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
Premiership9th
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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

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1 August 2015 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 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   65'
BBC Report McKenzie   38'
Boyd   85'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Muir
22 August 2015 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 Partick Thistle 0–2 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Rooney   49'
McLean   58'
Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Finnie
12 September 2015 Partick Thistle 0–1 Dundee Firhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Stewart   77' Attendance: 2,946
Referee: Collum
19 September 2015 Ross County 1–0 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce   18' BBC Report Attendance: 3,531
Referee: Aitken
26 September 2015 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 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 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 Partick Thistle 1–1 Hamilton Academical Firhill Stadium
15:00 Pogba   60' BBC Report Imrie   78' Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Anderson
31 October 2015 Partick Thistle 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Firhill Stadium
15:00 Scully   85' BBC Report Juanma   38', 64' (pen.)
Sow   51', 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,776
Referee: McLean
7 November 2015 Dundee 1–1 Partick Thistle Dens Park
15:00 Hemmings   85' BBC Report Lindsay   5' Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Collum
21 November 2015 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 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 Dundee United 0–1 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Doolan   51' Attendance: 6,256
Referee: McLean
19 December 2015 Partick Thistle 1–0 Ross County Firhill Stadium
15:00 Davies   52 o.g.' BBC Report Attendance: 2,762
Referee: Dallas
30 December 2015 Aberdeen 0–0 Partick Thistle Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 12,583
Referee: Clancy
2 January 2016 Celtic 1–0 Partick Thistle Celtic Park
Bitton   68'  
Griffiths   90'
BBC Report Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Finnie
16 January 2016 Partick Thistle 2–4 Dundee Firhill Stadium
15:00 Amoo   23'
Lindsay   77'  
Doolan   90'
BBC Report Hemmings   7' (pen.)
Harkins   10', 37'
Stewart   15'
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Anderson
23 January 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Partick Thistle Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 3,556
Referee: Aitken
2 February 2016 Partick Thistle 1–0 Motherwell Firhill Stadium
Lawless   90+1' BBC Report Attendance: 2,487
Referee: Cook
23 February 2016 Partick Thistle 2–0 St Johnstone Firhill Stadium
Doolan   72'
Amoo   87'
Report Anderson   75'
Wotherspoon   90'
Attendance: 2,320
Referee:   John Beaton
27 February 2016 Motherwell 3–1 Partick Thistle Fir Park
Moult   37' (pen.)   52'
Johnson   69'
Report Nisbet   36'
Booth   76'
Attendance: 4,302
Referee:   Stephen Finnie
2 March 2016 St Johnstone 1–2 Partick Thistle McDiarmid Park
Kane   67'
Craig   90'
Report Booth   6'
Lawless   13'
Welsh   42'
Attendance: 2,569
Referee:   Craig Thomson (referee)
5 March 2016 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
Djoum   25' Report Edwards   53' Attendance: 16,558
Referee:   Bobby Madden
8 March 2016 Partick Thistle 1–2 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
Booth   31'
Osman   37'
Lawless   60'
Report Reynolds   41'
Considine   74'
Church   76'
Attendance: 3,915
Referee:   Alan Muir
12 March 2016 Partick Thistle 1–2 Celtic Firhill Stadium
Amoo   25'
Miller   29'
Welsh   85' (pen.)
Report Griffiths   45'
McGregor   54'
Brown   78'
Sviatchenko   84'
Bitton   90'
Attendance: 7,238
Referee:   Stephen Finnie
19 March 2016 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 Partick Thistle 0–0 Kilmarnock Firhill Stadium
Report Attendance: 4,359
Referee: Don Robertson
5 April 2016 Partick Thistle 1–0 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
Doolan   71' Report Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Andrew Dallas
9 April 2016 Ross County 1–0 Partick Thistle Victoria Park, Dingwall
Schalk   14' Report Attendance: 3,603
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 April 2016 Partick Thistle 1–2 Dundee Firhill Stadium
Doolan   70' Report Hemmings   34', 81' Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 April 2016 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 Kilmarnock 0–2 Partick Thistle Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Report Lawless   32'
Doolan   66'
Attendance: 5,729
Referee: Andrew Dallas
10 May 2016 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 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

