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  1. Home and Away part 3

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    21 hours ago, Barney Rubble said:

    TTA - you may have already done this, but could you produce a record of Jags games that have been live on TV?

    I reckon that is 5 wins on the bounce now.

    Nothing done. We'd want to be thorough and absolute, and this sounds like a lot of hard work, so going to have to pass on this one.

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  3. The Thistle Archive

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    Another 25 seasons of reserves has been uploaded to the Archive for your interest, from 1899-00 to 1923-24. There's lots to explore… click on any season to do so (itallics = no matches found/played) enjoy!

    1875-76 1876-77 1877-78 1878-79 1879-80 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-00 1900-01 1901-02 1902-03 1903-04 1904-05 1905-06 1906-07 1907-08 1908-09 1909-10 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1923-24

    Some of the key moments so far…

    1876-77 - The first-known reserves match is played versus Partick Ramblers.
    1877-78 - 11 reserve fixtures uncovered, including the first win, a 4-0 success over the Paperstainers of Whiteinch.
    1877-78 - P. Buchan and R. McFedries the first-known scorers in a 2-0 win over Surrey in the Queen's Park.
    1879-80 - Thistle's first-ever match at Firhill!!!
    1879-80 - The first known reserves match versus an opponent who still exist.
    1882-83 - The first competitive fixture is also the first Scottish (2nd XI) Cup match, only the second season of the tournament itself.
    1883-84 - The first competitive win is achieved, and it's in the Scottish (2nd XI) Cup.
    1883-84 - 17-year-old Willie Paul makes an early mark with a hat-trick over Partick.
    1886-87 - The record victory is set.
    1887-88 - Two trips to England!
    1888-89 - A trip to Ireland!
    1897-98 - Reserves reach the Scottish (2nd XI) Cup final.
    1898-99 - The first-ever "League" (Scottish Federation) season, but a one-off for a number years.
    1905-06 - The second Scottish (2nd XI) Cup final.
    1909-10 - The first reserves match at the Stadium of Dreams, good old Queen's Park the visitors.
    1910-11 - Now settled in Maryhill, Thistle take part (for the first time) in the second edition of the newly reformed Scottish Reserve League.
    1911-12 - The third Scottish (2nd XI) Cup final and the reserves become the first Partick Thistle side to play "home and home" as the two-legged "home and away" ties were initially described!
    1911-12 - Partick Thistle FC become the champions of Scotland, winning the Scottish Reserve League with 2 games to spare. 10,000 watch the vital win at Ibrox.
    1913-14 - The first Cup is won as Thistle defeat Rangers 2-0 in the Glasgow (2nd XI) Cup final.
    1919-20 - After 4 seasons of abeyance, reserves football is back in the Thistle calendar, the Scottish Reserve League being renamed the Scottish Alliance.
    1920-21 - Reserves exit to Rangers at the Quarter Final stage of the Scottish (2nd XI) Cup. 4 weeks later, the first eleven would take revenge!

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  5. Hugh Strachan

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    3 hours ago, denismcquadeno.eleven said:

    A pal of mine back then, later in October 1971, gave me a cassette tape copy of the second half of the BBC Scotland radio commentary of that famous final on 23.10.71. (In those days it was often just the second half on radio for whatever reason.) My pal’s dad had hit on the idea of recording some of the match from the radio onto tape. What a brilliant idea in the circumstances! Much later, I had it put onto CD. The commentator said after the final whistle, whilst the celebrations went on, “In and amongst all those great young Thistle boys I want to make particular mention of Hugh Strachan. He has stood out for all he has done in this game today.”

    Brilliant post Denis, and this really stands out. Do you still have this amazing gem of a recording? If so, we'd really love to put it on YouTube for everyone to enjoy.

     

    Hugh Strachan (1939-2023) R.I.P.

    At 32, he was the oldest Jag on the pitch in the 1971 cup winning team and, sadly, he's the first of the gang to die. Hugh expertly marshaled the young lions, both as a player and a coach. We'll still be talking about him in 2071 and beyond. Hugh Strachan →

    Denis McQuade, HUGH STRACHAN and Alex Rae made their competitive debuts together at Annfield Park in August 1970. Hugh scored his one and only goal that day! He would give no further cause for concern for netting manufacturers in his 4 years at the club, but more than played his part. With his "one goal wonder" status, Hugh featured at #11 in our countdown Ye'll No' Believe Who Scored It! →

     

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  6. Home and Away part 3

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    13 hours ago, Lenziejag said:

    After watching a couple of times, I see it. I assume in the archive there is a note to point out the difference between the PTFC records and the TTA to avoid confusion for any future researchers ?

    At the current count we have 22,613 goals covered (for and against) in legitimate PTFC first-team matches. In the vast majority of instances we've visited these goals painstakingly one by one. Often, several papers are opened and scrutinized to try and get to the truth. Everytime there's a contemporary discrepancy we write a "Dubious Goals Panel" report entry and appoint it truthfully as best we can per the contemporary evidence. These reports feature at the bottom of the match hub in question and you'll see the entry for the Inverness goal in question if you navigate to it.

    Beyond that, we also list each and every goal, one by one, for each and every player and you'll see Brian Graham's 55 goals listed if you navigate to his page. We can only hope that anyone researching Thistle goals references the Thistle Archive, where all the work has been done to the nth degree. We care a lot about it and we're very proud of our work. Yes, it's kinda distressing to be out of sync with the club, but we did try and make contact on the matter and received no reply, so it's not for the want of trying!

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  9. Home and Away part 3

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    Brian Graham to the half-century and beyond, now up there with Johnny MacKenzie! All the post-Ayr updates now in place at the Archive →

     

    :detective:  RAMPANT

    ● The attendance of 7,012 is the largest non Old-Firm Thistle crowd at Firhill since 7,122 bore witness to an insipid play-off defeat to Livingston almost 5 years to the day.
    ● For the first time since 2006 (when Thistle were promoted via the play-offs) Thistle have scored in SEVEN consecutive first halves.
    ● Incredibly, it's now 10 direct goal involvements in his last 8 games for the rampant Scott Tiffoney.
    ● With his first goal of the night Brian Graham becomes the 46th Jag to hit the 50 competitive goals milestone. A magnificent achievement in just over 3 years at the club.
    ● Kris Doolan's Jags have now scored two or more goals in six consecutive competitive matches. You need to rewind to February 2000 to find a longer run (7, by John Lambie's boys).
    ● With his second goal of the night Brian Graham becomes the first Jag since (promotion winning) Mark Roberts in 2005-06 to hit the TWENTY competitive goals mark in any given season. He's the only the 4th Jag to hit that mark within the 40 most recent seasons.
    ● Now with 8 goals against Ayr United, the talismanic Brian Graham needs just one more to become the club's all-time joint-highest scorer against the Honest Men, with John Torbet and Johnny Ballantyne currently sitting on 9 apiece.
    ● Kris Doolan becomes just the second Thistle manager in history to begin his tenure unbeaten in 7 competitive games in Maryhill. The impressive club-record was set in 2013 when Alan Archibald began his managerial tenure with 11 unbeaten games at Firhill.
    ● Partick Thistle become the first club to win three successive games in the Premiership play-offs in any given season.
    ● With 11 goals already, Partick Thistle become the highest scoring club in the Premiership play-offs of any given season. The previous record (9) was held by Dundee United in 2016-17.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 7 competitive home games without defeat; 4th Mar 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 20th Mar 2021 to 29th Apr 2021. Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002.)
    ● 9 competitive games without defeat, 1st Apr 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games, 15th Oct 2021 to 4th Dec 2021. Joint club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976 & 30th Sep 2000 to 13th Jan 2001.)

    ● 49 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

     

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  10. Home and away part 2

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    Most of the post-QP updates now in place, including 3 very cool video options, via The Thistle Archive →

     

    :detective:  FOR LAWRENCE DOOLAN

    ● Fittingly, in the 9th minute, the red-n-yell army raised a banner in support of Kris Doolan with a minute's applause for his late father (Lawrence Doolan, died 11th May 2023). Doolan: “He was a big Partick Thistle fan just like me. Nobody wants to see us do well more than me or him. He followed us everywhere when I played, he wanted me here tonight. He would be proud of the players and the club because everyone has come together.”
    ● Brian Graham registers his 18th competitive goal of the season, the highest tally since Kris Doolan did likewise in 2010-11.
    ● Kyle Turner registers his 12th assist of 2022-23, the highest tally of any Thistle player in the last 10 seasons.
    ● It's now an amazing 9 direct goal involvements in his last 7 games for the electric Scott Tiffoney. He becomes the second Jag to hit double figures in the goals department this term.
    ● Jack McMillan registers his 11th assist of the season. As it stands, only Kyle Turner (12) has delivered more in any one of the last 10 seasons.
    ● With his 8th goal of the season, Kevin Holt looks certain to finish as Thistle's top scoring defender in 2022-23. 3 of his goals have came against Queen's Park!
    ● The 26-goal aggregate between these two clubs in 2022-23 is the largest total in competitive H2H's since 1969-70 when Thistle and St Johnstone shared 27 goals between them. The club-record (31) was set vs. Celtic in 1968-69.
    ● Thistle score 4 for the third game in a row versus Queen's Park, a feat only ever seen once in the H2H, way back in 1946.
    ● These sides have went 43 years without a draw against each other, an unlikely 23-game run.
    ● There's never been a draw between Thistle and Owen Coyle as opposition manager. 6 Thistle wins have been offset by 10 defeats.
    ● Big congratulations are in order to the free-flowing class of 2022-23. With 90 goals in all competitions, they currently sit as the second highest scoring Thistle team of the last 40 seasons, second only to the 96-goal vintage of 2012-13.
    ● In 2006, Partick Thistle became the first Scottish club to finish 4th and win promotion. The Jags now become the first 4th placed club to win a Premiership play-off tie. An institution like no other.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 6 competitive home games without defeat; 4th Mar 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 20th Mar 2021 to 29th Apr 2021. Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002.)
    ● 8 competitive games without defeat, 1st Apr 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games, 15th Oct 2021 to 4th Dec 2021. Joint club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976 & 30th Sep 2000 to 13th Jan 2001.)
    ● 48 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
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  11. Our record in play-offs

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    2 hours ago, jags on tour said:

    Do you have a record of teams Thistle have relegated? We relegated Stranraer in the playoff before Peterhead, I’m sure we’ve relegated Stirling Albion twice, possibly the Lindau game included? Also sent Dumbarton down in the 3-2 game over there when we were 2-0 down, I think that was the game before we played Stranraer in the playoffs. cheers!

    No, but agree that'd make for a good list page in its own right. Do-able but very time consuming. TTA can't cope with workload as it stands, so it's unlikely it'll be tackled.

  12. Home and away part 2

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    Most of the post-QP updates are in place on the Archive, including three match video options for the first leg, home page news →

     

    :detective:  SEVENTH TIME LUCKY

    ● The ever-unorthodox Partick Thistle FC were the first Scottish club to finish 4th and be promoted via play-offs back in 2006 (W16 D9 L11). To win promotion in 2023 (W16 D9 L11 - spooky!) they'll need to become the first again to do it at Premiership level.
    ● For the first time in season 2022-23, Thistle field the same starting eleven in three successive matches.
    ● It's 3 goals in the last 2 games at Firhill for Kyle Turner. 18 direct goal involvements for the season for the #6.
    ● Jack McMillan nets his first goal since August, which also came against Queen's Park.
    ● Kris Doolan's Jags concede in the opening 45 at Firhill for the very first time after 5 previous shut-outs.
    ● With his assists brace, it's now a brilliant 8 direct goal involvements in his last 6 games for the on-form Scott Tiffoney.
    ● It's 10 direct goal involvements for Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2022-23 (5 assists and 5 goals).
    ● The appearance of Lee Hodson, provider of the match-winning assist, breaks the run of five consecutive games in which all Partick Thistle appearances were attributed to Scotsmen.
    ● Lee Hodson becomes the 19th Jag to register a competitive assist in 2022-23. There's been no higher spread in the 10 seasons that we've been recording assists data, the figure matching the tally of 2019-20.
     
