Plenty of Nothing

Navigation, by Pisano

Source.

Drangey

Drangey Island in Skagafjörður was the final refuge of Grettir the Strong in the saga named after him. Source.

Whither Bonnyrigg?

Dalhousie Castle, the big house in Bonnyrigg, also has a tilty pitch. Source.

St Johnstone were relegated to the Championship Wednesday. They'd been in the Premiership since 2009.

Premiership playoff semi-finals:

Partick Thistle 0 - 2 Livingston (May 13)

Livingston 2 - 0 Partick Thistle (yesterday)

Livi advance.

Championship playoff finals:

Cove Rangers 1 - 2 Airdrieonians (May 14)

Airdrieonians [0 - 0] Cove Rangers (today)

[Airdrie stay up.]

League One playoff finals:

East Fife 3 - 2 Annan Athletic (May 13)

Annan Athletic 1 - 1 East Fife (yesterday)

East Fife are promoted to League One, Annan relegated.

Pyramid playoffs, second leg:

Bonnyrigg Rose [0 - 0] East Kilbride

If Bonnyrigg go down it will be the first time for a pyramid-promoted club. If East Kilbride fail to go up it will be their third time losing as a pyramid promotion finalist. [EK are promoted and Bonnyrigg go down.]

Lowland League playoff, first leg:

Musselburgh Athletic [1 - 1] Clydebank

Icelandic Women's Cup, R16 (May 12):

HK 2 - 0 Grindavík/Njarðvík

Other matches:

Kongsvinger 1 - 3 Odd (May 12)

Largs Thistle 1 - 1 Pollok (May 13)

Islevale 1 - 4 Culter (May 13)

Newmains United 4 - 2 Carluke Rovers (May 13)

Meshakhte 0 - 0 Spaeri (May 15)

Odd 2 - 0 Moss (yesterday)

Treaty United 4 - 0 UCD (yesterday)

Mito HollyHock [2 - 1] Roasso Kumamoto

[HollyHock are in third place.]

Elfen Saitama [3 - 3] Urawa Red Diamonds

Thie ends the 2024-25 WE League. Elfen Saitama finish sixth.

Carluke Rovers [6 - 1] BSC Glasgow

[Carluke finish in eighth place.]

Grindavík/Njarðvík [1 - 1] ÍA 

Halifax Tides [0 - 1] AFC Toronto

MLS: CF Montréal [1 - 6] FC Toronto

Vancouver FC [0 - 2] HFX Wanderers

[Goals by Telfer and Coimbra.]

Sfida Setagaya [0 - 0] Speranza Osaka (tomorrow)

Grulla Morioka [0 - 1] Minebea Mitsumi (tomorrow)

Morton Women [3 - 1] Forfar Farmington (tomorrow)

This is Morton's last fixture of the season. They'll finish tenth out of twelve.

North Regional Cup, SF:

Culter [5 - 0] Lossiemouth United

Scottish Junior Cup, SF, 2nd leg (tomorrow):

Largs Thistle [0 - 2] Johnstone Burgh

[Johnstone advance.]

Bonnyrigg Rose in the SPFL:

2022-23    36    11      9    16    36    47     -11    42    8th, League Two

2023-24    36      9    12    15    47    48       -1    39    8th, League Two

2024-25    36    12      6    18    40    62     -22    36    10th, League Two

Historical matches:

1902/5/13      Morton 1 - 3 Kilmarnock    G&WoSL

Morton finished bottom of the Glasgow and West of Scotland League.

Previous pyramid playoff finals:

2023-24    Stranraer (42) 5 - 3 agg. East Kilbride (LL)

2022-23    Albion Rovers (42) 1 - 2 agg. The Spartans (LL)

2021-22    Cowdenbeath (42) 0 - 4 agg. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (LL)

2020-21    Brechin City (42) 1 - 3 agg. Kelty Hearts (LL)

2019-20    cancelled

2018-19    Berwick Rangers (42) 0 - 7 agg. Cove Rangers (HL)

2017-18    Cowdenbeath (42) 3 - 2 agg. Cove Rangers (HL)

2016-17    Cowdenbeath (42) 5 - 3 pk. East Kilbride (LL)

2015-16    East Stirlingshire (42) 1 - 2 agg. Edinburgh City (LL)

2014-15    Montrose (42) 3 - 2 agg. Brora Rangers (HL)

Who scored on Morton in 2024-25?

