Sat 25 April, 2026
William Hill Championship 
Gayfield Park, Arbroath
William Hill Championship
Sat 25 April, 2026. Kick Off: - 15:00
Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Tickets:
Segregation will be in place for this fixture and away supporters will be situated at the Pleasureland End of the ground with gates opening at 2pm.
Seats are also available in Section A of the CoelBrew Stand.
Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, 18th April at 3:15pm on this page.
There will be no cash gate in operation at Gayfield on matchday so all Thistle fans should purchase their tickets online.
Prices:
| Ticket Type | Terracing | CoelBrew Stand Seating |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £21 | £22 |
| Concession* | £14 | £15 |
| Juvenile (Aged 13-17) | £12 | £13 |
| Under 12 | £5 | £5 |
| Disabled supporter and carer (w/ valid ID)** | £15 | £16 |
| Family (1 adult, 1 U12)** | £23 | £24 |
| Family (1 adult, 2 U12s)** | £26 | £27 |
* Over 65s, students, disabled supporters w/ no carer.
** Entry to the ground made via the grey door at the side of the away turnstiles.
Supporters’ Buses
City Centre
Pick up:
Station Bar : 10.30
For seats call Duncan 07979496154 or e-mail
John Lambie Jordanhill Branch
Pick-ups:
Jordanhill Railway Station – 12:00
Thornwood Bar – 12:05
Prices:
Adults – £26
Concessions – £18
Booking is essential.
To make a booking, contact Iain on 07779 668 357 or email .
North-West Branch
When booking seats, it is essential that you state your name, pick-up point and category of fare (Full or Concession).
Pick ups:
Milngavie Railway Station – 11:30
Esquire House, Anniesland – 11:50
Maryhill CC Halls – 12:05
Fares for non-members:
Full – £26
Concession* – £18
One primary school age child may travel free of charge when accompanied by a fare paying adult.
*Eligibility for concession fares
Partick Thistle extended their impressive undefeated streak in the William Hill Championship to 13 games with a cerebral 0-0 draw away to Arbroath.
With the title now out of the question for the Jags and a top four spot already guaranteed for the home side, it was a game without much riding on it beyond being a dry run of a potential play-off semi-final match-up.
There was mass upheaval in the starting line-up, with seven changes to the XI that kicked off last Saturday’s 2-2 draw away at Airdrieonians.
Dan O’Reilly served the first match of his two-game ban, after accumulating his 12th yellow card of the season against the Diamonds, with Cale Loughrey taking his place whilst Cammy Logan replaced Paddy Reading, who was rested.
In midfield, Ben Stanway was back after being ill last Saturday, coming in alongside Robbie Crawford in place of Ts’oanelo Lets’osa and Fraser Taylor.
Up front, it was an entirely rotated front three with Tony Watt and Logan Chalmers back in the starting line-up for the first time since returning from their respective injuries, while Gary Mackay-Steven came in for his first start of any kind in Thistle colours.
At kick-off there were no signs of the gale force winds that affected the Jags’ last visit to Gayfield with the away side getting the game underway on a sunny day in Angus.
The first 10 minutes were bereft of incident, as the much-changed Thistle side felt their way into the game, keeping the ball grounded and showing a more technical side to their game early on while Arbroath attacked down the flanks and looked to put pressure on the travelling defence with crosses and cutbacks into the box.
In keeping with that, the first notable chance of the game arrived when Scott Stewart delivered an excellent ball onto the head of Findlay Marshall 12 yards out but the hosts’ top goalscorer couldn’t find the target with his attempt.
Not long after, Thistle started to take the game to their opponents, with Chalmers at the centre of things. On 17 minutes, Gary Mackay-Steven was picked out by Watt on the left-hand side. The winger then crossed a ball low to Chalmers at the front post yards out, but the ex-Arbroath loanee – under heavy pressure – flicked the ball wide of goal.
At the 25-minute mark, Harry Cochrane tried his luck with a rocket from 30 yards out. Clarke was powerless to do anything about it apart from watch on as it zoomed narrowly wide.
With ten minutes left of the opening half, some excellent hold up play from Stanway saw him tee up Chalmers, but the winger’s drilled effort veered wide of McAdams’ right-hand post.
Not long before the break, Stanway had a pop at goal himself. His long-range shot stung the palms of McAdams but was never in danger of breaking the deadlock, with the teams heading down the tunnel at half-time level.
Half-time – Arbroath 0 Partick Thistle 0
There were no changes at half-time from either side, but Thistle came out with a bit more urgency, coming close two minutes after the restart. A quick free kick from Oisin Smyth found its way to Chalmers, who raced in behind the Arbroath defence, going through one-on-one. McAdams managed to get a fingertip to Chalmers’ shot though, tipping it wide of his right-hand post to maintain parity.
The subsequent corner was cleared by the Arbroath defence, but only so far as Jags full back Cammy Logan. The defender had a dig, arcing a shot achingly close to the top corner, instead nestling on the roof of the net.
