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2019–20 St Mirren F.C. Season
The 2019–20 in Scottish football, 2019–20 season was the club's second consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football since being promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2017–18 Scottish Championship, 2017–18 season. St Mirren also competed in the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup, League Cup and the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, Scottish Cup. On 18 May, the season was formally ended after 30 games, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak. Saints finished 9th after average points per game played was used to determine final league placings. Season review May On 28 May, defender Anton Ferdinand confirmed that he would leave Saints when his contract expired in the summer. The experienced defender made 19 appearances in his time at the club. Also on this day, Saints were drawn with Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers F.C., Albion Rovers, Edinburgh City F.C., Edinburgh City and East Kilbride F.C., East Kilbride in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunfermline Athletic F
Dunfermline (; , ) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries. The earliest known settlements around Dunfermline probably date to the Neolithic period, growing by the Bronze Age. The city was first recorded in the 11th century, with the marriage of Malcolm III of Scotland, and Saint Margaret at Dunfermline. As Queen consort, Margaret established a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which evolved into Dunfermline Abbey under their son David I in 1128, and became firmly established as a prosperous royal mausoleum for the Scottish Crown. A total of eighteen royals, including seven Kings, were buried here between 1093 and 1420 including Robert the Bruce in 1329. By the 18th century, Dunfermline became a regional economic powerhouse with the introduction of the linen industry, and produced industrialists incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckens Nazon
Duckens Moïse Nazon (born 7 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Kayserispor. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team. Early life Nazon was born in Châtenay-Malabry, in the southern suburbs of Paris, to Haitian parents. He acquired French nationality on 15 October 1996, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization. Club career After going through the youth system at Vannes, Nazon joined Lorient's reserve team in 2013. Later that year, he joined French fourth-tier side US Roye. After brief stints at Olympique Saint-Quentin and Stade Lavallois, he joined Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League in September 2016. Three months later, on 13 January 2017, he signed a six-month deal with English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, becoming part of their under-23 team. On 4 August 2017, he went out on loan to League Two side Coventry City until January 2018. He made his English league debut for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Rogers
Daniel "Danny" Rogers (born 23 March 1994) is an Irish-American footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for St Patrick's Athletic. Born in the United States, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level. Personal life Rogers was born in New York and has an Irish mother and an American father. He holds an American passport. The family, including Rogers and his two brothers, moved back to Ireland when he was five years old. Before signing with Aberdeen, he was close to going on a scholarship to the United States. Club career Aberdeen Rogers signed his first professional contract with Aberdeen in July 2011 and played regularly for the club's youth sides. In December 2013, he joined Airdrieonians on loan for a month but returned to the ''Dons'' at the end of this short spell. On 1 August 2014, he signed for Dumbarton on a six-month loan deal after impressing in friendly matches as a trialist. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Brechin City and was named the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Lyons
Brad Joseph Lyons (born 26 May 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Kilmarnock and the Northern Ireland national team. Club career Lyons began his career in the Irish Premiership with Coleraine. After helping Coleraine win the Irish Cup, in September 2018 he moved on loan to English club Blackburn Rovers, with the deal to become permanent in January 2019. In January 2019 he signed a permanent 18-month contract, his first ever professional contract. He stated that he wanted to break into the Blackburn first-team. Later that month he moved on loan to St Mirren. He was sent off 28 minutes into his debut, in the Scottish Cup, on 19 January 2019. He was offered a new contract by Blackburn at the end of the 2019–20 season. In December 2020 he appeared in a Blackburn Rovers' first-team match day squad for the first time since he signed for the club. He moved on loan to Morecambe in January 2021. On 14 May 2021 it was announced that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Dreyer
Anders Laustrup Dreyer (; born 2 May 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC and the Denmark national team. Dreyer previously played for Esbjerg fB, Brighton & Hove Albion, St Mirren, SC Heerenveen, Midtjylland, Rubin Kazan, and Anderlecht. Club career Esbjerg fB On 20 September 2016, Esbjerg fB confirmed that they had extended Dreyer's contract by one year until 2018. But he continued playing for their U19 squad. Dreyer got his debut on 2 April 2017 in a 0–0 draw against Randers FC in the Danish Superliga coming on in the 72nd minute to replace Awer Mabil. He scored his first goal for Esbjerg on 22 April 2017 against AC Horsens. He was promoted to the first team squad for the 2017–18 season in the Danish 1st Division. In this season he finished as the league topscorer with 18 goals, helping Esbjerg win promotion to the Superliga. On 27 May 2018, Dreyer scored his first hat-trick of his career in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee F
Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Angus, Scotland, Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Nicholl
James Michael Nicholl (born 28 December 1956) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played for several clubs, including Manchester United and Rangers. He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles. Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring one goal. After retiring as a player, he moved into coaching and management. He enjoyed success as manager of Raith Rovers, winning the 1994–95 Scottish League Cup. In recent years he has worked as an assistant coach for several Scottish clubs, including Aberdeen, Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Falkirk, Rangers and Dundee. Early life Jimmy Nicholl was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to Northern Irish parents. His family moved back to Northern Ireland when he was 3. Nicholl grew up on the Rathcoole estate on the outskirts of Belfast. After he began his football career as an apprentice with Manchester United, the club arranged for Nicholl's family to relocate to Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrieonians F
Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club following the folding of the original Airdrieonians club, formed in 1878. The club's official name was changed in 2013 with the approval of the Scottish Football Association to the traditional name of Airdrieonians. As with the previous club, this is often colloquially shortened to simply "Airdrie". The club have won three trophies in their short history – the Scottish Second Division in 2003–04 and the Challenge Cup in 2008–09 and 2023–24. Once described as "the luckiest team in the Scottish League", the club have benefited in league division placements due to other club's misfortunes on four occasions (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2025). However the club have lost six Scottish league play-off finals (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish League One
The Scottish League One, known as William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill League One for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional association football, football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish League One was established in July 2013, after the Scottish Professional Football League was formed by a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League. Format Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned list of Scottish football champions, league champion. If points are equal, the goal difference determines the winner. If this still does not result in a winner, the tied teams must take part in a playoff game at a neutral venue to determine the final placings. Promotion and relegation T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Eckersley
Adam James Eckersley (born 7 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a full-back. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Richard Eckersley. He started his career with Manchester United in 2004 but failed to break into the first team in his four years there and was loaned out to Royal Antwerp, Brøndby, Barnsley and Port Vale, before joining Port Vale permanently in 2008. Later that year, he transferred to Danish club AC Horsens. In 2010, he moved on to AGF Aarhus. He won the Danish 1st Division championship with both clubs, in 2009–10 and then in 2010–11. In 2014, he moved to Hearts and helped the club to win the Scottish Championship in 2014–15. He spent a brief time at Hibernian in 2015 before joining the Canadian side FC Edmonton in January 2016. He returned to Scotland 12 months later to play for St Mirren, helping the club to the Scottish Championship title at the end of the 2017–18 season. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup, also known as the Premier Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League cup in existence. The competition had a straight knockout format but became a group and knockout competition from 2016–17. Rangers are the record holders of the cup, winning 28 times. Celtic are the current holders, winning their 22nd title after beating Rangers 3–3 (5-4 pen.) at Hampden Park on 15 December 2024. The domestic television rights are held by Premier Sports who replaced BT Sport from the 2019–20 season. Format Historically, the Scottish League Cup has oscillated between being a straightforward single-elimination knockout tournament and having an initial group phase. Since the 2016–17 season, the League Cup has used a group phase format. The format has eight groups of five teams playing each other once in a round-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
