2007–08 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle
2007–08 season
ChairmanAllan Cowan
ManagerIan McCall
StadiumFirhill Stadium
Scottish First Division6th
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupThird round
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Liam Buchanan (11)
All: Liam Buchanan (14)
Highest home attendance9,909 vs Rangers
Lowest home attendance1,126 vs Berwick Rangers

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 Northern Ireland NIR Jonathan Tuffey
— GK Scotland SCO Craig Hinchliffe
— GK Scotland SCO Charles Samushonga (Youth Squad)
— DF Scotland SCO Michael Robertson (Youth Squad)
— DF Scotland SCO Alan Archibald
— DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh
— DF Scotland SCO Ricky Little (Youth Squad)
— DF Scotland SCO John Robertson
— DF Scotland SCO Marc Twaddle
— DF Australia AUS Simon Storey
— MF Scotland SCO Simon Donnelly
— MF Iran IRN Pedram Ardalany (Youth Squad)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Gary Harkins
— MF Scotland SCO Stephen McKeown
— MF Scotland SCO Ryan McStay
— MF Scotland SCO David Rowson
— MF Scotland SCO Stevie Murray
— MF Scotland SCO Kevin McKinlay
— MF Scotland SCO Scott Chaplain
— FW Scotland SCO Liam Buchanan
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Keegan
— FW Scotland SCO Mark Roberts
— FW Scotland SCO Graeme Eaglesham (Youth Squad)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Vitezslav Mooc

Match results

Friendlies

Friendly match results
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
11 July 2007 Montrose A 0–2 432 [1]
17 July 2007 Stenhousemuir A 2–2 Chaplain, Trialist 456 [2]
19 July 2007 Falkirk H 2–0 Roberts, Buchanan 970 [3]
21 July 2007 Ayr United H 1–2 Chaplain 1,185 [4]
24 July 2007 Leicester City H 0–2 1,403 [5]
26 July 2007 Albion Rovers A 2–0 Buchanan (2) [6]
28 July 2007 Queen's Park A 0–1 937 [7]

First Division

First Division results
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
4 August 2007 Stirling Albion A 1–1 Donnelly 2,215 [8]
11 August 2007 Livingston H 3–0 Strachan (2), Buchanan 2,481 [9]
18 August 2007 Clyde H 4–0 Chaplain, Buchanan, Twaddle, Higgins (o.g.) 3,175 [10]
25 August 2007 Dundee A 0–3 4,354 [11]
1 September 2007 Hamilton Accies H 0–3 3,075 [12]
15 September 2007 St Johnstone A 1–2 Buchanan 2,895 [13]
22 September 2007 Queen of the South H 2–0 Buchanan, McKinlay 2,419 [14]
29 September 2007 Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 4,351 [15]
6 October 2007 Morton A 2–4 Storey, Twaddle 3,338 [16]
20 October 2007 Stirling Albion H 1–1 Buchanan 2,071 [17]
27 October 2007 Dundee H 1–1 Keegan 2,589 [18]
3 November 2007 Clyde A 2–1 Chaplain, Harkins 1,980 [19]
10 November 2007 Hamilton Accies A 0–2 2,755 [20]
14 November 2007 Livingston A 4–0 Chaplain, Buchanan (2), Roberts 2,018 [21]
1 December 2007 St Johnstone H 2–2 Roberts, Chaplain 2,388 [22]
8 December 2007 Queen of the South A 2–1 Buchanan (2) 1,753 [23]
15 December 2007 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 Buchanan 2,176 [24]
22 December 2007 Morton H 1–1 Di Giacomo 3,611 [25]
29 December 2007 Dundee A 0–1 4,548 [26]
2 January 2008 Clyde H 1–1 Roberts 3,299 [27]
5 January 2008 St Johnstone A 0–2 2,490 [28]
19 January 2008 Hamilton Accies H 3–0 McKinlay (2), Buchanan 2,409 [29]
9 February 2008 Stirling Albion A 0–1 1,306 [30]
16 February 2008 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 McKeown 1,306 [31]
23 February 2008 Queen of the South H 0–0 2,599 [32]
1 March 2008 Clyde A 4–1 Gray (2), Roberts, Chaplain 1,717 [33]
4 March 2008 Livingston H 2–1 McKeown, Gray 1,372 [34]
15 March 2008 Morton A 0–0 2,682 [35]
22 March 2008 St Johnstone H 0–0 2,309 [36]
29 March 2008 Hamilton A 0–0 2,150 [37]
1 April 2008 Dundee H 1–0 Roberts 2,426 [38]
5 April 2008 Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1 2,500 [39]
8 April 2008 Stirling Albion H 1–0 Keegan 1,267 [40]
16 April 2008 Queen of the South A 0–2 1,702 [41]
19 April 2008 Livingston A 0–1 1,575 [42]
26 April 2008 Morton H 0–3 4,915 [43]

Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup results
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round 24 November 2007 Ayr United H 2–1 Roberts, Buchanan 2,260 [44]
Fourth round 22 January 2008 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–1 Buchanan (2) 2,434 [45]
Fifth round 2 February 2008 Livingston A 0–0 2,110 [46]
Fifth round replay 12 February 2008 Livingston H 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Twaddle 2,554 [47]
Quarter-final 19 March 2008 Rangers A 1–1 Gray 36,724 [48]
Quarter-final replay 13 April 2008 Rangers H 0–2 9,909 [49]

Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup results
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 8 August 2007 Airdrie United H 2–1 Harkins, Murray 2,125 [50]
Second round 28 August 2007 St Johnstone H 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 1,769 [51]
Third round 26 September 2007 Aberdeen H 0–2 3,337 [52]

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 [53]
Third round 18 September 2007 Ayr United A 1–2 (a.e.t.) Forrest(OG) 1,110 [54]


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 Team
 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[a]
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
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up

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