Regina (purple) and Leonessa (white and black) in action in last year’s Empress’s Cup quarter-finals. Source.
It’s the 47th Empress’s Cup final, played at the Japan National Stadium. The women’s cup final takes over the New Year’s Day time slot that was the property of the men’s cup from 1969 till 2021. Leonessa have been to the final ten times and won seven times. This is Regina’s first appearance. Coincidentally this is the 47th match of the tournament.
Match No. 47: INAC Kobe Leonessa 1 – 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
Japanese football is making the switch from a summer schedule to a winter one, the better to fit into the international tournaments and give Japanese players easier access to foreign jobs. This change has been in the works for a few years. When the women’s WE League started in 2021 they knew the change was coming and went straight to the winter format. J1, J2, J3 and the JFL will make the change in June.
How did the 2025 season play out? Kashima Antlers won the J1 title. They and 2nd-place Kashiwa Reysol advance to the next AFC Champions League Elite. 6th-place Machida Zelvia won the Emperor’s Cup and advance to AFC Champions League Two. Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the Super Cup and the J League Cup. Yokohama FC, Shonan Bellmare and Albirex Niigata are relegated to J2.
Mito HollyHock, V-Varen Nagasaki and JEF United Chiba are promoted to J1. Roasso Kumamoto, Renofa Yamaguchi and Ehime FC are relegated to J3.
Tochigi City, Vanraure Hachinohe and Tegevagaro Miyazaki are promoted to J2. Azul Claro Numazu are relegated to the JFL.
Reilac Shiga are promoted to J3. Asuka FC are relegated from the JFL to the Kansai League. Atletico Suzuka are relegated from the JFL to the Tokai League. J-Lease and Vonds Ichihara are promoted to the JFL.
The WE League is ongoing, with INAC Kobe Leonessa currently leading. Loveledge Nagoya won Nadeshiko 1. Speranza Osaka are relegated to Nadeshiko 2. Vonds Ichihara Ladies are promoted to Nadeshiko 1. FC Imabari Ladies are relegated from Nadeshiko 2. Renofa Yamaguchi Ladies are promoted to Nadeshiko 2.
Canadian centre-back Derek Cornelius is on loan to Rangers from Marseilles. Source.
Morton host Ayr United. The Honest Men are fourth in the division with 27 points. Morton are seventh with 21, 6 points out of fourth place and 4 points out of ninth.
So far this season Ayr have a win and a draw against Morton.
Dougie Imrie appears as January in Morton’s 2026 wall calendar despite having joined Raith Rovers in November. Picture.
[Morton 1 – 1 Ayr United. Morton goal by Lyall.]
The other Championship matches: Arbroath (3rd) [1 – 1] Airdrieonians (9th) Queen’s Park (8th) [2 – 2] Partick Thistle (2nd) Raith Rovers (5th) [1 – 2] Dunfermline Athletic (6th) Ross County (10th) [0 – 0] St Johnstone (1st)
Goalie Marco Carducci, who made 193 starts for Cavalry FC and is the league’s Golden Glove winner for 2019 and 2022, has joined HFX Wanderers on a two-year contract.
Kilsyth, 1926. Kilsyth is on the northeast fringe of Glasgow, situated between the Kilsyth Hills to the north, the River Kelvin to the south, and bogs and marshes to the east and west. It was the site of the Battle of Kilsyth between Royalists and Covenanters in 1645. It’s the home of the first curling club, founded in 1716. Building stone has been quarried here for centuries, which has left several large holes in the townscape.
Kilsyth Rangers began in 1913 and play at Duncansfield Park. Kilsyth Athletic was formed in 2002 and uses Kilsyth Sports Field as its home ground. The two are in the West of Scotland League Second Division this year and play each other today.
Morton visit St Johnstone. St Johnstone are top of the division with 38 points. Morton are seventh with 21.
The season is half over. Morton are on track to finish with 42 points, good enough for sixth place in last year’s Championship.
Hearts are after St Johnstone’s top scorer Josh McPake (who played for Morton in 2020-21). McPake leads the Championship with 12 goals. It’s not too long since Rangers were after Hearts’ top scorer.
Hamilton Academical have been docked 9 points for failing to maintain a bronze licence.
Gary Miller has taken on the role of interim head coach at Morton.
[St Johnstone 5 – 0 Morton.]
The other Championship matches: Aidrieonians (8th) [0 – 3] Queen’s Park (9th) Dunfermline Athletic (5th) [2 – 3] Ayr United (4th) Partick Thistle (2nd) [0 – 0] Raith Rovers (6th) Ross County (10th) [0 – 2] Arbroath (3rd) Ross County sacked their manager after last weekend’s loss.
Scottish Challenge Cup, R2 (December 16): Dumbarton (L2) 0 – 9 Inverness CT (L1) By my count this is Dumbarton’s third-worst result ever, and their worst at home. They were beaten 11 – 1 twice: at Albion Rovers in 1926 in Division Two and at Ayr United in 1952 in the League Cup. Elgin City (L2) 2 – 3 East Fife (L1) Montrose (L1) vs The Spartans (L2) (postponed again) Cove Rangers (L1) 1 – 2 Partick Thistle (Ch) Hearts B 0 – 1 St Johnstone (Ch) Queen of the South (L1) 4 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic (Ch) Upset Queen’s Park (Ch) 2 – 1 Clyde (L2)
UEFA Conference League, league phase, matchday 6 (December 18): Sparta Prague 3 – 0 Aberdeen Shamrock Rovers 3 – 1 Hamrun Spartans Celje 0 – 0 Shelbourne Aberdeen, Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne are out.
With the World Cup approaching like a distant cloud of locusts the CFL has had to plan ahead and release its 2026 schedule early. There will be no Argonaut home games between May 29th (preseason week 3) and August 6th (regular season week 10) and no BC Lions home games between May 23rd (preseason week 2) and June 27th (Week 4). As the Lions are giving themselves less than 24 hours to convert their stadium from World Cup to CFL football after New Zealand vs Belgium June 26th, you can imagine a postponement happening.
Cup results of the 1890-91 SFL clubs: 1890/12/20 Vale of Leven 12 – 0 Kirkintilloch Athletic (Dumbartonshire Cup SF replay) 1890/12/20 Leith Athletic 2 – 3 Abercorn (Sc Cup R6) 1890/12/20 Dumbarton 3 – 0 Celtic (Sc Cup R6) 1890/12/20 East Stirlingshire 1 – 3 Hearts (Sc Cup R6)
Lesmahagow’s league fixture against Largs November 22nd was snowed out. Source.
Airdrieonians visit Cappielow. Morton are sixth in the Championship with 21 points, Airdrie eighth with 14. Morton are coming off an upset loss to Stirling Albion in the Challenge Cup midweek. Airdrie beat Alloa. Airdrieonians won the Challenge Cup two years ago. Morton never have. If you add together Old Airdrieonians’ three Challenge Cups and New Airdrieonians’ two you find that Airdrie is the most successful Challenge Cup town, ahead of Falkirk (four) and Hamilton, Inverness, Dingwall, Kirkcaldy and Dundee (three apiece).
[Morton 0 – 1 Airdrieonians.]
The other Championship matches: Ayr United (4th) 2 – 4 St Johnstone (1st) (yesterday) [With this win St Johnstone become the first Championship side to beat every other one this season.] Arbroath (3rd) [2 – 1] Partick Thistle (2nd) Queen’s Park (9th) [1 – 1] Dunfermline (5th) Raith Rovers (7th) [6 – 0] Ross County (10th)
Scottish League Cup final (tomorrow): St Mirren [3 – 1] Celtic Upset! Celtic have won the League Cup 22 times before, St Mirren once. Celtic have won both league meetings this season.
Other matches: University of Stirling 2 – 3 Clydebank (December 10) Meshtakhe 1 – 1 Telavi (December 10) Telavi [1 – 1] Meshtakhe (tomorrow) [Meshtakhe win on PK and gain promotion.] SV Elversberg [1 – 0] Fortuna Düsseldorf (tomorrow) Formartine United [0 – 0] Wick Academy Clydebank [1 – 0] Civil Service Strollers Kennoway Star Hearts vs Coldstream [postponed] Greenock [1 – 1] Bonnyton Thistle Thurso [4 – 0] Golspie Sutherland
HFX Wanderers have signed Vanni Sartini as manager. He managed the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2021 to 2024. Stephen Hart is going to stay on as head coach of the Halifax Tides.
Scottish Junior Cup, R5: Auchinleck Talbot [3 – 0] Rutherglen Glencairn Benburb [2 – 1] Troon Buchanhaven Hearts [1 – 0] Thorniewood United Dundee North End [2 – 0] Drumchapel United
Strathclyde Cup: Campbeltown Pupils vs Port Glasgow [abandoned] Royal Albert 5 – 0 Forth Wanderers (yesterday) It makes no difference, Whitletts Victoria have already won the trophy.
