Plenty of Nothing

Chateau Clair

As incongruous as it may seem, one of Canada's earliest wine-growing regions was in the centre of Mississauga. Clair House Winery operated from about 1865 to 1925 and had vineyards at the present corner of Dundas and Confederation Parkway. Source.

La Décapole: Landau

The landau was invented in Landau. Source.

Japanese Bookstore Density Map

 

 

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2022 WJ1 Debris Field

The red area shows where you might find a piece of 2022 WJ1, a small asteroid discovered just hours before it fell on the Niagara peninsula. Source.

The Oldest Seafloor

Red is newest, blue is oldest. Source.

Genpei War Map

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Yosuke Ideguchi

Of the four Japanese players brought in by Celtic in 2021-22 Yosuke Ideguchi has had the least impact, suffering a knee injury and making only six appearances. Bad luck for the 2016 J League rookie of the year. Source.

Canadian Championship semi-finals (June 22):

Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 1 York United

Toronto FC 4 - 0 CF Montréal

The date of the final hasn't been announced, but I reckon it'll be July 20 or 27.

Sort the CPL clubs by number of Canadian Championship matches played:

22    FC Edmonton

12    Cavalry

11    York United

10    HFX Wanderers

  7    Forge FC

  6    Pacific FC

  5    Valour FC

  2    Atlético Ottawa

Other Canadian matches:

Pacific [0 - 3] HFX Wanderers

[Goals by Samb, Daniels and Salter.]

Somebody is thinking about putting a CPL team in Kelowna. Source.

League1 Ontario: North Mississauga [3 - 1] Sigma SC (yesterday)

Sigma was founded as a soccer academy by the Smyrniotis brothers in 2005. In 2019 coach Bobby Smyrniotis and 16 players moved over to Forge FC to become the CPL's first champion team. Sigma play at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. North Mississauga and Sigma are the League1's only teams based in Mississauga, and their derby is called the Credit River Cup.

Duran Lee (HFX Wanderers 2019) played for Sigma from 2016 to 2018.

PLSQ: CS St-Hubert [3 - 2] Royal-Sélect de Beauport (tomorrow)

L1BC: Victoria Highlanders [2 - 3] TSS Rovers (tomorrow)

This is leg one of the Juan de Fuca Plate (the trophy, not the piece of ocean floor currently subducting beneath western North America.) (See below.) [The path to the Juan de Fuca Plate has changed. See August 6 2022 post.]

CSL: Toronto Falcons [1 - 1] Serbian White Eagles (tomorrow)

Scotland:

Annan Athletic [2 - 2] Morton (closed door friendly) (in Gretna)

[Morton goals by Jacobs and Garrity.]

Morton have re-signed Jai Quitongo. He previously played for Morton from 2015 to 2018, and since then he has been with Partick Thistle, Machine Sazi (Iran), Dumbarton and Queen's Park. Apparently Dougie Imrie tried to get him in January. What would it take for 2022-23 to be Jai Quitongo's best year? Seven goals.

Also signed is midfielder Grant Gillespie, formerly of Hamilton, Dundee United, Raith Rovers, Derry City, Ayr United and Queen's Park.

Alan Lithgow is out with a knee injury.

Hamilton Academical have parted ways with manager Stuart Taylor.

Threave Rovers have quit the South of Scotland League and applied to join the West of Scotland League. They were in the Lowland League from 2013 to 2016.

Former Morton players who were brought back:

2022        Jai Quitongo

2022        Jack Baird

2021        Mark Russell

2020        Gary Oliver

2019        Aidan Nesbitt

2018        Chris Millar

2018        Jim McAlister

2018        Denny Johnstone

2017        Luca Gasparotto

2016        Declan McManus

2015        Michael Tidser

Japan:

Mito HollyHock [1 - 1] Fagiano Okayama

Tohoku: Bogolle.D.Tsugaru [2 - 1] Ganju Iwate (tomorrow)

Elsewhere:

UCD 0 - 1 Derry City (yesterday)

FC Pfäffikon [0 - 7] Winterthur (testspiel) (tomorrow)

Wintherthur and Pfäffikon are neighbouring districts in the canton of Zurich. FC Pfäffikon play in 3.Liga

The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League began this week with the preliminary round:

semi-finals (June 21):

FCI Levadia (Estonia) 1 - 6 Vikingur Reykjavik (Iceland)

La Fiorita (San Marino) 1 - 2 Inter Club d'Escaldes (Andorra)

final (June 24):

Inter Club d'Escaldes 0 - 1 Vikingur Reykjavik

Soccer's Juan de Fuca Plate. Source.

