2012–13 Partick Thistle F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Partick Thistle's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season. Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Season
Partick Thistle finished first in the Scottish First Division, and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. They reached the final of the Challenge Cup, losing 6–5 on penalties to Queen of the South, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.Management
Thistle began the season under the management of Jackie McNamara. On 29 January 2013, the club gave permission to Dundee United to speak to McNamara about becoming their new manager. The following day McNamara and his assistant Simon Donnelly resigned, to become the new management team at United. Later the same day the club announced that Alan Archibald and Scott Paterson would take over as the club's interim management team. On 22 March, the duo were given the job on a permanent basis signing a one-year rolling contract.Results and fixtures
Pre season
Scottish First Division
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Captains
Squad
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.Awards
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
 | Jackie McNamara | First Division Manager of the Month | August |
| Steven Lawless | Young Player of the Month | August |
| Stuart Bannigan | Young Player of the Month | January |
| Alan Archibald | First Division Manager of the Month | February |
| Alan Archibald | First Division Manager of the Month | March |
| Kris Doolan | Player of the Month | March |
| Scott Fox, Stephen O’Donnell, Aaron Sinclair, Stuart Bannigan & Chris Erskine | PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year | Season |