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founded = 1874 (as Morton) | |
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chairman = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Douglas Rae (businessman)|Douglas Rae]] | |
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manager = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Grady]] | |
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season = [[Scottish First Division 2008-09|2008–09]] | |
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| chairman = John Laird |
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position = [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]], 6th| |
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| owner = Morton Club Together (MCT) |
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'''Greenock Morton Football Club''' |
'''Greenock Morton Football Club''' is a Scottish [[Professional sports|professional]] [[Association football|football]] [[Football team|club]], which plays in the [[Scottish Championship]]. The club was founded as '''Morton Football Club''' in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of [[Greenock]]. |
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Morton won the [[Scottish Cup]] in [[1921–22 in Scottish football|1922]], and achieved its highest league finish in [[1916–17 in Scottish football|1916–17]], as runners-up to champions [[Celtic F.C.|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 [[Scottish football league system]] since 1988. In [[2014–15 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2014–15]], Morton won its tenth league title in all divisions by winning the [[Scottish League One]] championship on the final day. |
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Morton were renamed as Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of [[Greenock]]. |
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The club has a traditional local rivalry with [[St. Mirren F.C.|St. Mirren]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/clubs/st-mirren|title=St Mirren|publisher=scottishfootballarchive.co.uk|accessdate=31 August 2009}}</ref> |
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Morton won the [[Scottish Cup]] in [[1921-22 in Scottish football|1922]], and achieved their highest league finish in [[1916-17 in Scottish football|1916-17]], finishing as runner-up to champions [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== 19th century === |
=== 19th century === |
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Morton Football Club was established |
'''Morton Football Club''' was established in 1874.<ref name=clubhistory/> 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".<ref name=clubhistory/> 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.<ref name=clubhistory>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmfc.net/Club%20Info/History|title=Club History|access-date=11 November 2009|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310125149/http://www.gmfc.net/Club%20Info/History|archive-date=10 March 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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'. |
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Morton |
Morton was one of the founding members of the old Second Division, formed in [[1893–94 in Scottish football|1893]], and finished 8th in its first season. Morton first gained promotion to the old First Division in [[1899–1900 in Scottish football|1899–1900]], and finished 4th in its [[1900–01 Scottish Football League|first season]] there. |
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=== 20th century === |
=== 20th century === |
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Morton's greatest success came in |
Morton's greatest success came in its 1–0 defeat of [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the [[1921–22 Scottish Cup|1922 Scottish Cup Final]]. [[Jimmy Gourlay]] scored the winning goal directly from a free kick in the 11th minute. Right after the match Morton boarded a train for [[Hartlepool]] to play [[Hartlepool United F.C.|the local side]] in a pre-arranged friendly match. The celebrations were delayed until the following Wednesday when 10,000 locals turned out at [[Cappielow|Cappielow Park]] to celebrate. |
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Morton |
Morton has made two other major cup final appearances. On Saturday 17 April 1948, Morton drew 1–1 with Rangers in the [[1947–48 Scottish Cup#Final|Scottish Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rangers.co.uk/club/history/rangers-history/blue-steel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005944/https://rangers.co.uk/club/history/rangers-history/blue-steel/ |archive-date=6 December 2017 |title=Blue Steel |work=Rangers.co.uk |publisher=Rangers Football Club |access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> 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 [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]]. The goal was said to be highly controversial because it was claimed that Morton [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[Jimmy Cowan (footballer)|Jimmy Cowan]] was blinded by the flash of a camera.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.188-football.co.uk/content/feedstory/greenock-morton-football-club-pride-clyde|title=Greenock Morton Football Club – the Pride of the Clyde|publisher=188-football.co.uk|date=7 May 2009|access-date=1 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310093603/http://www.188-football.co.uk/content/feedstory/greenock-morton-football-club-pride-clyde|archive-date=10 March 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/rangersfc/Goal-feats-of-understudy-Sailor.2767624.jp|title=Goal feats of understudy 'Sailor' James Burke saw him chart course into Ibrox folklore|publisher=[[The Scotsman]]|date=15 April 2006|access-date=1 April 2010|first=Stephen|last=Halliday}}</ref> |
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Morton's third and final major cup final to date was in the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] |
Morton's third and final major cup final to date was in the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]], 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rangers.co.uk/club/history/hall-of-fame/ralph-brand/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512121640/http://rangers.co.uk/club/history/hall-of-fame/ralph-brand/ |archive-date=12 May 2016 |title=Ralph Brand |work=Rangers.co.uk |publisher=Rangers Football Club |access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref>(HT: 0–0) in front of 106,000 supporters. |
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During the Second World War 'guest' players were common at clubs throughout [[Great Britain]]. Morton |
During the Second World War 'guest' players were common at clubs throughout [[Great Britain]]. Morton was particularly fortunate in this respect in that two of [[Football in England|English football]]'s greatest ever players turned out at Cappielow. [[Sir Stanley Matthews]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20000227/ai_n13946687|title=Morton add to Clydebank woes|publisher=[[Sunday Herald]]|date=27 February 2000|access-date=3 September 2008|first=Jim|last=Black}}</ref> and [[Tommy Lawton]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=585|title=England Player Profile|publisher=englandfc.com|access-date=15 September 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620015422/http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=585|archive-date=20 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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 Park|Hampden]]'. |
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To date Morton |
To date Morton has played in a [[European football|European Club Competition]] once. After finishing 6th in Scotland's top division in 1967–68 Morton qualified for the European [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] (now the [[UEFA Europa League]]). Drawn to play [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], the club was eliminated at the first hurdle after a 5–0 defeat at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] and a 4–3 defeat at Cappielow.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/oct/31/uefa.sport4|title=Battles of Britain: the full list|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=31 October 2002|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> |
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In [[1992–93 in Scottish football|1992–93]] |
In [[1992–93 in Scottish football|1992–93]] Morton lost 3–2 to [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] Final<ref>{{cite news|url=http://acciesyouth.sports.officelive.com/history.htm|title=History of Hamilton Academical FC|publisher=acciesyouth.sports.officelive.com|date=10 July 2005|access-date=3 September 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515185502/http://acciesyouth.sports.officelive.com/history.htm|archive-date=15 May 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in front of 7,391 fans. The final was played at [[Love Street (stadium)|Love Street]], the home of Morton's arch rivals [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]. |
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=== 21st century === |
=== 21st century === |
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After experiencing financial problems the team was relegated from the First Division at the end of the [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01 season]] after a six-year stay and was put into [[administration (British football)|administration]]. The club's financial problems continued and a second successive relegation followed. In [[2002–03 in Scottish football|season 2002–03]], Morton's first ever season in the [[Scottish Football League Third Division|Third Division]], the club's financial situation was resolved by the takeover by chairman [[Douglas Rae (businessman)|Douglas Rae]]. Rae appointed [[John McCormack (footballer, born 1955)|John McCormack]] as manager,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_3/2488855.stm|title=Morton appoint McCormack|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 November 2002|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> and the team won the Third Division championship at the first attempt, confirming its position with a 1–0 victory over [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] in front of a then Third Division record crowd of 8,497 people. |
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After a strong start to the [[2003–04 in Scottish football|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 F.C.|Airdrie United]] to win the league, which Airdrie eventually did.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/sfl/2010/12/17/i-remember-morton-squad-bet-on-teammate-to-be-first-scorer-in-match-admits-john-mccormack-86908-22789704/|title=I remember Morton squad bet on teammate to be first scorer in match, admits John McCormack|publisher=Daily Record|date=17 December 2010|access-date=8 July 2012|first=Gordon|last=Parks}}</ref> |
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The club hit a terrible period of financial distress in 2001. This culminated in the team being relegated from the First Division at the end of the [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01 season]] after a 6-year stay. Furthermore, the club slid into administration. The club's financial problems continued to affect its progress on-the-field, as the team struggled to adapt to life in the [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. A 4–0 defeat to [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]] on 27 April 2002 confirmed back-to-back relegations for Morton. |
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[[Jim McInally]] was announced as McCormack's successor,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/3944357.stm|title=McInally named as Morton manager|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 October 2004|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> and in his first season as manager the club failed to gain promotion to the First Division by a single point, finishing behind [[Stranraer F.C.|Stranraer]] in 3rd place. |
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In [[2002–03 in Scottish football|season 2002–03]], the team found themselves playing in the [[Scottish Football League Third Division|Third Division]] for the first time ever. The club's financial situation was resolved by the takeover by current chairman [[Douglas Rae (businessman)|Douglas Rae]], and the team discovered some success at this level. A season-long challenge for promotion culminated in a 1–0 victory over [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] securing the Third Division championship at the first opportunity, in front of a Third Division record crowd of 8,497 fans. |
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Morton failed to gain promotion to the First Division during the [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06 season]]. Finishing 2nd was not enough, as the SFL playoffs meant that only the championship-winning team would be promoted automatically. [[Gretna F.C.|Gretna]] won the division, so Morton entered play-offs along with Peterhead (3rd), [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] (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 Stadium|Balmoor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20060507/ai_n16353725|title=STUFF YOUR PLAY-OFFS|publisher=[[Daily Mirror|Sunday Mirror]]|date=7 May 2006|access-date=3 September 2008|first=Ian|last=Broadley}}</ref> |
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Also in the 2002–03 season, chairman Douglas Rae appointed [[John McCormack (Scottish footballer)|John McCormack]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_3/2488855.stm|title=Morton appoint McCormack|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 November 2002|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref>, previously manager of [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]. McCormack oversaw the winning of the Third Division Championship and a dominant start to the [[2003–04 in Scottish football|2003–04 season]], only for the team to fall away after the turn of the year, and finish 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 F.C.|Airdrie United]] to win the league, which they eventually did. |
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The following season, a week after a 9–1 defeat of [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]] at Cappielow Park,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6531455.stm|title=Morton 9–1 Forfar Athletic|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2007|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> Morton achieved promotion to the First Division,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6552515.stm|title=Raith Rovers 2–0 Morton|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2007|access-date=5 September 2008}}</ref> and went on to become Second Division Champions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6551815.stm|title=Ayr United 3–2 Stirling Albion|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2007|access-date=5 September 2008}}</ref> |
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[[Jim McInally]] was announced as McCormack's successor<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/3944357.stm|title=McInally named as Morton manager|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 October 2004|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref>, and in his first season as manager the club failed to gain promotion to the First Division by a single point, finishing behind [[Stranraer F.C.|Stranraer]] in 3rd place. |
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Morton failed to gain promotion to the First Division during the [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06 season]]. Finishing 2nd was not enough, as the SFL playoffs meant that only the championship-winning team would be promoted automatically. [[Gretna F.C.|Gretna]] won the division, so Morton entered play-offs alongside Peterhead (3rd), [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] (4th), and [[Stranraer F.C.|Stranraer]] (9th in Division One.) Morton's first play-off match was against [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]], and the Greenock side were defeated 1–0 over two legs, the only goal a penalty in the second match at Balmoor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20060507/ai_n16353725|title=STUFF YOUR PLAY-OFFS|publisher=[[Daily Mirror|Sunday Mirror]]|date=7 May 2006|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref> |
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Jim McInally resigned on 11 February 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/7240444.stm|title=McInally resigns as Morton boss|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 February 2008|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into 9th place in the First Division and was replaced by [[Davie Irons]], with [[Derek Collins]] joining him as Assistant Manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7252368.stm|title=Irons quits Gretna for Morton job|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 February 2008|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> 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 (footballer)|James Grady]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/greenock/articles/2009/10/31/393546-grady-and-mcmanus-get-ton-job/|title=Grady and McManus get Ton job|publisher=[[Greenock Telegraph]]|date=31 October 2009|access-date=31 October 2009|first=Roger|last=Graham}}</ref> |
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Grady was removed from the club in May 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/8670782.stm|title=Manager James Grady parts company with Morton|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=9 May 2010|access-date=9 May 2010}}</ref> and replaced by [[Allan Moore]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/8712907.stm | title = Allan Moore eyes top flight with Morton | publisher = [[BBC Sport]] | date = 29 May 2010 | access-date = 22 August 2011}}</ref> 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 [[Scottish Championship]], 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 [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Accies]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/greenock/articles/2014/05/06/497425-breaking-kenny-shiels-resigns-as-morton-manager/|title=Kenny Shiels resigns as Morton manager|publisher=Greenock Telegraph|date=6 May 2014|access-date=6 May 2014|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell}}</ref> |
