Plenty of Nothing

Scottish Junior Cup Final, 1960

JUNIOR CUP TO ST ANDREWS

From Our Special Correspondent

   St Andrews United 3,

    Greenock Juniors 1

    St Andrews United won the Scottish Junior Cup on Saturday with an unexpected and somewhat fortuitous win in the final against Greenock Juniors at Hampden Park.

    Greenock were much the better side in the first half, when they scored their goal, but poor finishing prevented them from taking as big a lead as their superior outfield play merited. St Andrews' infrequent attacks generally were competently dealt with by the powerful Greenock defence.

    The match continued in the same vein until three goals for the Fife side in less than 12 minutes quite upset the rhythm of Greenock's attack. They eventually recovered, but St Andrews were by then a much more confident and forceful side.

    Lister, sure handed and agile in their goal, and Davidson at centre half served St Andrews best in defence. All of the forwards, whose play if unmethodical was enthusiastic, appeared to profit from the move of Borella, who started on the right wing, to inside left late in the first half, but their attacks often broke down because of inaccurate passing.

    Stewart, at right half, was Greenock's outstanding player. He worked hard in defence and was also very useful in giving added thrust to the attack. Greenock stifled his effectiveness, however, when they moved him to centre forward after their opponents' second goal, relegating the nippy McKellar, their goal-scorer, to the half-back line.

    The defence were less steady after the barrage of goals against them, but Buchanan remained cool at centre half.

Good Goals

    Three of the goals were most intelligently taken. In the twenty-sixth minute Stewart, although he almost lost control, ran the ball down the right wing to the by-line and chipped it across the goal-mouth to Winter, who headed into the centre, and Samuel let the ball run through to McKellar, who beat Lister with a fine drive.

    Borella accepted with alacrity the chance to equalize in the fifty-seventh minute after the defence had failed to stop a weak cross from Smith on the left, and four minutes later he again scored with a magnificent shot from the edge of the penalty area after carrying the ball just clear of the left back. McGinlay, who had no chance to prevent these goals, was most unfortunate in the sixty-eighth minute when an innocuous shot by Penman (W.) struck Buchanan and spun past the goalkeeper.

    Greenock almost reduced the margin in the hard-fought closing stages -- the play was then unfortunately marked more by petty offences and injuries than constructive football -- when Stewart gathered a neat through pass from McCartney, but his shot struck the underside of the crossbar and rebounded to the inside right, whose header was tipped over the bar by Lister.

    ST ANDREWS UNITED --  Lister; Penman (W. P.) and Hughes; Crookston, Davidson, and Wills; Carmichael and Fraser; Smith; Penman (W.) and Borella.

    GREENOCK JUNIORS -- McGinlay; Riley and Hogg; Stewart, Buchanan, and Brabender; Gibson and McCartney; McKellar; Samuel and Winter.

    Referee -- I. Smart (Bo'ness).

Glasgow Herald, May 23, 1960, p. 9. Photo.

Seasons of Greenock Juniors FC

Source.

1956-57

1957-58

1958-59    34    19      6      9    85    66    +19    44    4th, SCJLB

1959-60    34    19      4    11    93    74    +19    42    4th, SCJLA                βδε

1960-61    20    16      3      1    88    31    +57    35    1st, SCJLC               αβε

1961-62    30    16      7      7    83    44    +39    39    4th, SCJLW               ε

1962-63    30    15      7      8    58    44    +14    37    4th, SCJLA                β

1963-64    30    21      5      4    85    41    +44    47    2nd, SCJLW              β

1964-65    28    18      4      6    85    46    +39    40    4th, SCJLW

1965-66    28    22      4      2  115    48    +67    46    1st, SCJLA                αγ

1966-67    28    16      3      9    66    53    +13    35    4th, SCJLA               αβ

