This photo of HMS Largs looks pretty murky, but then it's supposed to. During WWII the Largs was fitted out with diffused lighting camouflage to make it less distinguishable from the background. Source.
Ayr United visit Cappielow. This is a Friday-nighter for BBC Scotland.
Ayr are currently third in the Championship with 21 points. Morton are eighth with 10 points. Morton are 19 points out of first place, 9 points out of fourth place, 1 point out of ninth place and 5 points out of last place. Morton have lost three games in a row and have not scored in four. Ayr posted an eleven-game unbeaten streak early on, but are now win one, lose one. They lost last week.
Ayr won the first match 1 - 0. The last Morton player to score on Ayr was Kirk Broadfoot on April 9th.
Three players have each scored three goals against Morton this season: Alan Trouten (East Fife), Oli Shaw (Hamilton Accies) and Brad Spencer (Falkirk).
Morton's 6 - 0 loss last week was their twentieth all-time by my count. (See below.)
The season is one-third over. Morton are on track to finish with 30 points, 4 more than in relegation year 2013-14.
Nathan Shaw is coming off the injured list where he has been since before he signed with the club.
[Morton 1 - 1 Ayr United. Morton goal by Iain Wilson. Ayr goal by George Oakley.]
The other Championship matches (tomorrow):
Falkirk (1st) [2 - 0] Airdrieonians (10th)
Hamilton (6th) [1 - 3] Livingston (2nd)
Partick Thistle (5th) [1 - 1] Raith Rovers (7th)
Queen's Park (4th) [2 - 1] Dunfermline Athletic (8th)
It's the first round of the 2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League. Participating this year are regional league champions Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth, Blancdieu Hirosaki, Vonds Ichihara, Fukui United, FC Ise-Shima, Asuka FC, Fukuyama City, FC Tokushima, Veroskronos Tsuno, plus Japan Soccer College, J-Lease and FC Kariya from the 60th Shakaijin. The twelve teams are divided into three groups, and the winner of each group and the best 2nd-place team advance to the final round. The groups are:
A: FC Tokushima, Veroskronos Tsuno, J-Lease, and FC Ise-Shima;
B: Vonds Ichihara, FC Kariya, Asuka FC, and Blancdieu Hirosaki;
C: Fukuyama City, Fukui United, Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth, and Japan Soccer College.
I'm pulling for Blancdieu Hirosaki. Their games are:
Match No. 4: Asuka FC [3 - 2] Blancdieu Hirosaki (today)
Match No. 10: FC Kariya [7 - 0] Blancdieu Hirosaki (tomorrow)
Match No. 15: Vonds Ichihara [2 - 1] Blancdieu Hirosaki (Sunday)
[J-Lease (A), Vonds Ichihara (B), Fukui United (C) and Asuka (2nd B) advance.]
Other matches:
Civil Service Strollers 1 - 2 Albion Rovers (November 5)
Largs Thistle [0 - 0] Clydebank (tomorrow)
Carluke Rovers [0 - 0] Kello Rovers (tomorrow)
Squires Gate [0 - 3] FC Isle of Man (tomorrow)
Ventforet Kofu [3 - 1] Mito HollyHock (Sunday)
This ends the 2024 J2 League schedule. [HollyHock finish 15th out of 20th.]
Veertien Mie [1 - 2] ReinMeer Aomori (Sunday)
Elfen Saitama [2 - 2] INAC Kobe Leonessa (Sunday)
University of Stirling [2 - 1] Civil Service Strollers (Sunday)
Morton Women [1 - 3] Forfar Farmington (Sunday)
FAI Cup final (Sunday):
Drogheda United [2 - 0] Derry City
North Region League Cup final (postponed to Sunday):
Culter 0 - 1 Hermes
Canadian Premier League final (tomorrow):
Cavalry [2 - 1] Forge
Forge make it to the final every year. This is Cavalry's third time. Regardless of the result, both teams are headed to the Concacaf Cup.
