Friday 9th July, 2021 at 9:58am
Partick Thistle are proud to confirm that Firstpoint USA have extended their partnership with the club as our sleeve sponsor.
The world’s leading US sports scholarship and university admissions agency joined up with the Jags ahead of our successful campaign last time out and have extended their sponsorship through to the summer of 2022.The FirstPoint USA logo will continue to appear on the left sleeve of every Thistle home and away top for the upcoming campaign, which starts with our first Premier Sports cup tie against Dunfermline Athletic tomorrow afternoon.
FirstPoint USA’s connection with Thistle goes back 20 years when chief executive Andrew Kean signed a professional contract with the club, featuring in a number of friendlies before moving on. After enjoying great success as an athlete-scholar in Cincinnati, Andrew used his personal experience to create FirstPoint in 2001, which has since helped tens of thousands of young people experience life changing opportunities at 2,500+ of the best colleges and universities in the USA.
Partick Thistle Chief Executive, Gerry Britton, said: “We’re really delighted that FirstPoint USA have extended their partnership with the club. Season 2020/21 was our first with a sleeve sponsor so we are thrilled that the experience was so positive for FirstPoint that they have extended for another campaign.
“Our League 1 title win made the last year a successful one for the club and we’re looking to continue that in the exciting season ahead. The support of partners like Andrew Kean and the team at FirstPoint is invaluable and we’re continuing to build on that as we approach the new season.”
Andrew Kean, FirstPoint USA CEO, said: “After a successful partnership with Thistle last season, we were all-in to continue our association with one of Scotland’s most iconic football clubs. It’s an exciting time to be involved with Partick Thistle and the run the team went on towards the end of last season was the perfect end to such a challenging year for the club.
“We remain proud to be the sleeve sponsor of Partick Thistle and after a thrilling year of football last season, we can’t wait to see what Ian and the team do this campaign. With the FirstPoint USA logo on the sleeve of every Jags jersey, we’ll be right there to support them throughout the year.”