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, matchday 6: Ferencváros 2 – 1 Rangers (December 11) Celtic 0 – 3 Roma (December 11)
2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, matchday 6: Vissel Kobe 2 – 2 Chengdu Rongcheng (December 9) Machida Zelvia 3 – 1 Ulsan HD (December 9) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0 Shanghai Shenhua (December 10)
2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, matchday 6: Gamba Osaka 2 – 0 Ratchburi (December 11) Gamba advance.
47th Empress’s Cup, SF: Match No. 45: Iga FC Kunoichi Mie (N1) [1 – 3] INAC Kobe Leonessa (WE) Match No. 46: Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina (WE) [3 – 2] Cerezo Osaka (WE) Leonessa have won the cup seven times, Iga once, Regina and Cerezo never.
Former Morton goalie Derek Gaston now plays for Stirling Albion, where he doubles as groundskeeper. Source.
It’s Round Two of the Challenge Cup. Morton visit Forthbank Stadium to meet Stirling Albion. These two last met on April 18th, 2015, when Morton were in League One. Morton won all four Albion matches that year. Declan McManus was the last Morton player to score against Stirling.
Morton and Stirling previously met in the Challenge Cup in 2002-03 and 2005-06. Morton advanced both times.
Stirling finished the Challenge Cup league phase in 18th place with 3 wins and 3 losses, 9 goals for and 9 against. They beat Hibs B, Dundee B and Peterhead, and lost to Dundee United B, Inverness CT and Montrose.
Dean Shiels is reportedly in the running for the Morton manager job. He’s the son of Kenny Shiels whose last game as Morton manager was the notorious 10 – 2 loss to Hamilton Accies, May 3rd, 2014.
[Stirling Albion 2 – 2 Morton. Morton goals by Shaw and Robertson. Stirling win on PK. Morton’s shoot-out goals by Moffat, Wilson, MacPherson and Garrity.] Upset
The other Round Two fixtures: Ross County (Ch) [4 – 0] Celtic B Hearts B vs St Johnstone (Ch) [postponed] Ayr United (Ch) [2 – 1] Peterhead (L1) Cove Rangers (L1) vs Partick Thistle (Ch) [postponed] Raith Rovers (Ch) [5 – 2] Hamilton Academical (L1) Queen’s Park (Ch) vs Clyde (L2) [postponed] Queen’s Park and Clyde are ancient rivals, but they’ve never met in the Challenge Cup before. Queen of the South (L1) vs Dunfermline Athletic (Ch) [postponed] Arbroath (Ch) [3 – 2] Kelty Hearts (L1) Alloa Athletic (L1) [2 – 3] Airdrieonians (Ch) Stenhousemuir (L1) [2 – 0] Annan Athletic (L2) Dumbarton (L2) vs Inverness CT (L1) (postponed to December 16) Montrose (L1) vs The Spartans (L2) (postponed) Elgin City (L2) vs East Fife (L1) (postponed) Forfar Athletic (L2) [1 – 1] Edinburgh City (L2) [Forfar win on PK] East Kilbride (L2) [1 – 4] Stranraer (L2)
Scottish Cup, R3: Tranent [1 – 2] Inverness CT (December 8) (postponed till tomorrow, to be played at Haddington Athletic’s ground)
Canadian Josiah Sowa comes to Queen’s Park from North Toronto Nitros. Source.
Queen’s Park visit Cappielow for a Friday-nighter. Morton are currently seventh with 18 points, Queen’s Park eighth with 13. Last week in the Scottish Cup Morton beat League One side Peterhead and Queen’s Park beat Lowland League club Linlithgow Rose.
Queen’s Park have won once at Cappielow in the 21st Century and lost eight times.
[Morton win 2 – 1 on goals by Adeloye and O’Halloran.] [Josiah Sowa came on at 87′.]
The other Championship matches (tomorrow): Ayr United (3rd) [0 – 0] Partick Thistle (2nd) Dunfermline Athletic (5th) [1 – 2] Arbroath (4th) St Johnstone (1st) [0 – 0] Raith Rovers (6th) Ross County (9th) [1 – 2] Airdrieonians (10th)
Ross County versus Airdrieonians is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round Two match. The Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup is an imaginary knockout tournament based on actual Championship results that I started on the old blog and which I’ll explain some other time.