1967-68    22    11      4      7    60    36    +24    26    8th, SCJLA

1968-69    26    12      7      7    49    33    +16    31    6th, CRJLB

1969-70    26    10      6    10    45    43      +2    26    8th, CRJLB

1970-71    26    12      5      9    60    44    +16    29    6th, CRJLB

1971-72    26    14      6      6    54    34    +20    34    4th, CRJLB

1972-73    26      8      4    14    43    58     -15    20    12th, CRJLA

1973-74    26    12      9      5    49    38     -11    33    5th, CRJLB

1974-75    26      4      4    18    41    75     -34    12    14th, CRJLB

1975-76    26    10      5    11    47    42      +5    25    7th, CRJLC

1976-77    24    13      4      7    57    40    +17    30    3rd, CRJLC

1977-78    26    13      7      6    62    48    +14    33    4th, CRJLB

1978-79    26      6      6    14    21    46     -25    18    12th, CRJLA

1979-80    26      7      5    14    30    64     -26    19    12th, CRJLB

1980-81    24    11      4      9    41    36      +5    26    8th, CRJLC

1981-82    24    11      5      8    46    32    +14    27    6th, CRJLC

1982-83    22    11      3      8    45    34    +11    25    5th, CRJLC

1983-84    24      9      8      7    39    27    +12    26    7th, CRJLC

1984-85    24      7      5    12    30    38       -8    19    9th, CRJLC

1985-86    24      8      5    11    34    43       -9    21    9th, CRJLC

1986-87    24      9    11      4    32    25      +7    29    5th, CRJLC

1987-88    24    16      2      6    53    29    +24    34    3rd, CRJL2

1988-89    26    13      2    11    40    42       -2    28    5th, CRJL1

1989-90    26      7      8    11    23    32       -9    22    12th, CRJL1

1990-91    20      9      3      8    35    30      +5    21    6th, CRJL2

1991-92    26    12      5      9    51    38    +13    29    6th, CRJL2

1992-93    26    14      2    10    55    41    +14    30    5th, CRJL2

1993-94    24    11      8      5    48    26    +22    30    6th, CRJL2

1994-95    24    12      6      6    41    28    +13    42    5th, CRJL2

1995-96    24    15      4      5    61    28    +33    49    3rd, CRJL2

1996-97    26      8      5    13    34    44     -10    29    12th, CRJL1

1997-98    24    19      3      2    64    29    +35    60    1st, CRJL2

1998-99    26    14      4      8    55    33    +22    46    5th, CRJL1

1999-00    26    10      4    12    40    42       -2    34    8th, CRJL1

2000-01    26    14      5      7    50    43      +7    47    5th, CRJL1

2001-02    26    10    10      6    40    37      +3    40    6th, CRJL1

2002-03    22    12      4      6    34    21    +13    40    3rd, WRJLCD1

2003-04    22    12      4      6    50    37    +13    40    3rd, WRJLCD1

2004-05    22      6      7      9    33    37       -4    25    9th, WRJLCD1

2005-06    22      7      3    12    32    46     -14    24    10th, WRJLCD1

2006-07    22    12      5      5    57    34    +23    41    4th, WRJLCD2

2007-08    18      7      4      7    33    30      +3    25    6th, WRJLCD2

2008-09    20      7      4      9    27    38     -11    25    7th, WRJLCD2

2009-10    20    12      4      4    46    22    +24    40    3rd, WRJLCD2

2010-11    24      7      7    10    47    46      +1    28    10th, WRJLCD1

2011-12    26    17      4      5    60    36    +24    55    3rd, WRJLCD1

2012-13    26    17      5      4    66    33    +33    56    1st, WRJLCD1

2013-14    26      9      5    12    41    49       -8    32    10th, WRJLSL1

2014-15    26    10      4    12    47    50       -3    34    8th, WRJLSL1

2015-16    26      9      4    13    34    39       -5    31    11th, WRJLSL1

2016-17    26    10      5    11    41    49       -8    35    9th, WRSLCD1

2017-18    28    10      4    14    38    52     -14    34    12th, WRJLCD1

2018-19    30    15      3    12    49    46      +3    48    5th, WRJLL1

2019-20    22    10      5      7    51    40    +11    PpG 1.59    7th, WRJLL1

2020-21      8      6      1      1    23      8    +15    19    2nd, WoSLCB

2021-22    28    12      6    10    68    54    +14    42    8th, WoSLCB

Leagues:

CRJL1 = Central Region Junior League Division 1; CRJL2 = Central Region Junior League Division 2; CRJLA = Central Region Junior League Division A; CRJLB = Central Region Junior League Division B; CRJLC = Central Region Junior League Division C; SCJLA = Scottish Central Junior League Division A; SCJLB = Scottish Central Junior League Division B; SCJLC = Scottish Central Junior League Division C; SCJLW = Scottish Central Junior League West; WoSLCB = West of Scotland League, Conference B; WRJLCD1 = West Region Junior League Central Division 1; WRJLCD2 = West Region Junior League Central Division 2; WRJLL1 = Western Region Junior League, League 1; WRJLSL1 = West Region Junior League Super League Division 1

Cups:

α = Central League Cup; β = Renfrewshire Junior Cup; γ = Pompey Cup ; δ = Erskine Hospital Charity Cup; ε = Greenock and District Junior Cup

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive for leagues and cups; Wikipedia "Greenock Juniors FC" for cups.)

Mathematical Greenock

William Spence, mathematician, was born in Greenock in 1777, and was a confrere of John Galt. He wrote on logarithmic transcendents. Source.

Morton host Hamilton Academical in a match postponed from March 24th due to the Accies' appearance in the Challenge Cup final. Morton are sixth with 44 points, Hamilton ninth with 29.  So far this season these sides are even, with a win, a draw and a loss each. Morton scored five goals on Hamilton on October 8th, but were shut out January 14th.

Morton need 1 point to be completely immune from relegation. Looking upward they are 6 points out of the last promotion playoff spot. They need 8 points to equal their 2016-17 points total. They have not won a game since February 25th.

Hamilton won the Challenge Cup on March 26th. They have now taken that cup three times, which is three more times than Morton.

Hamilton escaped tenth place Saturday. By my count they have spent 17 weeks at the bottom of the division this year. Has any club won the Challenge Cup and then been relegated at the end of that season? Yes, Ross County in 2006-07. Old Airdrieonians topped that when they won the 2001-02 cup and then went out of business.

This is a Plenty of Nothing Consolation Cup Round One match.

[Morton win 2 - 0. Goals by Gillespie and King.]

Other rearranged fixtures:

Dundee (1st) [3 - 1] Raith Rovers (7th)

Inverness CT (5th) [2 - 0] Arbroath (8th)

2023 Concacaf Champions League, QF, second leg:

Los Angeles FC [3 - 0] Vancouver Whitecaps

[Whitecaps are out.]

Auchinleck Talbot's cup games 2022-23:

2022/8/27      Auchinleck Talbot 7 - 0 Coldstream    SCup PR

2022/9/10      Auchinleck Talbot 5 - 0 Craigmark Burtonians    SChCup R2

2022/9/16      Syngenta 2 - 4 Auchinleck Talbot    SCup R1

2022/9/24      Rossvale 2 - 4 Auchinleck Talbot    SJCup R2

2022/10/22    Bo'ness United 1 - 1 Auchinleck Talbot (Talbot won on PK)    SCup R2

2022/10/29    Auchinleck Talbot 3 - 1 Darvel    SJCup R3

2022/11/12    Auchinleck Talbot 4 - 1 Muirkirk Juniors    WoSLCup R1

2022/11/19    Auchinleck Talbot 3 - 0 Neilston    SChCup R3

2022/11/26    Raith Rovers 3 - 0 Auchinleck Talbot    SCup R4

2022/12/3      Cumnock Juniors 0 - 0 Auchinleck Talbot (Cumnock won on PK)    SJCup R4

2023/1/7        Auchinleck Talbot 1 - 0 Johnstone Burgh    WoSLCup R2

2023/2/4        Auchinleck Talbot 7 - 0 Broxburn    SChCup R4

2023/2/25      Auchinleck Talbot 0 - 0 Glenafton (Talbot won on PK)    WoSLCup R3

2023/3/4        Auchinleck Talbot 1 - 0 East Kilbride    SChCup R5

2023/3/18      Auchinleck Talbot 3 - 1 Gartcairn    WoSLCup QF

2023/4/1        Caledonian Braves 2 - 1 Auchinleck Talbot    SChCup QF

2023/4/8        Auchinleck Talbot 1 - 1 Kilwinning Rangers  (Talbot won on PK)   WoSLCup SF

2013/4/28      Auchinleck Talbot vs Clydebank    WoSFL final

Due to all these cup games Auchinleck have a dozen league fixtures to fulfil by May 13th.

