2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season

Greenock Morton
2015-16 season
Chairman	Douglas Rae
Manager	Jim Duffy
Stadium	Cappielow Park
Championship	5th
Challenge Cup	First round (lost v Dumbarton)
League Cup	Quarter-final (lost v St Johnstone)
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final (lost v Celtic)
Top goalscorer	League: Denny Johnstone (14); All: Denny Johnstone (17)
Highest home attendance	League: 7,392 v Rangers ; Cup: 2,539 v Motherwell
Lowest home attendance	League: 1,175 v Queen of the South ; Cup: 1,052 v Elgin City
Average home league attendance	2,726
Home colours	Away colours

Season 2015–16 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2014-15. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Story of the season

May

After the conclusion to the 2014-15 season, manager Jim Duffy dedicated the title triumph to Greenock broadcaster Arthur Montford.[1]

The first pre-season game of the season was announced as being an away fixture against BSC Glasgow,[2] with Rotherham United visiting Cappielow for the third year in a row.[3]

Jamie McCluskey was released,[4] while Lee Kilday[4] and Ricki Lamie were offered one-year contract extensions.[5] Sean Crighton was also released along with Stefan Milojević, Aidan Ferris, Nicolas Caraux and Ross Caldwell.[6] Jon Scullion also agreed a new contract with the club.[7]

Brechin City winger Bobby Barr signed on a one-year deal.[8] Joe McKee (one-year deal) and Jon Scullion (6-month contract) also re-sign.[9]

Stefan McCluskey and Ross Forbes signed one-year contract extensions,[10] as did Ricki Lamie,[11] Michael Miller, Grant Adam[12] and Derek Gaston.[13] Thomas O'Ware also signed up on a one-year contract.[14]

Andy Millen was appointed as Development squad manager to replace David Hopkin.[15]

June

Warren Hawke was co-opted on to the club's board.[16]

Celtic youth striker Luke Donnelly was announced as a loan target by manager Jim Duffy.[17]

Four of Morton's U17 league winning side were offered full-time development contracts with the club; they were John Mitchell, Ruaridh Langan, Alex McWaters (all 17) and 16-year-old Scott Tiffoney.[18]

Morton signed defender Frank McKeown from Stranraer.[19] Young defender Craig Knight left the club by mutual consent on the same day.[20]

When the fixtures were released on 19 June, Morton learned they would unfurl the Scottish League One championship flag against Falkirk on 8 August 2015.[21]

Morton were given a home tie at home to Dumbarton in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, when it was drawn on 29 June at St Mirren Park, Paisley.[22]

July

Morton were drawn against Elgin City in the first round of the League Cup.[23]

Frank McKeown and Peter MacDonald suffered minor injuries and were ruled out of most of pre-season.[24]

Two of Morton's home games were selected by BBC Alba and BT Sport for live television coverage meaning they were moved to Friday (St Mirren) and Sunday (Rangers).[25]

Morton's squad numbers were announced on 22 July, with new signings Frank McKeown and Bobby Barr getting numbers 5 and 16 respectively.[26]

Ex-PSV Eindhoven youth player Romario Sabajo was offered a six-month deal, but fellow trialist Ricardo Talu would leave the club.[27] He would sign the contract but would not be able to play against Dumbarton as the club were waiting on international clearance from the Dutch FA.[28]

Morton tied up the signing of Birmingham City forward Denny Johnstone on a season-long loan.[29]

Thomas O'Ware was ruled out for three weeks after going off injured at half time in the game against Dumbarton.[30]

After scoring a brace as a trialist in a 3-0 win over Greenock Juniors, Chris Duggan would continue his trial for the foreseeable future according to manager Jim Duffy.[31]

August

After defeating Elgin comfortably in the first round, Morton were drawn away to Queen of the South in round two of the League Cup.[32]

After an injury to Frank McKeown, Morton brought in Canadian defender Luca Gasparotto on loan from Rangers until January 2016.[33] The club also signed ex-Aberdeen youth Jai Quitongo on a free transfer for their development squad.[34]

