On This Day - Part 2 - Page 7 - General Morton Chatter - TheMortonForum.com Jump to content
TheMortonForum.com

On This Day - Part 2


AyrshireTon

Recommended Posts

Harry Curran’s last minute equaliser at Somerset Park was the absolute peak moment of the bad old days. Club on it’s absolute knees against what was then one of the best teams in the league and scraping a draw well into injury time right in front of the Morton fans.

 

Absolute SCENES that day.

 

I thought big Robbie Raeside was gonna dive into the terracing that day. Brilliant celebrations.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 535
  • Created
  • Last Reply

The scorers against Albion Rovers on Nov 18 1944 were Gallacher and Crum (2).   Will post a report later today.   Was quite a game - Morton made a great comeback to get it to 3-3, then were done at the last by a superb goal from the Albion CF.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here is that report on the away game at Albion Rovers on November 18, 1944 from my dad’s wartime diary:

9th League Trophy match away, at Cliftonhill, Coatbridge

Albion Rovers (2) 4 – 3 (1)  Greenock Morton

Scorers:  Gallacher, Crum (2) 
Team:  Johnstone, Maley, Higgins, Campbell, Aird, Whyte, McInnes, Gallacher, Crum, Garth, Kelly.

Morton played towards Greenock, and against the wind, in the first half.  The pitch is surrounded by a dog-racing track and there is almost no rain covering.  A promising goalward move was ended by McInnes tapping over the touchline.  Rovers’ inside men immediately looked dangerous and Hannah sends a cross-shot from the left corner of the area past Johnstone’s right and inside the post, the ‘keeper seeming to think the ball was going into touch.  A Hunter snap-shot was then sent well over the bar by Johnstone.  Kelly takes an optimistic shy from inside Morton’s half.  Johnstone scoops the ball up from a Black shot and Maley starts a Morton break, however wind and luck was against them.  Johnstone then again saves from Black when he is through, in a goal-mouth scramble. 

Rovers then got their second goal when the ball came to Hunter, who crossed for Black to head toward the low right corner.  Johnstone could only palm the ball along the line, and McIlhatton swoops in to score, injuring himself in the process.  He is forced to hobble through the rest of the game.  Morton then get one back. Rovers’ ‘keeper Forsyth flicks a Garth header over the bar, and from the resulting corner, GALLACHER, unmarked, heads in a fine Kelly cross, Forsyth getting a hand to it but unable to prevent the goal.  Maley, with bandaged leg, then goes off and Morton are down to 10 men for the rest of the game.  Campbell goes to right back and Garth to right half.  Kelly is wandering everywhere.  Garth had a nice shot past the right post from his favourite surprise shot position.  Gallacher then features in some nice mid-field play, and Kelly luckily barges past four men but his shot was scramble-saved by Forsyth at the lower left post to end the first half.

The second half started with Morton again re-organised, Whyte now at right back for the inured Maley and Campbell back at right half, with Garth going to left half.  A Hunter cross along the goal-line found Black, but he was only able to put the ball into the side-netting.  Crum sends over to Kelly on the right wing and the return was just over-judged for speed by Crum.  A dangerous McIlhatton volley from a Hunter cross just went past the post.  Hannah for Albion sends a shot past the post, and Kelly has a first-timer saved at the foot of the right post.  A Campbell (own goal) then increases Albion’s lead, the Morton defender accidentally sending the ball into the net while under pressure from Black.  The Rovers centre-forward then sends a shot over the bar, and a McIlhatton break ends when he sends the ball too far in front of himself.  Johnstone is then lucky to intercept the ball after another break, this time between two Albion forwards. 

Am in line of the Rovers touchline when Kelly takes an ideal corner which Gallacher heads toward the low right corner and CRUM makes sure.  Hope!   Further excitement with Kelly whamming over and three Morton forwards going offside.  Whyte has a free on the penalty line, and when Garth tries Gavin’s trick of two weeks ago they fall to it and divert to a Garth corner, which is cleared. 

CRUM then heads home the equalizer, just under the bar from a cross by McInnes, helped on the way by Gallacher.  Wild gesticulations by me!  Johnstone punches a McIlhatton cross safely away to start another fruitless Morton raid, and then, four minutes from time, Black has a fine break up-field and he sends the ball home at the far top right corner of the net, a magnificent and unanswerable shot.  McInnes then sends the ball over the touchline to end these notes as they began, with extreme frustration!  

Best Morton player: Whyte

Referee:  W.G. Livingstone of Glasgow (who looked daft running around with his idea of fairy steps in what appeared to be plimsoles rather than boots!)   

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 19th - 

 

2016 - Morton 0-0 Dundee United 

 

2011 - Morton 5-1 Deveronvale (O'Brien, MacDonald, Jackson, Weatherson, Campbell)

Scottish Cup.

 

1991 - Morton 0-1 Kilmarnock

 

1988 - Morton 1-5 F*lk*rk (Robertson)

After having been assured by McGraw that we would not "play as badly again" as our last game (a 4-2 defeat), we get this debacle.

 

http://youtu.be/65uYV3PdyMI

 

1983 - Morton 3-1 F*lk*rk (McNeil 2, 1 pen, Clinging)

 

1977 - East Fife 2-3 Morton (T McNeil, Ritchie pen, McGhee)

 

1960 - Morton 4-4 Hamilton

 

1955 - Morton 2-2 St.Johnstone (Gibson, Orr)

 

1949 - Morton 5-2 Dundee United (McGarrity, Alexander 3, Farquhar)

 

1938 - Morton 4-1 Edinburgh City

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 19th - 

 

1932 - Morton 1-5 Heart of Midlothian (Keyes)

 

1927 - Albion Rovers 0-0 Morton

 

1921 - Morton 1-2 Rangers (McNab)

 

DsZtzTsWkAA9vED.jpg

 

1910 - Morton 1-1 Dundee (Fulton)

 

1904 - Morton 2-2 Hibernian (Grieve, Reid)

 

DsZt-x3WkAE21Au.jpg

 

1898 - Morton 4-2 Abercorn 

 

DsZuKPaW0AAytEx.jpg

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 20th - 

 

2015 - St. Mirren 1-1 Morton (Samuel)

 

http://youtu.be/9l4FuF9AanY

 

2010 - Dumbarton 1-2 Morton (Graham 2)

Scottish Cup.

 

1999 - Livingston 2-1 Morton (Murie)

Our first trip to Almondvale.

 

http://youtu.be/Yyxrsa0zAoQ

 

1993 - Morton 0-1 Ayr United

 

1990 - Dundee 1-0 Morton

 

1982 - Morton 1-2 Dundee (McNab or Docherty)

The report says Docherty scored our goal, yet all other sources list McNab as the scorer

 

DseO6ZfWoAAPH63.jpg

 

1976 - Morton 1-3 Airdrieonians (Ritchie)

 

1971 - Morton 1-2 Rangers (Osborne)

 

1965 - Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Morton (McGraw pen)

 

1954 - Forfar 5-3 Morton (Linwood 2, Gibson)

 

1948 - Clyde 0-3 Morton (Liddell, Mochan, 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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 20th - 

 

1943 - Morton 6-2 Albion Rovers (Arthur 3, ?, ?, ?)

Scottish Southern League. Arthur described as a "junior debutant".

 

1937 - Rangers 3-1 Morton (McGarry)

 

DseQdzEXoAUMUKx.jpg

 

1926 - Morton 3-2 Cowdenbeath

 

1920 - Raith Rovers 2-0 Morton

 

1915 - Airdrieonians 0-0 Morton

 

1909 - Morton 0-1 Aberdeen

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 21st - 

 

2017 - Dunfermline 1-1 Morton (Oliver)

 

http://youtu.be/j9pOFEyQTtA

 

2009 - Airdrie United 2-4 Morton (McGuffie, Wake 2, Van Zanten)

From 2-0 down. Van Zanten's goal - 

 

http://youtu.be/m5Ix_Z6vzmY

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 21st - 

 

1998 - Morton 0-3 F*lk*rk 

The game where the visiting fans showed themselves for the scum that they are. After their reaction to the clash of heads, things turned very ugly in the Cowshed. The guy behind me was warned to calm down by the police.

 

http://youtu.be/AAjjKxHSAQQ

 

1987 - Morton 0-1 Dundee United

The game where I heard my first every shout of "McGraw must go" - from some old boy in the Cowshed.

 

Dsj0NHDWsAAUdIY.jpg

 

1981 - Partick Thistle 2-2 Morton (Houston, McNeil)

 

Dsj0yCeWkAA44LF.jpg

 

1970 - Clyde 1-0 Morton

 

1964 - Morton 2-0 Dundee United (Ferguson, Sørensen pen)

 

1959 - Morton 7-1 Cowdenbeath (Pearson 3, Beaton 2, Boyd pen, Collings)

 

1953 - Morton 4-0 Forfar (Hannigan 2, 1 pen, Little, 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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 21st - 

 

1942 - Morton 1-2 Motherwell

Scottish Southern League.

