2020–21 Partick Thistle F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jacqui Low | ||
| Manager | Ian McCall | ||
| Stadium | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | ||
| Scottish League One | 1st (promoted) | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Brian Graham (12) All: Brian Graham (12) | ||
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The 2020–21 season was Partick Thistle's first season in the third tier of Scottish football in Scottish League One, having been relegated from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 15 April 2020, 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.[1] Partick Thistle also competed in the League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
[edit]On 2 October 2020, the SPFL confirmed that the Scottish Challenge Cup had been cancelled for the upcoming season.[2] Partick Thistle began their season on 7 October in the League Cup group stage with the League One season beginning on 17 October.
On 11 January 2021, all football below the Scottish Championship was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
On 29 January 2021, the suspension was extended until at least 14 February.[4] In March 2021, the Scottish Government gave permission for the league to resume.
On 16 March, clubs from League 1 and 2 voted to implement for a reduced 22-game season with a league split after 18 games.[5]
On 29 April, Thistle were declared champions of League One and secured promotion to the Scottish Championship following their 5-0 victory over promotion rivals Falkirk.[6]
Competitions
[edit]Scottish League One
[edit]| 17 October 2020 1 | Clyde | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15:00 | Love  70' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 24 October 2020 2 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Airdrieonians | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Graham 40' Spittal 60' |
Report | Carrick 36' |
Referee: Graham Beaton |
| 31 October 2020 3 | Cove Rangers | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Balmoral Stadium |
| 15:00 | McAllister 90+4' |
Report |
| 7 November 2020 4 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cardle 66' Graham 68' |
Report | Morrison 13' Telfer 88' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 21 November 2020 5 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | East Fife | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Graham 17 pen.', 78' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 28 November 2020 6 | Montrose | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Links Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Murray 6' |
Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 5 December 2020 7 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Dumbarton | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Lowe |
| 12 December 2020 8 | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Gordon 52' Docherty 78' |
Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 19 December 2020 9 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Peterhead | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Brown 30' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 26 December 2020 10 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Rudden  64' |
Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 20 March 2021 11 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Cove Rangers | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cardle 70' |
Report | Megginson 82' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Reid |
| 27 March 2021 12 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 4 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McKay 2' Roy 72'Crighton 78' |
Report | Tiffoney 35', 62' Graham 47'Murray 49' |
Referee: Craig Napier |
| 30 March 2021 13 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Murray 16' Graham 66' |
Report | Fenwick 2', 44' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Lowe |
| 6 April 2021 14 | East Fife | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:00 | Wallace 14 pen.' Smith 17' |
Report | Graham 72' Tiffoney 90+4' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 10 April 2021 15 | Peterhead | 0 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Balmoor Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Cardle 39' Tiffoney 52'Graham 60' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 13 April 2021 16 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Clyde | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:00 | Rudden 65', 90' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 15 April 2021 17 | Partick Thistle | 5 – 0 | Montrose | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:00 | Rudden 20', 38' Bannigan 52'Tiffoney 55'Gordon 77' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 20 April 2021 18 | Dumbarton | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Rudden 80' MacIver 89' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 24 April 2021 19 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Graham 31' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 27 April 2021 20 | Cove Rangers | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Balmoral Stadium |
| 19:00 | McAllister 21 pen.' Strachan 75' |
Report | Rudden 7' Tiffoney 77' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 29 April 2021 21 | Partick Thistle | 5 – 0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 19:00 | Rudden 29' Tiffoney 31'Graham 41', 59'Cardle 72' |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 4 May 2021 22 | Montrose | 3 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Links Park |
| 19:00 | Rennie 19' McLean 36'Ballantyne 87' |
Report | MacIver 25' Cardle 62' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]| 7 October 2020 Group | St Mirren | 4–1 | Partick Thistle | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Tait 45+1' Obika 74'Breen 81 o.g.'Connolly 82' |
[7] | Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 10 October 2020 Group | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Queen's Park | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Cardle 66', 81' |
[8] | Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 13 October 2020 Group | Queen of the South | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Partick Thistle | Dumfries |
| 19:45 | [9][10] | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 14 November 2020 Group | Partick Thistle | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | [11] | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Referee: Steven Kirkland | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 23 March 2021 Second round | Partick Thistle | 3–0 | Cowdenbeath | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gordon 7' Rudden 52'Murray 66' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 3 April 2021 Third round | Dundee United | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 78' Clark 90+!' |
Report | Tiffoney 25' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
Squad statistics
[edit]Player statistics
[edit]- As of 4 May 2021 (UTC)[12]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
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Jamie Sneddon | 13 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
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Ryan Williamson | 18 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
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James Penrice | 24 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO
|
