35-725: Frizzell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Frizzell (born 1995), Scottish footballer Colin Frizzell (born 1971), Canadian author of young adult novels David Frizzell (born 1941), American country music singer David Frizzell (Indiana politician) , Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives Dick Frizzell (born 1943), New Zealand artist Donald L. Frizzell (1906–1972), American paleontologist, geologist and malacologist Gregory Kent Frizzell (born 1956), United States federal judge for
70-482: A fierce rivalry with neighbours St Mirren , with whom they contest the Renfrewshire derby . It is a rivalry which sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans. The club also contests a smaller rivalry with Partick Thistle . The club shares friendships with Reggiana and PEC Zwolle . ¹ Known as Division II at the time ² Known as Division I at the time ³ Known as SPFL League One at
105-428: A fixture of the ground until the late 1990s. The "Cowshed" lies to the north of the pitch; formerly a fully terraced arena for both home and away supporters (complete with segregation fence down the middle), it is now for home supporters only, with much of the frontal terracing removed, and plastic bucket seats occupying its place. The segregation fence no longer exists, and the whole area is used by home supporters. Behind
140-510: A season at the Port, before returning to senior football when Ian Murray signed him for Scottish Championship side Dumbarton . Frizzell left Dumbarton in 2014 to sign for Largs Thistle; leaving the club two years later to sign for Neilston Juniors . After two seasons at Brig O'Lea, Frizzell joined his home town club Greenock Juniors . Frizzell moved to Kilbirnie Ladeside in June 2020 but
175-548: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alan Frizzell Alan Frizzell (born 14 April 1995 in Greenock ) is a Scottish footballer playing with WoSFL Premiership side Kilbirnie Ladeside. He started his career with local side Greenock Morton , before turning Junior with Port Glasgow . He then had spells with Dumbarton , Largs Thistle , Clydebank , Neilston Juniors , Greenock Juniors , and Broomhill . Frizzell made his senior debut for Morton at
210-477: The 1922 Scottish Cup Final . Jimmy Gourlay scored the winning goal directly from a free kick in the 11th minute. Right after the match Morton boarded a train for Hartlepool to play the local side in a pre-arranged friendly match. The celebrations were delayed until the following Wednesday when 10,000 locals turned out at Cappielow Park to celebrate. Morton has made two other major cup final appearances. On Saturday 17 April 1948, Morton drew 1–1 with Rangers in
245-542: The Reid Kerr sponsored east stand from local rivals St Mirren for £50,000, to improve the away end at Cappielow. The area currently behind the western goal (upon which the new stand will be built) is known as the Wee Dublin End, which contains non-backed bench seating, converted from the old terracing that once stood there. The main stand contains plastic bucket seating to replace the old wooden benches that were
280-565: The Scottish Championship . The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock . Morton won the Scottish Cup in 1922 , and achieved its highest league finish in 1916–17 , as runners-up to champions Celtic . Morton holds the record for the most promotions to and relegations from
315-475: The Scottish Cup Final . Morton's goal was a free kick scored by Jimmy White. The match was replayed on Wednesday 21 April. This time Rangers won 1–0 after extra time . The goal was said to be highly controversial because it was claimed that Morton goalkeeper Jimmy Cowan was blinded by the flash of a camera. These matches were significant because of the huge crowds they attracted. The first match
350-561: The UEFA Europa League ). Drawn to play Chelsea , the club was eliminated at the first hurdle after a 5–0 defeat at Stamford Bridge and a 4–3 defeat at Cappielow. In 1992–93 Morton lost 3–2 to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final in front of 7,391 fans. The final was played at Love Street , the home of Morton's arch rivals St Mirren . After experiencing financial problems
385-850: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma Henry F. Frizzell (1839–1904), Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Jimmy Frizzell (1937–2016), former Scottish association football player and manager John Frizzell (screenwriter) , Canadian screenwriter John Frizzell (composer) (born 1966), American composer Jordan Frizzell (born 1989), Superintendent of Star City School District, Star City, Arkansas Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), American country music singer, songwriter and exponent of honky tonk music Lou Frizzell (1919–1979), American actor and music director Mary Frizzell (1913–1972), Canadian athlete who competed in
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#1732776373927420-413: The surname Frizzell . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frizzell&oldid=1249772883 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
