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12th August |
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| born (12th August) |
| Euan Cameron |
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| b. Glasgow, 2002 |
| Paul Rodden |
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| b. Glasgow, 1982 |
| Bobby Torrance |
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| b. Glasgow, 1958 |
| Archie Nimmo |
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| b. Drumlemble, 1940 |
| matches (12th August) |
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| Sat-12-Aug-2023 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Airdrieonians (SPFL Championship - game 2) |
| – A poor disjointed performance against newly promoted Airdrie despite taking the lead through Lyons from a rebound close in (31). Airdrie had the better chances despite trailing at half-time. They levelled (63) then a header earned the points (71). A few late chances came to nothing. |
| Wed-12-Aug-2015 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (SPFL Premiership - game 3) |
| – A poor first half with few chances but the 2nd was much more lively. Lawless saw his shot touched on to the bar, Amoo went close, Cerny turned a free-kick round the post as the game became stretched. He had some fine saves and Lindsay popped up in injury time with a last-ditch headed clearance. |
| Tue-12-Aug-2008 [h] (0-1) W4-2 Peterhead (Challenge Cup 2nd Round) aet |
| – AET. Against the run of play Peterhead took the lead (23) but after that Thistle had all the play. Donnelly shot from the edge of the box (52) to level. More pressure, more misses. McKeown scored (92) but slack defending let in Peterhead (103). Goals by Harkins (112) and McKeown (115) settled it. |
| Sat-12-Aug-2006 [h] (2-0) W4-2 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| – Predictably perhaps, there were numerous rash tackles. Airdrie were reduced to 10 men (18). Roberts scored with a head flick (19) then his pen was saved (20). Donnelly tapped in (30), Gibson (J) scored from 15 yards (50) and Brady headed in for 4-0 (56). Airdrie fought on and 2 goals (57 and 88, pen) took the gloss off. |
| Sat-12-Aug-2000 [h] (1-0) W2-1 Stranraer (SFL Second Division - game 2) |
| – Thistle just shaded an incident packed match. Hardie missed a sitter, the Stranraer keeper had 2 fine saves, Thistle were denied a blatant pen (hand ball) then Hardie touched in a McGrillen shot (35). Stranraer scored from 25 yards (49). 2 more pen claims were rejected before Lindau scored from close in (66). |
| Tue-12-Aug-1997 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Hamilton Academical (Challenge Cup 1st Round) |
| – Cliftonhill. O'Conner had a fine save early on then Hetherston scored (23) from 16 yards. Thistle failed to build on the lead and Hamilton came more into the game. A wayward shot was stroked home (72) then the winner came (87) when O'Conner dived and the ball squirmed away from him to be stroked in. |
| Mon-12-Aug-1991 [a] (0-0) W1-0 Meadowbank Thistle (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| – Roche was injured (2) and never played for the 1st team again. It was a midfield scrap with little invention up front. Gradually Thistle began to dominate but couldn't find the opener. Finally Shaw created the chance for McGlashan to beat the off-side trap and shoot over the advancing keeper for the only goal (70). |
| Sat-12-Aug-1989 [a] (2-1) W2-1 Clydebank (SFL First Division - game 1) |
| – Thistle started with several debutants. Campbell, signed that morning, scored (6) when the keeper fumbled a cross. 6 minutes later Charnley smashed home a McCoy pass but a pen (foul by Kerr) just on half-time made it 2-1. Thistle carved out several good chances in the second half but couldn't add to their lead. |
| Wed-12-Aug-1981 [a] (0-0) L0-2 Dundee United (League Cup Section 4 - game 2) |
| – Although weakened by injuries, the holders had Thistle on the back foot for virtually the whole game. Campbell shot against his own post in panic with Rough beaten, United had a goal disallowed, Rough had some fine saves. A deep run into the box (64) and an unchallenged header (71) sealed Thistle's fate. |
| Sat-12-Aug-1978 [a] (1-0) W1-0 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 1) |
| – 5 first team regulars began the season suspended and McQuade went off injured so it was a good win. Rough had a fine save just after the start and near the end. In between, Thistle were comfortable. A shot from Sheed through a sea of legs beat the unsighted keeper (36) for both points. |
