Two visions of the future use of the former Spango Valley IBM site are in competition. One calls for 400 housing units, the other for an AI data centre. My brave prediction: neither. The site has been bruited in the past as a bus yard for McGill’s and as New Cappielow Park. Source. Source.

Morton host Queen’s Park. After their win on Tuesday Queen’s Park are back in ninth place with 7 points, and Morton are tenth with 4.

Last weekend’s victory against Arbroath capped Morton’s winless streak at 18 matches, 19 if you count the friendly against Stranraer. But they went 20 games without a win in 1987-88.

If Morton win today it’ll be the first time since March that they have won two in a row.

Liiath Fairney was the last Morton player to score against Queen’s Park, September 5th.

[Sam Murdoch has been loaned out to Drumchapel United.]

[Morton win 2 – 0 on goals by Gillespie and Garrity.]

The other Championship matches:
Queen’s Park (10th) 2 – 1 Inverness CT (5th) (October 13)
Ayr United (7th) 0 – 1 Partick Thistle (3rd) (yesterday)
Dunfermline Athletic (5th) [0 – 0] Livingston (4th)
Inverness CT (6th) [2 – 0] Arbroath (8th)
Stenhousemuir (1st) [1 – 1] Raith Rovers (2nd)

Other matches:
Elfen Saitama 1 – 0 Albirex Niigata (WE League Cup) (October 12)
HFX Wanderers 2 – 2 Cavalry (October 12)
Halifax goals by Bahamboula and Meilleur-Giguère.
Vancouver FC 2 – 1 HFX Wanderers (yesterday)
Halifax goal by Olguin. HFX Wanderers miss the playoffs.
Mito HollyHock [0 – 1] Urawa Red Diamonds
Dumbarton [1 – 1] Stirling Albion
Clydebank [2 – 0] Beith
Keith [6 – 4] Invergordon
Newtongrange Star [3 – 0] St Andrews United
Halifax Tides [2 – 2] Montreal Roses [Goals by Rhodes and Cameron.]
Hannover 96 [1 – 1] St Pauli
Tiamo Hiakata [1 – 2] Grulla Morioka (tomorrow)
YSCC Yokohama [0 – 2] ReinMeer Aomori (tomorrow)
Omiya Ardija [0 – 2] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)
AIK [2 – 2] Göteborg (tomorrow)
Morton Women (5th) [1 – 1] Bonnyrigg Rose (2nd) (tomorrow)

Challenge Cup, league phase, matchday 6 (October 13):
Clydebank (1st) 4 – 0 Dumbarton (25th)
The first Dumbartonshire derby since 2001. This ends the Challenge Cup league phase. Clydebank advance. Dumbarton are out, have sacked their manager, and Dumbarton is covered in Clydebank graffiti. Video.

Scottish Communities Cup, R3 (selected):
Carluke Rovers [2 – 4] Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Largs Thistle [3 – 1] Lesmahagow

UEFA Europa League, league phase, matchday 2:
Benfica 4 – 1 Celtic (October 15)

UEFA Conference League, league phase, matchday 1:
Hearts 1 – 1 Nordsjaelland (October 15)

AFC Champions League Elite, league stage, matchday 2:
Newcastle Jets 1 – 3 Gamba Osaka (October 13)
Kyoto Sanga 1 – 0 Ratchaburi (October 13)
Công An Hà Nội 0 – 1 Kashima Antlers (October 13)
Vissel Kobe 2 – 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (October 14)
Kashiwa Reysol 5 – 1 Port (October 14)

AFC Champions League Two, league stage, matchday 2:
Tampines Rovers 0 – 1 Machida Zelvia (October 15)

Caribbean Cup, SF, leg 1:
Portmore United 3 – 1 Violette (October 13)
Club Sando 1 – 1 Mount Pleasant (October 15)

J League Cup, R3 (October 14):
Mito HollyHock 1 – 0 FC Tokyo

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance and Scottish Cup, October 17, 1891:
Airdrieonians 5 – 1 Partick Thistle
Saltcoats Victoria 1 – 7 Linthouse (Sc Cup PR3)*
Monkcastle 4 – 2 Morton (Sc Cup PR3)**
Ayr 6 – 1 Inveraray (Sc Cup PR3)
Thistle 9 – 1 Kilbarchan (Sc Cup PR3)
Kilmarnock Athletic 5 – 4 Port Glasgow Athletic (Sc Cup PR3)***
St Bernard’s 5 – 1 Kirkintilloch Athletic (Sc Cup PR3)
East Stirlingshire 5 – 4 Mossend Swifts (Sc Cup PR3)

Scottish Federation and Scottish Cup, October 17, 1891:
Glasgow Wanderers 4 – 3 Pollokshaws
Annbank 2 – 0 Hurlford (Sc Cup PR3)
Burnbank Swifts 5 – 0 Mauchline (Sc Cup PR3)****
Kilmarnock Athletic 5 – 4 Port Glasgow Athletic (Sc Cup PR3)***
Wishaw Thistle 3 – 2 Royal Albert (Sc Cup PR3)
Cowdenbeath 0 – 3 Clydebank (Sc Cup PR3)
Bathgate Rovers 5 – 5 Falkirk (Sc Cup PR3)

Ayrshire League and Scottish Cup, October 17, 1891:
Galston 1 – 0 Beith
Saltcoats Victoria 1 – 7 Linthouse (Sc Cup PR3)*
Monkcastle 4 – 2 Morton (Sc Cup PR3)**
Annbank 2 – 0 Hurlford (Sc Cup PR3)
Burnbank Swifts 5 – 0 Mauchline (Sc Cup PR3)****
Battlefield 4 – 2 Stevenston Thistle (Sc Cup PR3)

*same match
**same match
***same match
****same match

Morton visit Arbroath. The Red Lichties are seventh in the Championship with 11 points. Morton are dead last with 1 point, 5 goals for and 17 goals against.

