A squad of Chinese university players toured New Zealand in 1924. Source.
Arbroath host Morton.*
Morton enter today's game in fourth place with 6 points from 2 wins and 2 losses. Arbroath are off to a slow start with only 1 point, earned in a draw with Queen of the South.
Arbroath goalkeeper Derek Gaston played seven seasons for Morton, 2012-13 to 2018-19. Bobby Linn was with Morton in 2007-08. Kris Doolan was with Morton for the first part of 2020, as was Luke Donnelly for the first part of 2017.
No one on the Morton squad has played for Arbroath.
After last night's result a win for Morton would put them even with Hearts in points if not in goal difference.
[Greenock Morton have gone vegetarian.]
Other Championship matches:
Dunfermline 2 - 1 Hearts (last night) This is huge.
Ayr United [2 - 0] Dundee
Inverness CT [2 - 0] Raith Rovers*
Queen of the South [2 - 0] Alloa
[Arbroath 0 - 0 Morton]
(*A Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup group stage match.)
A note on tiers:
The levels in the Scottish football pyramid are sometimes unofficially referred to as tiers. League Two, for instance, is in tier IV, and the WoSFL Premiership is in tier VI. But in addition the regions of Scotland are subject to a gradiated scale of Covid restrictions, and each level of strictness in that is also called a tier. So at the moment Largs Thistle, while in tier VI of Scottish football, are in tier 4 of Covid lockdown.
Sort the Championship teams by last regulation time win, why don't you?
2020/11/14 Alloa 4 - 2 Stenhousemuir
2020/11/14 Arbroath 3 - 0 Elgin
2020/11/14 Inverness CT 1 - 0 East Fife
2020/11/14 Cowdenbeath 0 - 1 Raith Rovers
2020/11/14 Dunfermline 3 - 2 Clyde
2020/11/10 Queen's Park 1 - 3 Queen of the South
2020/11/10 Dundee 3 - 0 Cove Rangers
2020/11/10 East Fife 2 - 3 Hearts
2020/10/31 Morton 3 - 2 Ayr United
2020/10/17 Ayr United 2 - 1 Queen of the South
How many points did each Championship side earn in the League Cup group stage?
12 Dunfermline
12 Heart of Midlothian
9 Arbroath
9 Alloa
9 Dundee
8 Ayr United
8 Raith Rovers
7 Queen of the South
6 Morton
6 Inverness CT
Teams in bold advanced.
Total points earned by Championship clubs in the League Cup group stage, year by year:
2016-17 70 (Hibs had a bye)
2017-18 76
2018-19 85
2019-20 77
2020-21 86
Other matches:
Kilmarnock [3 - 1] Ross County
[Albion Rovers have missed their second match in two weeks through being unable to scratch together a squad.]
J2: Tochigi SC [1 - 3] Mito HollyHock [This was billed as the Kita-Kanto Derby.]
JFL: Iwaki FC [1 - 1] Veertien Mie (tomorrow)
The J League has revised its stance on promotion and has voted to admit as many as two JFL clubs into J3 at the end of the season. Six clubs hold the necessary licenses for promotion, and because of Covid restrictions the usual average attendance requirements have been waived. To qualify for promotion a club must finish fourth or better, and with two games to go five clubs have a shot: Tegevajaro Miyazaki are third with 22 points, Iwaki FC are sixth with 20, Veertien Mie seventh with 20, FC Osaka ninth with 17, and Nara Club 13th with 15. ReinMeer Aomori are in last place and out of the running. [With today's result Verspah Oita win the JFL.]
Allsvenskan: Hammarby [2 - 2] Malmö (tomorrow)
Luxembourg: Victoria Rosport [1 - 0] Progrès Niederkorn (tomorrow)
3.Liga: 1.FC Saarbrücken [3 - 3] SV Wehen Wie
Swiss Challenge League: Winterthur 1 - 1 Kriens (yesterday)
SWF Championship South: Falkirk vs Morton (postponed)
UEFA Women's Champions League 2QR (November 18):
Valur 1 - 1 Glasgow City (Glasgow won on PK.)
South Region Challenge Cup, Second Round:
(There are 64 fixtures, so I'll just follow West of Scotland Premier Division clubs and a few others.)
Craigmark Burtonians [2 - 2] Bonnyton Thistle [Craigmark win on PK.]
Greenock Juniors [3 - 0] Vale of Clyde
Ardeer Thistle [0 - 12] Tranent
Grenafton Athletic scr/wo Neilston
Cumnock Thistle scr/wo Wishaw Juniors
Hurlford United [4 - 1] Civil Service Strollers
Darvel [3 - 2] Easthouses Lily
Kelty Hearts wo/scr Auchinleck Talbot
Thornton [1 - 0] Rutherglen Glencairn (First Round match)
Edinburgh South [4 - 5] Blantyre Victoria (tomorrow)
Troon [3 - 4] Preston Athletic
Kilsyth Rangers [2 - 2] Rossvale (Rossvale win on PK.)
Broxburn [0 - 3] Irvine Meadow XI
Musselburgh wo/scr Benburb
Dundonald Bluebell vs Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (postponed)
Largs Thistle [2 - 1] Dalbeattie Star
Lesmahagow Juniors scr/wo Port Glasgow Juniors
Beith Juniors vs Clydebank (postponed)
Renfrew [3 - 0] Bonnyrigg Rose
Regional Champions League, final round:
Tiamo Hirakata 5 - 0 Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (November 19)
FC Kariya 0 - 0 Tochigi City (November 19)
Tiamo Hirakata [1 - 1] FC Kariya
Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth [0 - 1] Tochigi City
Tiamo Hirakata [0 - 0] Tochigi City (Monday)
Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth [0 - 3] FC Kariya (Monday)
[Final standings:
G W D L F A GD P
Tiamo 3 1 2 0 6 1 5 5
Kariya 3 1 2 0 4 1 3 5
Tochigi 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 5
Sky Earth 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 0
Tiamo and Kariya are promoted to the JFL.]
