List of St Mirren F.C. seasons

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This is a list of St Mirren Football Club seasons up to the present day. The list details St Mirren's record in major league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in St Mirren's division that season. Records of regular minor competitions, such as the Renfrewshire Cup which the club has won 55 times, are not included.

Summary

File:St Mirren FC League Performance.svg

Founded in 1877, Paisley-based St Mirren have spent the majority of their history in the top division of the Scottish football league system, having been one of the founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890. They have never won the competition, finishing 3rd in 1893, matched 87 years later in 1980.

The early 1980s were a strong period for the club as they qualified for the UEFA Cup through league position on three occasions, and also entered the European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1987 Scottish Cup Final, the last time the trophy was claimed by a team with an entirely Scottish line-up. That was their third victory in the competition, after success in 1926 and 1959, in their sixth final overall. Following two of those wins, informal 'challenges' over two legs were played against the English FA Cup winners, resulting in a win over Nottingham Forest in 1959; the second leg of the 1987 tie against Coventry City was never completed.[https://www.scotsman.com/sport/final-curtain-last-anglo-scottish-cup-match-coventry-city-1-st-mirren-1-22-december-1987-1-756536 Final Curtain: Last Anglo-Scottish cup match: Coventry City 1 St Mirren 1, 22 December 1987], The Scotsman, 31 January 2009, accessed 23 April 2010[https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/435-missing-a-leg Missing a leg], When Saturday Comes, 1 August 2007[http://www.stmirren.info/id19.html Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners Challenge], StMirren.info

Saints have also won the Scottish League Cup once, in 2013 after finishing runners-up twice (1955, 2010), and also claimed minor honours such as the Scottish Challenge Cup and the defunct Anglo-Scottish Cup once each, as well as the wartime 1919 Victory Cup and 1943 Summer Cup trophies.

Seasons

Key

class="wikitable"

| style="background-color:#FFD700; padding:0.4em;" | Champions

| style="background-color:#C0C0C0; padding:0.4em;" | Runners-up

| style="background-color:#D2B48C; padding:0.4em;" | 3rd / Semi-final

| style="background-color:#ccffcc; padding:0.4em;" | Promoted

| style="background-color:#ffcccc; padding:0.4em;" | Relegated

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class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
scope="col" rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=2|League

!scope="col" rowspan=2|Scottish Cup

!scope="col" rowspan=2|League Cup

!scope="col" rowspan=2|Europe /
Other

!scope="col" rowspan=2 colspan=2|Top league scorer(s)

scope="col"|Division

!scope="col"|Position

scope=row|1880–81

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890|The Scottish Football League was established in 1890.}}

|N/A

|Fifth round{{efn|St Mirren did not enter the Scottish Cup until the 1880–81 season.}}

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1881–82

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1882–83{{efn|First season playing home matches at Westmarch.}}

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1883–84

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1884–85

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Fourth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1885–86

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|First round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1886–87

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1887–88

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Fifth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1888–89

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Sixth round

|N/A

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Exhibition Cup
Semi-final

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1889–90

|N/A{{efn|name=sfl1890}}

|N/A

|Fifth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1890–91

|Scottish Football League{{efn|name=sflname|The league had only one division until the 1893–94 season.}}

|8th

||Fifth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1891–92

|Scottish Football League{{efn|name=sflname}}

|10th

|First round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1892–93

|Scottish Football League{{efn|name=sflname}}

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|3rd

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1893–94{{efn|Last season playing home matches at Westmarch.}}

|Division One

|6th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1894–95{{efn|First season playing home matches at St Mirren Park (Love Street).}}

|Division One

|5th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1895–96

|Division One

|8th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1896–97

|Division One

|6th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1897–98

|Division One

|5th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1898–99

|Division One

|5th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|bgcolor=gold|Western League
Winners

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1899–1900

|Division One

|8th

|First round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1900–01

|Division One

|9th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1901–02

|Division One

|4th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|Exhibition Cup
Quarter-final