The season is one-quarter over. Morton are on track to finish 2026-27 with 4 points, a −48 goal difference, and automatic relegation.

At this point in 2013-14 Morton had 1 win, 3 draws, 5 losses, 9 goals for, 17 goals against, for 6 points, in tenth place, 1 point behind Cowdenbeath.

Morton’s worst goal differences of all time were:
−73 in 1987-88
−71 in 1984-85
−63 in 1937-38
−51 in 1908-09
−48 in 1932-33

Comparing the first nine league matches of every year that Morton have played in a league we find that 2026-27 shows the worst start in the entire history of the club. Next worst was 1901-02, Morton’s first season in the top division, when the team accumulated 2 draws and 7 losses in their first nine matches.

Morton’s best start came in 1963-64 when they won all 9 matches.

Dean Black scored against Arbroath in their last meeting, August 22nd.

[Arbroath 1 – 2 Morton. Grant Gillespie scores, plus an own goal.]

The other Championship matches:
Ayr United (6th) [1 – 1] Dunfermline Athletic (5th)
Inverness CT (8th) [2 – 0] Stenhousemuir (1st)
Livingston (4th) [1 – 2] Partick Thistle (3rd)
Raith Rovers (2nd) [2 – 0] Queen’s Park (9th)

Other matches:
Inverurie Loco Works 1 – 0 Invergordon (October 7)
Göteborg 1 – 0 Västerås SK (yesterday)
Edmonton 27 – 12 Ti-Cats (yesterday)
Criacao Shinjuku [1 – 0] ReinMeer Aomori
Clyde [2 – 1] Dumbarton
Invergordon [2 – 0] Rothes
Port Glasgow [3 – 0] Girvan
Kilsyth Athletic [0 – 4] Greenock Juniors
Greenock HSFP [5 – 0] FC Papas
Carluke Rovers [3 – 0] East Kilbride Thistle
St Andrews United [3 – 4] Jeanfield Swifts
Toronto FC [2 – 1] CF Montréal
Mito HollyHock [1 – 2] Shimizu S-Pulse (tomorrow)
Grulla Morioka [1 – 1] Honda FC (tomorrow)
St Pauli [2 – 0] Karlsruher SC (tomorrow)

106th Emperor’s Cup, R3 (part 2) (October 7):
Match No. 58: Gainare Tottori (J3) 0 – 0 Tokyo Verdy (J1) (Verdy win on PK)
Match No. 59: Kawasaki Frontale (J1) 2 – 0 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (J2)
Match No. 61: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1) 4 – 0 Iwaki FC (J2)
Match No. 62: Fagiano Okayama (J1) 1 – 0 JEF United Chiba (J1)
Match No. 64: Avispa Fukuoka (J1) 0 – 1 Yokohama FC (J2) Upset
Match No. 66: Yokohama F Marinos (J1) 2 – 1 Kyoto Sangyo University (Kansai Univ. 1)
Match No. 67: Urawa Red Diamonds (J1) 3 – 2 Omiya Ardija (J2)
Match No. 68: Cerezo Osaka (J1) 2 – 0 Kagoshima United (J3)
Match No. 70: Shimizu S-Pulse(J1) 2 – 1 V-Varen Nagasaki (J1)
Match No. 72: FC Tokyo (J1) 4 – 0 Shonan Bellmare (J2)
Matches 57, 60, 63, 65, 69 and 71 were played September 23rd.

South Challenge Cup, R3 (selected):
Whitletts Victoria [0 – 2] Largs Thistle
Hawick Royal Albert [1 – 7] Clydebank

Women’s Scottish Cup, R2:
Stenhousemuir [9 – 2] Morton (tomorrow)

UEFA Nations League:
Scotland 1 – 2 Slovenia (October 6)

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance, October 10, 1891:
Airdrieonians 6 – 1 Ayr
Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Port Glasgow Athletic
King’s Park 2 – 3 East Stirlingshire
Morton 3 – 1 St Bernard’s
Partick Thistle 0 – 3 Celtic (Glasgow Cup R2)

Scottish Federation, October 10, 1891:
Arthurlie 1 – 1 Hurlford
Falkirk 7 – 1 Wishaw Thistle
Kilmarnock Athletic 2 – 4 Albion Rovers
Motherwell 5 – 1 Clydebank
Royal Albert 1 – 3 Burnbank Swifts
Glasgow Wanderers 2 – 7 Clyde (Glasgow Cup R2)

Ayrshire League, October 10, 1891:
Ayr Parkhouse 1 – 4 Annbank
Galston 2 – 1 Monkcastle
Irvine 3 – 1 Saltcoats Victoria
Mauchline 4 – 1 Newmilns
Stevenston Thistle 3 – 0 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers (Ayrshire Cup R1)

Buckie Thistle versus Brechin City in 2023. Source.