Seasons of Galston FC:

1891-92    18    12      1      5    47      33    +14    21    3rd, AL

1892-93    22      6      6    10    62      75     -13    18    9th, AL

1893-94    16    11      1      4    74      41    +33    23    3rd, AL

1894-95    10      5      0      5    39      31      +8    10    3rd, AL

1895-96

1896-97    10      3      1      6    24      27       -3      7    6th, AC

1896-97    10      5      2      3    32      21    +11    12    3rd, NACup

1897-98    10      7      0      3    26      25      +1    14    3rd, NACup    won NACup

1898-99    11      9      0      2    51      23    +28    18    2nd, NACup

1899-00    13      5      0      8    34      39       -5    12    5th, NACup

1900-01    10      3      0      7    19      22       -3      6    7th, NACup

1901-02      5      2      1      2    12      11      +1      5    3rd, NACup

1901-02      8      5      1      2    25      11    +14    11    2nd, AL        

1902-03      4?                                                              NAC            won NACup, won ACup

1903-04      5      4      0      1    17        4    +13      8    1st, NACup     won ACup

1903-04      8      7      0      1    21        8    +13    14    1st, AR

1904-05    19      8      1    10    28      29      +1    17    5th, SC

1905-06    20      4      4    12    33      37       -4    12    11th, SC

1906-07    18    10      5      3    51      27    +24    25    1st, SC

1906-07                                                                        NAC            won NACup

1907-08    15    12      0      3    55      14    +41    24    1st, SC        won ACup, won AQCup

1907-08                                                                        NAC

1908-09    17    11      1      5    42      20    +22    23    1st, SC        won AQCup

1908-09      6      2      2      2      5        8       -3      6    3rd, AL

1909-10    17      7      4      6    29      18    +11    18    3rd, SU

1909-10      4      2      0      2      6        5      +1      4    3rd, AL

1910-11    15      8      1      6    28      16    +12    17    4th, SU

1910-11      4      1      0      3      5        9       -4      2    3rd, AL

1911-12

1912-13                                                                                            won ACup, won AQCup

1913-14                                                                                            won ACup

1914-15

1915-16

1916-17

1917-18

1918-19

1919-20    16      8      3      5    33      16    +17    19    8th, WoSL

1920-21    21      8      8      5    36      27      +9    24    3rd, WoSL

1921-22    19      4      2    13    28      41     -13    10    9th, WoSL

1922-23    19      8      6      5    35      22    +13    22    5th, WoSL

1923-24    30    11      3    16    53      70     -17    25    13th, SFL3

1924-25    30    10      6    14    39      70     -31    26    11th, SFL3        won ACup, won AQCup

1925-26    15      4      4      7    38      46       -8    12    16th, SFL3

1926-27

1927-28

1928-29    (West of Scotland Amateur Football League)

1929-30

1930-31

1931-32

1932-33    26      7      2    17    48      76     -28    16    12th, SA

1932-33    11      5      2      4    28      25      +3    12     3rd, SAS West

1933-34    33      9      4    20    60    133     -73    22    15th, SA

1934-35    29    13      6    10    64      74     -10    32     6th, SA

1935-36    30      7      3    20    47    109     -62    17    16th, SA

1936-37    33      7      4    22    61    145     -84    18    18th, SA

1937-38    38      8      8    22    58    109     -51    24    18th, SA

1938-39

1939-40

AC = Ayrshire Combination; ACup = Ayrshire Cup; AL = Ayrshire League; AQCup = Ayrshire Qualifying Cup; AR = Ayrshire - Renfrewshire League; NACup = North Ayrshire Cup; SA = Scottish Alliance; SAS West = Scottish Alliance Shield, western group; SC = Scottish Combination; SFL3 = Scottish Football League Third Division; SU = Scottish Union; WoSL = West of Scotland League

(Source: SFHA)

Undersea Creatures Against Partick

That sealife sculpture on the Greenock waterfront could take Kingsley. Source.

Morton host Partick Thistle. This is the final meeting between these two unless they pair up in the playoffs. Partick have won twice, Morton once. Partick arrive with a newly appointed permanent manager, Kris Doolan, who has been interim manager since McCall was sacked. Thistle is his first managerial gig.

Partick's top scorer is Brian Graham with 11 goals.

The schedule is three-quarters done. Every Championship side has played 27 games. But the Scottish Cup quarter-finals introduce a new set of postponements that won't be cleared away until April 11th.

[Morton 0 - 0 Partick Thistle.]

The other Championship matches:

Queen's Park 1 - 0 Cove Rangers (last night)

Dundee vs Ayr United (postponed)

ICT vs Arbroath (postponed)

Raith Rovers vs Hamilton Academical (postponed)

It's the Scottish Cup quarter-finals:

Inverness CT 2 - 1 Kilmarnock (yesterday)    Upset

Hearts [0 - 3] Celtic

Rangers [3 - 0] Raith Rovers (Sunday)

Falkirk [2 - 1] Ayr United (Monday)    Upset

Other matches:

Gala Fairydean Rovers [1 - 1] Cowdenbeath

I project Celtic B to win the Lowland League by 1 point, and The Spartans to finish second and represent the league in the pyramid playoff.

Forres Mechanics [1 - 1] Formartine United

Five teams can still win the Highland League: Buckie, Brechin, Brora, Formartine or Fraserburgh, though realistically it'll come down to Buckie or Brechin, and I think it'll be Brechin.

Largs Thistle [3 - 1] Irvine Meadow XI

UCD 0 - 4 Derry City (March 6)

UCD 0 - 1 Drogheda (yesterday)

Willem II 2 - 3 PEC Zwolle (yesterday)

Minaj [1 - 1] Oleksandriya

Norwich Victoria [1 - 1] FC Isle of Man (tomorrow)

Grasshoppers [2 - 1] Winterthur (tomorrow)

Hutchison Vale [2 - 3] Morton Women (tomorrow)

NPL2 Vic: Western United [0 - 1] Preston Lions (tomorrow)

Machida Zelvia [3 - 0] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)

Vegalta Sendai [0 - 1] Iwaki FC (tomorrow)

Urawa Reds [1 - 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)

The 2023 JFL starts tomorrow. I've dumped on Honda FC plenty for for their refusal to get a J League license. This year, let's accept them for what they are and follow them through the season.

Honda [3 - 1] Okinawa SV

Tokyo Cup, Round Two (tomorrow):

Tokyo United [2 - 0] Aries

Tokyo 23 FC [4 - 0] Cerveza

2023 Concacaf Champions League, Round of 16, first leg (March 8):

Vancouver Whitecaps 5 - 0 RCD España (Honduras)

Historical matches:

March 11, 1967    Morton 4 - 0 Berwick Rangers

March 8, 1978    Morton 0 - 1 Hearts

March 11, 1978    Aberdeen 2 - 2 Morton

Scottish Cup, Round Five. Goals by Goldthorp and Ritchie.

