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Greenock Morton Results 1895 to 1900

Central Greenock from Well Park, 1897. Source.

Morton in 1899-1900:

1900/5/15      Morton 2 - 1 Port Glasgow     G&WoS League

1900/5/12      Morton 3 - 1 Kilmarnock         G&WoS League

1900/5/9        Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Morton    G&WoS League

1900/5/5        Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Morton         G&WoS League

1900/5/1        St Mirren 2 - 1 Morton            G&WoS League

1900/4/28      Morton 1 - 1 Port Glasgow     Renfrew. Cup final

1900/4/21      Port Glasgow 3 - 2 Morton     Renfrew. Cup final*

1900/4/14      Morton 3 - 0 Partick Thistle    G&WoS League

1900/4/7        Morton 3 - 0 Motherwell            SFL2

1900/3/31      Morton 4 - 2 Paisley Academicals    Renfrew. Cup SF

1900/3/24      Leith Athletic 0 - 1 Morton         SFL2

1900/3/17      Morton 3 - 1 Cartvale            Renfrewshire Cup R2

1900/3/10      Morton 1 - 0 Abercorn           Renfrewshire Cup R1 replay

1900/3/3        Abercorn 2 - 2 Morton           Renfrewshire Cup R1

1900/2/24      Clyde 2 - 2 Morton                G&WoS League

1900/2/17      Abercorn 2 - 3 Morton               SFL2

1900/2/3        Morton 1 - 0 St Mirren           G&WoS League

1900/1/27      Hamilton 3 - 4 Morton               SFL2

1900/1/20      Morton 5 - 0 Linthouse              SFL2

1900/1/13      Rangers 4 - 2 Morton            Scottish Cup R1

1899/12/30    Port Glasgow 1 - 3 Morton    G&WoS League

1899/12/23    Ayr FC 1 - 4 Morton                   SFL2

1899/12/9      Leith Athletic 1 - 1 Morton (abandoned)    SFL2

1899/12/2      Morton 2 - 0 Airdrieonians         SFL2

1899/11/25    Motherwell 4 - 3 Morton             SFL2

1899/11/18    Morton 0 - 4 Linthouse (abandoned)    SFL2

1899/11/11    Morton 3 - 0 Clyde                 G&WoS League

1899/11/4      Linthouse 0 - 5 Morton               SFL2

1899/10/28    Morton 2 - 3 Partick Thistle        SFL2

1899/10/21    Morton 3 - 2 Port Glasgow         SFL2

1899/9/30      Morton 4 - 0 Leith Athletic          SFL2

1899/9/23      Airdrieonians 0 - 5 Morton         SFL2

1899/9/16      Morton 7 - 1 Ayr FC                   SFL2

1899/9/9        Port Glasgow 6 - 4 Morton         SFL2

1899/9/2        Morton 7 - 0 Hamilton                SFL2

1899/8/26      Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Morton        SFL2

1899/8/19      Morton 3 - 2 Abercorn                SFL2

*The Renfrewshire Cup final was a two-game tie.

(Sources: fitbastats for the Scottish League Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Glasgow and West of Scotland League; the Glasgow Herald for the matches on 1899/11/18, 1899/12/9, 1900/3/3.)

Morton results for 1898-99:

1899/5/15      Port Glasgow 3 - 1 Morton         Western League

1899/5/13      Abercorn 2 - 6 Morton                Western League

1899/5/10      Ayr FC 0 - 3 Morton                   Western League

1899/5/7        Morton 1 - 1 St Mirren                Western League

1899/5/6        Morton 2 - 0 St Mirren                Renfrewshire Cup final replay

