On 12 May it was announced that Danny Lennon would not be offered a new contract by the club, bringing an end to his four-year reign as St Mirren manager.

[3] On 19 May it was announced that defender David van Zanten would not be offered a new contract, and will be leaving the club after making over 332 appearances and scoring 8 goals.

[8] Also on this day it was confirmed that Slovakian goalkeeper Marián Kello, and defender Mo Yaqub had signed new one-year deals with the club.

[9] On 11 June defender Darren McGregor left the club on a free transfer, signing for Scottish Championship side Rangers.

[10] On 12 June Tommy Craig confirmed that French goalkeeper, Christopher Dilo, had been released after he failed to respond to the offer of a new contract.

[11] On 26 June it was announced that Saints had made their second signing on the summer, with English forward James Marwood joining on a one-year deal from Conference National side Gateshead.

[20] On 19 August it was announced that midfielder Adam Drury had signed a season long loan deal with Saints, moving from Manchester City.

Thompson has been a vital part of the Saints squad since joining the club three years ago, and this is a massive blow for the season ahead.

The club's board expressed their disappointment in the players conduct, following an elbowing incident on Aidan Connolly in the recent defeat at Dundee United.

It was not a surprise announcement, following recent pressure from the club's fans – due to the poor record of Craig since taking charge of the team.

It was confirmed that Gary Teale will take interim charge of the first team until a new manager is appointed, with Head of Youth Development David Longwell assisting.

Also on this day, Stevie Mallan won the SPFL Young Player of the Month award for December 2014, following his impressive start to his senior Saints career.

[35] On 20 January summer signing James Marwood left the club by mutual consent, having failed to make an impact on the first team.

[41] On 4 February it was announced that Republic of Ireland Under-21 attacking midfielder, Kieran Sadlier, had signed for Saints until the end of the season, after being released by West Ham United.

[42] On 19 February manager Gary Teale was given a two-match touchline ban by the SFA for comments he previously made about referee Steven McLean.

[48] On 27 April it was reported that club captain Steven Thompson "speared" teammate John McGinn in a bizarre training ground prank gone wrong.

[52] On 14 May the club announced that youngsters Jack Baird, Lewis Morgan and Barry Cuddihy had all signed contract extensions to their current deals.

Despite being officially announced today, current manager Gary Teale will remain in charge for the last league game of the season away to Hamilton Academical.