| Sat-12-Aug-1972 [a] (4-1) W5-1 Cowdenbeath (League Cup Section 1 - game 1) |
| – Poor defending gave Cowdenbeath the lead (12) but Thistle soon got their act together. Coulston hit the bar then McQuade equalised (16). Forsyth scored from the spot (hand ball, 18) and then from a free-kick (26). Glavin took a ball in his stride to make it 4-1 at half-time and he got the 5th in the second half. |
| Wed-12-Aug-1970 [h] (2-1) W4-1 Queen of the South (League Cup Section 5 - game 2) |
| – Bone hit the bar but headed the rebound over then Coulston scored with a grounder (12). Queens levelled (14) but Bone took a McQuade pass and scored (37). Late goals by Forsyth (87) and Coulston (89) made for a misleading scoreline that flattered Thistle. It was never that one-sided. |
| Sat-12-Aug-1967 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Airdrieonians (League Cup Section 1 - game 1) |
| – Bizarrely, Firhill had red pitch markings for this match. It was a drab game with little in the way of goalmouth excitement. Chances were few but Airdrie scored with a long shot (40) giving Niven no chance. The second half was no better and Airdrie earned their 1-goal win comfortably. Shot-shy Thistle. |
| Wed-12-Aug-1964 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Kilmarnock (League Cup Section 3 - game 2) |
| – A poor game. Unchanged Thistle persisted in lobbing high balls to the small forwards and they were easy meat for Kilmarnock's tall defenders. Fleming missed an open goal before half-time. The second half saw more effort but little skill and Thistle failed to take advantage of a shaky keeper. He was seldom busy. |
| Sat-12-Aug-1961 [h] (0-1) L2-3 Celtic (League Cup Section 1 - game 1) |
| – Thistle fell behind when a Muir back-heel pass led to a goal (2). McBride scored (50) thanks to a goalkeeping error but it was soon 2-1. He scored again with a header (65) but the winner came 10 minutes from time. Thistle took too long to settle and waited for things to happen. The injured Ewing was missed. |
| Wed-12-Aug-1959 [a] (0-0) W2-1 Celtic (League Cup Section 1 - game 2) |
| – Celtic outplayed Thistle and should have been well ahead at half-time but Freebairn was in magnificent form. A soft pen (52) sparked some more urgency and it was cancelled out when Wilson side-footed a pass from Smith (65) then Fleming prodded in a McParland cross (78) to trigger boos from the terracing. |
| Wed-12-Aug-1953 [a] (0-3) L0-3 Stirling Albion (League Cup Division A, Section D - game 2) |
| – Newly promoted Albion scored (2) after Ledgerwood palmed out a shot. A Davidson pass-back was pounced on for 2-0 (8) and a McGowan miskick led to 3-0 (43). But for weak finishing, it could have been much worse. Thistle's forward play was erratic and they gave the home keeper virtually nothing to do. |
| Sat-12-Aug-1950 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1) |
| – “Forward failings” (GH). Never a classic, Stott headed in (6) from a perfect Walker cross. The game deteriorated “to the point of futility” (GH) due to the failings of the forwards. Hearts scored (82) when a shot came back off a defender and was hit home from 18 yards squirming under slow to dive Henderson. |
| Sat-12-Aug-1944 [h] (0-1) W2-1 Queen's Park (Southern League - game 1) |
| – The season started with a lucky win because Queens were the better team. They dominated the match, scored (12) and should have been 3-up at half-time. Sharp's “delightful header“ (SP) (55) levelled things. Henderson was the hero then Queen's hit woodwork 3 times. Sharp's 2nd header (87) stole both points. |
| Sat-12-Aug-1933 [a] (3-2) W7-3 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 1) |
| – 5 players made their debuts in this big win against a poor Hamilton side. McLean, Wyllie (G) and Alston put Thistle 3-up inside 20 minutes but Hamilton made it 3-2 by half-time. Wyllie headed in a corner (47) but Hamilton scored again and had a good spell but McLean, Ballantyne and Wyllie finished things off. |
| 12th Aug (day ranking: 58/360) | |||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | - | A | Pts | GD | ppg |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | - | 27 | 36 | 12 | 1.8 |
| compiled to our All Games criteria @ 25-Jun-2026 | |||||||||
| Thistle's Historical Summary | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | - | A | Pts | ppg |
| 6911 | 2773 | 1453 | 2685 | 11924 | - | 11260 | 9772 | 1.414 |
| compiled to our All Games criteria @ 04-Oct-2026 | ||||||||