GREENOCK MORTON

 

("The Ton")

Year formed1874
Previous names

1874 - 1994: Morton

1994 to date: Greenock Morton

Present ground

Cappielow Park, Sinclair Street, Greenock PA15 2TY

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements110 x 71 yards (101 x 58 metres)
Ground capacity11,100
Record attendance23,500 v Celtic, Scottish Division One, 29 April 1922 (drew 1-1)
League career

Scottish Division Two: 1893 - 1900

Scottish Division One / Division 'A': 1900 - 1927

Scottish Division 'B': 1927 - 1929

Scottish Division 'A': 1929 - 1933

Scottish Division 'B': 1933 - 1937

Scottish Division 'A': 1937 - 1938

Scottish Division 'B': 1938 - 1939

Scottish Division 'A': 1939 - 1949

Scottish Division 'B': 1949 - 1950

Scottish Division 'A': 1950 - 1953

Scottish Division 'B' / Division Two: 1953 - 1964

Scottish Division One: 1964 - 1966

Scottish Division Two: 1966 - 1967

Scottish Division One: 1967 - 1975

Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1978

Scottish Premier Division : 1978 - 1983

Scottish Division One: 1983 - 1984

Scottish Premier Division: 1984 - 1985

Scottish Division One: 1985 - 1987

Scottish Premier Division: 1987 - 1988

Scottish Division One: 1988 - 1994

Scottish Division Two: 1994 - 1995

Scottish Division One: 1995 - 2001

Scottish Division Two: 2001 - 2002

Scottish Division Three: 2002 - 2003

Scottish Division Two: 2003 - 2007

Scottish Division One / Championship: 2007 - 2014

Scottish League One: 2014 - 2015

Scottish Championship: 2015 - .

First Scottish League game19 August 1893 v Partick Thistle, Scottish Division Two (lost 2-3)
Honours
European

None

Domestic - League

Scottish Division One runners-up: 1916-17

Scottish Division 'B' / One champions: 1949-50, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1977-78, 1983-84, 1986-87

Scottish Division Two / Division 'B' / Division One runners-up: 1899-1900, 1928-29, 1936-37, 2012-13

Scottish Division Two champions: 1994-95, 2006-07

Scottish Division Two runners-up: 2005-06

Scottish Division Three / League One champions: 2002-03, 2014-15

Domestic - Cup

Scottish Cup winners: 1921-22

Scottish Cup runners-up: 1947-48

Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1963-64

Scottish Second World War Southern Football League Cup runners-up: 1941-42, 1942-43

Best League positionsee above
Lowest League position18th, Scottish Division Two, 1927-28
Furthest in Scottish Cupsee above
Furthest in League Cupsee above
Most League points
2 for a win69, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67
3 for a win77, Scottish Division Two, 2006-07
Fewest League points
2 for a win7, Scottish Division One, 1901-02
3 for a win26, Scottish Championship, 2013-14
Most League goals scored135, Scottish Division Two, 1963-64
Most League goals conceded127, Scottish Division One, 1937-38
Fewest League goals scored18, Scottish Division One, 1901-02
Fewest League goals conceded20, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67
Most wins in a League season33, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67
Fewest wins in a League season1, Scottish Division One, 1901-02
Most draws in a League season17, Scottish Division One, 1993-94
Fewest draws in a League season0, Scottish Division Two, 1899-1900
Most losses in a League season31, Scottish Premier Division, 1987-88
Fewest losses in a League season1, Scottish Division Two, 1963-64
Record win11-0 v Carfin Shamrock, Scottish Cup 4th round, 13 November 1886
Record defeat

1-10 v Port Glasgow Athletic, Scottish Division Two, 5 May 1894

1-10 v St Bernard's, Scottish Division Two, 14 October 1933

Highest number of League goals scored
in a season58, Allan McGraw, Scottish Division Two, 1963-64
in total136, Andy Ritchie, 1976-83
Most League appearances534, Derek Collins, 1987-98 and 2001-05

Most capped player

25, Jimmy Cowan for Scotland
Highest transfer fee received£500,000 for Derek Lilley to Leeds United, March 1997
Highest transfer fee paid£250,000 for Jamie Lindberg and Marko Rajamalki from MyPa (Finland), November 1994