| Partickles (in the media) |
| From press archives to fanzine pieces to programme articles to pamphlets to books and all sorts in-between, a place for all the general PTFC interest cuttings which don't have a natural home on player profiles or match hubs. |
| 1884 |
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23-Jan-1884 Halley's Dumbarton letter →There was considerable disappointment for the Muir Park faithful when Dumbarton were a no-show for the much-hyped encounter of 19th January 1884, and it sparked off a round of correspondence in the newspapers! |
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12-Mar-1884 Vale of Leven's revenge →The February 1884 Scottish Cup final was awarded to Queen's Park when Vale of Leven were a no-show in protest for their appeal for postponement being denied. The following month, Vale took out their frustration on Partick Thistle, citing the involvement of our president (who also served as an SFA man) in the matter! |
| 1896 |
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09-Nov-1896 New ground decided upon →At “a large and enthusiastic meeting” of the PTFC on Friday 6th November, 1896, the chief subject for consideration by the committee was that the club rent 19 acres on the Clyde, situated between Meadowside shipyard and Partick saw mill. |
| 1898 |
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23-May-1898 Annual general meeting 1898 →A “most harmonious meeting” took place on Friday 20th May 1898 in which the treasurer, George Easton, was congratulated on his excellent financial statement. The club's first aeason in the top-flight had been negotiated well. |
| 1927 |
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21-Nov-1927 The history of the Partick Thistle FC by RM Connell →The first official history book of the Partick Thistle FC went on sale in November 1927, written by Daily Record columnist 'Bedouin' (R. M. Connell). |
| 1934 |
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09-Sep-1934 Scottish football who's who →Ahead of the new season, this excellent 4-page Sunday Post supplement offered an incredible overview of every First & Second Division player in the Scottish game. |
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13-Oct-1934 Gold and chocolate! →Thistle introduced the red and yellow as second kit in 1934 and even the Scottish league were getting in on it. Sure beats gold and chocolate! |
| 1935 |
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15-Feb-1935 Climbed on roof-top to see football match →Football enthusiasts who climbed onto the roof of a three-storey tenement overlooking Firhill Park, appeared before the Magistrate at Maryhill Police Court, charged with breach of the peace. |
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26-Jul-1935 Waverley's Spotlight - New season preview →Waverley brings the close-season news from Firhill, casting his eye over the young team and revealing that the management have decided upon red and yellow as first colours! |
| 1938 |
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30-Jan-1930 Score a goal Peter McKennan →Proof positive that putting Thistle heroes into pop songs of the day existed in the 1930s at least, and no surprise it's Ma Ba' McKennan, worshipped from the Firhill terraces! |
| 1939 |
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26-Jun-1939 Clubs were colour conscious in the old days too →Brigadier contemplates Abderdeen's bold new colour change (from black & gold to red & white) and reflects back on Partick Thistle and others doing likewise through the years. |
| 1946 |
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18-Nov-1946 Harry Wragg's farewell →Harry Wragg (1902–1985) was a British jockey and racehorse trainer, who rode over 1,700 winners in 27 years, followed by a successful 36-years in training. No-one quite knows when “The Jags” took on “The Harry Wraggs” as a nickname, but it stuck! |
| 1955 |
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10-Jul-1955 Scottish Cup replays by floodlight this season? →Following on from the east terracing ('the shed') having been roofed (in 1954) Thistle chairman Tom Reid is all set to install floodlights at Firhill, and lobbies stakeholders for support. |
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21-Aug-1955 A Floodlight flop - and no wonder! →On Friday, the “International Floodlight League” burst forth in all its glory. Yesterday it was merely simmering. And today? It's as good as dead. |
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24-Sep-1955 Bright night prospects for Partick Thistle? →The league says no to floodlights, but bold-as-brass Thistle chairman Tom Reid delivers a clear message to the contractors tasked with lighting up Firhill - “carry on!” |
| 1962 |
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26-Feb-1962 Extra support for Thistle →Thousands of Rangers fans - in colours - supporting Thistle at Firhill. Supposedly, it was SFL policy at the time to keep Thistle at home when Rangers were away, who knew? |
| 1964 |
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08-Feb-1964 Blue? Not the Jags! →The return of the navy blue jersey on New Years Day in 1964 got folks talking… were Thistle about to make a bold change? |
| 1969 |
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20-Apr-1969 Killie - the pie champs →Glasgow baker Joe Faulds — Thistle fan and supplier of pies at Firhill — reveals the 1-2-3 placings in the Scottish fans' half-time pie league! |
| 1970 |
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23-Aug-1970 Young lions of Firhill →It is no mere coincidence that the players who have lifted the gloom that descended on Firhill with relegation are youngsters. Listen with me to manager Davie McParland… |
| 1971 |
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08-Jan-1971 Thistle set to end the long wait →Almost unnoticed, Partick Thistle — the team every Glasgow soccer fan has a soft spot for — have emerged from the hectic holiday period as the team to watch in the run-in for promotion. |
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24-Jul-1971 1970-71 Roll of honour: Partick Thistle →In the close season of 1971, the popular Scorcher comic paid tribute to Davie McParland's title winners on its front cover, taking the Thistle story to kids all over Britain… |
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05-Nov-1971 Celtic's humiliation at the '71 Halloween party →More '71 humiliation for Celtic as the prize-winning Mrs. Dymock (Partick Thistle) shows Mrs. Stewart (Celtic) who's boss at the Halloween party… |
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15-Dec-1971 Glasgow belongs to Partick Thistle →Glasgow belonged to Partick Thistle last night as the city honoured the Firhill club with a civic reception, to commemorate their fantastic League Cup final win over champions Celtic. |
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15-Dec-1971 Firhill was never like this →John Rafferty reports on the civic reception for Partick Thistle. |
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31-Dec-1971 Donald Bruce has a last look at '71 →Dearie me, it wasn't the greatest of years in Scotland, thank goodness for Ken Buchanan and Partick Thistle! |
| 1972 |
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18-Mar-1972 Thistle picture quiz →Here's a great quiz to test your soccer knowledge. Study the picture carefully on this page and then try to answer the questions we have set that relate to the picture. Off you go then and good luck! |
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03-Jun-1972 The trophy winners: Partick Thistle →In their annual round-up for 71-72, Scorcher paid tribute in comic strip form to all the major trophy winners in Britain… including Partick Thistle! |
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15-Jul-1972 July Cup programme →The Juli-Cuppen was organised and hosted by Västerhaninge Idrottsförening, a football club from a suburb of Stockholm, established in 1925 and still going today on a minor level. They had big ambitions in 1972 and the intention of the tournament was to raise the profile of the club. |
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19-Sep-1972 The Jags go pop with a record →PARTICK THISTLE footballers have broken into the recording business with a double-sided disc written by one of their supporters. |
| 1974 |
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03-Apr-1974 Reserve League Cup final - all to play for →East Fife made Partick Thistle fight every inch of the way in this Reserve League Cup final (first leg) tie at Firhill last night. |
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07-May-1974 Jags ten men in cup triumph →Partick Thistle ended a disappointing season on a high note last night when they won the Reserve League Cup. And it was touch and go for the last 15 minutes after left-back Kennedy had been sent off for a late tackle on Millar. |
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08-May-1974 Thistle win Reserve League Cup →East Fife's reserve team made a brave attempt to go out in a blaze of glory on Monday night, but their failure to grab all the chances they could saw them pipped at the post by a nippy Jags side which took the title on a 2-3 aggregate. |
| 1976 |
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21-Jan-1976 Not so much a team... more a way of life →Donald Bruce, Jags fan man and boy, looks at Partick Thistle in their centenary year… |
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11-Jul-1976 Introducing Jamaican Jim (94) - Jags' number one fan! →Jamaican-born Mr. Miller is only six years younger than the club he supports and is the oldest season-ticket holder. He's been following Thistle since he arrived in this country way back in 1915! |
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01-Oct-1976 Thistle's hundred years →Reflecting Scottish culture since 1739, 'The Scots Magazine', in October 1976, ran a 6 page feature to mark the centenary year of Partick Thistle FC. |
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05-Oct-1976 Magic memories for Thistle →A star-studded Monday night at a Glasgow hotel on 4th October 1976, featuring many Partick Thistle legends, all part of the club's 100th anniversary celebrations. |
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01-Nov-1976 No TV at Firhill →According to the television producers of the day there was no suitable place to site cameras at Firhill in the mid 70s… |
| 1978 |
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30-Aug-1978 Firhill fanatics →Did you know? Partick Thistle have a 100% win rate on Robert Reid's birthday! Robert and his family are Thistle crazy… |
| 1979 |
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13-Apr-1979 A grand day for Jags' Maggie →Local girl Mrs. Margaret Cameron, 85, holds up a cheque for £1,000 after winning the first draw in the new Partick Thistle lottery. Front page of the Daily Record (here retained for context), great PR! |
| 1981 |
