# 2013–14 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was the club's first season in the newly formed Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

St Mirren finished eighth in the inaugural Scottish Premiership season. They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, and crashed out as holders of the League Cup in the second round.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 6 | MF | Jim Goodwin | | 36 | Club captain |
Last updated: 28 August 2013 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.

### Squad information

    Last updated 10 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | WAL | David Cornell | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | David van Zanten | 18 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Darren McGregor | 38 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Lee Mair | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Jim Goodwin | 36 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | John McGinn | 38 | 2 | 31+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Gary Harkins | 17 | 2 | 7+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Steven Thompson | 41 | 16 | 37+0 | 13 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Paul McGowan | 38 | 4 | 32+3 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Kenny McLean | 34 | 7 | 28+2 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Adam Campbell | 12 | 2 | 7+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO | Marc McAusland | 36 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Jon Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jake Caprice | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NIR | Josh Magennis | 13 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Thomas Reilly | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Sean Kelly | 36 | 2 | 32+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Stéphane Bahoken | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Kealan Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Gary Teale | 18 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Jason Naismith | 29 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO | David Barron | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Conor Newton | 41 | 5 | 36+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Mo Yaqub | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Anthony Brady | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Danny Grainger | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | SVK | Marián Kello | 24 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | SCO | Kieran Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Christopher Dilo | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | SCO | Gregg Wylde | 17 | 2 | 7+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | CMR | Eric Djemba-Djemba | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 10 May 2014
| Number | Position | Name | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | David Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | David van Zanten | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Darren McGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Lee Mair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jim Goodwin | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | John McGinn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Gary Harkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Steven Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Paul McGowan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kenny McLean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Adam Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Marc McAusland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Jon Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Jake Caprice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Josh Magennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Thomas Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Sean Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Stéphane Bahoken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Kealan Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Gary Teale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jason Naismith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | David Barron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Conor Newton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Mo Yaqub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Anthony Brady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Danny Grainger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | GK | Marián Kello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Kieran Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Christopher Dilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Gregg Wylde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Eric Djemba-Djemba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 102 | 25 | +77 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 58 | |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 57 | |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 39 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hibernian (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to the Championship |
* ↑ St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
* ↑ Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

### 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 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |