Plenty of Nothing

The Old Merkat Cross

The Old Mercat Cross, Inverness. The pillar is probably 16th-century; a unicorn was added in 1900. Source.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle host Morton. Inverness are top of the division with 19 points. Morton are ninth with 6.

ICT have lead the Championship since Week Four. If Morton win today it'll be their first win against a division leader since they beat Ross County on January 4th, 2019.

Caley Thistle's only loss in league play came two weeks ago at the hands of Hamilton Academical. Morton's only win of the season was against those same Accies.

Both clubs were winners in the Challenge Cup last weekend. Morton beat Montrose, and ICT eliminated Elgin City.

Michael Gardyne of Caley Thistle played for Morton in 2007. ICT's Wallace Duffy was loaned by St Johnstone to Morton in 2020, but the deal was cancelled before he ever kicked a ball. No one on the current Morton roster has played for ICT.

Coming into today's games there are no rearranged fixtures pending in any of the four SPFL divisions, which seems unusual, but the same thing was true at this time in 2019.

This is the weekend the SPFL started last year.

[ICT 2 - 0 Morton]

The other Championship matches:

Hamilton Accies 1 - 6 Partick Thistle (yesterday)

Ayr United [2 - 1] Queen of the South

Dunfermline [2 - 2] Kilmarnock

Raith Rovers [2 - 1] Arbroath

Morton's most frequent opponents since October 16, 2011:

34 games        Queen of the South

29 games        Dunfermline Athletic

28 games        Falkirk

24 games        Dumbarton

24 games        Raith Rovers

23 games        Ayr United

Other matches:

UCD 1 - 0 Cork City (last night)

J2: Renofa Yamaguchi vs Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)

JFL: FC Kariya 2 - 1 Kochi United (yesterday)

Faroes: Klaksvik vs B36 (tomorrow)

Thun 0 - 2 Winterthur (yesterday)

Winterthur are top of the league.

Clachnacuddin [0 - 4] Brora Rangers

Hallescher [2 - 3] 1.FC Saarbrücken

HFX Wanderers 1 - 0 Pacific (October 11)

This was a big win for the Wanderers and a big loss for Pacific. One own goal.

Cavalry vs HFX Wanderers (tomorrow)

SWF Championship South: Falkirk vs Morton (tomorrow)

Barnton 1 - 6 FC Isle of Man (October 13)

FC Isle of Man [8 - 3] Abbey Hulton United (today)

Tokyo Verdy Beleza [4 - 1] Elfen Saitama

TPS 1 - 1 Ekenas (October 14)

Coupe de France, Round Five (tomorrow):

Cholet RCC vs USSA Vertou

AFC Champions League quarter-finals (East) (tomorrow):

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs Ulsan Hyundai

Pohang Steelers vs Nagoya Grampus

Aberdeenshire Shield, Round One (October 13):

Banks O' Dee 4 - 2 Hermes

Inverurie Loco Works 3 - 0 Fraserburgh

Keith 2 - 1 Aberdeen University

Huntly 1 - 0 Turriff United

South Challenge Cup Round Two:

(mainly the North-West Zone:)

Largs Thistle [5 - 1] Glasgow Perthshire

Arthurlie [5 - 1] Benburb

Jeanfield Swifts [2 - 0] Broomhill

St Anthony's [2 - 0] Rutherglen Glencairn

Johnstone Burgh [1 - 2] Greenock Juniors

Saltcoats Victoria [1 - 8] Glasgow United

Harmony Row [0 - 5] Clydebank

Irvine Meadow [5 - 3] Kilwinning Rangers

Irvine Victoria [0 - 1] Vale of Leven

Vale of Clyde [0 - 4] Pollok

Renfrew wo/scr Westerton United

St Cadoc's vs Petershill (tomorow)

St Peters [1 - 4] Beith Juniors

Rossvale [6 - 0] Campbeltown Pupils

Kilbirnie Ladeside [4 - 1] Port Glasgow

Yoker Athletic [0 - 3] Drumchapel United

Larkhill Thistle [0 - 3] East Kilbride

The 57th Shakaijin Cup was to have been played this week but was cancelled due to Covid in the host prefecture of Tochigi. (See the Japanese state of emergency map here.) Normally this tournament is used to determine the tenth and eleventh participants in the Regional Champions League in November. Now the soccer powers that be will rely on second- and third-place regional teams and the list of 100-Year Status clubs to fill in the vacancies.

The teams were to have been: Tochigi City (host), Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth, Nippon Steel Muroran, Ganju Iwate, Cobaltore Onagawa, Tokyo United, Criacao Shinjuku, Tsukuba FC, Tokyo 23, Toho Titanium, Vonds Ichihara Vert, Shinagawa CC Yokohama, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Toyama Shinjo Club, Toyota Kicking Team, FC Ise-Shima, Chukyo University, FC Bombonera, Arterivo Wakayama, Cento Cuore Harima, Ocacias Kyoto, St.Andrew's FC, Moriyama Samurai 2000, International Pacific University, Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima, Fukuyama City FC, FC Tokushima, Tadotsu FC, Veroskronos Tsuno, J-Lease FC, FC Nobeoka Agata, Nanakuma Tombies.

St.Andrew's FC is the team for Momoyama Gakuin University, which was founded by Anglican, not Presbyterian, missionaries.

Morioka Zebra in the Shakaijin Cup:

1969/11/8      R1    Morioka Zebra 5 - 2 Mazda Hiroshima

1969/11/9      R2    Urawa Club 3 - 0 Morioka Zebra

1971/11/22    R2    Morioka Zebra 0 - 4 Towa RE

1981/11/21    R1    Imabari SC 0 - 2 Morioka Zebra

1981/11/22    R2    Toho Titanium 1 - 0 Morioka Zebra

1998/11/22    R1    Morioka Zebra 0 - 4 Nippon Steel Oita

1999/11/13    R1    NTT Kyoto 4 - 0 Morioka Zebra

Source: Football of Japan.

1999-2000

October 16, 1999.    Morton and Clydebank met at Cappielow (Morton were the visitors) and Morton won 1 - 3. Garry Tweedie, Keith Wright and Paul McDonald scored for the Ton, Kris O'Neil for Clydebank. Attendance 758.

Renton FC results for 1891-92:

1892/5/7        Vale of Leven 1 - 1 Renton           SFL

1892/5/5        Renton 0 - 4 Celtic                        SFL

1892/4/30      Cambuslang 1 - 1 Renton            SFL

1892/4/9        Renton 0 - 3 Hearts                      SFL

1892/4/4        Clyde 1 - 3 Renton                       SFL

1892/3/26      Clyde 0 - 2 Renton                     friendly

1892/3/19      Rangers 5 - 2 Renton                   SFL

1892/3/12      Renton 5 - 2 St Mirren                 SFL

1892/3/5        Vale of Leven 1 - 4 Renton        friendly

1892/2/27      Queen's Park 3 - 0 Renton    Scottish Cup SF replay

1892/2/13      Renton 1 - 1 Queen's Park    Scottish Cup SF

1892/2/6        Renton 3 - 2 Hearts       Scottish Cup R3 replay (neutral)

1892/1/30      Hearts 2 - 2 Renton               Scottish Cup R3 replay

1892/1/23      Renton 4 - 4 Hearts               Scottish Cup R3

1891/12/26    Dumbarton 2 - 1 Renton               SFL

1891/12/19    Arbroath 0 - 3 Renton    Scottish Cup R2 (in Dundee)

1891/12/12    Rangers 2 - 2 Renton (later nullified)    SFL

1891/12/5      Renton 2 - 1 Abercorn                 SFL

1891/11/28    Renton 7 - 4 Ayr FC              Scottish Cup R1

1891/11/21    Renton 1 - 0 Third Lanark            SFL

1891/11/14    Abercorn 3 - 3 Renton                  SFL

1891/11/7      Renton 2 - 3 Dumbarton               SFL

1891/10/31    Cowlairs 2 - 1 Renton                friendly

1891/10/24    Renton 1 - 1 Cambuslang            SFL   

1891/10/17    St Mirren 2 - 1 Renton                  SFL

1891/10/10    Renton 3 - 0 Leith Athletic           SFL

1891/10/3      Third Lanark 1 - 1 Renton            SFL

1891/9/26      Renton 2 - 1 Clyde                      SFL

1891/9/12      Hearts 4 - 2 Renton                     SFL

1891/9/5        Celtic 3 - 0 Renton                       SFL

1891/8/29      Renton 3 - 0 Vale of Leven         SFL

1891/8/22      Leith Athletic 2 - 3 Renton          SFL

1891/8/15      Renton 1 - 4 Rangers                  SFL

(Sources: fitbastats; German Wikipedia for the Scottish Cup; Glasgow Herald for Abercorn and Cambuslang, and the friendlies.)

