2014–15 Partick Thistle F.C. season
Partick Thistle 2014–15 football season
2014–15 season | |||
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Manager | Alan Archibald | ||
Stadium | Firhill Stadium | ||
Premiership | Eighth place | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kris Doolan (9) All: Kris Doolan (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,776 vs. Celtic, Premiership, 11 February 2015 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,879 vs. St Mirren, League Cup, 23 September 2014 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,586 | ||
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The 2014–15 season was Partick Thistle's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and their second season back in the top-flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[1] Thistle also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Season
Partick Thistle finished in eighth place in the Scottish Premiership with 46 points, they also reached quarter-final of the League Cup and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre Season
Brighton & Hove Albion v Partick Thistle
12 July 2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
19:00 | Mackail-Smith ![]() Greer ![]() Fenelon ![]() Harris ![]() | Report |
Dumbarton v Partick Thistle
19 July 2014 | Dumbarton | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
19:00 | Prunty ![]() | Report | Stevenson ![]() |
Glentoran v Partick Thistle
27 July 2014 | Glentoran | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle | The Oval, Belfast |
16:00 | Stewart ![]() | Report | Doolan ![]() Fraser ![]() Higginbotham ![]() |
Fleetwood Town v Partick Thistle
2 August 2014 | Fleetwood Town | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood |
15:00 | Report |
Partick Thistle v Sunderland
6 August 2014 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Sunderland | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:30 | Report |
Scottish Premiership
Partick Thistle v Ross County
13 August 2014 1 | Partick Thistle | 4 – 0 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 | Bannigan ![]() Frempah ![]() Fraser ![]() O'Donnell ![]() | Report | Attendance: 3,261 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Dundee v Partick Thistle
16 August 2014 2 | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Wighton ![]() | Report | Fraser ![]() Fox ![]() | Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Craig Charleston |
Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical
23 August 2014 3 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Higginbotham ![]() | Report | Andreu ![]() Scotland ![]() | Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Aberdeen v Partick Thistle
30 August 2014 4 | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
15:00 | Low ![]() McGinn ![]() | Report | Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Partick Thistle v Inverness CT
13 September 2014 5 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Lawless ![]() Osman ![]() Higginbotham ![]() | Report | Attendance: 2,917 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Partick Thistle v St Mirren
19 September 2014 6 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Doolan ![]() | Report | Ball ![]() McLean ![]() | Attendance: 3,821 Referee: Willie Collum |
Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle
27 September 2014 7 | Kilmarnock | 3 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
15:00 | Obadeyi ![]() Pascali ![]() | Report | Attendance: 3,980 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Partick Thistle v Motherwell
4 October 2014 8 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Motherwell | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Bannigan ![]() Doolan ![]() O’Donnell ![]() | Report | Ainsworth ![]() | Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Dundee United v Partick Thistle
18 October 2014 9 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Ciftci ![]() | Report | Seaborne ![]() | Attendance: 6,756 Referee: Steven McLean |
Partick Thistle v St Johnstone
25 October 2014 10 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Calum Murray |
Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle
1 November 2014 11 | Hamilton Academical | 3 – 3 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | MacKinnon ![]() Redmond ![]() Andreu ![]() | Report | McMillan ![]() Craigen ![]() Elliott ![]() | Attendance: 2,855 Referee: Brian Colvin |
St Mirren v Partick Thistle
8 November 2014 12 | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
15:00 | Report | Elliott ![]() | Attendance: 4,636 Referee: John Beaton |
Partick Thistle v Aberdeen
23 November 2014 13 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Rooney ![]() | Attendance: 4,145 Referee: Willie Collum |
Celtic v Partick Thistle
3 December 2014 14 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
19:45 | Van Dijk ![]() | Report | Attendance: 40,633 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock
6 December 2014 15 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Seaborne ![]() | Report | Obadeyi ![]() | Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Steven McLean |
Inverness CT v Partick Thistle
13 December 2014 16 | Inverness CT | 0 – 4 | Partick Thistle | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
15:00 | Report | Stevenson ![]() Fraser ![]() Balatoni ![]() | Attendance: 2,723 Referee: John Beaton |
Partick Thistle v Dundee
20 December 2014 17 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Craigen ![]() | Report | Balatoni ![]() | Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Motherwell v Partick Thistle
27 December 2014 18 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Fir Park, Motherwell |
15:00 | Sutton ![]() | Report | Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Partick Thistle v Dundee United
4 January 2015 19 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Stevenson ![]() Doolan ![]() | Report | Mackay-Steven ![]() Ciftci ![]() | Attendance: 3,761 Referee: John Beaton |
St Johnstone v Partick Thistle
17 January 2015 20 | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
15:00 | Mackay ![]() Anderson ![]() | Report | Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical
21 January 2015 21 | Partick Thistle | 5 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 | Doolan ![]() Eccleston ![]() | Report | Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle
24 January 2015 22 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
15:00 | Magennis ![]() Pascali ![]() | Report | Stevenson ![]() Frans ![]() | Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Willie Collum |
Partick Thistle v St Mirren
30 January 2015 23 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 | Report | Dayton ![]() | Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Partick Thistle v Celtic
11 February 2015 24 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 | Report | Mackay-Steven ![]() Armstrong ![]() Johanen ![]() | Attendance: 5,776 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Dundee v Partick Thistle