    ● FINALLY… at the 7th attempt, 125 years after the first, Partick Thistle have their first-ever home win in a League play-off match.
    ● The rarely seen 4-3 win has only occurred on 4 occasions in nearly 40 years; vs. Queen's Park (2023), vs. Forfar Athletic (2008), vs. Alloa athletic (2005) & vs. Stranraer (2001).
    ● Thistle score 4 for the second game in a row versus Queen's Park, a feat last seen in 1946.
    ● These sides have went 43 years without a draw against each other, an unlikely 22-game run.
    ● There's never been a draw between Thistle and Owen Coyle as opposition manager. 5 Thistle wins have been offset by 10 defeats.
    ● Kris Doolan's Jags remain unbeaten in Maryhill, now 6 games in. Such a run has only been bettered once in Thistle history - in 2013 when Alan Archibald began his managerial tenure brilliantly, going 11 unbeaten at Firhill.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 6 competitive home games without defeat; 4th Mar 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 20th Mar 2021 to 29th Apr 2021. Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002.)
    ● 7 competitive games without defeat, 1st Apr 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games, 15th Oct 2021 to 4th Dec 2021. Joint club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976 & 30th Sep 2000 to 13th Jan 2001.)
    ● 47 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
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  13. Home and away.

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    7 hours ago, Lenziejag said:

    Wasn’t sure whether to post this yet(tempting fate and all that). If we beat QP in the playoffs, will you need to rethink that stat, as we will have gone further in the competition. A conundrum.

    No, we're long past conundrums for stats with a policy for everything! Under SPFL rules, once the Leagues are tallied that's it. There are no more points to be won. League play-offs are a separate competition. See our full competitive history sorted by tournament:

    http://thethistlearchive.net/results-summary-tournaments

    For example, you can finish second in your League Cup group and go on to beat the team above in the League Cup final. And if you were to classify play-off games as League games, how would it work in the final? Would, say, Kilmarnock be playing a Championship game or would Thistle be playing a Premiership game?

    No conundrums - just an interesting asterisk and, more importantly, a good bragging rights comeback if you're caught by a Spider in the pub!

     

     

  14. Our record in play-offs

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    The full record...

    26.03.1898 Dundee [h] L0-2 (Scottish First Division re-election play-off)

    12.05.1996 Dundee United [h] D1-1 (Scottish Premier Division/First Division play-off, 1st leg)
    16.05.1996 Dundee United [a] L1-2 (Scottish Premier Division/First Division play-off, 2nd leg) aet

    03.05.2006 Stranraer [a] W3-1 (Scottish First Division play-off Semi Final, 1st leg)
    06.05.2006 Stranraer [h] L1-2 (Scottish First Division play-off Semi Final, 2nd leg)
    10.05.2006 Peterhead [h] L1-2 (Scottish First Division play-off Final, 1st leg)
    14.05.2006 Peterhead [a] W2-1 (Scottish First Division play-off Final, 2nd leg) aet, won 4-2 pens

    17.05.2018 Livingston [a] L1-2 (SPFL Premiership play-off Final, 1st leg)
    20.05.2018 Livingston [h] L0-1 (SPFL Premiership play-off Final, 2nd leg)

    03.05.2022 Inverness Caledonian Thistle [h] L1-2 (SPFL Premiership play-off Quarter Final, 1st leg)
    06.05.2022 Inverness Caledonian Thistle [a] L0-1 (SPFL Premiership play-off Quarter Final, 2nd leg)

     

     

    • First top-flight side to be relegated via the play-offs system.
    • Yet to win a home match after 6 attempts.
    • First team ever to be promoted with a 4th place finish.
    • 4th place records of 2006 and 2023 match exactly i.e. W16 D9 L11. Omen?
    • No 4th place team has ever won a Premiership play-off tie.
    • No club has ever been promoted from the QF stage of the Premiership play-offs.