Alexandra Athletic in the Scottish Cup:

1873/10/18    R1    Alexandra Athletic 2 - 0 Callander

1873/11/22    R2    Alexandra Athletic 0 - 2 Blythswood

1874/10/24    R1    Dumbreck 5 - 1 Alexandra Athletic

1875/10/16    R1    Queen's Park 3 - 0 Alexandra Athletic

1876/9/30      R1    Alexandra Athletic 1 - 1 Eastern

1876/10/7      R1    Eastern 2 - 0 Alexandra Athletic (protested)

1876/10/14    R1    Alexandra Athletic 1 - 0 Eastern

1876/10/21    R2    Northern 4 - 0 Alexandra Athletic

1877/9/29      R1    Alexandra Athletic 2 - 0 Lancefield

1877/10/27    R2    Rangers 8 - 0 Alexandra Athletic

1878/9/28      R1    Alexandra Athletic 3 - 1 Jordanhill

1878/10/19    R2    Alexandra Athletic 3 - 0 Partick Burnside

1878/11/9      R3    Alexandra Athletic 2 - 0 John Elder

1878/11/30    R4    Rangers 3 - 0 Alexandra Athletic

1879/9/20      R1    Alexandra Athletic 4 - 0 Albatross

1879/10/11    R2    Alexandra Athletic 5 - 0 Harmonic Good Templars

1879/11/1      R3    Parkgrove 6 - 2 Alexandra Athletic

1880/9/18      R1    Alexandra Athletic 4 - 1 Kelvinbank

1880/10/2      R2    Alexandra Athletic 1 - 0 Athole

1880/10/23    R3    Cowlairs 2 - 1 Alexandra Athletic (protested)

1880/11/6      R3    Cowlairs 2 - 1 Alexandra Athletic

1881/8/17      R1    Alexandra Athletic wo/scr Possil Blue Bell

1881/10/1      R2    Alexandra Athletic 4 - 1 Whitefield

1881/10/22    R3    Rangers 3 - 1 Alexandra Athletic

1882/9/9        R1    Pollokshields Athletic 6 - 5 Alexandra Athletic

1883/9/8        R1    Whitehill 3 - 1 Alexandra Athletic

(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game.)

Alexandra Athletic played at Alexandra Park in east central Glasgow. Despite what Wikipedia will tell you they made it past the first round of the Scottish Cup seven out of eleven times.

Orchestral Greenock

Robert Murchie was born in Greenock (at 14 Lynedoch Street) in 1884 and went on to become lead flautist of the London Symphony, London Philharmonic and BBC Orchestra between the wars. Source.

Morton host Ayr United in a fixture postponed from January 2nd. Morton are fourth in the division with 41 points, Ayr fifth with 40. Morton are five games without a loss. Ayr are three without a win.

So far this season Ayr have a win and a draw against Morton in league play, but Morton knocked them out of the Challenge Cup.

Winner moves into third place.

Dougie Imrie is Championship Manager of the Month for February.

[Morton 1 - 3 Ayr. Goal by Robbie Crawford.]

Dunfermline (1st) and Falkirk (2nd) have a massive fixture this evening in League One, with attendance expected to exceed 8,700. [Dunfermline 2 - 0 Falkirk.]

Championship blowouts, 2022-23:

2022/10/1      Partick Thistle 5 - 1 Morton

2022/10/8      Morton 5 - 0 Hamilton Academical

2022/10/8      Ayr United 5 - 0 Queen's Park

2022/10/22    Partick Thistle 0 - 4 Queen's Park

2011/10/28    Morton 4 - 0 Inverness CT

2022/12/3      Queen's Park 4 - 0 Hamilton Academical

2022/12/23    Partick Thistle 5 - 1 Inverness CT

2023/1/2        Inverness CT 6 - 1 Cove Rangers

2023/1/7        Cove Rangers 0 - 6 Queen's Park

2023/1/27      Cove Rangers 0 - 5 Ayr United

Championship cup blowouts, 2022-23:

2022/7/13      Raith Rovers 6 - 0 Peterhead    League Cup GS

2022/7/19      Inverness CT 4 - 0 Albion Rovers    League Cup GS

2022/7/23      Dundee 5 - 1 Forfar    League Cup GS

2022/8/31      Motherwell 4 - 0 Inverness CT    League Cup R2

2022/11/26    Hamilton 4 - 0 East Kilbride    Scottish Cup R3

2022/11/26    Cove Rangers 7 - 0 Dunipace    Scottish Cup R3

2022/11/26    Dundee 6 - 2 Airdrieonians    Scottish Cup R3

2022/12/9      Arbroath 1 - 5 Dunfermline    Challenge Cup R4

2023/1/21      Celtic 5 - 0 Morton    Scottish Cup R4

East Stirlingshire vs Berwick Rangers since relegation:

2019/11/23    East Stirlingshire 3 - 1 Berwick Rangers    Lowland League

2020/2/8        Berwick Rangers 1 - 5 East Stirlingshire    Lowland League

2020/11/14    Berwick Rangers 1 - 3 East Stirlingshire    Lowland League

2021/7/27      Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 East Stirlingshire    Lowland League

2022/4/16      East Stirlingshire 2 - 1 Berwick Rangers    Lowland League

2022/8/13      Berwick Rangers 3 - 0 East Stirlingshire    Lowland League

2023/1/28      East Stirlingshire 1 - 4 Berwick Rangers    Lowland League

Berwick Rangers in the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup:

1905/8/26      R1    Berwick Rangers 4 - 1 Highland Light Infantry

1905/9/23      R2    Berwick Rangers 1 - 1 Adventurers

1905/9/30      R2    Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Adventurers

1905/10/7      SF    Berwick Rangers 3 - 5 Broxburn

1906/9/8        R1    Berwick Rangers 5 - 2 Vale of Leithen

1906/9/15      R2    Berwick Rangers 1 - 3 Peebles Rovers

1907/8/31      R1    Berwick Rangers 4 - 2 Selkirk

                      R2    bye

1907/10/12    SF    Berwick Rangers 1 - 4 Broxburn Athletic

1908/8/19      R1    Berwick Rangers 1 - 2 Peebles Rovers

1909/8/28      R1    Berwick Rangers 3 - 1 Gala Fairydean

1909/10/16    R2    Berwick Rangers 5 - 0 Duns

1909/8/23      SF    Berwick Rangers 0 - 3 West Calder Swifts

1910/8/27      R1    Peebles Rovers 4 - 2 Berwick Rangers

1911/8/26      R1    Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Selkirk

1911/9/16      R2    Berwick Rangers 0 - 2 Leith Amateurs

1912/8/31      R1    Gala Fairydean 5 - 2 Berwick Rangers

1913/8/30      R1    Berwick Rangers 3 - 2 Coldstream

1913/9/13      R2    Berwick Rangers 1 - 3 Peebles Rovers

1914/8           R1    Vale of Leithen scr/wo Berwick Rangers

1914/9           R2    Berwick Rangers wo/scr Armadale

1914/9/19      SF    Berwick Rangers 2 - 2 Leith Amateurs

1914/9/26      SF    Leith Amateurs 6 - 1 Berwick Rangers

1920/8/28      R1    Berwick Rangers 1 - 1 Coldstream

1920/9/11      R1    Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Coldstream

1920/10/9      SF    Berwick Rangers 3 - 0 Gala Ex-Service United

1920/10/30      F    Vale of Leithen 1 - 1 Berwick Rangers

1920/11/6        F    Berwick Rangers 0 - 0 Vale of Leithen

1920/11/13      F    Vale of Leithen 2 - 1 Berwick Rangers

1921/8/27      R1    Vale of Leithen 2 - 1 Berwick Rangers

1922/9           R1    bye

1922/9/16      R2    Berwick Rangers 9 - 2 Civil Service Strollers

1922/10/14    SF    Berwick Rangers 10 - 0 Selkirk

1922/11/18      F    Peebles Rovers 3 - 1 Berwick Rangers

1923/8/25      R1    Berwick Rangers 1 - 1 Coldstream

1923/10/6      R1    Coldstream 0 - 1 Berwick Rangers

1923/10/20    R2    Civil Service Strollers 1 - 3 Berwick Rangers

1923/10         SF    bye?

