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Paisley Athletic FC

Thomas Fairbairn (1820-1885), Bridge Over the River Cart, Paisley. Source.

Paisley Athletic 1888-89:

1888/9/1        Paisley Athletic scr/wo Thornliebank    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup.)

Paisley Athletic 1887-88:

1887/10/29    Port Glasgow Athletic 10 - 0 Paisley Athletic

1887/10/29    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Paisley Athletic    RCup R1

1887/10/15    Linthouse 7 - 2 Paisley Athletic*

*Paisley Athletic were three men short, but substitutes were found.

1887/9/3        Paisley Athletic scr/wo Neilston    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Paisley Athletic 1886-87:

1887/4/30      Paisley Athletic 4 - 1 Clippens Thistle

1887/4/9        Whitefield 3 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1887/3/19      Neilston 7 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1887/3/5        Clydesdale 0 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1887/2/12      Paisley Athletic 4 - 2 Whitefield

1887/1/15      Paisley Athletic 2 - 1 Johnstone

1886/12/25    Johnstone 1 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1886/12/11    Paisley Athletic 1 - 8 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup R3

Paisley Athletic were admitted to the Renfrewshire Cup at Round Three.

1886/12/4      Paisley Athletic 2 - 2 Greenock Rangers

1886/11/20    Johnstone Harp 2nd XI 2 - 1 2nd Paisley Athletic

1886/11/6      Johnstone Harp 0 - 0 Paisley Athletic

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Paisley Athletic 1885-86:

Nothing found.

Paisley Athletic 1884-85:

1885/3/7        St Mirren 6 - 2 Paisley Athletic    PChCup R1

1884/11/1      Paisley Athletic 1 - 5 Arthurlie    RCup R1

1884/9/13      Paisley Athletic 2 - 3 Greenock Southern    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and Paisley Charity Cup.)

Paisley Athletic 1883-84:

1884/4/12      Paisley Olympic 3 - 1 Paisley Athletic    PChCup R1

1884/1/5        Planned game against Morton did not come off.

1883/12/22    Olympic 6 - 0 Paisley Athletic    RCup R3

1883/12/1      Johnstone Rovers 3 - 0 Paisley Athletic

1883/11/24    Paisley Athletic 5 - 1 Linwood    RCup R2

1883/10/20    Thistle 7 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1883/10/6      Paisley Athletic 5 - 1 Kelburne    RCup R1

1883/9/29      Abercorn 2 - 0 Paisley Athletic    ScCup R2

1883/9/8        Kilbarchan 3 - 4 Paisley Athletic    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and Paisley Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Paisley Athletic 1882-83:

1883/6/23      Paisley Athletic 6 - 0 St Mirren    PChCup final

1883/5/8        Paisley Athletic 5 - 0 West End Athletic    PChCup SF

1883/4/7        Paisley Athletic 1 - 2 St Mirren

1883/3/24      Paisley Athletic 6 - 1 Woodside    PChCup R1

1883/3/10      St Mirren 2 - 2 Athletic    is this Paisley Athletic?

1883/2/24      Cambuslang 3 - 2 Paisley Athletic

1883/2/24      Paisley Athletic 2 - 3 Third Lanark

1883/2/10      Renfrew 0 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1883/1/6        Thornliebank 2 - 1 Paisley Athletic    Sc2XICup R2

1882/12/30    Abercorn 3 - 4 Paisley Athletic

1882/12/9      Paisley Athletic 10 - 1 Yoker    Sc2XICup R1

1882/12/2      Paisley Athletic 0 - 3 St Mirren    RCup R2

1882/11/18    Paisley Athletic 4 - 1 Hearts

1882/10/14    Paisley Athletic 3 - 0 Johnstone Athletic    RCup R1

1882/10/7      Paisley Athletic 4 - 5 Renfrew

1882/9/23      Paisley Athletic 5 - 1 Morton

1882/9/9        Johnstone 6 -  2 Paisley Athletic    ScCup R1

1882/8/17      Paisley Athletic 0 - 8 Glasgow Thistle

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Scottish Second Eleven Cup, Renfrewshire Cup and Paisley Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Paisley Athletic 1881-82:

1882/4/29      Dundee Harp 1 - 1 Paisley Athletics

1882/3/25      2nd Johnstone Athletic ? vs 0 2nd Paisley Athletic

1882/3/25      Johnstone Athletic 1 - 0 Paisley Athletic

1882/3/11      2nd Johnstone Athletic "a draw" 2nd Paisley Athletic

1882/3/11      Paisley Athletic 1 - 3 Johnstone Athletic

1882/2/18      Alclutha (Dumbarton) 2 - 2 Paisley Athletic

1882/1/28      Clyde 2 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1882/1/28      2nd Clyde 7 - 0 2nd Paisley Athletic

1881/10/29    Arthurlie 7 - 1 Paisley Athletic    ScCup R3

1881/9/19      Paisley Athletic 1 - 4 Levern

1881/10/8      Paisley Athletic 3 - 1 St Mirren    ScCup R2

1881/9/24      Paisley Athletic 3 - 5 St Mirren    RCup R1

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

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Paisley Athletic 1880-81:

1881/4/9        Paisley Athletic 3 - 4 Arthurlie

1881/2/5        Paisley Athletic 2 - 3 Queen's Park (Hampden Eleven)

1880/12/4      Paisley Athletic 1 - 2 Levern

1880/11/13    Paisley Athletic 2 - 0 Pollok Castle (Mearns)

1880/10/23    Paisley Athletic 3 - 1 Granton

1880/10/16    Cartvale 4 - 0 Paisley Athletic    RCup R1

1880/10/9      2nd South Side 0 - 1 2nd Paisley Athletic

1880/10/9      Paisley Athletic 4 - 0 South Side

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Paisley Athletic 1879-80:

1880/3/13      Linthouse 3 - 1 Paisley Athletics

(Source: Glasgow Herald.)

Paraffin Young

James Young, who worked out a process for manufacturing paraffin wax, is buried in Inverkip. Source.

It's the League Cup, Round Two. Morton are off. Only three Championship clubs are still in the mix: Airdrie, Falkirk and Queen's Park.

The matches:

Dundee [6 - 1] Airdrieonians

Airdrie beat Dundee last year.

Falkirk [2 - 0] Hearts    Upset

The last time they met in the League Cup, in 2010, Falkirk won.

Aberdeen [1 - 0] Queen's Park

These two met in Round Two of the 2006-07 League Cup and played to a scoreless draw, after which Queen's Park won 5 - 3 on penalty kicks. They have not scored on Aberdeen in regulation time in 34 years. (See below.) 

Rangers [2 - 0] St Johnstone

St Johnstone won the last time in 2015.

The Spartans [1 - 0] Ross County    Upset!

This is The Spartans' first appearance in Round Two.

Celtic [3 - 1] Hibs (tomorrow)

The last time Hibs beat Celtic in this cup was in 2003.

Dundee United [1 - 0] St Mirren (tomorrow)

St Mirren have never beaten United in the League Cup.

Motherwell [1 - 0] Kilmarnock (tomorrow)

These two last met in the League Cup in 2006 and Kilmarnock won.

Championship:

Ayr United [3 - 2] Hamilton Accies

This has been brought forward from Tuesday, October 29th. Dunfermline and Livingston could have done the same thing with their October 29 match, but didn't. 

When was the last time each 2024-25 Championship club scored on Aberdeen?

2024/7/23        Airdrieonians

2024/5/15        Livingston

2022/10/19      Partick Thistle

2021/8/15        Raith Rovers

2020/11/25      Hamilton Academical

2016/8/10        Ayr United

2012/4/28        Dumfermline Athletic

2010/10/26      Falkirk

1996/9/3          Morton

1990/8/21        Queen's Park

Other matches:

Forge 2 - 0 HFX Wanderers (August 14)

Scrosoppi 4 - 0 Guelph United (August 14)

Þór/KA 2 - 2 Stjarnan (August 15)

Nairn County 2 - 3 Rothes (yesterday)

Roasso Kumamoto [0 - 1] Mito HollyHock

Culter [2 - 0] Buchanhaven Hearts

Beith Juniors [2 - 1] Largs Thistle

Carluke Rovers [1 - 1] Giffnock

Valour [2 - 1] HFX Wanderers

Unity FC vs Serbian White Eagles (postponed)

Scrosoppi vs Burlington (tomorrow) [postponed]

Morton Women [6 - 0] Hutchison Vale (tomorrow)

The Ottawa team in the Northern Super League will be called Ottawa Rapid FC. Looks like they'll play at Lansdowne Park. Story.

East of Scotland Qualifying Cup, R2:

Hawick Royal Albert [2 - 3] Civil Service Strollers

UEFA Europa League, 3QR, second leg (mostly August 15):

The New Saints 0 - 0 Petrocub Hîncești (Moldova) (August 13)

Shamrock Rovers 3 - 1 Celje (Slovenia)

Elfsborg 2 - 0 Rijeka (Croatia)

Elfsborg and Shamrock Rovers advance. The New Saints drop down to the Conference League.

UEFA Conference League, 3QR, second leg (August 15):

Sabah (Azerbaijan) 0 - 1 St Patrick's Athletic

Tromsø (Norway) 0 - 1 Kilmarnock

Brann (Norway) 3 - 1 St Mirren

Larne 0 - 1 Ballkani (Kosovo)   1 - 1 on aggregate. Larne win in the PK.

Kilmarnock, Larne and St Patrick's advance. St Mirren are out.

The South Challenge Cup begins. This cup is for clubs of the Lowland, West, South and East of Scotland Leagues. It was brought in to replace the venerable Scottish Qualifying Cup once SFA members were granted automatic entry into the Scottish Cup in 2007. Winning it brings no advantage apart from the glory. Let's follow everyone.

South Challenge Cup, R1:

Broomhill (LL) [0 - 1] Thornton Hibs (EoSL1)    Upset

Pumpherston (EoSL3) [0 - 5] Irvine Victoria (WoSL3)

St Andrew's (EoSLP) vs Gartcairn (WoSLP) Gartcairn withdrew. St Andrew's advance.

Creetown (SoSL) [2 - 1] Tynecastle (EoSLP)

Glasgow United (WoSL3) [5 - 3] University of Stirling (LL)    Upset

Kinnoull (EoSL1) [1 - 2] Newburgh (EoSL3)    Upset

Auchinleck Talbot (WoSLP) [1 - 0] Hutchison Vale (EoSLP)

Cambuslang Rangers (WoSL2) [2 - 3] Vale of Leven (WoSL3)    Upset

Edinburgh Community (EoSL3) [2 - 3] Newton Stewart (SoSL)

Maybole (WoSL1) [0 - 1] Caledonian Braves (LL)

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (WoSL1) [2 - 0] Mid Annandale (SoSL)    Upset

Ardrossan Winton Rovers (WoSL1) [3 - 4] Broxburn Athletic (LL)

Luncarty (EoSLP) [2 - 5] Kilbirnie Ladeside (WoSL1)    Upset

Blantyre Victoria (WoSL1) [2 - 2] Lochgelly Albert (EoSL3) [Lochgelly win on PK]    Upset

Fauldhouse (EoSL3) [0 - 8] Albion Rovers (LL)

Caledonian Locomotives (WoSL2) [2 - 2] Lochmaben (SoSL) [Locos win on PK]

BSC Glasgow (WoSL4) [4 - 3] St Peter's (WoSL4)

Dalbeattie Star (SoSL) [1 - 2] Blackburn United (EoSL1)    Upset

Kilsyth Rangers (WoSL2) [1 - 2] Hurlford United (WoSLP)

Burntisland Shipyard (EoSL2) [1 - 6] Glenrothes (EoSLP)

Glasgow Perthshire (WoSL3) [2 - 3] Drumchapel United (WoSLP)

Lochar Thistle (SoSL) [3 - 4] East Stirlingshire (LL)

Whitehill Welfare (EoSL1) [2 - 0] Kennoway Star Hearts (EoSL2)

Ardeer Thistle (WoSL3) [0 - 4] Clydebank (WoSLP)

Petershill (WoSL1) [1 - 4] Darvel (WoSLP)

Greenock (WoSL3) [3 - 1] Glenvale (WoSL3)

Wishaw (WoSL3) [0 - 0] Oakley United (EoSL2) [Wishaw win on PK]    Upset

Vale of Clyde (WoSL1) [5 - 1] Stoneyburn (EoSL3)

Cumbernauld Colts (LL) [4 - 3] Linlithgow Rose (LL)

Edinburgh South (EoSL1) [2 - 3] Bellshill Athletic (WoSL2)    Upset

Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts (EoSL1) [2 - 3] Lesmahagow (WoSL2)    Upset

Benburb (WoSLP) [2 - 0] Yoker (WoSL2)

Dundonald Bluebell (EoSLP) [0 - 4] Troon (WoSLP)

Lanark United (WoSL2) [3 - 2] Whitburn Juniors (EoSLP)    Upset

Shotts Bon Accord (WoSLP) [2 - 1] Rutherglen Glencairn (WoSL1)

Historical matches:

1901/8/17      Morton vs Third Lanark (abandoned)

1940/8/17      Morton 2 - 0 Celtic

2002/8/13      Queen of the South 1 - 0 Morton

This was Round Two of the Challenge Cup.

2002/8/17      Peterhead 4 - 2 Morton

Morton goals by John Maisano and Jani Uotinen.

Arthurlie FC 1923-24:

1924/8/19      St Mirren 6 - 1 Arthurlie    RCup F replay

1924/5/30      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Peebles Rovers    WCup F leg 2

1924/4/29      St Mirren 1 - 0 Arthurlie    RCup F leg 2

1924/4/28      Arthurlie 1 - 0 St Mirren    RCup F leg 1

1924/4/26      Peebles Rovers 2 - 1 Arthurlie    WCup F leg 1

1924/4/21      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Johnstone    RCup SF

1924/4/14      Arthurlie 7 - 3 Paisley Academical    RCup R2

1924/4/12      Arthurlie 2 - 2 Dumbarton Harp    WCup R1

1924/4/5        Arthurlie 4 - 0 Paisley GSFP    RCup R1

1924/3/29      Montrose 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL3

1924/3/22      Galston 0 - 3 Arthurlie    SF3

1924/3/15      Dumbarton Harp 0 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL3

1924/3/8        Arthurlie 3 - 0 Dykehead    SFL3

1924/3/1        Mid-Annandale 2 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL3

1924/2/23      Dykehead 1 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL3

1924/2/16      Arthurlie 3 - 2 Galston    SFL3

1924/2/9        Arthurlie 0 - 1 Beith    SFL3

1924/2/2        Arthurlie 3 - 0 Montrose    SFL3

1924/1/26      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Peebles Rovers    SFL3

1924/1/19      Nithsdale Wanderers 0 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL3

1924/1/12      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Dumbarton Harp    SFL3

1924/1/5        Royal Albert 0 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL3

1924/1/2        Arthurlie 5 - 0 Helensburgh    SFL3

1924/1/1        East Stirlingshire 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL3

1923/12/22    Arthurlie 3 - 2 Queen of the South    SFL3

1923/12/15    Solway Star 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL3

1923/12/8      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Nithsdale Wanderers    SFL3

1923/12/1      Arthurlie 2 - 0 Clackmannan    SFL3

1923/11/24    Beith 0 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL3

1923/11/17    Brechin City 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL3

1923/11/10    Arthurlie 3 - 2 Mid-Annandale    SFL3

1923/11/3      Clackmannan 0 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL3

1923/10/27    St Mirren 1 - 3 Arthurlie    RVCup F leg 2

1923/10/20    Arthurlie 2 - 0 Royal Albert    SFL3

1923/10/13    Peebles 1 - 3 Arthurlie    SFL3

1923/10/6      Arthurlie 3 - 2 Solway Star    SFL3

1923/9/29      Arthurlie 2 - 1 St Mirren    RVCup F leg 1

1923/9/22      Arthurlie 4 - 0 Brechin City    SFL3

1923/9/19      Beith W - L Arthurlie    QCup R2 replay

1923/9/15      Arthurlie 0 - 0 Beith    QCup R2

1923/9/8        Queen of the South 0 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL3

1923/9/1        bye    QCup R1

1923/8/25      Arthurlie 2 - 3 East Stirlingshire    SFL3

1923/8/18      Helensburgh 0 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL3

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

2024-25 Scottish Challenge Cup, Round Two

Stranraer versus Bonnyrigg Rose, February 11, 2023. Source.

In this round we have seven League Two clubs, five four Premiership colt teams, four five from the Lowland League and two from the Highland League.

As usual, none of the first round matches drew more than a few hundred spectators. The largest published turnout was 640 at Buckie, and the lowest 140 for Hibs B vs Albion Rovers at Ainslie Park.

East Fife [2 - 1] St Johnstone B

Fraserburgh [2 - 1] Forfar

Dundee United B [0 - 0] Dundee B [Dundee United B win on PK]

Elgin [2 - 1] Banks o' Dee

Albion Rovers [3 - 4] Cowdenbeath

An SPFL League X match.

Dumbarton [4 - 0] St Mirren B Berwick Rangers

St Mirren were turfed out for fielding an ineligible player against Berwick. Dumbarton have not played Berwick since 2013.

Stranraer [2 - 1] Bonnyrigg Rose

Plain old League Two match.

East Stirlingshire [2 - 2] East Kilbride [EK win on PK] (tomorrow) 

Plain old Lowland League match.

Clyde [2 - 3] Rangers B (tomorrow)

Elsewhere:

Kirkcaldy & Dysart [0 - 3] Raith Rovers (glamour friendly)

This match is part of Callum Hannah's transfer agreement from K&D to Raith in 2023. But he's now with Montrose so he won't even be in the game. He's with Raith Rovers and wearing the captain's armband.

Carluke Rovers [1 - 2] Newmains United

Ellon United [3 - 3] Culter

FC Saint Helens [5 - 4] FC Isle of Man

Largs Thistle [2 - 0] Drumchapel United (tomorrow)

UEFA Champions League, 3QR, second leg (August 13):

Rangers [0 - 2] Dynamo Kyiv

[Rangers drop down to the Europa League league phase.]

James Reid MP

James Reid was Greenock MP from 1900 to 1906, and part owner of the Fleming Reid Mill on Drumfrochar Road. Source.

Morton host Hamilton Academical. Morton are mid-table, thanks to last weekend's scoreless draw against Partick Thistle (see below). Hamilton are joint bottom.

The Hamiliton squad includes three former Morton players: Lee Kilday (Morton 2014-19), Reghan Tumilty (2018-2020) and Sean McGinty (2020-21). Ali Crawford and Grant Gillespie both played for Hamilton from 2009 to 2018, and backup goalkeeper Gary Woods was an Accie from 2016 to 2019.

Hamilton players staged a walkout last week over unpaid wages.

The last Morton player to score against the Accies was Alexander King, April 11th, 2023.

Kirk Broadfoot turned 40 on Thursday.

[Morton 0 - 0 Hamilton. When have Morton ever started the league with two scoreless draws before? Never.]

The other Championship matches:

Ayr United 5 - 0 Airdrieonians (yesterday)

Queen's Park 1 - 1 Livingston (yesterday)

Dunfermline Athletic [0 - 2] Falkirk

Raith Rovers [1 - 0] Partick Thistle

Raith Rovers have sacked their manager. They finished with 8 points in the League Cup group stage and lost their opening league match, neither of which really seem like sacking offences.

Scottish Cup, Preliminary Round 1:

Bo'ness Athletic (EoS2) 3 - 1 Beith Juniors (WoSP) (yesterday)

Culter (North Premier) [4 - 0] Invergordon (North Caledonian) (see below)

Other matches:

HFX Wanderers 3 - 2 Vancouver FC (August 5)

Goals by Coimbra, Rampersad and Nimick.

Civil Service Strollers 1 - 2 Berwick Rangers (August 6)

Culter 5 - 0 Westdyke (August 6)

This concludes the North Region League Cup group stage.

Clachnacuddin [0 - 2] Nairn County (August 7)

Bray Wanderers 0 - 1 UCD (yesterday)

Banks o' Dee [4 - 0] Nairn County

Culter vs Sunnybank (postponed)

Caledonian Braves [3 - 0] Civil Service Strollers

Campbeltown Pupils [2 - 4] Carluke Rovers

FC Isle of Man [0 - 1] Longridge Town

Cavalry [3 - 2] HFX Wanderers

[Wanderers goals by Coimbra and Nimick.]

Christian Volesky has departed HFX Wanderers.

Breidablik [4 - 2] Þór/KA

Mito HollyHock [0 - 1] Vegalta Sendai

Serbian White Eagles [3 - 1] Hamilton City 1 FC

Glasgow Women [3 - 2] Morton Women (tomorrow)

Woodbridge Strikers [1 - 2] Scrosoppi (tomorrow)

UEFA Champions League, 3QR, first leg (August 6):

Dynamo Kyiv 1 - 1 Rangers

Concacaf Leagues Cup, Round of 32 (August 7):

Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 2 UNAM

UEFA Europa League, 3QR, first leg (August 8)

Petrocub Hîncești (Moldova) 1 - 0 The New Saints

Celje (Slovenia) 1 - 0 Shamrock Rovers

Rijeka (Croatia) 1 - 1 Elfsborg

UEFA Conference League, 3QR, first leg (August 8)

Kilmarnock 2 - 2 Tromsø (Norway)

This is Killie's second time against the Norwegians. They played Viking Stavanger in the first round of the 2001-02 UEFA Cup and lost 1 - 3 on aggregate.

St Mirren 1 - 1 Brann (Norway)

St Mirren played Tromsø in the first round of the 1987-88 Cup Winner's Cup and beat them 1 - 0 on aggregate.

Ballkani (Kosovo) 0 - 1 Larne

St Patrick's Athletic 1 - 0 Sabah (Azerbaijan)

Sort the 2023-24 Championship clubs by points earned in the League Cup group stage:

  9        Queen's Park (+11 gd)

  9        Airdrieonians (+10)

  9        Falkirk (+9)

  9        Ayr United (+4)

  9        Livingston (+4)

  8        Partick Thistle (+6)

  8        Raith Rovers (+3)

  6        Morton (-3)

  5        Hamilton Academical (+2)

  3        Dunfermline Athletic (-1)

    bold = advanced to Round Two

Times that Morton opened the league season with a scoreless draw:

2024/8/3        Partick Thistle 0 - 0 Morton

2017/8/5        Dumbarton 0 - 0 Morton

2011/8/6        Ross County 0 - 0 Morton

2010/8/7        Morton 0 - 0 Stirling Albion

1982/9/4        Morton 0 - 0 Kilmarnock

1976/9/4        Montrose 0 - 0 Morton

1975/8/30      Morton 0 - 0 Partick Thistle

1948/8/14      Celtic 0 - 0 Morton

1921/8/17      Morton 0 - 0 Motherwell

Culter FC in the Scottish Cup:

2007/9/29      R1    Culter 7 - 0 Hawick Royal Albert

2007/10/27    R2    Culter 2 - 1 Vale of Leithen

2007/11/24    R3    Culter 1 - 3 Huntly

2011/9/24      R1    Culter 4 - 0 Burntisland Shipyard

2011/10/22    R2    Culter 0 - 2 Spartans (but Spartans were expelled)

2011/11/19    R3    Culter 1 - 1 Partick Thistle

2011/11/26    R3    Partick Thistle 4 - 0 Culter

2013/9/14      R1    Lossiemouth 0 - 0 Culter

2013/9/21      R1    Culter 3 - 1 Lossiemouth

2013/10/5      R2    Newton Stewart 0 - 6 Culter

2013/11/2      R3    Culter 1 - 1 Berwick Rangers

2013/11/9      R3    Berwick Rangers 3 - 1 Culter

2014/9/13      R1    Culter 4 - 2 Strathspey Thistle

2014/10/4      R2    Bo'ness United 7 - 1 Culter

2023/9/2      PR2    Culter 3 - 2 Blackburn United

2023/9/23      R1    Culter 3 - 4 Deveronvale

2024/8/10    PR1    Culter [4 - 0] Invergordon

Morton Women 2023-24 results:

2023/8/20      Morton 1 - 4 Inverness CT

2023/8/27      Westdyke 6 - 3 Morton

2023/9/3        Morton 8 - 0 Hutchison Vale

2023/9/10      Edinburgh City 2 - 2 Morton (expunged)

2023/9/24      Westdyke 6 - 2 Morton    League Cup R2

2023/10/1      Ayr United 2 - 1 Morton

2023/10/8      Morton 0 - 6 Rossvale

2023/10/15    Dryburgh 5 - 1 Morton

2023/10/29    Morton 0 - 5 Renfrew

2023/11/5      Westdyke 5 - 3    Scottish Cup R2

2023/11/12    East Fife 5 - 1 Morton

2023/11/19    Inverness CT 9 - 0 Morton

2024/1/28      Hutchison Vale 1 - 2 Morton

2024/2/11      Morton vs Edinburgh City (cancelled)

2024/2/18      Morton 1 - 5 Ayr United

2024/2/25      Rossvale 5 - 1 Morton

2024/3/10      Morton 0 - 0 Dryburgh

2024/3/17      Renfrew 2 - 1 Morton

2024/3/24      Morton 0 - 6 East Fife

2024/3/31      Morton 0 - 5 Westdyke

2024/4/14      Westdyke 3 - 0 Morton (awarded)   relegation round

2024/4/28      Morton 4 - 2 Renfrew    relegation round

2024/5/3        Dryburgh 3 - 0 Morton    relegation round

2024/5/12      Morton 3 - 0 Hutchison Vale    relegation round

Historical matches:

1901/8/7        Third Lanark 3 - 1 Morton

Glasgow Exhibition Cup, Round One.

1940/8/10      Third Lanark 2 - 2 Morton

The Southern League begins.

2002/8/5        Morton 3 - 2 Stirling Albion

This was Round One of the Challenge Cup. Morton goals by Alex Williams (2) and Warren Hawke.

2002/8/10      Morton 5 - 1 Stirling Albion

Goals by Alex Williams (2), Warren Hawke, Jani Uotinen and Paul Gaughan.

Maxwell FC and Sir John Maxwell FC

Sir John Maxwell. Source.

Both these clubs arose in the area south of Glasgow where the Maxwell family had been landowners for several centuries. Maxwell FC were from Pollokshields, and Sir John Maxwell FC were from Pollokshaws, an important distinction; Maxwell FC played in the Glasgow and suburbs stream of Scottish Cup competition, while Sir John Maxwell FC played in the Renfrewshire stream. 

Maxwell FC 1881-82:

Nothing found.

Maxwell FC 1880-81:

1880/12/4      Maxwell 0 - 5 Pollokshields Juniors

1880/10/9      Maxwell 5 - 2 Albany

1880/9/18      2nd Cathkin 1 - 1 2nd Maxwell

1880/9/18      Maxwell 2 - 2 Cathkin

1880/9/11      Oxford 6 - 0 Maxwell    ScCup R1

(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Maxwell FC 1879-80:

1880/3/13      Maxwell (Norwood Eleven) 3 - 1 Hanover

1880/2/28      Craigfield? 1 - 1 Maxwell (Norwood Eleven)

1880/2/7        Maxwell 2 - 0 Alma

1879/12/20    Maxwell 4 - 0 somebody (very blurry)

1879/10/25    Maxwell 4 - 1 Garnethill

1879/10/18    Maxwell 3 - 1 Alma

(Source: the Glasgow Herald.)

 

Sir John Maxwell FC was named after Sir John Maxwell (1791-1865), 8th Baronet of Pollok. In 1884 the club merged with Pollok FC to form Pollokshaws FC.

Sir John Maxwell FC 1883-84:

1884/4/18      Sir John Maxwell FC and Pollok FC merged to form Pollokshaws FC.

1884/2/16      Sir John Maxwell 0 - 3 Shettleston

1884/1/19      2nd Sir John Maxwell 2 - 2 2nd Orchard

1884/1/12      Shettleston 2 - 0 Sir John Maxwell

1883/12/15    Wishaw Swifts 2 - 3 Sir John Maxwell Club

1883/12/1      Titwood 3 - 0 Sir John Maxwell Junior Club

1883/11/3      Sir John Maxwell 1 - 2 Johnstone Athletic    RCup R1 replay

1883/10/27    Sir John Maxwell 3 - 2 Pollok

1883/10/13    Sir John Maxwell 6 - 3 Johnstone Athletic (replay ordered)    RCup R1

1883/9/29      Possilpark 4 - 2 Sir John Maxwell

1883/9/29      2nd Sir John Maxwell 1 - 5 2nd Morton    2nd XI Cup R1

1883/9/8        Greenock Northern 5 - 3 Sir John Maxwell    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest. Wikipedia for the merger.)