Thomas O'Ware | 16 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Darren Brownlie | 27 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Steven Bell | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  ENG
|
Joe Cardle | 26 | 7 | 14+6 | 5 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Stuart Bannigan | 24 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
|
Brian Graham | 24 | 12 | 18+1 | 12 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO
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Zak Rudden | 17 | 8 | 7+6 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | SCO
|
Blair Lyons | 12 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SCO
|
Kieran Wright | 15 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  NIR
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Shea Gordon | 27 | 3 | 11+10 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | SCO
|
Chris Erskine | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO
|
Ciaran McKenna | 16 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO
|
Connor Murray | 26 | 4 | 16+4 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
|
Charlie Reilly | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO
|
Scott Tiffoney | 13 | 7 | 9+2 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | SCO
|
Gospel Ocholi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  SEN
|
Mouhamed Niang | 21 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO
|
Richard Foster | 24 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO
|
Ross Docherty | 23 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO
|
Billy Owens | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK |  USA
|
Mason McCready | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO
|
James Lyon | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | SCO
|
Luke Scullion | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SCO
|
Andy Rodden | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO
|
Bradley Renfrew | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | SCO
|
Ross MacIver | 8 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | SCO
|
Andy Geggan | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Blair Spittal | 7 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO
|
Rhys Breen | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
|
Salim Kouider-Aissa | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO
|
Adam Devine | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO
|
Dean Watson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Club statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partick Thistle (C, P) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 40 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 36 | |
| 4 | Montrose | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 | |
| 5 | Falkirk | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 32 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[13]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[13]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Division summary
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2021. Source: [14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League Cup table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STM | QOS | PAR | GMO | QPK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for the Second round | — | — | 4–1 | p1–1 | — | |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 2–2p | — | 0–0p | — | — | ||
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | — | — | — | p0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | — | 2–2p | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Queen's Park | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — |
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[16]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[16]
Transfers
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Out[edit]
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Loans in[edit]
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Loans out[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Partick Thistle decide not to take legal action after SPFL plan relegates them". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Challenge Cup cancelled for season 2020-21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Scottish lower leagues & Scottish Cup suspended for three weeks". BBC Sport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Cup, lower leagues and women's football remain suspended". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Scottish League 1 & 2 clubs vote for 22-game season with split after 18 matches". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "The moments that mattered!". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "St Mirren v Partick Thistle". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Partick Thistle v Queen's Park". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Queen of the South v Partick Thistle". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Betfred Cup Results". www.spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Partick Thistle 2020/2021 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Scottish League One 2020/21". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group G". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Partick Thistle: Ross Docherty signs from Ayr as six players agree extensions". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Foster Signs one year deal at Firhill". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Summer Signings". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Motherwell sign experienced goalkeeper Scott Fox". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Player Update – 4th July 2020". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "STRIKER ALEX JONES JOINS NORTHAMPTON TOWN". ntfc.co.uk. Northampton Town FC. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Hamilton Accies hero Darian MacKinnon makes shock switch to seventh tier Drumchapel". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Steven Saunders calls time on career aged 29 as former Scotland cap gets ready for white-collar life". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "New Signing – Tommy Robson". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Lewis Mansell leaves the club". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Mansell joins the reds". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Accrington Stanley FC. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Rhys Breen & Kieran Wright join Partick Thistle on loan". rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Livingston striker Salim Kouider-Aissa signs one-year loan deal with Partick Thistle". glasgowtimes.co.uk. Glasgow Times. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Declan Glass joins on season-long loan". ptfc.co.uk/. Partick Thistle FC. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Ross County midfielder Blair Spittal goes on loan to Partick Thistle". ross-shirejournal.co.uk. Ross-shire Journal. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Andy Geggan joins on loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Steven Bell and Chris Erksine join on loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Yusuf Hussain and Ross MacIver depart Motherwell until the summer". motherwelltimes.co.uk. Motherwell Times. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Scott Tiffoney joins on loan for the rest of the season". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Loan Signing: Dean Watson". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic FC. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.