2013–14 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle

2013–14 season
Chairman	David Beattie
Manager	Alan Archibald[1]
Stadium	Firhill Stadium
Premiership	Tenth place
League Cup	Third round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorer	League: Kris Doolan (11) All: Kris Doolan (11)
Highest home attendance	7,978 vs. Celtic, Premiership, 27 October 2013
Lowest home attendance	1,544 vs. Cowdenbeath, League Cup, 27 August 2013
Average home league attendance	4,779
Home colours Away colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 season is Partick Thistle's first season back in the top flight of Scottish football after a nine-year absence^[2] and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership,^[3] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.^[4][5] Partick Thistle also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre season

Gateshead v Partick Thistle

6 July 2013[6] Friendly	Gateshead	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	New Ferens Park
15:00	Briggs  2' Marwood  40'	Partick Report	Baird  81'	Attendance: 602

Annan Athletic v Partick Thistle

9 July 2013[7] Friendly	Annan Athletic	1 – 5	Partick Thistle	Galabank
19:30	Flynn  44'	Partick Report Annan Report	Elliot  3' McMillan  5' Doolan  25' Trialist  61', 66'	Attendance: 353 Referee: Newlands

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

13 July 2013[8] Friendly	Dumbarton	3 – 4	Partick Thistle	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Gilhaney  4' Agnew  47' Megginson  71'	Partick Report Dumbarton Report	Craigen  9' Forbes  19' O'Donnell  28' Kerr  56'	Referee: Aitken

Livingston v Partick Thistle

16 July 2013[9] Friendly	Livingston	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium
19:30		Partick Report		Referee: Brines

Arbroath v Partick Thistle

20 July 2013[8] Friendly	Arbroath	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	Gayfield Park
15:00	Bayne  58'	Partick Report		Referee: Dallas

Partick Thistle v AEL Limassol

27 July 2013[10] Friendly	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	AEL Limassol	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Partick Report		Attendance: 1,261 Referee: Collum

Scottish Premiership

Partick Thistle v Dundee United

2 August 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Dundee United	Firhill Stadium
19:45		BBC Report Partick Report		Attendance: 7,822 Referee: Thomson

Ross County v Partick Thistle

10 August 2013 Scottish Premiership	Ross County	1 – 3	Partick Thistle	Victoria Park
15:00	Carey  71'	BBC Report	Doolan  18' Lawless  53', 59'	Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Muir

Partick Thistle v Heart of Midlothian

16 August 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Muirhead  86' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Walker  88'	Attendance: 6,540 Referee: Madden

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

24 August 2013 Scottish Premiership	Motherwell	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	Fir Park
15:00	Sutton  21'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,527 Referee: Norris

St Mirren v Partick Thistle

31 August 2013 Scottish Premiership	St Mirren	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	St Mirren Park
15:00	McLean  50'	Report	Higginbotham  81' Forbes  84'	Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Willie Collum

Partick Thistle v Aberdeen

14 September 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	0 – 3	Aberdeen	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Report	Zola  13' Pawlett  20' Magennis  70'	Attendance: 6,193 Referee: John Beaton

Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock

21 September 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Muirhead  11 pen'	Report	Boyd  48'	Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Bobby Madden

St Johnstone v Partick Thistle

28 September 2013 Scottish Premiership	St Johnstone	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	McDiarmid Park
15:00	MacLean  42'	Report	Doolan  6'	Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Craig Thomson

Partick Thistle v Hibernian

7 October 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Hibernian	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Report	Craig  69'	Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle

20 October 2013 Scottish Premiership	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Warren  47'	Report	Doolan  20', 83'	Attendance: 3,154 Referee: Euan Norris

Partick Thistle v Celtic

27 October 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 2	Celtic	Firhill Stadium
12:45	Doolan  67'	Report	Samaras  34' Baldé  75'	Attendance: 7,978 Referee: Willie Collum

Aberdeen v Partick Thistle

4 November 2013 Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen	4 – 0	Partick Thistle	Pittodrie Stadium
19:45	McGinn  25', 87' Zola  40' Hector  64'	Report		Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Brian Colvin

Partick Thistle v St Mirren

9 November 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	0 – 3	St Mirren	Firhill Stadium
15:00	O'Donnell  70'	BBC Report	Thompson  15', 94' Newton  72'	Attendance: 4,946 Referee: Beaton

