2014–15 St Mirren F.C. Season
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The 2014–15 season is the club's second season in the
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and their ninth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. St Mirren will also compete in the League Cup and the
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would not be offered a new contract by the club, bringing an end to his four-year reign as St Mirren manager. On 13 May the club confirmed former first team coach
Tommy Craig Thomas Brooks Craig (born 21 November 1950) is a Scottish former football player and coach. Craig had an 18-year playing career as a midfielder, playing over 100 league games for English clubs Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United. Towards t ...
as new St Mirren manager. Club captain,
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, and
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were also appointed as
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es to assist Craig. On 18 May the
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awarded Saints midfielder Kenny McLean with the Player of the Month award for April 2014. This was the first time a St Mirren player had received the award from the new governing body. On 19 May it was announced that defender David van Zanten would not be offered a new contract, and will be leaving the club after making over 332 appearances and scoring 8 goals. On 20 May it was confirmed that Steven Thompson has been appointed as the new St Mirren club captain for the upcoming season. Also on this day it was confirmed that
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, Conor Newton, Josh Magennis and Adam Campbell had left the club. On 27 May it was announced that midfielder Paul McGowan would not be offered a new contract, and had been released by the club. Also on this day it was confirmed that Slovakian goalkeeper
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, and defender Mo Yaqub had signed new one-year deals with the club.


June

On 6 June the club announced Scottish goalkeeper Mark Ridgers as Tommy Craig's first signing for the club. On 11 June defender
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left the club on a free transfer, signing for
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side
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. On 12 June Tommy Craig confirmed that French goalkeeper,
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, had been released after he failed to respond to the offer of a new contract. On 26 June it was announced that Saints had made their second signing on the summer, with English forward James Marwood joining on a one-year deal from
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side
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. On 27 June the club announced that midfielder,
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, has had his contract with the club cancelled by mutual consent. After signing in the summer of 2013, Harkins had an unsuccessful time at the club and was loaned out to
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in January 2014.


July

On 2 July it was announced that midfielder Kenny McLean had signed a two-year contract extension with the club, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016. Also on this day, the club confirmed that
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defender Ellis Plummer had signed on a one-year loan deal. On 14 July it was announced that 20-year-old striker
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had signed a one-year deal with the club, with the option of a further year. The former Hibernian player was released in the summer following their relegation from the Scottish Premiership, and signed for Saints after a successful trial. On 19 July Saints won the
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when they defeated local rivals
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1–0 at
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. This was the 55th time that Saints have lifted the trophy, and the eighth time they have defeated Greenock Morton in the last nine finals. On 25 July, defender
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returned to Saints on a one-year deal. The
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player left the club in 2012, but has returned after leaving
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on a free transfer in the summer. On 30 July Saints signed striker Callum Ball on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year. The
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impressed the club by scoring 5 goals in two pre-season friendly matches, while playing as a
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.


August

On 6 August, Saints were drawn at home to
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side
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, for the 2nd Round of the
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. The tie will take place on 26 or 27 August. On 19 August it was announced that midfielder Adam Drury had signed a season long loan deal with Saints, moving from
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. On 21 August it was announced that defensive midfielder
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had signed a one-year deal with the club. Isaac has previously played in Scotland with
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, and most recently
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On 27 August, Saints were drawn away to
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in the 3rd Round of the Scottish League Cup.


September

On 17 September, it was confirmed that striker Steven Thompson would undergo surgery for a groin injury. Thompson has been a vital part of the Saints squad since joining the club three years ago, and this is a massive blow for the season ahead. Thompson is expected to be out of action for around three months.


October


November

On 3 November Saints were handed a home tie against
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in the 4th Round of the
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, with the tie being played on 29 November 2014. On 5 November Saints
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,
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, accepted a three–match ban following a charge of violent conduct. The club's board expressed their disappointment in the players conduct, following an elbowing incident on
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in the recent defeat at
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. On 18 November defender Jason Naismith earned his first Scotland Under–21 cap against
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in a friendly match. The 20-year old came on as a 72nd-minute substitute, replacing Marcus Fraser. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.


December

On 9 December it was announced that manager
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had left the club by mutual consent. It was not a surprise announcement, following recent pressure from the club's fans – due to the poor record of Craig since taking charge of the team. It was confirmed that
Gary Teale Gary Stewart Teale (born 21 July 1978) is a Scottish professional football player and coach. Teale started his career in Scotland in 1995 with Clydebank and Ayr United. He moved to England in 2001 when he signed for Wigan Athletic and played a ...
will take interim charge of the first team until a new manager is appointed, with Head of Youth Development David Longwell assisting.


