2021–22 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle
2021–22 season
Chairman	Jacqui Low
Manager	Ian McCall
Stadium	Firhill Stadium
Scottish Championship	5th
League Cup	Group stage
Challenge Cup	Third round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Brian Graham (9); All: ; Brian Graham (13)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 season is Partick Thistle's first season back in the second tier of Scottish football in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted from League One at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Summary[]

On 3 June 2021, Queens Park announced a groundshare agreement with Partick Thistle to play their home matches at Firhill Stadium while redevelopment work continues at Lesser Hampden.^[1]

Results and fixtures[]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season[]

26 June 2021	Kelty Hearts	2–3	Partick Thistle	New Central Park
14:00	Tidser 27' Austin 53'	Report	Turner 31' Gordon 60' Graham 70 pen.'

3 July 2021	East Kilbride	1–2	Partick Thistle	K-Park Training Academy
14:00	McLaughlin 81'	Report	Murray Ocholi

5 July 2021	Partick Thistle	0–1	Rangers	Firhill Stadium
19:00		Report	Itten 84'

Scottish Championship[]

31 July 2021 1	Partick Thistle	3–2	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Graham 16', 30' Tiffoney 85'	Report	Gibson 10' Paton 74'	Attendance: 1,534 Referee: Greg Aitken

7 August 2021 2	Dunfermline Athletic	0–3	Partick Thistle	East End Park
15:00		Report	Docherty 7' Holt 22' Graham 78 o.g.'	Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Craig Napier

21 August 2021 2	Arbroath	3–1	Partick Thistle	Gayfield Park
15:00	McKenna 45', 54' Low 58'	Report	Hamilton 33 o.g.'	Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Grant Irvine

28 August 2021 4	Partick Thistle	3–0	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Holt 9' Graham 47' Rudden 55'	Report		Attendance: 3,034 Referee: Peter Stuart

11 September 2021 5	Inverness CT	3–1	Partick Thistle	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Broadfoot 51' Sutherland 68' Doran 71'	Report	Tiffoney 17'	Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Euan Anderson

18 September 2021 6	Partick Thistle	0–2	Kilmarnock	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Report	Holt 52 o.g.' Shaw 65'	Attendance: 4,315 Referee: Willie Collum

26 September 2021 7	Raith Rovers	3–2	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Zanatta 22' Benedictus 64 pen.', 78'	Report	Graham 86' Rudden 90+5'	Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Andrew Dallas

2 October 2021 8	Partick Thistle	4–0	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Rudden 34', 72' Smith 45' Graham 85'	Report		Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Duncan Williams

15 October 2021 9	Hamilton Academical	1–6	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park
19:45	Moyo 89'	Report	Rudden 7', 58' Graham 53', 74' Tiffoney 61' Murray 72'	Attendance: 1,775 Referee: Euan Anderson

23 October 2021 10	Partick Thistle	0–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,333 Referee: Grant Irvine

26 October 2021 11	Greenock Morton	0–0	Partick Thistle	Cappielow
19:30		Report		Attendance: 1,867 Referee: Greg Aitken

30 October 2021 12	Partick Thistle	0–0	Inverness CT	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 2,527 Referee: Gavin Duncan

6 November 2021 13	Kilmarnock	0–1	Partick Thistle	Rugby Park
15:00		Report	Rudden 3'	Referee: Colin Steven

13 November 2021 14	Ayr United	0–4	Partick Thistle	Somerset Park
15:00		Report	Docherty 30' Graham 33', 81' Gordon 90+2'	Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Gavin Duncan

20 November 2021 15	Partick Thistle	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Mayo 57'	Report		Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Euan Anderson

4 December 2021 16	Queen of the South	0–0	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Gavin Duncan

11 December 2021 17	Partick Thistle	0–2	Arbroath	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Report	Dowds 45' Henderson 78'	Referee: Alan Newlands

18 December 2021 18	Partick Thistle	1–0	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Turner 90+6'	Report	Berra 61'	Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Steven Kirkland

26 December 2021 19	Inverness CT	P–P	Partick Thistle	Caledonian Stadium
15:00

29 December 2021 20	Partick Thistle	v	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium
19:45

Scottish League Cup[]

Group stage[]

10 July 2021 1	Partick Thistle	2–4	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Graham 16' Rudden 64'	Report	Todorov 30', 53' Comrie 35' MacDonald 43'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Bobby Madden

17 July 2021 2	Stenhousemuir	1–2	Partick Thistle	Ochilview Park
15:00	Orr 32 pen.'	Report	Rudden 52' Graham 73'	Referee: Colin Steven

