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Paul Paton

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• Paul Paton, 2013 (ET)

Paul Raymond Niblock Paton was born on Saturday, 18th April, 1987, in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

The 5' 10 (11st 10lbs) midfielder signed for Ian McCall's Thistle on Thursday, 12th June, 2008, having most recently been with Queen's Park.

Aged 21, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 5th July, 2008, in a 3-1 friendly win away to Blyth Spartans.

Paul scored his first goal for Thistle on Tuesday, 15th July, 2008, in a 2-0 friendly win away to Stirling Albion.

He scored the last of his 6 goals on Saturday, 16th October, 2010, in a 1-0 win at home to Falkirk in the SFL First Division.

He played his last game for the club on Wednesday, 27th March, 2013, in a 3-0 win away to Cowdenbeath in the SFL First Division, having clocked up an impressive 202 appearances as a Jag.

Paul's club-list included Queen's Park, Partick Thistle, Dundee United, St Johnstone, Plymouth Argyle, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, East Kilbride, Airdrieonians, Dumbarton, Glenafton Athletic and Irvine Meadow XI.

Paul Paton's Summary Totals


League	147	59	36	52	5
Competitive	185	83	38	64	5
All Games	202	92	41	69	6

Paton, a defensive midfielder, began his senior career with Queen's Park (2005–2008) before switching to Partick Thistle, where he stayed for five full seasons and brilliantly captained the side to a Scottish First Division title in 2012-13. Having made a few ill-advised tweets and comments as he departed Thistle, he set himself up as a bit of a panto-villain in subsequent returns in the opposing ranks. He later expressed some regret on the subject: “If I’m being honest, I’m a bit disappointed that things ended as they did during my time with Thistle and that I don’t have a better rapport with the fans.” Emotions were still running high in the Thistle fanbase at McNamara's disgraceful behaviour (deserting Thistle in January 2013 yet threatening to sue the club for a promotion bonus!) so to hear Paton waxing lyrical about McNamara was grating for many. This came on the back of the April 2013 (pre-contract) announcement that Paton would follow McNamara (along with Thistle teammate Chris Erskine) to join Dundee United for the start of the 2013–14 season.

Paton spent 3 seasons at Tannadice, clocking up 95 appearances in all competitions. In March 2014, he was called up to the full Northern Ireland squad for their friendly international against Cyprus, qualifying through his father, who was born in Larne. The 27-year-old won his first cap a couple of months later, in Estadio Centenario (Montevideo) of all places, the Irishmen losing 0-1 to their Uruguayan hosts. In October 2014, Paton was arrested in connection with an assault on Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska along with former Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Chris McCluskey. Two Dundee United players, Paton and Mark Wilson, had been dropped from the team pending a club investigation. Paton was subsequently charged with assaulting Zaluska. He later pleaded guilty on one charge of assault and was fined £500. Paton was embroiled in further controversy a couple of months later when he was handed a two-match ban for spitting at Jonny Hayes in a match at Pittodrie, even though the Aberdeen winger went out of his way to publicly speak up for the accused.

The writing was on the wall for Dundee United when McNamara was sacked in September 2015. Offering some respite from the seemingly inevitable relegation battle, Paton won a second cap for Northern Ireland in March 2016, appearing in a 1-1 draw against Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium. United did finish bottom of the league come the end of the season and were relegated to the Championship. Paton left by mutual consent, signing a two-year deal with St Johnstone. He spent a season and a half with the Saints, winning another two international caps during his time there, both at Windsor Park, a 0-3 loss to Croatia (Nov 2016) being followed by a 1-0 win over New Zealand (Jun 2017). Although he wasn't capped so often, he was regularly included in Michael O'Neill's squads during their 2018 World Cup qualification campaign.

Paton drifted around several club over the next 4 years and, winding down his playing career, he joined Glenafton Athletic in 2022 before being appointed manager in September 2024. He guided the team to a 10th-place finish in the West of Scotland Premier Division during his first season. Following a difficult run of form and a 5-0 defeat to Kilwinning Rangers, Paton mutually parted ways with Glenafton Athletic on 19 April 2026.

Paul is included in our feature piece, The Definitive Who's Who Of The Partick Thistle Internationalists →

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(age) 2008-09

1. (21y, 2m, 17d) #4 Sat-05-Jul-2008 [a] W3-1 Blyth Spartans (Friendly)

2. (21y, 2m, 22d) #2 Thu-10-Jul-2008 [a] W2-1 Ayr United (Friendly)

3. (21y, 2m, 24d) #2 Sat-12-Jul-2008 [a] L0-1 Brechin City (Friendly)

4. (21y, 2m, 27d) #2 Tue-15-Jul-2008 [a] W2-0 Stirling Albion (Friendly)

5. (21y, 3m, 1d) #2 Sat-19-Jul-2008 [h] D0-0 Carlisle United (Friendly)

6. (21y, 3m, 3d) #2 Mon-21-Jul-2008 [h] L0-1 Burnley (Friendly)

7. (21y, 3m, 8d) #2 Sat-26-Jul-2008 [h] W2-1 Queen's Park (Challenge Cup 1st Round)

8. (21y, 3m, 15d) #2 Sat-02-Aug-2008 [h] W1-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 1)

9. (21y, 3m, 18d) #2 Tue-05-Aug-2008 [h] W4-3 Forfar Athletic (League Cup 1st Round) aet

10. (21y, 3m, 22d) #2 Sat-09-Aug-2008 [a] W1-0 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 2)

11. (21y, 3m, 25d) #2 Tue-12-Aug-2008 [h] W4-2 Peterhead (Challenge Cup 2nd Round) aet

12. (21y, 3m, 30d) #13 Sun-17-Aug-2008 [a] L0-2 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 3)

13. (21y, 4m, 5d) #2 Sat-23-Aug-2008 [h] W4-0 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 4)

14. (21y, 4m, 8d) #2 Tue-26-Aug-2008 [a] W2-1 Dundee (League Cup 2nd Round)

15. (21y, 4m, 12d) #2 Sat-30-Aug-2008 [h] L0-1 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 5)

16. (21y, 4m, 20d) #2 Sun-07-Sep-2008 [a] W2-0 Livingston (Challenge Cup Quarter Final)

17. (21y, 4m, 26d) #2 Sat-13-Sep-2008 [a] D1-1 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 6)

18. (21y, 5m, 9d) #2 Sat-27-Sep-2008 [a] L1-3 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 8)

19. (21y, 5m, 16d) #2 Sat-04-Oct-2008 [h] D0-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 9)

20. (21y, 5m, 24d) #16 Sun-12-Oct-2008 [h] L0-1 Airdrie United (Challenge Cup Semi Final)

21. (21y, 6m, 0d) #2 Sat-18-Oct-2008 [a] L0-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 10)

22. (21y, 6m, 7d) #2 Sat-25-Oct-2008 [a] L0-3 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 11)

23. (21y, 6m, 14d) #2 Sat-01-Nov-2008 [h] W2-0 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 12)

24. (21y, 6m, 21d) #2 Sat-08-Nov-2008 [h] W2-0 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 13)

25. (21y, 7m, 4d) #2 Sat-22-Nov-2008 [h] W2-1 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 14)

26. (21y, 7m, 7d) #2 Tue-25-Nov-2008 [a] L0-1 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 15)

27. (21y, 7m, 11d) #2 Sat-29-Nov-2008 [a] W3-2 Stirling Albion (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

28. (21y, 7m, 25d) #2 Sat-13-Dec-2008 [h] W2-1 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 16)

29. (21y, 8m, 2d) #2 Sat-20-Dec-2008 [a] D0-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 17)

30. (21y, 8m, 9d) #2 Sat-27-Dec-2008 [h] L0-2 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 18)

31. (21y, 8m, 12d) #2 Tue-30-Dec-2008 [a] L0-2 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 19)

32. (21y, 8m, 16d) #2 Sat-03-Jan-2009 [a] W4-2 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 20)

33. (21y, 8m, 23d) #2 Sat-10-Jan-2009 [a] L0-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

34. (21y, 8m, 30d) #2 Sat-17-Jan-2009 [h] D0-0 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 21)

35. (21y, 9m, 6d) #2 Sat-24-Jan-2009 [a] D2-2 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 22)

36. (21y, 9m, 13d) #2 Sat-31-Jan-2009 [a] W1-0 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 23)

37. (21y, 9m, 27d) #2 Sat-14-Feb-2009 [h] L2-3 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 24)

38. (21y, 10m, 3d) #2 Sat-21-Feb-2009 [h] W1-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 25)

