It’s the Scottish Cup, Round Four, when the Premiership clubs join in. Morton visit Stenhousemuir. These two met in the League Cup group stage in July and Morton won 3 – 0.
Stenny’s best Scottish Cup run came in 1902-03 when they reached the semi-finals, where they were knocked out by Rangers. Morton reached the semi-finals in 1896-97, 1903-04, 1919-20, 1921-22 (when they won the cup), 1936-37, 1947-48 (when they lost the final to Rangers), 1967-68, and 1980-81.
In this century Morton reached the quarter-finals in 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2023-24.
Stenny reached the Challenge Cup quarter-finals this midweek. Morton went out in the second round.
Stenny’s manager Gary Naismith has been in the job for three years, putting him sixth in the SPFL’s managerial seniority list.
Tomi Adeloye has left the club. And alt-manager Billy Davies has too.
The other Scottish Cup Round Four matches:
Rangers (Pr) 5 – 0 Annan Athletic (L2) (yesterday)
Dunfermline Athletic (Ch) [1 – 0] Hibs (Pr) Upset
Kilmarnock (Pr) vs Dundee (Pr)
Airdrieonians (Ch) vs Arbroath (Ch)
Stranraer (L2) vs Queen’s Park (Ch) [postponed]
Kelty Hearts (L1) vs Cove Rangers (L1)
Camelon (EP) vs Elgin (L2)
The Spartans (L2) vs Inverness CT (L1)
Partick Thistle (Ch) vs Montrose (L1)
Livingston (Pr) vs St Mirren (Pr)
Dundee United (Pr) vs Ayr United (Ch)
Motherwell (Pr) vs Ross County (Ch)
Hearts (Pr) vs Falkirk (Pr)
Aberdeen (Pr) vs Raith Rovers (Ch)
Auchinleck Talbot (WP) vs Celtic (Pr) (tomorrow at Rugby Park)
Scottish Challenge Cup, R3 (January 13):
Queen’s Park (Ch) 2 – 0 Forfar Athletic (L2)
Stirling Albion (L2) 1 – 2 Stenhousemuir (L1)
Partick Thistle (Ch) 3 – 3 Inverness CT (L1) (ICT win on PK) Upset
Ayr United (Ch) 4 – 1 Stranraer (L2)
Arbroath (Ch) 3 – 0 East Fife (L1)
St Johnstone (Ch) 2 – 0 Ross County (Ch)
Other matches:
Wick Academy vs Inverurie Loco Works
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 – 0 Arminia Bielefeld (yesterday)
Cowdenbeath vs Clydebank [postponed]
Largs Thistle vs Cumnock
Port Glasgow vs Dalry Thistle
Orkney vs Golspie Sutherland
Morton Women vs Glasgow GWFC (tomorrow)
Scottish Junior Cup, R5:
Armadale Thistle vs Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Dundee Violet vs Johnstone Burgh [postponed]
Pollok vs Knightswood
South Challenge Cup, R5:
Greenock (W2) vs Glenafton Athletic (WP)
Tranent (LL) vs St Roch’s (W1)
King Cup, R2:
Edinburgh University vs Coldstream
Lowland League Cup, R1:
Broxburn Athletic vs University of Stirling
There’s a piece about HFX Wanderers‘ Tiago Coimbra in the Guardian. (Not the Charlottetown Guardian.) The Wanderers have signed Finn Linder from Vancouver Whitecaps, and Lucas Olguin of the Canadian U21 squad.
Video: Gasworks Park.
Historical matches:
1891/1/17 Northern 3 – 1 Morton
1931/1/17 Morton 1 – 1 Raith Rovers (Sc Cup R1)
1953/1/17 Dumbarton 4 – 2 Morton
SFL results 1890-91:
1891/1/17 Vale of Leven 1 – 3 Rangers
1891/1/17 Cambuslang 4 – 0 Cowlairs
1891/1/17 Arthurlie 1 – 3 St Mirren (Renfrewshire Cup SF)
1891/1/17 Queen’s Park 2 – 2 Third Lanark (Sc Cup R6 replay)
1891/1/17 Dumbarton 3 – 1 Abercorn (Sc Cup SF)
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