Plenty of Nothing

Engei Greenock

The only Japanese garden in Inverclyde. Source.

It's matchday five of the League Cup group stage. Morton host Edinburgh City. These two met on matchday five of the 2017-18 League Cup group stage: Morton won 5 - 0.

Edinburgh City were known as FC Edinburgh last season, but the fans weren't buying it so the name is Edinburgh City once more.

Edinburgh's goalkeeper is Sam Ramsbottom, who played goal for Morton in 2019-20. Kyle Jacobs (2019-22), at one time Morton's captain, is also a Citizen.

The last Morton player to score on Edinburgh was Bob McHugh.

The situation:

Edinburgh City have 0 points in three starts and no possibility of advancement. Stranraer are also out the running. Ross County need only 1 point to win the group. If Kelty can beat County before penalty kicks and Morton also win before penalties they'll all have 9 points and it'll come down to goal difference. Only two will advance, or maybe only one, depending on what happens in the other groups. Since 2016 twenty-eight teams have ended the group stage with 9 points, and all but three of them advanced to Round Two.

The final sixteen won't be known for sure until the Dundee/ICT Group E match is played tomorrow.

The other match: Ross County [3 - 3] Kelty Hearts [Kelty win on PK]

This is their first ever match.

[Morton win 4 - 1 on goals by Broadfoot, Crawford, King and Blues. Morton make the second round.]

Final Group D standings:

Ross County       4    3    0    1    0  13    6    +7   10

Morton                4    3    0    0    1   11    4    +7    9

Kelty Hearts        4    2    1    0    1   11    9    +2    8

Stranraer             4    1    0    0    3    3   11    -8    3

Edinburgh City    4    0    0    0    4    6   14    -8    0

Other matches:

NPL2 Vic: Preston Lions 1 - 2 Bulleen Lions (yesterday)

Bohemians 2 - 0 UCD (yesterday)

Tokyo Verdy [0 - 0] Mito HollyHock

Honda FC [2 - 0] Veertien Mie

Vonds Ichihara [1 - 1] Tokyo 23 FC

York United [0 - 2] HFX Wanderers (tomorrow)

All five of the Wanderers' wins this season have come at home [till now]. Five of York's wins have come away from home.

[HFX goals by Fernandez and Morelli.]

North Toronto Nitros [1 - 2] Scrosoppi

Morioka Zebra [3 - 3] Ganju Iwate

Gretna 2008 [2 - 9] Linlithgow Rose

Burntisland Shipyard [2 - 3] Peebles Rovers

East Craigie [3 - 2] Arbroath Victoria

NWCFL Premier Division: FC Isle of Man [2 - 0] Wythenshawe Town

BSC Glasgow [1 - 8] Morton Women (friendly) (tomorrow)

The Argos and Roughriders play at SMU today. [Toronto 31 - 13 Saskatchewan]

The Highland League starts today. Let's follow Banks o' Dee FC:

Banks o' Dee [4 - 0] Wick Academy

The West of Scotland League starts too:

Gartcairn [1 - 1] Largs Thistle

Carluke Rovers [0 - 1] Eglinton

2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, 2QR, first leg (July 27):

Inter Club d'Escaldes 2 - 1 Hibs

The New Saints 1 - 1 Swift Hesperange (July 25)

B36 2 - 1 Haverfordwest County

Linfield 2 - 5 Pogon Szczecin

Crusaders 2 - 2 Rosenborg

Ballkani 3 - 0 Larne (July 25)

KA 3 - 1 Dundalk

Derry City 2 - 1 KuPS

Ferencváros 4 - 0 Shamrock Rovers

2023 Concacaf Leagues Cup:

LA Galaxy [1 - 2] Vancouver Whitecaps (tomorrow)

Atlas [1 - 0] Toronto FC (tomorrow)

[Vancouver Whitecaps advance. Montréal and Toronto are out.]

Scotland's UEFA coefficient year by year:

2023-24        36.900          9th

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

Video: Rescuing a Half Dead Juniper.

The Duke

A model of The Duke, the first locomotive in Scotland. The Duke ran on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway from 1817 to 1824, when it was sold to a quarry railway in Fife and converted into a stationary pumping engine. Source.

