Plenty of Nothing

Johnstone and Arthurlie

Johnstone Burgh (red) and Arthurlie (blue). Source.

Morton visit Arbroath. Morton are seventh with 41 points, Arbroath tenth with 23. Morton are out of the Premiership playoff hunt and still need to get clear of ninth place. (They must also win their three remaining games if they want to avoid having fewer wins than losses this season.)

Arbroath were relegated last weekend by Ayr United, ending a five-year run in the Championship, during which Arbroath finished higher than Morton three times and took seven wins against four for Morton, with seven draws.

Arbroath have lost each of their last seven matches. They have allowed 77 goals in league play this season. Morton have allowed 42. Morton have beaten Arbroath the last two times.

Morton cannot be relegated if they win and Queen's Park lose.

Dundee FC have been fined £186,000 over the state of their pitch. The club had five home matches postponed this season.

[Morton win 1 - 2 and avoid the relegation playoffs. Goals by Crawford and Oakley.]

The other Championship matches:

Inverness CT (8th) 0 - 1 Raith Rovers (2nd) (yesterday)

Dundee United (1st) [1 - 0] Ayr United (6th)

Partick Thistle (3rd) [4 - 0] Airdrieonians (4th)

Dunfermline (5th) [0 - 0] Queen's Park (9th)*

*This is a Plenty of Nothing Consolation Cup Round One match. [Dunfermline advance on the yellow card rule.]

Scottish Cup semi-finals:

Aberdeen [3 - 3] Celtic [Celtic win on PK]

Rangers [2 - 0] Hearts (tomorrow)

Celtic won the cup last year, Rangers the year before, Hearts in 2012, and Aberdeen in '84.

Other matches:

Hurlford 0 - 1 Largs Thistle (April 16)

Irvine Meadow XI [0 - 1] Largs Thistle

Newry City 1 - 3 Carrick Rangers (April 16)

East Craigie 0 - 2 St James (April 17)

East Craigie [3 - 0] Montrose Roselea

Vancouver FC 2 - 0 HFX Wanderers (April 18)

Wexford 2 - 3 UCD (yesterday)

Police 1 - 0 Sheikh Russel (yesterday)

BSC Glasgow [2 - 0] Carluke Rovers

Carrick Rangers [2 - 1] Loughgall

Civil Service Strollers [2 - 1] Linlithgow Rose

[Edinburgh University are relegated from the Lowland Leaague.]

Wick Academy [1 - 1] Banks o' Dee

[Buckie Thistle win the Highland League.]

Berwick Rangers [2 - 1] Albion Rovers

FC Isle of Man [3 - 2] AFC Liverpool

Cardiff MU [1 - 3] Newtown (tomorrow)

Valur [3 - 1] Þór/KA (tomorrow)

Renofa Yamaguchi [1 - 2] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)

Sfida Setagaya [2 - 0] Ehime (tomorrow)

Amateur clubs may now apply for West of Scotland League membership.

Scottish Junior Cup, semi-finals, leg two:

Darvel 0 - 1 Auchinleck Talbot (yesterday)

Darvel win 2 - 1 on aggregate and advance to the final.

Johnstone Burgh [1 - 2] Arthurlie

Arthurlie advance.

One semifinal features two Ayrshire clubs, the other two Renfrewshire clubs. The last eleven winners of the Scottish Junior Cup have come from the West of Scotland.

Talbot have won the Junior Cup 14 times, Johnstone Burgh and Arthurlie twice each, and Darvel never.

The towns of Johnstone and Arthurlie both had clubs in the SFL Division Two in 1924-25. I'm currently compiling historical results for Arthurlie and Johnstone's old club Johnstone FC, and some other Renfrewshire clubs. Links will appear in the margin.

AFC Champions League SF, first leg (April 17): 

Ulsan HD 1 - 0 Yokohama F Marinos

Mie Prefecture Soccer Championship 2024, semifinals (tomorrow):

Match No. 1: Atletico Suzuka [1 - 0] Yokkaichi University

Match No. 2: FC Ise-Shima [0 - 3] Veertien Mie

A tier-VI Angus league within the 2022-23 Midlands Football League:

                                      G    W    D    L    F    A    GD    Pts

Carnoustie Panmure    10    9    1    0    41      6    +35    28

Kirriemuir Thistle          10    6    2    2    27    15    +12    20

Forfar United                10    5    1    4    19    22       -3    16

Arbroath Victoria          10    4    1    5    20    22       -2    13

Brechin Victoria            10    2    0    8    13    30     -17      6

Forfar West End           10    1    1    8    11    36     -25      4

Historical matches:

1968/4/17      Morton 3 - 3 Rangers

1968/4/20      Celtic 2 - 1 Morton

1996/4/20      Morton 1 - 0 St Johnstone

Goal by Douglas Johnstone.

