This detail from Reid's New Map of the River and Firth of Clyde (1899) shows the channel markers off Greenock, and local businesses in red. Cappielow is just above the '-dyke' in Cartsdyke. Source.
Raith Rovers visit Cappielow. Raith are seventh with 7 points, Morton eighth with 6 points. Morton's league record continues to duplicate 2016-17. If they want to carry on with that they must win today.
Morton can finish the day anywhere from fifth to ninth. (How often have I written that sentence?)
Raith Rovers ended Falkirk's 43-game unbeaten streak last weekend.
Grant Gillespie played for Raith Rovers in 2018-19. Nobody on the Rovers squad has played for Morton.
Rovers' manager Neill Collins has been in the job four weeks.
The last Morton player to score against Raith Rovers was Iain Wilson, October 31, 2023.
What makes a Championship club a Championship club? Having played in League One recently. (See below.)
Former Morton player Chris Aitken has been appointed manager at Stranraer.
Today's is Morton's official 150th anniversary game.
[Morton win 2 - 0 on goals by Stuparević and Garrity.]
The other Championship matches:
Airdrieonians (10th) [1 - 1] Dunfermline Athletic (9th)
Falkirk (2nd) [2 - 0] Ayr United (1st)
Partick Thistle (6th) [0 - 0] Livingston (3rd)
Queen's Park (4th) [1 - 0] Hamilton Academical (5th)
Other matches:
Albion Rovers 2 - 1 Civil Service Strollers (October 1)
UCD 1 - 1 Bray Wanderers (yesterday)
Inverurie Loco Works [2 - 3] Nairn County
Civil Service Strollers [4 - 2] Gala Fairydean Rovers
Fraserburgh United [0 - 6] Culter
FC Isle of Man 0 - 1 Ramsbottom United
HFX Wanderers [1 - 1] Vancouver FC
This is effectively a playoff game. Winner moves into fifth place.
Þór/KA [0 - 1] Vikingur
This ends the 2024 Besta deild kvenna. [Þór/KA finish third.]
Mito HollyHock [2 - 2] Shimizu S-Pulse (tomorrow)
Sfida Setagaya [4 - 2] Shizuoka Bonita (tomorrow)
ReinMeer Aomori [2 - 2] Briobecca Urayasu (tomorrow)
Morton Women [1 - 5] Stirling University (tomorrow)
Scottish Junior Cup, R2 (tomorrow):
Bo'ness United [3 - 1] Kilsyth Rangers
CSL semi-finals (tomorrow):
Serbian White Eagles vs Unity
[The CSL has cancelled playoffs and declared Serbian White Eagles league champion.]
UEFA Champions League, league stage matchday two (October 1):
Dortmund 7 - 1 Celtic
UEFA Europa League, league stage matchday two (October 3):
Rangers 1 - 4 Lyon
UEFA Conference League, league stage matchday one (October 3):
Dinamo Minsk 1 - 2 Hearts
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 APOEL
Molde 3 - 0 Larne
Fiorentina 2 - 0 The New Saints
AFC Champions League Elite league stage, matchday 2:
Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 1 Gwangju (October 1)
Vissel Kobe 2 - 1 Shandong Taishan (October 2)
Yokohama F. Marinos 4 - 0 Ulsan HD (October 2)
AFC Champions League Two group stage, matchday 2:
Eastern (Hong Kong) 2 - 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (October 3)
AFC Women's Champions League group stage, matchday 1 (tomorrow):
Urawa Red Diamonds [17 - 0] Odisha (India)
North of Scotland Cup, semi-finals (October 2):
Brora Rangers 3 - 0 Lossiemouth
Clachnacuddin 7 - 0 Inverness Athletic
West of Scotland Cup, Round One:
Craigmark Burtonians (W2) [2 - 2] Largs Thistle (WP) [Largs win on PK]
Largs are currently second in the WoS Premier Division.
West Park United (W4) [5 - 2] Campbeltown Pupils (W4)
St Cadoc's (WP) [6 - 0] BSC Glasgow (W4)
Newmains United (W4) [1 - 2] St Peter's (W4)
Ashfield (W1) [2 - 2] Neilston (W2) [Ashield win on PK]
Greenock Juniors (W3) [1 - 4] Darvel (WP)
Thorn Athletic (W3) [2 - 1] Benburb (WP) Upset
Johnstone Burgh (WP) [5 - 1] Vale of Leven (W3)
Carluke Rovers (W4) [1 - 1] Glasgow University (W3) [Carluke win on PK] Upset
Ardrossan Winton Rovers (W1) [1 - 1] Clydebank (WP) [Clydebank win on PK]
Clydebank are first in the WoS Premier Division.
Dalry Thistle (W3) [4 - 2] Maryhill (W2) Upset
Giffnock (W4) [0 - 1] Pollok (WP)
Glenafton Athletic (WP) [1 - 4] Shotts Bon Accord (WP)
East Kilbride Thistle (W4) [2 - 1] Caledonian Locomotives (W2) Upset
Thornliewood United (W1) [4 - 0] Eglinton (W4)
And Round Two:
Arthurlie (W1) [1 - 1] Ardeer Thistle (W3) [Arthurlie win on PK]
Cumbernauld United (W1) [1 - 0] Kello Rovers (W4)
Kilsyth Athletic (W3) [3 - 0] Girvan (W3)
Lugar Boswell Thistle (W3) [1 - 5] Forth Wanderers (W2)
Muirkirk Juniors (W2) [2 - 1] Knightswood (W4)
Renfrew (W1) [4 - 1] Finnart (W3)
Rossvale (W4) [0 - 4] Kilbirnie Ladeside (W1)
Saltcoats Victoria (W4) [0 - 5] Hurlford United (WP)
Vale of Clyde (W1) [0 - 6] Auchinleck Talbot (WP)
Historical matches:
1901/10/5 Morton 1 - 1 Kilmarnock
1940/10/5 Morton 4 - 0 Albion Rovers
2002/10/5 Elgin City 0 - 1 Morton
Goal by Alex Williams.
When was the last time the 2024-25 Championship clubs were in League One, and how many years had they been there?
2023-24 5 years Falkirk
2023-24 1 year Hamilton Academical
2022-23 1 year Dunfermline Athletic
2022-23 10 years Airdrieonians
2021-22 1 year Queen's Park
2020-21 1 year Partick Thistle
2019-20 3 years Raith Rovers
2017-18 1 year Ayr United
2016-17 1 year Livingston
2014-15 1 year Morton