1923/11/3        F    Berwick Rangers 1 - 0 Gala Fairydean    CUP

1924/8/30      R1    Selkirk 1 - 2 Berwick Rangers

1924/9/27      R2    Corstorphine 1 - 0 Berwick Rangers

1925/8/29      R1    Berwick Rangers 3 - 3 Coldstream

1925/9/12      R1    Coldstream 3 - 2 Berwick Rangers

1926/8/28      R1    Berwick Rangers 3 - 1 Coldstream

1926/9           R2    Clerwood W - L Berwick Rangers

1927/9/24      R2    Berwick Rangers 4 - 1 Clerwood

1927/10/8      SF    Berwick Rangers 4 - 3 Corstorphine

1927/10/22      F    Berwick Rangers 2 - 2 Gala Fairydean

1927/11/5        F    Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Gala Fairydean    CUP

1928/8/25      R1    Berwick Rangers 4 - 0 Clerwood

1928/9/8        R2    Berwick Rangers 7 - 0 Hawick United

1928/9/22      SF    Berwick Rangers 2 - 3 Murrayfield

1929/8/31      R1    Berwick Rangers 3 - 1 Vale of Leithen

1929/9/14      R2    Murrayfield 3 - 0 Berwick Rangers

1930/8/30      R1    Berwick Rangers 4 - 2 Civil Service Strollers

1930/9/27      R2    Gala Fairydean 4 - 0 Berwick Rangers

1931/9/5        R1    Berwick Rangers 6 - 0 Leith Amateurs

1931/9/19      R2    Berwick Rangers 3 - 0 Murrayfield

1931/11/7      SF    Berwick Rangers 3 - 2 Vale of Leithen

1931/11/28      F    Berwick Rangers 5 - 5 Penicuik Athletic

1931/12/5        F    Penicuik Athletic 3 - 1 Berwick Rangers

1932/9/3        R1    Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Selkirk

1932/9/17      R2    Berwick Rangers 5 - 0 Civil Service Strollers

1932/12/3      SF    Berwick Rangers 5 - 3 Penicuik Athletic

1932/12/10      F    Berwick Rangers 2 - 0 Murrayfield    CUP

1933/9/2        R1    Civil Service Strollers 2 - 4 Berwick Rangers

1933/9/23      R2    Gala Fairydean 0 - 4 Berwick Rangers

1933/9/30      SF    Duns 2 - 3 Berwick Rangers

1933/11/4        F    Berwick Rangers 2 - 0 Mossend Swifts    CUP

1934/9/1        R1    Berwick Rangers 4 - 4 Chirnside United

1934/10/20    R1    Chirnside United 4 - 2 Berwick Rangers

1935/8/31      R1    Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Leith Amateurs

1935/9/28      R2    Duns 4 - 0 Berwick Rangers

1936/9/5        R1    Jedburgh Artisans 5 - 3 Berwick Rangers

1937/9/4        R1    Penicuik Athletic 3 - 2 Berwick Rangers

1938/9/3        R1    Duns 3 - 4 Berwick Rangers

1938/9/17      R2    Berwick Rangers 5 - 2 Gala Fairydean

1938/10/15    SF    Chirnside United 2 - 5 Berwick Rangers

1938/11/26      F    Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Pencuik Athletic    CUP

2019/8/17      R1    Berwick Rangers 2 - 0 Spartans

2019/11/19    R2    Kelty Hearts 4 - 0 Berwick Rangers

2021/9/11      R2    West Calder United 2 - 3 Berwick Rangers

2022/1/22      R3    Hill of Beath Hawthorn 4 - 2 Berwick Rangers

2022/8/20      R2    Stoneyburn Juniors 2 - 1 Berwick Rangers

(Sources: SFHA for 1905 to 1938; Scottish Football Fixtures for 2019 to 2022.)

Baron Macmillan

Hugh Pattison Macmillan (1873 - 1952) was born in Glasgow but spent his school days in Greenock. His family lived at 70 Union Street, just up the road from the Tontine Hotel. He studied law and made a career of it, and was appointed Law Lord in 1930. He was the legal representative of Canada and Australia in London, and was in on Canada v Newfoundland 1927, the case that decided the ownership of Labrador (which went in Newfoundland's favour). For a short time during World War Two he was head of the Ministry of Information, the British government's propaganda wing and the model for Orwell's Ministry of Truth. He's buried in Kenmore, Perth and Kinross. Source.

Morton host Ayr United. Ayr are first in the division with 11 points, on 3 wins, 2 draws and no losses. Morton are fourth with 8 points. Ayr are the only unbeaten team in the Championship. Morton have the best defensive record, with only 3 goals allowed. (See A below.) But they have only scored 4. (See B below.) Ayr's Dipo Akinyemi has six goals himself. So far this season Morton have knocked Cove Rangers and Dundee out of first place. Today's game is an opportunity to do Ayr the same favour. Morton will move into top position if they beat Ayr by 2 goals and both Arbroath and Dundee win.

Like Dundee Ayr are a yo-yo club, except that The Honest Men yo-yo between tiers II and III. Since 1994 Ayr United have been promoted to this division five times.

Morton and Ayr will meet again in three weeks in Round Three of the Challenge Cup.

Ayr United are managed by Lee Bullen, who has held the post since January 7th. Dougie Imrie took on the Morton job less than a year ago, but already he is 23rd in seniority in the SPFL. He has been manager longer than six of his Championship rivals.

Michael Garrity has been loaned out to Dumbarton, and Reece Lyon has been loaned to Annan.

It's early days, but I'm calling it now. Dundee United will be in the 2023-24 Championship. Proof.

[Morton 1 - 2 Ayr. Morton goal by Muirhead.]

