Pencils are evidence that a club has financial stability and wants its young supporters to do well in school.

Morton visit Ayr United. Following last night’s Fife derby Ayr are fourth with 14 points, Morton seventh with 11.

Morton have been in the Championship since 2015, Ayr since 2018. In head to head league play since Ayr’s return Morton have 7 wins, Ayr 7 wins, with 13 draws, four of them scoreless.

Eamonn Brophy scored a brace in their last meeting, August 23rd.

[Ayr United 2 – 1 Morton. Morton goal by Ballantyne.]

The other Championship matches:
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers (last night)
Arbroath [3 – 1] St Johnstone
Partick Thistle [1 – 0] Ross County
Queen’s Park [0 – 0] Airdrieonians

Other matches:
Bo’ness United 2 – 5 Clydebank (October 14)
Golspie Sutherland 1 – 0 Clachnacuddin “A” (October 15)
Halifax Tides 1 – 2 Ottawa Rapid (October 15)
Halifax finish the season in sixth place, out of the playoffs.
Meshtakhe 1 – 0 Bolnisi (yesterday) [Iida Kodai has moved on from Georgia to Poland and is now with the fourth tier club Lipno Stęszew.]
Finn Harps 3 – 4 UCD (yesterday)
That ends the League of Ireland First Division’s regular season. UCD finish fourth and advance to the promotion playoffs.
Odd [1 – 1] Ranheim
Fyllingsdalen [1 – 2] Odd Kvinner
This ends the Division 1 regular schedule. Odd Kvinner finish 10th out of 12, avoiding relegation.
Fortuna Düsseldorf [1 – 2] Eintracht Braunschweig
Bonnyrigg Rose [3 – 2] Clydebank
Brechin City [5 – 1] Wick Academy
Burntisland Shipyard vs Coldstream [postponed]
Mito HollyHock [0 – 1] JEF United Chiba (tomorrow)
Tiamo Hirakata [1 – 4] Grulla Morioka
Nagano Parceiro [0 – 2] Elfen Saitama
Bonnyrigg Rose [1 – 0] Morton Women (tomorrow)

Editorial: I had to scroll past fifty Old Firm stories to get to anything at all about first-place Heart of Midlothian on the Scottish Sun site yesterday, and the article I ultimately came to was about why isn’t the Hearts manager applying for the Rangers job!

It’s Helicopter Saturday in the Canadian Premier League. The regular season title (CPL Shield) will go to either Forge or Atlético Ottawa. Third place can go to Cavalry, HFX Wanderers or York United. The matches are:
Forge (1st) [3 – 0] York United (5th)
Vancouver FC (8th) [2 – 2] Cavalry (3rd)
Pacific (7th) [1 – 4] Valour (6th)
Wanderers (4th) [ 0 – 1] Atlético (2nd)

North of Scotland Cup final:
Forres Mechanics [3 – 2] Clachnacuddin

Strathclyde Cup group stage:
Forth Wanderers [1 – 3] Whitletts Victoria
Port Glasgow [5 – 0] Royal Albert

Jock Mackay Cup SF:
Halkirk United [5 -1] Golspie Sutherland
Invergordon [4 – 1] St Duthus

West of Scotland League Cup, R1:
Bonnyton Thistle [3 – 0] Finnart

West of Scotland League Cup, R2:
Beith [2 – 0] East Kilbride YM

Scottish Junior Cup, R3:
Arthurlie [1 – 2] Renfrew
Auchinleck Talbot [5 – 1] Bathgate Thistle
Banks o’ Dee Juniors [0 – 1] Glenafton Athletic
Bellshill Athletic [8 – 1] Nairn St Ninian
Benburb [1 – 1] St Roch’s [Benburb win on PK]
Blairgowrie [0 – 2] Buchanhaven Hearts
Broughty Athletic [1 – 3] Carnoustie Panmure
Culter [2 – 4] Lochee United
Downfield [2 – 1] Tayport
Drumchapel United [3 – 2] Kello Rovers
Dundee Violet [1 – 1] Neilston [Violet win on PK]
Dyce [5 – 1] Saltcoats Victoria
East Craigie [2 – 5] Pollok
Eglinton [1 – 2] Lanark United
Giffnock [5 – 1] Lochee Harp
Hurlford United [1 – 3] Largs Thistle
Johnstone Burgh [4 – 0] Greenock
Kilbirnie Ladeside [7 – 0] Letham
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [5 – 0] Petershill
Lesmahagow [4 – 1] Ashfield
Muirkirk [3 – 5] Blantyre Victoria
Rossvale [1 – 3] Rutherglen Glencairn
Thorniewood United [5 – 3] Glasgow University
Troon [6 – 1] Hall Russell United
Vale of Clyde [1 – 1] Kilsyth Athletic [Vale win on PK]
Yoker Athletic [3 – 2] Ardrossan Winton Rovers

The 61st Shakaijin wrapped up Wednesday. Three clubs advance to the Regional Champions League: Veroskronos Tsuna, Basara Hyogo and Vonds Ichihara.

