2011–12 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Partick Thistle's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season.[1] Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Partick Thistle
2011–12 season
ChairmanDavid Beattie
ManagerJackie McNamara
StadiumFirhill Stadium
Scottish First DivisionSixth place
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Hamilton Academical
League CupFirst round, lost to Berwick Rangers
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Queen of the South
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Doolan (13)
All:
Paul Cairney (14)
Highest home attendance3,380 vs. Greenock Morton, 30 September 2011
Lowest home attendance1,439 vs. Ayr United, 21 February 2012
Average home league attendance2,345

Summary

Partick Thistle finished sixth in the First Division.[2] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season
2 July 2011 FriendlyBlyth Spartans2–0Partick ThistleCroft Park
Vipond  53'
Cave  83'		 PTFC Report Attendance: 590
Referee: Stockbridge
9 July 2011 FriendlyPartick Thistle1 – 1Fleetwood TownFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Stewart  52' PTFC Report Mangan  6'
13 July 2011 FriendlyMotherwell1 – 0Partick ThistleFir Park, Motherwell
Craigan  2' (pen.) Motherwell Report Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Muir
16 July 2011 FriendlyPartick Thistle2 – 1Celtic XIFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Cairney  14'
Stewart  56'		 PTFC Report Spence  20' Attendance: 5,231
19 July 2011 FriendlyDumbarton4 – 1Partick ThistleStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Sutherland  27'
Agnew  68'
Scully  82'
Brennan  90'		 PTFC Report Burns  61' (pen.) Referee: Conroy

Scottish First Division
6 August 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle0 – 1DundeeFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Lockwood  90' (pen.) Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Conroy
13 August 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 1Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  8'
Higginbotham  50'		 BBC Sport Doolan  36' Attendance: 3,036
Referee: Allan
20 August 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle1 – 1Hamilton AcademicalFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Elliot  66' BBC Sport Mensing  76' Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Brines
27 August 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 1Queen of the SouthFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Doolan  20'
Elliot  85'		 BBC Sport Campbell  61' Attendance: 2,045
Referee: McKendrick
10 September 2011 First DivisionRoss County2 – 2Partick ThistleVictoria Park, Dingwall
Brittain  13' (pen.)
Gardyne  47'
Miller  72'		 BBC Sport Cairney  73' (pen.)
Erskine  89'		 Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Allan
17 September 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle4 – 0Ayr UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Rowson  49'
Cairney  65'
Erskine  73'
Doolan  90' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,639
Referee: O'Reilly
24 September 2011 First DivisionLivingston2 – 1Partick ThistleAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
Deuchar  29'
Kyle Jacobs  90'		 BBC Sport Elliot  51' Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Salmond
30 September 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle5 – 0Greenock MortonFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
O’Donnell  3'
Doolan  29'
Elliot  76'
Erskine  82'
Stewart  89'		 BBC Sport Graham  74' Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Charleston
15 October 2011 First DivisionRaith Rovers2 – 0Partick ThistleStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Ellis  31'
Baird  56'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Muir
22 October 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 2FalkirkFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Rowson  48'
Erskine  90'		 BBC Sport El Alagui  35'
Higginbotham  85'		 Attendance: 2,851
Referee: Collum
29 October 2011 First DivisionDundee0 – 1Partick ThistleDens Park, Dundee
Douglas  25' PTFC Report Cairney  26' (pen.) Attendance: 4,263
Referee: McLean
5 November 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle0 – 1Ross CountyFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Vigurs  26' Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Norris
12 November 2011 First DivisionQueen of the South0 – 0Partick ThistlePalmerston Park, Dumfries
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Murray
26 November 2011 First DivisionAyr UnitedP – PPartick ThistleSomerset Park, Ayr
30 November 2011 First DivisionAyr United0 – 0Partick ThistleSomerset Park, Ayr
SFL Report Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Colvin
3 December 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 1Ross CountyFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Balatoni  26'
Deuchar  33' (o.g.)		 SFL Report Deuchar  56' Attendance: 2,026
Referee: Muir
10 December 2011 First DivisionGreenock Morton1 – 2Partick ThistleCappielow Park, Greenock
McGeouch  53' SFL Report Rowson  39'
Doolan  88'		 Attendance: 1,849
Referee: McKendrick
17 December 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle0 – 1Raith RoversFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
SFL Report Baird  66' Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Tumilty
26 December 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle1 – 0Queen of the SouthFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Doolan  48' SFL Report Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Madden
2 January 2012 First DivisionRoss CountyP – PPartick ThistleVictoria Park, Dingwall
13 January 2012 First DivisionHamilton Academical1 – 0Partick ThistleNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Spence  87' BBC Sport Archibald  90' Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Tumilty
21 January 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle0 – 0DundeeFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,425
Referee: McKendrick
28 January 2012 First DivisionPartick ThistleP – PAyr UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
11 February 2012 First DivisionLivingston3 – 1Partick ThistleAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
McNulty  37'
Watson  45'
Jacobs  52'		 SFL Report Cairney  88' Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Conroy
18 February 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle0 – 0Greenock MortonFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
SFL Report Attendance: 2,305
Referee: Crawford
21 February 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle4 – 2Ayr UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Doolan  55', 64'
Cairney  81', 90'		 SFL Report Parker  4'
McGowan  88'		 Attendance: 1,439
Referee: Murray
25 February 2012 First DivisionRaith Rovers2 – 1Partick ThistleStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Graham  63'
Baird  72'		 BBC Sport Doolan  28'
Paton  68'		 Attendance: 1,535
Referee: Clancy
3 March 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 0Hamilton AcademicalFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Doolan  18'
Erskine  65'		 PTFC Report Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Finnie
6 March 2012 First DivisionRoss County3 – 0Partick ThistleVictoria Park, Dingwall
McMenamin  30'
Vigurs  36'
Gardyne  50'		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Brines
10 March 2012 First DivisionFalkirk1 – 1Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Millar  52' (pen.)
Duffie  56'		 SFL Report Cairney  45' Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Collum
17 March 2012 First DivisionQueen of the South0 – 5Partick ThistlePalmerston Park, Dumfries
SFL Report Doolan  17', 64'
O'Donnell  42'
Erskine  69'
Elliot  85'		 Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Salmond
24 March 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle0 – 1Ross CountyFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport McMenamin  44' Attendance: 2,480
Referee: Beaton
31 March 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 3LivingstonFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Cairney  7'
Sinclair  54'		 BBC Sport Boulding  20', 47'
Russell  50'		 Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Charleston
7 April 2012 First DivisionAyr United1 – 3Partick ThistleSomerset Park, Ayr
Dodd  79'  85' BBC Sport Erskine  27'
Doolan  33'
McGuigan  90'		 Attendance: 1,761
Referee: Madden
10 April 2012 First DivisionGreenock Morton1 – 0Partick ThistleCappielow Park, Greenock
MacDonald  8' SFL Report Attendance: 1,637
Referee: McLean
14 April 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle1 – 1Raith RoversFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Welsh  64' BBC Sport Paton  74' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,832
Referee: Murray
21 April 2012 First DivisionDundee0 – 3Partick ThistleDens Park, Dundee
McGregor  90' BBC Sport Cairney  35', 81', 90' (pen.) Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Clancy
28 April 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle1 – 1FalkirkFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
McGuigan  24' SFL Report Alston  71' Attendance: 2,586
Referee: O'Reilly
5 May 2012 First DivisionHamilton Academical2 – 2Partick ThistleNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Redmond  26'
McShane  30'
McLaughlin  77'		 BBC Sport Bannigan  36'
Welsh  42'		 Attendance: 1,978
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3Culter1 – 1Partick ThistleCrombie Park, Peterculter
Stopp  19' BBC Sport Cairney  6' Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Roache
26 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3 ReplayPartick Thistle4 – 0CulterFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Elliot  1'
Cairney  26', 29'
Erskine  47'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,864
Referee: Roache
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4Partick Thistle0 – 1Queen of the SouthFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Carmichael  89' Attendance: 2,454
Referee: Roache

