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21st July |
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| born (21st July) |
| Rory Boulding |
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| b. Sheffield, 1988 |
| died (21st July) |
| Donald Twells |
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| d. Leeds, 1999 (82) |
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| matches (21st July) |
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| Tue-21-Jul-2015 [h] (0-0) D1-1 Wigan Athletic (Friendly) |
| – Welsh hit the post from 25 yards in a scrappy first half but the best chance was wasted close in by Wigan. Lawless fired home a low shot from an Elliott pass (46) but an unchallenged run led to the equaliser from 18 yards (50). There were fine saves at both ends and Fraser went close. An entertaining draw. |
| Sat-21-Jul-2012 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Celtic XI (ARR Craib Cup Semi Final) |
| – ARR Craib Cup. A comfortable win over a disappointing Celtic XI. Thistle largely dominated the game and after Celtic had gone close, Welsh scored with a header (32). An excellent finish by Lawless (49) made it 2-0. A smart free-kick (74) almost beat Fox but Thistle ran out worthy winners. |
| Mon-21-Jul-2008 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Burnley (Friendly) |
| – Two trialists showed up well early on and McStay went close but Burnley came into the game and tested Hinchliffe from 20 yards. A shout for a penalty was turned down but it was Burnley who scored just before half-time. Thistle went close twice through Roberts but soon the game died a death. |
| Sat-21-Jul-2007 [h] (0-0) L1-2 Ayr United (Friendly) |
| – 1,185 watched Thistle struggle with a robust Ayr side who hit the bar in the first half and took the lead just after half-time. In the best move of the game, Chaplain turned in a Roberts' cross to level (51). Ayr went ahead (57) then fired a pen over the bar. Thistle had most of the game after that but couldn't find the net. |
| Sat-21-Jul-2001 [a] (0-0) D1-1 Glentoran (Friendly) |
| – Glens started the sharper and Thistle took some time to get into their stride. The 1st goal came from slack defending early in the second half. McLean missed a couple of good chances before he scored on 87 minutes when he poked the ball over the line from a corner. A fair result. |
| Wed-21-Jul-1999 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Preston North End (Friendly) |
| – 1,252 fans gave a much-changed Thistle team a good reception. Dallas scored (21) latching on to a fine lobbed pass by Docherty. Docherty and Paton almost doubled the lead either side of half-time. Arthur had a fine save (62) but an good volley came with 12 minutes left when Brannigan failed to clear a high ball. |
| Tue-21-Jul-1998 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Queen's Park (Friendly) |
| – Wholesale changes were made but the performance was as miserable as the weather. Thistle found the Queen's defence solid. They went 1-down (16) and failed to impress. Ross saved with his legs to prevent a 2-goal lead and Jamieson's header hit the bar late on but Thistle couldn't find the net. |
| Tue-21-Jul-1992 [a] (0-0) W2-0 Peterhead (Friendly) |
| – A lacklustre game played in miserable conditions. A Kinnaird shot rattled the bar but it was goalless at half-time. Irons found woodwork too before Peebles headed in a Kinnaird cross (62). Peterhead had a man sent off (dissent, 78) before trialist Hyde nipped in to head home (88) to make it look more impressive than it was. |
| Sat-21-Jul-1979 [a] (?-?) W4-0 Metro Selects (Gathering of the Clans Tournament - game 2) |
| – Thistle win the second of their three games in the Gathering of the Clans tournament in Nova Scotia, thanks to goals from Paul Wilson (2), George Clark & Jim Melrose. |
| 21st Jul (day ranking: 224/360) | |||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | - | A | Pts | GD | ppg |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1.333 |
| 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 | ||||||||