Historical matches:
1890/10/18 Morton 10 – 0 Inverary (Sc Cup R3)
1930/10/18 Morton 5 – 4 Hibs
1952/10/18 Kilmarnock 3 – 2 Morton
1980/10/18 Morton 2 – 3 Celtic

SFL 1890-91 results:
1890/10/18 Rangers 1 – 1 Cowlairs
1890/10/18 Third Lanark 8 – 1 Summerton Athletic (Sc Cup R3)
1890/10/18 Cambuslang 1 – 2 St Mirren (Sc Cup R3)
1890/10/18 Linthouse 3 – 4 Aberdeen (Sc Cup R3)
1890/10/18 Wishaw Thistle 2 – 6 Celtic (Sc Cup R3)
1890/10/18 Hearts 3 – 0 Methlan Park (Sc Cup R3)
1890/10/18 Kilsyth Wanderers 0 – 8 Vale of Leven (Sc Cup R3)

Montrealer Mario Lapointe is the new owner of Dumbarton FC. Source.

Morton host Partick Thistle. Partick are second in the division with 17 points, Morton sixth with 10. The season is one-quarter over. If Morton keep up this pace they will finish with 40 points, good for seventh place in last year’s Championship.

Morton visited Partick Thistle on August 9th and played to a 1 – 1 draw. Ali Crawford was the Morton scorer.

Last week’s win against Airdrie was Morton’s first of the season, coming in their ninth league fixture. It also took Morton until the ninth game to secure a win in 1972-73. The club record was set in 1901-02 and equaled in 2008-09 when they got their first win in the tenth match.

[Morton 1 – 1 Partick. Morton goal by Adeloye.]

The other Championship matches:
Arbroath (4th) [4 – 1] Queen’s Park (8th)
Raith Rovers (3rd) [0 – 2] Ayr United (5th)
St Johnstone (1st) [0 – 0] Ross County (9th)

Scottish Challenge Cup, league stage, matchday five:
Dumbarton [1 – 0] Rangers B

Other matches:
UCD 2 – 2 Athlone (yesterday)
Odd Kvinner [0 – 3] Arna-Bjornar (tomorrow)
Wick Academy [2 – 1] Strathspey Thistle
Gala Fairydean Rovers [0 – 3] Clydebank
Invergordon [6 – 0] Golspie Sutherland
Greenock vs Bonnyton Thistle (postponed)
Port Glasgow vs Glasgow United (postponed)
Efe Ambrose is playing for Glasgow United.
Valour [0 – 3] HFX Wanderers
Former Wanderer Samuel Salter has signed with Swedish club GAIS.
Calgary Wild [3 – 1] Halifax Tides
Albirex Niigata [3 – 0] Elfen Saitama (Monday)
Sfida Setagaya [1 – 2] Okayama Yunogo Belle (tomorrow)
This ends the Nadeshiko League 1 schedule.
Morton Women [4 – 1] Ayr United (tomorrow)

2026 World Cup qualification:
Scotland 3 – 1 Greece (October 9)
Scotland [2 – 1] Belarus (tomorrow)

South Challenge Cup, Round 2:
St Roch’s (W1) [10 – 0] Glasgow Perthshire (W3)

