A design for council flats on the Vennel, 1947. Source.
It's the Scottish Cup, Round Two. Today's match between Morton and Dunfermline is postponed due to the frozen condition of the pitch at Cappielow. Which is just as well because three more of Morton's starters have tested positive for Covid.
In addition to the rearranged match to be played Tuesday, Morton and Dunfermline are also scheduled to meet in league play Friday.
Other postponed matches:
Airdrieonians (L1) [0 - 1] Edinburgh City (L2) (tomorrow)
Dumbarton (L1) vs Huntly (HL)
Camelon (ES) vs Brora Rangers (HL) (Round One)
Camelon (ES) or Brora Rangers (HL) vs Hearts (Ch)
Keith (HL) vs Clyde (L1)
Nairn (HL) vs Montrose (L1)
Round One leftover:
Huntly (HL) 3 - 1 Cumbernauld Colts (LL) (January 6)
Last night:
Queen's Park (L2) 0 - 3 Queen of the South (Ch) (last night)
These two also met in the League Cup.
Matches being played today, weather permitting:
Alloa (Ch) [2 - 3] Cove Rangers (L1)
This is their first Scottish Cup meeting.
Arbroath (Ch) vs Falkirk (L1) [postponed -- frozen pitch]
They met last year.
Buckie Thistle (HL) vs Inverness CT (Ch) [postponed -- frozen pitch]
This is their first Scottish Cup meeting.
Dundee (Ch) [3 - 2] Bonnyrigg Rose (LL)
This is on BBC Scotland.
East Fife (L1) [5 - 1] Tranent (ES)
First meeting.
Elgin (L2) vs Ayr United (Ch) [postponed -- frozen pitch]
These two met in 1967.
Forfar (L1) [4 - 1] Linlithgow Rose (ES)
These two met in 2016.
Formartine (HL) vs Annan (L2) [postponed]
And these two met in 2016.
Fraserburgh (HL) [2 - 1] Banks O' Dee (SJFA North) (see below)
First Scottish Cup meeting.
Kelty Hearts (LL) [2 - 3] Stranraer (L2)
First meeting. This match is at Stark's Park.
Partick Thistle (L1) vs Cowdenbeath (L2) [postponed -- frozen pitch]
These two have met seven times before in the Scottish Cup.
Peterhead (L1) vs Stenhousemuir (L2) [postponed -- frozen pitch]
They met in 1980.
Stirling Albion (L2) vs Raith Rovers (Ch) [postponed]
They've met three times before in the Scottish Cup.
Elsewhere:
Kilmarnock [2 - 0] Hamilton
3.Liga: SV Meppen [1 - 0] 1.FC Saarbrücken
Lowland League: Bo'ness United vs Bonnyrigg Rose (January 5) [postponed]
Berwick Rangers vs Bonnyrigg Rose (postponed, see above)
Highland League: Lossiemouth vs Clachnacuddin [postponed -- frozen pitch]
WoSFL: Rossvale vs Largs Thistle (postponed)
The final of the Levain Cup, J1's League Cup, which I never follow because Mito HollyHock aren't in it, was played January 4th. It was to have happened November 7th but was delayed because of Covid in the Reysol dressing room.
Kashiwa Reysol 1 - 2 FC Tokyo
Two cup finals are still pending: the 2019-20 Scottish Challenge Cup final between Raith Rovers and Inverness CT, and the 2020 Canadian Championship between Toronto FC and Forge FC.
Developments
Scotland is back to a strict lockdown. Schools are closing until February, but professional football continues.
The League of Ireland has postponed the start of its 2021 season from February 26th to March 19th.
The K League 1 in South Korea plans a flexible schedule for 2021. The season will start with either a double or a triple round robin, depending on health conditions, followed by a split and a five-game final stretch.
HFX Wanderers have signed right-back Morey Doner, who played for York9 the last two seasons. I can hear the donair jokes already.
Josh McPake who was on loan to Morton from Rangers until last month is now on loan to Harrogate Town of the English League Two.
The invaluable Scottish Football Historical Archive is up and running again. You can find it here.
Banks O' Dee in the Scottish Cup:
2008/9/27 R1 Banks O' Dee 10 - 0 Fort William
2008/10/25 R2 Inverurie Loco Works 5 - 1 Banks O' Dee
2009/9/26 R1 Rothes 1 - 5 Banks O' Dee
2009/10/24 R1 Banks O' Dee 0 - 3 Montrose
2014/9/13 R1 Rothes 0 - 4 Banks O' Dee
2014/10/4 R2 Brora Rangers 5 - 0 Banks O' Dee
2016/9/3 PR2 Banks O' Dee 4 - 0 Golspie Sutherland
2016/9/24 R1 Keith 0 - 1 Banks O' Dee
2016/10/22 R2 Banks O' Dee 2 - 2 Formartine
2016/10/29 R2 Formartine 7 - 2 Banks O' Dee
2017/9/23 R1 Banks O' Dee 4 - 0 Huntly
2017/10/14 R2 Banks O' Dee 2 - 0 Selkirk
2017/11/18 R3 Banks O' Dee 2 - 6 Ayr United
2018/8/11 PR1 Auchinleck Talbot 3 - 1 Banks O' Dee
2019/8/10 PR1 Banks O' Dee 5 - 0 Glasgow University
2019/8/31 PR2 Banks O' Dee 2 - 0 Golspie Sutherland
2019/9/21 R1 Forres Mechanics 1 - 4 Banks O' Dee
2019/10/18 R2 Edinburgh City 3 - 1 Banks O' Dee
2020/12/12 PR2 Banks O' Dee 6 - 1 Vale of Leithen
2020/12/26 R1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0 - 3 Banks O' Dee
Source: Wikipedia.
Historical matches:
Jan 4, 1915. Morton were at home to Falkirk and won 1 - 0.
Jan 9, 1915. Morton visited Hearts, the league leaders, and lost 1 - 0.
Jan 9, 1993. Morton travelled to Gayfield Park for a Scottish Cup Third Round meeting with Arbroath. Arbroath won 3 - 0 and Morton were out of the cup.
SFL Division Three results, January 10, 1925:
Montrose 2 - 0 Galston
Helensburgh 0 - 0 Solway Star
Vale of Leven 3 - 0 Dykehead
Beith 7 - 1 Brechin City
Clackmannan 3 - 1 Mid Annandale
Leith Athletic 0 - 0 Lochgelly United
Nithsdale Wanderers 7 - Peebles Rovers 1
Queen of the South 5 - 1 Royal Albert
There also must have been a midweek match:
Dykehead 3 - 1 Dumbarton Harp
Source: Glasgow Herald, January 12, 1925, p. 13.