Partick Thistle Season 1939-40

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1939-40

The 65th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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Sat-12-Aug-1939 [a] (1-0) V1-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - voided game)

Sat-19-Aug-1939 [h] (1-0) V2-1 Albion Rovers (SFL First Division - voided game)

Tue-22-Aug-1939 [h] (2-1) V2-2 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - voided game)

Sat-26-Aug-1939 [a] (0-1) V0-3 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - voided game)

1. Tue-29-Aug-1939 [h] (0-1) L1-4 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

Sat-02-Sep-1939 [h] (1-0) V2-0 Alloa Athletic (SFL First Division - voided game)

2. Sat-16-Sep-1939 [a] (1-1) L1-3 Clyde (Friendly)

3. Sat-23-Sep-1939 [a] (0-1) L2-4 Celtic (Friendly)

4. Tue-26-Sep-1939 [h] (?-?) W11-3 Glasgow Highlanders (Friendly)

5. Sat-07-Oct-1939 [a] (2-2) L2-4 Heart of Midlothian (Friendly)

6. Sat-21-Oct-1939 [h] (1-0) D2-2 Queen of the South (Regional League, Western Division - game 1)

7. Sat-28-Oct-1939 [a] (0-3) L3-4 Queen's Park (Regional League, Western Division - game 2)

8. Sat-04-Nov-1939 [h] (0-0) W1-0 Morton (Regional League, Western Division - game 3)

9. Sat-11-Nov-1939 [a] (2-4) L4-6 Hamilton Academical (Regional League, Western Division - game 4)

10. Sat-18-Nov-1939 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Albion Rovers (Regional League, Western Division - game 5)

11. Sat-25-Nov-1939 [a] (1-1) L2-5 Kilmarnock (Regional League, Western Division - game 6)

12. Sat-02-Dec-1939 [a] (0-4) L0-7 Ayr United (Regional League, Western Division - game 7)

13. Sat-09-Dec-1939 [h] (0-0) W4-2 Celtic (Regional League, Western Division - game 8)

14. Sat-16-Dec-1939 [a] (0-1) W2-1 Airdrieonians (Regional League, Western Division - game 9)

15. Sat-23-Dec-1939 [h] (1-3) L1-3 Motherwell (Regional League, Western Division - game 10)

16. Sat-30-Dec-1939 [h] (0-1) L0-4 Dumbarton (Regional League, Western Division - game 11)

17. Mon-01-Jan-1940 [h] (3-1) W3-2 Clyde (Regional League, Western Division - game 12)

18. Sat-06-Jan-1940 [a] (0-0) L0-2 Third Lanark (Regional League, Western Division - game 13)

19. Sat-10-Feb-1940 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Hamilton Academical (Regional League, Western Division - game 14)

20. Sat-17-Feb-1940 [a] (1-2) L2-4 Albion Rovers (Regional League, Western Division - game 15)

21. Sat-24-Feb-1940 [h] (1-3) L2-4 Dundee United (Emergency Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)

22. Sat-02-Mar-1940 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Dundee United (Emergency Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg) agg: L3-5

23. Sat-09-Mar-1940 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Celtic (Regional League, Western Division - game 16)

24. Sat-16-Mar-1940 [h] (3-1) W3-2 Airdrieonians (Regional League, Western Division - game 17)

25. Sat-23-Mar-1940 [a] (1-2) L1-4 Queen of the South (Regional League, Western Division - game 18)

26. Mon-25-Mar-1940 [a] (0-1) D2-2 Rangers (Regional League, Western Division - game 19)

27. Sat-30-Mar-1940 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Dumbarton (Regional League, Western Division - game 20)

28. Sat-06-Apr-1940 [a] (1-1) D2-2 Clyde (Regional League, Western Division - game 21)

29. Wed-10-Apr-1940 [h] (3-0) W6-0 Queen's Park (Regional League, Western Division - game 22)

30. Sat-13-Apr-1940 [a] (0-2) L0-3 Morton (Regional League, Western Division - game 23)

31. Sat-20-Apr-1940 [h] (0-0) W4-1 Third Lanark (Regional League, Western Division - game 24)

32. Wed-24-Apr-1940 [h] (4-0) W5-2 Kilmarnock (Regional League, Western Division - game 25)

33. Sat-27-Apr-1940 [a] (0-2) L1-3 St Mirren (Regional League, Western Division - game 26)

34. Wed-01-May-1940 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Ayr United (Regional League, Western Division - game 27)

35. Wed-15-May-1940 [a] (0-3) L1-6 Motherwell (Regional League, Western Division - game 28)

36. Sat-18-May-1940 [h] (1-0) W3-1 St Mirren (Regional League, Western Division - game 29)

37. Tue-21-May-1940 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Clyde (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)

38. Sat-25-May-1940 [h] (1-0) L1-3 Rangers (Regional League, Western Division - game 30)

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.

1939-40 summary

P38 W11 D7 L20 (1.053 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 →

see also: 1939-40 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic scorers)

full squad stats tables will be uploaded at a later date

SFL Regional, Western Division Table

The wartime SFL First & Second Division season of 1939-40 (5 & 4 games gone) was abandoned as the SFL reorganised into Western and Eastern Divisions. The one-off Western Division included 13 teams from last season's First Division (including Queen's Park who had been relegated) and 3 teams from last season's Second Division - Airdrieonians (4th), Dumbarton (11th) and Morton (12th). 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average. Later in this season, it was decided that the Scottish champions would be especially determined by a play-off match between the winners of the Western Division and the Eastern Division. It was played at Ibrox 1st June 1940 - Rangers 2 Falkirk 1. Tabulated by The Thistle Archive; all 240 match results have been press-verified for accuracy.

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