2016–17 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Partick Thistle's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and their fourth season Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Thistle also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Partick Thistle
2016–17 season
ManagerAlan Archibald
StadiumFirhill Stadium
PremiershipSixth Place
League CupSecond Round
Scottish CupQuarter-Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Kris Doolan (14)
All: Kris Doolan (15)
Highest home attendance7,951 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 26 November 2016
Lowest home attendance2,250 vs. Queen's Park, League Cup, 30 July 2016
Average home league attendance3,946

Scottish Premiership

6 August 2016 1 Partick Thistle 2 – 0 Inverness C.T. Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gordon  5'
Amoo  24' 60'
Erskine  36'
BBC Report Polworth  69' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 August 2016 3 Aberdeen 2 – 1 Partick Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McGinn  28' 66'
Storey  58'
BBC Report Osman  27'
Devine  83'
Welsh  86'  87'
Erskine  90+1'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,049
27 August 2016 4 Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lindsay  55'
Osman  76'
Edwards  84'
BBC Report Paterson  16'
Watt  90'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,919
Referee: Willie Collum
10 September 2016 5 Partick Thistle 0 – 2 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) BBC Report Anderson  21'
MacLean  64'
Swanson  70'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,885
Referee: Nick Walsh
17 September 2016 6 Kilmarnock 2 – 2 Partick Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Boyd  17'
Hendrie  26'
Coulibaly  65'
Hawkshaw  68'
BBC Report Lawless  32'
Gordon  54'
Lindsay  82'
Osman  85'  89'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 September 2016 7 Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Erskine  31'
Lindsay  63'
BBC Report McDonald  83'
Cadden  86'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,227
Referee: Craig Thomson
1 October 2016 8 Rangers 2 – 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kranjčar  33'
Halliday  40'
Senderos  45'
BBC Report Erskine  44'
Gordon  57'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,680
Referee: Stephen Finnie
15 October 2016 9 Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Edwards  22'
Lindsay  43'
Gordon  54'
BBC Report Donati  14'
Sarris  40'
Docherty  58'
Brophy  83'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,843
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 October 2016 10 Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Welsh  24' (pen.)
Azeez  58'
BBC Report Davies  12'
Curran  50'
Dow  90+3'
Burke  90+5'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Don Robertson
26 October 2016 11 Dundee 0 – 2 Partick Thistle Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+1) McGowan  78' BBC Report Azeez  29' 79'
Doolan  62'
Wilson  90+1'
Elliott  90+3'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: Steven McLean
29 October 2016 12 St Johnstone 1 – 2 Partick Thistle Perth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) MacLean  18'
Cummins  59'
BBC Report Doolan  17'
Barton  77'
Lindsay  90'
Osman  90+1' 90+2'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,096
Referee: Barry Cook
4 November 2016 13 Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Barton  51'
Devine  56'
Welsh  81'
BBC Report O'Connor  39'
Stockley  53'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: Bobby Madden
19 November 2016 14 Motherwell 2 – 0 Partick Thistle Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Moult  14'
McDonald  38'
Tait  90+2'
BBC Report Devine  15'
Welsh  45+1'
Osman  86'
Booth  90+2'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,759
Referee: Andrew Dallas
26 November 2016 15 Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Rangers Glasgow
12:15 GMT (UTC) Elliott  40'
Doolan  76'
BBC Report Garner  45'
Dodoo  81', 90+4' 81'
O'Halloran  90'
Wallace  90+2'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,951
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 December 2016 16 Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) D'Acol  15'
Gillespie  40'
MacKinnon  50'
Crawford  84'
Seaborne  87'
BBC Report Welsh  61'
Lindsay  90'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Don Robertson
9 December 2016 17 Partick Thistle 1 – 4 Celtic Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Gordon  36'
Lindsay  61'
Azeez  80'
BBC Report Armstrong  39', 49'
Griffiths  50'
McGregor  82'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 December 2016 18 Heart of Midlothian 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) Johnsen  17' BBC Report Devine  25'
Welsh  47'
Osman  64'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,418
Referee: Don Robertson