Inverness, Miranda

One of the surface features of Uranus' moon Miranda is named Inverness after Inverness Castle in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Source.

Morton visit Inverness Caledonian Thistle. ICT are fifth with 31 points, Morton sixth with 30. Morton have won both previous meetings.

But Morton have gone five games without a win in league play, seven if you throw in the Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup. This equals Gus MacPherson's winless streak of April/May 2021 but is still three short of Anton McElhone's winless streak of December 2020 to March 2021. Morton are poised to hold both the longest winless and longest lossless streaks in the 2022-23 Championship. (See below.)

After last night's game Morton are 13 points out of first place and 13 points out of last place.

Last weekend the main stand at Cappielow was renamed in honour of Allan McGraw.

Alan Lithgow has left the club [and signed with East Kilbride.]

Jonatan Johansson has joined the Rangers organization as an academy coach.

[Morton have signed defender Calum Waters, formerly of Celtic, Dumbarton, Alloa, Killie, Sligo Rovers and St Mirren.]

[Inverness CT 2 - 2 Morton. Goals by Miller and Muirhead.]

The other Championship matches:

Queen's Park (1st) 2 - 0 Ayr United (2nd) (last night)

Arbroath (9th) [1 - 2] Raith Rovers (7th)

Partick Thistle (4th) [0 - 1] Cove Rangers (8th)

Hamilton Academical (10th) [1 - 1] Dundee (3rd)*

*This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup semi-final. [Dundee advance on the yellow card rule.]

Scottish Cup, Round Four:

Inverness CT 0 - 2 Queen's Park (January 31)

But Queen's Park have been turfed out of the cup for fielding an ineligible player.

Cove Rangers 0 - 3 Ayr United (January 31)

Other matches:

Petershill 3 - 2 Largs Thistle (last night)

Clachnacuddin [2 - 0] Forres Mechanics

Rangers B [4 - 1] Gala Fairydean Rovers

Kendal Town [3 - 2] FC Isle of Man

Winterthur [1 - 0] Lugano (tomorrow)

Morton Women [1 - 4] Dryburgh Athletic (tomorrow)

Jong Ajax [0 - 0] PEC Zwolle (Monday)

[Leinster Senior Cup, Round Four: Shamrock Rovers 4 - 1 UCD]

South Challenge Cup, Round Four:

Auchinleck Talbot [7 - 0] Broxburn Athletic

Rossvale [1 - 5] East Kilbride

The Spartans [5 - 0] Dunipace

Tranent [3 - 1] Linlithgow Rose

Maybole [0 - 1] Clydebank

Caledonian Braves [4 - 3] Bo'ness United

Kilwinning Rangers [3 - 0] LTHV

Cumnock [4 - 2] Troon

Newton Stewart [1 - 5] University of Stirling

Glenafton [2 - 3] Drumchapel

Canada

HFX Wanderers have signed centre-back Cale Loughrey, formerly of Forge and FC Edmonton. And midfielder Tomas Giraldo from CF Montreal.

Japan

In 2018 we followed Tokyo 23 FC of the Kanto league. Their website is so informative and up-to-date it's a breeze to keep up with them, so let's go again. Today they play a training match against Hitachi Building Systems of division 2.

Tokyo23 [3 - 1] Hitachi Building Systems

Kagura Shimane has withdrawn from the Japan Football League, and the league will operate with only 15 teams this year. (There must be some annoyance at Tochigi City, who finished third in the Regional Champions League and just missed out on promotion.) MIO Biwako Shiga has changed its name to Reilac Shiga. Honda Lock is now Minebea Mitsumi FC.

Historical matches:

February 2, 1967    Morton 3 - 1 Queen of the South

Longest winless streaks, 2022-23 Championship:

7        Arbroath

7        Cove Rangers

7        Morton (ongoing)    [now 8]

6        Inverness CT

6        Partick Thistle

5        Hamilton Accies

4        Ayr United

4        Queen's Park

3        Dundee

3        Raith Rovers

Longest runs without a loss, 2022-23 Championship:

10      Morton

9        Dundee

9        Raith Rovers (ongoing)    [now 10]

8        Ayr United

8        Queen's Park

7        Inverness CT

6        Arbroath

6        Hamilton Accies

6        Partick Thistle

4        Cove Rangers

Alloa Pineapple Teapot

See a gallery of Alloa ceramics here.

