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2016–17 Greenock Morton F.C. season
Season 2016–17 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished fifth in 2015-16. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2016-17 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Douglas Rae |
| Manager | Jim Duffy |
| Stadium | Cappielow Park |
| Championship | 4th (playoffs) |
| Challenge Cup | 3rd Round (lost v Queen's Park) |
| League Cup | Semi-final (lost v Aberdeen) |
| Scottish Cup | 5th Round (lost v Rangers) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ross Forbes (9) All: Ross Forbes (12) |
| Highest home attendance | League: 4,609 v St Mirren Cup: 2,349 v Falkirk |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 1,451 v Queen of the South Cup: 931 v Clyde |
| Average home league attendance | 2,362 |
Story of the season
May
Manager Jim Duffy signed a new two-year deal after successfully keeping the team in the Championship and reaching two cup quarter-finals.[1]
Lee Kilday, Jon Scullion and Ricki Lamie were confirmed as having signed new contracts.[2]
Dylan Stevenson, John Mitchell, John Tennent, Thomas Orr, Jamie McGowan and Conor Pepper all agreed new deals.[3][dead link] Meanwhile, Peter MacDonald left the club for a second time,[3] to join Clyde.[4]
The other four senior players at the club, Stefan McCluskey, Michael Miller, Joe McKee and Andy McNeil were offered contracts.[5]
Six of the club's under-17 side made the step up to the full-time development squad.[6]
Derek Allan took a year off from coaching the club's under-17 side.[7]
The new coaching line-ups for the 2016–17 season were announced, with Livingston defender Sean Crighton and Thomas O'Ware coaching the club's under-15s.[8]
Morton gave their fans the chance to vote for a new strip after an Ajax-style strip was overwhelmingly rejected by the support.[9] The vote would go public on 27 May.[10]
Michael Miller left to sign with newly relegated Livingston.[11]
Craig McPherson signed a two-year deal to stay on as Jim Duffy's assistant.[12]
Joe McKee signed for Carlisle United,[13] whilst full-back Michael Doyle joined from St Johnstone.[14]
June
The new strip was announced as being blue and white hoops with yellow sidings.[15]
Morton found out that they would open their season with an away trip in the Betfred Cup to Albion Rovers.[16]
Jim Duffy signed his nephew Gary Oliver on a two-year deal from Queen of the South[17] for a nominal fee after he rejected terms at QotS as well as Plymouth Argyle and St Mirren.[18]
The new format of the Challenge Cup was announced, with Morton due to start in the third round instead of the first as in previous years.[19]
The fixture lists were released on 17 June, with a derby match away to St Mirren being announced as the first game of the season.[20]
Morton took three players in on trial including Kidderminster midfielder Reece Hales.[21] Hales's trial was ended along with an unnamed Dutch trialist, but Jamie McDonagh's trial was extended.[22] McDonagh was then offered a contract with the club, with the club expecting to hear back soon afterwards.[23]
July
Morton's chief executive Gillian Donaldson quit the club after 15 years.[24]
After a short trial, Morton signed Jamie McDonagh from Sheffield United and Caolan McAleer from Airdrie.[25]
Thomas Orr was loaned out to Livingston.[26]
Morton sign Celtic starlet Jamie Lindsay on loan for the season.[27]
Morton were given a second round tie away at Hamilton Accies in the League Cup.[28]
August
After a successful trial in a friendly against Kilbirnie Ladeside, Morton signed English striker Kudus Oyenuga on a one-year contract.[29]
Aidan Nesbitt signed on loan on 9 August.[30]
After defeating Hamilton Accies, Morton were given a quarter-final home tie against Dundee United.[31]
Dylan Stevenson left the club by mutual consent to join Junior side Auchinleck Talbot.[32]
Morton received a trip to Hampden Park in the third-round of the Challenge Cup, drawing Queen's Park away.[33]
Alex McWaters joined Largs Thistle on loan until January.[34] John Tennent also went out on loan to Lowland League side Cumbernauld Colts.[35]
Thomas Orr was recalled from his loan deal at Livingston.[36]
On the last day of the transfer window, Morton rejected an offer for Jai Quitongo from Doncaster Rovers.[37]
September
Morton signed Irish centre-back Gavin Gunning on a short-term deal.[38]
Winger Scott Tiffoney and full-back Lewis Strapp signed new deals to tie them to the club until summer 2018.[39]
Morton reached the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup for the first time since 1981 beating Dundee United to reach Hampden to face Aberdeen.[40]
Central midfielder Andy Murdoch joined the club.[41]
Morton's development squad were drawn at home to Banks O' Dee in the Scottish Youth Cup third round.[42]
October
Morton received an away draw against Junior side Beith Juniors in the third round of the Scottish Cup.[43]
Alongside Aidan Nesbitt who won his first cap earlier in the season; Jai Quitongo received his first call-up to the Scotland U21 call-up.[44]
November
After a convincing win over Banks O' Dee in the third round of the Scottish Youth Cup, Morton received an away tie against Motherwell in the fourth.[45]
John Tennent was recalled from his loan spell at Broadwood Stadium.[46]
Scott Tiffoney joined League Two side Clyde on loan until January.[47]
Thomas O'Ware was named October's player of the month, and Jim Duffy named as manager of the month.[48]
Andy Murdoch extended his contract until the end of the season.[49]
December
Morton defeated Beith Juniors 6-0 to progress to a fourth round meeting with Falkirk.[50]
Development squad defender John Mitchell made a short-term loan switch to local side Greenock Juniors.[51]
Caolan McAleer was allowed to leave the club early and return to Northern Ireland.[52]
Jon Scullion signed until the end of the season.[53]
A red tartan effort was chosen by fan vote to be the new away strip for next season.[54]
Kudus Oyenuga signed a contract extension until the end of the season.[55]
January
John Tennent was released at the end of his short-term contract, as Scott Tiffoney returned from Clyde.[56]
Andrew McNeil left the club to move into coaching with Guangzhou R&F.[57]
Reserve team captain Ruaridh Langan joined Neilston Juniors on loan, whilst Alex McWaters spell at Largs Thistle was extended until the end of January.[58]
Aidan Nesbitt's loan was extended until the end of the season.[59]
Gavin Gunning left the club on the expiration of his short-term contract to sign for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town.[60]
Warren Hawke was appointed chief executive of the club.[61]
After his loan at St Mirren was terminated, Lawrence Shankland signed on loan from Aberdeen.[62]
After defeating Falkirk in round 4, Morton were given an away tie against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium.[63]
Blair Docherty signed his first professional contract, tying him to the club until the end of May.[64]
Cappielow was announced as being the host for the Scotland U17 game against their Montenegran counterparts.[65] The schoolboy international with England will also be played at Cappielow.[66]
Thomas Orr joined ex-Morton striker Aidan Ferris when he signed on loan at Alloa-based Scottish Lowland Football League side BSC Glasgow.[67]
February
Ross Forbes won SPFL Championship Player of the Month for January 2017.[68]
Morton signed a third player on loan from Celtic; long-time target, forward Luke Donnelly.[69]
Dumbarton striker Robert Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement with the club.[70]
March
Jai Quitongo signed a contract extension to keep him at the club for a further year.[71]
April
Bryn Halliwell returned to the club on loan from Gartcairn Juniors to provide back-up to Derek Gaston.[72]
Despite a serious downturn in form, Morton secured a playoff place thanks to other results going their way.[73]
Ross Forbes was nominated for Championship Player of the Year.[74]
May
Jim Duffy was nominated for SPFL Manager of the Year, alongside Brendan Rodgers, Alan Archibald and Derek McInnes.[75]
Ross Forbes and Thomas O'Ware were selected in the PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year.[76]
Thomas Orr, Alex McWaters and John Mitchell were released.[77] Meanwhile youngsters Jamie McGowan and Ben Armour signed one-year and six-month extensions respectively.[78]
Four members of the first team squad were released; Kudus Oyenuga, Conor Pepper, Jon Scullion and Jamie McDonagh.[79]
Jim Duffy was named as Championship Manager of the Season by league sponsors Ladbrokes.[80]
First team transfers
- From end of 2015-16 season, to last match of season 2016-17
In
Out
Fixtures and results
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Friendlies
| 24 June 2016 Friendly | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
| Craig Wighton | report | Gary Oliver | Stadium: Riverside Pitches |
| 28 June 2016 Friendly | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Airdrieonians | Port Glasgow |
| Thomas Orr | Robbie Leighton | Stadium: Port Glasgow Community Stadium |
| 5 July 2016 Friendly | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Livingston |
| 19:00 | Kudus Oyenuga Danny Mullen | report | Scott Tiffoney | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Referee: Colin Steven |
| 9 July 2016 Friendly | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Michael Tidser 45' | report | Chris Erskine 12', 33' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 607 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 26 July 2016 Friendly | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Swansea City U23 | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Jon Scullion | report | George Byers Tom Holland | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 377 |
Scottish Championship
| 6 August 2016 1 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Paisley |
| 15:00 | John Sutton 83' | report | Thomas O'Ware 17' | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Lee Kilday 25' | report | Luke Leahy 90+2' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,079 Referee: John Beaton |
| 20 August 2016 3 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Dumbarton | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Kudus Oyenuga 62' | report | Derek Gaston 28' (O.G.) | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,586 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 27 August 2016 4 | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Andrew Shinnie 29' Grant Holt 41' Jason Cummings 54' Brian Graham 74' | report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,508 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 10 September 2016 5 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Paul Cairney 47' Alan Forrest 69' | report | Mark Russell 74' Ross Forbes 86' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,441 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 18 September 2016 6 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Gary Oliver 24' Jai Quitongo 84' | report | Nicky Clark 30' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 24 September 2016 7 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Tony Andreu 64', 90+1' | report | Sean Dillon 90+4' (O.G.) | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,829 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 1 October 2016 8 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Ross Forbes 18' | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,528 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 15 October 2016 9 | Queen of the South | 0 – 5 | Greenock Morton | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | report | Ross Forbes 6' Jamie McDonagh 33' Gary Oliver 36' Jai Quitongo 64' Thomas O'Ware 72' (pen) | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,695 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 29 October 2016 10 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Thomas O'Ware 73' Gary Oliver 89' | report | Kevin Nisbet 37' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,859 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 1 November 2016 11 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Thomas O'Ware 15' Ross Forbes 27' Gary Oliver 68' | report | Ben Gordon 86' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Euan Anderson Man of the Match: Gary Oliver |
| 5 November 2016 12 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Grangemouth |
| 15:00 | Lee Miller 90+3' | report | Lee Kilday 89' | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,432 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 12 November 2016 13 | Dumbarton | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | report | Mark Russell 69' Kudus Oyenuga 76' | Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 19 November 2016 14 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Greenock |
| 15:00 | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,578 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 3 December 2016 | Greenock Morton | P – P | Raith Rovers | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Cappielow Park |
| 10 December 2016 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Michael Moffat 12', 23' | report | Thomas O'Ware Aidan Nesbitt 43' | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,101 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 17 December 2016 16 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Greenock |
| 17:15 (live on BBC Alba) | Gary Oliver 79' | report | Jason Cummings 81' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,156 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 24 December 2016 17 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Greenock |
| 13:00 | Thomas O'Ware 17' | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 31 December 2016 18 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Paisley |
| 15:00 | Gary MacKenzie 30' | report | Ricki Lamie 90+3' | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 7 January 2017 19 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Gregor Buchanan 19' (O.G.) Michael Tidser 66' (pen) | report | Andy Stirling 69' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,094 Referee: John Beaton |
| 14 January 2017 20 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Ross Forbes 27' Lawrence Shankland 67' | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,957 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 28 January 2017 21 | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | Greenock Morton | Ayr |
| 17:15 (live on BBC Alba) | Jamie Adams 36' | report | Ross Forbes 11', 19' Gary Oliver 31', 65' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 4 February 2017 22 | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Derek Lyle 71' Kyle Jacobs 83' Joe Thomson 90+3' | report | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 7 February 2017 23 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Kirkcaldy |
| 19:45 | report | Lee Kilday 53' | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,161 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 18 February 2017 24 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Thomas O'Ware 13' Ross Forbes 68' | report | James Craigen 43' Aaron Muirhead 50' (pen) | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 25 February 2017 25 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Mark Durnan 83' | report | Lee Kilday 39' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 6,065 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 11 March 2017 26 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Greenock |
| 17:15 (live on BBC Alba) | Ross Forbes 55' | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Craig Charleston Man of the Match: Aidan Nesbitt |
| 18 March 2017 27 | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Grangemouth |
| 17:15 (live on BBC Alba) | report | Kudus Oyenuga 79' | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,584 Referee: Alan Muir Man of the Match: Aidan Nesbitt |
| 25 March 2017 28 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock |
| 15:00 | report | Nat Wedderburn 16' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 29 March 2017 29 | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Darren McGregor 90+4' | Kudus Oyenuga 90+3' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,149 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 1 April 2017 30 | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Lewis Vaughan 59' | report | Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,323 Referee: John Beaton |
