AS Roma, 1964-65. Source.
It's the League Cup, Round Two. Morton are off, as are ICT, QoS and Raith. There are no Championship games on, but Leagues One and Two are go, which by the end of today will leave the Championship as the division with the fewest games played. That said, East Fife versus Clyde is off because of coronavirus in Clyde's dressing room.
The League Cup games are:
Alloa [1 - 0] Hearts [omg what an upset]
These two played each other just four days ago. (See below for the score.)
Arbroath [1 - 3] Dunfermline
Last year in league play they were all even, with a win, a loss and a draw.
Celtic [0 - 2] Ross County (tomorrow) [omg another upset]
Ross County knocked Celtic out of the 2015-16 semi-final and went on to win that cup.
Falkirk [0 - 4] Rangers (tomorrow)
Falkirk knocked Rangers out of the League Cup semi-finals in 1947, and Rangers returned the favour in 2009.
Hibs [1 - 0] Dundee
The last time Dundee beat Hibs in a League Cup match was 1974.
Livingston [4 - 0] Ayr United
These two have met four times in the League Cup with two wins apiece.
Motherwell [1 - 2] St Johnstone
This is the first League Cup match between these two since 1969, when St Johnstone knocked Motherwell out of the semi-finals.
St Mirren [2 - 1] Aberdeen [omg this is an upset too]
The Dons regularly win this one, but St Mirren knocked them out of the 2012-13 quarter-finals.
Which group stage runners-up have advanced to Round Two, and on average is it easier to advance from the north section or the south section?
2016-17
North: Dundee Utd. South: QoS, Motherwell, Ayr Utd.
2017-18
North: Dundee, Ross County. South: Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle.
2018-19
North: Dundee. South: Partick Thistle, QoS, St Mirren.
2019-20
North: East Fife, Forfar. South: Morton, Hamilton Accies.
2020-21
North: Arbroath, Dundee. South: Falkirk, Alloa.
Totals: North 8 (40%), South 12 (60%). It's easier to advance in the South.
Developments:
Inverness CT are under investigation by the SFA for recruiting stewards from Glasgow, a Covid tier four zone.
The 2020 Canadian Championship won't be played until 2021 now. But it has to happen before the Concacaf Champions League starts in February.
Diego Maradona died, ending the Eighties.
Rank the 2020-21 Championship teams by League Cups won:
4 Hearts
3 Dundee
1 Raith Rovers
0 the rest of them
What are the Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup group stage standings at the midway point?
Group A G W D L F A GD Pts
Hearts 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
Dundee 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 3
Arbroath 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2
QoS 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Morton 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
Group B G W D L F A GD Pts
Dunfermline 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
Inverness 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Ayr United 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Raith Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Alloa 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Sort the Championship teams by most recent scoreless draw.
2020/11/21 Arbroath
2020/11/21 Morton
2020/11/7 Ayr United
2020/11/7 Dunfermline
2020/10/13 Queen of the South (this went to a shootout)
2020/10/13 Inverness CT (this went to a shootout)
2020/3/7 Dundee
2020/3/3 Alloa
2020/1/22 Hearts
2019/11/26 Raith Rovers
2020-21 Scottish Cup, preliminary round 1:
Four clubs that were eligible to play in the 2020-21 Scottish Cup have withdrawn: Auchinleck Talbot and Girvan of the West of Scotland League, Burntisland Shipyard of the East of Scotland League, and Golspie Sutherland of the North Caledonian League. Consequently this round involves just two matches.
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale [2 - 1] St Cuthbert Wanderers
Penicuik [2 - 3] Musselburgh
There are no replays in the 2020-21 cup.
Other matches happening:
Hearts 3 - 0 Alloa (November 24)
Allsvenskan: Varbergs BoIS FC [3 - 2] Malmö (tomorrow)
Luxembourg: [all football is on hold]
3.Liga: Türkgücü München 1 - 1 1.FC Saarbrücken (November 24)
1.FC Saarbrücken [1 - 1] 1.FC Kaiserlautern (tomorrow)
SWF Championship South: Morton vs Edinburgh Caledonia (postponed)
WoSFL: Kilwinning Rangers [1 - 2] Largs Thistle
Lowland League: Bonnyrigg Rose 5 - 0 Vale of Leithen (November 24)
Bonnyrigg Rose [2 - 1] East Kilbride
The Highland League starts today and will be a single round robin ending April 24th. There are 16 teams, Forres Mechanics having decided to sit out this year. That leaves only one original league member, Clachnacuddin, so let's follow them:
Nairn County vs Clachnacuddin (arg, postponed)
J2: Mito HollyHock 2 - 2 Giravanz Kitakyushu (November 25)
Ehime [2 - 1] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)
JFL: Tegevajaro Miyazaki [3 - 0] Iwaki FC (tomorrow)
[This ends the 2020 JFL schedule. Iwaki FC finish seventh with 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, and a 0 goal difference. Tegevajaro Miyazaki finish second and are promoted to J3.]
