Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish

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, which plays in the

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. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of

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. Morton won the

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, and achieved its highest league finish in 1916–17, as runners-up to champions Celtic. Morton holds the record for the most promotions to and relegations from the top flight (10 promotions and 10 relegations), but has not competed in the top flight of the

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since 1988. In 2014–15, Morton won its tenth league title in all divisions by winning the

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championship on the final day.

History

19th century

Morton Football Club was established in 1874. In the early 1870s the popularity of football was growing, with many clubs being established around Scotland. At the club's inaugural meeting, the first recorded words were "that this club be called Morton Football Club". The true reason for the name 'Morton' remains unclear, though the general consensus is that the club was named after the 'Morton Terrace', a row of houses next to the original playing field, where some of the players lived. The name would be altered in 1994 to read 'Greenock Morton Football Club', to celebrate the club's links with its hometown, though it is still almost universally referred to as 'Morton'. Morton was one of the founding members of the old Second Division, formed in

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, and finished 8th in its first season. Morton first gained promotion to the old First Division in 1899–1900, and finished 4th in its first season there.

20th century

Morton's greatest success came in its 1–0 defeat of Rangers in the 1922 Scottish Cup Final.

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scored the winning goal directly from a free kick in the 11th minute. Right after the match Morton boarded a train for

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to play the local side in a pre-arranged friendly match. The celebrations were delayed until the following Wednesday when 10,000 locals turned out at

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to celebrate. Morton has made two other major cup final appearances. On Saturday 17 April 1948, Morton drew 1–1 with Rangers in the Scottish Cup Final. Morton's goal was a free kick scored by Jimmy White. The match was replayed on Wednesday 21 April. This time Rangers won 1–0 after

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. The goal was said to be highly controversial because it was claimed that Morton

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Jimmy Cowan was blinded by the flash of a camera. These matches were significant because of the huge crowds they attracted. The first match was played in front of 132,629. The replay, in front of 133,750, was at the time a British record attendance for a midweek match. Morton's third and final major cup final to date was in the

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, played on Saturday, 26 October 1963. As in its previous two final appearances, Morton's opponent was once again Rangers. The Glasgow side won by 5 goals to nil(HT: 0–0) in front of 106,000 supporters. During the Second World War 'guest' players were common at clubs throughout

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. Morton was particularly fortunate in this respect in that two of

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's greatest ever players turned out at Cappielow. Sir Stanley Matthews and

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made several guest appearances for Morton. When Morton reached the 1948 Scottish Cup Final both players sent telegrams wishing good luck to their former club. Matthews simply said 'I am delighted to see Morton reach the final of the Scottish Cup'. Lawton's was more expressive, he said 'Memories of happy days during the war at Cappielow compel me to wish the Morton manager & the boys all the best of luck in their cup final at Hampden'. To date Morton has played in a European Club Competition once. After finishing 6th in Scotland's top division in 1967–68 Morton qualified for the European

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(now the

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). Drawn to play Chelsea, the club was eliminated at the first hurdle after a 5–0 defeat at

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and a 4–3 defeat at Cappielow. In

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Morton lost 3–2 to

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in the

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21st century

After experiencing financial problems the team was relegated from the First Division at the end of the 2000–01 season after a six-year stay and was put into

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. The club's financial problems continued and a second successive relegation followed. In season 2002–03, Morton's first ever season in the Third Division, the club's financial situation was resolved by the takeover by chairman Douglas Rae. Rae appointed John McCormack as manager, and the team won the Third Division championship at the first attempt, confirming its position with a 1–0 victory over

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in front of a then Third Division record crowd of 8,497 people. After a strong start to the 2003–04 season, the team fell away after the turn of the year, and finished in 4th place, well outside the promotion places. This came after being 12 points ahead in the Championship race at the half-way stage. This led to unfounded allegations that some players had placed large bets on nearest rivals Airdrie United to win the league, which Airdrie eventually did.