Arthurlie FC 1906-07:

1907/4/27      Arthurlie 1 - 0 Albion Rovers    ICS SF leg two

1907/4/20      Albion Rovers 5 - 2 Arthurlie    ICS SF leg one

1907/4/13      Abercorn scr-wo Arthurlie    ICS R1

1907/4/8        St Mirren 2 - 0 Arthurlie    RCup R2

1907/3/30      Raith Rovers 1 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1907/3/23      Arthurlie 3 -  1 Ayr FC    SFL2

1907/3/16      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1907/3/9        Cowdenbeath 2 - 5 Arthurlie    SFL2

1907/3/2        bye    RCup R1

1907/2/23      Arthurlie 3 - 2 Raith Rovers    SFL2

1907/2/16      Leith Athletic 1 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1907/2/9        Ayr Parkhouse 1 - 3 Arthurlie    SFL2

1907/2/2        Arthurlie 1 - 2 St Mirren    SCup R1

1907/1/19      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Ayr Parkhouse    SFL2

1907/1/12      Arthurlie 3 - 4 Abercorn    SFL2

1907/1/5        Arthurlie 5 - 1 St Bernard's    SFL2

1906/12/29    Abercorn 2 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/12/22    St Bernard's 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/12/8      East Stirlingshire 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/12/1      Ayr FC 3 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/11/24    Arthurlie 3 - 2 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1906/11/17    Arthurlie 2 - 2 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

1906/11/10    Dumbarton 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/11/3      Renton 1 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup R5

1906/10/27    Arthurlie 1 - 0 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1906/10/20    Arthurlie 3 - 0 Maxwelltown Volunteers    QCup R4

1906/10/13    Arthurlie 3 - 0 Dumbarton    SFL2

1906/10/6      Abercorn 0 - 2 Arthurlie    QCup R3 replay

1906/9/29      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Abercorn    QCup R3

1906/9/22      East Stirlingshire 0 - 1 Arthurlie    QCup R2

1906/9/15      Vale of Leven 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/9/8        Arthurlie 2 - 0 Thornliebank    QCup R1 replay

1906/9/1        Thornliebank vs Arthurlie (abandoned)    QCup R1

1906/8/25      Arthurlie 5 - 4 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1906/8/18      Albion Rovers 3 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Inter-County Shield.)

Anne Boleyn in Toronto

This miniature by Lucas Horenbout, thought to represent Anne Boleyn, resides at the Royal Ontario Museum. Source.

Sauqueville

Sauqueville is a town of about 300 inhabitants in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy. It was the seat of the Norman Herbrand de Salcavilla, who invaded England with William the Conqueror in 1066 and founded a long line of aristocrats named Sackville. The town of Sackville, New Brunswick is named after Herbrand's descendent George Germain, the Viscount Sackville, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1775 to 1782. Sackville and Sauqueville ought to be twinned if they are not already, they look enough alike. Source.

Scottish Cup Final 1920

Killie, 1920. Source.

KILMARNOCK, 3: ALBION ROVERS, 2.

Scottish Cup --- Final Tie

    At Hampden Park, Glasgow, in splendid weather, and before 95,000 spectators, a record attendance for a club match in Scotland. The drawings at gates amounted to £4521 (including tax). Teams: ---

    Kilmarnock --- Blair; Hamilton and Gibson; Bagan, Shortt and Neave; M'Naught and M. Smith; J. R. Smith; Culley and M'Phail.

    Albion Rovers --- Short; Penman and Bell; Wilson, Black, and Ford; Ribchester and Jas. White; John White; Watson and Hillhouse.

    Referee: --- W. Bell (Hamilton).

