2015–16 Partick Thistle F.C. season
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Alan Archibald | ||
| Stadium | Firhill Stadium | ||
| Premiership | Ninth Place | ||
| League Cup | Second Round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kris Doolan (14) All: Kris Doolan (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,238 vs. Celtic, Premiership, 12 March 2016 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,221 vs. Falkirk, League Cup, 25 August 2015 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,797 | ||
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The 2015–16 season is Partick Thistle's third season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[1][2] Partick Thistle will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Results & fixtures[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Premiership[edit]
| 1 August 2015 Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,872 Referee: Colvin |
| 9 August 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Firhill Stadium |
| BBC Report | Rogić  28'Commons 63' |
Attendance: 7,088 Referee: Beaton |
| 12 August 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,141 Referee: Finnie |
| 15 August 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Doolan 9', 78' Lindsay  65' |
BBC Report | McKenzie 38' Boyd 85' |
Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Muir |
| 22 August 2015 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sow 29' Nicholson 69'Juanma 71' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 16,657 Referee: Beaton |
| 29 August 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Rooney 49' McLean 58' |
Attendance: 4,940 Referee: Finnie |
| 12 September 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Stewart 77' |
Attendance: 2,946 Referee: Collum |
| 19 September 2015 Premiership | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 18' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,531 Referee: Aitken |
| 26 September 2015 Premiership | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Frans 22 o.g.' McDonald 69' |
BBC Report | Amoo 78' |
Attendance: 3,963 Referee: McLean |
| 3 October 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Amoo 15' Dumbuya 55'Bannigan 65' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Thomson |
| 17 October 2015 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | MacLean 48' |
BBC Report | Miller 28' Lawless 34' |
Attendance: 3414 Referee: Beaton |
| 24 October 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pogba 60' |
BBC Report | Imrie 78' |
Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Anderson |
| 31 October 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 0 – 4 | Heart of Midlothian | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Scully 85' |
BBC Report | Juanma 38', 64' (pen.) Sow 51', 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,776 Referee: McLean |
| 7 November 2015 Premiership | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Hemmings 85' |
BBC Report | Lindsay 5' |
Attendance: 5,067 Referee: Collum |
| 21 November 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Doolan 42' Stevenson 90' |
BBC Report | Storey 6' |
Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Robertson |
| 28 November 2015 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 2 – 5 | Partick Thistle | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Magennis 23' Connolly 72' |
BBC Report | Doolan 7', 15' Fraser 52'Muirhead 62', 75' |
Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Thomson |
| 12 December 2015 Premiership | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Doolan 51' |
Attendance: 6,256 Referee: McLean |
| 19 December 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Davies 52 o.g.' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,762 Referee: Dallas |
| 30 December 2015 Premiership | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 12,583 Referee: Clancy |
| 2 January 2016 Premiership | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Celtic Park |
Bitton  68'  Griffiths 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 46,067 Referee: Finnie |
| 16 January 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 2 – 4 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Amoo 23' Lindsay 77' Doolan 90' |
BBC Report | Hemmings 7' (pen.) Harkins 10', 37'Stewart 15' |
Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Anderson |
| 23 January 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,556 Referee: Aitken |
| 2 February 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Firhill Stadium |
| Lawless 90+1' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Cook |
| 23 February 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | St Johnstone | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan 72' Amoo 87' |
Report | Anderson 75' Wotherspoon 90' |
Attendance: 2,320 Referee:  John Beaton |
| 27 February 2016 Premiership | Motherwell | 3 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Fir Park |
| Moult 37' (pen.) 52' Johnson 69' |
Report | Nisbet 36' Booth 76' |
Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 2 March 2016 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| Kane 67' Craig 90' |
Report | Booth 6' Lawless 13'Welsh 42' |
Attendance: 2,569 Referee: Craig Thomson (referee) |
| 5 March 2016 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Djoum 25' |
Report | Edwards 53' |
Attendance: 16,558 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 8 March 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| Booth 31' Osman 37'Lawless 60' |
Report | Reynolds 41' Considine 74'Church 76' |
Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 12 March 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Firhill Stadium |
| Amoo 25' Miller 29'Welsh 85' (pen.) |
Report | Griffiths 45' McGregor 54'Brown 78'Sviatchenko 84'Bitton 90' |
Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 19 March 2016 Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park |
| Docherty 10' |
Report | Pogba 50' Edwards 84' |
Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 2 April 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Firhill Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 4,359 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 5 April 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan 71' |
Report | Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 9 April 2016 Premiership | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Schalk 14' |
Report | Attendance: 3,603 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 23 April 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan 70' |
Report | Hemmings 34', 81' |
Attendance: 2,769 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 23 April 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 4 | Inverness CT | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan 83' |
Report | Tremarco 14' Storey 46'Meekings 76'Roberts 85' |
Attendance: 2,609 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 7 May 2016 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| Report | Lawless 32' Doolan 66' |
Attendance: 5,729 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 7 May 2016 Premiership | Dundee United | 3 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| Frans 67 o.g.' Ofere 86'Johnson 90+1' |
Report | Frans 6' Doolan 34'Edwards 76' |
Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 14 May 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan 3' Amoo 19' |
Report | Brophy 10 pen.', 20' |
Attendance: 2,971 Referee: Alan Muir |
Scottish League Cup[edit]
| 25 August 2015 League Cup round 2 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Grant 32' |
Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Thomson |
Scottish Cup[edit]
| 8 January 2015 Fourth round | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | St Mirren Park |
| 19:30 | Watson 88' |
BBC Report | Seaborne 62' Amoo 73' |
Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Thomson |
| 6 February 2016 Fifth round | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Fraser 85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Collum |
Squad statistics[edit]
During the 2015–16 season, Partick Thistle have used twenty-five different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
Appearances[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  CZE
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Tomas Cerny | 31 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
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Gary Miller | 24 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  ENG
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Danny Seaborne | 35 | 1 | 31+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | SCO
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Sean Welsh | 36 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
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Callum Booth | 37 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  GHA
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Abdul Osman | 36 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
David Amoo | 40 | 4 | 27+10 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Stuart Bannigan | 28 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
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Kris Doolan | 39 | 14 | 24+12 | 14 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO
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Ryan Stevenson | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Steven Lawless | 40 | 5 | 36+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK |  EIR
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Ryan Scully | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |  BEL
|
Frederic Frans | 22 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG
|
Christie Elliott | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  SLE
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Mustapha Dumbuya | 21 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO
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Liam Lindsay | 27 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
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David Wilson | 12 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO
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Jack Hendry | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  AUS
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Ryan Edwards | 17 | 2 | 10+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
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Declan McDaid | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO
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Gary Fraser | 14 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO
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Robbie Muirhead | 8 | 2 | 4+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
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Kevin Nisbet | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | SCO
|
Paul Gallacher | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW |  GUI
|
Mathias Pogba | 30 | 2 | 13+15 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record[edit]
- As of 14 May 2016
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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| 2 | |
DF | Gary Miller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | |
DF | Danny Seaborne | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | |
MF | Sean Welsh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | |
DF | Callum Booth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | |
MF | Abdul Osman | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | |
MF | David Amoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | |
MF | Stuart Bannigan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | |
MF | Steven Lawless | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 |  |
GK | Ryan Scully | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | |
DF | Frederic Frans | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | |
DF | Mustapha Dumbuya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | '2 | 0 |
| 17 | |
DF | Liam Lindsay | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | |
MF | David Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | |
MF | Ryan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | |
FW | Robbie Muirhead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | |
MF | James Penrice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | |
FW | Mathias Pogba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 5 | |||
Team statistics[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 52 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 48 | |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 46 | |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 43 | |
| 11 | Kilmarnock (O) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 36 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[5]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[5]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Division summary[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics[edit]
- Last updated on 14 May 2016
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Archibald[7] | 1 August 2015 | Present | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 31.58 |
Transfers[edit]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Jags back in the SPL". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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- ^ "Alan Archibald Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Partick Thistle sign Gary Miller after defender's St Johnstone exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Partick Thistle land goalkeeper Tomas Cerny". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "David Amoo signs on after Carlisle United exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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- ^ "Partick Thistle sign Mathias Pogba, older brother of Juventus star Paul". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Partick Thistle sign Dundee United forward on loan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Mustapha Dumbuya signs for Partick Thistle on one-year dea". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Partick Thistle sign up midfielder Ryan Edwards". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Edwards signs for Thistle". ptfc.co.uk/. Partick Thistle. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Partick Thistle add forwards Aidan Nesbitt and Antonio German". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Kallum Higginbotham switches from Partick Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Scott Fox moves from Partick Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Luton Town sign Partick Thistle defender". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "James Craigen arrives after Partick Thistle exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic sign former Partick Thistle defender Ben Richards-Everton". dunfermlinepress.com. Dunfermline Press. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Stranraer sign Premiership pair Paul Cairney and Dale Keenan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Conrad Balatoni". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock F.C. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Scottish Premiership ins and outs". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Partick Thistle youngster Jack Hendry joins English League One side Wigan on a four-year deal". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Stevenson rejoins Ayr United on 28-day loan from Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Stevo Ayr to stay". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.