McKeown was ruled out for three months with extensive knee ligament damage.[35]

Morton received international clearance to sign Romario Sabajo after a three-week hold up.[36]

Queen of the South were defeated 1-0 to advance Morton to the third round of the League Cup,[37] where they received a home tie against Motherwell.[38]

September

Morton signed Swansea City striker Alex Samuel on loan until January.[39][40]

In the third round of the Scottish League Cup, Motherwell were disposed of by three goals to two after extra-time.[41] They were drawn against St Johnstone in the quarter-finals, for the second time in three years,[42] to be played in late October.[43]

October

The Renfrewshire derby with St Mirren was again chosen for coverage on BBC Alba, and moved forward to the Friday.[44]

Mark Russell rejected an offer of a new contract, but stated that he would be willing to re-negotiate.[45] However, Derek Gaston signed up for another two seasons until 2018.[46]

Jordan Cairnie joined East Stirlingshire on an emergency loan until 6 January,[47] whilst Cameron O'Neil was released by mutual consent.[48][49]

Morton were eliminated from the Scottish League Cup by St Johnstone, by a scoreline of three goals to one.[50]

Two days after the League Cup elimination, Morton were drawn away to Albion Rovers in the third round of the Scottish Cup.[51]

November

After defeating Forfar in the third round, Morton were given a home tie against Ross County in the Little Big Shot Youth Cup.[52]

Ricki Lamie ruled himself out for the whole of November with a hamstring tear.[53]

Luca Gasparotto would be available to play against Queen of the South after he was not selected for Canada's matches against Honduras and El Salvador.[54]

The development squad was eliminated from the Youth Cup by Ross County at Cappielow, with Thomas Orr scoring a second half consolation goal.

Morton would defeat Albion Rovers with goals from Denny Johnstone and Joe McKee to progress to the Scottish Cup fourth round.[55]

December

Morton were drawn away from home against Livingston in the fourth round of the William Hill-sponsored Scottish Cup.[56]

Another Morton fixture was moved for television purposes; Morton v Rangers which was due to be played on 23 January 2016 was moved back to the Monday night for BT Sport coverage.[57]

Youth players Jai Quitongo and Lewis Strapp were rewarded for excellent form in the development squad with 18-month professional full-time contracts being offered.[58] They would both accept the contract offers.[59][60]

Jon Scullion was offered a contract extension until the end of the season, with the possibility of going out on loan.[61]

With the end of his short-term contract approaching, Romario Sabajo will be allowed to return home after making few appearances for the first team.[62]

Mark Russell signed a contract extension until the summer of 2017.[63]

With the development league in its winter shutdown, captain Dylan Stevenson was loaned to Berwick Rangers for a month.[64]

Morton brought last season's top scorer Declan McManus back to the club on loan from English side Fleetwood Town.[65]

January

Grant Adam was released[66] and signed for Cowdenbeath.[67]

Matches against Hibernian were rescheduled to two midweek dates in February.[68]

Alex Samuel's loan deal from Swansea City was extended until the end of the season.[69]

Morton defeated Livingston to reach the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[70] Their reward was an away tie against Annan Athletic in the fifth round.[71]

February

Luca Gasparotto was ruled out for up to 10 weeks with an ankle injury.[72]

After defeating Annan Athletic in the fifth round, Morton received another away draw in their first quarter-final since 1999; away to Celtic at Celtic Park.[73]

Andrew McNeil signed on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[74]

Alex Samuel returned to Swansea to receive treatment after sustaining an injury in a Development League West match against Queen's Park.[75]

Morton's quarter-final match with Celtic was chosen for television coverage by Sky Sports.[76]

Morton signed winger Paul McMullan on loan from Celtic.[77]

Bobby Barr signed a pre-contract agreement on a two-year deal with league rivals Raith Rovers.[78]