 

1936 - Cowdenbeath 0-0 Morton

 

1931 - Morton 1-2 Rangers (Black)

 

Dsj2Bp7XgAA1SGf.jpg

 

1925 - Cowdenbeath 5-1 Morton (French)

 

1914 - Morton 1-0 Raith Rovers (Buchanan)

 

Dsj2neqWsAEkWu4.jpg

 

1908 - Partick Thistle 5-1 Morton (Turnbull)

Thistle were essentially homeless for this season and used other grounds.

 

Dsj0gOEX4AAzdRu.jpg

 

1903 - Hibernian 2-0 Morton 

 

Dsj2xFBWkAAO4BZ.jpg

 

1896 - Morton 3-1 Airdrieonians

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 22nd - 

 

2014 - Morton 3-1 Stenhousemuir (Kilday 2, S McCluskey)

 

http://youtu.be/s-zKmN0Ta80

 

2008 - Dunfermline 0-1 Morton (Paartalu)

 

1997 - Dundee 0-1 Morton (Hawke)

 

http://youtu.be/S9QGWw23I14

 

1994 - Morton 1-1 Stirling Albion (Alexander)

 

1986 - Morton 0-0 Forfar 

A game which was dull beyond words. The police were banning the Bouncy, so the fans made up "Sway Sway" instead.

 

1980 - Morton 3-1 Airdrieonians (Tolmie, Thomson, Ritchie pen)

 

1975 - Morton 1-0 Airdrieonians (Rankin)

 

1969 - Morton 2-2 Rangers (Osborne, O'Neill)

 

Dso47_wVsAAmM0E.jpg

 

1966 - Morton 5-0 Queen's Park (Harper 2, Arentoft 2, Bolton)

 

1958 - Morton 4-3 Albion Rovers (Beaton 2, Gourlay 2)

 

1952 - Dundee United 0-4 Morton (Gibson 2, Linwood, 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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 22nd - 

 

1947 - Rangers 1-1 Morton (Liddell)

 

1941 - Hibernian 1-0 Morton 

Scottish Southern League.

 

1930 - Rangers 7-1 Morton (McRorie pen)

 

Dso4tRDWsAAfk-v.jpg

 

1924 - Raith Rovers 2-0 Morton

 

1919 - Morton 4-0 Hamilton 

 

1913 - St. Mirren 0-2 Morton (Paterson, Buchanan) :)

 

Dso632GU0AARuVG.jpg

 

1902 - Morton 0-2 Dundee

 

Dso7b8zWwAAgDeR.jpg

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 23rd - 

 

2013 - Morton 1-5 Livingston (Cham)

Two months after managing a team which beat Celtic at Parkhead in the cup, Allan Moore is sacked by Morton.

 

http://youtu.be/dqpc1cAH0cA

 

2004 - Morton 3-1 East Stirlingshire (Williams, Weatherson, Millar)

Scottish Cup.

 

2002 - Morton 4-2 Montrose (Williams 2, og, Hawke)

 

1996 - Morton 3-2 Stirling Albion (Lilley 3, 1 pen)

 

1991 - Morton 0-2 Raith Rovers

 

1985 - Forfar 2-0 Morton

 

1974 - Dunfermline 1-1 Morton (Reid)

 

1968 - Dundee United 2-0 Morton

 

1963 - Arbroath 1-2 Morton (Campbell 2)

 

1957 - Arbroath 2-3 Morton (Beaton 3)

 

1946 - Clyde 2-1 Morton (McKillop)

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 23rd - 

 

1935 - St. Mirren 5-4 Morton

 

1929 - Airdrieonians 2-2 Morton (Lyle, McCartney)

 

DsxNi5VWwAE3NHZ.jpg

 

1918 - Morton 1-0 Rangers (Gourlay)

It would be 70 years (aside from wartime football) before we'd beat them at home again in a competitive match.