Scottish Cup, R3: Tranent vs Inverness CT [postponed]
Other matches: (All matches are December 6 unless otherwise shown.) Merani Martvili 1 – 1 Meshtakhe (December 1) Meshtakhe [1 – 0] Samtredia [That ends the Georgian Liga 2 regular season. Meshtakhe finish third and enter the promotion playoffs.] Fortuna Düsseldorf [0 – 2] FC Schalke 04 Caledonian Braves [4 – 1] Clydebank Largs Thistle [5 – 1] Glenafton Athletic Golspie Sutherland [4 – 1] Orkney Coldstream [4 – 3] Stirling University EoS Port Glasgow [2 – 1] Glasgow United Efe Ambrose has switched from Glasgow United to Port Glasgow.
Highland League Cup, QF: Banks o’ Dee [2 – 1] Brora Rangers Brechin City vs Nairn County [postponed] Formartine United [2 – 0] Fraserburgh Turriff United [3 – 1] Inverurie Loco Works
West of Scotland League Cup, R2: Cambuslang Rangers [3 – 1] Vale of Leven Lanark United [1 – 1] Vale of Clyde [Lanark win on PK] Muirkirk [6 – 2] Gartcairn
West of Scotland League Cup, R3: Greenock [1 – 4] Johnstone Burgh (December 5) East Kilbride Thistle vs Whitletts Victoria [postponed] Irvine Meadow [4 – 2] Cumbernauld United Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [1 – 2] Hurlford United St Cadoc’s [7 – 0] Royal Albert Troon [2 – 1] Arthurlie Wishaw [0 – 9] Neilston Blantyre Victoria [0 – 5] Shotts Bon Accord Glenvale [3 – 6] Thorn Athletic St Roch’s [3 – 0] Dalry Thistle Kilwinning Rangers [0 – 1] Beith Rutherglen Glencairn [2 – 3] Lesmahagow
47th Empress’s Cup QF: Match No. 41: Iga FC Kunoichi Mie (N1) [1 – 0] Nippon Sport Science University SMG Yokohama (N1) Match No. 42: INAC Kobe Leonessa (WE) [2 – 0] Albirex Niigata (WE) Match No. 43: Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina (WE) [2 – 1] Harima Albion (N1) Match No.44: Cerezo Osaka (WE) [1 – 0] Loveledge Nagoya (N1) Match 43 is on December 6, the rest December 7.
MLS Cup final: Inter Miami [3 – 1] Vancouver Whitecaps
SFL results 1890-91: 1890/12/6 Abercorn 2 – 5 Cambuslang 1890/12/6 Rangers 1 – 2 Third Lanark (Glasgow Cup R3 3rd replay) 1890/12/6 Hearts 4 – 1 Leith Athletic (East of Scotland Shield R4 replay) 1890/12/6 Dumbarton 8 – 0 5th KRV (Sc Cup R5) 1890/12/6 Royal Albert vs Celtic (abandoned) (Sc Cup R5 replay) 1890/12/6 St Mirren 2 – 3 Queen’s Park (Sc Cup R5)
The Glasgow Herald on Morton versus Peterhead in the 1937-38 Scottish Cup.
It’s the Scottish Cup Round Three, when the Championship clubs join in. Morton visit Peterhead. These two clubs met in this year’s League Cup group stage. Morton won that match 4 – 2 with goals by Cameron Blues, Kris Moore, Ali Crawford and Zak Delaney.
To date Morton and Peterhead are even in Scottish Cup competition, Morton prevailing in 1938 and 2018, Peterhead in 2001 and 2008.
Morton’s Aaron Comrie played for Peterhead in 2017. Peterhead’s Craig McGuffie played for Morton in 2020-21, as did Niall McGinn last season.
Dougie Imrie has moved on to Raith Rovers. Imrie was just a month shy of his fourth anniversary as Morton manager, and a week shy of Jim Duffy’s tenure. Billy Davies takes over as interim manager. This really is a sideways move by Imrie. Raith are only 1 point ahead of the Ton and 2 goals behind on goal difference and have already been beaten by seven different Championship opponents including the three bottom clubs. Some words that were spoken during the transfer process have necessitated a statement from the Greenock Morton board.
[Peterhead 2 – 2 Morton. two goals for Adeloye plus a red card. Morton win on PK, with shootout goals by Shaw, Moore, MacPherson, Longridge and Ballantyne.]
