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Mark Pirie

Partick Thistle seal Championship return after controversial demotion as Falkirk demolition crowns Jags champions

Partick Thistle have secured a quick-fire return to the Championship following their demotion last term.

Thistle were relegated to the third tier in the summer after last season was stopped early by the coronavirus despite being just two points from safety with a game in hand.

However, they will now be playing in the second tier after Ian McCall's side saw off Falkirk with a 5-0 win.

Zak Rudden and Scott Tiffoney were on the scoresheet as the Jags thumped their promotion rivals, while Brian Graham struck once in each half. Joe Cardle rubbed salt into the wounds with a fifth.

They now seal the League One title with a game to spare with the win over the Bairns putting them beyond second-placed Cove Rangers.

The result also officially put the title beyond Gary Holt's Falkirk, who would have had to win over Thistle and win their two remaining games.

Last year both Hearts and Thistle launched a legal challenge to battle the SPFL after they were sent down to the second tier.

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