Danny Lennon
Who was the head coach of the team St Mirren F.C. from Jun 2010 to May 2014?
St Mirren F.C . St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley , Renfrewshire , that competes in the Scottish Premiership after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Championship . Founded in 1877 , the team has two nicknames , the Buddies and the Saints . St Mirren have won the Scottish Cup three times , in 1926 , 1959 and 1987 , and the Scottish League Cup in 2013 . The club has played in European competition four times : in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1987–88 and the UEFA Cup in 1980–81 , 1983–84 and 1985–86 . The clubs home ground since 2009 is St Mirren Park , a 7,937 capacity all seater ground on Greenhill Road , Paisley . The clubs former ground from 1894 until 2009 was also officially named St Mirren Park , but was more commonly known as Love Street . History . St Mirren were formed as a gentlemens club which included , among other sports , cricket and rugby in the second half of the 19th century . The increasing popularity of football ensured that by 1877 the members had decided to play association football and 1877 is the football clubs official foundation date . They are named after Saint Mirin , the founder of a church at the site of Paisley Abbey and Patron Saint of Paisley . There is also a street in Paisley named St Mirren Street . The club originally wore scarlet and blue strips , but after one season changed to the current black and white striped shirts , which have been worn every season bar one in the 1900s , when cream tops were used . St Mirren played their first match on 6 October 1877 , defeating Johnstone Britannia 1–0 at Shortroods . Two years later , the club moved to another ground named Thistle Park at Greenhills . St Mirrens first Scottish Cup match came on 4 September 1880 , a 3–0 victory over Johnstone Athletic . The following year , the Buddies reached their first cup final but were beaten 3–1 by Thornliebank in the Renfrewshire Cup . In 1883 however the scores were reversed with the Saints winning the Renfrewshire Cup , 3–1 against Thornliebank . It was in 1883 that they moved to their third home , that of West March ( early maps indicate the area as West March rather than the commonly used Westmarch ) , defeating Queens Park in the first game there . In 1885 , St Mirren played their first match against Morton , resulting in a defeat . The 1890 season was a historic season for St Mirren , as they became founder members of the Scottish Football League along with fellow Paisley club Abercorn . Of the 11 founder clubs , only 5 survive in the current league system . It was during the match against Morton at Cappielow in this year that St Mirren played one of the first night games under light from oil lamps . St Mirren moved to Love Street in 1894 and reached their first Scottish Cup final in the 1907–08 season but were defeated 5–1 by Celtic . The Buddies went on to lift the trophy in 1926 , 1959 and 1987 . In 1922 , St Mirren were invited to play in the Barcelona Cup invitational tournament to celebrate the inauguration of Les Corts , the then home of Barcelona . They won the tournament by beating Notts County in the final . In the 1979–80 season , St Mirren achieved their equal highest-ever finish in the top-flight finishing third behind Aberdeen and Celtic . That season Saints also became the first and last Scottish club to win the Anglo-Scottish Cup , defeating Bristol City in a two-legged final . The following season , St Mirren competed in European competition for the first time and won their initial game 2–1 vs . IF Elfsborg in Sweden , followed by a 0–0 draw in the second leg . The next round saw them play French team Saint-Étienne . Although St Mirrens home leg ended up a 0–0 draw , Saint-Étienne pulled off a 2–0 victory in the second leg to put St Mirren out of the cup . The club have been relegated from the Scottish Premier League twice ( 2000–01 ) and ( 2014–15 ) and the Premier Division of the Scottish Football League once ( 1991–92 ) having escaped relegation from the latter in 1991 after league re-construction . In 2001 , St Mirren finished bottom of the Premier League despite losing only one of their final seven matches . The Saints however managed promotion after clinching the First Division title in 2005–06 , a season which also saw St Mirren win the Scottish Challenge Cup , defeating Hamilton Academical 2–1 in the final at Airdrie Uniteds ground , the Shyberry Excelsior Stadium , with goals from Simon Lappin and John Sutton . In 2010 , they reached the final of the Scottish League Cup where they were