This'll Cuir Yer Heidache, Angus

Hogmanay, 1947. Source.

Morton host Ayr United. Ayr are third with 32 points, Morton are fourth with 30.

Morton's league campaign is half over (though they've played Raith Rovers three times and Queen's Park only once). If Morton keep to their first-half form they'll end the season with 60 points. (Compare other recent halfway marks below.) Morton have allowed the fewest goals in the division and are even with Dundee for fewest losses and have not lost a league match in two months.

Four Championship clubs are showing signs of financial distress, and for once Morton is not one of them.

Michael Garrity is back from Dumbarton. Grimshaw, Gillespie and Crawford have signed contract extensions.

[Morton have signed midfielder Calvin Miller, formerly of Celtic, Dundee, Ayr, Harrogate Town, Notts County and Chesterfield.]

[Morton vs Ayr is postponed due to a frozen pitch.]

The other Championship matches:

Dundee (1st) [2 - 4] Arbroath (9th)

Hamilton Academical (10th) [0 - 1] Raith Rovers (6th)

Inverness CT (7th) [6 - 1] Cove Rangers (8th)

Queen's Park (2nd) [2 - 0] Partick Thistle (5th)

[Queen's Park take over first place.]

Other matches:

Avro 0 - 1 FC Isle of Man (December 28)

Isle of Man are 17th out of 22 in the NWCFL Premier Division.

Lossiemouth 0 - 0 Forres Mechanics (December 30)

Forres Mechanics are mid-table in the Highland League.

Glenafton 0 - 1 Largs Thistle (December 30)

Largs are mid-table in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Gala Fairydean Rovers (December 31)

Gala Fairydean are mid-table in the Lowland League.

FC Isle of Man [3 - 4] Burscough

72nd All Japan University Football Tournament final (yesterday):

Niigata University of Health and Welfare 2 - 3 Toin University of Yokohama

Canada

Two Atlético Ottawa players are trying out at Atlético San Luis in Liga MX.

Video: Former HFX Wanderer Iida Kodai and teammates explore Melbourne at Christmastime.

Morton's point total at Hogmanay, the past decade:

Dec 31, 2022        30

Dec 31, 2021        14    (season started at the normal time)

Dec 31, 2020        14    (season started late)

Dec 31, 2019        19

Dec 31, 2018        25

Dec 31, 2017        26

Dec 31, 2016        28

Dec 31, 2015        24

Dec 31, 2014        31    (League One)

Dec 31, 2013          9

Historical matches:

December 26, 1966    Morton 6 - 0 Third Lanark

This was Morton's last ever match against Third Lanark who folded at the end the season.

December 31, 1966    Hamilton Academical 1 - 2 Morton

January 2, 1967    Morton 0 - 2 Cowdenbeath

This was Morton's first loss since September 21st.

December 31, 1977    Morton 2 - 1 Montrose

Goals by Davie Hayes and Andy Ritchie.

January 2, 1978    Dumbarton 1 - 4 Morton

Goals by Charlie Brown, Goldthorp and Ritchie (2).

About the East of Scotland League

The present East of Scotland League was founded in 1923, one hundred years ago. You can see year by year final standings here at the Scottish Football Historical Archive.

In 1987 the league was sorted into two tiers, the Premier Division and First Division. This format remained in place until 2015 when the number of teams defecting to the new Lowland League reduced the EoSL back to a single division. The 2016-17 EoSL finished with only 11 teams, its lowest membership since 1947. Subsequently the league took a page from the Lowland League's operating manual and began to ransack the SJFL East Region, collecting junior clubs that wished to join the pyramid. This year the EoSL has 60 clubs in four divisions.

Currently Linlithgow Rose are top club in the EoSL.

What teams were in the 2012-13 East of Scotland League, and where are they now?

2012-13 Premier Division

Whitehall Welfare    EoSL First Div., after 6 years in the Lowland League

Stirling University    Lowland League

The Spartans    Lowland League

Gretna 2008    Lowland League

Edinburgh City    SPFL League One

Lothian Thistle HV    EoSL Premier Div.