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After the resignation of Shiels, [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] was appointed as manager. He won the [[Scottish League One]] to return the club the Championship at the first time of asking.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/morton-are-league-1-champions/|title=Morton are League 1 Champions|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=2 May 2015|access-date=3 May 2015|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003406/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/morton-are-league-1-champions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This league victory earned Morton's tenth league title, making it the joint third most crowned league champions in Scotland along with [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], but behind [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (57) and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] (51).{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} Duffy was sacked in April 2018 after the club finished in 7th place in the Championship after a promising start.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/2018/04/29/greenock-morton-and-jim-duffy-part-company/|title=Greenock Morton and Jim Duffy part company|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=29 April 2018|access-date=30 April 2018|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114436/https://gmfc.net/2018/04/29/greenock-morton-and-jim-duffy-part-company/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the end of the 2017–18 season, Chairman [[Douglas Rae (businessman)|Douglas Rae]] retired after 17 years and handed the role to his son Crawford,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/2018/04/28/from-the-office-of-the-chairman/|title=From the office of the chairman|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=28 April 2018|access-date=30 April 2018|first=Douglas|last=Rae OBE|archive-date=24 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624151821/https://gmfc.net/2018/04/28/from-the-office-of-the-chairman/|url-status=dead}}</ref> before dying less than two months later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/16310622.former-morton-chairman-douglas-rae-has-died/|title=Former Morton chairman Douglas Rae has died|publisher=Greenock Telegraph|first=Russell|last=Steele|date=24 June 2018|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |
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Jim McInally resigned on 11 February 2008 <ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/7240444.stm|title= |
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McInally resigns as Morton boss|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 February 2008|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref>after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into 9th place in the first division. |
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Jim Duffy was replaced by [[Ray McKinnon (footballer)|Ray McKinnon]] in May 2018 on a one-year contract;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/16257979.Ray_McKinnon_appointed_as_Morton_manager_on_one-year_deal/|title=Ray McKinnon appointed as Morton manager on one-year deal|publisher=East Lothian Courier|date=30 May 2018|access-date=23 July 2018|author=Alasdair MacKenzie}}</ref> however McKinnon left to join league rivals [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] after just three months,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/falkirk-fc/ray-mckinnon-on-becoming-new-falkirk-boss-it-was-a-tough-decision-1-4794716|title = Ray McKinnon on becoming new Falkirk boss: "It was a tough decision"}}</ref> being replaced by ex-reserve team manager [[Jonatan Johansson (footballer)|Jonatan Johansson]] on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45439044 |title=Morton: Former Rangers assistant Jonatan Johansson named as manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 September 2018 |access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> |
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He was replaced on 19 February 2008 by [[Davie Irons]], with [[Derek Collins]] (who holds the record for most appearances at Morton) joining him as Assistant Manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7252368.stm|title=Irons quits Gretna for Morton job|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 February 2008|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref> Despite battling relegation for most of the season, Morton survived on the final day with a 3-0 victory against Partick Thistle, to avoid the relegation playoff by ONE goal. Morton had finally consolidated their place in the First Division, after some of the most difficult times in the club's history. |
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== Colours == |
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After Irons was sacked in September 2009, he was replaced on 31 October by [[James Grady]], until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/greenock/articles/2009/10/31/393546-grady-and-mcmanus-get-ton-job/|title=Grady and McManus get Ton job|publisher=[[Greenock Telegraph]]|date=31 October 2009|accessdate=31 October 2009}}</ref> |
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The team's home strip is traditionally a blue and white hooped shirt with white shorts and white socks, though [[2006–07 in Scottish football|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 football team|Argentina national team]] and even a blue Morton [[tartan]]. 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Greenock_Morton/Greenock_Morton.htm|title=Greenock Morton – Historical Football Kits|publisher=historicalkits.co.uk|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> |
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For the [[2021–22 Greenock Morton F.C. season|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.<ref>[https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/19408634.ronnie-cowan-hails-new-morton-retro-strip-mark-100th-anniversary-scottish-cup-win/ Ronnie Cowan hails new Morton retro strip to mark 100th anniversary of Scottish Cup win], [[Greenock Telegraph]], 2 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022</ref> |
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''For most recent seasons, see [[Greenock Morton F.C. season 2008-09]] and [[Greenock Morton F.C. season 2009–10]].'' |
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== Colours == |
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The team's home strip is traditionally a blue and white hooped shirt with white shorts and white socks, though [[2006–07 in Scottish football|season 2006–2007]] 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 football team|Argentine national team]] and even a blue Morton [[tartan]]. The away strip tends to vary much more; for the 2003–2004 season it was an all yellow outfit, changing in 2004–2005 to all white, which in turn became the 3rd team strip in 2005–2006, with the special re-issue of the blue Morton tartan strip. The sponsor's logo on the strip is that of Millions, a brand owned by the Club Chairman's [[confectionery]] concern, Golden Casket (Greenock) Ltd.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Greenock_Morton/Greenock_Morton.htm|title=Greenock Morton - Historical Football Kits|publisher=historicalkits.co.uk|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref> |
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== Stadium == |
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Morton's stadium is [[Cappielow|Cappielow Park]] in Greenock, a ground the club has occupied since 1879. The current capacity is {{SPFL-stadiums|morton}},<ref name="capacity">{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/morton/ |title=Greenock Morton Football Club |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419012922/https://spfl.co.uk/clubs/morton |url-status=dead }}</ref> with 5,741 of these being seated. In December 2008, Morton purchased the [[Reid Kerr College|Reid Kerr]] sponsored east stand from local rivals St Mirren for £50,000, to improve the away end at Cappielow.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inverclydenow.com/news-detail2.asp?ID=2341 |title=MORTON Buy Stand From St Mirren |publisher=inverclydenow.com |date=13 December 2008 |access-date=12 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219121057/http://www.inverclydenow.com/news-detail2.asp?ID=2341 |archive-date=19 December 2008 }}</ref> |
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[[Image:Cappielow.JPG|thumb|280px|Cappielow Park]] |
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Their stadium is [[Cappielow|Cappielow Park]] in Greenock, a ground they have occupied since 1879. Cappielow's [[etymology]] is allegedly of [[Scandinavia]]n origin, although details of this are sketchy. The current capacity is around 11,000, with 5,741 of these being seated. In December 2008, Morton purchased the [[Reid Kerr College|Reid Kerr]] sponsored East stand from local rivals St. Mirren for £50,000, to improve the away end at Cappielow.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inverclydenow.com/news-detail2.asp?ID=2341|title=MORTON Buy Stand From St Mirren|publisher=inverclydenow.com|date=13 December 2008|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref> This would also bring the stadium closer to the 6000 covered seating required to host SPL football. |
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The area behind the western goal is known as the Wee Dublin |
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. |
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==Supporters and rivalries== |
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== Rivalry == |
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Greenock Morton has several supporters' clubs based in Greenock and the surrounding towns. The main clubs are The [[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmfc.net/Club%20Info/Supporters%20Clubs|title=Supporters Clubs|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|access-date=13 September 2008|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2008|df=dmy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918055932/http://www.gmfc.net/Club%20Info/Supporters%20Clubs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://gourock-morton-supporters.org.uk/|title=Home Page|publisher=gourock-morton-supporters.org.uk|access-date=16 September 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203162430/http://gourock-morton-supporters.org.uk/|archive-date=3 February 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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The club has a fierce local rivalry with [[St. Mirren F.C.|St. Mirren]] from nearby [[Paisley]] although the [[Love Street (stadium)|Love Street]] side's original derby rivals were fellow Paisley senior side [[Abercorn F.C.|Abercorn]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stmirren.info/history.htm|title=Milestones In The History Of St. Mirren|publisher=stmirren.info|accessdate=15 September 2008}}</ref>, who went bankrupt in the 1920s, while Morton's were [[Port Glasgow Athletic F.C.|Port Glasgow Athletic]], who ceased running a senior team in the Scottish League in 1912. Port Glasgow Athletic even shared Morton's Cappielow ground from 1917 until 1921 when the needs of [[World War I|the war]] saw their ground compulsorily purchased for housing for the local shipyards. |
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The club has a fierce rivalry with neighbours [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]], with whom they contest the [[Renfrewshire derby]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/championship/st-mirren-3-1-morton-saints-win-renfrewshire-derby-1-4102483|title=St Mirren 3 - 1 Morton: Saints win Renfrewshire derby}}</ref> It is a rivalry which sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/morton-fans-turn-record-sport-6878202#kW6my3oy2E5zsT1C.97|title=Morton fans turn Record Sport story into 'Paisley as a 's**thole' banner to poke fun at St Mirren in Renfrewshire Derby|publisher=Daily Record|date=22 November 2015|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |
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=== Other Rivalries === |
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Morton have also had a traditional, although smaller, rivalry with [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] although this has diminished in recent years due to Killie's long stay in the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] and Morton's stay in the lower divisions. Although more recent rivalries have developed with [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]] (due, in part, to a Morton fan, Chic Kavanagh, running the line for a game after the referee got injured.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Airdrie-cry-foul-as-Morton.2451437.jp|title=Airdrie cry foul as Morton fan replaces linesman|publisher=[[The Scotsman]]|date=11 August 2003|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref>) and [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] and Ayr United who, like Morton, don't have their traditional local rival to play in recent years. To an even smaller extent [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] and [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] matches have shown to be important to fans of both sides. |
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The club also contests a smaller rivalry with [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]. |
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Morton have never been promoted without being league champions since league reconstruction around the time of [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>Wee Red Book 2008</ref> |
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The club shares friendships with [[A.C. Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] and [[PEC Zwolle]]. |
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== League participation == |
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*First Tier: 1900–1927, 1929–1933, 1937–1938, 1946–1949, 1950–1952, 1964–1966, 1967–1975, 1978–1983, 1984–1985, 1987–1988 |
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*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 |
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*Third Tier: 1994–1995, 2001–2002, 2003–2007, 2014–2015 |
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*Fourth Tier: 2002–2003 |
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== Honours == |
== Honours == |
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=== National honours === |
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* '''[[Scottish Cup]]''' |
* '''[[Scottish Cup]]''' |
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** '''Winners''': [[1921–22 Scottish Cup|1921–22]] |
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** Runners-up: [[1947–48 Scottish Cup|1947–48]] |
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** runners-up: 1947–1948 |
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* '''[[Scottish League Cup]]''' |
* '''[[Scottish League Cup]]''' |
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** Runners-up: [[1963–64 Scottish League Cup|1963–64]] |
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** runners-up: 1963–1964 |
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* '''[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]''' |
* '''[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]''' |
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** Runners-up: [[1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|1992]] |
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** runners-up: 1992–1993 |
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* '''[[Scottish Football League]]''' |
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** Runners-up: [[1916–17 Scottish Football League|1916–17]]² |
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* '''[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]'''/'''[[Scottish Division Two|Division Two]]''' |
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** runners-up: 1916–1917² |
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** '''Champions''': (6) [[1949–50 Scottish Division Two|1949–50]]¹, [[1963–64 Scottish Division Two|1963–64]]¹, [[1966–67 Scottish Division Two|1966–67]]¹, [[1977–78 Scottish First Division|1977–78]], [[1983–84 Scottish First Division|1983–84]], [[1986–87 Scottish First Division|1986–1987]] |
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** third placed: 1915–1916², 1918–1919² |
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** Runners-up: (4) [[1899–1900 Scottish Division Two|1899–1900]]¹, [[1928–29 Scottish Division Two|1928–29]]¹, [[1936–37 Scottish Division Two|1936–37]]¹, [[2012–13 Scottish First Division|2012–13]] |
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* '''[[Scottish Football League |
* '''[[Scottish Football League Second Division|Scottish Second Division]]'''/'''[[Scottish League One|League One]]''' |
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** '''Champions''': (3) [[1994–95 Scottish Second Division|1994–95]], [[2006–07 Scottish Second Division|2006–07]], [[2014–15 Scottish League One|2014–15]]³ |
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** '''champions''': 1949–1950¹, 1963–1964¹, 1966–1967¹, 1977–1978, 1983–1984, 1986–1987 |
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** Runners-up: [[2005–06 Scottish Second Division|2005–06]] |
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** runners-up: 1899–1900¹, 1928–1929¹, 1936–1937¹ |
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** third placed: 1897–1898¹, 1935–1936¹, 1961–1962¹, 1962–1963¹, 1995–1996 |
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* '''[[Scottish Football League Second Division|Scottish Second Division]]''' |
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** '''champions''': 1994–1995, 2006–2007 |
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** runners-up: 2005–2006 |
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** third placed: 2004–2005 |
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* '''[[Scottish Football League Third Division|Scottish Third Division]]''' |
* '''[[Scottish Football League Third Division|Scottish Third Division]]''' |
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** '''Champions''': [[2002–03 Scottish Third Division|2002–03]] |
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** '''champions''': 2002–2003 |
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=== Minor honours === |
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* '''[[Renfrewshire Cup]]''' |
* '''[[Renfrewshire Cup]]''' |
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** ''' |
** '''Winners''': 52 times |
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** Runners-up: 42 times |
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* '''[[Navy and Army War Fund Shield|Great War Shield]]'''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warfundshield|title=War Fund Shield|publisher=Scottish Football Historical Archive|access-date=8 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414170502/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warfundshield|archive-date=14 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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** '''Winners''': 1914–15<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xc9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=baYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4210%2C6935140 Football: War Shield Final], Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915</ref> |
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** Runners-up: 1917–18 |
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*'''[[Southern Football League (Scotland)|Southern Football League]]''' |
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** Runners-up: [[1942–43 Southern Football League (Scotland)|1942-43]] |
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* '''[[Southern League Cup (Scotland)|Southern League Cup]]''' |
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** Runners-up: [[1941–42 Southern League Cup (Scotland)|1941–42]] |
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* '''SFL Reserve League South''' |
