A photo of Gala Fairydean Rovers' Category A listed grandstand Netherdale, suitable for use as the cover of a Pink Floyd album. Source.
Morton visit Arbroath. Morton are second in the Championship with 28 points. Arbroath are ninth with 12. Both sides won their matches in the Scottish Cup Round Three last weekend.
Arbroath won the first meeting 1 - 2 at Cappielow on September 17th. They are the only side that can sweep Morton this season. But Morton are nine matches without a loss, league and cup. The last time that happened was November/December 2012 when Allan Moore was manager.
Arbroath are last in the division in scoring, with only 10 goals in 16 games. Morton have allowed the fewest goals, 16. (See A below.) Morton are maintaining a positive goal difference for the first time since 2017-18. (See B below.)
Ayr, Morton, Dundee and Queen's Park are all capable of holding first place after today's games.
The SFA is imposing limits on head tennis. Read.
This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round Two match. [Arbroath advance on the yellow card rule.]
[Arbroath 1 - 1 Morton. Goal by McGrattan.]
The other Championship matches:
Ayr United (1st) [1 - 0] Raith Rovers (7th)
Cove Rangers (8th) [1 - 0] Partick Thistle (5th)
Inverness CT (6th) [0 - 1] Dundee (3rd)
Queen's Park (4th) [4 - 0] Hamilton Accies (10th)
Other matches:
Gala Fairydean Rovers [4 - 5] East Kilbride
Beith [4 - 1] Largs Thistle
Barnoldswick Town [0 - 1] FC Isle of Man
Kobe Leonessa [3 - 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)
World Cup:
Japan 2 - 1 Spain (December 1)
Canada 1 - 2 Morocco (December 1)
Japan advance. Canada are out.
Scottish Junior Cup, R4:
Bellshill [2 - 2] Kilbirnie Ladeside [Bellshill win on PK.]
Cumnock [0 - 0] Auchinleck Talbot [Cumnock win on PK.]
A six-mile trip.
Dundee East Craigie [1 - 1] St. Roch's [East Craigie win on PK.]
Gartcairn [1 - 2] Rutherglen Glencairn
Hurlford [1 - 0] Troon
A 17-mile trip.
Larkhall Thistle [1 - 1] Aberdeen East End [Larkhall win on PK.]
Carnoustie Panmure [1 - 3] Glenafton Athletic
Shotts Bon Accord [2 - 2] Arthurlie [Schotts win on PK.]
Highland League Cup, R2:
Banks O' Dee [3 - 2] Forres Mechanics
Scottish Women's Cup, R3:
Airdrie [2 - 3] Morton (tomorrow)
It's the second round of the 44th Empress's Cup. These are the matches involving universities:
Match No. 19: Ange Violet Hiroshima [0 - 4] Toyo University (tomorrow)
Match No. 23: University of Tsukuba [0 - 1] Sakuyo High School
Match No. 27: NGU Loveledge Nagoya [1 - 2] Waseda University
Canada
HFX Wanderers have hired Patrice Gheisar, formerly of Vaughan Azzurri, as head coach.
Meanwhile, assistant coach Alejandro Dorado has left the club. Pacific FC have signed Wanderers midfielder Pierre Lamothe. Midfielder Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé has also departed.
The Canadian Premier League has been around for four years, and must continue another four to spare Concacaf the embarrassment of having a World Cup host country without its own national league. The old Canadian Soccer League lasted six years.
The New York Times published an article about how Brampton is the nursery of Canadian soccer.
Former Wanderer Iida Kodai has signed with Preston Lions FC of the NPL2 Victoria league in Australia. It's an incentive to take a look at Australian soccer. Their season starts in February.
Historical matches:
December 3, 1966 Morton 2 - 1 East Fife
A) Best goals against, all divisions:
9 Dunfermline (16 games)
13 Celtic (15 games)
14 Rangers (15 games)
15 Dumbarton (15 games)
16 Morton (16 games)
16 Stirling Albion (15 games)
B) Morton's plus and minus goal difference years:
1890s -- -- -- -- + -- +
1900s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1910s -- 0 -- + + + + + + +
1920s + + -- -- -- -- -- -- + --
1930s -- -- -- + + + + -- -- +
1940s + + + + + + + + -- +
1950s -- -- + + -- + + -- -- --
1960s -- + + + 0 -- + + -- 0
1970s 0 -- -- -- -- -- + + -- +
1980s -- -- -- + -- -- + -- 0 --
1990s -- + + -- + + + -- + --
2000s -- -- + + + + + -- 0 --
2010s -- -- + -- + -- + + -- --
2020s -- -- [+]
Sort the 2022-23 Lowland League clubs into groups according to how they entered the league:
6 founding members (Dalbeattie Star, East Kilbride, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Gretna 2008, Stirling University, The Spartans)
4 entered later by application (Broomhill, Edinburgh University, Cumbernauld Colts, Civil Service Strollers)
3 relegated from the SPFL (East Stirlingshire, Berwick Rangers, Cowdenbeath)
3 promoted from below (Caledonian Braves, Bo'ness United, Tranent Juniors)
3 guest clubs (Rangers B, Celtic B, Hearts B)
Now sort the clubs that have left the Lowland League:
5 relegated (Threave Rovers, Preston, Hawick Royal Albert, Whitehill Welfare, Vale of Leithen)
3 promoted to SPFL (Edinburgh City, Kelty Hearts, Bonnyrigg Rose)
1 folded (Selkirk)
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