2008–09 Partick Thistle F.C. season
2008–09 season | |
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Chairman | Allan Cowan |
Manager | Ian McCall |
Stadium | Firhill Stadium |
Scottish First Division | 2nd |
Scottish Cup | Fourth round (Eliminated by ICT) |
League Cup | Third round (Eliminated by Rangers) |
Challenge Cup | Semi-final (Eliminated by Airdrie United) |
Highest home attendance | 6,497 vs Rangers in the League Cup |
Lowest home attendance | 1,133 vs Peterhead in the League Cup |
Average home league attendance | 2,972 |
During the 2008–09 season, Partick Thistle participate in the Scottish First Division
Team kit
[edit]The team kit for the 2008–09 season is produced by Puma in partnership with Greaves Sports and the main shirt sponsor is Ignis asset management. The away kit is pink with grey stripes, and has attracted much media attention at the start of the season.
Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match results
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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5 July 2008 | Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 3–1 | 473 | McKinlay, Lynch (trialist) (2) |
10 July 2008 | Ayr United | Somerset Park | 2–1 | Roberts, McKinlay | |
10 July 2008 | Stranraer | Stair Park | 0–3 | ||
12 July 2008 | Brechin City | Glebe Park | 0–1 | ||
15 July 2008 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank | 2–0 | Paton, Roberts | |
19 July 2008 | Carlisle United | Firhill | 0–0 | 1,235 | |
21 July 2008 | Burnley | Firhill | 0–1 | 1,162 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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3 | 29 November 2008 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank Stadium | 3–2 | 1,472 | Chaplain, Harkins, Buchanan |
4 | 10 January 2008 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 0–3 | 1,803 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 5 August 2008 | Forfar | Firhill | 4–3 (a.e.t) | 1,195 | McKeown, Gray (2), Chaplain |
2 | 26 August 2008 | Dundee | Dens Park | 2–1 | 2,507 | Maxwell, Harkins |
3 | 24 September 2008 | Rangers | Firhill | 1–2 | 6,497 | McKeown |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 26 July 2008 | Queen's Park | Firhill | 2–1 | 1,386 | Gray, Roberts |
2 | 12 August 2008 | Peterhead | Firhill | 4–2 | 1,133 | Donnelly, McKeown (2), Harkins |
3 | 7 September 2008 | Livingston | Almondvale Stadium | 2–0 | 1,340 | Turner, Twaddle |
Semi-Final | 12 October 2008 | Airdrie United | Firhill | 0–1 | 2,761 |
Player statistics
[edit]First Division
[edit]Scottish Cup
[edit]League Cup
[edit]Challenge Cup
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]Player | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
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Gary Harkins | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Liam Buchanan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Stephen McKeown | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Kris Doolan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Ian Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Scott Chaplain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Damon Gray | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Paul Paton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kevin McKinlay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Simon Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
John Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
David Rowson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lucas Akins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chris Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Marc Twaddle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | St Johnstone (C, P) | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 65 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 55 | |
3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 51 | |
4 | Dundee | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 50 | |
5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
References
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Third Division |
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