1899/4/29      St Mirren 1 - 1 Morton                Renfrewshire Cup final

1899/4/26      Morton 9 - 2 Abercorn                Western League

1899/4/22      Morton 2 - 1 Ayr Parkhouse       Western League

1899/4/15      Ayr Parkhouse 2 - 2 Morton       Western League

1899/4/8        Morton 4 - 3 Port Glasgow         Renfrewshire Cup SF

1899/4/1        Morton 4 - 1 Abercorn                Renfrewshire Cup R2

1899/3/18      Morton 2 - 0 Ayr FC                   Western League

1899/3/11      Linthouse 1 - 2 Morton               Western League

1899/3/4        Morton 3 - 2 Paisley Academical    friendly

1899/2/25      Morton 9 - 3 Linthouse               Western League

1899/2/18      Morton 1 - 2 Partick Thistle        Scottish Cup R2 replay

1899/2/11      Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Morton        Scottish Cup R2

1899/1/21      Morton 1 - 3 Hearts                    friendly

1899/1/14      Morton 3 - 1 Annbank United     Scottish Cup R1

1899/1/7        St Mirren 1 - 1 Morton                Western League

1898/12/31    Ayr FC 1 - 0 Morton                    SFL2

1898/12/24    Morton 6 - 1 Hamilton                 SFL2

1898/12/10    Abercorn 2 - 1 Morton                SFL2

1898/12/3      Morton 2 - 4 Port Glasgow         SFL2

1898/11/26    Leith Athletic 3 - 2 Morton          SFL2

1898/11/19    Morton 4 - 2 Abercorn                SFL2

1898/11/12    Morton 2 - 2 Port Glasgow         Western League

1898/11/5      Morton 2 - 4 Motherwell             SFL2

1898/10/29    Linthouse 0 - 1 Morton               SFL2

1898/10/22    Morton 1 - 2 Linthouse               SFL2

1898/10/15    Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Morton             SFL2

1898/10/8      Morton 3 - 1 Airdrieonians          SFL2

1898/10/1      Motherwell 2 - 2 Morton             SFL2

1898/9/24      Morton 1 - 2 Kilmarnock             SFL2

1898/9/17      Port Glasgow 7 - 3 Morton         SFL2

1898/9/10      Morton 0 - 5 Leith Athletic          SFL2

1898/9/3        Airdrieonians 1 - 2 Morton          SFL2

1898/8/27      Morton 4 - 0 Ayr FC                    SFL2

1898/8/20      Hamilton 3 - 2 Morton                 SFL2

(Sources: fitbastats for the Scottish League Division 2; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Western League and the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Morton roster August 20, 1898 vs Hamilton Accies: M'Pherson, Anderson, Orr, Henderson, Walker, Blair, Hunter, Grant, Hendry, Linn, Reid.

Morton roster November 12, 1898 vs Port Glasgow Athletic: M'Pherson, Anderson, Orr, Corrigan, Henderson, Blair, Dale, Grant, Walker, Lynn, Reid.

Morton results for 1897-98:

1898/4/30      Morton 2 - 0 St Bernard's           friendly

1898/4/23      Morton 3 - 3 Abercorn                friendly

1898/4/16      St Mirren 3 - 0 Morton                friendly

1898/3/26      Ayr FC 6 - 1 Morton                    SFL2

1898/3/12      Morton 3 - ? Clyde                      friendly

1898/2/26      Morton 1 - 4 Port Glasgow        Renfrewshire Cup R2

1898/2/19      Morton 3 - 0 Port Glasgow (abandoned)    Renf. Cup R2

1898/2/12      Morton 1 - 2 Port Glasgow (abandoned)    Renf. Cup R2

1898/2/5        Morton 3 - 0 Hamilton                 SFL2

1898/1/29      Morton 9 - 1 Neilston                Renfrewshire Cup R1

1898/1/22      Hearts 4 - 1 Morton                   Scottish Cup R2

1898/1/15      Morton 6 - 1 Motherwell             SFL2

1898/1/8        Morton 7 - 1 Motherwell            Scottish Cup R1

1897/12/18    Morton 4 - 0 Ayr FC                    SFL2

1897/12/11    Hamilton 3 - 3 Morton                 SFL2

1897/12/4      Motherwell 1 - 3 Morton             SFL2

1897/11/27    Morton 2 - 0 Leith Athletic          SFL2

1897/11/13    Abercorn 2 - 3 Morton                SFL2

1897/11/6      Morton 3 - 2 Airdrieonians          SFL2

1897/10/30    Morton 0 - 0 Linthouse               SFL2

1897/10/23    Kilmarnock 5 - 2 Morton             SFL2

1897/10/16    Port Glasgow 3 - 0 Morton         SFL2

1897/10/9      Morton 1 - 1 Abercorn                SFL2

1897/10/2      Linthouse 2 - 5 Morton               SFL2

1897/9/25      Morton 3 - 4 Kilmarnock             SFL2

1897/9/18      Airdrieonians 1 - 2 Morton          SFL2

1897/9/11      Leith Athletic 3 - 3 Morton          SFL2

1897/9/4        Morton 3 - 4 Port Glasgow         SFL2

(Sources: fitbastats for the Scottish League Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Morton 1896-97:

1897/5/15      Kilmarnock 3 - 2 Morton                SFL2

1897/5/8        Morton 3 - 4 Motherwell                SFL2

1897/5/1        Port Glasgow 5 - 1 Morton            SFL2

1897/4/24      Morton 3 - 4 Partick Thistle           SFL2

1897/4/17      Morton 1 - 3 Third Lanark             friendly

1897/4/3        Morton 3 - 1 Arthurlie                    friendly

1897/3/27      Morton 2 - 4 Port Glasgow        Renfrewshire Cup SF

1897/3/20      Morton 3 - 0 KIlbarchan            Renfrewshire Cup R2

1897/3/13      Morton 2 - 7 Rangers                Scottish Cup SF

1897/3/6        Morton 2 - 1 Paisley Academical    Renfrewshire Cup R1

1897/2/27      Abercorn 2 - 3 Morton               Scottish Cup R3 replay

1897/2/20      Morton 2 - 2 Abercorn               Scottish Cup R3

1897/2/13      Arthurlie 1 - 5 Morton                Scottish Cup R2

1897/1/9        Morton 3 - 1 Johnstone             Scottish Cup R1

1896/12/26    Linthouse 2 - 5 Morton                  SFL2

1896/12/12    Morton 2 - 2 Royal Albert             friendly

1896/12/5      Morton 4 - 0 Linthouse                  SFL2

1896/11/28    Morton 6 - 2 St Mirren                   friendly

1896/11/21    Morton 3 - 1 Airdrieonians             SFL2

1896/11/14    Queen's Park 5 - 3 Morton            friendly

1896/11/7      Morton 0 - 0 Leith Athletic             SFL2

1896/10/31    Motherwell 1 - 0 Morton                SFL2

1896/10/24    Renton 4 - 0 Morton                      SFL2

1896/10/17    Morton 3 - 1 Dumbarton                SFL2

1896/10/10    Morton 3 - 2 Kilmarnock                SFL2

1896/10/3      Morton 3? - 1 Raith Rovers          friendly

1896/9/26      Morton 0 - 1 Renton                      SFL2

1896/9/19      Airdrieonians 4 - 1 Morton             SFL2

1896/9/12      Leith Athletic 4 - 2 Morton             SFL2

1896/9/5        Morton 3 - 2 Port Glasgow            SFL2

1896/8/29      Dumbarton 0 - 3 Morton                SFL2

1896/8/22      Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Morton           SFL2

1896/8/15      Morton 7 - 1 King's Park               friendly

(Sources: fitbastats for the SFL Division 2; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies. Unhappily, Google News is missing scans of the Glasgow Herald from January to March 1897.)

Who played for Morton in 1896-97?

August 15, 1896, vs King's Park: Cunningham, Armour, Ferguson, Rennie, Campbell, Elliot, Drysdale, M'Master, Xxxxx, Linn, Chalmers.

