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Greenock Morton F.C.

Greenock Morton F.C.

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History

19th century

Morton Football Club was established in 1874. In the early 1870s the popularity of football was growing, with many clubs being established around Scotland. At the club's inaugural meeting, the first recorded words were "that this club be called Morton Football Club". The true reason for the name 'Morton' remains unclear, though the general consensus is that the club was named after the 'Morton Terrace', a row of houses next to the original playing field, where some of the players lived. Morton was one of the founding members of the old Second Division, formed in 1893, and finished 8th in its first season. Morton first gained promotion to the old First Division in 1899–1900, and finished 4th in its first season there.

20th century

Morton's greatest success came in its 1–0 defeat of Rangers in the 1922 Scottish Cup Final. Jimmy Gourlay scored the winning goal directly from a free kick in the 11th minute. Right after the match Morton boarded a train to play Hartlepool United in a pre-arranged friendly match. The celebrations were delayed until the following Wednesday when 10,000 fans turned out at Cappielow to celebrate. Morton has made two other major cup final appearances. On Saturday 17 April 1948, Morton drew 1–1 with Rangers in the Scottish Cup Final. Morton's goal was a free kick scored by Jimmy White. The match was replayed on Wednesday 21 April. This time Rangers won 1–0 after extra time. The goal was said to be highly controversial…

League
Scottish Football League First Division
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Scottish Football Alliance
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Scottish Football League

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Honours

National honours

Scottish Cup Winners: 1921–22 Runners-up: 1947–48 Scottish League Cup Runners-up: 1963–64 Scottish Challenge Cup Runners-up: 1992 Scottish Football League Runners-up: 1916–17² Scottish First Division/Division Two Champions: (6) 1949–50¹, 1963–64¹, 1966–67¹, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1986–1987 Runners-up: (4) 1899–1900¹, 1928–29¹, 1936–37¹, 2012–13 Scottish Second Division/League One Champions: (3) 1994–95, 2006–07, 2014–15³ Runners-up: 2005–06 Scottish Third Division Champions: 2002–03

Other honours

Renfrewshire Cup Winners: 52 times Runners-up: 42 times Great War Shield Winners: 1914–15 Runners-up: 1917–18 Southern Football League Runners-up: 1942-43 Southern League Cup Runners-up: 1941–42 SFL Reserve League South Runners-up: 2012–13 SPFL Development League West Champions: 2015–16, 2017-18 Runners-up: 2016–17 Club Academy Scotland U16/17 South/West League Champions: 2014–15 Runners-up: 2015–16 ¹ Known as Division II at the time ² Known as Division I at the time ³ Known as SPFL League One at the time

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Description

association football club

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Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock.

▸ Источник: Wikipedia
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