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Greenock High School Magazine, June 1933. The ship is flying the Scottish Red Ensign, which went out of use after 1707. In the upper left corner you can just read, "This cover was printed from linoleum blocks," which would lead you to suppose that printmaking was taught at GHS. The linoleum likely came from Kirkcaldy.

Morton host Dumbarton.

This is the beginning of the second half of the season for Morton. So far the Ton have accumulated seven wins, seven draws, and four losses, for 28 points and third place. They have 25 goals for and 19 against.

Dumbarton are coming off a 1 - 0 win over Dundee United, their second win of the season against the Tangerines. If Dundee United fail to earn promotion they can thank Dumbarton for it. This makes up for Dumbarton being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Bonnyrigg Rose.

In their first meeting in August, Morton and Dumbarton played to a 1 - 1 draw. In November Morton won 0 - 2 in Dumbarton.

Morton's best ever result against Dumbarton was 8 - 0, Sept 19, 1953, at Cappielow. Dumbarton's best result against Morton was 5 - 0, Aug 10, 1927, at Boghead Park.

[Morton win 2 - 1. Goal by Tidser plus an own goal. Morton are third, 7 points behind Dundee United. Match report.]

How many Scottish League games have Dumbarton played against the other 2016-17 Championship clubs?

Morton 130

Ayr United 121

Raith Rovers 115

QoS 93

Dunfermline 84

Falkirk 74

Dundee United 73

St Mirren 63

Hibs 47

Greenock Morton are Dumbarton's Championship besties.

Current home lossless streaks.

0 Falkirk, Raith

1 Ayr United

2 Queen of the South

3 Dumbarton, St Mirren

4 Dunfermline

7 Hibs

10 Dundee United

11 Morton

How far into the season have Morton gone without suffering a loss at home in league play?

1918-19 no home losses (Division One)

1935-36 no home losses (Division Two)

1949-50 no home losses (Division Two)

1963-64 no home losses (Division Two)

2006-07 February 2nd (Second Division)

1898-99. Today in 1899, St Mirren hosted Morton in Glasgow & West of Scotland Football League action.

From The Glasgow Herald, January 9, 1899 (page 10):

ST MIRREN V. MORTON--These teams met in a Western League game at Paisley on Saturday in wretched weather. The teams were:--St Mirren--Patrick; M'Blane and Jackson; Greenlaw, Bruce, and M'Avoy; Chalmers and Steel; M'Neilly, Orr, and Wylie. Morton--M'Pherson; Anderson and Orr; Colligan, Henderson, and Blair; Dale and Hunter; M'Culloch, Lynn, and Reid. Referee--Mr Bell, Mauchline. The game from the outset was very keenly contested, both teams being well matched. St Mirren, however, were the first to make any headway, and a few minutes after the start they scored from Orr. No further advantage was secured in this half. Early in the second half Morton scored from a penalty kick, and thus drew level with their opponents. St Mirren tried hard to gain the lead, but failed. Just on time they were awarded a penalty kick, which, however, McPherson saved cleverly. Result--St mirren, 1 goal; Morton, 1 goal.

Transfers. Goalkeeper Andy McNeil is leaving Morton to take up a coaching position with Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League. Aidan Nesbitt has signed on for the rest of the season. Gavin Gunning has departed for Grimsby.

How to read a cross table.

A cross table is a compact way of presenting the results of a double round robin. It's faster and easier to consult than a list of scores.

Home teams are listed on the left, away teams along the top. The row extending across from the name Dynamo Dresden contains all of Dynamo Dresden's home games. The column extending downward from DRE contains all of Dynamo Dresden's away games.

To find the result of FC St. Pauli's visit to Dresden, follow the Dresden row across to the STP column: 1 - 0. The first part of the score is always the home team, so Dresden won 1 - 0. Dresden's game against Aue ended 0 - 3, meaning that Aue won. The white spaces are games that have not been played yet. The grey spaces are nonexistent games (e.g., Dresden vs DRE).

How is FC Winterthur like Greenock Morton?

FC Winterthur was founded in 1896, making it one of the older Swiss clubs. They had a heyday was just prior to and including World War One when they won the Swiss league three times (1906, 1908, 1917). They were runners up in the Swiss League Cup twice in the early 1970s.

Their stadium holds 8,550, and has been their home since 1900.

Keller AG, shirt sponsor for FC Winterthur, manufactures piezoresistive pressure sensors in Winterthur. Piezo-what? Just watch the video. Greenock used to have an IBM plant, and soon will used to have Texas Instruments.

Scottish Championship and Swiss Challenge League towns by population:

Championship

Edinburgh 464,990

Dundee 148,260

Paisley 78,834

Dunfermline 50,380

Dumfries 49,883

Kirkcaldy 49,460

Ayr 47,190

Greenock 44,248

Falkirk 35,168

Dumbarton 19,990

Challenge League

Zürich 396,027

Geneva 197,376

Winterthur 108,044

Schaffhausen 35,927

Neuchâtel 33,815

Wil 23,715

Aarau 20,445

Wohlen 15,446

Chiasso 8,202

Le Mont-sur-Lausanne 6,954

Positionally Wohlen is closest to Greenock, numerically Schaffhausen.

Speaking of high school, tomorrow is the final of the All Japan High School Women's Football Championship: Daisho Gakuen High School [0 - 1] Jumonji High School.

Who are the past winners of the All Japan High School Women's Football Championship?

1992 Seiwa Gakuen High School (1)

1993 Honjo-Daiichi High School (1)

1994 Saitama Heisei Senior High School (1)

1995 Saitama Sakae High School (1)

1996 Saitama Heisei Senior High School (2)

1997 Keimei Gakuin High School (1)

1998 Seiwa Gakuen High School (2)

1999 Shonan Gakuin High School (1)

2000 Keimei Gakuin High School (2)

2001 Seiwa Gakuen High School (3)

2002 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School (1)