2015–16 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is Partick Thistle's third season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[1][2] Partick Thistle will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Partick Thistle
2015–16 season
ManagerAlan Archibald
StadiumFirhill Stadium
PremiershipNinth Place
League CupSecond Round
Scottish CupFifth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kris Doolan (14)
All: Kris Doolan (14)
Highest home attendance7,238 vs. Celtic, Premiership, 12 March 2016
Lowest home attendance2,221 vs. Falkirk, League Cup, 25 August 2015
Average home league attendance3,797

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

1 August 2015 Premiership Hamilton Academical 0 – 0 Partick Thistle New Douglas Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 2,872
Referee: Colvin
9 August 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 0 – 2 Celtic Firhill Stadium
BBC Report Rogić 28'
Commons 63'
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: Beaton
12 August 2015 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Partick Thistle Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 3,141
Referee: Finnie
15 August 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Kilmarnock Firhill Stadium
15:00 Doolan 9', 78'
Lindsay Red card 65'
BBC Report McKenzie 38'
Boyd 85'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Muir
22 August 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 3 – 0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Sow 29'
Nicholson 69'
Juanma 71'
BBC Report Attendance: 16,657
Referee: Beaton
29 August 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 0 – 2 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Rooney 49'
McLean 58'
Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Finnie
12 September 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Dundee Firhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Stewart 77' Attendance: 2,946
Referee: Collum
19 September 2015 Premiership Ross County 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 18' BBC Report Attendance: 3,531
Referee: Aitken
26 September 2015 Premiership Motherwell 2 – 1 Partick Thistle Fir Park
15:00 Frans 22 o.g.'
McDonald 69'
BBC Report Amoo 78' Attendance: 3,963
Referee: McLean
3 October 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 3 – 0 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
15:00 Amoo 15'
Dumbuya 55'
Bannigan 65'
BBC Report Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Thomson
17 October 2015 Premiership St Johnstone 1 – 2 Partick Thistle McDiarmid Park
15:00 MacLean 48' BBC Report Miller 28'
Lawless 34'
Attendance: 3414
Referee: Beaton
24 October 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Hamilton Academical Firhill Stadium
15:00 Pogba 60' BBC Report Imrie 78' Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Anderson
31 October 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 0 – 4 Heart of Midlothian Firhill Stadium
15:00 Scully Red card 85' BBC Report Juanma 38', 64' (pen.)
Sow 51', 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,776
Referee: McLean
7 November 2015 Premiership Dundee 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Dens Park
15:00 Hemmings 85' BBC Report Lindsay 5' Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Collum
21 November 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
15:00 Doolan 42'
Stevenson 90'
BBC Report Storey 6' Attendance: 2,864
Referee: Robertson
28 November 2015 Premiership Kilmarnock 2 – 5 Partick Thistle Rugby Park
15:00 Magennis 23'
Connolly 72'
BBC Report Doolan 7', 15'
Fraser 52'
Muirhead 62', 75'
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Thomson
12 December 2015 Premiership Dundee United 0 – 1 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Doolan 51' Attendance: 6,256
Referee: McLean
19 December 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Ross County Firhill Stadium
15:00 Davies 52 o.g.' BBC Report Attendance: 2,762
Referee: Dallas
30 December 2015 Premiership Aberdeen 0 – 0 Partick Thistle Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 12,583
Referee: Clancy
2 January 2016 Premiership Celtic 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Celtic Park
Bitton Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card
Griffiths 90'
BBC Report Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Finnie
16 January 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 2 – 4 Dundee Firhill Stadium
15:00 Amoo 23'
Lindsay Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card
Doolan 90'
BBC Report Hemmings 7' (pen.)
Harkins 10', 37'
Stewart 15'
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Anderson
23 January 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Partick Thistle Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 3,556
Referee: Aitken
2 February 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Motherwell Firhill Stadium
Lawless 90+1' BBC Report Attendance: 2,487
Referee: Cook
23 February 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 2 – 0 St Johnstone Firhill Stadium
Doolan 72'
Amoo 87'
Report Anderson Yellow card 75'
Wotherspoon Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Scotland John Beaton
27 February 2016 Premiership Motherwell 3 – 1 Partick Thistle Fir Park
Moult 37' (pen.) 52'
Johnson 69'
Report Nisbet Yellow card 36'
Booth 76'
Attendance: 4,302
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
2 March 2016 Premiership St Johnstone 1 – 2 Partick Thistle McDiarmid Park
Kane 67'
Craig Yellow card 90'
Report Booth 6'
Lawless 13'
Welsh Yellow card 42'
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson (referee)
5 March 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
Djoum 25' Report Edwards Yellow card 53' Attendance: 16,558
Referee: Scotland Bobby Madden
8 March 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
Booth Yellow card 31'
Osman Yellow card 37'
Lawless 60'
Report Reynolds Yellow card 41'
Considine 74'
Church 76'
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Scotland Alan Muir
12 March 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Celtic Firhill Stadium
Amoo Yellow card 25'
Miller Yellow card 29'
Welsh 85' (pen.)
Report Griffiths 45'
McGregor 54'
Brown Yellow card 78'
Sviatchenko Yellow card 84'
Bitton Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
19 March 2016 Premiership Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Partick Thistle New Douglas Park
Docherty 10' Report Pogba 50'
Edwards 84'
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Willie Collum
2 April 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Firhill Stadium
Report Attendance: 4,359
Referee: Don Robertson
5 April 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
Doolan 71' Report Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Andrew Dallas
9 April 2016 Premiership Ross County 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Victoria Park, Dingwall
Schalk 14' Report Attendance: 3,603
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 April 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Dundee Firhill Stadium
Doolan 70' Report Hemmings 34', 81' Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 April 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 1 – 4 Inverness CT Firhill Stadium
Doolan 83' Report Tremarco 14'
Storey 46'
Meekings 76'
Roberts 85'
Attendance: 2,609
Referee: Euan Anderson
7 May 2016 Premiership Kilmarnock 0 – 2 Partick Thistle Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Report Lawless 32'
Doolan 66'
Attendance: 5,729
Referee: Andrew Dallas
7 May 2016 Premiership Dundee United 3 – 3 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park, Dundee
Frans 67 o.g.'
Ofere 86'
Johnson 90+1'
Report Frans 6'
Doolan 34'
Edwards 76'
Attendance: 4,689
Referee: Craig Thomson
14 May 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical Firhill Stadium
Doolan 3'
Amoo 19'
Report Brophy 10 pen.', 20' Attendance: 2,971
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish League Cup

