Greenock Town Hall was opened in 1858 and is still there, enveloped by the municipal buildings of the 1880s. Source.
Morton host Partick Thistle. Their three meetings so far this season have ended in a win, a draw and a loss for both sides. Partick are third with 45 points, Morton seventh with 31. The last team to beat Partick was Morton, on February 22nd.
This is Morton's final meeting with Partick this season, unless they meet in the playoffs. The last time Morton earned the majority of points from their four league matches against Partick was 2012-13 when Morton took 7 points to Partick's 4. But Partick's one win came in game 32 and effectively knocked the Ton out of the title race. The last time Morton took all the points was 1969-70, back in the two division days when teams only met twice.
Dougie Imrie has been named Championship manager of the month for February. Is he the first to be given this award while under suspension?
Watch video of Partick vs Morton, Feb. 22, 2022 and marvel at the crap condition of Firhill's pitch.
The other Championship matches:
Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Queen of the South (March 8)
Ayr United (6th) 1 - 3 Kilmarnock (2nd) (last night)*
Hamilton (8th) [2 - 2] Dunfermline (10th)
Inverness CT (4th) [3 - 0] Arbroath (1st)
Queen of the South (9th) [0 - 1] Raith Rovers (5th)
*A Plenty of Nothing Championship Consolation Cup semi-final.
[Morton win 2 - 1. Goals by Reilly and Muirhead.]
It's the Scottish Cup quarter-finals:
Hearts [4 - 2] St Mirren
These two first met in the Scottish Cup in 1887.
Motherwell [1 - 2] Hibs (tomorrow)
These two first met in the Scottish Cup in 1913.
Dundee [0 - 3] Rangers (tomorrow)
These two first met in the Scottish Cup in 1897.
Dundee United [0 - 3] Celtic (Monday)
These two first met in the Scottish Cup in 1931.
When was the last time all eight quarter-finalists were from the Premiership? Last year.
When was the last time there were two quarter-final games in Dundee on the same weekend? 1974, and both matches were replays.
Other matches:
East Kilbride [3 - 1] University of Stirling
Clachnacuddin [0 - 2] Rothes
Winterthur 4 - 2 Aarau (yesterday)
Braunschweig [0 - 2] 1.FC Saarbrücken
Beerschot [0 - 2] Gent (tomorrow)
FC Isle of Man [1 - 1] Abbey Hey
UCD vs Derry City (yesterday) (postponed -- pitch)
Yokohama FC [3 - 2] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)
J3 and the JFL start this weekend.
SWF Championship South: Morton [1 - 5] Gartcairn (tomorrow)
WE League: Elfen Saitama [2 - 2] Omiya Ardija
[Saitama are off the bottom of the table.]
[Waseda University 3 - 4 Yokohama GSFC Cobra (training match)]
Waseda University [9 - 3] Nihon University (training match) (tomorrow)
South Challenge Cup, Round Five:
Auchinleck Talbot 3 - 1 Caledonian Braves (March 9)
Jeanfield Swifts vs Darvel (postponed to March 16)
Vale of Leven [1 - 3] The Spartans
Scottish Junior Cup quarter-finals:
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [4 - 1] Arthurlie
Largs Thistle [2 - 3] Petershill
Dyce [0 - 1] Yoker Athletic
Shotts Bon Accord [1 - 2] Auchinleck Talbot
2022 Concacaf Champions League QF, first leg (March 9):
Cruz Azul 1 - 0 CF Montreal
2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16, first leg (March 10):
Rangers 3 - 0 Red Star Belgrade
Partick Thistle's last ten winning seasons:
2020-21 22 11 7 4 40 18 +22 40 1st, League One
2012-13 36 23 9 4 76 28 +48 78 1st, First Division
2008-09 36 16 7 13 39 35 +4 55 2nd, First Division
2005-06 36 16 9 11 57 56 +1 57 4th, Second Division
2001-02 36 19 9 8 61 38 +23 66 1st, First Division
2000-01 36 22 9 5 66 32 +34 75 1st, Second Division
1991-92 44 23 11 10 62 36 +26 57 2nd, Division One
1990-91 39 16 13 10 56 53 +3 45 4th, Division One
1983-84 39 19 8 12 67 50 +17 46 3rd, Division One
1982-83 39 20 9 10 66 45 +21 49 4th, Division One
Which Renfrewshire clubs have played in the Scottish league, and how many games?
St Mirren 4254
Morton 4169
Arthurlie 530
Abercorn 518
Port Glasgow Athletic 428
Johnstone 255
1999-2000
March 7, 2000. Clydebank hosted Raith Rovers at Cappielow and won 2 - 1. It was their first league win of the season.
March 11, 2000. The Bankies then traveled to Paisley where they were thumped by St Mirren 8 - 0.
Greenock Morton results for 1879-80:
1880/4/24 Morton 0 - 3 Thornliebank charity game
(Glasgow Herald, April 26, 1880, p. 5.)
Thornliebank were pretty clearly the premier club in 1879-80.
(Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1880. p.5)
1879/11/22 Morton 1 - 2 Govan friendly
1879/11/22 2nd Morton 0 - 7 2nd Govan friendly
1879/10/18 Morton 2 - 3 Arthurlie Renfrewshire Cup R1
1879/10/11 Arthurlie 9 - 3 Morton Scottish Cup R2
Wikipedia has 8 - 3.
1879/9/27 Morton 7 - 4 Netherlee Scottish Cup R1 replay
1879/9/20 Netherlee 0 - 0 Morton Scottish Cup R1
In 1879-80 Greenock Wanderers rugby club attracted much more of the Glasgow Herald's attention than Morton did.
Greenock Morton results for 1878-79:
1878/11/16 Union 5 - 0 Morton friendly
1878/9/28 Busby 3 - 1 Morton Scottish Cup R1
1878/9/7 somebody 1 - 1 Morton
Glasgow Herald, September 9, 1878, p. 7.
"Garvel Park" is very interesting. Construction of the James Watt Dock began August 1, 1878, a month before this game, on the Garvel Park Estate across the road from Cappielow. Was there a pitch laid out on land that was later excavated for the James Watt Dock?
Greenock Morton results for 1877-78:
1877/9/29 Barrhead Rangers 7 - 0 Morton Scottish Cup R1
Greenock Morton results for 1876-77:
Nothing found.
Greenock Morton results for 1875-76:
Nothing found.
Greenock Morton results for 1874-75:
Nothing found.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies; also the Wikipedia Greenock Morton seasons articles for comparison.)
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