    The Rovers were the more aggressive side during the opening minutes of what proved a fast and keenly contested match. After J. R. Smith had shot wide of the post, Albion Rovers forced a corner kick, which was sent behind by Ribchester. Returning to the attack, the Rovers five minutes after the start opened the scoring, Watson netting a pass from Ribchester. Immediately following this reverse Kilmarnock were seen to greater advantage, and Culley from close range equalised, the game at this stage having been in progress barely fifteen minutes. Though the Ayrshire team continued to have the better of the exchanges, there was no further scoring. Half-time --- Kilmarnock, 1; Albion Rovers, 1.

    Always the better side in the second period, Kilmarnock through Shortt secured the lead within a few minutes after resuming. The Rovers then forced matters, and Hillhouse, accepting a pass from Wilson, made the score two goals each. Midway though the half J. R. Smith completed a pretty combined forward movement by scoring with a fine shot Kilmarnock's third and winning goal. Towards the close Albion Rovers made a good but futile effort to draw level. Result: --- Kilmarnock, 3; Albion Rovers, 2.

Glasgow Herald, April 19, 1920, p. 13.

Lioness

This Dürer drawing of a lioness was looted from Warsaw University in 1939 and has not been seen since. Source.

Niji Ikutabi (1956)

Ayako Wakao as Asako in the film version of Kawabata's 1951 novel Niji ikutabi. The book has just recently been translated into English as The Rainbow. It's strange that this book missed the cut when Kawabata's English-language canon was being assembled; it's a natural companion to The Old Capital, another story about sisters looking for each other. Source.

Pieces of Constantine

"The artist's despair before the grandeur of ancient ruins" circa 1778 by Fuseli. Source. 

Lowland League Cup

East Kilbride have won the tiny Lowland League Cup four times. Source.

2023-24

2024/1/21      R1    Stirling University 4 - 2 Cowdenbeath

2024/2/3        R1    Civil Service Strollers 4 - 2 Albion Rovers

2024/2/3        R1    Gala Fairydean Rovers 3 - 0 Linlithgow Rose

2024/2/6        R1    Caledonian Braves 2 - 2 Berwick Rangers (Berwick won on PK)

2024/2/6        R1    Tranent Juniors 2 - 0 East Stirlingshire

2024/2/6        R1    Cumbernauld Colts 3 - 0 Edinburgh University

2024/2/6        R1    Bo'ness United 4 - 1 Gretna 2008

2024/2/20      R1    Broomhill 1 - 2 East Kilbride

2024/2/20      QF    Cumbernauld Colts 2 - 1 Berwick Rangers

2024/2/20      QF    Tranent Juniors 2 - 2 Civil Service Strollers (Tranent won on PK)

2024/2/20      QF    Gala Fairydean Rovers 2 - 0 Stirling University

2024/3/5        QF    East Kilbride 3 - 0 Bo'ness United

2024/3/12      SF    Tranent Juniors 4 - 0 Cumbernauld Colts

2024/3/12      SF    East Kilbride 5 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers

2024/4/7        F      East Kilbride 2 - 2 Tranent Juniors (Tranent won on PK)

 

2022-23

2023/4/29      R1    Berwick Rangers 0 - 2 Cowdenbeath

2023/4/29      R1    Bo'ness United vs Spartans    (awarded to Bo'ness United)

2023/4/29      R1    Civil Service Strollers 1 - 5 Tranent Juniors

2023/4/29      R1    Dalbeattie Star 2 - 6 University of Stirling

2023/4/29      R1    Edinburgh University 0 - 5 East Stirlingshire

2023/4/29      R1    Gala Fairydean Rovers 2 - 2 Caledonian Braves (Braves win on PK)

2023/4/29      R1    Gretna 2008 0 - 9 East Kilbride

2023/4/29      R1    Open Goal Broomhill 1 - 3 Cumbernauld Colts

2023/5/6        QF    East Stirlingshire 0 - 1 Cumbernauld Colts

2023/5/6        QF    Tranent Juniors 1 - 2 East Kilbride

2023/5/6        QF    Caledonian Braves 1 - 2 Bo'ness United

2023/5/6        QF    Cowdenbeath 2 - 4 University of Stirling

2023/5/13      SF    East Kilbride 2 - 1 University of Stirling

2023/5/13      SF    Cumbernauld Colts 0 - 0 Bo'ness United (Bo'ness won on PK)

2023/5/21      F       East Kilbride 2 - 2 Bo'ness United (East Kilbride won on PK)

