Liam McFarlane joins on loan

Friday 17th July, 2026 at 11:29am

Goalkeeper Liam McFarlane has joined the club on loan from Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season, subject to SFA clearance.

A prominent feature of Hearts B since their inaugural Lowland League campaign in 2022, the 21 year old shot-stopper spent 24/25 at East Fife, where he made 39 appearances in their promotion winning season, picking up their Young Player of the year award in the process.

A Scotland youth international, Liam spent the entirety of last season on loan to Alloa Athletic, clocking 29 appearances and 10 clean sheets through the Wasps’ latest league one campaign.

With caps for Scotland at under 21 level, McFarlane most recently joined up to train with the senior squad through their World Cup preparations before going on to travel with the side to America as their training goalkeeper.

Partick Thistle head coach Mark Wilson said:

“We’re delighted to add Liam to our squad for this season. He’s a strong young keeper who has built up a good level of experience both out on loan and around the Scotland set-up. It’s a competitive area but he ticks all the boxes for what we’re looking for in a goalkeeper, so he’ll definitely be coming in to challenge for the number one spot.”