| 2017-18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Douglas Rae | ||
| Manager | Jim Duffy | ||
| Stadium | Cappielow Park | ||
| Championship | Seventh Place | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Gary Harkins (8) All: Gary Harkins & Bob McHugh (8) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,661 vSt Mirren, Championship, 12 August 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,036 vLivingston, Challenge Cup, 15 August 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,985 | ||
Season 2017–18 sawGreenock Morton compete in theScottish Championship thesecond tier of Scottish football, having finished fourth in 2016-17. Morton also competed in theChallenge Cup,Scottish League Cup and theScottish Cup.
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 1 July 2017Friendly | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Stenhousemuir |
| 14:00 | Report | McHugh Thomson Armour | Stadium:Ochilview Park Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 8 July 2017Friendly | Turriff United | 1 – 6 | Greenock Morton | Turriff |
| 15:00 | Miller | Report | Thomson McHugh Tidser Tiffoney | Stadium:The Haughs Referee: Liam Duncan |
| 5 August 20171 | Dumbarton | 0 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,161 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 12 August 20172 | Greenock Morton | 4 – 1 | St Mirren | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Tidser McHugh Murdoch | Report | Smith | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 4,661 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 19 August 20173 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Warren | Report | Thomson | Stadium:Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 26 August 20174 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Danny Mullen | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09)5 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Thomson Harkins Quitongo | Report | Cardle Higginbotham | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,918 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)6 | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Lyle | Report | Forbes Quitongo | Attendance: 1,725 Referee:Newlands Man of the Match:Lyle |
| 23 September 2017 (2017-09-23)7 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Keatings McDonald | Report | McHugh | Attendance: 5,569 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)8 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Lamie | Report | McKee | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,992 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)9 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Brechin |
| 15:00 | Report | Murdoch | Stadium:Glebe Park Attendance: 624 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 21 October 2017 (2017-10-21)10 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Dumbarton | Greenock |
| 15:00 | McHugh | Report | Stewart | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,428 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 28 October 201711 | St Mirren | 2 – 2 | Greenock Morton | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | McShane Reilly Buchanan | BBC Report | O'Ware Doyle Forbes Murdoch Harkins Oliver | Attendance: 5,496 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 4 November 201712 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Queen of the South | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Harkins | Report | Dobbie Fordyce McFadden Jacobs | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,677 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 21 November 201713 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dunfermline |
| 19:45 | Ryan Murdoch Williamson | Report | Oliver | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 4,816 Referee:Finnie |
| 25 November 201714 | Falkirk | 0 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Muirhead Tumilty | Report | Harkins Lamie Forbes Thomson | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 2 December 201715 | Greenock Morton | 4 – 1 | Brechin City | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Oliver Murdoch Tiffoney Harkins Quitongo | Report | Layne | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 9 December 201716 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Lamie | Report | Durnan King | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 23 December 201717 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Greenock |
| Harkins Quitongo | Report | Baird Raven Vigurs Polworth Donaldson | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,547 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 2 January 201818 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Thomson Harkins Doyle O'Ware Oliver | Report | Morgan Magennis McGinn | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 4,126 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 6 January 201819 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Brechin |
| 15:00 | McLennan | Report | McHugh | Stadium:Glebe Park Attendance: 694 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 13 January 201820 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Lamie Harkins | Report | Sibbald | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 2,084 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 27 January 201821 | Dundee United | 0 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Quinn Kadded | Report | O'Ware Tiffoney Harkins Ross Iredale | Stadium:Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,730 Referee:Cook |
| 3 February 201822 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Tidser Harkins Oliver | Report | Beadling Craigen McManus | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 17 February 201823 | Queen of the South | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Dobbie Dykes | Report | Oliver Gasparotto Lamie | Stadium:Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,489 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 20 February 201824 | Dumbarton | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton |
| 19:45 | Wilson | Report | Gasparotto O'Ware | Stadium:Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 833 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 24 February 201825 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Report | Tiffoney Harkins Purdue | Stadium:Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 27 February 201826 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Greenock |
| Doyle | Report | Cadden De Vita Halkett | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 10 March 201827 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Muirhead Nelson Jakubiak McGhee Blair | Report | Murdoch Harkins | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 13 March 201828 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Livingston |
| Halkett Lithgow Byrne Longridge | Report | Harkins Oliver | Stadium:Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 862 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 17 March 201829 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Report | O'Ware | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 4,613 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 24 March 201830 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Baird Murdoch | Report | Dyer | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 31 March 201831 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Harkins Ross | Report | Stanton Mohsni Smith | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 7 April 201832 | Livingston | 3 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Livingston |
| 15:00 | Longridge Lithgow Cadden | Report | O'Ware Lamie Tidser | Stadium:Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 10 April 201833 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Fraser Baird Iredale | Report | Walsh Handling O'Ware Stirling | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,134 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 14 April 201834 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Harkins | Report | Dykes Jacobs | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,514 Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 21 April 201835 | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Paisley |
| 15:00 | Mullen Morgan | Report | Doyle Iredale | Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,422 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 28 April 201836 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Harkins Murdoch | Report | Oakley Austin Trafford | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,539 Referee:Beaton |
Results
| 15 July 2017Group stage | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| 15:00 | Report | Fleming | Stadium:Shielfield Park Attendance: 701 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 18 July 2017Group stage | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 (4 – 2p) | Queen's Park | Greenock |
| 19:45 | McHugh Barr | Report | Wharton Orr | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 22 July 2017Group stage | Motherwell | 4 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Dunne Cadden Tait Moult | Report | Gary Harkins | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 3,113 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 29 July 2017Group stage | Greenock Morton | 5 – 0 | Edinburgh City | Greenock |
| 15:00 | McHugh Quitongo Thomson | Report | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOT | GMO | QPA | EDC | BER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherwell(Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 4–0 | — | — | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | — | — | p2–2 | 5–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Queen's Park | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–5 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | p2–2 | ||
| 5 | Berwick Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | — |
| 15 August 20171st Round | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Report | Todorov Mullen | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 20 January 2018Fourth round | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | McManus | Report | Oliver Quitongo | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 2,573 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 10 February 2018Fifth round | Greenock Morton | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Ross Iredale McHugh | Report | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 3 March 2018Quarter-Final | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Dembélé Édouard | Report | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 18,255 Referee: John Beaton |
| Position | Player | Starts | Subs | Unused subs | Goals | Red cards | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 34 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 19 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 29 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 20 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | To | League | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| National League South | Free | ||
| Scottish League One | Free | ||
| Scottish League Two | Loan | ||
| Scottish League Two | Free | ||
| Scottish League Two | Free | ||
| Scottish League Two | Free |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 50 | |
| 8 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton(R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 30 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |