Partick Thistle Season 1942-43

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1942-43

The 68th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-08-Aug-1942 [h] (1-1) D2-2 Heart of Midlothian (Southern League - game 1)

2. Sat-15-Aug-1942 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Morton (Southern League - game 2)

3. Sat-22-Aug-1942 [h] (2-0) W2-1 Dumbarton (Southern League - game 3)

4. Sat-29-Aug-1942 [a] (1-1) W3-2 Queen's Park (Southern League - game 4)

5. Sat-05-Sep-1942 [h] (2-1) W3-1 Clyde (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

6. Sat-12-Sep-1942 [a] (0-1) D2-2 Hamilton Academical (Southern League - game 5)

7. Sat-19-Sep-1942 [a] (0-0) L1-2 Falkirk (Southern League - game 6)

8. Sat-26-Sep-1942 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Airdrieonians (Southern League - game 7)

9. Mon-28-Sep-1942 [h] (0-0) L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

10. Sat-03-Oct-1942 [h] (2-1) L2-3 Celtic (Southern League - game 8)

11. Sat-10-Oct-1942 [h] (0-3) L1-3 Clyde (Southern League - game 9)

12. Sat-17-Oct-1942 [a] (1-0) L1-2 St Mirren (Southern League - game 10)

13. Sat-24-Oct-1942 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Hibernian (Southern League - game 11)

14. Sat-31-Oct-1942 [h] (1-2) L1-2 Motherwell (Southern League - game 12)

15. Sat-07-Nov-1942 [h] (2-1) W6-2 Albion Rovers (Southern League - game 13)

16. Sat-14-Nov-1942 [a] (0-2) L1-4 Rangers (Southern League - game 14)

17. Sat-21-Nov-1942 [a] (1-2) D3-3 Heart of Midlothian (Southern League - game 15)

18. Sat-28-Nov-1942 [h] (1-2) L1-3 Morton (Southern League - game 16)

19. Sat-05-Dec-1942 [a] (0-2) L1-4 Dumbarton (Southern League - game 17)

20. Sat-12-Dec-1942 [h] (1-0) W2-1 Queen's Park (Southern League - game 18)

21. Sat-19-Dec-1942 [h] (0-2) L0-3 Falkirk (Southern League - game 19)

22. Sat-26-Dec-1942 [h] (1-0) D4-4 Hamilton Academical (Southern League - game 20)

23. Fri-01-Jan-1943 [a] (0-3) L1-4 Clyde (Southern League - game 21)

24. Sat-02-Jan-1943 [a] (2-1) D3-3 Celtic (Southern League - game 22)

25. Sat-09-Jan-1943 [a] (2-1) W5-3 Airdrieonians (Southern League - game 23)

26. Sat-16-Jan-1943 [h] (0-0) W2-1 Third Lanark (Southern League - game 24)

27. Sat-23-Jan-1943 [h] (5-0) W8-1 St Mirren (Southern League - game 25)

28. Sat-30-Jan-1943 [h] (0-3) L1-5 Hibernian (Southern League - game 26)

29. Sat-06-Feb-1943 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Motherwell (Southern League - game 27)

30. Sat-13-Feb-1943 [a] (3-1) W5-1 Albion Rovers (Southern League - game 28)

31. Sat-20-Feb-1943 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Rangers (Southern League - game 29)

32. Sat-27-Feb-1943 [h] (2-0) W3-0 Airdrieonians (Southern League Cup Section B - game 1)

33. Sat-06-Mar-1943 [a] (0-1) L2-3 Third Lanark (Southern League Cup Section B - game 2)

34. Sat-13-Mar-1943 [h] (2-0) W5-1 Motherwell (Southern League Cup Section B - game 3)

35. Sat-20-Mar-1943 [a] (2-0) W2-0 Airdrieonians (Southern League Cup Section B - game 4)

36. Sat-27-Mar-1943 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Third Lanark (Southern League Cup Section B - game 5)

37. Sat-03-Apr-1943 [a] (0-0) W3-0 Motherwell (Southern League Cup Section B - game 6)

38. Sat-10-Apr-1943 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Third Lanark (Southern League - game 30)

39. Sat-15-May-1943 [h] (2-0) L2-3 Third Lanark (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

40. Sat-29-May-1943 [a] (0-4) L0-7 Hibernian (Summer Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)

41. Sat-05-Jun-1943 [h] (1-3) L2-5 Hibernian (Summer Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg) agg: L2-12

1942-43 summary

P41 W14 D9 L18 (1.244 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.413 ppg (@ 20-Mar-2026) 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:

1942-43 (Reserves) →

Squad Stats

Squad List 1942-43

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• Sorted by position then name. Page refreshes will return this order.
• Table is limited to the 35 players who featured in any competitive first-team match this season.
• Quoted ages are dated @ Sat-05-Jun-1943, the last competitive match of the season.
• Average age of the starting eleven this season was 24y, 1m, 27d. (per DB snapshot @ 18-Feb-2025)

Southern League Table

notes

Participants unchanged. Same teams for the third season in a row. 2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). Tabulated by The Thistle Archive; all 240 match results have been press-verified for accuracy.

see also:

1942-43 (season overview) →

Results Summary: PTFC League Max →

Results Summary: PTFC League Max (home) →

Results Summary: PTFC League Max (away) →

Southern League Cup Table

notes

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.

see also:

1942-43 (season overview) →

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