2022–23 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle
2022–23 season
Chairman	Jacqui Low
Manager	Ian McCall
Stadium	Firhill Stadium
Scottish Championship	5th
League Cup	Quarter-final
Challenge Cup	Third round
Scottish Cup	Third round
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is Partick Thistle's second season back in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted from League One at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Summary

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

21 June 2022	Alloa Athletic	1–3	Partick Thistle	Alloa
19:30	Cawley 55'	Report	Graham 45' Turner 70' Dowds 84 pen.'	Stadium: Recreation Park

24 June 2022	Kelty Hearts	0–1	Partick Thistle	Kelty
19:45		Report	Lyon 71'	Stadium: New Central Park

2 July 2022	Rangers	2–3	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
19:30	Lundstram 2' Sakala 40' McPake 85'	Report	Graham 15' Smith 47'	Stadium: Rangers Training Centre

16 July 2022	Partick Thistle	0–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30		Report	Efford	Stadium: Firhill Stadium

Scottish Championship

30 July 2022 1	Dundee	2–3	Partick Thistle	Dens Park
15:00	Kerr 64' French 85'	Report	Fitzpatrick 16' Lawless 24' McKinnon 50'	Attendance: 5,513 Referee: Alan Muir

6 August 2022 2	Partick Thistle	1–1	Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Graham 83'	Report	McMillan 43 o.g.'	Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Craig Napier

13 August 2022 3	Queen's Park	3–2	Partick Thistle	Ochilview Park
15:00	Savoury 36' Robson 67' Murray 76'	Report	McMillan 64' Dowds 87'	Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Steven McLean

19 August 2022 4	Partick Thistle	4–1	Inverness CT	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Graham 21', 35' Holt 59 pen.' Dowds 84'	Report	Oakley 90+2'	Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Grant Irvine

27 August 2022 5	Partick Thistle	2–1	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Tiffoney 3' Lawless 42'	Report	Ross 43'	Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

3 September 2022 6	Arbroath	0–2	Partick Thistle	Gayfield Park
15:00	Allan 50'	Report	Dowds 86' McKinnon 90'	Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Duncan Williams

17 September 2022 7	Partick Thistle	2–2	Cove Rangers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Lawless 17' Bannigan 52'	Report	Reynolds 81', 84'	Attendance: 2,918 Referee: Calum Scott

1 October 2022 8	Partick Thistle	5–1	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Graham 27' Holt 34' Muirhead 55' Tiffoney 77' Dowds 84'	Report	Muirhead 17'	Attendance: 2,932 Referee: William Collum

7 October 2022 9	Inverness CT	1–0	Partick Thistle	Caledonian Stadium
19:30	Mckay 75'	Report	Turner 40'	Attendance: 2,354 Referee: Scott Lambie

15 October 2022 10	Hamilton Academical	1–2	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park
15:00	Ryan 53'	Report	Graham 33' Tiffoney 65'	Attendance: 1,991 Referee: Barry Cook

22 October 2022 11	Partick Thistle	0−4	Queen's Park	Glasgow
15:00		Report	Robson 26' Eze 49' McPake 54', 84'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Chris Graham

25 October 2022 12	Ayr United	4−2	Partick Thistle	Ayr
19:45	Chalmers 11' Brownlie 39 o.g.' Mullin 55' McKenzie 90+1'	Report	Hodson 18' Graham 51'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,782 Referee: William Collum

29 October 2022 13	Raith Rovers	3−0	Partick Thistle	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Connolly 12', 32' Connell 44 pen.'	Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 2,096 Referee: Gavin Duncan

5 November 2022 14	Partick Thistle	2−3	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00	Mline 21', 36' Muirhead 69'	Report	Robinson 58' Sweeney 68' Kerr 76'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,046 Referee: Craig Napier

12 November 2022 15	Greenock Morton	2−1	Partick Thistle	Greenock
15:00	Ambrose 21' Blues 79'	Report	Dowds 58' Akinola 90+3'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,499 Referee: Graham Grainger

