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December 18th - 

 

2015 - Morton 1-2 Raith Rovers (Samuel)

Game was shown live on BBC Alba.

 

http://youtu.be/Kpn2MlSRKiQ

 

1999 - F*lk*rk 2-1 Morton (McPherson)

 

http://youtu.be/GXU52czryio

 

1993 - Morton 0-1 Stirling Albion

A game played in a monsoon with even those in the Cowshed getting soaked. The game was uneventful except for Wylie punching a cross in off the head of Willie Watters.

 

1982 - Morton 1-2 Dundee United (McNab)

 

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1976 - Arbroath 2-1 Morton (Morrison)

 

1971 - Morton 1-1 Hibernian (og)

 

1965 - Morton 0-1 F*lk*rk

 

1954 - Queen's Park 1-2 Morton (Bryceland, Linwood)

 

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McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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December 18th - 

 

1948 - Morton 1-1 Aberdeen (Mochan)

 

1943 - Morton 1-2 Partick Thistle

Scottish Southern League

 

1926 - Clyde 6-0 Morton

 

1920 - Morton 1-1 Clydebank (Millar)

The Shipbuilding Burgh Derby, anyone?

 

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1915 - Queen's Park 4-4 Morton (Seymour 3, 1 pen, Torrance)

 

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1909 - Morton 3-3 Heart of Midlothian (Hamilton 2, Nugent)

 

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1897 - Morton 4-0 Ayr 

This was the first League meeting between ourselves and Ayr F.C.

 

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McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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Little point in starting a new thread about it so this is probably the most appropriate place...

 

I see the new edition of Nutmeg has a feature on Hal Stewart and the Danish invasion of the 1960s for anyone who may be interested.

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December 19th - 

 

2009 - Dundee 3-1 Morton (Weatherson)

 

1998 - Raith Rovers 1-3 Morton (Thomas, Curran 2)

After being crammed in a wee taped-off section at the front, the arrival of late fans prompted the stewards to open the back of the stand, giving us a great view of the three first half goals we scored at the other end.

 

http://youtu.be/A08To7dC6RI

 

1992 - Clydebank 2-2 Morton (Mathie 2)

 

1987 - Dunfermline 1-1 Morton (Alexander)

So close to getting our first away win in the Premier League under McGraw. As it happened, we'd get none.

 

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1970 - Morton 3-1 St. Johnstone (Anderson, Laughton, Bartram)

 

1964 - F*lk*rk 0-2 Morton (Caven, McGraw)

 

1959 - St. Johnstone 2-0 Morton 

 

1953 - Stenhousemuir 4-1 Morton (Hannigan)

McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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December 19th - 

 

1942 - Dumbarton 0-3 Morton

Scottish Southern League.

 

1936 - Morton 6-0 King's Park

 

1931 - Partick Thistle 1-0 Morton

 

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1914 - F*lk*rk 2-0 Morton

 

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1908 - Hamilton 3-1 Morton (Gracie)

 

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1903 - Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Morton 

McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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December 20th - 

 

2014 - Morton 0-1 Peterhead

 

2008 - Morton 2-1 Ross County (Masterton, Wake)

 

1997 - Morton 1-3 Stirling Albion (Duffield)

 

1986 - Brechin City 1-3 Morton (Cowie, Alexander, McNeil)

George Cowie, on a short loan from Hearts, scores on his debut.

 

1980 - Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Morton

They didn't. Finished bottom, one point behind Killie and ten behind us.

 

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1975 - Morton 0-1 Queen of the South 

 

1969 - Raith Rovers 2-1 Morton (Osborne)

 

1958 - Morton 2-1 Dundee United (Beaton 2)

 

1952 - Morton 1-0 Cowdenbeath (Linwood)

McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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December 20th - 

 

1947 - Dundee 0-4 Morton (Cupples 2, Liddell, Orr pen)

 

1941 - Third Lanark 4-4 Morton (White, Robertson 2, McGillivray)

Scottish Southern League.

