The demolition of the Babylon Nightclub, formerly a bingo hall and before that a movie theatre, brought to light this artifact. Source.
Morton host Queen's Park. Morton are seventh with 37 points and Queen's Park are eighth with 36 after last night. 40 points is generally regarded as the threshold for safety from relegation but the mark should be higher this year. There could be a lot of Championship clubs packed into the lower forties come May. (See below for a list of unlucky finishers.)
Morton have a win and two draws against QP this season, with one goal scored versus Queen's zero. Queen's Park have not defeated Morton since they came up from League One, and in fact have not defeated Morton since 1962.
During Morton's winning run I said I thought they were due for another losing streak followed by another winning streak. This is definitely the losing streak: five in a row so far.
[Morton win 2 - 0 on goals by Broadfoot and Muirhead.]
[Falkirk have won League One and will play in the Championship next season.]
The other Championship matches:
Ayr United (8th) 2 - 1 Airdrieonians (4th) (last night)
Arbroath (10th) [2 - 3] Dunfermline Athletic (5th)
Dundee United (1st) [2 - 0] Raith Rovers (2nd)
Raith can take over first place with a win. [But no.]
Partick Thistle (3rd) [1 - 0] Inverness CT (9th)
Other matches:
Longford Town 1 - 2 UCD (yesterday)
Sheikh Jamal 1 - 1 Sheikh Russel (yesterday)
Clachnacuddin [1 - 0] Banks o' Dee
Linlithgow Rose [0 - 1] Cowdenbeath
East Craigie [0 - 3] Dundee North End
Stirling University (EOS) [1 - 4] Peebles Rovers
Mito HollyHock [0 - 0] Kagoshima United
Briobecca Urayasu [0 - 1] ReinMeer Aomori
Bunnys Gunma [0 - 0] Sfida Setagaya (tomorrow)
Morton Women [0 - 5] Westdyke (tomorrow)
Welch Cup, SF:
Cardiff MU [2 - 6] The New Saints
2023-24 South Challenge Cup, semifinals:
Cumbernauld Colts [1 - 3] Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Tranent Juniors [1 - 2] East Kilbride
Mie Prefectural championship qualifying final:
Match G: FC Ise-Shima [3 - 0] Ise Yamato (tomorrow)
FC Ise-Shima play in the Tokai League, Ise Yamato in the Mie prefecture league.
Teams that earned 40 points but were still relegated, since 1994:
2016-17 Peterhead 40 9th, League One lost playoff final
2009-10 Arbroath 40 9th, Second Division lost playoff final
2006-07 Airdrie United 40 9th, First Division lost playoff final
2003-04 East Fife 41 9th, Second Division automatic relegation
2002-03 Stranraer 44 9th, Second Division automatic relegation
2000-01 Queen's Park 40 9th, Second Division automatic relegation
1998-99 East Fife 42 9th, Second Division automatic relegation
1997-98 Stenhousemuir 40 9th, Second Division automatic relegation
1995-96 Forfar 40 9th, Second Division automatic relegation
How many times has each Glasgow club played on Easter Sunday in the 21st Century?
11 Celtic: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
6 Rangers: 2000, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2022
0 Partick Thistle
0 Queen's Park
Historical matches:
1883/3/31 Morton 2 - 2 Southern Greenock and District Cup R2 replay
1945/3/31 Morton 1 - 0 Airdrieonians
This was Southern League Cup group stage matchday 6. Morton did not advance.
1968/3/30 Hearts 1 - 1 Morton Scottish Cup SF
1996/3/30 Dundee 1 - 1 Morton
Goal by Lilley.
