(usually referred to simply as St. Mirren, The Buddies or The Saints) are a
Scottish Football club based in
Paisley in the West of
Scotland . The team is named after the Irish monk
Saint Mirin who is the patron saint of Paisley and is said to have founded the town's Abbey. They will play in
Scottish Premier League in
Season 2006-07 having gained promotion from the
First Division in
2005-06 .
St. Mirren currently play in black and white striped shirts but originally wore scarlet and blue stripes in the first few years of existence. They also wore cream shirts for one season in the early 1900's.
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 the main sponsors are currently
Braehead , a local shopping centre.
St. Mirren have links with fans of
FC Barcelona as St. Mirren won the Barcelona Cup invitational tournament to open the Les Corts Stadium in 1922.
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, Ferguslie Park, Paisley. The sale of their old ground will finance the new stadium as well as clear the current debts of the club.
- 1976/77, 1999/2000, 2005/06
- 1926, 1959, 1987
- 2005
- 1919
- 1979/80
- 1943
