Scottish Cup

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Saints first played in the tournament in the 1880/81 season, following admission to both the Renfrewshire and Scottish football associations toward the end of the previous season.

We have played in every season since, with the only breaks being for both world wars, winning the trophy on three occasions and appearing in a total of 6 finals.

Various records are listed below:

Scottish Cup Category	Record	Additional Info
Number of seasons entered	133	as of 2024/25 (1880/81 – present)
Finalists	6	1908, 1926, 1934, 1959, 1962 & 1987
Winners	3	1926, 1959 & 1987
Runners Up	3	1908, 1934 & 1962
Semi Finals	19	Last time – 2020/21
Quarter Finals	43	Last time – 2021/22
Last 16	82	Last time – 2024/25
Worst Performance	1st Round	15 times
Most Played Opponent	33	Celtic
Most Victories	12	Ayr United
Most Defeats	20	Celtic
Most Goals Scored Against	37	Celtic & Third Lanark
Most Goals Conceded Against	67	Celtic
Highest Home Attendance	45,700	07/03/1925 v Celtic
Lowest Home Attendance	1,147	29/11/2016 v Spartans
Highest Attendance	127,940	21/04/1962 v Rangers (Hampden Park)
Lowest Attendance	1,026	13/01/2009 v Brechin City
Most Appearances	49	Andy Brown & Mick McAvoy
Most Goals	29	Davie McCrae
Record Win (Home)	15-0	30/01/1960 v Glasgow University
Record Win (Away)	8-0	28/02/1961 v Third Lanark
Record Defeat (Home)	0-5	18/02/1928 v Partick Thistle
Record Defeat (Away)	0-6	05/02/1927 v Rangers
Most individual goals in a match	10	Gerry Baker v Glasgow University, 30/01/1960
Most individual goals in a season	11	Gerry Baker, 1959/60
Most club goals in a season	29	1888/89
Most Matches in a season	9	1887/88 (4 replays)
Total Shut Outs	138
Most Shut outs in a season	6	1925/26 (1 goal conceded in 7 matches)

