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.
| 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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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
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David Amoo | 40 | 4 | 27+10 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
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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
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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
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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
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Paul Gallacher | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW |  GUI
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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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- ^ "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.