 

DsxN0ayXoAMN9F9.jpg

 

1912 - Raith Rovers 2-2 Morton (Brown 2)

 

1907 - Motherwell 4-0 Morton

 

1901 - Morton 1-4 Third Lanark (Stevenson)

 

DsxOiVjX4AAjT5k.jpg

 

1895 - Leith Athletic 2-1 Morton (og)

 

DsxOqzGXQAIWpLO.jpg

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 24th -

 

2012 - Morton 1-0 Cowdenbeath (Hawke)

 

http://youtu.be/6-K-FVJfEUY

 

2007 - Morton 3-2 Buckie Thistle (Russell, McLaughlin, Templeman)

2-0 up and in no danger - then Buckie scored two and the game was heading for a replay. Sanny scored an injury time winner at the WDE, to great relief. Morton players promptly disappeared up the tunnel at FT, whilst the away team were given an ovation.

 

2001 - Morton 1-2 Berwick Rangers (Uotinen)

Kevin Thomas had Berwick 2-0 up and cruising. Trialist Jani Uotinen was a stand out for us and scored a lovely acute angled goal.

 

1992 - Hamilton 3-1 Morton (McInnes)

This game was abandoned four days earlier due to snowfall. Many fans took extra vouchers on the way out, allowing a larger support to come through for the Tuesday game. We played into a gale but managed to be only 2-1 down at the break. The gale then changed ends at half time too - I can remember the players coming out looking bewildered at having to play into the wind twice.

 

1987 - Morton 0-3 Rangers

 

DsxZd62WsAIQ8Ih.jpg

 

1984 - Morton 1-3 Rangers (Duffy pen)

 

http://youtu.be/cVWk45mkrx0

 

Dsxf6JtXgAAnhsm.jpg

 

1979 - Kilmarnock 3-2 Morton (Hutchison, Tolmie)

League Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg - agg score 5-5 - Morton won 5-4 on penalties.

 

1973 - Motherwell 1-0 Morton

 

1962 - Morton 2-1 Berwick Rangers (McGraw, McLaughlin)

 

1956 - Morton 1-1 Dumbarton (Shaw)

 

1951 - Heart of Midlothian 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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 24th - 

 

1945 - Celtic 2-1 Morton (Whyte)

 

1934 - Morton 4-1 Alloa Athletic

 

1928 - Morton 2-2 East Stirlingshire

 

1923 - Hibernian 2-1 Morton (Skinner)

 

DsxmLe7XoAA8y_y.jpg

 

1917 - St. Mirren 0-1 Morton (Buchanan) :)

 

DsxkDHtW0AE4gVS.jpg

 

1906 - Morton 2-0 St. Mirren (Rae, Lindsay) :)

 

Dsxj2V4WsAQbTh0.jpg

 

1900 - Celtic 4-2 Morton (Sharp, ?)

 

DsxmUKqWkAAdLUm.jpg

 

1894 - Morton 4-2 Partick Thistle (Joyce 2, Drysdale, ?)

 

DsxmpKeWsAAk93M.jpg

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 25th - 

 

2017 - F*lk*rk 0-3 Morton (Harkins, Thomson 2)

 

Highlights - no sound.

http://youtu.be/Y62ThhLGdKc

 

Harkins goal.

http://youtu.be/s0VX5U9vwtQ

 

:)

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 25th - 

 

2008 - Morton 2-0 Airdrie United (Wake, Jenkins)

 

2006 - Morton 1-0 Cowdenbeath (Templeman)

 

http://youtu.be/9YuE0s8f_qk

 

2000 - Morton 2-0 Inverness C.T. (D Anderson, Aitken)

 

http://youtu.be/jMJAYIzwk7Q

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

November 25th - 

 

1995 - Dunfermline 0-2 Morton (Lilley pen, Hawke)

A bunch of us went on a late bus and spent the night getting drunk in a Pars pub, later joined by a few equally drunk Hearts fans. Perfect way to bounce back from last week's derby defeat, but the following morning we learned that Allan McGraw had suffered a heart attack after the game.

 

http://youtu.be/V3rTws_14_Q

 

Ds2CvVyWoAA8HrT.jpg

 

1989 - Morton 0-0 Hamilton

 

1978 - Rangers 3-0 Morton

 

Ds2DTH7WkAAwHtP.jpg

 

1972 - Morton 2-1 Kilmarnock (Townsend, Gillies)

 

1967 - Dunfermline 3-0 Morton 

 

1961 - Morton 3-0 Forfar (Easson 2, Cowie pen)

 

1951 - Morton 0-1 Hearts

 

1944 - Morton 3-1 Third Lanark (Orr 2, Campbell)

Scottish Southern League

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.




×
×
  • Create New...