39. (21y, 10m, 10d) #2 Sat-28-Feb-2009 [a] W4-2 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 26)

40. (21y, 10m, 17d) #2 Sat-07-Mar-2009 [h] L0-1 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 27)

41. (21y, 10m, 20d) #13 Tue-10-Mar-2009 [a] W2-0 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 28)

42. (21y, 10m, 24d) #4 Sat-14-Mar-2009 [a] W1-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 29)

43. (21y, 11m, 4d) #4 Sun-22-Mar-2009 [h] D1-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 30)

44. (21y, 11m, 17d) #4 Sat-04-Apr-2009 [a] D1-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 31)

45. (21y, 11m, 24d) #4 Sat-11-Apr-2009 [h] L0-2 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 32)

46. (22y, 0m, 0d) #2 Sat-18-Apr-2009 [a] W1-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 33)

47. (22y, 0m, 7d) #2 Sat-25-Apr-2009 [h] W1-0 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 34)

48. (22y, 0m, 14d) #15 Sat-02-May-2009 [h] L0-1 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 35)

49. (22y, 0m, 21d) #7 Sat-09-May-2009 [a] L0-4 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 36)

(age) 2009-10

50. (22y, 2m, 23d) #2 Sat-11-Jul-2009 [a] D1-1 Stirling Albion (Friendly)

51. (22y, 2m, 26d) #2 Tue-14-Jul-2009 [a] W2-0 Dumbarton (Friendly)

52. (22y, 3m, 0d) #2 Sat-18-Jul-2009 [a] L1-2 Clyde (Friendly)

53. (22y, 3m, 7d) #2 Sat-25-Jul-2009 [a] W1-0 Airdrie United (Challenge Cup 1st Round)

54. (22y, 3m, 11d) #14 Wed-29-Jul-2009 [a] W3-2 Kilmarnock (Friendly)

55. (22y, 3m, 14d) #2 Sat-01-Aug-2009 [h] W5-1 Berwick Rangers (League Cup 1st Round)

56. (22y, 3m, 21d) #2 Sat-08-Aug-2009 [a] D1-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 1)

57. (22y, 3m, 24d) #2 Tue-11-Aug-2009 [h] D1-1 Liverpool XI (Alan Archibald Testimonial)

58. (22y, 3m, 28d) #2 Sat-15-Aug-2009 [h] D0-0 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 2)

59. (22y, 4m, 0d) #2 Tue-18-Aug-2009 [a] W6-1 Forfar Athletic (Challenge Cup 2nd Round)

60. (22y, 4m, 4d) #2 Sat-22-Aug-2009 [a] L0-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 3)

61. (22y, 4m, 7d) #2 Tue-25-Aug-2009 [h] L1-2 Queen of the South (League Cup 2nd Round)

62. (22y, 4m, 11d) #2 Sat-29-Aug-2009 [h] W5-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 4)

63. (22y, 4m, 19d) #2 Sun-06-Sep-2009 [h] L*1-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Challenge Cup Quarter Final) aet; * L3-4 pens

64. (22y, 4m, 25d) #2 Sat-12-Sep-2009 [a] D1-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 5)

65. (22y, 5m, 1d) #2 Sat-19-Sep-2009 [h] W2-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 6)

66. (22y, 5m, 8d) #2 Sat-26-Sep-2009 [a] W3-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (SFL First Division - game 7)

67. (22y, 5m, 15d) #2 Sat-03-Oct-2009 [h] W2-0 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 8)

68. (22y, 5m, 22d) #2 Sat-10-Oct-2009 [a] L0-2 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 9)

69. (22y, 5m, 29d) #2 Sat-17-Oct-2009 [h] W2-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 10)

70. (22y, 6m, 6d) #2 Sat-24-Oct-2009 [a] D2-2 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 11)

71. (22y, 6m, 13d) #2 Sat-31-Oct-2009 [h] L1-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 12)

72. (22y, 6m, 20d) #2 Sat-07-Nov-2009 [a] W2-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 13)

73. (22y, 6m, 27d) #2 Sat-14-Nov-2009 [a] L1-3 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 14)

74. (22y, 7m, 24d) #2 Sat-12-Dec-2009 [a] W5-2 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 17)

75. (22y, 8m, 8d) #2 Sat-26-Dec-2009 [h] D2-2 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 18)

