2017–18 Greenock Morton F.C. season

Season 2017–18 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished fourth in 2016-17. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Greenock Morton
2017-18 season
ChairmanDouglas Rae
ManagerJim Duffy
StadiumCappielow Park
ChampionshipSeventh Place
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupFirst round
Scottish CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Harkins (8)
All: Gary Harkins & Bob McHugh (8)
Highest home attendance4,661 v St Mirren, Championship, 12 August 2017
Lowest home attendance1,036 v Livingston, Challenge Cup, 15 August 2017
Average home league attendance1,985

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Pre–Season
1 July 2017 Friendly Stenhousemuir 0 – 3 Greenock Morton Stenhousemuir
14:00 Report McHugh 39'
Thomson 59'
Armour 70'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Referee: Stephen Finnie
8 July 2017 Friendly Turriff United 1 – 6 Greenock Morton Turriff
15:00 Miller 81' Report Thomson 19'
McHugh 30', 37', 53'
Tidser 67 pen.'
Tiffoney 83'		 Stadium: The Haughs
Referee: Liam Duncan

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Championship
5 August 2017 1 Dumbarton 0 – 0 Greenock Morton Dumbarton
15:00 Report Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Steven Kirkland
12 August 2017 2 Greenock Morton 4 – 1 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 Tidser 26 pen.', 50 pen.'
McHugh 72'
Murdoch 77'		 Report Smith 41' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Willie Collum
19 August 2017 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Warren 19' Report Thomson 51' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Stephen Finnie
26 August 2017 4 Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Livingston Greenock
15:00 Report Danny Mullen 60' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,599
Referee: Euan Anderson
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 5 Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
15:00 Thomson 46'
Harkins 73'
Quitongo 90+3'		 Report Cardle 9'
Higginbotham 33 pen.'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 6 Queen of the South 1 – 2 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 21' Report Forbes 16'
Quitongo 20'		 Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Lyle
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 7 Dundee United 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Tannadice Park
15:00 Keatings 65'
McDonald 83'		 Report McHugh 75' Attendance: 5,569
Referee: Alan Muir
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 8 Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
15:00 Lamie Yellow card 90' Report McKee 62' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,992
Referee: John McKendrick
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 9 Brechin City 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Brechin
15:00 Report Murdoch 81' Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 624
Referee: Colin Steven
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 10 Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Dumbarton Greenock
15:00 McHugh 50' Report Stewart 5' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: Barry Cook
28 October 2017 11 St Mirren 2 – 2 Greenock Morton St Mirren Park
15:00 McShane 66' (pen)
Reilly 72', Yellow card 83'
Buchanan Yellow card 78'		 BBC Report O'Ware Yellow card 64'
Doyle Yellow card 66'
Forbes Yellow card 66'
Murdoch 68'
Harkins 79 pen.'
Oliver Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Steven McLean
4 November 2017 12 Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Queen of the South Greenock
15:00 Harkins 7 pen.' Report Dobbie Yellow card 41', 43'
Fordyce 47'
McFadden Yellow card 63'
Jacobs Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,677
Referee: Mat Northcroft
21 November 2017 13 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Dunfermline
19:45 Ryan 21'
Murdoch Yellow card 40'
Williamson Yellow card 41'		 Report Oliver 34' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Finnie
25 November 2017 14 Falkirk 0 – 3 Greenock Morton Falkirk
15:00 Muirhead Yellow card 9'
Tumilty Yellow card 73'		 Report Harkins 9'
Lamie Yellow card 11'
Forbes Yellow card 27'
Thomson 42', 61'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Greg Aitken
2 December 2017 15 Greenock Morton 4 – 1 Brechin City Greenock
15:00 Oliver 4'
Murdoch Yellow card 12'
Tiffoney 44'
Harkins 72' (pen.)
Quitongo 83'		 Report Layne 41', Yellow card 78' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Alan Newlands
9 December 2017 16 Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Dundee United Greenock
15:00 Lamie Yellow card 90+5' Report Durnan Yellow card 45+1'
King 61', 90+4'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Gavin Duncan
23 December 2017 17 Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
Harkins 22 pen.'
Quitongo Yellow card 75'		 Report Baird Yellow card 16'
Raven Red card 22'
Vigurs Yellow card 57'
Polworth Yellow card 69'
Donaldson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,547
Referee: Colin Steven
2 January 2018 18 Greenock Morton 1 – 1 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 Thomson Yellow card 34'
Harkins Yellow card 50'
Doyle Yellow card 69'
O'Ware 80'
Oliver Yellow card 82'		 Report Morgan 25'
Magennis Yellow card 68'