20 July 2021 3	Partick Thistle	2–0	Dumbarton	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Graham 45+1', 52'	Report		Referee: Mike Roncone

25 July 2021 4	St Mirren	2–0	Partick Thistle	St Mirren Park
15:00	McGrath 25 pen.' Shaughnessy 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Alan Muir

League Cup table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STM	DNF	PAR	STE	DUM
1	St Mirren	4	4	0	9	1	+8	12	Qualification for the second round	—	1–0	2–0	—	—
2	Dunfermline Athletic	4	3	1	13	5	+8	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	4–1	5–1
3	Partick Thistle	4	2	2	6	7	−1	6		—	2–4	—	—	2–0
4	Stenhousemuir	4	1	3	5	10	−5	3		1–3	—	1–2	—	—
5	Dumbarton	4	0	4	2	12	−10	0		0–3^[a]	—	—	1–2	—

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[4]
Notes:

^ St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[2]

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

4 September 2021 Second round	Stranraer	0–2	Partick Thistle	Stair Park
15:00		Report	Akinola 12' Holt 90+2'	Attendance: 598 Referee: Craig Napier

8 October 2021 Third round	Queen of the South	2–0	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park
19:45	Connelly 69' Roy 90+2'	Report		Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Alan Newlands

Scottish Cup[]

26 November 2021 Third round	Partick Thistle	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
19:45	Docherty 82'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,198 Referee: John Beaton

22 January 2022 Fourth round	Partick Thistle	v	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Firhill Stadium

Squad statistics[]

Player statistics[]

As of 18 December 2021 (UTC)^[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jamie Sneddon	21	0	16+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Richard Foster	22	0	17+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Kevin Holt	25	3	18+0	2	4+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Lewis Mayo	15	1	15+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Darren Brownlie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Kyle Turner	22	2	13+2	2	4+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
7	FW	SCO	Scott Tiffoney	24	3	17+1	3	2+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	SCO	Stuart Bannigan	25	0	18+0	0	4+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Brian Graham	24	13	16+2	9	4+0	4	1+1	0	0+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Zak Rudden	23	9	15+2	7	3+1	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Cammy Smith	21	1	8+10	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
12	GK	SCO	Harry Stone	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	NIR	Shea Gordon	12	1	1+7	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
15	DF	SCO	Steven Bell	5	0	1+0	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	SCO	Ciaran McKenna	12	0	6+0	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Connor Murray	14	1	2+5	1	2+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
18	DF	ENG	Tunji Akinola	18	1	13+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Ross MacIver	18	0	1+10	0	2+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
20	FW	SCO	Gospel Ocholi	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	SEN	Mouhamed Niang	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	SCO	Ross Docherty	23	2	17+0	1	3+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
24	MF	SCO	Billy Owens	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	SCO	Mason McCready	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	SCO	Andy Rodden	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	SCO	Ben Stanway	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
31	MF	SCO	Ji Stevenson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
32	MF	SCO	Jake Hastie	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	SCO	Stephen Hendrie	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
34	MF	SCO	Matthew Collins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season
4	MF	SCO	Thomas O'Ware	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Club statistics[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Raith Rovers	19	9	6	4	27	19	+8	33	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Kilmarnock	18	10	2	6	23	13	+10	32	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Partick Thistle	18	9	4	5	30	16	+14	31
6	Hamilton Academical	19	5	5	9	19	34	−15	20
7	Ayr United	19	4	6	9	18	32	−14	18

Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: ^[6]^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[8]

Transfers[]

In[]

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
19 May 2021	DF	Kevin Holt	Ermis Aradippou	Free^[9]
31 May 2021	FW	Ross MacIver	Motherwell	Free^[10]
31 May 2021	MF	Kyle Turner	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[11]
2 June 2021	FW	Scott Tiffoney	Livingston	Swap Deal^[12]
11 June 2021	DF	Steven Bell	East Kilbride	Free^[13]
23 July 2021	MF	Cammy Smith	Indy Eleven	Free^[14]
18 August 2021	DF	Tunji Akinola	West Ham United	Free^[15]
9 September 2021	DF	Stephen Hendrie	Morecambe	Free^[16]

Out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
19 May 2021	MF	Joe Cardle	Kelty Hearts	Free^[17]^[18]
19 May 2021	DF	Ryan Williamson	Falkirk	Free^[19]^[20]
25 May 2021	MF	Charlie Reilly	Albion Rovers	Free^[21]
2 June 2021	DF	James Penrice	Livingston	Swap Deal^[22]
29 July 2021	MF	Thomas O'Ware	Kelty Hearts	Free^[23]