Dundee United versus Arbroath in the Forfarshire Cup:
1911/3/25 Dundee Hibernian 1 - 0 Arbroath F
1914/3/21 Arbroath 1 - 1 Dundee Hibernian F
1914/3/28 Arbroath 2 - 1 Dundee Hibernian F replay
1915/3/27 Dundee Hibernian 2 - 0 Arbroath F
1916/2/19 Arbroath 1 - 1 Dundee Hibernian SF
1916/2/26 Dundee Hibernian 0 - 0 Arbroath SF replay
1916/3/11 Dundee Hibernian 1 - 0 Arbroath SF replay
1921/1/3 Dundee Hibernian 0 - 0 Arbroath R1
1921/2/21 Arbroath 2 - 2 Dundee Hibernian R1 replay
1921/3/2 Dundee Hibernian 1 - 1 Arbroath R1 replay
1921/3/14 Arbroath 0 - 0 Dundee Hibernian R1 replay
1921/3/16 Arbroath 2 - 0 Dundee Hibernian R1 replay
1923/2/10 Dundee Hibernian 3 - 1 Arbroath R1
1924/4/9 Arbroath 2 - 1 Dundee United SF
1925/4/21 Dundee United 0 - 2 Arbroath SF
1925/9/28 Arbroath 1 - 0 Dundee United R1
1929/9/11 Arbroath 1 - 4 Dundee United SF
1939/4/28 Arbroath 2 - 0 Dundee United F
1946/2/16 Arbroath 2 - 2 Dundee United R1, leg 1
1946/5/4 Dundee United 0 - 6 Arbroath R1, leg 2
1948/10/6 Dundee United 4 - 1 Arbroath F
1949/9/19 Arbroath 6 - 3 Dundee United SF
1951/4/28 Dundee United 5 - 0 Arbroath F
1952/4/30 Dundee United 3 - 4 Arbroath SF
1954/5/1 Dundee United 3 - 1 Arbroath F
1959/11/25 Dundee United 7 - 3 Arbroath R1
1963/5/27 Dundee United 2 - 1 Arbroath F
1964/4/8 Arbroath 2 - 2 Dundee United R1
1964/4/15 Dundee United 4 - 0 Arbroath R1 replay
1968/5/15 Arbroath 1 - 1 Dundee United SF
1968/8/21 Dundee United 4 - 0 Arbroath SF replay
1970/3/18 Dundee United 2 - 0 Arbroath F
1972/4/5 Arbroath 2 - 6 Dundee United R1
1979/8/2 Arbroath 2 - 4 Dundee United R1
1983/7/30 Dundee United 2 - 0 Arbroath R1
1981/7/30 Dundee United 3 - 0 Arbroath F
1988/10/24 Arbroath wo/scr Dundee United SF
2011/11/22 Arbroath 1 - 3 Dundee United R1
2015/7/7 Arbroath 3 - 0 Dundee United R1
(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive)
Arthurlie FC 1903-04:
1904/4/26 Arthurlie 1 - 0 Thornliebank RVCup SF leg two
1904/4/23 Thornliebank 3 - 1 Arthurlie RVCup SF leg one
1904/4/16 Arthurlie 1 - 3 Albion Rovers SFL2
1904/3/26 Arthurlie 2 - 0 Renton friendly
1904/3/19 Arthurlie 1 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic RCup R2
1904/3/12 Abercorn 1 - 3 Arthurlie SFL2
1904/3/7 Ayr FC 2 - 1 Arthurlie SFL2
1904/3/5 bye RCup R1
1904/2/6 Ayr Parkhouse 1 - 1 Arthurlie SFL2
1904/1/30 Leith Athletic 4 - 1 Arthurlie SFL2
1904/1/23 Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Arthurlie SFL2
1904/1/16 Albion Rovers 3 - 3 Arthurlie SFL2
1904/1/9 Arthurlie 3 - 1 Raith Rovers SFL2
1904/1/2 Arthurlie 2 - 2 Clyde SFL2
1903/12/26 Arthurlie 1 - 2 Falkirk SFL2
1903/12/19 Clyde 4 - 1 Arthurlie SFL2
1903/12/12 Arthurlie 1 - 2 St Bernard's SFL2
1903/12/5 Falkirk 2 - 1 Arthurlie SFL2
1903/11/14 Arthurlie 5 - 2 Ayr Parkhouse SFL2
1903/11/7 Hamilton Academical 5 - 0 Arthurlie SFL2
1903/10/31 St Bernard's 2 - 1 Arthurlie SFL2
1903/10/24 Arthurlie 2 - 2 East Stirlingshire SFL2
1903/10/17 Camelon 3 - 0 Arthurlie friendly
1903/10/10 Arthurlie 2 - 1 Abercorn SFL2
1903/10/3 Arthurlie 0 - 2 Abercorn QCup R3
1903/9/26 Arthurlie 7 - 0 Kilbarchan QCup R2
1903/9/19 Arthurlie 3 - 2 Leith Athletic SFL2
1903/9/12 East Stirlingshire 3 - 3 Arthurlie SFL2
1903/9/5 Thornliebank 0 - 6 Arthurlie QCup R1
1903/8/29 Arthurlie 1 - 3 Hamilton Academical SFL2
1903/8/22 Arthurlie 0 - 1 Ayr FC SFL2
1903/8/15 Abercorn vs Arthurlie (postponed)
(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1903/8/15, 1903/10/17, 1904/3/26.)
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