Dundee United v Partick Thistle

23 November 2013 Scottish Premiership	Dundee United	4 – 1	Partick Thistle	Tannadice Park
15:00	Mackay-Steven  2', 77' Robertson  70' Graham  85'	BBC Report	Muirhead  57' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Partick Thistle

7 December 2013 Scottish Premiership	Hibernian	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Easter Road
15:00	Collins  90'	BBC Report	Doolan  49'	Attendance: 10,431 Referee: Beaton

Partick Thistle v St Johnstone

14 December 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	A – A	St Johnstone	Firhill Stadium
		SKY Report Partick Report		Referee: Clancy
Note: Abandoned at HT due to waterlogged pitch

Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle

21 December 2013 Scottish Premiership	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Rugby Park
	Johnston  42' Boyd  73'	Report	Doolan  49'	Attendance: 3,865 Referee: Thomson

Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

26 December 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Firhill Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 2,887 Referee: Collum

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

29 December 2013 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 5	Motherwell	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Lawless  8'	BBC Report	Lasley  15' Francis-Angol  21' McFadden  36' Ainsworth  57' Sutton  65'	Attendance: 4,588 Referee: McLean

Celtic v Partick Thistle

1 January 2014 Scottish Premiership	Celtic	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	Celtic Park
15:00	Ledley  39'	BBC Report		Attendance: 52,670 Referee: Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Partick Thistle

5 January 2014[11] Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 2	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Taylor  14' Taylor-Sinclair  40' Bannigan  82'	Attendance: 13,763 Referee: Brines

Partick Thistle v Ross County

11 January 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	3 – 3	Ross County	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Taylor  28', 39' Lawless  47'	BBC Report	Kiss  23', 76' Gordon  50' Kettlewell  86'	Attendance: 3,539 Referee: Madden

Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock

18 January 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Higginbotham  3' Taylor-Sinclair  89'	BBC Report	Muirhead  91'	Attendance: 4,092 Referee: McLean

Partick Thistle v St Johnstone

21 January 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	St Johnstone	Firhill Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	May  27'	Attendance: 2,719 Referee: Muir

St Mirren v Partick Thistle

25 January 2014 Scottish Premiership	St Mirren	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,660 Referee: Beaton

Partick Thistle v Dundee United

1 February 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Dundee United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Fraser  75'	BBC Report	El Alagui  29'	Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Collum

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

15 February 2014 Scottish Premiership	Motherwell	4 – 3	Partick Thistle	Fir Park
15:00	Lasley  43' Ainsworth  52' Taylor-Sinclair  85' McManus  88'	BBC Report	Erskine  37' Higginbotham  66' (Penalty), 72'	Attendance: 5,048 Referee: Finnie

Partick Thistle v Aberdeen

22 February 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	3 – 1	Aberdeen	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Balatoni  59' Taylor  64', 72'	BBC Report	Rooney  66'	Attendance: 4,554 Referee: Muir

Ross County v Partick Thistle

1 March 2014 Scottish Premiership	Ross County	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Victoria Park
15:00	Brittain  14'	BBC Report	Higginbotham  9'	Attendance: 3,441 Referee: Thomson

Partick Thistle v Hibernian

15 March 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	3 – 1	Hibernian	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Erskine  43' Mair  60' Higginbotham  90'	BBC Report	Watmore  62'	Attendance: 4,448 Referee: Colvin

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle

22 March 2014 Scottish Premiership	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	McKay  62'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Clancy

Partick Thistle v Celtic

26 March 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 5	Celtic	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Elliot  85'	BBC Report	Stokes  4', 90+2' Henderson  49' Johansen  53' Commons  90+3'	Attendance: 7,549 Referee: McLean

St Johnstone v Partick Thistle

29 March 2014 Scottish Premiership	St Johnstone	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	McDiarmid Park
15:00	May  9'	BBC Report	Doolan  90'	Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Craig Thomson

Partick Thistle v Heart of Midlothian

5 April 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	2 – 4	Heart of Midlothian	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Doolan  5' McMillan  88'	BBC Report	Carrick  44' King  50' Stevenson  61', 68'	Attendance: 4,262 Referee: Finnie

Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle

19 April 2014 Scottish Premiership	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Rugby Park
15:00	Maksimenko  54'	BBC Report	Higginbotham  57' Taylor-Sinclair  85'	Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Colvin

Partick Thistle v St Mirren

25 April 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	St Mirren	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Doolan  26'	BBC Report	McLean  45' (Penalty)	Attendance: 5,971 Referee: Murray

Hibernian v Partick Thistle

3 May 2014 Scottish Premiership	Hibernian	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Easter Road
15:00	Nelson  80' Stanton  88'	BBC Report	Doolan  8'	Attendance: 10,740 Referee: Muir

Partick Thistle v Ross County

10 May 2014 Scottish Premiership	Partick Thistle	2 – 3	Ross County	Firhill
15:00	Slew  22' Arquin  48' de Leeuw  77'	BBC Report	Taylor  51' Moncur  73'	Attendance: 4,390 Referee: Madden

Scottish League Cup

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

6 August 2013[12] Scottish League Cup Round 1[13]	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium
19:45	O’Donnell  13' Balatoni  83'	BBC Report	Shankland  89'	Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Brines

Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath

27 August 2013 Scottish League Cup Round 2	Partick Thistle	3 – 1 (aet)	Cowdenbeath	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Elliot  92' Lawless  103' Muirhead  114' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Hemmings  93'	Attendance: 1,544 Referee: John McKendrick

Dundee United v Partick Thistle

25 September 2013 Scottish League Cup Round 3	Dundee United	4 – 1	Partick Thistle	Tannadice Park
19:45	Goodwillie  33', 45', 90' Dow  87'	BBC Sport	Elliot  89'	Attendance: 3,778 Referee: Calum Murray

Scottish Cup

Partick Thistle v Aberdeen

1 December 2013 Scottish Cup Round 4	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Aberdeen	Firhill Stadium
12:45		BBC Report	Considine  5'	Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Madden

Player statistics

Squad

^[14][15][16]Last updated 4 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Scott Fox	24	0	20+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Stephen O’Donnell	30	1	23+4	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
3	DF		Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	39	2	35+0	2	3+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF		Sean Welsh	13	0	10+0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
5	DF		Aaron Muirhead	21	4	18+2	3	1+0	1	0+0	0
6	DF		Conrad Balatoni	32	2	29+0	1	2+0	1	1+0	0
7	FW		James Craigen	32	0	24+5	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Stuart Bannigan	34	0	32+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Kris Doolan	38	11	22+13	11	1+1	0	1+0	0
10	MF		Ross Forbes	20	1	1+15	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF		Prince Buaben	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Steven Lawless	31	5	17+10	4	1+2	1	0+1	0
12	GK		Paul Gallacher	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	DF		Gabriel	19	0	14+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW		Christie Elliot	32	3	9+19	1	2+1	2	1+0	0
15	MF		Hugh Murray	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF		Lee Mair	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Jordan McMillan	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW		John Baird	17	0	2+11	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
17	MF		George Moncur	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW		Mark McGuigan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Isaac Osbourne	14	0	11+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF		Mark Kerr	4	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
21	FW		Henoc Mukendi	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	FW		Lyle Taylor	18	5	15+3	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Gary Fraser	17	1	16+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Kallum Higginbotham	37	7	31+3	7	2+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF		Liam Lindsay	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Chris Erskine	13	2	13+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF		David Wilson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 4 May 2014

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
1		GK	Scott Fox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		DF	Stephen O’Donnell	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
3		DF	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
4		MF	Sean Welsh	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Aaron Muirhead	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Conrad Balatoni	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
7		FW	James Craigen	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Stuart Bannigan	8	2	0	0	0	0	8	2
9		FW	Kris Doolan	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		MF	Ross Forbes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Prince Buaben	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		MF	Steven Lawless	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		GK	Paul Gallacher	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13		DF	Gabriel	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14		FW	Christie Elliot	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
15		MF	Hugh Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		DF	Lee Mair	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
16		DF	Jordan McMillan	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17		FW	John Baird	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
17		MF	George Moncur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		FW	Mark McGuigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		MF	Isaac Osbourne	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20		MF	Mark Kerr	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Henoc Mukendi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		FW	Lyle Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		MF	Gary Fraser	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		FW	Kallum Higginbotham	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
26		DF	Liam Lindsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28		MF	Chris Erskine	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
31		MF	David Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	38	31	6	1	102	25	+77	99	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Motherwell	38	22	4	12	64	60	+4	70	2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3	Aberdeen	38	20	8	10	53	38	+15	68	2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4	Dundee United	38	16	10	12	65	50	+15	58
5	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	16	9	13	44	44	0	57
6	St Johnstone	38	15	8	15	48	42	+6	53	2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
7	Ross County	38	11	7	20	44	62	−18	40
8	St Mirren	38	10	9	19	39	58	−19	39
9	Kilmarnock	38	11	6	21	45	66	−21	39
10	Partick Thistle	38	8	14	16	46	65	−19	38
11	Hibernian (R)	38	8	11	19	31	51	−20	35	Scottish Premiership play-offs
12	Heart of Midlothian (R)	38	10	8	20	45	65	−20	023^1	Relegation to 2014–15 Scottish Championship

Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration
² St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualify to second qualifying round of Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	D
Position	7	3	5	7	4	7	6	7	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11								10	11	10	9	9

Last updated: 4 May 2014.
Source: ^[17]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Management statistics

Last updated on 4 May 2014

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Archibald, AlanAlan Archibald[18]	2 August 2013	3 May 2014	40	9	14	17	22.50

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Paul Gallacher Ross County Free[19] John Baird Dundee Free[20] Mark Kerr Dundee Free[21] Declan McDaid Greenock Morton Free[22] Henoc Mukendi Liverpool Loan[23] Gary Fraser Bolton Wanderers[24] Loan[25] Ross Meechan St Mirren[nb 2] Free[27] James Martin Hamilton Academical Free[28] Darren Brownlie Ayr United Free[29] Gabriel Rayo Vallecano B Free[30] Isaac Osbourne Aberdeen Free[31] Simón Colina Barcelona Juvenil B Free[32] Kallum Higginbotham Huddersfield Town Free[33][34] Scott Basalaj Wellington Phoenix Free[35] Lyle Taylor Sheffield United Loan[36] Gary Fraser Bolton Wanderers Free[37] Lee Mair St Mirren Free[38] Chris Erskine Dundee United Loan[39] Prince Buaben Carlisle United Loan[40] George Moncur West Ham United Loan[40]

Players out Player To Fee Chris Erskine Dundee United Free[41] Paul Paton Dundee United Free[41] Steven Craig Wycombe Wanderers[42] Free[43] Bradley Halsman Free[43] Andy Dowie Queen Of The South[44] Free[43] Jamie Campbell Free[45] David Brown Free[45] Malcolm McLean Lanark United[46] Free[47] Jordan Moffat Free[45] Aaron Sekhon Free[45] James Wightman Free[45] Ryan Scully Dunfermline Athletic Loan[48] Mark McGuigan Albion Rovers Loan[49] Hugh Murray Dumbarton Loan[50] Gerry O’Donnell Maryhill Loan[51] Gerry O’Donnell Free[52] Hugh Murray Free[53] Mark McGuigan Albion Rovers[54] Free[55] John Baird Free[56] Ross Forbes Dunfermline Athletic[57] Free[58] Mark Kerr Queen of the South[59] Free[60] Liam Lindsay Alloa Athletic Loan[61] James Martin K.V. Turnhout Loan[62] Chris Duggan Forfar Athletic Loan[63]

Contract extensions

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.

Date	Player	Length	Expiry
21 May 2013	Kris Doolan	2 years	2015[64]
21 May 2013	Ross Forbes	1 years	2014[64]
24 May 2013	Stephen O'Donnell	2 years	2015[65]
3 June 2013	Aaron Muirhead	2 years	2015[66][67]
4 June 2013	Stuart Bannigan	2 years	2015[68][69]
17 June 2013	Jordan McMillan	2 years	2015[70][71]
18 July 2013	Conrad Balatoni[nb 3]	1 year	2015[73]
14 August 2013	Sean Welsh[nb 4]	1 year	2015[75]
7 January 2014	Scott Basalaj	5 Months	2014[76]

Notes

1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
2. Meechan last played for St Mirren but was released by them in May 2012.^[26]
3. Balatoni signed a one year extension to his current one year contract.^[72]
4. Welsh signed a one year extension to his current one year contract.^[74]

References

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