Swiss Challenge League: Aarau 3 - 1 Winterthur (yesterday)
Faroe Islands Cup, QF (November 25): B36 3 - 0 AB
Semi-final: Vikingur [2 - 1] B36
[The Bolivian Primera División returned to play this weekend, picking up the 2020 Torneo Apertura that was interrupted in March. They plan to complete the Apertura by New Years Eve, which will require each team to play three games a week.
The Strongest 3 - 0 Blooming]
2020-21 UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 4:
Group B: Dundalk 1 - 3 Rapid Wien (November 26)
Dundalk cannot advance.
Group D: Rangers 2 - 2 Benfica (November 26)
Group H: Sparta Prague 4 - 1 Celtic (November 26)
Celtic cannot advance.
2020 AFC Champions League East group stage:
Group F: Tokyo FC 0 - 1 Shanghai Shenhua (November 24)
Shanghai Shenhua 1 - 2 Tokyo FC (November 27)
Group G: Guangzhou Evergrande 1 - 3 Vissel Kobe (November 25)
Vissel Kobe [0 - 2] Guangzhou Evergrande (November 28)
Group H: Shanghai SIPG 0 - 1 Yokohama F. Marinos (November 25)
Yokohama F. Marinos [1 - 2] Shanghai SIPG (November 28)
Group G and H games were to have been played in Malaysia, but in October they got shifted to Qatar. Johor Darul Ta'zim have dropped out.
Persepolis have already won the West and will appear in the AFC Champions League final.
Copa Libertadores, Round of 16, first leg:
Libertad (Paraguay) 3 - 1 Jorge Wilstermann (November 25)
Copa Sudamericana, Round of 16, first leg:
Bolivar 2 - 1 Lanús (Argentina) (November 25)
42nd Empress's Cup, Round One:
Match No. 1: Japan Soccer College Ladies [0 - 1] FC Jumonji Ventus (N2) (tomorrow)
Match No. 2: Angeviolet Hiroshima [1 - 2] FC Imabari Ladies (tomorrow)
Match No. 3: Seiwa Gakuen High School [0 - 1] Fukuoka J Anclas (tomorrow)
J stands for Jogakuin, or Women's College.
Match No. 4: Diosa Izumo FC [2 - 1] Osaka Gakugei High School (tomorrow)
Gakugei = liberal arts.
Match No. 5: Ryutsu Keizai University [1 - 3] Norddea Hokkaido
Match No. 6: Daisho Gakuen High School [4 - 1] Zenhoren Ryukyu Deigos
Match No. 7: NGU Loveledge Nagoya [4 - 2] Hinomoto Gakuen High School
NGU stands for Nagoya Gakuin University.
Match No. 8: AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies (N2) [2 - 0] JFA Academy Fukushima
Match No. 9: Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina [8 - 1] Veertien Mie Ladies
Match No. 10: Waseda University [5 - 0] Okayama Yunogo Belle
Match No. 11: Gunma FC White Star [2 - 1] Bunnys Kyoto SC (N2)
Match No. 12: Okayama Prefecture Sakuyo High School [4 - 0] Sapporo University Vista (tomorrow)
Match No. 13: Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki [1 - 0] Kamimura Gakuen High School (tomorrow)
Match No. 14: Nippon Sports Science University Fields Yokohama (N2) [6 - 0] Niigata University of Health and Welfare (tomorrow)
Match No. 15: Kanagawa University [2 - 0] Fujieda Junshin High School (tomorrow)
Match No. 16: University of Tsukuba [0 - 3] Shizuoka SSU Asregina
Asregina are the former Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita. Tsukuba Daigaku are currently alive in both the Empress's Cup and the Emperor's Cup. [Well, not now.]
Historical matches:
Nov 28, 1914. Morton hosted Airdrieonians and won 4 - 1.
Nov 24, 1992. Morton visited Douglas Park and lost to Hamilton Accies 3 - 1. Derek McInnes scored.
Nov 28, 1992. Raith Rovers visited Cappielow and beat Morton 3 - 4. Morton scorers: Alan Mahood (2), Jim Tolmie.
SFL Division Three results, November 29, 1924:
Clackmannan 1 - 0 Montrose
Dumbarton Harp 1 - 0 Brechin City
Galston 4 - 2 Helensburgh
Leith Athletic 0 - 0 Nithsdale Wanderers
Mid Annandale 1 - 2 Queen of the South
Peebles Rovers 2 - 0 Dykehead
Royal Albert 2 - 0 Solway Star
Vale of Leven 2 - 1 Lochgelly United
Source: Glasgow Herald, December 1, 1924, p. 13.
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