2019–20 Greenock Morton F.C. season

Greenock Morton

2019–20 season
Chairman	Crawford Rae
Manager	David Hopkin
Stadium	Cappielow Park
Scottish Championship	7th
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
Scottish League Cup	Second round
Scottish Challenge Cup	Third round
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship

Ayr United v Greenock Morton

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

Greenock Morton v Alloa Athletic

10 August 2019 2	Greenock Morton	4–1	Alloa Athletic	Greenock
15:00	McHugh 5', 61', 74' Lyon 53'	Report	Cawley 22' Graham  62'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,646 Referee: Gavin Ross

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

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

Inverness CT v Greenock Morton

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

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

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

Greenock Morton v Dundee

21 September 2019 6	Greenock Morton	1–0	Dundee	Greenock
15:00	Grant 45+1'	Report	Robertson  45' McGowan  78' Nelson  86'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,901 Referee: John McKendrick

Dundee United v Greenock Morton

28 September 2019 7	Dundee United	6–0	Greenock Morton	Dundee
15:00	Shankland 1' 5' 56' Watson  40' McMullan 41' 80' Chalmers 84'	Report	Strapp  65'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Alan Muir (referee)

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

5 October 2019 8	Greenock Morton	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock
15:00	Grant  55' Blues  64' McAlister 90+4' Welsh  90+5'	Report	Cochrane  24' Ryan 87'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,690 Referee: Graham Beaton

Arbroath v Greenock Morton

19 October 2019 9	Arbroath	1–0	Greenock Morton	Arbroath
15:00	O'Brien  13' Linn 74'	Report	Blues  72'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Willie Collum

Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

26 October 2019 10	Greenock Morton	2–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Greenock
15:00	McHugh 6' 81'	Report	Curry 20' Todorov  86' Carson  90+4'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Euan Anderson

Greenock Morton v Ayr United

29 October 2019 11	Greenock Morton	2–3	Ayr United	Greenock
19:45	Salkeld  40' Baird 47' McHugh 61'	Report	Moore 50' Docherty  53' McCowan 55' McGuffie 78'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Colin Steven

Dundee v Greenock Morton

1 November 2019 12	Dundee	2–1	Greenock Morton	Dundee
19:05	Hemmings 63' Ness 80'	Report	Muirhead  50' Salkeld 64'	Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Greg Aitken

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

9 November 2019 13	Partick Thistle	2–1	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
15:00	Hall  35' Bannigan  53' Gordon 59' 66'	Report	Baird 61'	Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Bobby Madden

Greenock Morton v Arbroath

16 November 2019 14	Greenock Morton	1–0	Arbroath	Greenock
15:00	Lyon 3'	Report	Murphy  41' Hamilton  71' Stirling  86' Doris  89'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,185 Referee: Alan Newlands

Dnfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

7 December 2019 15	Dnfermline Athletic	3–1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline
15:00	Edwards  19' Nisbet 21' (pen.) 84' Kiltie 52'	Report	Rogers  20' Baird  45' Lyon 62' Welsh  65' Grant  74' Nesbitt  86'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Barry Cook

Greenock Morton v Dundee United

10 December 2019 16	Greenock Morton	1–2	Dundee United	Greenock
19:45	Smith 25' (o.g.) Jacobs  39' McAlister  57' Coalville  90+4'	Report	Appéré 5' Shankland 31'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,120 Referee: David Lowe

Alloa Athletic v Greenock Morton

21 December 2019 17	Alloa Athletic	0–2	Greenock Morton	Alloa
15:00		Report	McAlister  12' Nesbitt  55' Cadden 64' Baird 67'	Stadium: The Indodrill Stadium Attendance: 727 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

28 December 2019 18	Greenock Morton	1–2	Partick Thistle	Greenock
15:00	Jacobs 30' (pen.)	Report	Jones 5' Cole  29' Cardle  30' O'Ware 61' Fox  90+2'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Craig Napier

Arbroath v Greenock Morton

4 January 2020 19	Arbroath	1–2	Greenock Morton	Arbroath
15:00	Stewart 23' O'Brien  65'	Report	Sutton 12' Coalville 20' Jacobs  61'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,273 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

11 January 2020 20	Greenock Morton	3–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock
15:00	Millar  22' Jacobs 42' 84' McAlister 49' Muirhead  77'	Report	Murray 23' McGill  59' Martin  81' Turner  90+1' Nisbet 90+3'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Barry Cook

