Renfrewshire derby

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Renfrewshire Derby
Location Greenock and Paisley, Renfrewshire
Teams Greenock Morton [a] and St Mirren
First meeting30 September 1882
Morton 5–1 St Mirren , [1] [2]
Latest meeting8 July 2023
Greenock Morton 2–0 St Mirren [3]
Statistics
Meetings total179 [b] [4]
All-time seriesSt Mirren: 76
Drawn: 44
Greenock Morton: 60 [2] [4]
Largest victorySt Mirren 8–0 Morton (5 February 1938)
Morton 6–1 St Mirren (19 September 1946) [2]
Location of the clubs' stadia
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The Renfrewshire derby is a football derby in Scotland, contested between the senior clubs Greenock Morton and St Mirren. [5] [6]

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Since the sides first met in 1882, [1] the fixture has grown in significance over the years, due in part to the demise of other Renfrewshire football clubs, and is one of the most hotly contested derbies in Scotland today. Although both sides have regularly competed at the same level of Scottish football, recent years have seen St Mirren competing in the Scottish Premiership, with Morton competing in the lower leagues. However, the annual Renfrewshire Cup, a regional cup competition turned pre-season friendly, generally ensures that there is at least one Renfrewshire Derby a year.

In the 2014–15 season, St Mirren were relegated from the SPFL Premiership, and Morton were promoted from Scottish League One, meaning that the two sides met in league action for the first time in 15 years. As of 6 August 2016, it was confirmed that Morton have gone 6238 days without a competitive win against St Mirren. In November 2016 Morton recorded a 3–1 victory over St Mirren, their first in the league in 17 years. [7]

The rivalry sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans. [8] [9]

History

Head-to-head

As of: 11 November 2020 [4]

Competition [b] GPSTMDrMORSTMGMORG
League 159644055242227
Scottish Cup 65011512
League Cup 126332421
Challenge Cup 211042
Totals179764459285262

Recent meetings

After St Mirren were relegated from the Premiership at the end of 2014–15 and Morton were promoted from League One, the sides met for the first time in the league for 15 years. [2] [10] The meetings in the Championship since are detailed below.

21 August 2015 (2015-08-21) Greenock Morton 0–0 St Mirren Greenock
19:45 SPFL Report Conlan Red card.svg 55'Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 5,343
Referee: Greg Aitken
20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) St Mirren 1–1 Greenock Morton Paisley
19:45 Baird Soccerball shade.svg11' SPFL Report Samuel Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,163
Referee: John Beaton
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) Greenock Morton 0–1 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 SPFL Report Shankland Soccerball shade.svg42'Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 4,736
Referee: Andrew Dallas
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) St Mirren 3–1 Greenock Morton Paisley
15:00 Shankland Soccerball shade.svg7'
Gallagher Soccerball shade.svg62'
Mallan Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 BBC Report Johnstone Soccerball shade.svg59'Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,299
Referee: Willie Collum
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) St Mirren 1–1 Greenock Morton Paisley
15:00 Sutton Soccerball shade.svg83' BBC Report O'Ware Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Steven McLean
1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) Greenock Morton 3–1 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 O'Ware Soccerball shade.svg15'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg27'
Oliver Soccerball shade.svg68'		 BBC Report Gordon Soccerball shade.svg86'Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Willie Collum
31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) St Mirren 1–1 Greenock Morton Paisley
15:00 MacKenzie Soccerball shade.svg30' BBC Report Lamie Soccerball shade.svg90+3'Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,902
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) Greenock Morton 1–4 St Mirren Greenock
19:45 Murdoch Soccerball shade.svg29' BBC Report Demetriou Soccerball shade.svg20'
Mallan Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sutton Soccerball shade.svg56'
MacKenzie Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Stephen Finnie
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) Greenock Morton 4–1 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 Tidser Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen), 50' (pen)
McHugh Soccerball shade.svg72'
Murdoch Soccerball shade.svg77'		 BBC Report Smith Soccerball shade.svg41'Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Willie Collum
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) St Mirren 2–2 Greenock Morton Paisley
15:00 McShane Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen)
Reilly Soccerball shade.svg72'		 BBC Report Murdoch Soccerball shade.svg68'
Harkins Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen)		Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Steven McLean
2 January 2018 (2018-01-02) Greenock Morton 1–1 St Mirren Greenock
15:00 O'Ware Soccerball shade.svg80' BBC Report Morgan Soccerball shade.svg25'Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Kevin Clancy
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) St Mirren 2–1 Greenock Morton Paisley
15:00 Mullen Soccerball shade.svg10'
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg72'		 BBC Report Doyle Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,422
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11)Group Stage St Mirren 1–1
(6-5 p)		 Greenock Morton Paisley
19:45 Obika Soccerball shade.svg39' MacIver {{goal|60}Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Bobby Madden

Early history (1874–1901)

Two of the oldest professional football clubs in Scotland, Morton were formed 1874 [11] in Greenock, while the St Mirren cricket club was founded a year later. Its members branched off into rugby and then football in 1877. [12] Despite their proximity to each other they wouldn't meet for another five years. After St Mirren defeated Yoker 8–0 and Morton overcame Johnstown Rovers 2–1 in the first round of the 1882–83 Scottish Cup [13] they were drawn to face each other in the second round. The match was played at Cappielow on 30 September 1882 and the home side ran out comfortable victors, winning 5–1. [14] [15]

