There are more books on football than on all other sports put together, so a truly comprehensive bibliography would be a major undertaking. History the story of partick thistle started just over 140 years ago when the side was formed in the early stages of 1876. Partick thistle for sale in uk 59 used partick thistles. Partick thistle football club were formed in the area in 1876, but left to play in the maryhill area of glasgow in 1909. The clubs first recorded match and victory took place in february against a local junior team, named valencia. Here formerly stood the palace of the bishops of glasgow, the lands of which were granted by the regent.
One of rather a lot that he probably scored against us. Partick thistle have informed us that our travelling support will be located in the jackie husband stand at firh. Partick is home to the west of scotland cricket clubs hamilton crescent ground, which was the site of the first ever international football match between scotland and england on 30 november 1872. Partick thistle fc trust a supporters group that own 19. Thistle currently compete in the scottish championship, the second tier of the spfl structure, following relegation via playoffs from the scottish premiership in the 2017.
Thistle captain oware on mccall, new jags signings and bouncing back from injury. Partick thistle unveil their terrifying new mascot. A reissue of this official written and complete statistical history of partick thistle fc, known as the jags, which covers the fortunes of the club from formation in 1876 through to 2002 and includes a complete statistical record for this period. Partick thistle football club nicknamed the jags are a professional football club from glasgow, scotland. Jun 27, 2015 c an david shrigley do for partick thistle what frank gehry did for bilbao. They range from old, old football books and pamphlets, detailing the early days of a clubs history to contemporary football books, offering an up to date profile of hundreds of football clubs, domestic and international. Match report clyde 0 v 0 partick thistle clyde football club. Mark roberts xrated outburst against celtic, rangers. The club have been members of the scottish professional football league since its formation in 20. Track breaking partick thistle headlines on newsnow. Partick thistle academy trials a large number of upcoming football players search for information on how to join partick thistle fc academy.
Partick thistle will honour the memory of john lambie by renaming the north stand at firhill after the legendary manager. Partick thistle news breaking news 247 latest news. According to the official history book he was listed at inside right the following week, as thistle defeated methlan park by 4. Retrieved 16 october 2018 via partick thistle history archive. Dec 05, 2014 who are the jags players in this photo. Partick thistle captain tam oware signs firhill contract extension. Spfl official site of scottish professional football league.
Official history book gives hogan and gibb as the scorers. And manager stephen robinson will be keen to go the whole week unbeaten as his side travel to firhill stadium. Motherwell face partick thistle this weekend in the ladbrokes premiership in their third game in seven days. See more partick thistle official history 18762002 b. Football club histories i p football club histories come in all shapes and sizes. Lambie had four spells at the club starting in 1988 until he retired in. Dec 30, 2014 partick thistle always held a very special place in his heart. In 1986, he became only the fifth person honoured by an sfa lifetime achievement award. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Since 1909, the stadium has been the home of partick thistle, who compete in the scottish championship. Celtic slapped with sfa fine over partick thistle scottish cup bust. Then, last year, i published my second book take me to your paradise.
Its a great book, particularly as my face is in the crowd photo on the cover. I was a ballboy at that time at firhill not at parkhead of course so the players are obvious to me. Partick thistle rangers aet rangers football club. Partick thistle fc thetff torquay united fans forum. That is, restore the fortunes of a fading, neglected product of the first industrial age a football club in shrigley. Partick thistle accepts cruel relegation despite matchinhand originally appeared on read more microsoft may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase something through. Arbroath vs partick thistle hospitality a few places remain.
C in december 2005 firhill also became the temporary home of glasgows professional rugby union team, glasgow warriors, when they moved from their previous base at hughenden. The day hansen and thistle were a thorn in celtics side. The club currently plays in the scottish womens premier league 2, the second division of womens football in scotland. Partick thistle fc latest news, reaction, results, pictures. Welcome to the official partick thistle fc facebook page. The location of this match, and thereby thistles first home ground, was recorded as. By kenneth campbell kenneth campbell, the famous goalkeeper for partick thistle and scotland, continues the story of his wonderful football career. Partick thistle player in demand from english clubs by niallcinneide leave a comment in 1890 the poaching of scottish players by english professional clubs was rife, and one partick thistle player was a target.
Partick thistle 03 celtic, glasgow cup miscellaneous. Firhill stadium simple english wikipedia, the free. A blistering first half display saw the light blues put four past thistle with goals from holly napier, a double from carla boyce and a chelsie watson header. Major league soccer special edition, including history, humor and most memorable moments. Partick thistle football club, glasgow, united kingdom. Formed in 1876 and known to their supporters as the jags, partick thistle football club is the great glasgow alternative to the might of the old firm, and to those. On saturday, oct 23, 1971, celtic, managed by the great jock stein and in the midst of a reign which would bring them nine successive league championships, took on. Kris doolan fired thistle level with barely a kick of the game left, leaving the gers with half an hour to find a winner for a trip to the national stadium. Partick thistle football club 18762002, official history. Currently, the team play in the scottish premiership. Candeias scored a powerful leftfooted drive within four minutes of the restart and then eduardo herrera added to the tally with a near post flick to book.
