The New Mercat Cross, Inverness. This one has a unicorn and falcons. Source.
Morton visit Inverness Caledonian Thistle. ICT are third in the division with 38 points. Morton are ninth with 21. This is the fifth meeting between these two teams this season. ICT have won both league matches so far, but Morton knocked them out of the Scottish Cup in a Round Three replay.
ICT have not won a game since their six-goal performance against Morton on December 11th. They are considerably streakier than Morton, with runs of 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses so far this season.
ICT's top scorer is Billy Mckay, with 6 goals in league play and 6 in cup competition. He has 3 goals against Morton.
Of Morton's 21 points 4 have come from the top-half teams and 17 from the bottom. Those four points all came from draws; the Ton have not defeated a top-five club in league play so far this season. Morton will need some wins off the top-half teams if they plan to evade the relegation zone. Including today's game they have 8 top-five games left, and 6 bottom-half.
Morton have signed midfielder Iain Wilson, formerly of Kilmarnock, Queen of the South and most recently Dunfermline. Also 18-year-old goalkeeper Joshua Bysouth from Irvine Victoria. Michael Garrity has been loaned back to Annan Athletic.
Raith Rovers' women's team has disaffiliated from the club, and shirt sponsors Val McDermid and Tag Games have withdrawn their sponsorship, after the club signed scorer David Goodwillie, who lost a civil case of rape in 2016. Update: the club is now trying to get out of the contract.
[Morton win 0 - 1. Goal by Lewis Strapp.]
The other Championship matches:
Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Ayr United (February 1)
Raith Rovers 3 - 3 Queen of the South (February 1)
Arbroath (1st) 1 - 0 Kilmarnock (2nd) (last night)
Ayr United (8th) [1 - 1] Dunfermline Athletic (7th)
Partick Thistle (5th) vs Queen of the South (10th) (postponed -- pitch)
Raith Rovers (4th) [0 - 0] Hamilton Academical (6th)
Other matches:
Vaduz 0 - 0 Winterthur (yesterday)
Clachnacuddin vs Rothes (postponed)
1.FC Saarbrücken [2 - 1] Wurzburger Kickers (Monday)
KV Mechelen [3 - 2] Beerschot (tomorrow)
SWF Championship South: Morton [1 - 1] Stenhousemuir (tomorrow)
Brocton [0 - 1] FC Isle of Man
Isle of Man are second in their league.
Bonnyton Thistle [1 - 8] Largs Thistle
At this point only five teams are able to win the Lowland League: Bonnyrigg Rose, The Spartans, Rangers B, Celtic B and East Kilbride. The Highland League is wide open.
The 2022 Canadian Premier League schedule is out, and it looks normal. Each team will play each other team four times. In October the four top teams will advance to two-legged semi-finals, followed by a one-game final. There are games every weekend, so probably the Canadian Championship will be played midweek.
Forge FC have signed midfielder Aboubacar Sissoko, who played for HFX Wanderers in 2020.
South Challenge Cup, Round Four:
(Matches involving the West of Scotland Premier Division clubs)
University of Stirling 2 - 1 Hurlford United (February 2)
Irvine Meadow XI vs Auchinleck Talbot (postponed)
Beith Juniors vs Bo'ness United (postponed)
Linlithgow Rose [2 - 1] Blantyre Victoria
Clydebank [1 - 2] Pollok
Cumbernauld United vs Peterhill (postponed)
Sauchie Juniors vs Troon (postponed)
FIFA Club World Cup:
Round One (February 3):
Al Jazira (Abu Dhabi) 4 - 1 AS Pirae (Tahiti)
Auckland City withdrew as OFC representative due to Covid restrictions.
Round Two:
Al Ahly [1 - 0] Monterrey (February 5)
Al Hilal [6 - 1] Al Jazira (February 6)
Top and bottom Championship clubs, week by week (2 of 3):
Week 13 Kilmarnock Dunfermline
Week 14 Kilmarnock Dunfermline
Week 15 Kilmarnock Queen of the South
Week 16 Inverness CT Queen of the South
Week 17 Inverness CT Morton
Week 18 Arbroath Morton
Week 19 Arbroath Morton
Week 20 Arbroath Morton
Week 21 Arbroath Morton
Week 22 Arbroath Dunfermline
Week 23 Arbroath Dunfermline
Week 24 Arbroath Queen of the South
Inverness CT's last ten winning seasons:
2020-21 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36 5th, Championship
2019-20 27 14 3 10 39 32 +7 45 2nd, Championship
2018-19 36 14 14 8 48 40 +8 56 3rd, Championship
2017-18 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57 5th, Championship
2014-15 38 19 8 11 52 42 +10 65 3rd, Premiership
2013-14 38 16 9 13 44 44 0 57 5th, Premiership
2012-13 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54 4th, Premier League
2010-11 38 14 11 13 52 44 +8 53 7th, Premier League
2009-10 36 21 10 5 72 32 +40 73 1st, First Division
2005-06 38 15 13 10 51 38 +13 58 7th, Premier League
1999-2000
February 5, 2000. Morton visited Ayr United and lost 3 - 2, Derek Anderson and Harry Curran scoring for the Ton. Clydebank hosted Dunfermline at Cappielow and lost 1 - 3.
