Partick is a Glasgow football club founded in 1876, widely known through its Partick Thistle identity and Jags nickname. Based at Firhill in Maryhill since 1909, the club carries a distinctive red, yellow and black visual tradition. This team page brings together the recorded 2026 squad, coaching chronology, recent movement and competition footprint, while placing the club within the wider story of Scottish professional football. Its profile combines long local continuity with a modern community-conscious outlook.
Partick Upcoming matches by league
Championship
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- Regular Season - 6
Stenhousemuir
Partick
Ochilview Park -
- Regular Season - 7
Partick
Raith Rovers
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- Regular Season - 8
Dunfermline
Partick
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- Regular Season - 9
PartickNo H2HArbroath
Partick Last matches by league
Championship
League Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Premiership
FA Cup
Challenge Cup
Partick Team Roster
Partick’s recorded squad contains 29 players: five attackers, nine defenders, three goalkeepers and 12 midfielders. The forward group includes A. Samuel, E. Henderson, S. Docherty and T. Watt, while the defensive unit features L. Ashcroft, P. Reading and C. Loughrey. C. Storey, L. Budinauckas and L. McFarlane provide three listed goalkeeping options. Midfield depth includes B. Dempsey, G. Mackay-Steven, R. Crawford, R. Diack, O. Smyth and S. Drozd. The roster also includes additional squad figures such as Jamie Low and T. Letsosa, giving the group a broad positional spread.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Cammy Logan
Patrick James Reading
Lee Ashcroft
Ethan John Ingram
Daniel O'Reilly
Cale Loughrey
Ben McPherson
L. Dolan
Jamie Low
position Midfielder
Ben Michael Dempsey
Gary Sean Mackay-Steven
Robert Crawford
Ricco Diack
Aidan Fitzpatrick
Matthew Falconer
Ben Robert Gordon Stanway
Josh Miller
D. Gray
Tsoanelo Letsosa
position Attacker
Sebastian Drozd
Oisin Smyth
Alexander Kinloch Samuel
Euan Drennan Henderson
Anthony Paul Watt
S. Docherty
T. Horn
Last Partick Coachs
Mark Wilson is the most recent recorded appointment in Partick’s coaching timeline, beginning on 1 February 2025. The available chronology does not establish him as the current holder of the role, so his entry is presented as a dated appointment rather than a current designation. Kris Doolan’s tenure ran from February 2023 to February 2025, following Ian McCall from September 2019 to February 2023. Gary Caldwell appears earlier, from October 2018 to September 2019, with Scott Allison recorded briefly in September 2019. All named coaches are Scottish.
Mark Wilson
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Wilson | Scotland | 1 February 2025 | |
| Kris Mark Doolan | Scotland | 1 February 2023 | 1 February 2025 |
| Ian Holland McCall | Scotland | 1 September 2019 | 1 February 2023 |
| Scott Allison | Scotland | 1 September 2019 | 1 September 2019 |
| Gary Robert Caldwell | Scotland | 1 October 2018 | 1 September 2019 |
| Scott Allison | Scotland | 1 October 2018 | 1 October 2018 |
| Alan Archibald | Scotland | 1 August 2016 |
Partick Transfers
The recorded arrivals show a mixture of free-agent additions, transfers, loans and returns. S. Docherty joined from Pollok as a free agent on 9 July, while E. Ingram arrived from Dundee and B. McPherson from Celtic II on free-agent terms in late June. J. Clarke is listed as a transfer from Celtic, and O. Smyth, B. Dempsey, S. Drozd and E. Henderson also appear among the June additions. Earlier activity included loan returns for S. Martin, T. Horn and C. Campbell, plus loans involving E. Ingram, F. Taylor and O. Smyth. This is a selected recent movement record, not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Pollok
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 | |
| E. Ingram |
Dundee
|
Free agent | 8 July 2026 |
| E. Henderson |
Airdrie United
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Drozd |
Queen's Park
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| B. Dempsey |
Ayr Utd
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| O. Smyth |
ST Mirren
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Clarke |
Celtic
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| B. McPherson |
Celtic II
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Campbell |
East Stirlingshire
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| T. Horn |
Cumbernauld Colts
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| S. Martin |
Queen's Park
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| G. Mackay-Steven |
Ross County
|
Free agent | 25 March 2026 |
| E. Ingram |
Dundee
|
Loan | 26 February 2026 |
| G. Mackay-Steven |
Ross County
|
Free agent | 1 February 2026 |
| F. Taylor |
ST Mirren
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Loan | 28 January 2026 |
Partick’s recorded departures include a loan for L. Rooney to Clyde and a loan move for J. Clarke to Doncaster in July. K. Turner, S. Martin and L. McBeth are listed as free-agent departures at the end of June, while O. Smyth, B. McPherson, J. Clarke, F. Taylor and E. Ingram appear as returns to their parent clubs. Further loans involved S. Martin, C. Campbell and T. Horn, with S. McArdle also returning to Celtic. The entries cover different stages of the 2025-26 and 2026 summer movement cycle and do not represent a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mackay |
Inverness CT
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Free agent | 6 August 2026 |
| N. Lockhart |
Kilwinning Rangers
|
- | 19 July 2026 |
| L. Rooney |
Clyde
|
Loan | 9 July 2026 |
| J. Clarke |
Doncaster
|
Loan | 6 July 2026 |
| L. McBeth |
Ayr Utd
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Martin |
Queen's Park
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Turner |
Raith Rovers
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Mackay |
Inverness CT
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Ingram |
Dundee
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| F. Taylor |
ST Mirren
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| O. Smyth |
ST Mirren
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| J. Clarke |
Celtic
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| B. McPherson |
Celtic II
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| S. Martin |
Queen's Park
|
Loan | 18 February 2026 |
| S. Lawless |
Spartans
|
Free agent | 3 February 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The movement recorded around Partick’s 2026 squad points to a busy, varied player cycle rather than one single recruitment route. Free-agent arrivals form a visible part of the latest activity, with additions linked to Pollok, Dundee, Celtic II, ST Mirren, Ayr Utd, Queen’s Park and Airdrie United. The record also includes a direct transfer from Celtic, loans from Dundee and ST Mirren, and several players returning from temporary spells elsewhere. Departures show the reverse mechanisms in parallel: free agents leaving, loans beginning, loan players returning to parent clubs and at least one move recorded as a transfer. Repeated entries for individuals such as E. Ingram, O. Smyth, J. Clarke, S. Martin and T. Horn reflect movement at different points in the cycle, not separate permanent arrivals or departures. The available entries describe an active and mixed movement pattern, while their selective coverage prevents a complete accounting of squad turnover.
Leagues Partick has participated in
Partick has recorded participation in the Championship from 2010 through 2025, making it the clearest recent league competition in the available history. Premiership entries run from 2013 to 2024, while League One appears for 2020 only and is historical. Cup participation includes the Challenge Cup from 2019 to 2025, the FA Cup from 2019 to 2025 and the League Cup from 2017 to 2025; these are the latest recent competitions recorded. Club friendlies are listed from 2021 to 2024 and are historical rather than recent. Together, the record spans league football, domestic cups and preparatory fixtures within the Scottish football ecosystem.
More about Partick
Partick, officially Partick Thistle Football Club, is a Glasgow institution founded in 1876. The club’s roots lie in the former burgh of Partick, although its long-established home is Firhill Stadium in Maryhill, where it has played since 1909. Firhill gives the club a distinct urban setting and a strong sense of place, combining older stands with later development, including the Jackie Husband Stand. Known as Thistle and the Jags, Partick is identified by red, yellow and black, a colour tradition that replaced the blue associated with its early decades. The thistle crest connects the club to a familiar Scottish symbol, while the bold striping remains one of its most recognisable visual features. This identity sits within the wider Scottish Professional Football League pyramid and reflects the club’s position as one of Glasgow’s established institutions beyond the Old Firm. Partick’s history includes the Scottish Cup triumph of 1921 and the Scottish League Cup success of 1971, along with multiple second-tier divisional titles. The club has also carried its name into European and cross-border competition, including the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup. These milestones provide historical context without defining the club solely through past honours. The club’s culture is associated with Maryhill, working-class Glasgow and a supporter community that places value on continuity and local belonging. Its governance has been described as combining conventional corporate structures with supporter-trust and foundation involvement, including Thistle Arch and Partick Thistle Trust initiatives. That community-conscious outlook forms part of the club’s wider ecosystem, alongside domestic competition, youth development and selective recruitment. Partick’s recorded profile therefore joins a long Glasgow history with an active place in Scottish professional football.
Last matches statistics for Partick
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forfar Athletic
0 - 4
Partick
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Livingston
1 - 1
Partick
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Partick
2 - 2
Stenhousemuir
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Clydebank
2 - 2
Partick
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Morton
0 - 1
Partick
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Partick
2 - 0
Livingston
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Hibernian
1 - 0
Partick
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Inverness CT
1 - 1
Partick
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Partick
0 - 0
Queen's Park
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Partick
1 - 0
Ayr Utd
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Partick
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Partick vs Queen's Park
Championship 2026 - 1556844
Hibernian vs Partick
League Cup 2026 - 1603960
Livingston vs Partick
League Cup 2026 - 1548147
Forfar Athletic vs Partick
League Cup 2026 - 1548130
ST Mirren vs Partick
FA Cup 2025 - 1521025
Partick vs Ayr Utd
League Cup 2025 - 1421765
2024-2025
1st shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt
2021-2022
3rd shirt