# 2008–09 Partick Thistle F.C. season

During the 2008–09 season, Partick Thistle participate in the Scottish First Division

## Team kit

The team kit for the 2008–09 season is produced by Puma in partnership with Greaves Sports and the main shirt sponsor is Ignis asset management. The away kit is pink with grey stripes, and has attracted much media attention at the start of the season.
| Home colours | Away colours |

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NIR | Jonathan Tuffey |
| — | GK | SCO | Craig Hinchliffe |
| — | DF | SCO | Alan Archibald |
| — | DF | SCO | William Kinniburgh |
| — | DF | SCO | Ian Maxwell |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Paton |
| — | DF | SCO | John Robertson |
| — | DF | AUS | Simon Storey |
| — | DF | SCO | Marc Twaddle |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Paul Cairney (on loan to Queen's Park) |
| — | MF | SCO | Scott Chaplain |
| — | MF | SCO | Gary Harkins |
| — | MF | SCO | Stephen McKeown |
| — | MF | SCO | Kevin McKinlay |
| — | MF | SCO | David Rowson |
| — | FW | SCO | Liam Buchanan |
| — | FW | SCO | Simon Donnelly |
| — | FW | SCO | Kris Doolan |

## Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SCO | Ryan Scully |
| — | DF | SCO | Ricky Little |
| — | DF | SCO | Ross McGeough |
| — | DF | SCO | Michael Robertson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Ryan MacBeth |
| — | MF | SCO | Philip Middlemiss |
| — | FW | SCO | Graeme Eaglesham (on loan to Albion Rovers) |

## Match results
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 5 July 2008 | Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 3–1 | 473 | McKinlay, Lynch (trialist) (2) |
| 10 July 2008 | Ayr United | Somerset Park | 2–1 | | Roberts, McKinlay |
| 10 July 2008 | Stranraer | Stair Park | 0–3 | | |
| 12 July 2008 | Brechin City | Glebe Park | 0–1 | | |
| 15 July 2008 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank | 2–0 | | Paton, Roberts |
| 19 July 2008 | Carlisle United | Firhill | 0–0 | 1,235 | |
| 21 July 2008 | Burnley | Firhill | 0–1 | 1,162 | |

### League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 2 August 2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | Firhill | 1-0 | 3,092 | McKeown |
| 9 August 2008 | Airdrie Utd | New Broomfield | 1–0 | 2,165 | Gray |
| 17 August 2008 | Queen of the South | Palmerston Park | 0–2 | 3,272 | |
| 23 August 2008 | St Johnstone | Firhill | 4–0 | 2,961 | Robertson, Maxwell, Paton, Harkins |
| 30 August 2008 | Ross County | Firhill | 0–1 | 2,945 | |
| 13 September 2008 | Clyde | Broadwood | 1–1 | 2,191 | Chaplain |
| 20 September 2008 | Greenock Morton | Firhill | 2–1 | 3,368 | Harkins, Maxwell |
| 27 September 2008 | Livingston | Almondvale | 1–3 | 2,150 | Maxwell |
| 4 October 2008 | Dundee | Firhill | 0–0 | 2,556 | |
| 18 October 2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park | 0–1 | 3,242 | |
| 25 October 2008 | St Johnstone | McDiarmid Park | 0–3 | 2,771 | |
| 1 November 2008 | Queen of the South | Firhill | 2–0 | 2,971 | McKinlay, Harkins |
| 8 November 2008 | Clyde | Firhill | 2–0 | 3,003 | Buchanan, McKeown |
| 22 November 2008 | Livingston | Firhill | 2–1 | 2,416 | Buchanan, McKeown |
| 25 November 2008 | Ross County | Victoria Park | 0–1 | 1,625 | |
| 13 December 2008 | Airdrie United | Firhill | 2–1 | 2,296 | Harkins, McLaughlin (og) |
| 20 December 2008 | Dundee | Dens Park | 0–0 | 3,569 | |
| 27 December 2008 | Ross County | Firhill | 0–2 | 2,465 | |
| 30 December 2008 | Greenock Morton | Cappielow | 0–2 | 2,385 | |
| 3 January 2009 | Clyde | Broadwood | 4–2 | 2,016 | Donnelly, Harkins, Paton, Buchanan |
| 17 January 2009 | St Johnstone | Firhill | 0–0 | 3,353 | |
| 24 January 2009 | Queen of the South | Palmerston Park | 2–2 | 2,811 | Doolan, Chaplain |
| 31 January 2009 | Airdrie United | New Broomfield | 1–0 | 1,988 | Buchanan |
| 14 February 2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | Firhill | 2–3 | 2,957 | Buchanan, Doolan |
| 21 February 2009 | Greenock Morton | Firhill | 1–0 | 3,348 | Doolan |
| 28 February 2009 | Livingston | Almondvale | 4–2 | 2,876 | Harkins (2), Paton, Rowson |
| 7 March 2009 | Clyde | Firhill | 0–1 | 3,579 | |
| 10 March 2009 | Ross County | Victoria Park | 2–0 | 2,017 | Doolan (2) |
| 14 March 2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park | 1–0 | 2,736 | Harkins |
| 22 March 2009 | Dundee | Firhill | 1–1 | 3,303 | McKinlay |
| 4 April 2009 | St Johnstone | McDiarmid Park | 1–1 | 4,909 | Harkins |
| 11 April 2009 | Queen of the South | Firhill | 0–2 | 2,830 | |
| 18 April 2009 | Greenock Morton | Cappielow | 1–0 | 3,323 | Akins |
| 25 April 2009 | Livingston | Firhill | 1–0 | 2,803 | Buchanan |
| 2 May 2009 | Airdrie United | Firhill | 0–1 | 3,255 | |
| 9 May 2009 | Dundee | Dens Park | 0–4 | 2,831 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 3 | 29 November 2008 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank Stadium | 3–2 | 1,472 | Chaplain, Harkins, Buchanan |
| 4 | 10 January 2008 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 0–3 | 1,803 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 5 August 2008 | Forfar | Firhill | 4–3 (a.e.t) | 1,195 | McKeown, Gray (2), Chaplain |
| 2 | 26 August 2008 | Dundee | Dens Park | 2–1 | 2,507 | Maxwell, Harkins |
| 3 | 24 September 2008 | Rangers | Firhill | 1–2 | 6,497 | McKeown |