March

Morton were eliminated from the Scottish Cup by three first-half goals to nil at Celtic Park.[79]

Declan McManus was named as SPFL Championship player of the month for February.[80]

Michael Tidser's season was ruled to be over when he suffered a suspected hernia.[81]

After a 19-game unbeaten run Morton won the Development League West win a 1-1 draw with nearest rivals Ayr United.[82]

April

Cappielow's pitch was given a platinum status by the SPFL, as one of the top four pitches in the country along with Bayview Stadium, Tynecastle Stadium and Hampden Park.[83]

Thomas O'Ware agreed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2018.[84] Ross Forbes followed him in agreeing a two-year contract.[85]

Morton released defenders Frank McKeown, Jordan Cairnie and Luke Irvine.[86]

Manager Jim Duffy signed a new two-year deal after successfully keeping the team in the Championship and reaching two cup quarter-finals.[87]

First team transfers

From end of 2014-15 season, to last match of season 2015-16

In

Player	Last club	League	Fee
Bobby Barr	Brechin City	League One	Bosman
Frank McKeown	Stranraer	League One	Bosman
Romario Sabajo	FC Lienden	Topklasse (Sunday League)	Free
Denny Johnstone	Birmingham City	Football League Championship	Loan
Luca Gasparotto	Rangers	Championship	Loan
Jai Quitongo	Aberdeen	Premiership	Free
Alex Samuel	Swansea City	Premier League	Loan
Declan McManus	Fleetwood Town	Football League One	Loan
Andrew McNeil	Alloa Athletic	Championship	Free
Paul McMullan	Celtic	Premiership	Loan

Out

Player	To	League	Fee
Jamie McCluskey	Stranraer	League One	Free
Sean Crighton	Airdrieonians	League One	Free
Stefan Milojević	Zlaté Moravce	Super Liga	Free
Ross Caldwell	Ayr United	League One	Free
Aidan Ferris	BSC Glasgow	Lowland Football League	Free
Nicolas Caraux	Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt	CFA	Free
Craig Knight	Ardrossan Winton Rovers	Scottish Junior Football Ayrshire Division One	Free
Jordan Cairnie	East Stirlingshire	League Two	Loan
Cameron O'Neil	Barrhead YM AFC	Greater Glasgow Premier League	Free
Romario Sabajo	VPV Purmersteijn	Eerste Klasse	Free
Dylan Stevenson	Berwick Rangers	League Two	Loan
Thomas Orr	East Stirlingshire	League Two	Loan
Jamie McGowan	Cumbernauld United	West of Scotland Super League First Division	Loan
Grant Adam	Cowdenbeath	League One	Free
Jordan Cairnie	Kilwinning Rangers	West of Scotland Super League Premier Division	Free
Frank McKeown	Stranraer	League One	Free
Luke Irvine	Ardrossan Winton Rovers	Scottish Junior Football Ayrshire Division One	Free

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Pre-season

Friendlies

3 July 2015 Friendly	Dundee	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Dundee
			Trialist (Romario Sabajo) Joe McKee Jon Scullion	Stadium: Riverside Pitches Attendance: Public park

4 July 2015 Friendly	Greenock Morton	4 – 0	Next Level Soccer XI	Port Glasgow
	Trialist Ross Forbes Jon Scullion			Stadium: Parklea Attendance: Public park

7 July 2015 Friendly	BSC Glasgow	2 – 3	Greenock Morton XI	Airdrie
19.15	Ross McKinnon Chris McDougall	report	Thomas Orr	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

9 July 2015 Friendly	Clachnacuddin	0 – 0	Greenock Morton	Inverness
19.00		report		Stadium: Grant Street Park

11 July 2015 Friendly	Brora Rangers	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Brora
15.00		report	Stefan McCluskey	Stadium: Dudgeon Park

13 July 2015 Testimonial match	Greenock Morton	1 – 3	Celtic XI	Greenock
19.30	Thomas Orr	report	Stefan Šćepović Luke Donnelly Anthony Stokes	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Nick Walsh

