1980–81 Partick Thistle F.C. season

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Partick Thistle
1980–81 season
ChairmanMiller Reid
ManagerBertie Auld
Peter Cormack
StadiumFirhill Stadium
Premier Division6th
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Higgins (7)
Alex O'Hara (7)

All: Alex O'Hara (11)
Highest home attendance18,000 vs Celtic, Scottish League Cup, 8 October 1980
Lowest home attendance1,600 vs Kilmarnock, Scottish Premier Division, 21 February 1981
Average home league attendance5,791

The 1980–81 season saw Partick Thistle compete in the Scottish Premier Division, the top tier of Scottish football, where they finished 6th on 30 points. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, where they were eliminated in the fourth round, and the Scottish League Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Season summary

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After Bertie Auld left to manage Hibernian in November 1980, Peter Cormack was appointed as manager on 5 December 1980.[1]

They finished 6th on 30 points.[2]

Competitions

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Scottish Premier Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 St Mirren 36 18 8 10 56 47 +9 44
5 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 66 42 +24 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Partick Thistle 36 10 10 16 32 48 −16 30
7 Airdrieonians 36 10 9 17 36 55 −19 29
8 Morton 36 10 8 18 36 58 −22 28
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

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Win Draw Loss
Scottish Premier Division results[3]
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
9 August 1980 Heart of Midlothian Home 3–2 Higgins, Gibson, Liddell (o.g.) 4,000
16 August 1980 Rangers Away 0–4 26,000
23 August 1980 Kilmarnock Home 0–1 4,000
6 September 1980 Celtic Away 1–4 Gibson 20,000
13 September 1980 St Mirren Home 1–0 Clark 4,000
20 September 1980 Aberdeen Home 0–1 6,000
27 September 1980 Morton Away 2–1 O'Hara, Watson 5,000
4 October 1980 Airdrieonians Home 2–1 Higgins (2) 5,000
11 October 1980 Dundee United Away 0–0 4,706
18 October 1980 Heart of Midlothian Away 1–0 Jardine 5,905
25 October 1980 Rangers Home 1–1 Park 14,000
1 November 1980 Kilmarnock Away 1–0 O'Hara 2,500
8 November 1980 Morton Home 0–0 3,000
15 November 1980 Aberdeen Away 1–2 O'Hara 10,000
22 November 1980 Dundee United Home 2–3 Clark, O'Hara 4,000
29 November 1980 Airdrieonians Away 0–0 3,500
6 December 1980 Celtic Home 0–1 12,436
13 December 1980 St Mirren Away 0–1 5,626
20 December 1980 Aberdeen Home 1–1 Watson (pen.) 4,000
27 December 1980 Morton Away 0–2 6,000
1 January 1981 Rangers Away 1–1 O'Hara 17,000
3 January 1981 Heart of Midlothian Home 1–0 Watson (pen.) 3,500
10 January 1981 Airdrieonians Home 1–0 Park 3,000
31 January 1981 St Mirren Home 0–0 4,000
21 February 1981 Kilmarnock Home 1–1 McDonald 1,600
28 February 1981 Heart of Midlothian Away 1–1 Higgins 3,491
7 March 1981 Airdrieonians Away 0–2 3,000
14 March 1981 Dundee United Home 0–2 3,500
18 March 1981 Celtic Away 1–4 Park 15,000
28 March 1981 Morton Home 3–1 Watson, Higgins, Rooney (o.g.) 2,000
1 April 1981 Aberdeen Away 1–3 Watson 9,000
5 April 1981 Celtic Home 0–1 17,196
11 April 1981 St Mirren Away 2–3 Higgins (2) 4,445
18 April 1981 Kilmarnock Away 1–0 Clark 1,250
25 April 1981 Rangers Home 1–1 Whittaker 9,000
2 May 1981 Dundee United Away 2–3 O'Hara (2) 4,124

Scottish Cup

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Win Draw Loss
Scottish Cup results[4]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Third round 24 January 1981 Clyde Home 2–2 Whittaker, Clark 4,200
Third round replay 28 January 1981 Clyde Away 4–2 O'Hara (2), Clark (2) 4,100
Fourth round 14 February 1981 Dundee United Away 0–1 7,758

Scottish League Cup

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Win Draw Loss
Scottish League Cup results[5]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Second round, first leg 27 August 1980 Queen's Park Home 3–1 Higgins (2), O'Hara 2,000
Second round, second leg 30 August 1980 Queen's Park Away 1–1 Watson 1,472
Third round, first leg 3 September 1980 St Mirren Home 2–0 Gibson (2) 4,000
Third round, second leg 24 September 1980 St Mirren Away 0–0 5,700
Quarter-finals, first leg 8 October 1980 Celtic Home 0–1 18,000
Quarter-finals, second leg 20 October 1980 Celtic Away 1–2 (a.e.t.) O'Hara 12,000

References

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  1. ^ "Cormack aims for the top with Thistle". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1980. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ "1980–1981 Premier Division". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 556–557. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  4. ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 590–591. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  5. ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 584–587. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.