It’s the Scottish Cup, Round One, in which the ten survivors of the preliminary rounds join up with teams from the Highland League and Lowland Leagues East and West. Stonehaven and Penicuik Athletic have been in it since Preliminary Round One, making this the fourth match in the cup for each.

Of the thirty fixtures, twenty are between clubs from the same tier, five between clubs from the same league. Cumnock and Auchinleck Talbot played each other in last year’s cup. Largs Thistle and Troon appear for the first time.

Scottish Cup, Round 1:
Cumnock (LW) 2 – 0 Auchinleck Talbot (LW) (yesterday)
Beith (LW) [0 – 3] Huntly (HL)
Bo’ness United (LE) [3 – 2] Irvine Meadow XI (WoSPrem)
Bonnyton Thistle (WoS1) [2 – 0] East Stirlingshire (LE) Upset
Brechin City (LE) [2 – 2] Buckie Thistle (HL) [Brechin win on PK]
Caledonian Braves (LW) [4 – 0] Fraserburgh (HL)
Civil Service Strollers (LE) [0 – 2] Formartine United (HL)
Clachnacuddin (HL) [2 – 0] Bonnyrigg Rose (LE)
Cowdenbeath (LE) [4 – 0] Berwick Rangers (LE)
Deveronvale (HL) [2 – 3] Troon (LW)
Dunipace (LE) [5 – 2] Preston Athletic (EoSPrem)
Forres Mechanics (HL) [0 – 1] University of Stirling (LE)
Gala Fairydean Rovers (LE) [0 – 1] Largs Thistle (LW)
Haddington Athletic (EoSPrem) [0 – 2] Cumbernauld Colts (LW)
Hill of Beath Hawthorn (LE) [2 – 0] Glasgow University (WoS2)
Keith (HL) [2 – 1] Stonehaven (NoSPrem)
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (WoSPrem) [1 – 1] Banks o’ Dee (HL) [Banks o’ Dee win on PK]
Linlithgow Rose (LE) [0 – 1] Clydebank (LW)
Lochee United (LE) [3 – 2] Inverurie Loco Works (HL)
Musselburgh Athletic (LE) [2 – 1] Lossiemouth (HL)
Nairn County (HL) [0 – 1] Gretna 2008 (LW)
Newton Stewart (LW) [1 – 3] Johnstone Burgh (LW)
Penicuik Athletic (EoSPrem) [3 – 1] Kilwinning Rangers (LW) Upset
Pollok (LW) [4 – 1] Albion Rovers (LW)
Renfrew (LW) [3 – 2] Broxburn Athletic (LE)
Rothes (HL) [0 – 9] Brora Rangers (HL)
Strathspey Thistle (HL) [3 – 2] Dalbeattie Star (LW)
Tayport (Mid) [3 – 0] Wick Academy (HL) Upset
Threave Rovers (WoS1) [3 – 2] Invergordon (HL) Upset
Tranent (LE) [3 – 1] Turriff United (HL)

Meanwhile in the Championship Morton host Raith Rovers. Raith are second in the division with 14 points. Morton are tenth with 1 point.

Ian Murray has been sacked, about two months too late. Michael O’Halloran and Gary Miller will run the bench today.

The last Morton player to score against Raith Rovers was Nathan Shaw, April 11th.

[Morton 1 – 2 Raith Rovers. Garrity scored for the Ton.]

The other Championship matches:
Livingston (3rd) [1 – 2] Ayr United (8th)
Partick Thistle (4th) [3 – 0] Arbroath (6th)
This is the first ever A Ton of Snow Championship Super Cup, between the winners of the 2025-26 Championship League Cup (Partick Thistle) and Consolation Cup (Arbroath).
Dunfermline Athletic [1 – 4] Aberdeen (friendly)

Other matches:
Ti-Cats 34 – 16 Ottawa (yesterday)
Vonds Ichihara [1 – 0] Grulla Morioka
Dumbarton [2 – 1] Forfar Athletic
Greenock Juniors [0 – 1] Knightswood
Carluke Rovers vs Vale of Leven [postponed]
St Andrews United [3 – 4] Jeanfield Swifts
Forge [3 – 3] HFX Wanderers [Halifax goals by Pierre, Mackenzie and Ciccarelli.]
Halifax Tides [0 – 0] Calgary Wild
Elfen Saitama [2 – 1] JEF United Chiba (WE League Cup) (tomorrow)
Maruyasu Okazaki [1 – 2] ReinMeer Aomori (tomorrow)
Inverness CT [0 – 3] Morton Women (League Cup) (tomorrow)

West of Scotland League Cup, R2 (selected):
Port Glasgow [1 – 0] Forth Wanderers

Women’s Canadian Championship QF (tomorrow):
AFC Toronto [2 – 1] Vancouver Rise

UEFA Nations League:
Scotland 0 – 3 Switzerland (September 29)
North Macedonia [0 – 2] Scotland (today)

J League Cup, R2 (September 29):
Fukushima United 0 – 7 Mito HollyHock

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance, October 3, 1891:
Linthouse 6 – 0 Morton
Northern 0 – 1 Thistle
Partick Thistle 5 – 0 Cathcart (Glasgow Cup R1 replay)
East Stirlingshire 7 – 2 King’s Park (Sc Cup PR2 replay)
21st Royal Scots Fusiliers 1 – 2 Ayr (Sc Cup PR2 replay)

