Partick Thistle F.C.

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Partick Thistle

Full name

Partick Thistle
Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Jags

Founded

1876

Ground

Firhill Stadium,
Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland

Capacity

14,538

Chairman

Allan Cowan

Manager

Dick Campbell

League

Scottish First Division

2005-06

Scottish Second Division,
4th (Promoted due to winning the playoff)





Home colours





Away colours

Partick Thistle Football Club is a Scottish professional football club from the city of Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are actually based in the Maryhill area of the city, and haven't played in Partick itself since 1908. They are members of the Scottish Football League, and currently play in the First Division after being promoted through the play-offs at the end of the 2005-06 season.

1 History
2 Current squad
3 Noted players
4 Managers
5 Support
6 Achievements
- 6.1 Honours
7 External links

[edit] History

Partick Thistle were formed in 1876 in the burgh of Partick (administratively independent of Glasgow until 1912 when it was incorporated into the city).

They originally played on what is now the site of the Partick railway station and Morrisons supermarket near the River Kelvin. They have had a number of other homes in Partick including at the site of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum before finally settling at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill district of Glasgow in 1909. They had to move as their Meadowside ground was demolished to make way for a granary (which was itself only very recently demolished).

The club won the Scottish Cup in 1921 beating Rangers 1-0 in the final, and more famously they won the Scottish League Cup in 1971 by defeating Celtic 4-1 in the final. They have never won the Scottish Football League but have finished in third place on three occasions.

They won the Glasgow Cup five times, in 1951, 1953, 1955, 1961 and 1981.

They were traditionally one of the top clubs in Scotland, but since the mid 1980s they have declined.

In 1998 the club almost went out of existence. Faced with massive debt it looked as though they would certainly go bankrupt until the supporters organised a 'Save the Jags' campaign (the Jags being the club's nickname). This managed to ensure the club's survival although they were relegated to the Second Division that year.

In 2001 they won promotion from the Second Division to the First Division, and the following year they managed to win promotion from the First Division to the Scottish Premier League, the top division in Scottish football. They were relegated back to the First Division in 2004 having finished bottom of the SPL. The club's aim at the start of the following season was to get out of the First Division and back into the SPL. Thistle instead were relegated to the Second Division. This was the first time a club in Scotland had been relegated from the top league and then relegated again the following season (Clyde and Dunfermline Athletic's successive relegations in 1974/5 and 1975/6 were triggered by league reconstruction).

On 15 April 2006 Thistle secured their place in the playoffs by beating nearest rivals Stirling Albion 2-1 at Albion's Forthbank stadium.

On 6 May 2006 Thistle secured their place in the playoff final by beating Stranraer 4-3 on aggregate, playing Peterhead in the final.

On 14 May 2006 Thistle won promotion to the Scottish First Division due to a heroic performance against Peterhead in the first division playoff final. Thistle headed into the playoff decider with a 2-1 deficit to overturn, and the prospect of facing a home side likely to sit and protect their lead from the first leg. But the Jags squad was fuelled by anger and disappointment at throwing away a 1-0 halftime lead in the first leg. After conceding an early goal in the 5th minute from Peterhead's striker Martin Bavidge, Thistle's chances looked slim and they needed at least 2 goals for a chance of promotion. Goals from Thistle's season-long goal hero Mark Roberts scoring his 22nd goal of the season and Billy Gibson's dramatic injury time equaliser took the game to extra time. Thistle put on the pressure and created the best chances but couldn't break through Peterhead's strong rearguard. The game went to penalties and Thistle went through, winning 4-2. Penalties: Roberts (goal), Kilgannon (goal), B.Gibson (goal), Snowdon (miss) and Ritchie (goal).

The club recently had a planning application to develop the South Terracing area of Firhill turned down by Glasgow City Council. The development would have added an extra 1000-seater stand to the ground, as well as retail/office and residential units. The future of this development is as yet unresolved.

[edit] Current squad

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Kenny Arthur
		GK	Charles Samushonga
		GK	Jonathan Tuffey
		DF	Scott Boyd
		DF	Steven Campbell (on loan from Rangers)
		DF	Sandy Hodge
		DF	John Kane
		DF	Scott McCulloch
		DF	John Robertson
		DF	Craig Sives (on loan from Hearts)
		MF	Darren Brady

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Simon Donnelly
		MF	Brown Ferguson
		MF	Billy Gibson
		MF	Jimmy Gibson
		MF	Adam Strachan
		FW	Graham Gibson
		FW	Pat Keogh
		FW	Stephen McConalogue
		FW	John McGoldrick
		FW	Mark Roberts
		FW	Derek Young

[edit] Noted players

Jimmy Bone
Chic Charnley
Alex Forsyth
Alan Hansen
Jackie Husband
Mo Johnston
Bobby Lawrie
Peter McKennan
Johnny Mackenzie
Alex Raisbeck
Alan Rough
Bill Shankly

[edit] Managers

John Lambie (1988-1989)
John Lambie (1990-1995)
Murdo MacLeod (1995-1997)
Tommy Bryce (1998-1999)
John Lambie (1999-2003)
Gerry Collins (2003)
Gerry Britton & Derek Whyte (2003 - 2005)
Dick Campbell (2005-Present)

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[edit] Support

The club's fans traditionally come from the north-west part of Glasgow and pride themselves on being anti-sectarian in contrast to factions of the support of Rangers and Celtic. Their traditional rivals (other than the Old Firm) are Clyde F.C..

[edit] Achievements

Thistle's best ever placing in the Scottish League is third place, which they have achieved on three occasions: 1947-48, 1953-54 and 1962-63. They have qualified for mainstream European competitions twice, appearing in the Fairs Cup in 1963-64 and the UEFA Cup in 1972-73. They also participated in the Intertoto Cup in 1995.