Woman Gathering Maples Leaves

From a series of prints by Katsukawa Shunsho illustrating The Tales of Ise. Source.

Guest of Honour

Guest of honour Juliette Béliveau boards the métro de Montréal on the first day of service, October 14, 1966. Source.

Albarello

An apothecary jar from Naples c. 1475-1500. Source.

Frisk Asker versus GKS Jastrzębie

GKS Jastrzębie and Bolzano went to a shootout. Source.

Frisk Asker host GKS Jastrzębie. This is Jastrzębie's first season in the Champions Hockey League.

GKS stands for Górniczy Klub Sportowy, or Miners' Sports Club. Most clubs in the Polish 1 Liga are located in mineral-rich Silesia, and two other clubs bear the GKS prefix. It's a good illustration of the longstanding connection between hockey and mining, something that goes back to the very first champions of the earliest professional hockey league, the Calumet Miners of the International Professional Hockey League.

This is the sixth and final group stage game for both clubs, neither of which can advance to the Round of 16.

[Frisk Asker 3 - 7 GKS Jastrzębie]

GKS Jastrzębie in the Champions Hockey League:

2021-22

2021/9/3        GS    GKS Jastrzębie 2 - 3 Bolzano

2021/9/5        GS    GKS Jastrzębie 2 - 3 Red Bull Salzburg

2021/9/10      GS    Bolzano 3 - 1 GKS Jastrzębie

2021/9/12      GS    Red Bull Salzburg 6 - 1 GKS Jastrzębie

2021/10/5      GS    GKS Jastrzębie 4 - 3 Frisk Asker

2021/10/12    GS    Frisk Asker [3 - 7] GKS Jastrzębie

Frisk Asker in the Champions Hockey League:

2019-20

2019/8/29      GS    EHC Biel 2 - 1 Frisk Asker

2019/8/31      GS    EC Klagenfurter AC 3 - 0 Frisk Asker

2019/9/6        GS    Frisk Asker 2 - 3 EHC Biel

2019/9/8        GS    Frisk Asker 0 - 4 EC Klagenfurter AC

2019/10/8      GS    Frisk Asker 1 - 3 Tappara Tampere

2019/10/16    GS    Tappara Tampere 7 - 3 Frisk Asker

2021-22

2021/9/3        GS    Frisk Asker 2 - 6 Red Bull Salzburg

2021/9/5        GS    Frisk Asker 1 - 5 Bolzano

2021/9/10      GS    Red Bull Salzburg 1 - 0 Frisk Asker

2021/9/12      GS    Bolzano 1 - 2 Frisk Asker

2021/10/5      GS    GKS Jastrzębie 4 - 3 Frisk Asker

2021/10/12    GS    Frisk Asker [3 - 7] GKS Jastrzębie

Seasons of Frisk Asker in the top Norwegian league:

                   G    W    T     L      GF     GA      GD    Pts   Pos

1946-47      8      1    0      7      16      50       -34      2    8th

1948-49      7      0    0      7        2      19       -17      0    8th

1969-70    21    15    3      3      92      40      +52    33    2nd

1970-71    21    15    1      5    126      67      +59    31    2nd

1971-72    14      7    1      6      52      52          0    15    4th, 1R

                    6     1    1      4      26      26          0      3    4th, 2R

1972-73    14      8    1      5      68      43      +25    17    3rd, 1R

                    6     2    0      4      20      34       -14      4    4th, 2R

1973-74    18    18    0      0    128      40      +88    36    1st, 1R

                 10      7    1      2      66      29      +37    15    1st, 2R

1974-75    18    14    0      4    103      58      +45    28    3rd, 1R

                 10      7    0      3      51      32      +19    14    1st, 2R    NM

1975-76    18    14    1      3    114      54      +60    29    1st, 1R

                 10      4    2      4      47      38        +9    10    4th, 2R

1976-77    18    15    2      1    127      39      +88    32    1st, 1R

                 10      6    0      4      60      32      +28    12    3rd, 2R

1977-78    18    16    0      2    141      65      +76    32    1st, 1R

                 10      5    0      5      40      31        +9    10    4th, 2R

1978-79    18    11    1      6    114      63      +51    23    4th, 1R

                 10      9    1      0      67      27      +40    19    1st, 2R    NM

1979-80    27    17    1      9    138      83      +55    35    3rd

1980-81    36    23    6      7    182    121      +61    52    2nd

1981-82    36    15    6    15    178    163      +15    36    6th

1982-83    36    20    3    13    175    130      +45    43    5th

1983-84    28    12    4    12    127    137       -10    28    6th

1984-85    18      9    1      8      97      68      +29    19    7th, R1

                 10    10    0      0      77      22      +55    20    1st, Kval.

1985-86    36    21    3    12    229    141      +88    45    3rd

1986-87    36    20    1    15    172    122      +50    41    4th

1987-88    36    20    2    14    174    134      +40    42    4th

1988-89    36    15    3    18    165    171         -6    33    6th

1989-90    36    12    3    21    157    210       -53    27    7th

1991-92    18      5    0    13      63    107       -44    10    9th, Grunn.

1992-93    18      4    1    13      60      94       -34      9    8th, Grunn.

                 14      0    0    14      32     111       -79      0    8th, Elit.

1993-94    18      2    1    15      63      85       -22      5    10th, Grunn.

1995-96    28     5     1    22      69    154       -85    11    7th

1996-97    36    21    1    14    170    123      +47    43    4th

1997-98    44    21    7    16    183    147      +36    49    5th

1998-99    44    20    3    21    171    145      +26    43    5th

1999-00    38    27    0    11    172    109      +63    54    3rd

2000-01    42    30    1    11    218    109    +109    61    3rd

2001-02    42    31    3      8    194    106      +88    65    2nd        NM

                  G    W  OW  OL   L      GF    GA     GD   Pts   Pos             

2002-03    38    20    4    3    11    157    110    +47    71    3rd

2003-04    42    20    5    4    13    152    118    +34    74    4th

                  G    W  OW SW OL  SL   L     GF     GA    GD   Pts  Pos

2004-05    42    20    3    3    0    4    12    143    137     +6    76    5th

                  G    W  OW     T  OL    L     GF     GA     GD    Pts  Pos

2005-06    42    16    3      9    6    17    139    151     -12    63    7th

2006-07    44    19    7    10    3    15    157    169     -12    74    4th

2007-08    44    29    0      6    6      9    205    142    +63    93    1st

2008-09    45    14    8    12    4    19    128    144     -16    62    7th

                  G    W  OW SW OL  SL   L    GF     GA    GD    Pts   Pos

2009-10    48    12    2    2    3    1    28    121    181    -60    51    9th

2010-11    45    11    1    3    2    1    27    117    174     -57    44    7th

                 G     W  OW  OL   L     GF    GA     GD    Pts    Pos

2011-12    45      5    1    2    37      78    255   -177    19    10th

2012-13    45    20    5    2    18    141    135       -6    72    6th

2013-14    45    13    5    3    24    122    158     -36    52    7th

2014-15    45    24    5    1    15    158    110    +48    71*    6th

                    *12 points were deducted

2015-16    45    24    5    4    12    139    105    +34    86    3rd

2016-17    45    21    3    6    15    137    118    +19    75    4th

2017-18    45    24    4    4    13    159    120    +39    84    4th

2018-19    48    22    4    4    18    162    151    +11    78    5th        NM

2019-20    45    24    1    2    18    135    125    +10    76    4th

2020-21    23    17    0    1      5      92      52    +40    52    1st

NM = Norwegian champion

(Source: Wikipedia Norwegian 1. Divisjon season articles)

Hashikko Ensemble Sheet Music

Music publisher Ongaku No Tomo Sha Corp. tweeted a reminder that those are real songs in Hashikko Ensemble, and you can sing them too. Source.

Cranes versus Free Blades

Hokkaido zangi courtesy East Hokkaido Cranes and 7-11. Source.

Tohoku Free Blades visit East Hokkaido Cranes at Kushiro Ice Arena.

The Cranes are a continuation of Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club, which was founded in 1949. In 1993 Jūjō Paper merged with Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp to form Nippon Paper, and the team was renamed Nippon Paper Cranes, accidentally creating the only origami hockey team in the world. In 2019 Nippon Paper got out of the hockey business and the team was renamed East Hokkaido Cranes, with the same rink and players as before.