Other Championship matches:

Arbroath (10th) [0 - 2] Partick Thistle (2nd)

Cove Rangers (9th) [2 - 2] Hamilton Accies (7th)

Dundee (5th) [3 - 0] Queen's Park (3rd)

Raith Rovers (6th) [0 - 2] Inverness CT (8th)

Scottish Cup preliminary round replays:

Hill of Beath Hawthorn [3 - 0] Irvine Meadow

Kilwinning Rangers [2 - 1] Rutherglen Glencairn

Other matches:

Dumbarton's five wins in their first five league games is their best start ever. Today it's:

East Fife [0 - 1] Dumbarton

Tranent 0 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers (August 30)

Gala Fairydean Rovers [0 - 2] Berwick Rangers (today)

Turriff United [2 - 0] Forres Mechanics

Largs Thistle [2 - 1] Cumnock Juniors

ICT [1 - 2] Morton Women (tomorrow)

AFC Liverpool 5 - 2 FC Isle of Man (August 29)

FC Isle of Man [3 - 3] Barnoldswick Town

HFX Wanderers [0 - 0] Cavalry (Monday)

Derry City 3 - 0 UCD (yesterday)

FC Den Bosch 1 - 2 PEC Zwolle (yesterday)

Zwolle have won their first five games and hold first place.

Grasshoppers [3 - 0] Winterthur (tomorrow)

Minaj [1 - 1] Kolos Kovalivka (Monday)

PLSQ: Ottawa South United [0 - 3] Royal-Sélect de Beauport

Japan

Vegalta Sendai [1 - 2] Mito HollyHock

Our guys Iwaki FC are in first place in J3, but they don't have a J2 license, probably because their stadium only seats 5,000, so they can't be promoted. The same thing happened to Blaublitz Akita in 2017.

Having played one complete round robin the Tohoku League now splits in two, each team playing five post-split matches. Bogolle.D.Tsugaru are below the split and must take on the other bottom-half teams in a bid to avoid two relegation spots. Today it's:

Nippon Steel Kamaishi (8th) [0 - 0] Bogolle.D.Tsugaru (10th) (tomorrow)

[Okinawa SV and FC Tokushima have won their leagues.]

A) Goals allowed by Morton, first six league matches:

2015-16            4

[2022-23           5  ]

2017-18            6

2018-19            6

2014-15            7

2012-13            8

2016-17           10

2020-21           10

2021-22           10

2013-14           11 

2019-20           13

B) Morton scoring, first six league matches:

2012-13           12

2014-15           12

2017-18           10

2019-20           10

2018-19            8

2013-12            7

2015-16            6

2016-17            6

2021-22            5

[2022-23           5  ]

2020-21            4

Historical matches:

August 31, 1966    Morton 3 - 2 Third Lanark

September 3, 1966    Morton 2 - 0 Arbroath

This concludes the League Cup group stage. Morton win Group 6 with a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, 9 goals for, 3 goals against, for 11 points and a goal ratio of 3.000.

August 31, 1977    Morton 0 - 0 Falkirk

League Cup, Round Two, first leg. I may have been at this game. I had absolutely no appreciation of the sport at the time, and my takeaway was that nothing had happened on the pitch but the action in the cowshed was nonstop.

September 3, 1977    Falkirk 2 - 3 Morton

Second leg.

Port Glasgow Athletic 1882-83

1883/5/12      Harp (Dundee) (a draw) Port-Glasgow Athletic

1883/5/5        Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 1 Morton

1883/3/3        Johnstone Rovers 2 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1883/2/24      Port Glasgow Athletic 0 - 1 Arthurlie    RCup R3

1883/1/20      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 1 2nd [illegible]

1883/1/13      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 0 Lyle Athletic (formerly Ladyburn)

1882/12/16    Morton 0 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1882/12/9      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 2 Kilbarchan    RCup R2

1882/12/2      2nd [Johnstone] Athletic 2 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow (at Mossbank Park)

1882/11/4      Johnstone 3 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1882/10/28    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Kilmarnock Athletic    SCup R3

1882/10/21    Port Glasgow Athletic 11 - 2 Woodside    RCup R1

1882/10/7      Sir John Maxwell 2 - 6 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R2

1882/9/30      Sir John Maxwell 5 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic (protested)*   SCup R2

1882/9/23      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Queen's Park (Hampden XI)

1882/9/9        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Lochwinnoch    SCup R1

1882/9/2        Port Glasgow Athletic 0 - 4 Johnstone

RCup = Renfrewshire Cup

SCup = Scottish Cup

2nd is often written as 2_D in the Herald.

*The Glasgow Herald lists this match twice on page 7 of the October 2, 1882 edition, once as "five goals and three disputed to three goals" and once as "3 goals each".

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Greenock / Port Glasgow

Old photographs of the border area between Greenock and Port Glasgow, with the boundary line added. Source.

The James Watt Dock, 1886

The opening of the James Watt Dock, Greenock, August 5th, 1886. Source.

    The "James Watt" Dock at Greenock. This dock, which has been constructed on the old Garvel Park Estate at the east end of Greenock, was formally opened on the 5th inst. The first sod of the dock was cut on the 1st of August, 1878, and the foundation stone was laid on August 6th, 1881. The construction has thus occupied eight years. The works comprise two tidal harbours, one wet dock, and one graving dock, with an extensive quayage area. The dimensions of these various docks are as follows:---James Watt wet dock,---width of entrance, 75 ft.; depth of water on cill at high water, 32 ft.; length, 2,000 ft.; width, 300 ft. to 350 ft.; length of jetty, 800 ft.; length of quays, 3,600 ft.  Great harbour (tidal), :---Length, 3,230 ft.; width, 600 ft.; area, 45 acres; depth at high water when completed, 38 ft.  Garvel basin (tidal):---Width of entrance, 175 ft.; depth at high water when completed, 35 ft.; length of quays, 2,480 ft.  Garvel graving dock:---Length, 635 ft.; width, 80 ft.; and depth on cill at high water, 20 ft.  The total water space provided by those docks and tidal harbours is ninety acres; the total quay area about 100 acres; and the total length of quays is over three miles.  The James Watt Dock, which is considered the greatest and most costly of these extensive harbours, is one of the finest harbourages for steamers in the United Kingdom.  It has cost over 250,000l., and the outlay on the entire scheme, which has been designed, by Mr. Kinipple, C.E., is fully half a million of money.  An extensive range of warehouses and sheds, capable of storing 20,000 tons of general merchandise, has been constructed at a cost of about 40,000l.  Lines of railways (Caledonian and Glasgow and South-Western) run along the sides of the Watt Dock, and lines of railways have also been laid through the centre of the warehouses and sheds; and hydraulic cranes of great power commanding those rails have been erected, so that goods can be loaded into or discharged from railway wagons under cover.  On the jetty at the Watt Dock two 30-ton steam coaling cranes have been provided, each crane being capable of loading about 150 tons of coal per hour.  According to the Scotsman, the James Watt Wet Dock has this enormous and essential advantage, that it is the only dock on the Clyde in which vessels of huge tonnage can be constantly kept afloat.  At all other docks or harbours the large class of steamers ground during a part of each tide.

The Builder, August 14, 1886, p. 256. Source.

Miss Moneypenny's Boden

That portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in Miss Moneypenny's office in Octopussy and The Spy Who Loved Me is from the brush of Leonard Boden, who was born in Greenock in 1911. Source.

The League Cup group stage finishes up. Morton host Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic. It's the first ever meeting between these two clubs.

Bonnyrigg Rose have been around since 1881 but they played in the junior ranks until 2018, when they joined the East of Scotland League. The next year they were promoted to the Lowland League, and this year they defeated Cowdenbeath to earn a place in the SPFL League Two. They play at New Dundas Park in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, and wear red and white hoops like Hamilton Accies.

Famously, Sean Connery played for them in the early 1950s.

Bonnyrigg have retained most of the squad that won the Lowland League last season. But their manager Robbie Horn says that they don't have the financial backing enjoyed by the likes of Cove Rangers and Kelty Hearts. Source.

Goalkeeper Craig Coyle made 119 appearances for Morton from 2001 to 2005, and sat on the bench for Bonnyrigg Rose from 2006 to 2009.

Morton’s shootout win against Hibs on Wednesday has been thrown out as Hibs had fielded an ineligible player. The match is now recorded as a 3 - 0 victory for Morton. (Does that mean that Gillespie’s goal is expunged?) Morton enter today’s game with 4 points and an outside chance at winning the group. To win the group they must beat Bonnyrigg and hope that Clyde beat Falkirk.

Since the League Cup group stage was reintroduced in 2016 Morton have never finished last in their group.

Group D standings after the ruling:

Falkirk         3    1    2    0    0    2    1   +1    7

Hibs            4    2    0    0    2    9    5   +4    6

Morton        3    1    0    1    1    3    2   +1    4

Bonnyrigg    3    1    0    1    1    4    6    -2    4

Clyde           3    1    0    0    2    3    7    -4    3

Group D:

Falkirk [1 - 0] Clyde

Morton [3 - 1] Bonnyrigg Rose [Morton goals by Kabia, Pignatiello and Gillespie. Morton don’t make it into Round Two.]

Hibs have played their four.

[Final Group D standings:

Falkirk          4    2    2    0    0    3    1   +2   10

Morton         4    2    0    1    1    6    3   +3    7

Hibs             4    2    0    0    2    9    5   +4    6

Bonnyrigg    4    1    0    1    2    5    9    -4    4

Clyde           4    1    0    0    3    3    8    -5    3   ]

The Highland League and Lowland League start this weekend.

Strathspey Thistle [0 - 4] Forres Mechanics

Caledonian Braves [2 - 2] Gala Fairydean Rovers

Hearts have signed Lawrence Shankland.

Elsewhere:

Largs Thistle [1 - 1] Herriot Watt University (friendly)

UCD 0 - 2 Shelbourne (yesterday)

SC Cambuur 1 - 3 PEC Zwolle (friendly) (yesterday)

Skipton Cup: FC Isle of Man [2 - 0] Guernsey FC

St Gallen [2 - 0] Winterthur

Canada:

HFX Wanderers [1 - 1] Edmonton

[Halifax goal by Salter.]

Mateo Restrepo is retiring to go to med school.

League1 Ontario: Guelph United 2 - 0 North Mississauga (yesterday)

Guelph United played HFX Wanderers in the first round of this year's Canadian Championship, having won League1 in their first season.

PLSQ: Royal-Sélect de Beauport [1 - 1] AS Laval (tomorrow)

L1BC: Victoria Highlanders [2 - 1] Rivers FC (tomorrow)

This ends the L1BC regular schedule. [Victoria Highlanders finish bottom.] The two top teams, Varsity and TTS Rovers, will meet in a playoff final on August 1st.

CSL: Serbian White Eagles [1 - 1] Scarborough SC

Coupe de France, Round Two:

Ilienne vs Miquelonnaise

Round One took place on July 6th. Ilienne played Saint Pierraise to a 2 - 2 draw, and then won on penalty kicks. The winner of Round Two will play an opponent in France on September 10th.

[Ilienne advance.]

Japan:

Mito HollyHock vs Oita Trinita [postponed]

Tohoku: Blancdieu Hirosaki vs Bogolle.D.Tsugaru (tomorrow) (postponed to August 7)

UEFA Europa Conference 2QR, first leg (Juy 21):

Vikingur Reykjavik 2 - 0 The New Saints

Motherwell 0 - 1 Sligo Rovers

St Patrick's Athletic 1 - 1 Mura (Slovenia)

Basel 2 - 0 Crusaders

Spartak Trvana (Slovakia) 4 - 1 Newtown

Scotland's UEFA coefficient and ranking, the past decade:

2022-23    33.375    11th

2021-22    27.875    14th

2020-21    22.125    20th

2019-20    18.625    26th

2018-19    18.925    23rd

2017-18    17.300    25th

2016-17    17.900    23rd

2015-16    16.566    23rd

2014-15    15.191    24th

2013-14    21.141    18th

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic league titles won:

1897-98    Midlothian Junior League

1913-14    Midlothian Junior League

1937-38    Midlothian Junior League

1963-64    Edinburgh and District Junior League

1964-65    Edinburgh and District Junior League Mid/East Division

1965-66    Edinburgh and District Junior League Mid/East Division

1966-67    Edinburgh and District Junior League Mid/East Division

1975-76    East Region Junior League Division A

1976-77    East Region Junior League Division A

1983-84    East Region Junior League Division B

1984-85    East Region Junior League Division A

2008-09    East Region Super League

2011-12    East Region Super League

2015-16    East Region Super League

2017-18    East Region Super League

2018-19    East of Scotland League

2021-22    Lowland League

(Source: SFHA)

Kincaid's

Women build tubing condensers at Kincaid's Arthur Street shop during World War One. Source.

Morton host Hamilton Academical. Morton are sixth with 40 points, Hamilton seventh with 39. In three previous meetings each side has earned a win, a draw and a loss. Morton's league record in 2022 is 7W 5D 2L, Hamilton's 4W 7D 3L. If Morton win by 2 goals, and Raith lose by 2, Morton will take over fifth place.

Hamilton's top scorer is Andy Ryan with 11 goals in league play. Gozie Ugwu has 8.

After last weekend's games Morton cannot finish in tenth place. Depending on today's results Morton, Hamilton and Raith Rovers can have booked a place in next season's Championship by the final whistle. And Cove Rangers can win League One, which would earn them promotion to the 2022-23 Championship.