defeated 0–1 by Rangers despite having a two-man advantage . However , three days later , they recorded a famous win over Celtic , a match that The Buddies won 4–0 with doubles from Andy Dorman and Steven Thomson . In March 2013 , St Mirren won the Scottish League Cup beating Heart of Midlothian 3–2 at Hampden to win their first cup since 1987 . In the 2010s the club drew praise for their youth development , bringing through several players from their academy ( despite it not being listed among the elite group assessed by the SFA in 2017 ) including Stevie Mallan , Jack Baird , Kyle Magennis , Jason Naismith , Kyle McAllister , Sean Kelly and full Scotland internationals Kenny McLean , Lewis Morgan and John McGinn . Stadium . St Mirren played at four different venues before moving to their ground at St Mirren Park , or Love Street , in 1894 . The record attendance for the ground was 47,438 versus Celtic in 1949 . Love Street saw extensive redevelopment in the late 90s to comply with both the recommendations of the Taylor Report and SPL regulations and the ground eventually became a 10,866 seater venue . The ground had four stands of which the most recent , the West or Reid Kerr Family Stand , was built in 2000 in order for Love Street to meet the criteria for entry to the Scottish Premier League . The oldest stand was the main stand which had a basic wooden construction . The north bank was popular with the hardcore St Mirren fans while the largest stand , the steeply raked West Stand , housed a sporting facility underneath . It was rarely used to its full capacity . On 24 May 2005 , Renfrewshire Council granted permission for the club to develop their old ground . This involved the sale of the ground to a supermarket chain , and the construction of a ground in Ferguslie Park , Paisley ( through a separate planning permission ) . The sale of their old ground allowed the club to finance the new stadium as well as clear their debts . In April 2007 it was announced that a deal had been struck with supermarket giant Tesco and on 15 January 2009 St Mirren moved to a new 8,000 seat stadium , also called St Mirren Park . The opening game finished as a 1–1 draw with Kilmarnock , with Killies Kevin Kyle scoring the first goal , and Dennis Wyness equalising . St Mirrens first notable win at the new stadium came on 7 March 2009 in a 1–0 victory over Celtic in the Homecoming Scottish Cup Quarter Final . The stadium had a total seating capacity of 8,023 which was reduced in 2017 to 7,937 following the installation of a new disabled access platform . The stadium was known as The Simple Digital Arena after the club agreed a four-year , six-figure deal with Simple Digital Solutions on 13 June 2018 . It is currently known as The SMiSA Stadium . Colours and sponsors . The traditional home colours of St Mirren are black and white stripes , however for the first season the colours were scarlet and blue . There is some dispute as to why the colours black and white were chosen . A popular theory is that the stripes represent the Black and White Cart rivers which run through Paisley . In recent years there has been evidence unearthed that the Monks in the local abbey wore black and white striped habits . The team strips have varied very little in the long history of the club , however the thickness of the stripes have often varied . Some years have seen horizontal stripes used . Having first played in black and white vertical stripes in 1884 , Saints were the first club in the world to do so , six years before Notts County . Away tops are traditionally red or all black , but in some cases strips have varied from orange to light blue , as seen on the 2010–11 strip . From 2007–2011 , the Danish firm , Hummel International , replaced Xara as kit-manufacturers . St Mirren has had several main sponsors , mainly in the transport industry , with several local bus companies and car dealerships like Arriva and Phoenix Honda sponsoring in the club . St Mirren were sponsored by Braehead Shopping Centre , a local shopping centre four miles away in Renfrew from 2005–2017 . They are currently sponsored by Skyview Capital . In August 2010 , the club confirmed Barrhead company Compass Private Hire would have their name displayed on the back of the first team players shirts as well as on their shorts . Compass Private Hire were co-owned by former St Mirren player , captain and manager , Tony Fitzpatrick . Mascots . In recent years , St Mirren have been represented by three mascots , the Pandas . They are Paisley Panda , Junior P and Mrs Panda . The regular mascots are Paisley Panda and Junior P . Honours . Major honours . - Scottish Cup : - Winners ( 3 ) : 1925–26 , 1958–59 , 1986–87 - Runners-up : 1907–08 , 1933–34 , 1961–62 - Scottish League Cup : - Winners ( 1 ) : 2012–13 - Runners-up : 1955–56 , 2009–10 Minor honours . - Scottish league , second tier ( 5 ) : 1967–68 , 1976–77 , 1999–00 , 2005–06 , 2017–18 - Scottish Challenge Cup : 2005 - Renfrewshire Cup ( 55 ) : 1882–83 , 1883–84 , 1887–88 , 1890–91 , 1893–94 , 1896–97 , 1897–98 , 1903–04 , 1909–10 , 1910–11 , 1923–24 , 1924–25 , 1925–26 , 1927–28 , 1928–29 , 1929–30 , 1931–32 , 1932–33 , 1933–34 , 1935–36 , 1937–38 , 1940–41 , 1943–44 , 1945–46 , 1946–47 , 1947–48 , 1949–50 , 1958–59 , 1959–60 , 1960–61 , 1962–63 , 1966–67 , 1973–74 , 1976–77 , 1978–79 , 1979–80 , 1982–83 , 1983–84 , 1984–85 , 1985–86 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1997–98 , 1998–99 , 1999–00 , 2000–01 , 2001–02 , 2006–07 , 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2014–15 - Victory Cup : 1919 - Anglo-Scottish Cup : 1979–80 - Summer Cup : 1943 - Epson Invitational Tournament : 1986–87 - Barcelona Cup Winners : 1922 Rivalries . The club has a fierce rivalry with neighbours Greenock Morton , a rivalry which sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans . Club records . - Highest home attendance : 47,438 v . Celtic on 20 August 1949 - Highest average home attendance : 17,333 , 1949–50 ( 15 games ) - Biggest victory : 15–0 v . Glasgow University , Scottish Cup , 30 January 1960 - Most capped player : Iain Munro and Billy Thomson : 7 appearances for Scotland - Most capped international player : Mo Camara : 79 appearances for Guinea - Youngest Player : Dylan Reid : 16 years & 6 days – vs . Rangers ( Ibrox ) , 6 March 2021 - Most Competitive Appearances : Hugh Murray , 462 ( 1997–2012 ) - Most League appearances : Hugh Murray , 399 ( 1997–2012 ) - Most European appearances : Billy Abercromby , 9 ( 1980–1988 ) - Most League goals : David McCrae , 221 ( 1923–1934 ) - Most League goals in a season : Dunky Walker , 45 ( 1921–22 ) - Record transfer fee paid : £400,000 to Bayer Uerdingen for Thomas Stickroth ( March 1990 ) - Record transfer fee received : £850,000 from Rangers for Ian Ferguson ( February 1988 ) - Most League wins in a season : 27 , Division Two ( 1967–68 ) - Most League defeats in a season : 31 , Division One ( 1920–21 ) - Most League draws in a season : 15 , Premier League ( 1987–88 ) - Most consecutive league victories : 16 , Division Two ( 18 November 1967 – 30 March 1968 ) - Longest unbeaten league run : 34 , 18 November 1967 ( Division Two ) – 16 November 1968 ( Division One ) - Most Goals Scored in a season : 100 , Division Two ( 1967–68 ) - Most Goals Conceded in a season : 92 , Division One ( 1920–21 ) Managers . - John McCartney ( June 1904 – January 1910 ) - Barry Grieve ( Feb – June 1910 ) - Hugh Law ( July 1910 – July 1916 ) - Johnny Cochrane ( July 1916 – April 1928 ) - Donald Turner ( April 1928 – April 1929 ) - John Morrison ( June 1929 – Oct 36 ) - Sam Blythe ( Oct 1936 – Feb 41 ) - Donald Menzies ( Feb 1941 – Dec 42 ) - Willie Fotheringham ( Dec 1942 – May 45 ) - Bobby Rankin ( May 1945 – Aug 54 ) - Willie Reid ( Aug 1954 – Dec 61 ) - Bobby Flavell ( Dec 1961 – Dec 62 ) - Jackie Cox ( Dec 1962 – May 65 ) - Doug Millward ( June 1965 – Dec 66 ) - Alex Wright ( Dec 1966 – Oct 70 ) - Wilson Humphries ( Nov 1970 – Jan 72 ) - Tommy Bryceland ( Jan 1972 – May 73 ) - Willie Cunningham ( June 1973 – Oct 74 ) - Alex Ferguson ( Oct 1974 – May 78 ) - Jim Clunie ( June 1978 – Nov 80 ) - Rikki McFarlane ( November 1980 – Oct 1983 ) - Alex Miller ( October 1983 – December 1986 ) - Alex Smith ( December 1986 – April 1988 ) - Tony Fitzpatrick ( April 1988 – May 1991 ) - David Hay ( May 1991 – May 1992 ) - Jimmy Bone ( May 1992 – August 1996 ) - Iain Munro ( 9 September 1996 – 10 September 1996 ) ( 24 hours ) - Tony Fitzpatrick ( September 1996 – December 1998 ) - Tom Hendrie ( December 1998 – September 2002 ) - John Coughlin ( September 2002 – November 2003 ) - Gus MacPherson ( 25 November 2003 – 11 May 2010 ) - Danny Lennon ( 7 June 2010 – 12 May 2014 ) - Tommy Craig ( 13 May 2014 – 9 December 2014 ) - Gary Teale ( 9 December 2014 – 23 May 2015 ) - Ian Murray ( 24 May 2015 – 12 December 2015 ) - Alex Rae ( 18 December 2015 – 18 September 2016 ) - Allan McManus ( 18 September 2016 – 10 October 2016 ) ( Interim ) - Jack Ross ( 10 October 2016 –25 May 2018 ) - Alan Stubbs ( 8 June 2018 – 3 September 2018 ) - Oran Kearney ( 7 September 2018 – 26 June 2019 ) - Jim Goodwin ( 28 June 2019 – Present ) External links . - Official St Mirren F.C . website - Historical Database of St Mirren F.C . - The St.Mirren Programme Archive - St Mirren BBC My Clu