
In January the town centre of Greenock was judged to be the most deprived area of Scotland. BBC. Map source. And in May, not by coincidence, Inverclyde was found to be the Scotland's Covid-19 capital. BBC. And in October residents of Greenock were organizing to try to prevent the closure of the ICU at the Inverclyde Royal Hospital. Source.
Manager David Hopkin has left the club.
Morton visit Dunfermline. The Pars hold second place with 14 points; Morton are seventh with 7. Last season these two teams played each other to a win, a draw and a loss.
Morton's Robbie Muirhead played for Dunfermline in 2018-19. Dunfermline's Declan McManus played for Morton off and on from 2014 to 2016.
How have Morton fared in the first game after a manager has departed?
2019/5/4 Morton 1 - 0 Dundee United (after Johansson)
2018/9/1 Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Morton (after McKinnon)
2018/7/14 Ayr United 3 - 1 Morton (after Duffy)
2014/7/26 Morton 1 - 0 Spartans (after Shiels)
2013/11/30 Inverness CT 4 - 0 Morton (after Moore)
After six games Dunfermline have 4 wins and 2 draws for 14 points. Compare recent years:
2019-20 5 points
2018-19 5 points
2017-18 13 points
2016-17 3 points
Morton have scored only 4 goals in the first six league games. Compare recent years:
2019-20 10
2018-19 8
2017-18 10
2016-17 6
2015-16 6
Other Championship matches:
Ayr United 0 - 0 Raith Rovers* (last night)
Arbroath [0 - 1] Alloa
Hearts [6 - 1] Queen of the South*
Inverness CT [2 - 2] Dundee
[Morton win 1 - 2. Goals by McAlister and McGuffie.]
(*Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup group stage match.)
Developments:
The Scottish government is going to pour £30million into Scottish football.
The Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway council areas have moved into Covid tier one. Based on this Queen of the South are applying for permission to let fans into Palmerston.
2020-21 Scottish Cup, preliminary round 2:
There are 26 matches in this round. Most of the clubs come from the Lowland, Highland and East of Scotland leagues, but our Lowland League guys Bonnyrigg Rose have a bye. Let's follow Clachnacuddin of the Highland League and the former SPFL clubs East Stirlingshire and Berwick Rangers.
Clachnacuddin [1 - 2] Caledonian Braves
East Stirlingshire [5 - 0] Inverurie Loco Works
Dunipace [1 - 3] Berwick Rangers
Other matches:
Celtic [2 - 0] Kilmarnock (tomorrow)
J2: Machida Zelvia [1 - 0] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)
Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch vs Progrès Niederkorn (postponed)
The Luxembourg National Division now takes a break until January 10th.
3.Liga: 1.FC Saarbrücken [1 - 2] FC Bayern II (tomorrow)
Swiss Challenge League: Winterthur 4 - 0 Xamax (yesterday)
SWF Championship South: Morton vs Airdrie (postponed)
WoSFL: Rutherglen Glencairn vs Largs Thistle (December 9) (postponed)
Blantyre Victoria [1 - 3] Largs Thistle
Bolivia: The Strongest 2 - 0 Always Ready (December 9)
Jorge Wilstermann 0 - 0 The Strongest (December 11)
Concacaf League play-in round:
Marathón (Honduras) 1 - 0 Forge (December 8)
Forge FC versus the world:
2019/8/1 Forge 2 - 1 Antigua GFC
2019/8/8 Antigua GFC 0 - 0 Forge
2019/8/22 Forge 1 - 0 Olimpia
2019/8/29 Olimpia 4 - 1 Forge
2020/10/22 Municipal Limeño 1 - 2 Forge
2020/11/3 Tauro 1 - 2 Forge
2020/12/1 Arcahaie 1 - 1 Forge (Arcahaie won on PK.)
2020/12/8 Marathón 1 - 0 Forge
2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League, Round of 32, first leg:
Sparta Prague 2 - 1 Glasgow City (December 9)
2020-21 UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 6:
Group B: Dundalk 2 - 4 Arsenal (December 10)
Group D: Lech Poznań 0 - 2 Rangers (December 10)
Group H: Celtic 3 - 2 Lille (December 10)
Rangers advance to the Round of 32.
2020 AFC Champions League East, Round of 16:
Beijing Guoan 1 - 0 FC Tokyo (December 6)
Ulsan Hyundai 3 - 0 Melbourne Victory (December 6)
Vissel Kobe 2 - 0 Shanghai SIPG (December 7)
Yokohama F. Marinos 2 - 3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (December 7)
QF:
Ulsan Hyundai 2 - 0 Beijing Guoan (December 10)
Vissel Kobe 1 - 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Kobe won on PK.) (December 10)
SF:
Ulsan Hyundai [2 - 1] Vissel Kobe (tomorrow)
42nd Empress's Cup, Round Three:
Every Nadeshiko League 1 team has made it to this round, plus the #1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 teams from League 2.
Match No. 33: Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (N1) [2 - 0] Yamato Sylphid (N2)
Match No. 34: JEF United Chiba Ladies (N1) [1 - 0] Iga FC Kunoichi (N1)
Match No. 35: INAC Kobe Leonessa (N1) [1 - 0] Orca Kamogawa (N2)
Match No. 36: Albirex Niigata Ladies (N1) [3 - 1] Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls (N2) (tomorrow)
Match No. 37: Nippon TV Beleza (N1) [2 - 0] AS Harima Albion (N2)
Match No. 38: Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara (N1) [2 - 1] Ehime FC Ladies (N1)
Match No. 39: Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (N1) [3 - 0] Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (N2)
Match No. 40: Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies (N1) [1 - 1] Sfida Setagaya (N2) (tomorrow) [Mynavi win on PK.]
Historical matches:
Dec 8, 1914. Morton played St Mirren in the semi-finals of the Navy and Army War Fund Shield, and won 1 - 0.
Dec 12, 1914. Morton were at home to Clyde and beat them 2 - 0.
Dec 13, 1992. Challenge Cup Final. Morton and Hamilton met at Love Street in Paisley, and the Accies won 3 - 2. Both Morton goals came from the boot of Rowan Alexander. Morton have never been back to the Challenge Cup final.
SFL Division Three results, December 13, 1924:
Beith 2 - 1 Queen of the South
Brechin City 3 - 0 Clackmannan
Dumbarton Harp 3 - 2 Galston
Leith Athletic 2 - 3 Peebles Rovers
Montrose 2 - 3 Helensburgh
Royal Albert 7 - 0 Dykehead
Solway Star 0 - 0 Nithsdale Wanderers
Vale of Leven 4 - 1 Mid Annandale

Source: Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1924, p. 15.