When was the last time Morton and Hamilton met in the top division? January 15th, 1966. Morton won 3 - 0 at Cappielow.

Yesterday was the hundredth anniversary of Morton's first and to date only Scottish Cup final win, 'a poor game' in the opinion of the Glasgow Herald.

[Morton 0 - 1 Hamilton.]

The other Championship matches:

Inverness CT (3rd) 2 - 1 Kilmarnock (1st) (last night)

Arbroath (2nd) [5 - 1] Queen of the South (10th)

Partick Thistle (4th) [0 - 1] Raith Rovers (5th)

If Dunfermline beat Ayr they will be equal at 35 points and then anything can happen because the final two matches for each of them are against the same two teams, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South.

Dunfermline Athletic (9th) [2 - 1] Ayr United (8th)

It's the Scottish Cup semi-finals:

Hearts [2 - 1] Hibs

Celtic [1 - 2] Rangers (tomorrow)

When was the last time Rangers, Celtic, Hibs and Hearts made up the four semi-finalists? Well I'll tell you: it has never happened before.

Four finals can come out of this weekend's semis. When did each last occur?

2020    Celtic/Hearts

2016    Hibs/Rangers

2013    Celtic/Hibs

1998    Hearts/Rangers

It's also the Scottish Junior Cup semi-finals:

Auchinleck Talbot [2 - 1] Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Petershill [1 - 2] Yoker Athletic

Cowdenbeath watch:

Cowdenbeath [0 - 0] Edinburgh City

Stirling Albion [0 - 2] Elgin City

[Cowdenbeath are Team 42.]

The Highland League championship will be decided today. Coming into today's games Fraserburgh lead Buckie Thistle by 3 points. To win the league Buckie must beat Clach by 2 goals while Fraserburgh lose to Forres Mechanics. But in their first meeting, back in November, Fraserburgh beat Forres 7 - 0.

Fraserburgh [5 - 0] Forres Mechanics

Clachnacuddin [1 - 3] Buckie Thistle

[Fraserburgh win the Highland League.]

Tier VI watch: Coming into today's play four teams can win the West of Scotland League: Auchinleck Talbot, Pollok, Darvel and Clydebank. Four teams can win the East of Scotland League: Tranent, Penicuik, Linlithgow Rose and Jeanfield Swifts. Either St Cuthbert Wanderers or Threave Rovers will win the South of Scotland League.

Other matches:

UCD 0 - 2 Drogheda United (yesterday)

Waseda University [2 - 3] Takushoku University

WOSFL Cup, Round 2:

St Roch's [2 - 2] Largs Thistle    [St Roch's win on PK.]

NWCFL Division 1 playoff final: FC Isle of Man [4 - 2] New Mills

[FC Isle of Man are promoted.]

East Kilbride [0 - 1] Bonnyrigg Rose

Winterthur (1st) [4 - 2] Vaduz (3rd)

Kaiserslautern [3 - 1] 1.FC Saarbrücken (tomorrow)

Mito HollyHock [1 - 1] Tokushima Vortis (tomorrow)

SWF Championship South: Morton 4 - 1 Ayr United (April 13)

Morton vs Renfrew (tomorrow) (postponed due to Covid)

WE League: Elfen Saitama [1 - 0] Tokyo Verdy Beleza (tomorrow)    [Upset!]

75th Aomori Prefecture Soccer Championship, Round Three (tomorrow):

Match No. 6: Hachinohe Gakuin University [2 - 3] Blancdieu Hirosaki

Canadian Premier League:

Atlético Ottawa [1 - 0] HFX Wanderers

Which players have been with HFX Wanderers from the start? Akeem Garcia and Andre Rampersad, both part of the Trinidadian quartet recruited by Stephen Hart in 2019, and goalie Christian Oxner. Peter Schalle also counts if you ignore the fact that he took the end of 2019 off to finish his university degree.

The CPL's new Vancouver-area club will have their home field in Langley BC, which is not to be confused with Langford BC where Pacific FC play.

Concacaf Champions League semi-finals, second leg:

Cruz Azul 0 - 0 UNAM (April 12)

NYCFC 1 - 1 Seattle Sounders (April 13)

UNAM and Seattle advance.

Europa League quarter-finals, second leg (April 14):

Rangers 3 - 1 Braga

Rangers advance.

1999-2000

April 15, 2000.    Morton lost to Ayr United 1 - 2 at Cappielow. Stephen Whalen was the Morton goalscorer, ending a team four-game scoring drought. Clydebank were in Dunfermline where they were thumped 6 - 0.

Clubs that played to four draws in one league season:

(League matches only: no friendlies, cup games, League Cup group stage matches or playoffs.)

2018-19    new Airdrieonians / Dumbarton    League One

2011-12    Dunfermline / Inverness CT          Premier League

2008-09    Queen's Park / Stranraer             Second Division

2007-08    Dundee United / Hibs                   Premier League

2006-07    Hamilton / Queen of the South     First Division

2005-06    Brechin / Queen of the South       First Division

2004-05    Clyde / St Mirren (four 0 - 0 draws)    First Division

2003-04    Montrose / Queen's Park             Third Division

1999-00    Arbroath / Hamilton                      Second Division

1998-99    Aberdeen / Motherwell                 Premier League

1997-98    Dundee United / Dunfermline       Premier Division

1996-97    Aberdeen / Motherwell                 Premier Division

1996-97    Arbroath / Forfar                           Third Division

1995-96    Clyde / Stranraer                          Second Division

1994-95    old Airdrieonians / Dunfermline    First Division

1994-95    Berwick / Stenhousemuir             Second Division

1993-94    Aberdeen / Motherwell                 Premier Division

1991-92    Hibs / Motherwell                         Premier Division

1991-92    Montrose / Morton                        Division 1

1988-89    Dundee United / Hearts (four 0 - 0 draws)    Premier Division

1987-88    Hibs / St Mirren                            Premier Division

2021-22 Plenty of Nothing Championship Consolation Cup:

2021/12/11    R1    Dunfermline 3 - 3 Queen of the South (QoS advance on the corner kicks rule.)

2021/12/26    R1    Ayr United 2 - 0 Raith Rovers

2022/1/14      R1    Partick Thistle 1 - 1 Kilmarnock (Kilmarnock advance on the yellow card rule.)

2022/2/19      R1    Hamilton Academical 1 - 0 Morton

2022/3/11      SF    Ayr United 1 - 3 Kilmarnock

2022/3/26      SF    Hamilton 1 - 0 Queen of the South

Now that Hamilton have missed the playoffs there is no possibility of another Killie/Accies match. Therefore the 2021-22 Consolation Cup ends with no winner.