Preview St Mirren
Wednesday, 7th Mar 2007The Big One - foot of the table clash
Dunfermline v St Mirren, SPL Saturday 10th March 2007, kick off 3.00pm
There is little doubt that Saturday`s meeting with St Mirren will be the most important match of this season so far. The Pars linger nine points behind 11th placed Saints and defeat would make it very difficult to survive in the SPL with only eight fixtures remaining. Fortunately Dunfermline`s record against the Paisley rivals favours them with 35 wins to St Mirren`s 28.
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League v St Mirren | |||
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
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72 |
35 |
19 |
28 |
There have been some memorable matches against St Mirren and one hopes that Saturday`s will be another. The Pars defeated St Mirren in the 1961 Scottish Cup Semi Final before going on to win the Cup for the first ever time. Then there was the record home win the following season when the legendary Charlie Dickson scored a double hattrick.
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Milestones St Mirren (Home) | |||
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Last League Victory # |
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SPL | |
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Last League Defeat # |
28/04/01 |
1 - 2 |
SPL |
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Best League Victory * |
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7 - 0 |
Div One* |
Worst League Defeat* |
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1 - 4 |
Premier League |
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* Pre Reconstruction | |||
The most recent meeting at East End Park was the first League match between the clubs in over five years. John Sutton had the visitors ahead after ten minutes but Darren Young equalised just 12 seconds into the second half to set up Stevie Crawford for his second match winner in his first three games after his return from Aberdeen.
| Last Fourteen Matches v St Mirren | ||||
| 16-12-2006 | St Mirren | 0-0 | Dunfermline Athletic | SPL |
| 23-09-2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2-1 | 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 | League Cup |
| 30-09-2000 | St Mirren | 2-1 | Dunfermline Athletic | SPL |
| 04-03-2000 | St Mirren | 0-2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish Div 1 |
| 19-02-2000 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1-1 | St Mirren | Scottish Div 1 |
| 30-10-1999 | St Mirren | 3-1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish Div 1 |
| 11-09-1999 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1-1 | St Mirren | Scottish Div 1 |
| 20-08-1997 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2-0 | St Mirren | League Cup |
| 04-09-1996 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3-1 | St Mirren | League Cup |
| 23-03-1996 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2-2 | St Mirren | Scottish Div 1 |
St Mirren`s last win was on Boxing Day; their last away win at Tynecastle on 9th September but they picked up another point when they returned to play Hearts two Saturdays ago.
| Dunfermline | St Mirren |
| Current League Position | |
| 12 | 11 |
| Last 6-SPL Match Form | |
| LLDLDL | LLLDDL |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P14, W3, D3, L8 | P14, W2, D5, L7 |
| Leading Scorers | |
| Stevie Crawford (5) | John Sutton (7) |
Dunfermline have taken a similar two points from their last six SPL matches but their Scottish Cup form has seen them triumph over both Rangers and Hearts.
| Recent Form | |||||
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Dunfermline |
D |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| St Mirren Away |
D Hearts 1-1 |
L Celtic 1-5 |
L Dundee United 2-3 |
L Inverness CT 1-2 |
D Rangers 1-1 |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Celtic): Dorus de Vries; Darren Young, Phil McGuire, Scott Wilson (c), Scott Morrison; Adam Hammill, Jamie McCunnie (Gary Mason 72), Stephen Simmons, Stephen Glass, Owen Morrison (Tam McManus 61); Jim Hamilton (Stevie Crawford 77)
SUBS: Roddy McKenzie (GK), Souleymane Bamba, Iain Williamson, Greg Ross.
ST MIRREN (v Kilmarnock): Chris Smith; Alan Reid, John Potter, Kirk Broadfoot, Ian Maxwell; Garry Brady, Paul Lawson, Richard Brittain, Stephen O`Donnell; John Sutton, Stewart Kean
SUBS: Craig Hinchcliffe, Andy Millen, Eddie Malone, Ryan McCay
Referee for this match will be Charlie Richmond making his first return to East End Park since August 2006 when Dunfermline drew 1-1 with Rangers.
There will be a great atmosphere at the match on Saturday with St Mirren bringing 16 buses and between 1500 and 2000 supporters. Pars fans are invited to come out in numbers and get right behind their team. Admission Prices
Come on you Pars!
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