Partick Thistle Season 1957-58

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1957-58

The 83rd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-10-Aug-1957 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Raith Rovers (League Cup Section 2 - game 1)

2. Wed-14-Aug-1957 [h] (0-0) L0-1 Rangers (League Cup Section 2 - game 2)

3. Sat-17-Aug-1957 [a] (0-1) L0-1 St Mirren (League Cup Section 2 - game 3)

4. Tue-20-Aug-1957 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Clyde (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

5. Sat-24-Aug-1957 [h] (1-1) L1-4 Raith Rovers (League Cup Section 2 - game 4)

6. Wed-28-Aug-1957 [a] (3-0) W3-0 Rangers (League Cup Section 2 - game 5)

7. Sat-31-Aug-1957 [h] (0-2) L0-2 St Mirren (League Cup Section 2 - game 6)

8. Sat-07-Sep-1957 [a] (1-0) W6-0 Queen's Park (SFL First Division - game 1)

9. Sat-14-Sep-1957 [a] (1-0) D2-2 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 2)

10. Sat-21-Sep-1957 [a] (1-3) L1-6 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 3)

11. Mon-23-Sep-1957 [a] (0-1) W2-1 Clyde (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final replay)

12. Sat-05-Oct-1957 [a] (1-1) L1-4 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 4)

13. Sat-12-Oct-1957 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 5)

14. Sat-19-Oct-1957 [h] (3-1) W3-2 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 6)

15. Wed-23-Oct-1957 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

16. Sat-26-Oct-1957 [a] (2-1) W3-1 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 7)

17. Wed-30-Oct-1957 [h] (0-4) L3-6 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay)

18. Sat-02-Nov-1957 [h] (2-1) L2-3 Third Lanark (SFL First Division - game 8)

19. Mon-04-Nov-1957 [a] (1-2) L2-3 Coventry City (Friendly)

20. Sat-09-Nov-1957 [a] (1-3) L1-5 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 9)

21. Mon-11-Nov-1957 [h] (1-3) L1-3 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 10)

22. Sat-16-Nov-1957 [a] (0-1) L0-5 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 11)

23. Sat-23-Nov-1957 [h] (2-0) W2-0 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 12)

24. Sat-30-Nov-1957 [a] (0-2) L1-4 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 13)

25. Mon-02-Dec-1957 [h] (0-1) W3-2 Glasgow Select (Jimmy McGowan Testimonial)

26. Sat-07-Dec-1957 [h] (2-1) W4-3 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 14)

27. Sat-14-Dec-1957 [h] (1-1) W3-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 15)

28. Sat-21-Dec-1957 [a] (2-0) W3-2 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 16)

29. Sat-28-Dec-1957 [h] (2-1) W5-1 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 17)

30. Wed-01-Jan-1958 [h] (0-1) D2-2 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 18)

31. Thu-02-Jan-1958 [a] (0-2) L0-2 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 19)

32. Sat-04-Jan-1958 [h] (1-2) L1-4 Queen's Park (SFL First Division - game 20)

33. Sat-11-Jan-1958 [a] (1-4) L1-4 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 21)

34. Sat-18-Jan-1958 [h] (2-2) W3-2 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 22)

35. Sat-01-Feb-1958 [h] (0-0) W1-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 23)

36. Sat-15-Feb-1958 [a] (1-1) D2-2 Motherwell (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

37. Wed-19-Feb-1958 [h] (0-3) L0-4 Motherwell (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay)

38. Sat-22-Feb-1958 [a] (1-0) W4-1 Third Lanark (SFL First Division - game 24)

39. Sat-01-Mar-1958 [a] (1-2) L1-4 Tottenham Hotspur (Friendly)

40. Wed-05-Mar-1958 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 25)

41. Sat-08-Mar-1958 [h] (2-0) W2-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 26)

42. Sat-15-Mar-1958 [a] (1-1) L1-4 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 27)

43. Sat-22-Mar-1958 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 28)

44. Sat-29-Mar-1958 [a] (0-1) W3-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 29)

45. Mon-31-Mar-1958 [a] (2-1) W2-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 30)

46. Sat-05-Apr-1958 [a] (0-1) L2-3 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 31)

47. Sat-12-Apr-1958 [h] (0-0) L0-1 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 32)

48. Fri-18-Apr-1958 [a] (1-1) D1-1 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 33)

49. Sat-03-May-1958 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Celtic (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)

50. Mon-05-May-1958 [h] (1-2) L1-2 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 34)

1957-58 summary

P50 W20 D6 L24 (1.32 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.412 ppg (@ 02-Nov-2025) 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 6th club out of 37 in the Leagues. At the end of 1957-58, the club's historical average finish remains 9th. + League finish averages Table limited to the official 125 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:

1957-58 (Reserves) →

1957-58 (Z-List) →

Squad Stats

Squad List 1957-58

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• Sorted by position then name. Page refreshes will return this order.
• Table is limited to the 29 players who featured in any competitive first-team match this season.
• Quoted ages are dated @ Mon-05-May-1958, the last competitive match of the season.
• Average age of the starting eleven this season was 24y, 10m, 18d. (per DB snapshot @ 18-Feb-2025)

SFL First Division Table

notes

Promoted Clyde (champions) and Third Lanark (runners-up) were the new participants. 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). Table per John Litster, data integrity verified by the Thistle Archive. Abbreviations (where necessary): EC = European Cup; R = Relegated.

see also:

1957-58 (season overview) →

Results Summary: PTFC League →

Results Summary: PTFC League (home) →

Results Summary: PTFC League (away) →

Results Summary: PTFC Top-Flight →

Results Summary: PTFC Top-Flight (home) →

Results Summary: PTFC Top-Flight (away) →

Results Summary: League finish averages →

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. 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. For the 9th time out of 12 (1946-47 to date) Thistle fail to qualify from their League Cup group.

see also:

1957-58 (season overview) →

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