Morton results for 1895-96:

1896/5/9        Morton 1 - 1 Third Lanark                friendly

1896/5/2        Morton 2 - 2 Port Glasgow               friendly

1896/4/18      Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Morton              friendly

1896/4/11      Morton 1 - 1 Airdrieonians                SFL2

1896/3/14      Morton 7 - 1 Partick Thistle              SFL2

1896/3/7        Dundee 1 - 1 Morton                        friendly

1896/2/29      Morton 7 - 3 Dumbarton                  friendly

1896/2/22      Motherwell 2 - 2 Morton                   SFL2

1896/2/15      Morton 2 - 0 St Mirren                      friendly

1896/2/8        Abercorn 4 - 2 Morton                      SFL2

1896/2/1        Airdrieonians 5 - 1 Morton                SFL2

1896/1/18      Partick Thistle 4 - 1 Morton              SFL2

1896/1/11      Morton 2 - 3 Dundee                    Scottish Cup R1

1896/1/4        Morton 6 - 1 Arbroath Wanderers   friendly

1895/12/21    Morton 1 - 1 Renton                        friendly

1895/12/14    Port Glasgow 3 - 2 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF

1895/11/30    Linthouse 1 - 0 Morton SFL2

1895/11/23    Leith Athletic 2 - 1 Morton SFL2

1895/11/16    Morton 4 - 1 Arthurlie Renfrewshire Cup R2

1895/11/9      Morton 2 - 1 Renton SFL2

1895/11/2      Morton 1 - 1 Port Glasgow SFL2

1895/10/26    Morton 2 - 3 Kilmarnock SFL2

1895/10/19    Morton 6 - 0 Johnstone Renfrewshire Cup R1

1895/10/12    Morton 2 - 2 2nd Celtic friendly

1895/10/5      Morton 4 - 1 Motherwell SFL2

1895/9/28      Renton 3 - 0 Morton SFL2

1895/9/21      Morton 2 - 2 Leith Athletic SFL2

1895/9/14      Port Glasfow 2 - 1 Morton SFL2

1895/9/7        Morton 2 - 3 Abercorn SFL2

1895/8/31      Kilmarnock 5 - 1 Morton SFL2

1895/8/24      Morton 1 - 2 Linthouse                     SFL2

1895/8/17      Morton 3 - 2 Abercorn                      friendly

1895/8/10      Morton 1 - 1 Albion Rovers              friendly

1895/8/3        St Mirren 2 - 2 Morton                  Renfrewshire League

(Sources: fitbastats for the SFL Division 2; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire League and Renfrewshire Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Morton players 1895-96

August 3, 1895, versus St Mirren: M'Farlane, Buist, Richmond, Robertson, Elliot, J. Robertson, McWhirter, M'Master, M'Intyre, Kennedy, and M'Gregor.

October 5, 1895, versus Motherwell: M'Farlane, Buist, M'Kinley, Bonnar, Elliot, F. Robertson, Burns Johnstone, Sommer, M'Gregor, Fraser.

October 12, 1895, versus 2nd Celtic: MacFarlane, Buist, M'Kinlay, F. Robertson, Elliot, Bonnar, Burns, Johnstone, Sommer, Davidson, Fraser.

October 19, 1895 vs Johnstone: M'Farlane, Buist, M'Kinlay, Rennie, Bonnar, Robertson, Dick, Johnstome Sommer, M'Master, Davidson.

November 2, 1895, vs Port Glasgow Athletic: M'Farlane, Bonnar, M'Kinlay, Rennie, M'Dougall, J. Robertson, Burns, Johnstone , Sommers, M'Master, Davidson.

November 30, 1895, vs Linthouse: M'Farlane, Buist, M'Kinlay, Rennie, M'Dougall, Robertson, Burns, Johnstone, Salmond, M'Gregor, M'Master.

April 18.1896, vs Partick Thistle: M'Farlane, Buist, McKinlay, Rennie, Elliot, Robertson, Hamilton, Davidson, Caneron, Stewart, M'Gregor.

Another Friday Night in Arbroath

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):

(1 of 3), (2 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.

2022 Women's Hockey Champions

Mikyla Grant-Mentis of Toronto Six, the only women's professional hockey franchise in Canada. Source.

Isobel Cup: Boston Pride

The NWHL is now the Premier Hockey Federation.

U Sports: Concordia Stingers

NCAA: Ohio State

Russia: KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen

Sweden: Luleå

Finland: Kiekko-Espoo

Switzerland: ZSC Lions Frauen

Germany: ERC Ingolstadt

EWHL: KMH Budapest

France: Tours

Iceland: Skauta­fé­lag Ak­ur­eyr­ar Kvenna

Norway: Hasle-Løren

Japan: cancelled due to Covid

Shenzhou: The Next Generation

China's next space capsule, currently called XīnYīDài Zàirén Fēichuán, meaning "next-generation crewed spacecraft", has already flown. It had its first uncrewed flight in May 2020, and here it is after its return. It will be able to transport six people, and could replace Shenzhou in 2023. Source.

Dragon by Dürer

This dragon by Albrecht Dürer was photographed in 1925 when it came up at auction. Where is it now? Source.

Korvensuu

Source.

Seasons of Clachnacuddin

Clach, 1897. Source.

1893-94    12      7      1      4      26      22       +4    15    3rd

1894-95    10      8      2      0      44      20     +24    18    1st        N

1895-96    10      5      2      3      32      19     +13    12    3rd        N

1896-97      6      3      3      0      16        7       +9      6    1st

1897-98    16    15      1      0      74        8     +66    31    1st        N, P

1898-99    14      9      3      2      48      25     +23    21    2nd

1899-00    10      6      2      2      26      12     +14    14    2nd       N

1900-01    10      6      2      2      22        7     +15    14    1st        P

1901-02      6      1      3      2        9        8       +1      5    3rd

1902-03    10      7      2      1      30        9     +21    16    1st        N

1903-04    12    11      0      1      51      10     +41    22    1st        I, N

1904-05    12      8      1      3      41      16     +25    17    1st        I

1905-06    12      7      2      3      22      17       +5    16    3rd*      N

1906-07    10      4      1      5      18      20        -2      9    5th        I, N

1907-08    12    10      1      1      30      15     +15    21    1st

1908-09    12      7      2      3      25      17       +8    16    2nd

1909-10    14      7      2      5      26      23       +3    16    4th        I

1910-11    14      7      3      4      23      21       +2    17    4th

1911-12    12      7      3      2      27      14     +13    17    2nd

1912-13    15      7      1      7      32      25       +7    15    5th

1913-14    16      5      4      7      31      29       +2    14    6th

1914-15      6      5      0      1      19        5     +14    10    1st

1919-20    18    14      1      3      59      25     +34    29    2nd        I, N

1920-21    14    10      2      2      38      16     +22    22    1st         N

1921-22    14    10      3      1      29      11     +18    23    1st         I

1922-23    16    11      2      3      47      21     +26    24    1st         N

1923-24    16    12      2      2      32      10     +22    26    1st         I

1924-25    20      5      3    12      28      38      -10    13    9th

1925-26    18      9      4      5      48      37     +21    22    5th

1926-27    18    12      2      4      57      26     +31    26    2nd

1927-28    18    12      2      4      40      28     +12    26    2nd

1928-29    22    12      5      5      60      30     +30    29    3rd         I

1929-30    22      5      4    13      46      55        -9    14    10th       I

1930-31    21      7      4    10      46      57      -11    18    9th

1931-32    26      4      4    18      40      88      -48    12    14th

1932-33    26      7      4    15      56      75      -19    18    11th

1933-34    26      8      4    14      52      63      -11    20    11th

1934-35    24      9      3    12      56      61        -5    21    9th

1935-36    22      8      2    12      56      65        -9    18    9th

1936-37    22      6      5    11      56      72      -16    17    10th       I

1937-38    22    16      2      4      74      48     +26    34    2nd        N

1938-39    26    18      3      5      88      46     +42    39    1st

1939-40      3      0      0      3        4        8        -4      0    15th       N

1939-40    13      6      3      4      46      34     +12    15    2nd, E

1946-47    30    21      4      5    100      41     +59    46    3rd        N

1947-48    30    21      6      3      99      41     +58    48    1st        H, N

1948-49    30    20      3      7      80      39     +41    43    2nd       N

1949-50    30    16      2    12      70      57     +13    34    8th        N

1950-51    28    14      2    12      80      58     +22    30    7th        H

1951-52    28    14      3    11      74      51     +23    31    4th        I

1952-53    28    14      3    11      66      54     +12    31    5th        I

1953-54    28    13      3    12      64      56       +8    29    8th        N

1954-55    26    18      2      6      70      31     +39    38    1st

1955-56    28    14      8      6      71      48     +23    36    4th

1956-57    28    17      2      9      82      63     +19    36    5th

1957-58    28    15      2    11      75      55     +20    32    4th

1958-59    28      8      6    14      46      60      -14    22    12th

1959-60    28      8      4    16      47      68      -21    20    12th

1960-61    28    10      7    11      50      55        -5    27    8th

1961-62    28    16      4      8      59      52       +7    36    4th

1962-63    28    14      4    10      65      45     +20    32    3rd

1963-64    30    15      2    13      79      59     +20    32    7th

1964-65    29    15      4    10      94      60     +34    34    7th        N

1965-66    30    17      3    10      85      61     +24    37    4th

1966-67    30    11      4    15      64      84      -20    26    11th

1967-68    30    14      2    14      63      75      -22    30    9th

1968-69    30      5      8    17      56      74      -18    18    13th

1969-70    30    16      3    11      81      62     +19    35    7th

1970-71    30      7    10    13      44      67      -23    24    11th

1971-72    30      8      6    16      54      73      -19    22    10th

1972-73    30    11      7    12      65      52     +13    29    9th

1973-74    30    15      6      9      71      35     +36    36    6th

1974-75    30    19      8      3      72      32     +40    46    1st

1975-76    30      8    10    12      38      43        -5    26    10th

1976-77    30    11      9    10      53      44        -9    31    9th

1977-78    30      7      7    16      49      66      -17    21    13th        B

1978-79    30      8      3    19      45      75      -30    19    13th

1979-80    30      6      7    17      37      63      -26    19    14th        N

