Season 2018–19 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished seventh in 2017–18. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Douglas Rae | ||
| Manager | Ray McKinnon (until 30 August) Jonatan Johansson (from 6 September) | ||
| Stadium | Cappielow Park | ||
| Championship | Fifth place | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Robert McHugh & Greg Kiltie (6) All: Robert McHugh (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,661 v St Mirren, Championship, 12 August 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,036 v Livingston, Challenge Cup, 15 August 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,985 | ||
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Fixtures and results edit
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Pre–Season edit
| 7 July 2018 Friendly | Forfar Athletic | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Forfar |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Station Park |
Scottish Championship edit
| 4 August 2018 1 | Greenock Morton | 2–2 | Queen of the South | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Tidser  47'MacLean 63' |
Report | Semple 69' Todd 76' |
Attendance: 2,019 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 11 August 2018 2 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Greenock Morton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | Millar 15', 81' |
Attendance: 836 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Ross County | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Tidser 60' McHugh 77' |
Report | Cowie 58' |
Attendance: 1,994 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 1 September 2018 4 | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Greenock Morton | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Erskine 50' |
Report | Attendance: 3,431 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 15 September 2018 5 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Fyvie 90+3' |
Report | Tidser 11' |
Attendance: 4,594 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Tiffoney 81' |
Report | Ryan 68' |
Attendance: 2,084 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Greenock Morton | 1–5 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Telfer 35' |
Report | Shankland 19', 75' Moore 73', 81'McDaid 89' |
Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Inverness CT | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | White 45' |
Report | Telfer 10' |
Attendance: 2,186 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Falkirk | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | McHugh 76' |
Report | Fasan  49' |
Attendance: 2,757 Referee: John Beaton |
| 27 October 2018 10 | Ross County | 5–0 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | McKay 9', 42', 48' Keillor-Dunn 57'Graham 90+1 pen.' |
Report | Attendance: 3,481 Referee: Steven Reid |
| 30 October 2018 11 | Queen of the South | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 65' |
Report | McHugh 76' Lyon 84' |
Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 3 November 2018 12 | Greenock Morton | 5–1 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Oliver 23' McHugh 43', 66'Iredale 54'Tidser 71' |
Report | Ntambwe 16' |
Attendance: 2,197 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 10 November 2018 13 | Greenock Morton | 0–2 | Alloa Athletic | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Trouten 73' Flannigan 85' |
Attendance: 1,794 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 17 November 2018 14 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Moore 62' |
Report | Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 1 December 2018 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | Greenock Morton | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Keena 3' El Bakhtaoui 42 pen.'Craigen 86' |
Report | Attendance: 4,370 Referee: John Beaton |
| 8 December 2018 16 | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Dundee United | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 78' |
Report | Frans 31' |
Attendance: 1,916 Referee: David Munro |
| 15 December 2018 17 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 22 December 2018 18 | Greenock Morton | 1–2 | Inverness CT | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Tiffoney 74' |
Report | Walsh 17' Doran 49' |
Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Steven Reid |
| 29 December 2018 19 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Slater 60' |
Report | Tiffoney 9' Telfer 80' |
Attendance: 3,074 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 4 January 2019 20 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Ross County | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 19:45 | Waddell 66' |
Report | Fraser 90+2' |
Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 12 January 2019 21 | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Trouten 67 pen.' Waddell 77 o.g.' |
Report | Millar 12' |
Attendance: 931 Referee: David Lowe |
| 26 January 2019 22 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,907 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 2 February 2019 23 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Šafranko 8' Pawlett 29' |
Report | McHugh 73' |
Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 16 February 2019 24 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,335 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 23 February 2019 26 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | Greenock Morton | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | Tremarco 11' |
Report | Attendance: 2,413 Referee: Steven Reid |
| 26 February 2019 25 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 19:45 | Buchanan 85' |
Report | Attendance: 1,324 Referee: David Lowe |
| 1 March 2019 27 | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Falkirk | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 19:05 | Kiltie 32' |
Report | Rudden 40' Dixon 60' |
Attendance: 1,838 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 9 March 2019 28 | Ross County | 2–0 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Mullin 55' Graham 78' |
Report | Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 30 March 2019 29 | Greenock Morton | 0–3 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Doolan 17', 43' Anderson 36' |
Attendance: 2,329 Referee: John Beaton |
| 2 April 2019 30 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Shankland 21 pen.' |
Report | Kiltie 71' |
Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 6 April 2019 31 | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 42' |
Report | Telfer 64' |
Attendance: 1,442 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 9 April 2019 32 | Greenock Morton | 1–2 | Alloa Athletic | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 19:45 | Kiltie 51 pen.' |
Report | Andy Graham 54' Hamilton 80' |
Attendance: 1,498 Referee: Steve Kirkland |
| 16 April 2019 33 | Greenock Morton | 2–2 | Inverness CT | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 19:45 | McDonald 18' McCauley 88' |
Report | Lyon 27' Kiltie 42 pen.' |
Attendance: 1,315 Referee: David Lowe |
| 20 April 2019 34 | Falkirk | 0–2 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Kiltie 47' Telfer 54' |
Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Colin Stewart |
| 27 April 2019 35 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Greenock Morton | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Longridge 73' |
Report | Kiltie 84 pen.' |
Attendance: 4,883 Referee: David Munro |
| 4 May 2019 36 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Dundee United | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Tidser 19' |
Report | Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Scottish League Cup edit
Group stage edit
Results
| 14 July 2018 Group stage | Ayr United | 3–1 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Shankland 48', 72', 75' |
Report | Tidser 14' |
Attendance: 1,586 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 17 July 2018 Group stage | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Storer 17' Penrice 29' |
Report | Tumilty 74' |
Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 21 July 2018 Group stage | Greenock Morton | 2–0 | Stenhousemuir | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | MacLean 33' McHugh 41' |
Report | Attendance: 847 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 28 July 2018 Group stage | Greenock Morton | 5–0 | Albion Rovers | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | McHugh 36' Bell 38'Tidser 74 pen.', 79'Armour 75' |
Report | Attendance: 758 Referee: Steven Reid |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 14 August 2018 First round | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 19:45 | Paton 12' Russell 26' |
Report | Oliver 39' |
Attendance: 680 Referee: Gavin Ross |
Scottish Cup edit
| 24 November 2018 Third round | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Peterhead | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | McHugh 40' |
Report | Brown 26' |
Attendance: 958 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 27 November 2018 Third round replay | Peterhead | 0–3 | Greenock Morton | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
| 20:00 | Report | Waddell 10' Thomson 61'Millar 83' |
Attendance: 527 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 19 January 2019 Fourth round | East Fife | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | Bayview Stadium, Methil |
| 15:00 | Dowds 9' Watson 75' |
Report | McHugh 7' |
Attendance: 903 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
Player statistics edit
- As of 4 May 2019 (UTC)[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
|
Derek Gaston | 15 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
|
Lee Kilday | 40 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Jack Iredale | 36 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Gregor Buchanan | 41 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Kerr Waddell | 28 | 2 | 17+6 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Charlie Telfer | 34 | 5 | 24+5 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
|
Chris Millar | 36 | 4 | 26+4 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Jim McAlister | 40 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
|
Denny Johnstone | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO
|
Robert Thomson | 17 | 7 | 7+6 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO
|
Bob McHugh | 36 | 10 | 22+7 | 6 | 3+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO
|
Michael Tidser | 37 | 8 | 26+4 | 5 | 4+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
|
Reghan Tumilty | 40 | 1 | 31+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO
|
Dylan Dykes | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  ENG
|
Keelan O'Connell | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO
|
Gary Oliver | 25 | 2 | 13+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | SCO
|
Ross MacLean | 21 | 2 | 9+7 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
|
Greg Kiltie | 14 | 6 | 13+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO
|
Ruaridh Langan | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO
|
Ben Armour | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | SCO
|
Robby McCrorie | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  NIR
|
Rory McKeown | 18 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SCO
|
Jack Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO
|
Reece Lyon | 20 | 2 | 13+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO
|
Lewis McGrattan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SCO
|
Ben Eardley | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | SCO
|
Andrew Dallas | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2018–19 season | |||||||||||||
| 15 | MF |  USA
|
Kyle Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO
|
Scott Tiffoney | 12 | 3 | 5+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
|
Connor Bell | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK |  IRL
|
Ryan Scully | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Ayr United | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 54 | |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 46 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 41 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]
Division summary edit
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League cup table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AYR | PAR | GMO | STE | ALB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayr United (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 12 | Qualification for the Second round | — | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | |
| 2 | Partick Thistle (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
References edit
- ^ "Livingston 2016/2017 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Scottish League One 2018/19". worldfootball.net. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.