Scottish Cup
Sat 17 January, 2026. Kick Off: - 15:00
Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
Tickets
Prices:
Adults – £20
Concessions* – £15
Under 16s – £5
*(Over 65s, students, 16-18yos, disabled supporters including carer)
Fans are reminded that Season Tickets are not valid for this fixture.
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Home fans can also purchase tickets by phoning 0141 579 1971 or by visiting the Firhill Road Executive Offices during office hours.
Montrose supporters will be located in sections 8 and 9 of the Jackie Husband Stand for this fixture.
Provision will be made at the Jackie Husband ticket office for home supporters without bank cards or online access to use cash to purchase tickets for this game starting from 1:30pm on matchday.
Travel Information
Fans attending this match should be aware of two road closures affecting access to the ground.
Firstly, a section of Maryhill Road between The Woodside Inn and Raeberry Street is closed with no through access for vehicles at this section.
Secondly, the bottom end of Firhill Road remains closed due to ongoing roadworks. This means that the stadium can only be accessed by vehicles via Panmure Street or Murano Street.
All nearby pavements and footpaths are unaffected by the above closures.
We encourage all supporters to take the potential of increased traffic into consideration when planning their journey to the game.
For the most up-to-date information regarding roadworks and closures, visit https://www.roadworksscotland.org/.
Livestream
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The livestream of this fixture is not available to supporters living within the U.K. and Ireland due to SPFL restrictions.
Aitken Suite
The Aitken Suite, located within the Colin Weir Stand, will be open as a supporters’ bar for this game.
Open to home and away supporters, there will be food on offer with Boss Catering providing the pre-match grub from opening, at 12pm, until 2pm.
The Suite will re-open after the game with the PlayerZone taking place shortly after full-time.
There will be live football on show before and after the game with Manchester United v Manchester City on from 12:30pm and Swansea City v Birmingham City showing at 5:30pm.
The Aitken Suite is a family-friendly supporters’ bar so children and family groups are very welcome.
Entry to the Aitken Suite is available through the main entrance of the Colin Weir Stand or via the door situated just a few yards further up Firhill Road.
PlayerZone
Meet two Thistle first teamers this weekend after our game against Montrose in the PlayerZone!
The PlayerZone gives Thistle fans of all ages the chance to meet members of the first team squad for autographs, photos or just a chat.
Anyone wishing to attend should make their way to the Aitken Suite in the Colin Weir Stand after full-time.
The players in attendance this week are:
Luke McBeth
Paddy Reading
Thistle Taxi
The Thistle Taxi will be on duty for our Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup tie against Montrose for use by any older or less able supporters, free of charge.
With access restricted for vehicles on McParland Way after 2pm, the taxi will be picking passengers up on Firhill Road before using Firhill Court, on the north side of the ground, to access the Jackie Husband Stand reception.
Kindly provided by club sponsor Glasgow Taxis, it can seat up to six people and will be making multiple trips ahead of kick off, starting at 1:30pm.
Partick Thistle are safely into the hat for the last 16 of the Scottish Cup, after a 3-1 victory over a spirited Montrose side in the Fourth Round at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill today.
Thistle were in Cup action for the second time in five days, having exited the KDM Evolution Trophy on penalties following a 3-3 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Tuesday night.
After rotating the squad in that Challenge Cup tie, it was back to business as usual with seven changes made to the side. Josh Clarke was back in goal with our traditional backline of Paddy Reading, Dan O’Reilly, Lee Ashcroft and Ben McPherson in front of him.
Ben Stanway and Ts’oanelo Lets’osa occupied the centre of midfield with Aidan Fitzpatrick and Logan Chalmers on the wings. Tony Watt returned to the XI, playing in the No. 10 role, with Alex Samuel up front.
New signing Cale Loughrey, fresh off his debut goal against Caley Thistle, was cup-tied and unavailable.
After a shaky opening few minutes, the Jags soon looked the brighter of the two, hemming Montrose into their own half, earning a quick trio of corners in the first ten minutes.
Thistle took the lead on the eleventh minute after an excellent ball was crossed into the box by Paddy Reading, with Tony Watt right on cue to head the ball past Montrose goalkeeper Cammy Gill.
The visitors still posed a threat though and some great link-up play from Ewan Louden and former Jag Blair Lyons teed up Callum Sandilands for what looked to be a certain equaliser, only for Jags keeper Clarke to deny him with an excellent block.
Despite being a tier below the Jags and a goal down, Montrose were giving a good account of themselves, limiting Thistle’s chances in the opening quarter and hogging the ball, forcing Thistle back into their own half.
Despite that, Ts’oanelo Lets’osa had a golden chance to increase the lead on 30 minutes after a cutback from Reading presented “T” with an opening in front of goal, but the midfielder whiffed on his shot, sending it wide.