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** Runners-up: 2012–13<ref>{{cite news|url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/rangers-win-sfl-reserve-league-championship/|title=Rangers win SFL Reserve League Championship|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=20 February 2013|access-date=29 August 2015|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018154637/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/rangers-win-sfl-reserve-league-championship/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* '''SPFL Development League West''' |
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** '''Champions''': 2015–16,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/14388949.Morton_Under_20s_crowned_champions/|title=Morton Under-20s crowned champions|publisher=Greenock Telegraph|date=29 March 2016|access-date=30 March 2016|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell}}</ref> 2017-18<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/2018/04/26/match-report-morton-u-20s-1-0-ayr-united-u-20s/|title=Match Report: Morton U-20s 1-0 Ayr United U-20s|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=26 April 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=23 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623141620/https://gmfc.net/2018/04/26/match-report-morton-u-20s-1-0-ayr-united-u-20s/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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** Runners-up: 2016–17 |
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* '''Club Academy Scotland U16/17 South/West League''' |
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** '''Champions''': 2014–15<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/morton/articles/2015/04/30/530943-morton-under17s-save-best-for-last/|title=Morton Under-17s save best for last|publisher=Greenock Telegraph|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell}}</ref> |
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** Runners-up: 2015–16 |
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<small>¹ Known as Division II at the time <br /> |
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* '''Great War Shield''' |
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** '''champions''': 1914 |
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³ Known as SPFL League One at the time</small> |
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¹ Known as Division II at that time <br /> |
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² Known as Division I at that time |
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=== National Player Honours === |
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* 2002–2003 - [[Alex Williams (footballer)|Alex Williams]] (SPFA Third Division Player of the Year) |
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* 1994–1995 - [[Derek McInnes]] (SPFA Second Division Player of the Year) |
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* 1984–1985 - [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] ([[SPFA Players' Player of the Year]]) |
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* 1978–1979 - [[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] ([[SFWA Footballer of the Year]]) |
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== Records == |
== Records == |
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* '''Best league position''' |
* '''Best league position''' – 2nd in First Division (Old) ([[1916–17 in Scottish football|1916–1917]]) |
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* '''Best [[Scottish Cup]] performance''' |
* '''Best [[Scottish Cup]] performance''' – winners ([[1921–22 in Scottish football|1921–1922]]) |
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* '''Best [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] performance''' |
* '''Best [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] performance''' – runners-up ([[1963–64 in Scottish football|1963–1964]]) |
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* '''Best [[Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]] performance''' |
* '''Best [[Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]] performance''' – runners-up ([[1992–93 in Scottish football|1992–1993]]) |
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* '''Victory''' |
* '''Victory''' – 21–0 v Howwood (1886–87 [[Renfrewshire Cup]]) |
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* '''Defeat''' |
* '''Defeat''' – 1–10 v [[Port Glasgow Athletic F.C.|Port Glasgow Athletic]] (5 May 1894), [[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]] (14 October 1933) |
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* '''Home attendance''' |
* '''Home attendance''' – 23,500 v [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] ([[1921–22 in Scottish football|1922]]) |
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* '''Goals in one season''' |
* '''Goals in one season''' – [[Allan McGraw]] (58 in [[1963–64 in Scottish football|1963–1964]]) |
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* '''Most league appearances''' |
* '''Most league appearances''' – [[Derek Collins]] (534) |
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* '''Most league goals''' |
* '''Most league goals''' – [[Allan McGraw]] (117) |
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* '''Record signing''' – [[Janne Lindberg]] – £250k (including [[Marko Rajamäki]]) from [[MYPA|MyPa-47]] |
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* '''Record sale''' – [[Derek Lilley]] – £500k to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/morton-is-lilley-s-pad-1-1402673|title=Morton is Lilley's pad|publisher=The Scotsman|date=30 July 2005|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> |
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==Players== |
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== Recent league history == |
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===Current squad=== |
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{{updated|1 January 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gmfc.net/team/first-team/ |title=First Team squad |website=Greenock Morton FC |access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref>}} |
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{{Fs start}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=Ryan Mullen|pos=GK|no=1}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Cammy Ballantyne]]|pos=DF|no=2}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=IRL|name=[[Zak Delaney]]|pos=DF|no=3}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=Dylan Corr|pos=DF|no=4}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Jack Baird]]|pos=DF|no=5}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=WAL|name=[[Morgan Boyes]]|pos=DF|no=6}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Owen Moffat]]|pos=FW|no=7}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Cameron Blues]]|pos=MF|no=8}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SRB|name=[[Filip Stuparević]]|pos=FW|no=9|other=on loan from [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=WAL|name=Jordan Davies|pos=FW|no=10}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=JAM|name=[[Lamar Reynolds]]|pos=FW|no=11}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Ali Crawford]]|pos=MF|no=14}} |
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{{Fs mid}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Kirk Broadfoot]]|pos=DF|no=15}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Arron Lyall]]|pos=MF|no=17}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=Michael Garrity|pos=MF|no=18}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=NIR|name=[[Niall McGinn]]|pos=FW|no=20|other=on loan from [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Grant Gillespie (footballer)|Grant Gillespie]]|pos=MF|no=21|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=ENG|name=[[Nathan Shaw]]|pos=MF|no=22}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=ENG|name=[[Austin Samuels]]|pos=FW|no=24}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=Alex King|pos=MF|no=25}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=[[Iain Wilson]]|pos=MF|no=27}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=Logan O'Boy|pos=FW|no=31}} |
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{{Fs player|nat=ENG|name=[[Gary Woods (footballer)|Gary Woods]]|pos=GK|no=33}} |
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===On loan=== |
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|name=Sam Murdoch|pos=GK|no=41|other=on loan at [[Port Glasgow F.C.|Port Glasgow]]}} |
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===Coaching staff=== |
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|[[Dougie Imrie]]||Manager |
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| '''2008–09''' || 36 || 12 || 11 || 13 || 40 || 40 || 0 || '''47''' || ''6'' || First Division |
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|[[Andy Millen]]||Assistant manager |
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| '''2007–08''' || 36 || 9 || 10 || 17 || 40 || 58 || −18 || ''' 37''' || ''8'' || First Division |
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|[[Gary Woods (footballer)|Gary Woods]]||Goalkeeping coach |
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| '''2006–07''' || 36 || 24 || 5 || 7 || 76 || 32 || +44 || ''' 77''' || ''1'' || Second Division |
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|George Barnes||Physiotherapist |
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| '''2005–06''' || 36 || 21 || 7 || 8 || 58 || 33 || +25 || '''70''' || ''2'' || Second Division |
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| Lewis Collison||Sports scientist |
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| '''2004–05''' || 36 || 18 || 8 || 10 || 60 || 37 || +23 || '''62''' || ''3'' || Second Division |
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| Sean Strain||Analyst |
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== Current squad == |
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| Gary Johnstone||Kit manager |
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[[Image:Soccer.Field Transparant.png|175px]] |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Yellow">'''Stewart'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.095|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Van Zanten'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.14|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Reid'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.185|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Shimmin'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.23|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Greacen'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.275|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Paartalu'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.32|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Finlayson'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.365|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''MacFarlane'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.41|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Weatherson'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.455|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''Wake'''</font>}} |
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{{Image label|x=0.215|y=0.50|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">'''McAlister'''</font>}} |
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{{image label|x=0.05|y=0.545|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue"><center>'''Subs: Graham, Monti, Jenkins, MacGregor, McWilliams'''</center></font>}} |
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<tr><td><small><center>Morton's match squad on 4 January 2010, which lost 1-0 against {{fc|Partick Thistle}}.</center></small></td></tr> |
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</table> |
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:{| class="wikitable" |
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!colspan=7|Key |
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|- |
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| [[Derek Anderson (footballer)|Derek Anderson]]||Director of youth |
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| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scottish people|Scottish]] |
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| {{flagicon|England}} [[English people|English]] |
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia|Australian]] |
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|} |
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== Player records == |
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Including players that have featured on the bench: As of '''15 January 2010''' |
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All statistics are for league matches, post-[[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/morton/morton.html|title=Greenock Morton 1946–47–2007–08|publisher=newcastlefans.com}}</ref> <!-- These statistics are only for league games played after the Second World War, do not edit Peter Weatherson (or any other players) stats to include cup games! --> |
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{{ |
{{Updated|1 June 2021}} |
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Kevin Cuthbert]]|pos=GK}} |
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|+ Top goalscorers |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Ryan McWilliams]]|pos=GK}} |
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!# |
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{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|name=[[Colin Stewart (footballer)|Colin Stewart]]|pos=GK}} |
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!Name |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[David Wylie]]|pos=GK|other=player/goalkeeping coach}} |
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!Period at club |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=Jamie Docherty|pos=DF}} |
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!Apps |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Stewart Greacen]]|pos=DF}} [[Image:Captain sports.svg|15px]] |
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!Goals |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[David MacGregor]]|pos=DF|other=player/youth coach}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Allan McManus]]|pos=DF|other=player/assistant manager}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Alan Reid (footballer)|Alan Reid]]|pos=DF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=Nathan Shepherd|pos=DF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|name=[[Dominic Shimmin]]|pos=DF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Alex Walker]]|pos=DF|other=on loan to {{fc|Brechin City}}}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Kevin Finlayson]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Allan Jenkins (footballer)|Allan Jenkins]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad mid}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Ryan Kane]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Neil MacFarlane (footballer)|Neil MacFarlane]]|pos=MF|other=player/youth coach}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Steven Masterton]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Jim McAlister (Scottish footballer)|Jim McAlister]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Ryan McGuffie]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Carlo Monti (footballer)|Carlo Monti]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=AUS|name=[[Erik Paartalu]]|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=Michael Tidser|pos=MF}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=Chris Gordon|pos=FW}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[James Grady]]|pos=FW|other=player/manager}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Brian Graham (footballer)|Brian Graham]]|pos=FW}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=SCO|name=[[Iain Russell]]|pos=FW}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|name=[[Brian Wake]]|pos=FW}} |
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{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|name=[[Peter Weatherson]]|pos=FW}} |
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{{Football squad end}} |
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<small>*Note: Squad numbers are not used by the Scottish Football League</small> |
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=== Current squad statistics === |
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''As of 4 January 2010'' |
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Oldest played player - [[James Grady]] (38 years 238 days, 7/11/2009 v {{fc|Partick Thistle}}) <br /> |
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Youngest on debut for Morton - [[Jim McAlister (Scottish footballer)|Jim McAlister]] (17 years 56 days, 28/12/2002 v {{fc|Peterhead}}) <br /> |
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Most league goals - [[Peter Weatherson]] (75 goals) <br /> |
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Most league appearances - [[Peter Weatherson]] (218 games) |
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== Appearances (current squad) == |
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Players with over 50 league appearances. |
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'''Most league appearances''' |
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{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align: center;" |
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!class="unsortable"|Name |
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!Games |
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|- |
|- |
||
|1 |
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|align="left"|[[Peter Weatherson]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan McGraw]] |
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|218 |
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|1961–1966 |
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|136 |
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|117 |
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|- |
|- |
||
|2 |
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|align="left"|[[Jim McAlister (Scottish footballer)|Jim McAlister]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] |
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|208 |
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|1976–1983 |
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|213 |
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|100 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|3 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Stewart Greacen]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rowan Alexander]] |
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|206 |
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|1986–1995 |
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|310 |
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|98 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|4 |
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|align="left"|[[David MacGregor]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Weatherson]] |
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|205 |
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|2003–2013 |
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|323 |
|||
|93 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|5 |
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|align="left"|[[Kevin Finlayson]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Orr]] |
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|145 |
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|1946–1958 |
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|257 |
|||
|86 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|rowspan=2|6 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Alex Walker]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Eddie Beaton |
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|71 |
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|1956–1960 |
|||
|110 |
|||
|83 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Lilley]] |
||
|1991–1997<br />2005–2007 |
|||
|64 |
|||
|232 |
|||
|83 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|8 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Iain Russell]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Joe Mason |
|||
|56 |
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|1966–1973 |
|||
|186 |
|||
|76 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|9 |
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|align="left"|[[Brian Wake]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alec Linwood]] |
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|55 |
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|1951–1955 |
|||
|101 |
|||
|72 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|10 |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McNeil (footballer born 1959)|John McNeil]] |
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|1975–1991 |
|||
|328 |
|||
|67 |
|||
|} |
|} |
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
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== Non-playing staff == |
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|+ Most appearances |
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=== Boardroom === |
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!|# |
|||
{| class="wikitable" |
|||
!|Name |
|||
!|Period at club |
|||
!Apps |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1 |
|||
!Name |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Collins]] |
|||
!Role |
|||
|1987–1999<br />2001–2005 |
|||
|534 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|2 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Douglas Rae (businessman)|Douglas Rae]]||Chairman |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Wylie (footballer)|David Wylie]] |
|||
|1985–1999 |
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|482 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|3 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Crawford Rae||Director/Stadium Director |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Holmes (footballer)|Jim Holmes]] |
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|1976–1988 |
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|437 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|4 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Stuart Duncan||Director |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Davie Hayes |
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|1970–1984 |
|||
|353 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|5 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Gillian Donaldson||Chief Executive |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McNeil (footballer born 1959)|John McNeil]] |
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|1975–1991 |
|||
|328 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|6 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Arthur Montford]]||Hon. Vice-President |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Weatherson]] |
|||
|2003–2013 |
|||
|323 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|7 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Iain D. Brown C.A.||Hon. Vice-President |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim McAlister]] |
|||
|2002–2010<br />2018–2021 |
|||
|312<!-- don't count cup games or playoff matches--> |
|||
|- |
|||
|8 |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rowan Alexander]] |
|||
|1986–1995 |
|||
|310 |
|||
|- |
|||
|9 |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Anderson (footballer born 1953)|George Anderson]] |
|||
|1969–1981<br />1985–1987 |
|||
|280 |
|||
|- |
|||
|rowspan=2|10 |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Baines]] |
|||
|1972–1977<br />1978–1983 |
|||
|271 |
|||
|- |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Millar]] |
|||
|2003–2008<br />2018–2021 |
|||
|271 |
|||
|} |
|} |
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=== Top league goalscorers by season (post war) === |
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=== Management === |
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''In progress'' |
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{| class="wikitable" |
|||
*Scottish unless stated |
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
|||
!class=|Season |
|||
!class=|Name |
|||
!Goals |
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!Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1946–47 |
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!Name |
|||
|align="left"|Ross Henderson |
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!Role |
|||
|10 |
|||
|[[Scottish Premier Division|Premier Division]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
|1947–48 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[James Grady]]||Manager |
|||
|align="left"|[[Tommy Orr]] |
|||
|14 |
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|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1948–49 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan McManus]]||Assistant Manager |
|||
|align="left"|[[Neil Mochan]] |
|||
|13 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1949–50 |
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|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[David Wylie]]||Goalkeeping Coach |
|||
|align="left"|Neil Mochan |
|||
|24 |
|||
|[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1950–51 |
|||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Buchan||Youth Goalkeeping Coach |
|||
|align="left"|Neil Mochan |
|||
|20 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1951–52 |
|||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Neil MacFarlane (footballer)|Neil MacFarlane]]||U19s Team Coach |
|||
|align="left"|[[Alec Linwood]] |
|||
|19 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1952–53 |
|||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[David MacGregor]]||U19s Team Coach |
|||
|align="left"|Bob Gibson<br />Alec Linwood |
|||
|17 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1953–54 |
|||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Brian McLaughlin||U17s Team Coach |
|||
|align="left"|Alec Linwood<br />John Hannigan |
|||
|22 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1954–55 |
|||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Anderson||U17s Team Coach |
|||
|align="left"|Alec Linwood |
|||
|14 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1955–56 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} David McLeod||U15s Team Coach |
|||
|align="left"|Bob Gibson |
|||
|33 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1956–57 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott McKellar]]||U15s Team Coach |
|||
|align="left"|Eddie Beaton |
|||
|18 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1957–58 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Paul Kelly||Physiotherapist |
|||
|align="left"|Eddie Beaton |
|||
|25 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1958–59 |
|||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Tierney||Physiotherapist |
|||
|align="left"|Eddie Beaton |
|||
|33 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1959–60 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Elaine McCafferty||Physiotherapist |
|||
|align="left"|Charlie Stewart |
|||
|11 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1960–61 |
|||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Dr Fraser Gray MB ChB||Club Doctor |
|||
|align="left"|Billy Craig |
|||
|11 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1961–62 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Dr. R. Craig Speirs MB ChB||Club Doctor |
|||
|align="left"|[[Allan McGraw]] |
|||
|16 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1962–63 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Bryan||Kit Manager |
|||
|align="left"|Allan McGraw |
|||
|29 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1963–64 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Mark Farrell||Groundsman |
|||
|align="left"|Allan McGraw |
|||
|51 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1964–65 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Mary Davidson||Company Secretary |
|||
|align="left"|Allan McGraw |
|||
|12 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1965–66 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Susan Gregory||Commercial Manager |
|||
|align="left"|Allan McGraw<br />David Watson |
|||
|8 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1966–67 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} John Parker, James McFadden, David Bell||Photographers |
|||
|align="left"|[[Joe Harper]] |
|||
|29 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|1967–68 |
|||
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Cappie the Cat||Mascot |
|||
|align="left"|Joe Mason |
|||
|} |
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|15 |
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|Premier Division |
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== SFL scorers == |
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|- |
|||
|1968–69 |
|||
Since [[Douglas Rae (businessman)|Douglas Rae]] took over the club from Hugh Scott in the summer of 2001. |
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|align="left"|Joe Harper |
|||
|25 |
|||
''As of 19 December 2009 (versus {{fc|Dundee}})'' |
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|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
=== Top league goalscorers === |
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|1969–70 |
|||
|align="left"|Billy Osborne |
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<div style="-moz-column-count: 1"> |
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|11 |
|||
'''Top league goal scorers''' |
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|Premier Division |
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{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |
|||
|- |
|||
|1970–71 |
|||
!class="unsortable"|Season |
|||
|align="left"|Joe Mason |
|||
!class="unsortable"|Name |
|||
|9 |
|||
!Goals |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1971–72 |
|||
|align="left"|Donald Gillies |
|||
|9 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1972–73 |
|||
|align="left"|Donald Gillies |
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|14 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1973–74 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Hugh McIlmoyle]] |
|||
|8 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1974–75 |
|||
|align="left"|[[John Hazel (footballer)|John Hazel]] |
|||
|6 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1975–76 |
|||
|align="left"|John Goldthorpe<br />Ian Harley<br />Richard Sharp |
|||
|22 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1976–77 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] |
|||
|22 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1977–78 |
|||
|align="left"|John Goldthorpe<br />Andy Ritchie |
|||
|20 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1978–79 |
|||
|align="left"|Andy Ritchie |
|||
|22 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1979–80 |
|||
|align="left"|Andy Ritchie |
|||
|19 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1980–81 |
|||
|align="left"|Andy Ritchie |
|||
|8 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1981–82 |
|||
|align="left"|Andy Ritchie |
|||
|6 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1982–83 |
|||
|align="left"|James Rooney |
|||
|7 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1983–84 |
|||
|align="left"|[[John McNeil (footballer born 1959)|John McNeil]] |
|||
|17 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1984–85 |
|||
|align="left"|James Gillespie |
|||
|5 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1985–86 |
|||
|align="left"|John McNeil |
|||
|14 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1986–87 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Rowan Alexander]] |
|||
|23 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1987–88 |
|||
|align="left"|Jimmy Boag |
|||
|8 |
|||
|Premier Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1988–89 |
|||
|align="left"|Rowan Alexander |
|||
|11 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1989–90 |
|||
|align="left"|Rowan Alexander |
|||
|11 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1990–91 |
|||
|align="left"|Dave McCabe |
|||
|21 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1991–92 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Alex Mathie]] |
|||
|18 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1992–93 |
|||
|align="left"|Alex Mathie |
|||
|13 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1993–94 |
|||
|align="left"|Rowan Alexander |
|||
|11 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1994–95 |
|||
|align="left"|[[Derek Lilley]] |
|||
|16 |
|||
|[[Scottish Football League Second Division|Second Division]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|1995–96 |
|||
|align="left"|Derek Lilley |
|||
|14 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1996–97 |
|||
|align="left"|Derek Lilley |
|||
|15 |
|||
|First Division |
|||
|- |
|||
|1997–98 |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Warren Hawke]] |
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|10 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
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|1998–99 |
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|align="left"|[[Kevin Thomas (footballer, born 1975)|Kevin Thomas]] |
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|9 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
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|1999–00 |
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|align="left"|[[Harry Curran]] |
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|9 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
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|2000–01 |
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|align="left"|Ross Matheson |
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|9 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|2001–02 |
|2001–02 |
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|align="left"|[[Scott Bannerman]] |
|align="left"|[[Scott Bannerman]] |
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|8 |
|8 |
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|Second Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|2002–03 |
|2002–03 |
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|align="left"|[[Alex Williams (footballer)|Alex Williams]] |
|align="left"|[[Alex Williams (footballer, born 1983)|Alex Williams]] |
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|23 |
|23 |
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|[[Scottish Football League Third Division|Third Division]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|2003–04 |
|2003–04 |
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|align="left"|[[Peter Weatherson]]<br /> |
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Weatherson]]<br />Alex Williams |
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|15 |
|15 |
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|Second Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|2004–05 |
|2004–05 |
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|align="left"|[[Chris Millar]]<br /> |
|align="left"|[[Chris Millar]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Weatherson |
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|10 |
|10 |
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|Second Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|2005–06 |
|2005–06 |
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|align="left"| |
|align="left"|Derek Lilley |
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|12 |
|12 |
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|Second Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|2006–07 |
|2006–07 |
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|align="left"| |
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Weatherson |
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|15 |
|15 |
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|Second Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|2007–08 |
|2007–08 |
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|align="left"| |
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Weatherson |
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|9 |
|9 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[2008–09 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2008–09]] |
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|2008–09 |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Wake]] <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Weatherson |
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|9 |
|9 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2009–10]] |
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|2009–10 |
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|align="left"| |
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Weatherson |
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| |
|10 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
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|[[2010–11 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2010–11]] |
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|align="left"|[[Allan Jenkins (footballer)|Allan Jenkins]] |
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|8 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
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|[[2011–12 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2011–12]] |
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|align="left"|[[Peter MacDonald (footballer)|Peter MacDonald]] |
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|10 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
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|[[2012–13 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2012–13]] |
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|align="left"|Peter MacDonald |
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|14 |
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|First Division |
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|- |
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|[[2013–14 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2013–14]] |
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|align="left"|[[Dougie Imrie]] |
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|9 |
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|[[Scottish Championship|Championship]] |
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|- |
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|[[2014–15 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2014–15]] |
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|align="left"|[[Declan McManus]] (on loan from [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]) |
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|20 |
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|[[Scottish League One|League One]] |
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|- |
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|[[2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2015–16]] |
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|align="left"|[[Denny Johnstone]] (on loan from [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]) |
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|14 |
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|Championship |
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|- |
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|[[2016–17 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2016–17]] |
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|align="left"|[[Ross Forbes]] |
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|9 |
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|Championship |
|||
|- |
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|[[2017–18 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2017–18]] |
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|align="left"|[[Gary Harkins]] |
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|8 |
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|Championship |
|||
|- |
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|[[2018-19 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2018–19]] |
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|align="left"|[[Bob McHugh (footballer)|Bob McHugh]] |
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|11 |
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|Championship |
|||
|- |
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|[[2019-20 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2019–20]] |
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|align="left"|Bob McHugh |
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|8 |
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|Championship |
|||
|- |
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|[[2020-21 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2020–21]] |
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|align="left"|[[Aidan Nesbitt]] |
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|4 |
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|Championship |
|||
|- |
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|[[2021–22 Greenock Morton F.C. season|2021–22]] |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gozie Ugwu]] |
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|8 |
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|Championship |
|||
|- |
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|2022–23 |
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|align="left"|[[Robbie Muirhead]] |
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|10 |
|||
|Championship |
|||
|- |
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|2023–24 |
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|align="left"|Robbie Muirhead |
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|12 |
|||
|Championship |
|||
|} |
|} |
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=== National Individual Honours === |
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== Notable players == |
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* 2016–17 – [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] (Ladbrokes Championship Manager of the Season)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/2017/05/25/duffy-named-championship-manager-of-the-season/|title=Duffy named Championship manager of the season|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=25 May 2017|access-date=23 July 2018|author=Jonathan Mitchell|archive-date=24 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204708/https://gmfc.net/2017/05/25/duffy-named-championship-manager-of-the-season/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="awards"/> |
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To be included in this list players must have met certain criteria... |
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* 2014–15 – [[Declan McManus]] (SPFL League One Player of the Year)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/aberdeen-fc/dons-kid-declan-mcmanus-named-league-one-player-of-the-year/|title=Dons kid Declan McManus named League One Player of the Year|publisher=Evening Express|date=3 May 2015|access-date=23 July 2018|author=Anthony Joseph}}</ref><ref name="awards"/> |
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* 2002–03 – [[Alex Williams (footballer born 1983)|Alex Williams]] (SPFA Third Division Player of the Year)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/apr/28/newsstory.sport9|title=Ferguson wins Scottish PFA award|work=The Guardian|date=28 April 2003|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="awards"/> |
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* 1994–95 – [[Derek McInnes]] (SPFA Second Division Player of the Year)<ref name="awards">{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/2017/06/01/six-of-the-best-morton-award-winners/|title=Six of the best... Morton award winners|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=1 June 2017|access-date=23 July 2018|author=Jonathan Mitchell|archive-date=23 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723182309/https://gmfc.net/2017/06/01/six-of-the-best-morton-award-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="94-95">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12105909.Nicholl_is_voted_top_manager/|title=Nicholl is voted top manager|publisher=The Glasgow Herald|date=15 May 1995|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> |
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* 1994–95 – [[Allan McGraw]] (SPFA Second Division Manager of the Year)<ref name="94-95"/> |
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* 1986–87 – [[Jim Holmes (footballer)|Jim Holmes]] (SPFA First Division Player of the Year)<ref name="awards"/> |
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* 1984–85 – [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] ([[SPFA Players' Player of the Year]])<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/stars-of-the-80s-no-7-jim-duffy-1-2608514|title=Stars of the 80s: No 7, Jim Duffy|publisher=The Scotsman|author=Stephen McGowan|date=1 November 2012|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> |
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* 1978–79 – [[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] ([[SFWA Footballer of the Year]])<ref name="awards"/> |
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=== Recent internationals === |
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The last signed player to earn a full international cap whilst playing for Morton – [[Fouad Bachirou]] for [[Comoros national football team|Comoros]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/morton/articles/2014/03/06/490790-bachirous-joy-at-international-debut-/|title=Bachirou's joy at international debut|publisher=Greenock Telegraph|date=6 March 2014|access-date=6 March 2014|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell|archive-date=6 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306204928/http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/morton/articles/2014/03/06/490790-bachirous-joy-at-international-debut-/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The last signed Morton player to receive international honours for [[Scotland]] was [[Jai Quitongo]] in 2016, for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|under-21 side]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37930204 |title=International friendly: Slovakia U21 4–0 Scotland U21 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=9 November 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> |
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=== Notable players === |
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To be included in this list players must have met one of the following criteria... |
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* Played over 100 league games for Morton |
* Played over 100 league games for Morton |
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* Scored in a national cup final |
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* Done something extremely notable like scoring the winning goal in a national Cup competition |
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* Managed the club after playing for them |
* Managed the club after playing for them |
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* Been from a nation |
* Been from a nation outside the British Isles |
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* Won international honours |
* '''Won full international honours''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Aitken]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Aitken]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rowan Alexander]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rowan Alexander]] |
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*{{flag icon|NGA}} '''[[Efe Ambrose]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} George Anderson |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Anderson (footballer born 1953)|George Anderson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Anderson (footballer born 1972)|John Anderson]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Anderson (footballer born 1972)|John Anderson]] |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Arentoft]] |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Preben Arentoft]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|COM}} '''[[Fouad Bachirou]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Baines]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Darren Barr]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Per Bartram]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Carl Bertelsen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Boag (footballer, born 1965)|John Boag]] |
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* {{flagicon|CMR}} '''[[Andre Boe]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Emilio Bottiglieri]] |
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Emilio Bottiglieri]] |
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* |
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Karim Boukraa]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[David Brcic]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Buchanan (footballer, born 1899)|Jock Buchanan]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Caraux]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominic Cervi]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|GAM}} [[Kabba-Modou Cham]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Clinging |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian Clinging]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Collins]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Collins]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Cowan (footballer)|Jimmy Cowan]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Jimmy Cowan (footballer)|Jimmy Cowan]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig Coyle]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig Coyle]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Doak |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] |
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* {{flagicon|WAL}} |
* {{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Robert Earnshaw]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave Edwards (Scottish footballer)|Dave Edwards]] |
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* {{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Paul Fenwick]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kevin Finlayson]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kevin Finlayson]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Markus Fjørtoft]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ross Forbes]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George French (Scottish footballer)|George French]] |
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* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Luca Gasparotto]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Gaston]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[James Gillespie (footballer)|James Gillespie]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Greacen]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Greacen]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Bobby Gourlay |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Gourlay]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Gourlay]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Grady]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Grady (footballer)|James Grady]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Michal Habai]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan Harding]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan Harding]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[ |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Harper]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Hartley]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Paul Hartley]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Warren Hawke]] |
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Warren Hawke]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''[[Atli Thor Hedinsson]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Holmes (footballer)|Jim Holmes]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[David Hopkin]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Houston (footballer, born 1952)|Bobby Houston]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[ |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dougie Imrie]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Iredale]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Kyle Jacobs (footballer, born 1991)|Kyle Jacobs]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Bjarne Jensen (footballer)|Bjarne Jensen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Kai Johansen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Justin Johnson (footballer)|Justin Johnson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dougie Johnstone]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dougie Johnstone]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|DRC}} [[Joel Kasubandi]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Dylan Kerr]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Lee Kilday]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ricki Lamie]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Tommy Lawton]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''[[Gudgeir Leifsson]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Lilley]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Lilley]] |
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* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Janne Lindberg]] |
* {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Janne Lindberg]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alec Linwood]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Adam Little |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Adam Little]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David MacGregor]] |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[John Madsen (footballer)|John Madsen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Mahood]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Mahood]] |
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Maisano]] |
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Maisano]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Mason (Scottish footballer)|Joe Mason]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stanley Matthews]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|Argentina}} Marco Maisano |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} Carsten Margaard |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Joe Mason |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stanley Matthews]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally Maxwell]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally Maxwell]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[ |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim McAlister]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steve McCahill]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian McDonald (footballer, born 1958)|Ian McDonald]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Mark McGhee]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Tom MacGarrity |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mark McGhee]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan McGraw]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan McGraw]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[ |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob McGregor (footballer)|Bob McGregor]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek McInnes]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Derek McInnes]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock McIntyre]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby McKay]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Andy McLaren]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe McLaughlin (footballer)|Joe McLaughlin]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe McLaughlin (footballer)|Joe McLaughlin]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex McNab]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Alex McNab]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} John McNeil |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McNeil (footballer born 1959)|John McNeil]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig McPherson]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig McPherson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave McPherson (footballer)|Dave McPherson]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Dave McPherson (footballer)|Dave McPherson]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Parfait Medou-Otye]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Millar]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Millar]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Stefan Milojević (footballer, born 1991)|Stefan Milojević]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Mitchell]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan Moore]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Flemming Nielsen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Leif Nielsen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nacho Novo]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David O'Brien (footballer)|David O'Brien]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Garry O'Connor]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex O'Hara]] |
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* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jaakko Oksanen]] |
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* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rabin Omar]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Neil Orr]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Neil Orr]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Orr]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Tommy Orr]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Thomas O'Ware]] |
