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 FriendlyStenhousemuir0 – 3Greenock MortonStenhousemuir
14:00 Report McHugh  39'
Thomson  59'
Armour  70'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Referee: Stephen Finnie
8 July 2017 FriendlyTurriff United1 – 6Greenock MortonTurriff
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 1Dumbarton0 – 0Greenock MortonDumbarton
15:00 Report Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Steven Kirkland
12 August 2017 2Greenock Morton4 – 1St MirrenGreenock
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 3Inverness Caledonian Thistle1 – 1Greenock MortonInverness
15:00 Warren  19' Report Thomson  51' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Stephen Finnie
26 August 2017 4Greenock Morton1 – 0LivingstonGreenock
15:00 Report Danny Mullen  60' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,599
Referee: Euan Anderson
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 5Greenock Morton3 – 2Dunfermline AthleticGreenock
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) 6Queen of the South1 – 2Greenock MortonPalmerston 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) 7Dundee United2 – 1Greenock MortonTannadice Park
15:00 Keatings  65'
McDonald  83'		 Report McHugh  75' Attendance: 5,569
Referee: Alan Muir
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 8Greenock Morton0 – 1Dunfermline AthleticGreenock
15:00 Lamie  90' Report McKee  62' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,992
Referee: John McKendrick
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 9Brechin City0 – 1Greenock MortonBrechin
15:00 Report Murdoch  81' Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 624
Referee: Colin Steven
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 10Greenock Morton1 – 1DumbartonGreenock
15:00 McHugh  50' Report Stewart  5' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: Barry Cook
28 October 2017 11St Mirren2 – 2Greenock MortonSt Mirren Park
15:00 McShane  66' (pen)
Reilly  72',  83'
Buchanan  78'		 BBC Report O'Ware  64'
Doyle  66'
Forbes  66'
Murdoch  68'
Harkins  79 pen.'
Oliver  90+2'		 Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Steven McLean
4 November 2017 12Greenock Morton1 – 2Queen of the SouthGreenock
15:00 Harkins  7 pen.' Report Dobbie  41',  43'
Fordyce  47'
McFadden  63'
Jacobs  73'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,677
Referee: Mat Northcroft
21 November 2017 13Dunfermline Athletic1 – 1Greenock MortonDunfermline
19:45 Ryan  21'
Murdoch  40'
Williamson  41'		 Report Oliver  34' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Finnie
25 November 2017 14Falkirk0 – 3Greenock MortonFalkirk
15:00 Muirhead  9'
Tumilty  73'		 Report Harkins  9'
Lamie  11'
Forbes  27'
Thomson  42',  61'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Greg Aitken
2 December 2017 15Greenock Morton4 – 1Brechin CityGreenock
15:00 Oliver  4'
Murdoch  12'
Tiffoney  44'
Harkins  72' (pen.)
Quitongo  83'		 Report Layne  41',  78' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Alan Newlands
9 December 2017 16Greenock Morton0 – 2Dundee UnitedGreenock
15:00 Lamie  90+5' Report Durnan  45+1'
King  61',  90+4'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Gavin Duncan
23 December 2017 17Greenock Morton1 – 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock
Harkins  22 pen.'
Quitongo  75'		 Report Baird  16'
Raven  22'
Vigurs  57'
Polworth  69'
Donaldson  90+3'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,547
Referee: Colin Steven
2 January 2018 18Greenock Morton1 – 1St MirrenGreenock
15:00 Thomson  34'
Harkins  50'
Doyle  69'
O'Ware  80'
Oliver  82'		 Report Morgan  25'
Magennis  68'
McGinn  69'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 January 2018 19Brechin City1 – 1Greenock MortonBrechin
15:00 McLennan  7' Report McHugh  12' Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 694
Referee: John McKendrick
13 January 2018 20Greenock Morton0 – 1FalkirkGreenock
15:00 Lamie  13'
Harkins  51'		 Report Sibbald  20' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,084
Referee: Andrew Dallas
27 January 2018 21Dundee United0 – 3Greenock MortonDundee
15:00 Quinn  59'
Kadded  69'		 Report O'Ware  35'
Tiffoney  47'
Harkins  49'
Ross  66'
Iredale  80'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Cook
3 February 2018 22Greenock Morton2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticGreenock, Scotland
15:00 Tidser  37'
Harkins  88'
Oliver  90'		 Report Beadling  23'
Craigen  51'
McManus  72'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Gavin Duncan
17 February 2018 23Queen of the South1 – 1Greenock MortonDumfries
15:00 Dobbie  33'
Dykes  45+1'		 Report Oliver  55',  83'
Gasparotto  57'