Season	Progress	Round of
1880-81	5th Round	11
1881-82	2nd Round	79
1882-83	2nd Round	67
1883-84	3rd Round	38
1884-85	4th Round	20
1885-86	1st Round	134
1886-87	2nd Round	72
1887-88	5th Round	16
1888-89	1/4 Final	8
1889-90	5th Round	12
1890-91	5th Round	12
1891-92	1st Round	32
1892-93	1/4 Final	8
1893-94	2nd Round	16
1894-95	2nd Round	16
1895-96	2nd Round	16
1896-97	2nd Round	16
1897-98	2nd Round	16
1898-99	Semi Final	4
1899-1900	1st Round	32
1900-01	Semi Final	4
1901-02	Semi Final	4
1902-03	1st Round	32
1903-04	1/4 Final	8
1904-05	1/4 Final	8
1905-06	Semi Final	4
1906-07	1/4 Final	8
1907-08	Final	2
1908-09	1/4 Final	8
1909-10	2nd Round	16
1910-11	1st Round	32
1911-12	1st Round	32
1912-13	3rd Round	16
1913-14	Semi Final	4
1914-15	Suspended Due to War
1915-16	Suspended Due to War
1916-17	Suspended Due to War
1917-18	Suspended Due to War
1918-19	Suspended Due to War
1919-20	2nd Round	16
1920-21	1st Round	32
1921-22	1/4 Final	8
1922-23	2nd Round	16
1923-24	2nd Round	32
1924-25	1/4 Final	8
1925-26	Winners	1
1926-27	2nd Round	32
1927-28	3rd Round	16
1928-29	Semi Final	4
1929-30	1/4 Final	8
1930-31	Semi Final	4
1931-32	1st Round	64
1932-33	2nd Round	32
1933-34	Final	2
1934-35	3rd Round	16
1935-36	3rd Round	16
1936-37	1/4 Final	8
1937-38	2nd Round	32
1938-39	3rd Round	12
1939-40	Suspended Due to War
1940-41	Suspended Due to War
1941-42	Suspended Due to War
1942-43	Suspended Due to War
1943-44	Suspended Due to War
1944-45	Suspended Due to War
1945-46	Suspended Due to War
1946-47	1st Round	36
1947-48	1/4 Final	8
1948-49	2nd Round	20
1949-50	1st Round	40
1950-51	1st Round	40
1951-52	2nd Round	32
1952-53	2nd Round	32
1953-54	1st Round	64
1954-55	5th Round	32
1955-56	6th Round	16
1956-57	1/4 Final	8
1957-58	2nd Round	32
1958-59	Winners	1
1959-60	2nd Round	32
1960-61	Semi Final	4
1961-62	Final	2
1962-63	1/4 Final	8
1963-64	3rd Round	16
1964-65	1st Round	32
1965-66	1st Round	32
1966-67	2nd Round	16
1967-68	1st Round	32
1968-69	2nd Round	16
1969-70	2nd Round	16
1970-71	4th Round	16
1971-72	4th Round	16
1972-73	3rd Round	32
1973-74	3rd Round	32
1974-75	2nd Round	48
1975-76	3rd Round	32
1976-77	4th Round	16
1977-78	3rd Round	32
1978-79	4th Round	16
1979-80	4th Round	16
1980-81	3rd Round	32
1981-82	Semi Final	4
1982-83	Semi Final	4
1983-84	Semi Final	4
1984-85	1/4 Final	8
1985-86	1/4 Final	8
1986-87	Winners	1
1987-88	3rd Round	32
1988-89	3rd Round	32
1989-90	4th Round	16
1990-91	4th Round	16
1991-92	3rd Round	32
1992-93	3rd Round	32
1993-94	4th Round	16
1994-95	3rd Round	32
1995-96	3rd Round	32
1996-97	3rd Round	32
1997-98	3rd Round	32
1998-99	3rd Round	32
1999-2000	3rd Round	32
2000-01	3rd Round	32
2001-02	3rd Round	32
2002-03	3rd Round	32
2003-04	4th Round	16
2004-05	1/4 Final	8
2005-06	1/4 Final	8
2006-07	3rd Round	32
2007-08	1/4 Final	8
2008-09	Semi Final	4
2009-10	5th Round	16
2010-11	1/4 Final	8
2011-12	1/4 Final	8
2012-13	1/4 Final	8
2013-14	5th Round	16
2014-15	4th Round	32
2015-16	4th Round	32
2016-17	1/4 Final	8
2017-18	4th Round	32
2018-19	5th Round	16
2019-20	1/4 Final	8
2020-21	Semi Final	4
2021-22	1/4 Final	8
2022-23	5th Round	16
2023-24	5th Round	16
2024-25	5th Round	16

**St. Mirren’s Scottish Cup winning captains, left to right: Jock Bradford (1926), David Lapsley (1959) and Billy Abercromby (1987)**

POS	SCOTTISH CUP APPS	TOTAL
=1	BROWN, Andy	49
=1	McAVOY, Mick	49
3	ROBERTSON, Robert	41
=4	GEBBIE, Alan	39
=4	JACKSON, Tom	39
6	MILLER, John	38
7	GREENLEES, Donald	37
=8	McCRAE, Davie	33
=8	JOHNSTONE, Tom	33
=8	McBAIN, Eddie	33
=11	MURRAY, Hugh	32
=11	WILSON, John	32
=13	FITZPATRICK, Tony	30
=13	PATERSON, John	30
=15	WYLIE, Sandy	28
=15	RANKIN, Robert	28
=15	THOMSON, Jamie	28
=15	LAPSLEY, David	28
=15	VAN ZANTEN, David	28
=20	GEMMELL, Tommy	26
=20	McBAIN, Alex	26
=20	FINDLAY, Andrew	26
=23	KNOX, Jimmy	25
=23	FAIRLIE, Robert	25
=23	McDONALD, William	25
=26	ANDERSON, Andrew	24
=26	TELFER, Willie	24
=26	ABERCROMBY, Billy	24
=26	BRADFORD, Jock	24
=26	HAY, Walter	24
=26	MURRAY, Cammy	24

**Left to right: Andy Brown and Mick McAvoy, joint appearance holders in the Scottish Cup for St. Mirren, and Davie McCrae, top scorer in the competition for the club.**

