Partick Thistle Season 1997-98

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1997-98

The 123rd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

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1. Tue-22-Jul-1997 [h] (0-0) L0-3 Aston Villa (Friendly)

2. Sat-26-Jul-1997 [a] (1-0) W4-0 Gala Fairydean (Friendly)

3. Tue-29-Jul-1997 [h] (0-2) L0-3 Hull City (Friendly)

4. Sat-02-Aug-1997 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 1)

5. Sat-09-Aug-1997 [h] (1-2) L2-3 Stirling Albion (League Cup 2nd Round)

6. Tue-12-Aug-1997 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Hamilton Academical (Challenge Cup 1st Round)

7. Sat-16-Aug-1997 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 2)

8. Sat-23-Aug-1997 [a] (1-2) D2-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 3)

9. Sat-30-Aug-1997 [a] (0-0) D1-1 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 4)

10. Sat-13-Sep-1997 [h] (1-2) L1-2 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 5)

11. Sat-20-Sep-1997 [h] (1-1) W2-1 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 6)

12. Sat-27-Sep-1997 [a] (0-0) L0-1 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 7)

13. Sat-04-Oct-1997 [h] (0-2) L3-4 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 8)

14. Sat-18-Oct-1997 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 9)

15. Sat-25-Oct-1997 [h] (2-1) D3-3 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 10)

16. Sat-01-Nov-1997 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 11)

17. Sat-08-Nov-1997 [h] (1-0) L1-2 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 12)

18. Sat-15-Nov-1997 [a] (0-2) D2-2 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 13)

19. Sat-22-Nov-1997 [h] (1-2) D2-2 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 14)

20. Sat-29-Nov-1997 [a] (1-1) L2-3 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 15)

21. Sat-06-Dec-1997 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 16)

22. Sat-13-Dec-1997 [h] (0-1) L1-3 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 17)

23. Sat-20-Dec-1997 [h] (1-0) W3-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 18)

24. Sat-27-Dec-1997 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 19)

25. Tue-06-Jan-1998 [a] (1-1) L1-2 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 20)

26. Sat-10-Jan-1998 [h] (0-1) L1-3 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 21)

27. Sat-17-Jan-1998 [a] (0-0) W1-0 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 22)

28. Sat-24-Jan-1998 [a] (0-1) L0-1 St Johnstone (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

29. Sat-31-Jan-1998 [h] (1-2) D3-3 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 23)

30. Sat-07-Feb-1998 [a] (0-0) L0-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 24)

31. Sat-21-Feb-1998 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 25)

32. Wed-25-Feb-1998 [h] (1-1) L1-2 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 26)

33. Sat-28-Feb-1998 [a] (0-0) D2-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 27)

34. Sat-14-Mar-1998 [h] (0-2) L1-2 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 28)

35. Sat-21-Mar-1998 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 29)

36. Tue-24-Mar-1998 [a] (0-0) D1-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 30)

37. Sat-28-Mar-1998 [h] (0-1) L1-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 31)

38. Fri-03-Apr-1998 [h] (0-2) L0-4 Motherwell (Friendly)

39. Sat-11-Apr-1998 [h] (2-0) W2-0 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 32)

40. Sat-18-Apr-1998 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 33)

41. Sat-25-Apr-1998 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 34)

42. Sat-02-May-1998 [a] (3-0) W3-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 35)

43. Sat-09-May-1998 [h] (1-1) L1-3 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 36)

1997-98 summary

P43 W9 D12 L22 (0.907 ppg)

Historical PT average: 1.409 ppg (@ 22-Sep-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 19th club out of 40 in the Leagues. At the end of 1997-98, the club's historical average finish remains 10th.

