Greenock Morton F.C.
association football club
Greenock Morton Football Club are a football team, who currently play in the cinch 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
change- 1874-1994 Morton F.C.
- 1994-present Greenock Morton F.C.
References
change- ↑ "Div 1 Table". BBC Sport. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
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