# 2009–10 Partick Thistle F.C. season

During the 2009–10 season, Partick Thistle participated in the Scottish First Division, having finished in 2nd place the previous season.

## Team kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Puma in partnership with Greaves Sports and the main shirt sponsor will be Ignis Asset Management as per season 2008–09. The home kit will be the same as season 2008–09 and the away is a silver, black & pink camouflage design with black sleeves. A Centenary top was also announced to mark Thistle's 100th year at Firhill Stadium, to be worn against Dunfermline Athletic in the league match closest to the first ever game at the ground.
| Home colours | Away colours |

## Notable events

Season 2009–10 marks the Centenary of Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium. A Centenary Top (in the club's original navy blue) is to be released by their official partners Greaves Sports and the club also set up a Centenary Fundraiser with the slogan "£100k for 100 Years".
With 2009 also being Alan Archibald's Testimonial Year, several functions were held and a Testimonial Match against a Liverpool XI played. This game took place on Tuesday 11 August, the match ending in a 1–1 draw.
Having been with the Club in a playing capacity until the end of season 2008–09, Simon Donnelly returned in a player-coach role following the departure of John Henry, First Team Coach, to Burnley F.C.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 | Patrick Boyle |
| — | DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan |
| — | DF | SCO | William Kinniburgh |
| — | DF | SCO | Ricky Little (on loan at Queen's Park) |
| — | DF | SCO | Ian Maxwell |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Paton |
| — | DF | SCO | John Robertson |
| — | MF | SCO | Jamie Adams (on loan from Kilmarnock) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Paul Cairney |
| — | MF | SCO | Mark Corcoran |
| — | MF | SCO | Chris Erskine |
| — | MF | SCO | Bryan Hodge |
| — | MF | SCO | Stephen McKeown |
| — | MF | SCO | David Rowson |
| — | FW | SCO | Simon Donnelly |
| — | FW | SCO | Liam Buchanan |
| — | FW | SCO | Kris Doolan |
| — | FW | SCO | Jim Hamilton |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Lovell |

### Youth Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SCO | Ryan Scully |
| — | GK | SCO | Graeme Shepherd |
| — | DF | SCO | Kyle Lochhead |
| — | DF | SCO | Ross McGeough |
| — | DF | SCO | Colin Stevenson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Stuart Bannigan |
| — | MF | SCO | Jamie Campbell |
| — | MF | SCO | Ryan MacBeth |
| — | FW | SCO | Kieran Burns |
| — | FW | SCO | Philip Middlemiss |

## Match results
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 July 2009 | Stirling Albion | Forthbank Stadium | 1-1 | Cairney (pen.) | 604 |
| 14 July 2009 | Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2-0 | Robertson, Doolan | |
| 18 July 2009 | Clyde | Broadwood Stadium | 1-2 | Doolan | |
| 29 July 2009 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 3-2 | Donnelly (2), Doolan | 1,832 |
| 11 August 2009 | Liverpool XI† | Firhill Stadium | 1-1 | Erskine | 2,529 |
† Alan Archibald's Testimonial