Thistle weir ladies football club was officially founded as part of the thistle weir academy in 2014, having. The warriors could not continue their challenge cup heroics as they were ultimately beaten by a partick thistle side who were just too strong for them in the end. These prickles are an adaptation that protects the plant from being eaten by herbivores. If you know the history the good, the bad and the ugly of celtics occasionally traumatic but never dull history. There are more books on football than on all other sports put together, so a truly comprehensive. Partick thistle football club was formed in 1876 in the burgh of partick, which was at that time administratively independent of glasgow partick was not subsumed into glasgow until 1912.
This category covers football history in general or with a wider sweep than that of the history of individual football clubs. Scotland partick thistle fc results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news soccerway. Partick thistle mascot is unveiled, terrifies twitter. One of the first mentions of football is by thomas elyot in his book, beastly fury, originally published in 1531. A boring 70 minutes came into life in the final 20 as thistle saw a penalty awarded before the decision was reversed, cole hit the bar and gordon went narrowly wide. Partick thistle football club 18762002, official history, hb. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Facebook page of the partick thistle historian a quarterly magazine looking a rich and varied history of partick thistle football club. This is, therefore, a selected list of books rather than a complete list, and does not include handbooks or small ephemeral items. Front page of partick thistles website on day they unleash most terrifying mascot in history.
The glasgow warriors will take up a twoyear residency at firhill from the start of the 200708 magners league season. Proof of postage obtained so i will not be responsible for loss or damage in the post. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family asteraceae. His wiki page says that he signed for us in 1977, though he never played. Why not enjoy the game with us in our hospitality suites.
Livingston 11 partick thistle 31 pens posted on saturday, 15 july, 2017 by admin august 5, 2017 livi claimed a betfred cup bonus point with a penalty shootout win over partick thistle as neil alexander enjoyed a memorable second debut at the tony macaroni arena. Partick thistle football club is a professional football team based at firhill stadium in glasgow, scotland. Scotland partick thistle fc results, fixtures, squad. Partick thistle always held a very special place in his heart. April 17, 1965, league, celtic 12 partick thistle, celtic park to.
Used, partick thistle official history 18762002 large format programme has a slight horizontal fold and a minor mark. The scottish thistle is a resilient little weed has always bloomed across scotlands landscape, but it wasnt until the th century that its place in the countrys symbolism and written history began. The inchview boys are in town partick thistle the early years. Lerwick thistle football club, centenary history, 19022002, scottish football. Partick thistle fc make 202021 season tickets available following fan demand partick thistle fc official site. Looking at the photo on page 146 of the history book, id swear that was david hislop sitting on. My aim is to have a comprehensive collection of jags memorabilia, pictures. Lee oconnor has joined partick thistle on loan until the end of this season. Apr 23, 2020 founded in 1876 in partick, thistle played at various homes in kelvingrove, jordanvale, muirpark, inchview and meadowside, before settling at firhill in 1909. Keown came through the academy ranks at reading after joining the club at the age of 16 in 2011. Livingston 2 partick thistle 1 as scott pittman winner. Theres no record of it in the official history book.
In addition to featuring in a hardback book of partick thistle legends, wright was posthumously inducted into the official st mirren hall of fame in november 2005. Partick thistle fc 18762002, the official history 2002. We head to firhill this afternoon for our championship game against partick thistle. Kenneth campbell continues his life story chapter 2. In this common games the teams scored a average of 3 goals per match. Media about celtic categories books are split into the following categories. Nov 01, 2002 a reissue of this official written and complete statistical history of partick thistle fc, known as the jags, which covers the fortunes of the club from formation in 1876 through to 2002 and includes a complete statistical record for this period. Time line history of buckie thistle football club courtesy of e thain club historian buckie thistle timeline. R reid, n kennedy, w thomson, w anderson, s deans, 288 pages. To come up with my route i looked at niall kennedys partick thistle the early years website and the book partick thistle football club 1876 2002 the official history by robert reid and others. Partick thistle official history 1876 2002 various on. My names marco, i write from italy and i looking all informatio. Formed in 1876 and known to their supporters as the jags, partick thistle football club is the great glasgow alternative to the might of the old firm, and to those who follow the amateur code of queens park. Rangers cruised into the quarter finals of the swpl league cup with a crushing 04 defeat of partick thistle at petershill park.