### Challenge Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 26 July 2008 | Queen's Park | Firhill | 2–1 | 1,386 | Gray, Roberts |
| 2 | 12 August 2008 | Peterhead | Firhill | 4–2 | 1,133 | Donnelly, McKeown (2), Harkins |
| 3 | 7 September 2008 | Livingston | Almondvale Stadium | 2–0 | 1,340 | Turner, Twaddle |
| Semi-Final | 12 October 2008 | Airdrie United | Firhill | 0–1 | 2,761 | |

## Player statistics
### First Division

| Player | League Apps | Sub Apps | Goals | YC | RC |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Rowson | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Harkins | 34 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Paton | 32 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Simon Storey | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Marc Twaddle | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Robertson | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Maxwell | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Donnelly | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan Archibald | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stephen McKeown | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Liam Buchanan | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kris Doolan | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| William Kinniburgh | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Chaplain | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 12 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Lucas Akins | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Gray | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Lennon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McStay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Scottish Cup

| Player | Cup Apps | Sub Apps | Goals | YC | RC |
| Liam Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Harkins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Paton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Archibald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rowson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Donnelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Chaplain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McStay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Twaddle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan MacBeth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Doolan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### League Cup

| Player | Cup Apps | Sub Apps | Goals | YC | RC |
| Simon Storey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Twaddle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Gray | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Harkins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Maxwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Donnelly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McKeown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McStay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Paton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rowson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Chaplain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Lennon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Challenge Cup

| Player | Cup Apps | Sub Apps | Goals | YC | RC |
| David Rowson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Storey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Chaplain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Paton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Harkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marc Twaddle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Gray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hinchliffe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Donnelly | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Kinniburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen McKeown | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Turner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McStay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Friendlies

| Player | Apps | Sub Apps | Goals | YC | RC |
| Paul Paton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Twaddle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Chaplain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Maxwell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Robertson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rowson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kinniburgh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Harkins | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Lynch (trialist) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hinchliffe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McKeown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McStay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Storey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Eaglesham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedram Ardalany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Little | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan MacBeth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Middlemiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Cleland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross McGeough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Tully | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Vezza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Player | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| Gary Harkins | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Liam Buchanan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Stephen McKeown | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Kris Doolan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ian Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Chaplain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Damon Gray | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Paton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Rowson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Akins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Twaddle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St Johnstone (C, P) | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 65 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 55 | |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 51 | |
| 4 | Dundee | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 50 | |
| 5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 47 | |