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2025-26 Scottish Cup Quarter-Finals
Dunfermline and Aberdeen in last year’s cup. Source.
It’s the Scottish Cup quarter-finals:
Falkirk 2 – 1 Dundee United (yesterday)
Dunfermline Athletic [3 – 0] Aberdeen Upset!
Rangers [0 – 0] Celtic [Celtic win on PK] (tomorrow)
St Mirren [2 – 1] Partick Thistle (tomorrow)
Celtic have won the Scottish Cup 42 times, Rangers 34, Aberdeen 8, St Mirren 3, Dundee United 2, Falkirk 2, Dunfermline 2, and Partick Thistle once.
Meanwhile in the Championship it’s Morton vs St Johnstone. St Johnstone are first in the division with 54 points. Morton are seventh with 30. This is Morton’s last chance to get a win off the Saints, unless, improbably, they meet in the playoffs.
Morton are three quarters of the way through this season, on track to finish with 40 points. In 2023-24 Inverness CT were relegated with 42. Following Tuesday’s games St Johnstone are safe from relegation.
St Johnstone have four former Morton players on their roster: Reghan Tumilty (Morton 2018-20), Jack Baird (2019-20 and 2022-25), Josh McPake (2020-21) and Morgan Boyes (2024-25).
Morton’s most recent goal against St Johnstone was scored by Eamonn Brophy August 30th.
As usual in the last quarter of the season, everyone is injured.
[Morton 0 – 2 St Johnstone.]
The other Championship matches:
Arbroath 1 – 1 Ayr United (March 3)
This was a Consolation Cup round one match. Arbroath advance on the yellow card rule.
Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Ross County (March 3)
This was a Consolation Cup semi-final match.
Queen’s Park (8th) [1 – 0] Aidrieonians (9th)
Arbroath (3rd) [0 – 0] Ross County (10th)
J League 100 Year Vision League East, matchday 5:
JEF United (10th) [2 – 1] Kashiwa Reysol (8th)
Machida Zelvia (2nd) vs Kawasaki Frontale (4th) [March 28]
FC Tokyo (6th) [3 – 0] Yokohama F Marinos (9th)
Urawa Red Diamonds (5th) [2 – 0] Mito HollyHock (7th)
Kashima Antlers (1st) [2 – 0] Tokyo Verdy (3rd)
Other matches:
Golspie Sutherland 4 – 2 St Duthus (March 4)
1.FC Nürnberg [0 – 1] Fortuna Düsseldorf
Wick Academy [2 – 3] Keith
Clydebank [5 – 1] Bonnyrigg Rose
Kilsyth Rangers [3 – 2] Greenock
Glasgow University [0 – 2] Port Glasgow
Coldstream [4 – 0] Fauldhouse United
Inverness Thistle [0 – 0] Golspie Sutherland
Morton Women vs Armadale Thistle (tomorrow) [abandoned]
Scottish Junior Cup, QF:
Largs Thistle [1 – 1] Benburb [Largs win on PK]
West of Scotland League Cup, QF:
Thorn Athletic [0 – 5] Hurlford United
Muirkirk [1 – 4] Irvine Meadow XI
2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, Round of 16, leg 1:
Gangwon 0 – 0 Machida Zelvia (March 3)
FC Seoul 0 – 1 Vissel Kobe (March 4)
Johor Darul Ta’zim 3 – 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (March 4)
2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, QF, leg 1:
Gamba Osaka 1 – 1 Ratchaburi (March 4)
The Canadian Premier League will test-drive a new offside rule this season. It will only be an offside if the linesman can see daylight between the attacker and the last defender. Inter Toronto (the former York United) will put three development squads into the Ontario Premier League (the former League1 Ontario).