1980-81    30    14      9      7      55      42     +13    37    4th

1981-82    30    10      6    14      49      59      -10    26    12th        H

1982-83    30    12      8    10      75      72       +3    44    8th

1983-84    30      9      7    14      55      63        -8    34    11th

1984-85    30    11      2    17      47      60      -13    35    12th

1985-86    32      8      7    17      43      72      -29    31    13th

1986-87    34      6      4    24      42      84      -42    22    16th

1987-88    34      8      5    21      53      93      -40    29    14th

1988-89    34      5      5    24      34      89      -55    20    16th

1989-90    34      0      3    31      26    151    -125      3    18th

1990-91    34      8      2    24      42      92      -50    26    16th

1991-92    34    11      6    17      43      51        -8    39    12th

1992-93    34    17      7    10      47      34     +13    58    7th         N

1993-94    34    11      7    16      49      60      -11    40    12th

1994-95    30      7      5    18      37      61      -24    26    13th

1995-96    30      9      7    14      45      51        -6    34    11th

1996-97    30    16      5      9      59      46     +13    53    5th

1997-98    30    14      3    13      59      57       +2    45    8th

1998-99    30    16      8      6      80      45     +35    56    6th

1999-00    30    14      6    10      55      37     +18    48    7th

2000-01    26    13      5      8      47      35     +12    44    4th

2001-02    28    13    10      5      60      39     +21    49    4th        N

2002-03    28    13      4    11      45      50        -5    43    7th

2003-04    28    21      3      4      61      25     +36    66    1st        H

2004-05    28    14      3    11      60      37     +23    45    7th

2005-06    28    12      5    11      56      57        -1    41    9th

2006-07    28      9      6    13      43      42       +1    33    9th

2007-08    28    10      7    11      49      50        -1    37    10th

2008-09    28      8      7    13      53      58        -5    31    11th

2009-10    34    12      7      5      73      73         0    43    12th

2010-11    34      9      7    18      68      89      -21    34    15th

2011-12    34    14      8    12      79      65     +13    50    10th

2012-13    34    21      3    10      68      49     +19    66    5th

2013-14    34    13      7    14      67      64       +3    46    11th        H

2014-15    34    14      3    17      63      74      -11    45    11th

2015-16    34    10      2    22      59      80      -21    32    14th

2016-17    34    11      8    15      53      77      -24    41    11th

2017-18    34    11      8    15      54      69      -15    41    13th

2018-19    34      6      6    22      44      79      -35    24    16th

2019-20    27      4      4    19      27      63      -36    16    15th

2020-21      1      0      0      1        2        4        -2      0    12th

2021-22    34    10      7    17      51      80      -29    37    11th

* = won the league championship via playoffs

B = Bells Cup West

E = Highland Emergency League

H = Highland League Cup

I = Inverness Cup

N = North of Scotland Cup

P = Pattison Cup

Source: SFHA

Clune Park School

Following the demise of Port Glasgow Athletic their ground Clune Park was converted into a housing estate, which in its turn now awaits demolition. Here's what the school looked like in 2021. Source.

Morton host Inverness Caledonian Thistle. ICT are third with 53 points, Morton seventh with 40. This is the sixth meeting between these two in 2021-22. ICT have two wins against one for Morton in league play. Morton and ICT also played a Scottish Cup Round Three tie which Morton won in the replay.

Morton are 5 points up on both Ayr and Dunfermline and lead both on goal difference by 8 goals. If Ayr and Dunfermline win their remaining games and Morton lose theirs, Morton will finish ninth and go into the playoffs, probably against Queen's Park. If Ayr and Dunfermline win their remaining matches and Morton pick up only 1 point they will all end with 41 points, at which point Morton's superior though whittled-down goal difference will gain Morton safety. If either Ayr or Dunfermline lose or draw a game today or next week then Morton are safe. Morton, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers are all in a position to join the 2022-23 Championship today.

Queen of the South are 6 points behind Ayr and Dunfermline, who are coincidentally QoS's last two opponents. If QoS beat them both, and Partick Thistle also beat them both, there will be a three-way 35-point tie at the bottom of the division and relegation will be decided by goal difference or maybe even on goals scored. QoS have beaten Ayr twice already this season.

When did Morton and ICT last meet in the Premiership? Inverness CT was founded seven years after Morton's last appearance in the Premier Division, so never.

Morton were the only SPFL club out of 42 to vote against introducing VAR to the league. VAR stands for the video assistant referee, an official who can make calls based on video replay. With VAR comes an assistant called the assistant video assistant referee or AVAR.

North Lanarkshire Council have kicked Clyde FC out of Broadwood Stadium after the club re-signed David Goodwillie. Clyde will groundshare with Hamilton Accies while they look for a place to play in Glasgow.

[Morton 0 - 1 Inverness CT. Morton lose, but a loss for Dunfermline and a draw for Ayr mean that Morton are safe from relegation.]

The other Championship matches:

Queen of the South 2 - 1 Inverness CT (April 19)

Kilmarnock (1st) 2 - 1 Arbroath (2nd) (last night)

Killie win the division.

Hamilton Academical (6th) [0 - 2] Raith Rovers (5th)

Partick Thistle (4th) [1 - 0] Dunfermline Athletic (9th)

Queen of the South (10th) [1 - 1] Ayr United (8th)

[QoS are relegated.]

Pyramid playoffs, first leg:

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic [3 - 1] Fraserburgh

Which teams have beaten Bonnyrigg Rose in 2021-22? Civil Service Strollers, Rangers B and Dalbeattie Star in Lowland League play, Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Cup, and Gala Fairydean Rovers in the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup.

Which teams beat Fraserburgh in 2021-22? Rothes and Buckie Thistle in the Highland League, Brora Rangers in the Highland League Cup, Banks O' Dee in the Aberdeenshire Cup, Sauchie Juniors in the Scottish Cup, and Cowdenbeath in the Challenge Cup.