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was announced as McCormack's successor, and in his first season as manager the club failed to gain promotion to the First Division by a single point, finishing behind Stranraer in 3rd place. Morton failed to gain promotion to the First Division during the 2005–06 season. Finishing 2nd was not enough, as the SFL playoffs meant that only the championship-winning team would be promoted automatically. Gretna won the division, so Morton entered play-offs along with Peterhead (3rd),

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(4th), and Stranraer (9th in Division One). Morton's first play-off match was against Peterhead, and the Greenock side was defeated 1–0 over two legs, the only goal a penalty in the second match at Balmoor. The following season, a week after a 9–1 defeat of Forfar Athletic at Cappielow Park, Morton achieved promotion to the First Division, and went on to become Second Division Champions. Jim McInally resigned on 11 February 2008 after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into 9th place in the First Division and was replaced by

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, with Derek Collins joining him as Assistant Manager. Morton battled relegation for most of the season and survived on the final day with a 3–0 victory against Partick Thistle, to avoid the relegation playoff by a single goal. Irons was sacked in September 2009 and replaced October by James Grady until the end of the season. Grady was removed from the club in May 2010, and replaced by Allan Moore. Allan Moore was sacked after a 5–1 defeat at home to Livingston on 23 November 2013. His replacement Kenny Shiels was given a contract until the end of season 2014–2015, but failed to reverse the slide towards relegation from the

, which became a reality on 12 April 2014 after a 2–0 away defeat by Alloa Athletic. Shiels resigned after a 10–2 defeat by

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. After the resignation of Shiels, Jim Duffy was appointed as manager. He won the

to return the club the Championship at the first time of asking. This league victory earned Morton's tenth league title, making it the joint third most crowned league champions in Scotland along with Hibernian, but behind Rangers (57) and Celtic (51). Duffy was sacked in April 2018 after the club finished in 7th place in the Championship after a promising start. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Chairman Douglas Rae retired after 17 years and handed the role to his son Crawford, before dying less than two months later. Jim Duffy was replaced by Ray McKinnon in May 2018 on a one-year contract; however McKinnon left to join league rivals

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after just three months, being replaced by ex-reserve team manager Jonatan Johansson on a two-year deal.

Colours

The team's home strip is traditionally a blue and white hooped shirt with white shorts and white socks, though season 2006–07 saw the team playing a blue and white striped shirt with white shorts and blue socks. Short-lived yet distinctive designs have been used over the years, including sky blue and white stripes in the style of the Argentina national team and even a blue Morton

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. The away strip tends to vary much more: for the 2003–04 season it was an all yellow outfit, changing in 2004–05 to all white, which in turn became the 3rd team strip in 2005–06, with the special re-issue of the blue Morton tartan strip. For the 2021–22 season, the club issued a commemorative 'throwback' home kit with a similar design to that worn in their 1922 Scottish Cup Final victory, with no sponsor.

Stadium

Morton's stadium is

in Greenock, a ground the club has occupied since 1879. The current capacity is , with 5,741 of these being seated. In December 2008, Morton purchased the Reid Kerr sponsored east stand from local rivals St Mirren for £50,000, to improve the away end at Cappielow. The area currently behind the western goal (upon which the new stand will be built) is known as the Wee Dublin End, which contains non-backed bench seating, converted from the old terracing that once stood there. The main stand contains plastic bucket seating to replace the old wooden benches that were a fixture of the ground until the late 1990s. The "Cowshed" lies to the north of the pitch; formerly a fully terraced arena for both home and away supporters (complete with segregation fence down the middle), it is now for home supporters only, with much of the frontal terracing removed, and plastic bucket seats occupying its place. The segregation fence no longer exists, and the whole area is used by home supporters. Behind the eastern goal is the "Sinclair Street" end, with uncovered terracing.

Supporters and rivalries

Greenock Morton has several supporters' clubs based in Greenock and the surrounding towns. The main clubs are The Andy Ritchie Travel Club, The Prince of Wales Travel Club, The Greenock Morton Supporters Club, The Gourock Morton Supporters (Formerly The Albert Hotel Morton Supporters Club) and The Spinnaker Hotel Supporters Club. The club has a fierce rivalry with neighbours St Mirren, with whom they contest the Renfrewshire derby. It is a rivalry which sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans. The club also contests smaller rivalries with

and

. The club shares friendships with AC Reggiana and

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League participation

*First Tier: 1900–1927, 1929–1933, 1937–1938, 1946–1949, 1950–1952, 1964–1966, 1967–1975, 1978–1983, 1984–1985, 1987–1988 *Second Tier: 1893–1900, 1927–1929, 1933–1937, 1938–39, 1949–1950, 1952–1964, 1966–1967, 1975–1978, 1983–1984, 1985–1987, 1988–1994, 1995–2001, 2007–2014, 2015–present *Third Tier: 1994–1995, 2001–2002, 2003–2007, 2014–2015 *Fourth Tier: 2002–2003

