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

Match results
Win Draw Loss

League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
3 August 2019 Ayr United Away 2-4 Tumilty, Cadden [2]
10 August 2019 Alloa Athletic Home 4-1 McHugh (3), Lyon [3]
23 August 2019 Partick Thistle Home 3-2 Cadden, Sutton, McLean [4]
30 August 2019 Inverness CT Away 0-5 [5]
14 September 2019 Queen of the South Away 0-1 1,302 [6]
21 September 2019 Match 6Greenock Morton1 - 0DundeeGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: John McKendrick
28 September 2019 Match 7Dundee United6 - 0Greenock MortonDundee
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,404
Referee: Alan Muir (referee)
5 October 2019 Match 8Greenock Morton1 - 1Dunfermline AthleticGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,690
Referee: Graham Beaton
19 October 2019 Match 9Arbroath1 - 0Greenock MortonArbroath
15:00
Report
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Willie Collum
26 October 2019 Match 10Greenock Morton2 - 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Euan Anderson
29 October 2019 Match 11Greenock Morton2 - 3Ayr UnitedGreenock
19:45
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Colin Steven
1 November 2019 Match 12Dundee2 - 1Greenock MortonDundee
19:05
Report
Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Greg Aitken
9 November 2019 Match 13Partick Thistle2 - 1Greenock MortonGlasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: The Energy Check Stadium
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Bobby Madden
16 November 2019 Match 14Greenock Morton1 - 0ArbroathGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Alan Newlands
7 December 2019 Match 15Dnfermline Athletic3 - 1Greenock MortonDunfermline
15:00
Report
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Barry Cook
10 December 2019 Match 16Greenock Morton1 - 2Dundee UnitedGreenock
19:45
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: David Lowe
21 December 2019 Match 17Alloa Athletic0 - 2Greenock MortonAlloa
15:00 Report
Stadium: The Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 727
Referee: Kevin Clancy
28 December 2019 Match 18Greenock Morton1 - 2Partick ThistleGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Craig Napier
4 January 2020 Match 19Arbroath1 - 2Greenock MortonArbroath
15:00
Report
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Gavin Duncan
11 January 2020 Match 20Greenock Morton3 - 2Dunfermline AthleticGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Barry Cook
25 January 2020 Match 21Dundee United1 - 1Greenock MortonDundee
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Andrew Dallas
1 February 2020 Match 22Greenock Morton1 - 1DundeeGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,643
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 February 2020 Match 23Greenock Morton2 - 2Queen of the SouthGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Willie Collum
22 February 2020 Match 24Greenock Morton4 - 4Alloa AthleticGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Graham Beaton
25 February 2020 Match 25Ayr United1 - 2Greenock MortonAyr
19:45
  • Connor Malley  22'
  • Harvie  68'
 Report
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,336
Referee: David Lowe
29 February 2020 Match 26Queen of the South0 - 4Greenock MortonDumfries
15:00
Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Euan Anderson
3 March 2020 Match 27Inverness Caledonian Thistle3 - 2Greenock MortonInverness
19:45
Report
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Craig Napier
7 March 2020 Match 28Greenock Morton1 - 1ArbroathGreenock
15:00
Report
Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,472
Referee: Steven Reid
14 March 2020 Match 29Greenock MortonP - PDundee UnitedGreenock
15:00 Stadium: Cappielow Park
21 March 2020 Match 30Dunfermline AthleticP - PGreenock MortonDunfermline
15:00 Stadium: East End Park
28 March 2020 Match 31Partick ThistleP - PGreenock MortonGlasgow
15:00 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
11 April 2020 Match 32DundeeP - PGreenock MortonDundee
15:00 Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
17 April 2020 Match 33Greenock MortonP - PAyr UnitedGreenock
19:05 Stadium: Cappielow Park
25 April 2020 Match 34Alloa AthleticP - PGreenock MortonAlloa
15:00 Stadium: Recreation Park
2 May 2020 Match 35Greenock MortonP - PQueen of the SouthGreenock
15:00 Stadium: Cappielow Park

Scottish League Cup
Main articles: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup and 2019–20 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
16 July 2019 Dumbarton Home 6-1 Morgyn Neill(o.g), Grant, Jacobs, Strapp, Sutton, McHugh 1,228 [7]
19 July 2019 Motherwell Away 0-4 3,167 [8]
23 July 2019 Annan Athletic Away 0-5 Nesbitt (2), Cadden (2), Muirhead 478 [9]
27 July 2019 Queen of the South Home 3-3 Sutton, Cadden(p), McHugh 1,388 [10]
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Motherwell (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 13 0 +13 12 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Greenock Morton (Q) 4 2 1 0 1 14 8 +6 8
3 Queen of the South 4 1 1 1 1 10 10 0 6
4 Dumbarton 4 1 0 0 3 3 12 −9 3
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 3 13 −10 1
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Second round
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
17 August 2019 Hibernian Away 3-5 (A.E.T) McHugh, Stevenson (o.g.), Whittaker (o.g.) 6,557 [13]

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
7 September 2019 Third round Inverness Away 1-3 Sutton 1,021 [14]

Scottish Cup
23 November 2019 Third RoundGreenock Morton1 - 1Brora RangersGreenock
15:00
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
3 December 2019 Third Round ReplayBrora Rangers1 - 3Greenock MortonBrora
19:45
  • Mark Nicolson  11'
  • Colin Williamson  65'
  • Martin MacLean  71'
  • Ally MacDonald  86'
 Summary
Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Attendance: 497
Referee: Craig Napier
18 January 2020 Fourth RoundSt Johnstone3 - 0Greenock MortonPerth
15:00
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 [15]
MF Kyle Jacobs Queen of the South [16]
Nicky Cadden Livingston [17]
Aidan Nesbitt Dundee United [18]
Kalvin Orsi Brechin City [19]
GK Sam Ramsbottom Alfreton Town [20]
FW Cameron Salkeld Gateshead [21]
John Sutton Came out of retirement [22]
8 July 2019 DF Peter Grant Carlisle United [23]
17 July 2019 Brian McLean Dumbarton [24]
23 August 2019 FW Luca Colville Free agent [25]
19 September 2019 Billy King [26]

Transfers out
Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 FW Robert Thomson Alloa Athletic Free transfer [27]
MF Charlie Telfer Falkirk [28]
DF Gregor Buchanan [29]
MF Michael Tidser [30]
DF Jack Iredale Carlisle United [31]
FW Gary Oliver Queen of the South [32]
GK Derek Gaston Arbroath [33]
2 July 2019 DF Lee Kilday Queen of the South [34]
8 July 2019 FW Denny Johnstone Falkirk [35]

Loans in
Date Position Name From End date Ref.
26 July 2019 MF Cameron Blues Livingston 30 May 2020 [36]
14 August 2019 GK Danny Rogers Aberdeen [37]
29 August 2019 DF Stephen Welsh Celtic [38]
2 September 2019 DF Jack Baird St Mirren 31 January 2020 [39]
2 September 2019 DF Adam Livingstone Motherwell 30 May 2020 [40]

Loans out
Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
26 July 2019 MF Dylan Dykes Stenhousemuir 31 May 2020 [41]
24 August 2019 DF Reghan Tumilty Dumbarton 6 January 2020 [42]

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