Newmilns

Newmilns is a village in East Ayrshire historically known for its lacemaking. Newmilns FC was a founding member of the Ayrshire Football League in 1891 (see below). When lace manufacturers Johnstone Shields & Co. set up a branch in Göteborg the company brought in Newmilns lacemakers, who introduced football to the Swedish city and brought about the founding of the clubs Örgryte and IFK Göteborg. Those two teams play each other tomorrow. Source.

Morton journey to Ayrshire to play west coast rivals Ayr United. Ayr are fifth in the Championship with 4 points, Morton ninth with 0.

Ayr’s captain Reece Lyon played for Morton from 2018 to 2023. Jackson Longridge played for Ayr from 2012 to 2014. Grant Gillespie played for them in 2020.

Ayr United’s manager is Gary Naysmith who has previously managed East Fife, Queen of the South, Edinburgh City and Stenhousemuir. His record against Morton is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses.

The last Morton player to score against Ayr was Aaron Comrie, March 21st.

Morton have signed 18-year-old defender Christopher Cupps on loan from the Chicago Fire. And 20-year-old winger Sahil Bashir formerly of Bradford, Brighton, Huddersfield and Al-Markhiya.

[Ayr United 1 – 1 Morton. Goal by Eamonn Brophy.]

The other Championship matches:
Dunfermline Athletic (8th) 1 – 0 Raith Rovers (2nd) (yesterday)
This was a Championship League Cup R2 match.
Arbroath (6th) [1 – 0] Livingston (4th)
Partick Thistle (3rd) [0 – 0] Queen’s Park (10th)
Stenhousemuir (1st) [3 – 1] Inverness CT (7th)
Stenny have never been this high in Scottish football before.

Other matches:
Sauchie Juniors 2 – 1 St Andrews United (EoSL Premier Div) (August 25)
Mito HollyHock (7th) [1 – 1] Machida Zelvia (1st) (J1)
Annan Athletic (8th) [2 – 0] Dumbarton (9th) (League 2)
Banks o’ Dee (10th) [6 – 3] Invergordon (13th) (Highland League)
Largs Thistle (6th) [3 – 2] Gretna 2008 (13th) (Lowland League West)
Renfrew (15th) [1 – 5] Clydebank (7th) (Lowland League West)
Ardeer Thistle (9th) [1 – 2] Port Glasgow (4th) (WoSL 2nd Div)
Greenock Juniors (3rd) [0 – 0] Glasgow University (1st) (WoSL 2nd Div)
St Mungo AFC vs Greenock HSFP (Caledonian AFL Premier Div)
Irvine Victoria (15th) [0 – 1] Carluke Rovers (6th) (WoSL 3rd Div)
St Andrews United (10th) [1 – 2] Preston Athletic (16th) (EoSL Premier Div)
Montreal Roses (2nd) [1 – 0] Halifax Tides (5th) (NSL)
Ti-Cats (3rd East) [23 – 28] Stampeders (5th West) (CFL)
Elfen Saitama (11th) [2 – 1] Kobe Leonessa (1st) (WE League) (tomorrow)
Hokushukai Iwamizawa (6th) [0 – 9] Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (1st) (Hokkaido League) (tomorrow)
IFK Göteborg (12th) [1 – 0] Örgryte (15th) (Allsvenskan) (tomorrow)
St Pauli (13th) [1 – 2] 1.FC Kaiserslauten (14th) (2.Bundesliga) (tomorrow)
Pacific [4 – 3] HFX Wanderers (CanPL) (tomorrow)

Scrosoppi FC have won the Ontario Premier League and will appear in next year’s Canadian Championship.

The Japan Football League, Japan’s fourth tier, begins:
Grulla Morioka [0 – 0] ReinMeer Aomori

Challenge Cup league phase matchday 2 (August 25):
Dumbarton (28th) 2 – 2 Celtic B (13th)
Kelty Hearts (16th) 2 – 4 Clydebank (4th)

UEFA Champions League, playoff round, leg 2 (August 25):
LASK 5 – 1 Celtic
Celtic drop to the Europa League league phase.

UEFA Conference League, playoff round, leg 2 (mostly August 27):
Rapid Wien 2 – 2 Hearts (August 26) Hearts win on PK and advance.
Jablonec 1 – 0 Rangers Rangers are out.
Freiburg 4 – 1 Motherwell Motherwell are out.
Hibs 2 – 3 Gent Hibs are out.
KuPS 1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers are out.
Larne 0 – 3 Lincoln Red Imps Larne are out.