  15. Home and away.

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    Most of the post-Raith updates are in place on the Archive, still managing to include a video for all 49 games so far, home page news →

     

    :detective:  A COSTLY DRAW

    ● Jack McMillan completes the 2022-23 League season as an ever-present for Partick Thistle, with 36 appearances. He's the first to do so since James Penrice and Blair Spittal, both of whom registered the feat in 2018-19.
    ● Goalkeeper David Mitchell hits a new personal best of 10 consecutive competitive appearances for Thistle.
    ● Darren Brownlie scores his first League goal for Partick Thistle.
    ● Bizarrely, Thistle have only conceded 3 penalties in the League all season, with Raith Rovers being the beneficiaries on 3 separate occasions!
    ● It's 6 direct goal involvements in his last 5 games for the on-form Scott Tiffoney.
    ● For the fifth consecutive game, all Partick Thistle appearances are attributed to Scottish-born players. It's the longest stretch since a run of 6-in-a-row from 11th January 2011 to 12th February 2011.
    ● Thistle go 8 competitive away games without a win at Stark's Park (2011 to date), the worst run since the H2H record (12) was set in 1927.
    ● The lack of a winning goal cost the club £150,000 in prize money, this being the difference between finishing second (£475,000) and fourth (£325,000).
    ● It's been a season of missed opportunities for Thistle as Dundee become the worst second tier champions in Scottish football history. The points-per-game ratio (1.75) of the Dens Park club falls below Ayr United's ratio of 1912-13 (1.808) when 3 pts per win are applied across all eras.
    ● For the first time since 1935. Queen's Park finish above Partick Thistle in the League. The two sides will now meet in the play-offs on Tuesday night at Firhill.
    ● Kris Doolan finishes as the top Championship manager in terms of points earned per game. His total (1.85 ppg) is ahead of 2nd placed Gary Bowyer of Dundee (1.75 ppg). Doolan's predecessor, Ian McCall (1.43 ppg), was well off the pace this season in 7th. Paul Hartley (0.59 ppg) was an outstanding disaster, marooned at the bottom.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 5 competitive home games without defeat; 4th Mar 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 26th Nov 2022 to 21st Jan 2023. Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002.)
    ● 6 competitive games without defeat, 1st Apr 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games, 18th Feb 2023 to 18th Mar 2023. Joint club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976 & 30th Sep 2000 to 13th Jan 2001.)

    ● 46 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

     

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  17. Campeones: The John Caldwell Story

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    So, operation 'PTFC player I.D.' hits the jackpot... our J. Caldwell (second from back left in pic) turns out to be JOHN CALDWELL, winner of the first-ever Argentinian League Championship with St Andrew's AC in 1891!

    As the main author (Iain Campbell Whittle) put it:

    One evening, indeed overnight, an e-mail came in and when in the morning I opened it I found a treasure-trove that had been sitting in Glasgow for a century. It, the e-mail, had been sent by John Caldwell's great-grandson, Kenneth, and it contained not just material John had brought back with him after forty years working on the railways in Argentina, but his memories of the role he had in the Scottish game both before he left for Buenos Aires, Rosario and the Argentine interior and glimpses of his continued involvement on his return.

    Our latest 'Partickle' delves in to a remarkable journey...

    Campeones: The John Caldwell Story →

     

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  18. The Thistle Archive

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    Reserves database re-launched →

    As many of you may know, we launched our Reserves section back in January (up to 1890-91) and promised there'd be much more to follow soon. We (well, our Jack mainly) had a rethink! Jack's been working on this labour-of-love for many years and, being quite 'Thistle mad' (aren't we all?), he's decided to make it even harder for himself by writing potted reports for thousands of these reserve games to match the same first-team exercise. Well, if a job's worth doing...

    Reserve football gets very little coverage. When complete, our Archive will be offering you the most comprehensive record of Thistle’s reserve fixtures, results and team selections ever compiled.

