The Nine Arches Bridge in Port Glasgow carried the Glasgow and South Western Railway across Devol Burn on the way to Princess Pier in Greenock. It was built in 1870 and demolished in 1970. Source.
Morton visit New Douglas Park for an association football match with Hamilton Accies. Morton are sixth with 27 points and a -5 goal difference. Hamilton are seventh with 27 points and a -13 goal difference. Morton have not lost in league play since December 18th. Hamilton have not won since January 2nd. And to rub it in, Hamilton have not had a winning season since 2013-14. (See below.)
So far Morton have won 4 league games in calendar year 2022, versus 4 in all of 2021. (See below.) The Ton are presently on track to finish the season with 40 or 41 points. They can finish the day in sixth, seventh or eighth place. A win would allow them to start closing the 10-point gap between fifth and sixth place.
Dougie Imrie has been handed a six match ban for gambling on the football while he was a player. That should put him in the stands for today's match, plus the ones against Partick Thistle (Feb 22), Arbroath (Feb 26), Queen of the South (March 5), Partick again (March 12) and Dunfermline (March 19).
This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship Consolation Cup Round One match.
[Hamilton 1 - 0 Morton.]
The other Championship matches:
Dunfermline (9th) vs Partick Thistle (5th) (last night) (postponed -- pitch)
Inverness CT (3rd) [1 - 2] Ayr United (8th)
Killie (2nd) [3 - 0] Raith Rovers (4th)
QoS (10th) [0 - 0] Arbroath (1st)
Queen of the South sacked their manager following the Morton game last weekend. They cannot escape the cellar today but they have the opportunity to knock Arbroath out of first place if they win and Killie beat Raith Rovers.
Mark McGhee is in as Dundee manager. He played for Morton in the Seventies.
Hamilton Academical's last ten winning seasons:
2013-14 36 19 10 7 68 41 +27 67 2nd, Championship
2012-13 36 14 9 13 52 45 +7 51 5th, First Division
2007-08 36 23 7 6 62 27 +35 76 1st, First Division
2006-07 36 14 11 11 46 47 -1 53 4th, First Division
2005-06 36 15 14 7 53 39 +14 59 3rd, First Division
2003-04 36 18 8 10 70 47 +23 62 2nd, Second Division
2000-01 36 22 10 4 75 41 +34 76 1st, Third Division
1996-97 36 22 8 6 75 28 +47 74 2nd, Second Division
1993-94 44 19 12 13 66 54 +12 50 4th, Division One
1992-93 44 19 12 13 65 45 +20 50 5th, Division One
Number of league wins per calendar year, Morton, the past decade:
2021 4
2020 8
2019 11
2018 12
2017 13
2016 12
2015 18
2014 14
2013 12
2012 14
Other matches:
Thun 2 - 4 Winterthur (yesterday)
Clachnacuddin vs Formartine United (postponed -- pitch)
1.FC Saarbrücken [0 - 1] Viktoria Koln
Cercle Brugge KSV [2 - 0] Beerschot
SWF Championship South: Gartcairn [5 - 1] Morton (tomorrow)
Starting next season the top two women's divisions will be run as part of the SPFL. Morton are in the third tier which will remain under the SWF.
Stafford Town [1 - 5] FC Isle of Man
St Roch's vs Largs Thistle (West of Scotland Cup) [postponed]
J1 and J2 start this weekend. This video explains every J League team name.
Oita Trinita vs Mito HollyHock [postponed -- Covid at Trinita]
I plan to follow Waseda University of the Kanto university football league this season. Last Sunday they played a training match against Cerveza FC and won 3 - 1. Tomorrow it's another training match, this time against Mitsubishi Yowa SC of the Kanto League Division 2. [Waseda University 1 - 0 Mitsubishi Yowa.]
The League of Ireland starts this weekend. UCD are back in the Premier Division, so we pretty much have to follow them.
Shamrock Rovers 3 - 0 UCD (yesterday)
Which clubs are in the League of Ireland Premier Division, and when did they most recently join the top division?
2022 UCD
2022 Shelbourne
2021 Drogheda United
2019 Finn Harps
2011 Derry City
2009 Dundalk
2007 Shamrock Rovers
2006 Sligo Rovers
1951 St Patrick's Athletic
1921 Bohemians
2021-22 Aberdeenshire Shield final (February 16):
Huntly 3 - 3 Banks O' Dee (Banks O' Dee win on PK.)