2024/7/13      Alan Trouten (East Fife)

2024/7/13      Alan Trouten (East Fife)    2nd

2024/7/13      Alan Trouten (East Fife)    3RD

2024/7/20      Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (St Johnstone)

2024/7/20      Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (St Johnstone)    2nd

2024/7/27      Conor Sammon (Alloa)

2024/8/24      Scott Pittman (Livingston)

2024/8/31      Brad Spencer (Falkirk)

2024/8/31      Dylan Tait (Falkirk)

2024/8/31      Alfredo Agyeman (Falkirk)

2024/9/14      Dom Thomas (Queen's Park)

2024/9/28      Jay Henderson (Ayr United)

2024/10/26    Oli Shaw (Hamilton)

2024/10/26    Oli Shaw (Hamilton)    2nd

2024/10/26    Oli Shaw (Hamilton)    3RD

2024/10/29    Zak Rudden (Queen's Park)

2024/11/2      Keelan Adams (Falkirk)

2024/11/2      Ethan Ross (Falkirk)

2024/11/2      Brad Spencer (Falkirk)    2nd

2024/11/2      Gary Oliver (Falkirk)

2024/11/2      Calvin Miller (Falkirk)

2024/11/2      Brad Spencer (Falkirk)    3RD

2024/11/8      George Oakley (Ayr United)

2024/11/12    Reece McAlear (Livingston)

2024/11/12    Stevie May (Livingston)

2024/11/16    Dylan Easton (Raith Rovers)

2024/11/30    Mikey Devlin (Ayr United)

2024/11/30    Jamie Murphy (Ayr United)

2024/12/14    Ben Wilson (Airdrieonians)

2024/12/14    Ben Wilson (Airdrieonians)    2nd

2024/12/31    Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle)

2024/1/25      Zak Rudden (Queen's Park)    2nd

2025/2/1        Daniel O'Reilly (Partick Thistle)

2025/2/1        Logan Chalmers (Partick Thistle)

2025/2/15      Ben Wilson (Airdrieonians)    3RD

2025/2/15      Ricco Diack (Airdrieonians)

2025/2/21      Scott Arfield (Falkirk)

2025/2/21      Ethan Ross (Falkirk)    2nd

2025/2/25      Tete Yengi (Livingston)

2025/2/25      Danny Wilson (Livingston)

2025/2/25      Andrew Shinnie (Livingston)

2025/3/1        Chris Kane (Dunfermline)

2025/3/1        Chris Kane (Dunfermline)    2nd

2025/3/8        Curtis Main (Ayr United)

2025/3/22      Zak Rudden (Queen's Park)    3RD

2025/3/25      James Gullan (Raith Rovers)

2025/3/25      James Gullan (Raith Rovers)    2nd

2025/3/25      Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers)

2025/3/29      Daniel O'Reilly (Partick Thistle)    2nd

2025/4/5        Scott Arfield (Falkirk)    2nd

2025/4/5        Calvin Miller (Falkirk)    2nd

2025/4/5        Scott Arfield (Falkirk)    3RD

2025/4/5        Ethan Ross (Falkirk)    3RD

2025/4/5        Barney Stewart (Falkirk)

2025/4/12      Cristian Montaño (Livingston)

2025/4/12      Scott Pittman (Livingston)    2nd

2025/4/26      Josh Mullin (Raith Rovers)

(Shoot-out goals and own goals not included.)

Morton's referees, 2024-25:

2024/7/13      L     Y3    Colin Whyte

2024/7/16      W    Y1    Euan Anderson

2024/7/20      L     Y3    Iain Snedden

2024/7/27      W    Y2    Ross Hardie

2024/8/3        D     Y1    Colin Steven

2024/8/10      D     Y1    Dan Mcfarlane

2024/8/24      D     Y3    Euan Anderson    2nd time

2024/8/31      L      Y4    Graham Grainger

2024/9/7        W     R1    Duncan Nicolson

2024/9/14      L      Y4    Lloyd Wilson

2024/9/21      W     Y0    Gavin Duncan

2024/9/28      L      Y3    Colin Steven    2nd time

2024/10/5      W     Y3    Iain Snedden    2nd time

2024/10/11    W     Y1    Ross Hardie    2nd time

2024/10/19    D      Y1    Ryan Lee

2024/10/26    L      Y3     Lloyd Wilson    2nd time

2024/10/29    L      R1 Y5    Duncan Williams

2024/11/2      L      Y3     David Dickinson

2024/11/8      W     Y1     Peter Stuart

2024/11/12    L       Y1    Chris Graham

2024/11/16    W      Y3    Dan McFarlane    2nd time

2024/11/30    L       Y1    Iain Snedden    3RD time

2024/12/7      D      Y1    Grant Irvine

2024/12/14    D      Y3    Matthew MacDermid

2024/12/21    W      Y3    Dan McFarlane    3RD time

2024/12/28    D      Y1    Duncan Nicolson    2nd time

2024/12/31    W     Y2    Ryan Lee    2nd time

2025/1/25      W     Y0    Steven McLean

2025/2/1        D      Y3    Chris Graham    2nd time

2025/2/15      D      Y2    Ryan Lee    3RD time

2025/2/18      W     Y0    Euan Anderson    3RD time

2025/2/21      L       Y3    Dan McFarlane    4TH TIME

2025/2/25      L       Y0    Graham Grainger    2nd time

2025/3/1        L       Y2    Duncan Williams    2nd time

2025/3/8        W      R1 Y2    John Beaton

2025/3/15      W      Y1    Iain Snedden    4TH TIME

2025/3/22      W      Y2    Peter Stuart    2nd time

2025/3/25      D       Y3    Lloyd Wilson    2nd time

2025/3/29      L        Y2    Chris Graham    3RD time

2025/4/5        L        Y4    Grant Irvine    2nd time

2025/4/12      L        Y1    Ross Hardie    3RD time

2025/4/19      W       Y5    Kevin Clancy

2025/4/26      D        Y0    Chris Graham    4TH TIME

2025/5/2        W       Y2    Alastair Grieve

Greenock Presbyterian, Saint Andrews, New Brunswick

Source.

Arthurlie FC 1910 to 1915

Barrhead was home to an aerodrome from 1911 until 1912, when the hangar burned down with all the planes in it. Source.

Arthurlie FC 1914-15:

1915/5/1        Johnstone 4 - 3 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/4/24      St Johnstone 2 - 3 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/4/17      East Stirlingshire 3 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/4/10      Johnstone 2 - 0 Arthurlie    RVCup SF

1915/4/3        Arthurlie 5 - 3 Lochgelly United    SFL2

1915/4/3        Arthurlie wo/scr St Mirren    RVCup R2 replay

1915/3/27      Johnstone 2 - 0 Arthurlie    RCup SF

1915/3/13      Lochgelly United 2 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/2/27      Arthurlie 5 - 1 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1915/2/20      Abercorn 1 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/2/13      Arthurlie 0 - 2 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

1915/2/6        Arthurlie 0 - 3 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1915/1/30      St Bernard's 6 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/1/23      Arthurlie 0 - 2 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1915/1/16      Clydebank 6 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/1/9        Arthurlie 2 - 1 Dundee Hibs    SFL2

1915/1/4        St Mirren 3 - 3 Arthurlie    RVCup R2

1915/1/2        Dunfermline Athletic 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/12/26    Arthurlie 0 - 3 Clydebank    SFL2

1915/12/19    Vale of Leven 4 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/12/12    Arthurlie 1 - 3 Johnstone    SFL2

1915/12/5      Arthurlie 2 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic    SFL2

1915/11/28    Arthurlie 0 - 4 Galston    QCup R6 2nd replay

1915/11/21    Galston 2 - 2 Arthurlie    QCup R6 replay

1915/11/14    Arthurlie 2 - 2 Galston    QCup R6

1915/11/7      Cowdenbeath 5 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/10/31    Arthurlie 2 - 0 Dumfries    QCup R5

1915/10/24    Arthurlie 1 - 2 St Bernard's    SFL2

1915/10/17    bye    QCup R4

1915/10/17    Albion Rovers 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/10/10    Arthurlie 2 - 2 St Johnstone    SFL2

1915/10/3      bye    QCup R3

1915/10/3      Johnstone 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/9/26      Arthurlie 0 - 1 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1915/9/19      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Abercorn    QCup R2

1915/9/12      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Clydebank    QCup R1 replay

1915/9/5        Clydebank 2 - 2 Arthurlie    QCup R1

1915/8/29      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Abercorn    SFL2

1915/8/26      bye    RCup R2

1915/8/22      Dundee Hibs 3 - 3 Arthurlie    SFL2

1915/8/22      bye    RVCup R1

1915/8/18      Bridge of Weir Athletic L - W Arthurlie    RCup R1

1915/8/15      Leith Athletic 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

Although the Scottish Cup was cancelled December 22nd, 1914, the Qualifying Cup carried on and was won by St Bernard's on January 16th, 1915.

(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup and the Paisley Charity Cup.

Arthurlie FC 1913-14:

1914/5/12      St Mirren 5 - 0 Arthurlie    PChCup F

1914/5/5        Arthurlie 1 - 0 Johnstone    PChCup R1

1914/4/11      East Stirlingshire 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/4/4        St Bernard's 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/3/21      Arthurlie 5 - 0 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1914/3/14      Arthurlie 2 - 2 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1914/3/7        Arthurlie 4 - 1 Johnstone    SFL2

1914/2/28      Leith Athletic 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/2/21      Cowdenbeath 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/2/7        Queen's Park 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SCup R2

1914/1/31      Arthurlie 0 - 2 Abercorn    SFL2

1914/1/24      Vale of Leven 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/1/24      Bye    SCup R1

1914/1/17      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1914/1/3        Arthurlie 2 - 0 St Johnstone    SFL2

1913/12/27    Abercorn 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/12/25    Morton 3 - 2 Arthurlie    RCup SF

1913/12/20    Dunfermline Athletic 6 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/12/13    Arthurlie 2 - 0 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1913/12/6      Arthurlie 3 - 3 St Bernard's    SFL2

1913/11/29    Arthurlie 1 - 3 Abercorn    RVCup R1

1913/11/22    Arthurlie 3 - 2 Dundee Hibs    SFL2

1913/11/15    Albion Rovers 3 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup SF

1913/11/8      St Johnstone 6 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/11/1      Leith Athletic 1 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R5

1913/10/25    Arthurlie 2 - 0 Dumfries    QCup R4 replay

1913/10/25    bye    RCup R2

1913/10/18    Dumfries 1 - 1 Arthurlie    QCup R4

1913/10/11    Lanemark 2 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R3

1913/10/4      Arthurlie 3 - 2 Dunfermline    SFL2

1913/9/27      Johnstone 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/9/20      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Renton    QCup R2

1913/8/13      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Babcock & Wilcox    RCup R1

1913/9/6        Wishaw Thistle 1 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R1

1913/8/30      Arthurlie 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

1913/8/23      Dundee Hibs 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/8/16      Albion Rovers 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup and the Paisley Charity Cup.)

Arthurlie FC 1912-13:

1913/5/1        St Mirren 5 - 1 Arthurlie    PChCup R1

1913/4/26      Arthurlie 0 - 3 St Mirren    RVCup F leg two

1913/4/19      St Mirren 3 - 1 Arthurlie    RVCup F leg one

1913/4/15      St Mirren 3 - 2 Arthurlie    RCup SF

1913/4/12      Arthurlie 2 - 2 Dunfermline Athletic    SFL2

1913/3/22      Arthurlie 0 - 2 Dumbarton    SFL2

1913/3/15      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Babcock & Wilcox    RVCup SF

1913/3/8        Dunfermline Athletic 5 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/2/22      Morton 1 - 3 Arthurlie    RVCup R1

1913/2/15      Albion Rovers 4 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/2/1        Arthurlie 3 - 1 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1913/1/25      Ayr United 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/1/18      East Stirlingshire 4 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/1/11      Arthurlie 4 - 1 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1913/1/11      Arthurlie scr-wo    Paisley GSFP    Con Cup R1

1913/1/4        Dumbarton 4 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/12/28    Arthurlie 1 - 1 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1912/12/21    St Bernard's 0 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/12/14    Cowdenbeath 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/12/7      Arthurlie 2 - 1 St Bernard's    SFL2

1912/11/30    Arthurlie 3 - 0 St Johnstone    SFL2

1912/11/23    Arthurlie 1 - 0 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1912/11/16    Johnstone 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/11/9      Arthurlie 1 - 2 Ayr United    SFL2

1912/11/2      Abercorn 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/10/26    Arthurlie 2 - 0 Johnstone    SFL2

1912/10/19    Vale of Leven 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/10/12    Arthurlie 0 - 2 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

1912/10/5      Leith Athletic 4 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/9/28      Arthurlie 4 - 1 Dundee Hibs    SFL2

1912/9/21      Arthurlie 1 - 2 Dumbarton    QCup R1 2nd replay

1912/9/14      Dumbarton 0 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup R1 replay

1912/9/7        Arthurlie 2 - 2 Dumbarton    QCup R1

1912/8/31      Dundee Hibs 3 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/8/24      Arthurlie 2 - 3 Abercorn    SFL2

1912/8/20      bye    RCup R1 and R2

1912/8/17      St Johnstone 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Consolation Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup and the Paisley Charity Cup.)