St Mirren were founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890 [16] but, as Morton didn't join the league until 1893 with the formation of the old Second Division, [17] the first league meeting wasn't until 1900. [2] Played at Cappielow on 1 September 1900, there was similar result as Morton overcame their rivals 1–0. [18]

In the intervening years, the sides met eight times in the Renfrewshire Cup. The first of these came in 1884, two years after Morton's 5–1 Scottish Cup win. On 20 December 1884, a crowd of 4,500 people watched an entertaining third round match end 3–4 at Westmarch in Paisley. [19] St Mirren would not get their first victory against their rivals until their next meeting on 10 December 1887. A crowd of 4,000 people witnessed St Mirren's 2–0 victory in the third round match at Westmarch. [19] As the century drew to a close, the teams met for the first time in a Renfrewshire Cup Final. St Mirren were looking to win their third Renfrewshire Cup in-a-row and seventh overall, while Morton were aiming for a second title when the original match on 29 April 1899 was played at the neutral Underwood Park in Paisley. A 1–1 draw meant the need for a replay a week later at the same venue which Morton won 2–0. [19]

Results

DateCompetition [1] Home teamScoreAway teamStadium
30 September 1882 Scottish Cup
second round		Morton5–1St Mirren Cappielow
20 December 1884 Renfrewshire Cup
third round		St Mirren3–4Morton Westmarch
10 December 1887Renfrewshire Cup
third round		St Mirren2–0MortonWestmarch
9 February 1889Renfrewshire Cup
semi-final		St Mirren3–3MortonWestmarch
16 February 1889Renfrewshire Cup
semi-final replay		Morton1–3St MirrenCappielow
25 February 1893Renfrewshire Cup
Final		Morton3–0St Mirren Underwood Park
18 November 1893Renfrewshire Cup
third round		St Mirren5–1MortonWestmarch
2 March 1895Renfrewshire League
Morton2–0St MirrenCappielow
3 August 1895Renfrewshire League
St Mirren2–2MortonWestmarch
7 January 1899Western League
St Mirren1–1MortonWestmarch
29 April 1899Renfrewshire Cup
Final		St Mirren1–1MortonUnderwood Park
6 May 1899Renfrewshire Cup
Final replay		St Mirren0–2MortonUnderwood Park
8 May 1899Western League
Morton1–1St. MirrenCappielow
3 February 1900Glasgow & West of Scotland
League		Morton1–0St MirrenCappielow
1 May 1900Glasgow & West of Scotland
League		St Mirren2–1Morton Love Street
1 September 1900 First Division (old) Morton1–0St MirrenCappielow
22 September 1900First Division (old)St Mirren0–2MortonLove Street
29 September 1900Glasgow & West of Scotland
League		Morton6–1St MirrenCappielow
31 December 1900Glasgow & West of Scotland
League		St Mirren6–1MortonLove Street
27 April 1901Renfrewshire Cup
Final 1st leg		Morton3–2St MirrenCappielow
4 May 1901Renfrewshire Cup
Final 2nd leg		St Mirren0–1
(2-4 agg)		MortonLove Street
28 September 1901First Division (old)Morton1–3St MirrenCappielow
19 October 1901First Division (old)St Mirren1–1MortonLove Street
22 February 1902Glasgow & West of Scotland
League		Morton2–3St MirrenCappielow
1 March 1902Glasgow & West of Scotland
League		St Mirren3–1MortonLove Street
26 April 1902Renfrewshire Cup
Final 1st leg		Morton0–1St MirrenCappielow
3 May 1902Renfrewshire Cup
Final 2nd leg		St Mirren0–4
(1-4 agg)		MortonLove Street

Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive

21st century

St Mirren started the new millennium in the perfect fashion by sealing promotion back to the top flight of Scottish football for the first time in almost a decade. [20] This meant that four annual meetings between the sides that fans had grown used to came to an end; the sides wouldn't meet again until a League Cup match in 2002 [9] [21] after both sides suffered relegation in the 2000–01 season. [22] This favoured the Paisley side as St Mirren remained in a higher league than Morton until both sides found their way into the Championship for season 2015–16. [10] This led to a period of St Mirren dominance, with Morton's last competitive win coming on 10 April 1999. [2] [23] The 17-year sequence finally ended on 1 November 2016 with a 3-1 Morton victory at Cappielow. [7]

Results

From season 1999–2000 to 2011. [1]

DateCompetitionHome teamScoreAway teamStadium
18 September 1999First DivisionSt Mirren3–2Greenock MortonLove Street
6 November 1999First DivisionGreenock Morton1–4St MirrenCappielow
3 January 2000First DivisionSt Mirren1–1Greenock MortonLove Street
18 March 2000 First Division Greenock Morton0–2St MirrenCappielow
7 September 2002 [9] League Cup
first round		Greenock Morton2–3 ( a.e.t. )St MirrenCappielow
27 September 2005 Challenge Cup
semi-final		St Mirren0–0 (4–2p)Greenock Morton Love Street
23 August 2011 League Cup
second round		Greenock Morton3–4St MirrenCappielow

Source:Statto.com

Notes

  1. ^
    Morton were renamed Greenock Morton in 1994
  2. ^
    League, Scottish Cup, League Cup and Challenge Cup meetings only. Does not include meetings in the Renfrewshire Cup, Scottish Spring Cup and meetings under war time regulations.

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