2021-22 Europa League knock-out round play-off, first leg (February 17):
Borussia Dortmund 2 - 4 Rangers
2021-22 Europa Conference League knock-out round play-off, first leg (February 17):
Celtic 1 - 3 Bodø/Glimt
2022 Concacaf Champions League, Round of 16, first leg:
Santos Laguna 1 - 0 CF Montreal (February 15)
Forge FC 0 - 1 Cruz Azul (February 16)
Forge FC versus the world:
2019/8/1 Forge 2 - 1 Antigua GFC
2019/8/8 Antigua GFC 0 - 0 Forge
2019/8/22 Forge 1 - 0 Olimpia
2019/8/29 Olimpia 4 - 1 Forge
2020/10/22 Municipal Limeño 1 - 2 Forge
2020/11/3 Tauro 1 - 2 Forge
2020/12/1 Arcahaie 1 - 1 Forge (Arcahaie won on PK.)
2021/8/12 Forge 3 - 2 CD FAS
2021/8/17 CD FAS 2 - 2 Forge
2021/9/21 Forge 0 - 0 Independiente
2021/9/28 Independiente 0 - 2 Forge
2021/10/20 Santos de Guápiles 3 - 1 Forge
2021/11/2 Forge 3 - 0 Santos de Guápiles
2021/11/24 Forge 2 - 2 Motagua
2021/12/1 Motagua 0 - 0 Forge
2022/2/16 Forge FC 0 - 1 Cruz Azul
Concacaf Champions League matches played in Canada in February, against all reason:
2022/2/22 CF Montreal [3 - 1] Santos Laguna
2022/2/16 Forge FC 0 - 1 Cruz Azul
2020/2/26 Montreal Impact 0 - 0 Saprissa
2019/2/26 Toronto FC 1 - 1 Independiente
2018/2/27 Toronto FC 0 - 0 Colorado Rapids
2009/2/25 Montreal Impact 2 - 0 Santos Laguna
Canadian Premier League
HFX Wanderers have signed Canadian midfielder Mohamed Omar from Notre Dame.
1999-2000
February 19, 2000. Scottish Cup, Round Four. Morton hosted Rangers and lost 0 - 1. Clydebank visited Hibs and played them to a 1 - 1 draw.
Greenock Morton results for 1884-85:
1885/6/6 Morton 2 - 3 Port Glasgow (abandoned) Greenock Charity Cup final replay
1885/5/30 Morton 0 - 0 Port Glasgow Greenock Charity Cup final
1885/5/14 Morton 10 - 2 Greenock Rangers Greenock Charity Cup SF
1885/4/25 Morton 5 - 2 Northern Greenock Charity Cup R1
1885/4/11 Morton 2 - 2 Thornliebank friendly
1885/3/28 Morton 0 - 4 Hibs friendly
1885/3/21 Port Glasgow 2 - 1 Morton Renfrewshire Cup final
1885/3/7 Arthurlie 3 - 2 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF replay (check this)
1885/2/21 Arthurlie 1 - 1 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF replay
1885/2/14 Morton 2 - 2 Arthurlie Renfrewshire Cup SF replay
1885/2/7 Morton 2 - 2 Arthurlie (protested) Renfrewshire Cup SF
1885/1/31 Morton 6 - 4 Olympic (Paisley) friendly
1884/12/20 St Mirren 3 - 4 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R3
1884/12/6 Hibs 4 - 0 Morton Scottish Cup R5
1884/11/22 Clippens 0 - 1 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R2
1884/11/15 Wishaw Swifts 1 - 2 Morton Scottish Cup R4
1884/11/1 Morton 6 - 1 Cartvale Renfrewshire Cup R1
1884/10/25 Morton 5 - 0 Southern Scottish Cup R3
1884/10/18 Towerhill 6 - 1 Morton?
1884/10/4 Morton 2 - 3 Clyde friendly
1884/10/4 bye Scottish Cup R2
1884/9/27 Abercorn 2 - 2 Morton (both qualified) Scottish Cup R1 replay
1884/9/20 Abercorn 3 - 4 Morton (protested) Scottish Cup R1 replay
1884/9/13 Morton 2 - 2 Abercorn Scottish Cup R1
1884/8/30 Morton ? - 1 Royal Scots Greys
1884/8/9 Queen's Park strollers 1st, Dumbarton strollers 2nd, Clyde 3rd Morton FC Sports
1884/7/19 "Abercorn (No. 2) beat Morton by a goal and a touch to a goal" (four a side) St Mirren FC Sports
This was the first year for the Greenock and District Charity Cup, which continued until 1893-94.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)