2010–11 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle

2010–11 season

Chairman

David Beattie

Manager

Ian McCall
Jackie McNamara

Stadium

Firhill Stadium

Scottish First Division

Fifth place

Challenge Cup

Semi-final, lost to Ross County

League Cup

Second round, lost to Falkirk

Scottish Cup

Fifth round, lost to St Johnstone

Top goalscorer

League:
Doolan (16)
All:
Doolan (20)

Highest home attendance

2,801vs. Dundee, 14 August 2010

Lowest home attendance

1,001vs. Queen of the South, 8 March 2011

Average home league attendance

2,024^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

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2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was Partick Thistle's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season.^[2] Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Partick Thistle finished fifth in the First Division.^[3] They reached the Semi-final of the Scottish Challenge Cup,^[4] the second round of the League Cup^[5] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.^[6]

Management

Partick began the 2010–11 season under the management of Ian McCall. On 15 April 2011, McCall resigned as manager,^[7] with defender Jackie McNamara being appointed as caretaker manager.^[8] McNamara was appointed on a permanent basis at the end of the season, on a rolling one-year contract.^[9]

Results and fixtures

^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] Win Draw Loss

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish First Division

First Division	Raith Rovers F.C.		4 – 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	Stark's Park	7 August 2010
Ferry 7' Baird 31' (42), pen.' (82)					Kinniburgh	Attendance: 2,238 Referee: Euan Norris Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		1 – 0		Dundee F.C.	Firhill Stadium	14 August 2010
Boyle 71'						Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Frank McDermott Report: Club Report

First Division	Morton F.C.		2 – 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	Cappielow Park	21 August 2010
Kean 18' Tidser 87'						Referee: Brian Winter Report: Club Report

First Division	Cowdenbeath F.C.		2 – 1		Partick Thistle F.C.	Central Park	28 August 2010
Fairbairn 17' Armstrong 53'					Doolan 16'	Attendance: 881 Referee: Steven McLean Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		1 – 2		Stirling Albion F.C.	Firhill Stadium	11 September 2010
Doolan 50'					Gibson 54' Smith 75'	Attendance: 1,994 Referee: George Salmond Report: SFL Report

First Division	Queen of the South F.C.		2 – 1		Partick Thistle F.C.	Palmerston Park	18 September 2010
Johnston 75' Quinn 87'					Flannigan 33'	Referee: Stephen Finnie Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		0 – 2		Dunfermline F.C.	Firhill Stadium	25 September 2010
					Clarke 29' Kirk 71'	Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Bobby Madden Report: club Report

First Division	Ross County F.C.		0 – 2		Partick Thistle F.C.	Victoria Park	2 October 2010
					Boyle 13' Erskine 83'	Attendance: 2,263 Referee: David Somers Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		1 – 0		Falkirk F.C.	Firhill Stadium	16 October 2010
Paton 16'						Attendance: 2,783 Referee: David Somers Report: Club Report

First Division	Stirling Albion F.C.		4 – 2		Partick Thistle F.C.	Forthbank Stadium	23 October 2010
Smith 2' (27) Aitken 30' (65)					Doolan 14' (78)	Referee: Crawford Allan Report: club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		1 – 0		Cowdenbeath F.C.	Firhill Stadium	30 October 2010
Buchanan 53'						Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Craig Charleston Report: Club Report

First Division	Dundee F.C.		2 – 1		Partick Thistle F.C.	Dens Park	6 November 2010
Griffiths 13' Adams 84'					Hodge 57'	Attendance: 6,022 Referee: Charlie Richmond Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		0 – 0		Morton F.C.	Firhill Stadium	13 November 2010
						Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Brian Winter Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		1 – 1		Ross County F.C.	Firhill Stadium	11 December 2010
Erskine 40'					Brittain 18' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,509 Referee: Steve Conroy Report: club Report

First Division	Dunfermline F.C.		0 – 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	East End Park	14 December 2010
						Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Craig Thomson Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		0 – 0		Raith Rovers F.C.	Firhill Stadium	26 December 2010
						Attendance: 2,036 Referee: George Salmond Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		6 – 1		Stirling Albion F.C.	Firhill Stadium	15 January 2011
Doolan 23' Flannigan 34' Buchanan 50' (pen.), 67' Fraser 74' Campbell 82'					Aitken 90'	Attendance: 1,749 Referee: Stephen Finnie Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		2 – 0		Dunfermline F.C.	Firhill Stadium	29 January 2011
Erskine 13' Doolan 41'						Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Alan Muir Report: Club Report

