Bristol Rovers and Partick Thistle have never met in a competitive match, although Partick provided pre-season opposition for The Pirates before the 2010–11 season.
Players at both clubs[]
Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Partick Thistle are listed below.
- David Byrne had a loan spell at Rovers in 1990, and signed for Partick Thistle in 1993.
- Martin Cameron was loaned to Partick by Rovers in 2002.
- Alec Donald played for Partick Thistle in the 1920s and Bristol Rovers in the 1930s.
- Sam Irving joined Rovers in 1932, after having been loaned to Partick in 1923, and was a teammate of Alec Donald at both clubs.
- Mark McChrystal played for Partick in 2007, six years before joining Rovers