The league season begins in earnest next weekend, and we’ll be hoping for a clean sheet at Firhill when we take on Morton. Where better to take inspiration than from the man who shut-out the opposition for Thistle on 191 occasions. We’ve had plenty of Thistle Pins📌 marking the achievements of no nonsense defenders, creative…
The Thistle men’s side are gearing up for their third play-offs appearance in as many seasons. May and June of 2023 provided a carnival of football for Thistle fans, even though we still bear the scars of Dingwall. That play-off campaign saw a magical atmosphere in the stands. The now famous “Boing Boing” came into…
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the eighteenth Thistle Pin, depicting Nomads cult hero Peter Lindau. The Lindau Pin will go on sale on the online TJF shop, accessible by members only, on Thursday 29th February at 7pm. By purchasing yours, you help TJF to meet our £10kpm pledge to the Football Club, while…
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the seventeenth Thistle Pin, depicting none other than Gerry Collins. Every superhero has a trusted sidekick, and Gerry Collins was that sidekick to John Lambie. Gerry is another of those legends to have played, coached and managed the Club, and to have brought a sense of fun to…
We’ve made you wait slightly longer for Thistle Pin #16, but we’re sure it will get you in the festive spirit. We are pleased to present none other than the Archie Pin! Archie’s Arrival In 1994, Alan Maxwell Archibald joined Thistle at the age of just 16. The left-sided defender would eventually make his debut…
So many of us dreamt, as boys and girls, of captaining Partick Thistle to glory. Raising a trophy aloft at Hampden Park, while proudly sporting a red and yellow jersey. For one man, 52 years ago this week, that dream came true. There could scarcely be a more appropriate candidate for the fifteenth Thistle Pin…
The fourteenth Thistle Pin sees us traipse back 60 years, to an era in which Partick Thistle achieved their highest ever league finish. Cornelius McQuade Duffy, known as Neil, was the key goal threat in 1962-63, when only a spate of winter postponements could get in the way of an historic Jags title push. Neil’s…
The thirteenth Thistle Pin depicts a man who is as well known to referees as he is the Firhill faithful. Associated as much with stories about samurai swords and traffic cones as footballing brilliance. We’re proud to present the Chic Charnley Pin! Lambie’s Lad James Callaghan Charnley began his senior career with St Mirren, going…
Our twelfth Thistle Pin sees us return to the League Cup winning team. Bobby Lawrie, the Jags’ outside left, wearing number 11, scored the second Thistle goal of four on that famous day in October 1971. Bobby’s time at Thistle Bobby was signed by Thistle in 1969 under Scott Symon, after a spell playing for…
We’ve now reached the tenth Thistle Pin in the series. We have sold more than 1700 Pins to date, to more than 400 different members, which is well beyond our most optimistic of expectations. Your enthusiasm on this journey has enabled us to raise funds not just for TJF, but also Jags For Good (including…