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Erik Paartalu]] |
* {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Erik Paartalu]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Tomáš Peciar]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Rafferty]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Rafferty]] |
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* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Marko |
* {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Marko Rajamäki]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Stan Rankin |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Reid (footballer)|Brian Reid]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Reid (footballer)|Brian Reid]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Stu Riddle]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Doug Robertson]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dougie Robertson|Doug Robertson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mark Russell (footballer, born 1996)|Mark Russell]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Romario Sabajo]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Schwake]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stan Seymour]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|IRE}} '''[[Bernie Slaven]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Erik Sørensen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Jørn Sørensen]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Billy Steel]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Morris Stevenson]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Morris Stevenson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Stevenson (Scottish footballer)|Robert Stevenson]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Stewart (Morton footballer)|Robert Stewart]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Strachan]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gerry Sweeney]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Thomson (footballer born 1955)|Bobby Thomson]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Thomson (footballer born 1955)|Bobby Thomson]] |
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* {{flagicon|DEN}} |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Børge Thorup]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Michael Tidser]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Tolmie]] |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Tolmie]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jonathan Toto]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Turner (footballer)|Tommy Turner]] |
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* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jani Uotinen]] |
* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jani Uotinen]] |
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* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Henk van Schaik]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Weatherson]] |
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Weatherson]] |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[David Witteveen]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[ |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Stewart Wright|Jackie Wright]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Wylie (footballer)|David Wylie]] |
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=== Scottish Football Hall of Fame === |
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== 21st century players == |
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Ex-Morton players who have been inducted into the [[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]] are listed below. |
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*[[Joe Jordan]] (2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/hall-of-fame/2005.html|title=2005|publisher=[[Scottish Football Museum]]|access-date=17 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928040826/http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/hall-of-fame/2005.html|archive-date=28 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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*[[Jimmy Cowan (footballer)|Jimmy Cowan]] (2007)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/nine-hoisted-into-scotland-s-proud-hall-of-fame-1-699374|title=Nine hoisted into Scotland's proud Hall of Fame|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=12 November 2007 |access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> |
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''For all Greenock Morton players with a Wikipedia article, see [[:Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players]].'' |
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== Board of directors == |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Aitken]] |
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!Name |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Aitken]] |
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!Role |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Anderson (footballer born 1972)|John Anderson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Eddie Annand]] |
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Laird||Chairman |
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|- |
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* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Emilio Bottiglieri]] |
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graham Barr||Director |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Phil Cannie]] |
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Gourdie||Director |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Collins]] |
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Robinson||Director |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig Coyle]] |
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Harkins||Finance director |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kevin Cuthbert]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Shaun Dillon]] |
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Dale Pryde-MacDonald||General manager |
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* {{flagicon|CAN}} {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Fenwick]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kevin Finlayson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Frail]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Michael Gardyne]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Grady]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Graham (footballer)|Brian Graham]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Greacen]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryn Halliwell]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan Harding]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Warren Hawke]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robbie Henderson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Hopkin]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kevin James (Scottish footballer)|Kevin James]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan Jenkins (footballer)|Allan Jenkins]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan Kane]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dean Keenan]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Dylan Kerr]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Lilley]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Linn]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Neil MacFarlane (footballer)|Neil MacFarlane]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David MacGregor]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Mahood]] |
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Maisano]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Masterton]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Mathers]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally Maxwell]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim McAlister (Scottish footballer)|Jim McAlister]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kieran McAnespie]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart McCluskey]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen McConalogue]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Marc McCulloch]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul McDonald (footballer)|Paul McDonald]] |
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|valign="top"| |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul McGowan (footballer)|Paul McGowan]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan McGuffie]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David McGurn]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy McLaren]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott McLaughlin]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan McManus]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James McPake]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig McPherson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave McPherson (footballer)|Dave McPherson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan McWilliams]] |
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* {{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Parfait Medou-Otye]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Millar]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Millen]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Carlo Monti (footballer)|Carlo Monti]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan Moore]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martyn Naylor]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jon Newby]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean O'Connor (footballer)|Sean O'Connor]] |
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Erik Paartalu]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Paterson (footballer)|Scott Paterson]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Miles|Colin Pluck]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Robbie Raeside]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Reid (footballer)|Alan Reid]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Reilly]] |
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|valign="top"| |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Michael Renwick]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Rice]] |
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* {{flagicon|NZL}} {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stu Riddle]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Robinson (footballer)|Lee Robinson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Iain Russell]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jay Shields]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dominic Shimmin]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Barry Smith (footballer)|Barry Smith]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Smith (footballer born 1988)|Chris Smith]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jamie Stevenson (footballer)|Jamie Stevenson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Stewart (footballer)|Colin Stewart]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Templeman]] |
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* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jani Uotinen]] |
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* {{flagicon|IRL}} [[David van Zanten]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Wake]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Walker]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jason Walker (footballer)|Jason Walker]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Johnny Walker (footballer)|Johnny Walker]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Walker (footballer born 1977)|Paul Walker]] |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Weatherson]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Webster]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Williams (footballer born 1983)|Alex Williams]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Keith Wright (footballer)|Keith Wright]] |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Wright (footballer)|Paul Wright]] |
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== Managers == |
== Managers == |
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This list does not contain caretaker managers |
This list does not contain caretaker managers. |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Morrell (football manager)|George Morell]] (1904–1908) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} George Morell (1904–1908) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Bob Cochrane (1908–1927) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Bob Cochrane (1908–1927) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} David Torrance (1928–1931) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} David Torrance (1928–1931) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Bob Cochrane (1931–1934) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Bob Cochrane (1931–1934) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Jackie Wright (1934–1938) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Stewart Wright|Jackie Wright]] (1934–1938) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Davies (1939–1955) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Davies (1939–1955) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Gibby McKenzie (1955–1957) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Gibby McKenzie (1955–1957) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy McIntosh]] (1957–1960) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Hal Stewart (1961–1972) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Hal Stewart (1961–1972) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Eric Smith (1972) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Eric Smith (Scottish footballer)|Eric Smith]] (1972) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Hal Stewart (1972–1974) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Hal Stewart (1972–1974) |
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* {{flagicon| |
* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Erik Sørensen]] (1974–1975) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Gilroy]] (1975–1976) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Gilroy]] (1975–1976) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Benny Rooney]] (1976–1983) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Benny Rooney]] (1976–1983) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} Allan Feeney (1983) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Miller]] (1983) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy McLean]] (1983–1984) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy McLean]] (1983–1984) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie McLean ( |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie McLean (footballer, born 1935)|Willie McLean]] (1984–1985) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan McGraw]] (1985–1997) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan McGraw]] (1985–1997) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy Stark]] (1997–2000) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy Stark]] (1997–2000) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian McCall]] (2000) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian McCall (footballer)|Ian McCall]] (2000) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan Evans (footballer)|Allan Evans]] (2000–2001) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan Evans (footballer)|Allan Evans]] (2000–2001) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally Maxwell]] (2001) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally Maxwell]] (2001) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Cormack]] (2001–2002) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Cormack]] (2001–2002) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave McPherson (footballer)|Dave McPherson]] (2002) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave McPherson (footballer)|Dave McPherson]] (2002) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McCormack ( |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McCormack (footballer, born 1955)|John McCormack]] (2002–2004) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim McInally]] (2004–2008) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim McInally]] (2004–2008) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Davie Irons]] (2008–2009) |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Davie Irons]] (2008–2009) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Grady]] ( |
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Grady (footballer)|James Grady]] (2009–2010) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Allan Moore]] (2010–2013) |
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* {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Kenny Shiels]] (2013–2014) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] (2014–2018) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ray McKinnon (footballer)|Ray McKinnon]] (2018) |
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* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jonatan Johansson (footballer)|Jonatan Johansson]] (2018–2019) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Hopkin]] (2019–2020) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gus MacPherson]] (2021) |
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dougie Imrie]] (2021–) |
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== Scottish Cup |
== Scottish Cup record == |
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Morton first entered the Scottish Cup in |
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. |
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* Between 2012–13 and 2014–15 there were 8 rounds plus a preliminary round. |
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* Between 2007–08 and 2011–12 there were 8 rounds. |
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* Between 1970–71 and 2006–07 there were 7 rounds. |
* Between 1970–71 and 2006–07 there were 7 rounds. |
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* Between |
* Between 1957–58 and 1969–70 there were 5 rounds plus a preliminary round. |
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* Between |
* Between 1954–55 and 1956–57 there were 9 rounds. |
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* Between |
* Between 1912–13 and 1953–54 there were 6 rounds. |
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* Between |
* Between 1895–96 and 1911–12 there were 5 rounds. |
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So far Morton have finished the competition in the following rounds, this many times. |
So far Morton have finished the competition in the following rounds, this many times. |
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* Finals |
* Finals – 2 (last 1948) |
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* Semi-finals |
* Semi-finals – 5 (last 1981) |
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* |
* Quarter-finals – 16 (last 2024) |
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== European record == |
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== Individual player records (Post War) == |
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{|class="wikitable" |
