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.
[Stenny 4 – 0 Morton] Upset
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) [1 – 2] Dundee (Pr)
Airdrieonians (Ch) [3 – 3] Arbroath (Ch) [Airdrie win on PK]
Stranraer (L2) vs Queen’s Park (Ch) [postponed]
Kelty Hearts (L1) [1 – 1] Cove Rangers (L1) [Kelty win on PK]
Camelon (EP) [1 – 3] Elgin (L2)
The Spartans (L2) [0 – 0] Inverness CT (L1) [Spartans win on PK] Upset
Partick Thistle (Ch) [3 – 1] Montrose (L1)
Livingston (Pr) [1 – 1] St Mirren (Pr) [St Mirren win on PK]
Dundee United (Pr) [2 – 0] Ayr United (Ch)
Motherwell (Pr) [1 – 0] Ross County (Ch)
Hearts (Pr) [1 – 1] Falkirk (Pr) [Falkirk win on PK]
Aberdeen (Pr) [1 – 0] Raith Rovers (Ch) (tomorrow)
Auchinleck Talbot (WP) [0 – 2] 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 [0 – 0] Inverurie Loco Works
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 – 0 Arminia Bielefeld (yesterday)
Cowdenbeath vs Clydebank [postponed]
Largs Thistle [1 – 2] Cumnock
Port Glasgow [3 – 2] Dalry Thistle
Orkney [1 – 4] Golspie Sutherland
Morton Women [11 – 1] Glasgow GWFC (tomorrow)
Scottish Junior Cup, R5:
Armadale Thistle [1 – 2] Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Dundee Violet vs Johnstone Burgh [postponed]
Pollok [3 – 2] Knightswood
South Challenge Cup, R5:
Greenock (W2) [2 – 2] Glenafton Athletic (WP) [Greenock win on PK] Upset
Tranent (LL) [2 – 2] St Roch’s (W1) [Tranent win on PK]
King Cup, R2:
Edinburgh University [6 – 3] Coldstream
Lowland League Cup, R1:
Broxburn Athletic [4 – 2] 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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