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| April 7 2025 | Partick Thistle appointed Ian Baraclough as the club's first ever sporting director, who previously managed Northern Ireland and Motherwell. |
| March 31 2025 | Brian Graham and Mark Wilson were confirmed as interim managers of Partick Thistle's first team after successfully leading the team for six games (three wins and three draws) following Kris Doolan's departure. |
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University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing ranked 3rd in the UK by The Times University Guide, 7th by the Complete University Guide, and 13th by The Guardian University Guide. Additionally ranked 50th globally in both Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings.
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| February 18 2025 | Kris Doolan left his position as Partick Thistle manager following a poor run of form during the 2024–25 season. |
| 2024 | In Doolan's first full season, Thistle finished 3rd in the Scottish Championship and entered the play-offs again. |
| 2024 | Thistle beat Airdrie 3-2 on aggregate in the play-offs, then faced Raith Rovers in the semi-finals. After drawing the two-legged tie, Raith won the penalty shootout 4-3, eliminating Thistle from promotion contention. |
| 2023 | In the Premiership play-off finals against Ross County, Thistle won the first leg 2-0 but lost the second leg 3-1. The match went to penalties, which Ross County won 5-4, keeping Thistle in the Scottish Championship. |
| 2023 | In his first game as permanent manager, Doolan guided Thistle to a 3-0 home win over Raith Rovers. |
| 2023 | Partick Thistle finished the 2022-23 season in 4th place, entering the play-offs and becoming the first 4th place team to progress past the quarter-final stage. |
| 2023 | Thistle won the quarter-finals 8-3 on aggregate against Queen's Park and the semi-finals 8-0 against Ayr United, reaching the Premiership play-off finals. |
| March 3 2023 | Kris Doolan was appointed permanent manager of Partick Thistle after serving as interim manager, following the departure of Ian McCall. |
| 2022 | Partick Thistle finished 4th in the Championship and lost 3-1 on aggregate to Inverness in the promotion play-offs. |
| 2022 | Ian McCall, Alan Archibald, and Neil Scally were sacked as managers following a poor run of form, with Kris Doolan appointed as interim manager. |
| October 2022 | Ryan Haggerty was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for the arson attack on St Simon's church. |
| 2021 | St Simon's church was severely damaged by an arson attack, leaving only the external walls remaining. |
| April 29 2021 | Partick Thistle secured the 2020-21 Scottish League One title by defeating Falkirk 5-0, winning their first trophy in eight years and gaining promotion back to the Scottish Championship. |
| 2020 | O'Neills, an Irish manufacturers, replaced Spanish company Joma as Partick Thistle's kit maker at the start of the 2020–21 season. |
| 2020 | Won Scottish League One (third tier) and returned to the Scottish Championship. |
| May 2020 |
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| March 2020 | Scottish football was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Partick Thistle in last place in the Championship. |
| 2019 | Releases an away kit with a Rainbow flag design under the sleeves, becoming the first Scottish club to incorporate the LGBT Pride flag on a football jersey. |
| 2019 | Relegated from the Scottish Championship. |
| December 2019 | Colin Weir, majority shareholder and lifelong Partick Thistle fan, died at the age of 71. |
| December 2019 | Plans for the new training facility were abandoned, with Colin Weir instead purchasing the club to operate a fan-owned business model. |
| November 2019 | After an unsuccessful takeover bid and a poor start to the Championship season, Gary Caldwell was sacked as manager following a 1-1 draw away to Arbroath. |
| November 21 2019 | Euromillions winner Colin Weir completed the takeover of Partick Thistle, purchasing a majority shareholding and planning to gift shares back to the fans. |
| September 23 2019 | Ian McCall was appointed as manager of Partick Thistle after the sacking of Caldwell. |
| July 2019 | Received another record transfer fee of £350,000 from Norwich City for Aidan Fitzpatrick. |
| June 2019 | A consortium led by Chinese American billionaire Chien Lee and American businessman Paul Conway began discussions about potentially buying Partick Thistle, with the Partick Thistle Trust opposing the takeover. |
| January 2019 | Gary Caldwell performed a significant squad overhaul, including the key signing of Scott McDonald, who scored 7 goals in 13 games and helped turn the club's season around. |
| January 2019 | The women's team rebrands as Partick Thistle Women's Football Club. |
| 2018 | The North Stand was renamed the John Lambie Stand in tribute to the legendary club manager. |
| October 2018 | Thistle Weir Ladies Football Club gains promotion to the Scottish Women's Premier League 2 (SWPL 2), the second highest tier of women's football in Scotland. |
| October 15 2018 | Partick Thistle appointed Gary Caldwell as manager, replacing a previous manager, with chairman Jacqui Low highlighting Caldwell's plan to build a strong defensive strategy and play attacking football. |
| October 6 2018 | Alan Archibald was sacked as manager following a 2-0 loss to Ross County, with the team sitting 8th in the Championship. |
| July 2018 | The planned new training facility was announced to be named after Davie McParland, Thistle's 1971 Scottish League Cup Final manager. |
| May 24 2018 | Partick Thistle announced that Alan Archibald would remain as manager for the upcoming Championship season. |
| May 20 2018 | Thistle lost the second leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off 0-1 at home to Livingston, resulting in relegation to the Scottish Championship after a five-year stay in the top flight. |
| May 17 2018 | Thistle lost the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off against Livingston 2-1 away at Almondvale Stadium, with Kris Doolan scoring Thistle's goal. |
| 2017 | Finished in the top six of Scottish football for the first time in over three decades. |
| June 2017 | Received a record transfer fee of £350,000 from Barnsley for Liam Lindsay. |
| April 2017 | Thistle secured their top-six Premiership status, with Colin and Christine Weir investing in plans for a new £4 million training centre. |
| April 8 2017 | Thistle beat Motherwell 1-0 to secure a place in the top six for the first time since the league split was introduced in 2000-01. |
| June 2016 | The Main Stand was renamed The Colin Weir Stand in honor of the club's patron who made significant donations to the youth system. |
| May 7 2016 | Thistle secured their Premiership status with a 2-0 away victory against Kilmarnock, with goals from Steven Lawless and Kris Doolan. Alan Archibald became the record holder for top-flight victories. |
| November 2015 | The club announced they were completely free of debt. |
| June 22 2015 | Kingsley, a sun-shaped mascot designed by Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley, was unveiled to coincide with the club's new sponsorship with Kingsford Capital Management, replacing Jaggy MacBee |
| 2014 | Thistle Weir Ladies Football Club is officially founded as part of the Thistle Weir Academy, after existing for one year as part of the Charitable Trust. |
| 2014 | Alarmfast, a Scottish security system company, started sponsoring Partick Thistle for the 2014–15 season. |
| 2014 | MacB signed a two-year extension of their sponsorship, continuing as main sponsors until the end of the 2014–15 season. |
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