2011–12 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Partick Thistle's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season.^[1] Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Partick Thistle

2011–12 season
Chairman	David Beattie
Manager	Jackie McNamara
Stadium	Firhill Stadium
Scottish First Division	Sixth place
Challenge Cup	Second round, lost to Hamilton Academical
League Cup	First round, lost to Berwick Rangers
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Queen of the South
Top goalscorer	League: Kris Doolan (13) All: Paul Cairney (14)
Highest home attendance	3,380 vs. Greenock Morton, 30 September 2011
Lowest home attendance	1,439 vs. Ayr United, 21 February 2012
Average home league attendance	2,345
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Summary

Partick Thistle finished sixth in the First Division.^[2] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,^[3] the first round of the League Cup^[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.^[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

Blyth Spartans v Partick Thistle

2 July 2011 Friendly	Blyth Spartans	2–0	Partick Thistle	Croft Park
	Vipond 53' Cave 83'	PTFC Report		Attendance: 590 Referee: Stockbridge

Partick Thistle v Fleetwood Town

9 July 2011 Friendly	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Fleetwood Town	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Stewart 52'	PTFC Report	Mangan 6'

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

13 July 2011 Friendly	Motherwell	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Craigan 2' (pen.)	Motherwell Report		Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Muir

Partick Thistle v Celtic XI

16 July 2011 Friendly	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Celtic XI	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Cairney 14' Stewart 56'	PTFC Report	Spence 20'	Attendance: 5,231

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

19 July 2011 Friendly	Dumbarton	4 – 1	Partick Thistle	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
	Sutherland 27' Agnew 68' Scully 82' Brennan 90'	PTFC Report	Burns 61' (pen.)	Referee: Conroy

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2011-12 Scottish First Division

Partick Thistle v Dundee

6 August 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	Lockwood 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Conroy

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

13 August 2011 First Division	Falkirk	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 8' Higginbotham 50'	BBC Sport	Doolan 36'	Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Allan

Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical

20 August 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Elliott 66'	BBC Sport	Mensing 76'	Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Brines

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

27 August 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Doolan 20' Elliott 85'	BBC Sport	Campbell 61'	Attendance: 2,045 Referee: McKendrick

Ross County v Partick Thistle

10 September 2011 First Division	Ross County	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	Brittain 13' (pen.) Gardyne 47' Miller  72'	BBC Sport	Cairney 73' (pen.) Erskine 89'	Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Allan

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

17 September 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	4 – 0	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Rowson 49' Cairney 65' Erskine 73' Doolan 90' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 2,639 Referee: O'Reilly

Livingston v Partick Thistle

24 September 2011 First Division	Livingston	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
	Deuchar 29' Kyle Jacobs 90'	BBC Sport	Elliott 51'	Attendance: 2,251 Referee: Salmond

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

30 September 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	5 – 0	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	O’Donnell 3' Doolan 29' Elliott 76' Erskine 82' Stewart 89'	BBC Sport	Graham  74'	Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Charleston

Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle

15 October 2011 First Division	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Ellis 31' Baird 56'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Muir

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

22 October 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 2	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Rowson 48' Erskine 90'	BBC Sport	El Alagui 35' Higginbotham 85'	Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Collum

Dundee v Partick Thistle

29 October 2011 First Division	Dundee	0 – 1	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	Douglas  25'	PTFC Report	Cairney 26' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,263 Referee: McLean

Partick Thistle v Ross County

5 November 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Ross County	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	Vigurs 26'	Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Norris

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

12 November 2011 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Murray

Ayr United v Partick Thistle

26 November 2011 First Division

Ayr United

P – P

Partick Thistle

Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Partick Thistle

30 November 2011 First Division	Ayr United	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Somerset Park, Ayr
		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Colvin

Partick Thistle v Ross County

3 December 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Ross County	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Balatoni 26' Deuchar 33' (o.g.)	SFL Report	Deuchar 56'	Attendance: 2,026 Referee: Muir

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

10 December 2011 First Division	Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Cappielow Park, Greenock
	McGeouch 53'	SFL Report	Rowson 39' Doolan 88'	Attendance: 1,849 Referee: McKendrick

Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers

17 December 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		SFL Report	Baird 66'	Attendance: 1,918 Referee: Tumilty

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

26 December 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Doolan 48'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,261 Referee: Madden

Ross County v Partick Thistle

2 January 2012 First Division

Ross County

P – P

Partick Thistle

Victoria Park, Dingwall

Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle

13 January 2012 First Division	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	Spence 87'	BBC Sport	Archibald  90'	Attendance: 2,401 Referee: Tumilty

Partick Thistle v Dundee

21 January 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 2,425 Referee: McKendrick

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

28 January 2012 First Division

Partick Thistle

P – P

Ayr United

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Livingston v Partick Thistle

11 February 2012 First Division	Livingston	3 – 1	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
	McNulty 37' Watson 45' Jacobs 52'	SFL Report	Cairney 88'	Attendance: 1,824 Referee: Conroy

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

18 February 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		SFL Report		Attendance: 2,305 Referee: Crawford

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

21 February 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	4 – 2	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Doolan 55', 64' Cairney 81', 90'	SFL Report	Parker 4' McGowan 88'	Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Murray

Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle

25 February 2012 First Division	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Graham 63' Baird 72'	BBC Sport	Doolan 28' Paton  68'	Attendance: 1,535 Referee: Clancy

Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical

3 March 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Doolan 18' Erskine 65'	PTFC Report		Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Finnie

Ross County v Partick Thistle

6 March 2012 First Division	Ross County	3 – 0	Partick Thistle	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	McMenamin 30' Vigurs 36' Gardyne 50'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brines

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

10 March 2012 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Millar 52' (pen.) Duffie  56'	SFL Report	Cairney 45'	Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Collum

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

17 March 2012 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 5	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
		SFL Report	Doolan 17', 64' O'Donnell 42' Erskine 69' Elliott 85'	Attendance: 1,689 Referee: Salmond

Partick Thistle v Ross County

24 March 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Ross County	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	McMenamin 44'	Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Beaton

Partick Thistle v Livingston

31 March 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 3	Livingston	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Cairney 7' Sinclair 54'	BBC Sport	Boulding 20', 47' Russell 50'	Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Charleston

Ayr United v Partick Thistle

7 April 2012 First Division	Ayr United	1 – 3	Partick Thistle	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Dodd 79'  85'	BBC Sport	Erskine 27' Doolan 33' McGuigan 90'	Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Madden

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

10 April 2012 First Division	Greenock Morton	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	Cappielow Park, Greenock
	MacDonald 8'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,637 Referee: McLean

Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers

14 April 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Welsh 64'	BBC Sport	Paton 74' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Murray

Dundee v Partick Thistle

21 April 2012 First Division	Dundee	0 – 3	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	McGregor  90'	BBC Sport	Cairney 35', 81', 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,682 Referee: Clancy

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

28 April 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	McGuigan 24'	SFL Report	Alston 71'	Attendance: 2,586 Referee: O'Reilly

Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle

5 May 2012 First Division	Hamilton Academical	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	Redmond 26' McShane 30' McLaughlin  77'	BBC Sport	Bannigan 36' Welsh 42'	Attendance: 1,978 Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

Culter v Partick Thistle

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3	Culter	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Crombie Park, Peterculter
	Stopp 19'	BBC Sport	Cairney 6'	Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Roache

Partick Thistle v Culter

26 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 Replay	Partick Thistle	4 – 0	Culter	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Elliott 1' Cairney 26', 29' Erskine 47'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Roache

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	Carmichael 89'	Attendance: 2,454 Referee: Roache

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Partick Thistle v Berwick Rangers

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1	Partick Thistle	1 – 3	Berwick Rangers	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Cairney 28' Paton  47' Balatoni  79'	BBC Sport	Gray 33' Noble 73' P. Currie 79' (pen.) McDonald  81'	Attendance: 1,255 Referee: McLean

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

Partick Thistle v Stenhousemuir

23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Rowson 20' Stewart 82'	BBC Sport	Kean 86'	Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Finnie

Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle

9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	Chambers 86' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Thomson

