2019–20 Partick Thistle F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Partick Thistle's second consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football in the newly established Scottish Championship,[1] having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2017–18 season. Partick Thistle also competed in the League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 15 April, the SPFL voted to end the lower leagues in Scottish football due to the coronavirus pandemic and as a result Partick were relegated to League One after two years in the Championship, which the club decided not to take legal action against.[2]
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jacqui Low | ||
| Manager | Ian McCall | ||
| Stadium | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow (Capacity: 10,102) | ||
| Scottish Championship | 10th (relegated) | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-Finals lost to Celtic | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth Round lost to Celtic | ||
| Scottish Challenge Cup | Semi-Finals Lost to Raith Rovers | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Miller (5) All: Miller (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,542 vs Celtic | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,380 vs Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,078 | ||
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Season Summary
Gary Caldwell began the season as manager but was sacked on 18 September, leaving the club bottom of the Championship table.[3] On 23 September, he was succeeded by former manager Ian McCall who had left his post at Ayr United. Former Manager, Alan Archibald returned this time as assistant, and Neil Scally also joined as assistant.[4] The club lost chairman and EuroMillions winner Colin Weir who died at the age of 71.[5] He was replaced by former chairman by Jacqui Low in February.[6]
Competitions
Championship
| 3 August 2019 1 | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Hetherington  |
Report | Cardle |
Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 9 August 2019 2 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:05 | Saunders |
Report | Shankland Pawlett |
Attendance: 3,218 Referee: William Collum |
| Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 23 August 2019 3 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow |
| 19:05 | Cadden Sutton McLean |
Report | Miller De Vita |
Attendance: 2,197 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 31 August 2019 4 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 3 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bannigan  Gordon |
Report | McCowan Doolan Kelly |
Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 13 September 2019 5 | Arbroath | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Gayfield Park |
| 19:05 | Thomson |
Report | Miller |
Attendance: 1,214 Referee: David Munro |
| Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 21 September 2019 6 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 28 September 2019 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | White |
Report | Zanatta Miller Palmer |
Attendance: 2,469 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 5 October 2019 8 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Brownlie |
Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 19 October 2019 9 | Dundee | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | McGowan |
Report | Miller Gordon Mansell |
Attendance: 5,010 Referee: David Munro |
| 26 October 2019 10 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 3 | Arbroath | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bannigan |
Report | Donnelly McKenna Hamilton |
Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 29 October 2019 11 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Shankland |
Report | Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 2 November 2019 12 | Ayr United | 4 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Moore Moffat Forrest |
Report | Cardle |
Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 9 November 2019 13 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gordon |
Report | Baird |
Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 26 November 2019 14 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Zanatta |
Trouten |
Attendance: 1,714 Referee: David Munro |
| 30 November 2019 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 – 1 | Partick Thistle | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Nesibit Martin |
Cole |
Attendance: 3, 948 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 7 December 2019 16 | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Murray |
Cardle Cole |
Attendance: 1, 314 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 14 December 2019 17 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jones Saunders Zanatta |
Keatings |
Attendance: 2,144 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 14 December 2019 18 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGowan |
Attendance: 2,957 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 28 December 2019 19 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow Park |
| 15:00 | Jacobs |
Jones O'Ware |
Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 4 January 2020 20 | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Brown |
Bannigan |
Attendance: 1, 827 Referee: David Munro |
| 11 January 2020 21 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 4 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Miller |
Shankland Sporle |
Attendance: 4, 101 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 25 January 2020 22 | Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Arbroath |
| 15:00 | McKenna Wighton Virtanen  |
Report | Graham |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,418 Referee: David Lowe |
| 31 January 2020 23 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 19:05 | Graham O'Connor Cardle |
Report | Harvie Forrest Muirhead Docherty |
Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 8 February 2020 24 | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Byrne Hemmings McGowan Nelson |
Report | Graham Cole |
Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Collin Steven |
| 3 March 2020 25 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Bannigan Cole |
Report | Pybus |
Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium Attendance: 2,122 Referee: David Lowe |
| 7 March 2020 26 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Powers Watson Reynolds |
Report | Bannigan Mayo Graham |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 10 March 2020 27 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Graham |
Report | Beadling Devine Murray |
Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 14 March 2020 28 | Partick Thistle | P – P | Alloa Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium |
| 17 March 2020 29 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P – P | Partick Thistle | Inverness |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 20 March 2020 30 | Ayr United | P – P | Partick Thistle | Ayr |
| 19:05 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
| 28 March 2020 31 | Partick Thistle | P – P | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium |
| 4 April 2020 32 | Partick Thistle | P – P | Arbroath | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium |
| 11 April 2020 33 | Queen of the South | P – P | Partick Thistle | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Palmerston Park |
| 18 April 2020 34 | Partick Thistle | P – P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium |
| 25 April 2020 35 | Dunfermline Athletic | P – P | Partick Thistle | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Stadium: East End Park |
| 2 May 2020 36 | Partick Thistle | P – P | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium |
Scottish Cup
| 23 November 2019 Third round | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Penicuik Athletic | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cole |
Report | Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Mike Roncone |
League Cup
| 13 July 2019 Group | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Airdrieonians | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Crighton |
[7] | Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 16 July 2019 Group | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Partick Thistle | Penny Cars Stadium[8] |
| 19:45 | Kouider-Aïssa |
[9] | Attendance: 944 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 20 July 2019 Group | Hamilton Academical | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Partick Thistle | Fountain of Youth Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cunningham |
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Attendance: 1,693 Referee: John Beaton |
| Penalties | ||||
| 24 July 2019 Group | Partick Thistle | 3–2 | Clyde | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | [12] | Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 17 August 2019 Second round | Partick Thistle | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | [13] | Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 September 2019 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 5–0 | Partick Thistle | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Bayo Rogic Ntcham Sinclair |
Report | Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Steven McLean |
Challenge Cup
| 7 September 2019 Third round | Montrose | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Montrose, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Report | Cardle Miller |
Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 861 Referee: Craig Nappier |
| 12 October 2019 Fourth round | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Connah's Quay Nomads | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 17:15 | De Vita Penrice |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,380 | |
| Note: Game televised on S4C | ||||
| 16 November 2019 Quarter-Finals | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 4 | Partick Thistle | Stenhousemuir, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Hopkirk |
Cole Harkins Slater Miller |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 1,244 |
| 14 February 2020 Semi-Finals | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Mansell |
Report | Benedictus Hendry |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| Note: Game televised on BBC Alba | ||||
Club statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 37 | 1.32 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 36 | 1.29 | |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 31 | 1.11 | |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 28 | 1.00 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle (R) | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 26 | 0.96 | Relegation to League One |
- All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | HAM | AIR | QPA | CLY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partick Thistle (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical (Q) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | p2–2 | — | — | 0–0p | — | ||
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | — | 2–3 | — | p2–2 | — | ||
| 4 | Queen's Park | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 5 | Clyde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | — |
2019-20 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad statistics
Updated: 5 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Jamie Sneddon | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Ryan Williamson | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
James Penrice | 36 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | |
Tam O'Ware | 30 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Darren Brownlie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Lewis Mayo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  |
Joe Cardle | 32 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | |
Stuart Bannigan | 33 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Brian Graham | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
Alex Jones | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | |
Reece Cole | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF |  |
Shea Gordon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Tommy Robson | 27 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Darian MacKinnon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | |
Lewis Mansell | 21 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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Dario Zanatta | 28 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | |
Jamie Barjonas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  |
Lee O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | |
Scott Fox | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Zak Rudden | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | |
Luke Scullion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | |
Dean Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | |
Steven Saunders | 24 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Mitch Austin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | |
Sean McGinty | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Kenny Miller | 32 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | |
Gary Harkins | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF |  |
Raffaele De Vita | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | MF |  |
Osman Kakay | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Club staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ian McCall | Manager |
| Alan Archibald | Assistant Manager |
| Neil Scally | Assistant Manager |
| Kenny Arthur | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Scott Allison | Thistle Weir Youth Academy Director |
| Ryan McCann | Head of Professional Phase Coaching |
| Martin Christie | Chief Scout |
| Greg McKean | Club Doctor |
| Katy Stanton | Physiotherapist |
| Allan Findlay | Groundsman |
| Paul McDonald | Kit Manager
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Source:[17]
See also
References
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50930002
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51680944
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- "Betfred Cup Results". www.spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "Partick Thistle v Clyde". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Crawford, Kenny (17 August 2019). "Partick Thistle 3–2 Ross County (AET): Steven Saunders the hero for hosts". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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