| Year formed | 1876 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Energy Check Stadium at Firhill, 80 Firhill Road, Glasgow G20 7AL (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 114 x 75 yards (104 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 13,079 |
| Record attendance | 54,723 for Scotland versus Ireland, Home Championship, 25 February 1928 (final score: 0-1) For Partick Thistle game: 49,838 v Rangers, Scottish Division One, 18 February 1922 (lost 0-1) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1893 - 1897 Scottish Division One: 1897 - 1899 Scottish Division Two: 1899 - 1900 Scottish Division One: 1900 - 1901 Scottish Division Two: 1901 - 1902 Scottish Division One / Division 'A': 1902 - 1970 Scottish Division Two: 1970 - 1971 Scottish Division One: 1971 - 1975 Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1976 Scottish Premier Division: 1976 - 1982 Scottish Division One: 1982 - 1992 Scottish Premier Division: 1992 - 1996 Scottish Division One: 1996 - 1998 Scottish Division Two: 1998 - 2001 Scottish Division One: 2001 - 2002 Scottish Premier Division: 2002 - 2004 Scottish Division One: 2004 - 2012 Scottish Premier League / Premiership: 2012 - 2018 Scottish Championship: 2018 - 2020 Scottish League One: 2020 - 2021 Scottish Championship: 2021 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 19 August 1893 v Morton, Scottish Division Two (won 3-2) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division Two / One champions: 1896-97, 1899-1900, 1970-71, 1975-76, 2001-02, 2012-13 Scottish Division Two / One runners-up: 1901-02, 1991-92, 2008-09 Scottish Division Two champions: 2000-01 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1920-21 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1929-30 Scottish League Cup winners: 1971-72 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59 Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 2012-13 Scottish Second World War Summer Cup winners: 1944-45 |
| Best League position | 3rd, Scottish Division 'A' / One, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1962-63 |
| Lowest League position | 8th, Scottish Division Two, 1998-99 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 57, Scottish Division One, 1991-92 |
| 3 for a win | 78, Scottish Division One, 2012-13 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 6, Scottish Division One, 1898-99 |
| 3 for a win | 26, Scottish Premier Division, 2003-04 26, Scottish Championship, 2019-20 |
| Most League goals scored | 91, Scottish Division One, 1928-29 |
| Most League goals conceded | 102, Scottish Division One, 1908-09 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 19, Scottish Division One, 1898-99 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 18, Scottish League One, 2020-21 |
| Most wins in a League season | 24, Scottish Division One, 1930-31 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 2, Scottish Division One, 1898-99, 1908-09 |
| Most draws in a League season | 16, Scottish Premier Division, 1993-94 16, Scottish Division One, 1985-86 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 0, Scottish Division Two, 1893-94 |
| Most losses in a League season | 28, Scottish Division One, 1908-09 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 1, Scottish Division Two, 1896-97 |
| Record win | 16-0 v Royal Albert, Scottish Cup 1st round, 17 January 1931 |
| Record defeat | 0-10 v Queen's Park, Scottish Cup 5th round, 3 December 1881 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 41, Alex Hair, Scottish Division One, 1926-27 |
| in total | 229, Willie Sharp, 1939-57 |
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| Most League appearances | 410, Alan Rough, 1969-82 |
Most capped player | 51, Alan Rough for Scotland |
| Highest transfer fee received | £200,000 for Mo Johnston to Watford, July 1981 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £85,000 for Andy Murdoch from Celtic, February 1991 |