On December 31st, 1904, the steamers Stromboli and Kathleen collided in the shipping lane off Greenock. The sunken vessels became an instant hazard and before they could be removed the Ardbeg ran aground on them. Source.
Morton host Partick Thistle. Morton are eighth with 19 points, Partick ninth with 18. This is their third meeting of the season. Morton won the first match 3 - 2 at Cappielow and Partick won the second 2 - 1 at Firhill.
Morton are advertising for a new kit man.
The other Championship matches:
Dundee United (1st) 1 - 1 Dundee (4th) (last night)
Ayr United (3rd) [1 - 2] Queen of the South (6th)
Dunfermline (5th) [1 - 3] Alloa (10th)
Inverness CT (2nd) [0 - 1] Arbroath (7th)
[Morton 1 - 2 Partick. Morton goal by Jacobs.]
League One:
East Fife (2nd) [3 - 5] Raith Rovers (1st)
Airdrieonians (3rd) [1 - 1] Falkirk (4th)
Raith, East Fife and Airdrieonians each have 32 points, and Falkirk have 31.
Dumbarton (5th) [1 - 1] Stranraer (10th)
Forfar (9th) [2 - 3] Montrose (6th)
Peterhead (8th) [2 - 0] Clyde (7th)
1907-08: Morton were home to Aberdeen and won 2 - 0. Following this result Morton were in 12th place (out of 18) with 5 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses.
1963-64: Morton beat Stranraer 4 - 0 at Cappielow. Morton were first in Division Two with 20 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, 87 goals for and 20 against. Can you believe it?!
Morton's Christmas Day matches.
SPFL Reserve League: Queen of the South vs Morton (Dec 23). [I think this is the match that was played Dec 9th.]
At midseason Brora Rangers lead the Highland League, and Kelty Hearts the Lowland. Bo'ness United are atop the East of Scotland League, and Threave Rovers the South of Scotland.
Update the chart showing Morton's plus and minus goal difference seasons, why don't you?
1890s -- -- -- -- + -- +
1900s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1910s -- 0 -- + + + + + + +
1920s + + -- -- -- -- -- -- + --
1930s -- -- -- + + + + -- -- +
1940s + + + + + + + + -- +
1950s -- -- + + -- + + -- -- --
1960s -- + + + 0 -- + + -- 0
1970s 0 -- -- -- -- -- + + -- +
1980s -- -- -- + -- -- + -- 0 --
1990s -- + + -- + + + -- + --
2000s -- -- + + + + + -- 0 --
2010s -- -- + -- + -- + + -- [--]
An earlier version of this was posted April 8, 2017.
Morton's high points of the decade:
2013/7/20 St Mirren 2 - 4 Morton Renfrewshire Cup final
Morton's only Renfrewshire Cup of the decade.
2013/9/24 Celtic 0 - 1 Morton League Cup R3
Giantkillers.
2015/5/2 Morton 3 - 1 Peterhead league
Promotion.
2015/12/12 Rangers 2 - 2 Morton league
Morton's first point off Rangers since 1988.
2016/11/1 Morton 3 - 1 St Mirren
Morton's first league win against the Skunks since 1999.
2018/11/3 Morton 5 - 1 Partick league
Morton's biggest win against the Jags since 1990.
Morton's low points of the decade:
2014/5/3 Hamilton 10 - 2 Morton league
Worst result since 1933. Commenters in the Pie and Bovril forums now refer to Morton as Morten.
2014/11/29 Spartans 2 - 1 Morton Scottish Cup R4
The Spartans play in the Lowland League.
How many matches did each opponent play against Morton this decade?
34 (31 + 3) Queen of the South
33 (32 + 1) Falkirk
29 (28 + 1) Dunfermline
27 (26 + 1) Raith Rovers
26 (20 + 6) Dumbarton
23 (21 + 2) Partick Thistle
22 (21 + 1) Ayr United
22 (20 + 2) Livingston
17 (14 + 1 + 2) Dundee United
16 (15 + 1) Dundee
16 (14 + 2) Alloa Athletic
15 (14 + 1) Ross County
15 (12 + 3) Inverness CT
14 (12 + 2) Hamilton
14 (10 + 4) new Airdrieonians
13 (12 + 1) St Mirren
12 (12 + 0) Cowdenbeath
9 (8 + 1) Hibs
8 (8 + 0) Brechin
8 (8 + 0) Stirling Albion
6 (4 + 2) Peterhead
6 (4 + 2) Stranraer
6 (0 + 6) Albion Rovers
5 (4 + 1) Forfar
5 (4 + 1) Rangers
5 (4 + 1) Stenhousemuir
4 (0 + 4) Celtic
4 (0 + 4) Berwick
4 (0 + 4) Annan Athletic
4 (0 + 4) Motherwell
3 (0 + 3) St Johnstone
2 (2 + 0) Arbroath
2 (0 + 2) Aberdeen
2 (0 + 2) East Fife
2 (0 + 2) Queen's Park
2 (0 + 2) Spartans
2 (0 + 2) Turriff United
2 (0 + 2) Brora Rangers
1 (0 + 1) Clyde
1 (0 + 1) Beith
1 (0 + 1) East Stirlingshire
1 (0 + 1) Edinburgh City
1 (0 + 1) Elgin City
1 (0 + 1) Kilmarnock
1 (0 + 1) Montrose
(All league + cup + playoff games from 1 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2019.)
HFX Wanderers' assistant coach Derek King has been appointed to the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Wanderers have signed goalkeeper Yann-Alexandre Fillion, who will be loaned to Ekenäs IF of the Finnish tier-II Ykkönen.
The political crisis in Bolivia caused the soccer league there to lose a month of fixtures from mid-October to mid-November. The teams have been playing two matches per week to get the 2019 Clausura done before the 2020 Apertura begins. Today is the last day of the revised schedule.
It has just sunk in on me that clavicle sponsor is a thing. See, there's room for an ad just above the club crest and kit-maker's logo on the front of the jersey. The J League is onto it.