20 December 2016 2 Celtic 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Sinclair  16'
Šimunović  42'
Izaguirre  68'
BBC Report Booth  16'
Welsh  65'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,733
Referee: Euan Anderson
23 December 2016 19 Ross County 1 – 3 Partick Thistle Dingwall
19:45 GMT (UTC) Boyce  83'
Routis  90+3'
BBC Report Lindsay  50'
Doolan  62'
Erskine  78'
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 2,935
Referee: John Beaton
28 December 2016 20 Partick Thistle 2 – 0 Dundee Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Booth  16' 75'
Doolan  44'
Elliott  65'
Devine  77'
Osman  83'
Welsh  90+5'
BBC Report O'Dea  76'
Haber  81'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,758
Referee: Alan Muir
31 December 2016 21 Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
14:00 GMT (UTC) Booth  43' BBC Report Adams  45' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,584
Referee: Kevin Clancy
28 January 2017 22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 GMT (UTC) Warren  66'
Anier  73'
BBC Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,823
Referee: Stephen Finnie
1 February 2017 23 Partick Thistle 0 – 1 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Edwards  70'
Elliott  90+2'
BBC Report MacLean  40'
Swanson  60'
Anderson  69'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: Crawford Allan
4 February 2017 24 Aberdeen 2 – 0 Partick Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC) Jack  40'
Considine  54'
Stockley  72'
Christie  90+2'
BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,094
Referee: Greg Aitken
18 February 2017 25 Partick Thistle 2 – 0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Doolan  68', 79'
Lawless  81'
BBC Report Devlin  61'
Watson  64'
Skondras  76'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Willie Collum
25 February 2017 26 Partick Thistle 2 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Doolan  5'
Elliott  54'
Lindsay  73'
Lawless  86'
Azeez  88'
Report Nicholson  47'
Gonçalves  49' 
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 March 2017 27 Dundee 0 – 1 Partick Thistle Dundee
19:45 GMT (UTC) Report Julen Etxabeguren  30' (o.g.)
Barton  70'
Erskine  71'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,328
Referee: John Beaton
11 March 2017 28 Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Doolan  56'
Amoo  83'
Report Vigurs  21'
McCart  45+3'
Warren  90+2'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Willie Collum
18 March 2017 29 Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hendrie  36'
Sammon  87'
Report Erskine  73' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,519
Referee: John Beaton
1 April 2017 30 Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Doolan  64', 79' 65'
Edwards  68'
Lawless  74'
Report Curran  58'
Fraser
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: Willie Collum
5 April 2017 31 Celtic 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Sinclair  50'
Bitton  90+2'
Report Booth  51'
Azeez  64' 65'
Keown  89'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,047
Referee: Greg Aitken
8 April 2017 32 Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Doolan  11' Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: John Beaton
15 April 2017 33 Rangers 2 – 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Miller  39'
Toral  54'
Report Erskine  83'
Nisbet  90+2'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,748
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 April 2017 34 Heart of Midlothian 2 – 2 Partick Thistle Edinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gonçalves  69' (pen.)
Struna  88'
Walker  89'
Report Doolan  50'
Devine  60'  68'
Černý  68'
Lawless  72'
McCarthy  83'
Edwards  84'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 15,930
Referee: Andrew Dallas
7 May 2017 35 Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Rangers Glasgow
12:15 BST (UTC+1) Doolan  14'
Booth  70'
Report McKay  83'
Garner  90+4' 90+5'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 6,799
Referee: Crawford Allan
13 May 2017 36 St Johnstone 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Perth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Swanson  33' (pen.) 83'
MacLean  60'
Craig  67'
Report Devine  17'
Edwards  24'
Elliott  82'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,630
Referee: Stephen Finnie
18 May 2017 37 Partick Thistle 0 – 5 Celtic Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Griffiths  18' (pen.)
Rogic  26'
Roberts  41', 84'
McGregor  82'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,847
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 May 2017 38 Partick Thistle 0 – 6 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Edwards  34'
Lamont  70'
Report Christie  7', 45'
Wright  11', 17', 51'
Hayes  26'
Considine  44'
Pawlett  56'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Results