 

1930 - Morton 1-1 Ayr United (Anderson)

 

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1924 - Queen's Park 0-2 Morton (McKay, Campbell)

 

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1919 - Morton 5-1 Third Lanark 

 

1913 - Third Lanark 3-1 Morton (McLaughlin)

 

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1902 - Celtic 1-1 Morton (Gray)

 

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McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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21st December -

 

2013 - Morton 0-2 F*lk*rk

 

1985 - F*lk*rk 1-1 Morton (O'Hara)

 

1974 - Ayr United 1-1 Morton (McGhee)

 

1968 - St. Johnstone 2-3 Morton (og, Mason, Harper)

 

1957 - Morton 8-0 Berwick Rangers (Beaton 4, Frizzel 2, Nelson, Gourlay pen)

 

1946 - Morton 2-0 Third Lanark (McGarrity, Henderson)

 

1940 - Morton 1-0 Motherwell (Calder)

Scottish Southern League.

 

1929 - Morton 3-4 Cowdenbeath (Johnstone 2, McCartney)

 

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1918 - Third Lanark 0-1 Morton (Gourlay)

 

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1912 - Motherwell 2-0 Morton

 

1907 - Port Glasgow Athletic 2-4 Morton (McCubbin 2, McIntosh, Aitchison)

 

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McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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December 22nd - 

 

2007 - Partick Thistle 1-1 Morton (McAlister)

 

http://youtu.be/Twzkbk1-grU

 

1979 - Celtic 3-1 Morton (Tolmie)

Two weeks after the Jardine incident, we were cheated again, at Parkhead in a top of the table clash. TV footage and the photos below clearly showed that their second goal was offside. Officials were having none of it and players were booked for protesting. Jim Holmes later said to a linesman "about f**king time you gave us something" when going to take a throw in, and was sent off. We never recovered from these games and our season slipped away.

Always found it ironic that we signed Dom Sullivan a few years later.

 

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1973 - Hibernian 5-0 Morton

 

1962 - Morton 3-2 Arbroath (McGraw 2, Wilson pen)

 

1956 - Morton 1-0 Montrose (Orr)

 

1951 - Queen of the South 4-1 Morton (McGarrity)

McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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Sulllivan at least done ok for us, still the only player to have winners medals in all Scottish leagues I believe. Though seething at the time, what happened there was/is part of the game, just like a penalty being given for a foul outside the box etc.

 

 

Jardine on the other hand was out and out cheating.

Think I’d have chucked if we’d ever signed that khunt Jardine though

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December 22nd - 

 

1945 - Morton 3-3 F*lk*rk (Divers 3)

Scottish Southern League.

 

1934 - East Stirlingshire 3-1 Morton

 

1928 - Morton 4-2 Armadale

 

1923 - F*lk*rk 2-0 Morton

 

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1917 - Hamilton 2-0 Morton

 

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1906 - Morton 1-2 Dundee (Rae)

 

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1900 - Hibernian 1-1 Morton (Colligan)

 

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1894 - Renton 2-0 Morton 

McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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Sulllivan at least done ok for us, still the only player to have winners medals in all Scottish leagues I believe. Though seething at the time, what happened there was/is part of the game, just like a penalty being given for a foul outside the box etc.

This followed on from the same linesman giving offside against Roddie Hutchison after scoring a 30 yard chip in the first half, despite having been shown to have been played onside by Danny McGrain, by a good distance, who was standing in front of said linesman.

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Here is a first-hand report of the home loss against Motherwell on December 23, 1944 – notable for another early appearance of Jimmy Cowan:

 

9th League Trophy match at home, at Cappielow Park

Greenock Morton (0) 1 – 3 (2) Motherwell

Scorer: McInnes  

Team: Cowan, Higgins, Fyfe, Campbell, Aird, Whyte, McInnes, Garth, Crum, McAloon, Kelly.

Morton played toward Port Glasgow in the first half.  The kick off was late, and there was a League delegation in attendance, reputedly to watch Aird & Campbell of Morton and Paton of Motherwell. 

Even pressure marked the early stages, the first chance going to Mathie of Motherwell who unexpectedly received the ball from Maine in an open position and was only able to shoot past the right-hand post. An inter-passing Mathie-Gibson move for Motherwell ends with Mathie on the right touchline crossing at four-feet high and Gibson scrambling it home to give the visitors the lead.  The inter-changing appeared to confuse Aird and Fyfe.   McInnes for Morton then sends to Crum who passes on to an unmarked McAloon.  But the Morton forward gets mixed up with his own legs and fails to touch the ball home.  Kelly in an open position then mis-kicks over the bar.        