The otherRound Threefixtures: *Linlithgow Rose (LL) 1 – 3 Queen’s Park (Ch) (yesterday) Airdrieonians (Ch) [4 – 0] Hamilton Academical (L1) *Stranraer (L2) [2 – 1] Clydebank (LL) *Benburb (W1) [0 – 3] Montrose (L1) Raith Rovers (Ch) [1 – 0] Alloa Athletic (L1) *Dumbarton (L2) [0 – 4] Auchinleck Talbot (WP) Upset! [This result cost the Dumbarton manager his job.] *Camelon (EP) [2 – 1] Edinburgh City (L2) Upset! Forfar Athletic (L2) [0 – 2] Partick Thistle (Ch) *Tranent (LL) vs Inverness CT (L1) [postponed to December 6] Bonnyrigg Rose (LL) [1 – 2] The Spartans (L2) Stenhousemuir (L1) [4 – 1] Clachnacuddin (HL) Kelty Hearts (L1) [2 – 0] Brechin City (HL) *Banks o’ Dee (HL) [0 – 2] Ross County (Ch) Elgin City (L2) [4 – 2] Stirling Albion (L2) *St Johnstone (Ch) [1 – 2] Cove Rangers (L1) Upset! Dunfermline Athletic (Ch) [2 – 1] Queen of the South (L1) East Fife (L1) [0 – 2] Arbroath (Ch) *Ayr United (Ch) [3 – 0] Turriff United (HL) Annan Athletic (L2) [4 – 0] Buckie Thistle (HL) *denotes clubs that have never met before
Earlier this week in the Championship: Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic (November 25)
Other matches: Meshtakhe 1 – 2 Iberia 1999 II (yesterday) Lipno Stęszew [1 – 0] Lech Poznan II SG Dynamo Dresden [2 – 1] Fortuna Düsseldorf (tomorrow) Keith [3 – 2] Wick Academy Largs Thistle [1 – 2] Johnstone Burgh Greenock [4 – 0] Kilsyth Athletic Port Glasgow vs Lugar Boswell Thistle Oakley United [0 – 2] Coldstream Golspie Sutherland [1 – 4] Halkirk United
The Canadian Premier League‘s Toronto franchise has rebranded again. They were known as York9 for the first two seasons, then York United for five years, and now Inter Toronto. HFX Wanderers have taken Harvey Hughes of Cape Breton University and Kautchy Andji-Yapi of Université de Moncton in the university draft.
Mito HollyHock watch: It’s Helicopter Saturday in J2. HollyHock can earn promotion with a win. Mito HollyHock (67 points) [2 – 0] Oita Trinita (38) Tokushima Vortis (64) [1 – 1] V-Varen Nagasaki (69) JEF United (66) [5 – 0] Imabari FC (53) [HollyHock finish top of the division and gain promotion.]
West of Scotland League Cup, R1: Kello Rovers [0 – 4] Vale of Clyde Rossvale [1 – 9] Muirkirk
West of Scotland League Cup, R2: Carluke Rovers 0 – 1 St Roch’s (November 24) Kilwinning Rangers [5 – 0] Giffnock Lesmahagow [3 – 3] Ardeer Thistle [Gow win on PK] Rutherglen Glencairn [2 – 0] Easterhouse
TheMito HollyHock coaching staff, or possibly Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628 – 1701) and his faithful retainers Sukesan and Kakusan.
Readers of the old blog Plenty of Nothing will know I’ve been following Mito HollyHock for a long long time, possessed by their ability to finish mid-table in J2 year after year. But this weekend HollyHock could finally earn promotion to the top Japanese division, where they have never been before. The matches that will affect this are:
If Mito don’t lock it down this weekend there’s still the final league fixture next weekend, and after that a playoff for the third promotion spot. [It’s still in doubt.]
Also, it’s the 105th Emperor’s Cup final. Vissel Kobe play Machida Zelvia. Vissel have been to the final twice before and won both times. It’s the first time to the final for Zelvia. This is the second year in a row that the final lands in mid-November.
Machida Zelvia [3 – 1] Vissel Kobe
Meanwhile, Morton visit Dunfermline. The Pars are fifth with 19 points, Morton sixth with 18. Morton have won two in a row and are undefeated in three. This season’s first meeting between the Ton and the Pars ended in a scoreless draw.
Q: Which current Morton players predate manager Imrie? A: Cameron Blues and Michael Garrity who were both signed by David Hopkin.
[Dunfermline 1 – 0 Morton.]