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All statistics are for league games played by players who played for Morton after the [[World War II|Second World War]], until 4 January 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/morton/morton.htm|title=Greenock Morton 1946–47–2007–08|publisher=newcastlefans.com|accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref> |
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! Season |
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! Competition |
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<div style="-moz-column-count: 1"> |
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! Round |
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'''Top goalscorers''' |
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! Opponent |
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! Home |
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Goal average separates those on the same goal tally. |
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! Away |
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! Aggregate |
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{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |
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!class="unsortable"|# |
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!class="unsortable"|Name |
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!class="unsortable"|Career |
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!Apps |
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!Goals |
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!Average |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1968–69]] |
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|1 |
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|[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] |
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|align="left"|[[Allan McGraw]] |
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|First round |
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|1961–1966 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |
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|136 |
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|align="center"|3–4 |
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|117 |
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|align="center"|0–5 |
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|0.860 |
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|align="center"|3–9 |
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|- |
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|2 |
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|align="left"|[[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] |
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|1976–1983 |
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|213 |
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|100 |
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|0.469 |
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|- |
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|3 |
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|align="left"|[[Rowan Alexander]] |
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|1986–1995 |
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|310 |
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|98 |
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|0.316 |
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|- |
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|4 |
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|align="left"|[[Tommy Orr]] |
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|1946–1958 |
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|257 |
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|86 |
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|0.334 |
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|- |
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|5 |
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|align="left"|Eddie Beaton |
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|1956–1960 |
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|110 |
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|83 |
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|0.754 |
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|- |
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|6 |
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|align="left"|[[Derek Lilley]] |
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|1991–1997<br />2005–2007 |
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|232 |
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|83 |
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|0.357 |
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|- |
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|7 |
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|align="left"|Joe Mason |
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|1966–1973 |
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|186 |
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|76 |
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|0.408 |
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|- |
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|8 |
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|align="left"|[[Peter Weatherson]] |
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|2003–present |
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|218 |
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|76 |
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|0.349 |
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|- |
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|9 |
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|align="left"|Alex Linwood |
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|1951–1955 |
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|101 |
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|72 |
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|0.712 |
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|- |
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|10 |
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|align="left"|John McNeil |
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|1975–1991 |
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|328 |
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|67 |
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|0.204 |
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|} |
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'''Most appearances''' |
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{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |
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!class="unsortable"|# |
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!class="unsortable"|Name |
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!class="unsortable"|Career |
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!Apps |
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!Goals |
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|- |
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|1 |
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|align="left"|[[Derek Collins]] |
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|1987–1999<br />2001–2005 |
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|534 |
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|12 |
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|- |
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|2 |
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|align="left"|[[David Wylie]] |
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|1985–1999 |
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|482 |
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|0 |
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|- |
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|3 |
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|align="left"|Jimmy Holmes |
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|1976–1988 |
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|437 |
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|7 |
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|- |
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|4 |
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|align="left"|Davie Hayes |
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|1970–1984 |
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|353 |
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|3 |
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|- |
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|5 |
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|align="left"|John McNeil |
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|1975–1991 |
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|328 |
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|67 |
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|- |
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|6 |
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|align="left"|[[Rowan Alexander]] |
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|1986–1995 |
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|310 |
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|98 |
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|- |
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|7 |
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|align="left"|George Anderson |
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|1969–1981<br />1985–1987 |
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|280 |
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|20 |
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|- |
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|8 |
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|align="left"|Roy Baines |
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|1972–1977<br />1978–1983 |
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|271 |
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|0 |
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|- |
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|9 |
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|align="left"|[[Tommy Orr]] |
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|1946–1958 |
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|257 |
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|86 |
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|- |
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|10 |
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|align="left"|Jim Hunter |
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|1985–1997 |
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|253 |
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|1 |
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== Supporters clubs == |
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The main supporters clubs for GMFC are<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmfc.net/Club%20Info/Supporters%20Clubs|title=Supporters Clubs|publisher=gmfc.net|accessdate=13 September 2008}}</ref>... |
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* The [[Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] Travel Club; |
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Slainté (Formerly Connellys), |
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23 Nicholson Street, |
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Greenock. |
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* The Prince of Wales Travel Club; |
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The Prince of Wales, |
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Princes Street, |
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[[Port Glasgow]]. |
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* The Greenock Morton Supporters Club; |
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The Morton Supporters Club, |
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Regent Street, |
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Greenock. |
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* The Gourock Morton Supporters Club<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gourock-morton-supporters.org.uk/|title=Home Page|publisher=gourock-morton-supporters.org.uk|accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref>; |
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The Darroch Bar, |
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Shore Street, |
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[[Gourock]]. |
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* The Norseman Travel Club; |
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The Norseman Bar, |
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Sinclair Street, |
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Greenock. |
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* The Spinnaker Hotel Supporters Club; |
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The Spinnaker Hotel, |
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Albert Road, |
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Gourock. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.gmfc.net Official Website] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030608091023/http://www.gmfc.net/ Official website] (archived 8 June 2003) |
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* [http://www.gmst.org.uk Greenock Morton Supporters Trust] |
* [http://www.gmst.org.uk Greenock Morton Supporters Trust] |
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* [http://www.tontastic.com TonTastic Media |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050306154721/http://www.tontastic.com/ TonTastic Media] (archived 6 March 2005) |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/default.stm Morton BBC My Club page] |
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/default.stm Morton BBC My Club page] |
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* [http://www.fitbastats.com/morton Complete History and Stats] at [http://www.fitbastats.com FitbaStats] |
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 1 January 2025
Full name | Greenock Morton Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Ton[1] | |||
Founded | 1874[2] | (as Morton F.C.)|||
Ground | Cappielow Park | |||
Capacity | 11,589[3] (5,741 seated) | |||
Owner | Morton Club Together (MCT) | |||
Chairman | John Laird | |||
Manager | Dougie Imrie | |||
League | Scottish Championship | |||
2023–24 | Scottish Championship, 5th of 10 | |||
Website | https://www.gmfc.net/ | |||
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Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock.
Morton won the Scottish Cup in 1922, 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 Scottish football league system since 1988. In 2014–15, Morton won its tenth league title in all divisions by winning the Scottish League One championship on the final day.
History
[edit]19th century
[edit]Morton Football Club was established in 1874.[2] 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".[2] 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.[2] 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 1893, 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
[edit]Morton's greatest success came in its 1–0 defeat of Rangers in the 1922 Scottish Cup Final. Jimmy Gourlay scored the winning goal directly from a free kick in the 11th minute. Right after the match Morton boarded a train for Hartlepool 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 Cappielow Park 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.[4] 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 extra time. The goal was said to be highly controversial because it was claimed that Morton goalkeeper Jimmy Cowan was blinded by the flash of a camera.[5] 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.[6]
Morton's third and final major cup final to date was in the League Cup, 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[7](HT: 0–0) in front of 106,000 supporters.
During the Second World War 'guest' players were common at clubs throughout Great Britain. Morton was particularly fortunate in this respect in that two of English football's greatest ever players turned out at Cappielow. Sir Stanley Matthews[8] and Tommy Lawton[9] 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 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (now the UEFA Europa League). Drawn to play Chelsea, the club was eliminated at the first hurdle after a 5–0 defeat at Stamford Bridge and a 4–3 defeat at Cappielow.[10]
In 1992–93 Morton lost 3–2 to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final[11] in front of 7,391 fans. The final was played at Love Street, the home of Morton's arch rivals St Mirren.
21st century
[edit]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 administration. 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,[12] and the team won the Third Division championship at the first attempt, confirming its position with a 1–0 victory over Peterhead 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.[13]
Jim McInally was announced as McCormack's successor,[14] 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), Partick Thistle (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.[15]
The following season, a week after a 9–1 defeat of Forfar Athletic at Cappielow Park,[16] Morton achieved promotion to the First Division,[17] and went on to become Second Division Champions.[18]
Jim McInally resigned on 11 February 2008[19] after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into 9th place in the First Division and was replaced by Davie Irons, with Derek Collins joining him as Assistant Manager.[20] 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.[21] Grady was removed from the club in May 2010,[22] and replaced by Allan Moore.[23] 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 Scottish Championship, 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 Hamilton Accies.[24]
After the resignation of Shiels, Jim Duffy was appointed as manager. He won the Scottish League One to return the club the Championship at the first time of asking.[25] 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).[citation needed] Duffy was sacked in April 2018 after the club finished in 7th place in the Championship after a promising start.[26] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Chairman Douglas Rae retired after 17 years and handed the role to his son Crawford,[27] before dying less than two months later.[28]
Jim Duffy was replaced by Ray McKinnon in May 2018 on a one-year contract;[29] however McKinnon left to join league rivals Falkirk after just three months,[30] being replaced by ex-reserve team manager Jonatan Johansson on a two-year deal.[31]
Colours
[edit]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 tartan. 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.[32]
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.[33]
Stadium
[edit]Morton's stadium is Cappielow Park in Greenock, a ground the club has occupied since 1879. The current capacity is 11,589,[3] 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.[34]
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
[edit]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.[35][36]
The club has a fierce rivalry with neighbours St Mirren, with whom they contest the Renfrewshire derby.[37] It is a rivalry which sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans.[38]
The club also contests a smaller rivalry with Partick Thistle.
The club shares friendships with Reggiana and PEC Zwolle.
