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, R4:
Johnstone Burgh [2 – 0] Renfrew
Lesmahagow [0 – 3] Largs Thistle
Knightswood [5 – 0] Dyce

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 UEFA Conference League, matchday 5:
Aberdeen 0 – 1 Strasbourg (December 11)
Shelbourne 0 – 3 Crystal Palace (December 11)
Breiðablik 3 – 1 Shamrock Rovers (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.

Historical matches:
1890/12/13 Morton 0 – 1 Cowlairs
1930/12/13 Morton 1 – 3 Queen’s Park
1952/12/13 Alloa 3 – 0 Morton
1980/12/13 Kilmarnock 3 – 3 Morton

Cup results of the 1890-91 SFL clubs:
1890/12/13 Third Lanark 4 – 3 Cambuslang (Glasgow Cup SF)
1890/12/13 St Mirren 1 – 0 Abercorn (Renfrewshire Cup R2 replay)
1890/12/13 Alloa Athletic 2 – 7 Hearts (EoS Shield SF)
1890/12/13 Clydebank 1 – 4 Dumbarton (Dumbartonshire Cup SF)
1890/12/13 Kirkintilloch Athletic 0 – 0 Vale of Leven (Dumbartonshire Cup SF)
1890/12/13 Celtic 2 – 0 Royal Albert (Sc Cup R5 2nd replay)

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)