First Division	Queen of the South F.C.		3 – 3		Partick Thistle F.C.	Palmerston Park	12 February 2011
McLaren 43' (87) Johnston 90'					Grehan 33' Doolan 40' Flannigan 82'	Attendance: 1,860 Referee: Crawford Allan Report: Club Report

First Division	Cowdenbeath F.C.		1 – 1		Partick Thistle F.C.	Central Park	15 February 2011
Campbell 8' (pen.)					Flannigan 85'	Attendance: 411 Referee: Craig Charleston Report: Club Report

First Division	Morton F.C.		1 – 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	Cappielow Park	22 February 2011
Lyle 15' (pen.)						Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Steven Nicholls Report: Club Report

First Division	Ross County F.C.		0 – 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	Victoria Park	26 February 2011
						Attendance: 2,316 Referee: John McKendrick Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		0 – 0		Dundee F.C.	Firhill Stadium	5 March 2011
						Attendance: 2,671 Referee: Bobby Madden Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		3 – 1		Queen of the South F.C.	Firhill Stadium	8 March 2011
Doolan 34' Erskine 84' Fraser 87'					Carmichael 86'	Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Thomas Robertson Report: SFL Report

First Division	Raith Rovers F.C.		0 – 2		Partick Thistle F.C.	Stark's Park	12 March 2011
					Kris Doolan 49' Boyle 90'	Referee: Frank McDermott Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		0 – 1		Cowdenbeath F.C.	Firhill Stadium	19 March 2011
					Stewart 50'	Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Steven McLean Report: Club Report

First Division	Stirling Albion F.C.		0 – 3		Partick Thistle F.C.	Forthbank Stadium	22 March 2011
					Kris Doolan 27' (73), pen.' Balatoni 36'	Referee: George Salmond Report: Club Report

First Division	Dunfermline F.C.		0 – 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	East End Park	26 March 2011
						Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Charlie Richmond Report: Club Report

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		0– 0		Queen of the South F.C.	Firhill Stadium	2 April 2011
						Attendance: 1,806 Referee: Crawford Allan Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Falkirk F.C.		2– 3		Partick Thistle F.C.	Falkirk Stadium	9 April 2011
McManus 66' Finnigan 85'					Erskine 8', 24' Doolan 62'	Attendance: 3,735 Referee: Iain Brines Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		1– 2		Falkirk F.C.	Firhill Stadium	12 April 2011
Kinniburgh 90'					Alston 64' Finnigan 67'	Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Charlie Richmond Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		1– 1		Ross County F.C.	Firhill Stadium	16 April 2011
Doolan 4' (pen.)					Lawson 37'	Attendance: 1,714 Referee: Brian Colvin Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Falkirk F.C.		2– 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	Falkirk Stadium	19 April 2011
McManus 45' Stewart 90'						Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Mat Northcroft Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		2– 0		Morton F.C.	Firhill Stadium	23 April 2011
Erskine 60' Boyle 72'						Attendance: 2,060 Referee: David Somers Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Dundee F.C.		3– 2		Partick Thistle F.C.	Dens Park	30 April 2011
Forsyth 59', 62' Lockwood 71' (pen.)					Stewart 68' Doolan 90'	Attendance: 7,746 Referee: Bobby Madden Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Partick Thistle F.C.		3– 0		Raith Rovers F.C.	Firhill Stadium	7 May 2011
Stewart 50' Doolan 78' (pen.) Rowson 90'						Attendance: 2,279 Referee: Eddie Smith Report: BBC SPORT

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup Round 1	Partick Thistle F.C.		2 – 1		Clyde F.C.	Firhill Stadium	24 July 2010
Buchanan 12' MacBeth 71'					Strachan 31'	Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Steven Nicholls Report: SFL Report

