# 2012–13 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Partick Thistle's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season. Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary
### Season

Partick Thistle finished first in the Scottish First Division, and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. They reached the final of the Challenge Cup, losing 6–5 on penalties to Queen of the South, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

### Management

Thistle began the season under the management of Jackie McNamara. On 29 January 2013, the club gave permission to Dundee United to speak to McNamara about becoming their new manager. The following day McNamara and his assistant Simon Donnelly resigned, to become the new management team at United. Later the same day the club announced that Alan Archibald and Scott Paterson would take over as the club's interim management team. On 22 March, the duo were given the job on a permanent basis signing a one-year rolling contract.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Captains

| P | Name | No. games | Notes |
| DF | Archibald | 22 | Club captain |
| MF | Paton | 8 | Club captain |
| MF | Murray | 2 | Club captain |
| FW | Craig | 5 | Club captain |
| MF | Erskine | 6 | Club captain |
Last updated: 4 May 2013 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Squad

    Last updated 4 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | BEL | Glenn Daniels | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Scott Fox | 36 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ryan Scully | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Graeme Smith | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alan Archibald | 22 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Conrad Balatoni | 35 | 6 | 28+1 | 6 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Andy Dowie | 5 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Liam Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jordan McMillan | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Aaron Muirhead | 39 | 4 | 29+1 | 4 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Stephen O’Donnell | 37 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Paul Paton | 30 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Aaron Sinclair | 40 | 2 | 28+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Stuart Bannigan | 41 | 4 | 32+1 | 3 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jonathan Black | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jamie Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Chris Erskine | 43 | 15 | 31+3 | 10 | 4+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ross Forbes | 30 | 4 | 22+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Bradley Halsman | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Steven Lawless | 44 | 14 | 30+5 | 13 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jordan Leyden | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Caolan McAleer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Hugh Murray | 16 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | David Rowson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Paul Slane | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Sean Welsh | 32 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | David Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Steven Craig | 30 | 14 | 18+7 | 12 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | James Craigen | 24 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Kris Doolan | 41 | 15 | 18+15 | 13 | 0+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Christie Elliott | 28 | 3 | 4+17 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Mark McGuigan | 16 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 4 May 2013
| Position | Name | First Division | First Division | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Glenn Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Scott Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Ryan Scully | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Graeme Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Alan Archibald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Conrad Balatoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Andy Dowie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Liam Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Jordan McMillan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Aaron Muirhead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| DF | Stephen O’Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Paul Paton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| DF | Aaron Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Stuart Bannigan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MF | Jonathan Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jamie Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Chris Erskine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Ross Forbes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MF | Bradley Halsman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Steven Lawless | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Jordan Leyden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Caolan McAleer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Hugh Murray | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| MF | David Rowson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Slane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Sean Welsh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | David Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Steven Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| FW | James Craigen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Kris Doolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Christie Elliott | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Mark McGuigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Awards

    Last updated 3 May 2013
| Name | Award | Month |
| Jackie McNamara | First Division Manager of the Month | August |
| Steven Lawless | Young Player of the Month | August |
| Stuart Bannigan | Young Player of the Month | January |
| Alan Archibald | First Division Manager of the Month | February |
| Alan Archibald | First Division Manager of the Month | March |
| Kris Doolan | Player of the Month | March |
| Scott Fox, Stephen O’Donnell, Aaron Sinclair, Stuart Bannigan & Chris Erskine | PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year | Season |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Partick Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 78 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 67 | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 53 | |
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 52 | |
| 5 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 51 | |

### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* ↑ Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.