19 November 2022 16	Partick Thistle	3−0	Arbroath	Glasgow
15:00	Graham 16' Turner 79' Milne 84'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

9 July 2022 Group Stage	Stenhousemuir	1–2	Partick Thistle	Ochilview Park
15:00	Yates 63'	Report	Turner 54' Graham 75'	Referee: Calum Scott

13 July 2022 Group Stage	Kilmarnock	1–1 (4–5 p)	Partick Thistle	Rugby Park
19:45	Donnelly 11'	Report	Muirhead 44'	Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Nick Walsh

19 July 2022 Group Stage	Partick Thistle	2–0	Fraserburgh	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Hay 33 o.g.' Graham 62'	Report		Attendance: 1,344 Referee: Scott Lambie

23 July 2022 Group Stage	Partick Thistle	4–2	Montrose	Firhill Stadium
15:00	McMillan 17' Holt 45+1' Fitzpatrick 66' Mullen 81'	Report	Brown 55' Johnston 85'	Attendance: 1,578 Referee: Duncan Williams

Knockout Round

30 August 2022 Second Round	Partick Thistle	1–0	Arbroath	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Fitzpatrick 83'	Report		Attendance: 1,960 Referee: John Beaton

19 October 2022 Quater-final	Aberdeen	4–1	Partick Thistle	Pittodrie Stadium
19:45	Duk 16' Holt 31 o.g.' Coulson 35' Duncan 85'	Report	Brownlie 53'	Attendance: 9,323 Referee: David Munro

Scottish Challenge Cup

23 September 2022 Third round	Falkirk	2–0	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Burrell 9' Oliver 65'	Report		Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Scottish Cup

26 November 2022 Third Round	Partick Thistle	v	Kelty Hearts	Firhill Stadium
15:00

Glasgow Cup

Squad statistics

Player statistics

As of 19 November 2022 (UTC)^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup		Glasgow Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jamie Sneddon	7	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jack McMillan	23	2	16+0	1	6+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Harry Milne	22	3	16+0	3	5+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Kevin Holt	16	3	10+0	2	6+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Darren Brownlie	11	0	4+3	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Kyle Turner	21	2	11+4	1	4+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	SCO	Scott Tiffoney	13	3	5+6	3	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	SCO	Stuart Bannigan	21	1	13+2	1	5+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Brian Graham	19	9	13+0	7	4+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Anton Dowds	19	5	4+11	5	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Steven Lawless	22	3	14+1	3	5+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	SCO	Cammy Smith	14	0	2+6	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Cole McKinnon	19	2	12+2	2	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	NIR	Lee Hodson	13	1	7+4	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Tony Weston	13	0	0+9	0	0+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	ENG	Tunji Akinola	10	0	5+1	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Danny Mullen	11	1	2+6	0	0+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	SCO	Aidan Fitzpatrick	19	3	6+8	1	1+3	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	SCO	Aaron Muirhead	16	2	10+1	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	SCO	Ross Docherty	16	0	10+0	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	USA	Mason McCready	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Billy Owens	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Ben Stanway	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	SCO	James Lyon	3	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	SCO	Gospel Ocholi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Zander McKenzie	3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	SCO	Ji Stevenson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	SCO	David Mitchell	15	0	12+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Ayr United	36	16	10	10	61	43	+18	58	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Queen's Park	36	17	7	12	63	52	+11	58	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Partick Thistle	36	16	9	11	65	45	+20	57	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Greenock Morton	36	15	12	9	53	43	+10	57
6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	15	10	11	52	47	+5	55

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[3]

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAR	KIL	STE	MON	FRA
1	Partick Thistle	4	3	1	0	0	9	4	+5	11	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	4–2	2–0
2	Kilmarnock	4	3	0	1	0	11	3	+8	10	Qualification for the second round	1–1p	—	4–1	—	—
3	Stenhousemuir	4	2	0	0	2	7	6	+1	6		1–2	—	—	—	3–0
4	Montrose	4	1	0	0	3	6	11	−5	3		—	0–3	0–2	—	—
5	Fraserburgh	4	0	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0		—	1–3	—	2–4	—