| 8 April 2017 31 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Lawrence Shankland 66' (pen) | report | Jason Cummings 34' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 11 April 2017 32 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 4 | St Mirren | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Andy Murdoch 29' | report | Stelios Demetriou 20' Stevie Mallan 45' John Sutton 56' Gary MacKenzie 80' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 15 April 2017 33 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Craig Barr 28' Ross Matthews 59' | report | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 22 April 2017 34 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Lawrence Shankland 38' | report | Craig Moore 45+1' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,390 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 29 April 2017 35 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Nicky Clark 3' Michael Moffat 51' Rhys McCabe 85' | report | Lawrence Shankland 37' | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 6 May 2017 36 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Kudus Oyenuga 52' | report | Blair Spittal 63' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,158 Referee: John Beaton Man of the Match: Thomas O'Ware |
Scottish Premiership Playoffs
| 9 May 2017 Quarter-final Leg 1 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Thomas O'Ware 7' | report | Simon Murray 51' Blair Spittal 65' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 3,306 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 12 May 2017 Quarter-final Leg 2 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Simon Murray 52' Wato Kuaté 64' Blair Spittal 81' | report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 6,606 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Scottish Cup
| 26 November 2016 3rd round | Beith Juniors | P – P | Greenock Morton | Beith |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Bellsdale Park |
| 3 December 2016 3rd round | Beith Juniors | 0 – 6 | Greenock Morton | Beith |
| 13:30 | Ross Forbes 11' Michael Tidser 16' Jamie McDonagh 42' Thomas O'Ware 51', 90' Jamie Lindsay 78' | Stadium: Bellsdale Park Attendance: 1,693 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 21 January 2017 4th round | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Jamie Lindsay 39' Ross Forbes 47' | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,349 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 12 February 2017 5th round | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 (live on Sky Sports) | Kenny Miller 13' Martyn Waghorn 61' | report | Michael Tidser 7' | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 30,295 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Scottish League Cup
| 16 July 2016 Group stage | Albion Rovers | 0 – 0 3 – 4 on pens | Greenock Morton | Coatbridge |
| 15:00 | report | Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 431 Referee: John Beaton |
| 19 July 2016 Group Stage | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Clyde | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Thomas O'Ware 77' | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 931 Referee: John McKendrick Man of the Match: Scott Tiffoney |
| 23 July 2016 Group Stage | Kilmarnock | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | report | Gary Oliver 7' Jai Quitongo 67' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Steven McLean Man of the Match: Jai Quitongo |
| 30 July 2016 Group Stage | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Jamie Lindsay 2' Jai Quitongo 16' | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Alan Newlands Man of the Match: Jamie Lindsay |
| 9 August 2016 2nd Round | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Dougie Imrie 8' (pen) | report | Ross Forbes 59' Jai Quitongo 63' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 20 September 2016 Quarter-final | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Jai Quitongo 24' Thomas O'Ware 31' | report | Nick van der Velden 55' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Andrew Dallas Man of the Match: Jai Quitongo |
| 22 October 2016 Semi-final | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 12:15 (Live on BT Sport) | report | Adam Rooney 69' Kenny McLean 88' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 16,183 Referee: Kevin Clancy Man of the Match: Kenny McLean |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 3 September 2016 3rd Round | Queen's Park | 2 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Adam Cummins 44' David Galt 46' | report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
Development squad
Friendlies
| 15 June 2016 Friendly | Cherno More Varna | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Varna |
| 19:00 | report | ? O.G.' Scott Miller | Stadium: Sportpalace Hotel |
| 30 June 2016 Friendly | Cumbernauld Colts | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium |
| 12 July 2016 Friendly | Queen's Park | 1 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| Thomas Orr Alex McWaters | Stadium: Lesser Hampden |
| 28 July 2016 Friendly | Largs Thistle | 4 – 1 | Greenock Morton XI | Largs |
| 19:15 | James Marks Michael Lennox Steve Lamont | Blair Docherty | Stadium: Barrfields |
| 3 August 2016 Friendly | Kilbirnie Ladeside | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton XI | Kilbirnie |
| 19:00 | Chris Malone | Scott Tiffoney | Stadium: Valefield Park |
| 21 August 2016 Friendly | Greenock Juniors | 1 – 5 | Greenock Morton XI | Greenock |
| 13:00 | Daniel Patton | Caolan McAleer John Mitchell Ryan McWilliams O.G.' Ruaridh Langan | Stadium: Ravenscraig Stadium |
| 17 January 2017 Friendly | Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 1 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Ardrossan |
| 19:30 | Larry McMahon 53' | John Mitchell 30' Thomas Orr 34', 50' (pen) | Stadium: Winton Park Referee: Calum Scott |
Development League West
| 6 September 2016 1 | Stranraer | 2 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Stranraer |
| 20:00 | Evan Maley 37' Adam Lawrie 89' | Jamie McDonagh 34', 35' | Stadium: Stair Park Referee: Calum Haswell |
| 13 September 2016 2 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Jon Scullion 58', 63' | Jamie Gallagher 74' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: David Dickinson |
| 22 September 2016 3 | Airdrieonians | 1 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Conor Scullion 36' | Alex McWaters 75' Jack Purdue 90+1' | Stadium: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Referee: Craig King |
| 4 October 2016 4 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Jon Scullion 3', 74', 86' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Calum Haswell |
| 10 October 2016 5 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 0 | Clyde | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Alex McWaters 58' Ben Armour 59' Scott Tiffoney 72' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Stephen Brown |
| 18 October 2016 6 | Queen of the South | 2 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Dumfries |
| 19:30 | Owen Moxon 13' (pen), 50' | Thomas Orr 18' (pen) Kudus Oyenuga 28' Scott Tiffoney 67' | Stadium: Palmerston Park Referee: Calum Scott |
| 24 October 2016 7 | Greenock Morton | 5 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Jon Scullion 16' Thomas Orr 18', 80' Michael Tidser 28' Ruaridh Langan 31' | Ryan McManus 46' Connor Shields 84' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 31 October 2016 8 | Stranraer | 1 – 4 | Greenock Morton | Stranraer |
| 20:00 | Evan Maley 85' | Lewis Strapp 24' Jack Purdue 27', 43', 65' | Stadium: Stair Park Referee: Calum Scott |
| 15 November 2016 9 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Port Glasgow |
| 13:30 | Alex McWaters 42' (pen) Caolan McAleer 49' Scott Miller 86' | Stadium: Port Glasgow Community Stadium Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 21 November 2016 10 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Cumnock |
| 19:45 | John Mitchell 21' Alex McWaters | Stadium: Townhead Park Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 6 December 2016 11 | Clyde | 1 – 8 | Greenock Morton | Lennoxtown |
| 19:30 | Craig Quinn 88' | Kudus Oyenuga 3' Jon Scullion 23' (pen), 32' Conor Pepper 30' Lewis Strapp 66' Scott Miller 74', 88' Caolan McAleer 76' | Stadium: Lennoxtown training centre Referee: David Dickinson |
| 14 December 2016 12 | Queen's Park | 0 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Jon Scullion 27', 28', 44' | Stadium: Lesser Hampden Referee: Chris Gentles |
| 31 January 2017 | Greenock Morton | P – P | Queen of the South | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Cappielow Park |
| 8 February 2017 13 | Albion Rovers | 4 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Coatbridge |
| 19:45 | Connor Shields 40', 60', 80' Jamie Gallagher 54' | Alex McWaters 65' | Stadium: Cliftonhill Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 14 February 2017 14 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Kudus Oyenuga 41' Thomas Orr 53' | Amadou Kassaraté 49' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Garry Doherty |