Preston Athletic    EoSL First Div., after 4 years in the Lowland League

Civil Service Strollers    Lowland League

Vale of Leithen    EoSL Premier Div., after 9 years in the Lowland League

Heriot-Watt University    EoSL Second Div.

Edinburgh University    Lowland League

Tynecastle    EoSL, Premier Div.

2012-13 First Division

Craigroyston    EoSL Second Div.

Coldstream    EoSL First Div.

Leith Athletic    EoSL First Div.

Berwick Rangers reserves    Berwick Rangers' first team is in the Lowland League

Eyemouth United    folded 2021

Easthouses Lily MW    EoSL second Div.

Gala Fairydean    Lowland League as Gala Fairydean Rovers

Kelso United    Border Amateur League as Kelso United Thistle

Selkirk    Folded in August 2018 after 5 years in the Lowland League

Duns    Border Amateur League

Ormiston    EoSL Second Div.

Peebles Rovers    EoSL Second Div.

Burntisland Shipyard    EoSL First Div.

Hawick Royal Albert    EoSL Second Div. as Hawick Royal Albert United

Art Deco Kirkcaldy

Raith Cinema. Source.

Morton travel to Kirkcaldy for a Christmas Eve Eve match against Raith Rovers. These two teams met just thirteen days ago in the Challenge Cup Round Four, when Raith won on penalty kicks. Morton are fourth in the division with 29 points, Raith sixth with 23.

Dougie Imrie has been Morton manager a full year, and is 17th out of 42 in terms of seniority among current SPFL managers.

Rumour has Lewis Strapp going to Dinamo Tbilisi.

[Raith Rovers 2 - 2 Greenock Morton. Robbie Muirhead scored for Morton and there was an own goal.]

The other Championship matches:

Arbroath (9th) [1 - 4] Queen's Park (3rd)

Ayr United (1st) [0 - 2] Dundee (2nd)

Cove Rangers (8th) [2 - 0] Hamilton Academical (10th)

Partick Thistle (5th) [5 - 1] Inverness CT (7th)

Other matches:

Gala Fairydean Rovers [1 - 3] The Spartans

Forres Mechanics [1 - 0] Lossiemouth

Elfen Saitama [1 - 2] Nojima Stella (December 25)

Canada:

HFX Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar has brought in his assistant coach from Vaughan Azzurri, Jorden Feliciano. As Stephen Hart built his team around a group of Trinidadian players, so Gheisar is bringing in the Vaughan Azzurri talent, signing Azzurri forward Massimo Ferrin. Former Wanderer Elliot Simmons has signed with Vancouver FC.

The CPL is now talking about talking to the players' union.

Historical matches:

December 24, 1966    Arbroath 0 - 0 Morton

Morton played Arbroath three times this season and each game ended 0 - 0.

December 24, 1977    Dundee 3 - 1 Morton

Morton goal by George Anderson. After 20 games Morton were in second place, three points behind Dundee.

Morton's record on December 23rd:

2017    Morton 1 - 0 Inverness CT

2006    Morton 1 - 0 Raith Rovers

1989    Morton 1 - 1 Raith Rovers

1978    Morton 1 - 0 Celtic

1972    Aberdeen 3 - 0 Morton

1967    Morton 0 - 4 Celtic

1961    Morton 1 - 0 Berwick Rangers

1944    Morton 1 - 3 Motherwell

1939    Albion Rovers 3 - 1 Morton

1933    Morton 1 - 0 King's Park

1922    Hibs 0 - 1 Morton

1916    Morton 3 - 0 Hamilton

1911    Celtic 1 - 1 Morton

1905    Celtic 4 - 0 Morton

1899    Ayr FC 1 - 4 Morton

1882    Morton 2 - 1 Thornliebank (protested)

Morton's record on Christmas Eve:

2016    Morton 1 - 0 Queen of the South

1988    Morton 1 - 1 Forfar

1977    Dundee 3 - 1 Morton

1966    Arbroath 0 - 0 Morton

1960    Falkirk 3 - 0 Morton

1955    Morton 1 - 1 Alloa

1949    St Johnstone 1 - 1 Morton

1938    Morton 0 - 2 East Fife

1932    Morton 3 - 1 East Stirlingshire

1927    Morton 1 - 0 Arbroath

1921    Morton 2 - 1 Aberdeen

1910    Morton 1 - 1 Celtic

1904    Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Morton

1898    Morton 6 - 1 Hamilton Academical

1892    Morton 7 - 3 Dykebar

1887    Morton 11 - 0  1st RRV

Morton's record on Christmas Day:

1971    Kilmarnock 4 - 2 Morton

1965    Celtic 8 - 1 Morton

1954    Third Lanark 4 - 1 Morton

1948    Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Morton

1943    Morton 3 - 2 Falkirk

1937    Dundee 2 - 2 Morton

1930    Morton 4 - 2 St Mirren

1926    Dunfermline 1 - 1 Morton

1920    Airdrieonians 3 - 2 Morton

1915    Morton 0 - 1 Partick Thistle

1909    Motherwell 5 - 0 Morton

1886    1st RRV 1 - 12 Morton

Dollan Baths, East Kilbride

Source.

Traprain Law Silver Reproductions

In 1919 a hoard of Roman silver tableware was discovered on Traprain Law in Midlothian, the citadel of the Votadini of Gododdin in the Dark Ages. The silver had been broken up for use as money, but the designs were recoverable, so Brook and Sons silversmiths produced a series of reproductions which are now collectible in their own right. Source.

It’s the Scottish League Cup, Round Two. Sixteen teams remain, nine from the Premiership, four from the Championship, two from League One and one from League Two. The games are:

Rangers [3 - 1] Queen of the South

QoS have never beaten Rangers in this cup. Rangers last won the Cup in 2010-11, QoS never.

Partick Thistle [1 - 0] Arbroath

Arbroath appear in Round Two for the third straight year. Partick Thistle last won the Cup in 1971-72, Arbroath never.

Dundee [3 - 0] Falkirk

This is the first League Cup match between these two since 1988. Dundee last won the Cup in 1973-74, Falkirk never.

Annan Athletic [1 - 4] Aberdeen

Annan have never made it to Round Two before. Aberdeen last won the Cup in 2013-14.

Motherwell [4 - 0] Inverness CT (tomorrow)

This is the first League Cup match between these two since 2009. Motherwell last won the Cup in 1950-51, ICT never.

Livingston [1 - 2] Dundee United (tomorrow)

First League Cup match between these two since 2007. Livi last won the Cup in 2003-04, Dundee United in 1980-81.

Hearts [0 - 1] Kilmarnock (tomorrow)

Killie last beat Hearts in this cup in the year 2000. Killie last won the Cup in 2011-12, Hearts in 1962-63.

Ross County [1 - 4] Celtic (tomorrow)

Ross County knocked Celtic out of the Cup in 2011. Celtic won the Cup last year. Ross County won it in 2015-16.

The 2022-23 Championship table as predicted by points earned in the League Cup group stage:

12    Dundee (7 points, 3rd)

12    Arbroath (2 points, 10th)

11    Inverness CT (5 points, 6th)

11    Partick Thistle (7 points, 2nd)

  8    Hamilton Accies (3 points, 8th)

  7    Queen’s Park (7 points, 4th)

  7    Morton (5 points, 7th)

  6    Raith Rovers (6 points, 5th)

  4    Cove Rangers (3 points, 9th)

  4    Ayr United (8 points, 1st)

The numbers in brackets show the club's points and league position after four league matches. Queen's Park and Raith Rovers were the only teams to earn the same number of points in the group stage and their first four league matches. Morton and Cove Rangers were the only teams to land on their predicted positions. The big surprise is how Arbroath and Ay United have swapped places.

Fort George

Fort George was built to control the sea approaches to Inverness. It has been garrisoned since the 18th Century but is due to be decommissioned in 2032, because the Highland rebellions are over. Source.

Morton (7th) visit Inverness Caledonian Thistle (6th). Both teams have 5 points and identical records of 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. Both have a 0 goal difference. ICT have scored 6 and allowed 6. Morton have scored 3 and allowed 3, which makes the Ton the best defensive squad in the Championship and joint-worst at scoring.

Last season ICT won three out of four league matches against Morton, but the Ton knocked them out of the Scottish Cup.