The other Championship matches: Airdrieonians (10th) [0 – 1] Ayr United (4th) Arbroath (3rd) [0 – 0] Raith Rovers (7th) Partick Thistle (2nd) [2 – 1] St Johnstone (1st) Queen’s Park (8th) vs Ross County (9th) (yesterday) (postponed)
The SPFL has been conducting experiments on the Challenge Cup for a decade or more, with very mixed results. This season’s cup began with a league phase involving the twenty League One and Two clubs plus ten Premiership B sides, each playing six matches. This league phase, spread over three months, served to eliminate eight teams, all of them Premiership B sides in the end. In the draw for Round Two the clubs are ranked by league position in last year’s Championship (with St Johnstone, Ross County and Arbroath slotted in) followed by the Challenge Cup league phase final standings. Pairs of higher clubs are matched against pairs of lower clubs, and from these pairings the actual fixtures are drawn by lot. By this method either Raith Rovers or Morton will play either Hamilton or Stirling. The final position of every team in the league phase must be known before the Round Two draw can happen, consequently the draw had to be delayed a week until those two postponed fixtures were completed.
The draw was held yesterday in such a way that home field advantage went to 8 higher teams and 8 lower teams. Morton will visit Stirling Albion.
Strathclyde Cup, matchday 4: Port Glasgow [5 – 0] Forth Wanderers Whitletts Victoria [7 – 0] Campbeltown Pupils [Whitletts Victoria win the Strathclyde Cup.]
West of Scotland League Cup, R1: BSC Glasgow [0 – 4] Petershill
West of Scotland League Cup, R2: Shotts Bon Accord [5 – 0] Irvine Victoria Thorn Athletic [4 – 3] Maybole
2026 World Cup Qualification (November 18): Scotland 4 – 2 Denmark Goal by Shankland. Scotland qualify for the World Cup.
Canadian Premier League: Valour FC has folded. This makes Winnipeg the second Prairie city to lose a CanPL team. HFX Wanderers will be hard hit because Valour were the only club they could beat consistently.
MLS Western Conference SF: Vancouver Whitecaps [2 – 2] Los Angeles FC [Vancouver win on PK]
2025 Japanese Regional Football Champions League final round: 2025/11/20 Tokyo United 0 – 1 Vonds Ichihara 2025/11/20 Veroskronos Tsuna 0 – 0 J-Lease 2025/11/22 Tokyo United [1 – 2] Veroskronos Tsuna 2025/11/22 Vonds Ichihara [0 – 1] J-Lease 2025/11/24 Tokyo United [0 – 1] J-Lease 2025/11/24 Vonds Ichihara [1 – 0] Veroskronos Tsuna [J-Lease are promoted and Vonds Ichihara go into a playoff against Atletico Suzuka.]
47th Empress’s Cup, R3: Match No. 33: Urawa Reds (WE) [1 – 2] Iga FC Kunoichi Mie (N1) (tomorrow) Upset Match No. 34: Nippon Sport Science University SMG Yokohama (N1) [2 – 0] Diossa Izumo (Chugoku) Match No. 35: INAC Kobe Leonessa (WE) [1 – 0] Shizuoka SSU Bonita (N1) Match No. 36: Mynavi Sendai (WE) [0 – 0] Albirex Niigata (WE) [Albirex win on PK] Match No. 37: NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (WE) [1 – 2] Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina (WE) Match No. 38: Harima Albion (N1) [1 – 0] JFA Academy Fukushima (Tohoku) Match No. 39: Cerezo Osaka (WE) [1 – 0] Nojima Stella (WE) Match No. 40: Nagano Parceiro (WE) [0 – 2] NGU Loveledge Nagoya (N1) Upset
Cup results of the 1890-91 SFL clubs: 1890/11/22 Third Lanark 3 – 3 Rangers (Glasgow Cup R3 2nd replay) 1890/11/22 Celtic 5 – 1 Partick Thistle (Glasgow Cup SF) 1890/11/22 St Mirren vs Abercorn (abandoned) (Renfrewshire Cup R2) 1890/11/22 Leith Athletic 2 – 2 Hearts (East of Scotland Shield R4) 1890/11/22 Duntocher Harp 2 – 10 Dumbarton (Dumbartonshire Cup R2) 1890/11/22 Dumbarton Union 3 – 5 Vale of Leven (Dumbartonshire Cup R2)
“Jimmy Miller, son of Professor James Miller” from the studio of Hill and Adamson (1840s). Source. There have been many legendary footballers named Jimmy Miller, not least midfielder Jimmy Miller who played for Morton from 1977 to 1980.
Morton travel to Dingwall for a game against Ross County. Morton are seventh in the Championship with 15 points. Ross County are ninth with 12. Morton are 4 points out of fourth place and 3 points out of ninth.