Honours

National honours

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1921–22 ** Runners-up: 1947–48 *

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** Runners-up: 1963–64 *

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** Runners-up: 1916–17² *

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/ Division Two ** Champions: (6) 1949–50¹, 1963–64¹, 1966–67¹, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1986–1987 ** Runners-up: (4) 1899–1900¹, 1928–29¹, 1936–37¹,

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** Champions: (3) 1994–95, 2006–07, 2014–15³ ** Runners-up: 2005–06 *

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** Champions: 2002–03

Minor honours

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** Winners: 52 times ** Runners-up: 42 times * Great War Shield ** Winners: 1914–15 ** Runners-up: 1917–18 * Southern Football League ** Runners-up: 1942-43 * Southern League Cup ** Runners-up: 1941–42 * SFL Reserve League South ** Runners-up: 2012–13 * SPFL Development League West ** Champions: 2015–16, 2017-18 ** Runners-up: 2016–17 * Club Academy Scotland U16/17 South/West League ** Champions: 2014–15 ** Runners-up: 2015–16 ¹ Known as Division II at the time
² Known as Division I at the time
³ Known as SPFL League One at the time

Records

* Best league position – 2nd in First Division (Old) ( 1916–1917) * Best

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1921–1922) * Best

performance – runners-up ( 1963–1964) * Best

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performance – runners-up ( 1992–1993) * Victory – 21–0 v Howwood (1886–87

) * Defeat – 1–10 v

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(5 May 1894), St Bernard's (14 October 1933) * Home attendance – 23,500 v Celtic (

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) * Goals in one season –

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(58 in 1963–1964) * Most league appearances – Derek Collins (534) * Most league goals –

(117) * Record signing – Janne Lindberg – £250k (including Marko Rajamäki) from MyPa-47 * Record sale –

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– £500k to

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Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Player records

All statistics are for league matches, post-

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Top league goalscorers by season (post war)

''In progress'' *Scottish unless stated

National Individual Honours

* 2016–17 – Jim Duffy (Ladbrokes Championship Manager of the Season) * 2014–15 –

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(SPFL League One Player of the Year) * 2002–03 – Alex Williams (SPFA Third Division Player of the Year) * 1994–95 – Derek McInnes (SPFA Second Division Player of the Year) * 1994–95 –

(SPFA Second Division Manager of the Year) * 1986–87 – Jim Holmes (SPFA First Division Player of the Year) * 1984–85 – Jim Duffy (

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) * 1978–79 – Andy Ritchie (

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)

Recent internationals

The last signed player to earn a full international cap whilst playing for Morton – Fouad Bachirou for Comoros in 2014. The last signed Morton player to receive international honours for

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was

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in 2016, for the under-21 side.

Notable players

To be included in this list players must have met one of the following criteria... * Played over 100 league games for Morton * Scored in a national cup final * Managed the club after playing for them * Been from a nation outwith the British Isles * Won full international honours *

Stephen Aitken Stephen Aitken (born 25 September 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player and coach who was most recently manager of East Kilbride. Aitken played for Greenock Morton, Stranraer, Stenhousemuir and Junior side Arthurlie. He rejoined ...

Rowan Alexander Rowan Samuel Alexander (born 28 January 1961) is a Scottish former football player and manager. Alexander was a prolific goal-scoring striker for Queen of the South and Greenock Morton. Alexander also played for St Mirren, Brentford and Gr ...

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* George Anderson *

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* Preben Arentoft * Fouad Bachirou *

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* Per Bartram * Eddie Beaton *

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* John Boag *

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* John Boyd * David Brcic * Charlie Brown * Jock Buchanan *

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* Artur Correia * Dominic Cervi *

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* Gert Christensen * Lars Christensen *

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195 ...