Scottish teams versus English teams 1886-87:
1887/5/14 Vale of Leven 1 - 2 Preston North End
1887/5/7 St Mirren 4 - 1 Church
1887/4/30 Preston North End 1 - 0 Queen's Park
1887/4/9 Rangers 1 - 0 Notts Forest (at Cathkin Park)
1887/4/9 Queen's Park 4 - 0 London Caledonians
1887/3/26 Queen's Park 5 - 2 Notts County
1887/3/19 England 2 - 3 Scotland international
1887/3/5 Aston Villa 3 - 1 Rangers FA Cup SF
1887/2/19 Rangers 5 - 1 Old Westminsters FA Cup R6
1887/2/12 Corinthians 2 - 0 Queen's Park
1887/2/5 Glasgow 10 - 3 Sheffield inter-association match
1887/1/29 Rangers 3 - 0 Lincoln City FA Cup R5
1887/1/29 Old Westminsters 1 - 0 Partick Thistle FA Cup R5
1886/1/22 Renton 0 - 2 Preston North End FA Cup R3
1887/1/15 Renton 3 - 1 Preston North End
1887/1/8 Liverpool Association 1 - 2 Renfrewshire inter-association match
1887/1/3 Queen's Park 1 - 5 Aston Villa
1887/1/1 Queen's Park 1 - 3 Corinthians
1887/1/1 Hibs 8 - 3 Aston Villa
1887/1/1 Irwell Springs 3 - 0 Vale of Leven Wanderers
1887/1/1 Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Rangers 2nd XI
1887/1/1 Darlington 6 - 1 Linthouse
1887/1/1 Bolton Wanderers 3 - 2 Rangers
1887/1/1 Church 5 - 1 St Mirren
1887/1/1 Halliwell 6? - 1 Hearts
1887/1/1 Aston Villa 2nd XI 2 - 1 Queen's Park 2nd XI
1887/1/1 West End (Newcastle) 1 - 3 Dumbarton Athletic
1887/1/1 Rawtenstall 3 - 4 Cowlairs
1887/1/1 Burnley 3 - 2 Kilmarnock
1887/1/1 Hurst 0 - 2 Strathmore
1887/1/1 Darwen 5 - 1 Kilmarnock Athletic
1887/1/1 Everton 1 - 1 Partick Thistle
1887/1/1 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Vale of Leven
1887/1/1 Preston North End 2 - 1 Third Lanark
1886/12/25 Aston Villa 5 - 1 Battlefield
(1886/12/4 Cliftonville 0 - 11 Partick Thistle FA Cup R3)
(1886/12/4 Rangers 3 - 2 Cowlairs FA Cup R3)
1886/12/4 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Renton FA Cup R2 replay
1886/11/27 London 2 - 2 Glasgow inter-association match
1886/11/21 Rangers 2 - 1 Church FA Cup R2
1886/11/20 Renton 2 - 2 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup R2
1886/11/20 Partick Thistle 7 - 0 Fleetwood Rangers FA Cup R2
1886/11/20 Rossendale 2 - 10 Cowlairs FA Cup R2
1886/11/13 Third Lanark 2 - 3 Bolton Wanderers FA Cup R2
1886/10/30 Darwen 7 - 1 Hearts FA Cup R1
1886/10/30 Renton 1 - 0 Accrington FA Cup R1
1886/10/30 Queen's Park 0 - 3 Preston North End FA Cup R1
1886/10/30 Everton 0 - 1 Rangers
1886/10/23 Darwen Old Wanderers 1 - 4 Cowlairs FA Cup R1
1886/10/23 Blackburn Olympic 1 - 3 Partick Thistle FA Cup R1
1886/10/16 Third Lanark 5 - 0 Higher Walton FA Cup R1
1886/9/25 Hibs 10 - 2 Middlesbrough
1886/9/25 Queen's Park 1 - 6 Preston North End
1886/9/18 Hibs 4 - 1 Stoke
1886/9/18 Third Lanark 1 - 2 West Bromwich Albion
1886/9/4 Dumbarton 1 - 3 Accrington
1886/8/28 Hibs 3 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
1886/8/28 Third Lanark 4 - 2 Preston North End
1886/8/21 Morton 6 - 2 Aston Villa
(Sources: Glasgow Herald and Wikipedia "FA Cup 1886-87" article. If the two disagreed I went with the Herald.)
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