Yet another former Celt to manage a Championship club next season

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·31 de maio de 2025

Yet another former Celt to manage a Championship club next season

With Scott Brown established as the manager at Ayr United and Neil Lennon this week appointed as the Dunfermline Athletic boss, yet another former Celt has been named as a Scottish Championship boss this week…

Brendan Rodgers shakes hands with Scott Brown, whilst Neil Lennon pats him on the back Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Cup, Quarter Final, Football, Celtic Park on 9 March 2025. Photo: Stuart Wallace Shutterstock

Former Celtic defender Mark Wilson has been officially appointed as the new manager of Partick Thistle following his stint as joint interim head coach. Brian Graham, who teamed up with Wilson late last season, was in discussions with the club’s board but declined the opportunity to take on the role permanently due to some reservations about the job.

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Morton boss Dougie Imrie was also in talks for the Thistle job but the Ton’ later issued a statement affirming his decision to stay and his continued dedication to the Inverclyde side.

Ronaldinho of Barcelona gets past Mark Wilson of Celtic during the UEFA Champions League 2nd leg of the First knockout round match between FC Barcelona and Celtic at the Camp Nou stadium on March 4, 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

So, on Friday morning The Jags announced that former Celt Mark Wilson will take charge of the team for the upcoming 2025/26 season.

Speaking to the official Partick Thistle website, Wilson 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.”

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.”

Mark Wilson, appointed as head Coach of Partick Thistle. Image Partick Thistle FC

“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.”

Conor Spence

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