Scottish Federation, October 3, 1891:
Albion Rovers 7 – 5 Clydebank
Burnbank Swifts 5 – 2 Pollokshaws
Falkirk 2 – 4 Arthurlie
Hurlford 6 – 0 Motherwell
Wishaw Thistle 3 – 1 Glasgow Wanderers
Cowlairs 4 – 4 Royal Albert (Sc Cup PR2 replay) (both advanced)
Kilmarnock Athletic 2 – 2 Stevenston Thistle (Sc Cup PR2 replay) (both advanced)*

Ayrshire League, October 3, 1891:
Beith 2 – 1 Ayr Parkhouse
Mauchline 1 – 3 Monkcastle
Newmilns 14 – 1 Irvine
Kilmarnock Athletic 2 – 2 Stevenston Thistle (Sc Cup PR2 replay) (both advanced)*

*same match

More Friday night football, this time involving the entire Championship. Saturday’s matches have been moved to make way for Slovenia vs Scotland in the Nations League.

Morton visit Inverness Caledonian Thistle. ICT are eighth in the Championship with 7 points, Morton tenth with 1 point.

Morton met ICT at Cappielow in the League Cup group stage in July and lost 0 – 1. The last Morton player to score against Caley Thistle was Kirk Broadfoot, May 3rd, 2024.

Chris Cupps has been called up by the US U20 team.

[Inverness CT 2 – 0 Morton]

The other Championship matches:
Dunfermline Athletic (4th) vs Partick Thistle (3rd) (postponed)
Raith Rovers (2nd) [0 – 2] Livingston (5th)
Ayr United (6th) [0 – 1] Stenhousemuir (1st)
This is an A Ton of Snow Championship League Cup R1 match.
Arbroath (7th) [2 – 1] Queen’s Park (9th)
This is an A Ton of Snow Championship League Cup R2 match.

Nations League (tomorrow):
Slovenia [0 – 0] Scotland

Other matches (mostly tomorrow):
Nojima Stella 1 – 1 Elfen Saitama (Saitama win on PK) (WE League Cup) (September 23)
Largs Thistle 1 – 0 Johnstone Burgh (September 23)
Huntly [7 – 0] Invergordon
Beith [1 – 1] Largs Thistle
Greenock Juniors [2 – 2] Larkhall Thistle
Forth Wanderers [3 – 1] Port Glasgow
St Anthony’s [1 – 0] Carluke Rovers
Dundonald Bluebell [0 – 1] St Andrews United
HFX Wanderers [0 – 1] Atlético Ottawa
Ti-Cats [35 – 37] Edmonton Elks
Mynavi Sendai [1 – 1] Elfen Saitama [Saitama win on PK] (WE League Cup) (September 27)
ReinMeer Aomori [1 – 0] Yokogawa Musashino (September 27)
Ayr United [1 – 2] Morton Women (September 27)
Halifax Tides [0 – 0] Montreal Roses (September 27)

Scottish Challenge Cup, league phase, matchday 4 (September 22):
Clydebank (5th) 2 – 1 St Mirren B (14th)
Dumbarton (31st) 3 – 2 Kilmarnock B (23rd)

Scottish Challenge Cup, league phase, matchday 5 (tomorrow):
East Fife (15th) [0 – 2] Clydebank (2nd)
Dumbarton (27th) [3 – 2] Banks o’ Dee (28th)
Teams ranked 22nd or higher after six matches will advance.

Emperor’s Cup, R3 (part 1) (September 23):
Match No. 57: Kashima Antlers (J1) 3 – 1 Ventforet Kofu (J2)
Match No. 60: Gamba Osaka (J1) 5 – 0 Tokushima Vortis (J2)
Match No. 63: Vissel Kobe (J1) 1 – 0 Sagan Tosu (J2)
Match No. 65: Kashiwa Reysol (J1) 4 – 0 FC Imabari (J2)
Match No. 69: Kyoto Sanga (J1) 1 – 0 Fujieda MYFC (J2)
Match No. 71: Machida Zelvia (J1) 2 – 1 Tochigi City (J2)
These six matches were moved forward from October 10th because they feature clubs that will be involved in the AFC Champions League that week.

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance, September 26, 1891:
Kilmarnock 5 – 2 Northern (league match)
East Stirlingshire vs King’s Park (abandoned) (Sc Cup PR2)y
St Bernard’s 7 – 1 Dunipace (Sc Cup PR2)
Partick Thistle 0 – 3 Hurlford (Sc Cup PR2)*
Morton 3 – 1 Airdrieonians (Sc Cup PR2)
Ayr 3 – 3 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers (Sc Cup PR2)
Johnstone 4 – 7 Thistle (Sc Cup PR2)
Port Glasgow Athletic 4 – 1 Glengowan (Sc Cup PR2)
Linthouse wo – scr Whifflet Shamrock (Sc Cup PR2)

Scottish Federation, September 26, 1891:
Vale of Bannock 0 – 7 Clydebank (Sc Cup PR2)
Grangemouth 0 – 2 Falkirk (Sc Cup PR2)
Carrington 2 – 8 Burnbank Swifts (Sc Cup PR2)
Partick Thistle 0 – 3 Hurlford (Sc Cup PR2)*
Wishaw Thistle 5 – 2 Arthurlie (Sc Cup PR2)
Royal Albert 6 – 6 Cowlairs (Sc Cup PR2)
Stevenston Thistle 3 – 3 Kilmarnock Athletic (Sc Cup PR2)**

Ayrshire League, September 26, 1891:
Annbank 4 – 0 Rutherglen (Sc Cup PR)
Dykebar 1 – 4 Mauchline (Sc Cup PR2)
Stevenston Thistle 3 – 3 Kilmarnock Athletic (Sc Cup PR2)**
Kelvinside Athletic scr – wo Monkcastle (Sc Cup PR2)
Saltcoats Victoria had a bye through Sc Cup PR2.

