Partick Thistle Season 1916-17

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1916-17

The 42nd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-19-Aug-1916 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL - game 1)

2. Sat-26-Aug-1916 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Ayr United (SFL - game 2)

3. Sat-02-Sep-1916 [a] (1-2) L2-3 Morton (SFL - game 3)

4. Sat-09-Sep-1916 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

5. Sat-16-Sep-1916 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Falkirk (SFL - game 4)

6. Sat-23-Sep-1916 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL - game 5)

7. Sat-30-Sep-1916 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Airdrieonians (SFL - game 6)

8. Sat-07-Oct-1916 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Kilmarnock (SFL - game 7)

9. Sat-14-Oct-1916 [h] (2-0) W5-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL - game 8)

10. Sat-21-Oct-1916 [h] (4-0) W6-0 Dumbarton (SFL - game 9)

11. Sat-28-Oct-1916 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Raith Rovers (SFL - game 10)

12. Sat-04-Nov-1916 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL - game 11)

13. Sat-11-Nov-1916 [h] (0-2) L1-3 Scottish Junior League Select (War Hospital Fund Benefit)

14. Sat-18-Nov-1916 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Celtic (SFL - game 12)

15. Sat-25-Nov-1916 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Dundee (SFL - game 13)

16. Sat-02-Dec-1916 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Ayr United (SFL - game 14)

17. Sat-09-Dec-1916 [h] (0-0) L0-1 St Mirren (SFL - game 15)

18. Sat-16-Dec-1916 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Dumbarton (SFL - game 16)

19. Sat-23-Dec-1916 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Celtic (SFL - game 17)

20. Sat-30-Dec-1916 [a] (0-1) W3-2 Motherwell (SFL - game 18)

21. Mon-01-Jan-1917 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Third Lanark (SFL - game 19)

22. Tue-02-Jan-1917 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Rangers (SFL - game 20)

23. Sat-06-Jan-1917 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Kilmarnock (SFL - game 21)

24. Sat-13-Jan-1917 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Falkirk (SFL - game 22)

25. Sat-20-Jan-1917 [a] (0-1) L0-3 Rangers (SFL - game 23)

26. Sat-27-Jan-1917 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Clyde (SFL - game 24)

27. Sat-03-Feb-1917 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Morton (SFL - game 25)

28. Sat-10-Feb-1917 [a] (1-3) L1-5 Dundee (SFL - game 26)

29. Sat-17-Feb-1917 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL - game 27)

30. Sat-24-Feb-1917 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Queen's Park (SFL - game 28)

31. Sat-03-Mar-1917 [a] (0-1) L1-3 Airdrieonians (SFL - game 29)

32. Sat-10-Mar-1917 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Hibernian (SFL - game 30)

33. Sat-17-Mar-1917 [h] (1-1) D1-1 Motherwell (SFL - game 31)

34. Sat-24-Mar-1917 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Hibernian (SFL - game 32)

35. Sat-31-Mar-1917 [h] (4-0) W4-0 Aberdeen (SFL - game 33)

36. Sat-07-Apr-1917 [a] (0-1) W2-1 St Mirren (SFL - game 34)

37. Mon-09-Apr-1917 [h] (0-0) W1-0 Clyde (SFL - game 35)

38. Sat-14-Apr-1917 [a] (1-2) L1-3 Raith Rovers (SFL - game 36)

39. Sat-21-Apr-1917 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Queen's Park (SFL - game 37)

40. Sat-28-Apr-1917 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Third Lanark (SFL - game 38)

41. Sat-05-May-1917 [h] (1-0) W3-1 Third Lanark (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) aet

42. Sat-12-May-1917 [n] (1-1) L1-4 Queen's Park (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

1916-17 summary

P42 W15 D7 L20 (1.238 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 25-May-2025) 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 9th= club out of 20 in the Leagues. At the end of 1916-17, the club's historical average finish remains 11th. + League finish averages Table limited to the official 125 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

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Squad Stats

Squad List 1916-17

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• Sorted by position then name. Page refreshes will return this order.
• Table is limited to the 30 players who featured in any competitive first-team match this season.
• Quoted ages are dated @ Sat-12-May-1917, the last competitive match of the season.
• Average age of the starting eleven this season was 25y, 4m, 15d. (per DB snapshot @ 18-Feb-2025)

Scottish Football League Table

The second 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 fourth season in a row. 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were deemed equal in their table placing. Due to increasing travel difficulties under war-time conditions, Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers were asked to retire from the League at the end of the season. Table figures supplied by John Litster, with the data integrity verified by The Thistle Archive.

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