ICT are managed by Billy Dodds who has been in the job since June 2021.

Dougie Imrie has signed a contract extension.

The Championship has had four different clubs in first place so far this season: Cove Rangers, Partick Thistle, Dundee and Ayr United.

For the first time this season Morton can finish the day neither top nor bottom of the table.

Celtic and Dumbarton are the only SPFL clubs with 12 points after four games. It’s the Sons’ best start since 1959. (But Rangers B beat them 7 - 0 in the Challenge Cup on Tuesday.)

Gozie Ugwu has signed with Jeddah Club of the Saudi Arabian second tier.

[Morton win 0 - 1. Goal by Gillespie.]

Other Championship matches:

Ayr United (1st) 3 - 1 Dundee (3rd) (last night)    Amazing.

Hamilton Accies (8th) [1 - 0] Arbroath (10th)

Queen's Park (4th) [2 - 1] Cove Rangers (9th)

Partick Thistle (2nd) [2 - 1] Raith Rovers (5th)*

*This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round Two match.

It’s the Scottish Cup preliminary round. 48 clubs play today, including several that have never been in it before. The total number of clubs in this year’s cup is 126, the most since 1890-91. In a break with tradition this will be the only round in this year’s cup in which draws are decided by replays. Let’s look at:

Auchinleck Talbot [7 - 0] Coldstream

Burntisland Shipyard [1 - 5] Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

Clydebank [4 - 1] Bonnyton Thistle

Haddington Athletic [1 - 3] Darvel

Irvine Meadow [1 - 1] Hill of Beath Hawthorn

Penicuik [0 - 1] Musselburgh

Pollok [6 - 0] Girvan

Rutherglen Glencairn [2 - 2] Kilwinning Rangers

Tower Hearts [scr/wo] Cumnock Juniors

Scottish Amateur Cup winners in the Scottish Cup:

2016/8/13      PR1    Edusport Academy 2 - 2 Colville Park

2016/8/20      PR1    Colville Park 1 - 0 Edusport Academy

2016/9/3        PR2    Colville Park 0 - 1 Girvan

2017/8/12      PR1    Burntisland Shipyard 0 - 7 Colville Park

2017/9/2        PR2    Colville Park 5 - 0 Preston Athletic

2017/9/23      R1      Colville Park 2 - 1 Cumbernauld Colts

2017/10/14    R2      Peterhead 9 - 0 Colville Park

2018/8/12      PR1    Tynecastle 0 - 2 Shortlees

2018/9/1        PR2    Bonnyrigg Rose 3 - 0 Shortlees

2019/8/18      PR1    Colville Park 0 - 4 Whitehill Welfare

2022/8/27      PR      Tower Hearts [scr/wo] Cumnock Juniors

Scottish Junior Cup, Round One:

Let's follow the WoSFL Premier Division teams, plus Greenock Juniors. Clubs that are also in the Scottish Cup get a bye to the second round.

Arthurlie [10 - 1] Harthill Royal

Coupar Angus [0 - 8] Beith

Craigmark Burtonians [2 - 2] Largs Thistle [Burtonians win on PK.]

East Craigie [2 - 1] Cambuslang Rangers

Glenafton Athletic [8 - 1] East Kilbride Thistle

Greenock Juniors [7 - 2] Saltcoats Victoria

Petershill [4 - 0] Nairn St Ninian

Troon [4 - 1] Androssan Winton Rovers

Other matches:

Broomhill [5 - 1] Gala Fairydean Rovers

Brora Rangers vs Forres Mechanics (midweek) (postponed)

Forres Mechanics [1 - 2] Keith (today)

Morton Women [1 - 3] Hutchison Vale (tomorrow)

Vale of Leithen, who finished dead last in the 2021-22 Lowland League and were relegated are presently last in the East of Scotland League Premier Division.

Padiham 0 - 1 FC Isle of Man (August 23)

Congleton Town [5 - 1] FC Isle of Man

PEC Zwolle 4 - 2 Jong PSV (yesterday)

Winterthur [1 - 5] Young Boys (tomorrow)

Oleksandriya [2 - 1] Minaj (Monday)

Mito HollyHock [0 - 0] Ryukyu

Edmonton [3 - 2] HFX Wanderers (tomorrow)

[Halifax goal by Salter, plus an own goal.]

