Partick Thistle Season 1901-02

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Financial Problems At The Club; the story of 1901-02 is published at PT Early Years

1901-02

The 27th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Thu-15-Aug-1901 [h] (0-1) D1-1 St Bernard's (Friendly)

2. Sat-17-Aug-1901 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Airdrieonians (SFL Second Division - game 1)

3. Tue-20-Aug-1901 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Queen's Park (Willie Paul Benefit)

4. Sat-24-Aug-1901 [a] (0-0) D2-2 Abercorn (SFL Second Division - game 2)

5. Sat-31-Aug-1901 [h] (0-0) W2-0 East Stirlingshire (SFL Second Division - game 3)

6. Sat-07-Sep-1901 [h] (4-0) W5-1 St Bernard's (SFL Second Division - game 4)

7. Sat-14-Sep-1901 [h] (4-0) W6-1 Cameronians (Glasgow Cup 1st Round)

8. Sat-21-Sep-1901 [h] (1-0) W2-1 Airdrieonians (SFL Second Division - game 5)

9. Sat-28-Sep-1901 [a] (0-1) W3-1 Glasgow University (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

10. Sat-05-Oct-1901 [a] (0-1) L0-2 St Bernard's (SFL Second Division - game 6)

11. Sat-12-Oct-1901 [a] (0-1) L1-4 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

12. Sat-19-Oct-1901 [h] (4-0) W5-0 Abercorn (SFL Second Division - game 7)

13. Sat-26-Oct-1901 [a] (1-1) D1-1 Port Glasgow Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 8)

14. Sat-02-Nov-1901 [a] (2-1) W3-1 East Stirlingshire (SFL Second Division - game 9)

15. Sat-09-Nov-1901 [a] (2-0) D2-2 Ayr (SFL Second Division - game 10)

16. Sat-16-Nov-1901 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Clyde (SFL Second Division - game 11)

17. Sat-23-Nov-1901 [h] (2-1) W3-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL Second Division - game 12)

18. Sat-30-Nov-1901 [a] (1-0) L2-3 Motherwell (SFL Second Division - game 13)

19. Sat-07-Dec-1901 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Leith Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 14)

20. Sat-21-Dec-1901 [h] (2-1) W4-1 Motherwell (SFL Second Division - game 15)

Sat-28-Dec-1901 [h] (1-0) A1-0 Clyde (SFL Second Division - abandoned game)

21. Sat-04-Jan-1902 [h] (1-1) L1-2 Port Glasgow Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 16)

22. Sat-11-Jan-1902 [a] (0-2) L0-4 Kilmarnock (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

23. Sat-18-Jan-1902 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Leith Athletic (SFL Second Division - game 17)

24. Sat-25-Jan-1902 [h] (3-0) W5-2 Arthurlie (SFL Second Division - game 18)

25. Sat-15-Feb-1902 [h] (3-0) W6-1 Clyde (SFL Second Division - game 19)

26. Sat-22-Feb-1902 [a] (3-1) W5-1 Arthurlie (SFL Second Division - game 20)

27. Sat-01-Mar-1902 [h] (2-0) W4-1 Kilmarnock (Western League - game 1)

28. Sat-08-Mar-1902 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Ayr (SFL Second Division - game 21)

29. Sat-15-Mar-1902 [h] (0-0) W2-1 Morton (Western League - game 2)

Sat-22-Mar-1902 [a] (0-0) A2-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL Second Division - abandoned game)

30. Sat-29-Mar-1902 [h] (1-2) W3-2 Clyde (Western League - game 3)

31. Mon-31-Mar-1902 [h] (2-0) W2-1 St Mirren (Western League - game 4)

32. Sat-05-Apr-1902 [a] (1-2) D2-2 Hamilton Academical (SFL Second Division - game 22)

33. Sat-12-Apr-1902 [a] (3-1) L3-5 Port Glasgow Athletic (Western League - game 5)

34. Sat-19-Apr-1902 [a] (1-1) L1-2 Kilmarnock (Western League - game 6)

35. Sat-26-Apr-1902 [a] (3-1) W3-1 Clyde (Western League - game 7)

36. Sat-03-May-1902 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Motherwell (Friendly)

37. Tue-06-May-1902 [a] (?-?) W2-1 Port Glasgow Athletic (H. Boyd Benefit)

38. Thu-08-May-1902 [a] (?-?) L0-2 St Mirren (Western League - game 8)

39. Sat-10-May-1902 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Morton (Western League - game 9)

40. Mon-12-May-1902 [h] (0-0) W1-0 Port Glasgow Athletic (Western League - game 10)

note: abandoned (A) or voided (V) competition matches are listed on the Archive for posterity, but the stats are excluded from all streaks, tallies & milestones. The full list of 33 excluded matches can be seen here.

1901-02 summary

P40 W23 D6 L11 (1.875 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 22-Sep-2024) The points-per-game measurements (ppg) above are calculated from our all games criteria, based on 1 point for a draw and 3 points for a win across all eras. How does this season compare? The answers are at your fingertips via our 21 (sortable) results summary tables → Thistle finish as Scotland's 12th club out of 22 in the Leagues. At the end of 1901-02, the club's historical average finish remains 12th. + League finish averages Table limited to the official 124 League seasons. The evolving strength of Aberdeen and Dundee United as well as the emergence of a plethora of strong new clubs vying for Top 12 places has gradually eroded Thistle's position in the Scottish game, pushing the club down around 2½ places in the pecking order since the mid 60s. sortable table headers

see also: 1901-02 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic)

SFL Second Division Table

	Relegated Partick Thistle (who were not replaced in the First Division) and the newly elected Arthurlie were the new participants as this season's Second Division expanded from 10 to 12 teams. 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were deemed equal in their table placing. Table figures supplied by John Litster, with the data integrity verified by The Thistle Archive.
	Best defence.

Western League

The fourth season of the Western League (Thistle's third). Participants remain unchanged from the last two seasons. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. Those finishing level on points were deemed equal in their table placing. Table compiled by The Thistle Archive; all 30 games have been press-verified for accuracy.

• The Thistle kit image for this season is © Historical Football Kits and is reproduced here by kind permission.