Morton host Highland League side Deveronvale in the third round of the Scottish Cup today. Deveronvale were the surprise winners of the second round, downing Berwick 4 - 0.
You'll remember that Deveronvale were one of two Highland League clubs invited to play in the Challenge Cup this year. They hosted Stirling Albion and lost 3 - 1.
Deveronvale FC was formed in 1938, out of Banff Rovers and Deveron Valley. They play at Princess Royal Park in Banff, which seats 3800. They have won two Highland League championships, both in the past decade. They are eight-time winners of the Aberdeenshire Cup, most recently this year. They wear red, white and black.
Morton beat Deveronvale 4 - 3 in the second round of the 2002-03 Scottish Cup at Cappielow. Morton won a friendly match 4 - 1 at Banff in 2007.
The world's most expensive sheep is a ram named Deveronvale Perfection (pictured above), which sold for £231,000 in 2009. Morton reportedly paid £200k for Chris Templeman in 2004.
Burton Cummings' first band was named the Deverons. Here they are with "Blue Is the Night". Take it, boys.
The Morton roster could be down as many as nine players due to injuries to, among others, Andy Graham's cheekbone and Fouad Bachirou's toe.
Other matches today: Spartans have been expelled for using an ineligible player in their second round victory over Culter. Culter will now host Partick Thistle. You have to like Auchinleck Talbot v Vale Of Leithen, for the mere fact that it guarantees a non-league team will make the fourth round. Inverurie Locos host Peterhead, and they could win it. Peterhead are having a miserable season and are ahead of only East Stirlingshire, the worst club in Britain. East Stirlingshire play East Fife.
[Morton 5, Deveronvale 1. Morton goals by O'Brien, MacDonald, Jackson, Weatherson and Campbell. Andy Graham did play. Fouad Bachirou did not.]
[Airdrie 11, Gala Fairydean 0. That's a club record for Airdrie United. Peterhead beat Inverurie. Culter tied Partick. East Fife handed East Stirlingshire a manita.]
I just ordered Rockin' by the Guess Who on CD. What a coincidence!
Posted by: Alan | 19 November 2011 at 09:31 PM