| Club: | Partick Thistle |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Manager: | Ian McCall |
| Chairman: | Allan Cowan |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 4th Round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 2nd Round |
| Cup3: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter final |
| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
During the 2009–10 season, Partick Thistle participated in the Scottish First Division, having finished in 2nd place the previous season.
The team kit for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Puma in partnership with Greaves Sports and the main shirt sponsor will be Ignis Asset Management as per season 2008–09. The home kit will be the same as season 2008–09 and the away is a silver, black & pink camouflage design with black sleeves. A Centenary top was also announced to mark Thistle's 100th year at Firhill Stadium, to be worn against Dunfermline Athletic in the league match closest to the first ever game at the ground.[1]
Season 2009–10 marks the Centenary of Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium. A Centenary Top (in the club's original navy blue) is to be released by their official partners Greaves Sports and the club also set up a Centenary Fundraiser with the slogan "£100k for 100 Years".
With 2009 also being Alan Archibald's Testimonial Year, several functions were held and a Testimonial Match against a Liverpool XI played. This game took place on Tuesday 11 August,[2] the match ending in a 1–1 draw.
Having been with the Club in a playing capacity until the end of season 2008–09, Simon Donnelly returned in a player-coach role following the departure of John Henry, First Team Coach, to Burnley F.C.[3] [4]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2009 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank Stadium | 1-1 | Cairney (pen.) | 604 | |
| 14 July 2009 | Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2-0 | Robertson, Doolan | ||
| 18 July 2009 | Clyde | Broadwood Stadium | 1-2 | Doolan | ||
| 29 July 2009 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 3-2 | 1,832 | ||
| 11 August 2009 | Liverpool XI† | Firhill Stadium | 1-1 | Erskine | 2,529 |
† Alan Archibald's Testimonial
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish First Division.
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup.
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 August 2009 | Berwick Rangers | Firhill | 5-1 | Hodge, Buchanan (2), Erskine (2) | 1,472 | |
| 2 | 25 August 2009 | Queen of the South | Firhill | 1-2 | Donnelly | 1,527 |
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 July 2009 | Airdrie United | New Broomfield | 1-0 | Buchanan | 1,325 | |
| 2 | 19 August 2009 | Forfar Athletic | Station Park | 6-1 | Doolan, Hamilton (2), Rowson, Donnelly, Cairney | 532 | |
| Quarter-Final | 6 September 2009 | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium | 1-1 (ICT won 4-3 on pens) | Buchanan | 1,746 |
| Player | Apps (Sub Apps) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Adams (loan Killie) | 4 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alan Archibald | 15 (0) | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Patrick Boyle | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liam Buchanan | 10 (1) | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul Cairney | 17 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Martyn Corrigan | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Corcoran | 14 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simon Donnelly | 15 (2) | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kris Doolan | 2 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Erskine | 6 (11) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Hamilton | 2 (7) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Craig Hinchliffe | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Hodge | 10 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Kinniburgh | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Little | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Lovell | 3 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Maxwell | 17 (0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stephen McKeown | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Paton | 15 (0) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| John Robertson | 15 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| David Rowson | 17 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 16 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||||||
| Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P | Player | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Buchanan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | Simon Donnelly | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Paul Cairney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Mark Corcoran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Steve Lovell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Chris Erskine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Jim Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Kris Doolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Bryan Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Alan Archibald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Jamie Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Stephen McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | David Rowson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |