Partick Thistle Season 2020-21

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2020-21

The 146th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-19-Sep-2020 [h] (1-0) W3-0 BSC Glasgow (Friendly)

2. Sat-26-Sep-2020 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Heart of Midlothian (Friendly)

3. Wed-30-Sep-2020 [h] (1-1) D2-2 Ayr United (Friendly)

4. Fri-02-Oct-2020 [h] (0-0) L0-2 Heart of Midlothian (Friendly)

5. Wed-07-Oct-2020 [a] (0-1) L1-4 St Mirren (League Cup Group G - game 1)

6. Sat-10-Oct-2020 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Queen's Park (League Cup Group G - game 2)

7. Tue-13-Oct-2020 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Queen of the South (League Cup Group G - game 3) W3-2 pens

8. Sat-17-Oct-2020 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Clyde (SPFL League One - game 1)

9. Sat-24-Oct-2020 [h] (1-1) W2-1 Airdrieonians (SPFL League One - game 2)

10. Sat-31-Oct-2020 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Cove Rangers (SPFL League One - game 3)

11. Sat-07-Nov-2020 [h] (0-1) D2-2 Falkirk (SPFL League One - game 4)

12. Sat-14-Nov-2020 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Greenock Morton (League Cup Group G - game 4) W4-2 pens

13. Sat-21-Nov-2020 [h] (1-0) W2-0 East Fife (SPFL League One - game 5)

14. Sat-28-Nov-2020 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Montrose (SPFL League One - game 6)

15. Sat-05-Dec-2020 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Dumbarton (SPFL League One - game 7)

16. Sat-12-Dec-2020 [a] (0-0) W2-0 Forfar Athletic (SPFL League One - game 8)

17. Sat-19-Dec-2020 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Peterhead (SPFL League One - game 9)

18. Sat-26-Dec-2020 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Falkirk (SPFL League One - game 10)

19. Sun-14-Mar-2021 [h] (1-1) L1-2 Heart of Midlothian (Friendly)

20. Sat-20-Mar-2021 [h] (0-0) D1-1 Cove Rangers (SPFL League One - game 11)

21. Tue-23-Mar-2021 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Cowdenbeath (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

22. Sat-27-Mar-2021 [a] (1-1) W4-2 Airdrieonians (SPFL League One - game 12)

23. Tue-30-Mar-2021 [h] (1-2) D2-2 Forfar Athletic (SPFL League One - game 13)

24. Sat-03-Apr-2021 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Dundee United (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

25. Tue-06-Apr-2021 [a] (0-2) D2-2 East Fife (SPFL League One - game 14)

26. Sat-10-Apr-2021 [a] (1-0) W3-0 Peterhead (SPFL League One - game 15)

27. Tue-13-Apr-2021 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Clyde (SPFL League One - game 16)

28. Thu-15-Apr-2021 [h] (2-0) W5-0 Montrose (SPFL League One - game 17)

29. Tue-20-Apr-2021 [a] (0-0) W2-0 Dumbarton (SPFL League One - game 18)

30. Sat-24-Apr-2021 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Airdrieonians (SPFL League One - game 19)

31. Tue-27-Apr-2021 [a] (1-1) D2-2 Cove Rangers (SPFL League One - game 20)

32. Thu-29-Apr-2021 [h] (3-0) W5-0 Falkirk (SPFL League One - game 21)

33. Tue-04-May-2021 [a] (1-2) L2-3 Montrose (SPFL League One - game 22)

2020-21 summary

P33 W14 D10 L9 (1.576 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 22-Sep-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 23rd club out of 42 in the Leagues. At the end of 2020-21, the club's historical average finish remains 11th. + 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:

2020-21 (reserves) →

2020-21 (women) →

Crime Count

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Peter Stuart	19.09.2020 BSC Glasgow [h] W3-0 (Friendly)	0	0	0		0	0	W1-0
Euan Anderson	26.09.2020 Heart of Midlothian [a] L0-2 (Friendly)	0	0	0	0	0	0	D0-0
Graham Grainger	30.09.2020 Ayr United [h] D2-2 (Friendly)	0	0	0	0	0	0	D0-0
Scott Lambie	02.10.2020 Heart of Midlothian [h] L0-2 (Friendly)		0	0	0	0	0	W5-0
Colin Steven	07.10.2020 St Mirren [a] L1-4 (League Cup Group G - game 1)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-1
Kevin Graham	10.10.2020 Queen's Park [h] W2-0 (League Cup Group G - game 2)	0	0			0	0	L2-3
Peter Stuart	13.10.2020 Queen of the South [a] D0-0 (League Cup Group G - game 3)	0	0		0		0	L0-5
David Dickinson	17.10.2020 Clyde [a] L0-1 (SPFL League One - game 1)	0	0			0	0	D1-1
Graham Beaton	24.10.2020 Airdrieonians [h] W2-1 (SPFL League One - game 2)	0	0			0	0	W3-2
David Lowe	31.10.2020 Cove Rangers [a] L0-1 (SPFL League One - game 3)	0	0			0	0	W2-1
Grant Irvine	07.11.2020 Falkirk [h] D2-2 (SPFL League One - game 4)		0			0	0	W6-2
Steven Kirkland	14.11.2020 Greenock Morton [h] D0-0 (League Cup Group G - game 4)	0	0			0	0	W4-2
Duncan Williams	21.11.2020 East Fife [h] W2-0 (SPFL League One - game 5)		0			0	0	W10-1
Kevin Graham	28.11.2020 Montrose [a] W1-0 (SPFL League One - game 6)	0	0			0	0	W5-2
David Lowe	05.12.2020 Dumbarton [h] D0-0 (SPFL League One - game 7)		0			0	0	W7-2
Gavin Ross	12.12.2020 Forfar Athletic [a] W2-0 (SPFL League One - game 8)	0	0			0	0	W4-2
Kevin Graham	19.12.2020 Peterhead [h] L0-1 (SPFL League One - game 9)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-1
Duncan Williams	26.12.2020 Falkirk [a] D0-0 (SPFL League One - game 10)	0	0				0	L1-5
Chris Graham	14.03.2021 Heart of Midlothian [h] L1-2 (Friendly)	0	0			0	0	L1-2
Steven Reid	20.03.2021 Cove Rangers [h] D1-1 (SPFL League One - game 11)	0	0			0	0	W3-1
Graham Grainger	23.03.2021 Cowdenbeath [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)	0	0			0	0	D1-1
Craig Napier	27.03.2021 Airdrieonians [a] W4-2 (SPFL League One - game 12)	0	0			0		W8-4
David Lowe	30.03.2021 Forfar Athletic [h] D2-2 (SPFL League One - game 13)	0	0			0	0	D2-2
Steven McLean	03.04.2021 Dundee United [a] L1-2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-1
David Dickinson	06.04.2021 East Fife [a] D2-2 (SPFL League One - game 14)	0				0	0	L2-6
Kevin Graham	10.04.2021 Peterhead [a] W3-0 (SPFL League One - game 15)	0	0			0	0	D1-1
Lloyd Wilson	13.04.2021 Clyde [h] W2-0 (SPFL League One - game 16)	0	0			0	0	L1-3
Alan Muir	17.04.2021 Montrose [h] W5-0 (SPFL League One - game 17)	0	0			0	0	W2-1
Barry Cook	20.04.2021 Dumbarton [a] W2-0 (SPFL League One - game 18)	0	0			0	0	D2-2
Grant Irvine	24.04.2021 Airdrieonians [h] W1-0 (SPFL League One - game 19)	0	0			0	0	W2-1
Craig Napier	27.04.2021 Cove Rangers [a] D2-2 (SPFL League One - game 20)	0				0	0	L1-9
David Dickinson	29.04.2021 Falkirk [h] W5-0 (SPFL League One - game 21)	0	0			0	0	W2-1
Peter Stuart	04.05.2021 Montrose [a] L2-3 (SPFL League One - game 22)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-2
33	← Totals →	4	2	49	55	2	1	W79-67

Thistle's 2020-21 Summary
Average crime count per game	4.42 pts
The crime count % balance	54-46 in favour of Thistle
Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win)	1.576 (W14 D10 L9)
compiled to our All Games criteria @ 25-May-2021

Thistle's Historical Summary
Average crime count per game ᵃ	1.447 pts
Average crime count per game ᵇ	5.766 pts
The crime count % balance	48-52 to Thistle's detriment
Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win)	1.409 (W2716 D1423 L2656)
ᵃ from 1886-87 to 1996-97 (see crime count notes)
ᵇ from 1997-98 to date (see crime count notes)
compiled to our All Games criteria @ 10-Oct-2024

	Crime Count notes
	5 pts are allocated for a penalty, in favour of whichever team is awarded the kick. Our data is comprehensive from 1891-92 (the season of introduction) to date.
	1 pt is allocated for any given player's first yellow card, the point being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is booked and vice-versa. Second yellows are always ignored as superfluous. We introduce the yellow card count from season 1997-98 onwards as our records are comprehensive and meaningful from that season onwards. Official cautions began in the 1940s and we continue to (casually) build such data with a view to, perhaps, setting an earlier date for our yellow card analysis. Incidentally, the actual yellow card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80.
	4 pts are allocated for sending offs, the points being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is sent-off and vice-versa. Our crime count database is 'open for business' from 1886-87 onwards as this was the first season that the English FA decreed that the referee had the power to send a player off, although the first known in a Scottish game wasn't until a season later and the first known in a Thistle game wasn't until 1891. Our data is comprehensive from then to the present day. As per the yellow, the actual red card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80.

Squad Stats (basic)

Squad Stats (full)

04-May-2021 23:59

Table is limited to all competitive matches played by Partick Thistle in 2020-21, and includes only players who've been listed in at least one match day squad under that category during the season. The artificial addition of 3-points-per-win and goal-difference is for illustrative purposes only. Table sorted by Points; Goal Difference; Team Goals For; Game Time; Starts; Unused Subs; Alphabetically by Forename. Page refreshes will return this order. There was 1 instance where a player came off injured and was not replaced. There was 1 own-goal. There were 10 non-assists. There were 89 minutes of man-down game-time. There were 33 instances where allocated bench slots were not filled.

SPFL League One Table

Partick Thistle (relegated) and Cove Rangers (champions) were the new participants. 3 points for a win. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and a late start, a shortened campaign of 27 games had been agreed in advance, but this had to be reviewed due to a 10 week suspension of play between January and March, with clubs having played around a dozen or so games. Before play resumed, it was resolved that, after 18 games had been played, the League would split into two groups of five, after which no side could fall below 5th or rise above 6th. In each of the 2 post-split groups, those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal difference, then by goals scored. Thistle's nine cancelled fixtures were: 13-Mar-2021 Airdrieonians [h]; 20-Mar-2021 Cove Rangers [a]; 27-Mar-2021 Falkirk [h]; 03-Apr-2021 Clyde [a]; 10-Apr-2021 Peterhead [h]; 17-Apr-2021 Dumbarton [h]; 20-Apr-2021 Forfar Athletic [a]; 24-Apr-2021 Montrose [a]; 01-May-2021 East Fife [h].

In stark contrast to last season, Thistle's 50% (11/22) clean-sheet ratio matched the club-record (22/44) set by John Lambie's promotion-winning side of 1991-92. Top scorers. Joint-best defence. Despite finishing in the bottom half, East Fife registered the best home record in the League.

League Cup Table

3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. Drawn matches were concluded with a penalty shoot-out, the winner of which earned a bonus point. Teams finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal difference, then by goals scored. Scotland's 4 European representatives were given a bye, and 2 non-League teams were included in the tournament. The 40 teams were split into two sub groups geographically, and seeded to ensure that top teams and lesser teams were drawn against each other across the 8 groups. 8 group winners and the 4 best runners up advanced to the round of 16 single-legged knockout phase, where they were joined by the 'big 4'. Table figures per spfl.co.uk, with the data integrity verified by The Thistle Archive.

Thistle fail to qualify from the first round group stages of the League Cup for the first time since 1981.

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