2019–20 Partick Thistle F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Partick Thistle's second consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, 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.[1]
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| Chairman | Jacqui Low | ||
| Manager | Gary Caldwell (until 18 September) Ian McCall (from 23 September) | ||
| Stadium | Firhill Stadium | ||
| Scottish Championship | 10th (relegated) | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Scottish Challenge Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Miller (5) All: Kenny Miller (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,542 vs. Celtic, Scottish Cup, 18 January 2020 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,380 vs. Connah's Quay Nomads, Challenge Cup, 12 October 2019 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,078 | ||
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Season summary
Following a difficult start to the season, Gary Caldwell was sacked as manager on 18 September after eleven months in charge. At the time of Caldwell's departure, the club had recorded two draws and three losses in the first five games of the league campaign and sat ninth of the ten teams in the Scottish Championship.[2] On 23 September, Ayr United manager Ian McCall was announced as Caldwell's successor for a second spell at Partick Thistle, having previously managed the club between 2007 and 2011.[3] Alan Archibald, who had been dismissed as manager in October 2018 after five years in charge,[4] also returned to the club as assistant manager, with former Ayr United midfielder Neil Scally also joining the coaching staff.[3]
McCall's first game in charge was Partick Thistle's quarter-final match against Celtic in the Scottish League Cup on 25 September, which Celtic won 5–0.[5] Three days later the club achieved its first league win of the season with a 3–1 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, lifting them from the bottom of the Championship to ninth above Alloa Athletic.[6] It was not until November that the team's first home win of the season was secured after a 2–1 victory over Greenock Morton, by which time the club had fallen back into last place.[7]
In November EuroMillions lottery winner Colin Weir assumed overall control of the club after purchasing a majority of club's shares. Weir, who had won a £161 million jackpot in 2011 and had previously contributed £2 million to Partick Thistle, stated his intentions were to donate the majority stake to a fan group by the end of March 2020 to allow fan ownership of the club.[8] Weir died after a short illness on 27 December,[9] and was replaced by former chairman Jacqui Low in February 2020.[10]
On 13 March 2020 all football in Scotland, including the Scottish Championship, was suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[11] At the time of suspension Partick Thistle was in last place in the Scottish Championship, two points behind ninth-placed Queen of the South with one game fewer played.[1] A proposal by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) to end the season for all leagues prematurely in mid-April 2020, despite an objection from Dundee F.C., led Partick Thistle to announce a legal effort to overturn the decision.[12] Following Dundee F.C.'s withdrawal of their objection and subsequent support for the SPFL's proposal, the club announced it would not pursue legal action due to the financial cost.[1] With prize money and promotions and relegations decided on positions achieved at the time of suspension in March,[12] Partick Thistle were therefore relegated from the Scottish Championship to League One, the first time the club had fallen to the third tier of Scottish football since 2006.[13]
Competitions
Scottish Championship
| 3 August 2019 1 | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Hetherington  34' |
Report | Cardle 60' |
Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 9 August 2019 2 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:05 | Saunders 23' |
Report | Shankland 55' Pawlett 73' |
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 72' Sutton 77'McLean 80' |
Report | Miller 25' De Vita 28' |
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 14' (pen.)  65'Gordon 43' 44' |
Report | McCowan 24' Doolan 72'Kelly 78' |
Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 13 September 2019 5 | Arbroath | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Gayfield Park |
| 19:05 | Thomson 14' |
Report | Miller 65' |
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 21' |
Report | Zanatta 10' Miller 46'Palmer 82' |
Attendance: 2,469 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 5 October 2019 8 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Brownlie 60' |
Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 19 October 2019 9 | Dundee | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | McGowan 25' |
Report | Miller 85' Gordon 88'Mansell 91' |
Attendance: 5,010 Referee: David Munro |
| 26 October 2019 10 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 3 | Arbroath | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bannigan 59' |
Report | Donnelly 37' McKenna 74'Hamilton 77' |
Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 29 October 2019 11 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Shankland 62' |
Report | Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 2 November 2019 12 | Ayr United | 4 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Moore 11', 48' Moffat 18'Forrest 52' |
Report | Cardle 79' |
Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 9 November 2019 13 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bannigan 53' Gordon 59', 66' |
Report | Baird 61' |
Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 26 November 2019 14 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Zanatta 38' |
Report | Trouten 15' |
Attendance: 1,714 Referee: David Munro |
| 30 November 2019 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 – 1 | Partick Thistle | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Nesibit 38', 22', 31', 49' Martin 10' |
Report | Cole 74' |
Attendance: 3, 948 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 7 December 2019 16 | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Murray 20' |
Report | Cardle 70' Cole 85' |
Attendance: 1, 314 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 14 December 2019 17 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jones 48' Saunders 64'Zanatta 93' |
Report | Keatings 57' |
Attendance: 2,144 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 21 December 2019 18 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | McGowan 31' |
Attendance: 2,957 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 28 December 2019 19 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow Park |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 30' |
Report | Jones 5' O'Ware 61' |
Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 4 January 2020 20 | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Brown 62' |
Report | Bannigan 74' |
Attendance: 1, 827 Referee: David Munro |
| 11 January 2020 21 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 4 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Miller 87' |
Report | Shankland 38', 60', 65' Sporle 45' |
Attendance: 4, 101 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 25 January 2020 22 | Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Arbroath |
| 15:00 | McKenna 6' Wighton 34'Virtanen  90+4' |
Report | Graham 90+5' |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,418 Referee: David Lowe |
| 31 January 2020 23 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 19:05 | Graham 33' 38' O'Connor 52'Cardle 61' |
Report | Harvie 25' Forrest 52' (pen.)Muirhead 60'Docherty 84' |
Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 8 February 2020 24 | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Byrne 33' Hemmings 23' 34'McGowan 42'Nelson 89' |
Report | Graham 26' Cole 90+7' |
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 90+3' Cole 90+3' |
Report | Pybus 88' |
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 19' Watson 52'Reynolds 76' |
Report | Bannigan 52' (pen.) Mayo 72'Graham 82' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 10 March 2020 27 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Graham 90+4' |
Report | Beadling 61' Devine 69'Murray 72' |
Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
Group stage
| 13 July 2019 Group F | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Crighton 66' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 16 July 2019 Group F | Queen's Park | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Penny Cars Stadium |
| 19:45 | Kouider-Aïssa 56' |
Report | Attendance: 944 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 20 July 2019 Group F | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 2 (6–5 p) | Partick Thistle | Fountain of Youth Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cunningham 17', 54' |
Report |
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Attendance: 1,693 Referee: John Beaton |
| Penalties | ||||
Knockout round
| 17 August 2019 Second round | Partick Thistle | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 September 2019 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Bayo 15' Rogic 46'Ntcham 56', 63'Sinclair 76' |
Report | Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 7 September 2019 Third round | Montrose | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Montrose, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Report | Cardle 2' Miller 53' |
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 34' Penrice 77' |
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 68' |
Cole 34' Harkins 70'Slater 79'Miller 86' |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 1,244 |
| 14 February 2020 Semi-Finals | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Mansell 83' |
Report | Benedictus 31' Hendry 74' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| Note: Game televised on BBC Alba | ||||
Scottish Cup
| 23 November 2019 Third round | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Penicuik Athletic | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cole 1' |
Report | Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Mike Roncone |
Squad statistics
Appearances
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO |
Jamie Sneddon | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Ryan Williamson | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO |
James Penrice | 36 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | SCO |
Tam O'Ware | 30 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO |
Darren Brownlie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Lewis Mayo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  ENG |
Joe Cardle | 32 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Stuart Bannigan | 33 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO |
Brian Graham | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Alex Jones | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG |
Reece Cole | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} NIR |
Shea Gordon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Thomas Robson | 27 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO |
Darian MacKinnon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG |
Lewis Mansell | 21 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CAN |
Dario Zanatta | 28 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | SCO |
Jamie Barjonas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  IRL |
Lee O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | SCO |
Scott Fox | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO |
Zak Rudden | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF |  SEN |
Mouhamed Niang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SCO |
Evan Golasso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | SCO |
Luke Scullion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | SCO |
Dean Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SCO |
Steven Saunders | 24 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} AUS |
Mitch Austin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2019–20 season | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | NIR |
Ben Hall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL |
Sean McGinty | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO |
Kenny Miller | 32 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Gary Harkins | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | NIR |
Cammy Palmer | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO |
Craig Slater | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | SCO |
Callum Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  ITA |
Raffaele De Vita | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | MF |  SLE |
Osman Kakay | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Club statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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| 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 in Scotland.[14]
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | HAM | AIR | QPA | CLY | |
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| 1 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | — | — | — | p1–1 | ||
| 5 | Clyde | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | — |
Transfers
Loans in
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Loans out
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See alsoReferences
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