*same match
**same match

Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod, 3rd Macleod of Cadboll, was MP for Cromartyshire from 1807 to 1812, and Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty from 1794 to 1833. While an undergrad at Glasgow University his trustees bought him Invergordon Castle, formerly held by the Gordons. The Invergordon Museum has Robert’s bust and that of his son Roderick, and is currently in a tussle for Edmé Bouchardon’s bust of Sir John Gordon. Source.

Invergordon is situated north of Inverness on Cromarty Firth, a harbour long favoured by the Royal Navy and the site of the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. Invergordon FC has been around since the 19th Century. They earned promotion from the North Caledonian League to the Highland League this year.

Morton host Dunfermline Athletic. Dunfermline are fifth in the division, 8 points up on tenth-place Morton. Following Kilmarnock’s win on Tuesday Morton are the club with the fewest points in the SPFL.

To find any club worse off that Morton you have to look at tier V. Dunipace in the Lowland League East has 1 point and a -12 goal difference. In the Lowland League West Newton Stewart and Dalbeattie Star each have 1 point with a -24 goal difference.

The last Morton player to score against the Pars was Cameron Blues on April 4th.

Morton have signed striker Zach Robinson, formerly of AFC Wimbledon, Basingstoke, Leatherhead, Woking, Hemel Hempstead, Hampton & Richmond, Dundee and Motherwell. Bobby McLuckie has been loaned out to Peterhead.

Video: The Team That Forgot How To Win.

[Morton 0 – 1 Dunfermline.]

The other Championship matches:
Stenhousemuir (2nd) 1 – 0 Partick Thistle (3rd) (September 15)
Queen’s Park (9th) 0 – 2 Ayr United (8th) (yesterday)
Livingston (4th) [2 – 2] Inverness CT (7th)
Partick Thistle (3rd) [0 – 0] Raith Rovers (2nd)
Stenhousemuir (1st) [1 – 0] Arbroath (6th)

Other matches:
Clydebank 4 – 2 Caledonian Braves (September 15)
Brora Rangers 7 – 2 Invergordon (September 16)
Auchinleck Talbot 0 – 1 Largs Thistle (September 16) Goal by Sewell.
Jeanfield Swifts 1 – 3 St Andrews United (September 16)
Alouettes 37 – 25 Ti-Cats (yesterday)
Yokohama F Marinos [2 – 0] Mito HollyHock
Minebea Mitsumi [1 – 2] Grulla Morioka
ReinMeer Aomori [2 – 0] Honda FC
Elfen Saitama [0 – 1] Tokyo Verdy Beleza (WE League Cup)
Brommapojkarna [0 – 1] Göteborg
Dumbarton [3 – 0] The Spartans
Invergordon [3 – 1] Turriff United
Clydebank [2 – 2] Pollok
St Andrews United [1 – 1] Thornton Hibs
Craigmark Burntonians vs Greenock Juniors [postponed]
Halifax Tides [1 – 1] AFC Toronto [Goal by Vallerand.]
BTOP Hokkaido [0 – 4] Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (tomorrow)
Energie Cottbus [1 – 1] St Pauli (tomorrow)
Morton Women [2 – 1] Stenhousemuir (tomorrow)
HFX Wanderers [4 – 1] Inter Toronto (tomorrow) [Wanderers goals by Johnston (2), Callegari and Bahamboula.]

UEFA Europa League, league phase, matchday 1:
Celtic 1 – 3 Ferencváros (September 17)

AFC Champions League Elite, league phase, matchday 1:
Kashima Antlers 7 – 1 Newcastle Jets (September 15)
Daejeon Hana 1 – 0 Kyoto Sanga (September 15)
Gamba Osaka 4 – 1 CAHN (September 15)
Jeonbuk 2 – 1 Kashiwa Reysol (September 16)
Port FC 1 – 2 Vissel Kobe (September 16)

AFC Champions League Two, group stage, matchday 1:
Machida Zelvia 2 – 0 PKR Svay Rieng (September 17)

Scottish Communities Cup, R2 (selected matches):
Dundee North End [1 – 1] Carluke Rovers [Carluke win on PK]
Largs Thistle [5 – 0] Coupar Angus

Strathclyde Cup, leg 2:
Port Glasgow [4 – 1] St Patrick’s FP
[Port Glasgow win the cup.]

Caribbean Cup, group B, week 5 (September 17):
Mount Pleasant 1 – 0 Cavalier
Cibao 1 – 2 Portmore United
Mount Pleasant and Portmore United advance.

Men’s Canadian Championship, SF, leg 2:
Forge 1 – 0 Supra (September 15)
CF Montréal 2 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps (September 16)
Forge and CF Montréal advance.