Highland League Cup, Round 1 (tomorrow):
Keith [0 - 5] Brora Rangers
Buckie Thistle [2 - 0] Clachnacuddin
Brechin [2 - 1] Inverurie Loco Works
Huntly [5 - 2] Wick Academy
Nairn County [0 - 6] Banks o' Dee
Rothes [1 - 8] Formartine United
Lossiemouth [1 - 4] Deveronvale
Fraserburgh [2 - 0] Forres Mechanics
UEFA Champions League, league stage matchday four (November 5):
Celtic 3 - 1 Red Bull Leipzig
UEFA Europa League, league stage matchday four (November 7):
Olimpiacos 1 - 1 Rangers
UEFA Conference League, league stage matchday three (November 7):
Hearts 0 - 2 1.FC Heidenheim
Shamrock Rovers 2 - 1 The New Saints
Larne 1 - 2 St. Gallen
WE League Cup, group stage (November 6):
JEF United Chiba 1 - 1 Elfen Saitama
AFC Champions League Elite league stage, matchday 4:
Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 1 Shanghai Port (November 5)
Vissel Kobe 2 - 0 Gwangju (November 5)
Yokohama F. Marinos 5 - 0 Buriram United (November 6)
AFC Champions League Two group stage, matchday 4 :
Sydney FC 0 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (November 7)
U Sports Women's Soccer championship (Sunday):
U Laval Rouge et Or [0 - 1] UBC Thunderbirds
U Sports Men's Soccer championship (Sunday):
U de Montreal Carabins [0 - 1] UBC Thunderbirds
Historical matches:
1901/11/9 Morton 2 - 3 Rangers
1940/11/9 Morton 5 - 0 Queen's Park
2002/11/9 Queen's Park 1 - 1 Morton
Goal by David MacGregor.
Top and bottom Championship sides week by week (part 1):
Week 1 Ayr & Livi Dunfermline & Hamilton
Week 2 Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic
Week 3 Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic
Week 4 Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic
Week 5 Falkirk Raith Rovers
Week 6 Ayr United Airdrieonians
Week 7 Ayr United Airdrieonians
Week 8 Ayr United Airdrieonians
Week 9 Falkirk Airdrieonians
Week 10 Falkirk Airdrieonians
Week 11 Falkirk Airdrieonians
Week 12 Falkirk Airdrieonians
Cavalry versus Forge in the CanPL playoffs:
2019/10/26 Forge 1 - 0 Cavalry final, leg one
2019/11/2 Cavalry 0 - 1 Forge final, leg two
2022/10/15 Cavalry 1 - 1 Forge SF, leg one
2022/10/23 Forge 2 - 1 Cavalry SF, leg two
2023/10/14 Cavalry 1 - 2 Forge 1st SF
2023/10/28 Forge 2 - 1 Cavalry final
2023/10/27 Forge 0 - 1 Cavalry 1st SF
2013/11/9 Cavalry vs Forge final
Morton's 6 - 0 losses:
1891/10/3 Linthouse 6 - 0 Morton ScAlliance
1903/8/15 Dundee 6 - 0 Morton league
1905/2/11 Morton 0 - 6 Rangers ScCup R2
1926/10/2 Motherwell 6 - 0 Morton league
1926/12/18 Clyde 6 - 0 Morton league
1933/3/11 Aberdeen 6 - 0 Morton league
1935/3/16 Raith Rovers 6 - 0 Morton league
1945/10/6 Hearts 6 - 0 Morton league
1952/9/13 Morton 0 - 6 Hibs LCup QF, leg 1
1956/10/6 Stirling Albion 6 - 0 Morton league
1957/12/14 Cowdenbeath 6 - 0 Morton league
1965/2/10 Dunfermline 6 - 0 Morton league
1973/3/3 Dundee 6 - 0 Morton league
1974/12/14 Morton 0 - 6 Dundee United league
1980/9/6 Aberdeen 6 - 0 Morton league
1982/10/16 Dundee United 6 - 0 Morton league
2001/1/2 Morton 0 - 6 Ayr United league
2012/2/4 Motherwell 6 - 0 Morton ScCup R5
2019/9/28 Dundee United 6 - 0 Morton league
2024/11/2 Falkirk 6 - 0 Morton league
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