St Mirren have played Dunfermline fourteen time previously in the League Cup, with the Pars edging it by nine wins to four, and the other match drawn in 1991 which the Fifers won on penalties.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
Record in all League Cup Matches
At Paisley though, Saints have been dominant. Only losing twice in the six matches, with the last win in the League Cup back in 2014 when Ross Caldwell bagged a double for Tommy Craig’s ailing side to progress to the third round.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
Record at Paisley in League Cup Matches
The first meeting between the clubs in the League Cup was in the the 1956 group stages, and they also met three years later and in 1973. Since then all the ties played have been in knock out rounds, with the Pars again edging it 3-2 with the other match the drawn one from 1991.
| Competition | Date | Home | Score | Away |
| LEAGUE CUP | 18/08/1956 | St Mirren | 2-0 | Dunfermline |
| LEAGUE CUP | 01/09/1956 | Dunfermline | 2-0 | St Mirren |
| LEAGUE CUP | 12/08/1959 | Dunfermline | 3-0 | St Mirren |
| LEAGUE CUP | 26/08/1959 | St Mirren | 1-2 | Dunfermline |
| LEAGUE CUP | 18/08/1973 | Dunfermline | 5-1 | St Mirren |
| LEAGUE CUP | 25/08/1973 | St Mirren | 2-1 | Dunfermline |
| LEAGUE CUP | 28/08/1991 | Dunfermline | 1-1 | St Mirren |
| LEAGUE CUP | 04/09/1996 | Dunfermline | 3-0 | St Mirren |
| LEAGUE CUP | 20/08/1997 | Dunfermline | 2-0 | St Mirren |
| LEAGUE CUP | 31/10/2000 | St Mirren | 2-1 | Dunfermline |
| LEAGUE CUP | 23/09/2008 | Dunfermline | 2-0 | St Mirren |
| LEAGUE CUP | 26/08/2014 | St Mirren | 2-1 | Dunfermline |
| LEAGUE CUP | 14/07/2019 | St Mirren | 2-3 | Dunfermline |
All previous League Cup matches
In all matches played between the clubs, the Pars also lead in the head to head, with 49 wins to Saints 42 in the 118 matches in all competitions.
| Competition | SMFC WINS | DAFC WINS | DRAWS |
| League | 32 | 39 | 25 |
| League Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Scottish Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 50 | 27 |
All time record in fixture
One area where Saints have been more successful against Dunfermline is the historical league placings, and in the 99 seasons both clubs have played in the Scottish League, Saints have finished above the Pars 65 times, compared to 34 in favour of the Fifers. However, in the 35 occasions the clubs played in the same divisions, the Pars tend to have the upper had with a victory of 23-12.
| Saints | Pars |
| 68 | 34 |
| When in same League | |
| 12 | 23 |
Of course, no analysis would be complete without the head to head in the ‘Natural Order’ and Saints win this by seven places.
| Head to Head | Saints | Pars |
| Natural order | 11th | 18th |
Full details here – https://cairterscorner.com/the-natural-order/
A list of all scorers in the fixture
| St Mirren | Total | Dunfermline | Total | |
| Barry Lavety | 8 | Charlie Dickson | 19 | |
| Bobby Holmes | 6 | Hamish French | 8 | |
| Dave McCrae | 6 | Stewart Petrie | 6 | |
| Tommy Gemmell | 6 | Ross Jack | 6 | |
| Tommy Bryceland | 5 | George Peebles | 6 | |
| Frank McGarvey | 4 | Bert Paton | 5 | |
| Jim Rodger | 4 | Stevie Crawford | 5 | |
| Mark Yardley | 4 | Craig Robertson | 4 | |
| Own Goal | 4 | George O’Boyle | 4 | |
| Steven Thompson | 4 | George McLean | 4 | |
| Bobby Rankin | 3 | Pat Gardner | 4 | |