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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

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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

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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

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As of 14 May 2016[3][4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CZE Tomas Cerny 31 0 28+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF   SCO Gary Miller 24 1 20+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF   ENG Danny Seaborne 35 1 31+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
4 MF   SCO Sean Welsh 36 0 32+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF   SCO Callum Booth 37 0 34+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF   GHA Abdul Osman 36 0 32+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF   ENG David Amoo 40 4 27+10 3 1+0 0 1+1 1
8 MF   SCO Stuart Bannigan 28 1 26+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW   SCO Kris Doolan 39 14 24+12 14 1+0 0 2+0 0
10 MF   SCO Ryan Stevenson 11 1 6+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   SCO Steven Lawless 40 5 36+1 5 1+0 0 2+0 0
12 GK   EIR Ryan Scully 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF   BEL Frederic Frans 22 1 17+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW   ENG Christie Elliott 12 0 5+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   SLE Mustapha Dumbuya 21 1 19+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF   SCO Liam Lindsay 27 1 25+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF   SCO David Wilson 12 0 4+7 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 DF   SCO Jack Hendry 4 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   AUS Ryan Edwards 17 2 10+7 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   SCO Declan McDaid 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 MF   SCO Gary Fraser 14 1 7+5 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
23 FW   SCO Robbie Muirhead 8 2 4+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   SCO Kevin Nisbet 9 0 0+8 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
35 GK   SCO Paul Gallacher 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
99 FW   GUI Mathias Pogba 30 2 13+15 2 0+1 0 0+1 0

Disciplinary record

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As of 14 May 2016
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
               
2   DF Gary Miller 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
3   DF Danny Seaborne 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
4   MF Sean Welsh 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
5   DF Callum Booth 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6   MF Abdul Osman 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
7   MF David Amoo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8   MF Stuart Bannigan 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
11   MF Steven Lawless 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12   GK Ryan Scully 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
13   DF Frederic Frans 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
15   DF Mustapha Dumbuya 3 0 0 0 0 0 '2 0
17   DF Liam Lindsay 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 3
18   MF David Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19   MF Ryan Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23   FW Robbie Muirhead 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29   MF James Penrice 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
99   FW Mathias Pogba 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
TOTALS 54 5 0 0 2 0 56 5

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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

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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

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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

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Crown of thorns: Partick Thistle celebrate promotion to SPL". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Jags back in the SPL". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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  5. ^ "Premiership 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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  7. ^ "Alan Archibald Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Partick Thistle sign Gary Miller after defender's St Johnstone exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Partick Thistle land goalkeeper Tomas Cerny". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  10. ^ "David Amoo signs on after Carlisle United exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Callum Booth and Christie Elliott secure contracts". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Partick Thistle sign Mathias Pogba, older brother of Juventus star Paul". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Partick Thistle sign Dundee United forward on loan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Mustapha Dumbuya signs for Partick Thistle on one-year dea". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Partick Thistle sign up midfielder Ryan Edwards". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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  17. ^ a b c "Partick Thistle add forwards Aidan Nesbitt and Antonio German". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Kallum Higginbotham switches from Partick Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Scott Fox moves from Partick Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Luton Town sign Partick Thistle defender". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  21. ^ "James Craigen arrives after Partick Thistle exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  22. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic sign former Partick Thistle defender Ben Richards-Everton". dunfermlinepress.com. Dunfermline Press. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "Stranraer sign Premiership pair Paul Cairney and Dale Keenan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  24. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Conrad Balatoni". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock F.C. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  25. ^ a b c "Scottish Premiership ins and outs". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  26. ^ "Partick Thistle youngster Jack Hendry joins English League One side Wigan on a four-year deal". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  27. ^ "Ryan Stevenson rejoins Ayr United on 28-day loan from Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  28. ^ "Stevo Ayr to stay". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.