Manager Jim Clunie resigned in September following a poor start to the season.
[9] Legendary former striker Eddie Morrison was announced as his replacement the following month.
The club received 32 applications for the job including former Partick Thistle manager Bertie Auld and former Motherwell and Hibernian striker Pat Quinn.
a poor sequence of results after Christmas saw the club in the relegation zone with only 1 win recorded in 11 matches.
This period also included a humiliating 3–0 Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Highland League side Inverness Thistle.