2011–12 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Friendly	Blyth Spartans		2–0		Partick Thistle	Croft Park	2 July 2011
Vipond 53' Cave 83'						Attendance: 590 Referee: Seb Stockbridge Report: PTFC Report

Friendly	Partick Thistle		1 – 1		Fleetwood Town	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	9 July 2011
Stewart 52'					Mangan 6'	Report: PTFC Report

Friendly	Motherwell		1 – 0		Partick Thistle	Fir Park, Motherwell	13 July 2011
Craigan 2' (pen.)						Attendance: 2,122 Report: Motherwell Report

Friendly	Partick Thistle		2 – 1		Celtic XI	Firhill Stadium	16 July 2011
Cairney 14' Stewart 56'					Spence 20'	Attendance: 5,231 Report: PTFC Report

Friendly	Dumbarton		4 – 1		Partick Thistle	Strathclyde Homes Stadium	19 July 2011
Sutherland 27' Agnew 68' Scully 82' Brennan 90'					Burns 61' (pen.)	Referee: Steve Conroy Report: PTFC Report

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2011-12 Scottish First Division

First Division	Partick Thistle		0 – 1		Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	6 August 2011
					Lockwood 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Steve Conroy Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Falkirk		2 – 1		Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk	13 August 2011
El Allagui 8' Higginbotham 50'					Doolan 36'	Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Crawford Allan Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Partick Thistle		1 – 1		Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	20 August 2011
Elliot 66'					Mensing 76'	Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Iain Brines Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Partick Thistle		2 – 1		Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium	27 August 2011
Doolan 20' Elliot 85'					Campbell 61'	Attendance: 2,045 Referee: John McKendrick Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Ross County		2 – 2		Partick Thistle	Victoria Park, Dingwall	10 September 2011
Brittain 13' (pen.) Gardyne 47' Miller 72'					Cairney 73' (pen.) Erskine 89'	Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Allan Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Partick Thistle		4 – 0		Ayr United	Firhill Stadium	17 September 2011
Rowson 49' Cairney 65' Erskine 73' Doolan 90' (pen.)						Attendance: 2,639 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Livingston		2 – 1		Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston	24 September 2011
Deuchar 29' Kyle Jacobs 90'					Elliot 51'	Attendance: 2,251 Referee: George Salmond Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Partick Thistle		5 – 0		Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium	30 September 2011
O’Donnell 3' Doolan 29' Elliot 76' Erskine 82' Stewart 89'					Graham 74'	Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Charleston Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Raith Rovers		2 – 0		Partick Thistle	Stark's Park	15 October 2011
Ellis 31' Baird 56'						Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Alan Muir Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Partick Thistle		2 – 2		Falkirk	Firhill Stadium	22 October 2011
Rowson 48' Erskine 90'					El Allagui 35' Higginbotham 85'	Attendance: 2,851 Referee: William Collum Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Dundee		0 – 1		Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee	29 October 2011
Douglas 25'					Cairney 26' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,263 Referee: McLean Report: PTFC Report

First Division	Partick Thistle		0 – 1		Ross County	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	5 November 2011
					Vigurs 26'	Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Queen of the South		0 – 0		Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park	12 November 2011
						Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Murray Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Ayr United		0 – 0		Partick Thistle	Somerset Park, Ayr	30 November 2011
						Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Colvin Report: SFL Report

First Division	Partick Thistle		2 – 1		Ross County	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	3 December 2011
Balatoni 26' Deuchar 33' (Own Goal)					Deuchar 56'	Attendance: 2,026 Referee: Muir Report: SFL Report

First Division	Greenock Morton		1 – 2		Partick Thistle	Cappielow Park, Greenock	10 December 2011
McGeouch 53'					Rowson 39' Doolan 88'	Attendance: 1,849 Referee: McKendrick Report: SFL Report

First Division	Partick Thistle		0 – 1		Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	17 December 2011
					Baird 66'	Attendance: 1,918 Referee: Tumilty Report: SFL Report

First Division	Partick Thistle		1 – 0		Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	26 December 2011
Doolan 48'						Attendance: 2,261 Referee: Madden Report: SFL Report

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup Round 3	Culter		1 – 1		Partick Thistle	Crombie Park	19 November 2011
Stopp 19'					Cairney 6'	Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Roache Report: BBC Report

Scottish Cup Round 3 Replay	Partick Thistle		4 – 0		Culter	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	26 November 2011
Elliot 1' Cairney 26', 29' Erskine 47'						Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Roache Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Cup Round 4	Partick Thistle		–		Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	7 January 2012