76. (22y, 8m, 17d) #2 Mon-04-Jan-2010 [h] W1-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 19)

77. (22y, 8m, 22d) #2 Sat-09-Jan-2010 [h] L0-2 Dundee United (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

78. (22y, 8m, 29d) #2 Sat-16-Jan-2010 [a] L0-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 20)

79. (22y, 9m, 5d) #2 Sat-23-Jan-2010 [h] L1-4 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 21)

80. (22y, 9m, 26d) #16 Sat-13-Feb-2010 [h] W2-0 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 23)

81. (22y, 10m, 2d) #2 Sat-20-Feb-2010 [a] L0-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 24)

82. (22y, 10m, 20d) #2 Wed-10-Mar-2010 [a] L0-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 27)

83. (22y, 11m, 2d) #2 Sat-20-Mar-2010 [a] L0-1 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 28)

84. (22y, 11m, 5d) #2 Tue-23-Mar-2010 [a] W2-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 29)

85. (22y, 11m, 9d) #2 Sat-27-Mar-2010 [h] L0-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (SFL First Division - game 30)

86. (22y, 11m, 16d) #2 Sat-03-Apr-2010 [a] L0-2 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 31)

87. (22y, 11m, 23d) #2 Sat-10-Apr-2010 [h] L0-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 32)

88. (22y, 11m, 30d) #2 Sat-17-Apr-2010 [h] L0-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 33)

89. (23y, 0m, 1d) #2 Mon-19-Apr-2010 [h] D0-0 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 34)

(age) 2010-11

90. (23y, 2m, 22d) #2 Sat-10-Jul-2010 [n] W3-1 Queen's Park (Friendly)

91. (23y, 2m, 25d) #14 Tue-13-Jul-2010 [a] L1-2 Dumbarton (Friendly)

92. (23y, 3m, 2d) #2 Tue-20-Jul-2010 [h] L0-2 Bristol Rovers (Friendly)

93. (23y, 3m, 6d) #2 Sat-24-Jul-2010 [h] W2-1 Clyde (Challenge Cup 1st Round)

94. (23y, 3m, 13d) #6 Sat-31-Jul-2010 [a] W1-0 Annan Athletic (League Cup 1st Round)

95. (23y, 3m, 20d) #2 Sat-07-Aug-2010 [a] L0-4 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 1)

96. (23y, 3m, 23d) #2 Tue-10-Aug-2010 [h] W2-1 Berwick Rangers (Challenge Cup 2nd Round)

97. (23y, 3m, 27d) #2 Sat-14-Aug-2010 [h] W1-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 2)

98. (23y, 4m, 3d) #2 Sat-21-Aug-2010 [a] L0-2 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 3)

99. (23y, 4m, 6d) #2 Tue-24-Aug-2010 [h] L0-1 Falkirk (League Cup 2nd Round)

100. (23y, 4m, 10d) #2 Sat-28-Aug-2010 [a] L1-2 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 4)

101. (23y, 4m, 17d) #2 Sat-04-Sep-2010 [h] W2-1 Ayr United (Challenge Cup Quarter Final)

102. (23y, 4m, 24d) #2 Sat-11-Sep-2010 [h] L1-2 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 5)

103. (23y, 5m, 0d) #2 Sat-18-Sep-2010 [a] L1-2 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 6)

104. (23y, 5m, 7d) #2 Sat-25-Sep-2010 [h] L0-2 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 7)

105. (23y, 5m, 14d) #2 Sat-02-Oct-2010 [a] W2-0 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 8)

106. (23y, 5m, 22d) #2 Sun-10-Oct-2010 [a] L*2-2 Ross County (Challenge Cup Semi Final) aet; * L3-4 pens

107. (23y, 5m, 28d) #2 Sat-16-Oct-2010 [h] W1-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 9)

108. (23y, 6m, 5d) #2 Sat-23-Oct-2010 [a] L2-4 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 10)

109. (23y, 6m, 12d) #2 Sat-30-Oct-2010 [h] W1-0 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 11)

110. (23y, 6m, 19d) #2 Sat-06-Nov-2010 [a] L1-2 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 12)

111. (23y, 6m, 26d) #2 Sat-13-Nov-2010 [h] D0-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 13)

112. (23y, 7m, 2d) #2 Sat-20-Nov-2010 [a] W3-1 Stirling Albion (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