Former Morton player Stefan Milojevic (2014-15) has been arrested in Spain for heading a drug-running Neo-Nazi biker gang.
[Morton win 0 – 3 on goals by Shaw, MacPherson and Garrity.]
The other Championship matches: Ayr United (5th) [1 – 1] Arbroath (3rd) Raith Rovers (6th) [0 – 3] Airdrieonians (10th) Raith Rovers sacked their manager on Monday. St Johnstone (1st) [4 – 3] Queen’s Park (8th)
Other matches: Wick Academy 2 – 3 Clachnacuddin (November 12) Unia Swarzędz [0 – 2] Lipno Stęszew Buckie Thistle [2 – 0] Wick Academy Port Glasgow [0 – 3] Lugar Boswell Thistle Coldstream [4 – 2] Lochgelly Albert Golspie Sutherland [1 – 3] Invergordon Grulla Morioka [1 – 3] Criacao Shinjuku (tomorrow) Morton Women [0 – 1] Falkirk (tomorrow)
Former Morton man Nacho Novo is the new manager at Darvel.
2026 World Cup qualification: Greece [3 – 2] Scotland
Scottish Challenge Cup, league phase, matchday 6 (November 11): Dumbarton vs Stenhousemuir (postponed)
Scottish Junior Cup, R3: Dundee North End [1 – 0] Camelon Knightswood [2 – 2] Luncarty [Knightswood win on PK]
South Challenge Cup, R3: St Roch’s (W1) [2 – 1] Crossgates Primrose (E1)
105th Emperor’s Cup, semi-finals (tomorrow): Machida Zelvia [2 – 0] FC Tokyo Vissel Kobe [2 – 0] Sanfrecce Hiroshima
47th Empress’s Cup, R2: Match No. 17: Urawa Reds (WE) [4 – 1] Sfida Setagaya (N1) Match No. 18: Iga Kunoichi Mie (N1) [2 – 1] Otemon Gakuin University (Kansai) Match No. 19: Viamaterasu Miyazaki (N1) [2 – 3] Nippon Sport Science University SMG Yokohama (N1) Match No. 20: Red Bull Omiya Ardija (WE) [0 – 0] Diossa Izumo (Chugoku) [Diossa win on PK] Upset Match No. 21: INAC Kobe Leonessa (WE) [5 – 0] Nihon University (Kanto) Match No. 22: Shizuoka SSU Bonita (N1) [5 – 1] Yamanashi Gakuin University (Kanto) Match No. 23: Mynavi Sendai (WE) [1 – 0] Ehime Ladies (N1) Match No. 24: Albirex Niigata Ladies (WE) [5 – 1] Niigata University of Health and Welfare (Hokushinetsu) Match No. 25: NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (WE) [6 – 0] Nippatsu Yokohama Seagulls (N1) Match No. 26: Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina (WE) [2 – 1] Vonds Ichihara Ladies (Kanto) Match No. 27: JEF Chiba Ladies (WE) [1 – 3] Harima Albion (N1) Upset Match No. 28: Elfen Saitama (WE) [0 – 1] JFA Academy Fukushima (Tohoku) Upset Match No. 29: Cerezo Osaka (WE) [3 – 1] Orca Kamogawa (N1) Match No. 30: Nojima Stella (WE) [3 – 2] Fujizakura Yamanashi (Kanto) Match No. 31: Nagano Parceiro (WE) [2 – 1] Bunnys Gunma FC White Star (Kanto) Match No. 32: Loveridge Nagoya (N1) [2 – 0] Seisa Osa Leia Shonan (Kanto) Matches 17, 18, 22, 24 and 27 are tomorrow. Match 25 is on November 19th.
Northern Super League final: AFC Toronto [1 – 2] Vancouver Rise
Grey Cup (tomorrow): Saskatchewan Roughriders [25 – 17] Montreal Alouettes
Historical matches: 1890/11/15 bye (2nd XI Cup R4) 1930/11/15 Morton 1- 0 Hamilton Academical 1952/11/15 Queen’s Park 2 – 7 Morton 1980/11/15 Morton 2 – 2 Hearts
Cup results of the 1890-91 SFL clubs: 1890/11/15 Rangers 1 – 1 Third Lanark (Glasgow Cup R3 replay) 1890/11/15 Cambuslang 2 – 2 Wanderers (Glasgow Cup R3 Replay)
Former HFX Wanderer Iida Kodai has played professionally in Canada, the USA, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Georgia and now Poland with Lipno Stęszew. Source.
