St Mirren F.C.
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Saint Mirren Football Club (usually referred to simply as St. Mirren, The Buddies or The Saints) is a Scottish football club based in Paisley in the West of Scotland. The team is named after the Irish monk Saint Mirin who is said to have founded the town's Abbey. They currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division.
St Mirren started off as a gentlemen's club which included amongst other sports, cricket and rugby- in the late 19th century, but by 1877 solely concentrated on playing in the football league. They have won the Scottish FA Cup in 1926, 1959 and 1987.
The team's local rivals are Greenock Morton.
St Mirren are managed by Gus MacPherson and are currently sponsored by Braehead, a local shopping centre.
On 16 August 2005 the Scottish Executive granted permission for the club to sell their old ground for supermarket development and allow the club to build a new stadium in Greenhill Road, Paisley. The sale of their old ground will finance the new stadium as well as clear the current debts of the club.
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Club Records
- Biggest victory: 15-0: .v. Glasgow University on 30 January 1960
- Most capped player: Ian Munro and Billy Thomson: 7 Scotland.
- Most League appearances: Tony Fitzpatrick, 351
- Most League goals: David McCrae, 221
- Most League goals in a season: Dunky Walker: 45 1921/22
Honours
- Scottish First Division: 1976/77, 1999/2000
- Scottish Cup: 1926, 1959, 1987
- Victory Cup: 1919
- Anglo Scottish Cup Winners: 1979/80
- Summer Cup: 1943
Managers
- John McCartney 1904-1910
- Barry Grieve 1910
- Hugh Law 1910-1916
- John Cochran 1916-1928
- Donald Turner 1928-1929
- John Morrison 1929-1936
- Sam Blythe 1936-1941
- Donald Menzies 1941-1942
- Willie Fotheringham 1942-1945
- Bobby Rankin 1945-1954
- Willie Reid 1954-1961
- Bobby Flavell 1961-1962
- Jackie Cox 1962-1965
- Doug Millward 1965-1966
- Alex Wright 1966-1970
- Wilson Humphries 1970-1972
- Tommy Bryceland 1972-1973
- Willie Cunningham 1973-1974
- Alex Ferguson 1974-1978
- Jim Clunie 1978-1980
- Ricky McFarlane 1980-1983
- Alex Miller 1983-1986
- Alex Smith 1986-1988
- Tony Fitzpatrick 1988-1991
- David Hay 1991-1992
- Jimmy Bone 1992-1996
- Iain Munro 1996
- Tony Fitzpatrick 1996-1998
- Tom Hendrie 1998-2002
- John Coughlin 2002-2003
- Gus MacPherson 2003-
Famous Players
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Prominent Fans
- Dougie Vipond, former drummer with Deacon Blue and TV presenter
- David 'Kid' Jensen, TV presenter and DJ
- Captain Sensible, pop star and former member of punk group The Damned
- Robin Birney, Eoscene bassist and former member of Fokara
- Chick Young, TV football pundit and journalist
- Christopher Brookmyre, author