Dundee United v Greenock Morton

25 January 2020 21	Dundee United	1–1	Greenock Morton	Dundee
15:00	Appéré  42' Shankland 90'	Report	Orsi 17' Coalville  82' Rogers  86'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Greenock Morton v Dundee

1 February 2020 22	Greenock Morton	1–1	Dundee	Greenock
15:00	Jacobs  8'  58' McAlister 26'	Report	Hemmings 12' Callachan  20' Dorrans  52' Berra  75'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,643 Referee: Bobby Madden

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

8 February 2020 23	Greenock Morton	2–2	Queen of the South	Greenock
15:00	McHugh 59' (pen.) Nesbitt 76'	Report	Petravičius 18' Devine  66' Hamilton 73' Stewart  77'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Willie Collum

Greenock Morton v Alloa Athletic

22 February 2020 24	Greenock Morton	4–4	Alloa Athletic	Greenock
15:00	Jacobs 15' Coalville  36' 40' Tumilty 44' McHugh 45+1'  56'	Report	Trouten 20' Cawley 22' O'Hara 85' Deas 90+2'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Graham Beaton

Ayr United v Greenock Morton

25 February 2020 25	Ayr United	1–2	Greenock Morton	Ayr
19:45	Malley 22' Harvie  68'	Report	Orsi 29' Strapp  64' Cadden 72' Coalville  84'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,336 Referee: David Lowe

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

29 February 2020 26	Queen of the South	0–4	Greenock Morton	Dumfries
15:00	Wilson  45+2'	Report	Tumilty 25' Nesbitt 44' Cadden 77' McGuffie 88'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Euan Anderson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton

3 March 2020 27	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3–2	Greenock Morton	Inverness
19:45	White 18' Trafford  64' Rooney 67' Todorov 90+2'	Report	Nesbitt 61' Tumilty  74' Lyon 76' Strapp  90'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Craig Napier

Greenock Morton v Arbroath

7 March 2020 28	Greenock Morton	1–1	Arbroath	Greenock
15:00	Cadden  34' McAlister  90' McGinty 90+3'	Report	Wighton 49' Stewart  79' Hilson  85'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Steven Reid

Greenock Morton v Dundee United

14 March 2020 29	Greenock Morton	P – P	Dundee United	Greenock
15:00				Stadium: Cappielow Park

Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

21 March 2020 30	Dunfermline Athletic	P – P	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline
15:00				Stadium: East End Park

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

28 March 2020 31	Partick Thistle	P – P	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Firhill Stadium

Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

4 April 2020 32	Greenock Morton	P – P	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Greenock
15:00				Stadium: Cappielow Park

Dundee v Greenock Morton

11 April 2020 33	Dundee	P – P	Greenock Morton	Dundee
15:00				Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park

Greenock Morton v Ayr United

17 April 2020 34	Greenock Morton	P – P	Ayr United	Greenock
19:05				Stadium: Cappielow Park

Alloa Athletic v Greenock Morton

25 April 2020 35	Alloa Athletic	P – P	Greenock Morton	Alloa
15:00				Stadium: Recreation Park

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

2 May 2020 36	Greenock Morton	P – P	Queen of the South	Greenock
15:00				Stadium: Cappielow Park

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton v Dumbarton

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

Motherwell v Greenock Morton

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

Annan Athletic v Greenock Morton

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

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Hibernian v Greenock Morton

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

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup

Inverness CT v Greenock Morton

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

Greenock Morton v Brora Rangers

23 November 2019 Third Round	Greenock Morton	1–1	Brora Rangers	Greenock
15:00	McHugh 44' (pen.)	Summary	Dale Gillespie 29' (pen.) Martin MacLean  38' Colin Williamson  44' Tom Kelly  61' James Wallace  86'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Craig Napier

Brora Rangers v Greenock Morton

3 December 2019 Third Round Replay	Brora Rangers	1–3	Greenock Morton	Brora
19:45	Mark Nicolson  11' Colin Williamson 65' Martin MacLean  71' Ally MacDonald  86'	Summary	Cadden  12' 49' 53' Lyon 18' Strapp  70' Salkeld  86'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 497 Referee: Craig Napier

St Johnstone v Greenock Morton

18 January 2020 Fourth Round	St Johnstone	3–0	Greenock Morton	Perth
15:00	Booth 4' Davidson 57' May 74'	Report		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Nick Walsh (referee)

Transfers

Transfers in

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

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

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

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]

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