Benefits & Testimonials






Benefit Year:
Jackie Husband, 1988

Partick Thistle players:



John Marshall 1887 v Airdrieonians
Willie Paul 1901 v Queen's Park
Andrew Wilson 1905 v Celtic





Tom Harvey 1907 v Queen's Park
Willie Howden 1910 v Celtic
Archie McKenzie 1910 v Rangers





Alex McGregor 1911 v St Mirren




Alex Raisbeck 1914 v International Select
Willie Bulloch 1919 v Kilmarnock
Willie Hamilton 1920 v Newcastle United
Jimmy McMullan 1920 v International Select
Joe Harris 1921 v Ayr United
John Bowie 1922 v Glasgow Select



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Tom Crichton 1924 v Liverpool
Tom Crichton 1926 v Glasgow Select





Willie Salisbury 1928 v Rangers




Dennis O'Hare 1928 v Celtic




Alex Lambie 1930 v Liverpool




Dave Ness 1930 v Rangers




Bobby Grove 1934 v Motherwell




Jimmy McGowan 1957 v Glasgow Select




Donnie McKinnon 1973 v Manchester United




Jackie Campbell 1980 v Jackie Campbell XI




Alan Rough 1982 v Celtic
Jackie Husband 1988 Testimonial Dinner





Molly Stallan 1988 v Premier League Select




Alan Morgan 2001 v Alan Morgan XI




Kenny Arthur 2006 v Celtic XI




John Lambie 2007 v Rangers XI / Rangers Legends
Alan Archibald 2009 v Liverpool XI

Pre Thistle:
Duke McMahon 1899, Celtic v Rangers
Nellie Gibson 1904, Rangers v Celtic
William Loney 1907, Celtic v Rangers
Jimmy McMenemy 1910, Celtic v Clyde
Harry Lock 1914, Rangers v Celtic
Jimmy McMenemy 1920, Celtic v Bradford Select
David Harvey 1980, Leeds United v Vancouver Whitecaps
Colin Jackson 1981, Rangers v Everton
Alan Paterson 1987, Glentoran v St Patrick's Athletic
Jim Duffy 1987, Dundee v Premier League Select
Gordon Rae 1988, Hibernian v Manchester United
Ray Montgomerie 1998, Kilmarnock v Celtic
Ricky Gillies 1998, St Mirren v Celtic
Jackie McNamara 2005, Celtic v Republic of Ireland
Hugh Murray 2007, Football Legends Tournament
Hugh Murray 2007, St Mirren v Derby County

Post Thistle:






Fred McDiarmid 1905, Dundee v Rangers
Andrew Johnstone 1905, Clyde v Partick Thistle
Bob Robertson 1908, Rangers v Celtic
John Gilligan 1911, Clyde v Dundee
John Gilligan 1914, Clyde v Celtic
John Curran 1914, Abercorn v Arthurlie
George McTurk 1919, Clydebank v Clyde
Jimmy Rae 1937, Plymouth Argyle v Partick Thistle
Jimmy Davidson 1964, Inverness Caledonian v Partick Thistle
Bill Shankly 1975, Liverpool v Don Revie XI
Martin Ferguson 1976, East Kilbride Thistle v St Mirren
Arthur Duncan 1981, Hibernian v International XI
John Connelly 1988, Glasgow Perthshire & Petershill XI v Partick Thistle XI
Alan Hansen 1988, Liverpool v England
Alex Wright 1991, Dumbarton v Manchester United
Kenny McDowall 1996, St Mirren v Morton
Gordon Dalziel 1993. Raith Rovers v St Johnstone
Jimmy Bonthrone 1995, East Fife v Manchester United
Roddy Grant 1999, St Johnstone v Coventry City
Derek Collins 2002, Morton XI v St Mirren XI
Andy Dunlop 2007, Glenafton Athletic v Kilmarnock XI
Gary O'Connor 2008, Berwick Rangers XI v Celtic XI
Stevie Dallas 2008 Petershill v Celtic XI
Stephen Craigan 2011 Motherwell v Partick Thistle

Jamie Langfield 2015 Aberdeen v Brighton & Hove Albion

James McKinstry 2015 Vale of Clyde v Celtic XI
Andy Wilkinson 2016
Scott Boyd 2017 Ross County Legends v Celtic Legends
Derek Lyle 2017, Queen of the South v Rangers Legends
Will Snowdon 2017, Bo'ness United v Auchinleck Talbot
Kris Doolan 2019, Partick Thistle Legends v Celtic Legends

Thistle as Guests:
William Dolphin 1892, Motherwell 'A' v Partick Thistle 'A'
J. Black 1895, Rangers v Partick Thistle
1899 Linthouse Ancients v Partick Thistle Ancients
H. Boyd 1902, Port Glasgow v Partick Thistle
Alec Watson 1911, Clyde v Partick Thistle
James Hay 1911, Celtic v Partick Thistle
Unknown 1913, Kirkintilloch Rob Roy v Partick Thistle
Morrison 1914, Nitsdale Wanderers v Partick Thistle
Willie Reid 1919, Rangers v Partick Thistle
Murdo MacKenzie 1925, Ayr United v Partick Thistle
William McGinnigle , 1925, Hibernian v Partick Thistle
Andrew Mair 1926, Dumbarton v Partick Thistle
Robert Baird 1930, King's Park v Partick Thistle
Alec Hardie 1932 – Plymouth Argyle v Partick Thistle
Frank Brown 1932, Torquay United v Partick Thistle
Davie Brown 1948, Partick Thistle v Central League Select

