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2019–20 Greenock Morton F.C. season

During the 2019–20 season, Greenock Morton are competing in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished 5th in the 2018–19 season. Morton will also compete in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.[1]

Greenock Morton
2019–20 season
ChairmanCrawford Rae
ManagerDavid Hopkin
StadiumCappielow Park
Scottish Championship7th
Scottish CupFourth Round
Scottish League CupSecond round
Scottish Challenge CupThird round

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

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3 August 2019 1 Ayr United 4–2 Greenock Morton Ayr
15:00 Moffat   9'
McCowan   55'
Forrest   64'
McGuffie   90+2'
Report Tumilty   73'
Cadden   79'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,935
Referee: Gavin Duncan
10 August 2019 2 Greenock Morton 4–1 Alloa Athletic Greenock
15:00 McHugh   5', 61', 74'
Lyon   53'
Report Cawley   22'
Graham Red card  62'
Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,646
Referee: Gavin Ross
23 August 2019 3 Greenock Morton 3–2 Partick Thistle Greenock
15:00 Cadden   72'
Sutton   77'
McLean   80'
Report Miller   25'
De Vita   28'
Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,197
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 August 2019 4 Inverness CT 5–0 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Keatings   43', 46'
White   67'
Donaldson   77'
Todorov   80'
Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Alan Newlands
3 August 2019 5 Queen of the South 1–0 Greenock Morton Dumfries
15:00 El Bakhtaoui   16' Report Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: John Beaton
21 September 2019 6 Greenock Morton 1–0 Dundee Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Scotland  John McKendrick
28 September 2019 7 Dundee United 6–0 Greenock Morton Dundee
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,404
Referee: Scotland  Alan Muir (referee)
5 October 2019 8 Greenock Morton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,690
Referee: Scotland  Graham Beaton
19 October 2019 9 Arbroath 1–0 Greenock Morton Arbroath
15:00
Report
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Scotland  Willie Collum
26 October 2019 10 Greenock Morton 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Scotland  Euan Anderson
29 October 2019 11 Greenock Morton 2–3 Ayr United Greenock
19:45
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Scotland  Colin Steven
1 November 2019 12 Dundee 2–1 Greenock Morton Dundee
19:05
Report
Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Scotland  Greg Aitken
9 November 2019 13 Partick Thistle 2–1 Greenock Morton Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Scotland  Bobby Madden
16 November 2019 14 Greenock Morton 1–0 Arbroath Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Scotland  Alan Newlands
7 December 2019 15 Dnfermline Athletic 3–1 Greenock Morton Dunfermline
15:00
Report
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Scotland  Barry Cook
10 December 2019 16 Greenock Morton 1–2 Dundee United Greenock
19:45
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Scotland  David Lowe
21 December 2019 17 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Greenock Morton Alloa
15:00 Report
Stadium: The Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 727
Referee: Scotland  Kevin Clancy
28 December 2019 18 Greenock Morton 1–2 Partick Thistle Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Scotland  Craig Napier
4 January 2020 19 Arbroath 1–2 Greenock Morton Arbroath
15:00
Report
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Scotland  Gavin Duncan
11 January 2020 20 Greenock Morton 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Scotland  Barry Cook
25 January 2020 21 Dundee United 1–1 Greenock Morton Dundee
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Scotland  Andrew Dallas
1 February 2020 22 Greenock Morton 1–1 Dundee Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,643
Referee: Scotland  Bobby Madden
8 February 2020 23 Greenock Morton 2–2 Queen of the South Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Scotland  Willie Collum
22 February 2020 24 Greenock Morton 4–4 Alloa Athletic Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Scotland  Graham Beaton
25 February 2020 25 Ayr United 1–2 Greenock Morton Ayr
19:45
Report
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,336
Referee: Scotland  David Lowe
29 February 2020 26 Queen of the South 0–4 Greenock Morton Dumfries
15:00
Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Scotland  Euan Anderson
3 March 2020 27 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Greenock Morton Inverness
19:45
Report
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Scotland  Craig Napier
7 March 2020 28 Greenock Morton 1–1 Arbroath Greenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,472
Referee: Scotland  Steven Reid

Scottish League Cup

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16 July 2019 Group Stage Greenock Morton 6–1 Dumbarton Greenock
15:00 Neill   15 o.g.'
Grant   17'
Jacobs   23'
Strapp   31'
Sutton   45'
McHugh   69'
Report Neill   63' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,228
Referee: Grant Irvine
19 July 2019 Group Stage Motherwell 4–0 Greenock Morton Motherwell
19:45 Scott   22', 66'
Hylton   76'
Donnelly   82'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Willie Collum
23 July 2019 Group Stage Annan Athletic 0–5 Greenock Morton Annan
19:45 Nesbitt   7', 83'
Cadden   33', 43'
Muirhead   90'
Report Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 478
Referee: Steven Reid
27 July 2019 Group Stage Greenock Morton 3–3
(4–3 p)
Queen of the South Greenock
15:00 Sutton   31'
Cadden   45 pen.'
McHugh   56'
Report Kilday   4'
McAlister   62 o.g.'
Semple   78'
Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Steven Kirkland

Group E Table

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOT GMO QOS DUM ANN
1 Motherwell 4 4 0 0 0 13 0 +13 12 Qualification for the Second Round 4–0 4–0
2 Greenock Morton 4 2 1 0 1 14 8 +6 8 p3–3 6–1
3 Queen of the South 4 1 1 1 1 10 10 0 6 0–3 p3–3
4 Dumbarton 4 1 0 0 3 3 12 −9 3 0–2 1–4
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 3 13 −10 1 0–5 0–1
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[3]