| 21 February 2017 | Greenock Morton | P – P | Queen's Park | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Cappielow Park |
| 28 February 2017 15 | Airdrieonians | 3 – 5 | Greenock Morton | Motherwell |
| 14:00 | Daniel Boateng 3' Murray Loudon 50', 55' (pen) | John Mitchell 15' Thomas Orr 33', 68' Ruaridh Langan 56' Jon Scullion 70' | Stadium: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility |
| 7 March 2017 16 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Ayr United | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Alex McWaters 62', 89' | Sean McKenzie 18' Jack Sherrie 81' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Ross Menzies |
| 14 March 2017 17 | Clyde | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Croy |
| 20:00 | Ronan Sweeney 40' Aaron Miller 62' | Jack Purdue 33' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium (outdoor pitches) Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 21 March 2017 18 | Queen of the South | 4 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Dumfries |
| 19:30 | Ross Fergusson 21' Aidan Smith 51' Connor Murray 65', 66' | Stadium: Palmerston Park Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 30 March 2017 19 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Queen's Park | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Lewis Strapp 61' | Joseph Manderson 79' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 3 April 2017 20 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Lennoxtown |
| 20:00 | Ben Armour 24' Scott Tiffoney 63', 73' | Stadium: Lennoxtown training centre Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 5 April 2017 21 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Greenock |
| 19:30 | Ben Eardley 15' Scott Tiffoney 47' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Craig King |
Scottish Youth Cup
| 6 November 2016 3rd round | Greenock Morton | 10 – 1 | Banks O' Dee | Greenock |
| 14:00 | John Tennent Ruaridh Langan Thomas Orr Scott Tiffoney Jack Purdue Mitchell Duffy Blair Docherty | Mitch McPherson | Stadium: Cappielow Park Referee: Connor Ashwood |
| 4 December 2016 4th round | Motherwell | 3 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Airdrie |
| 16:00 | Barry Maguire 10' David Turnbull 30' (pen), 42' (pen), 67' Tom Fry 90+2' | Jack Purdue 78' | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Tony Fullerton |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 | |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 43 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Player statistics
- As of 13 May 2017
All competitions
| Position | Player | Starts | Subs | Unused subs | Goals | Red cards | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Ben Armour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Luke Donnelly (on loan from Celtic) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Michael Doyle | 38 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | Ross Forbes | 45 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| GK | Derek Gaston | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Gavin Gunning | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GK | Bryn Halliwell (on loan from Gartcairn Juniors) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Lee Kilday | 25 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| DF | Ricki Lamie | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Ruaridh Langan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jamie Lindsay (on loan from Celtic) | 39 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| MF | Caolan McAleer | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF / FW | Jamie McDonagh | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| GK | Jamie McGowan | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GK | Andrew McNeil | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | John Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Murdoch | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | Aidan Nesbitt (on loan from Celtic) | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF / MF | Thomas O'Ware | 48 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | Gary Oliver | 40 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | Thomas Orr | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Kudus Oyenuga | 11 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | Jai Quitongo | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| DF / MF | Mark Russell | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| FW | Jon Scullion | 2 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Lawrence Shankland (on loan from Aberdeen) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Dylan Stevenson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Lewis Strapp | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | John Tennent | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Michael Tidser | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | Scott Tiffoney | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Development squad goalscorers
Including goals from the Development League West (runners-up) and SFA Youth Cup
- Jon Scullion - 12
- Thomas Orr - 8
- Jack Purdue - 7
- Scott Tiffoney - 6
- Alex McWaters - 5
- Ruaridh Langan - 4
- Kudus Oyenuga, Lewis Strapp & Scott Miller - 3
- Ben Armour, Jamie McDonagh, Caolan McAleer & John Tennent - 2
- Michael Tidser, Mitchell Duffy, John Mitchell, Blair Docherty, Ben Eardley & Conor Pepper - 1
Awards
- Last updated 16 November 2016
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas O'Ware | Championship Player of the Month | November 2016 | |
| Jim Duffy | Championship Manager of the Month | November 2016 | |
| Ross Forbes | Championship Player of the Month | January 2017 | |
| Ross Forbes | Championship Player of the Year nominee | April 2017 | |
| Jim Duffy | SPFL Manager of the Year nominee | May 2017 | |
| Ross Forbes | PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year | May 2017 | |
| Thomas O'Ware | PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year | May 2017 | |
| Jim Duffy | Ladbrokes Championship Manager of the Season | May 2017 |
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Season 2016 17 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football having finished fifth in 2015 16 Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup Greenock Morton2016 17 seasonChairmanDouglas RaeManagerJim DuffyStadiumCappielow ParkChampionship4th playoffs Challenge Cup3rd Round lost v Queen s Park League CupSemi final lost v Aberdeen Scottish Cup5th Round lost v Rangers Top goalscorerLeague Ross Forbes 9 All Ross Forbes 12 Highest home attendanceLeague 4 609 v St Mirren Cup 2 349 v FalkirkLowest home attendanceLeague 1 451 v Queen of the South Cup 931 v ClydeAverage home league attendance2 362Home coloursAway colours 2015 162017 18 Contents 1 Story of the season 1 1 May 1 2 June 1 3 July 1 4 August 1 5 September 1 6 October 1 7 November 1 8 December 1 9 January 1 10 February 1 11 March 1 12 April 1 13 May 2 First team transfers 2 1 In 2 2 Out 3 Fixtures and results 3 1 Friendlies 3 2 Scottish Championship 3 3 Scottish Premiership Playoffs 3 4 Scottish Cup 3 5 Scottish League Cup 3 6 Scottish Challenge Cup 3 7 Development squad 3 7 1 Friendlies 3 7 2 Development League West 3 7 3 Scottish Youth Cup 4 League table 5 Player statistics 5 1 All competitions 5 2 Development squad goalscorers 5 3 Awards 6 ReferencesStory of the season EditMay Edit Manager Jim Duffy signed a new two year deal after successfully keeping the team in the Championship and reaching two cup quarter finals 1 Lee Kilday Jon Scullion and Ricki Lamie were confirmed as having signed new contracts 2 Dylan Stevenson John Mitchell John Tennent Thomas Orr Jamie McGowan and Conor Pepper all agreed new deals 3 dead link Meanwhile Peter MacDonald left the club for a second time 3 to join Clyde 4 The other four senior players at the club Stefan McCluskey Michael Miller Joe McKee and Andy McNeil were offered contracts 5 Six of the club s under 17 side made the step up to the full time development squad 6 Derek Allan took a year off from coaching the club s under 17 side 7 The new coaching line ups for the 2016 17 season were announced with Livingston defender Sean Crighton and Thomas O Ware coaching the club s under 15s 8 Morton gave their fans the chance to vote for a new strip after an Ajax style strip was overwhelmingly rejected by the support 9 The vote would go public on 27 May 10 Michael Miller left to sign with newly relegated Livingston 11 Craig McPherson signed a two year deal to stay on as Jim