Partick's three-point lead is intact, with Inverness at Firhill on Saturday
Wednesday 11 November 2026 · By Ellie Burns
Partick Thistle have not played since Saturday's 1–0 win at Queen's Park, and they go into this international weekend still sitting top of the Championship, with a lead to defend. The next test is at home. Inverness Caledonian Thistle come to Firhill on Saturday 14 November at 15:00 GMT, and that game has not been played yet.
On the BBC Championship table, taken at 12:12 GMT this afternoon, Partick are first on 28 points from 14 games, three ahead of Raith Rovers and Dunfermline, who are both on 25. Stenhousemuir are fourth on 23. Only one team goes up automatically, so a three-point lead is useful, but it is not decisive with plenty of football still to come.
Saturday is the first chance to defend that lead. ICT are sixth on 20 points, three behind the last play-off place, and they'll come south looking for a result that keeps their own promotion hopes alive. They've scored 18 league goals in 14 games, so they can be a threat, even if Partick have the joint-best defence in the division, with only seven goals conceded.
If Partick win, and if Raith drop points at Ayr, the gap at the top could grow. If results go the other way, the lead could be down to a single point by Saturday night, or less. We won't get ahead of ourselves. The only job this week is Inverness, at home, and getting the three points on the board.
A week later, the stakes rise again. Partick go to Stark's Park to face Raith on Saturday 21 November at 15:00 GMT. That's first versus second, and it already looks like one of the games of the season so far. Then, on Tuesday 24 November, Partick travel to East Kilbride in the last 16 of the KDM Evolution Trophy at 19:45 GMT. If that tie is level after 90 minutes, it goes straight to penalties.
Mark Wilson, the head coach, has a decent hand to play. The team responded well after the home defeat by Morton on 31 October, and last Saturday's narrow win in the Glasgow derby kept the lead intact. If that game is mentioned, the BBC's report credits Tony Watt with the goal, but that scorer has not been independently confirmed, so treat the name as provisional. The 1–0 scoreline is not in doubt.
The Championship continues through the international weekend, so there is no pause here. Two league games in eight days, then a midweek cup tie, will test the squad's depth. Wilson will want as many of his regulars as possible for the Inverness game, because a home slip now would invite Raith and Dunfermline right back into it.
Three points clear, at home, against a side chasing the play-offs. That is a good position to be in, but only if Partick take care of Saturday first, in front of their own supporters.
Firhill sits on a tight wedge of land in Maryhill, between Firhill Road and the Forth and Clyde Canal. Partick Thistle have played here since 1909. The sponsored name is currently the WrightKerr Stadium at Firhill, but supporters still call it Firhill. It is one of the more old-fashioned grounds in the Championship: three stands, an open end, the canal on the east and tenements on the west. The pitch runs north to south, about 105 by 69 metres, with the goals at the ends rather than in front of the side stands.
Where you sit depends on numbers. Home fans use the Jackie Husband Stand, the cantilever stand on the canal side, and the John Lambie Stand behind the north goal. A larger away support is usually put in the Colin Weir Stand, the 1927 main stand on Firhill Road. It still has roof pillars, so a seat behind a column can hide a corner. A smaller following, often under about 500, may instead get the north end of the Jackie Husband Stand, the darker block at the John Lambie end of the red stand. Check your ticket. The allocation moves from game to game.
The north goal is directly in front of the John Lambie Stand, built in 2002, widened in 2003, and holding a little over 2,000. It is the home singing section. The south goal faces the City End, an open grass bank known as The Bing. There is no stand there, and spectators are not admitted. From Colin Weir you look across to the Jackie Husband Stand, opened in 1994 and named after the former Thistle player. It holds most of the home support, about 6,300 seats, and has no pillars. Capacity is a little over 10,000, all seated.
The simplest way in is the Glasgow Subway. From St George’s Cross, walk north up Maryhill Road and into Firhill Road, about ten to fifteen minutes, uphill in places. Kelvinbridge works if you have been in the west end. Maryhill station is nearer on a map, but the walk is longer, so the subway is the better bet. Buses along Maryhill Road also pass close by. Street parking exists if you arrive early, but there is no large visitor car park. Supporters’ buses are sometimes sent to Panmure Street, so read the travel note for your fixture.
Away tickets are sold through the club’s Fanbase page or app. Buy before you reach a turnstile. For a standard Championship fixture the club lists adults at £24, concessions at £18, under-18s at £12, under-16s at £10 and under-12s at £6. Concessions cover over-65s, students, and ambulant and wheelchair supporters, including a carer. Cup ties can differ, so confirm the figure on the fixture page. The matchday ticket office is on the Jackie Husband side. Colin Weir turnstiles are on Firhill Road. A Jackie Husband ticket means the canal side.
Kiosks sell pies, snacks and hot drinks. In the Colin Weir Stand, the licensed Aitken Suite at the north end is open before kick-off. Disabled supporters can use the red access gate at the north-west corner, where Colin Weir meets John Lambie. The usual wheelchair area is in front of the Colin Weir Stand. Spaces in Jackie Husband are limited, so email [email protected] if you need one reserved. Once you are in, the goals are the compass: John Lambie behind the north goal, the open City End behind the south goal.