REACTION | Jim Goodwin Post-Dunfermline Athletic
REACTION | Jim Goodwin Post-Dunfermline Athletic

Jim Goodwin reflects on a night where fans returned to the SMiSA Stadium for the first time in 16 months as Saints kicked the season off with a win.




Team, Place & City Details

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.

2007–08 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was St Mirren's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, and they were looking to improve on last season's 11th placing ahead of Dunfermline. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, however were the subject of a shock defeat in the League Cup by 3rd Division East Fife.

St Mirren Park
St Mirren Park

St Mirren Park, also known as The Simple Digital Arena and The SMISA Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Paisley, Scotland. It is the home of St Mirren.

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.

2009–10 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren competed for their fourth successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing 11th place for season 2008–09, narrowly avoiding relegation on goal difference. It will also be their first full season in their new home ground, since moving from Love Street in January.

2010–11 St Mirren F.C. season

St Mirren are competing in their fifth successive season in the Scottish Premier League after finishing in tenth place for season 2009–10. The most notable change at the club during the close season was the replacement of both manager Gus MacPherson and assistant manager Andy Millen after 7 seasons of managing the club.

St Mirren F.C. in European football

St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Paisley. The club first competed in a European competition in 1980–81, entering the UEFA Cup following a third-place finish in the Scottish Premier Division.

St Mirren B.C.

St Mirren B.C. are a Scottish basketball club based in the city of Paisley, Scotland.

Dunfermline Reign B.C.

The Dunfermline Reign are a Scottish basketball club based in the town of Dunfermline, Scotland.

St Mirren Basketball

St Mirren, currently known as St Mirren West College Scotland for sponsorship reasons, are a basketball team based in the city of Paisley, Scotland.

Dunfermline Athletic F.C.

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in the Scottish Championship, being promoted in 2015–16 after being relegated from the Scottish Football League First Division in the 2012–13 season.

St Mirren

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Dunfermline
Dunfermline

Dunfermline ; Scots: Dunfaurlin, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain) is a town and former Royal Burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground 3 miles (5 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The town currently has a recorded population of 50,380 in 2012, making it the most populous locality in Fife and the 11th most populous in Scotland.