Challenge Cup Round 2	Partick Thistle F.C.		2 – 1		Berwick Rangers F.C.	Firhill Stadium	10 August 2010
Cairney 40' Rowson 80'					Andy McLean 28'	Attendance: 931 Referee: Anthony Law Report: SFL Report

Challenge Cup QF	Partick Thistle F.C.		2 – 1		Ayr United F.C.	Firhill Stadium	4 September 2010
Doolan 2', 33'					Rodgers 36'	Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly Report: SFL Report

Challenge Cup SF	Ross County F.C.		2 – 2 Ross County win 4-3 on penalties		Partick Thistle F.C.	Victoria Park	10 October 2010
Morrison 54' Barrowman 88'					Kinniburgh 8' Boyle 63'	Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Steve Conroy Report: SFL Report

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup

League Cup Round 1	Annan Athletic F.C.		0 – 1		Partick Thistle F.C.	Galabank	31 July 2010
					Donnelly 84'	Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Charlie Richmond Report: BBC SPORT

League Cup Round 2	Partick Thistle F.C.		0 – 1		Falkirk F.C.	Firhill Stadium	24 August 2010
					Flynn 58'	Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Charlie Richmond Report: BBC SPORT

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup Round 3	Stirling Albion F.C.		1 – 3		Partick Thistle F.C.	Forthbank Stadium	20 November 2010
Smith 73'					Cairney 58' Donnelly 86' Grehan 90'	Attendance: 1,146 Referee: Anthony Law Report: Club Report

Scottish Cup Round 4	Falkirk F.C.		2 – 2		Partick Thistle F.C.	Falkirk Stadium	11 January 2011
Millar 37' Compton 72'					Buchanan 7' Doolan 85'	Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Brian Winter Report: Club Report

Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay	Partick Thistle F.C.		1 – 0		Falkirk F.C.	Firhill Stadium	18 January 2011
Erskine 6'						Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Brian Winter Report: BBC SPORT

Scottish Cup Round 5	St Johnstone F.C.		2 – 0		Partick Thistle F.C.	McDiarmid Park	9 February 2011
Davidson 42' Craig 57'						Attendance: 2,441 Referee: Iain Brines Report: Club Report

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	Bryn Halliwell
		GK	Craig Hinchcliffe
		GK	Scott Fox
		DF	Alan Archibald
		DF	Patrick Boyle
		DF	William Kinniburgh
		DF	Ian Maxwell
		DF	Ryan McGowan (on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
		DF	Conrad Balatoni (on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
		DF	Paul Paton
		DF	John Robertson
		MF	Paul Cairney
		MF	Simon Donnelly

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Chris Erskine
		MF	Sean Wright
		MF	Bryan Hodge
		MF	Ryan MacBeth
		MF	Jackie McNamara
		MF	David Rowson
		MF	Iain Flannigan
		MF	Jamie Campbell
		FW	Kris Doolan
		FW	Martin Grehan
		FW	Tommy Stewart

Team statistics

League Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic (C) (P)	36	20	10	6	66	31	+35	70	Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
2	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers	36	17	9	10	47	35	+12	60
3	Falkirk !Falkirk	36	17	7	12	57	41	+16	58
4	Queen of the South !Queen of the South	36	14	7	15	54	53	+1	49
5	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	36	12	11	13	44	39	+5	47
6	Dundee !Dundee	36	19	12	5	54	34	+20	044^*
7	Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton	36	11	10	15	39	43	−4	43
8	Ross County !Ross County	36	9	14	13	30	34	−4	41
9	Cowdenbeath !Cowdenbeath (R)	36	9	8	19	41	72	−31	35	Qualification to Scottish First Division Playoffs
10	Stirling Albion !Stirling Albion (R)	36	4	8	24	32	82	−50	20	Relegation to Scottish Second Division

Updated to games played on 7 May.
Source: ^[14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^* Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.^[15]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

↑ "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Scottish Football League 2005/06". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
↑ "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Ross County 2–2 Partick Thistle (4–3 pen)". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Partick Thistle 0–1 Falkirk". Scottish Football League. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "St Johnstone F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Ian McCall quits as Partick Thistle manager". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Ian McCall quits as Partick Thistle manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Jackie McNamara is appointed Partick Thistle manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Partick Thistle's results from season 2010/2011". Partick Mad. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

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