2022–23 Partick Thistle F.C. season explained

Club:Partick Thistle
Season:2022–23
Chairman:Jacqui Low
Manager:Ian McCall
(until 12 February)
Kris Doolan
(from 3 March)
Stadium:Firhill Stadium
League:Scottish Championship
League Result:Fourth Place
Cup1:Premiership Play-off
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarter-final
Cup3:Challenge Cup
Cup3 Result:Third round
Cup4:Scottish Cup
Cup4 Result:Fifth round
League Topscorer:Brian Graham (13)
Season Topscorer:Brian Graham (21)
Highest Attendance:7,291 vs. Ross County, Premiership play-off,
1 June 2023
Lowest Attendance:1,344 vs. Fraserburgh,
League Cup, 19 July 2022
Average Attendance:3,122
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Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 season was Partick Thistle's second season back 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, Scottish Cup and Glasgow Cup.

Results and fixtures

Scottish Championship

See main article: 2022–23 Scottish Championship.

Premiership play-off

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup group stage.

Knockout phase

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup.

Glasgow Cup

See main article: Glasgow Cup.

Group stage

Results

Squad statistics

Player statistics

[1] |-|colspan="12"|Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season|-|}

Club statistics

Glasgow Cup table

Transfers

See main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2022 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2022–23.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee
16 May 2022DFAaron MuirheadAyr UnitedFree[2]
1 June 2022DFJack McMillanLivingstonFree[3]
13 June 2022MFSteven LawlessDunfermline AthleticFree[4]
13 June 2022FWAnton DowdsFalkirkFree[5]
23 June 2022GKDavid MitchellHibernianFree[6]
1 July 2022DFHarry MilneCove RangersFree[7]
13 July 2022MFAidan FitzpatrickQueen of the SouthFree[8]
21 July 2022FWDanny MullenDundeeFree[9]

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFee
9 May 2022DFRichard FosterDetroit CityFree[10] [11]
9 May 2022DFSteven BellKelty HeartsFree[12]
9 May 2022DFStephen HendrieQueen of the SouthFree[13]
25 May 2022FWRoss MacIverAlloa AthleticFree
13 June 2022MFConnor MurrayQueen of the SouthFree[14]
25 June 2022MFShea GordonLarneFree[15]
23 June 2022MF Mouhamed NiangHartlepool UnitedFree
25 June 2022DFCiaran McKennaQueen of the SouthFree[16]
1 July 2022FWZak RuddenDundeeUndisclosed[17]
18 August 2022MFRobbie CrawfordGreenock MortonFree[18]
25 January 2023DFTunji AkinolaFree agentFree[19]

Loans in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee
12 July 2022FWTony WestonRangersLoan[20]
13 July 2022MFCole McKinnonRangersLoan[21]
12 August 2022DFLee HodsonKilmarnockLoan[22]
31 January 2023DFConnor McAvoyFulhamLoan[23]

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFee
8 July 2022GKMason McCreadyCowdenbeathLoan[24]
23 July 2022FWGospel OcholiDalbeattie StarLoan[25]
13 August 2022GK Mason McCreadyDalbeattie StarLoan[26]
1 January 2023MFBen StanwayAirdrieoniansLoan[27]
13 January 2023MFGospel OcholiGala Fairydean RoversLoan[28]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partick Thistle 2022/2023 player appearances. Soccerbase. 4 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Aaron Muirhead signs pre-contract agreement with the club . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 16 May 2022 . 16 May 2022 . 16 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516193728/https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/aaron-muirhead-signs-pre-contract-agreement-with-the-club/ . live .
  3. Web site: Signing News: McMillan agrees two-year deal . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 1 June 2022 . 1 June 2022 . 1 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220601093043/https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/signing-news-mcmillan-agrees-two-year-deal/ . live .
  4. Web site: Partick Thistle sign Steven Lawless on two-year deal . heraldscotland.com . The Herald . 13 June 2022 . 13 June 2022 . 14 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220614020919/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/20206253.partick-thistle-sign-steven-lawless-two-year-deal/ . live .
  5. Web site: Anton Dowds signs a pre-contract agreement with the Club . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 13 June 2022 . 13 June 2022 . 23 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523120818/https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/anton-dowds-signs-a-pre-contract-agreement-with-the-club/ . live .
  6. Web site: David Mitchell Departs . hibernianfc.co.uk . Hibernian FC . 23 June 2022 . 23 June 2022 . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703181733/https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/david-mitchell-departs . live .
  7. Web site: Harry Milne Signs Pre-Contract With Partick Thistle . coverangersfc.com . Cove Rangers FC . 25 April 2022 . 20 August 2022.
  8. Web site: SIGNING NEWS: Aidan Fitzpatrick returns to Firhill . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 13 July 2022 . 13 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Signing News: Danny Mullen joins on a one-year contract . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 21 July 2022 . 21 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Player Update – 9th May 2022 . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 9 May 2022 . 9 May 2022 . 9 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509125945/https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/player-update-9th-may-2022/ . live .
  11. Web site: DETROIT CITY FC ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF RICHARD FOSTER . detcityfc.com . Detroit City FC . 15 August 2022 . 26 October 2022.
  12. Web site: Kelty Hearts sign ex-Dunfermline, Ayr and Partick Thistle player Steven Bell . qosfc.com . Dunfermline Press . 9 August 2022 . 12 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Welcome Stephen Hendrie . qosfc.com . Qos FC . 12 August 2022 . 13 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Connor Murray Returns . qosfc.com . Queen of the South FC . 13 June 2022 . 13 June 2022 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613093156/http://www.qosfc.com/news-5782 . live .
  15. Web site: Irish Premiership: Davy McDaid joins Ballymena as Leroy Millar moves to Larne . bbc.co.uk . BBC Sport . 15 June 2022 . 15 June 2022 . 15 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615234656/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61810687 . live .
  16. Web site: Welcome Ciaran McKenna . qosfc.com . Queen of the South FC . 25 June 2022 . 25 June 2022 . 24 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624091632/http://www.qosfc.com/news-5790 . live .
  17. Web site: Zak Rudden: Dundee confirm pre-contract agreement but Partick Thistle insist the price must be right if Dee want him now . thecourier.co.uk . The Courier . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022 . 29 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429203733/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/2933124/dundee-sign-zak-rudden/ . live .
  18. Web site: Robbie Crawford joins the Ton . gmfc.net . Greenock Morton FC . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022.
  19. Web site: Tunji Akinola leaves the club by mutual consent . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 25 January 2023 . 26 January 2023.
  20. Web site: Loan news: Tony Weston joins on season-long loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 12 July 2022 . 13 July 2022.
  21. Web site: Loan News: Cole McKinnon agrees season-long loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 13 July 2022 . 13 July 2022.
  22. Web site: Loan News: Lee Hodson joins on loan until January . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 12 August 2022 . 13 August 2022.
  23. Web site: LOAN NEWS: Connor McAvoy arrives from Fulham . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 31 January 2023 . 31 January 2023.
  24. Web site: Mason McCready joins Cowdenbeath on a season-long loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 8 July 2022 . 8 July 2022.
  25. Web site: Gospel Ocholi joins Dalbeattie Star on loan until January . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 23 July 2022 . 28 July 2022.
  26. Web site: Mason McCready moves to Dalbeattie Star on loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 13 August 2022 . 13 August 2022.
  27. Web site: Ben Stanway joins Airdrieonians on loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 1 January 2023 . 2 January 2023.
  28. Web site: Gospel Ocholi joins Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan . ptfc.co.uk . Partick Thistle FC . 13 January 2023 . 13 January 2023.