Partick Thistle Season 1955-56

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1955-56

The 81st season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-13-Aug-1955 [h] (0-0) L0-2 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 2 - game 1)

2. Wed-17-Aug-1955 [a] (3-0) W3-2 East Fife (League Cup Section 2 - game 2)

3. Sat-20-Aug-1955 [h] (3-0) W4-0 Raith Rovers (League Cup Section 2 - game 3)

4. Wed-24-Aug-1955 [h] (1-0) W4-1 Queen's Park (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

5. Sat-27-Aug-1955 [a] (0-0) L1-2 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 2 - game 4)

6. Wed-31-Aug-1955 [h] (1-1) W2-1 East Fife (League Cup Section 2 - game 5)

7. Sat-03-Sep-1955 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Raith Rovers (League Cup Section 2 - game 6)

8. Fri-09-Sep-1955 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

9. Sat-10-Sep-1955 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 1)

10. Sat-24-Sep-1955 [a] (0-0) D1-1 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 2)

11. Sat-01-Oct-1955 [a] (0-0) L0-1 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 3)

12. Sat-08-Oct-1955 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 4)

13. Sat-15-Oct-1955 [h] (1-0) L1-3 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 5)

14. Sat-22-Oct-1955 [a] (1-1) L1-2 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 6)

15. Sat-29-Oct-1955 [h] (1-0) L1-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 7)

16. Sat-05-Nov-1955 [h] (0-0) W2-0 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 8)

17. Sat-12-Nov-1955 [a] (3-2) W4-2 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 9)

18. Mon-14-Nov-1955 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Tottenham Hotspur (Friendly)

19. Sat-19-Nov-1955 [h] (1-2) L1-2 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 10)

20. Sat-26-Nov-1955 [a] (0-2) L1-5 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 11)

21. Wed-30-Nov-1955 [h] (2-0) L3-4 Royal Scots (Friendly)

22. Sat-03-Dec-1955 [a] (0-1) L1-3 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 12)

23. Sat-10-Dec-1955 [h] (1-2) L1-3 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 13)

24. Sat-17-Dec-1955 [a] (0-2) L1-5 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 14)

25. Sat-24-Dec-1955 [a] (0-2) L2-3 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 15)

26. Sat-31-Dec-1955 [h] (1-1) D2-2 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 16)

27. Mon-02-Jan-1956 [h] (0-0) W1-0 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 17)

28. Sat-07-Jan-1956 [a] (0-2) L0-5 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 18)

29. Sat-28-Jan-1956 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 19)

30. Sat-04-Feb-1956 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Alloa Athletic (Scottish Cup 5th Round)

31. Sat-11-Feb-1956 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 20)

32. Sat-18-Feb-1956 [h] (1-1) W3-1 Brechin City (Scottish Cup 6th Round)

33. Sat-25-Feb-1956 [h] (2-2) W3-2 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 21)

34. Sat-03-Mar-1956 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Raith Rovers (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)

35. Wed-07-Mar-1956 [a] (0-2) W3-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 22)

36. Sat-10-Mar-1956 [a] (1-0) W3-1 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 23)

37. Mon-12-Mar-1956 [a] (0-0) D1-1 Newcastle United (Friendly)

38. Sat-17-Mar-1956 [h] (1-0) W6-1 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 24)

39. Sat-24-Mar-1956 [a] (0-2) L0-3 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 25)

40. Sat-31-Mar-1956 [h] (0-0) D1-1 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 26)

41. Mon-02-Apr-1956 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 27)

42. Sat-07-Apr-1956 [h] (0-0) W2-1 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 28)

43. Mon-09-Apr-1956 [h] (1-1) D1-1 Newcastle United (Friendly)

44. Wed-11-Apr-1956 [h] (1-1) D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 29)

45. Wed-18-Apr-1956 [a] (1-1) D3-3 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 30)

46. Mon-23-Apr-1956 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 31)

47. Wed-25-Apr-1956 [h] (1-0) W9-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 32)

48. Sat-28-Apr-1956 [a] (2-0) W4-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 33)

49. Mon-30-Apr-1956 [h] (0-0) L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 34)

50. Wed-02-May-1956 [a] (0-2) L1-2 Inverness Select (Friendly)

51. Thu-03-May-1956 [a] (4-1) W6-3 Nairn County (Friendly)

52. Sat-05-May-1956 [a] (3-1) W4-1 Elgin City (Friendly)

53. Tue-08-May-1956 [a] (0-0) W2-0 Queen's Park (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

54. Sat-12-May-1956 [n] (2-1) L2-4 Third Lanark (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

1955-56 summary

P54 W24 D9 L21 (1.5 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 25-Aug-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 → Thistle finish as Scotland's 9th club out of 37 in the Leagues. At the end of 1955-56, the club's historical average finish remains 9th. + 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: 1955-56 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic scorers)

full squad stats tables will be uploaded at a later date

SFL First Division Table

Promoted Airdrieonians (champions) and Dunfermline Athletic (runners-up) were the new participants as this season's First Division was expanded from 16 to 18 teams. 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.

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. Thistle were seeded in the top half of the group stage draw which pitted the top 14 from last season's top-flight and the two newly promoted clubs against each other, thus ensuring that 4 'lesser' teams from the bottom half of the draw would qualify for the two-legged Quarter Finals. Tabulated by The Thistle Archive by triple corroboration, using the match results published at Wikipedia and London Hearts before verifying them against our own database.

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