Duffy s assistant 12 Joe McKee signed for Carlisle United 13 whilst full back Michael Doyle joined from St Johnstone 14 June Edit The new strip was announced as being blue and white hoops with yellow sidings 15 Morton found out that they would open their season with an away trip in the Betfred Cup to Albion Rovers 16 Jim Duffy signed his nephew Gary Oliver on a two year deal from Queen of the South 17 for a nominal fee after he rejected terms at QotS as well as Plymouth Argyle and St Mirren 18 The new format of the Challenge Cup was announced with Morton due to start in the third round instead of the first as in previous years 19 The fixture lists were released on 17 June with a derby match away to St Mirren being announced as the first game of the season 20 Morton took three players in on trial including Kidderminster midfielder Reece Hales 21 Hales s trial was ended along with an unnamed Dutch trialist but Jamie McDonagh s trial was extended 22 McDonagh was then offered a contract with the club with the club expecting to hear back soon afterwards 23 July Edit Morton s chief executive Gillian Donaldson quit the club after 15 years 24 After a short trial Morton signed Jamie McDonagh from Sheffield United and Caolan McAleer from Airdrie 25 Thomas Orr was loaned out to Livingston 26 Morton sign Celtic starlet Jamie Lindsay on loan for the season 27 Morton were given a second round tie away at Hamilton Accies in the League Cup 28 August Edit After a successful trial in a friendly against Kilbirnie Ladeside Morton signed English striker Kudus Oyenuga on a one year contract 29 Aidan Nesbitt signed on loan on 9 August 30 After defeating Hamilton Accies Morton were given a quarter final home tie against Dundee United 31 Dylan Stevenson left the club by mutual consent to join Junior side Auchinleck Talbot 32 Morton received a trip to Hampden Park in the third round of the Challenge Cup drawing Queen s Park away 33 Alex McWaters joined Largs Thistle on loan until January 34 John Tennent also went out on loan to Lowland League side Cumbernauld Colts 35 Thomas Orr was recalled from his loan deal at Livingston 36 On the last day of the transfer window Morton rejected an offer for Jai Quitongo from Doncaster Rovers 37 September Edit Morton signed Irish centre back Gavin Gunning on a short term deal 38 Winger Scott Tiffoney and full back Lewis Strapp signed new deals to tie them to the club until summer 2018 39 Morton reached the semi final of the Scottish League Cup for the first time since 1981 beating Dundee United to reach Hampden to face Aberdeen 40 Central midfielder Andy Murdoch joined the club 41 Morton s development squad were drawn at home to Banks O Dee in the Scottish Youth Cup third round 42 October Edit Morton received an away draw against Junior side Beith Juniors in the third round of the Scottish Cup 43 Alongside Aidan Nesbitt who won his first cap earlier in the season Jai Quitongo received his first call up to the Scotland U21 call up 44 November Edit After a convincing win over Banks O Dee in the third round of the Scottish Youth Cup Morton received an away tie against Motherwell in the fourth 45 John Tennent was recalled from his loan spell at Broadwood Stadium 46 Scott Tiffoney joined League Two side Clyde on loan until January 47 Thomas O Ware was named October s player of the month and Jim Duffy named as manager of the month 48 Andy Murdoch extended his contract until the end of the season 49 December Edit Morton defeated Beith Juniors 6 0 to progress to a fourth round meeting with Falkirk 50 Development squad defender John Mitchell made a short term loan switch to local side Greenock Juniors 51 Caolan McAleer was allowed to leave the club early and return to Northern Ireland 52 Jon Scullion signed until the end of the season 53 A red tartan effort was chosen by fan vote to be the new away strip for next season 54 Kudus Oyenuga signed a contract extension until the end of the season 55 January Edit John Tennent was released at the end of his short term contract as Scott Tiffoney returned from Clyde 56 Andrew McNeil left the club to move into coaching with Guangzhou R amp F 57 Reserve team captain Ruaridh Langan joined Neilston Juniors on loan whilst Alex McWaters spell at Largs Thistle was extended until the end of January 58 Aidan Nesbitt s loan was extended until the end of the season 59 Gavin Gunning left the club on the expiration of his short term contract to sign for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town 60 Warren Hawke was appointed chief executive of the club 61 After his loan at St Mirren was terminated Lawrence Shankland signed on loan from Aberdeen 62 After defeating Falkirk in round 4 Morton were given an away tie against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium 63 Blair Docherty signed his first professional contract tying him to the club until the end of May 64 Cappielow was announced as being the host for the Scotland U17 game against their Montenegran counterparts 65 The schoolboy international with England will also be played at Cappielow 66 Thomas Orr joined ex Morton striker Aidan Ferris when he signed on loan at Alloa based Scottish Lowland Football League side BSC Glasgow 67 February Edit Ross Forbes won SPFL Championship Player of the Month for January 2017 68 Morton signed a third player on loan from Celtic long time target forward Luke Donnelly 69 Dumbarton striker Robert Thomson signed a pre contract agreement with the club 70 March Edit Jai Quitongo signed a contract extension to keep him at the club for a further year 71 April Edit Bryn Halliwell returned to the club on loan from Gartcairn Juniors to provide back up to Derek Gaston 72 Despite a serious downturn in form Morton secured a playoff place thanks to other results going their way 73 Ross Forbes was nominated for Championship Player of the Year 74 May Edit Jim Duffy was nominated for SPFL Manager of the Year alongside Brendan Rodgers Alan Archibald and Derek McInnes 75 Ross Forbes and Thomas O Ware were selected in the PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year 76 Thomas Orr Alex McWaters and John Mitchell were released 77 Meanwhile youngsters Jamie McGowan and Ben Armour signed one year and six month extensions respectively 78 Four members of the first team squad were released Kudus Oyenuga Conor Pepper Jon Scullion and Jamie McDonagh 79 Jim Duffy was named as Championship Manager of the Season by league sponsors Ladbrokes 80 First team transfers EditFrom end of 2015 16 season to last match of season 2016 17In Edit Player From League Fee Michael Doyle St Johnstone Scottish Premiership Free Gary Oliver Queen of the South Scottish Championship Nominal Jamie McDonagh Sheffield United EFL League One Free Caolan McAleer Airdrieonians Scottish League One Free Jamie Lindsay Celtic Scottish Premiership Loan Kudus Oyenuga Hartlepool United EFL League Two Free Aidan Nesbitt Celtic Scottish Premiership Loan Gavin Gunning Dundee United Scottish Premiership Free Andy Murdoch Rangers Scottish Premiership Free Lawrence Shankland Aberdeen Scottish Premiership Loan Luke Donnelly Celtic Scottish Premiership Loan Bryn Halliwell Gartcairn Juniors West of Scotland League Central District Second Division LoanOut Edit Player To League Fee Peter MacDonald Clyde Scottish League Two Free Bobby Barr Raith Rovers Scottish Championship Bosman Michael Miller Livingston Scottish League One Bosman Joe McKee Carlisle United EFL League Two Bosman Stefan McCluskey Peterhead Scottish League One Free Jamie McGowan Cumbernauld United West of Scotland Super League First Division Loan Thomas Orr Livingston Scottish League One Loan Dylan Stevenson Auchinleck Talbot West of Scotland Super League Premier Division Free Alex McWaters Largs Thistle West of Scotland Super League Premier Division Loan John Tennent Cumbernauld Colts Scottish Lowland Football League Loan Scott Tiffoney Clyde Scottish League Two Loan John Mitchell Greenock Juniors West of Scotland League Central District First Division Loan Caolan McAleer Finn Harps League of Ireland Premier Division Free John Tennent Largs Thistle West of Scotland Super League Premier Division Free Andrew McNeil Guangzhou R amp F Chinese Super League Free Ruaridh Langan Neilston Juniors West of Scotland League Central District First Division Loan Gavin Gunning Grimsby Town EFL League Two Free Thomas Orr BSC Glasgow Scottish Lowland Football League Loan Thomas Orr Queen s Park Scottish League One Free Alex McWaters Annan Athletic Scottish League Two Free John Mitchell Stranraer Scottish League One Free Jon Scullion Free Kudus Oyenuga Chelmsford City National League South Free Conor Pepper Free Jamie McDonagh Sligo Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division FreeFixtures and results Edit Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture Friendlies Edit Dundee v Greenock Morton 24 June 2016 FriendlyDundee1 1Greenock MortonDundeeCraig Wighton report Gary Oliver Stadium Riverside Pitches Greenock Morton v Airdrieonians 28 June 2016 FriendlyGreenock Morton1 1AirdrieoniansPort GlasgowThomas Orr Robbie Leighton Stadium Port Glasgow Community Stadium Livingston v Greenock Morton 5 July 2016 FriendlyLivingston2 2Greenock MortonLivingston19 00 Kudus Oyenuga Danny Mullen report Scott Tiffoney Stadium Almondvale Stadium Referee Colin Steven Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle 9 July 2016 FriendlyGreenock Morton1 2Partick ThistleGreenock15 00 Michael Tidser 45 report Chris Erskine 12 33 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 607Referee Barry Cook Greenock Morton v Swansea City U23 26 July 2016 FriendlyGreenock Morton1 2 Swansea City U23Greenock19 30 Jon Scullion report George Byers Tom Holland Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 377 Scottish Championship Edit St Mirren v Greenock Morton 6 August 2016 1St Mirren1 1Greenock MortonPaisley15 00 John Sutton 83 report Thomas O Ware 17 Stadium St Mirren Park Attendance 4 997Referee Steven McLean Greenock Morton v Falkirk 13 August 2016 2Greenock Morton1 1FalkirkGreenock15 00 Lee Kilday 25 report Luke Leahy 90 2 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 079Referee John Beaton Greenock Morton v Dumbarton 20 August 2016 3Greenock Morton1 1DumbartonGreenock15 00 Kudus Oyenuga 62 report Derek Gaston 28 O G Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 586Referee Mat Northcroft Hibernian v Greenock Morton 27 August 2016 4Hibernian4 0Greenock MortonEdinburgh15 00 Andrew Shinnie 29 Grant Holt 41 Jason Cummings 54 Brian Graham 74 report Stadium Easter Road Attendance 14 508Referee Alan Muir Ayr United v Greenock Morton 10 September 2016 5Ayr United2 1Greenock MortonAyr15 00 Paul Cairney 47 Alan Forrest 69 report Mark Russell 74 Ross Forbes 86 Stadium Somerset Park Attendance 1 441Referee John McKendrick Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic 18 September 2016 6Greenock Morton2 1Dunfermline AthleticGreenock15 00 Gary Oliver 24 Jai Quitongo 84 report Nicky Clark 30 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 756Referee Kevin Clancy Dundee United v Greenock Morton 24 September 2016 7Dundee United2 1Greenock MortonDundee15 00 Tony Andreu 64 90 1 report Sean Dillon 90 4 O G Stadium Tannadice Park Attendance 5 829Referee Barry Cook Greenock Morton v Raith Rovers 1 October 2016 8Greenock Morton1 0Raith RoversGreenock15 00 Ross Forbes 18 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 528Referee Craig Charleston Queen of the South v Greenock Morton 15 October 2016 9Queen of the South0 5Greenock MortonDumfries15 00 report Ross Forbes 6 Jamie McDonagh 33 Gary Oliver 36 Jai Quitongo 64 Thomas O Ware 72 pen Stadium Palmerston Park Attendance 1 695Referee Steven Kirkland Greenock Morton v Ayr United 29 October 2016 10Greenock Morton2 1Ayr UnitedGreenock15 00 Thomas O Ware 73 Gary Oliver 89 report Kevin Nisbet 37 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 859Referee Mat Northcroft Greenock Morton v St Mirren 1 November 2016 11Greenock Morton3 1St MirrenGreenock19 45 Thomas O Ware 15 Ross Forbes 27 Gary Oliver 68 report Ben Gordon 86 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 3 378Referee Euan AndersonMan of the Match Gary Oliver Falkirk v Greenock Morton 5 November 2016 12Falkirk1 1Greenock MortonGrangemouth15 00 Lee Miller 90 3 report Lee Kilday 89 Stadium Falkirk Stadium Attendance 4 432Referee Greg Aitken Dumbarton v Greenock Morton 12 November 2016 13Dumbarton0 2Greenock MortonDumbarton15 00 report Mark Russell 69 Kudus Oyenuga 76 Stadium Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance 1 147Referee Don Robertson Greenock Morton v Dundee United 19 November 2016 14Greenock Morton0 0Dundee UnitedGreenock15 00 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 578Referee Crawford Allan Greenock Morton v Raith Rovers 3 December 2016Greenock MortonP PRaith RoversGreenock15 00 Stadium Cappielow Park Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton 10 December 2016 15Dunfermline Athletic2 1Greenock MortonDunfermline15 00 Michael Moffat 12 23 report Thomas O Ware Aidan Nesbitt 43 Stadium East End Park Attendance 3 101Referee Stephen Finnie Greenock Morton v Hibernian 17 December 2016 16Greenock Morton1 1HibernianGreenock17 15 live on BBC Alba Gary Oliver 79 report Jason Cummings 81 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 156Referee Steven McLean Greenock Morton v Queen of the South 24 December 2016 17Greenock Morton1 0Queen of the SouthGreenock13 00 Thomas O Ware 17 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 638Referee Barry Cook St Mirren v Greenock Morton 31 December 2016 18St Mirren1 1Greenock MortonPaisley15 00 Gary MacKenzie 30 report Ricki Lamie 90 3 Stadium St Mirren Park Attendance 4 902Referee Nick Walsh Greenock Morton v Dumbarton 7 January 2017 19Greenock Morton2 1DumbartonGreenock15 00 Gregor Buchanan 19 O G Michael Tidser 66 pen report Andy Stirling 69 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 094Referee John Beaton Greenock Morton v Raith Rovers 14 January 2017 20Greenock Morton2 0Raith RoversGreenock15 00 Ross Forbes 27 Lawrence Shankland 67 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 957Referee Gavin Duncan Ayr United v Greenock Morton 28 January 2017 21Ayr United1 4Greenock MortonAyr17 15 live on BBC Alba Jamie Adams 36 report Ross Forbes 11 19 Gary Oliver 31 65 Stadium Somerset Park Attendance 1 576Referee Don Robertson Queen of the South v Greenock Morton 4 February 2017 22Queen of the South3 0Greenock MortonDumfries15 00 Derek Lyle 71 Kyle Jacobs 83 Joe Thomson 90 3 report Stadium Palmerston Park Attendance 1 588Referee Bobby Madden Raith Rovers v Greenock Morton 7 February 2017 23Raith Rovers0 1Greenock MortonKirkcaldy19 45 report Lee Kilday 53 Stadium Stark s Park Attendance 1 161Referee Gavin Duncan Greenock Morton v Falkirk 18 February 2017 24Greenock Morton2 2FalkirkGreenock15 00 Thomas O Ware 13 Ross Forbes 68 report James Craigen 43 Aaron Muirhead 50 pen Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 397Referee Greg Aitken Dundee United v Greenock Morton 25 February 2017 25Dundee United1 1Greenock MortonDundee15 00 Mark Durnan 83 report Lee Kilday 39 Stadium Tannadice Park Attendance 6 065Referee Kevin Clancy Greenock Morton v Queen of the South 11 March 2017 26Greenock Morton1 0Queen of the SouthGreenock17 15 live on BBC Alba Ross Forbes 55 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 451Referee Craig CharlestonMan of the Match Aidan Nesbitt Falkirk v Greenock Morton 18 March 2017 27Falkirk0 1Greenock MortonGrangemouth17 15 live on BBC Alba report Kudus Oyenuga 79 Stadium Falkirk Stadium Attendance 4 584Referee Alan MuirMan of the Match Aidan Nesbitt Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic 25 March 2017 28Greenock Morton0 1Dunfermline AthleticGreenock15 00 report Nat Wedderburn 16 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 670Referee Mat Northcroft Hibernian v Greenock Morton 29 March 2017 29Hibernian0 0Greenock MortonEdinburgh19 45 Darren McGregor 90 4 Kudus Oyenuga 90 3 Stadium Easter Road Attendance 15 149Referee Nick Walsh Dumbarton v Greenock Morton 1 April 2017 30Dumbarton1 0Greenock MortonDumbarton15 00 Lewis Vaughan 59 report Stadium Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance 1 323Referee John Beaton Greenock Morton v Hibernian 8 April 2017 31Greenock Morton1 1HibernianGreenock15 00 Lawrence Shankland 66 pen report Jason Cummings 34 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 4 229Referee Bobby Madden Greenock Morton v St Mirren 11 April 2017 32Greenock Morton1 4St MirrenGreenock19 45 Andy Murdoch 29 report Stelios Demetriou 20 Stevie Mallan 45 John Sutton 56 Gary MacKenzie 80 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 4 609Referee Stephen Finnie Raith Rovers v Greenock Morton 15 April 2017 33Raith Rovers2 0Greenock MortonKirkcaldy15 00 Craig Barr 28 Ross Matthews 59 report Stadium Stark s Park Attendance 1 720Referee Alan Newlands Greenock Morton v Ayr United 22 April 2017 34Greenock Morton1 1Ayr UnitedGreenock15 00 Lawrence Shankland 38 report Craig Moore 45 1 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 390Referee Steven Kirkland Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton 29 April 2017 35Dunfermline Athletic3 1Greenock MortonDunfermline15 00 Nicky Clark 3 Michael Moffat 51 Rhys