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.

Greenock Morton F.C.
Full nameGreenock Morton Football Club
Nickname(s)The 'Ton
Founded1874
GroundCappielow, Greenock
Capacity11,612
ChairmanCrawford Rae
ManagerDavid Hopkin
LeagueScottish Championship
2018/19Scottish Championship, 5th

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

  1. "Div 1 Table". BBC Sport. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-09-03.