Partick Thistle Reserves Season 1976-77
| 1976-77 (Reserves) |
| The 102nd season of Partick Thistle F.C. |
| scorers in CAPS • used subs in brackets | |
| 1. Sat-14-Aug-1976 [h] L0-2 Rangers (Scottish Reserve League Cup section game) |
| – MP 28/8/1976. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – The young Thistle side made little impression on the Rangers XI who had 6 players who had played at various levels for Scotland. The score was possibly a little harsh on Thistle. |
| 2. Tue-17-Aug-1976 [a] W3-2 Queen's Park (Scottish Reserve League Cup section game) |
| – MP 28/8/1976. MELROSE, WEIR, TRIALIST Line-up as yet unsourced. Trialist scorer was Goodall. |
| – An entertaining and tight match. Goals by Melrose, Weir and Goodall gave Thistle a win at Hampden. |
| 3. Sat-21-Aug-1976 [a] L0-4 Celtic (Scottish Reserve League Cup section game) |
| – MP 28/8/1976. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Thistle never gave up but the strong Celtic side had class and polish and were too much to handle on the day. |
| 4. Tue-24-Aug-1976 [h] W2-1 Queen's Park (Scottish Reserve League Cup section game) |
| – MP 28/8/1976. KELLY, GIBSON. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Queens shocked Thistle by taking an early lead but they gradually got their act together and goals by Kelly and Gibson made it a double over them in the section. |
| 5. Sat-28-Aug-1976 [a] L0-2 Rangers (Scottish Reserve League Cup section game) |
| – AEE 28/8/1976. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 6. Mon-30-Aug-1976 [h] L0-1 Celtic (Scottish Reserve League Cup section game) |
| – SFHA. Line-up as yet unsourced. Final Position: 3rd of 4, 4/12 pts. |
| 7. Sat-04-Sep-1976 [a] W3-1 Ayr United (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 18/9/1976. KELLY (2), FRAME. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Young "S" form keeper Maxwell was beaten by an early penalty but two goals by Kelly put Thistle ahead and substitute Frame added a third near the end to get the league campaign off to a good start. |
| 8. Sat-11-Sep-1976 [h] W1-0 Heart of Midlothian (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 18/9/1976. KELLY. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – An exciting tussle and Thomson was a busy keeper in the first half. After h-t it was the turn of the Hearts keeper who kept it goalless until after he had a few close efforts, Kelly scored two minutes from time. |
| 9. Fri-17-Sep-1976 [a] W3-2 Motherwell (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 18/9/1976. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 10. Fri-24-Sep-1976 [h] D1-1 St Mirren (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 25/9/1976. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 11. Sat-02-Oct-1976 [a] L1-4 Aberdeen (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 2/10/1976. Thomson, Gray, Kellachan, Newman, McIntosh, Westwater, Weir, Kirkpatrick, Frame, McQueen, KELLY. (Leslie.) |
| – Open and entertaining from the start. Aberdeen went ahead through a ruck of players close in (7) then Weir split the defence for Kelly to score from 28 yards (9). A deflected shot off McIntosh gave Aberdeen a h-t lead. Thistle's good spells became less frequent and goals 51 and 85 (a pen) made it 4-1 - but slightly flattering on the Dons. |
| 12. Sat-09-Oct-1976 [h] W4-1 Celtic (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 23/10/1976. GIBSON, HANSEN (J), KELLACHAN, FRAME. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Celtic commanded the early play but Thistle took over the midfield and were good value for the first goal from a penetrating run and shot by Gibson. Hansen and Kellachan made it 3 by h-t and Frame made it 4 before Celtic scored. |
| 13. Sat-16-Oct-1976 [h] W6-0 Hibernian (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 23/10/1976. KELLY (4), CRAIG (JOHN) (2). Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Kelly rammed home a Weir cross (1). He was unstoppable and gained a hat-trick by h-t. He made it 4 with a spectacular goal virtually from the restart. Craig added 2 more for an impressive win against a Hibs side that seldom threatened. |
| 14. Sat-23-Oct-1976 [a] D1-1 Kilmarnock (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 30/10/1976. MACKIE. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Against the gale Thistle played some good football, Kellachan particularly prominent on the overlap. Mackie cut through Killie's defence to lob the keeper for 1-0. The gale at their backs after h-t proved to be a handicap. Rather against the run of play a soft penalty earned Killie a fortunate point. |
| 15. Sat-30-Oct-1976 [a] L1-3 Rangers (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 30/10/1976. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 16. Sat-13-Nov-1976 [a] L1-2 Dundee United (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 13/11/1976. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 17. Sat-20-Nov-1976 [a] W3-1 Dundee (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 27/11/1976. MELROSE, KELLY, WEIR. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Thistle soaked up a lot of pressure to keep it goalless at h-t. Confident close passing was the order of the 2nd half and it brought rewards through Melrose close in, Kelly finishing off a fine move and a Weir pen before Dundee's late strike. |
| 18. Mon-29-Nov-1976 [a] L1-3 Celtic (Scottish 2nd XI Cup 2nd Round) |
| – MP11/12/1976. BROGAN. Line-up as yet unsourced. First round bye. |
| – Celtic had most of the possession and chances but Thistle attacked well on the break. Chances were missed however and only Brogan found the net. |
