Plenty of Nothing

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield. Source.

Channel Markers

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 vs Stirling University (tomorrow)

Scottish Junior Cup, R2 (tomorrow):

Bo'ness United vs Kilsyth Rangers

CSL semi-finals (tomorrow):

Serbian White Eagles vs Unity

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

Maynard Street

Luleå versus MoDo

Aneta Tejralová for MoDo. Source.

Luleå host MoDo.

MoDo play at the Hägglunds Arena in Örnsköldvik in Västernorrland on the Gulf of Bothnia. The name MoDo is short for Mo och Domsjö, a pulp and paper company and the club's first sponsor.

MoDo have been in the SDHL from the start, and won the regular season in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Last season they finished in second place behind Luleå, and lost to Luleå in the finals.

Ottawa's Aneta Tejralová played for MoDo in the first part of 2023-24, Johanna Fällman played for them from 2008-09 to 2011-12. PWHL Minnesota's Michaela Cava played for them in 2017-18 and 2018-19.

MoDo have four Canadians on their squad: Lauren Bellefontaine, Brooke McQuigge, Alexie Guay and Darcie Lappan.

Luleå lost four players to the PWHL this summer, Dominika Lásková, Daniela Pejsova, Noora Tulus and Ronja Savolainen, but gained two, Akane Shiga and Johanna Fällman. 

The Hockey News is horrified that North American player agents representing SDHL players must get certified in Sweden.

Luleå's 2024-25 roster:

Frida Axell (G)

Sarah Grahn (G)

Johanna Fällman (D)    Played for PWHL New York last season.

Jenni Hiirikoski (D)    Finnish.

Tilde Sjödin (D)

Hedvig Sturk (D)

Anna Andersson (D)

Erica Rieder (D)    Canadian, formerly of MoDo.

Astrid Lindeberg (D)

Nadia Mattivi (D)    Italian.

Akane Shiga (F)    Japanese. Played for PWHL Ottawa last season.

Wilma Sjölund (F)

Reece Hunt (F)    Canadian.

Petra Nieminen (F)    Finnish.

Stella Sjöberg (F)

Ella Bergström (F)

Sara Lindqvist (F)

Jaycee Magwood (F)    Canadian.

Emma Nordin (F)    Formerly of KRS Vanke Rays in the Russian league.

Viivi Vainikki (F)    Finnish.

Linnea Johansson (F)    Formerly of Linköping.

[Turns out the SDHL website also has a fallacious Spelschema page, with all games listed one day early. The EliteHockey Ligaen and SDHL sites are both 'powered by Sportality'.]

[Luleå 1 - 2 MoDo.]

Stjernen versus Lillehammer

Source.

Lillehammer visit Stjernen (tomorrow) at the 2,473-capacity Stjernehallen in Fredrikstad.

Fredrikstad was founded in the 16th Century by King Frederick II in the days of the Danish Norwegian union. The city is built around a 17th Century star fortress. Stjernen means star.

The hockey club was founded is 1960 and has been Norwegian champion twice, in 1981 and 1986. They wear red and white.

Stjernen finished last season in sixth place. Lillehammer was 18 points behind them in seventh place. Both teams went out in the quarter-finals.

Stjernen has one Canadian, defenseman Brendan Ellis from Kelowna, who played for Lillehammer from 2017 to 2021 and was a Nottingham Panther for a while.

[Stjernen 2 - 1 Lillehammer.]

Canadian Parliament, Kingston

This wing of the Kingston General Hospital served as the Parliament Building for the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1844. Source.

Busby FC (1873) and Cartvale FC (1878)

Dyehouse workers, Busby Printworks. The man furthest to the right in the back row is Thomas Donohoe, who introduced football to Brazil in the 1890s. Source.

The original Busby FC operated from 1873 to 1879. The original Cartvale FC, also from Busby, Renfrewshire, operated from 1878 to 1890, and used the name Busby FC toward the end of its existence.

There was also a club named Cartvale FC in Paisley around 1886. And a new Cartvale FC started in 1892 (called Busby Victoria in its first year) which carried on until 1909.

Busby FC 1889-90:

1890/3/29      Busby 3 - 1 Hayward Wanderers

1889/11/16    Busby 2 - 11 St Mirren    RCup R2

1889/10/26    Johnstone Rangers 1 - 3 Busby    RCup R1

1889/9/14      Busby (a draw) Abercorn 2nd XI

1889/8/31      Busby 2 - 2 Celtic Reserve

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1888-89:

1888/12/8      John Dunlop's Templars 1 - 9 Cartvale

1888/11/3      Cartvale 1 - 3 Queen's Park Victoria

1888/10/27    Cartvale 0 - 3 Morton    RCup R1

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1887-88:

1888/4/14      Kirkintilloch Central 5 - 3 Busby

1887/11/5      Mearns Athletic 7 - 0 Cartvale    RCup R1 replay

1887/10/29    Busby 4 - 4 Mearns Athletic    RCup R1

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1888/4/14.)

Cartvale FC 1886-87:

1887/1/15      Cartvale 0 - 0 3rd Morton

1886/12/25    Cowlairs vs Cartvale (not played)

1886/12/25    Bishop's side 5 - 3 Russel's side (eight-a-side)

1886/12/11    Cartvale 3 - 2 Dunfermline

1886/11/20    Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 0 Cartvale

1886/11/20    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Cartvale    RCup R2

1886/11/20    Cartvale 1 - 0 Dennistoun

1886/11/6      Cartvale 4 - 3 Cowlairs

1886/10/30    Cartvale 12 - 0 Clippens    RCup R1

1886/9/11      Johnstone 6 - 2 Cartvale    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1885-86:

1886/1/30      Abercorn 9 - 2 Cartvale

1886/1/23      Dundee Wanderers 5 - 3 Cartvale

1886/1/16      Thistle 4 - 2 Cartvale

1885/11/28    Pollokshaws 2 - 3 Cartvale

1885/11/7      Abercorn 9 - 0 Cartvale    RCup R1

1885/10/31    Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Cartvale    ScCup R3 replay

1885/10/24    Cartvale 1 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    ScCup R3

1885/10/??    2nd Neilston W - L 2nd Cartvale    Sc2XICup R1

1885/10/10    St Mirren 3 - 1 Cartvale

1885/10/3      bye    ScCup R2

1885/9/26      2nd Cartvale 1 - 2 2nd Cowlairs

1885/9/26      Cowlairs 4 - 3 Cartvale

1885/9/12      Cartvale 2 - 1 Morton    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1884-85:

1885/4/11      West Calder 3 - 4 Cartvale

1884/11/29    Cartvale 2 - 5 Cowlairs

1884/11/1      Morton 6 - 1 Cartvale    RCup R1

1884/10/25    Arthurlie 3 - 0 Cartvale    ScCup R3

1884/10/18    Pollokshields Athletic 4 - 1 Cartvale

1884/10/11    Johnstone 4 - 4 Cartvale

1884/10/4      bye    ScCup R2

1884/9/13      Cartvale 12 - 1 Greenock Rangers    ScCup R1

1884/8/30      Vale of Leven 7 - 1 Cartvale

1884/8/23      Cartvale 3 - 5 Northern (Greenock)

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1883-84:

1884/1/19      St Mirren 3 - 1 Cartvale    RCup R3 2nd replay

1884/1/12      Cartvale 3 - 3 St Mirren    RCup R3 replay

1884/1/5        St Mirren 2 - 2 Cartvale    RCup R3

1884/1/5        Partick Thistle 7 - 2 Cartvale

1883/12/22    Queen's Park 6 - 1 Cartvale    ScCup R6

1883/12/15    Johnstone Rovers 0 - 4 Cartvale

1883/12/8      Cartvale 8 - 3 Morton    RCup R2 replay

1883/12/1      Morton 2 - 2 Cartvale    RCup R2

1883/12/1      bye    ScCup R5

1883/11/17    Pilgrims 3 - 2 Cartvale

1883/11/17    2nd Cartvale 1 - 3 2nd Pilgrims

1883/11/10    Cartvale 4 - 2 Abercorn    ScCup R4

1883/10/20    Cartvale 4 - 1 Cumnock    ScCup R3

1883/10/6      Kilbarchan 2 - 4 Cartvale    RCup R1

1883/9/29      Cartvale 6 - 2 Greenock Southern    ScCup R2

1883/9/22      Cambuslang 7 - 2 Cartvale

1883/9/??      2nd Kilmarnock W - L 2nd Cartvale    Sc 2ndXICup R1

1883/9/8        Cartvale 8 - 0 West End Athletic    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1882-83:

1883/3/3        Cartvale 2 - 3 Netherlee

1883/1/6        2nd Cartvale 3 - 3 2nd Luton

1882/12/2      2nd Thornliebank 5 - 0 2nd Cartvale    Sc2XICup R1

1882/10/28    Thistle 6 - 4 Cartvale (disputed)

1882/10/14    St Mirren 5 - 1 Cartvale    RCup R1

1882/10/7      Cartvale 1 - 3 Arthurlie    ScCup R2 replay

1882/9/30      Cartvale 2 - 1 Arthurlie (protested)    ScCup R2

1882/9/16      Johnstone Athletic 0 - 3 Cartvale    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1881-82:

1882/4/1        Arthurlie 2 - 0 Cartvale    RCup final

1882/3/11      Cartvale 2 - 1 Johnstone    RCup SF replay

1882/3/4        Johnstone 1 - 1 Cartvale    RCup SF

1882/2/18      2nd Hearts 6 - 2 2nd Cartvale    Sc2XICup R1

1882/2/18      Dumbarton 11 - 2 Cartvale    ScCup SF

1882/1/21      Cartvale 4 - 2 Sir John Maxwell    RCup R3

1881/12/31    West Calder 3 - 5 Cartvale    ScCup R6

1881/12/3      Clyde 4 - 5 Cartvale    ScCup R5

1881/11/26    Levern 1 - 3 Cartvale    RCup R2

1881/11/19    Glasgow University 4 - 5 Cartvale    ScCup R4

1881/10/29    Glenkilloch 0 - 3 Cartvale    ScCup R3

1881/10/22    Cartvale 15 - 1 Woodside    RCup R1

1881/10/1      bye    ScCup R2

1881/9/17      Cartvale 4 - 2 Renfrew    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup.)

Cartvale FC 1880-81:

1881/2/5        Arthurlie 3 - 0 Cartvale    RCup R3

1880/12/??    Cartvale W - L Johnstone Athletic    RCup R2

1880/12/4      Johnstone Athletic vs Cartvale (protested by both)    RCup R2

1880/10/23    Cartvale 1 - 3 Queen's Park (Hampden Eleven)

1880/10/16    Cartvale 4 - 0 Paisley Athletic    RCup R1

1880/10/9      Cartvale 1 - 2 Arthurlie    ScCup R2 replay

1880/10/2      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Cartvale    ScCup R2

1880/9/25      Cartvale 3 - 2 Johnstone Athletic

1880/9/11      Cartvale wo/scr Levern    ScCup R1

1880/7/31      Four-a-Side Football Tournament

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1879-80:

1880/1/17      Cartvale 3 - 1 Clyde

1880/1/3        Cartvale 2 - 1 Jamestown

1879/11/1      Apsley 0 - 1 Cartvale

1879/10/25    Cartvale 3 - 1 Levern (protested)    RCup R1

1879/10/11    Johnstone Athletic 6 - 0 Cartvale    ScCup R2

1879/9/20      Cartvale 5 - 2 Wellington Park    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Cartvale FC 1878-79:

1879/3/22      South-Western 2 - 0 Cartvale    'return match'

1878/11/?      Thornliebank 2 - 0 Cartvale    RCup R1

1878/11/2      23rd RRV 1 - 3 Cartvale

1878/9/28      Cartvale 1 - 4 Arthurlie    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

 

Busby FC 1880-81:

Nothing found.

Busby FC 1879-80:

1879/9/27      Busby 0 - 3 Arthurlie    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup.)

Busby FC 1878-79:

1879/4/12      Possil Blue Bell 3 - 1 Busby

1878/10/19    Arthurlie 3 - 1 Busby    ScCup R2

1878/9/28      Busby 3 - 1 Morton    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1879/4/12.)

Busby FC 1877-78:

1878/3/16      Busby 0 - 6 Thornliebank

1877/9/29      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Busby    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1878/3/16.)

Busby FC 1876-77:

1877/2/17      Busby vs Thornliebank (abandoned)

1876/12/2      Vale of Leven 4 - 0 Busby    ScCup R4

1876/11/18    Busby 0 - 0 Hamilton (both advanced)    ScCup R3 replay

1876/11/11    Hamilton 0 - 0 Busby    ScCup R3

1876/11/4      Busby 2 - 1 South Western

1876/10/28    Busby 1 - 0 23rd RRV    ScCup R2

1876/10/14    Lancefield 2 - 2 Busby

1876/9/30      Busby 2 - 0 Renfrew    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Busby FC 1875-76:

Nothing found.

Busby FC 1874-75:

1875/3/13      2nd Levern 2 - 0 2nd Busby

1875/3/13      Busby 0 - 1 Levern

1874/12/5      23rd RRV 1 - 0 Busby

(Source: the Glasgow Herald.)

Busby FC 1873-74:

Nothing found.

Little Joe II

The Little Joe II rocket was designed to test the Apollo escape tower system. Its task was to launch and then explode, causing the little rocket at the top to fire and carry the command module to safety. So obviously this one never flew. Source.

King George V Field

Ayr United toured Newfoundland in June and July 1973. (Results below.) Source.

Morton visit Ayr United. The Honest Men are first in the Championship with 15 points and a +10 goal difference. Morton are sixth with 6 points and a 0 goal difference.

Ayr are riding a streak of three straight draws in league play. Their only loss so far this season in any competition came against Dundee United in the League Cup group stage. Should they go on to win promotion they will get to the Premiership for the first time since 1977-78.

Video:  Ayr United's new North Stand.

Ayr's George Oakley famously played for Morton last season. Andy Murdoch played for Morton from 2016 to 2018, but he's out on loan to Clyde. Morton's Jack Baird played for Ayr from 2020 to 2022. Grant Gillespie was an Honest Man briefly in 2020.

Ayr's manager Scott Brown was a big star for Hibs, Celtic and Aberdeen. He has been in the job since January.

The last Morton player to score against Ayr was Kirk Broadfoot back in April.

Morton have signed 24-year-old striker Filip Stuparević on loan from Motherwell. He has played for Voždovac and Metalac Gornji Milanovac in Serbia, Příbram in Czechia, Al Orooba in the UAE, and Domžale of Slovenia. As a member of the Serbian U17 team he scored on Switzerland at Cappielow.

[Ayr United 1 - 0 Morton.]

The other Championship matches:

Dunfermline Athletic (8th) [1 - 2] Queen's Park (5th)

Hamilton Academical (7th) [1 - 0] Partick Thistle (4th)

Livingston (3rd) [2 - 1] Airdrieonians (10th)

Raith Rovers (9th) [1 - 0] Falkirk (2nd)

Scottish Cup Round One:

Highland and Lowland League clubs enter the fray. There are no South of Scotland League or North Caledonian League entrants left. This is the third match for Bo'ness Athletic who entered at PR1. This round's fixtures include four Highland League versus Lowland League matches and one East of Scotland Premier Division versus West of Scotland Premier Division match.

Tynecastle (EP) 2 - 3 Hill of Beath Hawthorn (EP) (yesterday)

Dalkeith Thistle (E2) 0 - 4 Broxburn Athletic (LL) (yesterday)

Albion Rovers (LL) [1 - 2] Auchinleck Talbot (WP)    Upset

Berwick Rangers (LL) [4 - 2] Cupar Hearts (KoF)

Brechin (HL) [1 - 0] Newtongrange Star (E1)

Broomhill (LL) [0 - 1] Turriff United (HL)

Brora Rangers (HL) [2 - 1] Cumnock (WP)

Buckie Thistle (HL) [2 - 1] Carluke Rovers (W4)

Burntisland Shipyard (E2) [1 - 4] Irvine Meadow (W1)

Clachnacuddin (HL) [3 - 1] Nairn County (HL)

Clydebank (WP) [3 - 1] Girvan (W3)

Cowdenbeath (LL) [3 - 2] Rutherglen Glencairn (W1)

Cumbernauld Colts (LL) [0 - 3] Civil Service Strollers (LL)

Deveronvale (HL) [2 - 4] Bo'ness United (LL)

Dunbar United (EP) [1 - 4] Bo'ness Athletic (E1)    Upset

Dundee North End (ML) [4 - 0] Tranent (LL)    Upset

Dundonald Bluebell (EP) [1 - 1] Inverurie Loco Works (HL) [Inverurie win on PK]

East Kilbride (LL) [2 - 0] Gretna 2008 (LL)

East Stirlingshire (LL) [2 - 3] Lochee United (ML)    Upset

Formartine United (HL) [2 - 0] Whitehill Welfare (E1)

Forres Mechanics (HL) [1 - 2] Jeanfield Swifts (EP)    Upset

Fraserburgh (HL) [8 - 0] Rothes (HL)

Gala Fairydean Rovers (LL) [0 - 1] Banks o' Dee (HL)

Huntly (HL) [2 - 2] Wick Academy (HL) [Huntly win on PK]

Keith (HL) [1 - 1] Camelon (E1) [Keith win on PK]

Linlithgow Rose (LL) [3 - 1] Lossiemouth (HL)

Musselburgh Athletic (EP) [1 - 0] Darvel (WP)

Strathspey Thistle (HL) [0 - 6] Sauchie (EP)    Upset

Threave Rovers (W3) [6 - 1] Vale of Leithen (E2)    Upset

University of Stirling (LL) [0 - 2] Caledonian Braves (LL)

Key: tier 5 =  HL  LL;  tier 6 =  WP  EP  ML;  tier 7 =  W1  E1;  tier 8 =  E2;  tier 9 =  W3;  tier 10 =  W4;  outwith the pyramid =  KoF

Other matches:

Abbey Hey 1 - 2 FC Isle of Man (September 24)

Wexford 2 - 0 UCD (yesterday)