Arthurlie FC 1911-12:

1912/5/7        St Mirren 1 - 1 Arthurlie (St Mirren win on corners)    PChCup R1

1912/4/30      Abercorn 2 - 0 Arthurlie    RVCup F 2nd replay

1912/4/27      Abercorn 2 - 2 Arthurlie    RVCup F replay

1912/4/23      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Morton    RCup F leg two

1912/4/20      Arthurlie 0 - 0 Abercorn    RVCup F

1912/4/13      Arthurlie wo-scr Morton    RVCup SF

1912/3/30      Morton 2 - 0 Arthurlie    RCup F leg one

1912/3/9        Arthurlie 1 - 0 St Mirren    RCup SF

1912/3/2        Arthurlie 6 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RVCup R1

1912/2/24      Arthurlie 6 - 2 Paisley Academical    RCup R2

1912/2/17      Leith Athletic 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/2/10      Arthurlie 4 - 1 St Johnstone    SFL2

1912/2/3        Arthurlie 0 - 1 Ayr United    SFL2

1912/1/27      St Bernard's 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1912/1/20      Arthurlie 0 - 3 Johnstone    ConCup R2

1912/1/13      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Royal Albert    ConCup R1

1912/1/6        Ayr United 3 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

(1912/1/2        Johnstone 3 - 0 Arthurlie    1910-11 RVCup F 2nd replay)

1911/12/30    Abercorn 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/12/23    Arthurlie 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

(1911/12/16    Johnstone 1 - 1 Arthurlie    1910-11 RVCup F replay)

1911/12/9      Dumbarton 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/12/2      Arthurlie 0 - 1 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1911/11/25    Dundee Hibs 0 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

(1911/11/18    Johnstone 1 - 1 Arthurlie    1910-11 RVCup F)

1911/11/11    Arthurlie 5 - 0 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1911/11/4      Vale of Leven 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/10/28    Arthurlie 2 - 2 St Bernard's    SFL2

1911/10/21    Albion Rovers 0 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/10/14    Cowdenbeath 0 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/10/7      Arthurlie 3 - 4 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1911/9/30      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Dundee Hibs    SFL2

1911/9/23      Arthurlie 4 - 2 Dumbarton    SFL2

1911/9/16      Arthurlie 4 - 2 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1911/9/9        East Stirlingshire 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/9/2        Queen's Park 2 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup R1

1911/8/26      Arthurlie 0 - 1 Abercorn    SFL2

1911/8/19      St Johnstone 4 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/8/15      bye    RCup R1

(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Consolation Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, Renfrewshire Victoria Cup and the Paisley Charity Cup.)

Arthurlie FC 1910-11:

1912/1/2        Johnstone 3 - 0 Arthurlie    RVCup F 2nd replay

1911/12/16    Johnstone 1 - 1 Arthurlie    RVCup F replay

1911/11/18    Johnstone 1 - 1 Arthurlie    RVCup F

1911/5/13      St Mirren No. 2  2 - 0  Arthurlie No. 1    Paisley Charity Cup (five a side)

1911/4/29      Arthurlie 7 - 1 Paisley Academical    RVCup SF leg two

1911/4/15      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Paisley Academical    RVCup SF leg one

1911/4/8        Arthurlie 1 - 4 Ayr United    SFL2

1911/4/1        Arthurlie 0 - 1 St Mirren    RCup SF

1911/3/25      East Stirlingshire 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/3/18      Port Glasgow Athletic scr-wo Arthurlie    RVCup R1

1911/3/11      Vale of Leven 0 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/3/4        Arthurlie 5 - 1 Paisley Academical    RCup R2

1911/2/25      Arthurlie 0 - 0 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1911/2/18      St Bernard's 3 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1911/2/11      Arthurlie 2 - 0 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

1911/1/28      Abercorn 1 - 0 Arthurlie    ConCup R1 2nd replay

1911/1/21      Abercorn 3 - 0 Arthurlie (protested)    ConCup R1 replay

1911/1/14      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Abercorn    ConCup R1

1911/1/7        Arthurlie 3 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    SFL2

1910/12/31    Dumbarton 4 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/12/24    Leith Athletic 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/12/17    Arthurlie 3 - 1 Dundee Hibs    SFL2

(1910/12/10    Arthurlie 3 - 0 Abercorn    1909-10 RVCup F)

1910/12/3      Albion Rovers 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/11/26    Arthurlie 1 - 0 St Bernard's    SFL2

1910/11/19    Abercorn 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/11/12    Arthurlie 1 - 3 Dumbarton    SFL2

1910/11/5      Arthurlie 2 - 0 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1910/10/29    Dundee Hibs 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/10/22    Arthurlie 5 - 1 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1910/10/15    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/10/8      Ayr United 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/10/1      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1910/9/24      Johnstone 3 - 1 Arthurlie    QCup R2

1910/9/21      Royal Albert 1 - 2 Arthurlie    QCup R1 3rd replay

1910/9/17      Royal Albert 0 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup R1 2nd replay

1910/9/10      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Royal Albert    QCup R1 replay

1910/9/3        Royal Albert 2 - 2 Arthurlie    QCup R1

1910/8/27      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Abercorn    SFL2

1910/8/20      Cowdenbeath 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1910/8/15      bye    RCup R1

(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Consolation Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup; Glasgow Herald for 1911/5/13.)

