Former HFX Wanderer Iida Kodai has played professionally in Canada, the USA, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Georgia and now Poland with Lipno Stęszew. Source.

Morton host Arbroath. Arbroath are third in the division with 21 points, Morton seventh with 12 points, 9 of them from draws. Morton had only nine draws the entire 2023-24 season. Despite having won only once the Ton are actually 1 point ahead of their point total after 13 matches last year.

Arbroath are doing great, not far off their 2021-22 pace when they had 23 points after 13 games and went on to finish second.

Former Morton man Nacho Novo has been cleared of charges related to driving without a license.

[Morton win 1 – 0 on a goal by Moore.]

The other Championship matches:
Airdrieonians (10th) 1 – 1 Partick Thistle (2nd) (yesterday)
Dunfermline Athletic (4th) [2 – 2] St Johnstone (1st)
Queen’s Park (9th) [2 – 1] Raith Rovers (6th)
Ross County (8th) [3 – 3] Ayr United (5th)

Other matches:
Dinamo Tbilisi II 2 – 1 Meshtakhe (yesterday)
Mito HollyHock [0 – 2] Red Bull Omiya Ardija (tomorrow)
Lipno Stęszew [1 – 0] Wrzesnia
Skeid [5 – 2] Odd
This concludes the OBOS-ligaen schedule. Odd finish mid-table.
Holstein Kiel [1 – 0] Fortuna Dusseldorf (tomorrow)
Broxburn Athletic [2 – 1] Clydebank
Troon [1 – 0] Largs Thistle
Threave Rovers [6 – 1] Greenock
Girvan [1 – 1] Port Glasgow
Golspie Sutherland [4 – 0] Inverness Athletic
West Calder United [3 – 1] Coldstream
Cerezo Osaka [1 – 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)
Atletico Suzuka [0 – 2] Grulla Morioka (tomorrow)
Morton Women [0 – 1] Dryburgh Athletic (tomorrow)

Highland League Cup, R1:
Banks o’ Dee 4 – 1 Deveronvale (yesterday)
Brechin City [3 – 2] Clachnacuddin
Formartine United [6 – 0] Lossiemouth
Forres Mechanics [1 – 2] Brora Rangers
Huntly [2 – 3] Nairn County
Inverurie Loco Works [2 – 2] Buckie Thistle [Locos win on PK]
Keith [0 – 1] Fraserburgh
Turriff United [6 – 0] Rothes

2025-26 UEFA Europa League, league phase, matchday 4:
Midtjylland 3 – 1 Celtic (November 6)
Rangers 0 – 2 Roma (November 6)

2025-26 UEFA Conference League, league phase, matchday 3:
AEK Larnaca 0 – 0 Aberdeen (November 6)
AEK Athens 1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers (November 6)
Shelbourne 0 – 1 Drita (November 6)

2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, league phase, matchday 4:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0 Gangwon FC (November 4)
Machida Zelvia 1 – 2 Melbourne City (November 4)
Vissel Kobe 1 – 0 Ulsan HD (November 5)

2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, group stage, matchday 4:
Gamba Osaka 1 – 0 Nam Định (November 5)

It’s the Japanese Regional Football Champions League, Round One. Let’s follow Tohoku champion Cobaltore Onagawa.
Cobaltore Onagawa 0 – 3 Tokyo United (yesterday)
Cobaltore Onagawa [1 – 2] Fukuyama City (today)
Cobaltore Onagawa [0 – 1] Basara Hyogo (tomorrow) [Veroskronos Tsuno, J-Lease, Tokyo United and Vonds Ichihara advance to the final round.]