Sir John Maxwell FC 1882-83:

1883/3/20      Partick Thistle 2 - 0 Sir John Maxwell    YCup final

1883/when    Sir John Maxwell vs Mavisbank    YCup R1 replay

1883/2/3        Mavisbank 6 - 3 Sir John Maxwell (protested)    YCup R1

1882/12/16    West End Athletic 1 - 0 Sir John Maxwell    RCup R2

1882/12/2      Hurlford 8 - 0 Sir John Maxwell    Sc2XICup R1

1882/11/18    South-Western W - L Sir John Maxwell

1882/10/14    Sir John Maxwell 8 - 1 Woodland    RCup R1

1882/10/7      Sir John Maxwell 2 - 6 Port Glasgow Athletic    ScCup R2 replay

1882/9/30      Sir John Maxwell 5 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic (protested)    ScCup R2

1882/9/16      Sir John Maxwell 5 - 3 Woodland    ScCup R1 replay

1882/9/9        Woodland 1 - 1 Sir John Maxwell    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, the Scottish Second Eleven Cup, and the Yoker Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1882/11/18.)

Sir John Maxwell FC 1881-82:

1882/3/18      Pollok vs Sir John Maxwell

1882/3/4        Johnstone Rovers 5 - 0 Sir John Maxwell

1882/1/21      Cartvale 4 - 2 Sir John Maxwell    RCup R3

1882/1/14      Tollcross 2 - 1 Sir John Maxwell

1881/12/10    Sir John Maxwell 0 - 0 somebody

1881/11/26    Sir John Maxwell 4 - 2 Ladyburn    RCup R2

1881/11/12    Sir John Maxwell 2 - 2 Mavisbank

1881/10/29    Sir John Maxwell 1 - 0 Luton

1881/9/24      bye    RCup R1

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Sir John Maxwell FC 1880-81:

1881/3/19      Grafton 1 - 0 Sir John Maxwell

1881/3/19      Eastern Athletic 3 - 1 Sir John Maxwell

1880/10/30    Pollok 0 - 3 Sir John Maxwell

1880/10/23    Sir John Maxwell 2 - 6 South Side    RCup R1

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Sir John Maxwell FC 1879-80:

Nothing found.

2024-25 Championship

Bascule bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal at Firhill, 1955, and swans. Source.

The 2024-25 Championship begins. Morton visit Partick Thistle.

Morton are on a run of ten straight seasons in the Championship, which equals Queen of the South's streak from 2002-03 to 2011-12. This season marks the first time Morton have appeared in the Championship in the fifth football season of a decade. In 1994-95, 2004-05 and 2014-15 they were in the league below.

The 2024-25 Championship is made up of Airdrieonians, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Livingston, Morton, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Raith Rovers. With the exception of Livi every club entered the division from League One. (See below.)

This year's Championship has seven teams in common with last year's, and eight in common with 2012-13. It's very much a Central Belt league, but not quite up to the standard of 2012-13 which did not have Ayr United in it.

For once there is no big Premiership club slumming in the Championship, except in the minds of Partick Thistle supporters.

Partick want their group stage match against Motherwell replayed because the fourth official couldn't find the name of one of their substitutes on the app. Story.

Three of last year's top Morton players have moved to other clubs in the division: Oakley to Ayr United, Muirhead to Livingston, and Crawford to Partick Thistle.

Morton have signed midfielder Ali Crawford who previously made 12 appearances for the club in 2023.

Morton's starting line-up is: [Mullen, Delany, Boyes, Broadfoot, Ballantyne, Wilson, Moffat, Lyall, A. Crawford, Garrity, Emannuel-Taylor.]

Compare 2023: MacDonald, O'Connor, Waters, Boyd, Muirhead, Quitongo, R. Crawford, Broadfoot, McGrattan, Gillespie, Oakley.

[Partick Thistle 0 - 0 Morton.]

The other Championship matches:

Falkirk 2 - 1 Queen's Park (yesterday)*

Hamilton Accies [0 - 2] Ayr United*

*These are Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round One matches.

Airdrieonians [1 - 0] Raith Rovers

Livingston [2 - 0] Dunfermline Athletic

Other matches:

Þór/KA 3 - 3 Tindastóll (July 30)

UCD 1 - 1 Wexford (yesterday)

Nairn County [0 - 3] Brechin City

Culter [2 - 0] Longside

Civil Service Strollers [2 - 1] Cowdenbeath

Largs Thistle [0 - 0] Hurlford United

Carluke Rovers [1 - 3] Eglinton

Scrosoppi [4 - 0]] Sigma

V-Varen Nagasaki [1 - 2] Mito HollyHock

HFX Wanderers have signed midfielder Sean Rea, formerly of CF Montreal, Valour and Club Deportivo Castellón "B".

Concacaf Leagues Cup group stage:

Atlético de San Luis 2 - 3 CF Montréal (July 30)

Vancouver Whitecaps [3 - 1] Tijuana

Pachuca [1 - 2] Toronto FC (tomorrow)

[None of the group stage matches took place in Mexico.]

UEFA Europa League, 2QR, second leg (August 1):

Cercle Brugge 1 - 0 Kilmarnock

Elfsborg 2 - 0 Sheriff Tiraspol

Elfsborg advance. Kilmarnock drop down to the Conference League.

UEFA Conference League, 2QR, second leg (mostly August 1):

St Mirren 4 - 1 Valur

Vaduz 2 - 2 St Patrick's Athletic

Caernarfon Town 0 - 5 Legia Warsaw

Auda 2 - 0 Cliftonville (July 31)

Shelbourne 0 - 0 Zurich

St Mirren and St Patrick's Athletic advance.  Caernarfon Town, Cliftonville and Shelbourne are out.

Olympic women's soccer, QF:

United States [1 - 0] Japan

Canada [0 - 0] Germany [Germany win on PK]

Previous times that Morton started the league season against Partick Thistle:

1893/8/19      Morton 2 - 3 Partick Thistle

1896/8/22      Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Morton

1909/8/16      Morton 2 - 1 Partick Thistle

1911/8/15      Partick Thistle 1 - 1 Morton

1915/8/21      Partick Thistle 3 - 2 Morton

1917/8/18      Partick Thistle 3 - 3 Morton

1919/8/16      Partick Thistle 1 - 1 Morton

1931/8/8        Morton 1 - 2 Partick Thistle

1975/8/30      Morton 0 - 0 Partick Thistle

1985/8/10      Partick Thistle 1 - 1 Morton

1991/8/10      Morton 2 - 1 Partick Thistle

When did the 2024-25 Championship clubs most recently get into the Championship and was it from above or below?

2024    Livingston (above)

2024    Hamilton Academical (below)

2024    Falkirk (below)

2023    Dunfermline (below)

2023    Airdrieonians (below)

2022    Queen's Park (below)

2021    Partick Thistle (below)

2020    Raith Rovers (below)

2018    Ayr United (below)

2015    Morton (below)

In which divisions have the 2024-25 Championship clubs played since 1994?

Dunfermline        bbaaab    aaaaaaabbb    babcccbbbb     bbcbb

Livingston            cdcccb    baaaaabbbd    cbbbbbcbaa     aaaab

Hamilton              bbcbbc    dcccbbbbaa     abbbaaaaaa    abbcb

Partick Thistle     aabbcc    cbaabcbbbb     bbbaaaaabb    cbbbb

Falkirk                 aabbbb    bbbbbaaaaa     bbbbbbbbbc    ccccb

Raith Rovers       baabbb    bbcbbccccb      bbbbbbbccc    bbbbb

Morton                 cbbbbb    bcdccccbbb      bbbbcbbbbb    bbbbb

Ayr Utd                bccbbb    bbbbcccccb      cbccccbcbb     bbbbb

Airdrieonians                           ccbbbcbb     ccbccccccc      cccbb

Queen's Park      dddddd    cddddddccd     ddddddccdd     dcbbb

(a = Premiership; b = Championship; etc.)

Which clubs have spent at least 15 seasons in the Championship, including this year?

23 years        Morton

21 years        Raith Rovers

19 years        Queen of the South

19 years        Falkirk

18 years        Ayr United

17 years        Partick Thistle

16 years        Dunfermline

15 years        Dundee

Plenty of Nothing's goals for Morton:

1) Score on Aberdeen.

2) Score on Celtic.

3) Win the Challenge Cup.

4) Get a win off every divisional opponent.

5) Post a 5 - 0 win.

6) Avoid a 5 - 0 loss.

7) Finish above Hamilton.

8) Finish above Dunfermline.

9) Positive goal difference.

10) Stay out of tenth place.

Historical matches:

2002/8/3      Gretna 1 - 1 Morton

Goal for Warren Hawke.

Video: Derek Gaston has a brilliant future as a groundskeeper.

Och, You're Kiddin' On

East Stirlingshire vs Motherwell colts in 2018. Source.

It's the 2024-25 Scottish Challenge Cup, Round One. In this round we have five Highland League clubs, six Lowland League sides, and eleven Premiership colt teams.

The five Highland League participants are Buckie Thistle, Brechin City, Fraserburgh, Banks o’ Dee, and Formartine United who finished first, second, third, fourth and fifth in the Highland League last season.

The six Lowland League clubs are East Kilbride, Bo’ness United, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Berwick Rangers, and East Stirlingshire, who finished first, third, ninth, tenth, thirteenth and fourteenth. The four former SPFL clubs have been awarded places ahead of Cumbernauld Colts, Tranent, Civil Service Strollers and Linlithgow Rose, all of whom finished higher in the 2023-24 Lowland League standings. You'll recall that Cowdenbeath were also given a spot in last year's League Cup, despite having finished fifteenth. Involvement by invitation is a courtesy when extended to clubs outside Scotland, but if applied to clubs in the Scottish FA it offends against sporting integrity.

For the third year Ross County B are not in it.

2010-11 was the last time the Challenge Cup was contested by Scottish League teams alone. That year 28 SFL teams met in Round One, while two others received byes. In 2011-12 two Highland League clubs were added to bring the total up to 32 teams. In 2013-14 it was 30 SFL clubs plus one Highland League club plus the winner of a preliminary round between an East of Scotland club and a South of Scotland club. The next year it was 30 plus one Highland League club plus one from the new Lowland League. In 2016-17 the format was expanded to include more Highland and Lowland teams, twelve Premiership colt teams and two each from Wales and Northern Ireland. The highwater mark came in 2018-19 with 58 squads, including two each from Wales, Northern Ireland, England and the Republic of Ireland. The non-Scottish clubs were the best thing about this cup, giving Scottish clubs that never got into UEFA competition but were still better than any club from Andorra or San Marino a chance to compete against international opponents.

The matches:

Fraserburgh [1 - 1] Hearts B [Fraserburgh win on PK]

Banks o' Dee [1 - 0] Aberdeen B

Dundee B [2 - 0] Formartine United

Buckie Thistle [1 - 3] Dundee United B

Berwick Rangers [2 - 3] St Mirren B

Motherwell B [0 - 0] East Stirlingshire [East Stirlingshire win on PK]

East Kilbride [3 - 0] Celtic B

Hibs B [3 - 3] Albion Rovers [Albion Rovers win on PK]

Cowdenbeath [4 - 2] Kilmarnock B

Rangers B [3 - 1] Bo'ness United

St Johnstone B [2 - 1] Brechin (tomorrow)

Elsewhere:

Cumnock Juniors [1 - 3] Largs Thistle (tomorrow)

Irlam [1 - 3] FC Isle of Man

East Kilbride Thistle [1 - 0] Carluke Rovers (tomorrow)

The North Region League Cup starts today. Let's follow Culter FC, who have won this cup the past two years. They're in Group 5 along with Banchory St Ternan, Longside and Westdyke.

Banchory St Ternan [1 - 3] Culter

UEFA Champions League 2QR, second leg:

The New Saints [1 - 2] Ferencváros

Sparta Prague [4 - 2] Shamrock Rovers

[The New Saints and Shamrock Rovers drop down to the Europa League.]

2024 Summer Olympics:

Group A:

July 31    Colombia [0 - 1] Canada

Canada has earned a 6-point deduction for that drone caper.

Group C:

July 31    Japan [3 - 1] Nigeria

The Whisky Fire of 1903

Ardgowan Distillery was bombed during the Greenock Blitz and the gutters ran with burning whisky. But not for the first time! In 1903 a fire at the same distillery released a flaming torrent that ignited the flour in a bakery, killing seven onlookers. Source.

It's the final matchday of the League Cup group stage. Morton host Alloa Athletic. Alloa are top of Group F with 8 points. Morton are fourth with 3 and cannot progress to Round Two. Morton are the only Championship side to be eliminated before Matchday Five.

Group F has supplied two upsets: East Fife beat Morton 3 - 0, and Alloa beat St Johnston 3 - 2. 

Up till now Morton have always managed to accumulate at least 6 points in the group stage (see below), but it may be tough to do this time. They've only scored 1 goal so far, whereas Alloa have 6.

These two played a friendly on July 2nd and Morton won 1 - 0. The last time they met up in League Cup action was 2011 when Morton knocked the Wasps out of the 1st round by a 3 - 0 score. Alloa have never advanced beyond the quarter-finals in this cup.

The last Morton player to score against Alloa in a competitive match was Markus Fjørtoft, April 24th, 2021.

Morton have signed 33-year-old striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (JET for short), formerly of Arsenal, Blackpool, Doncaster Rovers, Cardiff City, Ipswich Town, Bristol City, Queens Park Rangers, Milton Keynes Dons, Gillingham, PTT Rayong, Livingston, Aberdeen, Jamshedpur and Kidderminster Harriers.

Jack Bearne has been released.

The Cappielow pitch has been awarded four out of five stars by the SFA.

[Morton win 2 - 1 on goals by Moffat and Garrity.]

The other match:

St Johnstone [5 - 1] East Fife

Brechin have already finished.