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1902–03

|Division One

|6th

|First round

|N/A

|bgcolor=silver|Glasgow Charity Cup
Runners-up

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1903–04

|Division One

|6th

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1904–05

|Division One

|10th

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1905–06

|Division One

|8th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1906–07

|Division One

|7th

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1907–08

|Division One

|7th

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1908–09

|Division One

|7th

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1909–10

|Division One

|12th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1910–11

|Division One

|12th

|First round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1911–12

|Division One

|18th

|First round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1912–13

|Division One

|12th

|Fourth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1913–14

|Division One

|20th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1914–15

|Division One

|9th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war|The Scottish Cup was not held in the 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18 or 1918–19 seasons due to World War I, or the 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45 or 1945–46 seasons due to World War II.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/archive/scottish-cup-history/scottish-cup-winners/|title=Scottish Cup - Past Winners|accessdate=26 July 2018|publisher=Scottish Football Association}}}}

|N/A

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|War Fund Shield
Semi-final

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1915–16

|Division One

|13th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1916–17

|Division One

|7th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1917–18

|Division One

|11th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|N/A

|War Fund Shield
Quarter-final

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1918–19

|Division One

|10th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|N/A

|bgcolor=gold|Victory Cup – Winners{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/victory-cup.htm|title=Victory Cup|website=Scottish Football Historical Archive|accessdate=11 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811095303/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/victory-cup.htm|archive-date=11 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1919–20

|Division One

|12th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1920–21

|Division One

|22nd{{efn|St Mirren finished bottom of the table, but the second division was not re-introduced until the following year so no relegation was applied.}}

|First round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1921–22

|Division One

|8th

|Fourth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Duncan Walker

|45{{efn|name=top|League goals only; top scorer in division.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scottops.html|title=Scotland - List of Topscorers

|date=20 June 2019|website=RSSSF|accessdate=10 August 2019}}}}

scope=row|1922–23

|Division One

|6th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1923–24

|Division One

|6th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1924–25

|Division One

|6th

|Fourth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1925–26

|Division One

|4th

|bgcolor=gold|Winners

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1926–27

|Division One

|10th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1927–28

|Division One

|5th

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1928–29

|Division One

|8th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1929–30

|Division One

|5th

|Fourth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1930–31

|Division One

|15th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1931–32

|Division One

|5th

|First round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1932–33

|Division One

|7th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1933–34

|Division One

|17th

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1934–35

|Division One

|bgcolor=pink|19th

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1935–36

|Division Two

|bgcolor=lightgreen|2nd

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1936–37

|Division One

|16th

|Fourth round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1937–38

|Division One

|14th

|Second round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1938–39

|Division One

|18th

|Third round

|N/A

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1939–40

|Emergency League West{{efn|name=warleague|The official Scottish Football League was suspended from 1939 to 1946 due to World War II. Unofficial competitions were held.}}

|11th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|N/A

|Emergency Cup – Quarter-final

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1940–41

|Southern League{{efn|name=warleague}}

|7th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Southern League Cup – Semi-final

|Summer Cup – Second round{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/summer-cup.htm|title=Summer Cup|website=Scottish Football Historical Archive|accessdate=11 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811101210/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/summer-cup.htm|archive-date=11 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1941–42

|Southern League{{efn|name=warleague}}

|11th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|Southern League Cup – Group stage

|Summer Cup – First round

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1942–43

|Southern League{{efn|name=warleague}}

|12th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|Southern League Cup – Group stage

|bgcolor=gold|Summer Cup – Winners

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1943–44

|Southern League{{efn|name=warleague}}

|13th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|Southern League Cup – Group stage

|Summer Cup – Second round

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1944–45

|Southern League{{efn|name=warleague}}

|14th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|Southern League Cup – Group stage

