2013–14 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle
2013–14 season
Chairman David Beattie
Manager Alan Archibald[1]
Stadium Firhill Stadium
Premiership Tenth place
League Cup Third round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish Cup Fourth round, lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorer League:
Kris Doolan (11)

All:
Kris Doolan (11)
Highest home attendance 7,978 vs. Celtic, Premiership, 27 October 2013
Lowest home attendance 1,544 vs. Cowdenbeath, League Cup, 27 August 2013
Average home league attendance 4,779
Home colours
Away colours

The 2013–14 season is Partick Thistle's first season back in the top flight of Scottish football after a nine-year absence[2] and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[3] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[4][5] Partick Thistle also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

Scottish Premiership

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

[14][15][16]Last updated 4 May 2014
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Scott Fox 24020+003+001+00
2 DF Scotland Stephen O’Donnell 30123+403+010+00
3 DF Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 39235+023+001+00
4 MF Scotland Sean Welsh 13010+001+100+10
5 DF Scotland Aaron Muirhead 21418+231+010+00
6 DF England Conrad Balatoni 32229+012+011+00
7 FW England James Craigen 32024+501+101+00
8 MF Scotland Stuart Bannigan 34032+001+100+00
9 FW Scotland Kris Doolan 381122+13111+101+00
10 MF Scotland Ross Forbes 2011+1513+001+00
10 MF Ghana Prince Buaben 1109+200+000+00
11 MF Scotland Steven Lawless 31517+1041+210+10
12 GK Scotland Paul Gallacher 16016+000+000+00
13 DF Mexico Gabriel 19014+103+001+00
14 FW England Christie Elliot 3239+1912+121+00
15 MF Scotland Hugh Murray 101+000+000+00
15 DF Scotland Lee Mair 14114+010+000+00
16 DF Scotland Jordan McMillan 14114+010+000+00
17 FW Scotland John Baird 1702+1102+100+10
17 MF England George Moncur 100+100+000+00
18 FW Scotland Mark McGuigan 000+000+000+00
19 MF England Isaac Osbourne 14011+101+001+00
20 MF Scotland Mark Kerr 400+003+001+00
21 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Henoc Mukendi 100+000+100+00
21 FW England Lyle Taylor 18515+350+000+00
22 MF Scotland Gary Fraser 17116+110+000+00
23 FW England Kallum Higginbotham 37731+372+001+00
26 DF Scotland Liam Lindsay 100+100+000+00
28 MF Scotland Chris Erskine 13213+020+000+00
31 MF Scotland David Wilson 100+100+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 4 May 2014
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1ScotlandGKScott Fox 00000000
2ScotlandDFStephen O’Donnell 61000061
3ScotlandDFAaron Taylor-Sinclair 51000051
4ScotlandMFSean Welsh 20000020
5ScotlandDFAaron Muirhead 30000030
6EnglandDFConrad Balatoni 41000041
7EnglandFWJames Craigen 30000030
8ScotlandMFStuart Bannigan 82000082
9ScotlandFWKris Doolan 30000030
10ScotlandMFRoss Forbes 10000010
10GhanaMFPrince Buaben 30000030
11ScotlandMFSteven Lawless 00000000
12ScotlandGKPaul Gallacher 20000020
13MexicoDFGabriel 30000030
14EnglandFWChristie Elliot 30100040
15ScotlandMFHugh Murray 00000000
15ScotlandDFLee Mair 20000011
16ScotlandDFJordan McMillan 40000040
17ScotlandFWJohn Baird 20100030
17EnglandMFGeorge Moncur 00000000
18ScotlandFWMark McGuigan 00000000
19EnglandMFIsaac Osbourne 30000030
20ScotlandMFMark Kerr 00100010
21Democratic Republic of the CongoFWHenoc Mukendi 00000000
21EnglandFWLyle Taylor 20000020
22ScotlandMFGary Fraser 10000010
23EnglandFWKallum Higginbotham 80000080
26ScotlandDFLiam Lindsay 00000000
28ScotlandMFChris Erskine 30000030
31ScotlandMFDavid Wilson 00000000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 6 1 102 25 +77 99 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 22 4 12 64 60 +4 70 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 38 20 8 10 53 38 +15 68 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 10 12 65 50 +15 58
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 16 9 13 44 44 0 57
6 St Johnstone 38 15 8 15 48 42 +6 53 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ross County 38 11 7 20 44 62 18 40
8 St Mirren 38 10 9 19 39 58 19 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 6 21 45 66 21 39
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 14 16 46 65 19 38
11 Hibernian (R) 38 8 11 19 31 51 20 35 Scottish Premiership play-offs
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 38 10 8 20 45 65 20 23[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to 2014–15 Scottish Championship
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualify to second qualifying round of Europa League.
  2. Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAAHHAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWDLWLDDLWLLLLDLDLLWDDLDDLWDWLLDLWDD
Position73574767878889910101010101011111110111099
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2014. Source: [17]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 4 May 2014
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Alan Archibald[18] 2 August 2013 3 May 2014 40 9 14 17 022.50

Transfers

Contract extensions

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.

Date Player Length Expiry
21 May 2013 Scotland Kris Doolan 2 years 2015[64]
21 May 2013 Scotland Ross Forbes 1 years 2014[64]
24 May 2013 Scotland Stephen O'Donnell 2 years 2015[65]
3 June 2013 Scotland Aaron Muirhead 2 years 2015[66][67]
4 June 2013 Scotland Stuart Bannigan 2 years 2015[68][69]
17 June 2013 Scotland Jordan McMillan 2 years 2015[70][71]
18 July 2013 England Conrad Balatoni[nb 3] 1 year 2015[73]
14 August 2013 Scotland Sean Welsh[nb 4] 1 year 2015[75]
7 January 2014 New Zealand Scott Basalaj 5 Months 2014[76]

Notes

  1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  2. Meechan last played for St Mirren but was released by them in May 2012.[26]
  3. Balatoni signed a one year extension to his current one year contract.[72]
  4. Welsh signed a one year extension to his current one year contract.[74]

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