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It's the Scottish Cup, Round Five. Morton host Motherwell in a Friday nighter televised on BBC Scotland. This is Morton's eighth cup game at home this season, as opposed to only three away.
Motherwell knocked Morton out of the Scottish Cup in 2007, 2012, 2021 and 2022. But all those games were played at Fir Park. The last time Morton and Motherwell met at Cappielow, in the 2015-16 League Cup, Morton won. Morton are on their longest undefeated run since 1979, and have not lost a match since November 18th. Motherwell for their part have not lost a match since December 24th.
Dougie Imrie has been named Championship manager of the month for January. George Oakley is player of the month.
This is the first visit by a Premiership club to Cappielow for a competitive match since October 27th, 2015, when St Johnstone beat Morton in the League Cup quarter-finals.
Have Morton ever before met Montrose and Motherwell in the same Scottish Cup? No, this is the very first time, so don't be going around saying that new things never happen.
Both sides are coming off 5 - 0 wins. When did that ever happen before?
Darragh O'Connor played 4 League Cup matches and 1 Premiership match for Motherwell in 2021. Robbie Crawford played 12 Premiership matches, 3 League Cup matches and 3 Scottish Cup matches for Motherwell at about the same time. Nobody on the Motherwell roster has played for Morton. But the Well has two Canadians, Harry Paton from Kitchener and Theo Bair from Ottawa.
[Logan O'Boy has been loaned out to Cumbernauld Colts.]
Interesting point from the Morton forum: the sideline on the cowshed side at Cappielow is too shallow to allow Lewis Strapp enough of a run-up for his patented long throw-ins. He can only do them on the main stand side.
[Morton win 2 - 1. Goal by George Oakley plus an own goal. Morton advance to the quarter-finals. Attendance 5,167.]
The other Round Five matches (mostly tomorrow):
Kilmarnock [2 - 0] Cove Rangers
Aberdeen [2 - 0] Bonnyrigg Rose
Inverness CT [1 - 3] Hibs
Rangers [2 - 0] Ayr United
Partick Thistle [2 - 3] Livingston
St Mirren [0 - 2] Celtic (Sunday)
Airdrieonians [1 - 4] Hearts (Sunday)
In the Championship:
Dunfermline [0 - 3] Queen's Park (tomorrow)
Former Arbroath boss Dick Campbell has landed in East Fife.
Other matches (mostly tomorrow):
Banks o' Dee [4 - 1] Deveronvale
Edinburgh University [0 - 4] Linlithgow Rose
Glenafton Athletic [2 - 3] Largs Thistle
Glenvale [3 - 1] Carluke Rovers
Prestwich Heys [3 - 4] FC Isle of Man
Glentoran [2 - 2] Carrick Rangers
Cardiff MU [2 - 2] Caernarfon Town
Kashima Antlers [1 - 0] Mito HollyHock (friendly) (Sunday)
Morton Women vs Edinburgh City (Sunday)
[Edinburgh City have withdrawn from the SWF Championship.]
HFX Wanderers have signed Ryan Telfer, formerly of York9 and Atlético Ottawa, not to mention Mississauga Eagles, York Lions, Vaughan Azzurri, Toronto FC and Toronto FC II, Nea Salamis in Cyprus, Columbus Crew 2 and Miami FC.
I haven't featured an Icelandic women's team yet, so let's follow Þór/KA in the úrvalsdeild kvenna. They come from Akureyri, the Northern Capital. Þór/KA is a collaboration between two clubs, Þór Akureyi and Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. They have been in the top league continuously since 2006 and they won the league in 2012 and 2017.
The 2024 season begins with a League Cup. The top six clubs from last season play a round robin, after which the best four move on the semi-finals. Þór/KA won the League Cup in 2009 and 2018.
