# 2013–14 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Partick Thistle's first season back in the top flight of Scottish football after a nine-year absence and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Partick Thistle also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Squad

    Last updated 4 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Scott Fox | 24 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Stephen O’Donnell | 30 | 1 | 23+4 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 39 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Sean Welsh | 13 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Aaron Muirhead | 21 | 4 | 18+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Conrad Balatoni | 32 | 2 | 29+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | James Craigen | 32 | 0 | 24+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Stuart Bannigan | 34 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Kris Doolan | 38 | 11 | 22+13 | 11 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Ross Forbes | 20 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GHA | Prince Buaben | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Steven Lawless | 31 | 5 | 17+10 | 4 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SCO | Paul Gallacher | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MEX | Gabriel | 19 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Christie Elliott | 32 | 3 | 9+19 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Hugh Murray | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Lee Mair | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Jordan McMillan | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | John Baird | 17 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | George Moncur | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Mark McGuigan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Isaac Osbourne | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Mark Kerr | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | COD | Henoc Mukendi | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Lyle Taylor | 18 | 5 | 15+3 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Gary Fraser | 17 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Kallum Higginbotham | 37 | 8 | 31+3 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Liam Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Chris Erskine | 13 | 2 | 13+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SCO | David Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 4 May 2014
| Number | Position | Name | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Scott Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Stephen O’Donnell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Sean Welsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Aaron Muirhead | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Conrad Balatoni | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | James Craigen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Stuart Bannigan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Kris Doolan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Ross Forbes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Prince Buaben | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Steven Lawless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Paul Gallacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Gabriel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Christie Elliott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Hugh Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Lee Mair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | John Baird | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | George Moncur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Mark McGuigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Isaac Osbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Mark Kerr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Henoc Mukendi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Lyle Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Gary Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Kallum Higginbotham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Liam Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Chris Erskine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | David Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 102 | 25 | +77 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 58 | |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 57 | |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 39 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hibernian (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to the Championship |
* ↑ St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
* ↑ Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

### Division summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | L |
| Position | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |

### Management statistics

    Last updated on 4 May 2014
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| Alan Archibald | 2 August 2013 | 3 May 2014 | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 022.50 |

## Contract extensions

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.
| Date | Player | Length | Expiry |
| 21 May 2013 | Kris Doolan | 2 years | 2015 |
| 21 May 2013 | Ross Forbes | 1 years | 2014 |
| 24 May 2013 | Stephen O'Donnell | 2 years | 2015 |
| 3 June 2013 | Aaron Muirhead | 2 years | 2015 |
| 4 June 2013 | Stuart Bannigan | 2 years | 2015 |
| 17 June 2013 | Jordan McMillan | 2 years | 2015 |
| 18 July 2013 | Conrad Balatoni | 1 year | 2015 |
| 14 August 2013 | Sean Welsh | 1 year | 2015 |
| 7 January 2014 | Scott Basalaj | 5 Months | 2014 |