 

2021-22

2022/3/2        GS    Gretna 2008 0 - 6 Caledonian Braves    SW

2022/3/5        GS    Edinburgh University 1 - 1 The Spartans    NE

2022/3/8        GS    Berwick Rangers vs Bonnyrigg Rose (cancelled)    SE

2022/3/8        GS    Civil Service Strollers 1 - 1 Bo'ness United    NE

2022/3/12      GS    Broomhill 2 - 2 Cumbernauld Colts    NW

2022/3/12      GS    Vale of Leithen 0 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers    SE

2022/3/15      GS    Bo'ness United 2 - 4 Edinburgh University    NE

2022/3/16      GS    East Stirlingshire 1 - 0 University of Stirling    NW

2022/3/16      GS    Gala Fairydean Rovers vs Bonnyrigg Rose (cancelled)    SE

2022/3/19      GS    East Stirlingshire 0 - 0 Broomhill    NW

2022/3/19      GS    Vale of Leithen 0 - 1 Berwick Rangers    SE

2022/3/19      GS    The Spartans 1 - 1 Civil Service Strollers    NE

2022/3/20      GS    University of Stirling 2 - 1 Cumbernauld Colts    NW

2022/3/22      GS    Caledonian Braves 1 - 3 East Kilbride    SW

2022/3/23      GS    Dalbeattie Star 1 - 1 Gretna 2008    SW

2022/3/26      GS    East Kilbride 6 - 0 Gretna 2008    SW

2022/3/26      GS    Caledonian Braves 2 - 0 Dalbeattie Star    SW

2022/3/26      GS    Cumbernauld Colts 2 - 2 East Stirlingshire    NW

2022/3/26      GS    Berwick Rangers 1 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers    SE

2022/3/26      GS    Bonnyrigg Rose vs Vale of Leithen (cancelled)    SE

2022/3/26      GS    Edinburgh University 2 - 1 Civil Service Strollers    NE

2022/3/26      GS    The Spartans 1 - 3 Bo'ness United    NE

2022/3/27      GS    University of Stirling 1 - 4 Broomhill    NW

2022/4/12      PO    Vale of Leithen 0 - 3 Gala Fairydean Rovers

2022/4/13      GS    Dalbeattie Star 0 - 4 East Kilbride    SW

2022/4/22      QF    East Stirlingshire 1 - 1 Caledonian Braves (ES won on PK)

2022/4/23      QF    East Kilbride 4 - 0 Berwick Rangers

2022/4/23      QF    Gala Fairydean Rovers 0 - 3 Broomhill

2022/4/23      QF    Edinburgh University 1 - 2 Bo'ness United

2022/5/7        SF    East Kilbride 2 - 1 Broomhill

2022/5/7        SF    East Stirlingshire 1 - 2 Bo'ness United

2022/5/15      F       East Kilbride 4 - 2 Bo'ness United

 

2020-21

Not held.

 

2019-20

Not held.

 

2018-19

2019/4/26      R1    BSC Glasgow 4 - 0 Whitehill Welfare

2019/4/26      R1    The Spartans 1 - 1 Kelty Hearts (Spartans win on PK)

2019/4/27      R1    Dalbeattie Star 1 - 1 Edusport Academy (Edusport win on PK)

2019/4/27      R1    Vale of Leithen 0 - 1 Edinburgh University

2019/4/27      R1    Civil Service Strollers 1 - 1 East Stirlingshire (Shire win on PK)

2019/4/27      R1    Gretna 2008 0 - 7 University of Stirling

2019/4/27      R1    East Kilbride vs Cumbernauld Colts (awarded to Cumbernauld)

2019/5/4        QF    Gala Fairydean Rovers 1 - 3 BSC Glasgow

2019/5/4        QF    The Spartans 4 - 0 Edinburgh University

2019/5/4        QF    Cumbernauld Colts 1 - 2 East Stirlingshire

2019/5/5        QF    University of Stirling 4 - 1 Edusport Academy

2019/5/11      SF    BSC Glasgow 4 - 1 University of Stirling

2019/5/11      SF    The Spartans 1 - 2 East Stirlingshire

2019/5/19      F      BSC Glasgow 2 - 1 East Stirlingshire

 

