Greenock Morton F.C.
Greenock Morton Football Club are a football team, who currently play in the Ladbrokes sponsored Scottish Championship.[1] The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.
Full name | Greenock Morton Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The 'Ton | ||
Founded | 1874 | ||
Ground | Cappielow, Greenock (capacity: 11,612) | ||
Chairman | Crawford Rae | ||
Manager | David Hopkin | ||
League | Scottish Championship | ||
2018/19 | Scottish Championship, 5th | ||
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Greenock Morton are popularly known as "The Pride of the Clyde" - a tradition which pre-dates the club's renaming in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock. The club has a traditional local rivalry with St Mirren F.C.
Name
- 1874-1994 Morton F.C.
- 1994-present Greenock Morton F.C.
References
- ↑ Div 1 Table. BBC Sport. 2008-08-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_1_table/default.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-03.