Morton host Livingston for a Friday nighter on BBC. Livi are fifth in the Championship with 6 points, Morton tenth with 1 point. Morton are on a 14-game winless streak stretching back into last season. They have not scored a second goal in a match since April 11th.
Livi sacked manager Glenn Whelan following that 1 – 0 loss to Stenhousemuir last weekend. Meanwhile Ian Murray continues at Morton.
Where were Morton after five league matches in their relegation year of 2013-14? 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses, 7 goals for, 9 goals against, 5 points.
Where were Brechin City after five league matches in their relegation year of 2017-18? 0 wins, 2 draw, 3 losses, 4 goals for, 12 goals against, 2 points.
Livi are managed today by David Martindale, the club’s previous manager. Martindale had been in the job since 2020 but wore out his welcome back in February when it became clear that Livi were about to drop out of the Premiership again. He returns on a temporary basis.
Morton have entered into a cooperation agreement with Renfrew FC of the Lowland League West and have shipped Dean Black, Louie Murphy and Joey O’Toole to them. Dean Black scored one of Morton’s three goals this season.
The last Morton player to score against Livi was Ali Crawford, April 12th, 2025.
[Morton 1 – 4 Livingston. Morton goal by O’Halloran.]
The other Championship matches (tomorrow):
Ayr United (7th) [1 – 3] Inverness CT (9th)
Dunfermline Athletic (6th) [2 – 0] Queen’s Park (8th)
Raith Rovers (3rd) [4 – 0] Arbroath (4th)
League Cup quarter-finals:
Stenhousemuir [0 – 3] Hearts (today)
Ross County [0 – 3] Hibs (tomorrow)
Kilmarnock [1 – 1] Aberdeen (tomorrow) [Aberdeen win on PK]
Rangers [3 – 0] Celtic (Sunday)
Scottish Cup, PR3 (mostly tomorrow):
St Cadoc’s (WoSPrem) [1 – 2] Glasgow University (WoS2) (today) Upset
Kirkintilloch Rob Rob (WoSPrem) [2 – 1] Rutherglen Glencairn (WoSPrem)
Dunbar United (EoSPrem) [1 – 2] Preston Athletic (EoSPrem)
Bonnyton Thistle (WoS1) [3 – 2] Camelon (EoSPrem) Upset
Blackburn United (EoSPrem) [3 – 4] Stonehaven (NoSPrem)
Tayport (Mid) [2 – 1] St Andrews United (EoSPrem)
Penicuik Athletic (EoSPrem) [4 – 3] Whitehill Welfare (EoS1)
Threave Rovers (WoS1) [3 – 1] Dundee North End (Mid) Upset
Drumchapel United (WoSPrem) [0 – 3] Haddington Athletic (EoSPrem)
Benburb (WoSPrem) [0 – 2] Irvine Meadow XI (WoSPrem)
Highland League Cup, preliminary round (tomorrow):
Forres Mechanics [1 – 3] Lossiemouth
Wick Academy [2 – 1] Fraserburgh
Challenge Cup, league phase, matchday 3 (September 8):
Clydebank (3rd) 1 – 1 Alloa Athletic (10th)
Cove Rangers (21st) 6 – 1 Dumbarton (27th)
J League Cup, R1 (September 9):
Nagano Parciero 0 – 0 Mito HollyHock (Mito win on PK)
WE League Cup (Sunday):
Cerezo Osaka [2 – 3] Elfen Saitama
Caribbean Cup, group B, week 4:
Portmore United 0 – 1 Mount Pleasant (September 9)
Salcedo 1 – 1 Cibao (September 10)
West of Scotland League Cup, R1 (selected):
Vale of Clyde [1 – 1] Greenock Juniors [Vale win on PK] (tomorrow)
West of Scotland League Cup, R2 (selected):
Carluke Rovers [3 – 2] Gartcosh United (tomorrow)
Strathclyde Cup final, leg 1:
St Patrick’s FP [0 – 4] Port Glasgow
There are only two clubs in this cup.
Other matches (mostly tomorrow):
Mjallby 1 – 4 Göteborg (September 7)
HFX Wanderers 1 – 3 Cavalry (September 7) HFX goal by Johnston.
Argos 37 – 22 Ti-Cats (September 7)
Mito HollyHock [0 – 1] Kawasaki Frontale
ReinMeer Aomori [1 – 4] Okinawa SV
St Pauli [1 – 0] VfL Wolfsburg
Göteborg [2 – 1] Halmstad
Stranraer [3 – 1] Dumbarton
Clydebank [4 – 0] Largs Thistle
Supra [0 – 2] HFX Wanderers [Goals by Bahamboula and Johnston.]
Calgary Wild [1 – 0] Halifax Tides
Grulla Morioka [1 – 1] Azul Claro Numazu (Sunday)
Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth [8 – 0] Sapporo University Goal Plunderers (Sunday)
Rossvale [6 – 2] Morton Women (Sunday)
Historical matches:
Scottish Alliance, September 12, 1891:
Ayr 5 – 1 Port Glasgow Athletic
Kilmarnock 6 – 1 Airdrieonians
Linthouse 1 – 2 St Bernard’s
Northern 6 – 4 East Stirlingshire
Partick Thistle 2 – 4 Thistle
Morton 8 – 1 Kilbirnie (Sc Cup PR1 replay)
Scottish Federation, September 12, 1891:
Albion Rovers 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Athletic
Burnbank Swifts 3 – 3 Hurlford
Clydebank 3 – 1 Royal Albert
Falkirk 3 – 2 Glasgow Wanderers
Pollokshaws 2 – 1 Wishaw Thistle
Arthurlie 3 – 1 Beith (Sc Cup PR1 replay)*
Ayrshire League, September 12, 1891:
Annbank 11 – 1 Irvine
Ayr Parkhouse 5 – 1 Stevenston Thistle
Saltcoats Victoria 1 – 2 Newmilns
Arthurlie 3 – 1 Beith (Sc Cup PR1 replay)*
*same match
