# 2019–20 St Mirren F.C. season

The 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 season. St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
On 18 May, the season was formally ended after 30 games, due to the 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, Albion Rovers, Edinburgh City and East Kilbride in Group H of the Betfred Cup. On 30 May, left back Adam Eckersley joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians after his contract expired. The defender made a total of 42 appearances for the club, scoring twice. He also played a major role in helping Saints win the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. On 31 May, Jimmy Nicholl left his role as first team coach, to become assistant manager at Dundee.

### June

On 3 June, Saints announced that loanees Anders Dreyer, Brad Lyons, Danny Rogers, Duckens Nazon, Jordan Holmes, Kyle McAllister, Laurențiu Corbu, Lee Hodson and Mihai Popescu had all returned to their parent clubs, and striker Simeon Jackson left the club when his contract expired. On 26 June, following much media speculation, manager Oran Kearney left the club by 'mutual consent', despite having two years of his contract left. Also on this day, defender Gary MacKenzie signed a one-year contract extension with Saints, and goalkeeper Dean Lyness rejoined the club on a two-year deal after leaving in September 2018 to join Raith Rovers. On 28 June, former Saints captain Jim Goodwin was appointed the club's new manager after leaving Alloa Athletic, signing a three-year deal. Another former Saint, Lee Sharp, also joins as Goodwin's assistant.

### July

On 4 July, defender Mateo Mužek left Saints and joined Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova on a free transfer. Also on this day, striker Tony Andreu signed a one-year deal with the club, after being released by Coventry City. On 12 July, after a successful trial with the club, midfielder Oan Djorkaeff signed a one-year deal. On 19 July, defender Josh Heaton left the club by mutual consent, after only making two appearances since signing a three-year deal at the beginning of last season. On 30 July, Turkish midfielder İlkay Durmuş signed on a two-year deal from Austrian side, Wacker Innsbruck.

### August

On 1 August, midfielder Sam Foley signed on a two-year deal, after being released by Northampton Town. Also on this day, striker Cody Cooke was ruled out for up to nine months, due to ruptured knee ligaments. On 2 August, striker Jonathan Obika joined the club on a two-year deal from Oxford United. Also on this day, defender Sean McLoughlin signed on a six-month loan from Hull City. On 9 August, former Saint Kyle McAllister re-signed for the club on a three-year deal, and defender Calum Waters signed on a one-year loan from Kilmarnock. On 22 August, Jamaican striker Junior Morias signed from Northampton Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

### September

On 2 September, defender Jack Baird signed for rivals Greenock Morton on a short-term loan. On 3 September, former Saint Kirk Broadfoot signed a two-year contract with the club, after being released by Kilmarnock.

### October

On 18 October, midfielder Cameron MacPherson signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2022. On 29 October, Jim Kellerman left the club by mutual consent. He joined the club in May 2018 and made seven appearances, scoring once.

### December

On 31 December, on-loan defender Sean McLoughlin returned to parent club Hull City at the end of his loan period. He played 21 times for the club, scoring once.

### January

On 7 January, Saints signed Irish duo Jamie McGrath and Conor McCarthy on two-and-a-half year deals. Midfielder McGrath signed from Dundalk, and defender McCarthy moves from Cork City. Also on this day, defender Jack Baird extended his loan at Greenock Morton until the end of the season. On 8 January, defender Akin Famewo signed on loan until the end of the season from Norwich City. On 24 January, midfielder Kyle Magennis injured his knee during a 1–0 defeat to Rangers, and it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season. On 28 January, 20-year-old Slovakian goalkeeper Peter Urminský sign from Spartak Trnava on an 18-month deal. On 30 January, defender Lee Hodson returned to the club for a second spell, after signing on loan until the end of the season from Gillingham. On 31 January, striker Alex Jakubiak joined Saints on loan until the end of the season from Watford, while youngster Ethan Erhahon joined Barnsley on loan and defender Paul McGinn joined Hibernian on an 18-month deal. Also on this day, veteran defender Kirk Broadfoot left the club to rejoin Kilmarnock after leaving them just four months earlier to sign for Saints.

### February

On 1 February, Saints signed forward Seifedin Chabbi on loan until the end of the season from Turkish side Gaziantep. On 7 February, it was announced that Ryan Flynn suffered cruciate ligament damage in a match against Hamilton, which effectively ended his season. On 29 February, the club were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Aberdeen.

### March

On 13 March, the Scottish football season was suspended until further notice, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

### May

On 18 May, the season was formally ended after 30 games due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saints finished 9th, after average points per game played was used to determine final league placings.