McCabe 85 report Lawrence Shankland 37 Stadium East End Park Attendance 3 339Referee Euan Anderson Greenock Morton v Dundee United 6 May 2017 36Greenock Morton1 1Dundee UnitedGreenock15 00 Kudus Oyenuga 52 report Blair Spittal 63 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 158Referee John BeatonMan of the Match Thomas O Ware Scottish Premiership Playoffs Edit Greenock Morton v Dundee United 9 May 2017 Quarter final Leg 1Greenock Morton1 2Dundee UnitedGreenock19 45 Thomas O Ware 7 report Simon Murray 51 Blair Spittal 65 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 3 306Referee Willie Collum Dundee United v Greenock Morton 12 May 2017 Quarter final Leg 2Dundee United3 0Greenock MortonDundee19 45 Simon Murray 52 Wato Kuate 64 Blair Spittal 81 report Stadium Tannadice Park Attendance 6 606Referee Andrew Dallas Scottish Cup Edit Beith Juniors v Greenock Morton 26 November 2016 3rd roundBeith JuniorsP PGreenock MortonBeith13 30 Stadium Bellsdale Park Beith Juniors v Greenock Morton 3 December 2016 3rd roundBeith Juniors0 6Greenock MortonBeith13 30 report Ross Forbes 11 Michael Tidser 16 Jamie McDonagh 42 Thomas O Ware 51 90 Jamie Lindsay 78 Stadium Bellsdale Park Attendance 1 693Referee John McKendrick Greenock Morton v Falkirk 21 January 2017 4th roundGreenock Morton2 0FalkirkGreenock15 00 Jamie Lindsay 39 Ross Forbes 47 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 349Referee Greg Aitken Rangers v Greenock Morton 12 February 2017 5th roundRangers2 1Greenock MortonGlasgow15 00 live on Sky Sports Kenny Miller 13 Martyn Waghorn 61 report Michael Tidser 7 Stadium Ibrox Stadium Attendance 30 295Referee Andrew Dallas Scottish League Cup Edit Albion Rovers v Greenock Morton 16 July 2016 Group stageAlbion Rovers0 0 3 4 on pensGreenock MortonCoatbridge15 00 report Stadium Cliftonhill Attendance 431Referee John Beaton Greenock Morton v Clyde 19 July 2016 Group StageGreenock Morton1 0ClydeGreenock19 45 Thomas O Ware 77 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 931Referee John McKendrickMan of the Match Scott Tiffoney Kilmarnock v Greenock Morton 23 July 2016 Group StageKilmarnock0 2Greenock MortonKilmarnock15 00 report Gary Oliver 7 Jai Quitongo 67 Stadium Rugby Park Attendance 3 020Referee Steven McLeanMan of the Match Jai Quitongo Greenock Morton v Berwick Rangers 30 July 2016 Group StageGreenock Morton2 0 Berwick RangersGreenock15 00 Jamie Lindsay 2 Jai Quitongo 16 report Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 1 044Referee Alan NewlandsMan of the Match Jamie Lindsay Hamilton Academical v Greenock Morton 9 August 2016 2nd RoundHamilton Academical1 2Greenock MortonHamilton19 45 Dougie Imrie 8 pen report Ross Forbes 59 Jai Quitongo 63 Stadium New Douglas Park Attendance 1 112Referee Stephen Finnie Greenock Morton v Dundee United 20 September 2016 Quarter finalGreenock Morton2 1Dundee UnitedGreenock19 45 Jai Quitongo 24 Thomas O Ware 31 report Nick van der Velden 55 Stadium Cappielow Park Attendance 2 149Referee Andrew DallasMan of the Match Jai Quitongo Greenock Morton v Aberdeen 22 October 2016 Semi finalGreenock Morton0 2AberdeenGlasgow12 15 Live on BT Sport report Adam Rooney 69 Kenny McLean 88 Stadium Hampden Park Attendance 16 183Referee Kevin ClancyMan of the Match Kenny McLean Scottish Challenge Cup Edit Queen s Park v Greenock Morton 3 September 2016 3rd RoundQueen s Park2 0Greenock MortonGlasgow15 00 Adam Cummins 44 David Galt 46 report Stadium Hampden Park Attendance 1 085Referee Gavin Duncan Development squad Edit Friendlies Edit Cherno More Varna v Greenock Morton 15 June 2016 Friendly Cherno More Varna0 2Greenock MortonVarna19 00 report O G Scott Miller Stadium Sportpalace Hotel Cumbernauld Colts v Greenock Morton 30 June 2016 FriendlyCumbernauld Colts3 0Greenock MortonCumbernauld19 45 Stadium Broadwood Stadium Queen s Park v Greenock Morton 12 July 2016 FriendlyQueen s Park1 2Greenock MortonGlasgow Thomas Orr Alex McWaters Stadium Lesser Hampden Largs Thistle v Greenock Morton XI 28 July 2016 FriendlyLargs Thistle4 1Greenock Morton XILargs19 15 James Marks Michael Lennox Steve Lamont Blair Docherty Stadium Barrfields Kilbirnie Ladeside v Greenock Morton XI 3 August 2016 FriendlyKilbirnie Ladeside1 1Greenock Morton XIKilbirnie19 00 Chris Malone Scott Tiffoney Stadium Valefield Park Greenock Juniors v Greenock Morton XI 21 August 2016 FriendlyGreenock Juniors1 5Greenock Morton XIGreenock13 00 Daniel Patton report Caolan McAleer John Mitchell Ryan McWilliams O G Ruaridh Langan Stadium Ravenscraig Stadium Ardrossan Winton Rovers v Greenock Morton 17 January 2017 FriendlyArdrossan Winton Rovers1 3Greenock MortonArdrossan19 30 Larry McMahon 53 report John Mitchell 30 Thomas Orr 34 50 pen Stadium Winton Park Referee Calum Scott Development League West Edit Stranraer v Greenock Morton 6 September 2016 1Stranraer2 2Greenock MortonStranraer20 00 Evan Maley 37 Adam Lawrie 89 report Jamie McDonagh 34 35 Stadium Stair Park Referee Calum Haswell Greenock Morton v Queen s Park 13 September 2016 2Greenock Morton2 1Queen s ParkGreenock19 30 Jon Scullion 58 63 report Jamie Gallagher 74 Stadium Cappielow Park Referee David Dickinson Airdrieonians v Greenock Morton 22 September 2016 3Airdrieonians1 2Greenock MortonMotherwell15 00 Conor Scullion 36 report Alex McWaters 75 Jack Purdue 90 1 Stadium Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Referee Craig King Greenock Morton v Ayr United 4 October 2016 4Greenock Morton3 0Ayr UnitedGreenock19 30 Jon Scullion 3 74 86 report Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Calum Haswell Greenock Morton v Clyde 10 October 2016 5Greenock Morton3 0ClydeGreenock19 30 Alex McWaters 58 Ben Armour 59 Scott Tiffoney 72 report Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Stephen Brown Queen of the South v Greenock Morton 18 October 2016 6Queen of the South2 3Greenock MortonDumfries19 30 Owen Moxon 13 pen 50 report Thomas Orr 18 pen Kudus Oyenuga 28 Scott Tiffoney 67 Stadium Palmerston Park Referee Calum Scott Greenock Morton v Albion Rovers 24 October 2016 7Greenock Morton5 2Albion RoversGreenock19 30 Jon Scullion 16 Thomas Orr 18 80 Michael Tidser 28 Ruaridh Langan 31 report Ryan McManus 46 Connor Shields 84 Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Graham Grainger Stranraer v Greenock Morton 31 October 2016 8Stranraer1 4Greenock MortonStranraer20 00 Evan Maley 85 report Lewis Strapp 24 Jack Purdue 27 43 65 Stadium Stair Park Referee Calum Scott Greenock Morton v Airdrieonians 15 November 2016 9Greenock Morton3 0AirdrieoniansPort Glasgow13 30 Alex McWaters 42 pen Caolan McAleer 49 Scott Miller 86 report Stadium Port Glasgow Community Stadium Referee Duncan Williams Ayr United v Greenock Morton 21 November 2016 10Ayr United0 0Greenock MortonCumnock19 45 report John Mitchell 21 Alex McWaters Stadium Townhead Park Referee Lloyd Wilson Clyde v Greenock Morton 6 December 2016 11Clyde1 8Greenock MortonLennoxtown19 30 Craig Quinn 88 report Kudus Oyenuga 3 Jon Scullion 23 pen 32 Conor Pepper 30 Lewis Strapp 66 Scott Miller 74 88 Caolan McAleer 76 Stadium Lennoxtown training centre Referee David Dickinson Queen s Park v Greenock Morton 14 December 2016 12Queen s Park0 3Greenock MortonGlasgow19 45 report Jon Scullion 27 28 44 Stadium Lesser Hampden Referee Chris Gentles Greenock Morton v Queen of the South 31 January 2017Greenock MortonP PQueen of the SouthGreenock19 30 Stadium Cappielow Park Albion Rovers v Greenock Morton 8 February 2017 13Albion Rovers4 0Greenock MortonCoatbridge19 45 Connor Shields 40 60 80 Jamie Gallagher 54 Alex McWaters 65 Stadium Cliftonhill Referee Graham Grainger Greenock Morton v Stranraer 14 February 2017 14Greenock Morton2 1StranraerGreenock19 30 Kudus Oyenuga 41 Thomas Orr 53 report Amadou Kassarate 49 Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Garry Doherty Greenock Morton v Queen s Park 21 February 2017Greenock MortonP PQueen s ParkGreenock19 30 Stadium Cappielow Park Airdrieonians v Greenock Morton 28 February 2017 15Airdrieonians3 5Greenock MortonMotherwell14 00 Daniel Boateng 3 Murray Loudon 50 55 pen report John Mitchell 15 Thomas Orr 33 68 Ruaridh Langan 56 Jon Scullion 70 Stadium Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Greenock Morton v Ayr United 7 March 2017 16Greenock Morton2 2Ayr UnitedGreenock19 30 Alex McWaters 62 89 report Sean McKenzie 18 Jack Sherrie 81 Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Ross Menzies Clyde v Greenock Morton 14 March 2017 17Clyde2 1Greenock MortonCroy20 00 Ronan Sweeney 40 Aaron Miller 62 report Jack Purdue 33 Stadium Broadwood Stadium outdoor pitches Referee Matthew MacDermid Queen of the South v Greenock Morton 21 March 2017 18Queen of the South4 