The 2010âÂÂ11 season was Partick Thistle's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005âÂÂ06 season. Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Partick Thistle finished fifth in the First Division. They reached the Semi-final of the Scottish Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
Thistle began the 2010âÂÂ11 season under the management of Ian McCall. On 15 April 2011, McCall resigned as manager, with defender Jackie McNamara being appointed as caretaker manager. McNamara was appointed on a permanent basis at the end of the season, on a rolling one-year contract.