Cove Rangers played a friendly against Alex Ferguson's Manchester United on November 5th, 1992. Source.
Morton make their first-ever visit to Cove Rangers' Balmoral Stadium in Aberdeen's south end.
Morton are second in the Championship with 25 points. Cove are eighth with 17. Morton won the first meeting at Cappielow 1 - 0 on a goal by Jai Quitongo.
Cove Rangers are celebrating their 100th birthday this year. They won the Highland League seven times, all in the 21st Century. They wear plain blue, making them indistinguishable at a distance from Stranraer, Montrose, Peterhead, Queen of the South, and St Johnstone. Cove applied for a place in the SFL in 2008 after the demise of Gretna FC, but the job went to Annan Athletic who have never since made it out of League Two.
Cove's 4 - 4 draw against Hamilton Accies October 29th was not their first in the SPFL. They also drew 4 - 4 with Albion Rovers on August 10th, 2019.
Morton are seven games without a loss. The last time they had a run like this was January/February 2018. They are currently on track to finish the season with 60 points.
Jim McNally has resigned as manager of Peterhead after 11 years in the job. He was Morton's manager from 2004 to 2008. Arbroath's Dick Campbell is now the senior gaffer in the Championship at six and two thirds years.
[Morton win 1 - 2. Goals by Kabia and Crawford.]
The other Championship matches:
Dundee (3rd) [1 - 0] Hamilton Academical (10th)
Inverness CT (6th) [2 - 2] Ayr United (1st)
Partick Thistle (7th) [3 - 0] Arbroath (9th)
Raith Rovers (5th) [2 - 5] Queen's Park (4th)
Which Scottish clubs have a lion on their badge?
Dundee United, Livingston, Rangers; Cove Rangers, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers; Airdrieonians; Berwick Rangers, Bo'ness United, Cowdenbeath, Rangers B; Formartine United, Rothes; Drumchapel United; Gartcairn, Johnstone Burgh; Maybole, Renfrew; Lesmahagow; Arniston Rangers, Craigroyston, Lochgelly Albert, Syngenta, Tweedmouth Rangers, Harthill Royal, West Calder; Nithsdale Wanderers; Forfar United, Tayport; East End.
Other matches:
Challenge Cup R3: Dunfermline 2 - 1 Celtic B (November 15)
Brechin City [2 - 1] Forres Mechanics
Winsford United [3 - 0] FC Isle of Man
NAC Breda [0 - 2] PEC Zwolle
Morton Women [0 - 2] Livingston (tomorrow)
Minaj [1 - 0] Metalist (tomorrow)
The J3 schedule ends tomorrow.
Next year's League of Ireland First Division will have ten teams again, with newly-founded Kerry FC joining.
South Challenge Cup, Round Three:
Auchinleck Talbot [3 - 0] Neilston
Cambuslang Rangers [0 - 1] Newton Stewart
Clydebank [4 - 0] Largs Thistle
Glenafton [1 - 0] Kinnoull
Kilwinning Rangers [3 - 2] Musselburgh
Renfrew [2 - 3] Cumnock
Troon [6 - 0] St Cuthbert Wanderers
Vale of Clyde [2 - 1] Irvine Meadow XI
University of Stirling [2 - 2] Darvel (tomorrow) [U Stirling win on PK]
East Stirlingshire in the South Challenge Cup:
2016/10/15 R2 Mid Annandale 0 - 3 East Stirlingshire
2016/11/12 R3 East Stirlingshire 9 - 0 Newton Stewart
2017/3/11 R4 East Stirlingshire 3 - 2 Tynecastle
2017/4/7 SF East Stirlingshire 2 - 3 Cumbernauld Colts
2017/9/16 R1 East Stirlingshire 7 - 0 Nithsdale Wanderers
2017/10/21 R2 Gala Fairydean Rovers 1 - 3 East Stirlingshire
2017/11/11 R3 BSC Glasgow 2 - 1 East Stirlingshire
2018/9/15 R2 East Stirlingshire 1 - 0 Glasgow University
2018/10/13 R3 East Stirlingshire 3 - 2 Kelty Hearts
2018/11/10 R4 East Stirlingshire 5 - 1 Linlithgow Rose
2019/3/2 QF Bonnyrigg Rose 2 - 0 East Stirlingshire
2019/9/14 R2 Lochar Thistle 0 - 5 East Stirlingshire
2019/10/12 R3 Blackburn United 1 - 2 East Stirlingshire
2019/11/9 R4 East Kilbride 1 - 0 East Stirlingshire
2020/11/20 R2 East Stirlingshire 3 - 4 The Spartans
2021/9/11 R1 East Stirlingshire 1 - 2 Linlithgow Rose
2022/8/20 R1 East Stirlingshire 2 - 0 Kirkcaldy & Dysart
2022/10/15 R2 Stirling University 1 - 0 East Stirlingshire
(Sources: Wikipedia; Scottish Football Fixtures for 2016-17 and 2017-18)
Historical matches:
November 19, 1977 East Fife 2 - 3 Morton
Goals by Mark McGhee, Tom McNeil and Andy Ritchie.
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