455-687: The 1932 Summer Olympics William Frizzell (born 1962), former American football defensive back See also [ edit ] Frizzell Hotsprings , hot spring on the south bank of the Skeena River, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada Andrew P. Frizzell House and Farm Complex , historic home and farm complex at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States McMurray-Frizzell-Aldridge Farm , historic home and farm complex located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States Frisell Frizzle (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
490-521: The 3rd team strip in 2005–06, with the special re-issue of the blue Morton tartan strip. For the 2021–22 season , the club issued a commemorative 'throwback' home kit with a similar design to that worn in their 1922 Scottish Cup Final victory, with no sponsor. Morton's stadium is Cappielow Park in Greenock, a ground the club has occupied since 1879. The current capacity is 11,589, with 5,741 of these being seated. In December 2008, Morton purchased
525-614: The Championship at the first time of asking. This league victory earned Morton's tenth league title, making it the joint third most crowned league champions in Scotland along with Hibernian , but behind Rangers (57) and Celtic (51). Duffy was sacked in April 2018 after the club finished in 7th place in the Championship after a promising start. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Chairman Douglas Rae retired after 17 years and handed
560-602: The First Division during the 2005–06 season . Finishing 2nd was not enough, as the SFL playoffs meant that only the championship-winning team would be promoted automatically. Gretna won the division, so Morton entered play-offs along with Peterhead (3rd), Partick Thistle (4th), and Stranraer (9th in Division One). Morton's first play-off match was against Peterhead, and the Greenock side was defeated 1–0 over two legs,
595-545: The Second World War 'guest' players were common at clubs throughout Great Britain . Morton was particularly fortunate in this respect in that two of English football 's greatest ever players turned out at Cappielow. Sir Stanley Matthews and Tommy Lawton made several guest appearances for Morton. When Morton reached the 1948 Scottish Cup Final both players sent telegrams wishing good luck to their former club. Matthews simply said 'I am delighted to see Morton reach
630-537: The age of 17, as a substitute against Raith Rovers on 5 May 2012. This was an immediate step-up from the U17 side, as he had never played for the club at U19 level. He had scored in the Renfrewshire Cup against Gourock Thistle in the previous midweek match. Already with a career outside of football, Frizzell chose not to go full-time with Morton and he instead joined local Junior club Port Glasgow . He spent
665-422: The club's inaugural meeting, the first recorded words were "that this club be called Morton Football Club". The true reason for the name 'Morton' remains unclear, though the general consensus is that the club was named after the 'Morton Terrace', a row of houses next to the original playing field, where some of the players lived. The name would be altered in 1994 to read 'Greenock Morton Football Club', to celebrate
700-408: The club's links with its hometown, though it is still almost universally referred to as 'Morton'. Morton was one of the founding members of the old Second Division, formed in 1893 , and finished 8th in its first season. Morton first gained promotion to the old First Division in 1899–1900 , and finished 4th in its first season there. Morton's greatest success came in its 1–0 defeat of Rangers in
735-425: The eastern goal is the "Sinclair Street" end, with uncovered terracing. Greenock Morton has several supporters' clubs based in Greenock and the surrounding towns. The main clubs are The Andy Ritchie Travel Club, The Prince of Wales Travel Club, The Greenock Morton Supporters Club, The Gourock Morton Supporters (Formerly The Albert Hotel Morton Supporters Club) and The Spinnaker Hotel Supporters Club. The club has
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#1732776373927770-618: The final of the Scottish Cup'. Lawton's was more expressive, he said 'Memories of happy days during the war at Cappielow compel me to wish the Morton manager & the boys all the best of luck in their cup final at Hampden '. To date Morton has played in a European Club Competition once. After finishing 6th in Scotland's top division in 1967–68 Morton qualified for the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (now
805-426: The half-way stage. This led to unfounded allegations that some players had placed large bets on nearest rivals Airdrie United to win the league, which Airdrie eventually did. Jim McInally was announced as McCormack's successor, and in his first season as manager the club failed to gain promotion to the First Division by a single point, finishing behind Stranraer in 3rd place. Morton failed to gain promotion to
