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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship
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
14 March 2020 29 Greenock Morton P – P Dundee United Greenock
15:00 Stadium: Cappielow Park
21 March 2020 30 Dunfermline Athletic P – P Greenock Morton Dunfermline
15:00 Stadium: East End Park
28 March 2020 31 Partick Thistle P – P Greenock Morton Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
4 April 2020 32 Greenock Morton P – P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Stadium: Cappielow Park
11 April 2020 33 Dundee P – P Greenock Morton Dundee
15:00 Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
17 April 2020 34 Greenock Morton P – P Ayr United Greenock
19:05 Stadium: Cappielow Park
25 April 2020 35 Alloa Athletic P – P Greenock Morton Alloa
15:00 Stadium: Recreation Park
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
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

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
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
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
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

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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