2021–22 Partick Thistle F.C. season explained

Club:Partick Thistle
Season:2021–22
Chairman:Jacqui Low
Manager:Ian McCall
Stadium:Firhill Stadium
League:Scottish Championship
League Result:4th
Cup1:Premiership play-off
Cup1 Result:Quarter-final
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup3:Challenge Cup
Cup3 Result:Third round
Cup4:Scottish Cup
Cup4 Result:Fifth round
League Topscorer:Brian Graham (13)
Season Topscorer:Brian Graham (18)
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Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 season is Partick Thistle's first season back in the second tier of Scottish football in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted from League One at the end of the 2020–21 season. Thistle also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Glasgow Cup.

Summary

On 3 June 2021, Queens Park announced a groundshare agreement with Partick Thistle to play their home matches at Firhill Stadium while redevelopment work continues at Lesser Hampden.[1]

On 14 December, Thistle competed in their first fixture of the renewed Glasgow Cup tournament, which had been cancelled the previous two years because of the ongoing pandemic.[2]

Results and fixtures

Scottish Championship

See main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship.

Premiership play-off

See main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage.

Group stage

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup.

Glasgow Cup

See main article: Glasgow Cup.

Squad statistics

Player statistics

[3] |-|colspan="12"|Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season|-|}

Club statistics

Glasgow Cup table

Transfers

See main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2021 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2021–22.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee
19 May 2021DFKevin HoltErmis AradippouFree[4]
31 May 2021FWRoss MacIverMotherwellFree[5]
31 May 2021MFKyle TurnerDunfermline AthleticFree[6]
2 June 2021FWScott TiffoneyLivingstonSwap Deal[7]
11 June 2021DFSteven BellEast KilbrideFree[8]
23 July 2021MFCammy SmithIndy ElevenFree[9]
18 August 2021DFTunji AkinolaWest Ham UnitedFree[10]
9 September 2021DFStephen HendrieMorecambeFree[11]
7 January 2022MFRobbie CrawfordMotherwellFree[12]

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFee
19 May 2021MFJoe CardleKelty HeartsFree[13] [14]
19 May 2021DFRyan WilliamsonFalkirkFree[15] [16]
25 May 2021MFCharlie ReillyAlbion RoversFree[17]
2 June 2021DFJames PenriceLivingstonSwap Deal[18]
29 July 2021MFThomas O'WareKelty HeartsFree[19]

Loans in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee
9 July 2021GKHarry StoneHeart of MidlothianLoan[20]
27 July 2021DFLewis MayoRangersLoan[21]
16 August 2021MFJake HastieRangersLoan[22]
22 January 2022GK Aaron CervantesRangersLoan[23]
31 January 2022MFKyle McAllisterSt MirrenLoan[24]
31 January 2022FWAlex JakubiakDundeeLoan[25]
12 February 2022GKAndy FirthRangersLoan[26]
28 February 2022FW Juan AlegríaRangersLoan[27]

