Manager Mark Wilson

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Mark Wilson

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● Mark Wilson, 2024 (PTFC) Mark Wilson was born on Tuesday, 5th June 1984, in Glasgow. He is currently operating as head coach of Partick Thistle. MANAGERIAL SPELL (Tue-18-Feb-2025 ↔ to date) After the sacking of Kris Doolan, the club-board followed in the age-old tradition of looking within for a temporary solution, and club captain Brian Graham, together with U-18s coach Mark Wilson, were immediately announced as co-caretakers. The two - ex teammates at Dundee United and pals off the pitch - talked football together all the time so the partnership was very natural to both men. Although there were encouraging signs of a little more commitment from the players in many of the games, the end results were much the same. That said, securing 4th place was mission accomplished financially. To be fair, injuries meant that promotion via the play-offs was never a realistic prospect. (40y,8m,17d) Sat-22-Feb-2022 [h] D1-1 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 26) ↕ ongoing… Following defeat to Livingston in the play-offs, Thistle, led by new sporting director Ian Baraclough (appointed 7 April 2025), reportedly drew up a shortlist which included Brian Graham, Dougie Imrie, Paul Caddis and Jake McPake. It was reported that Brian Graham was offered the job, but turned it down. On that bewildering note, Brian Graham's managerial tenure came to an end. In what seemed like a somewhat hurried reaction to that, Mark Wilson - who hadn't been publicly quoted in any short list - was then offered the position. It was a surprise move without historical precedent, the first time that a co-caretaker emerged on his own as the new gaffer, albeit he was termed the head coach under the new sporting director. Having finished 42nd of 42 with Brechin City in 2019-20, Wilson did not seem like an ideal choice, although he came across as articulate, assured and tactically astute during his co-caretaker spell. The sporting director / head coach set-up is a new approach by the club and we wished them well in what was the dawning of a new era. Mark Wilson solo was wholly impressive in 2025-26, a man of clear purpose who engineered buy-in from supporters and players alike and was widely praised for his tactical versatility, especially in-play. A great team spirit resulted in 30 wins in 'All Games' during 2025-26, the club's 4th highest tally on record. Second place was locked-in for 30 consecutive games from as early as 30th September and two quarter final slots were secured in the big two cups for the first time in 43 years. Just the 4th ever invincible league season at Firhill was an excellent achievement, and the quiet confidence of the supporter base in the play-off final was in the mould of the manager himself; a calm and confident leader. Mark has also managed at Airdrieonians (2016-2017) and Brechin City (2019-2020).

Every Game

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(age) 2024-25

1. (40y,8m,17d) Sat-22-Feb-2025 [h] D1-1 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 26)

2. (40y,8m,23d) Fri-28-Feb-2025 [h] D1-1 Livingston (SPFL Championship - game 27)

3. (40y,9m,6d) Tue-11-Mar-2025 [a] W2-0 Queen's Park (SPFL Championship - game 28)

4. (40y,9m,10d) Sat-15-Mar-2025 [h] W2-0 Ayr United (SPFL Championship - game 29)

5. (40y,9m,16d) Fri-21-Mar-2025 [h] D0-0 Raith Rovers (SPFL Championship - game 30)

6. (40y,9m,24d) Sat-29-Mar-2025 [a] W1-0 Greenock Morton (SPFL Championship - game 31)

7. (40y,10m,0d) Sat-05-Apr-2025 [a] L1-2 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 32)

8. (40y,10m,7d) Sat-12-Apr-2025 [h] L1-2 Hamilton Academical (SPFL Championship - game 33)

9. (40y,10m,14d) Sat-19-Apr-2025 [a] D0-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Championship - game 34)

10. (40y,10m,20d) Fri-25-Apr-2025 [h] W2-1 Falkirk (SPFL Championship - game 35)

11. (40y,10m,27d) Fri-02-May-2025 [a] W1-0 Livingston (SPFL Championship - game 36)

12. (40y,11m,1d) Tue-06-May-2025 [h] L0-1 Ayr United (SPFL Premiership play-off Quarter Final, 1st leg)

13. (40y,11m,4d) Fri-09-May-2025 [a] W2-0 Ayr United (SPFL Premiership play-off Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W2-1

14. (40y,11m,8d) Tue-13-May-2025 [h] L0-2 Livingston (SPFL Premiership play-off Semi Final, 1st leg)

15. (40y,11m,11d) Fri-16-May-2025 [a] L0-2 Livingston (SPFL Premiership play-off Semi Final, 2nd leg) agg: L0-4

(age) 2025-26

16. (41y,0m,23d) Sat-28-Jun-2025 [a] W3-1 Glenafton Athletic (Friendly)

17. (41y,0m,26d) Tue-01-Jul-2025 [h] W3-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Friendly)

18. (41y,1m,6d) Fri-11-Jul-2025 [a] W4-1 Edinburgh City (League Cup Group B - game 1)

19. (41y,1m,10d) Tue-15-Jul-2025 [h] W2-0 Stranraer (League Cup Group B - game 2)

20. (41y,1m,17d) Tue-22-Jul-2025 [h] W2-0 Queen of the South (League Cup Group B - game 3)

21. (41y,1m,21d) Sat-26-Jul-2025 [a] W3-1 Ross County (League Cup Group B - game 4)

22. (41y,1m,28d) Sat-02-Aug-2025 [a] L1-5 St Johnstone (SPFL Championship - game 1)

23. (41y,2m,4d) Sat-09-Aug-2025 [h] D1-1 Greenock Morton (SPFL Championship - game 2)

24. (41y,2m,11d) Sat-16-Aug-2025 [h] W2-0 Ayr United (League Cup 2nd Round)

25. (41y,2m,18d) Sat-23-Aug-2025 [a] W3-1 Ross County (SPFL Championship - game 3)

26. (41y,2m,25d) Sat-30-Aug-2025 [h] W3-2 Raith Rovers (SPFL Championship - game 4)

27. (41y,3m,7d) Fri-12-Sep-2025 [h] W2-1 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 5)

28. (41y,3m,16d) Sun-21-Sep-2025 [h] L0-4 Celtic (League Cup Quarter Final)

29. (41y,3m,22d) Sat-27-Sep-2025 [a] W2-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Championship - game 6)

30. (41y,3m,25d) Tue-30-Sep-2025 [a] W1-0 Queen's Park (SPFL Championship - game 7)

31. (41y,3m,29d) Sat-04-Oct-2025 [h] D1-1 Arbroath (SPFL Championship - game 8)

32. (41y,4m,6d) Sat-11-Oct-2025 [a] D1-1 Greenock Morton (SPFL Championship - game 9)

33. (41y,4m,13d) Sat-18-Oct-2025 [h] W1-0 Ross County (SPFL Championship - game 10)

34. (41y,4m,16d) Tue-21-Oct-2025 [h] W2-1 Ayr United (SPFL Championship - game 11)

35. (41y,4m,20d) Sat-25-Oct-2025 [a] L0-2 Raith Rovers (SPFL Championship - game 12)

36. (41y,4m,27d) Sat-01-Nov-2025 [h] W5-0 Queen's Park (SPFL Championship - game 13)

37. (41y,5m,2d) Fri-07-Nov-2025 [a] D1-1 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 14)

38. (41y,5m,9d) Fri-14-Nov-2025 [h] W2-1 St Mirren (Steven Lawless Testimonial)

39. (41y,5m,17d) Sat-22-Nov-2025 [h] W2-1 St Johnstone (SPFL Championship - game 15)

40. (41y,5m,20d) Tue-25-Nov-2025 [h] W1-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Championship - game 16)

41. (41y,5m,24d) Sat-29-Nov-2025 [a] W2-0 Forfar Athletic (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

42. (41y,6m,1d) Sat-06-Dec-2025 [a] D0-0 Ayr United (SPFL Championship - game 17)

43. (41y,6m,8d) Sat-13-Dec-2025 [a] L1-2 Arbroath (SPFL Championship - game 18)

44. (41y,6m,11d) Tue-16-Dec-2025 [a] W2-1 Cove Rangers (Challenge Cup 2nd Round)

45. (41y,6m,15d) Sat-20-Dec-2025 [h] D0-0 Raith Rovers (SPFL Championship - game 19)

46. (41y,6m,22d) Sat-27-Dec-2025 [a] D2-2 Queen's Park (SPFL Championship - game 20)

47. (41y,6m,29d) Sat-03-Jan-2026 [h] W3-2 Greenock Morton (SPFL Championship - game 21)

48. (41y,7m,4d) Fri-09-Jan-2026 [a] L0-2 Ross County (SPFL Championship - game 22)

49. (41y,7m,8d) Tue-13-Jan-2026 [h] L*3-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Challenge Cup 3rd Round) * L2-4 pens

50. (41y,7m,12d) Sat-17-Jan-2026 [h] W3-1 Montrose (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

51. (41y,7m,19d) Sat-24-Jan-2026 [h] W2-1 Ayr United (SPFL Championship - game 23)

52. (41y,7m,25d) Fri-30-Jan-2026 [a] D2-2 St Johnstone (SPFL Championship - game 24)

53. (41y,8m,2d) Sat-07-Feb-2026 [a] W3-2 Elgin City (Scottish Cup 5th Round)

54. (41y,8m,16d) Sat-21-Feb-2026 [h] W1-0 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 25)

55. (41y,8m,19d) Tue-24-Feb-2026 [a] D2-2 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Championship - game 26)

56. (41y,8m,23d) Sat-28-Feb-2026 [h] D0-0 Arbroath (SPFL Championship - game 27)

57. (41y,9m,3d) Sun-08-Mar-2026 [a] L1-2 St Mirren (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)

58. (41y,9m,8d) Fri-13-Mar-2026 [a] W2-1 Greenock Morton (SPFL Championship - game 28)

59. (41y,9m,15d) Fri-20-Mar-2026 [h] D0-0 St Johnstone (SPFL Championship - game 29)

60. (41y,9m,19d) Tue-24-Mar-2026 [a] W2-0 Raith Rovers (SPFL Championship - game 30)

61. (41y,9m,22d) Fri-27-Mar-2026 [h] W3-1 Ross County (SPFL Championship - game 31)

62. (41y,9m,30d) Sat-04-Apr-2026 [a] D1-1 Ayr United (SPFL Championship - game 32)

63. (41y,10m,6d) Sat-11-Apr-2026 [h] W2-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Championship - game 33)

64. (41y,10m,13d) Sat-18-Apr-2026 [a] D2-2 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 34)

65. (41y,10m,20d) Sat-25-Apr-2026 [a] D0-0 Arbroath (SPFL Championship - game 35)

66. (41y,10m,26d) Fri-01-May-2026 [h] D1-1 Queen's Park (SPFL Championship - game 36)

67. (41y,11m,7d) Tue-12-May-2026 [a] D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Premiership play-off Semi Final, 1st leg)

68. (41y,11m,10d) Fri-15-May-2026 [h] W2-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Premiership play-off Semi Final, 2nd leg) agg: W3-2

69. (41y,11m,16d) Thu-21-May-2026 [h] D1-1 St Mirren (SPFL Premiership play-off Final, 1st leg)

70. (41y,11m,20d) Mon-25-May-2026 [a] L0-1 St Mirren (SPFL Premiership play-off Final, 2nd leg) agg: L1-2

• 2026-27 stats will be uploaded at the end of the season.

Summary (basic)

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Comparison (Competitive)

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• The table, updated annually, includes all Competitive games played by Partick Thistle to the end of season 2025-26.
• For fair comparison, the table calculates 3-points-per-win across all eras.
• P (number of games played); ppg (points-per-game); win % (the percentage of games won); cs % (the percentage of clean-sheet games)
• * Caretaker spell.

Comparison (2nd/3rd Tier)

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• The table, updated annually, includes all 2nd or 3rd tier League games played by Partick Thistle from 1893-94 to the end of season 2025-26.
• For fair comparison, the table calculates 3-points-per-win across all eras.
• P (number of games played); ppg (points-per-game); win % (the percentage of games won); cs % (the percentage of clean-sheet games)
• * Caretaker spell.

Comparison (The Cups)

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• The table, updated annually, includes all Cup games played by Partick Thistle from 1877-78 to the end of season 2025-26.
• For fair comparison, the table calculates 3-points-per-win across all eras and tournaments.
• P (number of games played); ppg (points-per-game); win % (the percentage of games won); cs % (the percentage of clean-sheet games)
• * Caretaker spell.

Summary (full)

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• For fair comparison, all tables adhere to a 3-points-per-win calculation across all tournaments and eras.

Comparison (Competitive)

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sortable table headers

+ table info

• The table, updated annually, includes all Competitive games played by Partick Thistle to the end of season 2025-26.
• For fair comparison, the table calculates 3-points-per-win across all eras.
• CS (number of clean-sheets); ppg (points-per-game); win % (the percentage of games won); cs % (the percentage of clean-sheet games); fpg (the number of goals FOR per game); apg (the number of goals AGAINST per game)
• * Caretaker spell.

Comparison (2nd/3rd Tier)

25-May-2026 23:59

sortable table headers

+ table info

• The table, updated annually, includes all 2nd or 3rd tier League games played by Partick Thistle to the end of season 2025-26.
• For fair comparison, the table calculates 3-points-per-win across all eras.
• CS (number of clean-sheets); ppg (points-per-game); win % (the percentage of games won); cs % (the percentage of clean-sheet games); fpg (the number of goals FOR per game); apg (the number of goals AGAINST per game)
• * Caretaker spell.

Comparison (The Cups)

25-May-2026 23:59

sortable table headers

+ table info

• The table, updated annually, includes all cup games played by Partick Thistle to the end of season 2025-26.
• For fair comparison, the table calculates 3-points-per-win across all eras and tournaments.
• CS (number of clean-sheets); ppg (points-per-game); win % (the percentage of games won); cs % (the percentage of clean-sheet games); fpg (the number of goals FOR per game); apg (the number of goals AGAINST per game)
• * Caretaker spell.

Thistle Honours

2026 - LEAGUE (2nd tier) Runner-up

the decisive games…

2026 - SPFL CHAMPIONSHIP Sat-11-Apr-2026 [h] W2-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SPFL Championship - game 33) A comfortable win that assured Thistle at least 2nd place. Samuel, back to goal, brought the ball down, swivelled and fired home a low shot from 19 yards (18) then he swept home a low Fitzpatrick cross close in (22). He almost replicated the move after h-t. The Pars missed an identical chance before h-t but didn't trouble Clarke too often. Thistle saw the game out with few problems. Mark Wilson

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• Players who have contributed an appearance in any given tournament are included.

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● Mark Wilson, off to a great start in 2025-26. (GH)