2015–16 St Mirren F.C. season
| 2015–16 season | |||
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| Chairman | Stewart Gilmour | ||
| Manager |
Ian Murray (until 12 December) Alex Rae (from 19 December) |
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| Stadium | St Mirren Park | ||
| Championship | 6th | ||
| Challenge Cup |
Semi Final lost to Rangers |
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| League Cup |
Second Round lost to Livingston |
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| Scottish Cup |
Fourth Round lost to Partick Thistle |
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| Top goalscorer |
League: Stevie Mallan (11 goals) All: Stevie Mallan (14 goals) |
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| Highest home attendance | 5,933 vs Rangers (1 May 2016) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 2,321 vs Falkirk (1 March 2016) |
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| Average home league attendance | 3,549 | ||
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The 2015–16 season is the club's first season in the Scottish Championship and their first appearance in the second tier of Scottish football since 2005–06 season. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
On 29 May 2015, new manager Ian Murray announced the departure of Yoann Arquin, Marián Kello, Jeroen Tesselaar, Mark Williams and Mo Yaqub. Loan signings James Dayton and Emmanuel Sonupe also left the club today.
On 1 June, former manager Gary Teale left the club by 'mutual consent'. Teale played for the club for four seasons, and managed for a six-month period.
On 8 June, it was confirmed that Gregg Wylde, Viktor Genev and youngster Adam Brown have now left the club. Along with the other recent departures, it means eleven players have now left the club following relegation.
On 14 June, chairman Stewart Gilmour confirmed that midfielder John McGinn has started legal action against the club, following a previous training ground incident in which he was 'speared' by team mate Steven Thompson.
On 16 June, midfielder Alan Gow signed a new one-year deal with the club.
On 25 June, midfielder Scott Agnew signed a new one-year deal with the club, after leaving Dumbarton when his contract expired.
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