Geology's Juan de Fuca Plate. Source.

Geological Gourock

This map shows the types of rock underlying the Clyde shore from Greenock to Largs. As you always suspected, Gourock is an igneous intrusion. Source.

Morton host Ayr United. Morton are sixth with 35 points, Ayr eighth with 32. In the three matches to date Morton have a win and two draws against the Honest Men.

We are now into the final six games of the season, when Morton traditionally run out of healthy players and go into a tailspin. (See below.) But Dougie Imrie is back from suspension, so hopefully WWWWWW. If Morton win their last six games they'll finish somewhere around fifth. If they lose their last six, they'll likely up ninth. If they win four plus one draw and one loss they'll finish 12W 12D 12L for 48 points.

When was the last time Morton and Ayr United met in the top division? April 26th, 1975. 1 - 1 at Cappielow.

Following Tuesday's Dunfermline/Partick match the Championship clubs have fulfilled all their postponed fixtures, but next weekend is the Challenge Cup so several teams will fall a game behind once again.

[Morton 1 - 1 Ayr. Goal by Cameron Blues.]

The other Championship matches:

Dunfermline 4 - 1 Partick Thistle (March 22)

Arbroath (2nd) [3 - 3] Raith Rovers (5th)

Hamilton (7th) [1 - 0] Queen of the South (10th)*

Inverness CT (3rd) [2 - 0] Dunfermline (9th)

Killie (1st) [2 - 1] Partick Thistle (4th)

*A Plenty of Nothing Championship Consolation Cup semi-final. [The final between Killie and Hamilton can only happen if they meet in the playoffs.]

Other matches:

Kelty Hearts can win League Two today if they beat Stenny and Annan Athletic lose to Albion Rovers.

Kelty [1 - 0] Stenny

Annan [2 - 4] Albion Rovers

[Kelty are promoted.]

Clachnacuddin 0 - 1 Formartine (March 23)

Clachnacuddin [1 - 1] Lossiemouth

FC Isle of Man [3 - 2] Stockport Town

Mito HollyHock [2 - 0] Roasso Kumamoto

SWF Championship South: Morton vs Ayr United (tomorrow) (postponed)

WE League: Urawa Reds 3 - 2 Elfen Saitama (March 21)

Tokyo Cup final: Tokyo 23 FC  2 - 4  Tokyo United (March 21)

Elfen Saitama [0 - 1] Albirex Niigata

Benburb [3 - 2] Largs Thistle

I missed this story out of Germany: Türkgücü München, the German club with the most unlauts, dropped out of 3.Liga in January and its results are expunged, including 1.FC Saarbrücken's 3 - 1 win of September 18, 2021.

Training matches:

Waseda University vs Tokyo Musashino United (March 21)

Waseda University [2 - 7] Tokyo Musashino United (today)

[Waseda University 1 - 2 Chuo University (March 27)]

27th Tokyo Soccer Tournament, Student Division:

Round One: Waseda University [2 - 3] Kokushikan University (March 24)

Waseda University has men's teams to two leagues: the JUFA Kanto League Division 1, and the Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 1. JUFA stands for Japan University Football Association. There is no national university league; Kanto 1 is by far the strongest of the regional university leagues. Shakaijin means "member of society" and implies that its teams aren't professional, corporate, academic, civil service or military, though they sometimes are. But some of the Tokyo Shakaijin teams are affliated with clubs in the higher leagues, and some are on the way up themselves. The Tokyo Shakaijin League starts this weekend:

Waseda University [4 - 0] FC Aoyama (March 27)

(Sources: Waseda University AFC for the JUFA Kanto 1 team, Tokyo Football for the Tokyo Soccer League 1 team.)

South Challenge Cup, Round Five:

Linlithgow Rose 1 - 3 Sauchie Juniors (March 22)

Dundonald Bluebell 0 - 4 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (March 22)

Bo'ness United 4 - 1 Petershill (March 23)

HFX Wanderers pre-season friendlies:

March 11    HFX Wanderers 7 - 0 CS Dieppe

March 18    Vaughan Azzuri 0 - 1 HFX Wanderers

March 23    Woodbridge SC Strikers 0 - 5 HFX Wanderers

March 26    Forge FC [2 - 1] HFX Wanderers

Vaughan Azzuri and Woodbridge Strikers are both in League1 Ontario. CS Dieppe are from the New Brunswick Premier Soccer League.