|Summer Cup – First round

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1945–46

|Southern League{{efn|name=warleague}}

|14th

|bgcolor=grey|N/A{{efn|name=war}}

|Southern League Cup – Group stage

|Victory Cup – Second round

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1946–47

|Division A

|14th

|First round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1947–48

|Division A

|5th

|Fourth round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1948–49

|Division A

|9th

||Second round

|Quarter-final

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1949–50

|Division A

|11th

|First round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1950–51

|Division A

|11th

|First round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1951–52

|Division A

|14th

|Second round

|Group stage

|St Mungo Cup
Quarter-final

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1952–53

|Division A

|6th

|Second round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1953–54

|Division A

|11th

|First round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1954–55

|Division A

|6th

|Fifth round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1955–56

|Division One

|15th

|Sixth round

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1956–57

|Division One

|12th

|Quarter-final

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1957–58

|Division One

|13th

|Second round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1958–59

|Division One

|7th

|bgcolor=gold|Winners

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1959–60

|Division One

|14th

|Second round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1960–61

|Division One

|14th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1961–62

|Division One

|16th

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1962–63

|Division One

|12th

|Fourth round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1963–64

|Division One

|12th

|Third round

|Group stage

|Summer Cup – Group stage

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1964–65

|Division One

|15th

|First round

|Group stage

|Summer Cup – Group stage

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1965–66

|Division One

|16th

|First round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1966–67

|Division One

|bgcolor=pink|17th

|Second round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1967–68

|Division Two

|bgcolor=lightgreen|1st

|First round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1968–69

|Division One

|11th

|Second round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1969–70

|Division One

|15th

|Second round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1970–71

|Division One

|bgcolor=pink|17th

|Fourth round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Unknown

|Unknown

scope=row|1971–72

|Division Two

|4th

|Fourth round

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|Ally McLeod

|24

scope=row|1972–73

|Division Two

|5th

|Third round

|Group stage

|Drybrough Cup
Quarter-final

|Ally McLeod

|23

scope=row|1973–74

|Division Two

|11th

|Third round

|Second round

|Drybrough Cup
Quarter-final

|Bobby McKean

|19

scope=row|1974–75

|Division Two

|6th{{efn|The teams placed 1st–6th were promoted to the new First Division, but it remained the second tier below the new Premier Division.}}

|Second round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Donny McDowall

|14

scope=row|1975–76

|First Division

|6th

|Third round

|Group stage

|Spring Cup
Quarter-final

|Donny McDowall

|12

scope=row|1976–77

|First Division

|bgcolor=lightgreen|1st

|Fourth round

|Group stage

|N/A

|Frank McGarvey &
Derek Hyslop

|17

scope=row|1977–78

|Premier Division

|8th

|Third round

|Quarter-final

|bgcolor=silver|Anglo-Scottish Cup
Runners-up

|Frank McGarvey

|17

scope=row|1978–79

|Premier Division

|6th

|Fourth round

|Third round

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Anglo-Scottish Cup
Semi-final