Historical matches:
1891/3/7 Kilmarnock Athletic 4 – 2 Morton
1931/3/7 Falkirk 3 – 1 Morton
SFL results 1890-91:
1891/3/7 Cambuslang 3 – 1 Celtic
1891/3/7 Dumbarton 5 – 1 St Mirren
1891/3/7 Cowlairs 1 – 2 Hearts
1891/3/7 Third Lanark 0 – 4 Rangers
1891/3/7 Abercorn 6 – 0 Vale of Leven
Gaspé Caribou
Kinderland in Georgian
Source. I bought my copy of Mawil’s graphic novel about the fall of the Berlin Wall from the German publisher at TCAF. He cautioned me more than once that the only copy he had left was in French, ’til I exclaimed, “This is Canada!” — hypocritically, as I had to use a dictionary to read it.
Commemorating Ten Years of Municipal Transit in Nagoya (1932)
Canadiens at Senators, March 3, 1931
The Montreal Canadiens travelled to Ottawa on this date in 1931. The Habs were first in the Canadian Division with 52 points. The Senators were last with 21 and already out of the playoffs.
Eight of sixteen players on the Montreal roster were from Quebec. In addition they had five players from Ontario, two from Manitoba and one from Massachusetts. Aurel Joliat was from Ottawa and had played for the New Edinburghs and Aberdeens of the Ottawa City League.
Future Hall of Famers on the Montreal roster were Howie Morenz, Aurel Joliat, Sylvio Mantha and George Hainsworth.
The Senators’ Art Gagné had played three seasons for the Habs. Art Smith, Leo Bourgeault and Harold Starr would play for Montreal in future.
Montreal’s Johnny Gagnon spent the 1922-23 season as a Chicoutimi Bluet and a Quebec Bulldog. Shoresy.
First period: no scoring.
Second period: goal by Leduc (Montreal).
Third period: no scoring.
Final score: 1 – 0.
Montreal Senior Group:
Semi-finals, game two, February 16: McGill 9 – 1 Columbus
Exhibition game, February 23: Harvard 2 – 0 McGill (attendance 12,000)
Final, game 1, March 2: McGill 7 – 2 Montreal AAA
Final, Game 2, March 4: McGill 10 – 4 Montreal AAA
McGill win the Montreal Senior Group.
1930-31 Ottawa City League, final standings:
Snowshoe Jumping
Bol
By Ann van Hoey. Source.
Winter Football
Action from the CanPL final, November 9th, 2025. Source.
Morton visit Excelsior Stadium for a match against Airdrieonians. Morton are seventh with 30 points, Airdrie ninth with 23. Each has beaten the other once so far this season. Airdrie are coming off a midweek loss to Raith Rovers in the Challenge Cup semi-finals.
So far this season Morton have lost in league play to Raith Rovers, Ayr United, St Johnstone (twice), Dunfermline, Airdrieonians, Partick Thistle and Queen’s Park, or everybody except Ross County and Arbroath.
Airdrie have knocked Arbroath out of both the Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup this season.
Jackson Longridge has Morton’s most recent goal against Airdrie, scored October 4, 2025.
This is an A Ton of Snow Championship Consolation Cup round one match.
[Airdrieonians 3 – 1 Morton. Morton goal by Garrity.]
The other Championship matches:
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 Partick Thistle (February 24)
Queen’s Park 1 – 1 St Johnstone (February 24)
Dunfermline Athletic (6th) [1 – 0] Queen’s Park (8th)*
Ross County (10th) [2 – 0] Raith Rovers (5th)*
Partick Thistle (2nd) [0 – 0] Arbroath (3rd)
St Johnstone (1st) [3 – 1] Ayr United (4th)
*These are also Consolation Cup round one matches. [Airdrie, Dunfermline and Ross County advance.]
