Greenock Morton F.C.
Appearance
Full name | Greenock Morton Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The 'Ton | |||
Founded | 1874 | (as Morton F.C.)|||
Ground | Cappielow, Greenock | |||
Capacity | 11,589 (5,741 seated) | |||
Owner | Morton Club Together (MCT) | |||
Chairman | John Laird | |||
Manager | Dougie Imrie | |||
League | Scottish Championship | |||
2024–25 | Scottish Championship, 6th of 10 | |||
Website | www.gmfc.net | |||
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Greenock Morton Football Club are a football team, who currently play in the Scottish Championship.[1] The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Greenock Morton are popularly known as "The Pride of the Clyde", a tradition which pre-dates the club's renaming in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock. The club has a traditional local rivalry with St Mirren F.C..
Name
[change | change source]- 1874-1994 Morton F.C.
- 1994-present Greenock Morton F.C.
Honours
[change | change source]National honours
[change | change source]- Scottish Cup
- Winners: 1921–22
- Runners-up: 1947–48
- Scottish League Cup
- Runners-up: 1963–64
- Scottish Challenge Cup
- Runners-up: 1992
- Scottish Premiership (first tier)[A]
- Runners-up: 1916–17
- Scottish Championship (second tier)[B]
- Champions: (6) 1949–50, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1986–1987
- Runners-up: (4) 1899–1900, 1928–29, 1936–37, 2012–13
- Scottish League One (third tier)[C]
- Champions: (3) 1994–95, 2006–07, 2014–15
- Runners-up: 2005–06
- Scottish League Two (fourth tier)[D]
- Champions: 2002–03
European record
[change | change source]Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | ![]() |
3–4 | 0–5 | 3–9 |
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Known as Scottish Football League (1890–1893), Scottish Football League Division One (1893–1946), Scottish Football League Division 'A' (1946–1955), Scottish Football League Division One (1955–1975), Scottish Football League Premier Division (1975–1998), Scottish Premier League (1998–2013)
- ↑ Known as Scottish Football League Division Two (1893–1946), Scottish Football League Division B (1946–1955), Scottish Football League Division Two (1955–1975), Scottish Football League First Division (1975–2013)
- ↑ Known as Scottish Football League Division Three (1923–1926), Scottish Football League Division C (1946–1955), Scottish Football League Second Division (1975–2013)
- ↑ Known as Scottish Football League Third Division (1994–2013)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Championship Table and Standings - Football". BBC Sport.