Then 36 minutes in, Ben McPherson launched a teasing delivery across the face of goal, begging for someone to get a touch on it but no one was in position to take advantage, and the ball went out of play.
Paddy Reading was finding his groove as the half wore on, getting into pockets of space and asking questions of the Montrose defence. He tried his luck from long range, but his right-footed effort from outside of the box was just a shade too high.
The final few moments saw the Jags press for a second to make the game comfortable before half time, but it was not to be. Samuel worked his way into the box thanks to a through-ball from Chalmers, but his shot could only ripple the side netting.
As half-time loomed, the Jags were shifting through the gears with Gill being forced into a brilliant stop to knock Chalmers’ swerving shot round the post for a corner.
The final chance of the half saw Samuel get himself on the end of a cutback from Fitzpatrick. He tried to flick the ball past Gill, but could only find the goalkeeper’s gloves via a deflection and Thistle went down the tunnel with a slender one goal advantage.
Half-Time – Partick Thistle 1 Montrose 0
After the restart, Montrose came out of the traps quickly, with the Firhill faithful on edge as Loudon was brought to ground by a Fitzpatrick challenge in the box. The away side’s howls for a spot kick were roundly dismissed by referee Lloyd Wilson.
Seconds later, the Montrose fans would have been spitting feathers as Thistle finally found the second goal they had threatened to score in the closing stages of the first half.
A short corner eventually worked its way into the area as Chalmers’ pass limply rolled through the Montrose defenders for Watt to stab home with gusto.
With the wind now in their sails, the hosts took control and pressed for a third. In particular, Thistle found great joy on the counter whenever Montrose found themselves with a set piece. On one occasion, Fitzpatrick caught the Gable Endies on the break from a corner, darting from one box to the other before drilling his low shot just wide of the far post.
On 67 minutes, Fitzpatrick once again caught Montrose cold from their corner, with Kyle Turner threading the needle on a sumptuous pass to set the winger up again, but Gill this time was able to get hold of the shot. Four minutes later, it was the turn of Chalmers to tee Fitzpatrick up, but again Gill showed good composure to keep the scoreline at 2-0.
That would be Chalmers’ final attacking contribution of the game as seconds later he was shown a second yellow for a sliding tackle on Lyons, having been booked for a foul early in the second half.
Wilson rang the changes with ten minutes to go as Scott Martin, Luke McBeth and Ricco Diack replaced Ts’oanelo Lets’osa, Aidan Fitzpatrick and Alex Samuel with defensive solidity at the forefront of the Head Coach’s thinking.
Nevertheless Montrose got Jags nerves jangling with five minutes to go when Josh Clarke clattered into a visiting player as he sought to punch a cross clear. The referee saw nothing wrong with the challenge and Gable Endies substitute Tommy North was on hand to turn home into the waiting net.
Hopes of a Montrose comeback were tempered seconds later though as Terry Masson went in late on Stanway to earn a second booking and make the game 10-on-10.
In the chaos, Thistle made sure of their safe passage, breaking forward on the counter attack. The ball was fed through by Turner to an onside Diack and the substitute fired home at the near post to put a bow on a successful afternoon of cup action for the Maryhill Men.
Full-Time – Partick Thistle 3 Montrose 1
The Jags take another step on the road to Hampden, as they aim to bring home the Cup for the first time in 105 years. With the likes of Stenhousemuir and Elgin City still standing in the cup, Thistle fans will be hoping for an exotic away trip when the draw is made tomorrow night following the conclusion of Auchinleck Talbot vs. Celtic.
Mark Wilson’s side are back in league action next Saturday, when they welcome Ayr United to the Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
Teams
Partick Thistle: Josh Clarke; Paddy Reading, Lee Ashcroft, Dan O’Reilly, Ben McPherson (Cammy Logan 56’); Ts’oanelo Lets’osa (Luke McBeth 79’), Ben Stanway; Logan Chalmers, Tony Watt (Kyle Turner 65’), Aidan Fitzpatrick (Scott Martin 79’); Alex Samuel (Ricco Diack 79’)
Unused Substitutes: Lewis Budinauckas
Montrose: Cammy Gill; Andrew Steeves Sean Dillon (Euan Glasgow 79’), Aidan Quinn (Ryan Williamson 46’), Craig Brown; Callum Sandilands (Terry Masson 66’), Kieran Freeman (Tommy North 66’), Graham Webster (Gus Stevenson 69’); Blair Lyons, Ewan Louden, Evan Towler
Unused Substitutes; Campbell Millar, Kyle McClements, Keir Bertie, Ross Clark
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Attendance: 2,564
50/50 draw results
First prize – £595 – Ticket No. 284980
Second prize – Chance to take part in crossbar challenge – Ticket No. 283352
Sat 17 January, 2026
Scottish Cup 
Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
That will be that. Turner plays the ball through to Diack who times his run to avoid being flagged for offside. He still has a lot to do but he beats Gill with a powerful drive.