| Brian Martin | 3 | Alex Ferguson | 4 | |
| David Lapsley | 3 | Harry Melrose | 4 | |
| Don Kerrigan | 3 | Own Goal | 4 | |
| Jamie McGowan | 3 | Istvan Kozma | 3 | |
| Jim Blair | 3 | Ken Mackie | 3 | |
| Jimmy McGregor | 3 | Barrie Mitchell | 3 | |
| John Sutton | 3 | Alex Edwards | 3 | |
| Cammy Smith | 2 | Jim Kerray | 3 | |
| Donny McDowell | 2 | Nicky Clarke | 3 | |
| Dunky McGill | 2 | Andy Smith | 2 | |
| Gerry Baker | 2 | David Bingham | 2 | |
| Gudmunder Torfason | 2 | Norrie McCathie | 2 | |
| Jimmy Knox | 2 | Paul Smith | 2 | |
| John ‘Cockles” Wilson | 2 | Andy Tod | 2 | |
| John Hewitt | 2 | Davie Moyes | 2 | |
| Kenny McDowall | 2 | Davie Irons | 2 | |
| Nigel Hasselbaink | 2 | Graham Shaw | 2 | |
| Paul Chalmers | 2 | Jim Fraser | 2 | |
| Paul Lambert | 2 | Hugh Robertson | 2 | |
| Ricky Gillies | 2 | Jim Fleming | 2 | |
| Ross Caldwell | 2 | Alex Smith | 2 | |
| Stevie Mallan | 2 | Lewis Spence | 1 | |
| Alan Irvine | 1 | Joe Cardle | 1 | |
| Barry McLaughlin | 1 | Jordan McMillan | 1 | |
| Billy Dallas | 1 | David Graham | 1 | |
| Bobby McKean | 1 | Liam Buchanan | 1 | |
| Brian Hetherston | 1 | Andy Kirk | 1 | |
| Brian Third | 1 | Graham Bayne | 1 | |
| Calum Gallagher | 1 | Simon Wiles | 1 | |
| Chic Charnley | 1 | Darren Young | 1 | |
| Davie Elliott | 1 | Tam McManus | 1 | |
| Drew Provan | 1 | Jason Dair | 1 | |
| Eddie Gallagher | 1 | Barry Nicholson | 1 | |
| Finlay Cunningham | 1 | Scott Thomson | 1 | |
| Gary MacKenzie | 1 | Chris McGroarty | 1 | |
| George McLean | 1 | Lee Bullen | 1 | |
| Gerry Queen | 1 | Richard Huxford | 1 | |
| Gordon Henry | 1 | David Moss | 1 | |
| Grant Inglis | 1 | Gerry Britton | 1 | |
| Harry Davis | 1 | Marc Millar | 1 | |
| Iain Munro | 1 | Neale Cooper | 1 | |
| Iain Nicolson | 1 | Allan Preston | 1 | |
| Jack Baid | 1 | Ivo Den Biemen | 1 | |
| Jackie McGillivray | 1 | Paul Chalmers | 1 | |
| James Connor | 1 | DereK Laing | 1 | |
| Jim Clunie | 1 | Scott Laing | 1 | |
| Jim Gardiner | 1 | Scott Leitch | 1 | |
| Jim Kiernan | 1 | Milos Drizic | 1 | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 1 | Eric Fertguson | 1 | |
| John dockson | 1 | John Watson | 1 | |
| John Latimer | 1 | Alex Kinnonmouth | 1 | |
| Julian Broddle | 1 | Jackie Sinclair | 1 | |
| Kenny Aird | 1 | Dennis Nelson | 1 | |
| Kenny Gillies | 1 | Ian Lister | 1 | |
| Kenny McLean | 1 | John Lunn | 1 | |
| Liam Smith | 1 | Hugh Maxwell | 1 | |
| Martin Baker | 1 | Jackie Sinclair | 1 | |
| Mike Conroy | 1 | John McLauglin | 1 | |
| Norrie McWhirter | 1 | Tommy Callaghan | 1 | |
| Paul McIntyre | 1 | Jim Thompson | 1 | |
| Peter Kane | 1 | Ron Mailer | 1 | |
| Ronnie Hamilton | 1 | Tommy McDonald | 1 | |
| Roy Kemp | 1 | Jimmy Wardhaugh | 1 | |
| Scott Agnew | 1 | George Duthie | 1 | |
| Steven McGarry | 1 | Charlie Napier | 1 | |
| Stuart Taylor | 1 | Geoorge Cunningham | 1 | |
| Tom Black | 1 | George O’Brien | 1 | |
| Tom Brown | 1 | Alex Anderson | 1 | |
| Tomas Stickroth | 1 | Kallum Higginbotham | 1 | |
| Tommy Robertson (1963-66) | 1 | Farid El Algui | 1 | |
| Tommy White | 1 | Ryan Dow | 1 | |
| Tony Fitzpatrick | 1 | Andy Ryan | 1 | |
| Tottie Beck | 1 | Thomas Beadling | 1 | |
| Victor Munoz | 1 | |||
| Vince Ryan | 1 | |||
| William Gall | 1 | |||
| Willie Fernie | 1 | |||
| Cody Cooke | 1 | |||
| Danny Mullen | 1 |
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