On video:
Visit Dumbarton Rock and check out the view of Dumbarton Stadium.
Historical matches:
Nov 21, 1914. Morton beat Raith Rovers 1 - 0 at Cappielow.
About Galston FC
Galston is a town in the valley of the Irvine River in Ayrshire. Moving upstream the towns are Irvine, Kilmarnock, Hurlford, Galston, Darvel.
Galston FC was founded in 1891 and dissolved in 1940. They qualified for the Scottish Cup eighteen times (see below) and were members of the SFL Third Division in 1923-24, 1924-25 and 1925-26. They were members of the Ayrshire Football League 1891-95 and 1900-02, the Ayrshire Football Combination in 1896-97, the Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Football League in 1903-04, the Ayrshire Football Championship in 1908-09.
Galston FC in the Scottish Cup:
1894/11/24 R1 Dumbarton 2 - 1 Galston
1900/1/13 R1 Galston 1 - 2 Partick Thistle
1906/1/27 R1 Third Lanark 5 - 0 Galston
1907/2/2 R1 Galston 2 - 2 Motherwell
1907/2/9 Galston 2 - 1 Motherwell
1907/2/23 R2 Galston 0 - 4 Rangers
1908/1/25 R1 Galston 6 - 0 Uphall
1908/2/8 R2 Queen's Park 6 - 2 Galston
1911/1/28 R1 Galston 8 - 0 Lochgelly United
1911/2/11 R2 Celtic 1 - 0 Galston
1920/1/24 R1 Galston 0 - 0 Hibs
1920/1/27? Hibs 2 - 1 Galston
1921/1/22 R1 Bo'ness 1 - 0 Galston
1923/1/10? R1 Galston 1 - 0 Stenhousemuir
1923/1/24? R2 Peterhead 1 - 0 Galston
1924/1/12? R1 Galston 6 - 2 Gala Fairydean Rovers
1924/2/9 R2 Hearts 6 - 0 Galston
1925/1/24 R1 Motherwell 6 - 3 Galston
1929/1/12? R1 Albion Rovers 7 - 1 Galston
1930/1/11? R1 Arbroath 6 - 1 Galston
1934/1/17? R1 Galston 8 - 2 Keith
1934/2/3 R2 Ross County 3 - 1 Galston
1935/1/23? R1 Galston 0 - 1 Kilmarnock
1936/1/25 R1 Galston 5 - 3 Stranraer
1936/2/8 R2 Dunfermline 5 - 2 Galston
1937/1/23? R1 Motherwell 3 - 1 Galston
1938/1/22 R1 Queen's Park 2 - 0 Galston
Source: English and German Wikipedia
Galston FC in the Ayrshire Football League:
1891-92 18 12 1 5 47 33 +14 21 3rd
1892-93 22 6 6 10 62 75 -13 18 9th
1893-94 16 11 1 4 74 41 +33 23 3rd
1894-95 10 5 0 5 39 31 +8 10 3rd
Galston FC in the Ayrshire Football Combination:
1896-97 12 5 1 6 32 29 +3 11 5th
Galston versus Beith in the Ayrshire Cup:
1892/10/29 Beith 2 - 1 Galston
1898/9/24 Beith 1 - 0 Galston
1898/10/8 Galston 7 - 2 Beith
1904/3/26 Galston 4 - 1 Beith (cup final in Kilmarnock)
1910/2/12 Beith 2 - 2 Galston
1910/2/19 Galston 3 - 1 Beith
1920/3/13 Beith 1 - 1 Galston
1920/3/20 Galston 3 - 2 Beith
Galston versus Beith in the Ayrshire Qualifying Cup:
1907/11/23 Galston 1 - 0 Beith (cup final in Kilmarnock)
1908/10/10 Beith 1 - 2 Galston
1912/9/28 Beith vs Galston (score unknown)
1912/11/2 Galston 4 - 0 Beith
1922/10/21 Beith 1 - 0 Galston
Galston versus Beith in the Ayrshire Consolation Cup:
1902/5/8 Beith 1 - 0 Galston
Galston versus Beith in the Ayr Charity Cup:
1908/5/2 Beith 3 - 3 Galston (at Ayr)
1908/5/9 Beith 2 - 0 Galston
Source: SFHA
Galston versus Beith in the SFL Division Three:
1923/9/22 Beith 4 - 1 Galston
1924/2/23 Galston 3 - 0 Beith
1925/1/1 Beith 4 - 2 Galston
1925/3/14 Galston 1 - 0 Beith
1925/10/24 Galston 3 - 3 Beith
SFA Division Three results, November 22, 1924:
Beith 1 - 1 Royal Albert
Brechin City 5 - 0 Mid Annandale
Dykehead 2 - 1 Clackmannan
Helensburgh 3 - 4 Queen of the South
Lochgelly United 0 - 1 Leith Athletic
Montrose 2 - 1 Peebles Rovers
Nithsdale Wanderers 4 - 2 Galston
Solway Star 7 - 1 Dumbarton Harp
Source: Glasgow Herald, November 24, 1924, p. 15.
Scottish Qualifying Cup Semi-final replay (Nov 19, 1924):
Royal Albert 3 - 1 Helensburgh
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