Other matches:
Wick Academy vs Forres Mechanics (February 25) (postponed)
Wda Świecie [3 – 0] Lipno Stęszew
Fortuna Düsseldorf [2 – 1] VfL Bochum
Berwick Rangers [1 – 2] Clydebank
Lossiemouth [0 – 3] Wick Academy
Arthurlie [1 – 2] Largs Thistle
Greenock [1 – 3] Ashfield
Inverness Athletic [6 – 2] Golspie Sutherland
J League 100 Year Vision League East, matchday 4:
Machida Zelvia (5th) 2 – 1 JEF United Chiba (8th) (yesterday)
Urawa Red Diamonds (2nd) [2 – 3] Kashima Antlers (3rd)
FC Tokyo (4th) [0 – 2] Kashiwa Reysol (10th)
Yokohama F Marinos (9th) [3 – 2] Tokyo Verdy (1st)
Kawasaki Frontale (6th) [2 – 2] Mito HollyHock (7th) [Kawasaki win on PK] (tomorrow)
The 106th Emperor’s Cup does not begin until August this year and will end on the traditional date of January 1st.
Scottish Challenge Cup, SF:
Ayr United 1 – 2 Inverness CT (February 24)
Airdrieonians 1 – 1 Raith Rovers (Raith win on PK) (February 25)
ICT and Raith have each won this cup two and a half times, new Airdrieonians twice and Ayr never.
South Challenge Cup, SF:
Cumnock (WP) [5 – 1] Vale of Clyde (W1)
University of Stirling (LL) [0 – 0] Muirkirk (W1) [Stirling win on PK] (tomorrow)
Lowland League Cup, QF:
Linlithgow Rose 1 – 1 Clydebank (Linlithgow win on PK) (February 24)
Highland League Cup, SF:
Formartine United [1 – 1] Banks o’ Dee [Formartine win on PK]
Turriff United [1 – 1] Brechin City [Turriff win on PK]
West of Scotland League Cup, R3:
Lanark United [0 – 6] Auchinleck Talbot
West of Scotland League Cup, QF:
Troon vs Drumchapel United [abandoned]
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, knockout playoff, leg 2:
VfB Stuttgart 0 – 1 Celtic (February 26)
Celtic lose on aggregate and are out of European competition for this year.
2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, R1, leg 2:
Nashville 5 – 0 Atlético Ottawa (February 24)
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 – 0 Cartaginés (February 25)
Vancouver Whitecaps advance. Atlético Ottawa are out.
HFX Wanderers have signed Victor Akinwale from Crystal Palace. Halifax Tides have signed veteran midfielder Cho So-Hyun from Suwon FC.
World Cup watch: Could Toronto and Vancouver absorb matches relocated from Guadalajara where there’s currently a drug war going on? The matches are:
June 11, South Korea vs UEFA Path D. Toronto’s BMO Field is in use June 12 for Canada vs UEFA Path A. Vancouver’s BC Place is in use June 13 for Australia vs UEFA Path C.
June 18, Mexico vs South Korea. BC Place is in use that day for Canada vs Qatar and on June 21 for New Zealand versus Egypt. BMO Field is in use on June 17 for Ghana vs Panama and on June 20 for Germany vs Ivory Coast. (Plus it’s hard to picture Mexico allowing its national team’s match to be relocated to another country.)
June 23, Colombia vs IC Path 1. BMO Field is in use that day for Panama vs Croatia. BC Place is in use June 24 for Switzerland vs Canada.
June 26, Uruguay vs Spain. BMO Field is in use that day for New Zealand vs Egypt, while BC Place is in use the same day for Senegal vs IC Path 2. And there’s a CFL game scheduled for BC Place June 27.
Conclusion: It would take a shoehorn.
Historical matches:
1891/2/28 Port Glasgow Athletic 1 – 3 Morton
1931/2/28 Morton 0 – 1 Clyde
1953/2/28 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Morton
1981/2/28 Morton 0 – 3 Celtic
1890-91 SFL results:
1891/2/28 Celtic 1 – 0 Hearts
1891/2/28 Dumbarton 4 – 0 Vale of Leven
1891/2/28 St Mirren 3 – 7 Rangers
1891/2/28 Cambuslang 2 – 2 Third Lanark
1891/2/28 Cowlairs 7 – 5 Abercorn
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