Billy Steel (1923-1982) led Dundee to consecutive League Cups in 1951-52 and 1952-53. He was signed to Morton from 1942 to 1947 but spent much of that time with the British Army of the Rhine. Jude Law would play him in the movie. Source.
Morton visit Dens Park for a match against Dundee FC. This was Morton's fourth televised match of the season. Before BBC Scotland came along the Ton were lucky to get on television once a year in Gaelic.
Dundee are 4th in the division with 18 points. Morton are 8th with 13 points.
In their first meeting at Cappielow on September 21st Morton won 1 - 0.
Marcus Haber, who played for Pacific FC this season, made 38 appearances for Dundee from 2016 to 2019.
[Dundee 2 - 1 Morton. Ton goal by Salkeld.]
The other Championship matches (all tomorrow):
Arbroath (5th) [2 - 1] Alloa (9th)
Ayr United (2nd) [4 - 1] Partick Thistle (10th)
Dunfermline (6th) [2 - 0] Queen of the South (7th)
Inverness CT (3rd) [0 - 3] Dundee United (1st)
League One (all tomorrow):
Airdrieonians (4th) [3 - 1] Dumbarton (5th)
East Fife (2nd) [0 - 1] Montrose (7th)
Forfar (8th) [0 - 2] Falkirk (3rd)
Peterhead (9th) [2 - 0] Raith Rovers (1st)
Stranraer (10th) [3 - 0] Clyde (6th)
It's the League Cup semi-finals.
While it might seem that the set of Celtic, Rangers, Hibs and Hearts must show up as League Cup semi-finalists all the time, maybe every four or five years, in fact it has never happened before.
The games are:
Hibs [2- 5] Celtic (tomorrow)
Rangers [3 - 0] Hearts (Sunday)
Hearts sacked their manager Craig Levein Thursday.
What was the last Championship side to make it to the League Cup semi-finals? Greenock Morton.
Scottish Junior Cup, Round Three, replays and rearranged fixtures:
Glenafton [2 - 1] Banks O'Dee
Hurlford [3 - 1] Shotts Bon Accord
(I'm still just listing the matches involving West Region Premiership clubs.)
1907-08: Airdrieonians came to Cappielow and won 2 - 0.
1963-64: Morton were away to Forfar where they won 4 - 6.
Port Glasgow Athletic versus Clyde. These two played fourteen SFL matches, eight in Division One and six in Division Two. They each won six, with two draws. Clyde had the edge in scoring, 29 to 26.
Canadian Premier League Championship, second leg:
Cavalry [0 - 1] Forge
Forge win the title.
Concacaf League SF, second leg:
Saprissa 4 - 1 Olimpia
Motagua 3 - 0 Alianza
Saprissa and Motagua advance.
Swiss Challenge League: Schaffhausen vs Winterthur (postponed)
Swiss Cup, Round of 16: Winterthur [1 - 0] Thun
The Swedish Allsvenskan finishes this weekend. The title will go to Djurgården, Malmö or Hammarby. Östersund are safe from relegation, just. [Djurgården finish top.]
Tomorrow and the next day it's Round One of the 41st Empress's Cup. This round has 36 teams, 28 of them from regional qualifiers and 4 from the N2 League. Let's follow the university clubs and see how far they get:
Match No. 1: Yamato Sylphide [3 - 1] Tokuyama University
Match No. 2: Teikyo Heisei University [2 - 1] Daisho Gakuen High School
Match No. 4: Waseda University [3 - 1] Kibi International University Charme Okayama Takahashi
Match No. 5: Sendai University [0 - 2] Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School
Match No. 9: Tokiwagi Gakuen High School [2 - 1] Toyo University
Match No. 10: Shizuoka Sangya University Iwata Bonita [1 - 1] FC Imabari Ladies [Bonita won on PK.]
Match No. 11: Hinomoto Gakuen Senior High School [1 - 2] Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Match No. 15: Bunnys Kyoto SC [2 - 2] Yamanashi Gakuin University [Bunnys win on PK.]
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