2010–11 Partick Thistle F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Partick Thistle's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season.[2] Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2010–11 season | |||
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| Chairman | David Beattie | ||
| Manager | Ian McCall Jackie McNamara | ||
| Stadium | Firhill Stadium | ||
| Scottish First Division | Fifth place | ||
| Challenge Cup | Semi-final, lost to Ross County | ||
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Falkirk | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to St Johnstone | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Doolan (16) All: Doolan (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,801vs. Dundee, 14 August 2010 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,001vs. Queen of the South, 8 March 2011 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,024[1] | ||
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Summary
Partick Thistle finished fifth in the First Division.[3] They reached the Semi-final of the Scottish Challenge Cup,[4] the second round of the League Cup[5] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[6]
Management
Thistle began the 2010–11 season under the management of Ian McCall. On 15 April 2011, McCall resigned as manager,[7] with defender Jackie McNamara being appointed as caretaker manager.[8] McNamara was appointed on a permanent basis at the end of the season, on a rolling one-year contract.[9]
Results and fixtures
[10][11][12][13] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
| 7 August 2010 First Division | Raith Rovers F.C. | 4 – 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Stark's Park |
Ferry  Baird |
Club Report | Kinniburgh  |
Attendance: 2,238 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 14 August 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1 – 0 | Dundee F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Boyle |
Club Report | Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Frank McDermott |
| 21 August 2010 First Division | Morton F.C. | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Cappielow Park |
| Kean Tidser |
Club Report | Referee: Brian Winter |
| 28 August 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath F.C. | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Central Park |
| Fairbairn Armstrong |
Club Report | Doolan |
Attendance: 881 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 11 September 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1 – 2 | Stirling Albion F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan |
SFL Report | Gibson Smith |
Attendance: 1,994 Referee: George Salmond |
| 18 September 2010 First Division | Queen of the South F.C. | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Palmerston Park |
| Johnston Quinn |
Club Report | Flannigan |
Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 25 September 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| club Report | Clarke Kirk |
Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 2 October 2010 First Division | Ross County F.C. | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Victoria Park |
| Club Report | Boyle Erskine |
Attendance: 2,263 Referee: David Somers |
| 16 October 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1 – 0 | Falkirk F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Paton |
Club Report | Attendance: 2,783 Referee: David Somers |
| 23 October 2010 First Division | Stirling Albion F.C. | 4 – 2 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Forthbank Stadium |
| Smith Aitken |
club Report | Doolan |
Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 30 October 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1 – 0 | Cowdenbeath F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Buchanan |
Club Report | Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 6 November 2010 First Division | Dundee F.C. | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Dens Park |
| Griffiths Adams |
Club Report | Hodge |
Attendance: 6,022 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
| 13 November 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 0 – 0 | Morton F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Club Report | Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Brian Winter |
| 11 December 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1 – 1 | Ross County F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Erskine |
club Report | Brittain |
Attendance: 1,509 Referee: Steve Conroy |
| 14 December 2010 First Division | Dunfermline F.C. | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | East End Park |
| Club Report | Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 26 December 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Club Report | Attendance: 2,036 Referee: George Salmond |
| 15 January 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 6 – 1 | Stirling Albion F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan Flannigan Buchanan Fraser Campbell |
Club Report | Aitken |
Attendance: 1,749 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 29 January 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Erskine Doolan |
Club Report | Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 12 February 2011 First Division | Queen of the South F.C. | 3 – 3 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Palmerston Park |
| McLaren Johnston |
Club Report | Grehan Doolan Flannigan |
Attendance: 1,860 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 15 February 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath F.C. | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Central Park |
| Campbell |
Club Report | Flannigan |
Attendance: 411 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 22 February 2011 First Division | Morton F.C. | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Cappielow Park |
| Lyle |
Club Report | Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Steven Nicholls |
| 26 February 2011 First Division | Ross County F.C. | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Victoria Park |
| Club Report | Attendance: 2,316 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 5 March 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 0 – 0 | Dundee F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Club Report | Attendance: 2,671 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 8 March 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 3 – 1 | Queen of the South F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan Erskine Fraser |
SFL Report | Carmichael |
Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Thomas Robertson |
| 12 March 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers F.C. | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Stark's Park |
| Club Report | Kris Doolan Boyle |
Referee: Frank McDermott |
| 19 March 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 0 – 1 | Cowdenbeath F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Club Report | Stewart |
Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 22 March 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion F.C. | 0 – 3 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Forthbank Stadium |
| Club Report | Kris Doolan Balatoni |
Referee: George Salmond |
| 26 March 2011 First Division | Dunfermline F.C. | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | East End Park |
| Club Report | Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
| 2 April 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 0– 0 | Queen of the South F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| BBC SPORT | Attendance: 1,806 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 9 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk F.C. | 2– 3 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Falkirk Stadium |
| McManus Finnigan |
BBC SPORT | Erskine Doolan |
Attendance: 3,735 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 12 April 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1– 2 | Falkirk F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Kinniburgh |
BBC SPORT | Alston Finnigan |
Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
| 16 April 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1– 1 | Ross County F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan |
BBC SPORT | Lawson |
Attendance: 1,714 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 19 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk F.C. | 2– 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Falkirk Stadium |
| McManus Stewart |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 23 April 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 2– 0 | Morton F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Erskine Boyle |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 2,060 Referee: David Somers |
| 30 April 2011 First Division | Dundee F.C. | 3– 2 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Dens Park |
| Forsyth Lockwood |
BBC SPORT | Stewart Doolan |
Attendance: 7,746 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 7 May 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle F.C. | 3– 0 | Raith Rovers F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Stewart Doolan Rowson |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 2,279 Referee: Eddie Smith |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 24 July 2010 Challenge Cup Round 1 | Partick Thistle F.C. | 2 – 1 | Clyde F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Buchanan MacBeth |
SFL Report | Strachan |
Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Steven Nicholls |
| 10 August 2010 Challenge Cup Round 2 | Partick Thistle F.C. | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Cairney Rowson |
SFL Report | Andy McLean |
Attendance: 931 Referee: Anthony Law |
| 4 September 2010 Challenge Cup QF | Partick Thistle F.C. | 2 – 1 | Ayr United F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan |
SFL Report | Rodgers |
Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
| 10 October 2010 Challenge Cup SF | Ross County F.C. | 2 – 2 Ross County win 4-3 on penalties | Partick Thistle F.C. | Victoria Park |
| Morrison Barrowman |
SFL Report | Kinniburgh Boyle |
Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Steve Conroy |
Scottish League Cup
| 31 July 2010 League Cup Round 1 | Annan Athletic F.C. | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Galabank |
| BBC SPORT | Donnelly |
Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
| 24 August 2010 League Cup Round 2 | Partick Thistle F.C. | 0 – 1 | Falkirk F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| BBC SPORT | Flynn |
Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
Scottish Cup
| 20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Stirling Albion F.C. | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Forthbank Stadium |
| Smith |
Club Report | Cairney Donnelly Grehan |
Attendance: 1,146 Referee: Anthony Law |
| 11 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Falkirk F.C. | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle F.C. | Falkirk Stadium |
| Millar Compton |
Club Report | Buchanan Doolan |
Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Brian Winter |
| 18 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay | Partick Thistle F.C. | 1 – 0 | Falkirk F.C. | Firhill Stadium |
| Erskine |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Brian Winter |
| 9 February 2011 Scottish Cup Round 5 | St Johnstone F.C. | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle F.C. | McDiarmid Park |
| Davidson Craig |
Club Report | Attendance: 2,441 Referee: Iain Brines |
Squad
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 58 |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 49 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 47 |
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 44[lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 43 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[14]
References
- "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Scottish Football League 2005/06". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Ross County 2–2 Partick Thistle (4–3 pen)". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Partick Thistle 0–1 Falkirk". Scottish Football League. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "St Johnstone F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C." Scottish Football Association. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Ian McCall quits as Partick Thistle manager". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Ian McCall quits as Partick Thistle manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Jackie McNamara is appointed Partick Thistle manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Partick Thistle's results from season 2010/2011". Partick Mad. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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