15 July 2016 1 Airdrieonians 0 – 1 Partick Thistle Airdrie
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report Doolan  55'
Edwards  80'
Devine  90+3'
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Kevin Clancy
23 July 2016 2 Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Queen of the South Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Erskine  82'
Lawless  90'
Report Lindsay  48' (o.g.)
Tapping  58'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Alan Muir
26 July 2016 3 Stenhousemuir 1 – 4 Partick Thistle Stenhousemuir
19:30 BST (UTC+1) L.McCroary  73' Report Pogba  20'
Welsh  22' (pen.)
Amoo  85'
Azeez  86'
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Don Robertson
30 July 2016 4 Partick Thistle 2 – 0 Queen's Park Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Erskine  6'
Lindsay  78'
Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Group E Table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR QOS AIR QPA STE
1 Partick Thistle (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Qualification for the Second Round 2–1 2–0
2 Queen of the South (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 6 2 +4 9 2–0 1–0
3 Airdrieonians 4 1 1 0 2 5 7 2 5 0–1 2–1
4 Queen's Park 4 1 0 1 2 5 7 2 4 0–2 p3–3
5 Stenhousemuir 4 0 0 0 4 2 9 7 0 1–4 0–2
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Knockout Stage

9 August 2016 Last 16 Dundee United 3 – 1 Partick Thistle Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+1) C Smith  10', 27', 30' (pen.)
Flood  62'
Donaldson  64'
Report Gordon  30'
Osman  54'
Welsh  65' (pen.)
Devine  66'
Booth  73'
Edwards  87'
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,036
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup

21 January 2017 Fourth round Partick Thistle 4 – 0 Formartine United Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Erskine  10', 31'
Lawless  30'
Osman  64'
BBC Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,782
Referee: Craig Charleston
11 February 2017 Fifth round St Johnstone 0 – 1 Partick Thistle Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC) MacLean  40'
Swanson  75'
BBC Report Barton  7'
Welsh  65'
Devine  72'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,884
Referee: Steven McLean
5 March 2017 Quarter-final Aberdeen 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC) Shinnie  43' Report Erskine  37'
Edwards  45+1'
Devine  70' 
Osman  82'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,333
Referee: Craig Thomson

Appearances

As of match played 21 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish PremiershipScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Tomáš Černý 3102703010
2 DF Mustapha Dumbuya 90800+1000
3 DF Callum Booth 3813112050
4 MF Sean Welsh 28518+332052
5 DF Liam Lindsay 4273662041
6 MF Abdul Osman 35230+113110
7 FW David Amoo 31214+111203+11
9 FW Kris Doolan 451029+892+104+11
10 MF Chris Erskine 42925+1152242
11 MF Steven Lawless 38324+612+1151
12 GK Ryan Scully 806+100010
13 MF Adam Barton 34230+113100
14 FW Christie Elliott 33026+502000
15 DF Danny Devine 36028+203030
16 FW Ade Azeez 46219+1911+201+41
17 DF Niall Keown 1601402000
19 MF Ryan Edwards 45133+51202+30
20 MF Declan McDaid 500+30001+10
21 DF David Syme 20000020
26 FW Neil McLaughlin 100+100000
27 FW Kevin Nisbet 500+300+100+10
30 MF Andrew McCarthy 603+200+1000
32 FW Mark Lamont 100+100000
35 GK Mark Ridgers 804+100030
38 DF Ross Fleming 100+100000
Players away from the club on loan:
18 FW David Wilson 400+100030
Players who left Partick Thistle during the season:
23 DF Ziggy Gordon 19012+200050
99 FW Mathias Pogba 610+20001+31

Goal scorers

As of match played 21 May 2017
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1FW9Kris Doolan140115
2MF10Chris Erskine5229
3DF5Liam Lindsay6017
4MF4Sean Welsh3025
5MF11Steven Lawless2114
6FW16Ade Azeez2013
7MF6Abdul Osman1102
MF13Adam Barton1102
FW7David Amoo1012
10MF19Ryan Edwards1001
DF3Callum Booth1001
FW99Mathias Pogba0011
Own goal1001
TOTALS 3841052

Disciplinary record

As of match played 21 May 2017
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
GK1Tomáš Černý 10000010
DF3Callum Booth 40001070
MF4Sean Welsh 61100071
DF5Liam Lindsay 30000030
MF6Abdul Osman 811010101
FW7David Amoo 20000020
FW9Kris Doolan 10000010
MF10Chris Erskine 30100040
MF11Steven Lawless 30000030
MF13Adam Barton 20000020
FW14Christie Elliott 51000051
DF15Danny Devine 813120132
FW16Ade Azeez 50000050
DF17Niall Keown 10000010
FW18David Wilson 10000010
MF19Ryan Edwards 60102090
DF23Ziggy Gordon 50001060
FW27Kevin Nisbet 10000010
MF30Andrew McCarthy 10000010
FW32Mark Lamont 10000010
TOTALS 67 4 7 1 7 0 81 5

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 12 16 38 54  −16 42 6 5 9 21 32  −11 4 7 7 17 22  −5

Source: See Results

Transfers

See also

Notes

    References

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