Still managed by Callum Davidson, Saints hoped to improve upon their performance in the 2021–22 season when, after finishing eleventh, they had to win the Premiership playoff to avoid relegation.

[1] The team had been in transition since winning the Scottish Cup in May 2021 and Saints were again very active in the summer transfer window which closed on 31 August.

Of the 20-man squad who contested the 2021 Scottish Cup Final just 15 months earlier,[2] only nine players remained at the club in some capacity and only Stevie May was in the starting line-up for the St Mirren match with four others on the bench.

[5] Despite being reduced to nine men, Saints held on to draw 0–0 in the opening match at home to Annan Athletic but lost the penalty shootout 5–4.

[6] In Scottish football, the summer 2022 transfer window officially opened on 10 June and closed on 31 August.