113. (23y, 7m, 23d) #2 Sat-11-Dec-2010 [h] D1-1 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 14)

114. (23y, 7m, 26d) #2 Tue-14-Dec-2010 [a] D0-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 15)

115. (23y, 8m, 8d) #2 Sun-26-Dec-2010 [h] D0-0 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 16)

116. (23y, 8m, 24d) #2 Tue-11-Jan-2011 [a] D2-2 Falkirk (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

117. (23y, 8m, 28d) #2 Sat-15-Jan-2011 [h] W6-1 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 17)

118. (23y, 9m, 0d) #2 Tue-18-Jan-2011 [h] W1-0 Falkirk (Scottish Cup 4th Round replay)

119. (23y, 9m, 11d) #2 Sat-29-Jan-2011 [h] W2-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 18)

120. (23y, 9m, 22d) #2 Wed-09-Feb-2011 [a] L0-2 St Johnstone (Scottish Cup 5th Round)

121. (23y, 9m, 25d) #15 Sat-12-Feb-2011 [a] D3-3 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 19)

122. (23y, 9m, 28d) #2 Tue-15-Feb-2011 [a] D1-1 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 20)

123. (23y, 10m, 4d) #2 Tue-22-Feb-2011 [a] L0-1 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 21)

124. (23y, 10m, 8d) #2 Sat-26-Feb-2011 [a] D0-0 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 22)

125. (23y, 10m, 15d) #2 Sat-05-Mar-2011 [h] D0-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 23)

126. (23y, 10m, 18d) #2 Tue-08-Mar-2011 [h] W3-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 24)

127. (23y, 10m, 22d) #2 Sat-12-Mar-2011 [a] W2-0 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 25)

128. (23y, 11m, 1d) #2 Sat-19-Mar-2011 [h] L0-1 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 26)

(age) 2011-12

129. (24y, 2m, 28d) #2 Sat-16-Jul-2011 [h] W2-1 Celtic XI (Friendly)

130. (24y, 3m, 5d) #2 Sat-23-Jul-2011 [h] W2-1 Stenhousemuir (Challenge Cup 1st Round)

131. (24y, 3m, 12d) #2 Sat-30-Jul-2011 [h] L1-3 Berwick Rangers (League Cup 1st Round)

132. (24y, 3m, 19d) #2 Sat-06-Aug-2011 [h] L0-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 1)

133. (24y, 3m, 22d) #2 Tue-09-Aug-2011 [a] L0-1 Hamilton Academical (Challenge Cup 2nd Round)

134. (24y, 3m, 26d) #2 Sat-13-Aug-2011 [a] L1-2 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 2)

135. (24y, 4m, 2d) #2 Sat-20-Aug-2011 [h] D1-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 3)

136. (24y, 4m, 9d) #2 Sat-27-Aug-2011 [h] W2-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 4)

137. (24y, 4m, 23d) #2 Sat-10-Sep-2011 [a] D2-2 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 5)

138. (24y, 4m, 30d) #2 Sat-17-Sep-2011 [h] W4-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 6)

139. (24y, 5m, 6d) #2 Sat-24-Sep-2011 [a] L1-2 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 7)

140. (24y, 5m, 12d) #2 Fri-30-Sep-2011 [h] W5-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 8)

141. (24y, 5m, 27d) #2 Sat-15-Oct-2011 [a] L0-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 9)

142. (24y, 6m, 4d) #2 Sat-22-Oct-2011 [h] D2-2 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 10)

143. (24y, 6m, 11d) #2 Sat-29-Oct-2011 [a] W1-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 11)

144. (24y, 6m, 18d) #2 Sat-05-Nov-2011 [h] L0-1 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 12)

145. (24y, 6m, 25d) #2 Sat-12-Nov-2011 [a] D0-0 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 13)

146. (24y, 7m, 1d) #2 Sat-19-Nov-2011 [a] D1-1 Culter (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

147. (24y, 7m, 8d) #2 Sat-26-Nov-2011 [h] W4-0 Culter (Scottish Cup 3rd Round replay)

148. (24y, 7m, 12d) #2 Wed-30-Nov-2011 [a] D0-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 14)

149. (24y, 7m, 15d) #2 Sat-03-Dec-2011 [h] W2-1 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 15)

150. (24y, 7m, 22d) #2 Sat-10-Dec-2011 [a] W2-1 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 16)