Final Group F standings:

St Johnstone    4    3    0    0    1    11      5    +6    9

Alloa                 4    2    1    0    1      7      5    +2    8

East Fife           4    2    0    1    1      8      5    +3    7

Morton              4    2    0    0    2      3      6     -3    6

Brechin             4    0    0    0    4      2    10     -8    0

Morton's modern group stage results, best to worst:

2016-17    4    3    1    0    0      5    0    +5    11    1st, group H     advanced

2023-24    4    3    0    0    1    11    4    +7      9    2nd, group D    advanced

2019-20    4    2    1    0    1    14    8    +6      8    2nd, group E    advanced

2017-18    4    2    1    0    1      8    6    +2      8    2nd, group F

2022-23    4    2    0    1    1      6    3    +3      7    2nd, group D

2018-19    4    2    0    0    2      9    5    +4      6    3rd, group E

2021-22    4    1    1    1    1      3    5     -2      6    3rd, group G

2020-21    4    1    0    3    0      4    3    +1      6    4th, group G

[2024-25   4    2    0    0    2      3    6     -3      6    4th, group F]

Other matches:

Alliance United 2 - 2 Scrosoppi (July 24)

Culter 4 - 0 Bridge of Don Thistle (yesterday)

The Highland League begins. Let's follow Nairn County.

Buckie Thistle vs Nairn County (postponed)

East Kilbride [7 - 1] Civil Service Strollers

Largs Thistle [0 - 0] Johnstone Burgh

Carluke Rovers [0 - 1] Saltcoats Victoria

FC Isle of Man [2 - 2] Chadderton

HFX Wanderers U21 [1 - 2] Middlesbrough U21 (in Charlottetown)

Scarborough SC [3 - 0] Serbian White Eagles

Longford Town [1 - 2] UCD

Vancouver Whitecaps [1 - 4] Wrexham (friendly)

Chelsea [1 - 4] Celtic (friendly)

Vaughan Azzurri [2 - 2] Scrosoppi (tomorrow)

UEFA Europa League, 2QR, first leg (July 25):

Kilmarnock 1 - 1 Cercle Brugge (Belgium)

This is Kilmarnock's eleventh trip to Europe.

Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) 0 - 1 Elfsborg

UEFA Conference League, 2QR, first leg (mostly July 25):

Valur (Iceland) 0 - 0 St Mirren

Four UEFA Conference League matches were played in Reykjavik on Thursday. Take that, Glasgow.

St Mirren made it to Europe four times in the Eighties. They beat Elfsborg, Slavia Prague and Tromsø, and lost to Saint-Étienne, Feyenoord, Hammarby and Mechelen.  

St Patrick's Athletic 3 - 1 Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

Legia Warsaw 6 - 0 Caernarfon Town

Cliftonville 1 - 2 Auda (Latvia) (July 24)

Zurich 3 - 0 Shelbourne

2024 Summer Olympics:

Let's follow the Canadian and Japanese women's teams.

Group A:

July 25    Canada 2 - 1 New Zealand

The games are just starting and Canada has already been caught cheating. And it looks like Canada was cheating in 2021 and at the Copa America too.

July 28    France [1 - 2] Canada

Group C:

July 25    Spain 2 - 1 Japan

July 28    Brazil [1 - 2] Japan

Arthurlie FC 1922-23:

1923/10/1      Arthurlie 0 - 1 Morton    RCup SF

1923/3/17      Nithsdale Wanderers 3 - 0 Arthurlie    WL

1923/2/17      Beith 3 - 3 Arthurlie    WCup R1 leg two

1923/2/10      Beith 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WCup R1 leg one

1923/2/3        Arthurlie 3 - 1 Royal Albert    WL

1923/1/27      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Nithsdale Wanderers    WL

1923/1/20      Beith 3 - 0 Arthurlie    WL

1923/1/6        Solway Star 1 - 2 Arthurlie    WL

1922/12/30    Arthurlie 4 - 1 Beith    WL

1922/12/23    Arthurlie 4 - 0 Solway Star    WL

1922/12/16    Arthurlie 3 - 0 Hurlford    WL

1922/12/9      Peebles Rovers 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WL

1922/12/2      Galston 1 - 0 Arthurlie    WL

1922/11/25    Arthurlie 3 - 3 Queen of the South    WL

1922/11/11    Arthurlie 4 - 1 Galston    WL

1922/11/4      Royal Albert 1 - 1 Arthurlie    WL

1922/10/28    Arthurlie 3 - 1 Helensburgh    WL

1922/10/21    Dykehead 0 - 1 Arthurlie    WL

1922/10/14    Arthurlie 3 - 2 St Mirren 'A'    RVCup F

1922/9/30      Arthurlie 6 - 1 Queen's Park Victoria XI    WL

1922/9/23      Helensburgh 3 - 2 Arthurlie    WL

1922/9/16      Arthurlie 0 - 2 Beith    QCup R2

1922/9/9        Queen of the South 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WL

1922/9/2        Arthurlie 6 - 1 Paisley GSFP    QCup R1

1922/8/26      Arthurlie 5 - 1 Peebles Rovers    WL

1922/8/19      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Dykehead    WL

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Western League and Western Cup, and the Renfrewshire Cup and Renfrewshire Victoria Cup; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup; Glasgow Herald for 1922/12/9.)

Based on Glasgow Herald, August 21, 1922 p. 13, I have moved Arthurlie 1 - 1 Dykehead from 1922/8/29 to 1922/8/19.

League matches against Hurlford and Queen's Park Victoria XI are missing.

Dunterlie Park

Arthurlie's home ground Dunterlie Park in Barrhead. Source.

It's Matchday Four of the League Cup group stage, Morton's turn to take a spa day.

Can Morton still win the group? No. The highest point total Morton can reach is 6. If St Johnstone (who have 6 now) lose both remaining games, Alloa and East Fife will benefit and finish higher than 6.

Can Morton finish second? Yes, if Alloa and East Fife earn no further points Morton will finish second.

So, can Morton squeak into Round Two as one of the best three second-place finishers?  Five second-place clubs already have 6 points, and three of those have goal differences of +8, +7 and +7. Morton are -4. The chances are minuscule.

Could Morton finish bottom? Yes, if Alloa beat them and Brechin beat East Fife.

So far in this group stage 33 teams are outscoring Morton.

Today's matches are:

Alloa [3 - 2] St Johnstone

These two met in last year's group stage and St Johnstone won by four goals.

East Fife [4 - 0] Brechin

Brechin have beaten East Fife only twice out of ten tries in League Cup history, once in 1982 under the old group stage format, and once in 2008 during the knockout format days.

Group F standings after today's games:

Alloa                 3    2    1    0    0    6      3    +3    8

East Fife           3    2    0    1    0    7      0    +7    7

St Johnstone    3    2    0    0    1    6      4    +2    6

Morton              3    1    0    0    2    1      5     -4    3

Brechin             4    0    0    0    4    2    10     -8    0

Other matches:

Celtic [4 - 3] Manchester City (friendly)

Keflavík [0 - 1] Þór/KA (tomorrow)

HFX Wanderers U21 [0 - 3] Middlesbrough U21 (tomorrow)

UEFA Champions League, 2QR, first leg:

Ferencváros [5 - 0] The New Saints

Shamrock Rovers [0 - 2] Sparta Prague

First appearance for Morton, current squad:

2019/7/27        Cameron Blues (on at 67')

2019/9/7          Jack Baird (starter)

2021/7/13        Michael Garrity (starter)

2021/7/13        Alex King (starter)

2022/2/5          Iain Wilson (on at 64')

2022/7/16        Grant Gillespie (starter)

2023/7/15        Ryan Mullen (starter)

2023/7/15        Kirk Broadfoot (starter)