    The full Partick Thistle reserves database will be spread over all 143 of the active seasons from 1877 to date, and will include almost 4,000 matches. We won't go so deep as to have complex match hubs for each game, but we'll fill the season-by-season pages with lots of good basic information wherever possible, including players and scorers if we can. A results summary table will be included at the footer of every season for your 'at-a-glance' analysis benefit.

    Today's "re-launch" now runs to 1898-99 (the first League season) at the moment, and you'll see that these re-designed pages now house a dedicated (dark blue) line for potted match reports wherever possible. In these early years you will note a great many games you never knew we played against loads of teams you've never heard of (neither had we)! Links below:

    1875-76 (Reserves), 1876-77 (Reserves), 1877-78 (Reserves), 1878-79 (Reserves), 1879-80 (Reserves), 1880-81 (Reserves), 1881-82 (Reserves), 1882-83 (Reserves), 1883-84 (Reserves), 1884-85 (Reserves), 1885-86 (Reserves), 1886-87 (Reserves), 1887-88 (Reserves), 1888-89 (Reserves), 1889-90 (Reserves), 1890-91 (Reserves), 1891-92 (Reserves), 1892-93 (Reserves), 1893-94 (Reserves), 1894-95 (Reserves), 1895-96 (Reserves), 1896-97 (Reserves), 1897-98 (Reserves), 1898-99 (Reserves).

    The vast majority of fixtures we'll be loading over the next few months relate to seasons where shirt numbers actually meant something so look out for players who started in one or more position(s), yet became a club legend in another.

    Watch too for scoring feats that barely got a mention – the mysterious “Phillips” who scored 8 against Brechin city on 23/2/1929 yet there is no record he ever played for the club again and McKay’s first half 5-goal haul against Falkirk on 14/12/1929. Who were the hundreds of unknown trialists? Did they ever make the grade?

    Compilation is hampered by lack of coverage but the search goes on. In the meantime we must pay tribute to the club’s Honorary President Robert Reid for the hundreds of reserve match reports published in club programmes over the seasons. These will form the basis of many of the potted reports.

    Enjoy!

     

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  19. Home and away.

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    :detective:  BLANKETY-BLANK CAMPBELL MAKES HISTORY

    ● It's 3 direct goal involvements in 3 consecutive games for the sublime Steven Lawless.
    ● It's 5 direct goal involvements in his last 4 games for Scott Tiffoney. Livewire.
    ● Kyle Turner nets his first-ever brace as a Jag.
    ● Kris Doolan's Jags have yet to concede in the opening 45 of any match at Firhill and remain unbeaten in the Maryhill heartlands.
    ● Thistle blank out Arbroath for the 4th time in the League this season. It's the first complete League goal-blanking since Alan Archibald's Jags did so versus Dundee in 2016-17.
    ● Incredibly, Thistle register their sixth consecutive clean-sheet versus Arbroath. It's only the second time in history Thistle have done so against any one club, the record run (10) being set versus Montrose in 2021.
    ● Dick Campbell becomes the first manager in history to go six games without a goal versus Partick Thistle.
    ● Partick Thistle go into the final League game of the season as top scorers in the Championship (63) but, mathematically, could still finish anywhere from 2nd to 6th. Cinch.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 5 competitive games without defeat, 1st Apr 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games, 18th Feb 2023 to 18th Mar 2023. Joint club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976 & 30th Sep 2000 to 13th Jan 2001.)
    ● 5 competitive home games without defeat; 4th Mar 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 26th Nov 2022 to 21st Jan 2023. Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002.)
    ● 45 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
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  20. The Thistle Archive

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    We continue to reveal amazing things about Partick Thistle history on the Archive, please keep an eye on our home page for all the latest news.

    Today, we're upgrading the I.D. of our 'CHRISTIE' of 1884 as 'JOHN CHRISTIE' and we've got a picture too; ****-a-hoop!

    Turns out the bold John could be the World Record holder for most amount of goals (17) in a first class game...

