2009–10 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle

2009–10 season

Chairman

Allan Cowan

Manager

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During the 2009–10 season, Partick Thistle participated in the Scottish First Division, having finished in 2nd place the previous season.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Puma in partnership with Greaves Sports and the main shirt sponsor will be Ignis Asset Management as per season 2008–09. The home kit will be the same as season 2008–09 and the away is a silver, black & pink camouflage design with black sleeves. A Centenary top was also announced to mark Thistle's 100th year at Firhill Stadium, to be worn against Dunfermline Athletic in the league match closest to the first ever game at the ground.^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

Notable events

Season 2009–10 marks the Centenary of Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium. A Centenary Top (in the Club's original navy blue) is to be released by their official partners Greaves Sports and the Club also set up a Centenary Fundraiser with the slogan "£100k for 100 Years".

With 2009 also being Alan Archibald's Testimonial Year, several functions were held and a Testimonial Match against a Liverpool XI played. This game took place on Tuesday 11 August,^[2] the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

Having been with the Club in a playing capacity until the end of season 2008-09, Simon Donnelly returned in a player-coach role following the departure of John Henry, First Team Coach, to Burnley F.C.^[3]^[4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Jonathan Tuffey
		GK	Craig Hinchcliffe
		DF	Alan Archibald
		DF	Patrick Boyle
		DF	Martyn Corrigan
		DF	William Kinniburgh
		DF	Ricky Little (on loan at Queen's Park)
		DF	Ian Maxwell
		DF	Paul Paton
		DF	John Robertson
		MF	Jamie Adams (on loan from Kilmarnock)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Paul Cairney
		MF	Mark Corcoran
		MF	Chris Erskine
		MF	Bryan Hodge
		MF	Stephen McKeown
		MF	David Rowson
		FW	Simon Donnelly
		FW	Liam Buchanan
		FW	Kris Doolan
		FW	Jim Hamilton
		FW	Steve Lovell

Youth Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Ryan Scully
		GK	Graeme Shepherd
		DF	Kyle Lochhead
		DF	Ross McGeough
		DF	Colin Stevenson

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Stuart Bannigan
		MF	Jamie Campbell
		MF	Ryan MacBeth
		FW	Kieran Burns
		FW	Philip Middlemiss

Match results

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Scorers	Attendance
11 July 2009	Stirling Albion	Forthbank Stadium	1-1	Cairney (pen.)	604
14 July 2009	Dumbarton	Strathclyde Homes Stadium	2-0	Robertson, Doolan
18 July 2009	Clyde	Broadwood Stadium	1-2	Doolan
29 July 2009	Kilmarnock	Rugby Park	3-2	Donnelly (2), Doolan	1,832
11 August 2009	Liverpool XI†	Firhill Stadium	1-1	Erskine	2,529

† Alan Archibald's Testimonial

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Scorers	Attendance
8 August	Ayr United	Somerset Park	1-1	Donnelly	3,078
15 August	Ross County	Firhill Stadium	0-0		2,391
22 August	Queen of the South	Palmerston Park	0-1		2,915
29 August	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium	5-0	Buchanan (2), Corcoran (2), Cairney	2,986
12 September	Raith Rovers	Stark's Park	1-1	Doolan	2,387
19 September	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill Stadium	2-0	Cairney, Donnelly	3,263
26 September	Inverness CT	Caledonian Stadium	3-2	Buchanan (2), Archibald	3,218
3 October	Airdrie Utd	Firhill Stadium	2-0	Hodge, Donnelly	2,839
10 October	Dundee	Dens Park	0-2		5,364
17 October	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium	2-0	Corcoran, Buchanan	3,055
24 October	Ross County	Victoria Park	2-2	Erskine, Buchanan	2,369
31 October	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium	1-2	Donnelly	3,084
7 November	Greenock Morton	Cappielow	2-0	Buchanan, Donnelly	2,738
14 November	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park	1-3	Cairney	3,111
21 November	Inverness CT	Firhill Stadium	2-1	Adams, Lovell	2,353
5 December	Dundee	Firhill Stadium	0-2		4,453
12 December	Airdrie Utd	Excelsior Stadium	5-2	Donnelly, McKeown, Lovell (2), Cairney	1,321
26 December	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium	2-2	Paton, Adams	2,766
4 January	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium	1-0	Cairney	2,192
16 January	Raith Rovers	Stark's Park	0-1		1,951
23 January	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill Stadium	1-4	Buchanan	2,607
30 January	Inverness CT	Caledonian Stadium	1-2	Corcoran	3,107
13 February	Airdrie Utd	Firhill Stadium	2-0	Cairney (2)	2,404
20 February	Dundee	Dens Park	0-1		5,216
27 February	Ross County	Firhill Stadium	2-1	Buchanan, Hodge	2,192
6 March	Queen of the South	Palmerston Park	0-1		2,674
10 March	Ayr United	Somerset Park	0-1		1,505
20 March	Greenock Morton	Cappielow Park	0-1		2,163
23 March	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park	2-1	Buchanan, Donnelly	2,401
27 March	Inverness CT	Firhill Stadium	0-1		2,380
3 April	Airdrie United	Excelsior Stadium	0-2		1,142
10 April	Dundee	Firhill Stadium	0-1		2,545
17 April	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium	0-1		1,877
19 April	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium	0-0		1,151
24 April	Ross County	Victoria Park	2-1	Donnelly, Grehan	2,175
1 May	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium	1-0	Doolan	2,912