Loans In[]

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
9 July 2021	GK	Harry Stone	Heart of Midlothian	Loan^[24]
27 July 2021	DF	Lewis Mayo	Rangers	Loan^[25]
16 August 2021	MF	Jake Hastie	Rangers	Loan^[26]

Loans Out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
26 May 2021	MF	Blair Lyons	Montrose	Loan^[27]
26 May 2021	MF	James Lyon	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[28]
7 August 2021	FW	Gospel Ocholi	Benburb	Loan^[29]
12 August 2021	MF	Mouhamed Niang	Alloa Athletic	Loan^[30]
21 August 2021	MF	Billy Owens	East Kilbride	Loan^[31]

References[]

^ "Queen's Park to Play Home Games at Firhill". Queens Park FC. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Dumbarton v St Mirren". SPFL. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Partick Thistle 2021/2022 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Signing News: Kevin Holt pens two-year contract". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Signing News: Ross MacIver joins the Club". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Signing News: Kyle Turner is a Jag". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "SIGNING NEWS: Scott Tiffoney returns!". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "SIGNING NEWS: Steven Bell signs one-year contract". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "SIGNING NEWS: Cammy Smith signs two-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "SIGNING NEWS: Tunji Akinola agrees one-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "SIGNING NEWS: Hendrie signs deal until January". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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^ "Kelty Hearts: Joe Cardle joins after leaving Partick Thistle". dunfermlinepress.com. Dunfermline Press. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Ryan Williamson leaves the Club". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "RYAN WILLIAMSON SIGNS!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Charlie Reilly and Max Wright join Albion Rovers!". ptfc.co.uk. Albion Rovers FC. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "Livingston: Exeter's Tom Parkes signs as James Penrice joins from Partick Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Thomas O'Ware Signs for Kelty Hearts". keltyhearts.co.uk. Kelty Hearts FC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "Loan News: Harry Stone arrives from Hearts". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "LOAN NEWS: Lewis Mayo re-joins for 21/22 campaign". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "Jake Hastie: Partick Thistle sign Rangers winger on loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Loan news: Blair Lyons to join Montrose on loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "LOAN NEWS: James Lyon joins Stenhousemuir for 2021/22 campaign". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "Gospel Ocholi joins Benburb on a season-long loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "'Sena' Signs". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic FC. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "Billy Owens joins East Kilbride on loan". Partick Thistle FC. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[table_note_DUM_STM0.060454160468864-3] St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[2]

[1] "Queen's Park to Play Home Games at Firhill". Queens Park FC. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[DUM_v_STM-2] "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Dumbarton v St Mirren". SPFL. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[4] "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[format-5] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[stats-6] "Partick Thistle 2021/2022 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

[BBC_table-7] "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[8] "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[9] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[10] "Signing News: Kevin Holt pens two-year contract". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[11] "Signing News: Ross MacIver joins the Club". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[12] "Signing News: Kyle Turner is a Jag". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[13] "SIGNING NEWS: Scott Tiffoney returns!". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[14] "SIGNING NEWS: Steven Bell signs one-year contract". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[15] "SIGNING NEWS: Cammy Smith signs two-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[16] "SIGNING NEWS: Tunji Akinola agrees one-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[17] "SIGNING NEWS: Hendrie signs deal until January". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[18] "Joe Cardle leaves Partick Thistle". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[19] "Kelty Hearts: Joe Cardle joins after leaving Partick Thistle". dunfermlinepress.com. Dunfermline Press. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[20] "Ryan Williamson leaves the Club". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[21] "RYAN WILLIAMSON SIGNS!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[22] "Charlie Reilly and Max Wright join Albion Rovers!". ptfc.co.uk. Albion Rovers FC. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[23] "Livingston: Exeter's Tom Parkes signs as James Penrice joins from Partick Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[24] "Thomas O'Ware Signs for Kelty Hearts". keltyhearts.co.uk. Kelty Hearts FC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[25] "Loan News: Harry Stone arrives from Hearts". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[26] "LOAN NEWS: Lewis Mayo re-joins for 21/22 campaign". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[27] "Jake Hastie: Partick Thistle sign Rangers winger on loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[28] "Loan news: Blair Lyons to join Montrose on loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[29] "LOAN NEWS: James Lyon joins Stenhousemuir for 2021/22 campaign". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[30] "Gospel Ocholi joins Benburb on a season-long loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[31] "'Sena' Signs". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic FC. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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