Partick Thistle Season 1972-73

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1972-73

The 98th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

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1. Sun-16-Jul-1972 [n] (0-0) W3-0 Allmänna Idrottsklubben (July Cup Group 2 - game 1)

2. Wed-19-Jul-1972 [a] (1-0) W2-0 Sirius (July Cup Group 2 - game 2)

3. Thu-20-Jul-1972 [a] (5-0) W11-1 Västerhaninge (July Cup Group 2 - game 3)

4. Sun-23-Jul-1972 [n] (0-2) L0-5 Manchester City (July Cup Final)

5. Wed-26-Jul-1972 [a] (?-?) W3-1 Brynäs (Friendly)

6. Mon-31-Jul-1972 [h] (1-1) D2-2 Newcastle United (Friendly)

7. Sat-05-Aug-1972 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Southampton (Friendly)

8. Mon-07-Aug-1972 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Portsmouth (Friendly)

9. Sat-12-Aug-1972 [a] (4-1) W5-1 Cowdenbeath (League Cup Section 1 - game 1)

10. Wed-16-Aug-1972 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Morton (League Cup Section 1 - game 2)

11. Sat-19-Aug-1972 [a] (1-0) W2-0 Stranraer (League Cup Section 1 - game 3)

12. Wed-23-Aug-1972 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Morton (League Cup Section 1 - game 4)

13. Sat-26-Aug-1972 [h] (1-1) D2-2 Cowdenbeath (League Cup Section 1 - game 5)

14. Wed-30-Aug-1972 [h] (0-0) W2-0 Stranraer (League Cup Section 1 - game 6)

15. Sat-02-Sep-1972 [h] (2-0) W4-1 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 1)

16. Mon-04-Sep-1972 [h] (2-0) W3-2 Rot-Weiss Essen (Friendly)

17. Sat-09-Sep-1972 [a] (1-1) L1-2 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 2)

18. Wed-13-Sep-1972 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Honvéd (UEFA Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)

19. Sat-16-Sep-1972 [h] (1-0) L1-2 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 3)

20. Wed-20-Sep-1972 [a] (0-0) L0-1 East Fife (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)

21. Sat-23-Sep-1972 [a] (2-0) W3-1 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 4)

22. Wed-27-Sep-1972 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Honvéd (UEFA Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg) agg: L0-4

23. Sat-30-Sep-1972 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 5)

24. Wed-04-Oct-1972 [h] (0-0) D0-0 East Fife (League Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg) agg: L0-1

25. Sat-07-Oct-1972 [a] (0-2) L1-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 6)

26. Sat-14-Oct-1972 [h] (0-1) L0-4 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 7)

27. Sat-21-Oct-1972 [h] (1-1) L1-3 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 8)

28. Sat-28-Oct-1972 [a] (0-0) W1-0 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 9)

29. Sat-04-Nov-1972 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 10)

30. Sat-11-Nov-1972 [a] (2-0) W3-0 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 11)

31. Sat-18-Nov-1972 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 12)

32. Sat-25-Nov-1972 [a] (0-0) L0-2 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 13)

33. Sat-02-Dec-1972 [a] (0-2) W3-2 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 14)

34. Sat-09-Dec-1972 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Morton (SFL First Division - game 15)

35. Sat-16-Dec-1972 [a] (0-4) L1-4 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 16)

36. Sat-23-Dec-1972 [h] (1-0) D1-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 17)

37. Sat-30-Dec-1972 [a] (2-1) L2-4 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 18)

38. Mon-01-Jan-1973 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 19)

39. Sat-06-Jan-1973 [a] (1-1) L1-2 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 20)

40. Sat-13-Jan-1973 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 21)

41. Sat-20-Jan-1973 [a] (0-0) W3-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 22)

42. Sat-27-Jan-1973 [h] (1-1) L1-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 23)

43. Sat-03-Feb-1973 [a] (0-0) W1-0 St Mirren (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

44. Sat-10-Feb-1973 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 24)

45. Sat-24-Feb-1973 [a] (0-1) D2-2 Dumbarton (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

46. Wed-28-Feb-1973 [h] (1-0) W3-1 Dumbarton (Scottish Cup 4th Round replay)

47. Sat-03-Mar-1973 [h] (1-0) D1-1 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 25)

48. Sat-10-Mar-1973 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 26)

49. Tue-13-Mar-1973 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 27)

50. Sat-17-Mar-1973 [h] (1-2) L1-5 Ayr United (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)

51. Wed-21-Mar-1973 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 28)

52. Sat-24-Mar-1973 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 29)

53. Sat-31-Mar-1973 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 30)

54. Sat-07-Apr-1973 [h] (0-0) D1-1 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 31)

55. Sat-14-Apr-1973 [a] (0-2) L0-5 Morton (SFL First Division - game 32)

56. Sat-21-Apr-1973 [h] (0-1) D1-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 33)

57. Sat-28-Apr-1973 [a] (2-1) W3-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 34)

58. Tue-01-May-1973 [a] (1-0) W1-0 St Pauli (Friendly)

59. Thu-03-May-1973 [a] (2-2) L2-3 Vejle Boldklub (Friendly)

60. Mon-07-May-1973 [a] (1-1) W4-1 Aalborg Boldspilklub (Friendly)

61. Wed-09-May-1973 [a] (?-?) D1-1 Hvidovre (Friendly)

62. Sun-13-May-1973 [a] (0-1) L0-3 Köln (Friendly)

63. Tue-15-May-1973 [a] (?-?) L1-7 Rot-Weiss Essen (Friendly)

1972-73 summary

P63 W22 D16 L25 (1.302 ppg)

Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 10-Oct-2024)

The points-per-game measurements (ppg) above are calculated from our all games criteria, based on 1 point for a draw and 3 points for a win across all eras.
How does this season compare? The answers are at your fingertips via our 21 (sortable) results summary tables →
Thistle finish as Scotland's 13th club out of 37 in the Leagues. At the end of 1972-73, the club's historical average finish remains 9th.

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see also: 1972-73 (reserves) →

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