McGinn Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 January 2018 19 Brechin City 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Brechin
15:00 McLennan 7' Report McHugh 12' Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 694
Referee: John McKendrick
13 January 2018 20 Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Falkirk Greenock
15:00 Lamie Yellow card 13'
Harkins Yellow card 51'		 Report Sibbald 20' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,084
Referee: Andrew Dallas
27 January 2018 21 Dundee United 0 – 3 Greenock Morton Dundee
15:00 Quinn Yellow card 59'
Kadded Yellow card 69'		 Report O'Ware 35'
Tiffoney 47'
Harkins Yellow card 49'
Ross Yellow card 66'
Iredale 80'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Cook
3 February 2018 22 Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 Tidser 37'
Harkins Yellow card 88'
Oliver 90'		 Report Beadling 23'
Craigen Yellow card 51'
McManus Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Gavin Duncan
17 February 2018 23 Queen of the South 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Dumfries
15:00 Dobbie 33'
Dykes Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Oliver 55', Yellow card 83'
Gasparotto Yellow card 57'
Lamie Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 February 2018 24 Dumbarton 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Dumbarton
19:45 Wilson Yellow card 28' Report Gasparotto Yellow card 39'
O'Ware 74'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 833
Referee: Don Robertson
24 February 2018 25 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 2 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Report Tiffoney 28'
Harkins 70 pen.'
Purdue Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Steven Kirkland
27 February 2018 26 Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Livingston Greenock
Doyle Yellow card 80' Report Cadden 47'
De Vita Yellow card 54'
Halkett Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,373
Referee: Euan Anderson
10 March 2018 27 Falkirk 3 – 1 Greenock Morton Falkirk
15:00 Muirhead 4' (pen.)
Nelson 18'
Jakubiak 30'
McGhee Yellow card 41'
Blair Yellow card 67'		 Report Murdoch Yellow card 57'
Harkins 90+1', Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 March 2018 28 Livingston 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Livingston
Halkett Yellow card 55'
Lithgow Yellow card 41'
Byrne Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 66'
Longridge 90+4'		 Report Harkins Yellow card 68'
Oliver 88'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 862
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 29 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Greenock Morton Dunfermline
15:00 Report O'Ware Yellow card 11' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 March 2018 30 Greenock Morton 2 – 0 Brechin City Greenock
15:00 Baird 50', 72'
Murdoch Yellow card 68'		 Report Dyer Yellow card 76' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Mike Roncone
31 March 2018 31 Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Dundee United Greenock
15:00 Harkins Yellow card 87'
Ross 90+3'		 Report Stanton Yellow card 37'
Mohsni 59'
Smith Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Don Robertson
7 April 2018 32 Livingston 3 – 2 Greenock Morton Livingston
15:00 Longridge 35'
Lithgow 53', 86'
Cadden Yellow card 69'		 Report O'Ware 18'
Lamie Yellow card 59', 69'
Tidser Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Steven Kirkland
10 April 2018 33 Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Dumbarton Greenock
19:45 Fraser 62'
Baird 69'
Iredale Yellow card 85', 90+4'		 Report Walsh Yellow card 44'
Handling 55', Yellow card 65'
O'Ware 87' (o.g.)
Stirling Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Craig Charleston
14 April 2018 34 Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Queen of the South Greenock
15:00 Harkins Yellow card 31' Report Dykes Yellow card 25', 69'
Jacobs Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,514
Referee: Stephen Finnie
21 April 2018 35 St Mirren 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Paisley
15:00 Mullen 10'
Morgan 72', Yellow card 72'		 Report Doyle 30'
Iredale Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,422
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 April 2018 36 Greenock Morton 0 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Harkins Yellow card 7'
Murdoch Yellow card 29'		 Report Oakley 20', 37'
Austin 55'
Trafford Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Beaton

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup § Group F

Group stage

Results

15 July 2017 Group stage Berwick Rangers 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00 Report Fleming 33 o.g.' Stadium: Shielfield Park
Attendance: 701
Referee: Grant Irvine
18 July 2017 Group stage Greenock Morton 2 – 2
(4 – 2 p)		 Queen's Park Greenock
19:45 McHugh 85'
Barr 90+2'		 Report Wharton 70'
Orr 81'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Colin Steven
22 July 2017 Group stage Motherwell 4 – 0 Greenock Morton Motherwell
15:00 Dunne 3'
Cadden 25'
Tait 67'
Moult 72'		 Report Gary Harkins Red card 39' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 July 2017 Group stage Greenock Morton 5 – 0 Edinburgh City Greenock
15:00 McHugh 14', 90+2'
Quitongo 53'
Thomson 73', 79'		 Report Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Mike Roncone

Group F Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOT GMO QPA EDC BER
1 Motherwell (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 12 2 +10 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 4–0 — — 1–0
2 Greenock Morton 4 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 8 — — p2–2 5–0 —
3 Queen's Park 4 2 0 1 1 9 9 0 7 1–5 — — 3–0 —
4 Edinburgh City 4 0 1 0 3 3 12 −9 2 1–2 — — — p2–2
5 Berwick Rangers 4 0 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1 — 0–1 2–3 — —
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[2]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2017 1st Round Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Livingston Greenock
19:45 Report Todorov 25'
Mullen 70'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
20 January 2018 Fourth round Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Greenock Morton Dunfermline
15:00 McManus 57' Report Oliver 24'
Quitongo 85'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,573
Referee: Alan Muir
10 February 2018 Fifth round Greenock Morton 3 – 0 Dumbarton Greenock
15:00 Ross 12'
Iredale 49'
McHugh 80'		 Report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 March 2018 Quarter-Final Celtic 3 – 0 Greenock Morton Glasgow
15:00 Dembélé 62', 71 pen.'
Édouard 90'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 18,255
Referee: John Beaton

Player statistics
As of 28 April 2018

All competitions
PositionPlayerStartsSubsUnused subsGoals Red cards Red cardYellow cards Yellow card
FWScotland Ben Armour070000
FWScotland John Baird (on loan from Inverness)620300
DFScotland Darren Barr410100
GKNorthern Ireland Conor Brennan410000
GKScotland Ross Doohan (on loan from Celtic)002000
DFScotland Michael Doyle4300101
MFScotland Ben Eardley010000
MFScotland Ross Forbes1920101
MFScotland Gary Fraser330100
DFCanada Luca Gasparotto1210000
GKScotland Derek Gaston4000000
MFScotland Gary Harkins3470810
DFScotland Darren Hynes101000
DFAustralia Jack Iredale1314200
DFScotland Lee Kilday000000
DFScotland Ricki Lamie3511002
MFScotland Ruaridh Langan054000
GKScotland Jamie McGowan007000
FWScotland Robert McHugh19130801
MFScotland Connor McManus522001
MFScotland Andy Murdoch4110100
DFScotland Thomas O'Ware3700400
FWScotland Gary Oliver2980600
MFScotland Jack Purdue010000
FWScotland Jai Quitongo1650502
MFScotland Frank Ross (on loan from Aberdeen)1260200
DFScotland Mark Russell3241001
DFScotland Lewis Strapp243000
FWScotland Robert Thomson2090600
MFScotland Michael Tidser3240300
FWScotland Scott Tiffoney20173300

First team transfers
  • From end of 2016-17 season, to last match of season 2017-18

In
Player From League Fee
Scotland Robert Thomson Scotland Dumbarton Scottish Championship Free
Scotland Robert McHugh Scotland Falkirk Scottish Championship Free
Scotland Darren Barr (player/coach) Scotland Dumbarton Scottish Championship Free
Scotland Gary Harkins Scotland Ayr United Scottish League One Free
Australia Jack Iredale Australia ECU Joondalup National Premier Leagues Western Australia Free
Scotland Connor McManus Scotland Celtic Scottish Premiership Free
Scotland Ross Doohan Scotland Celtic Scottish Premiership Loan
Scotland Cameron Hayes Scotland Dumbarton Scottish Championship Free
Scotland Daniel Farrell Scotland Rutherglen Glencairn West of Scotland Super League First Division Free
Canada Luca Gasparotto Scotland Falkirk Scottish Championship Free
Northern Ireland Conor Brennan Northern Ireland Ballymena United NIFL Premiership Free
Scotland Frank Ross Scotland Aberdeen Scottish Premiership Loan
Scotland John Baird Scotland Inverness Scottish Championship Loan
Scotland Gary Fraser Scotland Partick Thistle Scottish Championship Loan

Out
Player To League Fee
England Kudus Oyenuga England Chelmsford City National League South Free
Scotland Lewis McIntyre Scotland Stranraer Scottish League One Free
Scotland Lewis Strapp Scotland Elgin City Scottish League Two Loan
Scotland Thomas Orr Scotland Queen's Park Scottish League Two Free
Scotland Darren Barr Scotland Stirling Albion Scottish League Two Free
Scotland Connor McManus Scotland East Fife Scottish League Two Free

Team Statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
6 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 59 53 +6 52
7 Greenock Morton 36 13 11 12 47 40 +7 50
8 Falkirk 36 12 11 13 45 49 −4 47
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 7 9 20 27 63 −36 30 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[3]
(R) Relegated

References
  1. "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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