25 August 2015 League Cup round 2 Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Grant 32' Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup

8 January 2015 Fourth round St Mirren 1 – 2 Partick Thistle St Mirren Park
19:30 Watson 88' BBC Report Seaborne 62'
Amoo 73'
Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Thomson
6 February 2016 Fifth round Dundee United 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 Fraser 85' BBC Report Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Collum

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Partick Thistle have used twenty-five different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances

As of 14 May 2016[3][4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Tomas Cerny 31028+001+002+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Gary Miller 24120+111+002+00
3 DF England ENG Danny Seaborne 35131+101+002+01
4 MF Scotland SCO Sean Welsh 36032+200+002+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Booth 37034+001+002+00
6 MF Ghana GHA Abdul Osman 36032+101+002+00
7 MF England ENG David Amoo 40427+1031+001+11
8 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Bannigan 28126+010+002+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Kris Doolan 391424+12141+002+00
10 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Stevenson 1116+411+000+00
11 MF Scotland SCO Steven Lawless 40536+151+002+00
12 GK Ireland EIR Ryan Scully 1009+100+000+00
13 DF Belgium BEL Frederic Frans 22117+410+001+00
14 FW England ENG Christie Elliott 1205+700+000+00
15 DF Sierra Leone SLE Mustapha Dumbuya 21119+210+000+00
17 DF Scotland SCO Liam Lindsay 27125+010+002+00
18 MF Scotland SCO David Wilson 1204+700+100+00
19 DF Scotland SCO Jack Hendry 401+201+000+00
19 MF Australia AUS Ryan Edwards 17210+720+000+00
20 MF Scotland SCO Declan McDaid 501+300+100+00
22 MF Scotland SCO Gary Fraser 1417+511+000+10
23 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Muirhead 824+420+000+00
27 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Nisbet 900+800+000+10
35 GK Scotland SCO Paul Gallacher 101+000+000+00
99 FW Guinea GUI Mathias Pogba 30213+1520+100+10

Disciplinary record

As of 14 May 2016
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2ScotlandDFGary Miller 50000050
3EnglandDFDanny Seaborne 80000080
4ScotlandMFSean Welsh 60000060
5ScotlandDFCallum Booth 50000050
6GhanaMFAbdul Osman 1110010121
7EnglandMFDavid Amoo 10000010
8ScotlandMFStuart Bannigan 1000000100
11ScotlandMFSteven Lawless 30000030
12Republic of IrelandGKRyan Scully 01000001
13BelgiumDFFrederic Frans 41000041
15Sierra LeoneDFMustapha Dumbuya 300000'20
17ScotlandDFLiam Lindsay 72000073
18ScotlandMFDavid Wilson 10000010
19AustraliaMFRyan Edwards 10000010
23ScotlandFWRobbie Muirhead 20000020
29ScotlandMFJames Penrice 10000010
99GuineaFWMathias Pogba 20001030
TOTALS 54 5 0 0 2 0 56 5

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 10 14 54 48 +6 52
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[5]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAAAHHAHHAHHAAH
ResultDLDDLLLLLWWDLDWWWWDLLDWWLWLLLWDWLLLWDD
Position711108101112121211111111111098779988897888787889999
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 14 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Alan Archibald[7] 1 August 2015 Present 38 12 10 16 031.58

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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