Morton over the final six league games, the past decade:

2021    LLDDDD         = 4 points

2020    DDWWLD       = 9 points

2019    DLDWWW      = 11 points

2018    DLWLLL          = 4 points

2017    DLLDLD          = 3 points

2016    LDWLDL         = 5 points

2015    WLWWWW     = 15 points

2014    WWLWDL       = 10 points

2013    WLLWLL         = 6 points

2012    DWLDDL         = 6 points

1999-2000

March 25, 2000.    Morton visited Livingston and lost 1 - 0. Clydebank hosted St Mirren at Cappielow and played them to a scoreless draw.

Morton results for 1898-99:

1899/5/15      Port Glasgow 3 - 1 Morton         Western League

1899/5/13      Abercorn 2 - 6 Morton                Western League

1899/5/10      Ayr FC 0 - 3 Morton                   Western League

1899/5/7        Morton 1 - 1 St Mirren                Western League

1899/5/6        Morton 2 - 0 St Mirren                Renfrewshire Cup final replay

1899/4/29      St Mirren 1 - 1 Morton                Renfrewshire Cup final

1899/4/26      Morton 9 - 2 Abercorn                Western League

1899/4/22      Morton 2 - 1 Ayr Parkhouse       Western League

1899/4/15      Ayr Parkhouse 2 - 2 Morton       Western League

1899/4/8        Morton 4 - 3 Port Glasgow         Renfrewshire Cup SF

1899/4/1        Morton 4 - 1 Abercorn                Renfrewshire Cup R2

1899/3/18      Morton 2 - 0 Ayr FC                   Western League

1899/3/11      Linthouse 1 - 2 Morton               Western League

1899/3/4        Morton 3 - 2 Paisley Academical    friendly

1899/2/25      Morton 9 - 3 Linthouse               Western League

1899/2/18      Morton 1 - 2 Partick Thistle        Scottish Cup R2 replay

1899/2/11      Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Morton        Scottish Cup R2

1899/1/21      Morton 1 - 3 Hearts                    friendly

1899/1/14      Morton 3 - 1 Annbank United     Scottish Cup R1

1899/1/7        St Mirren 1 - 1 Morton                Western League

1898/12/31    Ayr FC 1 - 0 Morton                    SFL2

1898/12/24    Morton 6 - 1 Hamilton                 SFL2

1898/12/10    Abercorn 2 - 1 Morton                SFL2

1898/12/3      Morton 2 - 4 Port Glasgow         SFL2

1898/11/26    Leith Athletic 3 - 2 Morton          SFL2

1898/11/19    Morton 4 - 2 Abercorn                SFL2

1898/11/12    Morton 2 - 2 Port Glasgow         Western League

1898/11/5      Morton 2 - 4 Motherwell             SFL2

1898/10/29    Linthouse 0 - 1 Morton               SFL2

1898/10/22    Morton 1 - 2 Linthouse               SFL2

1898/10/15    Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Morton             SFL2

1898/10/8      Morton 3 - 1 Airdrieonians          SFL2

1898/10/1      Motherwell 2 - 2 Morton             SFL2

1898/9/24      Morton 1 - 2 Kilmarnock             SFL2

1898/9/17      Port Glasgow 7 - 3 Morton         SFL2

1898/9/10      Morton 0 - 5 Leith Athletic          SFL2

1898/9/3        Airdrieonians 1 - 2 Morton          SFL2

1898/8/27      Morton 4 - 0 Ayr FC                    SFL2

1898/8/20      Hamilton 3 - 2 Morton                 SFL2

(Sources: fitbastats for the Scottish League Division 2; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Western League and the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Morton roster August 20, 1898 vs Hamilton Accies: M'Pherson, Anderson, Orr, Henderson, Walker, Blair, Hunter, Grant, Hendry, Linn, Reid.

Morton roster November 12, 1898 vs Port Glasgow Athletic: M'Pherson, Anderson, Orr, Corrigan, Henderson, Blair, Dale, Grant, Walker, Lynn, Reid.

Sumas Lake

Source.

Renfrewshire 1891

Renfrewshire in 1891. Source. Did you know that Yoker was part of Renfrewshire?

Morton host Partick Thistle in a Tuesday-nighter. This is not a rearranged match, the whole Championship are playing. Partick enter this evening in fourth place with 16 points. Morton are ninth with 7. They both played to scoreless draws on Saturday.

Partick won the first meeting 3 - 0, August 28th.

Morton have now gone eight league matches without a win. Last season they went ten, with no wins in January or February.