Into added time.
Turner's corner is headed clear.
Man of the Match: Tony Watt
Brown skies a shot high over the Thistle bar.
The numbers are even again as Masson collects a second yellow for a late challenge on Stanway.
Clarke looks to be fouled as he goes to gather a cross there is no foul though and the ball rolls loose it falls to North who knocks the ball home.
Thistle win a free kick at the edge of their own box.
Crowd: 2,564
Thistle are down to 9 at the moment with Fitzpatrick off injured and no subs on yet.
This should have been a fairly comfortable last 20 minutes but that red cards has the potential to make this an anxious closing stage to the game for Thistle.
Thistle are down to ten men as Chalmers picks up a second yellow card.
Once again Thistle break from the Montrose corner. Chalmers finds Fitzpatrick to his left and he sees his shot held by Gill.
Fitzpatrick's shot is blocked by the body of Gill at his front post.
Sandilands flicks a header over the Thistle crossbar.
Chalmers crosses after he collects the ball following the corner. Samuel gets his head to it but the flag is up for offside. His header was going wide in any case.
Chalmers takes the free kick. It looks to be going straight to head of Watt but Dillon heads clear.
Thistle win a free kick at the right hand corner of the Montrose box.
Samuel is able to get a flick to the Chalmers corner but the ball is cleared.
Thistle once more break from the Montrose corner. Fitzpatrick is close to a third goal as he fires a low shot just wide of the far post.
Thistle break as they clear Sandilands' corner. Chalmers has his cross cleared.
Gill makes an easy catch from the corner.
Lets'osa has a shot blocked after Samuel touches the ball back to him.
Montrose make a mess of trying to defend Chalmers' cross and Watt and is able to stab the ball home for his and Thistle's second of the afternoon.
Montrose look for aa penalty when Steeves goes to ground as Fitzpatrick challenges for the ball. I'll be honest my eyes turned straight to the referee.
Thistle lead at the break but they haven't things all their own way.
Tony Watt's header gave Thistle an early lead but during the first 20 minutes or so Montrose posed Thistle enough problems to make things distinctly uncomfortable.
Thistle improved as the half went on but haven't as yet found the all important second goal.
Thistle close again as Samuel tries a flick a Chalmers pass into the net. Gill though blocks.
The corner ends up in the arms of Gill.
Gill gets a strong hand to a Chalmers shot round the post for a corner.
Thistle clear the corner but Lets'osa overhits his pass as Thistle try and counter attack.
Loudon drives at the Thistle defence before seeing a low drive blocked by the legs of O'Reilly.
Samuel is onto a through ball from Chalmers and his powerful shot hits the side netting.
Reading works the ball onto his left foot at the edge of the box and his shot doesn't clear the Montrose crossbar by much.
Chalmers finds the run of McPherson. The full-back puts a cross into the box that is begging for a touch that doesn't come.
Chalmers sees his corner headed clear.
It's a lovely pass from Stanway that sets up a chance for Thistle but Lets'osa isn't able to get the correct contact on the ball to convert the cross that follows.
Fitzpatrick finds Watt with an excellent cross field pass. Watt in turn picks out Chalmers who can't quite get the required curl on his shot to find the net.
Thistle clear the corner.
Packed Thistle box at the corner again. Ashcroft heads clear.
Thistle have Clarke to thank for still being ahead. Loudon and Lyons link up well to set up Sandilands and he looks set to score only to be denied by a fine block by the Thistle keeper.
Lyons does well to hold off McPherson but his cross is cleared.
Early breakthrough for Thistle. Tony Watt's movement as a cross is sent over from the left is first class. He finds space and his header finds the back of the net.
The referee spots an infringement as Fitzpatrick's corner comes over and Montrose have a free kick.
Samuel has been on the end of a couple of late, and unpunished challenges, and is limping.
Lyons gets the ball to Loudon. His shot is blocked by Ashcroft and spins back into the path of Lyons who is flagged for offside.
Every Thistle player is in the box to defend this corner. Two of those defenders get in each others way and first contact comes from a Montrose player. The ball doesn't go anywhere near goal though.
Montrose kick-off. Thistle shooting towards The John Lambie Stand in the first half.
The objective this afternoon is to make a further step along the Road to Hampden.
Standing in the way of a place in the next round for Thistle is League One side Montrose. The teams meeting in the Scottish Cup for the very first time.