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance and cups, September 19, 1891:
East Stirlingshire 5 – 2 Ayr
King’s Park 5 – 1 Airdrieonians
Port Glasgow Athletic 5 – 5 Morton
Morton have never played to a 5-all draw in the Scottish League.
St Bernard’s 3 – 2 Kilmarnock
Northern 4 – 3 Thistle (Glasgow Cup R1)
Cathcart 1 – 1 Partick Thistle (Glasgow Cup R1)
Linthouse 7 – 1 Pollokshaws (Glasgow Cup R1)*

Scottish Federation and cups, September 19, 1891:
Arthurlie 3 – 2 Albion Rovers
Clydebank 5 – 2 Wishaw Thistle
Falkirk 1 – 1 Hurlford
Kilmarnock Athletic 7 – 2 Burnbank Swifts
Motherwell 1 – 3 Royal Albert
Linthouse 7 – 1 Pollokshaws (Glasgow Cup R1)*

Ayrshire League, September 19, 1891:
Ayr Parkhouse 4 – 3 Newmilns
Irvine 0 – 8 Monkcastle
Mauchline 3 – 1 Saltcoats Victoria
Stevenston Thistle 6 – 1 Beith

*same match

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

A rainbow over Barrfields Park in Largs. Source.

Morton visit Queen’s Park. Morton are ninth, Queen’s Park tenth, each with 1 point. After four league matches Morton have accumulated 0 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses, 2 goals for, 6 goals against. That’s an ever-so-slight improvement on the League Cup group stage in which they earned 0 wins, 0 draws, 4 losses, 0 goals for, and 7 goals against.

Queen’s Park were the bottom club in the Scottish League in 2013-14, Arbroath in 1996-97, Stenhousemuir in 1988-89, Livingston (as Meadowbank Thistle) in 1978-79, Morton in 1960-61 and Raith Rovers in 1916-17. Partick, Ayr, Dunfermline and ICT have never been bottom club.

QP’s head coach is Sean Crighton, who was born in Greenock and played for Morton in 2014-15.

The last Morton player to score against Queen’s Park was Iain Wilson on February 21st.

Morton have signed 19-year-old Phil Croker on loan from Crewe Alexandra. Also 18-year-old defender Calvin Okike from Hull City. And 20-year-old Dylan Borso from the Chicago Fire. Meanwhile Kris Moore has left the club.

[Queen’s Park 2 – 1 Morton. Ton goal by Fairnie.]

The other Championship matches:
Livingston (5th) 0 – 1 Stenhousemuir (1st) (yesterday)
Arbroath (4th) [1 – 1] Dunfermline Athletic (7th)
Inverness CT (8th) [0 – 2] Raith Rovers (3rd)
Partick Thistle (2nd) [1 – 0] Ayr United (6th)

Other matches:
Mito HollyHock (11th) 4 – 2 Kashima Antlers (2nd) (September 2) Epochal
Arminia Bielefeld (10th) 2 – 2 St Pauli (16th) (yesterday)
Elfen Saitama (8th) [0 – 0] Nagano Parceiro (10th)
Avispa Fukuoka (18th) [1 – 1] Mito HollyHock (7th)
Verspah Oita (6th) [3 – 1] Grulla Morioka (8th)
Dumbarton (10th) [2 – 1] Elgin City (1st)
Invergordon (13th) [0 – 2] Strathspey Thistle (10th)
Vancouver Rise (4th) [0 – 1] Halifax Tides (5th) [Goal by Benati.]
ReinMeer Aomori (8th) [2 – 1] J-Lease (10th) (tomorrow)
Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (1st) [0 – 2] ASC Hokkaido (2nd) (tomorrow)
Morton Women (11th) [4 – 3] Inverness CT (7th) (tomorrow)

Men’s Canadian Championship, SF, leg 1:
Supra 1 – 1 Forge (September 1)
Vancouver Whitecaps 1 – 1 CF Montreal (September 2)

Svenska Cupen:
Olympic 0 – 5 Göteborg (September 2)

Caribbean Cup, group stage, week 3:
Salcedo 1 – 1 Mount Pleasant (September 2)
Cavalier 0 – 2 Portmore United (September 3)

South Challenge Cup, R2 (selected matches):
St Andrews United [2 – 0] Castlemilk
Greenock Juniors [2 – 3] Berwick Rangers
Livingston United [1 – 4] Clydebank
Largs Thistle [5 – 0] Lochgelly Albert

North of Scotland Cup, R1 (September 2):
Invergordon 2 – 5 Clachnacuddin

Historical matches:

September 5th, 1891 was reserved for the Scottish Cup preliminary round 1. Here are the cup results of the teams of the Scottish Alliance, Scottish Federation and Ayrshire League on that day.

Scottish Alliance clubs:
Thistle 6 – 1 Shettleston Swifts
Linthouse 12 – 0 Carfin Hibernian
Maryhill scr – wo Airdrieonians
Glasgow Warriors 1 – 2 Partick Thistle*
Port Glasgow Athletic 6 – 3 Lanemark
Ayr 12 – 0 Pollokshaws**
Kilbirnie 2 – 2 Morton
King’s Park 5 – 3 Clydebank Athletic
East Stirlingshire 8 – 2 Jamestown
Adventurers 0 – 5 St Bernard’s