151. (24y, 7m, 29d) #2 Sat-17-Dec-2011 [h] L0-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 17)

152. (24y, 8m, 8d) #4 Mon-26-Dec-2011 [h] W1-0 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 18)

153. (24y, 8m, 20d) #4 Sat-07-Jan-2012 [h] L0-1 Queen of the South (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

154. (24y, 8m, 26d) #4 Fri-13-Jan-2012 [a] L0-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 19)

155. (24y, 9m, 3d) #4 Sat-21-Jan-2012 [h] D0-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 20)

156. (24y, 9m, 24d) #4 Sat-11-Feb-2012 [a] L1-3 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 21)

157. (24y, 10m, 0d) #7 Sat-18-Feb-2012 [h] D0-0 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 22)

158. (24y, 10m, 3d) #4 Tue-21-Feb-2012 [h] W4-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 23)

159. (24y, 10m, 7d) #4 Sat-25-Feb-2012 [a] L1-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 24)

160. (24y, 10m, 21d) #10 Sat-10-Mar-2012 [a] D1-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 27)

161. (24y, 10m, 28d) #4 Sat-17-Mar-2012 [a] W5-0 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 28)

162. (24y, 11m, 6d) #4 Sat-24-Mar-2012 [h] L0-1 Ross County (SFL First Division - game 29)

163. (24y, 11m, 13d) #5 Sat-31-Mar-2012 [h] L2-3 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 30)

164. (24y, 11m, 20d) #4 Sat-07-Apr-2012 [a] W3-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 31)

165. (24y, 11m, 23d) #4 Tue-10-Apr-2012 [a] L0-1 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 32)

166. (24y, 11m, 27d) #4 Sat-14-Apr-2012 [h] D1-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 33)

167. (25y, 0m, 3d) #8 Sat-21-Apr-2012 [a] W3-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 34)

168. (25y, 0m, 17d) #8 Sat-05-May-2012 [a] D2-2 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 36)

(age) 2012-13

169. (25y, 2m, 22d) #4 Tue-10-Jul-2012 [a] W2-1 Alloa Athletic (Friendly)

170. (25y, 2m, 28d) #4 Mon-16-Jul-2012 [a] W4-1 Ayr United (Friendly)

171. (25y, 3m, 3d) #4 Sat-21-Jul-2012 [h] W2-0 Celtic XI (ARR Craib Cup Semi Final)

172. (25y, 3m, 4d) #4 Sun-22-Jul-2012 [h] W3-1 Everton XI (ARR Craib Cup Final)

173. (25y, 3m, 10d) #4 Sat-28-Jul-2012 [a] W1-0 Clyde (Challenge Cup 1st Round)

174. (25y, 3m, 24d) #4 Sat-11-Aug-2012 [h] W3-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 1)

175. (25y, 3m, 27d) #4 Tue-14-Aug-2012 [a] W5-4 Queen's Park (Challenge Cup 2nd Round)

176. (25y, 4m, 0d) #4 Sat-18-Aug-2012 [a] W1-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 2)

177. (25y, 4m, 7d) #4 Sat-25-Aug-2012 [h] W3-0 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 3)

178. (25y, 4m, 10d) #4 Tue-28-Aug-2012 [a] L0-1 Hamilton Academical (League Cup 2nd Round) aet

179. (25y, 4m, 14d) #4 Sat-01-Sep-2012 [h] W4-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 4)

180. (25y, 4m, 22d) #4 Sun-09-Sep-2012 [h] W3-0 Raith Rovers (Challenge Cup Quarter Final)

181. (25y, 4m, 28d) #4 Sat-15-Sep-2012 [a] W2-1 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 5)

182. (25y, 5m, 4d) #4 Sat-22-Sep-2012 [h] W2-1 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 6)

183. (25y, 5m, 11d) #4 Sat-29-Sep-2012 [a] D1-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 7)

184. (25y, 5m, 18d) #4 Sat-06-Oct-2012 [a] L1-3 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 8)

185. (25y, 5m, 26d) #4 Sun-14-Oct-2012 [a] W1-0 Cowdenbeath (Challenge Cup Semi Final)

186. (25y, 6m, 2d) #4 Sat-20-Oct-2012 [h] W7-0 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 9)

187. (25y, 6m, 9d) #4 Sat-27-Oct-2012 [a] D0-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 10)

