 Referee: Stephen Finnie

15 March 2017 28	St Mirren	3–2	Dundee United	St Mirren Park
19:45	Davis 2' Mallan 37' Morgan 59'	BBC Report	Andreu 33', 69'	Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Greg Aitken

18 March 2017 29	Queen of the South	0–2	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
15:00		BBC Report	Mallan 44' Loy 54' (pen)	Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Andrew Dallas

1 April 2017 30	St Mirren	6–2	Ayr United	St Mirren Park
15:00	Mallan 5' MacKenzie 20' McGinn 23' Magennis 36' Morgan 52' Smith 88'	BBC Report	Cairney 74' El Alagui 87'	Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Gavin Duncan

8 April 2017 31	St Mirren	1–1	Dumbarton	St Mirren Park
15:00	Magennis 10'	BBC Report	Vaughan 37'	Attendance: 3,906 Referee: Steven Kirkland

11 April 2017 32	Greenock Morton	1–4	St Mirren	Cappielow
19:45	Murdoch 29'	BBC Report	Demetriou 20' Mallan 45' Sutton 56' MacKenzie 80'	Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Stephen Finnie

15 April 2017 33	Falkirk	2–2	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Miller 20' McHugh 77'	BBC Report	Loy 5' McGinn 59'	Attendance: 4,734 Referee: Craig Thomson

22 April 2017 34	Dundee United	3–2	St Mirren	Tannadice Park
15:00	Mikkelsen 7' Andreu 66' Spittal 90'	BBC Report	MacKenzie 38' Todd 86'	Attendance: 6,225 Referee: Craig Charleston

29 April 2017 35	St Mirren	5–0	Raith Rovers	St Mirren Park
15:00	Mallan 27', 59' McManus 39' (o.g.) Loy 48' Morgan 87'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,937 Referee: Kevin Clancy

6 May 2017 36	Hibernian	1–1	St Mirren	Easter Road
15:00	Holt 49'	BBC Report	Loy 60'	Attendance: 19,764 Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Challenge Cup

3 September 2016 Round 3	Albion Rovers	3 – 4 (a.e.t.)	St Mirren	Cliftonhill
15:00	Ross Dunlop 6', 40' Michael Dunlop 13'	SPFL report	Morgan 30' Mallan 35' Sutton 38' Shankland 98'	Attendance: 711 Referee: Mike Roncone

8 October 2016 Round 4	Hibernian	1–2	St Mirren	Easter Road
15:00	Harris 37'	BBC Report	Mallan 41' Clarkson 82'	Attendance: 4,393 Referee: Willie Collum

13 November 2016 Quarter Finals	St Mirren	2–1	Ayr United	St Mirren Park
12:30	Sutton 83', 85'	BBC Report	Andy O'Connell 68'	Attendance: 2,199 Referee: Crawford Allan

19 February 2017 Semi Finals	St Mirren	4–1	The New Saints	St Mirren Park
16:10	McGinn 60' Mallan 65' Sutton 80' Loy 90+1'	BBC Report	Brobbel 41'	Attendance: 2,044 Referee: Keith Kennedy

25 March 2017 Final	Dundee United	2–1	St Mirren	Fir Park
12:30	Andreu 37' Mikkelsen 75'	BBC Report	Loy 38'	Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish League Cup

16 July 2016 Group G	Livingston	2–3	St Mirren	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Nicky Cadden 50' Carrick 68'	BBC Report	Clarkson 13', 81' Morgan 74'	Attendance: 894 Referee: Gavin Duncan

19 July 2016 Group G	St Mirren	1–0	Ayr United	St Mirren Park
19:45	Baird 90+3'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,098 Referee: John Beaton

23 July 2016 Group G	Hamilton Academical	3–0	St Mirren	New Douglas Park
15:00	Crawford 13' Imrie 51' Donati 70'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Don Robertson

30 July 2016 Group G	St Mirren	3–0	Edinburgh City	St Mirren Park
15:00	Shankland 12' Walsh 30' Baird 33'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Scottish Cup

26 November 2016 Round 3	St Mirren	5–1	Spartans	St Mirren Park
15:00	Shankland 15', 68' Mallan 20' McAllister 32' Sutton 63'	BBC Report	Jack Beesley 73'	Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Kevin Graham