This is the final meeting of the season between these two as the Eddies cannot make the playoffs.

The Canadian Premier League has hired an American to be its new commissioner.

PLSQ: Royal-Sélect de Beauport [1 - 4] CS Mont-Royal Outremont (tomorrow)

CSL final: Continentals [2 - 1] Scarborough

The winner of this game does not advance to the Canadian Championship because the CSL is not recognized by FIFA.

Waseda University [1 - 0] Kwansei Gakuin University

This is the annual Hayaseki game, which gets played whether these two in the same league or not.

Concacaf League, Round of 16, second leg (August 23):

Herediano 0 - 1 Pacific FC    (Herediano win on PK.)

Pacific are out.

UEFA Champions League, playoff round, second leg (August 24):

PSV Eindhoven 0 - 1 Rangers

Rangers advance.

UEFA Europa League, playoff round, second leg (August 25):

Omonia 2 - 0 Gent

Hearts 0 - 1 Zurich

Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 Ferencvárosi

Omonia advance. Hearts and Shamrock Rovers drop to the Europa Conference.

UEFA Europa Conference, playoff round, second leg (August 25):

Linfield 1 - 1 RFS    (RFS win on PK.)

Linfield are out.

Historical matches:

August 24, 1966    Stenhousemuir 1 - 4 Morton

This was the first game of the 1966-67 SFL Division Two schedule, played on a Wednesday.

August 27, 1966    East Fife 0 - 1 Morton

The second half of the League Cup group stage begins.

August 27, 1977    Montrose 0 - 1 Morton

Goal by McGhee.

Port Glasgow Athletic in 1881-82:

1882/5/13      Kilbirnie 8 - 2 Port Glasgow

1882/4/29      Abercorn (Blackstoun XI) 3 - 0 Port Glasgow

1882/4/8        Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 3 Morton              G&D Cup SF

1882/3/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 0 Victoria              G&D Cup R3

1882/3/4        Northern 0 - 6 Port Glasgow Athletic          G&D Cup R2 replay

1882/2/25      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Northern            G&D Cup R2

1882/1/28      Arthurlie 6 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic           Renfrewshire Cup R3

1882/1/14      Ladyburn 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic*        G&D Cup R1 replay

1882/1/7        Port Glasgow Athletic [a draw] Ladyburn      G&D Cup R1

1881/12/31    Port Glasgow Athletic 2nd XI 3 - 12 Morton 2nd XI    G&D Cup R1

1881/12/3      Port Glasgow Athletic 0 - 4 Queen's Park [2nd XI?]

1881/11/19    Glenkilloch 2 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic       Renfrewshire Cup R2

1881/11/12    Ladyburn 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1881/10/22    Victoria (Greenock) 5 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1881/10/22    Port Glasgow Athletic 0 - 0 Rangers Shields

1881/10/8      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 Walworth          Renfrewshire Cup R1

1881/9/17      Paisley Athletic 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    Scottish Cup R1

*I don't know why Port Glasgow Athletic advanced after that score.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and Greenock and District Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies

Port Glasgow football in 1880-81:

Broadfield (Port Glasgow) 1880-81

Nothing found.

Crescent (Port Glasgow) 1880-81

1881/3/26      Grafton 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Crescent

Parklea (Port Glasgow) 1880-81

1880/10/2      Victoria (Greenock) 1 - 1 Parklea (Port Glasgow)

(Source: Glasgow Herald.)

Ayrshire Football Annual, 4th edition, 1880.

    AYRSHIRE FOOTBALL ANNUAL -- The Ayrshire Football Annual for the current year has just been issued. The book, which has now reached the fourth year of publication, is an annual replete with every conceivable item of information relating to the popular [game] in Ayrshire. The number of clubs in the County Association is now, we learn, 54, with a membership of 2862. [This] book, which we commend to all players, is published by [John] Wallace, hon. secretary of the association, who has also taken charge of the [competition/compilation].

Glasgow Herald, September 27, 1880, p. 7.

East Kirkton Quarry

East Kirkton Quarry near Bathgate, West Lothian, has proved to be a rich source of fossils from the Age of Amphibians. Source.