Month: February 2023

Jay Henderson

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Name: Jay Henderson
Date of Birth: 21st February 2002
Place of Birth: Irvine, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Winger
Height: 5ft 6in
Weight: 10st
Signed: 1st June 2019 from Youth Academy
Departed:
Debut: 10th April 2021 v Motherwell
Final Match:
Apps: 36
Goals: 2
Honours:

A pacey young winger capable of outstanding delivery from the right hand side, Henderson is the son of former Stranraer and Ayr United midfielder Darren, and progressed through Saints much respected Youth Academy to make his debut as a recently turned nineteen year old late in the 2020/21 campaign.

Potentially a first  team regular for many years to come, the Scotland under 21 international is currently at loan at Inverness as Saints wing back formation has limited the opportunities for wingers in this system and has made a huge impact already at the Highland club.

Greg Kiltie

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Name: Greg Kiltie
Date of Birth: 18th January 1997
Place of Birth: Irvine, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Midfield
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 11st
Signed: 6th June 2021
Departed:
Debut: 13th July 2021 v Dunfermline
Final Match:
Apps: 61
Goals: 7
Honours:

Attacking midfielder Kiltie was signed by Jim Goodwin from recently relegated Kilmarnock in the summer of 2021 having spent all of his career at the Ayrshire club, apart from brief loan spells at Queen of the South, Morton and Dunfermline.

Capable of playing an advanced midfield role as well as a more traditional box to box position, Kiltie offers creativity and technical poise wherever he is played, which included a spell out wide during Jim Goodwin’s time at Saints.

The club announced a 2 year extension to Kiltie’s time at the club in late 2022 which would see him contracted to Saints until 2025.

Ryan Flynn

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Name: Ryan Flynn
Date of Birth: 4th September 1988
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Midfield/Full Back
Height: 5ft 7in
Weight: 9.5st
Signed: 15th January 2018
Departed:
Debut: 20th January 2018 v Aberdeen (1-4)
Final Match:
Apps: 130
Goals: 2
Honours: 2017/18 Championship

An experienced and versatile member of the squad, the ever-popular Flynn joined Saints from Oldham in January 2018 under Jack Ross as Saints closed in on the Championship.

Perhaps best known as a winger prior to his move to Paisley, Flynn was eventually reinvented as a central midfielder and found real form under Oran Kearney in this position later in that calendar year and soon displaced even team captain Stephen McGinn as Jim Goodwin also preferred Flynn’s drive and energy next to Sam Foley in the middle of the park when he took over in 2019.

Flynn is also comfortable in a full back or wing back role and now 5 years at the club is the longest serving player currently at Paisley.

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Premiership		 

St Mirren Park
Paisley
St. Mirren 0-1Hibs


Youan 77
Att: 7,253 Referee:
M McDermid

VAR: W Collum

No PlayerRating
1Trevor CARSON 7
22Marcus FRASER 6
13Alex GOGIC7
18Charles DUNNE 8
23Ryan STRAIN 7
3Scott TANSER (80)6
17Keanu BACCUS7
6Mark O’HARA 7
11Greg KILTIE (80)7
10Curtis MAIN 6
21Alex GREIVE (67)6
Substitutes
9Tony WATT (67)6
8Ryan FLYNN 6
30Fraser TAYLOR
24Lewis JAMIESON
25Kieran OFFORD (80)6
31Dec GALLAGHER
5Richard TAYLOR
16 Thierry SMALL (80)6
27Peter URMINSKY (G)
AVERAGE PLAYER RATING6.57

Hibernian: Marshall, Egan-Riley, Fish, Hanlon, Stevenson, Jeggo, Newell (Henderson 69), Campbell, McGeady (Cadden 57), Youan, McKirdy (Hoppe 18)
Subs Not Used: Johnson, Miller, Cabraja, Jair, MacIntyre, O’Connor

Mark O’Hara

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Name: Mark O’Hara
Date of Birth: 12th December 1995
Place of Birth: Barrhead, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Midfield
Height: 6ft 3in
Weight: 12.6st
Signed: 1st June 2022
Departed:
Debut: 9th July 2022 v Arbroath
Final Match:
Apps: 30
Goals: 7
Honours:

Local lad O’Hara was the first signing announced by Stephen Robinson when he signed a pre-contract with Saints in March 2022 when still at Motherwell before officially joining the club on the 1st June 2022.

Vice-captain of the squad, O’Hara has had the armband for most of the season as Joe Shaughnessy dropped out of the first team, and he has led by example with 6 goals from midfield including a vital goal in the 2-0 victory over Celtic in September.

A vastly experienced player despite being only 28 years of age, O’Hara includes Kilmarnock, Dundee, Peterborough and the ‘Well amongst his former employers as well as gaining 2 caps with Scotland under 21.

Tony Watt

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Name: Tony Watt
Date of Birth: 29th December 1993
Place of Birth: Coatbridge, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish (1 cap)
Position: Centre Forward
Height: 6ft
Weight: 11st
Signed: 31st January 2023 from Dundee Utd (Loan)
Departed: 31st May 2023 back to parent club
Debut: 1st February 2023 v Aberdeen (3-1)
Final Match: 22nd April 2023 v Kilmarnock (0-2)
Apps: 11
Goals: 1
Honours: None

An experienced forward with international recognition, Stephen Robinson moved to bring in Dundee Utd’s top scorer at the end of the 2023 January transfer window after his decision to loan Eamonn Brophy to Ross County and Jonah Ayunga unfortunately suffering a long-term injury.