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance, August 29, 1891:
Airdrieonians 4 – 3 St Bernard’s
Ayr 5 – 5 Linthouse
East Stirlingshire 3 – 4 Kilmarnock
King’s Park 3 – 4 Thistle
Morton 4 – 3 Northern

Scottish Federation, August 29, 1891:
Albion Rovers 2 – 0 Pollokshaws
Arthurlie 9 – 1 Kilmarnock Athletic
Glasgow Wanderers 2 – 2 Clydebank
Hurlford 6 – 3 Wishaw Thistle
Motherwell 2 – 2 Burnbank Swifts
Royal Albert 4 – 2 Falkirk

Ayrshire League, August 29, 1891:
Beith 6 – 4 Annbank
Saltcoats Victoria 2 – 6 Ayr Parkhouse
Stevenston Thistle 4 – 1 Newmilns

Perpetual Servent

Serfdom persisted in Scotland well into the 18th Century, particularly in the coal and salt trades. This collar was worn by a man named Alexander Steuart whose sentence of death for theft was reduced to perpetual service to John Erskine of Alva, an example of slavery rather than serfdom. Source.

Thomas Garvine

Thomas Garvine was born in Ayr in 1690, travelled to Russia and thence to China where he served as physician to the Kangxi Emperor before returning to Scotland where he served fourteen terms as provost of Ayr. Source.

Morton visit Ayr United. Ayr sit fifth in the Championship with 35 points. Morton are eighth with 30 points. Morton have lost four in a row, their worst streak of 2025-26, and cannot finish first or second in the division.

Morton have a loss and two draws against Ayr so far this season.

Morton finished 2000-01 and 2001-02 with 35 points and were relegated both times.

This is Ayr’s eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In that time they have finished 4th, 4th, 8th, 8th, 2nd, 7th and 3rd.

Ayr’s top scorer is Mark McKenzie with 7 goals. Morton’s is Eamonn Brophy with 6.

Mark Kelly is Morton’s new General Manager.

Check out the giraffes at the Ayr United website.

[Morton win 0 – 1 on a goal by Comrie.]

The other Championship matches:
Partick Thistle (2nd) 0 – 0 St Johnstone (1st) (yesterday)
This was the 2025-26 Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup final. [Partick win on the yellow card rule.]
Arbroath (3rd) [1 – 0] Queen’s Park (6th)
Raith Rovers (7th) [3 – 1] Airdrieonians (9th)
Ross County (10th) [2 – 2] Dunfermline Athletic (4th)

J1 100 Year Vision League East, matchday 7 (March 18):
Mito HollyHock (8th) 1 – 0 Yokohama F Marinos (7th)
JEF United Chiba (9th) 1 – 2 FC Tokyo (3rd)
Tokyo Verdy (4th) 0 – 2 Kawasaki Frontale (6th)
Machida Zelvia (2nd) 0 – 3 Kashima Antlers (1st)
Urawa Red Diamonds (5th) 1 – 1 Kashiwa Reysol (10th) (Reysol won on PK)

J1 100 Year Vision League East, matchday 8 (tomorrow):
Tokyo Verdy (5th) [0 – 0] FC Tokyo (2nd) [Verdy won on PK]
Kashima Antlers (1st) [2 ]EF United Chiba (10th)
Kawasaki Frontale (6th) [0 – 5] Yokohama F Marinos (8th)
Kashiwa Reysol (9th) [3 – 0] Mito HollyHock (7th)
Urawa Red Diamonds (4th) [1 – 2] Machida Zelvia (3rd)

The JFL Cup begins. Like the J League the JFL needed a tournament to fill in the months between 2025 and 2026-27. The 16-team JFL will divide into two 8-team groups and each group will play a single round robin, each club playing seven games. The top two clubs from each group will enter into a playoff. Winner gets a trophy.

To help spread the table out, regulation time winners get 4 points. Shootout winners get 2, shootout losers 1, and regulation time losers 0.

Let’s follow ReinMeer Aomori, who began play yesterday:
Criacao Shinjuku 0 – 0 ReinMeer Aomori (ReinMeer win on PK)

Other matches:
Greenock 0 – 1 Cambuslang Rangers (March 17)
Hearts B 0 – 8 Clydebank (yesterday)
Lipno Stęszew [2 – 3] Flota Świnoujście
Wick Academy [0 – 1] Brechin City
Renfrew [1 – 2] Largs Thistle
Bonnyton Thistle [5 – 3] Greenock
Glasgow United [3 – 0] Port Glasgow
Arniston Rangers [2 – 1] Coldstream
Fortuna Düsseldorf [2 – 5] Hertha BSC (tomorrow)
Morton Women [0 – 1] Bonnyrigg Rose (tomorrow)
Glasgow Girls and Women FC have dropped out of the women’s Championship and their games have been voided. Morton Women now sit tenth out of eleven with 8 points.

Lowland League Cup final (tomorrow):
Cumbernauld Colts [3 – 2] Gala Fairydean Rovers

Scottish Junior Cup, QF:
Johnstone Burgh [1 – 2] Dundee North End

West of Scotland League Cup, SF:
Irvine Meadow XI [1 – 1] Troon [Troon win on PK]

West of Scotland League Cup, R4:
St Cadoc’s [0 – 4] Auchinleck Talbot

2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round of 16, leg 2 (March 18):
Seattle Sounders 2 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps
The Vancouver Whitecaps are out.

HFX Wanderers have signed Tanzanian striker Cyprian Kachwele on loan from the Vancouver Whitecaps, Dalhousie University goalkeeper Sinclair Astridge, and defender Harvey Hughes from Cape Breton University.

Historical matches:
1891/3/21 Morton 1 – 4 Northern
1931/3/21 Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Morton
1953/3/21 Forfar 5 – 1 Morton
1981/3/16 Clydebank 0 – 6 Morton (Sc Cup R5 replay)
1981/3/21 Morton 3 – 0 Hearts

SFL results 1890-91:
1891/3/21 Celtic 2 – 2 Rangers
1891/3/21 Cambuslang 2 – 2 Dumbarton
1891/3/21 Hearts 4 – 1 Third Lanark
1891/3/21 Vale of Leven 5 – 2 St Mirren
1891/3/21 Abercorn 1 – 0 Cowlairs

The Robert Burns National Monument

The Burns Memorial at Mauchline, Ayrshire exudes a baronial self-satisfaction pretty far removed from the spirit of Burns’ poetry. Sunday is Robert Burns Day.

Morton visit Arbroath. This is a Friday-nighter for BBC Scotland. Arbroath are third in the Championship with 36 points. Morton are seventh with 22. Last weekend Arbroath were put out of the Scottish Cup by Airdrie, and Morton were blown out by Stenhousemuir.

Morton have not won a match since December 12th. But so far this season they have a win and a draw against Arbroath.

Josh McPake (Morton 2020-21) has signed a pre-contact with Hearts, which means he’ll remain with St Johnstone ’til the end of this season. He’s currently the Championship’s leading scorer.

[Morton have signed defender Fergus Owens, formerly of Hamilton Academical, Clydebank, Bo’ness Athletic, Blackburn United and Kelty Hearts.]

[Arbroath 1 – 1 Morton. Morton goal by Garrity.]

The other Championship matches (tomorrow):
Aidrieonians (8th) [0 – 1] Ross County (10th)
Airdrie are the only Championship side still alive in both the Scottish Cup and Challenge Cup. [Although it looks like Queen’s Park might get reinstated in the Challenge Cup.]
Raith Rovers (6th) [4 – 1] Queen’s Park (9th)
St Johnstone (1st) [0 – 1] Dunfermline Athletic (5th)
Partick Thistle (2nd) [2 – 1] Ayr United (4th)
This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup semi-final.

Other matches (mostly tomorrow):
Hannover 96 [2 – 1] Fortuna Düsseldorf
Clydebank [1 – 3] Cumbernauld Colts
Turriff United vs Wick Academy [postponed]
Largs Thistle [6 – 0] St Cadoc’s
Greenock [4 – 1] Larkhall Thistle
Easterhouse [2 – 3] Port Glasgow
Edinburgh College [0 – 5] Coldstream
Clachnacuddin “A” [0 – 2] Golspie Sutherland
Morton Women [2 – 3] Stenhousemuir (Sunday)

2025-26 UEFA Europa League, league phase, matchday 7 (January 22):
Bologna 2 – 2 Celtic
Rangers 1 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad

Scottish Cup, R4 (January 20):
Stranraer 1 – 1 Queen’s Park (Stranraer win on PK)