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFee
26 May 2021MFBlair LyonsMontroseLoan[28]
26 May 2021MFJames LyonStenhousemuirLoan[29]
7 August 2021FWGospel Ocholi BenburbLoan[30]
12 August 2021MF Alloa AthleticLoan[31]
21 August 2021MFBilly Owens East KilbrideLoan[32]
13 January 2022MFQueen of the SouthLoan[33]
31 January 2022FWZak RuddenDundeeLoan[34]
28 February 2022FWRoss MacIverAlloa AthleticLoan[35]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queen's Park to Play Home Games at Firhill . Queens Park FC . 3 June 2021.
  2. Web site: The City of Glasgow Cup Season 2021/22 . Glasgow FA . glasgowfa.co.uk . 18 January 2022 . 18 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Partick Thistle 2021/2022 player appearances. Soccerbase. 14 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Signing News: Kevin Holt pens two-year contract . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 19 May 2021 . 19 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Signing News: Ross MacIver joins the Club . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 31 May 2021 . 31 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Signing News: Kyle Turner is a Jag . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 31 May 2021 . 31 May 2021.
  7. Web site: SIGNING NEWS: Scott Tiffoney returns! . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 2 June 2021 . 2 June 2021.
  8. Web site: SIGNING NEWS: Steven Bell signs one-year contract . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 11 June 2021 . 11 June 2021.
  9. Web site: SIGNING NEWS: Cammy Smith signs two-year deal . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021.
  10. Web site: SIGNING NEWS: Tunji Akinola agrees one-year deal . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 18 August 2021 . 18 August 2021.
  11. Web site: SIGNING NEWS: Hendrie signs deal until January . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021.
  12. Web site: SIGNING NEWS: Robbie Crawford joins on a six-month contract . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 7 January 2022 . 7 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Joe Cardle leaves Partick Thistle . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 19 May 2021 . 19 May 2021.
  14. Web site: Kelty Hearts: Joe Cardle joins after leaving Partick Thistle . dunfermlinepress.com . Dunfermline Press . 1 June 2021 . 1 June 2021.
  15. Web site: Ryan Williamson leaves the Club . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 19 May 2021 . 19 May 2021.
  16. Web site: RYAN WILLIAMSON SIGNS! . falkirkfc.co.uk . Falkirk FC . 1 June 2021 . 1 June 2021.
  17. Web site: Charlie Reilly and Max Wright join Albion Rovers! . ptfc.co.uk . Albion Rovers FC . 12 June 2021 . 6 September 2021.
  18. Web site: Livingston: Exeter's Tom Parkes signs as James Penrice joins from Partick Thistle . bbc.co.uk/sport . BBC Sport . 3 June 2021 . 3 June 2021.
  19. Web site: Thomas O'Ware Signs for Kelty Hearts . keltyhearts.co.uk . Kelty Hearts FC . 29 July 2021 . 31 July 2021.
  20. Web site: Loan News: Harry Stone arrives from Hearts . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 9 July 2021 . 9 July 2021.
  21. Web site: LOAN NEWS: Lewis Mayo re-joins for 21/22 campaign . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 27 July 2021 . 27 July 2021.
  22. Web site: Jake Hastie: Partick Thistle sign Rangers winger on loan . bbc.co.uk . BBC Sport . 16 August 2021 . 16 August 2021.
  23. Web site: Aaron Cervantes joins on 7-day emergency loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC. 22 January 2022 . 31 January 2022.
  24. Web site: LOAN NEWS: Kyle McAllister joins until the end of the season . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 31 January 2022 . 31 January 2022.
  25. Web site: Zak Rudden: Dundee loan Partick Thistle forward as Alex Jakubiak heads the other way . bbc.co.uk . BBC Sport. 31 January 2022 . 31 January 2022.
  26. Web site: LOAN NEWS: Andy Firth joins on loan for the rest of the season . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 12 February 2022 . 12 February 2022.
  27. Web site: LOAN NEWS: Juan Alegria joins the club . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 28 February 2022 . 2 March 2022.
  28. Web site: Loan news: Blair Lyons to join Montrose on loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 26 May 2021 . 26 May 2021.
  29. Web site: LOAN NEWS: James Lyon joins Stenhousemuir for 2021/22 campaign . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 29 June 2021 . 29 June 2021.
  30. Web site: Gospel Ocholi joins Benburb on a season-long loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 7 August 2021 . 7 August 2021.
  31. Web site: 'Sena' Signs . alloaathletic.co.uk . Alloa Athletic FC . 12 August 2021 . 12 August 2021.
  32. Web site: Billy Owens joins East Kilbride on loan . Partick Thistle FC . 21 August 2021 . 21 August 2021.
  33. Web site: Shea Gordon joins Queen of the South on loan . Partick Thistle FC . 13 January 2022 . 13 January 2022.
  34. Web site: Zak Rudden: Dundee loan Partick Thistle forward as Alex Jakubiak heads the other way . bbc.co.uk . BBC Sport. 31 January 2022 . 31 January 2022.
  35. Web site: Ross MacIver joins Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 28 February 2022 . 2 March 2022.