Former Sheffield Wednesday fan favourite signs for Scottish Premier League strugglers

The once-capped Scotland international played in three seasons for the Owls following his release from Burnley in 2015 and was a key figure in the Carlos Carvalhal era that saw them compete in back-to-back play-off campaigns.

He played in 124 competitive matches for Wednesday, scoring 13 times.

Wallace signs for St Mirren, third-bottom in the top tier of Scottish football, having played the last two seasons for Joey Barton’s Fleetwood Town.

He subsequently spent some time out of the game Dundee-born Wallace, now 34, went to train with the Saints in an effort to keep his fitness up late last year.

Saints manager Jim Goodwin – a former Huddersfield Town player – said: “Ross is a fantastic, experienced player who has played at a high level.

"Just having someone with his experience around is great and also the fact he can play in midfield and at left-back.

"People will be used to him playing in more advanced areas but he actually played a lot at League One in England with Fleetwood Town last year in the middle of the pitch. He’s a very calming influence in there, keeps things nice and simple and reads the game well. He’s still got bags of quality as well.

"That experience he will bring is invaluable. I do like to have experienced players around the squad and to have somebody like Ross who has played at a high level can only be a benefit.

"When Ross came up in November it was purely for training, it wasn’t a trial period. At that moment in time we didn’t need anybody but then obviously losing Magennis and Flynny, along with Ross still being available, convinced us to get him in. It’s vital that we have enough to get us through the season.

"Obviously fitness wise he isn’t going to be where we want him to be at the moment but we will work with him over the next few weeks."