Partick Thistle Season 1973-74

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1973-74

The 99th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Wed-01-Aug-1973 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Middlesbrough (Friendly)

2. Sat-04-Aug-1973 [a] (0-0) W2-0 Clydebank (Friendly)

3. Mon-06-Aug-1973 [a] (2-0) W2-1 Stenhousemuir (Friendly)

4. Sat-11-Aug-1973 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 3 - game 1)

5. Wed-15-Aug-1973 [h] (0-2) L0-3 Dundee (League Cup Section 3 - game 2)

6. Sat-18-Aug-1973 [a] (1-1) L1-5 St Johnstone (League Cup Section 3 - game 3)

7. Wed-22-Aug-1973 [a] (0-1) L0-4 Dundee (League Cup Section 3 - game 4)

8. Sat-25-Aug-1973 [h] (1-0) L1-3 St Johnstone (League Cup Section 3 - game 5)

9. Wed-29-Aug-1973 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 3 - game 6)

10. Sat-01-Sep-1973 [a] (1-1) L1-2 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 1)

11. Sat-08-Sep-1973 [h] (0-0) L0-1 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 2)

12. Sat-15-Sep-1973 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Morton (SFL First Division - game 3)

13. Sat-22-Sep-1973 [h] (1-1) D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 4)

14. Sat-29-Sep-1973 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 5)

15. Sat-06-Oct-1973 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 6)

16. Sat-13-Oct-1973 [a] (2-0) W2-1 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 7)

17. Sat-20-Oct-1973 [h] (0-2) L1-3 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 8)

18. Sat-27-Oct-1973 [a] (1-0) L1-2 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 9)

19. Sat-03-Nov-1973 [h] (2-0) W3-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 10)

20. Mon-05-Nov-1973 [h] (0-2) L0-3 Manchester United (Donnie McKinnon Testimonial)

21. Sat-10-Nov-1973 [a] (1-1) D2-2 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 11)

22. Sat-17-Nov-1973 [a] (0-3) L0-7 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 12)

23. Sat-24-Nov-1973 [h] (2-2) L2-3 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 13)

24. Sat-22-Dec-1973 [h] (0-0) L1-3 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 14)

25. Sat-29-Dec-1973 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 15)

26. Tue-01-Jan-1974 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 16)

27. Sat-05-Jan-1974 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Morton (SFL First Division - game 17)

28. Sat-12-Jan-1974 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 18)

29. Sat-19-Jan-1974 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 19)

30. Sun-27-Jan-1974 [h] (2-0) W6-1 Ferranti Thistle (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

31. Sun-03-Feb-1974 [a] (0-2) L1-4 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 20)

32. Sat-09-Feb-1974 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 21)

33. Sat-16-Feb-1974 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Heart of Midlothian (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

34. Tue-19-Feb-1974 [h] (1-1) L1-4 Heart of Midlothian (Scottish Cup 4th Round replay)

35. Sat-23-Feb-1974 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 22)

36. Sat-02-Mar-1974 [h] (0-0) L0-1 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 23)

37. Sat-09-Mar-1974 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 24)

38. Sat-16-Mar-1974 [h] (0-1) L0-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 25)

39. Sat-23-Mar-1974 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 26)

40. Sat-30-Mar-1974 [a] (1-0) W3-0 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 27)

41. Wed-03-Apr-1974 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 28)

42. Mon-08-Apr-1974 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 29)

43. Sat-13-Apr-1974 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 30)

44. Sat-20-Apr-1974 [h] (0-2) D2-2 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 31)

45. Wed-24-Apr-1974 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 32)

46. Sat-27-Apr-1974 [a] (1-0) L1-3 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 33)

47. Mon-29-Apr-1974 [h] (0-0) W2-1 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 34)

1973-74 summary

P47 W12 D12 L23 (1.021 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 11th club out of 37 in the Leagues. At the end of 1973-74, 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: 1973-74 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic scorers)

full squad stats tables will be uploaded at a later date

SFL First Division Table

Promoted Clyde (champions) and Dunfermline Athletic (runners-up) were the new participants. 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal difference, then by goals scored. 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 difference, then by goals scored. For the second successive season, both the winner and runner-up progressed from the group stage. It would be the last time that the group runner-up would progress until the format was revamped again in 2016. 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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