Partick Thistle W.F.C.

Partick Thistle Women's Football Club, formerly known as Thistle Weir Ladies Football Club, is a Scottish women's football club based in the city of Glasgow. It has been the women's section of Partick Thistle since 2013. The club currently plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland.

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see Partick Thistle F.C.

Partick Thistle
Full namePartick Thistle Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)The Harry Wrags, The Jags, Red and Yellow Army, PTFC
Founded2013, as Thistle Weir Ladies Football Club
GroundNew Petershill Park
Adamswell Street
Springburn
Glasgow
ManagerBrian Graham
LeagueSWPL
2020-213rd (SWPL2)

History

Thistle Weir Ladies Football Club was officially founded as part of the Thistle Weir Academy in 2014, having previously existed as part of the Charitable Trust for one year prior to that.[1][2] On 22 October 2018, because the top two teams in the SWFL 1 South (Hibernian U23s and Celtic Academy) were not eligible for promotion as subsidiaries of top division clubs,[3] third-placed Thistle Weir were promoted to the Scottish Women's Premier League 2.[4]

On 23 January 2019, the club rebranded as Partick Thistle Women's Football Club.[1] In September 2020, a new management team made up of three Partick Thistle professional men's team players was appointed, with Brian Graham as manager, in what the club believed was the first arrangement of its kind.[5]

Partick initially failed to gain promotion from the SWPL2 in 2020–21, finishing in 3rd, but were invited to join the top division when Forfar Farmington resigned their place just before the new season began.[6] With an expansion of the SWPL at end of 2021–22 (announced in April 2022) including no relegation, it would mean at least one more season for the Jags in the highest tier.[7]

Stadium

The club previously played its home games at the Glasgow City Council-owned Petershill Park in the Springburn area of Glasgow. Due to the ground being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, matches during the 2020–21 season are being played at Lochinch, the police sports club facility located within Pollok Park.[8]

Players

Current squad
As of 7 January 2022[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Lauren McGregor
2 DF  SCO Rosie Slater ((on loan from Rangers)
3 DF  SCO Kim Murphy
4 DF  SCO Cheryl McCulloch
5 DF  SCO Demi Falconer
6 MF  SCO Colette Fleming (Captain)
7 FW  SCO Teigan McCann
8 FW  SCO Clare Docherty
9 DF  SCO Taylor McGlashan
10 MF  SCO Emma Craig
11 MF  SCO Cara McBrearty
13 DF  SCO Ellie Vernal ((on loan from Rangers)
14 FW  SCO Sophie Gallacher
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  SCO Jade Gallon
16 MF  SCO Rebecca McGowan
17 MF  SCO Sophie Payne
18 DF  SCO Danica Dalziel
19 MF  SCO Cheryl Rigden
20 DF  SCO Freya MacDonald
21 GK  SCO Lauren Grant
22 DF  SCO Eleanor Smith
23 FW  SCO Dionne Brown
24 MF  SCO Amy Bulloch
25 MF  SCO Summer Christie ((on loan from Celtic)
26 FW  SCO Eva Payne

Records

Year-by-year
As of 5 October 2020.
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Scottish Women's Cup League Cup[lower-alpha 1]
League
2016 SWFL 2 Central 21181210722551st 1st Round
2017 SWFL 1 South 2011455044373rd Preliminary Round 1st Round
2018 SWFL 1 South 2213455326433rd 2nd Round Semifinals
2019 SWPL 2 218674427305th 3rd Round 1st Round
2020 SWPL 2 0000000N/A[lower-alpha 2] N/A[lower-alpha 2] Group stage
2020-21 SWPL 2 1811254622353rd N/A[lower-alpha 2] N/A[lower-alpha 2]

Source: Soccerway

  1. Includes the Scottish Women's Football League Second Division Cup, Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup and the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
  2. Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

References
  1. "Thistle Weir Ladies start new season as Partick Thistle Women's Football Club". Partick Thistle F.C. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. Lach, Stef (3 January 2014). "Thistle be great for women's football". Evening Times. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. Frith, Wilf (23 October 2018). "Dundee United Women and Thistle Weir promoted to #SBSSWPL 2". She Kicks. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "Thistle Weir Ladies celebrate promotion to the SWPL 2". Partick Thistle F.C. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "Thistle striker named women's boss". BBC Sport. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. "SWF Statement – Forfar Farmington FC". Scottish Women's Football. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. SWPL top flight expanding to 12 teams for next season, Jane Lewis, BBC Sport, 1 April 2022
  8. Campbell, Alan (27 September 2020). "Alan Campbell: SWPL's return, clubs on the move and some well-earned recognition for Scott Booth". The Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. "Partick Thistle Women". Partick Thistle F.C. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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