Glasgow Herald, May 15, 1911, p. 13.

Woman in Yellow, by Henrietta Mabel May

Source.

Medical Worthies

This frontispiece from a 15th-century Syrian medical text The Arrangement of Bodies for Treatment shows Aristotle, Galen, Plato and a guy named Hayqār Hakīm. Source.

Silver Mine, Cobalt

By Yvonne McKague Housser, c. 1931. Source.

2025 Prefectural Championships

 

Oyama's eleven. Source.

Hokkaido: 2025 HKFA 7th Hokkaido Soccer Championship:

Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth [1 - 2] BTOP Hokkaido

Aomori: 78th Aomori Prefecture Soccer Championship:

Vanraure Hachinohe [0 - 0] ReinMeer Aomori [ReinMeer win on PK]

Iwate: 75th Iwate Football Championship final:

Iwate Grulla Morioka [2 - 1] Fuji University

Miyagi: 29th Miyagi Championship Hebei Cup:

Cobaltore Onagawa [1 - 3] Sendai University

Akita: 35th Akita Football Championship final (April 20):

Resaca Nishime 0 - 2 North Asia University

Yamagata: 29th Yamagata Football Championship final (April 6):

Oyama SC 4 - 2 Parafrente Yonezawa

Fukushima: Fukushima Cup, NHK Cup 30th Fukushima Football Championship final:

Fukushima United [10 - 0] Higashi Nippon International University

Ibaraki: 28th Ibaraki Football Championship final (yesterday):

University of Tsukuba 1 - 0 Ryutsu Keizai University

Tochigi: NEZAS Cup 30th Tochigi Prefecture Football Championship final:

Tochigi City [0 - 2] Tochigi SC

Gunma: 30th Gunma President's Cup final:

Thespa Gunma [6 - 0] Jobu University

Saitama: Friendship Cup 30th Saitama Prefecture Football Championship Tournament final (April 27):

Aventura Kawaguchi 0 - 2 Tokyo International University

Chiba: 30th Chiba Prefecture Football Championship final (yesterday):

Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa 1 - 1 Juntendo University (Juntendo win on PK)

Tokyo: 30th Tokyo Football Tournament final (yesterday):

Meiji University 1 - 2 Hosei University

Kanagawa: 30th Kanagawa Football Championship final:

SC Sagamihara [3 - 1] YSCC Yokohama

Yamanashi: 30th Yamanashi Football Championship final (April 27):

Yamanashi Gakuin University 0 - 2 Yamanashi Gakuin University Pegasus

Nagano: 30th Nagano Football Championship final:

Matsumoto Yamaga [1 - 0] Nagano Parceiro

Niigata: 2025 Niigata Daily Cup · NHK Cup · Kyodo News Cup 30th Niigata Prefecture Football Championship final (yesterday):

Japan Soccer College 2 - 4 Niiagata University Health and Welfare

Toyama: 30th Toyama Football Championship final:

Toyama Shinjo [7 - 0] Joganji Toyama

Ishigawa: 54th Ishikawa Football Championship final:

Zweigen Kanazawa [3 - 0] Kanazawa Gakuin University

Fukui: 2025 Fukui Football Championship final:

Fukui United [6 - 0] Sakai Phoenix

Shizuoka: 30th Suruga Cup Competition Shizuoka Soccer Championship final:

Gakunan F. Mosuperio [1 - 2] Honda FC

Aichi: AIFA 30th Aichi Football Championship final (yesterday):

Maruyasu Okazaki 0 - 0 Chukyo University (Chukyo win on PK)

Mie: 30th Mie Football Championship final:

Veertien Mie [4 - 0] FC Ise-Shima

Gifu: 30th Gifu Football Championship final (yesterday):

FC Gifu 3 - 0 FC Gifu Second

Shiga: 30th Shiga Football Championship final:

Viabenten Shiga [0 - 1] Moriyama Samurai 2000

Kyoto: Kyoto FA Cup 30th Kyoto Championship final:

Ocacias Kyoto [2 - 3] Kyoto Sangyo University

Osaka: 30th Osaka Football Championship final:

FC Osaka [2 - 1] Tiamo Hirakata

Hyogo: 28th Hyogo Football Championship final (yesterday):

Cento Cuore Harima 2 - 2 FC Basara Hyogo (Basara win on PK)

Nara: 30th Nara Football Championship final (yesterday):

Nara Club 2 - 0 Asuka FC

Wakayama: 30th Wakayama Football Championship final:

Nanki Orange Sunrise [0 - 8] Arterivo Wakayama

Tottori: 68th Tottori Football Championship final (April 27):