2023/7/15        Jack Bearne (on at 77')

2023/9/9          Cameron Keay (on at 86')

2023/11/25      Logan O'Boy (on at 76')

2024/7/13        Cammy Ballantyne (starter)

2024/7/13        Zak Delaney (starter)

2024/7/13        Morgan Boyes (starter)

2024/7/13        Owen Moffat (starter)

2024/7/13        Jordan Davies (starter)

2024/7/13        Lamar Reynolds (starter)

2024/7/13        Aaron Lyall (starter)

Arthurlie FC 1921-22:

1922/4/15      Hurlford 0 - 4 Arthurlie    WL

1922/4/10      Morton 4 - 3 Arthurlie    RCup SF

1922/4/8        Arthurlie 2 - 0 Beith    WL

1922/3/25      Arthurlie 10 - 0 Leith Athletic    WL

1922/3/18      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Dumbarton Harp    WCup

1922/3/11      Arthurlie 0 - 1 Dykehead    WCup

1922/3/4        Dykehead 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WCup

1922/2/18      Arthurlie 5 - 1 Paisley Academical    RCup R2

1922/2/11      Leith Athletic 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WL

1922/2/4        Arthurlie 4 - 1 Stevenston United    WL

1922/1/28      Hearts 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SCup R1

1922/1/14      Queen's Park Victoria XI 2 - 3 Arthurlie    WL

1922/1/7        Royal Albert 2 - 2 Arthurlie    WL

1921/12/24    Stevenston United 0 - 1 Arthurlie

1921/12/17    Arthurlie 1 - 1 Dykehead    WL

1921/12/10    Arthurlie 4 - 0 Queen of the South    WL

1921/12/3      Dumbarton Harp 1 - 3 Arthurlie    WL

1921/11/26    Arthurlie 3 - 1 Royal Albert    WL

1921/11/19    Montrose 2 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup SF

1921/11/12    Arthurlie 1 - 0 Royal Albert    QCup R5 replay

1921/11/5      Royal Albert 0 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup R5

1921/10/29    Arthurlie 1 - 0 Solway Star    QCup R4 2nd replay

1921/10/22    Solway Star 0 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup R4 replay

1921/10/15    Arthurlie 0 - 0 Solway Star    QCup R4

1921/10/8      Queen of the South 1 - 2 Arthurlie    WL

1921/10/1      Arthurlie 4 - 3 Galston    WL

1921/10/1      bye    QCup R3

1921/9/24      Dykehead 1 - 0 Arthurlie    WL

1921/9/17      Hurlford 0 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R2

1921/9/10      Arthurlie 7 - 1 Queen's Park Victoria XI    WL

1921/9/3        Arthurlie 2 - 1 Hurlford    WL

1921/9/3        Renton scr/wo Arthurlie    QCup R1

1921/8/27      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Dumbarton Harp    WL

1921/8/20      Galston 1 - 2 Arthurlie    WL

Arthurlie's away fixture against Beith is missing. 

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Western League and Western Cup, and the Renfrewshire Cup; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Scottish Cup)

Miss Ballantine's Salmon

Miss Ballantine's Salmon, caught October 7th, 1922, can be seen and admired at the Perth Museum. Source.

St Johnstone host Morton at McDiarmid Park. The stadium is named for the farmer who donated the land and was opened in 1989 as the first all-seater in the UK. The Challenge Cup final has been played there ten times. It's Morton's first visit since 2020.

St Johnstone have been in the Premiership since 2009. Morton have not got a win off them since 2006 and have never beaten them in a League Cup match. Craig Levein, formerly head of the Scottish national team, is manager.

Morton have been in the Championship since 2015 and have not once played a Premiership club at Cappielow in the group stage. This is due to the structure of the League Cup: in the group stage a Pot One (Premiership) side is always at home to the Pot Two (Championship) side. It's just like Round Two of Emperor's Cup, where the J1 club is always the home side. Is it right? No, it is wrong.

So far Morton have a win and a loss for 3 points. If they hope to advance to Round Two they must beat St Johnstone today. (Which would be easier to do at Cappielow.)

St Johnstone's Josh McPake played for Morton in 2020-21. Nobody on the Morton squad has played for St Johnstone. The last Morton player to score against St Johnstone was Denny Johnstone on October 27th, 2017.

[St Johnstone 2 - 0 Morton.]

Also:

Brechin [1 - 3] Alloa

These two have played 11 League Cup matches in Scottish history. Alloa have 6 wins, Brechin 4 wins, and there was 1 draw.

East Fife are off.

Group F standings after today's matches:

St Johnstone    2    2    0    0    0    4    1    +3    6

Alloa                 2    1    1    0    0    3    1    +2    5

East Fife           2    1    0    1    0    3    0    +3    4

Morton              3    1    0    0    2    1    5     -4    3

Brechin             3    0    0    0    3    2    6     -4    0

Other matches:

HFX Wanderers 3 - 1 Valour (July 18)

Goals by Nimick (2) and Loughrey. Halifax moved out of eighth place.

Haddington 1 - 4 Civil Service Strollers (friendly) (July 18)

Þór/KA 0 - 2 Víkingur (yesterday)

Largs Thistle [3 - 1] Petershill (friendly)

Greenock Juniors [3 - 1] Carluke Rovers (friendly)

Nairn County [2 - 3] Dyce FC (friendly)

Civil Service Strollers [0 - 5] Musselburgh (friendly)

Rangers [0 - 2] Manchester United (friendly)

DC United [0 - 4] Celtic (friendly)

North York [1 - 4] Scrosoppi

FC Isle of Man are hosting a Summer Festival of Football:

FC Isle of Man 2 - 5 Chester FC (yesterday)

Radcliffe FC [4 - 1] Lancaster City

ReinMeer Aomori [0 - 1] Kochi United (tomorrow)

Chester FC [4 - 1] Lancaster City (tomorrow)

FC Isle of Man [3 - 3] Radcliffe FC (tomorrow)

Spanish Future Stars [0 - 3] Serbian White Eagles (tomorrow)

Ipswich Town U21 [1 - 1] Middlesbrough U21 (in Moncton tomorrow) [Source.]

HFX Wanderers U21 [2 - 0] NB Selects (in Moncton tomorrow)

FAI Cup, R2 (tomorrow):

Gorey Rangers [0 - 4] UCD

UEFA Europa League, 1QR, second leg (July 18):

Pafos (Cyprus) 2 - 5 Elfsborg (Sweden)

Elfsborg advance.

UEFA Conference League, 1QR, second leg (mostly July 18):

Derry City 2 - 1 Bruno's Magpies (Gibraltar)    Magpies win on aggregate.

St Joseph's (Gibraltar) 1 - 1 Shelbourne    Shelbourne win on aggregate.

Linfield 3 - 3 Stjarnan (Iceland)    Stjarnan win on aggregate.

Connah's Quay Nomads 0 - 2 Bravo (Slovenia)    Bravo win on aggregate.

Paide Linnameeskond (Estonia) 1 - 1 Bala Town    Paide win on aggregate.

Crusaders 3 - 1 Caernarfon Town (3 - 3 on aggregate. Caernarfon Town win on PK.) (July 17)

Caernarfon Town and Shelbourne advance. Bala Town, Connah's Quay, Crusaders, Derry City and Linfield are out.