188. (25y, 6m, 16d) #4 Sat-03-Nov-2012 [h] W2-1 Cove Rangers (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

189. (25y, 6m, 23d) #4 Sat-10-Nov-2012 [h] W5-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 11)

190. (25y, 6m, 29d) #4 Fri-16-Nov-2012 [a] L0-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 12)

191. (25y, 7m, 27d) #4 Sat-15-Dec-2012 [h] W3-2 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 14)

192. (25y, 8m, 8d) #4 Wed-26-Dec-2012 [h] L1-2 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 15)

193. (25y, 8m, 11d) #4 Sat-29-Dec-2012 [a] D1-1 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 16)

194. (25y, 8m, 18d) #4 Sat-05-Jan-2013 [a] D2-2 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 17)

195. (25y, 8m, 25d) #4 Sat-12-Jan-2013 [a] L0-2 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 18)

196. (25y, 9m, 1d) #4 Sat-19-Jan-2013 [h] W4-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 19)

197. (25y, 9m, 8d) #4 Sat-26-Jan-2013 [h] W2-1 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 20)

198. (25y, 9m, 29d) #4 Sat-16-Feb-2013 [a] D2-2 Greenock Morton (SFL First Division - game 21)

199. (25y, 10m, 1d) #4 Tue-19-Feb-2013 [h] W1-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 22)

200. (25y, 10m, 5d) #4 Sat-23-Feb-2013 [h] W1-0 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 23)

201. (25y, 11m, 5d) #4 Sat-23-Mar-2013 [h] W6-1 Livingston (SFL First Division - game 27)

202. (25y, 11m, 9d) #4 Wed-27-Mar-2013 [a] W3-0 Cowdenbeath (SFL First Division - game 28)


21y, 2m, 27d		15.07.2008 Stirling Albion [a] W2-0 (Friendly)
21y, 4m, 5d		23.08.2008 St Johnstone [h] W4-0 (SFL First Division - game 4)
21y, 8m, 16d		03.01.2009 Clyde [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 20)
21y, 10m, 10d		28.02.2009 Livingston [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 26)
22y, 8m, 8d		26.12.2009 Queen of the South [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 18)
23y, 5m, 28d		16.10.2010 Falkirk [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 9)

	2009 - LEAGUE (2nd tier) Runner-up
	2012 - ARR CRAIB CUP Winner
	2013 - CHALLENGE CUP Runner-up
	2013 - LEAGUE (2nd tier) Champion

the decisive games…

2009 - SFL FIRST DIVISION

Sat-02-May-2009 [h] L0-1 Airdrie United (SFL First Division - game 35)

Mathematically it was all over after this defeat. Thistle had most of the chances but little in the way of luck and it was Airdrie who scored in added time. Looking obviously off-side ex-trialist Lynch (remember him?) tapped in a cross from a yard. A cruel last laugh.

Ian McCall

2012 - ARR CRAIB CUP

Sun-22-Jul-2012 [h] W3-1 Everton XI (ARR Craib Cup Final)

ARR Craib Cup. A bullet header by Welsh from an O'Donnell cross (2) put Thistle ahead. Everton had a few chances but Thistle were the better team. A Welsh pen (48) put them 2 ahead but Everton scored (52). 2 mins later Bannigan started and finished a fine move leaving Thistle well on top.

Jackie McNamara

2013 - CHALLENGE CUP

Sun-07-Apr-2013 [n] L1-1* Queen of the South (Challenge Cup Final)

* AET (0-0 90 mins); QOS won 6-5 on pens

At Livingston. On a pitch like concrete, Bannigan and Craig went close then Queens missed a snip. A chip hit the bar and Queens scored with the rebound (101). Muirhead missed a pen and was sent off (head butt, 119, provoked for missing it by QOS players) then Doolan bundled a Forbes cross in (120+).

Jackie McNamara / Alan Archibald

2013 - SFL FIRST DIVISION

Sat-20-Apr-2013 [a] W2-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 34)

Champions! Thistle had most of the game and were comfortable. Forbes hit the post with a free-kick (35). A bullet header by Dowie from a corner (50) sent the crowd wild. Falkirk hit the face of the bar then a marvellous run from half-way and shot by Erskine sealed it (78). Cue the conga!

Jackie McNamara / Alan Archibald

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