Glenafton Athletic [1 - 2] Largs Thistle

Culter [2 - 2] Stonehaven

Carluke Rovers vs Royal Albert (postponed)

Barnoldswick Town [1 - 3] FC Isle of Man

Unity [0 - 2] Serbian White Eagles

Kagoshima United [3 - 0] Mito HollyHock

Speranza Osaka [2 - 1] Sfida Setagaya (tomorrow)

ReinMeer Aomori [0 - 2] Okinawa SV (tomorrow)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima [1 - 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)

Þróttur [0 - 0] Þór/KA (tomorrow)

Atletico Ottawa [1 - 1] HFX Wanderers (tomorrow)

Canadian Championship final (September 25):

Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 0 Toronto FC (Whitecaps win on PK)

WE League Cup, group stage (September 25):

Cerezo Osaka 0 - 2 Elfen Saitama

UEFA Europa League league stage matchday one (September 26):

Malmö 0 - 2 Rangers

Historical matches:

1901/9/28      Morton 1 - 3 St Mirren

1940/9/28      Morton 3 - 3 Airdrieonians

2002/9/28      Morton 2 - 1 East Fife

Goals by Jani Uotinen and Alex Williams.

Ayr United Newfoundland Tour, 1973:

1973/6/26      St. John's All Stars 1 - 5 Ayr United

1973/6/28      Burin Peninsula All Stars 2 - 5 Ayr United

1973/7/1        Newfoundland All Stars 1 - 9 Ayr United

1973/7/3        Nfld. Canada Games Team 2 - 8 Ayr United

Source.

Arthurlie FC 1890-91:

1891/6/8        Dykebar 4 - 1 Arthurlie    PChCup R1 2nd replay

1891/6/2        Dykebar 2 - 2 Arthurlie    PChCup R1 replay

1891/5/23      Dykebar 3 - 3 Arthurlie    PChCup    R1

1891/4/18      Leith Athletic 7 - 1 Arthurlie

1891/4/14      Morton 3 - 1 Arthurlie    G&DChCup SF

1891/3/21      Linthouse 5 - 1 Arthurlie 

1891/3/7        Arthurlie 3 - 2 Dykebar    G&DChCup R1

1891/2/28      Beith 5 - 2 Arthurlie

1891/2/14      Arthurlie 5 - 2 Clyde

1891/2/7        Northern 3 - 0 Arthurlie

1891/1/17      Arthurlie 1 - 3 St Mirren    RCup SF

1890/12/27    Dykebar 2 - 2 Arthurlie

1890/12/13    Arthurlie 6 - 0 Barrhead Corinthians    RCup R2 replay

1890/11/22    Arthurlie 7 - 0 Barrhead Corinthians (protested)    RCup R2

1890/11/1      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Lochwinnoch    RCup R1

1890/11/1      Partick Thistle Swifts 8 - 0 2nd Arthurlie

1890/10/25    2nd Airdrieonians 2 - 3 2nd Arthurlie

1890/10/25    Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 4 Arthurlie

1890/10/11    Ayr FC 4 - 3 Arthurlie

1890/10/4      Methlan Park 3 - 1 Arthurlie

1890/9/13      Dykebar 1 - 3 Arthurlie

1890/9/6        Arthurlie 2 - 5 St Mirren    ScCup R1

1890/8/30      Morton Reserves 10 - 0 2nd Arthurlie

1890/8/30      Arthurlie 6 - 3 Morton

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, Greenock and District Charity Cup, and Paisley Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

King George V Soccer Stadium seats 6,400 spectators, enough for a Canadian Premier League club. HFX Wanderers U21 and Ipswich Town U21 played here in July.

Arctic Eagles Narvik versus Lillehammer

The Arctic Eagles wear blue, black and white. Source.

Lillehammer visit Narvik, at 68° north latitude in the justly named county of Nordland. To save air fare LIK have scheduled two consecutive games here. The first one is tonight.

Narvik Ishockeyklubb was founded in 1962 and got up to the second tier of Norwegian hockey in 2012. They first made it into the top league in 2020, but finished last and were relegated out again. They return this year, taking the place of Ringerike.

Narvik has a population of 21,000. Nordkraft Arena seats a thousand.

Narvik is connected to Luleå by rail, the line running across the north of the Scandinavian peninsula through the iron-producing district of Kiruna. Though Narvik is very northerly, it's not quite as far north as Murmansk, which has a team in the Russian NMHL junior league.

[The game dates listed on the official EliteHockey Ligaen website seem to be off by one day across the board. I've never seen the like of it from a pro league.]

[Narvik 1 - 2 Lillehammer.]