History

Partick Thistle were formed within 1876 in the burgh of Partick (administratively independent of Glasgow till 1912 when it was incorporated into a city).

It originally played in what is currently a places of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum next to the river Kelvin & got the total of more range in Partick prior to eventually settling at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill district of Glasgow in 1909. It got to move when their Meadowside ground was razed to produce way for the garner (which was itself exclusively super recently demolished).

A club won a Scottish Ventral suction cup within 1921 beating Rangers 1-0 around a final, and other famously it won the Scottish League Ventral suction cup in 1971 by defeating Celtic 4-1 in the final. It use never win a Scottish Football League however keep around finished around third place on triplet occasions.

It were traditionally one of a top clubs around Scotland, however since a mid Eighties it keep around declined. It is renowned for existence known inside England when Partick Thistle Nil, by using this score line existence rife in the match of the day score spherical up

Inside 1998 a club well-nigh went away from being. Faced using massive debt it seemed when though it would sure enough last smash until the supporters organised a 'Save a Jags' campaign (a Jags existence a club's nickname). This managed to assure a clubs survival although it were relegated to the 2nd Section that month.

Around 2001 it managed to win promotion from either either a 2nd Section to a Number one Section, & a charted season it managed to win promotion from the Foremost Section to the Scottish Premier League, the top section inside Scottish football. It were relegated back to the First Division in 2004 having finished bottom of the SPL. A club's aim ab initio of a ensuing year was for away from the First Division and back into the SPL. Partick were a cappella to handle for away from a Foremost Section but not by existence promoted to the SPL, instead it were relegated to the Second Division. This was a 1st instance a club around Scotland got been relegated from either a top league so relegated once again the below year.

A club's fans traditionally came from either a Northward-West metropolitan area of Glasgow & pride themselves in existence anti-sectarian in opposition to the Protestant loyalties of Rangers and the Catholic loyalties of Celtic. Their traditional challenger (differently a Old Firm) are Clyde.

Far-famed players of the past include Alan Rough, Bobby Lawrie, Alan Hansen, Mo Johnston and Chic Charnley.

Honours

Third Place within Scottish Football League: 1947-48; 1953-54; 1962-63

Scottish Football League, Section Both Champions: 1896-97; 1899-00; 1970-71

Scottish Football League, 1st Section Champions: 1975-76; 2001-02

Scottish Football League, 2nd Section Champions: 2000-01

Scottish Ventral suction chigher Winners: 1920-21; (runners up: 1929-30)

Scottish League Ventral suction chigher Winners: 1971-72; (runners up: 1952-53; 1955-56; 1957-58)

Glasgow Ventral suction cup Winners: 1935; 1951; 1952; 1954; 1960; 1981; 1989

Involvement around European Competitions: Fairs Ventral suction cup, 1963-64; UEFA Ventral suction cup, 1972-73; and Intertoto Cup, 1995-96

Tennents' Sixes Winners: 1993