2007–08 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle
Season 2007-08
League	Scottish First Division
Manager	Ian McCall
Chairman	Allan Cowan
League position	6th
Top goalscorer	League: Liam Buchanan (11) All: Liam Buchanan (14)
Highest attendance	9,909 vs Rangers
Lowest attendance	1126 vs. Berwick Rangers
Scottish Cup	Quarter Final (rep.)
League Cup	Round 3
Challenge Cup	Round 3

During the 2007–08 season, Partick Thistle participated in the Scottish First Division and finished the season in 6th place. They reached the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup, where they took eventual winners Rangers to a replay. The season saw the return of former Jag David Rowson who played in 45 competitive matches, the most appearances for any player. This season was Ian McCall's first season in charge of the club as manager.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2007–08 season was produced by Diadora and the main shirt sponsor was Resolution Asset Management.

Home colours

Away colours

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Jonathan Tuffey
		GK	Craig Hinchcliffe
		GK	Charles Samushonga (Youth Squad)
		DF	Michael Robertson (Youth Squad)
		DF	Alan Archibald
		DF	William Kinniburgh
		DF	Ricky Little (Youth Squad)
		DF	John Robertson
		DF	Marc Twaddle
		DF	Simon Storey
		MF	Simon Donnelly
		MF	Pedram Ardalany (Youth Squad)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Gary Harkins
		MF	Stephen McKeown
		MF	Ryan McStay
		MF	David Rowson
		MF	Stevie Murray
		MF	Kevin McKinlay
		MF	Scott Chaplain
		FW	Liam Buchanan
		FW	Paul Keegan
		FW	Mark Roberts
		FW	Graeme Eaglesham (Youth Squad)
		FW	Vitezslav Mooc

Match results

Friendlies


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 July 2007	Montrose	Links Park	0–2	432
17 July 2007	Stenhousemuir	Ochilview Park	2–2	456	Chaplain, Trialist
19 July 2007	Falkirk	Firhill	2–0	970	Roberts, Buchanan
21st Jul7 2007	Ayr United	Firhill	1–2	1,185	Chaplain
24 July 2007	Leicester City	Firhill	0–2	1,403
26 July 2007	Albion Rovers	Cliftonhill	2–0		Buchanan (2)
28 July 2007	Queen's Park	Hampden	0–1	937

First Division


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 August 2007	Stirling Albion	Forthbank	1–1	2,215	Donnelly
11 August 2007	Livingston	Firhill	3–0	2,481	Strachan (2), Buchanan
18 August 2007	Clyde	Firhill	4–0	3,175	Chaplain, Buchanan, Twaddle, Higgins (OG)
25 August 2007	Dundee	Dens Park	0–3	4,354
1 September 2007	Hamilton Accies	Firhill	0–3	3,075
15 September 2007	St. Johnstone	McDiarmid Park	1–2	2,895	Buchanan
22 September 2007	Queen of the South	Firhill	2–0	2,419	Buchanan, McKinlay
29 September 2007	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park	0–1	4,351
6 October 2007	Morton	Cappielow	2–4	3,338	Storey, Twaddle
20 October 2007	Stirling Albion	Firhill	1–1	2,071	Buchanan
27 October 2007	Dundee	Firhill	1–1	2,589	Keegan
3 November 2007	Clyde	Broadwood	2–1	1,980	Chaplain, Harkins
10 November 2007	Hamilton Accies	New Douglas Park	0–2	2,755
14 November 2007	Livingston	Almondvale	4–0	2,018	Chaplain, Buchanan (2), Roberts
1 December 2007	St. Johnstone	Firhill	2–2	2,388	Roberts, Chaplain
8 December 2007	Queen of the South	Palmerston	2–1	1,753	Buchanan (2)
15 December 2007	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill	1–1	2,176	Buchanan
22 December 2007	Morton	Firhill	1–1	3,611	Di Giacomo
29 December 2007	Dundee	Dens Park	0–1	4,548
2 January 2008	Clyde	Firhill	1–1	3,299	Roberts
5 January 2008	St. Johnstone	McDiarmid Park	0–2	2,490
19 January 2008	Hamilton Accies	Firhill	3–0	2,409	McKinlay (2), Buchanan
9 February 2008	Stirling Albion	Forthbank	0–1	1,306
16 February 2008	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park	1–1	1,306	McKeown
23 February 2008	Queen of the South	Firhill	0–0	2,599
1 March 2008	Clyde	Broadwood	4–1	1,717	Gray (2), Roberts, Chaplain
4 March 2008	Livingston	Firhill	2–1	1,372	McKeown, Gray
15 March 2008	Morton	Cappielow	0–0	2,682
22 March 2008	St. Johnstone	Firhill	0–0	2,309
29 March 2008	Hamilton	New Douglas Park	0–0	2,150
1 April 2008	Dundee	Firhill	1–0	2,426	Roberts
5 April 2008	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill	0–1	2,500
8 April 2008	Stirling Albion	Firhill	1–0	1,267	Keegan
16 April 2008	Queen of the South	Palmerston	0–2	1,702
19 April 2008	Livingston	Almondvale	0–1	1,575
26 April 2008	Morton	Firhill	0–3	4,915

