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20th July |
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| born (20th July) |
| Andy Murdoch |
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| b. Greenock, 1968 |
| matches (20th July) |
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| Sat-20-Jul-2024 [a] (0-0) W6-0 Edinburgh City (League Cup Group G - game 2) |
| – Thistle gave out of their depth City 6 of the best in 34 2nd half minutes. Robinson latched on to a poor clearance (57), Graham poked home after a corner was cleared off the line (69), Milne's shot from 18 yards made it 3 (75), Diack finished off a Turner run along the by-line (78), O'Reilly stretched out for 5-0 (85) and Turner's free-kick made it 6 (90+1). |
| Tue-20-Jul-2021 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Dumbarton (League Cup Group H - game 3) |
| – There were attempts cleared off the line at both ends then Graham's back-post header from a MacIver cross (45+1) nudged Thistle ahead. He was set up by Murray from 12 yards (52) for his 2nd. A few chances came and went but Thistle were one-paced and careless in possession. For a cup-tie, a poor, strangely low-key affair. |
| Sat-20-Jul-2019 [a] (1-1) D2-2 Hamilton Academical (League Cup Group F - game 3) L5-6 pens |
| – Williamson scored from a tight angle (16) but a minute later it was level when Premiership Hamilton scored from a cut-back. They went ahead on the break with a curling shot (54) but Gordon took a touch and fired home a Mansell cross (73). Hamilton fired a penalty over (75). Lost 5-6 on “bonus point” pens. |
| Sat-20-Jul-2013 [a] (0-0) L0-1 Arbroath (Friendly) |
| – A low-key affair lacking urgency. Thistle played some neat football in the first half without making much impression. Slackness led to Arbroath surprisingly scoring (58) and a little more urgency was noticeable after that. Several trialists linked up well and one of them hit the bar late on but it ended in defeat. |
| Tue-20-Jul-2010 [h] (0-0) L0-2 Bristol Rovers (Friendly) |
| – A low key first half saw few chances. Much of the play was restricted to midfield. Rovers stepped up a gear after the break and there were half chances at both ends. They scored (71) with a low shot from 20 yards (their 2nd shot on target) and a deflected shot left Halliwell flat-footed (90). 2-0 flattered the Rovers. |
| Thu-20-Jul-2006 [a] (0-1) W3-1 Montrose (Friendly) |
| – Over-physical Montrose took the lead (3) from a parried shot by Tuffey and Thistle struggled. A much-changed side in the second half played better. Boyd levelled (50) then Gibson (B) scored from 30 yards (58) and McConalogue got the 3rd (60) with a cool finish when set up by Keoch. |
| Wed-20-Jul-2005 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Friendly) |
| – Kilgannon hit the post with a volley early on but there were few chances in this entertaining match. In the second half the visitors went close with an angled drive then a McCulloch 35-yard free-kick was touched on to the bar. Trialist (Ferraz) tried an overhead kick with the rebound but it was saved. |
| Tue-20-Jul-2004 [a] (?-?) W3-2 Athlitiki Enosi Paphos (Friendly) |
| – A tougher match than the 2 low-key games against the army aggregate score 27-0 (but not included in this compilation). Thistle came from behind to win thanks to goals from Gibson (B), Howie and Jemson. |
| Sat-20-Jul-2002 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Portadown (Friendly) |
| – Fresh from a Champions League qualifier, Portadown almost cashed in on an early Archibald error. Thistle came more into things and a header by Hardie from a long throw-in by Craigan (34) proved to be the winner. A fine save after half-time denied McLean the chance to double the lead. |
| Mon-20-Jul-1998 [a] (2-1) W2-1 Stenhousemuir (Friendly) |
| – Houston scored from a Connell pass (11) and Thistle were well on top then an error by Kennedy almost led to an equaliser but the shot went wide. Several chances later Dunn extended the lead but Stenhousemuir scored just on half-time. Numerous changes by both sides made for a scrappy second half. An easy win. |
| Thu-20-Jul-1972 [a] (5-0) W11-1 Västerhaninge (July Cup Group 2 - game 3) |
| – The local team were completely outclassed as Thistle (with a number of fringe players selected) ran riot. 5-0 up at half-time, there was no let-up in the second half. Charlie Smith (2 pens) and Mullin scored hat-tricks. Rae (T) and McQuade scored twice and Docherty scored once as Thistle won their section. |
| 20th Jul (day ranking: 26/360) | |||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | - | A | Pts | GD | ppg |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | - | 10 | 23 | 20 | 2.091 |
| compiled to our All Games criteria @ 25-Jun-2026 | |||||||||
| Thistle's Historical Summary | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | - | A | Pts | ppg |
| 6912 | 2774 | 1453 | 2685 | 11926 | - | 11261 | 9775 | 1.414 |
| compiled to our All Games criteria @ 11-Oct-2026 | ||||||||