Both teams are equal in goals allowed: 14. However, Morton have scored 7 and Partick have scored 23. Partick's Brian Graham and Zack Rudden each have 6 goals in league play. Partick beat Hamilton Accies 1 - 6 earlier this month and so just missed adding to the Championship eight-goal game list. (See below.)

Partick own the best away strip in the league. (See farther below.)

[Morton 0 - 0 Partick. Morton spent 38 minutes in tenth place before Raith equalized.]

The other Championship matches:

Ayr United (6th) [0 - 1] Kilmarnock (2nd)

Ayrshire derby.

Dunfermline (10th) [1 - 1] Raith Rovers (3rd)

Fife derby.

Hamilton Accies (8th) [1 - 0] Queen of the South (7th)

Inverness CT (1st) [0 - 1] Arbroath (5th)

Elsewhere:

Valour [3 - 0] HFX Wanderers

If Wanderers win then Valour are out of the playoffs. [Oof.]

Guabira [0 - 0] The Strongest

Which clubs played in the 1890-91 and 1891-92 Renfrewshire Cups, and where are they on the map?

Abercorn    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Arthurlie    Barrhead, Renfrew Parish (#8, red)

Barrhead Corinthians    Barrhead, Renfrew Parish (#8, red)

Bridge of Weir    Bridge of Weir, Houston and Killellan (#5, green)

Carlton    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Clippens Thistle    Linwood, Houston and Killellan (#5, green) (I think.)

Dykebar    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Greenock Abstainers    Greenock, Greenock Parishes (#2, green)

Howwood    Howwood, Lochwinnoch Parish (#14, red)

Johnstone    Johnstone, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Kilbarchan    Kilbarchan, Kilbarchan Parish (#13, blue)

Lochwinnoch    Lochwinnoch, Lochwinnoch Parish (#14, red)

Neilston    Neilston, Neilston Parish (#16, green)

Norwood    Giffnock, Eastwood Parish (#11, blue) (I think.)

Paisley Academicals    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Port Glasgow Athletic    Port Glasgow, Port Glasgow Parish (#3, red)

St Mirren    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Which West of Scotland League clubs would have to be promoted in order for there to be a Renfrewshire derby other than Morton vs St Mirren in the SPFL?

Arthurlie, Glenvale, Greenock Juniors, Johnstone Burgh, Neilston, Port Glasgow Juniors, Renfrew.

All are in tier VII except Glenvale which is in tier VIII.

Eight-or-more-goal games in the First Division/Championship since 1994:

2020/12/26    Hearts 5 - 3 Ayr United

2020/10/16    Hearts 6 - 2 Dundee

2020/2/22      Morton 4 - 4 Alloa

2019/8/30      Dundee United 6 - 2 Dundee

2017/4/1        St Mirren 6 - 2 Ayr United

2016/12/24    Ayr United 4 - 4 Dumbarton

2015/2/28      Hearts 10 - 0 Cowdenbeath

2014/11/22    Dumbarton 3 - 6 Hibs

2014/5/3        Hamilton 10 - 2 Morton

2012/10/20    Cowdenbeath 4 - 4 Raith Rovers

2012/5/5        Queen of the South 3 - 5 Ross County

2009/12/19    Ross County 5 - 3 Airdrie United

2009/4/25      Queen of the South 7 - 1 Clyde

2009/3/7        Airdrie United 4 - 4 Livingston

2008/12/20    Dunfermline 4 - 4 Clyde

2005/12/26    Stranraer 5 - 4 Hamilton

2003/9/27      Raith Rovers 1 - 7 Ross County

2002/11/16    Inverness CT 5 - 3 Queen of the South

2002/10/26    St Mirren 4 - 4 Falkirk

2000/12/2      Inverness CT 7 - 3 Ayr United

2000/3/18      Falkirk 8 - 0 Airdrieonians

2000/3/11      St Mirren 8 - 0 Clydebank

2000/1/8        Inverness CT 6 - 2 Morton

1998/9/19      Ayr United 7 - 1 Stranraer

1997/1/1        St Johnstone 7 - 2 Dundee

1996/12/17    East Fife 1 - 7 Dundee

1996/9/21      Airdrieonians 4 - 4 Partick Thistle

1995/12/2      Dundee United 8 - 0 Dumbarton

1995/4/22      Stranraer 2 - 6 St Johnstone

1994/12/3      Airdrieonians 8 - 1 Stranraer

1994/10/1      Dundee 4 - 4 Dunfermline

1994/8/27      Hamilton 2 - 6 Airdrieonians

Partick away. Source.