Impregnable Morton Castle. Source.
Greenock Morton visit Queen of the South in the Battle for Morton Castle. What is the Battle for Morton Castle? I made it up. The winner of the season's second league match between QoS and Morton at Palmerston wins Morton Castle. In the time that I've kept track of this QoS have always won it.
The Battle for Morton Castle so far:
Jan 28, 2012 QoS 2 - 1 Morton
Mar 29, 2014 QoS 3 - 0 Morton
Oct 10, 2015 QoS 1 - 0 Morton
Feb 4, 2017 QoS 3 - 0 Morton
Morton Castle is on the A76 between Dumfries and New Cumnock.
If Morton prevail today they will have won five in a row, a feat they have not performed since October 2012. [QoS 1 - 1 Morton. Goal by Oliver. Morton slip into fourth place ahead of idle Dunfermline. As incumbents QoS retain the castle.]
1978-79. On this date Morton met Partick Thistle at Cappielow and played them to a 2 - 2 draw. Morton scorers were Thomson and Ritchie. Highlights.
1944-45. Morton fell 1 - 2 to Hamilton Accies at Cappielow, their fourth loss in a row. At this point they have played 29 of 30 league fixtures, but now the action switches to the Southern League Cup for the next six weeks.
In the days of two divisions, when each club played each divisional rival twice, did Morton ever beat Celtic in both meetings? Yes. In 1946-47. Rangers? 1916-17. Queen of the South? 1966-67.
How many games have Queen of the South played against the other 2017-18 Championship clubs?
Falkirk 128
Dumbarton 119
Morton 103
Brechin 100
St Mirren 100
Dunfermline 86
Livingston 77
Dundee Utd 38
Inverness CT 26
It's the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup.
The New Saints vs Dumbarton
TNS made it to the semi-finals of last year's cup too, while Dumbarton have never made it this far before. Cards on the table: I want Dumbarton to win this cup. But, here's what they're up against. TNS are first in the Welsh Premier League with 63 goals for in 24 games. Dumbarton are ninth in the Scottish Championship with 15 goals for in 22 games. The New Saints score four times as many goals as the Sons. [Dumbarton win 1 - 2 ! Match report.]
Inverness CT vs Crusaders
ICT won this competition in 2003 and have made it to the final two other times. Crusaders are top of the NIFL Premeirship with 82 goals for in 28 games. ICT are seventh in the Scottish Championship with 30 goals for. [Inverness CT 3 - 2 Crusaders.]
Other match of the day: 2nd-place Livingston vs 1st-place St Mirren. [Livi 4 - 1 St Mirren.]
It's the fifth round of the Scottish Junior Cup. All the games:
Auchinleck Talbot [4 - 1] Pollok
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic [1 - 2] Beith Juniors
Carnoustie Panmure [3 - 0] Arthurlie
Irvine Meadow [0 - 2] Lochee
Kilbirnie Ladeside [0 - 3] Bo'ness United
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [4 - 3] Linlithgow Rose
Sauchie Juniors [0 - 1] Hurlford United
Yoker Athletic vs Wishaw Juniors or Forth Wanderers can't go today because we're still waiting for Wishaw vs Forth Wanderers [postponed].
Europa League Round of 32, first leg:
Celtic 1 - 0 Zenit
Östersund 0 - 3 Arsenal
What if Celtic and Morton play to a draw in the Scottish Cup on March 3rd? Assuming Celtic stay alive in the Europa League their schedule will look like this:
March 3 Scottish Cup QF (Morton)
March 8 Europa League R16
March 11 Rangers
March 15 Europa League R16
March 18 Motherwell
March 23 Scotland* vs Costa Rica
March 27 Hungary vs Scotland
March 31 Ross County
April 5 Europa League QF
April 8 Hamilton
April 12 Europa League QF
April 15 Scottish Cup SF
*Celtic have five players on the Scotland squad.
I don't know where they'd fit in a replay.
Regionalliga Südwest: Stuttgart Kickers vs 1. FC Saarbrücken [postponed]
AFC Champions League Group Stage, matchday 1:
Group E: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 - 2 Kashiwa Reysol
Group F: Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 1 Shanghai SIPG
Group G: Jeju United 0 - 1 Cerezo Osaka
Group H: Kashima Antlers 1 - 1 Shanghai Shenhua
SJFA West First Division: Kello Rovers [1 - 2] Largs Thistle
SWFL Division 1 South: Morton [1 - 4] Thistle Weir
Morton played a friendly against Zenit at Cappielow in 1972. Source.
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