Scottish Junior Cup, R4:
Fraserburgh United [2 – 0] Lochee United

West of Scotland Cup, R2:
Auchinleck Talbot (WP) [3 – 1] Thorniewood United (W1)

West of Scotland Cup, R3:
Benburb (W1) [2 – 1] Cambuslang Rangers (W2)
Petershill (W1) [0 – 3] Drumchapel United (WP)

West of Scotland Cup, R4:
Neilston (W1) [2 – 2] Hurlford United (WP) [Hurlford win on PK]
St Roch’s (W1) [1 – 2] Johnstone Burgh (WP)
Thorn Athletic (W2) [4 – 1] Lesmahagow (W2)

HFX Wanderers have drawn Forge FC in the first round of the Canadian Championship, again. Wanderers have signed Spaniard Miguel Arilla. Tiago Coimbra is to transfer to IFK Göteborg. [Also signed is Sven Zitman formerly of PEC Zwolle and TOP Oss.]

Historical matches:
1891/1/24 Morton 1 – 1 Clyde
1931/1/21 Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Morton (Sc Cup R1 replay)
1931/1/24 Morton 2 – 4 Hearts
1953/1/24 Morton 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic (Sc Cup R1)
1981/1/24 Morton 0 – 0 Hearts (ScCup R3)

SFL results 1890-91:
1891/1/24 Vale of Leven 3 – 1 Celtic
1891/1/24 Dumbarton 5 – 0 Cambuslang
1891/1/24 Hearts 0 – 1 Rangers
1891/1/24 Abercorn 5 – 1 St Mirren
1891/1/24 Queen’s Park 1 – 4 Third Lanark (Sc Cup R6 2nd replay)

Glasgow, New York

St Vincent Street was redressed as New York City for the horse chase sequence in Indiana Jones 5. Source.

Morton visit Partick Thistle. Partick are second in the division with 39 points, Morton seventh with 22. Both meetings so far this season have ended as draws.

Morton played to a scoreless draw against Partick Thistle on this date in 1920, and beat them 3 – 1 on this date in 1931. Morton’s record against all comers on January 3rd is 10 wins, 12 draws and 13 losses, according to Fitbastats.

Morton have scored 18 goals in league play entering this match. Twelve players have scored, and none of them has more than 3 league goals on the season. Partick’s Logan Chalmers has 6.

Ian Murray is the new Morton manager. He has previously managed Dumbarton, St Mirren, Airdrieonians and Raith Rovers. By my count he has 6 wins against Morton, 5 draws and 8 losses.

Morton chairman John Laird has resigned.

From the Scottish Sun style sheet: The words QUIT and SACKED must only be written in all-caps.

[Partick Thistle 3 – 2 Morton. Morton goals by Garrity and Brophy.]

The other Championship matches:
Aidrieonians (9th) [0 – 0] Raith Rovers (6th)
Ayr United (4th) vs Queen’s Park (8th) [postponed]
Dunfermline Athletic (5th) vs Ross County (10th) [postponed]
Ross County have hired Stuart Kettlewell as manager. Kettlewell managed County from 2018 to 2020, and was sacked by Kilmarnock last month.
St Johnstone (1st) [1 – 0] Arbroath (3rd)

Other matches:
Wick Academy vs Forres Mechanics [postponed]
Albion Rovers vs Clydebank [postponed]
Arniston Rangers vs Coldstream [postponed]
Golspie Sutherland vs Alness United [postponed]

Historical matches:
1931/1/1 Morton 1 – 1 Leith Athletic
1931/1/3 Morton 3 – 1 Partick Thistle
1953/1/1 Morton 2 – 2 Stirling Albion
1953/1/3 Hamilton Academical 3 – 0 Morton
1981/1/1 Morton 1 – 3 St Mirren
1981/1/3 Celtic 3 – 0 Morton