[Cranes 3 - 4 Free Blades]

Seasons of East Hokkaido Cranes:

(As Jūjō IHC)

                  G      W   T     L       F       A      GD      P    Pos

1974-75    10      1    0      9      20      76    -56      2    5th, JIHL

1975-76    15      3    0    12      34    106    -72      6    5th, JIHL

1976-77    15      2    0    13      40    105    -65      4    6th, JIHL

1977-78    15      1    1    13      28    101    -73      3    6th, JIHL

1978-79    20      2    1    17      46    115    -69      5    6th, JIHL

1979-80    15      6    3      6      55      66    -11    15    4th, JIHL

1980-81    20      7    0    13      68    100    -32    14    4th, JIHL

1981-82    30      8    4    18    134    169    -35    20    5th, JIHL

1982-83    30      6    6    18    113    169    -56    18    5th, JIHL

1983-84    30      7    3    20    108    146    -38    17    5th, JIHL

1984-85    30      7    3    20      88    165    -77    17    5th, JIHL

1985-86    30    10    3    17    101    128    -27    23    5th, JIHL

1986-87    30      4    5    21      68    146    -78    13    6th, JIHL

1987-88    30      6    3    21      77    127    -50    15    5th, JIHL

1988-89    30      8    3    18      86    136    -50    19    5th, JIHL

1989-90    30    12    5    13      93    105    -12    29    3rd, JIHL

1990-91    30    16    1    13    106    102     +4    33    3rd, JIHL

1991-92    30    10    1    19    102    128    -26    21    5th, JIHL

1992-93    30    10    2    18      79    117    -38    22    4th, JIHL

(As Nippon Paper Cranes)

1993-94    30    12    1    17      95    121    -26    25    4th, JIHL

1994-95    30    14    1    15    103    109      -6    29    4th, JIHL

1995-96    40      9    2    29    140    171    -31    18    5th, JIHL    (deducted?)

1996-97    30      8    3    19      83    125    -42    19    5th, JIHL

1997-98    40    11    2    27    120    167    -47    24    6th, JIHL

1998-99    40    18    4    18    138    147      -9    40    4th, JIHL

1999-00    30    14    3    13      94      88     +6    31    3rd, JIHL

2000-01    40    20    3    17    126    115    +11    43    4th, JIHL

                  G     W    a    b    c    d     L      F        A      GD      P       Pos

2001-02    40    25    2    1    3    1     8    162    105    +57    59.5    1st, JIHL

2002-03    32    14    1    1    3         13    104    100      +4    34.5    3rd, JIHL

2003-04    12      3    1          1           7      37      37        0      8.5    3rd, R1, JIHL

                 12      6    1          1           4      56      51      +5    14.5    3rd, R2, JIHL

                  G     W  OW  T  OL     L      F      A       GD      P     Pos

2003-04    16    13    0    0    0      3      80    49      +31    39    1st, ALIH    X

2004-05    40    31    0    5    0      6    216    85    +121    98    1st, ALIH

2005-06    38    30    2    1    0      5    240    66    +174    95    1st, ALIH

2006-07    34    27    1    1    2      3    198    79    +119    86    1st, ALIH    XO

2007-08    30    15    1    2    1    11      97    85      +12    50    4th, ALIH    O

                   G    W    a    b    c    d     L      F        A       GD     P     Pos

2008-09    36    18    3    2    2    3      8    129      95    +25    69    4th, ALIH    X

2009-10    36    18    3    3    2    0    10    128    101    +27    68    3rd, ALIH

2010-11    36    21    2    1    3    2      7    141      95    +46    74    2nd, ALIH    O

2011-12    36    16    1    3    1    1    14    128    110    +18    58    4th, ALIH     O

2012-13    42    17    4    6    3    3      9    176    130    +46    77    3rd, ALIH    O

2013-14    42    22    2    2    1    0    15    168    126    +42    75    3rd, ALIH    XO

2014-15    48    15    3    6    4    2    18    160    157      +3    69    6th, ALIH

2015-16    48    25    2    2    3    2    14    166    125    +41    88    3rd, ALIH    O

2016-17    48    23    1    1    3    3    17    169    153    +16    79    5th, ALIH

