Year formed | 1874 |
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 measurements | 110 x 71 yards (101 x 58 metres) |
Ground capacity | 11,100 |
Record attendance | 23,500 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 game | 19 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 position | see above |
Lowest League position | 18th, Scottish Division Two, 1927-28 |
Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
Furthest in League Cup | see above |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 69, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67 |
3 for a win | 77, Scottish Division Two, 2006-07 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 7, Scottish Division One, 1901-02 |
3 for a win | 26, Scottish Championship, 2013-14 |
Most League goals scored | 135, Scottish Division Two, 1963-64 |
Most League goals conceded | 127, Scottish Division One, 1937-38 |
Fewest League goals scored | 18, Scottish Division One, 1901-02 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 20, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67 |
Most wins in a League season | 33, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 1, Scottish Division One, 1901-02 |
Most draws in a League season | 17, Scottish Division One, 1993-94 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 0, Scottish Division Two, 1899-1900 |
Most losses in a League season | 31, Scottish Premier Division, 1987-88 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 1, Scottish Division Two, 1963-64 |
Record win | 11-0 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 |
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Highest number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 58, Allan McGraw, Scottish Division Two, 1963-64 |
in total | 136, Andy Ritchie, 1976-83 |
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Most League appearances | 534, 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 |