When was the last time each SPFL club beat Rangers?
2025/12/21 Hearts 2 – 1 Rangers
2025/11/2 Celtic 3 – 1 Rangers
2025/4/5 Rangers 0 – 2 Hibs
2025/3/1 Rangers 1 – 2 Motherwell
2025/2/22 Rangers 0 – 2 St Mirren
2025/2/9 Rangers 0 – 1 Queen’s Park
2024/10/30 Aberdeen 2 – 1 Rangers
2024/10/20 Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Rangers
2024/4/14 Ross County 3 – 2 Rangers
2022/11/6 St Johnstone 2 – 1 Rangers
2021/8/7 Dundee United 1 – 0 Rangers
2020/3/4 Rangers 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical
2018/9/30 Livingston 1 – 0 Rangers
2017/11/24 Dundee 2 – 1 Rangers
2017/2/24 Inverness CT 2 – 1 Rangers
2016/3/18 Falkirk 3 – 2 Rangers
2015/4/9 Queen of the South 3 – 0 Rangers
2015/2/8 Rangers 1 – 2 Raith Rovers
2014/12/3 Alloa Athletic 3 – 2 Rangers
2013/8/3 Forfar 2 – 1 Rangers
2013/4/20 Rangers 1 – 2 Peterhead
2013/3/9 Rangers 1 – 2 Annan Athletic
2012/10/6 Stirling Albion 1 – 0 Rangers
2007/1/7 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 2 Rangers
1993/5/4 Partick Thistle 3 – 0 Rangers
1988/4/9 Morton 3 – 2 Rangers
1975/10/11 Ayr United 3 – 0 Rangers
1974/2/2 Rangers 2 – 3 Arbroath
1973/10/13 Rangers 0 – 1 East Fife
1972/10/4 Rangers 1 – 2 Stenhousemuir
1969/12/27 Rangers 0 – 3 Clyde
1894/12/1 Dumbarton 1 – 0 Rangers
The rest never.

Kilsyth

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)

Other matches:
Golspie Sutherland 1 – 0 Bonar Bridge (December 17)
Fortuna Düsseldorf [2 – 1] Greuther Fürth
Wick Academy [2 – 1] Huntly
Largs Thistle [3 – 0] Kilwinning Rangers
Kilsyth Athletic [2 – 1] Kilsyth Rangers
Glasgow Perthshire [1 – 6] Port Glasgow
Elfen Saitama [0 – 1] JEF United

South Challenge Cup, R4:
St Roch’s (W1) [2 – 1] Bonnyrigg Rose (LL) Upset

South Challenge Cup, R5:
Cumnock (WP) [3 – 0] Neilston (W1)
Greenock (W2) vs Glenafton Athletic (WP) [postponed]
Kilbirnie Ladeside (W1) [2 – 6] Cumbernauld United (W1)
Leith Athletic (E1) [0 – 3] Haddington Athletic (E3) Upset
Muirkirk (W1) [3 – 2] Rutherglen Glencairn (WP) Upset
Vale of Clyde (W1) [1 – 0] Caledonian Braves (LL) Upset
University of Stirling (LL) [4 – 0] Renfrew (WP)

Scottish Junior Cup, R3:
Fraserburgh United [wo – scr] Dundonald Bluebell

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.

Historical matches:
1890/12/20 Morton 1 – 2 Linthouse
1930/12/20 Morton 1 – 1 Ayr United
1952/12/20 Morton 1 – 0 Cowdenbeath
1980/12/20 Hearts 0 – 0 Morton

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)

Jimmy Miller

“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)

South Challenge Cup, R4:
Caledonian Braves (LL) [2 – 2] Cowdenbeath (LL) [Braves win on PK]
Cumbernauld United (W1) [4 – 2] Beith (WP) Upset
Dundonald Bluebell (EP) [2 – 3] Greenock (W2) Upset
Glenafton Athletic (WP) [3 – 2] Johnstone Burgh (WP)
Haddington Athletic (W3) [7 – 0] Glasgow United (W3)
Kilbirnie Ladeside (W1) [3 – 0] Lochar Thistle (SoS) Upset
Kilwinning Rangers (WP) [1 – 1] Cumnock (WP) [Cumnock win on PK]
Leith Athletic (E1) [1 – 1] Kilsyth Rangers (W2) [Leith win on PK]
Muirkirk (W1) [4 – 3] Auchinleck Talbot (WP) Upset
Neilston (W1) [1 – 0] Largs Thistle (WP) Upset
St Andrews United (EP) [0 – 1] Rutherglen Glencairn (WP)
Shotts Bon Accord (WP) [1 – 2] Renfrew (WP)
Thorn Athletic (W2) [1 – 3] Tranent (LL)
Vale of Clyde (W1) [4 – 1] Hurlford United (WP) Upset
University of Stirling (LL) [10 – 0] Ardeer Thistle (W3) (tomorrow)

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)