Gainare Tottori 4 - 0 Yonago Genki

Shimane: 30th All Shimane Football Championship final (April 20):

Belugarosso Iwami 3 - 0 Shikou Club

Okayama: 45th Okayama Football Championship final (April 19):

Mitsubishi Mizushima 1 - 2 International Pacific University

Hiroshima: 2025 All Hiroshima Football Championship final Mikasa Cup (April 20):

Fukuyama City 4 - 0 Hiroshima University

Yamaguchi: Reiwa 7 Yamaguchi Prefecture Football Championship final (April 20):

Baleine Shimonoseki 3 - 0 AC Boa Sorte Yamaguchi Ube

Kagawa: 30th Kagawa Football Championship final:

Kamatamare Sanuki [3 - 0] Tadotsu FC

Tokushima: 30th Football Championship in Tokushima Prefecture (May 4):

FC NJ 1 - 7 FC Tokushima 

Ehime: 2025 Ehime Prefecture Football Championship final:

Lvnirosso NC [4 - 1] Ehime University

Kochi: 30th Kochi Football Championship final:

Kochi United [1 - 0] KUFC Nankoku

Fukuoka: 29th Fukuoka Football Championship final:

Giravanz Kitakyushu [2 - 1] KMG Holdings

Saga: 30th Saga Football Championship final (May 4):

Kawasoe Club 0 - 1 Brew Saga

Nagasaki: 36th Nagasaki Football Championship final:

Mitsubishi Nagasaki [4 - 0] Togitsu SC

Kumamoto: NHK Cup KFA 29th Kumamoto Football Championship final:

FCK Marry Gold Kumamoto [1 - 2] Hirondelle Kumamoto

Oita: OFA 2025 Oita Football Championship final:

Verspah Oita [1 - 1] J-Lease FC [Verspah win on PK]

Miyazaki: 29th Miyazaki / NHK Cup Miyazaki Football Championship final:

Tegevajaro Miyazaki [0 - 2] Veroskronos Tsuno

Kagoshima: 40th Kagoshima Football Championship final:

Kagoshima United [4 - 1] NIFS Kanoya

Okinawa: OFA Times Cup 30th Okinawa Football Championship final:

FC Ryukyu [0 - 1] Okinawa SV

Roman Glasgow

A Roman fort lurks beneath the turf in a field bordered by the River Kelvin, the A879 and Balmuildy Road about 5 km north of Glasgow city centre. Source.

Mortonalia: There's a three-way struggle going on amongst the Cappielow board, majority-owners MCT, and major sponsor Dalrada, triggered by the FIFA signing ban revelation. The only clear winner so far has been 17-year-old Sam Murdoch, who got three starts in goal (for two wins and a draw) when Dougie Imrie was blocked from signing an emergency goalkeeper. Story.

Ross County can relegate St Johnstone to the Championship today.

St Johnstone [2 - 1] Ross County

Premiership playoff quarter-finals:

Partick Thistle 0 - 1 Ayr United (May 6)

Ayr United 0 - 2 Partick Thistle (yesterday)

Partick advance.

Championship playoff semi-finals:

Stenhousemuir 1 - 3 Airdrieonians (May 6)

This is Stenny's first trip to the Championship playoffs.

Queen of the South 0 - 0 Cove Rangers (May 6)

Airdrieonians [2 - 1] Stenhousemuir (today)

Cove Rangers [2 - 1] Queen of the South (today)

[Airdrie and Cove advance.]

League One playoff semi-finals:

Elgin City 2 - 4 Annan Athletic (May 6)

Edinburgh City 1 - 0 East Fife (May 6)

Annan Athletic [1 - 2] Elgin City (today)

East Fife [3 - 0] Edinburgh City (today)

[Annan and East Fife advance.]

Pyramid playoffs, first leg:

East Kilbride [3 - 1] Bonnyrigg Rose

Other matches:

[Nagano Parceiro 0 - 3 Elfen Saitama (May 4)]

Iga Kunoichi 3 - 2 Sfida Setagaya (May 4)

Odd Kvinner 1 - 3 Fyllingsdalen (May 4)

St Cadoc's 1 - 0 Largs Thistle (May 5)

Vancouver Rise 1 - 0 Halifax Tides (May 5)

Renofa Yamaguchi 1 - 2 Mito HollyHock (May 6)

HollyHock are in fifth place.

