1980–81 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 1980–81 season saw Partick Thistle compete in the Scottish Premier Division, the top tier of Scottish football, where they finished 6th on 30 points. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, where they were eliminated in the fourth round, and the Scottish League Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Partick Thistle
1980–81 season
ChairmanMiller Reid
ManagerBertie Auld
Peter Cormack
StadiumFirhill Stadium
Premier Division6th
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Higgins (7)
Alex O'Hara (7)
All: Alex O'Hara (11)
Highest home attendance18,000 vs Celtic, Scottish League Cup, 8 October 1980
Lowest home attendance1,600 vs Kilmarnock, Scottish Premier Division, 21 February 1981
Average home league attendance5,791

Season summary

After Bertie Auld left to manage Hibernian in November 1980, Peter Cormack was appointed as manager on 5 December 1980.[1]

They finished 6th on 30 points.[2]

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish Premier Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 St Mirren 36 18 8 10 56 47 +9 44
5 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 66 42 +24 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Partick Thistle 36 10 10 16 32 48 −16 30
7 Airdrieonians 36 10 9 17 36 55 −19 29
8 Morton 36 10 8 18 36 58 −22 28
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendance
9 August 1980Heart of MidlothianHome3–2Higgins, Gibson, Liddell (o.g.)4,000
16 August 1980RangersAway0–4—26,000
23 August 1980KilmarnockHome0–1—4,000
6 September 1980CelticAway1–4Gibson20,000
13 September 1980St MirrenHome1–0Clark4,000
20 September 1980AberdeenHome0–1—6,000
27 September 1980MortonAway2–1O'Hara, Watson5,000
4 October 1980AirdrieoniansHome2–1Higgins (2)5,000
11 October 1980Dundee UnitedAway0–0—4,706
18 October 1980Heart of MidlothianAway1–0Jardine5,905
25 October 1980RangersHome1–1Park14,000
1 November 1980KilmarnockAway1–0O'Hara2,500
8 November 1980MortonHome0–0—3,000
15 November 1980AberdeenAway1–2O'Hara10,000
22 November 1980Dundee UnitedHome2–3Clark, O'Hara4,000
29 November 1980AirdrieoniansAway0–0—3,500
6 December 1980CelticHome0–1—12,436
13 December 1980St MirrenAway0–1—5,626
20 December 1980AberdeenHome1–1Watson (pen.)4,000
27 December 1980MortonAway0–2—6,000
1 January 1981RangersAway1–1O'Hara17,000
3 January 1981Heart of MidlothianHome1–0Watson (pen.)3,500
10 January 1981AirdrieoniansHome1–0Park3,000
31 January 1981St MirrenHome0–0—4,000
21 February 1981KilmarnockHome1–1McDonald1,600
28 February 1981Heart of MidlothianAway1–1Higgins3,491
7 March 1981AirdrieoniansAway0–2—3,000
14 March 1981Dundee UnitedHome0–2—3,500
18 March 1981CelticAway1–4Park15,000
28 March 1981MortonHome3–1Watson, Higgins, Rooney (o.g.)2,000
1 April 1981AberdeenAway1–3Watson9,000
5 April 1981CelticHome0–1—17,196
11 April 1981St MirrenAway2–3Higgins (2)4,445
18 April 1981KilmarnockAway1–0Clark1,250
25 April 1981RangersHome1–1Whittaker9,000
2 May 1981Dundee UnitedAway2–3O'Hara (2)4,124

Source: [3]

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish Cup
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendance
Third round24 January 1981ClydeHome2–2Whittaker, Clark4,200
Third round replay28 January 1981ClydeAway4–2O'Hara (2), Clark (2)4,100
Fourth round14 February 1981Dundee UnitedAway0–1—7,758

Source: [4]

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish League Cup
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendance
Second round, first leg27 August 1980Queen's ParkHome3–1Higgins (2), O'Hara2,000
Second round, second leg30 August 1980Queen's ParkAway1–1Watson1,472
Third round, first leg3 September 1980St MirrenHome2–0Gibson (2)4,000
Third round, second leg24 September 1980St MirrenAway0–0—5,700
Quarter-finals, first leg8 October 1980CelticHome0–1—18,000
Quarter-finals, second leg20 October 1980CelticAway1–2 (a.e.t.)O'Hara12,000

Source: [5]

Notes
  1. Partick Thistle's score written first

References
  1. "Cormack aims for the top with Thistle". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1980. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. "1980–1981 Premier Division". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 556–557. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  4. Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 590–591. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  5. Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 584–587. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
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