# 2008–09 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren competed in the Scottish Premier League, after finishing in tenth place in 2007–08. The 2008–09 season also saw the club leave Love Street for the new St Mirren Park in Greenhill Road.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
| 20 June 2008 | Franco Miranda | CAI | Loan | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Dennis Wyness | Inverness CT | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Jack Ross | Falkirk | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Steven Robb | Dundee United | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Tom Brighton | Millwall | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 4 August 2008 | Tonet | Unattached | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 14 August 2008 | Scott Cuthbert | Celtic | Loan | BBC |
| 1 January 2009 | Steven Thomson | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free Transfer | BBC |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
| 30 June 2008 | Stewart Kean | Queen of the South | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Ian Maxwell | Partick Thistle | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Mark Corcoran | Hamilton Academical | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | David van Zanten | Hibernian | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Richard Brittain | Ross County | Free Transfer | BBC |
| 30 June 2008 | Alan Reid | | Released | BBC |

## Results
### Scottish Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
| 10 August 2008 | Celtic | Celtic Park | 0–1 | 57,441 | |
| 16 August 2008 | Kilmarnock | Love Street | 0–0 | 4,176 | |
| 23 August 2008 | Hearts | Tynecastle | 1–2 | 13,357 | Mehmet |
| 30 August 2008 | Aberdeen | Love Street | 0–1 | 4,680 | |
| 13 September 2008 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 2–1 | 3,501 | Mehmet, Brady |
| 20 September 2008 | Falkirk | Love Street | 1–1 | 4,134 | Mehmet (pen.) |
| 27 September 2008 | Motherwell | Fir Park | 1–2 | 4,786 | Mehmet |
| 5 October 2008 | Rangers | Love Street | 1–0 | 7,520 | McGinn |
| 18 October 2008 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 2–1 | 3,397 | Miranda, Mehmet |
| 25 October 2008 | Dundee United | Tannadice | 0–2 | 11,378 | |
| 1 November 2008 | Hibernian | Love Street | 0–0 | 4,588 | |
| 8 November 2008 | Hearts | Love Street | 0–1 | 4,192 | |
| 11 November 2008 | Aberdeen | Pittodrie | 0–2 | 9,452 | |
| 15 November 2008 | Rangers | Ibrox | 1–2 | 49,321 | Miranda |
| 22 November 2008 | Celtic | Love Street | 1–3 | 7,433 | Hamilton |
| 29 November 2008 | Dundee United | Love Street | 0–2 | 4,013 | |
| 6 December 2008 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | 2–1 | 4,828 | Hamilton, Wyness |
| 13 December 2008 | Inverness CT | Love Street | 2–0 | 3,364 | Dorman, Brady |
| 20 December 2008 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 1–0 | 5,183 | Dorman |
| 27 December 2008 | Hamilton | Love Street | 1–0 | 4,794 | Dargo |
| 3 January 2009 | Motherwell | Love Street | 0–0 | 10,189 | |
| 17 January 2009 | Hibernian | Easter Road | 0–2 | 10,317 | |
| 24 January 2009 | Dundee United | Tannadice | 2–3 | 6,556 | Ross, Mehmet (pen.) |
| 31 January 2009 | Kilmarnock | New St Mirren Park | 1–1 | 7,542 | Wyness |
| 14 February 2009 | Falkirk | New St Mirren Park | 2–2 | 5,504 | Dorman (2) |
| 21 February 2009 | Hearts | Tynecastle | 1–1 | 13,609 | Dorman |
| 28 February 2009 | Celtic | Celtic Park | 0–7 | 52,500 | |
| 4 March 2009 | Aberdeen | New St Mirren Park | 1–1 | 4,383 | Dargo |
| 21 March 2009 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 0–0 | 3,072 | |
| 4 April 2009 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 1–2 | 3,794 | Dorman |
| 8 April 2009 | Rangers | New St Mirren Park | 1–2 | 6,231 | Dorman |
| 13 April 2009 | Hibernian | New St Mirren Park | 1–1 | 5,151 | Dorman |
| 18 April 2009 | Motherwell | Fir Park | 2–0 | 6,626 | Thomson, Dorman |
| 2 May 2009 | Inverness CT | New St Mirren Park | 1–2 | 4,171 | Hamilton |
| 9 May 2009 | Motherwell | New St Mirren Park | 1–3 | 4,002 | O'Donnell |
| 13 May 2009 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 1–2 | 5,927 | Wyness |
| 16 May 2009 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | 2–0 | 6,744 | Mehmet, Dorman |
| 23 May 2009 | Hamilton | New St Mirren Park | 0–1 | 6,747 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
| 13 January 2009 | R4 | Brechin City | Glebe Park | 3–1 | 1,026 | Hamilton (2), Wyness |
| 7 February 2009 | R5 | Motherwell | Fir Park | 1–1 | 5,695 | Dorman |
| 17 February 2009 | R5 (Replay) | Motherwell | St Mirren Park | 1–0 | 4,555 | Mehmet |
| 7 March 2009 | Quarter-final | Celtic | St Mirren Park | 1–0 | 5,925 | Mehmet (pen.) |
| 25 April 2009 | Semi-final | Rangers | Hampden Park | 0–3 | 32,431 | |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
| 26/08/08 | R2 | Dumbarton | Love Street | 7–0 | 1,747 | Robb, Mehmet (3), Dorman, Dargo, Mason |
| 23/09/08 | R3 | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park | 0–2 | 2,186 | |

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | St Mirren Scorer(s) |
| 22 July 2008 | Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2–2 | Brady, Molloy |
| 23 July 2008 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank Stadium | 3–1 | Hamilton (2), Dorman |
| 26 July 2008 | Morton (Renfrewshire Cup) | Cappielow | 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) | McAusland |
| 29 July 2008 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 2–0 | Tonet, Wyness |
| 2 August 2008 | Darlington | TFM Darlington Arena | 1–0 | Mehmet |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Scottish Premier League | — | 11 | 18 August 2008 | 23 May 2009 |
| League Cup | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | 26 August 2008 | 23 September 2008 |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | Semi-finals | 13 January 2009 | 25 April 2009 |
Source: Competitions

### SPL
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 44 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 41 | |
| 10 | Falkirk | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 11 | St Mirren | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 37 | |
| 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 37 | Relegation to the First Division |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
* ↑ Since Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, already qualified for the Champions League via their league position, Falkirk, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the Europa League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: BBC Sport

#### Results by round

| 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 |
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| Result | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L |