1980–81 Partick Thistle F.C. season

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

They finished 6th on 30 points. Competitions Scottish Premier Division

League table

Matches WinDrawLoss + Scottish Premier Division resultsDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceHeart of MidlothianHome3–2Higgins, Gibson, Liddell (o.g.)4,000RangersAway0–4—26,000KilmarnockHome0–1—4,000CelticAway1–4Gibson20,000St MirrenHome1–0Clark4,000AberdeenHome0–1—6,000MortonAway2–1O'Hara, Watson5,000AirdrieoniansHome2–1Higgins (2)5,000Dundee UnitedAway0–0—4,706Heart of MidlothianAway1–0Jardine5,905RangersHome1–1Park14,000KilmarnockAway1–0O'Hara2,500MortonHome0–0—3,000AberdeenAway1–2O'Hara10,000Dundee UnitedHome2–3Clark, O'Hara4,000AirdrieoniansAway0–0—3,500CelticHome0–1—12,436St MirrenAway0–1—5,626AberdeenHome1–1Watson (pen.)4,000MortonAway0–2—6,000RangersAway1–1O'Hara17,000Heart of MidlothianHome1–0Watson (pen.)3,500AirdrieoniansHome1–0Park3,000St MirrenHome0–0—4,000KilmarnockHome1–1McDonald1,600Heart of MidlothianAway1–1Higgins3,491AirdrieoniansAway0–2—3,000Dundee UnitedHome0–2—3,500CelticAway1–4Park15,000MortonHome3–1Watson, Higgins, Rooney (o.g.)2,000AberdeenAway1–3Watson9,000CelticHome0–1—17,196St MirrenAway2–3Higgins (2)4,445KilmarnockAway1–0Clark1,250RangersHome1–1Whittaker9,000Dundee UnitedAway2–3O'Hara (2)4,124

Scottish Cup

WinDrawLoss + Scottish Cup resultsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceClydeHome2–2Whittaker, Clark4,200ClydeAway4–2O'Hara (2), Clark (2)4,100Dundee UnitedAway0–1—7,758

Scottish League Cup

WinDrawLoss + Scottish League Cup resultsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceQueen's ParkHome3–1Higgins (2), O'Hara2,000Queen's ParkAway1–1Watson1,472St MirrenHome2–0Gibson (2)4,000St MirrenAway0–0—5,700CelticHome0–1—18,000CelticAway1–2 O'Hara12,000

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