0Greenock MortonDumfries19 30 Ross Fergusson 21 Aidan Smith 51 Connor Murray 65 66 report Stadium Palmerston Park Referee Lloyd Wilson Greenock Morton v Queen s Park 30 March 2017 19Greenock Morton1 1Queen s ParkGreenock19 30 Lewis Strapp 61 report Joseph Manderson 79 Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Ross Hardie Greenock Morton v Albion Rovers 3 April 2017 20Greenock Morton3 0Albion RoversLennoxtown20 00 Ben Armour 24 Scott Tiffoney 63 73 Stadium Lennoxtown training centre Referee Matthew MacDermid Greenock Morton v Queen of the South 5 April 2017 21Greenock Morton2 0Queen of the SouthGreenock19 30 Ben Eardley 15 Scott Tiffoney 47 Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Craig King Scottish Youth Cup Edit Greenock Morton v Banks O Dee 6 November 2016 3rd roundGreenock Morton10 1Banks O DeeGreenock14 00 John Tennent Ruaridh Langan Thomas Orr Scott Tiffoney Jack Purdue Mitchell Duffy Blair Docherty report Mitch McPherson Stadium Cappielow Park Referee Connor Ashwood Motherwell v Greenock Morton 4 December 2016 4th roundMotherwell3 1Greenock MortonAirdrie16 00 Barry Maguire 10 David Turnbull 30 pen 42 pen 67 Tom Fry 90 2 Jack Purdue 78 Stadium Excelsior Stadium Referee Tony FullertonLeague table EditPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation2 Falkirk 36 16 12 8 58 40 18 60 Qualification for the Premiership play off semi finals3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play off quarter finals4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 3 525 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 3 486 Queen of the South 36 11 10 15 46 52 6 43Source SoccerwayRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scoredPlayer statistics EditAs of 13 May 2017All competitions Edit Position Player Starts Subs Unused subs Goals Red cards Yellow cards FW Ben Armour 0 1 0 0 0 0FW Luke Donnelly on loan from Celtic 2 5 8 0 0 0DF Michael Doyle 38 3 6 0 0 5MF Ross Forbes 45 1 1 12 0 8GK Derek Gaston 35 1 8 0 0 0DF Gavin Gunning 12 0 2 0 0 1GK Bryn Halliwell on loan from Gartcairn Juniors 1 0 1 0 0 0DF Lee Kilday 25 6 7 4 0 5DF Ricki Lamie 33 4 4 1 0 3MF Ruaridh Langan 0 0 2 0 0 0MF Jamie Lindsay on loan from Celtic 39 2 2 3 0 9MF Caolan McAleer 3 9 6 0 0 0DF FW Jamie McDonagh 26 12 6 2 1 9GK Jamie McGowan 1 1 23 0 0 1GK Andrew McNeil 12 1 14 0 0 0DF John Mitchell 0 0 2 0 0 0MF Andy Murdoch 31 2 2 1 0 2FW Aidan Nesbitt on loan from Celtic 28 9 2 1 0 0DF MF Thomas O Ware 48 0 0 11 0 4FW Gary Oliver 40 1 2 8 0 3FW Thomas Orr 0 3 7 0 0 0FW Kudus Oyenuga 11 18 3 4 1 1FW Jai Quitongo 20 3 1 6 0 5DF MF Mark Russell 36 4 5 1 1 4FW Jon Scullion 2 11 32 0 0 0FW Lawrence Shankland on loan from Aberdeen 14 4 0 4 0 1MF Dylan Stevenson 1 1 3 0 0 1DF Lewis Strapp 5 0 29 0 0 0DF John Tennent 0 0 5 0 0 0MF Michael Tidser 25 13 4 3 0 4FW Scott Tiffoney 5 12 16 0 0 1Development squad goalscorers Edit Including goals from the Development League West runners up and SFA Youth Cup Jon Scullion 12 Thomas Orr 8 Jack Purdue 7 Scott Tiffoney 6 Alex McWaters 5 Ruaridh Langan 4 Kudus Oyenuga Lewis Strapp amp Scott Miller 3 Ben Armour Jamie McDonagh Caolan McAleer amp John Tennent 2 Michael Tidser Mitchell Duffy John Mitchell Blair Docherty Ben Eardley amp Conor Pepper 1Awards Edit Last updated 16 November 2016Nation Name Award Month Thomas O Ware Championship Player of the Month November 2016 Jim Duffy Championship Manager of the Month November 2016 Ross Forbes Championship Player of the Month January 2017 Ross Forbes Championship Player of the Year nominee April 2017 Jim Duffy SPFL Manager of the Year nominee May 2017 Ross Forbes PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year May 2017 Thomas O Ware PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year May 2017 Jim Duffy Ladbrokes Championship Manager of the Season May 2017References Edit Mitchell Jonathan 30 April 2016 Morton manager signs two year deal Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 30 April 2016 Player news three confirmed Greenock Morton F C 3 May 2016 Archived from the original on 24 March 2016 Retrieved 4 May 2016 a b Mitchell Jonathan 5 May 2016 Five starts to stay at Morton Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 5 May 2016 Clyde move for MacDonald SPFL 6 July 2016 Retrieved 27 July 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 6 May 2016 Duffy McKee could leave Morton to make England return Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 7 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 10 May 2016 Six Morton Under 17s offered full time deals Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 10 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 12 May 2016 Morton under 17s coach to step down for a year Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 12 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 19 May 2016 Crighton will partner O Ware in Morton youth academy Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 19 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 22 May 2016 Morton fans can vote for new kit Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 22 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 27 May 2016 Exclusive look at five Morton jerseys fans can vote for Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 27 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 23 May 2016 Michael Miller leaves Morton to pen deal with League One side Livingston Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 23 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 23 May 2015 McPherson Assistant agrees to stay at Morton Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 23 May 2015 Hall Andy 24 May 2016 Lee Dykes on the signing of Joe McKee Carlisle United F C Retrieved 24 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 24 May 2016 Duffy set to secure Saints defender Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 24 May 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 1 June 2016 Pin stripe kit is Morton fan s favourite Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 1 June 2016 Scottish League Cup opening group fixtures confirmed BBC Sport 2 June 2016 Retrieved 2 June 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 3 June 2016 Morton add new face as boss Duffy signs his nephew Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 4 June 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 5 June 2016 Morton saw off competition to land forward Oliver Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 5 June 2016 Northern Irish and Welsh sides to join top flight U20s in Challenge Cup Scottish Television 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Steele Russell 17 June 2016 Morton to meet St Mirren on opening day of the season Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 17 June 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 21 June 2016 Morton boss to run the rule over trialists Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 21 June 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 27 June 2016 Morton trial extended for McDonagh Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 28 June 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 30 June 2016 McDonagh considers Morton offer Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 1 July 2016 Steele Russell 5 July 2016 Morton chief executive Gillian Donaldson quits club Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 5 July 2016 Steele Russell 14 July 2016 Midfielder McAleer delighted to sign for Morton Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 14 July 2016 New striker comes on loan Livingston F C 14 July 2016 Retrieved 14 July 2016 Jamie Lindsay joins Greenock Morton on loan Celtic F C 28 July 2016 Retrieved 29 July 2016 Betfred Cup second round draw SPFL 31 July 2016 Retrieved 1 August 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 8 August 2016 Kudus Oyenuga signs for Morton Greenock Morton F C Archived from the original on 25 August 2016 Retrieved 8 August 2016 Morton sign Aidan Nesbitt on loan from Celtic Greenock Telegraph 9 August 2016 Retrieved 9 August 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 11 August 2016 Morton paired with Dundee United Greenock Telegraph Retrieved 11 August 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 15 August 2016 Dylan Stevenson leaves Morton by mutual consent Archived from the original on 28 August 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2016 Irn Bru Cup R3 draw live today SPFL 18 August 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2016 Mitchell Jonathan 30 August 2016 a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,