Partick Thistle Season 1940-41

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1940-41

The 66th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-10-Aug-1940 [h] (2-2) W5-2 Dumbarton (Southern League - game 1)

2. Sat-17-Aug-1940 [a] (0-2) L1-3 Hamilton Academical (Southern League - game 2)

3. Sat-24-Aug-1940 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Albion Rovers (Southern League - game 3)

4. Sat-31-Aug-1940 [a] (0-1) L1-3 Rangers (Southern League - game 4)

5. Wed-04-Sep-1940 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

6. Sat-07-Sep-1940 [h] (2-2) D3-3 Clyde (Southern League - game 5)

7. Sat-14-Sep-1940 [a] (1-1) L1-3 Morton (Southern League - game 6)

8. Sat-21-Sep-1940 [h] (3-1) W4-2 Heart of Midlothian (Southern League - game 7)

9. Sat-28-Sep-1940 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Queen's Park (Southern League - game 8)

10. Sat-05-Oct-1940 [a] (0-1) L0-4 Hibernian (Southern League - game 9)

11. Sat-12-Oct-1940 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Motherwell (Southern League - game 10)

12. Sat-19-Oct-1940 [a] (1-2) L1-4 Falkirk (Southern League - game 11)

13. Sat-26-Oct-1940 [h] (0-1) D3-3 Airdrieonians (Southern League - game 12)

Sat-02-Nov-1940 [h] (0-0) A1-1 Celtic (Southern League - abandoned game)

14. Sat-09-Nov-1940 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Third Lanark (Southern League - game 13)

15. Sat-16-Nov-1940 [a] (0-0) L0-1 St Mirren (Southern League - game 14)

16. Sat-23-Nov-1940 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Dumbarton (Southern League - game 15)

17. Sat-30-Nov-1940 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Hamilton Academical (Southern League - game 16)

18. Sat-07-Dec-1940 [a] (0-0) D1-1 Albion Rovers (Southern League - game 17)

19. Sat-14-Dec-1940 [h] (0-3) L1-4 Rangers (Southern League - game 18)

20. Sat-21-Dec-1940 [a] (0-0) L1-2 Heart of Midlothian (Southern League - game 19)

21. Sat-28-Dec-1940 [h] (1-1) D2-2 Morton (Southern League - game 20)

22. Sat-04-Jan-1941 [h] (1-0) W4-0 Queen's Park (Southern League - game 21)

23. Sat-11-Jan-1941 [h] (1-1) L1-2 Hibernian (Southern League - game 22)

24. Sat-18-Jan-1941 [a] (1-1) W4-2 Motherwell (Southern League - game 23)

25. Sat-25-Jan-1941 [h] (0-0) W4-0 Falkirk (Southern League - game 24)

26. Sat-01-Feb-1941 [a] (1-1) D1-1 Airdrieonians (Southern League - game 25)

27. Sat-08-Feb-1941 [a] (0-2) L1-5 Celtic (Southern League - game 26)

28. Sat-15-Feb-1941 [h] (1-3) L2-3 Third Lanark (Southern League - game 27)

29. Sat-22-Feb-1941 [h] (2-1) W3-2 St Mirren (Southern League - game 28)

30. Sat-01-Mar-1941 [a] (0-1) L0-3 Motherwell (Southern League Cup Section 1 - game 1)

31. Sat-08-Mar-1941 [h] (2-1) W4-2 Airdrieonians (Southern League Cup Section 1 - game 2)

32. Sat-15-Mar-1941 [a] (3-1) W4-2 Celtic (Southern League Cup Section 1 - game 3)

33. Sat-22-Mar-1941 [h] (2-3) D4-4 Motherwell (Southern League Cup Section 1 - game 4)

34. Sat-29-Mar-1941 [a] (1-0) W3-0 Airdrieonians (Southern League Cup Section 1 - game 5)

35. Sat-05-Apr-1941 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Celtic (Southern League Cup Section 1 - game 6)

36. Tue-22-Apr-1941 [a] (2-0) L3-5 Clyde (Southern League - game 29)

37. Sat-26-Apr-1941 [h] (3-1) W3-2 Celtic (Southern League - game 30)

38. Tue-20-May-1941 [h] (4-0) W7-5 Clyde (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)

39. Sat-24-May-1941 [a] (0-0) W2-1 Celtic (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

40. Sat-31-May-1941 [n] (0-1) L0-3 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

41. Sat-07-Jun-1941 [h] (0-3) L1-3 St Mirren (Summer Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)

42. Sat-14-Jun-1941 [a] (0-2) L1-3 St Mirren (Summer Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg) agg: L2-6

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.

1940-41 summary

P42 W14 D9 L19 (1.214 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 10-Oct-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: 1940-41 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic scorers)

full squad stats tables will be uploaded at a later date

Southern League Table

The SFL took the decision to close down for the duration of the War and teams were allowed to form their own competitions. The Southern League was formed from 13 clubs who’d contested the Regional League West in the preceding season, with Queen of the South, Kilmarnock and Ayr United being ousted to make way for Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Falkirk. These sixteen sides would be the sole competitors in the League for five seasons in a row. 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average. Tabulated by The Thistle Archive; all 240 match results have been press-verified for accuracy.

Southern League Cup Table

2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. Teams finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average. The 4 group winners in this 16 team tournament qualified for the single-legged Semi Finals. Tabulated by The Thistle Archive using contemporary newspaper reports for all 12 match results, and then verifying them against our own database.

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