South Challenge Cup, Round 3:
East Stirlingshire (LL) 1 – 2 Greenock (W2) (yesterday) Upset
Ardeer Thistle (W3) [3 – 1] Glenrothes (EP) Upset
Arthurlie (WP) [1 – 1] Tranent (LL) [Tranent win on PK]
Beith (WP) [1 – 1] Maryhill (W2) [Beith win on PK]
Burntisland Shipyard (E2) [1 – 3] Kilbirnie Ladeside (W1)
Civil Service Strollers (LL) [2 – 2] St Andrews United (EP) [St Andrews win on PK] Upset
Cowdenbeath (LL) [3 – 0] Kennoway Star Hearts (E2)
Cumbernauld United (W1) [3 – 0] Forth Wanderers (W2)
Cumnock (WP) [1 – 0] Glasgow University (W3)
Drumchapel United (WP) [1 – 2] Glasgow United (W3) Upset
East Kilbride Thistle (W4) [1 – 6] Bonnyrigg Rose (LL)
Edinburgh College (E2) [0 – 4] Kilsyth Rangers (W2)
Edinburgh United (E3) [0 – 9] Largs Thistle (WP)
Giffnock (W4) [1 – 5] University of Stirling (LL)
Gretna 2008 (LL) [0 – 4] Shotts Bon Accord (WP) Upset
Haddington Athletic (EP) [1 – 1] Knightswood (W3) [Haddington win on PK]
Kinnoull (E2) [0 – 3] Auchinleck Talbot (WP)
Jeanfield Swifts (EP) [0 – 1] Leith Athletic (E1) Upset
Johnstone Burgh (WP) [4 – 3] Camelon (EP)
Larkhall Thistle (W2) [0 – 2] Lochar Thistle (SoS)
Lesmahagow (W2) [1 – 2] Caledonian Braves (LL)
Lochgelly Albert (E2) [2 – 2] Dundonald Bluebell (EP) [Bluebell win on PK]
Kilwinning Rangers (WP) [3 – 2] Cumbernauld Colts (LL) Upset
Muirkirk (W1) [5 – 2] Ashfield (W2)
Neilston (W1) [1 – 1] Linlithgow Rose (LL) [Neilston win on PK] Upset
Newton Stewart (SoS) [0 – 1] Glenafton Athletic (WP)
Petershill (W1) [2 – 3] Hurlford United (WP)
Renfrew (WP) [2 – 1] Kirkcaldy & Dysart (E1)
Stoneyburn (E3) [2 – 4] Rutherglen Glencairn (WP)
Thorn Athletic (W2) [2 – 1] Edinburgh South (E1) Upset
Vale of Clyde (W1) [2 – 0] Hill of Beath Hawthorn (EP) Upset
St Roch’s or Glasgow Perthshire vs Crossgates Primrose (postponed)

Scottish Junior Cup, R3:
Arbroath Victoria [3 – 3] Sauchie [Victoria win on PK]

East of Scotland Qualifying Cup, R2:
Newburgh [1 – 4] Coldstream

Historical matches:
1890/10/11 Morton 2 – 2 Port Glasgow Athletic
1930/10/11 Morton 0 – 3 Motherwell
1952/10/11 Morton 6 – 1 Dumbarton
1980/10/11 Airdrieonians 1 – 0 Morton

SFL results 1890-91:
1890/10/11 St Mirren 1 – 1 Vale of Leven
1890/10/11 Dumbarton 5 – 1 Aberdeen
1890/10/11 Queen’s Park 2 – 4 Third Lanark (Glasgow Cup R2)
1890/10/11 Northern 1 – 2 Celtic (Glasgow Cup R2)
1890/10/11 Summerton Athletic 1 – 2 Cowlairs (Glasgow Cup R2)
1890/10/11 Hearts 2 – 1 Hibs (EoSc Shield R2)

It’s the 61st Shakaijin Cup, in which 32 amateur clubs vie for three places in the 2025 Regional Champions League, to be held in November. The teams are: Blancdieu Hirosaki, Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth, ASC Hokkaido, Cobaltore Onagawa, Mesenbonzakura FC feat. S.U.F.T., Vonds Ichihara, Tokyo 23 FC, Toho Titanium, Nankatsu SC, Toin University of Yokohama, Atsugi Hayabusa, Tokyo International University, Fukui United, Toyama Shinjo Club, Vencedore Mie United, FC Ise-Shima, Chukyo University, FC Kariya, Arterivo Wakayama, Basara Hyogo, Cento Cuore Harima, Moriyama Samurai 2000, Laranja Kyoto, Fukuyama City, SRC Hiroshima, Belugarosso Iwami, FC Tokushima, Lvnirosso NC, J-Lease, Nobeoka Agata, Veroskronos Tsuno and KMG Holdings. Cobaltore, Toyama Shinjo Club, Arterivo, Fukuyama City, FC Tokushima and J-Lease are already in the Regional Champions League by virtue of having won their regional leagues, so if any of them finish in the top three the next best team or teams will advance. The Shakaijin Cup starts today and goes ’til Wednesday.