Icelandic Women's League Cup, group stage, matchday 1 (tomorrow):
ÍBV [0 - 7] Þór/KA
Federation Cup group stage (February 6):
Bashundhara Kings 0 - 1 Sheikh Russel
Tomorrow: Abahani Chittagong [2 - 1] Sheikh Russel (league)
Scottish Junior Cup quarter-finals:
Darvel [3 - 0] Lochee United
Johnstone Burgh [3 - 3] St Cadoc's [Johnstone win on PK]
Bellshill [1 - 2] Arthurlie
Auchinleck Talbot [3 - 0] Hurlford
2023-24 South Challenge Cup, Round Five:
Kennoway Star Hearts vs Ashfield [postponed]
2023 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round 1, leg 1:
Forge 1 - 3 Guadalajara (February 7)
Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 Tigres UANL (February 7)
Lowland League Cup, Round One (February 6):
Tranent 2 - 0 East Stirlingshire
Cumbernauld Colts 3 - 0 Edinburgh University
Caledonian Braves 2 - 2 Berwick Rangers (Berwick won on PK)
Bo'ness United 2 - 0 Gretna 2008
Aberdeenshire Cup QF:
Aberdeen 3 - 2 Keith (February 6)
Deveronvale 2 - 3 Buckie Thistle (February 6)
Fraserburgh 2 - 0 Hermes (February 7)
Inverururie Loco Works vs Formartine United (February 7) (postponed)
Banks o' Dee in the Aberdeenshire Cup:
2006/8/9 R1 Banks o' Dee 1 - 2 Keith
2008/8/20 R1 Keith 5 - 0 Banks o' Dee
2010/8/4 R1 Formartine United 2 - 1 Banks o' Dee
2011/8/15 R1 Banks o' Dee 2 - 1 Huntly
2011/8/24 R2 Deveronvale 5 - 0 Banks o' Dee
2012/8/8 R1 Buckie Thistle 1 - 0 Banks o' Dee
2013/8/27 R2 Inverurie Loco Works 5 - 1 Banks o' Dee
2014/8/12 R2 Huntly 0 - 1 Banks o' Dee
2014/9/2 SF Fraserburgh 5 - 0 Banks o' Dee
2015/8/12 R2 Huntly 1 - 4 Banks o' Dee
2015/9/16 SF Inverurie Loco Works 4 - 1 Banks o' Dee
2016/7/27 R1 Turriff United 5 - 1 Banks o' Dee
2018/8/21 R1 Inverurie Loco Works 1 - 5 Banks o' Dee
2018/8/29 R2 Banks o' Dee 4 - 3 Aberdeen
2018/9/12 SF Turriff United 0 - 7 Banks o' Dee
2018/10/5 F Cove Rangers 4 - 1 Banks o' Dee
2019/8/21 R2 Banks o' Dee 1 - 6 Aberdeen
2020/11/14 R1 Banks o' Dee 1 - 2 Buckie Thistle
2021/8/4 R1 Banks o' Dee 6 - 1 Keith
2021/8/18 R2 Banks o' Dee 2 - 0 Inverurie Loco Works
2021/8/31 SF Fraserburgh 1 - 2 Banks o' Dee
2021/10/1 F Banks o' Dee 4 - 1 Formartine United
2022/7/27 QF Fraserburgh 1 - 0 Banks o' Dee
(Sources: SFHA; Highland League website for the 2014/9/2 game; Fraserburgh FC website for the 2022/7/27 game)
Historical matches:
1883/2/10 Thornliebank 3 - 1 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R3
1945/2/10 Morton 1 - 4 Rangers
1968/2/10 Morton 2 - 0 Stirling Albion
Arthurlie FC 1896-97:
1897/4/3 Morton 3 - 1 Arthurlie
1897/3/27 Neilston 3 - 0 Arthurlie RL
1897/3/13 Johnstone 3 - 2 Arthurlie RL
1897/3/6 St Mirren 3 - 1 Arthurlie RCup R2
1897/2/27 Arthurlie 3 - 2 Neilston RL
1897/2/13 bye RCup R1
1897/2/13 Arthurlie 1 - 5 Morton SCup R2
1897/1/16 Arthurlie 1 - 2 Kilbarchan RL
1897/1/9 Arthurlie 4 - 2 Celtic SCup R1*
1896/12/12 Arthurlie 2 - 3 Thornliebank RL
1896/11/14 Arthurlie 4 - 2 Johnstone RL
1896/11/7 Falkirk 8 - 1 Arthurlie QCup R7
1896/10/24 Arthurlie 3 - 2 Blantyre QCup R6
1896/10/17 Arthurlie 3 - 4 Cartvale RL
1896/10/17 bye QCup R5
1896/10/10 bye QCup R4
1896/10/3 Thornliebank 4 - 1 Arthurlie RL
1896/9/26 Arthurlie 2 - 1 Kilmarnock Athletic QCup R3
1896/9/19 Arthurlie 2 - 1 Neilston (replayed 2/27) RL
1896/9/12 Thornliebank 0 - 1 Arthurlie QCup R2
1896/8/29 bye QCup R1
1896/8/22 Cartvale 4 - 0 Arthurlie RL
The Renfrewshire League fixture Kilbarchan vs Arthurlie is missing.
*This was Arthurlie's greatest moment.
(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire League and Renfrewshire Cup; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Scottish Cup; Glasgow Herald for 1897/4/3
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