2017-18

2018/4/21      R1    University of Stirling 4 - 2 Civil Service Strollers

2018/4/21      R1    Gala Fairydean Rovers 3 - 0 Hawick Royal Albert

2018/4/21      R1    Selkirk 2 - 0 Whitehill Welfare

2018/4/21      R1    Cumbernauld Colts 6 - 0 Vale of Leithen

2018/4/21      R1    Dalbeattie Star 1 - 7 BSC Glasgow

2018/4/21      R1    East Kilbride 1 - 0 East Stirlingshire

2018/4/21      R1    Edinburgh University 0 - 0 Edusport Academy (Edusport won on PK)

2018/4/21      R1    Gretna 2008 vs The Spartans (awarded to Gretna)

2018/4/28      QF    Selkirk 3 - 1 Edusport Academy

2018/4/28      QF    BSC Glasgow 3 - 2 East Kilbride

2018/4/27      QF    Gretna 2008 4 - 5 University of Stirling

2018/4/27      QF    Cumbernauld Colts 2 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers

2018/5/5        SF    Selkirk 3 - 0 BSC Glasgow

2018/5/5        SF    Cumbernauld Colts 3 - 0 University of Stirling

2018/5/13      F       Cumbernauld Colts 3 - 1 Selkirk

 

2016-17

2017/4/28      R1    Cumbernauld Colts 1 - 2 BSC Glasgow

2017/4/29      R1    Whitehill Welfare 0 - 1 Gretna 2008

2017/4/29      R1    Gala Fairydean Rovers 1 - 2 Edinburgh University

2017/4/29      R1    Vale of Leithen 1 - 3 University of Stirling

2017/4/29      R1    Civil Service Strollers 1 - 0 Dalbeattie Star

2017/4/29      R1    Selkirk 2 - 3 East Stirlingshire

2017/4/29      R1    Hawick Royal Albert 2 - 4 Preston Athletic

2017/4/30      R1    East Kilbride 0 - 3 The Spartans

2017/5/6        QF    Civil Service Strollers 6 - 2 Preston Athletic

2017/5/6        QF    BSC Glasgow 3 - 2 Edinburgh University

2017/5/6        QF    The Spartans 1 - 0 East Stirlingshire

2017/5/6        QF    University of Stirling 0 - 1 Gretna 2008

2017/5/13      SF    Civil Service Strollers 1 - 2 BSC Glasgow

2017/5/13      SF    Gretna 2008 0 - 3 The Spartans

2017/5/21      F       BSC Glasgow 0 - 3 The Spartans

 

2015-16

2016/4/20      R1    Whitehill Welfare 1 - 2 The Spartans

2016/4/23      R1    Gala Fairydean Rovers 6 - 1 Vale of Leithen

2016/4/23      R1    Edinburgh University 3 - 1 Preston Athletic

2016/4/23      R1    Gretna 2008 2 - 1 BSC Glasgow

2016/4/23      R1    East Kilbride 3 - 2 University of Stirling

2016/4/23      R1    Cumbernauld Colts vs Threave Rovers (not played)

2016/4/29      QF    Cumbernauld Colts 2 - 1 Edinburgh University

2016/4/30      QF    The Spartans 3 - 2 Dalbeattie Star

2016/4/30      QF    East Kilbride 5 - 1 Gala Fairydean Rovers

2016/4/30      QF    Gretna 2008 1 - 0 Selkirk

2016/5/7        SF    Gretna 2008 1 - 0 The Spartans

2016/5/7        SF    East Kilbride 2 - 0 Cumbernauld Colts

2016/5/15      F      Gretna 2008 0 - 0 East Kilbride (East Kilbride win on PK)

 