Scottish Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
3	24 November 2007	Ayr United	Firhill	2–1	2,260	Roberts, Buchanan
4	22 January 2008	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill	2–1	2,434	Buchanan (2)
5	2 February 2008	Livingston	Almondvale	0–0	2,110
5(R)	12 February 2008	Livingston	Firhill	1–1 AET(5–4 pen.]])	2,554	Twaddle
QF	19 March 2008	Rangers	Ibrox	1–1	36,724	Gray
QF(R)	13 April 2008	Rangers	Firhill	0–2	9,909

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1	8 August 2007	Airdrie United	Firhill	2–1	2,125	Harkins, Murray
2	28 August 2007	St. Johnstone	Firhill	0–0 AET(5–4pen)	1,769
3	26 September 2007	Aberdeen	Firhill	0–2	3,337

Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
2	4 September 2007	Berwick Rangers	Firhill	3–1	1,226	Harkins, Di Giacomo, Keegan
3	18 September 2007	Ayr United	Somerset Park	[http://ptfc.co.uk/pressbox/match_reports.asp?id=177 1–2 (a.e.t.]])	1,110	Forrest(OG)

Player statistics

Player	Total Apps	Sub Apps	Goals	YC	RC
David Rowson	45	0	0	6	0
Marc Twaddle	43	1	3	5	0
Simon Storey	40	4	1	4	0
John Robertson	39	0	0	1	0
Alan Archibald	37	0	0	6	1
Gary Harkins	35	5	4	8	0
Jonathan Tuffey	33	1	0	0	0
Scott Chaplain	32	6	5	4	0
Mark Roberts	29	7	6	2	0
Liam Buchanan	28	3	14	0	0
Kevin McKinlay	22	12	3	4	0
William Kinniburgh	20	2	0	9	1
Stevie Murray	18	22	1	4	0
Ryan McStay	15	11	0	4	0
Craig Hinchcliffe	13	0	0	0	0
Simon Donnelly	12	1	2	0
Damon Gray (loaned from Hibernian)	12	1	4	1	0
Stephen McKeown	12	1	2	1	0
Paul Di Giacomo (loaned from Kilmarnock)	6	2	2	0	0
Adam Strachan	6	2	2	0	0
Paul Keegan	5	24	3	1	0
Jimmy Gibson	5	6	0	1	0
Greg Cameron (loaned from Dundee United)	3	0	0	0	0
Vitezslav Mooc	3	0	0	0	0
Ricky Little	2	1	0	0	0
Stephen Connor (loaned from Everton)	1	2	0	0	0
Graeme Eaglesham	0	2	0	0	0
Pedram Ardalany	0	1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Player	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
Liam Buchanan	11	3	0	0	14
Mark Roberts	5	1	0	0	6
Scott Chaplain	5	0	0	0	5
Damon Gray	3	1	0	0	4
Kevin McKinlay	3	0	0	0	3
Paul Keegan	2	0	0	1	3
Marc Twaddle	2	1	0	0	3
Gary Harkins	1	0	1	1	3
Stephen McKeown	2	0	0	0	2
Adam Strachan	2	0	0	0	2
Paul Di Giacomo	1	0	0	1	2
Simon Donnelly	1	0	0	0	1
Simon Storey	1	0	0	0	1
Stevie Murray	0	0	1	0	1

Partick Thistle Football Club

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Home stadium	Firhill Stadium (1909−present)

Seasons	2007−08 2008−09 2009−10 2010−11 2011−12 2012−13 2013−14

2007–08 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

Related to national team	Results Euro 2008 qualifying (Group B)

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Falkirk Gretna Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren

First Division	Clyde Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen of the South Partick Thistle St. Johnstone Stirling Albion

Second Division	Airdrie United Alloa Athletic Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Peterhead Queen's Park Raith Rovers Ross County

Third Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Forfar Athletic Montrose Stenhousemuir Stranraer

List of Scottish football transfers 2007–08, 2007–08 in Scottish reserve and youth football