2017-18    28      9    1    1    3    1    13      79      91     -12    35    7th, ALIH

2018-19    34    13    3    3    4    1    10      93      77    +16    56    4th, ALIH

(As East Hokkaido Cranes)

2019-20    36    12    2          2          17      73    104     -31    46    5th, ALIH

2020-21    22    11    0          5            6      62      50    +12    38    3rd, JCup    O

a    b    c    d    = various loser points

ALIH = Asia League Ice Hockey

JCup = Japan Cup

JIHL = Japan Ice Hockey League

X = ALIH Champion

O = All Japan Champion

(Sources: English, German and Japanese Wikipedia; flashscores for 2020-21)

Beazley Fields

Beazley Fields, off Caledonia Road in Dartmouth, was the home ground of the Nova Scotia Clippers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1991. I've never been there, too many rules.

It's the Challenge Cup, Round Three. Morton visit Links Park to face Montrose FC. These two teams met in the playoffs at the end of last season: Montrose won the first leg 2 - 1 at home, and Morton won the return leg 3 - 1 at Cappielow. Currently Montrose are sixth in League One.

Montrose got here by defeating Stirling Albion in Round Two, while Morton beat Celtic B.

Montrose's Kerr Waddell played for Morton in 2018-19. No one from Morton has played for Montrose.

What match between Morton and Montrose made the biggest difference?

2021/5/11      Morton 3 - 1 Montrose

Had Morton lost they would be in League One today.

The winner of this match will face Queen of the South in the quarter-finals.

Morton played Arbroath last weekend. What has been the longest string of games between Morton and clubs from Angus?  Three:

1966/9/3        Morton 2 - 0 Arbroath        League Cup group stage

1966/9/5        Brechin 1 - 2 Morton         League Cup supl. round

1966/9/7        Morton 5 - 2 Brechin         League Cup supl. round

again:

1967/4/15      Montrose 2 - 0 Morton       league

1967/4/17      Brechin 0 - 4 Morton          league

1967/4/22      Morton 0 - 0 Arbroath        league

and again:

2021/4/30      Arbroath 0 - 0 Morton        league

2021/5/8        Montrose 2 - 1 Morton       playoffs

2021/5/11      Morton 3 - 1 Montrose       playoffs

Morton have sold the Love Street roof they bought from St Mirren for £50,000 twelve years ago and never installed to a scrap dealer.

Garrity has been loaned out to Annan. Oksanen has been called up by Finland. Goalkeeper Chris Wylie has left the club. He leaves with a perfect record, only ever having appeared in that Challenge Cup Round Two win over Celtic B.

As of October 7th Jim McInally (Morton manager 2004-08) has been manager of Peterhead FC for ten years.

Footy Adventures visited Cappielow last week.

[Montrose 0 - 0 Morton. Morton win on PK. Morton shootout scorers: Knowles, Reilly, Blues and Oliver.]

The other Challenge Cup matches:

Hamilton Academical 2 - 0 Aberdeen B (October 6)

Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Queen's Park (yesterday)

Queen of the South 2 - 0 Partick Thistle (yesterday)

Elgin City [2 - 4] Inverness CT

Raith Rovers [3 - 1] East Fife

Cove Rangers [4 - 1] Albion Rovers

Alloa vs Ayr United Rangers B (October 27)

Other matches:

UCD vs Treaty United (last night) (postponed)

J2: Mito HollyHock [2 - 1] Kusatsu (tomorrow)

JFL: FC Kariya 1 - 1 Veertien Mie (yesterday)

Blantyre Victoria [0 - 5] Largs Thistle

East Kilbride 3 - 0 Dalbeattie Star (October 5)

University of Stirling [0 - 3] East Kilbride

Formartine United 4 - 2 Clachnacuddin (October 6)

Clachnacuddin [4 - 3] Fort William

HFX Wanderers 0 - 1 Forge (October 6)

Eccleshall [0 - 4] FC Isle of Man

Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara [1 - 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)

TPS 1 - 3 VPS (yesterday)

1999-2000

October 9, 1999.    Clydebank hosted Dunfermline Athletic at Cappielow. The Pars won 1 - 4. Peter Cormack scored for the Bankies. Attendance 475. Morton did not play.