* Derek Collins * Jimmy Cowan *

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* Martin Doak * Jim Duffy *

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* Dave Edwards * Paul Fenwick * Kevin Finlayson * Markus Fjørtoft *

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* John Fowler * George French * Luca Gasparotto *

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* James Gillespie *

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* Bobby Gourlay * Jimmy Gourlay * James Grady * Billy Gray *

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* Davie Hayes *

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* Willie Hinshelwood * Jim Holmes *

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* Bobby Houston * Jim Hunter * Roddy Hutchinson * Dougie Imrie *

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Scottish Football Hall of Fame

Ex-Morton players who have been inducted into the

Scottish Football Hall of Fame The Scottish Football Hall of Fame is located at the Scottish Football Museum. Nominations are made each year by fans and a committee selects the inductees. The first inductions to the Hall of Fame were in November 2004 in a ceremony at Hampden Pa ...

are listed below. *

(2005) * Jimmy Cowan (2007)
''For all Greenock Morton players with a Wikipedia article, see :Greenock Morton F.C. players.''

Board of directors

Managers

This list does not contain caretaker managers. * George Morell (1904–1908) * Bob Cochrane (1908–1927) * David Torrance (1928–1931) * Bob Cochrane (1931–1934) *

(1934–1938) * Jimmy Davies (1939–1955) * Gibby McKenzie (1955–1957) *

Jimmy McIntosh James McLaughlin McIntosh (5 April 1918 – 4 April 2000) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. As a player McIntosh was a fast, strong, stocky forward.Eric Smith (1972) * Hal Stewart (1972–1974) *

(1974–1975) *

Joe Gilroy Joseph Gilroy (born 19 October 1941) is a Scottish former association football, football Forward (association football), forward. Joe Gilroy began his career with Queens Park F.C., Queens Park, where at 16 years old he made 8 appearances alon ...

(1975–1976) * Benny Rooney (1976–1983) * Allan Feeney (1983) *

Tommy McLean Thomas McLean Jr. (born 2 June 1947 in Larkhall) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. McLean played for Kilmarnock, Rangers and Scotland as a midfielder. He managed Morton, Motherwell, Hearts, Raith Rovers and Dundee ...

(1983–1984) * Willie McLean (1984–1985) *

(1985–1997) *

Billy Stark William Stark (born 1 December 1956) is a Scottish former football player and current coach. He made 500 league appearances in total, including successful spells at Aberdeen and Celtic. He then turned to management, which has seen him take ca ...

(1997–2000) * Ian McCall (2000) * Allan Evans (2000–2001) *

(2001) *

Peter Cormack Peter Barr Cormack (born 17 July 1946) is a Scottish former international football player and manager. His greatest success was with Liverpool in the early 1970s, for whom he played 178 times, winning two league championships, one FA Cup and ...

(2001–2002) * Dave McPherson (2002) * John McCormack (2002–2004) *

(2004–2008) *

(2008–2009) * James Grady (2009–2010) * Allan Moore (2010–2013) *

Kenny Shiels Kenny Shiels (born 27 April 1956 in Magherafelt)Marshall Gillespie, ''The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97'', UTV Books, 1996, p. 59 is a former Northern Irish football player and manager, who is currently the manager of the Northern I ...

(2013–2014) * Jim Duffy (2014–2018) * Ray McKinnon (2018) * Jonatan Johansson (2018–2019) *

(2019–2020) *

Gus MacPherson Angus Ian MacPherson (born 11 October 1968) is a Scottish football former player and coach. MacPherson's playing career saw spells at Rangers, Exeter City, Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic and St Mirren. His management career began at hi ...

(2021) * Dougie Imrie (2021–)

Scottish Cup record

Morton first entered the Scottish Cup in 1877–78 season, and won it once in 1922. Over the course of Morton's time in the competition it has changed format seven times, to its current format of 8 rounds and 2 preliminary rounds. * Between 2012–13 and 2014–15 there were 8 rounds plus a preliminary round. * Between 2007–08 and 2011–12 there were 8 rounds. * Between 1970–71 and 2006–07 there were 7 rounds. * Between 1957–58 and 1969–70 there were 5 rounds plus a preliminary round. * Between 1954–55 and 1956–57 there were 9 rounds. * Between 1912–13 and 1953–54 there were 6 rounds. * Between 1895–96 and 1911–12 there were 5 rounds. So far Morton have finished the competition in the following rounds, this many times. * Finals – 2 (last 1948) * Semi-finals – 5 (last 1981) * Quarter-finals – 15 (last 2018)