Newmacher 1 - 2 Culter (May 6)

Largs Thistle 3 - 3 Cumnock (May 7)

Fylkir 3 - 2 Grindavík/Njarðvík (May 8)

Locomotiv Tbilisi 0 - 1 Meshakhte (yesterday)

UCD 1 - 1 Longford (yesterday)

Sfida Setagaya [1 - 1] Yokohama Seagulls

Largs Thistle [4 - 3] Darvel

Culter [3 - 4] Hermes

[This ends a 26-game unbeaten streak.]

Montreal Roses [0 - 0] Halifax Tides

HFX Wanderers [0 - 3] Cavalry

[Elfen Saitama 1 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (tomorrow)]

Mito HollyHock [2 - 1] Blaublitz Akita (tomorrow)

[Now HollyHock are in fourth place.]

Start [0 - 1] Odd Kvinner (tomorrow)

Stenhousemuir [1 - 0] Morton Women (tomorrow)

Norway Cup (Women), R2 (May 8):

Pors 0 - 1 Odd Kvinner

Historical matches:

1902/5/10      Morton 0 - 1 Partick Thistle    G&WoSL

2003/5/10      Morton 1 - 0 Peterhead

Goal by Bannerman. Morton are promoted.

East Kilbride versus Bonnyrigg Rose:

2019/10/5      Bonnyrigg Rose 2 - 0 East Kilbride    LL

2019/12/14    East Kilbride 0 - 1 Bonnyrigg Rose    LL

2020/11/28    Bonnyrigg Rose 2 - 1 East Kilbride    LL

2021/9/25      Bonnyrigg Rose 3 - 1 East Kilbride    LL

2022/4/16      East Kilbride 0 - 1 Bonnyrigg Rose    LL

2024/10/26    East Kilbride 3 - 1 Bonnyrigg Rose    ScCup R2

2024-25 all-Championship cup games:

2024/7/16      Ayr United 1 - 0 Falkirk    LCup GS

2024/7/20      Livingston 1 - 0 Dunfermline    LCup GS

2024/7/27      Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Hamilton (Raith won on PK)    LCup GS

2024/9/8        Ayr United 3 - 2 Raith Rovers    ChalCup R3

2024/10/11    Hamilton 0 - 1 Morton    ChalCup R4

2024/11/12    Livingston 2 - 1 Morton    ChalCup QF

2024/11/30    Ayr United 2 - 0 Morton    ScCup R3

2024/11/30    Queen's Park 2 - 2 Partick Thistle (QP won on PK)    ScCup R3

2025/1/19      Falkirk 1 - 2 Raith Rovers    ScCup R4

2025/2/5        Dunfermline 0 - 2 Livingston    ChalCup SF

2025/3/30      Queen's Park 0 - 5 Livingston    ChalCup final

Morton's final table positions in the Championship:

  1st

  2nd    2013

  3rd    1996

  4th    2017

  5th    1998, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024

  6th    1999, 2009, 2025

  7th    2011, 2018, 2020, 2022

  8th    1997, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2012

  9th    2001, 2021

10th    2014

Morton's point totals in the second tier since 1994 in 36-game seasons:

67    1995-96; 2012-13

57    2022-23

52    2016-17

50    2017-18

49    1998-99

48    2024-25

47    2008-09

46    1997-98; 2018-19

45    1996-97; 2023-24

43    2010-11; 2015-16

42    2011-12

40    2021-22

37    2007-08, 2009-10

36    1999-00

35    2000-01

26    2013-14

2024-25 Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup results:

R1    Falkirk 2 - 1 Queen's Park (August 2)

R1    Hamilton Accies 0 - 2 Ayr United (August 3)

R2    Ayr United 2 - 0 Raith Rovers (August 24)

R2    Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Dunfermline (September 21)

R2    Morton 2 - 0 Airdrieonians (September 21)

R2    Falkirk 0 - 0 Livingston (October 8) (Livi advance on the yellow card rule.)

SF    Ayr United 1 - 2 Livingston (October 19)

SF    Morton 2 - 1 Partick Thistle (December 31)

F      Livingston 3 - 2 Morton (February 25)

Consolation Cup:

R1    Ayr United 1 - 0 Dunfermline (November 23)

R1    Hamilton Accies 0 - 3 Raith Rovers (January 28)

R1    Airdrieonians 2 - 1 Queen's Park (February 1)

R1    Falkirk 5 - 2 Partick Thistle (February 8)

SF    Ayr United 4 - 1 Airdrieonians (March 1)

SF    Falkirk 1 - 3 Raith Rovers (April 19)

F      no fixture available

Championship League Cup winners so far:

2019-20    no winner

2020-21    no winner

2021-22    Arbroath

2022-23    Dundee

2023-24    Partick Thistle

2024-25    Livingston

Consolation Cup winners so far:

2021-22    no winner

2022-23    no winner

2023-24    no winner

2024-25    no winner