King George V Playing Fields Groundsman 1952, Renfrewshire Juvenile Select v Partick Thistle
Opening of Hamilton Park 1953, Clyde & Partick Thistle XI v Rotherham United
Archie Paterson 1954, Brechin City v Partick Thistle
Tommy Fowler & Ron Patterson 1957 – Northampton Town v Partick Thistle
Trevor Thompson 1964, Glentoran v Partick Thistle
Jimmy Welsh 1966, Airdrieonians v Partick Thistle
Jimmy Miller 1971, Brora Rangers v Partick Thistle
Stan Sokolowski & Ian Greig, 1975, Ross County v Partick Thistle
Neilly McGowan 1977, Petershill v Partick Thistle
1977 – Girvan Amateurs v Partick Thistle XI
Alex Japp 1978, East Kilbride Thistle v Partick Thistle
1979 – Girvan Amateurs v Partick Thistle
Larry Meade 1989, Whitburn v Partick Thistle XI
Richard Watt 1991, Milngavie Wanderers v Partick Thistle XI
Duncan Rennie 1991, Glasgow Perthshire v Partick Thistle XI
Bryan Thompson 2006, Glasgow Perthshire v Partick Thistle XI
Stevie Aitchison 2011, Pollok v Partick Thistle XI
James Latta, Spence & Young 2016, Auchinleck Talbot v Partick Thistle XI

Fundraising Benefits:
1887, Partick Thistle v Western Hibernians

Masonic Lodge Scotia (178) Fundraiser 1890, Glasgow Thistle v Partick Thistle
Whiteinch Orphanage Fundraiser1891, Partick Thistle v Partick Thistle Old Crocks
Partick Nurse's Jubilee Fund 1898, Partick Thistle v Rugby Rovers
Mrs (Dick) Wilson Benefit 1900, Clyde v Partick Thistle XI
Ibrox Disaster Tournment 1902, Partick Thistle v Queen's Park, Partick Thistle v Celtic
Bellshill Brass Band Fund Raiser 1903, Lanarkshire Junior Team v Partick Thistle
Milingavie FC Fundraiser 1903, Milngavie v Partick Thistle
Masonic Provoncial Annunity Fund 1903, Partick Select (Partick Thistle & Rockbank) v Scottish Amateur Select
Partick Nurse's Benefit Match 1903, Partick Thistle v Rangers
Govan Distress Relief Fund Benefit 1904, Rangers v Partick Thistle
Glasgow Junior FA Benefit 1904, Partick Thistle v Glasgow Junior FA XI
Masonic Lodge Fund Raiser 1904, Cambuslang Rangers v Partick Thistle XI
Masonic Lodge Fund Raiser 1905, Partick Thistle v Port Glasgow
Rockbank FC Fund Raiser 1905, Partick Thistle v Queen's Park
Partick Boilermakers Association Benefit 1906, Partick Thistle v Celtic
Tontine Park New Pavilion Fund 1906, Renton v Partick Thistle
Masonic Lodge Fund Raiser 20th August 1908, Clyde v Partick Thistle , 3-2
Scottish Police Football Association Fund Raiser 1910, Partick Thistle v Glasgow Police, 4-1
Possilpark Brass Band Fund Raiser 26th April 1911, Partick Thistle v Glasgow Junior Select, 2-3
Catholic School Fund Raiser 1914, Partick Thistle v Celtic
Pollok Benefit at Hagg's Park, 1915, Partick Thistle v Queen's Park
Orange Lodge Fund Raiser 1915, Partick Thistle v Rangers
Infirmary Fund Raiser 1916, Scottish Junior Select v Partick Thistle
War Fund Benefit 1917, Motherwell v Partick Thistle
Kilmarnock Unemployed Distress Fund 1921, Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle
St Andrews Ambulance Association Benefit 1923, Partick Thistle v Glasgow FA
Boys Brigade 50th Anniversary 1933, Rangers XI v Partick Thistle XI
Petershill Park Redemption Fund, 1936, Partick Thistle v Celtic
Battalion Sports Fund 1939, Partick Thistle – Army XI
Millburn Park Purchase Fund, 1945 Partick Thistle v Rangers @ Millburn Park, Alexandria
Michael Brown, 1948-Partick Thistle v Celtic @ Parkside Field, Shotts
Springburn Lodge Fund Raiser, 1948 – Partick Thistle v Third Lanark, 0-3 @ Petershill Park

Bailieston Juniors Pavilion Opening, 1952 – Partick Thistle v Celtic
Pitlochry Hospital Fund Raiser 1953 – Partick Thistle v Heart of Midlothian, 3-1
Bathgate Old Peoples Commnity Centre, 1959, East of Scotland Junior XI v Partick Thistle
Glaswegian Andrea Ragrag Appeal, 1990, Clyde/Partick Thistle XI v Glasgow Junior XI
Rossvale Juniors Annual Gala Day 2015, Rossvale XI v Partick Thistle Legends XI
Rossvale Junior Annual Gala Day 2016, Rossvale XI v Partick Thistle Legends XI
Maryhill Juniors v Partick Thistle Legends XI, 2019


Unconfirmed games.



John Bowie 1921, Partick Thistle v
Jimmy Gibson 1932-33, Aston Villa v
1954, Stirling Albion v Partick Thistle @ Carstairs