2018–19 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Partick Thistle's first season back in the Scottish Championship, following their relegation from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2017–18 season.[1] Thistle also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Partick Thistle
2018–19 season
ManagerAlan Archibald
(until 6 October)
Gary Caldwell
(from 15 October)
StadiumFirhill Stadium
ChampionshipSixth Place
League CupSecond Round
Challenge CupSecond Round
Scottish CupQuarter-Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Blair Spittal (7)
All: Blair Spittal (8)
Highest home attendance6,517 vs. Dundee United, Premiership, 28 February 2015
Lowest home attendance1,879 vs. St Mirren, League Cup, 23 September 2014
Average home league attendance3,042

Summary

Management

Partick Thistle began the season under the management of Alan Archibald who been in charge since February 2013. On the 6th October, following a poor start to the season, Archibald left his position as manager and was replaced by Gary Caldwell who was appointed on 15th October.[2][3]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season
8 July 2018 Hearts3–1Partick ThistleCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
14:00 Garuccio  2'
Lee  47', 76'		 Report O'Ware  38'

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Championship
4 August 2018 1Ayr United2–0Partick ThistleSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Shankland  7 pen.', 18' Report Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Craig Thomson
11 August 2018 2Partick Thistle2–1FalkirkFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Penrice  24'
Erskine  28'		 Report Greenwood  90+1' Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 August 2018 3Dundee United3–1Partick ThistleTannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Watson  6', 78'
Curran  86'		 Report Erskine  90+2' Attendance: 5,219
Referee: David Munro
1 September 2018 4Partick Thistle1–0Greenock MortonFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Erskine  50' Report Attendance: 3,431
Referee: Barry Cook
15 September 2018 5Inverness CT3–2Partick ThistleCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 White  11'
Rooney  23'
Welsh  32 pen.'		 Report Spittal  82'
Doolan  90+3'		 Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 September 2018 6Partick Thistle3–2Queen of the SouthFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Doolan  32'
Spittal  38', 41'		 Report Dobbie  4'
Todd  34'		 Attendance: 2,710
Referee: John Beaton
28 September 2018 7Dunfermline Athletic1–0Partick ThistleEast End Park, Dunfermline
19:45 Connolly  69' Report Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 October 2018 8Partick Thistle0–2Ross CountyFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Report Mullin  14'
McKay  56 pen.'
Draper  90+1'		 Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 October 2018 9Partick Thistle1–2Dundee UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Quitongo  77' Report Aird  45'
Šafranko  48'		 Attendance: 3,087
Referee: Willie Collum
20 October 2018 10Alloa Athletic1–0Partick ThistleRecreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Zanatta  50' Report Attendance: 1,392
Referee: Alan Muir
27 October 2018 11Partick Thistle0–1Ayr UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Report Rose  77' Attendance: 3,491
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 November 2018 12Greenock Morton5–1Partick ThistleCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Oliver  23'
McHugh  43', 66'
Iredale  54'
Tidser  71'		 Report Ntambwe  16' Attendance: 2,197
Referee: Steven McLean
10 November 2018 13Partick Thistle0–1Inverness CTFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Report Walsh  71' Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 November 2018 14Falkirk1–1Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Slater  57' Report McKee  59' Attendance: 4,589
Referee: Craig Thomson
1 December 2018 15Queen of the South1–0Partick ThistlePalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Dobbie  82' Report Attendance: 1,508
Referee: Steven McLean
8 December 2018 16Partick Thistle2–0Dunfermline AthleticFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Spittal  12'
Storey  56'		 Report Attendance: 2,566
Referee: Kevin Clancy
15 December 2018 17Partick Thistle2–2Alloa AthleticFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Doolan  18 pen.'
Spittal  37'		 Report Cawley  24'
Zanatta  59'		 Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Alan Newlands
22 December 2018 18Ross County2–0Partick ThistleVictoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 McKay  26 pen.'
Stewart  79'		 Report Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Colin Steven
29 December 2018 19Partick Thistle1–2Greenock MortonFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Slater  60' Report Tiffoney  9'
Telfer  80'		 Attendance: 3,074
Referee: Euan Anderson
5 January 2019 20Dundee United1–1Partick ThistleTannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Fyvie  62 pen.' Report Doolan  9' Attendance: 5,282
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 January 2019 21Partick Thistle1–1FalkirkFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Spittal  61'
Harkins  74'		 Report Rudden  76' Attendance: 4,438
Referee: Andrew Dallas
26 January 2019 22Partick Thistle2–1Queen of the SouthFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Cardle  18'
Storey  54'		 Report Dobbie  80 pen.' Attendance: 2,662
Referee: Colin Steven
2 February 2019 23Inverness CT1–2Partick ThistleCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 McCauley  77' Report Anderson  21'
Fitzpatrick  77'		 Attendance: 2,171
Referee: David Lowe
16 February 2019 24Alloa Athletic0–2Partick ThistleRecreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Spittal  4'
McDonald  79'		 Attendance: 1,757
Referee: Gavin Ross
23 February 2019 25Partick Thistle2–4Ross CountyFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Elliot  24'
Fitzpatrick  41'		 Report Stewart  47', 74'
Lindsay  64'
McKay  79 pen.'		 Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 February 2019 26Dunfermline Athletic3–0Partick ThistleEast End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Anderson  47', 86'
Devine  74'		 Report Attendance: 4,904
Referee: Greg Aitken
9 March 2019 27Partick Thistle2–1Dundee UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 McDonald  4'
Fitzpatrick  90'		 Report Clark  76' Attendance: 3,173
Referee: Alan Newlands
16 March 2019 28Falkirk1–1Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 McShane  45' Report McDonald  10' Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Mike Roncone
22 March 2019 29Partick Thistle1–2Inverness CTFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:45 Bannigan  68' Report Doran  65'
Walsh  81'		 Attendance: 2,149
Referee: John Beaton
30 March 2019 30Greenock Morton0–3Partick ThistleCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Report Doolan  17', 43'
Anderson  36'		 Attendance: 2,329
Referee: John Beaton
6 April 2019 31Partick Thistle2–2Dunfermline AthleticFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Blair  31 o.g.'
McDonald  77'		 Report Beadling  10'
Anderson  24'		 Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 April 2019 32Ross County0–0Partick ThistleVictoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Gavin Duncan
20 April 2019 33Partick Thistle2–1Alloa AthleticFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Cardle  47'
McDonald  86'		 Report Aitchison  13' Attendance: 3,578
Referee: David Munro
23 April 2019 34Ayr United0–1Partick ThistleSomerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Report Gordon  17' Attendance: 2,429
Referee: Alan Newlands
27 April 2019 35Partick Thistle1–2Ayr UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Gordon  9' Report Smith  30'
Muirhead  56'		 Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Nick Walsh
4 May 2019 36Queen of the South0–3Partick ThistlePalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Report Mansell  14'
McDonald  44'
Bannigan  73 pen.'		 Attendance: 3,916
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup § Group E

Group Stage

Results

14 July 2018 Group StageStenhousemuir0–2Partick ThistleOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Report Gordon  2', 6' Attendance: 675
Referee: Gavin Duncan
17 July 2018 Group StagePartick Thistle2–1Greenock MortonFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:45 Storer  17'
Penrice  29'		 Report Tumilty  74' Attendance: 2,088
Referee: Kevin Clancy
21 July 2018 Group StageAlbion Rovers0–2Partick ThistleCliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Report Storey  59'
Fitzpatrick  83'		 Attendance: 963
Referee: David Lowe
28 July 2018 Group StagePartick Thistle0–2Ayr UnitedFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Report Moffat  6'
Shankland  66'		 Attendance: 2,871
Referee: Nick Walsh

Group E Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AYR PAR GMO STE ALB
1 Ayr United (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 12 1 +11 12 Qualification for the Second Round — — 3–1 5–0 —
2 Partick Thistle (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 6 3 +3 9 0–2 — 2–1 — —
3 Greenock Morton 4 2 0 0 2 9 5 +4 6 — — — 2–0 5–0
4 Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 0 3 4 9 −5 3 — 0–2 — — 4–0
5 Albion Rovers 4 0 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0 0–2 0–2 — — —
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
14 August 2018 First RoundStranraer0–5Partick ThistleStair Park, Stranraer
19:45 Report O'Ware  10'
Fitzpatrick  34', 90+2'
Mbuyi-Mutombo  36'
Melbourne  89'		 Attendance: 480
Referee: Alan Newlands
8 September 2018 Second RoundEast Fife2–1Partick ThistleBayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Agnew  51'
Currie  74'		 Report Mbuyi-Mutombo  22' Attendance: 932
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup
19 January 2019 Fourth RoundPartick Thistle4–1StranraerFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Fitzpatrick  17'
Cardle  50'
Saunders  74'
Spittal  81'		 Report Crossan  52' Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Alan Newlands
19 January 2019 Fifth RoundEast Fife0–1Partick ThistleBayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Report Anderson  61' Attendance: 1,724
Referee: Don Robertson
4 March 2019 Quarter–FinalPartick Thistle1–1HeartsFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Elliot  72' Report Berra  12' Attendance: 5,171
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 March 2019 Quarter–Final ReplayHearts2–1Partick ThistleTynecastle Park, Edinburgh
15:00 Ikpeazu  24'
Clare  35 pen.'		 Report McDonald  17' Attendance: 10,351
Referee: Bobby Madden

Player statistics
As of 4 May 2019 (UTC)[6]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Chris Elliot 44233+015+004+012+00
3 DF James Penrice 47236+015+014+002+00
4 MF Thomas O'Ware 843+034+000+001+01
5 DF Steven Anderson 16313+020+003+010+00
6 DF Sean McGinty 36028+005+001+101+00
7 MF Blair Spittal 47833+375+003+110+20
8 MF Stuart Bannigan 31226+220+003+000+00
9 FW Kris Doolan 39624+665+000+202+00
10 FW Scott McDonald 13710+260+001+010+00
11 MF Gary Harkins 1608+502+100+000+00
14 MF Shea Gordon 1449+025+020+000+00
15 GK Conor Hazard 15011+000+004+000+00
16 MF Andrew McCarthy 1101+600+400+000+00
17 MF Craig Slater 41227+324+104+002+00
19 FW Miles Storey 37323+722+211+200+00
20 MF Callum Wilson 300+200+000+000+10
21 MF Aidan Fitzpatrick 3078+1330+313+112+02
23 GK Jamie Sneddon 16013+000+100+002+00
29 FW Souleymane Coulibaly 400+300+000+100+00
30 FW Lewis Mansell 1113+512+100+000+00
31 DF Jack McMillan 16013+000+003+000+00
32 MF Joe Cardle 1435+620+001+210+00
43 DF Steven Saunders 1709+300+004+100+00
99 FW Ally Roy 500+400+001+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2018–19 season
1 GK Cammy Bell 16012+004+000+000+00
5 DF Niall Keown 16013+101+000+001+00
10 MF Chris Erskine 2439+933+100+000+20
11 MF Jack Storer 1102+204+100+002+00
12 GK Aaron Lennox 100+001+000+000+00
15 DF Max Melbourne 512+101+000+001+01
18 FW Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo 1234+501+010+002+02
30 DF Daniel Jefferies 403+100+000+000+00
33 FW Jai Quitongo 1314+910+000+000+00
37 DF Tam Scobbie 806+100+000+001+00
39 MF Brice Ntambwe 614+110+000+001+00

Club statistics

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Ayr United 36 15 9 12 50 38 +12 54 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 13 12 36 45 −9 46
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 7 17 43 52 −9 43
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 11 8 17 33 40 −7 41
8 Alloa Athletic 36 10 9 17 39 53 −14 39
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[7]

Division summary
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GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWLWLLLLLLLDLWDLLDDWWWLLWDLWDDWWLW
Position10777767888889910889910109981010109999109676
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: [8]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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See also

    References
    1. "Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Livingston (agg 1–3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    2. "Partick Thistle: Alan Archibald sacked as manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    3. "Gary Caldwell: Partick Thistle appoint former Wigan manager as new boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    4. "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
    5. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
    6. "Partick Thistle 2018/2019 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
    7. "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
    8. "Scottish Championship 2018/19". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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