Renfrew and Yoker are connected by ferry, though these days it's passenger-only.
It's the Scottish League Cup, Round Two, in which Morton travel to Ibrox to face Rangers FC. Today's game starts at 12:30 BST for the benefit of Viaplay, the Swedish video streaming service that bought the naming rights to this cup partway through last season and is already planning to get out.
These two clubs met on February 12th, 2017 in the Scottish Cup, Round Five, and Rangers won 2 - 1. Michael Tidser was the Morton scorer. Morton's most recent win against Rangers came on April 9th, 1988, the last time Morton were in the top division. Tommy Turner, Derek Collins and Rowan Alexander scored for a 3 - 2 Morton win at Cappielow.
Rangers are coming off a 1 - 1 draw with Genève Servette on Tuesday, which allows Gers to advance to the Champions League play-off round. Rangers were beaten by Kilmarnock in Week One of the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers have knocked Morton out of 17 cups over the course of their history.
This round features ten Premiership clubs plus five from the Championship and one from League One. The missing Premiership sides are Dundee and St Johnstone who both crashed out in the group stage.
Morton have re-signed midfielder Iain Wilson on loan from Queen of the South. He previously played for the Ton in the second part of 2021-22.
[Rangers 2 - 1 Morton. Goal by Gillespie.]
The other League Cup matches:
Stirling Albion 1 - 2 Aberdeen (last night)
Airdrieonians [3 - 4] Ross County
Livingston [2 - 0] Ayr United
St Mirren [1 - 0] Motherwell
Hibs [2 - 1] Raith Rovers (tomorrow)
Kilmarnock [1 - 0] Celtic (tomorrow) Upset
Hearts [4 - 0] Partick Thistle (tomorrow)
Championship:
Arbroath [0 - 1] Queen's Park
This match is brought forward from October 31, as both teams are out of the League Cup and have a free day. A win for QP would likely let them hang on to first place for the next several weeks.
Other matches:
Strathspey Thistle [0 - 6] Banks o' Dee
East Craigie [1 - 3] Letham
Largs Thistle [2 - 0] Arthurlie
East Kilbride Thistle [6 - 1] Carluke Rovers
Cardiff Metropolitan University [0 - 0] Bala Town
Cliftonville [4 - 0] Carrick Rangers
NPR2 Vic: Preston Lions [2 - 2] Brunswick City
This concludes the NPL Vic 2 schedule. [Preston Lions finish mid-table.]
Mito HollyHock [1 - 1] Blaublitz Akita
Forge [1 - 1] HFX Wanderers
[Goal by Nimick.]
Toronto FC [2 - 3] CF Montreal (tomorrow)
Scrosoppi 5 - 0 Hamilton United (August 16)
Masters FA [1 - 2] Scrosoppi
Morton Women vs Morton Women U16 (August 17)
Morton Women [1 - 4] ICT (tomorrow)
This starts the SWF Championship season.
FAI Cup, Round Two:
UCD vs Galway United (yesterday) (abandoned)
UCD [1 - 5] Galway United (Monday)
2023-24 South Challenge Cup, R1 (North-West Zone):
Ardeer Thistle [2 - 3] Beith
Broomhill [1 - 0] Neilston (tomorrow)
Eglinton [0 - 2] Irvine Meadow XI
Glasgow Perthshire [1 - 3] BSC Glasgow
Glasgow United [1 - 3] St Roch's
Kilbirnie Ladeside [2 - 1] Greenock Juniors
St Cadoc's [1 - 0] Port Glasgow
Yoker Athletic [6 - 3] Renfrew
East of Scotland Qualifying Cup R2:
Peebles Rovers [1 - 4] Broxburn Athletic
Linlithgow Rose [6 - 3] Leith Athletic
2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, 3QR, second leg (August 17):
Hearts 3 - 1 Rosenborg
Luzern 2 - 2 Hibs
Derry City 1 - 0 Tobol (Tobol advance on PK)
Hibs and Hearts advance. Derry City are out. So far in European play Hibs have two wins and Rangers and Hearts have one each.
2023 Women's World Cup final (tomorrow):
Spain [1 - 0] England
Historical matches:
1882/8/19 Morton 1 - 3 Partick Thistle (friendly)
1944/8/19 Morton 3 - 2 Hibs
1967/8/16 Morton 3 - 1 Raith Rovers
1967/8/19 Morton 6 - 0 Dumbarton
These were games two and three of the League Cup Group stage. Morton were in Group 7.
1995/8/19 Rangers 3 - 0 Morton
Round 2 of the League Cup. (Both teams had a bye through Round 1.)
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