Lamie  90+3'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 February 2018 24Dumbarton0 – 1Greenock MortonDumbarton
19:45 Wilson  28' Report Gasparotto  39'
O'Ware  74'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 833
Referee: Don Robertson
24 February 2018 25Inverness Caledonian Thistle0 – 2Greenock MortonInverness
15:00 Report Tiffoney  28'
Harkins  70 pen.'
Purdue  90+1'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Steven Kirkland
27 February 2018 26Greenock Morton0 – 1LivingstonGreenock
Doyle  80' Report Cadden  47'
De Vita  54'
Halkett  60'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,373
Referee: Euan Anderson
10 March 2018 27Falkirk3 – 1Greenock MortonFalkirk
15:00 Muirhead  4' (pen.)
Nelson  18'
Jakubiak  30'
McGhee  41'
Blair  67'		 Report Murdoch  57'
Harkins  90+1',  90+2'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 March 2018 28Livingston1 – 1Greenock MortonLivingston
Halkett  55'
Lithgow  41'
Byrne  59'  66'
Longridge  90+4'		 Report Harkins  68'
Oliver  88'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 862
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 29Dunfermline Athletic0 – 0Greenock MortonDunfermline
15:00 Report O'Ware  11' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 March 2018 30Greenock Morton2 – 0Brechin CityGreenock
15:00 Baird  50',  72'
Murdoch  68'		 Report Dyer  76' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Mike Roncone
31 March 2018 31Greenock Morton1 – 1Dundee UnitedGreenock
15:00 Harkins  87'
Ross  90+3'		 Report Stanton  37'
Mohsni  59'
Smith  83'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Don Robertson
7 April 2018 32Livingston3 – 2Greenock MortonLivingston
15:00 Longridge  35'
Lithgow  53',  86'
Cadden  69'		 Report O'Ware  18'
Lamie  59',  69'
Tidser  85'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Steven Kirkland
10 April 2018 33Greenock Morton3 – 2DumbartonGreenock
19:45 Fraser  62'
Baird  69'
Iredale  85',  90+4'		 Report Walsh  44'
Handling  55',  65'
O'Ware  87' (o.g.)
Stirling  90+1'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Craig Charleston
14 April 2018 34Greenock Morton0 – 1Queen of the SouthGreenock
15:00 Harkins  31' Report Dykes  25',  69'
Jacobs  52'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,514
Referee: Stephen Finnie
21 April 2018 35St Mirren2 – 1Greenock MortonPaisley
15:00 Mullen  10'
Morgan  72',  72'		 Report Doyle  30'
Iredale  66'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,422
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 April 2018 36Greenock Morton0 – 3Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock
15:00 Harkins  7'
Murdoch  29'		 Report Oakley  20',  37'
Austin  55'
Trafford  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 stageBerwick Rangers0 – 1Greenock MortonBerwick-upon-Tweed
15:00 Report Fleming  33 o.g.' Stadium: Shielfield Park
Attendance: 701
Referee: Grant Irvine
18 July 2017 Group stageGreenock Morton2 – 2
(4 – 2 p)		Queen's ParkGreenock
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 stageMotherwell4 – 0Greenock MortonMotherwell
15:00 Dunne  3'
Cadden  25'
Tait  67'
Moult  72'		 Report Gary Harkins  39' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 July 2017 Group stageGreenock Morton5 – 0Edinburgh CityGreenock
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 RoundGreenock Morton0 – 2LivingstonGreenock
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 RoundDunfermline Athletic1 – 2Greenock MortonDunfermline
15:00 McManus  57' Report Oliver  24'
Quitongo  85'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,573
Referee: Alan Muir
10 February 2018 Fifth RoundGreenock Morton3 – 0DumbartonGreenock
15:00 Ross  12'
Iredale  49'
McHugh  80'		 Report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 March 2018 Quarter-FinalCeltic3 – 0Greenock MortonGlasgow
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 Yellow cards
FW Ben Armour070000
FW John Baird (on loan from Inverness)620300
DF Darren Barr410100
GK Conor Brennan410000
GK Ross Doohan (on loan from Celtic)002000
DF Michael Doyle4300101
MF Ben Eardley010000
MF Ross Forbes1920101
MF Gary Fraser330100
DF Luca Gasparotto1210000
GK Derek Gaston4000000
MF Gary Harkins3470810
DF Darren Hynes101000
DF Jack Iredale1314200
DF Lee Kilday000000
DF Ricki Lamie3511002
MF Ruaridh Langan054000
GK Jamie McGowan007000
FW Robert McHugh19130801
MF Connor McManus522001
MF Andy Murdoch4110100
DF Thomas O'Ware3700400
FW Gary Oliver2980600
MF Jack Purdue010000
FW Jai Quitongo1650502
MF Frank Ross (on loan from Aberdeen)1260200
DF Mark Russell3241001
DF Lewis Strapp243000
FW Robert Thomson2090600
MF Michael Tidser3240300
FW Scott Tiffoney20173300

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

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

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