15 July 2015 Friendly	Kilmarnock	4 – 0	Greenock Morton	Kilmarnock
	Kris Boyd Greg Kiltie Euan Smith			Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: Closed door

18 July 2015 Friendly	Greenock Morton	0 – 3	Rotherham United	Greenock
15.00		report	Greg Halford Lee Frecklington Jonson Clarke-Harris	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 548 Referee: Don Robertson

3 August 2015 Friendly	Rangers XI	1 – 0	Greenock Morton XI	Milngavie
	Fraser Aird			Stadium: Rangers Training Centre Attendance: Closed door

Scottish Championship

8 August 2015 1	Greenock Morton	1 – 1	Falkirk	Greenock
15:00	Peter MacDonald 60'	report	Paul Watson 19'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Alan Muir Man of the Match: Mark Russell

15 August 2015 2	Hibernian	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Edinburgh
15:00	Jason Cummings 58'	report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,923 Referee: Craig Charleston

21 August 2015 3	Greenock Morton	0 – 0	St Mirren	Greenock
19:45 (live on BBC Alba)		report	Luke Conlan 55'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 5,343 Referee: Greg Aitken Man of the Match: Ricki Lamie

29 August 2015 4	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Alloa
15:00		report	Thomas O'Ware 72'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 825 Referee: Nick Walsh

5 September 2015 5	Livingston	2 – 4	Greenock Morton	Livingston
15:00	Ben Gordon 30' Jordan White 85' Jordyn Sheerin 89'	report	Stefan McCluskey 31' Denny Johnstone 52' Bobby Barr 66' Jon Scullion 82'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Euan Anderson

12 September 2015 6	Greenock Morton	0 – 0	Dumbarton	Greenock
15:00	Conor Pepper 67'	report		Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Stephen Finnie Man of the Match: Thomas O'Ware

19 September 2015 7	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Greenock Morton	Dumfries
15:00	Derek Lyle 45' Luca Gasparotto 81' (O.G.)	report	Chris Higgins 7' (O.G.) Denny Johnstone 65'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Andrew Dallas

27 September 2015 8	Greenock Morton	0 – 4	Rangers	Greenock
12:30 (live on BT Sport)		report	Martyn Waghorn 12' (pen), 22', 81' James Tavernier 34'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 7,392 Referee: Willie Collum Man of the Match: Denny Johnstone

3 October 2015 9	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Greenock Morton	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Mark Stewart 45' Jason Thomson 90+4'	report	Thomas O'Ware 82'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Bobby Madden

10 October 2015 10	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Dumfries
15:00	Derek Lyle 14'	report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,583 Referee: John McKendrick

17 October 2015 11	Falkirk	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Grangemouth
15:00	Lee Miller 90+1'	report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Euan Anderson

24 October 2015 12	Greenock Morton	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Greenock
15:00	Ross Forbes 55'	report		Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Brian Colvin Man of the Match: Ross Forbes

31 October 2015 13	Dumbarton	1 – 2	Greenock Morton	Dumbarton
15:00	Darren Barr 53'	report	Joe McKee 41' Denny Johnstone 85'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,110 Referee: George Salmond

7 November 2015 14	Greenock Morton	1 – 0	Livingston	Greenock
15:00	Denny Johnstone 6' (pen)	report		Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Craig Charleston Man of the Match: Luca Gasparotto

14 November 2015 15	Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Queen of the South	Greenock
15:00	Denny Johnstone 51', 62'	report		Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Mat Northcroft Man of the Match: Denny Johnstone

20 November 2015 16	St Mirren	1 – 1	Greenock Morton	Paisley
19:45 (live on BBC Alba)	Jack Baird 11'	report	Alex Samuel 90'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,163 Referee: John Beaton Man of the Match: Jack Baird

