Morton climbed off the bottom of the cinch Championship in spectacular fashion with a 5-0 rout of fellow strugglers Dunfermline to give manager Dougie Imrie a much-needed victory in his first home game in charge.Imrie’s men ran riot to claim a third win of the season – their first since they triumphed 3-1 at Dunfermline in November – to leapfrog the Pars, who have not won on an...Full Story »

Alan Lithgow’s second-half header earned new Morton manager Dougie Imrie a point at Kilmarnock in his first match in charge.Defender Lithgow glanced home substitute Lewis Strapp’s corner midway through the second half to secure a 1-1 draw for the cinch Championship’s bottom club at Rugby Park.The hosts moved up to third but caretaker manager James Fowler will rue their inabilit...Full Story »

Arbroath are the new leaders in the Scottish Championship after a 2-1 home win against Morton.The Red Lichties took full advantage of both Inverness and Raith dropping points on Saturday to climb to the top of the table.Colin Hamilton headed the opening goal early in the second half but the bottom club equalised after 74 minutes through Gary Oliver’s strike.Anton Dowds restored the hosts&r...Full Story »

Inverness maintained their one-point lead at the top of the cinch Championship with a thumping 6-1 win at Morton.The visitors went ahead after 15 minutes when Aaron Doran hit the crossbar and the ball went into the net via a touch from goalkeeper Jack Hamilton.Shane Sutherland tapped home a second in the 33rd minute after Billy Mckay’s shot was saved by Hamilton and Mckay made it three, fi...Full Story »

Morton missed an opportunity to climb away from the foot of the cinch Championship table as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Ayr at Cappielow.Gus MacPherson’s men came into the weekend in the bottom two, level on points with Queen of the South beneath them.The hosts opened the scoring after 26 minutes when Gozie Ugwu headed a Gavin Reilly delivery back across goal and into the far corner of...Full Story »

Oli Shaw got his seventh league goal of the season as cinch Championship leaders Kilmarnock won 2-0 at Morton.Gozie Ugwu came close to putting Morton in front in the 20th minute but his header came back off the bar.Kilmarnock broke the deadlock in the 34th minute, with Blair Alston poking home at the back post.And Shaw doubled Killie’s lead two minutes before the break, with Chris Burke ge...Full Story »

Morton registered their first cinch Championship victory in 11 games as basement boys Dunfermline remained winless following a 3-1 home defeat.The visitors went ahead in the 13th minute, Gary Oliver finding the bottom corner from Jimmy Knowles’ knockdown for his first goal in six games.Dunfermline equalised 10 minutes before half-time when Matthew Todd headed in Kevin O’Hara’s ...Full Story »

Partick Thistle missed the chance to climb into the Scottish Championship’s play-off places after being held to a goalless draw at Morton.Striker Zak Rudden saw an early effort saved, but clear-cut chances were few and far between until Morton midfielder Jaakko Oksanen’s header was tipped over.Both sides’ defences remained on top throughout the second half. Morton’s Camer...Full Story »

Morton’s winless run in the Scottish Championship stretched to eight games after a goalless draw at Queen of South in a game which saw both sides hit the woodwork.The Doonhamers went close to taking the lead around the quarter-hour mark when Willie Gibson’s 25-yard free-kick came back off a post and Lee Connelly’s follow-up was cleared off the line.Morton striker Robbie Muirhea...Full Story »

Scottish Championship leaders Inverness returned to winning ways in the league with a 2-0 victory over Greenock Morton.Caley Thistle suffered their first league defeat of the season against Hamilton last time out but grabbed a goal in each half against struggling Morton.The opener came in the 21st minute from Billy McKay, who profited from quick work by goalkeeper Mark Ridgers following a Morton...Full Story »

Morton’s run without a cinch Championship victory was extended to six games after Michael McKenna’s 87th-minute penalty earned Arbroath a 2-2 draw at Cappielow.Arbroath took the lead two minutes before the break when Colin Hamilton headed past his brother Jack in the Morton goal.The hosts quickly restored parity after the break, Gary Oliver turning the ball home from close range.And ...Full Story »

Ayr were held to a goalless draw by Morton in their cinch Championship match at Somerset Park.The Honest Men made a promising start, with Tomi Adeloye firing just wide from close range.Morton threatened just before half-time when a long-range volley from Gozie Ugwu was pushed behind by Ayr keeper Charlie Albinson for a corner.Ayr were forced into a change for the second half, with James Maxwell ...Full Story »

Rory McKenzie’s strike helped Kilmarnock return to winning ways with a 1-0 cinch Championship victory over Morton at Rugby Park.Killie’s perfect start to the season was halted by a 1-0 defeat to pace-setters Inverness last time out but McKenzie’s 75th-minute clincher got them back on track.Gavin Reilly was denied an early Morton opener by Jack Sanders on the line before Oli Sha...Full Story »

Partick Thistle immediately returned to winning ways following their slip-up at Arbroath with a convincing 3-0 victory over Greenock Morton at Firhill.Thistle were beaten 3-1 by the Red Lichties last time out but made it three wins out of four in the cinch Championship after brushing aside Morton.Kevin Holt opened the scoring after just nine minutes when he headed home Kyle Turner’s corner...Full Story »

Kyle Jacobs scored at both ends in Morton’s 3-2 home defeat to Queen of the South.Ally Roy’s close-range finish put the visitors in front but Jacobs quickly equalised against his former club just after the half-hour mark following a Reece Lyon corner.Jacobs went from hero to villain early in the second half with his own goal and Morton had a mountain to climb after 71 minutes when Ru...Full Story »

Morton earned their first cinch Championship win of the season after hanging on to win 1-0 at Hamilton despite losing midfielder Cameron Blues to a late red card.Hamilton had most of the possession and chances in the first half, with Lewis Smith going close for the home side and Andy Ryan testing the goalkeeper with a dangerous free-kick that was subsequently tipped over the bar.Robbie Muirhead ...Full Story »

Lewis McGrattan equalised off the bench on his league debut for Morton as they got their cinch Championship campaign off the mark with a 2-2 draw at home to Dunfermline.The hosts took the lead midway through the first half after Deniz Mehmet brought down Chigozie Ugwu in the penalty box. Gary Oliver slotted the resulting spot-kick into the bottom-left corner for Morton’s first league goal ...Full Story »

A stunning strike from Robbie Muirhead sent Morton on their way to securing their Scottish Championship status.Muirhead opened the scoring with a brilliant volley as Morton beat Airdrie 3-0 in the play-off final second leg.Gary Oliver netted just before half-time and Muirhead sealed a 4-0 aggregate victory in front of a vocal 500-strong crowd at Cappielow, supplemented by a band of fans on the h...Full Story »

Robbie Muirhead’s injury-time winner gave Morton the advantage over hosts Airdrie in the first leg of the Championship play-off final.In the fourth minute of eight added on, and in front of several hundred home fans due to a relaxation in Covid restrictions, the striker rose six yards out to head in a Brian McLean cross from the left following a short corner for a narrow 1-0 win.It could h...Full Story »

Craig McGuffie scored in the last minute of extra time to send Morton through to the Championship play-off final.McGuffie curled in a superb effort to seal a 3-1 win over Montrose and keep his side’s bid to stay in the second tier alive.Gary Oliver fired Morton ahead, and level at 2-2 on aggregate, before Cameron Salkeld headed them into the lead in the tie.Russell McLean scored for Montro...Full Story »