List of Partick Thistle F.C. managers

This is a list of people to manage Partick Thistle Football Club since their formation in 1876.

As of July 2013, the club have had 25 permanent managers, including joint managers. John Lambie has managed the club on the most occasions, leading the club four times. ^[1]

Managers

As of 27 November 2016(UTC)

# [2]	Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win% [nb 1]	Honours [3]	Manner of departure	Refs
25Đ	Alan Archibald	Scotland	30 January 2013 [4] [nb 2]	6 October 2018	250	84	62	104	033.60	2012–13 First Division [6]	Sacked	[7]
24	Jackie McNamara	Scotland	15 April 2011 [nb 3]	30 January 2013	75	34	17	24	045.33		Resigned [10] to become boss of Dundee United [11]	[12]
23	Ian McCall	Scotland	25 May 2007 [13]	15 April 2011	175	70	42	63	040.00		Resigned [14]	[15]
22	Dick Campbell	Scotland	4 January 2005 [16]	27 March 2007	103	40	26	37	038.83	First Division Playoffs [17]	Sacked [18]	[19]
21	Gerry Britton & Derek Whyte	Scotland	30 November 2003 [nb 4]	20 December 2004	52	16	10	26	030.77		Removed from post [22]	[23] [24]
20	Gerry Collins	Scotland	June 2003 [25] [26]	30 November 2003	15	0	3	12	000.00		Sacked [27] [28]	[29]
19	John Lambie	Scotland	March 1999 [30]	June 2003 [25]	180	74	47	59	041.11	2000–01 Second Division, [31] 2001–02 First Division [32]	Retired [33] became director at club [1]	[34]
18	Tommy Bryce	Scotland	1998	1999	32	13	4	15	040.63		Sacked	[35]
17	John McVeigh	Scotland	1997	1998	39	8	12	19	020.51		Sacked	[36]
16	Murdo MacLeod	Scotland	1995	1997	85	26	20	39	030.59		Sacked	[37]
15	John Lambie	Scotland	1990	1995	231	80	70	81	034.63	1991–92 First Division 2nd Place, Promotion to Premier Division [38]	Left in 1995 to become manager of Falkirk FC	[34]
14	Sandy Clark	Scotland	1989	1990	17	2	6	9	011.76		Sacked	[39]
13	John Lambie	Scotland	1988	1989	54	24	17	13	044.44		Left to return to Hamilton Accies	[34]
12	Billy Lamont	Scotland	1987	1988	67	22	14	31	032.84			[40]
11	Derek Johnstone	Scotland	1986	1987	35	8	11	16	022.86			[41]
10	Bertie Auld	Scotland	1986	1986	7	3	3	1	042.86			[42]
9	Benny Rooney	Scotland	1984	1986	79	20	24	35	025.32			[43]
8	Peter Cormack	Scotland	1980	1984	168	61	42	65	036.31			[44]
7	Bertie Auld	Scotland	1974	1980	310	122	82	106	039.35	1975–76 First Division [45]		[42]
6	Davie McParland	Scotland	1970	1974	187	71	53	63	037.97	1970–71 Second Division, [46] 1971 Scottish League Cup		[47]
5	Scot Symon	Scotland	1968	1970	78	14	19	45	017.95			[48]
4	Willie Thornton	Scotland	1959	1968	408	151	85	172	037.01			[49]
3	David Meiklejohn	Scotland	1947	1959	528	223	104	201	042.23			[50]
2	Donald Turner	Scotland	1929	1947	765	298	149	318	038.95			[51]
1	George Easton	Scotland	1903	1929	1,053	392	242	419	037.23	1920–21 Scottish Cup		[52]

Caretaker managers

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%	Notes
Jimmy Bone	Scotland	27 March 2007 [18]	25 May 2007	6	1	3	2	016.67	[53]
John Lambie [1]	Scotland	20 December 2004	4 January 2005	3	1	1	1	033.33	[34]
Gerry Collins	Scotland	March 1990	March 1990	1	0	0	1	000.00	[29]
Bobby Watson	Scotland	October 1988	November 1988	3	1	1	1	033.33	[54]
John Hagart	Scotland	March 1987	April 1987	8	2	3	3	025.00	[55]
Pat Quinn	Scotland	November 1980	December 1980	3	0	1	2	000.00	[56]

Notes

1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
2. Interim appointment made on 30 January before being made permanent on 22 March. ^[5]
3. Interim appointment made on 15 April 2011 ^[8] before being made permanent on 12 May. ^[9]
4. Interim appointment made on 30 November 2003 ^[20] before being made permanent on 23 December. ^[21]

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