# 2007–08 Partick Thistle F.C. season

During the 2007–08 season, Partick Thistle participated in the Scottish First Division and finished the season in 6th place. They reached the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup, where they took eventual winners Rangers to a replay. The season saw the return of former Jag David Rowson who played in 45 competitive matches, the most appearances for any player. This season was Ian McCall's first season in charge of the club as manager.

## Team kit

The team kit for the 2007–08 season was produced by Diadora and the main shirt sponsor was Resolution Asset Management.
| 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 |
| — | GK | SCO | Charles Samushonga (Youth Squad) |
| — | DF | SCO | Michael Robertson (Youth Squad) |
| — | DF | SCO | Alan Archibald |
| — | DF | SCO | William Kinniburgh |
| — | DF | SCO | Ricky Little (Youth Squad) |
| — | DF | SCO | John Robertson |
| — | DF | SCO | Marc Twaddle |
| — | DF | AUS | Simon Storey |
| — | MF | SCO | Simon Donnelly |
| — | MF | IRN | Pedram Ardalany (Youth Squad) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Gary Harkins |
| — | MF | SCO | Stephen McKeown |
| — | MF | SCO | Ryan McStay |
| — | MF | SCO | David Rowson |
| — | MF | SCO | Stevie Murray |
| — | MF | SCO | Kevin McKinlay |
| — | MF | SCO | Scott Chaplain |
| — | FW | SCO | Liam Buchanan |
| — | FW | IRL | Paul Keegan |
| — | FW | SCO | Mark Roberts |
| — | FW | SCO | Graeme Eaglesham (Youth Squad) |
| — | FW | CZE | Vitezslav Mooc |

## Match results
### Friendlies

Friendly match results :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 July 2007 | Montrose | A | 0–2 | | 432 |
| 17 July 2007 | Stenhousemuir | A | 2–2 | Chaplain, Trialist | 456 |
| 19 July 2007 | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Roberts, Buchanan | 970 |
| 21 July 2007 | Ayr United | H | 1–2 | Chaplain | 1,185 |
| 24 July 2007 | Leicester City | H | 0–2 | | 1,403 |
| 26 July 2007 | Albion Rovers | A | 2–0 | Buchanan (2) | |
| 28 July 2007 | Queen's Park | A | 0–1 | | 937 |

### First Division

First Division results :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4 August 2007 | Stirling Albion | A | 1–1 | Donnelly | 2,215 |
| 11 August 2007 | Livingston | H | 3–0 | Strachan (2), Buchanan | 2,481 |
| 18 August 2007 | Clyde | H | 4–0 | Chaplain, Buchanan, Twaddle, Higgins (o.g.) | 3,175 |
| 25 August 2007 | Dundee | A | 0–3 | | 4,354 |
| 1 September 2007 | Hamilton Accies | H | 0–3 | | 3,075 |
| 15 September 2007 | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | Buchanan | 2,895 |
| 22 September 2007 | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Buchanan, McKinlay | 2,419 |
| 29 September 2007 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 4,351 |
| 6 October 2007 | Morton | A | 2–4 | Storey, Twaddle | 3,338 |
| 20 October 2007 | Stirling Albion | H | 1–1 | Buchanan | 2,071 |
| 27 October 2007 | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Keegan | 2,589 |
| 3 November 2007 | Clyde | A | 2–1 | Chaplain, Harkins | 1,980 |
| 10 November 2007 | Hamilton Accies | A | 0–2 | | 2,755 |
| 14 November 2007 | Livingston | A | 4–0 | Chaplain, Buchanan (2), Roberts | 2,018 |
| 1 December 2007 | St Johnstone | H | 2–2 | Roberts, Chaplain | 2,388 |
| 8 December 2007 | Queen of the South | A | 2–1 | Buchanan (2) | 1,753 |
| 15 December 2007 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | Buchanan | 2,176 |
| 22 December 2007 | Morton | H | 1–1 | Di Giacomo | 3,611 |
| 29 December 2007 | Dundee | A | 0–1 | | 4,548 |
| 2 January 2008 | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Roberts | 3,299 |
| 5 January 2008 | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | | 2,490 |
| 19 January 2008 | Hamilton Accies | H | 3–0 | McKinlay (2), Buchanan | 2,409 |
| 9 February 2008 | Stirling Albion | A | 0–1 | | 1,306 |
| 16 February 2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | McKeown | 1,306 |
| 23 February 2008 | Queen of the South | H | 0–0 | | 2,599 |
| 1 March 2008 | Clyde | A | 4–1 | Gray (2), Roberts, Chaplain | 1,717 |
| 4 March 2008 | Livingston | H | 2–1 | McKeown, Gray | 1,372 |
| 15 March 2008 | Morton | A | 0–0 | | 2,682 |
| 22 March 2008 | St Johnstone | H | 0–0 | | 2,309 |
| 29 March 2008 | Hamilton | A | 0–0 | | 2,150 |
| 1 April 2008 | Dundee | H | 1–0 | Roberts | 2,426 |
| 5 April 2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | | 2,500 |
| 8 April 2008 | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Keegan | 1,267 |
| 16 April 2008 | Queen of the South | A | 0–2 | | 1,702 |
| 19 April 2008 | Livingston | A | 0–1 | | 1,575 |
| 26 April 2008 | Morton | H | 0–3 | | 4,915 |

### Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup results :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 24 November 2007 | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Roberts, Buchanan | 2,260 |
| Fourth round | 22 January 2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | Buchanan (2) | 2,434 |
| Fifth round | 2 February 2008 | Livingston | A | 0–0 | | 2,110 |
| Fifth round replay | 12 February 2008 | Livingston | H | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Twaddle | 2,554 |
| Quarter-final | 19 March 2008 | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Gray | 36,724 |
| Quarter-final replay | 13 April 2008 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | | 9,909 |

### Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup results :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 8 August 2007 | Airdrie United | H | 2–1 | Harkins, Murray | 2,125 |
| Second round | 28 August 2007 | St Johnstone | H | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | | 1,769 |
| Third round | 26 September 2007 | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | | 3,337 |

### Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup results :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Second round | 4 September 2007 | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–1 | Harkins, Di Giacomo, Keegan | 1,226 | |
| Third round | 18 September 2007 | Ayr United | A | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Forrest(OG) | 1,110 | |

## Player statistics

| Player | Total Apps | Sub Apps | Goals | YC | RC |
| David Rowson | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Marc Twaddle | 43 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Simon Storey | 40 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| John Robertson | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Archibald | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Gary Harkins | 35 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Chaplain | 32 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Liam Buchanan | 28 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| William Kinniburgh | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Stevie Murray | 18 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan McStay | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Craig Hinchliffe | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Donnelly | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Damon Gray (loaned from Hibernian) | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen McKeown | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Di Giacomo (loaned from Kilmarnock) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Strachan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Keegan | 5 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gibson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Cameron (loaned from Dundee United) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitezslav Mooc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Little | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Connor (loaned from Everton) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Eaglesham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedram Ardalany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Player | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| Liam Buchanan | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Mark Roberts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Scott Chaplain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Damon Gray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Keegan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Twaddle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Harkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Stephen McKeown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Strachan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Di Giacomo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stevie Murray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 51 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Livingston | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 39 | |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 37 | |
* ↑ Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up