5 December 2015	Greenock Morton	P – P	Hibernian	Greenock
15:00				Stadium: Cappielow Park

12 December 2015 17	Rangers	2 – 2	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
15:00	Kenny Miller 2' Martyn Waghorn 84'	report	James Tavernier 31' (O.G.) Stefan McCluskey 82'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,816 Referee: Don Robertson

18 December 2015 18	Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Greenock
19:45 (live on BBC Alba)	Alex Samuel 23'	report	Ross Callachan 48' James Craigen 90' (pen)	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,264 Referee: John McKendrick Man of the Match: Thomas O'Ware

2 January 2016 19	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	St Mirren	Greenock
15:00		report	Lawrence Shankland 39'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 4,736 Referee: Andrew Dallas

16 January 2016	Alloa Athletic	A – A	Greenock Morton	Alloa
15:00				Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Alan Muir

25 January 2016 20	Greenock Morton	0 – 2	Rangers	Greenock
19:45 (live on BT Sport)		report	Kenny Miller 26' Barrie McKay 70' Andy Halliday 72'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Barry Cook Man of the Match: Joe McKee

30 January 2016	Hibernian	P – P	Greenock Morton	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Easter Road

2 February 2016 21	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Hibernian	Greenock
19:45		report	Anthony Stokes 46'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,696 Referee: John McKendrick Man of the Match: Bobby Barr

9 February 2016 22	Alloa Athletic	2 – 2	Greenock Morton	Alloa
19:30	Colin Hamilton 19' Dougie Hill 71'	report	Declan McManus 14' Stefan McCluskey 17'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 535 Referee: Alan Muir

13 February 2016 23	Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Dumbarton	Greenock
15:00	Denny Johnstone 64' Joe McKee 88'	report		Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,595 Referee: George Salmond

20 February 2016 24	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Falkirk	Greenock
15:00		report	John Baird 27'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,911 Referee: Craig Thomson Man of the Match: Declan McManus

24 February 2016 25	Hibernian	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Edinburgh
19:45		report	Thomas O'Ware 36' Denny Johnstone 51' Ross Forbes 63'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,655 Referee: Steven McLean

27 February 2016 26	Raith Rovers	3 – 2	Greenock Morton	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Rory McKeown 7' Aidan Connolly 74' Ryan Hardie 89'	report	Declan McManus 73', 87'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,633 Referee: Mat Northcroft

1 March 2016 27	Livingston	0 – 0	Greenock Morton	Livingston
19:30		report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 787 Referee: Kevin Clancy

5 March 2016	Greenock Morton	P – P	Queen of the South	Greenock
15:00				Stadium: Cappielow Park

11 March 2016 28	Rangers	3 – 1	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
19:45	Kenny Miller 43', 48' Lee Wallace 56'	report	Denny Johnstone 22'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,072 Referee: Nick Walsh

15 March 2016 29	Greenock Morton	3 – 2	Queen of the South	Greenock
19:45	Denny Johnstone 8', 22' Paul McMullan 29'	report	Dale Hilson 69' Gary Oliver 78'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Don Robertson

19 March 2016 30	Greenock Morton	4 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Greenock
15:00	Jason Marr 15' (O.G.) Declan McManus 78' Ross Forbes 17' Denny Johnstone 81'	report	Kyle McAusland 39'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Euan Anderson Man of the Match: Declan McManus

26 March 2016 31	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Greenock
15:00		Report	James Craigen 53'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,778 Referee: Stephen Finnie Man of the Match: Ross Forbes

2 April 2016 32	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Greenock Morton	Dumbarton
15:00		report		Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 994 Referee: Crawford Allan

9 April 2016 33	Greenock Morton	2 – 1	Livingston	Greenock
15:00	Denny Johnstone 51' (pen) Thomas O'Ware 82'	report	Jordan White 33'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,463 Referee: John McKendrick Man of the Match: Derek Gaston

16 April 2016 34	St Mirren	3 – 1	Greenock Morton	Paisley
13:00	Lawrence Shankland 7' Calum Gallagher 62' Stephen Mallan 90+2'	report	Denny Johnstone 59'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,299 Referee: Willie Collum Man of the Match: Lawrence Shankland