840-511: The only goal a penalty in the second match at Balmoor . The following season, a week after a 9–1 defeat of Forfar Athletic at Cappielow Park, Morton achieved promotion to the First Division, and went on to become Second Division Champions. Jim McInally resigned on 11 February 2008 after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into 9th place in the First Division and was replaced by Davie Irons , with Derek Collins joining him as Assistant Manager. Morton battled relegation for most of
875-498: The role to his son Crawford, before dying less than two months later. Jim Duffy was replaced by Ray McKinnon in May 2018 on a one-year contract; however McKinnon left to join league rivals Falkirk after just three months, being replaced by ex-reserve team manager Jonatan Johansson on a two-year deal. The team's home strip is traditionally a blue and white hooped shirt with white shorts and white socks, though season 2006–07 saw
910-486: The season and survived on the final day with a 3–0 victory against Partick Thistle, to avoid the relegation playoff by a single goal. Irons was sacked in September 2009 and replaced October by James Grady until the end of the season. Grady was removed from the club in May 2010, and replaced by Allan Moore . Allan Moore was sacked after a 5–1 defeat at home to Livingston on 23 November 2013. His replacement Kenny Shiels
945-467: The team playing a blue and white striped shirt with white shorts and blue socks. Short-lived yet distinctive designs have been used over the years, including sky blue and white stripes in the style of the Argentina national team and even a blue Morton tartan . The away strip tends to vary much more: for the 2003–04 season it was an all yellow outfit, changing in 2004–05 to all white, which in turn became
980-494: The team was relegated from the First Division at the end of the 2000–01 season after a six-year stay and was put into administration . The club's financial problems continued and a second successive relegation followed. In season 2002–03 , Morton's first ever season in the Third Division , the club's financial situation was resolved by the takeover by chairman Douglas Rae . Rae appointed John McCormack as manager, and
1015-477: The team won the Third Division championship at the first attempt, confirming its position with a 1–0 victory over Peterhead in front of a then Third Division record crowd of 8,497 people. After a strong start to the 2003–04 season , the team fell away after the turn of the year, and finished in 4th place, well outside the promotion places. This came after being 12 points ahead in the Championship race at
1050-432: The time Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. All statistics are for league matches, post- World War II . In progress The last signed player to earn a full international cap whilst playing for Morton – Fouad Bachirou for Comoros in 2014. The last signed Morton player to receive international honours for Scotland
1085-564: The top flight (10 promotions and 10 relegations), but has not competed in the top flight of the Scottish football league system since 1988. In 2014–15 , Morton won its tenth league title in all divisions by winning the Scottish League One championship on the final day. Morton Football Club was established in 1874. In the early 1870s the popularity of football was growing, with many clubs being established around Scotland. At
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1120-497: Was Jai Quitongo in 2016, for the under-21 side . To be included in this list players must have met one of the following criteria... Ex-Morton players who have been inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame are listed below. For all Greenock Morton players with a Misplaced Pages article, see Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players . This list does not contain caretaker managers. Morton first entered
1155-407: Was given a contract until the end of season 2014–2015, but failed to reverse the slide towards relegation from the Scottish Championship , which became a reality on 12 April 2014 after a 2–0 away defeat by Alloa Athletic. Shiels resigned after a 10–2 defeat by Hamilton Accies . After the resignation of Shiels, Jim Duffy was appointed as manager. He won the Scottish League One to return the club
1190-530: Was played in front of 132,629. The replay, in front of 133,750, was at the time a British record attendance for a midweek match. Morton's third and final major cup final to date was in the League Cup , played on Saturday, 26 October 1963. As in its previous two final appearances, Morton's opponent was once again Rangers. The Glasgow side won by 5 goals to nil (HT: 0–0) in front of 106,000 supporters. During
1225-411: Was released after the club decided to take a season out due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and signed for Benburb F.C. After only one match, Benburb also chose to take a season out and he joined Troon . Frizzell is the older brother of Airdrieonians winger Adam Frizzell . Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club , which plays in
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