Friday 30th May, 2025 at 10:00am
Partick Thistle are delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Wilson as their new head coach.
Mark enjoyed a 13 year playing career that included representing Scotland at youth, under-21 and full level as well as playing in The Champions League, before gaining management experience at Airdrieonians and Brechin City.
In 2023 Mark took on the role of under-18 manager here at The Wyre Stadium at Firhill and the fruits of his labour there have been seen in the debuts of Matthew Falconer, Liam Rooney, Jamie Low and Liam Dolan.
Mark said: “I am really pleased to be the Head Coach at Partick Thistle and I cannot wait to get started. It is going to be a busy summer but one I am looking forward to.”
Watch Mark’s first interview as Head Coach here:
Chairman Richard Beastall said: “We fully appreciate that supporters will feel frustrated it has taken us longer than we anticipated to make this announcement particularly as there has been a great deal of speculation throughout the course of this week.”
“However, it is important that a thorough recruitment and interview process was carried out, and that public announcements are not made until contracts have been negotiated and paperwork signed.”
“As part of our process we considered candidates with various levels of experience in management. However, the role of Head Coach is different to that of Manager – a Head Coach will lead training, set the tactics, be responsible for squad development and play a part in the player recruitment decision making process. They won’t be directly involved in contract negotiation which will be led our Sporting Director, Ian Baraclough.”
“We held both preliminary conversations and formal interviews with a number of candidates and we believe Mark is the best fit for Partick Thistle. His knowledge and commitment to promoting our own talent shone through, as did the leadership he showed on the training pitch, in the dressing room and during matches as we enjoyed a memorable end to the season. It was always clear to us throughout the process that that Mark was an integral part of our future aspirations.”
“We would now ask all Thistle fans to get behind Mark and the squad as we focus on Season 2025/26.”
Sporting Director Ian Baraclough added: “I am delighted to welcome Mark as our new Head Coach. He was an integral part of the interim management team that was appointed in February and he has impressed me during my time at the club.”
“His work with our under-18’s in the last couple of years is a key factor in his appointment and I am looking forward to working with him.”
Our ‘Jags For Generations’ season tickets will go on sale early next week.