23 April 2016 35	Greenock Morton	0 – 0	Hibernian	Greenock
15:00		report		Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,308 Referee: Stephen Finnie

1 May 2016 36	Falkirk	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Grangemouth
12:30	John Baird Paul Watson 48'	report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,271 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

28 November 2015 3rd Round	Albion Rovers	0 – 2	Greenock Morton	Coatbridge
15.00		report	Denny Johnstone 41' Joe McKee 88'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Stadium Attendance: 505 Referee: Greg Aitken

9 January 2016 4th Round	Livingston	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Livingston
15.00		report	Thomas O'Ware 64'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 873 Referee: Craig Charleston

6 February 2016 5th Round	Annan Athletic	1 – 4	Greenock Morton	Annan
15.00	Matt Flynn 76'	report	Stefan McCluskey 21', 65', 68' Joe McKee 45+2'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 756 Referee: John Beaton

6 March 2016 Quarter-final	Celtic	3 – 0	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
12.00 (live on Sky Sports)	Leigh Griffiths 14' Gary Mackay-Steven 25' Callum McGregor 35'	report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,858 Referee: Willie Collum Man of the Match: Kieran Tierney

Scottish League Cup

1 August 2015 1st Round	Greenock Morton	5 – 0	Elgin City	Greenock
15.00	Stefan McCluskey 48' Denny Johnstone 68' Jon Scullion 70', 83' Ross Forbes 74' (pen)	report		Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,052 Referee: Barry Cook

25 August 2015 2nd Round	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dumfries
19.45		report	Ross Forbes 69'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Andrew Dallas

22 September 2015 3rd Round	Greenock Morton	3 – 2 AET	Motherwell	Greenock
19.45	Alex Samuel 11', 100' Michael Tidser 112'	report	Scott McDonald 90+3' Louis Moult 116'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Greg Aitken Man of the Match: Alex Samuel

27 October 2015 Quarter-final	Greenock Morton	1 – 3	St Johnstone	Greenock
19.45	Denny Johnstone 52'	report	Steven MacLean 61' (pen) Michael O'Halloran 63' Chris Kane 83'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Challenge Cup

25 July 2015 1st Round South	Greenock Morton	2 – 3	Dumbarton	Greenock
15:00	Lee Kilday 73' Peter MacDonald 83' (pen)	report	Grant Gallagher 6', 30' Garry Fleming 65'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Craig Charleston

Development squad

Friendlies

24 July 2015 Friendly	Greenock Juniors	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Greenock
19.30		Greenock Telegraph report	Trialist (Chris Duggan) Jordan Cairnie	Stadium: Ravenscraig Stadium Attendance: 200-300

Development League West

1 September 2015 1	Greenock Morton	3 – 5	Queen of the South	Greenock
19.30	Romario Sabajo Thomas Orr	[88]	Aidan Smith Scott Hooper Jake Pickard	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: William Wilson

9 September 2015 2	Greenock Morton	3 – 1	Clyde	Greenock
19.30	Thomas Orr Scott Tiffoney Alex McWaters	Greenock Telegraph report	Jonathan Reynolds	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Calum Scott

15 September 2015 3	Greenock Morton	5 – 1	Queen's Park	Greenock
19.30	Jon Scullion Thomas Orr Cameron O'Neil Lewis Strapp	Greenock Telegraph report	Grant Brennan	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: David Dickinson

29 September 2015 4	Greenock Morton	3 – 1	Dumbarton	Greenock
19.30	Jon Scullion Jai Quitongo Alex McWaters	Greenock Telegraph report	Jordan Kirkpatrick Trialist	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Chris Graham

6 October 2015 5	Greenock Morton	2 – 2	Stranraer	Greenock
19.45	Jon Scullion Jai Quitongo	Greenock Telegraph report	Kieran McLaughlin Calvin Kemp	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Craig Napier

