Greenock Morton F.C.

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 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 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

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