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	DF	Archibald		36	Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012^[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Scott Fox	37	0	31+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	GK	SCO	Ryan Scully	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Archibald	36	0	33+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jonathan Lindsay	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Conrad Balatoni	28	1	21+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gavin Griffin	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Darren Cole	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Aaron Sinclair	36	1	30+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	William Kinniburgh	7	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Paton	39	0	33+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Stephen O’Donnell	33	2	28+3	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Paul Cairney	40	14	35+0	10	3+0	3	1+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Chris Erskine	41	7	23+12	6	3+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Iain Flannigan	9	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
	MF	SCO	Kyle Hutton	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ryan MacBeth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NIR	Caolan McAleer	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Stuart Bannigan	18	1	9+5	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	David Rowson	35	4	29+1	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
	MF	SCO	Jamie Campbell	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Scott Robertson	26	0	18+3	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Sean Welsh	12	2	10+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Bradley Halsman	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kris Doolan	40	13	28+6	13	2+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
	FW	NIR	Thomas Stewart	27	2	8+13	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
	FW	SCO	Kieran Burns	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Shaun Fraser	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Christie Elliott	32	6	18+11	5	1+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Craig Dargo	7	0	3+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kal Naismith	8	0	4+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Mark McGuigan	7	2	4+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name	Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Craig Hinchliffe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Scott Fox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Ryan Scully	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Alan Archibald	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	DF	Conrad Balatoni	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1
	DF	Gavin Griffin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Darren Cole	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	William Kinniburgh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jonathan Lindsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Paul Paton	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2
	DF	Aaron Sinclair	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	DF	Stephen O’Donnell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Paul Cairney	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
	MF	Chris Erskine	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Iain Flannigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Kyle Hutton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Stuart Bannigan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Ryan MacBeth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Caolan McAleer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	David Rowson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	Jamie Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Scott Robertson	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	MF	Sean Welsh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Bradley Halsman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kris Doolan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Martin Grehan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Thomas Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Simon Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kieran Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Shaun Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Christie Elliott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Craig Dargo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kal Naismith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Mark McGuigan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Awards

Last updated 14 May 2012

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	Aaron Sinclair[7]	Young Player of the Month	October
	Jackie McNamara[8]	First Division Manager of the Month	December
	Paul Cairney[9]	Player of the Month	April

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Hamilton Academical	36	14	7	15	55	56	−1	49
5	Livingston	36	13	9	14	56	54	+2	48
6	Partick Thistle	36	12	11	13	50	39	+11	47
7	Raith Rovers	36	11	11	14	46	49	−3	44
8	Greenock Morton	36	10	12	14	40	55	−15	42

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Jonathan Lindsay St Johnstone Free[10] Aaron Sinclair Montrose Undisclosed[11] Conrad Balatoni Heart of Midlothian Loan[12] Scott Robertson Fram Reykjavík Free[13] Christie Elliott Whitley Bay Free[14] Stephen O’Donnell Celtic Free[15] Kyle Hutton Rangers Loan[16] Jordan Moffat Celtic Free[17] Dale Keenan Celtic Free[17] Bradley Halsman Motherwell Free[17] Gavin Griffin Motherwell Free[17] Craig Dargo St Mirren Free[18] James Wightman Celtic Free[19] Aaron Sekhon Falkirk Free[19] Darren Cole Rangers Loan[20] Kal Naismith Rangers Loan[21] Sean Welsh Hibernian Loan[22] Conrad Balatoni Heart of Midlothian Free[23] Caolan McAleer Linfield Free[24] Mark McGuigan Abertay University Free[25]

Players out Player To Fee Patrick Boyle Dunfermline Athletic Free[26] John Robertson Ayr United Free[27] Graeme Shepherd Free Agent Free[28] Ross McGeough Petershill[29] Free[28] Bryn Halliwell Sauchie Free[30] Shaun Fraser Stenhousemuir Loan[31] Kieran Burns Clydebank Loan[32] Kyle Lochead Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Free[33] Martin Grehan Stranraer Free[34] Bryan Hodge Brechin City Free[35] Iain Flannigan Greenock Morton[36] Free[37] Jonathan Lindsay Brechin City Loan[38] Craig Dargo Dumbarton Free[39] Ryan MacBeth Free Agent Free[40]