Chris Aitken appeared for Morton in the early Aughties. He later played for Stranraer and is now their manager. Source.
Morton host Stranraer in a preseason friendly at Cappielow Park. These two teams have met only once in a competitive match this decade: Morton won 3 – 0 on July 18th, 2023 in the League Cup group stage. But Stranraer were awarded a 3 – 0 win on July 10th, 2021 in that year’s League Cup group stage after Morton forfeited due to Covid.
Since 1994, when the four-division structure arrived, Stranraer have appeared in the second tier three times: 1994-95, 1998-99 and 2005-06. They have been in the fourth tier all this decade. Morton’s biggest win against Stranraer was 8 – 0 in the first round of the 2011-12 Challenge Cup.
Jackson Longridge played for Stranraer in 2014-15, as did Cammy MacPherson in 2017-18. Both Morton and Stranraer have a player named McLuckie.
Morton have signed 20-year-old midfielder Callum Sandilands on loan from Hearts.
The World Cup continues:
Round of 32:
South Africa 0 – 1 Canada (June 28) Goal by Eustaquio.
Brazil 2 – 1 Japan (June 29)
Mexico 2 – 0 Ecuador (June 30)
Round of 16:
Canada vs Morocco (today)
Reminder: Morocco beat Canada 2 – 1 in the last World Cup.
Mexico vs England (tomorrow)
Other matches:
Carluke Rovers 0 – 4 Gartcairn (friendly) (June 29)
Ayr United 3 – 0 Dumbarton (friendly) (June 30)
Shamrock Rovers 1 – 0 Hibs (friendly) (June 30)
Altona 93 2 – 6 St Pauli (friendly) (July 1)
HFX Wanderers 1 – 3 Atlético Ottawa (July 1) Goal by Ciccarelli.
Kickers Emden vs St Pauli (friendly)
Clydebank vs Musselburgh Athletic (Blackburn Legacy Shield)
Carluke Rovers vs Kilsyth Rangers (friendly)
Largs Thistle vs Knightswood (friendly)
Port Glasgow vs Lesmahagow (friendly)
Greenock Juniors vs Drumchapel United (friendly)
Invergordon vs Aberdeen XI (friendly)
Queen of the South vs Crusaders (friendly)
These two met in the 2018-19 Challenge Cup, R2, and QoS won 4 – 3.
Clydebank vs y (Blackburn Legacy Shield) (tomorrow)
Göteborg vs AIK (tomorrow)
Blue Bombers vs Ti-Cats (tomorrow)
Pacific vs HFX Wanderers (tomorrow)
Halifax Tides vs AFC Toronto (tomorrow)
Vaughan Azzurri vs Scrosoppi (tomorrow)
Recommended sites: Scottish Football Fixtures, FitbaStats, Scottish Football Historical Archive, Pie and Bovril
1942 Summer Cup final:
1942/7/4 Rangers 4 – 4 Hibs (2 – 2 on corners, Rangers won on a coin toss.)
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