Greenock Morton results for 1891-92:

Morton were a member of the Scottish Football Alliance in 1891-92. They also played in the preliminary rounds of the Scottish Cup, as well as the Renfrewshire Cup and the Greenock and District Charity Cup. And there were friendlies, some of them against other members of the Scottish Alliance. I have followed the Scottish Football Historical Archive as to which games are genuine Scottish Alliance matches, and have treated the others as friendlies.

There were three senior leagues operating in Scotland in 1891-92: the SFL, the Scottish Alliance, and the Scottish Federation. Twelve of today's SPFL clubs were in these leagues: Dumbarton, Celtic, Hearts, Rangers, Clyde and St Mirren in the SFL; Kilmarnock, Morton and Partick Thistle in the Alliance; and Albion Rovers, Falkirk and Motherwell in the Federation.

1892/5/28      Morton 4 - 1 Dumbarton         Greenock Charity Cup final

1892/5/24      Thistle 1 - 3 Morton                 Scottish Alliance

1892/5/21      Morton 3 - 1 Port Glasgow             friendly

1892/5/7        Morton 4 - 2 Kilmarnock Athletic    friendly

1892/5/5        Morton 1 - 0 Partick Thistle    Greenock Charity Cup R1

1892/4/30      Morton 3 - 1 E. Stirlingshire    Scottish Alliance

1892/4/27      Morton 2 - 1 Argyllshire                friendly                source?

1892/4/23      Morton 3 - 3 Kilmarnock          Scottish Alliance

1892/4/16      E. Stirlingshire 5 - 2 Morton     Scottish Alliance

1892/4/9        Morton 3 - 2 King's Park          Scottish Alliance

1892/4/2        St Bernard's 1 - 1 Morton         Scottish Alliance

1892/3/26      Morton 3 - 1 Ayr FC                Scottish Alliance

1892/3/19      King's Park 3 - 5 Morton         Scottish Alliance

1892/3/12      Airdrieonians 6 - 3 Morton        Scottish Alliance

1892/3/5        Morton 5 - 4 St Mirren                   friendly

1892/2/27      Morton 5 - 3 Linthouse            Scottish Alliance

1892/2/13      Ayr FC 5 - 3 Morton                  Scottish Alliance

1892/2/6        Kilmarnock 8 - 1 Morton           Scottish Alliance

1892/1/30      Morton 3 - 1 Partick Thistle      Scottish Alliance

1892/1/23      Abercorn 2 - 1 Morton            Renfrewshire Cup SF

1892/1/9        Abercorn 3 - 2 Morton                   friendly

1892/12/26    Dykebar 2 - 5 Morton            Renfrewshire Cup R3

1892/12/19    Dykebar 1 - 3 Morton (abandoned)    Renfrewshire Cup R3

1891/12/12    Dykebar 7 - 1 Morton (abandoned)    Renfrewshire Cup R3

1891/12/5      Morton 5 - 2 Thistle                Scottish Alliance

1891/11/28    Morton vs King's Park (postponed)    Scottish Alliance

1891/11/21    Morton 4 - 3 Dykebar                    friendly?

1891/11/14    Northern 6 - 0 Morton              Scottish Alliance

1891/11/7      Morton 1 - 2 Port Glasgow       Scottish Alliance

1891/10/31    Thistle 6 - 4 Morton                        friendly?

1891/10/24    Morton 4 - 1 Airdrieonians      Scottish Alliance

1891/10/17    Monkcastle 4 - 2 Morton          Scottish Cup PR2

1891/10/10    Morton 3 - 1 St Bernard's       Scottish Alliance

1891/10/3      Linthouse 6 - 0 Morton            Scottish Alliance

1891/9/26      Morton 3 - 1 Airdrieonians              friendly?

1891/9/19      Port Glasgow 5 - 5 Morton      Scottish Alliance

1891/9/12      Morton 7 - 1 Kilbirnie              Scottish Cup PR1

1891/9/5        Kilbirnie 2 - 2 Morton               Scottish Cup PR1

1891/8/29      Morton 4 - 3 Northern             Scottish Alliance

1891/8/22      Partick Thistle 1 - 2 Morton    Scottish Alliance

1891/8/15      Morton 1 - 2 Abercorn                    friendly

(Sources: SFHA for the Scottish Alliance, Renfrewshire Cup, the January 9 friendly, and Greenock and District Charity Cup; Glasgow Herald for Scottish Cup Qualifying and the other friendlies.)

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