13 October 2015 6	Greenock Morton	2 – 1	Ayr United	Greenock
19.30	Thomas Orr Ruaridh Langan	[89]	Ryan Nisbet	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Garry Doherty

20 October 2015 7	Airdrieonians	1 – 3	Greenock Morton	Airdrie
20.00	?	NO REPORT AVAILABLE	Thomas Orr ? O.G.'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Steven Reid

5 November 2015 8	Queen of the South	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Dumfries
20.00		GMFC report	Alex McWaters Scott Tiffoney Thomas Orr pen'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Referee: Lloyd Wilson

10 November 2015 9	Clyde	3 – 3	Greenock Morton	Cumbernauld
19.15	?	GMFC report	Jon Scullion John Tennent	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium (outdoor pitch) Referee: David Dickinson

16 November 2015	Queen's Park	P – P	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
19.15				Stadium: Lesser Hampden Referee: William Wilson

30 November 2015 10	Stranraer	0 – 4	Greenock Morton	Stranraer
20.00	Calvin Kemp	GMFC Twitter	Alex McWaters Scott Tiffoney	Stadium: Stranraer Academy Referee: Calum Haswell

2 December 2015 11	Queen's Park	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
20.00		Greenock Telegraph report	Thomas Orr Romario Sabajo	Stadium: Lesser Hampden Referee: William Wilson

15 December 2015 12	Ayr United	0 – 2	Greenock Morton	Ayr
19.30		AUFA report	Alex Samuel Ruaridh Langan	Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Craig Napier

18 January 2016	Dumbarton	P – P	Greenock Morton	Milngavie
20.00				Stadium: Rangers Training Centre

28 January 2016	Greenock Morton	P – P	Airdrieonians	Greenock
19.45				Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Chris Graham

4 February 2016 13	Greenock Morton	4 – 0	Queen of the South	Port Glasgow
13.30	Jai Quitongo Thomas Orr Ricki Lamie Jon Scullion	Greenock Telegraph report		Stadium: Port Glasgow Community Stadium Referee: Matthew MacDermid

9 February 2016	Clyde	P – P	Greenock Morton	Cumbernauld
				Stadium: Broadwood Stadium (outdoor pitch)

16 February 2016 14	Greenock Morton	3 – 0	Queen's Park	Lennoxtown
19.30	Jai Quitongo Jon Scullion Ruaridh Langan	[90]		Stadium: Lennoxtown training centre Referee: Craig King

22 February 2016 15	Dumbarton	1 – 1	Greenock Morton	Milngavie
20.00	Andrew Biddulph	NO REPORT AVAILABLE	Alex McWaters	Stadium: Rangers Training Centre Referee: Daniel McFarlane

29 February 2016 16	Dumbarton	3 – 3	Greenock Morton	Milngavie
20.00	Trialist (Sebastian Osei-Obengo) Kler Heh ? Mikey Hopkins	NO REPORT AVAILABLE	Jai Quitongo Jon Scullion	Stadium: Rangers Training Centre

8 March 2016 17	Greenock Morton	3 – 3	Stranraer	Lennoxtown
20.00	Jon Scullion Jai Quitongo Ruaridh Langan	Greenock Telegraph report	Zach Simpson Kyle Turner Kieran McLaughlin	Stadium: Lennoxtown training centre Referee: William Wilson

21 March 2016 18	Airdrieonians	5 – 5	Greenock Morton	Airdrie
20.00		Greenock Telegraph report	Jon Scullion Scott Tiffoney Ruaridh Langan Alex McWaters	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: David Dickinson

24 March 2016 19	Clyde	1 – 3	Greenock Morton	Cumbernauld
18.15		GMFC Twitter	Jai Quitongo Ruaridh Langan Alex McWaters	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium (outdoor pitch) Referee: William Wilson

28 March 2016 20	Greenock Morton	1 – 1	Ayr United	Greenock
19.30	Jon Scullion	Greenock Telegraph report	Ryan Nisbet pen'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Stephen Brown