With their record for unpredictability and chronic underachievement, partick thistle have always been the butt of jokes. Neilly gibson of rangers, the greatest forgotten player in. Stadium guide for firhill stadium the home ground of partick thistle f. Rodney march man city partick thistle johnny crossan book of footbal no. The official history book allowed me to begin a search for some details of alexs career and im sure many people reading this may share this experience. Arbroath vs partick thistle hospitality arbroath fc. Partick thistle trust urge shareholders to reject billionaire. Partick thistle vs celtic year up to 2020 the soccer teams partick thistle and celtic played 21 games up to today. Eight years after their return to division one, thistle won the 2012 title and returned to the top tier of what was now the scottish professional football league. Quite simply, willie paul powered his way into becoming the first partick thistle giant in the best possible way by sticking the ball in the back of the net. All the ins and outs for the friday night premiership clash the latest on eboue kouassis injury, and who the jags have in the squad for the firhill game. A boring 70 minutes came into life in the final 20 as thistle saw a penalty awarded before the decision was reversed, cole. In the very front rank among professional players, campbell, although still quite a young man, yet has had great experience in the highest class of football.
The main stand is named after club legend jackie husband and houses the majority of the fans on match days. Referee alan muir assistants paul oneil and gary hilland fourth official david lowe. The 19yearold irish defender joined celtic from manchester united last summer, and he. Partick thistle football club are a professional football club from glasgow, scotland. Prickles can also occur all over the plant on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. September 23, 1967, league, celtic 11 st johnstone, celtic park. Firhill stadium is a football and former rugby union, rugby league and greyhound racing stadium located in the maryhill area of glasgow, scotland. Firhill stadium is the home ground of the scottish association football club, partick thistle f. You can watch highlights of the weekend games in the ladbrokes premiership on the spfl youtube channel via the links below. Partick thistle academy the ultimate guide updated 2019.
Partick thistle legends kennedy, niall, hosie, tom on. Centenary club lifeline join the centenary club lifeline, you can do so by clicking on the title above and completing the two simple steps, it really is that easy. Welcome to the partick thistle online shop the best place to get that perfect jags themed gift for the person in your life with red and yellow running through their. One of the bestknown thistle legends takes place in the mid th century during a surprise invasion by the soldiers of the norse king, haakon. Partick thistle official history 18762002 by various 1 nov 2002. Partick thistle 04 rangers wfc rangers football club. It has been the womens section of partick thistle since 20.
Wrights photograph is on permanent display at hampden parks scottish football museum. We welcome partick thistle to gayfield this saturday 25th january 2020 as the championship continues. From the above partick thistle game near the end of the 196465 season through to the st johnstone game in season 196768, john clark never missed a single celtic game a run of 140 matches in all. Neilly gibson left rangers in 1904 to join partick thistle, winning the last of his 14 scotland caps while at firhill. Willie paul the first partick thistle giant partick. Our afternoons in the caird hospitality suite and new championship lounge are full of entertainment, laughs and good. The photo shows sandy brown with neil duffy in close attendance. Can david shrigleys monster mascot score a late winner for. Partick thistle football club nicknamed the jags are a professional football club from. Despite their name, the club are based at firhill stadium in the maryhill area of the city, and have not played in partick since 1908. Well again, the official history of motherwell fc 18862004 2004. A rangers legend, one of the greatest footballers in scottish football history, neilly gibson is inducted in the rangers hall of fame.
Partick thistle news, transfers and match reports glasgow times. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Their first game came on 19th february 1876 when they faced valencia not the spanish giants, rather a local junior side getting off to a flying start by recording a 10 victory. Partick thistle womens football club, formerly known as thistle weir ladies football club, is a scottish womens football club based in the city of glasgow. Read the stories of the players who played for partick thistle in 188889 season. Opposite is the colin weir stand, which has stood since the 20s and is named after the life long thistle fan and lottery winner who has done so much for the club in recent years. The scottish thistle why its the perfect national flower. Ohio state makes history with first three picks of 2020 nfl draft 02.
The official website of clyde football club, a scottish professional football. Partick thistle accepts cruel relegation despite matchinhand. The inchview boys are in town by william sheridan leave a comment in 2015 the football club created a huge banner which is displayed in the north stand at firhill and shows the thistle team from 188889, and i bestowed on the team members the honour of now being honorary seasonticket holders. The old alternative glasgow derby saw winless clyde take on in form partick. Hoops remain on course for an unbeaten season and pass a century of goals with thumping win at firhill. Young defender niall keown has completed a permanent transfer to scottish premiership side partick thistle, making the move for an undisclosed fee after impressing on loan at firhill during the second half of last season. It makes me extremely proud to know that a relative of mine served thistle so well, a long time before i was born. Emilio izaguirre celtic right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Typically, an involucre with a clasping shape similar to a cup.
Lee oconnor joins partick thistle on loan celticfc. Partick thistle football club 18762002, official history, hb, 288 pages. Partick thistle honour john lambie by renaming north stand. Gordon then went within inches of gifting thistle all three points, but his shot from a graham knock down went narrowly wide.
Welcome to my unofficial partick thistle history archive. Despite their name, the club are based in the maryhill area of the city, and have not played in partick since 1908. Many thousands of both rare and common issue football cards,stickers,pogs,caps and transfers, including many rare foreign issues. Welcome to the official partick thistle football club facebook page.
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