POS	SCOTTISH CUP GOALS	TOTAL
1	McCRAE, Davie	29
2	BROWN, Andy	25
3	WYLIE, Sandy	22
4	BAKER, Gerry	19
5	RANKIN, Robert	15
6	WYLIE, David	14
=7	JOHNSTONE, Tom	12
=7	RODGER, Jim	12
=7	WALKER, Dunky	12
=10	KNOX, Jimmy	11
=10	BRANDON, Bob	11
=10	DUNLOP, James	11
=13	GEMMELL, Tommy	10
=13	BRYCELAND, Tommy	10
=13	HOLMES, Bobby	10
16	ANDERSON, Andrew	9
17	CUNNINGHAM, James	8
=18	GEBBIE, Alan	7
=18	BRANDON, James	7
=18	MEHMET, Billy	7
=18	MILNE, Tom	7
=18	STEWART, Alex	7
=18	TAYLOR, John	7
=24	FAIRLIE, Robert	6
=24	McAVENNIE, Frank	6
=24	McDOUGALL, Frank	6
=24	McGARVEY, Frank	6
=24	WATT, Geordie	6
=24	SCANLON, Ian	6
=24	KERRIGAN, Don	6
=24	MILLER, Alistair	6
=24	MULLEN, Johnny	6
=24	MacKENZIE, John	6

11/02/2024 (Celtic H)

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Scottish Gas Scottish Cup 5th Round
11th January 2024
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St. Mirren 0-2 Celtic

Kyogo15
Maeda 53

ATT: 4,400
Referee: N Walsh
VAR: Not in use

• Despite a very strong performance, Saints are knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Celtic after a match they dominated for long periods, however failed once more to take advantage of their superiority.
• Celtic open the scoring with their first attack and shot at goal on 15 minutes after being pinned back from the opening minute by Saints, when Kyogo fires home from the edge of the box.
• Gogic hits the crossbar and pulls off a great save from Hart following a scissors kick as Saints laid siege to the Celtic goal for the remainder of the first half.
• Kiltie and Brown are guilty of missing easy headers from only a few yards out in the second half, but Celtic further punish Saints when Maeda slams home.
• The attendance of only 4,400 is a talking point and more evidence of Saints fans staying away from matches against the old firm. The attendance is the lowest for the fixture since the 1890’s.

06/12/1890 Queen’s Park (H)

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Scottish Cup Fifth Round
6th December 1890
Westmarch, Paisley

St. Mirren 2-3 Queen’s Park

McAULAY
DUNLOP
Barry
Gulliland
J Hamilton

ATT: 7,000

ST. MIRREN (2-3-5)	NUMBER	QUEEN’S PARK (2-3-5)
CAMERON	1	GILLESPIE
HUNTER	2	ARNOTT
A McBAIN	3	SMELLIE
McCARTNEY	4	MUIR-GLEN
BROWN	5	JONES
E McBAIN	6	ROBERTSON
MORRISON	7	GULLILAND
McAULAY	8	BARRY
WYLIE	9	J HAMILTON
DUNLOP	10	ALLAN
DOUGLAS	11	ECCLES

08/11/1890 Airdrie (A)

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Scottish Cup Round Four
8th November 1890
Airdrie

Airdrie 1-2 St. Mirren

DUNLOP
DUNLOP

ATT: UNKOWN

18/10/1890 Cambuslang (A)

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Scottish Cup, 3rd Round
18th October 1890
Whitefield Park, Cambuslang

Cambuslang 1-2 St. Mirren

H Gourley
DUNBAR
WYLIE

ATT: UNKOWN

CAMBUSLANG (2-3-5)	NUMBER	ST. MIRREN (2-3-5)
ROSS	1	CAMERON
COLLINS	2	HUNTER
CUTHBERT	3	ALEXANDER
BUCHANAN	4	McCARTNEY
RUSSELL	5	JONES
JAMIESON	6	E McBAIN
PLENDERLEITH	7	MORRISON
BROWN	8	McAULAY
MAXWELL	9	WYLIE
H GOURLEY	10	DUNLOP
J GOURLEY	11	DUNBAR

27/09/1890 Albion Rovers (H)