|Frank McGarvey

|13

scope=row|1979–80

|Premier Division

|3rd

|Fourth round

|Third round

|bgcolor=gold|Anglo-Scottish Cup
Winners

|Doug Somner

|25{{efn|name=top}}

scope=row|1980–81

|Premier Division

|4th

|Third round

|Third round

|

{{sort|03|UEFA Cup
Second round}}

{{sort|02|bgcolor=silver|Drybrough Cup
Runners-up}}

|Doug Somner

|14

scope=row|1981–82

|Premier Division

|5th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|Frank McAvennie

|13

scope=row|1982–83

|Premier Division

|5th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|Quarter-final

|N/A

|Frank McAvennie

|9

scope=row|1983–84

|Premier Division

|6th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|Third round

|UEFA Cup
First round

|Frank McDougall

|13

scope=row|1984–85

|Premier Division

|5th

|Fifth round

|Third round

|N/A

|Frank McAvennie

|16

scope=row|1985–86

|Premier Division

|7th

|Fifth round

|Quarter-final

|UEFA Cup
Second round

|Gardner Speirs

|7

scope=row|1986–87

|Premier Division

|7th

|bgcolor=gold|Winners

|Third round

|N/A

|Frank McGarvey

|10

scope=row|1987–88

|Premier Division

|9th

|Third round

|Second round

|Cup Winners' Cup
Second round

|Paul Chalmers

|10

scope=row|1988–89

|Premier Division

|7th

|Third round

|Third round

|N/A

|Paul Chalmers

|11

scope=row|1989–90

|Premier Division

|9th

|Fourth round

|Quarter-final

|N/A

|Guðmundur Torfason

|12

scope=row|1990–91

|Premier Division

|10th

|Fourth round

|Third round

|N/A

|Paul Kinnaird &
Kenny McDowall

|4

scope=row|1991–92

|Premier Division

|bgcolor=pink|11th

|Third round

|Third round

|N/A

|Guðmundur Torfason

|8

scope=row|1992–93

|First Division

|4th

|Third round

|Third round

|Challenge Cup
First round

|Barry Lavety

|18

scope=row|1993–94

|First Division

|6th

|Fourth round

|Third round

|bgcolor=silver|Challenge Cup
Runners-up

|Barry Lavety

|11

scope=row|1994–95

|First Division

|7th

|Third round

|Second round

|Challenge Cup
First round

|Barry Lavety

|7

scope=row|1995–96

|First Division

|6th

|Third round

|Second round

|Challenge Cup
Second round

|Barry Lavety

|11

scope=row|1996–97

|First Division

|4th

|Third round

|Third round

|Challenge Cup
First round

|Mark Yardley

|14

scope=row|1997–98

|First Division

|6th

|Third round

|Third round

|Challenge Cup
First round

|Junior Mendes

|9

scope=row|1998–99

|First Division

|5th

|Third round

|Second round

|N/A{{efn|The Scottish Challenge Cup was not held in the 1998–99 season.}}

|Mark Yardley

|11

scope=row|1999–2000

|First Division

|bgcolor=lightgreen|1st

|Third round

|Second round

|Challenge Cup
First round

|Mark Yardley

|19

scope=row|2000–01

|SPL

|bgcolor=pink|12th

|Third round

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|N/A

|Ricky Gillies

|10

scope=row|2001–02

|First Division

|8th

|Third round

|Second round

|Challenge Cup
First round

|Brian McGinty

|6

scope=row|2002–03

|First Division

|7th

|Third round

|Second round

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Challenge Cup
Semi-final

|Martin Cameron

|12

scope=row|2003–04

|First Division

|7th

|Fourth round

|First round

|Challenge Cup
Quarter-final

|Ricky Gillies

|8

scope=row|2004–05

|First Division

|2nd

|Fifth round

|First round

|Challenge Cup
First round

|John O'Neill

|7

scope=row|2005–06

|First Division

|bgcolor=lightgreen|1st

|Fifth round

|Third round

|bgcolor=gold|Challenge Cup
Winners

|John Sutton

|14

scope=row|2006–07

|SPL

|11th

|Third round

|Third round

|N/A

|John Sutton

|11

scope=row|2007–08

|SPL

|10th

|Quarter-final

|Second round

|N/A

|Billy Mehmet

|6

scope=row|2008–09{{efn|Last season playing home matches at St Mirren Park (Love Street) (moved January 2009).}}

|SPL

|11th

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Semi-final

|Third round

|N/A

|Andy Dorman

|10

scope=row|2009–10{{efn|First full season playing home matches at St Mirren Park.}}

|SPL

|10th

|Fifth round

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|N/A

|Andy Dorman

|6

scope=row|2010–11

|SPL

|11th

|Quarter-final

|Second round

|N/A

|Michael Higdon

|13

scope=row|2011–12

|SPL

|8th

|Quarter-final

|Quarter-final

|N/A

|Steven Thompson

|13

scope=row|2012–13

|SPL

|11th

|Quarter-final

|bgcolor=gold|Winners

|N/A

|Steven Thompson

|13

scope=row|2013–14

||Premiership{{efn|The leagues were renamed for the 2013–14 season, but the divisions remained as before.}}

|8th

|Fifth round

|Second round

|N/A

|Steven Thompson

|13

scope=row|2014–15

|Premiership

|bgcolor=pink|12th

|Fourth round

|Third round

|N/A

|Kenny McLean

|7

scope=row|2015–16

|Championship

|6th

|Fourth round

|Second round

|bgcolor=#D2B48C|Challenge Cup
Semi-final

|Stevie Mallan

|11

scope=row|2016–17

|Championship

|7th

|Quarter-final

|Group stage

|bgcolor=silver|Challenge Cup
Runners-up

|John Sutton &
Stevie Mallan

|7

scope=row|2017–18

|Championship

|bgcolor=lightgreen|1st

|Fourth round

|Group stage

|Challenge Cup
Third round

|Lewis Morgan

|14

scope=row|2018–19

|Premiership

|11th{{efn|Won a two-legged playoff with Dundee United to remain in the division.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48324854 St Mirren 1–1 Dundee United], BBC Sport, 26 May 2019}}

|Fifth round

|Second round

|N/A

|Simeon Jackson

|6

scope=row|2019–20

|Premiership

|9th

|Quarter-final

|Group stage

|N/A

|Jonathan Obika

|8

scope=row|2020–21

|Premiership

|7th

|Semi-final

|Semi Final

|N/A

|Jamie McGrath

|10

scope=row|2021–22

|Premiership

|9th

|Quarter-final

|Second Round

|N/A

|Eamonn Brophy & Connor Ronan

|8

=Notes=

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League performance summary

The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II,{{efn|The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.}} the national top division has been played every season since.{{efn|The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.}} The following is a summary of St Mirren's divisional status:

  • 123 total eligible seasons (including 2019–20)
  • 99 seasons in top level{{efn|Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.}}
  • 24 seasons in second level{{efn|Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.}}
  • 0 seasons in third level{{efn|Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.}}
  • 0 seasons in fourth level{{efn|Has existed since 1994.}}

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References

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