Scottish Federation clubs:
Burnbank Swifts 5 – 1 Hamilton Harp
Wishaw Thistle 7 – 3 Albion Rovers
Motherwell 1 – 4 Cowlairs
Glasgow Wanderers 1 – 2 Partick Thistle*
Southern Athletic 1 – 6 Royal Albert
Ayr 12 – 0 Pollokshaws**
Beith 2 – 2 Arthurlie***
Neilston 3 – 6 Kilmarnock
Falkirk wo – scr Tillicoultry
Clydebank 7 – 1 Grasshoppers
Cronberry Eglinton 2 – 4 Hurlford

Ayrshire League clubs:
Mauchline wo – scr Maybole
Stevenston Thistle 5 – 2 Galston
Bute Rangers 3 – 4 Monkcastle
Beith 2 – 2 Arthurlie***
Newmilns 1 – 7 Dykebar
Saltcoats Victoria 6 – 3 Lochwinnoch
Stewarton Cunninghame 3 – 2 Irvine
Annbank 8 – 3 Ayr Parkhouse

*same match
**same match
***same match

It’s the Emperor’s Cup, Round Two, where the twenty-four Round One winners come up against the harsh reality of J1 teams playing at home. The matches are:

Match No. 25: Kashima Antlers (J1) [3 – 0] Atletico Suzuka (Tokai 1)
Match No. 26: Consadole Sapporo (J2) [1 – 3] Ventforet Kofu (J2)
Match No. 27: Nagoya Grampus (J1) [1 – 3] Gainare Tottori (J3) Upset
Match No. 28: Tokyo Verdy (J1) [4 – 1] Thespa Gunma (J3)
Match No. 29: Kawasaki Frontale (J1) [3 – 1] Tochigi SC (J3)
Match No. 30: Júbilo Iwata (J2) [0 – 1] Tegevajaro Miyazaki (J2)
Match No. 31: Gamba Osaka (J1) [2 – 0] Reilac Shiga (J3)
Match No. 32: Tokushima Vortis (J2) [3 – 0] FC Tokushima (Shikoku)
Match No. 33: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1) [4 – 1] Okinawa SV (JFL)
Match No. 34: Iwaki FC (J2) [2 – 0] Oita Trinita (J2)
Match No. 35: Fagiano Okayama (J1) [3 – 0] Belugarosso Iwami (Chugoku)
Match No. 36: JEF United Chiba (J1) [1 – 1] Azul Claro Numazu (JFL) [JEF win on PK]
Match No. 37: Vissel Kobe (J1) [2 – 1] Veroskronos Tsuno (Kyushu)
Match No. 38: Sagan Tosu (J2) [4 – 0] Kataller Toyama (J2)
Match No. 39: Avispa Fukuoka (J1) [0 – 0] Verspah Oita (JFL) [Avispa win on PK]
Match No. 40: Yokohama FC (J2) [3 – 1] Criacao Shinjuku (JFL)
Match No. 41: Kashiwa Reysol (J1) [2 – 1] Senshu University (Kanto Univ. 2)
Match No. 42: FC Imabari (J2) [4 – 1] Blaublitz Akita (J2)
Match No. 43: Yokohama F Marinos (J1) [1 – 0] Fukushima United (J3)
Match No. 44: Mito HollyHock (J1) [0 – 2] Kyoto Sangyo University (Kansai Univ. 1) Upset
Match No. 45: Urawa Red Diamonds (J1) [3 – 0] Yamanashi Gakuin University (Kanto Univ. 3)
Match No. 46: Red Bull Omiya Ardija (J2) [2 – 0] Vanraure Hachinohe (J2)
Match No. 47: Cerezo Osaka (J1) [3 – 1] FC Gifu (J3)
Match No. 48: Albirex Niigata (J2) [0 – 4] Kagoshima United (J3) Upset
Match No. 49: Kyoto Sanga (J1) [1 – 0] Maruyasu Okazaki (JFL)
Match No. 50: Montedio Yamagata (J2) [3 – 5] Fujieda MYFC (J2)
Match No. 51: Shimizu S-Pulse (J1) [2 – 1] FC Osaka (J3)
Match No. 52: V-Varen Nagasaki (J1) [3 – 2] Ehime FC (J3)
Match No. 53: Machida Zelvia (J1) [3 – 0] Grulla Morioka (JFL)
Match No. 54: Vegalta Sendai (J2) [1 – 2] Tochigi City (J2)
Match No. 55: FC Tokyo (J1) [6 – 0] Nagano Parceiro (J3)
Match No. 56: Shonan Bellmare (J2) [1 – 0] ReinMeer Aomori (JFL)

Morton host Arbroath. Morton are bottom of the Championship with 0 points, a -3 goal difference and no goals scored. Arbroath are eighth.

Morton have gone six matches without a goal in 2026-27. That’s a club record for scorelessness from the start of a season, but not a club record for consecutive scoreless games. The Ton also went six matches without a goal in March/April of 1910. But the record for futility lies in the 1987-88 season, Morton’s last time in the Premiership. They went eight straight games without a goal in November/December 1987 and nine in February/March/April of 1988.

But did Bob Cochrane lose his job in 1910? No. Did Allan McGraw lose his job in 1988? No.

It’s different nowadays. Last season Rhys McCabe lost his job on August 15th, when Airdrieonians were eighth with 1 point. Don Cowie lost his job on August 24th when Ross County were tenth with 1 point. Despite those changes both clubs went on to be relegated.

At this point in 2013-14, Morton’s most recent relegation year, the team had 3 wins and 3 losses in all competitions.