2014-15

2014/12/13    GS    The Spartans 2 - 1 Edinburgh City    Central B

2014/12/20    GS    Whitehill Welfare 0 - 1 The Spartans    Central B

2014/12/20    GS    Edinburgh University 1 - 1 Stirling University    Central A

2014/12/20    GS    Threave Rovers 1 - 4 Dalbeattie Star    Dumfries & Galloway

2014/12/27    GS    The Spartans 2 - 1 BSC Glasgow    Central B

2014/12/27    GS    Gretna 2008 1 - 0 Threave Rovers    Dumfries & Galloway

2014/12/27    GS    East Kilbride 2 - 0 Stirling University    Central A

2014/12/27    GS    Edinburgh City 1 - 1 Whitehill Welfare    Central B

2015/1/17      GS    Stirling University 3 - 2 Preston Athletic    Central A

2015/2/7        GS    Edinburgh University 1 - 3 East Kilbride    Central A

2015/2/14      GS    Gala Fairydean Rovers 5 - 0 Selkirk    Borders

2015/2/14      GS    Edinburgh University 0 - 2 Preston Athletic    Central A

2015/2/21      GS    Dalbeattie Star 2 - 5 Gretna 2008    Dumfries & Galloway 

2015/2/21      GS    Vale of Leithen 1 - 1 Gala Fairydean Rovers    Borders

2015/4/4        GS    Preston Athletic 2 - 2 East Kilbride    Central A

2015/4/8        GS    BSC Glasgow 0 - 0 Edinburgh City    Central B

2015/4/15      GS    Selkirk 0 - 7 Vale of Leithen    Borders

2015/4/22      GS    BSC Glasgow 3 - 0 Whitehill Welfare    Central B

2015/5/2        QF    The Spartans 4 - 0 Preston Athletic

(Spartans were then expelled from the cup for fielding an ineligible player.)

2015/5/2        QF    Dalbeattie Star 2 - 1 Vale of Leithen

2015/5/2        QF    Gala Fairydean Rovers 1 - 3 Gretna 2008

2015/5/4        QF    BSC Glasgow 0 - 1 East Kilbride

2015/5/9        SF    Dalbeattie Star 1 - 3 Gretna 2008

2015/5/9        SF    East Kilbride 6 - 0 Preston Athletic

2015/5/18      F      East Kilbride 3 - 1 Gretna 2008

 

2013-14

2013/12/14    GS    Gala Fairydean Rovers 3 - 1 Preston Athletic    A

2013/12/14    GS    Edinburgh City 1 - 3 The Spartans    B

2013/12/21    GS    The Spartans 3 - 4 Stirling University    B

2013/12/21    GS    East Kilbride 6 - 0 Threave Rovers    C

2013/12/21    GS    Edinburgh City 1 - 0 Whitehill Welfare    B

2013/12/28    GS    The Spartans 3 - 2 Whitehill Welfare    B

2013/12/28    GS    Edinburgh City 0 - 3 Stirling University    B

2013/12/28    GS    Gretna 2008 2 - 1 East Kilbride    C

2013/12/28    GS    Threave Rovers 1 - 4 Dalbeattie Star    C

2014/1/4        GS    East Kilbride 3 - 0 Gretna 2008    C

2014/1/4        GS    Gala Fairydean Rovers 3 - 1 Selkirk    A

2014/1/11      GS    Vale of Leithen 4 - 1 Selkirk    A

2014/1/11      GS    Preston 7 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers    A

2014/1/11      GS    The Spartans 1 - 3 Edinburgh City    B

2014/1/11      GS    Stirling University 0 - 0 Whitehill Welfare    B

2014/1/11      GS    East Kilbride 3 - 2 Dalbeattie Star    C

2014/1/11      GS    Gretna 2008 1 - 0 Threave Rovers    C

2014/1/18      GS    Gala Fairydean Rovers 1 - 5 Vale of Leithen    A

2014/1/18      GS    Stirling University 1 - 2 The Spartans    B

2014/1/18      GS    Threave Rovers 0 - 1 East Kilbride    C

2014/2/15      GS    Dalbeattie Star 6 - 1 Threave Rovers    C

2014/3/1        GS    Selkirk 1 - 3 Vale of Leithen    A

2014/3/1        GS    Gretna 2008 4 - 0 Dalbeattie Star    C

2014/3/4        GS    Preston Athletic 3 - 1 Vale of Leithen    A

2014/3/8        GS    Selkirk 5 - 1 Gala Fairydean Rovers    A

2014/3/8        GS    Vale of Leithen 2 - 3 Preston Athletic    A

2014/3/8        GS    Whitehill Welfare 3 - 1 The Spartans    B

2014/3/8        GS    Dalbeattie Star 1 - 1 East Kilbride    C

2014/3/8        GS    Threave Rovers 3 - 3 Gretna 2008    C

2014/3/22      GS    Preston Athletic 2 - 2 Selkirk    A

2014/3/22      GS    Vale of Leithen 0 - 4 Gala Fairydean Rovers    A

2014/3/22      GS    Dalbeattie Star 4 - 3 Gretna 2008    C

when?            GS    Selkirk 3 - 4 Preston Athletic    A

when?            GS    Stirling University 1 - 0 Edinburgh City    B

when?            GS    Whitehill Welfare 4 - 0 Edinburgh City    B

when?            GS    Whitehill Welfare 1 - 1 Stirling University    B

Final group stage tables:

Group A

Preston                6    4    1    1    20    11    +9    13    /\

Vale of Leithen     6    3    0    3    16    13    +3      9

Gala Fairydean    6    3    0    3    12    20     -8      9

Selkirk                  6    1    1    4    13    17     -4      4

Group B

Stirling U              6    3    2    1    10      6    +4    11    /\

Spartans              6    3    0    3    13    14     -1      9

Whitehall              6    2    2    2    10      6    +4      8

Edinburgh City     6    2    0    4      5    12     -7      6

Group C

East Kilbride        6    4    1    1    15      5   +10   13    /\

Dalbeattie            6    3    1    2    17    13    +4    10    /\

Gretna                 6    3    1    2    13    11    +2    10

Threave               6    0    1    5      5    21   -16      1

2014/4/12      SF    Dalbeattie Star 1 - 3 Preston Athletic

2014/4/12      SF    East Kilbride 0 - 1 Stirling University

2014/4/27       F      Stirling University 5 - 2 Preston Athletic      

Derek McInnes

Derek McInnes was the last player to move from Morton to Rangers. Source.

Dundee United visit Cappielow. It's a Friday-nighter on BBC Scotland. This is Morton's third match in seven days.

Dundee United hold top spot with 65 points. Morton are sixth with 41, 7 points out of the promotion playoffs and 6 points out of the relegation playoffs. According to Fuctifano Morton has only a 2% chance of appearing in either playoff.

Morton have a win, a draw and a loss against the division leaders so far this season. Both teams have scored 4 goals.

[Morton 1 - 4 Dundee United. Morton goal by Muirhead.]

The other Championship matches (tomorrow):

Airdrieonians (4th) [2 - 1] Dunfermline Athletic (5th)

[This result knocks Morton out of the promotion playoff hunt.]

Ayr United (7th) [5 - 0] Arbroath (10th)

[Arbroath are relegated.]

Queen's Park (8th) [0 - 1] Inverness CT (9th)

Raith Rovers (2nd) [0 - 0] Partick Thistle (3rd)

The Canadian Premier League begins its sixth season. You might recall that season six was the one that killed off the old Canadian Soccer League (1987-1992). But the CSL had already lost Hamilton, Edmonton, Ottawa, Calgary, Victoria, Kitchener and Nova Scotia by then, while the CanPL has lost only one club, Edmonton.

Pacific [1 - 0] HFX Wanderers

Pacific have Dario Zanatta, who has played his whole previous career in the SPFL.

Halifax has landed a franchise in the planned Canadian women's profession soccer league.

Which CanPL players have been with the same team since the league began?

Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge)

Sergio Camargo (Cavalry)

Marco Carduci (Cavalry)

David Choinière (Forge)

Triston Henry (Forge)

Raphael Ohin (Valour)

Andre Rampersad (HFX Wanderers)

Dominic Samuel (Forge)

Other matches (mostly tomorrow):

UCD [0 - 0] Cork City (today)

Carrick Rangers [2 - 1] Ballymena United

Brora Rangers [1 - 2] Banks o' Dee

Lochee United [3 - 2] East Craigie

Linlithgow Rose [1 - 0] Tranent

[East Kilbride have won the Lowland League.]

Peebles Rovers [1 - 3] Edinburgh South

Rossvale [6 - 0] Carluke Rovers

Barnoldswick Town [5 - 2] FC Isle of Man

Cardiff MU [0 - 5] The New Saints

[Largs Thistle 4 - 3 Maryhill (friendly)]

Mito HollyHock [2 - 2] Tochigi SC

Iga Kunoichi Mie [2 - 2] Sfida Setagaya (Sunday)

ReinMeer Aomori [1 - 1] Veertien Mie (Sunday)

[Westdyke 3 - 0 Morton Women (awarded)]

Scottish Junior Cup semi-finals, leg one:

Auchinleck Talbot [0 - 2] Darvel

Arthurlie [2 - 2] Johnstone Burgh (Sunday)

Historical matches:

1968/4/10      Morton 2 - 0 Hibs

1968/4/13      Morton 2 - 1 Falkirk

1996/4/13      Hamilton Academical 0 - 1 Morton

Goal by Rajamaki.