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14-Dec-1981 Leaders in Attack, Chapter 8: The big time venture →Former Jag Sandy MacLennan published a book in late 1981. Here, in chapter 8, "wee bighead" (self proclaimed!) writes of joining Partick Thistle, early in 1934… |
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14-Dec-1981 Leaders in Attack, Chapter 9: Accidental destiny →Former Jag Sandy MacLennan published a book in late 1981. Here, in chapter 9, mad tales of stoatin' aboot Knightswood in the footballers forbidden bike and a masterclass in the courtin'… |
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14-Dec-1981 Leaders in Attack, Chapter 10: Friction and final farewell →Former Jag Sandy MacLennan published a book in late 1981. Here, in chapter 10, we find out that you just don't mess with the wee man, as one Thistle director found out to his cost… |
| 1982 |
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12-Feb-1982 Gregory's girl has the last laugh on Wogan →Dee Hepburn tackles the DJ who poked fun at her soccer heroes… |
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01-Aug-1982 Jags need that Brazilian blend →“Season 1981-82 will go down in the record books as one of the costliest in the 106-year-history of Partick Thistle” wrote Bill McFarlane. Wow. And it only got worse for the rest of the decade! |
| 1983 |
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05-Oct-1983 Name game! Happy Thistle strike a deal →Thistle revealed their first-ever shirt sponsorship deal in October 1983 and the name MORTONS ROLLS reverberated down through the decades. |
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05-Dec-1983 Left in the dark - Billy-goat's blackout →I thought Partick Thistle directors had enough financial worries already. But they have hust received a request to leave their floodlights on all night… for the sake of a goat. |
| 1984 |
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01-Jan-1984 'Feeshel programmes! →Alan Cunningham (1950-2025) was a good Jags man and a familiar face in the stands, home and away. He was also well known to many through one of his great passions… the 'feeshal programme! |
| 1988 |
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28-Jan-1988 Partick sizzlers →Billy Dodds netted a haul of four on boxing day 1987 which led to a competition won by lifelong Thistle fan Charlie Kelly. The great Willie Sharp joined in the fun. |
| 1995 |
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24-Aug-1995 Curry chief wants Jags →Charan Gill and associates enlist the help of Labour MP George Galloway, and it's reported that they wish to make a takeover bid for Partick Thistle. |
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25-Aug-1995 Take the money and run →Partick Thistle fans urge chairman Jim Oliver to carefully consider any offers that might be made by a group of Asian businessmen. |
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28-Aug-1995 Hijagged →Thistle chief's bid fury as he launches a scathing attack on the "cynical" George Galloway who is fronting the consortium of would-be new Partick Thistle owners. |
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29-Aug-1995 Charan Gill reveals why he ditched Thistle bid →“If people can demonstrate to me they have the funds, I am willing to listen to them whether they are Asians, Eskimos or one-eyed black lesbian saxophone players.” A frustrated Jim Oliver hits out; his ill-advised remarks backfire but that's not what upsets Charan Gill most… |
| 1996 |
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25-Aug-1996 Jagged words →It's the publishing event of the summer. Well, it is to me. Next week, one mans's account of obsession, tribulation, tears, continual disappointment and occasional derisory flashes of happiness is published… |
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04-Sep-1996 Fan books Thistle's place in history →ROBERT REID was in despair. As if going to Aberdeen and seeing his beloved Partick Thistle being hammered 7-2 wasn't bad enough, the car radiator was playing up and after a much-delayed return journey, a very long day finally neared the end, writes John Penman… |
| 1997 |
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27-Nov-1997 Partick cost Jim £1.5M →PARTICK supremo Jim Oliver pumped £1.5 million of his own cash into the club - before he quit as chairman. He revealed this week he couldn't afford to plough any more money into debt-ridden Thistle. |
| 2021 |
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29-Mar-2021 Ghosts in the Maryhill mist →For true supporters, your love for your club never really dies, even though the relationship is often put to the test. Kenny Pieper writes of old flames being rekindled out of the blue… |
| 2022 |
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24-Sep-2022 Jacqui Low: Partick Thistle don't need saving →Jags chairman is defiant on shares decision amid battle for club's soul. |
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08-Dec-2022 Firhill Exodus as seven directors quit →Low & Co. underestimated the strength of fans' feelings and cave in to the pressure. |
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09-Dec-2022 Jags get shot in arm with fans' group →Partick Thistle appear to be heading towards a consensus on a fan-ownership model - 24 hours after a mass boardroom resignation. |
| 2026 |
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29-Jan-2026 150th anniversary of Partick Thistle Football Club →EDM (Early Day Motion) 2705 was tabled in the UK Parliament in January 2026, recognising the rich heritage of the Partick Thistle Football Club. Hear hear! |