14 February 2015 25 | Dundee | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | McGowan ![]() | Report | Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Partick Thistle v Ross County
21 February 2015 26 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Taylor ![]() | Report | Curran ![]() De Vita ![]() Fraser ![]() | Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Dundee United v Partick Thistle
28 February 2015 27 | Dundee United | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Report | O'Donnell ![]() McGowan ![]() | Attendance: 6,517 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Ross County v Partick Thistle
7 March 2015 28 | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | Craig Curran ![]() | Report | Higginbotham ![]() | Attendance: 3,358 Referee: Alan Muir |
Partick Thistle v St Johnstone
14 March 2015 29 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Doolan ![]() Balatoni ![]() Bannigan ![]() | Report | Attendance: 3,196 Referee: Willie Column |
Partick Thistle v Inverness CT
21 March 2015 30 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Lawless ![]() | Report | Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Steven McLean |
Aberdeen v Partick Thistle
4 April 2015 31 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 12,727 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Celtic v Partick Thistle
8 April 2015 32 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
15:00 | Commons ![]() Johansen ![]() | Report | Craigen ![]() | Attendance: 43,784 Referee: Willie Collum |
Partick Thistle v Motherwell
11 April 2015 33 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Taylor ![]() | Report | Carswell ![]() | Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Ross County v Partick Thistle
25 April 2015 34 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | Gardyne ![]() | Report | Frans ![]() O'Donnell ![]() | Attendance: 3,315 Referee: Don Robertson |
Partick Thistle v St Mirren
2 May 2015 35 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 0 | St Mirren | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Stevenson ![]() Doolan ![]() Lawless ![]() | Report | Attendance: 3,865 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle
9 May 2015 36 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Docherty ![]() | Report | O'Donnell ![]() | Attendance: 2,342 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock
16 May 2015 37 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 4 | Kilmarnock | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Balatoni ![]() | Report | Hamill ![]() Obadeyi ![]() Magennis ![]() | Attendance: 3,865 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Motherwell v Partick Thistle
23 May 2015 38 | Motherwell | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Fir Park, Motherwell |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish League Cup
Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle
26 August 2014 Second Round | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow, Greenock |
19:45 | Report | Doolan ![]() | Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Steven McLean |
Partick Thistle v St Mirren
23 September 2014 Third Round | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | St Mirren | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 | Eccleston ![]() | Report | Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Calum Murray |
Celtic v Partick Thistle
29 October 2014 Quarter-Final | Celtic | 6 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
19:45 | Guidetti ![]() Izaguirre ![]() Griffiths ![]() | Report | Bannigan ![]() | Attendance: 16,805 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Scottish Cup
Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical
23 September 2014 Fourth Round | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Stevenson ![]() | Report | Imrie ![]() | Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Partick Thistle v Inverness CT
23 September 2014 Fifth Round | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Taylor ![]() | Report | Watkins ![]() Tansey ![]() | Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Willie Collum |
Player statistics
- As of 23 May 2015 (UTC)[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Scott Fox | 24 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Stephen O'Donnell | 38 | 5 | 34+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Danny Seaborne | 22 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() | Sean Welsh | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Callum Booth | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Conrad Balatoni | 35 | 3 | 32+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | James Craigen | 31 | 2 | 19+7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Stuart Bannigan | 41 | 3 | 34+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Kris Doolan | 40 | 10 | 18+17 | 9 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Ryan Stevenson | 36 | 7 | 28+4 | 5 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Steven Lawless | 38 | 3 | 28+5 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() | Paul Gallacher | 21 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() | Frédéric Frans | 22 | 2 | 20+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Christie Elliott | 31 | 2 | 18+8 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() | Kallum Higginbotham | 35 | 2 | 24+6 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Jordan McMillan | 13 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Abdul Osman | 39 | 1 | 34+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() | Ben Richards-Everton | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Gary Fraser | 26 | 3 | 13+10 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | David Wilson | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() | Jack Hendry | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() | Liam Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() | Declan McDaid | 16 | 3 | 5+11 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() | Lyle Taylor | 16 | 4 | 10+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | DF | ![]() | Dale Keenan | 6 | 3 | 4+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
33 | FW | ![]() | Neil McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
36 | MF | ![]() | Chris Duggan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season | |||||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() | Aaron Muirhead | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() | Jake Carroll | 13 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Nathan Eccleston | 11 | 2 | 0+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | Dundee[a] | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 45 |
7 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 53 |
8 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 46 |
9 | Ross County | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 44 |
10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 41 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Teams in the bottom six at the time of the split (33 games) cannot pass teams in the top six
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss