Partick Thistle Lose Three Points Over Amateur Payments

Partick Thistle and Scottish Women’s Premier League
10 November 2026

Partick Thistle have been deducted three points and fined £6,000 by the Scottish Women’s Premier League for making payments to players registered as amateurs. The decision drops Thistle to second bottom in the ten-team standings, three points behind Spartans.

A disciplinary hearing found breaches involving player payments and inaccurate membership documentation. Half the fine is suspended until the season ends. Thistle accepted the ruling, apologised and attributed the violations to internal processes that the club says have since been corrected.

Why It Matters

The confirmed sanction directly alters the league table and increases Thistle’s exposure to the relegation fight.