[Fort William have dropped out of the pyramid playoffs at the bottom of the Highland League, with the result that they are relegated and Banks O' Dee are promoted.]

Other matches:

UCD 1 - 2 St. Patrick's Athletic (April 18)

Derry City 7 - 1 UCD (yesterday)

1.FC Saarbrücken [1 - 2] Verl

Mito HollyHock [3 - 2] Renofa Yamaguchi

Largs Thistle 8 - 1 Beith (April 20)

Largs have won by an 8 - 1 score both at home and away this season. Yet they're in 14th place.

Largs Thistle [1 - 0] Irvine Meadow

Pacific FC [2 - 1] HFX Wanderers

[Cory Bent scored for HFX Wanderers.]

João Morelli is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

Yverdon [2 - 2] Winterthur (tomorrow)

SWF Championship South: Morton [3 - 2] Rossvale (tomorrow)

WE League: Mynavi Sendai [1 - 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)

Waseda University 0 - 1 Toyo University (tomorrow)

75th Aomori Soccer Championship semi-final (tomorrow):

ReinMeer Aomori [3 - 1] Blancdieu Hirosaki

72nd Iwate Soccer Championship semi-finals (tomorrow):

Morioka Zebra [1 - 0] Nippon Steel Kamaishi

Ganju Iwate [1 - 2] Fuji University

26th Miyagi Soccer Championship semi-final (tomorrow):

Cobaltore Onagawa [0 - 1] Sendai University

27th Fukushima Soccer Championship semi-finals (tomorrow):

Iwaki FC [5 - 1] Iwaki Furukawa FC

Fukushima United [2 - 0] East Japan International University

League1 Ontario starts this weekend. There are 22 teams playing a single robin robin (21 games each) from now till August. Let's follow North Mississauga FC, who play at Churchill Meadows in Erin Mills.

North Mississauga [0 - 1] St. Catharines Roma Wolves (last night)

North Mississauga started out as Streetsville Meadowvale SC in 1974, and took on the name North Mississauga FC in 1982. They joined League1 Ontario in 2015.

St. Catharines Wolves have been around since 1967. They joined the National Soccer League in 1977 and were champions in 1995 and 1997. In 1998 they joined the Canadian Professional Soccer league and were champions there in 1998 and 2001. They dropped out of the CSL when it was de-sanctioned in 2014, and reformed last year as a League1 Ontario team.

Historical matches:

April 22, 2000.    Clydebank played Airdrieonians to a scoreless draw at Broomfield. Morton lost to Falkirk 0 - 2 at Cappielow.

Since 1994, which clubs playing 36 games have earned fewer than 30 points and yet avoided relegation? And how did they do it?

22        Cowdenbeath (10th, 2017-18 League Two)    They won a playoff against Cove Rangers.

27        Alloa (9th, 2014-15 Championship)   They won playoffs against Brechin and Forfar.

29        Airdrieonians (9th, 1999-00 First Division)    9th was safe.

29        Stenhousemuir (9th, 2014-15 League One)   They won playoffs against East Fife and Queen's Park.

Since 1994, what have been the highest points totals not to earn promotion?

81        Falkirk (2002-03)    They finished top of the First Division but were denied promotion due to the state of their ground.

76        Berwick (2005-06)    They finished second in the Third Division but lost the playoff final.

76        Peterhead (2017-18)    They finished second in League Two but lost the playoff final.

75        Raith Rovers (2017-18)    They finish second in League One but lost in the playoff semi-finals.

Gim Busik Handles a Scroll

The act of handling a scroll is foreign to almost every modern person. Here is a portrait of Korean statesman Gim Busik (1075-1151) holding a scroll in both hands as he pauses to think about what he's reading. He's seated, but without a desk or table; the scroll is draped across the lap of his gown. Were he wearing trousers the scroll would lack support. If he were at a desk he might be tempted to lay down the rolled end, accidentally hit it with his elbow and cause it to roll over the edge and bounce across the floor, unrolling, a bad look for a scholar. Source.

Forsyth's Acme Shirt

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