Having played his football in England, Bulgaria, and Belgium as well as his homeland, Watt added a real know how and a streetwise approach to the attacking options as Saints attempted to break into the top 6 for the first time since the split was introduced in 2001, and the man of many clubs helped to do so with some good displays including a fine goal against Livingston on April 1st, his only for the club.

With a top 6 place secured after the final match of the regular season against Kilmarnock later in April, Watt unfortunately picked up a leg injury ruling him out for the rest of the season and all 5 matches in the top 6 as his brief time at St Mirren came to a premature end.

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Thierry Small

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Name: Thierry Small
Date of Birth: 1st August 2004
Place of Birth: Solihull, England
Nationality: English
Position: Left Back/Wing Back
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 11.8st
Signed: 31st January 2023 from Southampton (loan)
Departed: 31st May 2023 back to parent club
Debut: 01/02/23 v Aberdeen (3-1)
Final Match: 24/05/23 v Aberdeen (0-3)
Apps: 15
Goals: 0
Honours: None

An England youth international, Small was signed by Stephen Robinson on loan from Southampton on the final day of the January 2023 transfer window, despite reported £3million interest from Tottenham to sign him outright, to provide much needed cover in the left wing back position.

In total the youngster played 15 times, including some brilliant performances particularly against Livingston in the vital 3-0 victory late in the season, however these positives were overshadowed by two red cards in crucial matches during the run in, the second of which gave Saints no realistic of chance of a comback in the season defining game at Pittodrie in what turned out to be his final match for the club.

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Richard Taylor

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Name: Richard Taylor
Date of Birth: 2nd October 2000
Place of Birth: London, England
Nationality: English
Position: Centre Back
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 11.5st
Signed: 1st January 2023 from Waterford (Free)
Departed:
Debut: 7th January 2023 v Hearts (1-1)
Final Match:
Apps: 6
Goals: 0
Honours:

Taylor joined the club on the 1st January 2023 from Irish side Waterford, having made 35 appearances for the Blues during the previous calendar year, scoring once. Originally a product of the Burnley youth system, Taylor’s league experience in England came at struggling Southend United mostly in League Two where he was known for his pace and aggression in the tackle.

Following their relegation and subsequent financial issues in 2021, Taylor had short spells in English non-league football with Dulwich Hamlet and Dagenham & Redbridge before crossing the Irish sea in January 2022.

Declan Gallagher

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Name: Declan Gallagher
Date of Birth: 13th February 1991
Place of Birth: Rutherglen, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Centre Back
Height: 6ft 6in
Weight: 13.5st
Signed: 26th June 2022 from Aberdeen (free)
Departed: 26th July 2023 to Dundee Utd (undisc)
Debut: 9th July 2022 v Arbroath (0-1)
Final Match: 22nd July 2023 v Arbroath (4-0)
Apps: 34
Goals: 2
Honours: None

Scotland international Gallagher was signed in the summer of 2022 by Stephen Robinson after Jim Goodwin allowed him to leave Aberdeen on a free transfer. Adding great presence to the back 3, the commanding centre back was also very comfortable on the ball and a leading defender in the Premiership for several years after being promoted with Livingston in 2018.

After starting his career at Celtic, Gallagher has also had spells at Clyde, Dundee, Livingston and Motherwell as well as gaining 9 Scotland caps and initially his form at Saints was good enough for Steve Clake to recall him into the Scotland squad in September 2022, although he was unused in matches against Ireland and Ukraine.

As Saints battled hard for a European position as the unorthodox autumn break for the World Cup approached, Gallagher continued to be an essential part of a very successful team, however following the resumption of football in late December, Gallagher struggled with a number of short term injuries and eventually lost his form and then place in the starting XI as the season concluded.

With Stephen Robinson no longer able to guarantee the defender a starting place, Gallagher decided to leave the club for Championship Dundee Utd in July 2023, ironically managed by Jim Goodwin who had previously freed him from Aberdeen to Saints only a year earlier.

01/02/2023 Aberdeen (A)

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Prem		 

Pittodrie
Aberdeen
Aberdeen1-3St. Mirren
McCrorie 6
Miovski 74p

Main 57
Main 81
Gallagher 90
Att: 13,014 Referee: G Irvine

VAR: G Duncan

No PlayerRating
1Trevor CARSON 7
22Marcus FRASER 7
13Alex GOGIC8
18Charles DUNNE (45)7
23Ryan STRAIN 9
3Scott TANSER (72)8
17Keanu BACCUS9
6Mark O’HARA 8
11Greg KILTIE (90)8
10Curtis MAIN 9
21Alex GREIVE (72)7
Substitutes
9Tony WATT (72)7
8Ryan FLYNN (90)6
30Fraser TAYLOR
24Lewis JAMIESON
25Kieran OFFORD
31Dec GALLAGHER (46) 8
5Richard TAYLOR
16 Thierry SMALL (76)7
27Peter URMINSKY (G)
AVERAGE PLAYER RATING7.67

Banner photo courtesy of Connor Ryan