| 19. Thu-16-Dec-1976 [a] L1-3 Clydebank (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – APJ 17/12/1976. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 20. Thu-23-Dec-1976 [h] D1-1 Queen's Park (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – APJ 24/12/1976. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 21. Sat-08-Jan-1977 [h] W3-1 Ayr United (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 8/1/1977. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 22. Sat-29-Jan-1977 [h] W2-1 Motherwell (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 29/1/1977. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 23. Mon-07-Feb-1977 [a] L0-1 Heart of Midlothian (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – APJ 8/2/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 24. Sat-12-Feb-1977 [h] W3-2 Aberdeen (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 12/2/1977. Thomson, BROGAN, Kellachan, Fitzpatrick, Westwater, Gibson, Weir, McQueen, McQuade, McDonald, KELLY (2). |
| – Aberdeen went ahead on merit (10) and it could have been worse on pressure. A fine shot by Brogan on a tight angle made it 1-1 (35). A foul on Kelly saw Aberdeen reduced to 10 men just on h-t. A Kelly double (65 and 87) put Thistle well ahead only for a consolation strike (88). |
| 25. Tue-15-Feb-1977 [a] W2-1 St Mirren (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – APJ 16/2/1977. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 26. Mon-21-Feb-1977 [a] L0-2 Airdrieonians (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 5/3/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. Lisbon Lion Wallace guested for Thistle in this and in the following fixture. |
| – Probably the worst form of the season. Thistle could hardly string two passes together. Airdrie went ahead then Weir saw his penalty saved. Restricting Airdrie to 2-0 was the only crumb of comfort. |
| 27. Sat-26-Feb-1977 [h] W3-0 Kilmarnock (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 5/3/1977. KELLY, JOHNSTON (2). Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – For all their first half superiority Thistle couldn't find the net. A cracking goal by Kelly after h-t opened for Thistle then Johnston finished off a Kelly shot the keeper failed to hold. He went on to stroll past a number of defenders and score his second. |
| 28. Mon-07-Mar-1977 [h] W6-5 Queen of the South (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – GH 8/3/1977. KELLY (4), NEWMAN, GIBSON. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 29. Sat-12-Mar-1977 [h] W3-0 Rangers (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 12/3/1977. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. SFHA says 3-1, but AEE says 3-0. Nothing else found that would help either way. We've gone with 3-0 per the contemporary source in the meantime. |
| 30. Sat-19-Mar-1977 [h] W1-0 Dundee United (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 19/3/1977. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 31. Tue-22-Mar-1977 [h] D0-0 Clydebank (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 23/3/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 32. Sat-26-Mar-1977 [a] W4-2 Raith Rovers (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 30/3/1977. KELLY (2, inc. 1 pen), JOHNSTON, BROGAN. |
| – Fortunes swayed in an exciting 1st half. Kelly scored twice, the 2nd a penalty but Rovers levelled before h-t. Thistle took command after half-time and Brogan restored the lead then Johnston finished off a comfortable win. |
| 33. Sat-02-Apr-1977 [h] L1-2 Raith Rovers (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 2/4/1977. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 34. Mon-04-Apr-1977 [h] D1-1 Dundee (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – APJ 5/4/1977. BROGAN. Line-up as yet unsourced. This match was abandoned 47 mins (floodlight failure) but result stood. |
| 35. Sat-09-Apr-1977 [a] W2-1 Queen of the South (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 23/4/1977. McQUEEN, KELLY (pen). Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 36. Sat-16-Apr-1977 [a] L1-2 Queen's Park (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 23/4/1977. WEIR. Line-up as yet unsourced. SFHA grid (1-1) is wrong. |
| – Seemingly overawed on the big pitch and in an empty stadium, Thistle turned in a poor performance. Queens went ahead then missed a penalty. Thistle hung on however and Weir equalised. A mistake after h-t led to a simple goal and winner. |
| 37. Tue-19-Apr-1977 [a] D3-3 Dumbarton (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – MP 23/4/1977. Line-up and scorers yet unsourced. |
| 38. Wed-20-Apr-1977 [h] D0-0 Airdrieonians (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – APJ 21/4/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 39. Thu-21-Apr-1977 [a] L2-3 Celtic (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – APJ 22/4/1977. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 40. Tue-26-Apr-1977 [h] L3-4 Dumbarton (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – GH 27/4/1977. NEWMAN, KELLY, "J". Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 41. Sat-30-Apr-1977 [a] L0-2 Hibernian (Scottish Reserve League) |
| – AEE 30/4/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 1976-77 Reserves summary notes | |
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P41 W18 D7 L16 (1.488 ppg)
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| see also: 1976-77 (first-team) → |
- The Thistle kit image for this season is © Historical Football Kits and is reproduced here by kind permission.