21 January 2017 Round 4	Dundee	0–2	St Mirren	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report	Sutton 25' Baird 50'	Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Bobby Madden

11 February 2017 Round 5	East Fife	2–3	St Mirren	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Duggan 54' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)	BBC Report	Smith 33' Morgan 70', 84'	Attendance: 1,510 Referee: Don Robertson

5 March 2017 Quarter Finals	Celtic	4–1	St Mirren	Celtic Park
12:30	Lustig 58' Sinclair 59' Dembélé 68' Griffiths 78'	BBC Report	Davis 13'	Attendance: 27,455 Referee: Steven McLean

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	No. games
22	MF	Stephen McGinn	18
3	DF	Gary Irvine	17
4	DF	Andy Webster	14

Last updated: 7 May 2017
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances and goals

Last updated 7 May 2017[41]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jamie Langfield	13	0	9+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Stelios Demetriou	15	3	6+6	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF		Gary Irvine	44	0	33+0	0	4+1	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF		Andy Webster	20	0	10+5	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Ben Gordon	9	2	6+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Gary MacKenzie	37	5	29+0	5	4+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
7	FW		David Clarkson	24	4	7+9	1	2+1	1	4+0	2	0+1	0
8	MF		Rocco Quinn	18	0	11+3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW		John Sutton	48	13	24+11	7	5+0	4	3+1	0	3+1	2
10	MF		Stevie Mallan	47	11	34+0	7	5+0	3	4+0	0	4+0	1
11	FW		Cammy Smith	17	2	15+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
15	DF		Jack Baird	36	3	21+4	0	4+0	0	4+0	2	1+2	1
16	FW		Rory Loy	17	7	11+2	5	2+0	2	0+0	0	1+1	0
17	MF		Lewis Morgan	46	10	31+2	6	4+1	1	4+0	1	3+1	2
18	MF		Lewis McLear	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Craig Storie	11	0	3+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
21	GK		Billy O'Brien	20	0	15+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
22	MF		Stephen McGinn	19	3	14+1	2	2+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	MF		Pål Fjelde	6	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
24	DF		Harry Davis	9	3	6+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
25	MF		Josh Todd	11	1	1+10	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF		Darren Whyte	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
36	MF		Connor O'Keefe	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF		Andrew McDonald	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	MF		Cameron MacPherson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
42	MF		Kyle Magennis	32	3	21+4	3	3+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
44	DF		Adam Eckersley	15	0	12+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2	DF		Jason Naismith (joined Ross County)	28	0	21+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW		Calum Gallagher (joined Dumbarton)	13	0	2+6	0	0+1	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
12	GK		Scott Gallagher (released)	16	0	12+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF		Kyle Hutton (on loan at Airdrieonians)	17	0	11+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW		Tom Walsh (end of loan)	16	4	4+6	3	2+1	0	1+2	1	0+0	0
19	DF		Jordan Stewart (on loan at Annan Athletic)	7	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Ryan Hardie (end of loan)	17	3	8+8	3	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Lawrence Shankland (end of loan)	24	4	7+10	0	0+3	1	1+2	1	1+0	2
29	MF		Kyle McAllister (joined Derby County)	14	1	10+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
34	MF		Kalvin Orsi (on loan at Queen's Park)	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 7 May 2017

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total		Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
15		DF	Jack Baird	5	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
44		DF	Adam Eckersley	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		MF	Gary Irvine	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		DF	Gary MacKenzie	7	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10		MF	Stevie Mallan	6	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
4		DF	Andy Webster	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2		DF	Stelios Demetriou	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		FW	David Clarkson	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8		MF	Rocco Quinn	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		FW	Rory Loy	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20		MF	Craig Storie	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		FW	Stephen McGinn	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		DF	Harry Davis	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Ben Gordon	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		FW	John Sutton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		FW	Cammy Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		MF	Lewis Morgan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		FW	Josh Todd	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39		DF	Andrew McDonald	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2		DF	Jason Naismith	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		MF	Kyle Hutton	7	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
19		DF	Jordan Stewart	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		FW	Lawrence Shankland	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Dunfermline Athletic	36	12	12	12	46	43	+3	48
6	Queen of the South	36	11	10	15	46	52	−6	43
7	St Mirren	36	9	12	15	52	56	−4	39
8	Dumbarton	36	9	12	15	46	56	−10	39
9	Raith Rovers (R)	36	10	9	17	35	52	−17	39	Qualification for the Championship play-offs

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	D
Position	7	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	9	8	7

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: [42]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 7 May 2017

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Alex Rae[43]	3 May 2016	18 September 2016	11	4	3	4	036.36
Allan McManus[44]	19 September 2016	8 October 2016	3	1	1	1	033.33
Jack Ross[45]	9 October 2016	Present	35	14	8	13	040.00

Transfers

Players in

Position	Name	From	Transfer Window	Ends	Fee	Source
MF	Kyle Hutton	Queen of the South	Summer	2018	Free	[3]
FW	David Clarkson	Motherwell	Summer	2017	Free	[5]
DF	Ben Gordon	Livingston	Summer	2017	Free	[7]
DF	Gary MacKenzie	Doncaster Rovers	Summer	2017	Free	[8]
GK	Scott Gallagher	Alloa Athletic	Summer	2017	Free	[9]
FW	John Sutton	St Johnstone	Summer	2018	Free	[10]
FW	Tom Walsh	Rangers	Summer	2017 (January)	Loan	[11]
FW	Lawrence Shankland	Aberdeen	Summer	2017 (Summer)	Loan	[12]
FW	Ryan Hardie	Rangers	Summer	2017 (January)	Loan	[14]
MF	Craig Storie	Aberdeen	Winter	2017 (Summer)	Loan	[23]
FW	Rory Loy	Dundee	Winter	2017 (Summer)	Loan	[25]
MF	Pål Fjelde	Bryne FK	Winter	2017	Free	[25]
MF	Josh Todd	Dumbarton	Winter	2017	Free	[28]
GK	Billy O'Brien	Manchester City	Winter	2017	Loan	[30]
DF	Stelios Demetriou	Doxa Katokopias	Winter	2017	Free	[31]
FW	Cammy Smith	Aberdeen	Winter	2017	Loan	[33]
MF	Stephen McGinn	Wycombe Wanderers	Winter	2018	Free	[35]
DF	Harry Davis	Crewe Alexandra	Winter	2017	Loan	[36]
DF	Adam Eckersley	FC Edmonton	Winter	2017	Free	[36]

Players out

Position	Name	To / Type	Transfer Window	Fee	Source
DF	Sean Kelly	End of contract	Summer	Free	[1]
MF	Jim Goodwin	Alloa Athletic	Summer	Free	[1]
MF	Alan Gow	End of contract	Summer	Free	[1]
MF	Stuart Carswell	End of contract	Summer	Free	[1]
MF	Cameron Howieson	End of contract	Summer	Free	[1]
MF	Scott Agnew	Stranraer	Summer	Free	[1]
MF	Barry Cuddihy	End of contract	Summer	Free	[1]
FW	Jaison McGrath	End of contract	Summer	Free	[1]
MF	Alex Cooper	End of contract	Summer	Free	[1]
FW	Steven Thompson	Retired	Summer	Free	[1]
DF	Keith Watson	St Johnstone	Summer	Free	[1]
FW	David Clarkson	End of loan	Summer	Loan	[1]
FW	Lawrence Shankland	End of loan	Summer	Loan	[1]
DF	Ben Gordon	Alloa Athletic	Winter	Loan	[16]
MF	Kyle Hutton	Airdrieonians	Winter	Loan	[21]
FW	Tom Walsh	Rangers	Winter	Loan end	[23]
FW	Ryan Hardie	Rangers	Winter	Loan end	[23]
FW	Lawrence Shankland	Aberdeen	Winter	Loan end	[24]
FW	Calum Gallagher	Dumbarton	Winter	Free	[27]
DF	Jason Naismith	Ross County	Winter	Undisclosed fee	[29]
GK	Scott Gallagher	Contract terminated	Winter	Free
FW	Kyle McAllister	Derby County	Winter	Undisclosed fee	[34]
MF	Jordan Stewart	Annan Athletic	Winter	Loan	[37]
DF	Kalvin Orsi	Queen's Park	Winter	Loan	[37]

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Notes

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

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