    John Christie →

     

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  21. Hamilton entry

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    Many of the post-Hamilton updates now in place on the Archive... Turner, Graham & Lawless all hitting notable highs in various goals and assists charts...
    The Thistle Archive →

     

    :detective:  GRAHAM AT THE DOUBLE

    ● For only the 8th time in history there are 7 players aged 30+ in Thistle's starting eleven. 5 of these elevens have been registered in the last 5 weeks. The club-record (8) was set 3 weeks ago!
    ● Ross Docherty marks his 100th competitive appearance with his 27th booking. His 27% ratio is way beyond the notorious Stuart Bannigan (21.2%).
    ● Kyle Turner registers his 11th competitive assist of the season, matching Kallum Higginbotham's tally of 2013-14. No player has reached 12 in any of the last 10 seasons.
    ● Kris Doolan's Jags concede a first half goal for the first time, and the club's run of 11 consecutive first-half clean-sheets comes to an end.
    ● Thistle go 5 competitive away games without defeat to Hamilton Academical, a run which stretches from 20th July 2019 to date.
    ● Brian Graham registers his 24th direct goal involvement (16 goals & 8 assists) in 2022-23 competitive action. He's the only Jag to have passed the 20 mark in any of the last 10 seasons, and has now done so in each of the last 2 seasons, having hit the 23 mark in season 2021-22.
    ● Steven Lawless joins Gerry Britton on 43 competitive goals. Just one more is required to join our All-Time Top 50 Competitive Scorers chart.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 44 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
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  23. AYR to the Throne or Spinning around in the AYR?

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    thethistlearchive.net →

     

    :detective:  DOOLAN'S FIRHILL RUNS CONTINUE

    ● For only the 7th time in history there are 7 players aged 30+ in Thistle's starting eleven. 4 of these elevens have been registered in the last 4 weeks. The club-record (8) was set 2 weeks ago!
    ● Thistle's opener was their 10th goal without reply in the Championship.
    ● Scott Tiffoney scores his 21st competitive goal for Partick Thistle. He's had 4 goals or assists in the last 3 games.
    ● After 10 games, Kris Doolan's Jags have yet to concede a first half goal, and it's 11-in-a-row for the club overall. You need to rewind to April 1992 to find a longer run (12).
    ● After 4 competitive games, Kris Doolan's Jags remain unbeaten at Firhill.
    ● Thistle go 5 competitive home games without defeat to Ayr United.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 43 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

  24. Silencing the Hampden Roar

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    11 defeats for both Thistle and Arbroath, yet one going for the title, 1 battling relegation, crazy League. Been a great weekend for Glasgow's finest, and most of the post-match updates are in place on our Archive with reports, videos and whatnot...

    http://www.thethistlearchive.net/

     

    :detective:  SECOND HALF BONANZA

    ● After 9 games, Kris Doolan's Jags have yet to concede a first half goal, and it's 10-in-a-row for the club overall.
    ● For the second time in his Thistle career Kevin Holt scores in back-to-back League games. Thistle have won all 8 League games in which the big defender has scored.
    ● Jack McMillan becomes just the third Jag (after Higginbotham and Turner) to register double figures in competitive assists in any of the last 10 seasons.
    ● Danny Mullen nets his 5th goal as a Jag and Thistle keep up their 100% win rate when he does so.
    ● With his 92nd minute strike, Kevin Holt scores Thistle's 200th competitive home goal versus Queen's Park.
    ● These sides have now went 43 years without a draw against each other, an unlikely 21-game run.
    ● It's 5 clean-sheets in the last 6 games for player-of-the-month David Mitchell who has yet to concede a goal at Firhill this year.
    ● Thistle score 4 second half goals at Firhill for the first time since 21st Februrary 2012 when they came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Ayr United in the League.
    ● Thistle are now joint-top scorers in this season's championship, alongside Queen's Park on 58 goals.
    ● Thistle had kept only 2 League clean-sheets in their first 23 games, but have registered 7 in just 9 games under Kris Doolan.
    ● Thistle had played Cove Rangers and Queen's Park 6 times in the League this season without a win, but have slaughtered both those clubs 9-0 on aggregate in just 7 days under Kris Doolan.
     
    ongoing sequences:
    ● 42 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan, 9th Jul 2022 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
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