Knouckout Round

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17 August 2019 Second Round Hibernian 5–3 Greenock Morton Edinburgh
19:45 Allan   20'
Vela   32'
Kamberi   55', 104'
Doidge   120'
Report McHugh   39'
Stevenson   45 o.g.'
Whittaker   90+1 o.g.'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Challenge Cup

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7 September 2019 Third Round Inverness CT 3–1 Greenock Morton Inverness
19:45 Todorov   25'
Doran   31'
Storey   57'
Report Sutton   78' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup

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23 November 2019 Third Round Greenock Morton 1–1 Brora Rangers Greenock
15:00
Summary
  • Dale Gillespie   29' (pen.)
  • Martin MacLean Yellow card  38'
  • Colin Williamson Yellow card  44'
  • Tom Kelly Yellow card  61'
  • James Wallace Yellow card  86'
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 925
Referee: Scotland  Craig Napier
3 December 2019 Third Round Replay Brora Rangers 1–3 Greenock Morton Brora
19:45
  • Mark Nicolson Yellow card  11'
  • Colin Williamson   65'
  • Martin MacLean Yellow card  71'
  • Ally MacDonald Yellow card  86'
Summary
Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Attendance: 497
Referee: Scotland  Craig Napier
18 January 2020 Fourth Round St Johnstone 3–0 Greenock Morton Perth
15:00
Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,397
Referee: Scotland  Nick Walsh (referee)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 FW Robbie Muirhead Dunfermline Athletic Free transfer [4]
MF Kyle Jacobs Queen of the South [5]
Nicky Cadden Livingston [6]
Aidan Nesbitt Dundee United [7]
Kalvin Orsi Brechin City [8]
GK Sam Ramsbottom Alfreton Town [9]
FW Cameron Salkeld Gateshead [10]
John Sutton Came out of retirement [11]
8 July 2019 DF Peter Grant Carlisle United [12]
17 July 2019 Brian McLean Dumbarton [13]
23 August 2019 FW Luca Colville Free agent [14]
19 September 2019 Billy King [15]
29 January 2020 DF Sean McGinty Partick Thistle Free transfer [16]
30 January 2020 FW Craig McGuffie Ayr United Free transfer [17]
6 February 2020 FW Kris Doolan Ayr United Free transfer [18]

Transfers out

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Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 FW Robert Thomson Alloa Athletic Free transfer [19]
MF Charlie Telfer Falkirk [20]
DF Gregor Buchanan [21]
MF Michael Tidser [22]
DF Jack Iredale Carlisle United [23]
FW Gary Oliver Queen of the South [24]
GK Derek Gaston Arbroath [25]
2 July 2019 DF Lee Kilday Queen of the South [26]
8 July 2019 FW Denny Johnstone Falkirk [27]
8 January 2020 MF Billy King St Patrick's Athletic Free transfer [28]

Loans in

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Date Position Name From End date Ref.
26 July 2019 MF Cameron Blues Livingston 30 May 2020 [29]
14 August 2019 GK Danny Rogers Aberdeen [30]
29 August 2019 DF Stephen Welsh Celtic [31]
2 September 2019 DF Jack Baird St Mirren 31 January 2020 [32]
2 September 2019 DF Adam Livingstone Motherwell 30 May 2020 [33]

Loans out

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Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
26 July 2019 MF Dylan Dykes Stenhousemuir 31 May 2020 [34]
24 August 2019 DF Reghan Tumilty Dumbarton 6 January 2020 [35]

References

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  2. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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  5. ^ "Kyle Jacobs signs pre-contract agreement – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Cadden delighted to be reunited with Hopkin at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "BREAKING | Aidan Nesbitt returns to Morton – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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  9. ^ "Morton snap up new goalkeeper and add new coach". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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  11. ^ "John Sutton Signs Player Contract – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Morton sign former Falkirk defender Peter Grant". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Morton snap up Brian McLean on one year deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Colville reunited with former Bradford City boss in Scotland". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  15. ^ "BREAKING | Billy King signs for Morton – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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  19. ^ "Double deal for Alloa | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Long-term thinking helps Falkirk land Charlie Telfer". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Falkirk bring Gregor Buchanan home from Morton as Ray McKinnon seals second signing of the day". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  22. ^ "MICHAEL TIDSER SIGNS!". Falkirk Football Club. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Jack Iredale: Carlisle United sign Greenock Morton left-back". 7 May 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  24. ^ "QosFC: Striker Joins". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Gaston & Stewart join Arbroath | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  26. ^ "QosFC: Lee Kilday". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Denny Johnstone | Football Stats | Falkirk | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  28. ^ "Christopher Wylie Signs until 2021 – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  29. ^ "Blues hopes to impress Morton fans". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  30. ^ "BREAKING | Danny Rogers signs on loan – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  31. ^ "Celtic youngster Stephen Welsh joins Greenock Morton on season-long loan". Evening Times. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  32. ^ "Jack Baird Joins Morton On Loan – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  33. ^ "BREAKING: Adam Livingstone signs on loan – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  34. ^ "Dylan Dykes joins Stenhousemuir on loan – Greenock Morton". Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  35. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club – SIGNING NEWS: REGHAN TUMILTY JOINS". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.