The man: Joe Mason played for Kilmarnock in the early Sixties and then for Morton from 1966 till 1972, scoring 77 goals for the Ton. Source.
The kit: 1967-68 is the only time Morton ever wore this strip. Source.
The card: 1969-70 A&BC chewing gum card #19. See.
Morton host Raith Rovers.
Raith won their first meeting with Morton on November 7th by a score of 5 - 0. Raith have also taken five goals from Queen of the South (October 24th) and Alloa (December 26th). So far in league play Morton have scored 13 goals, Raith 28.
Morton enter today's game in sixth place with 17 points. Raith are third with 21. The Ton are on a six-game winless streak. If Morton lose the rest of their matches, 17 might not be enough to avoid relegation. Last-place Alloa are on track to finish with 17 themselves.
On Monday Morton announced the signing of striker Kazaiah Sterling, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. The Scottish Championship clubs have been scrambling this transfer window to snap up players who would normally be loaned out to the now-idle clubs below the EFL. Other signings are:
From the English Premiership:
Raith: Timmy Abraham (Fulham)
Dunfermline: Scott Banks (Crystal Palace)
Dundee: Malachi Fagan-Walcott (Tottenham Hotspur)
From the English Championship:
Alloa: Jordan Wright (Nottingham Forest)
Hearts: Gervane Kastaneer (Coventry City)
QoS: Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough)
From English League One:
Ayr United: Corrie Ndaba and Brett McGavin (Ipswich Town)
Dundee: Jason Cummings (Shrewsbury Town)
The Scottish League One and League Two clubs have also been signing players, showing that they expect to be back in action this season.
Yesterday Morton signed goalkeeper Jamie Butler, previously of Sutton United.
Other Championship matches:
Arbroath 1 - 1 Inverness CT (February 3)
Dunfermline 4 - 1 Raith Rovers (February 3)
Ayr United 0 - 1 Hearts* (last night)
Alloa [2 - 1] Queen of the South
Arbroath [2 - 0] Dunfermline
Dundee vs Inverness CT [postponed -- pitch]
(*Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup semi-final.)
[Morton 0 - 1 Raith Rovers.]
What years have Morton, Raith Rovers, QoS and Ayr United all played in the same division?
1988-89, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2016-17 and 2020-21.
Other matches:
Kilmarnock 0 - 4 Celtic (February 3)
St Mirren [2 - 0] Kilmarnock
3.Liga: 1.FC Saarbrücken vs MSV Duisburg (Monday)[postponed]
Swiss Challenge League: Ouchy 4 - 1 Winterthur (February 5)
Suomen Cup, group stage: EIF [1 - 0] TPS (tomorrow)
The Finns are playing soccer in February.
Club The Strongest [3 - 0] Royal Pari (friendly)
2020 FIFA Club World Cup:
First Round (February 1): Al-Duhail wo/scr Auckland City
Second Round (February 4):
Al-Duhail 0 - 1 Al Ahly
UANL 2 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai
Developments:
HFX Wanderers have drafted forward Stefan Karajovanovic from Carleton University, and defender Karem Sow from Université de Montréal.
Postponed matches:
Luxembourg: Progrès Niederkorn vs UNA Strassen
Luxembourg was supposed to restart this weekend with a revised schedule, but a dispute over rapid testing has put it off.
SWF Championship South: Clyde vs Morton
Highland League: Clachnacuddin vs Deveronvale
Lowland League: Civil Service Strollers vs Bonnyrigg Rose
The South Challenge Cup, Round Three was to have taken place this weekend.
Historical matches:
Feb 2, 1993. Morton hosted Cowdenbeath and won 3 - 2. David MacCabe recorded a hat-trick.
Feb 6, 1915. Morton travelled to Aberdeen and lost 2 - 0.
Feb 6, 1993. Dunfermline visited Cappielow and beat Morton 0 - 1.
League matches in which Morton were beaten by the bottom team in their division, 2010s:
2019/11/9 Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Morton (Championship)
2019/4/9 Morton 1 - 2 Alloa (Championship)
2016/9/10 Ayr United 2 - 1 Morton (Championship)
2013/1/2 Morton 0 - 3 Dumbarton (First Division)
2011/9/17 Queen of the South 4 - 1 Morton (First Division)
2011/5/7 Stirling Albion 3 - 2 Morton (First Division)
2010/12/11 Morton 0 - 1 Dundee (First Division)
2010/3/27 Airdrieonians 3 - 0 Morton (First Division)
SFL Third Division results, February 7, 1925:
Galston 2 - 2 Mid Annandale
Nithsdale Wanderers 2 - 0 Queen of the South
Clackmannan 0 - 0 Helensburgh
Source: Glasgow Herald, February 9, 1925, p. 17.
Dumbarton Harp have resigned from the league and their results have been expunged. Dykehead, who had beaten Harp twice, are deprived of two of their six wins and drop from the middle of the pack to the lower ranks.
Solway Star versus Nithsdale Wanderers in the Southern Counties Cup:
1913/11/22 Solway Star 3 - 5 Nithsdale Wanderers (a replay)
1919/10/11 Nithsdale Wanderers 7 - 0 Solway Star
1927/8/27 Solway Star 1 - 1 Nithsdale Wanderers
1927/9/17 Nithsdale Wanderers 1 - 0 Solway Star
The 2020-21 Championship home strips. Top, left to right: Alloa, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline, Dundee. Bottom, left to right: Hearts, Inverness CT, Morton, Queen of the South, Raith Rovers. (From their Wikipedia pages.)
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