Partick Thistle F.C.
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Template:Football club infobox Partick Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football club, formed in 1876 in the burgh of Partick (administratively independent of Glasgow till 1912 when it was incorporated into the city).
History
They originally played on what is now the site of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum next to the river Kelvin and had a number of other homes in Partick before finally settling at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill district of Glasgow in 1909.
The club won the Scottish Cup in 1921 beating Rangers 1-0 in the final, and more famously they won the Scottish League Cup in 1971 by defeating Celtic 4-1 in the final. They have never won the Scottish Football League but have finished in third place on three occasions.
They were traditionally one of the top clubs in Scotland, but since the mid 1980s they have declined.
In 1998 the club almost went out of existence. Faced with massive debt it looked as though they would certainly go bankrupt until the supporters organised a 'Save the Jags' campaign (the Jags being the club's nickname). This managed to ensure the clubs survival although they were relegated to the Second Division that year.
In 2001 they managed to win promotion from the Second Division to the First Division, and the following year they managed to win promotion from the First Division to the Scottish Premier League, the top division in Scottish football. They were relegated back to the First Division in 2004 having finished bottom of the SPL. The club's aim at the start of the following season was to get out of the First Division and back into the SPL. Partick were able to manage to get out of the First Division but not by being promoted to the SPL, instead they were relegated to the Second Division. This was the first time a club in Scotland had been relegated from the top league and then relegated again the following season.
The club's fans traditionally come from the North-West area of Glasgow and pride themselves on being anti-sectarian in opposition to the Protestant loyalties of Rangers and the Catholic loyalties of Celtic. Their traditional rivals (other than the Old Firm) are Clyde.
Famous players of the past include Alan Rough, Alan Hansen, Mo Johnston and Chic Charnley.
Honours
- Third Place in Scottish Football League: 1947-48; 1953-54; 1962-63
- Scottish Football League, Division Two Champions: 1896-97; 1899-00; 1970-71
- Scottish Football League, First Division Champions: 1975-76; 2001-02
- Scottish Football League, Second Division Champions: 2000-01
- Scottish Cup Winners: 1920-21; (runners up: 1929-30)
- Scottish League Cup Winners: 1971-72; (runners up: 1952-53; 1955-56; 1957-58)
- Glasgow Cup Winners: 1935; 1951; 1952; 1954; 1960; 1981; 1989
- Involvement in European Competitions:
Fairs Cup, 1963-64; UEFA Cup, 1972-73; and Intertoto Cup, 1995-96
- Tennents' Sixes Winners: 1993
External links
- Official Club Website (http://www.ptfc.co.uk)
- PTFC.net Website (http://www.ptfc.net)
- The Harry Wraggs Website (http://www.theharrywraggs.com/)
- Partick Thistle, The Early Years Website (http://www.ptearlyyears.net/)
- Partick Thistle Mad Website (http://www.partickthistle-mad.co.uk/)
- Bobby Barnes Supporters Branch Website (http://www.bobby-barnes.de/)
- Firhill Fotopic Website (http://firhill.fotopic.net/)
- Sparta Jags (Thistle Supporters Team) Website (http://www.spartajag.co.uk/)
- PTFC Dotnet FC (Thistle Supporters Team) Website (http://www.ptfcdotnet.co.uk/)
- The Harry Wraggs FC (Thistle Supporters Team) Website (http://www.thwfc.co.uk/)
- Viva Jags Vegas (Thistle 'Supporters' Team) (http://www.vivajagsvegas.com/)