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Morton travel to Kirkcaldy for a Christmas Eve Eve match against Raith Rovers. These two teams met just thirteen days ago in the Challenge Cup Round Four, when Raith won on penalty kicks. Morton are fourth in the division with 29 points, Raith sixth with 23.
Dougie Imrie has been Morton manager a full year, and is 17th out of 42 in terms of seniority among current SPFL managers.
Rumour has Lewis Strapp going to Dinamo Tbilisi.
[Raith Rovers 2 - 2 Greenock Morton. Robbie Muirhead scored for Morton and there was an own goal.]
The other Championship matches:
Arbroath (9th) [1 - 4] Queen's Park (3rd)
Ayr United (1st) [0 - 2] Dundee (2nd)
Cove Rangers (8th) [2 - 0] Hamilton Academical (10th)
Partick Thistle (5th) [5 - 1] Inverness CT (7th)
Other matches:
Gala Fairydean Rovers [1 - 3] The Spartans
Forres Mechanics [1 - 0] Lossiemouth
Elfen Saitama [1 - 2] Nojima Stella (December 25)
Canada:
HFX Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar has brought in his assistant coach from Vaughan Azzurri, Jorden Feliciano. As Stephen Hart built his team around a group of Trinidadian players, so Gheisar is bringing in the Vaughan Azzurri talent, signing Azzurri forward Massimo Ferrin. Former Wanderer Elliot Simmons has signed with Vancouver FC.
The CPL is now talking about talking to the players' union.
Historical matches:
December 24, 1966 Arbroath 0 - 0 Morton
Morton played Arbroath three times this season and each game ended 0 - 0.
December 24, 1977 Dundee 3 - 1 Morton
Morton goal by George Anderson. After 20 games Morton were in second place, three points behind Dundee.
Morton's record on December 23rd:
2017 Morton 1 - 0 Inverness CT
2006 Morton 1 - 0 Raith Rovers
1989 Morton 1 - 1 Raith Rovers
1978 Morton 1 - 0 Celtic
1972 Aberdeen 3 - 0 Morton
1967 Morton 0 - 4 Celtic
1961 Morton 1 - 0 Berwick Rangers
1944 Morton 1 - 3 Motherwell
1939 Albion Rovers 3 - 1 Morton
1933 Morton 1 - 0 King's Park
1922 Hibs 0 - 1 Morton
1916 Morton 3 - 0 Hamilton
1911 Celtic 1 - 1 Morton
1905 Celtic 4 - 0 Morton
1899 Ayr FC 1 - 4 Morton
1882 Morton 2 - 1 Thornliebank (protested)
Morton's record on Christmas Eve:
2016 Morton 1 - 0 Queen of the South
1988 Morton 1 - 1 Forfar
1977 Dundee 3 - 1 Morton
1966 Arbroath 0 - 0 Morton
1960 Falkirk 3 - 0 Morton
1955 Morton 1 - 1 Alloa
1949 St Johnstone 1 - 1 Morton
1938 Morton 0 - 2 East Fife
1932 Morton 3 - 1 East Stirlingshire
1927 Morton 1 - 0 Arbroath
1921 Morton 2 - 1 Aberdeen
1910 Morton 1 - 1 Celtic
1904 Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Morton
1898 Morton 6 - 1 Hamilton Academical
1892 Morton 7 - 3 Dykebar
1887 Morton 11 - 0 1st RRV
Morton's record on Christmas Day:
1971 Kilmarnock 4 - 2 Morton
1965 Celtic 8 - 1 Morton
1954 Third Lanark 4 - 1 Morton
1948 Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Morton
1943 Morton 3 - 2 Falkirk
1937 Dundee 2 - 2 Morton
1930 Morton 4 - 2 St Mirren
1926 Dunfermline 1 - 1 Morton
1920 Airdrieonians 3 - 2 Morton
1915 Morton 0 - 1 Partick Thistle
1909 Motherwell 5 - 0 Morton
1886 1st RRV 1 - 12 Morton