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pin.png29-Jan-2026 new.png You Don't Have To Be Crazy - But It Helps With the passing of the late great Robert Reid recently, it seems like a nice idea to look back at his fabulous 1996 book, “Red and Yellow forever”. Every chapter is full of gems, grumps and witticisms typical of the man and his droll sense of humour. In the book, Robert often recalls some of his madcap adventures in his lifetime pursuit of following the Jags. In many ways we are all Robert Reid, and this excerpt - now re-presented as an Archive “Partickle” - really strikes a chord; aren't we all touched with a little bit of that Thistle madness?!
pin.png27-Jan-2026 new.png International Referee: Bill Mullan The best books tell you something you didn't already know and “Scotland's International Football Referees” - the latest by Drew Herbertson - does exactly that, brilliantly celebrating Scotland's whistlers and their worldwide achievements. Drew is an ex SFA man and he's been a tremendous help to the Thistle Archive. In this excerpt from the new book, we learn that there's much more to Bill Mullan than the 1971 League Cup final!
pin.png31-Dec-2025 new.png The Birth Of Partick Thistle FC Marking the 150th anniversary of Partick Thistle in December 2025, this new open-ended work-in-progress article presents new information and lays out the backdrop to the time and the place relating to the birth of the club, bringing out all the key facts, and focusing the lense on some of the earliest names in the Partick Thistle story.
14-Feb-2026 update.png 14-Feb-1950 Partick Thistle 5 Dundee United 0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) The St Valentines Day massacre of Dundee United took place on this day 1950 at a snow-covered Firhill. Jags were into the Scottish Cup Quarter Finals once again… 'Scrapbook' tab extended; 'Gallery' tab introduced.
13-Feb-2026 update.png 07-Feb-2026 Elgin City 2 Partick Thistle 3 (Scottish Cup 5th Round) Second entry added to 'Podcast' tab.
13-Feb-2026 update.png Ian Cameron (ii) Mercer Bears and Indiana Invaders added to club-list; Summary totals added; 'Every Game' tab introduced; 'Scrapbook' tab introduced.
13-Feb-2026 new.png Thistle's player connections with Mercer Bears
13-Feb-2026 new.png Thistle's player connections with Indiana Invaders
12-Feb-2026 update.png John Simpson Hotel photo (c1931) added to 'Gallery' tab - thanks to son, John.
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As well as the past, we're very much about the present and future… for the current 2025-26 season see men →, reserves →, women → or youth →

Sat-24-Jan-2026 [h] (2-0) W2-1 Ayr United (SPFL Championship - game 23)
Fri-30-Jan-2026 [a] (1-0) D2-2 St Johnstone (SPFL Championship - game 24)
Sat-07-Feb-2026 [a] (2-1) W3-2 Elgin City (Scottish Cup 5th Round)
Sat-14-Feb-2026 [a] 3.00pm vs. Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Championship - game 25)
Sat-21-Feb-2026 [h] 3.00pm vs. Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 26)
Sat-28-Feb-2026 [h] 3.00pm vs. Arbroath (SPFL Championship - game 27)

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