+ League finish averages

see also: 1997-98 (reserves) →

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?	22.07.1997 Aston Villa [h] L0-3 (Friendly)	0	0	0	0	0	0	D0-0
Alan Gemmill	26.07.1997 Gala Fairydean [a] W4-0 (Friendly)	0	0	0	0		0	L0-4
?	29.07.1997 Hull City [h] L0-3 (Friendly)	0	0	0	0	0	0	D0-0
?	02.08.1997 Hamilton Academical [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 1)					0	0	L6-9
Willie Young	09.08.1997 Stirling Albion [h] L2-3 (League Cup 2nd Round)	0	0			0	0	L1-2
?	12.08.1997 Hamilton Academical [a] L1-2 (Challenge Cup 1st Round)	0	0			0	0	L1-3
Jim McCluskey	16.08.1997 Dundee [h] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 2)	0	0			0	0	D2-2
Bobby Orr	23.08.1997 Ayr United [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 3)	0	0			0	0	L2-3
?	30.08.1997 Airdrieonians [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 4)	0	0			0	0	D2-2
George Clyde	13.09.1997 Stirling Albion [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 5)	0	0			0	0	L1-3
Stuart Dougal	20.09.1997 Greenock Morton [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 6)	0	0			0	0	L2-3
?	27.09.1997 St Mirren [a] L0-1 (SFL First Division - game 7)	0	0			0	0	L1-4
Kevin Toner	04.10.1997 Falkirk [h] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 8)		0			0	0	W7-3
?	18.10.1997 Raith Rovers [a] L0-2 (SFL First Division - game 9)	0	0			0		W6-4
Willie Young	25.10.1997 Hamilton Academical [h] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 10)		0			0	0	W13-2
Ian Elmslie	01.11.1997 Dundee [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 11)	0	0			0	0	D1-1
Martin Clark	08.11.1997 Airdrieonians [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 12)	0		0	0	0	0	L0-5
John Rowbotham	15.11.1997 Stirling Albion [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 13)		0	0			0	W10-8
George Clyde	22.11.1997 St Mirren [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 14)		0			0		W11-4
?	29.11.1997 Greenock Morton [a] L2-3 (SFL First Division - game 15)	0	0			0	0	D2-2
?	06.12.1997 Falkirk [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 16)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-1
John Fleming	13.12.1997 Raith Rovers [h] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 17)		0			0		W15-2
Bobby Tait	20.12.1997 Ayr United [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 18)	0	0			0	0	W2-1
?	27.12.1997 Hamilton Academical [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 19)	0	0			0	0	L1-2
John Underhill	06.01.1998 Airdrieonians [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 20)	0	0				0	L2-6
John Young	10.01.1998 Stirling Albion [h] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 21)					0	0	W9-7
?	17.01.1998 St Mirren [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 22)	0	0				0	L2-5
?	24.01.1998 St Johnstone [a] L0-1 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)	0	0			0	0	D1-1
Martin Clark	31.01.1998 Greenock Morton [h] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 23)	0	0	0		0	0	W2-0
?	07.02.1998 Raith Rovers [a] L0-2 (SFL First Division - game 24)				0		0	L5-11
Jim Herald	21.02.1998 Falkirk [h] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 25)	0	0	0		0	0	W2-0
Willie Young	25.02.1998 Dundee [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 26)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-1
?	28.02.1998 Ayr United [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 27)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-2
Stuart Dougal	14.03.1998 St Mirren [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 28)	0	0			0	0	L1-4
Dougie Smith	21.03.1998 Greenock Morton [a] L0-1 (SFL First Division - game 29)	0	0		0	0	0	L0-2
George Simpson	24.03.1998 Falkirk [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 30)	0	0			0	0	L1-5
Eric Martindale	28.03.1998 Raith Rovers [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 31)		0			0		W12-1
?	03.04.1998 Motherwell [h] L0-4 (Friendly)	0	0	0	0	0	0	D0-0
John Rowbotham	11.04.1998 Airdrieonians [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 32)	0	0			0	0	W5-2
Sandy Roy	18.04.1998 Stirling Albion [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 33)	0	0			0		W7-1
Kenny Clark	25.04.1998 Hamilton Academical [h] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 34)	0	0			0	0	D2-2
John Rowbotham	02.05.1998 Dundee [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 35)		0			0	0	W8-2
Graeme Alison	09.05.1998 Ayr United [h] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 36)	0	0			0	0	L1-2
43	← Totals →	12	4	80	66	6	5	W146-124

Thistle's 1997-98 Summary
Average crime count per game	6.28 pts
The crime count % balance	54-46 in favour of Thistle
Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win)	0.907 (W9 D12 L22)
compiled to our All Games criteria

Thistle's Historical Summary
Average crime count per game ᵃ	1.447 pts
Average crime count per game ᵇ	5.766 pts
The crime count % balance	48-52 to Thistle's detriment
Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win)	1.409 (W2716 D1423 L2656)
ᵃ from 1886-87 to 1996-97 (see crime count notes)
ᵇ from 1997-98 to date (see crime count notes)
compiled to our All Games criteria @ 10-Oct-2024

	Crime Count notes
	5 pts are allocated for a penalty, in favour of whichever team is awarded the kick. Our data is comprehensive from 1891-92 (the season of introduction) to date.
	1 pt is allocated for any given player's first yellow card, the point being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is booked and vice-versa. Second yellows are always ignored as superfluous. We introduce the yellow card count from season 1997-98 onwards as our records are comprehensive and meaningful from that season onwards. Official cautions began in the 1940s and we continue to (casually) build such data with a view to, perhaps, setting an earlier date for our yellow card analysis. Incidentally, the actual yellow card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80.
	4 pts are allocated for sending offs, the points being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is sent-off and vice-versa. Our crime count database is 'open for business' from 1886-87 onwards as this was the first season that the English FA decreed that the referee had the power to send a player off, although the first known in a Scottish game wasn't until a season later and the first known in a Thistle game wasn't until 1891. Our data is comprehensive from then to the present day. As per the yellow, the actual red card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80.

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