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup Round 1	Partick Thistle		1 – 3		Berwick Rangers	Firhill Stadium	30 July 2011
Cairney 28' Paton 47' Balatoni 79'					Gray 33' Noble 73' P. Currie 79' (pen.) McDonald 81'	Attendance: 1,255 Referee: Steven McLean Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1	Partick Thistle		2 – 1		Stenhousemuir	Firhill Stadium	23 July 2011
Rowson 20' Stewart 82'					Kean 86'	Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Stephen Finnie Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2	Hamilton Academical		1 – 0		Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	9 August 2011
Chambers 86' (pen.)						Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: BBC Sport

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. Games	Notes
	DF	Archibald	SCO	20	Club captain

Last updated: 26 December 2011
Source: Competitive match reports.
Only competitive matches.
Only starts as captain.
Ordered by player who has been captain the most number of times.
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); No. Games = The number of games the player has been captain.

Squad

Last updated 26 December 2011^[1]

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Ramsdens Challenge Cup
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		GK	Scott Fox	21	0	16+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
		GK	Ryan Scully	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		DF	Alan Archibald	20	0	18+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		DF	Jonathan Lindsay	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
		DF	Conrad Balatoni	20	1	14+2	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
		DF	Aaron Sinclair	23	0	18+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
		DF	William Kinniburgh	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
		DF	Paul Paton	23	0	18+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
		DF	Stephen O’Donnell	14	1	10+3	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		MF	Paul Cairney	22	6	18+0	2	2+0	3	1+0	1	1+0	0
		MF	Chris Erskine	22	4	7+10	3	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
		MF	Iain Flannigan	8	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
		MF	Kyle Hutton	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		MF	Ryan MacBeth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		MF	Stuart Bannigan	7	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
		MF	David Rowson	22	4	17+0	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
		MF	Jamie Campbell	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
		MF	Scott Robertson	12	0	6+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
		FW	Kris Doolan	23	6	14+4	6	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
		FW	Thomas Stewart	20	2	7+8	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
		FW	Kieran Burns	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		FW	Shaun Fraser	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		FW	Christie Elliot	17	5	13+2	4	1+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
		FW	Craig Dargo	6	0	3+1	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary Record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 26 December 2011

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Craig Hinchcliffe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Scott Fox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Ryan Scully	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Alan Archibald	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Conrad Balatoni	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1
	DF	William Kinniburgh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jonathan Lindsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Paul Paton	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1
	DF	Aaron Sinclair	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	Stephen O’Donnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Paul Cairney	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
	MF	Chris Erskine	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Iain Flannigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Kyle Hutton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Stuart Bannigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ryan MacBeth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	David Rowson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Jamie Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Scott Robertson	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Kris Doolan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Martin Grehan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Thomas Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Simon Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kieran Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Shaun Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Christie Elliot	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Craig Dargo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Last updated 21 December 2011

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	Aaron Sinclair^[2]	Young Player of the Month	October

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Jonathan Lindsay	St. Johnstone	Free^[3]
Aaron Sinclair	Montrose	Undisclosed^[4]
Conrad Balatoni	Heart of Midlothian	Loan^[5]
Scott Robertson	Fram Reykjavík	Free^[6]
Christie Elliot	Whitley Bay	Free^[7]
Stephen O’Donnell	Celtic	Free^[8]
Kyle Hutton	Rangers	Loan^[9]
Jordan Moffat	Celtic	Free^[10]
Dale Keenan	Celtic	Free^[10]
Bradley Halsman	Motherwell	Free^[10]
Gavin Griffin	Motherwell	Free^[10]
Craig Dargo	St. Mirren	Free^[11]
James Wightman	Celtic	Free^[12]
Aaron Sekhon	Falkirk	Free^[12]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Boyle, PatrickPatrick Boyle	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[13]
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson	Ayr United	Free^[14]
Shepherd, GraemeGraeme Shepherd		Free^[15]
McGeough, RossRoss McGeough		Free^[15]
Halliwell, BrynBryn Halliwell	Sauchie	Free^[16]
Fraser, ShaunShaun Fraser	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[17]
Burns, KieranKieran Burns	Clydebank	Loan^[18]
Lochead, KyleKyle Lochead	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	Free^[19]
Grehan, MartinMartin Grehan	Stranraer	Free^[20]
Hodge, BryanBryan Hodge	Brechin City	Free^[21]

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