The temperature cooled in the second half, with the wind picking up, and the home side started to put Thistle under more sustained pressure. A cross from Stewart across the face of goal looked certain to lead to an Arbroath opener, but no touch was forthcoming from any of the attackers and the ball flew behind for a goal kick.
Both sides went to the bench with Gavin Reilly and former Jags defender Aaron Muirhead – booked moments earlier – making way for Arbroath, replaced by his fellow ex-Jag Scott Robinson as well as Craig Watson. Almost immediately, Mark Wilson then turned to his bench as Fraser Taylor, Kyle Turner and Ricco Diack came on for Crawford, Stanway and Mackay-Steven, as Watt transitioned out to a role on the left wing.
Ryan Dow almost edged the Red Lichties in front when Marshall teed him up for a shot from 15 yards out, however, Josh Clarke made a strong save despite the effort deflecting off Ethan Ingram on its way to goal.
The best opening of the final 20 minutes fell to Scott Robinson as he drove towards the Thistle box on the inside-left channel, but the substitute’s strike sailed over the bar into the Pleasureland End terracing.
Full-time – Arbroath 0 Partick Thistle 0
Today’s draw sees the Jags extend their current undefeated league streak to 13 games, their longest run since the famous 2012/13 Championship promotion season.
Partick Thistle return to Firhill for the final game of the regular season on Friday, taking on Queen’s Park in the Glasgow Derby. The Jags go into the game, which kicks off at 7:45pm, with the chance to finish the league campaign unbeaten on home turf.
Teams:
Arbroath: Aidan McAdams; Jack Wilkie (Lewis Gillie, 87’), Tam O’Brien, Aaron Muirhead (Craig Watson, 59′), Scott Stewart; Ryan Flynn, Harry Cochrane; Ryan Dow (Dapo Mebude, 83’), Findlay Marshall (Victor Enem, 83′); Jacob MacIntyre, Gavin Reilly (Scott Robinson, 59′)
Unused Substitutes: Jordan Pettigrew; David Gold, Colin Hamilton
Partick Thistle: Josh Clarke; Cammy Logan, Cale Loughrey, Lee Ashcroft (Luke McBeth, 67′), Ethan Ingram; Oisin Smyth, Robbie Crawford (Fraser Taylor, 60′), Ben Stanway (Kyle Turner, 60′); Logan Chalmers (Matthew Falconer, 86′), Gary Mackay-Steven (Ricco Diack, 60′), Tony Watt
Unused Substitutes: Lewis Budinauckas; Liam Dolan, Matthew Falconer, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Daniel Gray
Referee: Grant Irvine
Attendance: 2,015 (533 away)
By David Forrest
It ends goalless at Gayfield.
Arbroath free kick deep inside the Thistle half.
Into added time.
Poor corner and the ball is out for a Thistle goal kick.
Marshall's low shot produces a save from Clarke.
Wilkie swings the corner in towards the back post where it goes out without a touch.
Robinson takes advantage of some slack Thistle play and shoots over the bar from just outside the Thistle box.
McBeth takes the captain's armband as well.
It's a good stop from Clarke to deny MacIntyre and keep the score at 0-0.
A Watt shot drops wide of goal.
Stewart fires a cross across the face of the Thistle goal but there is no touch and it goes out for a Thistle throw.
Clever corner from Arbroath but Cochrane's shot is blocked.
The corner is worked to Logan at the edge of the box and his shot lands on the roof of the net. Just for a second it looked as if it had gone in.
Big chance for Thistle. Smyth's pass finds Chalmers in behind the Arbroath defence. His shot goes just wide of McAdams' right hand post with a touch from the keeper as a corner is the outcome.
It's goalless at the interval.
Stanway goes to the front post with the corner and it is cleared.
Into first half added time.
Stanway has a shot from outside the box but it is straight at McAdams.
Thistle come close. Stanway lays the ball back to Chalmers and his low shot is just wide of McAdams' right hand post.
Ashcroft flicks the Wilkie corner away from goal.
Cochrane fires a shot towards the Thistle goal that can't have been missing target by too much. Clarke though is able to watch it go wide.
Best chance yet for Thistle. Watt finds Mackay-Steven down the left. He crosses for Chalmers who at the front post flicks the ball wide of goal.
Chalmers takes the free kick but it is too close to McAdams who makes an easy catch.
Ingram has his heels clipped and Thistle have a free kick near the right hand corner of the Arbroath box.
It's not the best of corners from Chalmers who doesn't get enough height on the ball and it is cleared at the front post.
An uneventful first 10 minutes. Arbroath perhaps seeing a shade more of the ball.
Thistle kick-off. Shooting towards the Pleasureland end in the first half.
While there is still much to play in the season today marks the last Saturday fixture of the 2025-26 for both teams.
With a second place finish secured Mark Wilson's team selection is made with more than an eye towards next month's play-offs.
Seven changes have been made from the side that drew with Airdrie last Saturday and it's probably easier to list those that started that game and also start today.
That quartet is Josh Clarke, Lee Ashcroft, Oisin Smyth and Ethan Ingram.
Amid the changes there is a first Thistle start for Gary Mackay-Steven.