Morton host Arbroath. Arbroath are third in the division with 21 points, Morton seventh with 12 points, 9 of them from draws. Morton had only nine draws the entire 2023-24 season. Despite having won only once the Ton are actually 1 point ahead of their point total after 13 matches last year.
Arbroath are doing great, not far off their 2021-22 pace when they had 23 points after 13 games and went on to finish second.
Former Morton man Nacho Novo has been cleared of charges related to driving without a license.
[Morton win 1 – 0 on a goal by Moore.]
The other Championship matches: Airdrieonians (10th) 1 – 1 Partick Thistle (2nd) (yesterday) Dunfermline Athletic (4th) [2 – 2] St Johnstone (1st) Queen’s Park (9th) [2 – 1] Raith Rovers (6th) Ross County (8th) [3 – 3] Ayr United (5th)
2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, league phase, matchday 4: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0 Gangwon FC (November 4) Machida Zelvia 1 – 2 Melbourne City (November 4) Vissel Kobe 1 – 0 Ulsan HD (November 5)
2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, group stage, matchday 4: Gamba Osaka 1 – 0 Nam Định (November 5)
It’s the Japanese Regional Football Champions League, Round One. Let’s follow Tohoku champion Cobaltore Onagawa. Cobaltore Onagawa 0 – 3 Tokyo United (yesterday) Cobaltore Onagawa [1 – 2] Fukuyama City (today) Cobaltore Onagawa [0 – 1] Basara Hyogo (tomorrow) [Veroskronos Tsuno, J-Lease, Tokyo United and Vonds Ichihara advance to the final round.]
47th Empress’s Cup, R1: Match No. 1: Sfida Setagaya (N1) [3 – 1] NTV Tokyo Verdy Menina (Kanto) Match No. 2: Otemon Gakuin University (Kansai) [1 – 0] Shikoku University Eglets (Shikoku) Match No. 3: Nippon Sport Science University SMG Yokohama (N1) [2 – 0] Veertien Mie Ladies (Tokai) Match No. 4: Waseda University (Kanto) [0 – 1] Diosa Izumo FC (Chugoku) Match No. 5: Okayama Yunogo Belle (N1) [0 – 2] Nihon University (Kanto) Match No. 6: Kibi International University Charme Okayama Takahashi (Chugoku) [0 – 1] Yamanashi Gakuin University (Kanto) Match No. 7: Ehime FC Ladies (N1) [2 – 1] FC Imabari Ladies (Shikoku) Match No. 8: Niigata University of Health and Welfare (Hokushinetsu) [1 – 1] Kanagawa University (Kanto) [Niigata win on PK] Match No. 9: Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls (N1) [5 – 0] Migocarisa Kagoshima (Kyushu) Match No. 10: Vonds Ichihara FC Ladies (Kanto) [6 – 0] Hokkaido Lilas Consadole (Hokkaido) Match No. 11: Harima Albion (N1) [3 – 0] Tohoka University Tachibana High School (Tokai) Match No. 12: Kamimura Gakuen High School (Kyushu) [0 – 7] JFA Academy Fukushima (Tohoku) Match No. 13: Orca Kamogawa (N1) [4 – 0] Mynavi Sendai Youth (Tohoku) Match No. 14: Diablo Rosso Hiroshima (Chugoku) [0 – 1] Fujizakura Yamanashi (Kanto) Match No. 15: Speranza Osaka (N1) [3 – 3] Bunnys Gunma FC White Star (Kanto) [Bunnys win on PK] Match No. 16: Seisa Osa Leia Shonan (Kanto) [6 – 0] Sakuyo Gakuen High School (Chugoku) Matches 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 16 are tomorrow.
Northern Super League playoff semi-final, leg 1: Vancouver Rise 2 – 1 Ottawa Rapid (November 4) Leg 2: Ottawa Rapid [2 – 1] Vancouver Rise [3 – 3 on aggregate. Vancouver win on PK] AFC Toronto [4 – 1] Montreal Roses (tomorrow) [delayed till Monday]
Canadian Premier League playoff final (tomorrow): Atlético Ottawa [2 – 1] Cavalry [played in a blizzard]
U Sports men’s soccer championship (tomorrow): Mount Royal [0 – 1] York U [also played in a blizzard]
U Sports women’s soccer championship (tomorrow): UBC [1 – 2] U de Montréal Carabins [likewise played in a blizzard]
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