Dundee travel to Paisley on Tuesday to play St Mirren in their first pre-season match of the 2017/18 campaign here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: St Mirren v Dundee
COMPETITION: Pre-season Friendly
DATE: Tuesday 4th July 2017
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: Paisley 2021 Stadium
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1877
STADIUM: Paisley 2021 Stadium
CAPACITY: 8,023
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 68m
MANAGER: Jack Ross
CHAIRMAN: Gordon Scott
NICKNAME: The Buddies or The Saints
MASCOTS: The Paisley Panda
CLUB COLOURS: Black and White
HONOURS: Scottish Cup winners: 1926, 1959, 1987
Scottish League Cup winners: 2012/13
Scottish League First Division (2nd tier) champions: 1976/77,
1999/2000, 2005/2006
Scottish League Second Division (2nd tier): 1967/68
Scottish League Challenge Cup winners: 2005/06
Victory Cup: 1919
Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1979/80
Summer Cup: 1943
RECORD WIN: 15-0 v Glasgow University, Scottish Cup, 30/1/1960
CLUB WEBSITE: www.stmirren.com
Getting to the Ground
The full address of the Paisley 2021 Stadium for Sat-Nav is The Paisley 2021 Stadium, St Mirren Park, Greenhill Road, Paisley ,Renfrewshire, PA3 1RU
By Road
Follow signs for Paisley & Glasgow Airport. Exit the M8 at Junction 29 (St James’ Interchange) which is just after Glasgow Airport turn off if travelling east to west. Be careful not to exit on to the A737 which is signposted for Irvine. It is best to stay in the middle lane when passing the Airport as this leads naturally to the St James’ Interchange exit.
At the interchange, take the first left onto a dual carriageway with some football parks on the left hand side. Follow this road and after a sharp right hand bend you should now be in Greenock Road. Then take your first right on to Clark Street and drive to the end of the street which is the junction with Greenhill Road, turn left and you will see the stadium on the opposite side of the road.
Car Parking
Check the No Waiting/Parking restrictions on ALL streets:
Murray Street between railway bridge and MacKean Street on north side of the street – also on the south side of the street between MacKean Street and Greenock Road
MacFarlane Street on the north side of the street
Ferguslie Park Avenue beyond the perimeter of the stadium
MacKean Street on the west side of the street
Clark Street on the south side of the street between MacKean Street and Greenock Road
Coach Parking
Clark Street on the north side of the street
Enter Clark Street at Greenhill Road – BEFORE LOW BRIDGE
Please be careful not to block the residents’ driveways and/or entrances to local businesses.
By Rail
Get train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Paisley St James – exit from the station is straight onto Greenhill Road where the stadium is facing you
By Bus
Most buses will stop at Paisley Cross or Mill Street, from both you will see the Paisley Town Hall. From the Town Hall cross the High Street towards the Piazza Shopping Centre, when acoss walk towards the town centre until you come to Gilmour Street. Turn right on to Gilmour Street and walk towards the railway station which is about 150 yards away. From there you can get train to Paisley St James
Walking
If you prefer to walk the following routes are advised by the police:
Away fans: cross road to Love Street continue up the street till you come to Albion Street where you will turn left. Follow Albion Street until you come to the junction with Greenock Road where you will turn right. Cross the road then walk about 200 yards before taking your first left on to Clark Street. Walk straight up Clark Street to the end of the street which is the junction with Greenhill Road, turn left and you will see the the stadium on the opposite side of the road. Access to the North Stand will be from Ferguslie Park Avenue
Match Officials
Referee: Barry Cook
Assistant Referee: Stuart Hodge
Assistant Referee: Kevin McElhinney
Head to Head v St Mirren
LEAGUE: Won 85, Drawn 42, Lost 76
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 6, Drawn 1, Lost 3
LEAGUE CUP: Won 5, Drawn 1, Lost 3
TOTALS: Won 96, Drawn 44, Lost 82
Last Five Dundee v St Mirren Games
20/1/2017 | Home | Scottish Cup | Lost 2-0 | 3,622
24/1/2015 | Away | SPL | Won 2-1 | 4,010 | Irvine, Davidson
27/12/2014 | Home | SPL | Lost 3-1 | 6,447 | Irvine
28/8/2014 | Away | SPL | Won 1-0 | 4,517 | MacDonald
20/4/2013 | Away | SPL | Won 2-1 | 4,002 | McAlister, Finnegan
Last Meeting
Dundee stumbled out of the Scottish Cup last January against St Mirren who put aside their struggles in the Championship to earn a deserved 2-0 win. John Sutton put the Buddies ahead midway through the first half. When Jack Baird added a second goal shortly after half time, the Dark Blues couldn’t lift their game to stage a fightback and St Mirren closed out the tie comfortably.
Dundee FC: Bain, Kerr Etxabeguren, Gadzhalov, Holt, Hateley (Williams 57), McGowan (c), El Bakhtaoui (Duffy 57), O’Hara, Wighton, Haber
Unused subs: Mitchell (gk), Vincent, Ross, Curran, Gomis.
Booked: none.
St Mirren: O’Brien, Fjelde, Baird, MacKenzie, Irvine (c), Storie, McAllister (MacPherson 90+2), Magennis (Whyte 73), Mallan, Morgan, Sutton (Clarkson 84)
Unused subs: Langfield (gk), Webster, McLear, O’Keefe.
Goals: Sutton (24), Baird (47).
Booked: Mallan.
Attendance: 3,622 (523 St Mirren supporters).
Referee: Bobby Madden. Assistants: Graham Chambers, Jordan Stokoe.
Ticketing Information
This match is pay at the gate and Dundee fans will be housed in the North Stand.
Entry is via turnstiles 17-20.
Prices are as follows –
Adults – £10
Concessions – £5
How To Watch
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to subscribers of DEETV along with shorter highlights package and exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game.