 

A Campbell free near the right corner flag was just held by Johnstone at the right-hand post. A ‘poaching’ Garth then just fails to intercept a Paton-Johnstone pass-back. McInnes sends a bouncing ball over the bar in good shooting position.  Kelly starts a neat cross-field Morton attack and McInnes lets go a winner, but Motherwell ‘keeper Johnstone was down in a flash and only a fruitless corner results.  Motherwell defender Kilmarnock comes upfield and his curling cross was unexpectedly reached by Mathie who sends a header just over the bar.  Crum and McAloon then dazzle with close control but make no significant progress.  After Mathie had cartwheeled over Cowan from a “leg” charge, Andy Fyfe stares witheringly at Mathie.  A Whyte free sees McAloon head the ball on for Crum to make an effort at goal, but Johnstone was again equal to it.  Crum then does see the ball home, but the referee disallows the goal due to a push.  A long Campbell shot sees Johnstone run across his goal to clutch easily.  A Gibson cross then finds Mathie who scrambles a header home.

A Kelly cross-header bounces past the right-hand post by about a foot.  A Whyte free at the left corner flag lets McAloon head onto the right angle of post and bar, and the rebound is then cleared. Cowan lets a low Gibson shot run under him, but he still manages to stop the ball with his body.  The Morton ‘keeper then holds a McGowan shot at the left upright, before Crum just fails to reach a Kelly cross, ending the first half. 

HT:  Morton 0-2 Motherwell

The second half starts with Motherwell ‘keeper Johnstone again stopping a Morton scrambled effort on the line.  Gibson then is sent through by Mathie and neatly sends a shot home chest-high at the right-hand post.  McAloon sends a shot miles over the bar from only 5 yards out.  The same player was then put through, and this time a fine shot was superbly saved by Johnstone, diving full-length to his right.  McAloon then sends a close-in pass to Crum for an open chance that is again missed. 

Johnstone then takes 4 steps with the ball and is penalized with a free-kick inside the penalty area. McAloon however sends the resulting shot from Crum’s free over the bar.  McINNES misses with a swing shot, but finally sends a consolation goal home for Morton, lobbing in at the far post after Johnstone could only help on a Kelly corner.   

Referee:  Calder.
Best Morton player:  Campbell.  


 

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December 23rd - 

 

2017 - Morton 1-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Harkins pen)

 

http://youtu.be/eteKcZmd8Dk

 

2006 - Morton 1-0 Raith Rovers (Stevenson)

 

http://youtu.be/qGfe7LyDPgw

 

1989 - Morton 1-1 Raith Rovers (Alexander)

 

1978 - Morton 1-0 Celtic (Ritchie pen)

Our first Premier League win over Celtic and our first home win against them in 27 years. 

Roy Baines almost saved Ritchie's penalty.

 

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1972 - Aberdeen 3-0 Morton

 

1967 - Morton 0-4 Celtic 

 

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1961 - Morton 1-0 Berwick Rangers (McInnes)

 

1944 - Morton 1-3 Motherwell (McInnes)

Scottish Southern League. See torontobee's report above.

 

1939 - Albion Rovers 3-1 Morton (McGarry)

Scottish Regional League - Western Division.

McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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December 23rd - 

 

1933 - Morton 1-0 King's Park

 

1922 - Hibernian 0-1 Morton (Buchanan)

 

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1916 - Morton 3-0 Hamilton (Seymour 2, 1 pen, Gourlay)

 

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1911 - Celtic 1-1 Morton (O'Hagan)

 

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1905 - Celtic 4-0 Morton

 

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1899 - Ayr 1-4 Morton (Lynch, James Oswald, ?, ?)

"Goalkeeper prematurely assailed" 

Two ordered off for "showing fight"

 

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McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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December 24th - 

 

2016 - Morton 1-0 Queen of the South (O'Ware)

 

1988 - Morton 1-1 Forfar (Alexander)

 

1977 - Dundee 3-1 Morton (Anderson)

 

1966 - Arbroath 0-0 Morton

 

1960 - F*lk*rk 3-0 Morton

 

1955 - Morton 1-1 Alloa Athletic (Fleming)

 

1949 - St. Johnstone 1-1 Morton (Farquhar)

 

1938 - Morton 0-2 East Fife

 

1932 - Morton 3-1 East Stirlingshire

 

1927 - Morton 1-0 Arbroath

 

1921 - Morton 2-1 Aberdeen (French, McMinn)

 

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1910 - Morton 1-1 Celtic (Gracie)

 

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1904 - Kilmarnock 1-0 Morton 

 

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1898 - Morton 6-1 Hamilton

 

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McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up.
Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control...

That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.

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