League participation
[edit]- 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
[edit]National honours
[edit]- Scottish Cup
- Scottish League Cup
- Runners-up: 1963–64
- Scottish Challenge Cup
- Runners-up: 1992
- Scottish Football League
- Runners-up: 1916–17²
- Scottish First Division/Division Two
- Scottish Second Division/League One
- Scottish Third Division
- Champions: 2002–03
Minor honours
[edit]- Renfrewshire Cup
- Winners: 52 times
- Runners-up: 42 times
- Great War Shield[39]
- Winners: 1914–15[40]
- 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[41]
- SPFL Development League West
- Club Academy Scotland U16/17 South/West League
- Champions: 2014–15[44]
- 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
[edit]- Best league position – 2nd in First Division (Old) (1916–1917)
- Best Scottish Cup performance – winners (1921–1922)
- Best League Cup performance – runners-up (1963–1964)
- Best Challenge Cup performance – runners-up (1992–1993)
- Victory – 21–0 v Howwood (1886–87 Renfrewshire Cup)
- Defeat – 1–10 v Port Glasgow Athletic (5 May 1894), St Bernard's (14 October 1933)
- Home attendance – 23,500 v Celtic (1922)
- Goals in one season – Allan McGraw (58 in 1963–1964)
- Most league appearances – Derek Collins (534)
- Most league goals – Allan McGraw (117)
- Record signing – Janne Lindberg – £250k (including Marko Rajamäki) from MyPa-47
- Record sale – Derek Lilley – £500k to Leeds United[45]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 1 January 2025[46]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Role |
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Dougie Imrie | Manager |
Andy Millen | Assistant manager |
Gary Woods | Goalkeeping coach |
George Barnes | Physiotherapist |
Lewis Collison | Sports scientist |
Sean Strain | Analyst |
Gary Johnstone | Kit manager |
Derek Anderson | Director of youth |
Player records
[edit]All statistics are for league matches, post-World War II.[47]
- As of 1 June 2021
# | Name | Period at club | Apps | Goals |
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1 | Allan McGraw | 1961–1966 | 136 | 117 |
2 | Andy Ritchie | 1976–1983 | 213 | 100 |
3 | Rowan Alexander | 1986–1995 | 310 | 98 |
4 | Peter Weatherson | 2003–2013 | 323 | 93 |
5 | Tommy Orr | 1946–1958 | 257 | 86 |
6 | Eddie Beaton | 1956–1960 | 110 | 83 |
Derek Lilley | 1991–1997 2005–2007 |
232 | 83 | |
8 | Joe Mason | 1966–1973 | 186 | 76 |
9 | Alec Linwood | 1951–1955 | 101 | 72 |
10 | John McNeil | 1975–1991 | 328 | 67 |
# | Name | Period at club | Apps |
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1 | Derek Collins | 1987–1999 2001–2005 |
534 |
2 | David Wylie | 1985–1999 | 482 |
3 | Jim Holmes | 1976–1988 | 437 |
4 | Davie Hayes | 1970–1984 | 353 |
5 | John McNeil | 1975–1991 | 328 |
6 | Peter Weatherson | 2003–2013 | 323 |
7 | Jim McAlister | 2002–2010 2018–2021 |
312 |
8 | Rowan Alexander | 1986–1995 | 310 |
9 | George Anderson | 1969–1981 1985–1987 |
280 |
10 | Roy Baines | 1972–1977 1978–1983 |
271 |
Chris Millar | 2003–2008 2018–2021 |
271 |
Top league goalscorers by season (post war)
[edit]In progress
- Scottish unless stated
Season | Name | Goals | Division |
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1946–47 | Ross Henderson | 10 | Premier Division |
1947–48 | Tommy Orr | 14 | Premier Division |
1948–49 | Neil Mochan | 13 | Premier Division |
1949–50 | Neil Mochan | 24 | First Division |
1950–51 | Neil Mochan | 20 | Premier Division |
1951–52 | Alec Linwood | 19 | Premier Division |
1952–53 | Bob Gibson Alec Linwood |
17 | First Division |
1953–54 | Alec Linwood John Hannigan |
22 | First Division |
1954–55 | Alec Linwood | 14 | First Division |
1955–56 | Bob Gibson | 33 | First Division |
1956–57 | Eddie Beaton | 18 | First Division |
1957–58 | Eddie Beaton | 25 | First Division |
1958–59 | Eddie Beaton | 33 | First Division |
1959–60 | Charlie Stewart | 11 | First Division |
1960–61 | Billy Craig | 11 | First Division |
1961–62 | Allan McGraw | 16 | First Division |
1962–63 | Allan McGraw | 29 | First Division |
1963–64 | Allan McGraw | 51 | First Division |
1964–65 | Allan McGraw | 12 | Premier Division |
1965–66 | Allan McGraw David Watson |
8 | Premier Division |
1966–67 | Joe Harper | 29 | First Division |
1967–68 | Joe Mason | 15 | Premier Division |
1968–69 | Joe Harper | 25 | Premier Division |
1969–70 | Billy Osborne | 11 | Premier Division |
1970–71 | Joe Mason | 9 | Premier Division |
1971–72 | Donald Gillies | 9 | Premier Division |
1972–73 | Donald Gillies | 14 | Premier Division |
1973–74 | Hugh McIlmoyle | 8 | Premier Division |
1974–75 | John Hazel | 6 | Premier Division |
1975–76 | John Goldthorpe Ian Harley Richard Sharp |
22 | First Division |
1976–77 | Andy Ritchie | 22 | First Division |
1977–78 | John Goldthorpe Andy Ritchie |
20 | First Division |
1978–79 | Andy Ritchie | 22 | Premier Division |
1979–80 | Andy Ritchie | 19 | Premier Division |
1980–81 | Andy Ritchie | 8 | Premier Division |
1981–82 | Andy Ritchie | 6 | Premier Division |
1982–83 | James Rooney | 7 | Premier Division |
1983–84 | John McNeil | 17 | First Division |
1984–85 | James Gillespie | 5 | Premier Division |
1985–86 | John McNeil | 14 | First Division |
1986–87 | Rowan Alexander | 23 | First Division |
1987–88 | Jimmy Boag | 8 | Premier Division |
1988–89 | Rowan Alexander | 11 | First Division |
1989–90 | Rowan Alexander | 11 | First Division |
1990–91 | Dave McCabe | 21 | First Division |
1991–92 | Alex Mathie | 18 | First Division |
1992–93 | Alex Mathie | 13 | First Division |
1993–94 | Rowan Alexander | 11 | First Division |
1994–95 | Derek Lilley | 16 | Second Division |
1995–96 | Derek Lilley | 14 | First Division |
1996–97 | Derek Lilley | 15 | First Division |
1997–98 | Warren Hawke | 10 | First Division |
1998–99 | Kevin Thomas | 9 | First Division |
1999–00 | Harry Curran | 9 | First Division |
2000–01 | Ross Matheson | 9 | First Division |
2001–02 | Scott Bannerman | 8 | Second Division |
2002–03 | Alex Williams | 23 | Third Division |
2003–04 | Peter Weatherson Alex Williams |
15 | Second Division |
2004–05 | Chris Millar Peter Weatherson |
10 | Second Division |
2005–06 | Derek Lilley | 12 | Second Division |
2006–07 | Peter Weatherson | 15 | Second Division |
2007–08 | Peter Weatherson | 9 | First Division |
2008–09 | Brian Wake Peter Weatherson |
9 | First Division |
2009–10 | Peter Weatherson | 10 | First Division |
2010–11 | Allan Jenkins | 8 | First Division |
2011–12 | Peter MacDonald | 10 | First Division |
2012–13 | Peter MacDonald | 14 | First Division |
2013–14 | Dougie Imrie | 9 | Championship |
2014–15 | Declan McManus (on loan from Aberdeen) | 20 | League One |
2015–16 | Denny Johnstone (on loan from Birmingham City) | 14 | Championship |
2016–17 | Ross Forbes | 9 | Championship |
2017–18 | Gary Harkins | 8 | Championship |
2018–19 | Bob McHugh | 11 | Championship |
2019–20 | Bob McHugh | 8 | Championship |
2020–21 | Aidan Nesbitt | 4 | Championship |
2021–22 | Gozie Ugwu | 8 | Championship |
2022–23 | Robbie Muirhead | 10 | Championship |
2023–24 | Robbie Muirhead | 12 | Championship |
National Individual Honours
[edit]- 2016–17 – Jim Duffy (Ladbrokes Championship Manager of the Season)[48][49]
- 2014–15 – Declan McManus (SPFL League One Player of the Year)[50][49]
- 2002–03 – Alex Williams (SPFA Third Division Player of the Year)[51][49]
- 1994–95 – Derek McInnes (SPFA Second Division Player of the Year)[49][52]
- 1994–95 – Allan McGraw (SPFA Second Division Manager of the Year)[52]
- 1986–87 – Jim Holmes (SPFA First Division Player of the Year)[49]
- 1984–85 – Jim Duffy (SPFA Players' Player of the Year)[49][53]
- 1978–79 – Andy Ritchie (SFWA Footballer of the Year)[49]
Recent internationals
[edit]The last signed player to earn a full international cap whilst playing for Morton – Fouad Bachirou for Comoros in 2014.[54]
The last signed Morton player to receive international honours for Scotland was Jai Quitongo in 2016, for the under-21 side.[55]
Notable players
[edit]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 outside the British Isles
- Won full international honours
- Stephen Aitken
- Rowan Alexander
- Efe Ambrose
- George Anderson
- John Anderson
- Preben Arentoft
- Fouad Bachirou
- Roy Baines
- Darren Barr
- Per Bartram
- Carl Bertelsen
- John Boag
- Andre Boe
- Emilio Bottiglieri
- Karim Boukraa
- David Brcic
- Jock Buchanan
- Nicolas Caraux
- Dominic Cervi
- Kabba-Modou Cham
- Ian Clinging
- Derek Collins
- Jimmy Cowan
- Craig Coyle
- Jim Duffy
- Robert Earnshaw
- Dave Edwards
- Paul Fenwick
- Kevin Finlayson
- Markus Fjørtoft
- Ross Forbes
- George French
- Luca Gasparotto
- Derek Gaston
- James Gillespie
- Stewart Greacen
- Jimmy Gourlay
- James Grady
- Michal Habai
- Ryan Harding
- Joe Harper
- Paul Hartley
- Warren Hawke
- Atli Thor Hedinsson
- Jim Holmes
- David Hopkin
- Bobby Houston
- Dougie Imrie
- Jack Iredale
- Kyle Jacobs
- Bjarne Jensen
- Kai Johansen
- Justin Johnson
- Dougie Johnstone
- Joe Jordan
- Joel Kasubandi
- Dylan Kerr
- Lee Kilday
- Ricki Lamie
- Tommy Lawton
- Gudgeir Leifsson
- Derek Lilley
- Janne Lindberg
- Alec Linwood
- Adam Little
- David MacGregor
- John Madsen
- Alan Mahood
- John Maisano
- Joe Mason
- Stanley Matthews
- Ally Maxwell
- Jim McAlister
- Steve McCahill
- Ian McDonald
- Mark McGhee
- Allan McGraw
- Bob McGregor
- Derek McInnes
- Jock McIntyre
- Bobby McKay
- Andy McLaren
- Joe McLaughlin
- Alex McNab
- John McNeil
- Craig McPherson
- Dave McPherson
- Parfait Medou-Otye
- Chris Millar
- Stefan Milojević
- Jimmy Mitchell
- Allan Moore
- Flemming Nielsen
- Leif Nielsen
- Nacho Novo
- David O'Brien
- Garry O'Connor
- Alex O'Hara
- Jaakko Oksanen
- Rabin Omar
- Neil Orr
- Tommy Orr
- Thomas O'Ware
- Erik Paartalu
- Tomáš Peciar
- Stuart Rafferty
- Marko Rajamäki
- Brian Reid
- Stu Riddle
- Andy Ritchie
- Doug Robertson
- Mark Russell
- Romario Sabajo
- Brian Schwake
- Stan Seymour
- Bernie Slaven
- Erik Sørensen
- Jørn Sørensen
- Billy Steel
- Morris Stevenson
- Robert Stevenson
- Robert Stewart
- Hugh Strachan
- Gerry Sweeney
- Bobby Thomson
- Børge Thorup
- Michael Tidser
- Jim Tolmie
- Jonathan Toto
- Tommy Turner
- Jani Uotinen
- Henk van Schaik
- Peter Weatherson
- David Witteveen
- Jackie Wright
- David Wylie
Scottish Football Hall of Fame
[edit]Ex-Morton players who have been inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame are listed below.
- Joe Jordan (2005)[56]
- Jimmy Cowan (2007)[57]
For all Greenock Morton players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players.
Board of directors
[edit]Name | Role |
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John Laird | Chairman |
Graham Barr | Director |
Ross Gourdie | Director |
Sam Robinson | Director |
Michael Harkins | Finance director |
Dale Pryde-MacDonald | General manager |
Managers
[edit]This list does not contain caretaker managers.
- George Morell (1904–1908)
- Bob Cochrane (1908–1927)
- David Torrance (1928–1931)
- Bob Cochrane (1931–1934)
- Jackie Wright (1934–1938)
- Jimmy Davies (1939–1955)
- Gibby McKenzie (1955–1957)
- Jimmy McIntosh (1957–1960)
- Hal Stewart (1961–1972)
- Eric Smith (1972)
- Hal Stewart (1972–1974)
- Erik Sørensen (1974–1975)
- Joe Gilroy (1975–1976)
- Benny Rooney (1976–1983)
- Allan Feeney (1983)
- Tommy McLean (1983–1984)
- Willie McLean (1984–1985)
- Allan McGraw (1985–1997)
- Billy Stark (1997–2000)
- Ian McCall (2000)
- Allan Evans (2000–2001)
- Ally Maxwell (2001)
- Peter Cormack (2001–2002)
- Dave McPherson (2002)
- John McCormack (2002–2004)
- Jim McInally (2004–2008)
- Davie Irons (2008–2009)
- James Grady (2009–2010)
- Allan Moore (2010–2013)
- Kenny Shiels (2013–2014)
- Jim Duffy (2014–2018)
- Ray McKinnon (2018)
- Jonatan Johansson (2018–2019)
- David Hopkin (2019–2020)
- Gus MacPherson (2021)
- Dougie Imrie (2021–)
Scottish Cup record
[edit]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 – 16 (last 2024)
European record
[edit]Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Chelsea | 3–4 | 0–5 | 3–9 |
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External links
[edit]- Official website (archived 8 June 2003)
- Greenock Morton Supporters Trust
- TonTastic Media (archived 6 March 2005)
- Morton BBC My Club page
- Complete History and Stats at FitbaStats
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