The Red Licht. Source.
For the second year in a row Morton end the Championship schedule on a Friday night in Arbroath. Last year the result was 0 - 0. A similar result tonight would set a new Morton record for scoreless draws in a season. (See below.) So far this season the Red Lichties have 2 wins and a draw against Morton.
Today's match is meaningless. Arbroath cannot finish better or worse than second, which gives them a bye into the Premiership playoff semi-finals. Morton can finish sixth or seventh, out of contact with both the relegation and promotion zones. Morton finished sixth in 1999 and 2009, and seventh in 2011, 2018 and 2020.
However, it's desperate days for Dunfermline and Ayr, who are trying to secure eighth place, and for Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers, who are trying to nail down fourth. Dunfermline trail Ayr by a point, and Raith are 3 points behind Partick. Ayr and Partick play each other today.
Arbroath has three players named Hamilton: Jack Hamilton the striker, Chris Hamilton and Colin Hamilton. Morton has Jack Hamilton the goalie.
Derek Gaston has accumulated 16 clean sheets in league play this year. Jack Hamilton has 10.
[Arbroath 3 - 0 Morton. The Ton end up in seventh place with 40 points.]
The other Championship matches:
Ayr United (8th) [3 - 1] Partick Thistle (4th)
Inverness CT (3rd) [4 - 0] Hamilton Accies (6th)
Raith Rovers (5th) [1 - 1] Kilmarnock (1st)
Dunfermline (9th) [1 - 2] Queen of the South (10th)
Pyramid playoffs, second leg (tomorrow):
Fraserburgh [1 - 0] Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
[Bonnyrigg Rose win on aggregate.]
Other matches:
HFX Wanderers vs FC Edmonton (tomorrow)
After three games played each, Wanderers are sixth with 3 points, Eddies seventh with 2. This is HFX Wanderers' home opener. Walking past the field the club appears to have added seats.
Edmonton have centre forward Mamadi Camara, who played for HFX Wanderers last year.
[HFX Wanderers win 3 - 1. Wanderers' goals by Bent, Salter and Garcia.]
Bohemians [3 - 0] UCD
Viktoria Berlin 2 - 1 1.FC Saarbrücken
Winterthur [1 - 1] Schaffhausen
At Match 31 of the Swiss Challenge League's 36-game schedule Winterthur hold first place with 56 points, and Schaffhausen are second with 55.
V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 0 Mito HollyHock (April 27)
Mito HollyHock [2 - 1] Ventforet Kofu (tomorrow)
Waseda University [0 - 3] Tokyo International University (tomorrow)
Hurlford United [0 - 2] Largs Thistle (tomorrow)
St Cuthbert Wanderers won the South of Scotland League Wednesday.
The South Challenge Cup semi-finals:
Auchinleck Talbot [3 - 1] Sauchie Juniors (tomorrow)
The Spartans 1 - 4 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (April 12)
Concacaf Champions League final, first leg (April 27):
UNAM 2 - 2 Seattle Sounders
UEFA Europa League semi-finals, first leg (April 28):
Red Bull Leipzig 1 - 0 Rangers
West Ham United 1 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Scottish Women's Cup semi-finals (Sunday):
Hearts [0 - 2] Celtic
Partick Thistle [1 - 3] Glasgow City
How did Morton fare in the Scottish Women's Cup?
2022/1/9 R3 Spartans 11 - 0 Morton
2021/12/19 R2 Raith Rovers 0 - 2 Morton
Top and bottom Championship clubs, week by week (3 of 3):
Week 25 Arbroath Queen of the South
Week 26 Arbroath Queen of the South
Week 27 Arbroath Queen of the South
Week 28 Arbroath Dunfermline
Week 29 Kilmarnock Dunfermline
Week 30 Kilmarnock Dunfermline
Week 31 Kilmarnock Queen of the South
Week 32 Kilmarnock Queen of the South
Week 33 Kilmarnock Queen of the South
Week 34 Kilmarnock Queen of the South
Week 35 Kilmarnock P Queen of the South R
Week 36 Kilmarnock Queen of the South
How did Morton fare against the other Championship clubs?
Dunfermline 2 wins, 2 draws. 11 gf, 4 ga, +7 gd. 8 points.
Partick Thistle 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss. 3 gf, 4 ga, -1 gd. 7 points.
Ayr United 1 win, 3 draws. 5 gf, 3 ga, +2 gd. 6 points.
Raith Rovers 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses. 4 gf, 5 ga, -1 gd. 4 points.
Hamilton 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses. 2 gf, 3 ga, -1 gd. 4 points.
QoS 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses. 4 gf, 7 ga, -3 gd. 4 points.
Inverness CT 1 win, 3 losses. 2 gf, 9 ga, -7 gd. 3 points.
Kilmarnock 2 draws, 2 losses. 2 gf, 5 ga, -3 gd. 2 points.
[Arbroath 2 draws, 2 losses. 3 gf, 7 ga, -4 gd. 2 points.]
What were Plenty of Nothing's objectives for Morton in 2021-22, and were they met?
1) Beat Kilmarnock. No
2) Finish higher than Ayr United. Yes
3) Finish higher than Queen of the South. Yes
4) Score on Raith. Yes
5) Score on Arbroath. Yes
6) Score on Aberdeen. No
7) Play Cove Rangers. No
8) Play Kelty Hearts. No
9) Reach the semi-finals of any cup. No
10) Set a club record for scoreless draws. [No]
Morton high points:
2021/11/6 Dunfermline 1 - 3 Morton
2021/12/7 Morton 1 - 1 ICT (Morton win on PK)
2021/12/21 Dougie Imrie appointed.
2022/1/8 Morton 5 - 0 Dunfermline
2022/2/5 ICT 0 - 1 Morton
2022/2/12 Morton 2 - 1 Queen of the South
2022/2/22 Partick Thistle 0 - 1 Morton
2022/4/9 Raith Rovers 0 - 1 Morton
Morton low points:
2021/7/10 Forfeit.
2021/8/28 Partick Thistle 3 - 0 Morton
2021/12/1 Queen of the South 2 - 1 Morton
2021/12/11 Morton 1 - 6 ICT
2022/2/18 Dougie Imrie suspended.
2022/3/5 Queen of the South 3 - 0 Morton
[2022/4/29 Arbroath 3 - 0 Morton]
Most scoreless draws in a season, Morton:
6 1987-88 (6 league matches)
6 1993-94 (6 league matches)
6 2010-11 (5 league matches + 1 cup match decided on PK)
6 2020-21 (4 league matches + 2 cup matches decided on PK)
6 2021-22 (4 league matches + 2 cup matches decided on PK)
1999-2000
April 29, 2000. Morton (visitors) beat Clydebank (home) 0 - 3 at Cappielow. Ross Matheson, John Anderson, and Harry Curran were the goalscorers.
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