The opening of the Greenock Public Library, October 10, 1902. Mrs. Carnegie was there, and that fellow in the robes is Provost John Anderson. Note the quantity of bobbies on hand to keep the cloth caps separated from the top hats. Source.
This building served as Greenock's central library until 1971 when it was replaced by the modernist building off Cathcart Square. The 1902 building then became a municipal office until 2014 when it again became the town's central library and the modernist building was made into municipal offices.
Morton travel to Hampden Park for a match against Queen's Park. QP are seventh in the division with 9 points, Morton tenth with 4. Morton are six league matches without a win, their worst drought since . . . April. They have been a very streaky team under Imrie. For their part Queen's Park have lost five in a row. If Morton can beat QP today, and then Inverness and Ayr, they'll be back in the mix.
Jai Quitongo and Grant Gillespie played for Queen's Park from 2020 to 2022. No one on the QP squad has played for Morton.
Queen's Park's manager is Robin Veldman, who prior to this was youth trainer or assistant manager at Heerenveen, Ajax and Anderlecht.
Queen's Park are playing at Hampden Park again, after having sold it to the SFA in 2020. The club ground-shared at Falkirk Stadium, Firhill and Ochilview while renovations went on at Lesser Hampden to make it their home ground. But now they've leased Hampden back from the SFA and are playing there again.
The earliest match that I know of between Morton and Queen's Park was:
1887/1/15 Morton 4 - 1 Queen's Park
The SPFL's sponsor 'cinch' is quitting early because they're sick of dealing with Rangers. Source.
[Queen's Park 0 - 0 Morton.]
The other Championship matches:
Airdrieonians (5th) [1 - 2] Ayr United (8th)
Inverness CT (9th) [0 - 0] Partick Thistle (3rd)
Raith Rovers (2nd) [1 - 1] Dundee United (1st)
Dunfermline (6th) vs Arbroath (4th)*
*This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round One match. [But it's postponed.]
Scottish Junior Cup, Round 2 (selected matches):
Arbroath Victoria (M) [1 - 4] Benburb (WP)
Cumnock (WP) [2 - 3] Auchinleck Talbot (WP)
Lochee Harp (M) [3 - 4] Irvine Meadow XI (WP)
Hermes (N) [2 - 2] Beith (WP) [Hermes win on PK]
Hurlford United (WP) vs Tayport (M) [postponed]
Greenock Juniors (W3) vs Glenafton Athletic (WP) [postponed]
Ashfield (W1) vs Largs Thistle (WP) [postponed]
Pollok (WP) vs Dalry Thistle (W3) [postponed]
Rutherglen Glencairn (W1) vs Troon (WP) [postponed]
Forfar United (M) vs Arthurlie (WP) [postponed]
Kello Rovers (W3) vs Gartcairn (WP) [postponed]
Vale of Leven (W3) vs Carluke Rovers (W4) [postponed]
Rossvale (W2) [1 - 4] Darvel (WP)
M = Midlands Football League; N = North Region Junior League; WP = West of Scotland League Premier Division; W1 = West of Scotland League First Division; W2 = West of Scotland League Second Division; W3 = West of Scotland League Third Division; W4 = West of Scotland League Fourth Division
Other matches:
Deveronvale 3 - 3 Banks o' Dee (October 4)
Banks o' Dee [2 - 2] Clachnacuddin
Tranent vs Linlithgow Rose [postponed]
Peebles Rovers vs Kennoway Star Hearts [postponed]
Morton Women [0 - 6] Rossvale (tomorrow)
Charnock Richard vs FC Isle of Man (October 3) (postponed)
Burscough [2 - 3] FC Isle of Man
Cardiff Metropolitan University 2 - 1 Barry Town (yesterday)
Loughgall [3 - 4] Carrick Rangers
JEF United Chiba [1 - 1] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)
Iwaki FC [2 - 2] Vegalta Sendai (tomorrow)
Sony Sendai [2 - 1] Honda FC
Morioka Zebra [2 - 1] Nippon Steel Kamaishi
Vikingur Reykjavik have won the Icelandic league.
Canadian Premier League:
Valour 0 - 1 HFX Wanderers (yesterday)
The CanPL regular season ends this weekend. Wanderers finish with a winning record and can finish no worse than fourth.
Former HFX Wanderer Pierre Lamothe is on loan from Pacific FC to Ho Chi Minh City of the V League.
2023-24 UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 2 (October 4):
Celtic 1 - 2 Lazio
2023-24 UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 2 (October 5):
Aris Limassol 2 - 1 Rangers
2023-24 UEFA Conference group stage, matchday 2 (October 5):
Aberdeen 1 - 1 HJK
2023-24 AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 2 (October 3 - 4):
Group G: Shandong Taishan 0 - 1 Yokohama F. Marinos
Group H: Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0 Buriram United
Group I: Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai
Group J: Urawa Red Diamonds 6 - 0 Hanoi FC
Morton's most recent visits to Hampden Park:
2016/10/22 Aberdeen 2 - 0 Morton League Cup SF
2016/9/3 Queen's Park 2 - 0 Morton Challenge Cup R3
2003/3/8 Queen's Park 0 - 1 Morton Division Three
2002/11/9 Queen's Park 1 - 1 Morton Division Three
1995/1/9 Queen's Park 2 - 2 Morton Scottish Cup R2
1989/8/15 Queen's Park 0 - 1 Morton League Cup R2
1979/12/1 Aberdeen 2 - 1 Morton League Cup SF
1969/3/28 Celtic 4 - 1 Morton Scottish Cup SF
Historical matches:
1882/10/7 Kilmarnock Portland 5 - 1 Morton (friendly)
1944/10/7 Hearts 2 - 1 Morton
1967/10/7 Dundee United 3 - 2 Morton
1995/10/7 Clydebank 1 - 0 Morton