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Scottish Cup, 2nd Round
27th September 1890
Westmarch, Paisley

St. Mirren 5-1 Albion Rovers

W McBAIN
DUNLOP
W McBAIN
DUNLOP
MORRISON
Thomson

ATT: 3,000

ST MIRREN (2-3-5)	NUMBER	ALBION ROVERS (2-3-5)
DEANS	1	HODSON
HUNTER	2	TRAQUAIR
A MCBAIN	3	MARTIN
McCARTNEY	4	GALLOWAY
JONES	5	SCOTT
E MCBAIN	6	ROBERTS
MORRISON	7	J BRYSON
MCAULEY	8	HYSLOP
W MCBAIN	9	BAIRD
DUNLOP	10	C BRYSON
DOUGLAS	11	THOMSON

06/09/1890 Arthurlie (A)

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Scottish Cup First Round
6th September 1890
Dunterlie Park, Barrhead

Arthurlie 2-5 St. Mirren

Unknown
DUNLOP
Turner
DUNLOP
MORRISON
DOUGLAS

Att: 3,500

SAINTS (2-3-5)	NUMBER	ARTHURLIE (2-3-5)
DEANS	1	AIRSTON
HUNTER	2	McCOWATT
A MCBAIN	3	LOGUE
McCARTNEY	4	J FERGUSON
BROWN	5	GRAYDON
E MCBAIN	6	DONALDSON
MORRISON	7	TUNRER
McAULAY	8	P FERGUSON
BOWLES	9	CARSWELL
DUNLOP	10	HUGHES
DOUGLAS	11	McCUDDEN

11/02/2023 Celtic (A)

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No	Player	Rating
1	Trevor CARSON	6
22	Marcus FRASER	6
31	Dec GALLAGHER	6
5	Richard TAYLOR	7
23	Ryan STRAIN (77)	8
3	Scott TANSER (71)	7
17	Keanu BACCUS (71)	7
6	Mark O’HARA	7
13	Alex GOGIC	7
10	Curtis MAIN (77)	7
21	Alex GREIVE (41)	6
	Substitutes
9	Tony WATT (41)	7
8	Ryan FLYNN (77)	6
30	Fraser TAYLOR
24	Lewis JAMIESON
25	Kieran OFFORD
11	Greg KILTIE (71)	6
4	Joe SHAUGHNESSY (77)
16	Thierry SMALL (71)	6
27	Peter URMINSKY (G)
	AVERAGE PLAYER RATING	6.67

Celtic: Hart, Johnston, Starfelt, Carter-Vickers, Taylor, Mooy (Hatate 63), McGregor (c), Turnbull (O’Riley 63), Jota (Oh 63), Kyogo (Abada 14), Maeda (Haksabanovic 78)Subs Not Used: Bain, Kobayashi, Iwata, Forrest

21/01/2023 Dundee (H)

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Sc Cup		St. Mirren Park Paisley
St. Mirren	0-0	Dundee
	AET Saints won 3-0 on pens
Att: 4,254		Referee: C Steven VAR: N/A

Scots Cup		Celtic Park Glasgow
Celtic	5-1	St. Mirren
Maeda 16 Hatate 76 p Oh 80 O’Reilly 90 Hatate 90+5		R Taylor 75 O’Hara 87 p
Att: 37,728 Saints: 904		Referee: S McLean VAR: C Steven

No	Player	Rating
1	Trevor CARSON	9
22	Marcus FRASER	7
31	Declan GALLAGHER (46)	6
18	Charles DUNNE	7
23	Ryan STRAIN (106)	7
3	Scott TANSER (98)	6
13	Alex GOGIC	6
6	Mark O’HARA	6
17	Kean BACCUS (81)	6
10	Curtis MAIN (82)	6
7	Jonah AYUNGA (46)	6
	Substitutes
9	Eamonn BROPHY (82)	5
21	Alex GREIVE (46)	6
8	Ryan FLYNN (98)	6
11	Greg KILTIE (58)	7
16	Ethan ERHAHON (46)	7
25	Kieran OFFORD
4	Joe SHAUGHNESSY (106)	7
5	Richard TAYLOR
27	Peter URMINSKY (G)
	AVERAGE PLAYER RATING	6.47