[3] The club took a major step forward when Queen of the South Wanderers dissolved before the start of the 1894–95 season;[4] a number of players, including Grierson, Charteris, Craven, Kennedy, Shankland, Glendenning, M'Cloy, and Little all turned out for the Thistle, having previously turned out for Queens.
first XI,[7] Thistle's protest that the Volunteers' Alexander Ireland had played for money in the United States was dismissed.
[8] The Thistle gained revenge in the Southern Counties Cup, beating 5th K.R.V.
[12] The club first played at Kingholm Park,[13] and in 1894 inherited the Recreation Grounds from Queen of the South Wanderers.
[14] The club found, to its chagrin, that the owner of the field where it played had ploughed the pitch up before the 1894–95 season ended, so it decamped to Palmerston Park for its final fixtures.