47th Empress’s Cup, R1:
Match No. 1: Sfida Setagaya (N1) [3 – 1] NTV Tokyo Verdy Menina (Kanto)
Match No. 2: Otemon Gakuin University (Kansai) [1 – 0] Shikoku University Eglets (Shikoku)
Match No. 3: Nippon Sport Science University SMG Yokohama (N1) [2 – 0] Veertien Mie Ladies (Tokai)
Match No. 4: Waseda University (Kanto) [0 – 1] Diosa Izumo FC (Chugoku)
Match No. 5: Okayama Yunogo Belle (N1) [0 – 2] Nihon University (Kanto)
Match No. 6: Kibi International University Charme Okayama Takahashi (Chugoku) [0 – 1] Yamanashi Gakuin University (Kanto)
Match No. 7: Ehime FC Ladies (N1) [2 – 1] FC Imabari Ladies (Shikoku)
Match No. 8: Niigata University of Health and Welfare (Hokushinetsu) [1 – 1] Kanagawa University (Kanto) [Niigata win on PK]
Match No. 9: Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls (N1) [5 – 0] Migocarisa Kagoshima (Kyushu)
Match No. 10: Vonds Ichihara FC Ladies (Kanto) [6 – 0] Hokkaido Lilas Consadole (Hokkaido)
Match No. 11: Harima Albion (N1) [3 – 0] Tohoka University Tachibana High School (Tokai)
Match No. 12: Kamimura Gakuen High School (Kyushu) [0 – 7] JFA Academy Fukushima (Tohoku)
Match No. 13: Orca Kamogawa (N1) [4 – 0] Mynavi Sendai Youth (Tohoku)
Match No. 14: Diablo Rosso Hiroshima (Chugoku) [0 – 1] Fujizakura Yamanashi (Kanto)
Match No. 15: Speranza Osaka (N1) [3 – 3] Bunnys Gunma FC White Star (Kanto) [Bunnys win on PK]
Match No. 16: Seisa Osa Leia Shonan (Kanto) [6 – 0] Sakuyo Gakuen High School (Chugoku)
Matches 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 16 are tomorrow.

Northern Super League playoff semi-final, leg 1:
Vancouver Rise 2 – 1 Ottawa Rapid (November 4)
Leg 2:
Ottawa Rapid [2 – 1] Vancouver Rise [3 – 3 on aggregate. Vancouver win on PK]
AFC Toronto [4 – 1] Montreal Roses (tomorrow) [delayed till Monday]

Canadian Premier League playoff final (tomorrow):
Atlético Ottawa [2 – 1] Cavalry [played in a blizzard]

U Sports men’s soccer championship (tomorrow):
Mount Royal [0 – 1] York U [also played in a blizzard]

U Sports women’s soccer championship (tomorrow):
UBC [1 – 2] U de Montréal Carabins [likewise played in a blizzard]

Historical matches:
1890/11/8 Morton 6 – 4 Dumfries Wanderers (Sc Cup R4)
1930/11/8 East Fife 2 – 3 Morton
1952/11/8 Morton 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
1980/11/8 Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Morton

Cup results of the 1890-91 SFL clubs:
1890/11/8 Cambuslang 4 – 1 Wanderers (protested) (Glasgow Cup R3 replay)
1890/11/8 Our Boys (Dundee) 1 – 3 Celtic (Sc Cup R4)
1890/11/8 Ayr FC 3 – 4 Hearts (Sc Cup R4)
1890/11/8 Airdrieonians 1 – 2 St Mirren (Sc Cup R4)
1890/11/8 Abercorn 8 – 0 Bathgate Rovers (Sc Cup R4)
1890/11/8 Dumbarton 7 – 3 Mossend Swifts (Sc Cup R4)
1890/11/8 Leith Athletic 3 – 1 Vale of Leven (Sc Cup R4)

Coldstream FC have been around since 1895. They were founding members of the East of Scotland League in 1923 and currently play in the EoSL Second Division. As full members of the SFA they have participated in every Scottish Cup since 2007. Their ground is the appropriately named Home Park. Coldstream won the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in 1948 (see above).

Morton visit Stark’s Park. Raith Rovers are sixth in the division with 17 points, Morton eighth with 11. The season is one-third over, putting Morton on track to finish with 33 points, not safe from relegation.

Morton have lost their last two matches, and in fact have beaten only one team, last-place Airdrieonians. Raith beat second-place Partick last week.

Coming into this weekend, the Championship clubs have played twelve games each, League 1 eleven each, and the Premiership and League 2 ten each.

[Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Morton. Morton goal by Kris Moore.]

The other Championship matches:
Ayr United 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic (yesterday)
Arbroath [3 – 0] Ross County
Partick Thistle [5 – 0] Queen’s Park
St Johnstone [3 – 0] Airdrieonians

Brendan Rodgers quit as Celtic manager on Monday. [Michael Tidser is back at Kelty Hearts as an assistant manager.]