January

On 2 January the club confirmed that Ellis Plummer and youngster Declan Hughes had left the club. Plummer made 7 appearances for the club, but due to injuries his one-year loan period was cut short. Youth player Declan Hughes was freed without having played a match for the club. On 5 January the club announced that Adam Drury had left the club, cutting short his one-year loan period from Manchester City. On the same day the club also announced that it had rejected a bid from
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for young midfielder, Kenny McLean. The bid of approximately £150,000 was deemed to low, with the club stating "the offer does not come close to the club's valuation of the player". On 9 January summer signing
Ross Caldwell Ross Caldwell (born 26 October 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for Darvel. Caldwell has previously played for Hibernian, Alloa Athletic, St Mirren, Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Cowdenbeath, Brechin City, ...
left the club by mutual consent, after failing to make an impact.Ross Leaves Saints
, Official St Mirren website.
In total he made 15 appearances, and scored 2 goals. Also on this day, Stevie Mallan won the
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Young Player of the Month award for December 2014, following his impressive start to his senior Saints career. On 14 January striker
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signed for the club until the end of season 2014–15. On 20 January summer signing James Marwood left the club by mutual consent, having failed to make an impact on the first team. On 24 January it was announced that teenager Stevie Mallan had signed a three-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the summer of 2018. On 29 January the club confirmed
Gary Teale Gary Stewart Teale (born 21 July 1978) is a Scottish professional football player and coach. Teale started his career in Scotland in 1995 with Clydebank and Ayr United. He moved to England in 2001 when he signed for Wigan Athletic and played a ...
as club manager, after almost two months serving as caretaker manager. Teale will take charge until the end of the season. Also on this day, midfielder
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joined the club on loan from
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until the end of the season.


February

On 2 February midfielder Kenny McLean was transferred to
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for a reported fee of £300,000. Also on this day Saints signed 18-year-old attacking midfielder Emmanuel Sonupe on-loan from
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until the end of the season. On 4 February it was announced that Republic of Ireland Under-21 attacking midfielder,
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, had signed for Saints until the end of the season, after being released by
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. On 19 February manager
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was given a two-match touchline ban by the SFA for comments he previously made about referee Steven McLean. On 20 February Saints signed
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until the end of season. On 26 February Saints signed Bulgarian defender Viktor Genev until the end of season.


March

On 31 March
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signed a three–year contract extension. The deal means that he will be contracted to the club until the summer of 2018.


April

On 15 April defender
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left the club by mutual consent. The Saints fan made 187 appearances for the club, scoring 6 goals. On 21 April two more players cancelled their contracts with the club by mutual consent, before the close of the season. Forward Callum Ball leaves the club after making 24 appearances in total, scoring twice. Midfielder
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also left the club, making 18 appearances without scoring. On 27 April it was reported that club captain Steven Thompson "speared" teammate
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in a bizarre training ground prank gone wrong. The incident happened before the recent 2015–16 Scottish Championship victory at home to
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, and will see McGinn sidelined for around three weeks.


May

On 4 May Stevie Mallan was awarded with the
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'Goal of the Season' award, for his strike against
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on 27 December 2014. On 8 May Saints were relegated to the
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. This was confirmed following Motherwell's 3–1 win over
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, leaving Saints unable escape relegation with three league games remaining. On 11 May the St Mirren board released a statement, advising that they are inviting applications for the managers job. This is despite
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still being the current club manager. On 14 May the club announced that youngsters Jack Baird, Lewis Morgan and
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had all signed contract extensions to their current deals. Baird and Morgan have signed two–year extensions, while Cuddihy signed a one–year extension with the option of another year after that. On 16 May chairman Stewart Gilmour confirmed that the permanent St Mirren manager role will be resolved in 'the next 10 days'. On 22 May the club announced that
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manager, Ian Murray, had been appointed as Saints new manager. Despite being officially announced today, current manager Gary Teale will remain in charge for the last league game of the season away to
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.


Results and fixtures


Pre season / Friendlies


Scottish Premiership


Scottish League Cup


Scottish Cup


Player statistics


Captains


Squad information

:''Last updated 23 May 2015'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left club during the season:''


Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. :''Last updated 23 May 2015''


Team statistics


League table


Division summary


Transfers


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See also

* List of St Mirren F.C. seasons


References

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