Ian Murray’s record as Morton manager to date, league and cup, is: 4 wins, 4 draws, 15 losses, 18 goals for, 41 goals against.

The last Morton player to score against Arbroath was Curtis Main, on March 28th.

Greenock wants immigrants. Story.

[Morton 1 – 2 Arbroath. Dean Black scores for Morton.]

The other Championship matches:
Inverness CT (7th) 1 – 1 Partick Thistle (1st) (yesterday)
Livingston (5th) [2 – 0] Dunfermline Athletic (6th)
Queen’s Park (9th) [0 – 2] Stenhousemuir (3rd)
Raith Rovers (4th) [2 – 0] Ayr United (2nd)

Other matches:
Cumnock (11th) 1 – 1 Largs Thistle (1st) (August 18)
Caledonian Braves (6th) 2 – 2 Clydebank (8th) (August 18)
Wick Academy (18th) 1 – 2 Invergordon (12th) (August 19)
Scrosoppi 2 – 0 St Catharines Roma (yesterday)
Kelty Hearts (8th) [3 – 1] Dumbarton (9th)
Kilwinning Rangers (4th) [2 – 0] Largs Thistle (2nd)
Clydebank (7th) [7 – 1] Gretna 2008 (13th)
Invergordon (11th) [0 – 6] Buckie Thistle (4th)
Ti-Cats [20 – 39] Argos
HFX Wanderers [1 – 0] Vancouver FC [Goal by Bahamboula]
Nojima Stella [1 – 0] Elfen Saitama
Kyoto Sanga (14th) [1 – 3] Mito HollyHock (15th)
Göteborg [1 – 1] Elfsborg (tomorrow)
Stirling University [3 – 2] Morton Women (tomorrow)
Halifax Tides [0 – 2] AFC Toronto (tomorrow)

Marymass Trophy (yesterday):
Irvine Meadow XI 2 – 0 Irvine Victoria
This is for the football supremacy of Irvine, and is held in conjunction with Irvine’s annual Marymass Festival, which takes place around about the feast of the Assumption of Mary, August 15th.

Scottish Cup, PR2:
St Cadocs 3 – 0 Burntisland Shipyard (yesterday)
Benburb [2 – 1] Newtongrange Star
Blackburn United [10 – 1] St Cuthbert Wanderers
Bonnyton Thistle [4 – 2] Tweedmouth Rangers
Broughty Athletic [0 – 4] Threave Rovers
Camelon [3 – 0] Whitletts Victoria
Coldstream [1 – 4] Dunbar United
Creetown [0 – 2] Stonehaven
Dalkeith Thistle [1 – 2] Haddington Athletic
Easthouses Lily [1 – 5] Preston Athletic
Edinburgh University [3 – 3] Irvine Meadow XI [Meadow win on PK]
Glasgow University [1 – 0] Darvel
Penicuik Athletic [9 – 2] Golspie Sutherland
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [4 – 0] Tynecastle
Rutherglen Glencairn [2 – 0] Dundonald Bluebell
Dundee North End [9 – 0] Wigtown & Bladnoch
St Andrews United [6 – 1] Hutchison Vale
Tayport [2 – 0] Carluke Rovers
Vale of Leithen [0 – 4] Drumchapel United
Whitehall Welfare [2 – 1] Girvan

Scottish Communities Cup, R1 (one match of many):
Glasgow Perthshire [6 – 2] Greenock Juniors

Caribbean Cup, group stage, week 2:
Mount Pleasant (Jamaica) 1 – 2 Cibao (Dominican) (August 18)
Cavalier (Jamaica) 0 – 0 Salcedo (Dominican) (August 20)

DFB Pokal, R1 (selected matches):
Saarbrücken [1 – 1] Hertha [Hertha win on PK]
Berlin Duisberg [1 – 3] Elversberg
Rot-Weiss Essen [2 – 0] St Pauli (tomorrow)
Fortuna Düsseldorf [1 – 5] Freiburg (tomorrow)

2026-27 UEFA Champions League, playoff round, leg 1 (August 19):
Celtic 3 – 0 LASK (Austria)

2026-27 UEFA Conference League, playoff round, leg 1 (August 20):
Hearts 2 – 2 Rapid Wien (Austria)
Rangers 1 – 0 Jablonec (Czechia)
Motherwell 1 – 3 SC Freiburg (Germany)
Gent (Belgium) 0 – 0 Hibs
Shamrock Rovers 1 – 1 KuPS (Finland)
Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) 0 – 2 Larne

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance, August 22, 1891:
Linthouse 6 – 4 King’s Park
Northern 5 – 3 Airdrieonians
Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Morton
Port Glasgow Athletic 3 – 6 Kilmarnock
St Bernard’s 4 – 1 East Stirlingshire
Thistle 7 – 4 Ayr

Scottish Federation, August 22, 1891:
Burnbank Swifts 0 – 2 Glasgow Wanderers
Falkirk 9 – 1 Clydebank
Hurlford 2 – 2 Kilmarnock Athletic
Pollokshaws 5 – 2 Motherwell
Royal Albert 4 – 2 Arthurlie
Wishaw Thistle 2 – 5 Albion Rovers

Ayrshire League, August 22, 1891:
Ayr Parkhouse 7 – 1 Beith
Mauchline 3 – 1 Stevenston Thistle
Newmilns 2 – 3 Annbank
Saltcoats Victoria 2 – 2 Galston