43-468: Mathie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alex Mathie (born 1968), Scottish football player and manager Davie Mathie (1919–1954), Scottish football player Marion Mathie (1925–2012), English actress Ross Mathie (born 1946), Scottish football player and coach Scott Mathie (born 1983), South African rugby union player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
86-747: 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 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
129-539: 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 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
172-615: A 2–1 defeat to Celtic, 3–0 loss at Hibernian , 1–1 draw with Motherwell and 2–1 defeat by St Johnstone . He left the SPL in September 2000 after being released by new boss Alex Smith . Chairman Jim McLean later said that Mathie was "a complete disaster... a dreadful buy". Mathie in turn said that McLean's resignation "could be the best thing ever to happen to United", and that captain Jason de Vos could not be trusted, and also bemoaned
215-595: A 3–2 defeat to Hamilton Academical . He scored a hat-trick against Clydebank on 4 August 1992, and another hat-trick in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic on 29 September. He went on to have a short loan spell with Port Vale of the English Football League 's Second Division . He made three appearances in April 1993, all of them as a substitute , and did not feature as John Rudge 's "Valiants" went on to win promotion out of
258-574: A delivery office manager in the York and Leeds area. Source: Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club , which plays in 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
301-482: 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
344-555: 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 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
387-516: 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 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
430-471: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alex Mathie Alexander Mathie (born 20 December 1968) is a Scottish football manager , former professional footballer and sports radio co-commentator. He made over 200 appearances as a striker in a career that lasted from 1987 until 2007, notably playing in the Premier League with Newcastle United and Ipswich Town , and in
473-485: 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 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
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#1732797744360516-503: The 1997–98 season, and hit a hat-trick in a 5–0 win over rivals Norwich City on 21 February. The "Tractor Boys" reached the play-offs, but were beaten over two legs by Charlton Athletic . Mathie scored twice in the opening ten games of the 1998–99 season before he was sold on to Paul Sturrock 's Dundee United for around £700,000 in October 1998. He replaced the outgoing Robbie Winters , who had moved on to Aberdeen for around
559-525: 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 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
602-414: 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 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
645-520: The Scottish Premier League for Celtic and Dundee United . During his career, he also played for Morton and Preston North End before finishing his professional career with York City . He became player-manager of Spennymoor United in 2003. Still, this job lasted only a few months before he briefly returned to playing with non-League Pickering Town and then took over as player-manager of West Auckland Town . In 2004, he took
688-469: The play-offs . In July 1993, Mathie moved from Cappielow to Kevin Keegan 's Newcastle United in a deal worth £250,000. He scored a "world class" goal on his debut in a 4–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday at St James' Park on 13 September. Unable to dislodge Peter Beardsley and Andy Cole from the starting line-up, he went on to make a further 15 Premier League appearances in 1993–94 , all from
731-442: The surname Mathie . 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=Mathie&oldid=1111794517 " Categories : Surnames from given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
774-647: The "Bhoys" won the league title in 1987–88 , before falling behind Old Firm rivals Rangers in 1988–89 , 1989–90 , and 1990–91 . Mathie joined Allan McGraw 's Morton in the First Division in August 1991 in a £100,000 deal. He scored 23 goals in 1991–92 and 21 goals in 1992–93 , to become the club's top-scorer for two consecutive seasons. He also played in the 1992 final of the Scottish Challenge Cup at Love Street , which ended in
817-526: 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 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
860-479: The 2003–04 season it was an all yellow outfit, changing in 2004–05 to all white, which in turn became 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,
903-472: The First Division and was replaced by Davie Irons , with Derek Collins joining him as Assistant Manager. Morton battled relegation for most of 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
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#1732797744360946-477: The Second Division title at the end of the campaign. After returning to Dundee United, Mathie scored his first goal and only at Tannadice Park on 30 January 2000, in a 4–1 defeat of Airdrieonians in the Scottish Cup . As United's No. 9 he hit the net four times in seventeen games that season , though this still left him fifth in the club's scoring charts. He played four games of the 2000–01 season;
989-464: The bench, and scored in wins over Coventry City and West Ham United . He started just four games in 1994–95 and scored another goal against West Ham before he was sold on to George Burley 's Ipswich Town in February 1995 for £500,000. Mathie scored on his Ipswich debut in a 2–1 win against Southampton , one of only seven league wins that season as the "Blues" went on to be relegated out of
1032-616: 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 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
1075-463: 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 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
1118-474: The club's financial situation was resolved by the takeover by chairman Douglas Rae . Rae appointed John McCormack as manager, and 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
1161-499: 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 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
1204-538: The influx of foreign players at Tannadice. Mathie joined Terry Dolan 's York City on a free transfer in the English Third Division in September 2000. He scored twice in 24 appearances in 2000–01 , and scored twice in 26 appearances in 2001–02 . He featured ten times in 2002–03 , without finding the net, and left both Bootham Crescent when his contract was cancelled in March 2003. Mathie
1247-425: 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 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
1290-510: The old terracing that once stood there. The main stand contains plastic bucket seating to replace the old wooden benches that were 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
1333-405: The same fee (plus Billy Dodds ) a few weeks previously. Mathie scored just two goals in 28 games in the 1998–99 season and ended the season on the transfer list. He was loaned out to Preston North End for the early part of the 1999–2000 season. He scored four goals in 18 league and cup games during a three-month stay at Deepdale . Manager David Moyes went on to lead the "Lillywhites" to
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1376-432: 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
1419-543: The top-flight in 1994–95 . Mathie played in the club's famous 9–0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 4 March 1995. He scored 19 goals in 1995–96 to become the club's joint top-scorer (with Ian Marshall ). His 18 First Division goals also made him the sixth-highest scorer. This tally included a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Sunderland at Portman Road on 2 September. He hit nine goals in 17 appearances in 1996–97 but did not feature after picking up an injury in October. Mathie scored 16 goals in 45 games in
1462-478: The vacant managerial position at his former club, Pickering, and remained in this position until 2007. Mathie graduated from Celtic Boys Club to turn professional with Celtic in May 1987. He made his first-team debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Motherwell on 11 February 1989. He made eleven appearances in the Premier Division in four seasons at Celtic Park . Under the stewardship of Billy McNeill ,
1505-475: The whole area is used by home supporters. Behind 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
1548-409: The year, and finished in 4th place, well outside the promotion places. This came after being 12 points ahead in the Championship race at 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
1591-497: 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
1634-844: Was a squad member for Scotland at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship . However, he remained on the bench for Scotland's four tournament games. In 2003, he spent time as Northern Premier League side Spennymoor United 's player-manager , before moving on to Northern League club West Auckland Town . In 2004, he became player-manager of the Northern League side Pickering Town before he resigned in January 2007. In July 2008, Mathie began working for BBC Radio Suffolk to provide match commentary and analysis for former side Ipswich, joining former players such as Bryan Hamilton and John Wark . Mathie has also played football for charity in his retirement. He later worked for Royal Mail , as
1677-440: Was against Peterhead, and the Greenock side was defeated 1–0 over two legs, 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
1720-541: 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 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
1763-561: Was once again Rangers. The Glasgow side won by 5 goals to nil (HT: 0–0) in front of 106,000 supporters. During 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
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1806-474: Was played at Love Street , the home of Morton's arch rivals St Mirren . After experiencing financial problems 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 ,
1849-496: 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 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
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