Partick Thistle Season 1926-27

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1926-27

The 52nd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-14-Aug-1926 [a] (1-1) D1-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 1)

2. Tue-17-Aug-1926 [a] (0-0) L0-1 King's Park (Stirling Charity Cup Final)

3. Sat-21-Aug-1926 [h] (3-1) L4-5 Morton (SFL First Division - game 2)

4. Sat-28-Aug-1926 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 3)

5. Sat-04-Sep-1926 [h] (2-2) D3-3 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 4)

6. Sat-11-Sep-1926 [a] (0-0) W2-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 5)

7. Sat-18-Sep-1926 [h] (3-0) W5-0 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 6)

8. Sat-25-Sep-1926 [a] (1-3) L3-4 Queen's Park (SFL First Division - game 7)

9. Mon-27-Sep-1926 [a] (0-1) L1-3 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

10. Sat-02-Oct-1926 [h] (2-1) W5-1 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 8)

11. Sat-09-Oct-1926 [a] (1-1) W2-1 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 9)

12. Sat-16-Oct-1926 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 10)

13. Sat-23-Oct-1926 [h] (3-0) W5-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 11)

14. Sat-30-Oct-1926 [h] (3-0) W3-0 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 12)

15. Sat-06-Nov-1926 [a] (2-1) W4-1 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 13)

16. Sat-13-Nov-1926 [h] (2-0) W5-1 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 14)

17. Sat-20-Nov-1926 [a] (0-1) D1-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 15)

18. Sat-27-Nov-1926 [a] (1-0) L1-3 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 16)

19. Sat-04-Dec-1926 [h] (1-1) W5-2 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 17)

20. Sat-11-Dec-1926 [h] (1-0) D2-2 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 18)

21. Sat-18-Dec-1926 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 19)

22. Sat-25-Dec-1926 [h] (0-0) L0-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 20)

23. Sat-01-Jan-1927 [a] (2-0) W5-0 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 21)

24. Mon-03-Jan-1927 [h] (0-2) L1-4 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 22)

25. Sat-08-Jan-1927 [a] (1-2) L2-4 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 23)

26. Sat-15-Jan-1927 [h] (1-2) L2-3 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 24)

27. Sat-22-Jan-1927 [h] (0-0) W3-0 Stenhousemuir (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

28. Sat-29-Jan-1927 [a] (0-0) L0-2 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 25)

29. Sat-05-Feb-1927 [a] (1-2) W4-2 King's Park (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

30. Tue-08-Feb-1927 [h] (0-3) L1-7 Queen's Park (SFL First Division - game 26)

31. Sat-12-Feb-1927 [a] (0-1) L2-3 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 27)

32. Sat-19-Feb-1927 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Clyde (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

33. Wed-23-Feb-1927 [h] (3-2) W5-3 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 28)

34. Sat-26-Feb-1927 [h] (2-1) D2-2 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 29)

35. Sat-05-Mar-1927 [h] (3-0) W5-0 Dundee United (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)

36. Wed-09-Mar-1927 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 30)

37. Sat-12-Mar-1927 [a] (0-1) L0-3 Morton (SFL First Division - game 31)

38. Sat-19-Mar-1927 [h] (1-0) W4-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 32)

39. Sat-26-Mar-1927 [n] (1-1) L1-2 East Fife (Scottish Cup Semi Final)

40. Wed-30-Mar-1927 [a] (0-1) L1-3 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 33)

41. Sat-02-Apr-1927 [h] (2-1) W3-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 34)

42. Sat-09-Apr-1927 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 35)

43. Sat-16-Apr-1927 [a] (1-1) W3-1 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 36)

44. Sat-23-Apr-1927 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 37)

45. Sat-30-Apr-1927 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 38)

46. Wed-04-May-1927 [n] (1-0) W*1-1 Third Lanark (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) aet; * W3-0 corners

47. Sat-07-May-1927 [n] (4-1) W4-1 Clyde (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

48. Sat-14-May-1927 [n] (2-3) W6-3 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) aet

1926-27 summary

P48 W22 D6 L20 (1.5 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 11-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 11th club out of 40 in the Leagues. At the end of 1926-27, the club's historical average finish remains 10th. + 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:

1926-27 (Reserves) →

Squad Stats

Squad List 1926-27

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• Sorted by position then name. Page refreshes will return this order.
• Table is limited to the 23 players who featured in any competitive first-team match this season.
• Quoted ages are dated @ Sat-14-May-1927, the last competitive match of the season.
• Average age of the starting eleven this season was 24y, 1m, 6d. (per DB snapshot @ 18-Feb-2025)

SFL First Division Table

Promoted Dunfermline Athletic (champions) and Clyde (runners-up) were the new participants. 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average. 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.