St Mirren Preview
Wednesday, 16th Nov 2011Pars return to Paisley for the first time since Tam McManus scored the only goal of the game in April 2007
Saturday`s meeting with St Mirren is the first since the Paisley side moved from Love Street to Greenhill Road. It will also be the Pars first away day to St Mirren since a famous Fifers victory on the last Monday night in April 2007 That was a basement battle but the win courtesy of a Tam McManus goal in 58th minute was not enough to prevent the Pars subsequent relegation.. Prior to that win it was actually five games back since Dunfermline won there in March 2000.
In league matches between the clubs, the Pars hold the advantage overall with 36 wins to Saints 28.
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League v St Mirren | |||
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
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75 |
36 |
21 |
28 |
Gary Mason and Jim McIntyre congratulate Tam McManus
Record win away to Saints is 5-0 when Bert Paton (2), Hugh Robertson, Hugh Maxwell and Jim Fleming did the damage in season 66/67. The Buddies have won by four goals a few times; 6-2 being the biggest result in February 1959 and they even scored one of the Pars two.
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Milestones St Mirren (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory # |
1 - 0 |
SFL | |
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Last League Defeat # |
1 - 2 |
SPL | |
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Best League Victory * |
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5 - 0 |
Div One* |
Worst League Defeat* |
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2 - 6 |
Div One* |
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* Pre Reconstruction | |||
The opening game of the Pars SPL season was at home to Danny Lennon`s side and ended up 0-0 mainly due to Paul Gallacher`s heroics and saving a Steven Thompson penalty. Of the last fifteen matches Dunfermline have won five, St Mirren four and six have been drawn.
| Last Fifteen Matches v St Mirren | ||||
| 25-07-2011 | Dunfermline Athletic | St Mirren | SPL | |
| 23-09-2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | St Mirren | Scottish League Cup | |
| 30-04-2007 | St Mirren | Dunfermline Athletic | SPL | |
| 10-03-2007 | Dunfermline Athletic | St Mirren | SPL | |
| 16-12-2006 | St Mirren | Dunfermline Athletic | SPL | |
| 23-09-2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | St Mirren | SPL | |
| 28-04-2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1-2 | St Mirren | SPL |
| 31-03-2001 | St Mirren | 1-1 | Dunfermline Athletic | SPL |
| 16-12-2000 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2-0 | St Mirren | SPL |
| 31-10-2000 | St Mirren | 2-1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish League Cup |
| 30-09-2000 | St Mirren | 2-1 | Dunfermline Athletic | SPL |
| 04-03-2000 | St Mirren | 0-2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish Division 1 |
| 19-02-2000 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1-1 | St Mirren | Scottish Division 1 |
| 30-10-1999 | St Mirren | 3-1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish Division 1 |
| 11-09-1999 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1-1 | St Mirren | Scottish Division 1 |
The Pars have picked up more away points that home points so far. Wins over St Johnstone, Dundee United and Hibs make up that successful record.
| St Mirren | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 6 | 10 |
| League Points | |
| 17 | 13 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -1 | -13 |
| Last 6-Match Form Home / Away | |
| LDLDLW | LDWLWW |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P7, W2, D2, L3 | P6, W3, D1, L2 |
St Mirren`s two home wins have been against Aberdeen and Kilmarnock. Motherwell, Hibs and Celtic have all won there and Hearts and St Johnstone accounted for the draws.
| Recent Form - home / away | ||||||
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Hearts | D | 0-0 | Hibernian | W | 1-0 | |
| Ayr United | L | 0-1 | Inverness Caley Th | D | 1-1 | |
| Hibernian | L | 2-3 | Aberdeen | L | 0-4 | |
| Kilmarnock | W | 3-0 | Kilmarnock | L | 2-3 | |
| St Johnstone | D | 0-0 | East Fife | L | 1-2 | |
| Celtic | L | 0-2 | Dundee United | W | 1-0 | |
10,251 turned up the last time Pars were in Paisley
Teams last time out
DUNFERMLINE (v Hibs): Paul Gallacher, Andy Dowie, John Potter, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); Paul Willis (Joe Cardle 80), Paul Burns, Ryan Thomson, David Graham; Andy Kirk (Martin Hardie 83), Liam Buchanan (Steven McDougall 70).
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Smith (GK), Paddy Boyle, Shaun Byrne, Kerr Young.
ST MIRREN (v Hearts): Craig Samson; Lee Mair, Jeroen Tesselaar, Marc McAusland, David van Zanten: Kenny McLean, James Goodwin, Gary Teale: Graham Carey, Steven Thompson, Paul McGowan.
SUBS NOT USED: Graeme Smith, David Barron, Joe McKee, Steven Thomson, Ilias Haddad, Thomas Reilly, Nigel Hasselbaink
Referee will be Crawford Allan.
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