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Scorers	Attendance
4	9 January 2010	Dundee United	Firhill	0-2		4,002

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Scorers	Attendance
1	1 August 2009	Berwick Rangers	Firhill	5-1	Hodge, Buchanan (2), Erskine (2)	1,472
2	25 August 2009	Queen of the South	Firhill	1-2	Donnelly	1,527

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Scorers	Attendance
1	25 July 2009	Airdrie United	New Broomfield	1-0	Buchanan	1,325
2	19 August 2009	Forfar Athletic	Station Park	6-1	Doolan, Hamilton (2), Rowson, Donnelly, Cairney	532
Quarter-Final	6 September 2009	Inverness CT	Firhill Stadium	1-1 (ICT won 4-3 on pens)	Buchanan	1,746

Player statistics

League Appearances

Player	Apps (Sub Apps)
Jamie Adams (loan Killie)	4 (1)	1	2	0
Alan Archibald	15 (0)	1	4	0
Patrick Boyle	1 (1)	0	0	0
Liam Buchanan	10 (1)	7	1	1
Paul Cairney	17 (0)	4	1	0
Martyn Corrigan	2 (2)	0	0	0
Mark Corcoran	14 (3)	3	0	0
Simon Donnelly	15 (2)	6	1	0
Kris Doolan	2 (9)	1	0	0
Chris Erskine	6 (11)	1	1	0
Jim Hamilton	2 (7)	0	2	0
Craig Hinchcliffe	1 (0)	0	0	0
Bryan Hodge	10 (5)	1	0	0
Willie Kinniburgh	1 (1)	0	0	0
Ricky Little	0 (0)	0	0	0
Steve Lovell	3 (2)	3	0	0
Ian Maxwell	17 (0)	0	3	0
Stephen McKeown	4 (2)	1	0	1
Paul Paton	15 (0)	0	5	0
John Robertson	15 (1)	0	1	0
David Rowson	17 (0)	0	1	0
Jonathan Tuffey	16 (0)	0	0	0

Cup Appearances

Player	Scottish Cup				League Cup				Challenge Cup
Player	Apps				Apps				Apps
Alan Archibald	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
Patrick Boyle	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Liam Buchanan	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	1	0
Paul Cairney	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	0
Mark Corcoran	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Martyn Corrigan	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Donnelly	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
Kris Doolan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Chris Erskine	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0
Jim Hamilton	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
Craig Hinchcliffe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bryan Hodge	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
Willy Kinniburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ricky Little	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Maxwell	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Stephen McKeown	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Paton	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
John Robertson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
David Rowson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
Jonathan Tuffey	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Scorers

P	Player	League	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1	Liam Buchanan	7	2	2	11
2	Simon Donnelly	6	1	1	8
3	Paul Cairney	4	0	1	5
4	Mark Corcoran	3	0	0	3
5	Steve Lovell	3	0	0	3
6	Chris Erskine	1	2	0	3
7	Jim Hamilton	0	0	2	2
8	Kris Doolan	1	0	1	2
9	Bryan Hodge	1	1	0	2
10	Alan Archibald	1	0	0	1
11	Jamie Adams	1	0	0	1
12	Stephen McKeown	1	0	0	1
13	David Rowson	0	0	1	1

References

↑ http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2009-2010/september_2009/strip_update
↑ "Message from Alan Archibald Testimonial Committee". Partick Thistle Football Club Website. 15 July 2009.
↑ "New Player/Coach". Partick Thistle Football Club Website. 23 July 2009.
↑ "Swift Thistle Return for Donnelly". Partick Thistle Football Club Website. 23 July 2009.

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East of Scotland League South of Scotland League Scottish Premier Under-19 League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	Results 2010 World Cup qualifying (UEFA Group 9)

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren

First Division	Airdrie United Ayr United Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Ross County

Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion

Third Division	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers East Stirlingshire Elgin City Forfar Athletic Livingston Montrose Queen's Park Stranraer

List of Scottish football transfers 2009–10 2009–10 in Scottish reserve and youth football

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