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]

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
16 May 2022	DF	Aaron Muirhead	Ayr United	Free^[6]
1 June 2022	DF	Jack McMillan	Livingston	Free^[7]
13 June 2022	MF	Steven Lawless	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[8]
13 June 2022	FW	Anton Dowds	Falkirk	Free^[9]
23 June 2022	GK	David Mitchell	Hibernian	Free^[10]
1 July 2022	DF	Harry Milne	Cove Rangers	Free^[11]
13 July 2022	MF	Aidan Fitzpatrick	Queen of the South	Free^[12]
21 July 2022	FW	Danny Mullen	Dundee	Free^[13]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
9 May 2022	DF	Richard Foster	Detroit City	Free^[14]^[15]
9 May 2022	DF	Steven Bell	Kelty Hearts	Free^[14]^[16]
9 May 2022	DF	Stephen Hendrie	Queen of the South	Free^[14]^[17]
25 May 2022	FW	Ross MacIver	Alloa Athletic	Free^[14]
13 June 2022	MF	Connor Murray	Queen of the South	Free^[18]
25 June 2022	MF	Shea Gordon	Larne	Free^[19]
23 June 2022	MF	Mouhamed Niang	Hartlepool United	Free^[14]
25 June 2022	DF	Ciaran McKenna	Queen of the South	Free^[20]
1 July 2022	FW	Zak Rudden	Dundee	Free^[21]
18 August 2022	MF	Robbie Crawford	Greenock Morton	Free^[22]

Loans In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
12 July 2021	FW	Tony Weston	Rangers	Loan^[23]
13 July 2021	MF	Cole McKinnon	Rangers	Loan^[24]
12 August 2021	DF	Lee Hodson	Kilmarnock	Loan^[25]

Loans Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
8 July 2021	GK	Mason McCready	Cowdenbeath	Loan^[26]
23 July 2021	FW	Gospel Ocholi	Dalbeattie Star	Loan^[27]
13 August 2021	GK	Mason McCready	Dalbeattie Star	Loan^[28]

References

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^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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^ "Welcome Stephen Hendrie". qosfc.com. Qos FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "Connor Murray Returns". qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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^ "Welcome Ciaran McKenna". qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "Zak Rudden: Dundee confirm pre-contract agreement but Partick Thistle insist the price must be right if Dee want him now". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Robbie Crawford joins the Ton". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton FC. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Loan news: Tony Weston joins on season-long loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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^ "Loan News: Lee Hodson joins on loan until January". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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^ "Gospel Ocholi joins Dalbeattie Star on loan until January". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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[2] "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[3] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[4] "Summary - League Cup Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

[format-5] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

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[7] "Signing News: McMillan agrees two-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[8] "Partick Thistle sign Steven Lawless on two-year deal". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[9] "Anton Dowds signs a pre-contract agreement with the Club". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[10] "David Mitchell Departs". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[11] "Harry Milne Signs Pre-Contract With Partick Thistle". coverangersfc.com. Cove Rangers FC. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[12] "SIGNING NEWS: Aidan Fitzpatrick returns to Firhill". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

[13] "Signing News: Danny Mullen joins on a one-year contract". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[auto-14] "Player Update – 9th May 2022". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 9 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[15] "DETROIT CITY FC ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF RICHARD FOSTER". detcityfc.com. Detroit City FC. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[16] "Kelty Hearts sign ex-Dunfermline, Ayr and Partick Thistle player Steven Bell". qosfc.com. Dunfermline Press. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[17] "Welcome Stephen Hendrie". qosfc.com. Qos FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[18] "Connor Murray Returns". qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[19] "Irish Premiership: Davy McDaid joins Ballymena as Leroy Millar moves to Larne". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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[21] "Zak Rudden: Dundee confirm pre-contract agreement but Partick Thistle insist the price must be right if Dee want him now". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

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[24] "Loan News: Cole McKinnon agrees season-long loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

[25] "Loan News: Lee Hodson joins on loan until January". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

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