31 March 2016 21	Greenock Morton	3 – 2	Airdrieonians	Greenock
19.30	Luke Irvine Alex McWaters	Greenock Telegraph report	Conor McLaughlin Aaron Ross	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Chris Graham

Scottish Youth Cup

1 November 2015 3rd Round	Forfar Athletic	0 – 2	Greenock Morton	Forfar
13.00	Cameron Clark	GMFC Highlights	Thomas Orr pen' Jai Quitongo	Stadium: Station Park Referee: Steven Traynor

22 November 2015 4th Round	Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Ross County	Greenock
14.00	Thomas Orr	GMFC report	Sam Morrison Greg Morrison	Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Chris McTiernan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Hibernian	36	21	7	8	59	34	+25	70	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4	Raith Rovers	36	18	8	10	52	46	+6	62	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5	Greenock Morton	36	11	10	15	39	42	−3	43
6	St Mirren	36	11	9	16	44	53	−9	42
7	Queen of the South	36	12	6	18	46	56	−10	42

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Player statistics

As of 1 May 2016

All competitions

Position	Player	Starts	Subs	Unused subs	Goals	Red cards	Yellow cards
GK	Grant Adam	10	1	11	0	0	0
MF	Bobby Barr	37	5	1	1	0	8
DF	Jordan Cairnie	0	1	8	0	0	0
GK	Greig Connor	0	0	1	0	0	0
MF	Ross Forbes	40	5	0	5	0	5
DF	Luca Gasparotto (on loan from Rangers)	23	2	2	0	0	1
GK	Derek Gaston	33	0	3	0	0	0
FW	Denny Johnstone (on loan from Birmingham City)	42	1	0	17	0	0
DF	Lee Kilday	41	1	2	1	0	6
DF	Ricki Lamie	19	6	11	0	0	4
MF	Ruaridh Langan	0	0	1	0	0	0
FW	Peter MacDonald	6	5	7	2	0	0
GK	Jamie McGowan	1	0	16	0	0	0
MF / FW	Stefan McCluskey	30	7	1	7	0	5
MF	Joe McKee	26	5	5	4	0	7
DF	Frank McKeown	0	1	0	0	0	0
FW	Declan McManus (on loan from Fleetwood Town)	20	0	0	4	0	8
FW	Paul McMullan (on loan from Celtic)	6	5	1	1	0	1
GK	Andrew McNeil	1	0	13	0	0	0
FW	Alex McWaters	0	0	1	0	0	0
DF / MF	Michael Miller	27	4	11	0	0	6
DF / MF	Thomas O'Ware	40	1	0	5	0	4
FW	Thomas Orr	1	5	13	0	0	0
DF / MF	Conor Pepper	29	1	2	0	1	6
FW	Jai Quitongo	0	7	7	0	0	0
DF	Mark Russell	35	1	1	0	0	3
MF / FW	Romario Sabajo	4	5	4	0	0	0
FW	Alex Samuel (on loan from Swansea City)	9	21	0	4	0	2
FW	Jon Scullion	2	9	29	3	0	0
MF	Dylan Stevenson	0	5	13	0	0	0
DF	Lewis Strapp	0	0	2	0	0	0
DF	John Tennent	0	1	11	0	0	0
MF	Michael Tidser	12	7	2	1	0	3
FW	Scott Tiffoney	0	0	2	0	0	0

Development squad goalscorers

Including goals from the Development League West (champions) and SFA Youth Cup

Thomas Orr - 14
Jon Scullion - 12
Alex McWaters - 11
Jai Quitongo - 9
Ruaridh Langan - 6
Scott Tiffoney - 4
Romario Sabajo - 2
Cameron O'Neil, Lewis Strapp, Luke Irvine, Ricki Lamie, John Tennent & Alex Samuel - 1

Awards

Last updated 14 March 2016

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	Declan McManus	Championship Player of the Month	February 2016[80]

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