2018–19 Greenock Morton F.C. season

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.

Greenock Morton
2017–18 season
ChairmanDouglas Rae
ManagerRay McKinnon
(until 30 August)
Jonatan Johansson
(from 6 September)
StadiumCappielow Park
ChampionshipFifth Place
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupFirst Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robert McHugh & Greg Kiltie (6)
All: Robert McHugh (10)
Highest home attendance4,661 v St Mirren, Championship, 12 August 2017
Lowest home attendance1,036 v Livingston, Challenge Cup, 15 August 2017
Average home league attendance1,985

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Pre–Season

7 July 2018 Friendly Forfar Athletic 0–0 Greenock Morton Forfar
14:00 Report Stadium: Station Park


Scottish Championship

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

Group Stage

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

Group E Table

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
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[2]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Scottish Challenge Cup

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

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

As of 4 May 2019 (UTC)[3]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Derek Gaston 15010+001+003+001+00
2 DF Lee Kilday 40033+004+003+000+00
3 DF Jack Iredale 36123+513+103+001+00
4 DF Gregor Buchanan 41235+023+003+000+00
5 DF Kerr Waddell 28217+612+002+011+00
6 MF Charlie Telfer 34524+553+001+100+00
7 MF Chris Millar 36426+433+002+110+00
8 MF Jim McAlister 40033+004+002+100+00
9 FW Denny Johnstone 403+100+000+000+00
10 FW Robert Thomson 1777+660+002+111+00
11 FW Bob McHugh 361022+763+123+020+00
12 MF Michael Tidser 37826+454+033+000+00
14 MF Reghan Tumilty 40131+303+013+000+00
15 MF Dylan Dykes 904+300+001+001+00
17 MF Keelan O'Connell 602+400+000+000+00
18 FW Gary Oliver 25213+512+201+101+01
19 MF Ross MacLean 2129+714+010+000+10
20 MF Greg Kiltie 14613+160+000+000+00
21 MF Ruaridh Langan 200+000+100+001+00
22 FW Ben Armour 610+100+310+100+10
23 GK Robby McCrorie 15015+000+000+000+00
25 DF Rory McKeown 18016+000+001+100+00
28 MF Jack Purdue 200+000+100+100+00
32 MF Reece Lyon 20213+620+000+000+10
37 MF Lewis McGrattan 200+200+000+000+00
38 MF Ben Eardley 300+200+000+001+00
44 FW Andrew Dallas 1205+700+000+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2018–19 season
15 MF Kyle Thomson 100+000+000+001+00
17 FW Scott Tiffoney 1235+630+000+001+00
20 MF Connor Bell 310+101+010+001+00
23 GK Ryan Scully 15011+103+000+000+00

Team Statistics

League table

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).[4]

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAH
ResultDWWLDDLDWLWWLDLDDLWWLDLDLWDLLDDLDLWW
Position522565676664556666546666766666676655
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

  1. "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Livingston 2016/2017 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. "Scottish League One 2018/19". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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