Partick Thistle Season 1915-16

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1915-16

The 41st season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-21-Aug-1915 [h] (3-1) W3-2 Morton (SFL - game 1)

2. Sat-28-Aug-1915 [a] (1-2) D2-2 Motherwell (SFL - game 2)

3. Sat-04-Sep-1915 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Heart of Midlothian (SFL - game 3)

4. Sat-11-Sep-1915 [a] (1-0) W*1-1 Clyde (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) aet; * W3-2 corners

5. Sat-18-Sep-1915 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Queen's Park (SFL - game 4)

6. Sat-25-Sep-1915 [a] (0-4) L2-7 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

7. Mon-27-Sep-1915 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Third Lanark (SFL - game 5)

8. Sat-02-Oct-1915 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Aberdeen (SFL - game 6)

9. Sat-09-Oct-1915 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL - game 7)

10. Sat-16-Oct-1915 [a] (2-0) W4-0 Hibernian (SFL - game 8)

11. Sat-23-Oct-1915 [h] (4-0) W5-2 Falkirk (SFL - game 9)

12. Sat-30-Oct-1915 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Kilmarnock (SFL - game 10)

13. Sat-06-Nov-1915 [h] (3-0) W4-1 Airdrieonians (SFL - game 11)

14. Sat-13-Nov-1915 [a] (0-0) W2-0 St Mirren (SFL - game 12)

15. Sat-20-Nov-1915 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Raith Rovers (SFL - game 13)

16. Sat-27-Nov-1915 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Ayr United (SFL - game 14)

17. Sat-04-Dec-1915 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Dundee (SFL - game 15)

18. Sat-11-Dec-1915 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Dumbarton (SFL - game 16)

19. Sat-18-Dec-1915 [h] (0-3) L0-4 Celtic (SFL - game 17)

20. Sat-25-Dec-1915 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Morton (SFL - game 18)

21. Sat-01-Jan-1916 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Third Lanark (SFL - game 19)

22. Mon-03-Jan-1916 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Rangers (SFL - game 20)

23. Sat-08-Jan-1916 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL - game 21)

24. Sat-15-Jan-1916 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Dumbarton (SFL - game 22)

25. Sat-22-Jan-1916 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Aberdeen (SFL - game 23)

26. Sat-29-Jan-1916 [h] (1-0) W5-0 Queen's Park (SFL - game 24)

27. Sat-05-Feb-1916 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Raith Rovers (SFL - game 25)

28. Sat-12-Feb-1916 [h] (3-0) W4-0 Kilmarnock (SFL - game 26)

29. Sat-19-Feb-1916 [a] (0-3) L0-3 Dundee (SFL - game 27)

30. Sat-26-Feb-1916 [h] (0-1) W3-1 Motherwell (SFL - game 28)

31. Sat-04-Mar-1916 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL - game 29)

32. Sat-11-Mar-1916 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Falkirk (SFL - game 30)

33. Sat-18-Mar-1916 [h] (1-0) W4-1 Hibernian (SFL - game 31)

34. Sat-01-Apr-1916 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Ayr United (SFL - game 32)

35. Sat-08-Apr-1916 [a] (1-0) W2-1 Clyde (SFL - game 33)

36. Sat-15-Apr-1916 [h] (4-0) W5-2 Rangers (SFL - game 34)

37. Wed-19-Apr-1916 [h] (1-0) W4-0 St Mirren (SFL - game 35)

38. Sat-22-Apr-1916 [a] (1-0) W2-0 Airdrieonians (SFL - game 36)

39. Mon-24-Apr-1916 [h] (1-3) L2-3 Clyde (SFL - game 37)

40. Sat-29-Apr-1916 [a] (0-0) L0-5 Celtic (SFL - game 38)

41. Wed-03-May-1916 [h] (1-0) W3-1 Clyde (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)

42. Sat-06-May-1916 [n] (2-0) W4-0 Queen's Park (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

43. Sat-13-May-1916 [n] (0-2) L0-2 Celtic (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

1915-16 summary

P43 W22 D8 L13 (1.721 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 25-Aug-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 5th= club out of 20 in the Leagues. At the end of 1915-16, the club's historical average finish remains 11th. + 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: 1915-16 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic)

Scottish Football League Table

The first of six seasons in a row with a solitary Scottish League hence no question of re-election as such. Participants unchanged. Same teams for the third season in a row. 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were deemed equal in their table placing. The Morton v Heart of Midlothian fixture was not played. Table figures supplied by John Litster, with the data integrity verified by The Thistle Archive.

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