Partick Thistle Season 1956-57

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1956-57

The 82nd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-11-Aug-1956 [a] (0-0) W2-0 Falkirk (League Cup Section 4 - game 1)

2. Wed-15-Aug-1956 [h] (2-1) W3-1 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 4 - game 2)

3. Sat-18-Aug-1956 [h] (2-0) W4-1 Hibernian (League Cup Section 4 - game 3)

4. Sat-25-Aug-1956 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Falkirk (League Cup Section 4 - game 4)

5. Wed-29-Aug-1956 [a] (1-1) D2-2 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 4 - game 5)

6. Sat-01-Sep-1956 [a] (2-0) D2-2 Hibernian (League Cup Section 4 - game 6)

7. Sat-08-Sep-1956 [h] (0-1) L2-3 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 1)

8. Wed-12-Sep-1956 [a] (1-1) W2-1 Cowdenbeath (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg)

9. Sat-15-Sep-1956 [h] (1-1) W2-1 Cowdenbeath (League Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W4-2

10. Mon-17-Sep-1956 [a] (0-1) L0-5 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

11. Sat-22-Sep-1956 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Queen's Park (SFL First Division - game 2)

12. Wed-26-Sep-1956 [a] (1-1) L1-4 Tottenham Hotspur (Friendly)

13. Sat-29-Sep-1956 [a] (0-3) L0-3 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 3)

14. Sat-06-Oct-1956 [n] (0-0) D0-0 Dundee (League Cup Semi Final) aet

15. Tue-09-Oct-1956 [n] (2-2) W3-2 Dundee (League Cup Semi Final replay)

16. Sat-13-Oct-1956 [a] (0-3) L1-4 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 4)

17. Wed-17-Oct-1956 [h] (3-1) W4-1 Newcastle United (Friendly)

18. Sat-20-Oct-1956 [h] (1-1) W2-1 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 5)

19. Sat-27-Oct-1956 [n] (0-0) D0-0 Celtic (League Cup Final) aet

20. Wed-31-Oct-1956 [n] (0-0) L0-3 Celtic (League Cup Final replay)

21. Sat-03-Nov-1956 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 6)

22. Sat-10-Nov-1956 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 7)

23. Wed-14-Nov-1956 [a] (0-2) L0-5 Newcastle United (Friendly)

24. Sat-17-Nov-1956 [h] (2-0) W3-0 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 8)

25. Sat-24-Nov-1956 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 9)

26. Mon-26-Nov-1956 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Tottenham Hotspur (Friendly)

27. Sat-01-Dec-1956 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 10)

28. Sat-08-Dec-1956 [h] (2-0) W2-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 11)

29. Sat-15-Dec-1956 [a] (1-1) L1-2 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 12)

30. Sat-22-Dec-1956 [h] (1-0) W2-0 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 13)

31. Tue-25-Dec-1956 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 14)

32. Sat-29-Dec-1956 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 15)

33. Tue-01-Jan-1957 [a] (1-1) D1-1 Queen's Park (SFL First Division - game 16)

34. Wed-02-Jan-1957 [h] (0-2) L1-2 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 17)

35. Sat-05-Jan-1957 [a] (1-2) D2-2 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 18)

36. Sat-12-Jan-1957 [h] (0-1) W2-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 19)

37. Sat-19-Jan-1957 [a] (1-0) W3-0 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 20)

38. Sat-26-Jan-1957 [h] (0-2) L0-3 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 21)

39. Sat-02-Feb-1957 [a] (1-0) D1-1 St Mirren (Scottish Cup 5th Round)

40. Wed-06-Feb-1957 [h] (2-1) D2-2 St Mirren (Scottish Cup 5th Round replay) aet

41. Sat-09-Feb-1957 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 22)

42. Mon-11-Feb-1957 [n] (0-0) L1-5 St Mirren (Scottish Cup 5th Round 2nd replay) aet

43. Sat-23-Feb-1957 [a] (0-1) L1-5 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 23)

44. Sat-02-Mar-1957 [h] (1-0) D2-2 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 24)

45. Sat-09-Mar-1957 [h] (1-0) W2-1 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 25)

46. Sat-16-Mar-1957 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 26)

47. Sat-30-Mar-1957 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 27)

48. Thu-04-Apr-1957 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Friendly)

49. Mon-08-Apr-1957 [n] (0-0) L1-2 Northampton Town (Tom Fowler / Ron Patterson Benefit)

50. Wed-10-Apr-1957 [h] (2-1) W3-1 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 28)

51. Sat-13-Apr-1957 [h] (1-0) W2-1 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 29)

52. Sat-20-Apr-1957 [a] (0-0) D1-1 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 30)

53. Mon-22-Apr-1957 [h] (2-0) W5-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 31)

54. Wed-24-Apr-1957 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 32)

55. Sat-27-Apr-1957 [h] (4-0) W5-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 33)

56. Mon-29-Apr-1957 [a] (0-3) L1-4 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 34)

57. Wed-01-May-1957 [h] (1-1) L*1-1 Third Lanark (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) * lost coin toss

1956-57 summary

P57 W22 D15 L20 (1.421 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 → Thistle finish as Scotland's 8th club out of 37 in the Leagues. At the end of 1956-57, 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: 1956-57 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic scorers)

full squad stats tables will be uploaded at a later date

SFL First Division Table

Promoted Queen's Park (champions) and Ayr United (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.

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 16 from last season's top-flight 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.

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