Gourock had a copper mine in the 19th century. Source.
Morton host Partick Thistle. Partick are fifth with 4 points, Morton seventh with 3.
Since 1994 Morton and Partick have spent 14 years in the same division, 13 in tier II and one in tier III. The tier III year was 2005-06, when Morton had the edge with 2 wins and a draw and finished in second overall in the division. Partick finished fourth but earned promotion via the newfangled playoffs, leaping over Morton into tier II.
Last season Partick took 2 wins to Morton's 1, and there was a scoreless draw.
Robbie Muirhead played for Partick in 2015-16, Jai Quitongo in 2018, and Robbie Crawford in 2022. No one on Partick Thistle has played for Morton, except manager Kris Doolan who made one appearance in 2020.
This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round Two match.
[Morton 1 - 4 Partick Thistle. Goal by Robbie Muirhead. Morton were in tenth place for a few minutes there.]
The other Championship matches:
Arbroath (8th) [2 - 1] Ayr United (9th)
Dundee United (2nd) [2 - 0] Airdrieonians (4th)
Inverness CT (10th) [1 - 1] Dunfermline (6th)
Raith Rovers (3rd) [3 - 2] Queen's Park (1st)
Scottish Cup, Preliminary Round Two:
Beith [5 - 1] Bonnyton Thistle
Broxburn Athletic [3 - 0] Lochee United
Camelon [0 - 0] Newtongrange Star [Camelon win on PK]
Carluke Rovers [2 - 3] Dalbeattie Star
Creetown [1 - 3] Whitehill Welfare
Culter [3 - 2] Blackburn United
Cumnock [1 - 0] Girvan
Dunbar United [4 - 2] Vale of Leithen
Easthouses Lily [1 - 3] Threave Rovers
Fort William [1 - 10] Clydebank
Glenafton Athletic [0 - 3] Darvel
Hawick Royal Albert [1 - 2] Golspie Sutherland
Hill of Beath Hawthorn [0 - 1] Tayport
Irvine Meadow [1 - 2] Dunipace
Jeanfield Swifts [3 - 0] Cupar Hearts
Kilwinning Rangers [4 - 0] Glasgow University
Musselburgh Athletic [6 - 0] Coldstream
Newton Stewart [1 - 4] Luncarty
Penicuik Athletic [4 - 2] Rutherglen Glencairn
Pollok [2 - 2] Benburb [Pollok win on PK]
Preston Athletic [0 - 0] Dundonald Bluebell [Dundonald win on PK]
St Andrews United [1 - 0] Haddington Athletic
St Cuthbert Wanderers [0 - 5] Dalkeith Thistle
Sauchie [4 - 0] Burntisland Shipyard
Tynecastle [0 - 1] Hutchison Vale
Wigtown & Bladnoch [0 - 12] Auchinleck Talbot
Scottish Junior Cup, R1 (selected matches):
Blairgowrie [0 - 3] Troon
Gartcairn [2 - 2] Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [Gartcairn win on PK]
Hurlford [3 - 2] Sunnybank
Islavale [2 - 2] Greenock Juniors [Greenock win on PK]
Johnstone Burgh [3 - 0] East Craigie
Kilbirnie Ladeside [1 - 1] Ashfield [Ashfield win on PK]
Kilsyth Rangers [0 - 4] Arthurlie
Largs Thistle [5 - 0] Lugar Boswell Thistle
Petershill [7 - 0] Cambuslang Rangers
Yoker [0 - 3] Broughty Athletic
Alex Jack Cup, round 2:
Whitburn Juniors [3 - 2] Peebles Rovers
Other matches:
Penybont 0 - 0 Cardiff Metropolitan University (August 29)
Newtown 2 - 1 Cardiff Metropolitan University (yesterday)
Hearts B 2 - 2 Linlithgow Rose (yesterday)
Drogheda 3 - 0 UCD (yesterday)
Carrick Rangers 2 - 1 Dungannon (yesterday)
Banks o' Dee [1 - 1] Lossiemouth
Berwick Rangers [0 - 2] Cowdenbeath
FC Isle of Man vs Charnock Richard
[Wythenshawe Town 0 - 0 FC Isle of Man]
Tokyo Musashino United [0 - 1] Honda FC
Elfen Saitama [2 - 0] Ardija Omiya Ventus
Morton Women [8 - 0] Hutchison Vale (tomorrow)
Renofa Yamaguchi [1 - 2] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)
Nankatsu SC [2 - 2] Tokyo 23 FC (tomorrow)
Fujieda City Hall [1 - 6] Wyvern (tomorrow)
HFX Wanderers [1 - 2] York United (Monday)
[Goal by Perruzza.]
The CanPL season is three-quarters done and HFX Wanderers have more points than they earned all last season.
HFX Wanderers versus the opposition, 2023, after 21 games:
vs Valour 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
vs Forge 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
vs Vancouver 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
vs Cavalry 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
vs Pacific 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
vs York United 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
vs Ottawa 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4
total 21 8 8 5 29 22 +7 32
League1 Ontario playoff final:
Scrosoppi [2 - 4] Simcoe County Rovers
2023-24 UEFA Champions League, play-off round, second leg (August 30):
PSV Eindhoven 5 - 1 Rangers
Rangers drop down to the Europa League.
2023-24 UEFA Europa League, play-off round, second leg (August 31):
Aberdeen 1 - 3 Häcken
Aberdeen drop down to the Europa Conference League.
023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, play-off round, second leg (August 31):
Aston Villa 3 - 0 Hibs
PAOK 4 - 0 Hearts
Hibs and Hearts are out.
Video: Threave Rovers' Five Year Plan
Historical matches:
1882/9/2 Kilbarchan 5 - 1 Morton (friendly)
1944/9/2 Morton 4 - 2 Falkirk
1967/8/30 Raith Rovers 2 - 3 Morton
1967/9/2 Dumbarton 1 - 3 Morton
This ends the League Cup group stage. Morton win Group 7 with six wins in six games. Add the last two matches of 1966-67 and they have won eight in a row.
1995/9/2 St Johnstone 0 - 2 Morton
Two goals for Derek Lilley.
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