## Squad list

    As of 11 March 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed in | Signed until | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Václav Hladký | GK | (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 34) | Slovan Liberec | 2019 | 2020 | 59 | 0 |
| 26 | Dean Lyness | GK | (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33) | Raith Rovers | 2019 | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| – | Peter Urminský | GK | (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25) | Spartak Trnava | 2020 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Lee Hodson | DF | (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33) | Gillingham (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 33 | 0 |
| 3 | Calum Waters | DF | (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28) | Kilmarnock (loan) | 2019 | 2020 | 31 | 0 |
| 5 | Conor McCarthy | DF | (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26) | Cork City | 2020 | 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | Gary MacKenzie | DF | (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 39) | Doncaster Rovers | 2016 | 2020 | 74 | 6 |
| 22 | Akin Famewo | DF | (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26) | Norwich City (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Stephen McGinn (c) | MF | (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 36) | Wycombe Wanderers | 2017 | 2020 | 202 | 15 |
| 7 | Kyle Magennis | MF | (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26) | St Mirren youth team | 2016 | 2021 | 107 | 8 |
| 8 | Ryan Flynn | MF | (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 36) | Oldham Athletic | 2018 | 2020 | 74 | 2 |
| 11 | İlkay Durmuş | MF | (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) | Wacker Innsbruck | 2019 | 2021 | 32 | 4 |
| 14 | Kyle McAllister | MF | (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 27) | Derby County | 2019 | 2022 | 54 | 4 |
| 16 | Sam Foley | MF | (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 38) | Northampton Town | 2019 | 2021 | 31 | 2 |
| 17 | Jamie McGrath | MF | (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28) | Dundalk | 2020 | 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | Oan Djorkaeff | MF | (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27) | Nantes B | 2019 | 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Cameron MacPherson | MF | (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) | St Mirren youth team | 2015 | 2022 | 47 | 3 |
| 29 | Ross Wallace | MF | (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 39) | Fleetwood Town | 2020 | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Jonathan Obika | FW | (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 (age 34) | Oxford United | 2019 | 2021 | 34 | 12 |
| 10 | Tony Andreu | FW | (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 36) | Coventry City | 2019 | 2020 | 36 | 2 |
| 18 | Danny Mullen | FW | (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29) | Livingston | 2017 | 2020 | 72 | 14 |
| 19 | Junior Morias | FW | (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29) | Northampton Town | 2019 | 2021 | 29 | 2 |
| 20 | Cody Cooke | FW | (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31) | Truro City | 2018 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 21 | Seifedin Chabbi | FW | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) | Gaziantep (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Alex Jakubiak | FW | (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28) | Watford (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 10 | 1 |

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 11 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Václav Hladký | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Lee Hodson | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Calum Waters | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Stephen McGinn | 7+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Conor McCarthy | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Gary MacKenzie | 9+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Kyle Magennis | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Ryan Flynn | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Obika | 26+4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 12 |
| 10 | FW | Tony Andreu | 16+12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | İlkay Durmuş | 21+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 14 | MF | Kyle McAllister | 3+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Sam Foley | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Jamie McGrath | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Danny Mullen | 7+10 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| 19 | FW | Junior Morias | 14+12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | Cody Cooke | 0+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Seifedin Chabbi | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Akin Famewo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Oan Djorkaeff | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Cameron MacPherson | 15+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 26 | GK | Dean Lyness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Alex Jakubiak | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Ross Wallace | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | Cameron Breadner | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | Scott Glover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | GK | Peter Urminský | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Paul McGinn (joined Hibernian) | 21+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Sean McLoughlin (loan return to Hull City) | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Jack Baird (on loan to Greenock Morton) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jim Kellerman (released) | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot (joined Kilmarnock) | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Greg Tansey (released) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Ethan Erhahon (on loan to Barnsley) | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | Nick McAllister (on loan to Albion Rovers) | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

    As of match played 11 March 2020
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup |
| 1 | FW | | Jonathan Obika | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2 | FW | | Danny Mullen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | | İlkay Durmuş | 4 | 4 | | |
| 4 | MF | | Tony Andreu | 2 | 2 | | |
| 4 | MF | | Sam Foley | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | | Cameron MacPherson | 2 | 2 | | |
| 4 | FW | | Junior Morias | 2 | 2 | | |
| 8 | FW | | Cody Cooke | 1 | | | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Oan Djorkaeff | 1 | | | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Alex Jakubiak | 1 | | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | | Kyle Magennis | 1 | 1 | | |
| 8 | DF | | Conor McCarthy | 1 | 1 | | |
| 8 | DF | | Sean McLoughlin | 1 | 1 | | |
| — | — | — | Own goal | 1 | | 1 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 11 March 2020
| Number | Position | Name | Total | Total | Scottish Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup |
| 8 | MF | Ryan Flynn | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | Sam Foley | 6 | 0 | 6 | | |
| 3 | DF | Calum Waters | 5 | 0 | 5 | | |
| 2 | DF | Paul McGinn | 4 | 0 | 4 | | |
| 7 | MF | Kyle Magennis | 4 | 0 | 4 | | |
| 14 | MF | Kyle McAllister | 3 | 0 | 3 | | |
| 17 | MF | Jamie McGrath | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Cameron MacPherson | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Václav Hladký | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Conor McCarthy | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Tony Andreu | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| 11 | MF | İlkay Durmuş | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Danny Mullen | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| 19 | FW | Junior Morias | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| 22 | FW | Akin Famewo | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Sean McLoughlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| 6 | DF | Gary MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Obika | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| 15 | DF | Jack Baird | 1 | 0 | | 1 | |
| 20 | FW | Cody Cooke | 1 | 0 | | 1 | |
| 29 | MF | Ross Wallace | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| 46 | DF | Nick McAllister | 1 | 0 | | 1 | |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 7 | Hibernian | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 37 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 27 | 0.90 |
* ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |

### League results by opponent

| Team | Result | Result | Result | Result | Points |
| Team | Home | Home | Away | Away | | Points |
| Aberdeen | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | 4/9 |
| Celtic | 1–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0/9 |
| Hamilton Academicals | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 5/9 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | – | 4/9 |
| Hibernian | 1–2 | – | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1/9 |
| Kilmarnock | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | – | 3/6 |
| Livingston | 3–3 | – | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1/9 |
| Motherwell | 0–3 | – | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3/9 |
| Rangers | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | – | 0/6 |
| Ross County | 2–1 | – | 1–2 | – | 3/6 |
| St Johnstone | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 5/9 |

### Management statistics

    Last updated on 11 March 2020
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| Jim Goodwin | 28 June 2019 | Present | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 023.68 |

## Transfers
### Players in

| Position | Name | From | Transfer Window | Ends | Fee |
| GK | Dean Lyness | Raith Rovers | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| FW | Tony Andreu | Coventry City | Summer | 2020 | Free |
| MF | Oan Djorkaeff | Nantes B | Summer | 2020 | Free |
| MF | İlkay Durmuş | Wacker Innsbruck | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| MF | Sam Foley | Northampton Town | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| FW | Jonathan Obika | Oxford United | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| DF | Sean McLoughlin | Hull City | Summer | 2021 | Loan |
| DF | Calum Waters | Kilmarnock | Summer | 2020 | Loan |
| MF | Kyle McAllister | Derby County | Summer | 2022 | Free |
| FW | Junior Morias | Northampton Town | Summer | 2021 | Undisclosed fee |
| DF | Kirk Broadfoot | Kilmarnock | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| DF | Conor McCarthy | Cork City | Winter | 2022 | Undisclosed fee |
| MF | Jamie McGrath | Dundalk | Winter | 2022 | Free |
| DF | Akin Famewo | Norwich City | Winter | 2020 | Loan |
| GK | Peter Urminský | Spartak Trnava | Winter | 2021 | Free |
| DF | Lee Hodson | Gillingham | Winter | 2020 | Loan |
| FW | Alex Jakubiak | Watford | Winter | 2020 | Loan |
| FW | Seifedin Chabbi | Gaziantep | Winter | 2020 | Loan |

### Players out

| Position | Name | To / Type | Transfer Window | Fee |
| DF | Anton Ferdinand | Released | Summer | Free |
| DF | Adam Eckersley | Airdrieonians | Summer | Free |
| MF | Anders Dreyer | Brighton & Hove Albion | Summer | End of loan |
| MF | Brad Lyons | Blackburn Rovers | Summer | End of loan |
| GK | Danny Rogers | Aberdeen | Summer | End of loan |
| FW | Duckens Nazon | Sint-Truidense | Summer | End of loan |
| GK | Jordan Holmes | Bournemouth | Summer | End of loan |
| MF | Kyle McAllister | Derby County | Summer | End of loan |
| DF | Laurențiu Corbu | Dinamo Bucharest | Summer | End of loan |
| DF | Lee Hodson | Rangers | Summer | End of loan |
| DF | Mihai Popescu | Dinamo Bucharest | Summer | End of loan |
| FW | Simeon Jackson | Released | Summer | Free |
| DF | Mateo Mužek | Sheriff Tiraspol | Summer | Free |
| DF | Josh Heaton | Released | Summer | Free |
| MF | Greg Tansey | Released | Summer | Free |
| DF | Jack Baird | Greenock Morton | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Jim Kellerman | Released | Summer | Free |
| DF | Sean McLoughlin | Hull City | Winter | End of loan |
| DF | Ethan Erhahon | Barnsley | Winter | Loan |
| DF | Paul McGinn | Hibernian | Winter | Undisclosed fee |
| DF | Kirk Broadfoot | Kilmarnock | Winter | Free |