### Scottish First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 August | Ayr United | Somerset Park | 1-1 | Donnelly | 3,078 |
| 15 August | Ross County | Firhill Stadium | 0-0 | | 2,391 |
| 22 August | Queen of the South | Palmerston Park | 0-1 | | 2,915 |
| 29 August | Greenock Morton | Firhill Stadium | 5-0 | Buchanan (2), Corcoran (2), Cairney | 2,986 |
| 12 September | Raith Rovers | Stark's Park | 1-1 | Doolan | 2,387 |
| 19 September | Dunfermline Athletic | Firhill Stadium | 2-0 | Cairney, Donnelly | 3,263 |
| 26 September | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 3-2 | Buchanan (2), Archibald | 3,218 |
| 3 October | Airdrie Utd | Firhill Stadium | 2-0 | Hodge, Donnelly | 2,839 |
| 10 October | Dundee | Dens Park | 0-2 | | 5,364 |
| 17 October | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium | 2-0 | Corcoran, Buchanan | 3,055 |
| 24 October | Ross County | Victoria Park | 2-2 | Erskine, Buchanan | 2,369 |
| 31 October | Raith Rovers | Firhill Stadium | 1-2 | Donnelly | 3,084 |
| 7 November | Greenock Morton | Cappielow | 2-0 | Buchanan, Donnelly | 2,738 |
| 14 November | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park | 1-3 | Cairney | 3,111 |
| 21 November | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium | 2-1 | Adams, Lovell | 2,353 |
| 5 December | Dundee | Firhill Stadium | 0-2 | | 4,453 |
| 12 December | Airdrie Utd | Excelsior Stadium | 5-2 | Donnelly, McKeown, Lovell (2), Cairney | 1,321 |
| 26 December | Queen of the South | Firhill Stadium | 2-2 | Paton, Adams | 2,766 |
| 4 January | Greenock Morton | Firhill Stadium | 1-0 | Cairney | 2,192 |
| 16 January | Raith Rovers | Stark's Park | 0-1 | | 1,951 |
| 23 January | Dunfermline Athletic | Firhill Stadium | 1-4 | Buchanan | 2,607 |
| 30 January | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 1-2 | Corcoran | 3,107 |
| 13 February | Airdrie Utd | Firhill Stadium | 2-0 | Cairney (2) | 2,404 |
| 20 February | Dundee | Dens Park | 0-1 | | 5,216 |
| 27 February | Ross County | Firhill Stadium | 2-1 | Buchanan, Hodge | 2,192 |
| 6 March | Queen of the South | Palmerston Park | 0-1 | | 2,674 |
| 10 March | Ayr United | Somerset Park | 0-1 | | 1,505 |
| 20 March | Greenock Morton | Cappielow Park | 0-1 | | 2,163 |
| 23 March | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park | 2-1 | Buchanan, Donnelly | 2,401 |
| 27 March | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium | 0-1 | | 2,380 |
| 3 April | Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium | 0-2 | | 1,142 |
| 10 April | Dundee | Firhill Stadium | 0-1 | | 2,545 |
| 17 April | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium | 0-1 | | 1,877 |
| 19 April | Raith Rovers | Firhill Stadium | 0-0 | | 1,151 |
| 24 April | Ross County | Victoria Park | 2-1 | Donnelly, Grehan | 2,175 |
| 1 May | Queen of the South | Firhill Stadium | 1-0 | Doolan | 2,912 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4 | 9 January 2010 | Dundee United | Firhill | 0-2 | | 4,002 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 August 2009 | Berwick Rangers | Firhill | 5-1 | Hodge, Buchanan (2), Erskine (2) | 1,472 |
| 2 | 25 August 2009 | Queen of the South | Firhill | 1-2 | Donnelly | 1,527 |

### Challenge Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 25 July 2009 | Airdrie United | New Broomfield | 1-0 | Buchanan | 1,325 |
| 2 | 19 August 2009 | Forfar Athletic | Station Park | 6-1 | Doolan, Hamilton (2), Rowson, Donnelly, Cairney | 532 |
| Quarter-Final | 6 September 2009 | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium | 1-1 (ICT won 4-3 on pens) | Buchanan | 1,746 |

## Player statistics
### League Appearances

| Player | Apps (Sub Apps) | | | |
| Jamie Adams (loan Killie) | 4 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan Archibald | 15 (0) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Patrick Boyle | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Buchanan | 10 (1) | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Cairney | 17 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Martyn Corrigan | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Corcoran | 14 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Donnelly | 15 (2) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kris Doolan | 2 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Erskine | 6 (11) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Hamilton | 2 (7) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Hinchliffe | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hodge | 10 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kinniburgh | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Little | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lovell | 3 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Maxwell | 17 (0) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stephen McKeown | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Paton | 15 (0) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Robertson | 15 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Rowson | 17 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 16 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Cup Appearances

| Player | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| Player | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | |
| Alan Archibald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Boyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Cairney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Corcoran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martyn Corrigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Doolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Erskine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hinchliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Kinniburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McKeown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Paton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rowson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tuffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Scorers

| P | Player | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | Liam Buchanan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Simon Donnelly | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Paul Cairney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Mark Corcoran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Steve Lovell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Chris Erskine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Jim Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Kris Doolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Bryan Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Alan Archibald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Jamie Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Stephen McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | David Rowson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 56 |
| 5 | Ross County | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 42 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 37 |