It’s the League Cup semi-finals:
Motherwell [1 – 4] St Mirren
Celtic [3 – 1] Rangers (tomorrow)

Other matches:
Meshrakhe 0 – 0 Spaeri (October 30)
Wikęd Luzino 1 – 2 Lipno Stęszew (yesterday)
Grulla Morioka [1 – 1] Briobecca Urayasu
Odd [1 – 4] Sogndal
Fortuna Dusseldorf [1 – 1] 1.FC Kaiserslautern [tomorrow]
Wick Academy vs Banks o’ Dee [postponed]
Clydebank [4 – 0] Celtic B
Auchinleck Talbot [1 – 1] Largs Thistle
Knightswood [6 – 1] Port Glasgow
Greenock [6 – 2] Forth Wanderers
Coldstream [6 – 4] Harthill Royal
Elfen Saitama [0 – 3] Urawa Reds (tomorrow)
Ventforet Kofu [0 – 1] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)

Women’s Scottish Cup, R2 (tomorrow):
Morton Women [1 – 6] Armadale Thistle

League of Ireland promotion playoffs SF, second leg (October 28):
Bray Wanderers 3 – 2 UCD
UCD will remain in the First Division.

South Challenge Cup, R3:
St Roch’s vs Crossgates Primrose [postponed]

West of Scotland League Cup, R1:
BSC Glasgow (W4) vs Petershill (W1) [postponed]
Cambuslang Rangers (W2) vs Glasgow University (W3) [postponed]
Kello Rovers (W3) vs Vale of Clyde (W1) [postponed]
Muirkirk (W1) vs Rossvale (W4) [postponed]
Renfrew (WP) [1 – 2] Kilwinning Rangers (WP)
Thorniewood United (W1) vs Ashfield (W2) [postponed]
Threave Rovers (W2) [5 – 0] Darvel (W1) Upset

West of Scotland League Cup, R2:
Blantyre Victoria (W2) vs Bellshill Athletic (W2) [postponed]
Bonnyton Thistle (W2) [2 – 2] Whitletts Victoria (W1) [Vics win on PK]
Craigmark Burtonians (W3) vs Dalry Thistle (W3) [postponed]
East Kilbride Thistle (W4) vs St Peter’s (W4) [postponed]
Eglinton (W4) vs Arthurlie (WP) [postponed]
Glasgow United (W3) [0 – 6] Drumchapel United (WP)
Glenafton Athletic (WP) [3 – 3] Johnstone Burgh (WP) [Burgh win on PK]
Lesmahagow (W2) vs Ardeer Thistle (W3) [postponed]
Royal Albert (W4) vs Campbeltown Pupils (W4) [postponed]
Rutherglen Glencairn (WP) vs Easterhouse Academy (W3) [postponed]
Shotts Bon Accord (WP) vs Irvine Victoria (W4) [postponed]
Thorn Athletic (W2) vs Maybole (W2) [postponed]
Troon (WP) [2 – 2] Cumnock (WP) [Troon win on PK]
West Park United (W4) [1 – 2] Benburb (W1)
Wishaw (W4) [3 – 2] Glasgow Perthshire (W3) Upset

Football Times Cup, R1:
Golspie Sutherland [5 – 4] Thurso
Inverness Thistle [1 – 3] Alness United

DFB-Pokal, Round 2:
Hertha 3 – 0 SV Elversberg (October 28)
Union Berlin 2 – 1 Arminia Bielefeld (October 29)

Northern Super League playoff semi-final, leg 1:
Montreal Roses [0 – 2] AFC Toronto

Canadian Premier League playoffs (tomorrow):
Forge [0 – 1] Cavalry
When Nick Razzaghi’s CS St-Laurent knocked HFX Wanderers out of the 2024 Canadian Championship I bravely predicted that he would be the next Wanderers manager, but no, he’s gone to FC Supra.

Video: How to build a football club: Hill of Beath Hawthorn.

Historical matches:
1890/11/1 Abercorn 7 – 1 Morton (Renfrewshire Cup R1)
1930/11/1 Morton 5 – 3 Falkirk
1952/11/1 Ayr United 4 – 1 Morton
1980/11/1 Morton 0 – 2 Dundee United

Cup results of the 1890-91 SFL clubs:
1890/11/1 Abercorn 7 – 1 Morton (Renfrewshire Cup R1)
1890/11/1 Dykebar 0 – 2 St Mirren (Renfrewshire Cup R1)
1890/11/1 Third Lanark 3 – 3 Rangers (Glasgow Cup R3)
1890/11/1 Wanderers 1 – 1 Cambuslang (Glasgow Cup R3)
1890/11/1 Celtic 5 – 0 Clyde (Glasgow Cup R3)