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 1Partick Thistle1 – 3Berwick RangersFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Cairney  28'
Paton  47'
Balatoni  79'		 BBC Sport Gray  33'
Noble  73'
P. Currie  79' (pen.) McDonald  81' 		 Attendance: 1,255
Referee: McLean

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Partick Thistle2 – 1StenhousemuirFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Rowson  20'
Stewart  82'		 BBC Sport Kean  86' Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Finnie
9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2Hamilton Academical1 – 0Partick ThistleNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Chambers  86' (pen.) BBC Sport Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Thomson

Player statistics

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
DF Archibald 36 Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad
Last updated 5 May 2012[6]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish First DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scott Fox 37031+003+001+002+00
GK Ryan Scully 505+000+000+000+00
DF Alan Archibald 36033+003+000+000+00
DF Jonathan Lindsay 200+100+000+001+00
DF Conrad Balatoni 28121+311+001+002+00
DF Gavin Griffin 200+200+000+000+00
DF Darren Cole 606+000+000+000+00
DF Aaron Sinclair 36130+013+001+002+00
DF William Kinniburgh 704+100+001+001+00
DF Paul Paton 39033+003+001+002+00
DF Stephen O’Donnell 33228+322+000+000+00
MF Paul Cairney 401435+0103+031+011+00
MF Chris Erskine 41723+1263+011+002+00
MF Iain Flannigan 902+301+001+001+10
MF Kyle Hutton 12012+000+000+000+00
MF Ryan MacBeth 000+000+000+000+00
MF Caolan McAleer 100+100+000+000+00
MF Stuart Bannigan 1819+511+100+101+00
MF David Rowson 35429+132+001+002+01
MF Jamie Campbell 400+200+000+100+10
MF Scott Robertson 26018+302+100+101+00
MF Sean Welsh 12210+220+000+000+00
MF Bradley Halsman 101+000+000+000+00
FW Kris Doolan 401328+6132+101+001+10
FW Thomas Stewart 2728+1313+001+002+01
FW Kieran Burns 501+400+000+000+00
FW Shaun Fraser 000+000+000+000+00
FW Christie Elliot 32618+1151+210+000+00
FW Craig Dargo 703+100+300+000+00
FW Kal Naismith 804+400+000+000+00
FW Mark McGuigan 724+320+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GKCraig Hinchliffe 0000000000
GKScott Fox 0000000000
GKRyan Scully 0000000000
DFAlan Archibald 4100000041
DFConrad Balatoni 5000010051
DFGavin Griffin 0000000000
DFDarren Cole 1000000010
DFWilliam Kinniburgh 0000100010
DFJonathan Lindsay 0000000000
DFPaul Paton 5100010052
DFAaron Sinclair 5010001070
DFStephen O’Donnell 2000000020
MFPaul Cairney 6000101080
MFChris Erskine 1000000010
MFIain Flannigan 0000001010
MFKyle Hutton 2000000020
MFStuart Bannigan 2000000020
MFRyan MacBeth 0000000000
MFCaolan McAleer 0000000000
MFDavid Rowson 1000001020
MFJamie Campbell 0000000000
MFScott Robertson 7010000080
MFSean Welsh 3000000030
MFBradley Halsman 0000000000
FWKris Doolan 0000000000
FWMartin Grehan 0000000000
FWThomas Stewart 0000000000
FWSimon Donnelly 0000000000
FWKieran Burns 0000000000
FWShaun Fraser 0000000000
FWChristie Elliot 1000000010
FWCraig Dargo 0000000000
FWKal Naismith 1000000010
FWMark McGuigan 1000000010

Awards
Last updated 14 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Aaron Sinclair[7] Young Player of the Month October
Jackie McNamara[8] First Division Manager of the Month December
Paul Cairney[9] Player of the Month April

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 55 56 −1 49
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54 +2 48
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 50 39 +11 47
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 11 14 46 49 −3 44
8 Greenock Morton 36 10 12 14 40 55 −15 42
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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