2020–21 Greenock Morton F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Greenock Morton's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2014–15 season. They will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

Greenock Morton
2020–21 season
OwnerGolden Casket Group
ChairmanCrawford Rae
ManagerDavid Hopkin
StadiumCappielow Park
Scottish Championship4th
Scottish League CupGroup stage
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2020.

Season summary

In June 2020, eight of the ten clubs voted in favour of shortening the season from the usual 36 games to 27 (playing each other three times), with the season tentatively scheduled to start on 16 October 2020.[1] This was done to reduce costs in light of the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Competitions

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Dundee 13 5 5 3 24 24 0 20 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Ayr United 14 4 5 5 20 18 +2 17
6 Greenock Morton 15 4 5 6 13 19 −6 17
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 3 5 3 18 15 +3 14
8 Arbroath 15 3 5 7 12 19 −7 14
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]

Matches
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
17 October 2020Alloa AthleticHome1–0Salkeld 10'0[lower-alpha 2][3]
24 October 2020DundeeAway0–1—0[lower-alpha 2][4]
31 October 2020Ayr UnitedHome3–2Oliver 83', Blues 85', Strapp 88'0[lower-alpha 2][5]
7 November 2020Raith RoversAway0–5—0[lower-alpha 2][6]
21 November 2020ArbroathAway0–0—0[lower-alpha 2][7]
5 December 2020Heart of MidlothianHome0–2—0[lower-alpha 2][8]
12 December 2020Dunfermline AthleticAway2–1McAlister 24', McGuffie 79'0[lower-alpha 2][9]
19 December 2020Queen of the SouthHome2–0Orsi 41', 76'0[lower-alpha 2][10]

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STM QOS PAR GMO QPK
1 St Mirren 4 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4 10 Qualification for the Second Round — — 4–1 p1–1 —
2 Queen of the South 4 1 1 2 0 7 5 +2 7 2–2p — 0–0p — —
3 Partick Thistle 4 1 2 0 1 3 4 −1 7 — — — p0–0 2–0
4 Greenock Morton 4 1 0 3 0 4 3 +1 6 — 2–2p — — 1–0
5 Queen's Park 4 0 0 0 4 1 7 −6 0 0–1 1–3 — — —
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[12]
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
6 October 2020Queen of the SouthHome2–2 (2–4 p)McGinty 18', Nesbitt 68'0[lower-alpha 2][13]
13 October 2020Queen's ParkHome1–0Blues 51'0[lower-alpha 2][14]
11 November 2020St MirrenAway1–1 (5–6 p)MacIver 60'0[lower-alpha 2][15]
14 November 2020Partick ThistleAway0–0 (2–4 p)—0[lower-alpha 2][16]

Notes
  1. Greenock Morton's score written first
  2. Match played behind closed doors

References
  1. Idessane, Kheredine (14 June 2020). "Scottish Championship clubs vote for 27-game season starting in October". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. "Morton edge Alloa as both end man down". BBC Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. "Afolabi gives Dundee first win". BBC Sport. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. Young, Chick (31 October 2020). "Morton score three late goals to beat Ayr". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. "Raith Rovers rout Morton to go top". BBC Sport. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Morton hold Arbroath to goalless draw". BBC Sport. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. "Walker's double sends Hearts top". BBC Sport. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. "Managerless Morton win at Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  10. Crawford, Kenny (19 December 2020). "Orsi double as Morton move up to third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  11. "Summary - League Cup Group G". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  12. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  13. "Greenock Morton vs. Queen of the South - 6 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. "Greenock Morton vs. Queen's Park - 13 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  15. "St. Mirren vs. Greenock Morton - 11 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. "Partick Thistle vs. Greenock Morton - 14 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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