East Stirlingshire versus The Spartans:

1979/1/21      East Stirlingshire 2 - 3 Spartans      ScCup R2

2010/11/20    Spartans 1 - 2 East Stirlingshire    ScCup R3

2016/9/24      Spartans 1 - 0 East Stirlingshire      LL

2017/1/29      East Stirlingshire 1 - 4 Spartans      LL

2017/5/21      Spartans 1 - 0 East Stirlingshire      LLCup

2018/3/31      East Stirlingshire 2 - 2 Spartans      LL

2018/4/14      Spartans 0 - 0 East Stirlingshire      LL

2018/11/24    Spartans 4 - 3 East Stirlingshire      LL

2019/4/13      East Stirlingshire 1 - 1 Spartans      LL

2019/5/11      Spartans 1 - 2 East Stirlingshire    LLCup SF

2019/10/25    Spartans 1 - 3 East Stirlingshire    LL

2019/12/7      East Stirlingshire 2 - 3 Spartans      LL

2020/11/20    East Stirlingshire 3 - 4 Spartans      SoChCup R2

2021/8/21      Spartans 2 - 3 East Stirlingshire    LL

2022/2/25      East Stirlingshire 0 - 0 Spartans      LL

2022/9/28      East Stirlingshire 1 - 4 Spartans      LL

2023/2/25      Spartans 3 - 1 East Stirlingshire      LL

(Sources: Spartans website; Wikipedia for Scottish Cup)

Arthurlie FC 1905-06:

1906/5/14      Arthurlie 0 - 2 Abercorn    ICL

1906/5/12      Morton 4 - 3 Arthurlie    RCup F 2nd replay

1906/5/5        Arthurlie 0 - 0 Morton    RCup F replay

1906/4/28      Abercorn 2 - 3 Arthurlie    ICL

1906/4/21      Morton 2 - 2 Arthurlie    RCup F

1906/4/14      Arthurlie 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF

1906/4/7        Arthurlie 1 - 3 Hamilton Academical    SFL2

1906/3/24      Leith Athletic 4 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/3/17      Arthurlie 6 - 1 Thornliebank    RCup R2

1906/3/10      Arthurlie 0 - 3 Clyde    SFL2

1906/3/3        East Stirlingshire 1 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/3/3        bye    RCup R1

1906/2/24      Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/2/17      Clyde 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/2/10      St Bernard's 4 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1906/2/3        Arthurlie 1 - 1 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1906/1/27      Arthurlie 1 - 7 Rangers    SCup R1

1906/1/13      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1906/1/6        Arthurlie 2 - 0 Raith Rovers    SFL2

1905/12/30    Arthurlie 4 - 0 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1905/12/23    Abercorn 4 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1905/12/16    Arthurlie 4 - 0 St Bernard's    SFL2

1905/12/9      Cowdenbeath 2 - 3 Arthurlie    SFL2

1905/12/2      Hamilton Academical 6 - 4 Arthurlie    SFL2

1905/11/25    Arthurlie 2 - 4 Ayr FC    SFL2

1905/11/11    Arthurlie 3 - 2 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

1905/11/4      Albion Rovers 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1905/10/28    Arthurlie 5 - 2 Abercorn    SFL2

1905/10/21    Lochgelly United 1 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup R4

1905/10/14    Abercorn 1 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R3 2nd replay

1905/10/7      Abercorn vs Arthurlie (abandoned)    QCup R3 replay

1905/9/30      Arthurlie 2 - 2 Abercorn    QCup R3

1905/9/23      Arthurlie 4 - 1 Johnstone    QCup R2 replay

1905/9/16      Arthurlie 0 - 1 Johnstone (protested)    QCup R2

1905/9/9        Vale of Leven 0 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1905/9/2        bye    QCup R1

1905/8/26      Arthurlie 6 - 2 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1905/8/19      Ayr FC 3 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

(Source: London Hearts for the SFL Division 2; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Inter-County League.)

1901 Rupee

Victoria is a Mughal Empress on this 1901 coin. Source. This image also appeared on kerosene tins.