Renfrewshire Derby

Location	Greenock andPaisley,Renfrewshire
Teams	Greenock Morton[a] andSt Mirren
First meeting	30 September 1882 Morton 5–1St Mirren,[1][2]
Latest meeting	8 July 2023 Greenock Morton 2–0 St Mirren[3]
Statistics
Meetings total	179[b][4]
All-time series	St Mirren: 76 Drawn: 44 Greenock Morton: 60[2][4]
Largest victory	St Mirren 8–0 Morton (5 February 1938) Morton 6–1 St Mirren (19 September 1946)[2]
Cappielow St Mirren Park Location of the clubs' stadia

Greenock Morton

St Mirren

TheRenfrewshire derby is afootballderby in Scotland, contested between the senior clubsGreenock Morton andSt Mirren.^[5][6]

Since the sides first met in 1882,^[1] the fixture has grown in significance over the years, due in part to the demise of otherRenfrewshire 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 theScottish Premiership, with Morton competing in the lower leagues. TheRenfrewshire Cup, an annual regional cup competition turned pre-season friendly, was held until 2014 to ensure at least one Renfrewshire Derby a year.

In the 2014–15 season, St Mirren were relegated from theScottish Premiership, and Morton were promoted fromScottish League One, meaning that the two sides met in league action for the first time in 15 years. On 6 August 2016, it was confirmed that Morton had gone 6,238 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]

As of: 11 November 2020^[4]

After St Mirren were relegated from thePremiership at the end of2014–15 and Morton were promoted fromLeague One, the sides met for the first time in the league for 15 years.^[2][10] The meetings in theChampionship since (plus oneScottish League Cup match, their most recent meeting as of 2025) are detailed below:

Greenock Morton vSt Mirren

21 August 2015 (2015-08-21)	Greenock Morton	0–0	St Mirren	Greenock
19:45		SPFL Report	Conlan 55'	Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 5,343 Referee: Greg Aitken

St Mirren vGreenock Morton

20 November 2015 (2015-11-20)	St Mirren	1–1	Greenock Morton	Paisley
19:45	Baird 11'	SPFL Report	Samuel 90'	Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,163 Referee:John Beaton

Greenock Morton v St Mirren

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02)	Greenock Morton	0–1	St Mirren	Greenock
15:00		SPFL Report	Shankland 42'	Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 4,736 Referee: Andrew Dallas

St Mirren vGreenock Morton

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)	St Mirren	3–1	Greenock Morton	Paisley
15:00	Shankland 7' Gallagher 62' Mallan 90+2'	BBC Report	Johnstone 59'	Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,299 Referee:Willie Collum

St Mirren vGreenock Morton

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)	St Mirren	1–1	Greenock Morton	Paisley
15:00	Sutton 83'	BBC Report	O'Ware 17'	Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Steven McLean

Greenock Morton vSt Mirren

1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)	Greenock Morton	3–1	St Mirren	Greenock
15:00	O'Ware 15' Forbes 27' Oliver 68'	BBC Report	Gordon 86'	Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 3,378 Referee:Willie Collum

St Mirren vGreenock Morton

31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)	St Mirren	1–1	Greenock Morton	Paisley
15:00	MacKenzie 30'	BBC Report	Lamie 90+3'	Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,902 Referee:Nick Walsh

Greenock Morton v St Mirren

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)	Greenock Morton	1–4	St Mirren	Greenock
19:45	Murdoch 29'	BBC Report	Demetriou 20' Mallan 45' Sutton 56' MacKenzie 80'	Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 4,609 Referee:Stephen Finnie

Greenock Morton vSt Mirren

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Greenock Morton	4–1	St Mirren	Greenock
15:00	Tidser 26' (pen.),50' (pen.) McHugh 72' Murdoch 77'	BBC Report	Smith 41'	Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 4,661 Referee:Willie Collum

St Mirren vGreenock Morton

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28)	St Mirren	2–2	Greenock Morton	Paisley
15:00	McShane 66' (pen.) Reilly 72'	BBC Report	Murdoch 68' Harkins 79' (pen.)	Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee:Steven McLean

Greenock Morton vSt Mirren

2 January 2018 (2018-01-02)	Greenock Morton	1–1	St Mirren	Greenock
15:00	O'Ware 80'	BBC Report	Morgan 25'	Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 4,126 Referee:Kevin Clancy

St Mirren vGreenock Morton

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21)	St Mirren	2–1	Greenock Morton	Paisley
15:00	Mullen 10' Morgan 72'	BBC Report	Doyle 30'	Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,422 Referee:Bobby Madden

St Mirren vGreenock Morton

11 November 2020 (2020-11-11)2020–21 Scottish League Cup (Group stage)	St Mirren	1–1 (6–5p)	Greenock Morton	Paisley
19:45	Obika 39'		MacIver 60'	Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: Unknown Referee:Bobby Madden

Two of the oldest professional football clubs in Scotland, Morton were formed 1874^[11] inGreenock, while the St Mirren cricket club was founded a year later. Its members branched off intorugby and then football in 1877.^[12] Despite their proximity to each other they wouldn't meet for another five years. After St Mirren defeatedYoker 8–0 and Morton overcameJohnstown Rovers 2–1 in the first round of the1882–83 Scottish Cup^[13] they were drawn to face each other in the second round. The match was played atCappielow on 30 September 1882 and the home side ran out comfortable victors, winning 5–1.^[14][15]

St Mirren were founder members of theScottish 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 theRenfrewshire Cup. The first of these came in 1884, two years after Morton's 5–1Scottish Cup win. On 20 December 1884, a crowd of 4,500 people watched an entertaining third round match end 3–4 atWestmarch inPaisley.^[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 neutralUnderwood Park inPaisley. A 1–1 draw meant the need for a replay a week later at the same venue which Morton won 2–0.^[19]

Source:Scottish Football Historical Archive

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 aLeague Cup match in 2002^[9][21] after both sides suffered relegation in the2000–01 season.^[22] This favoured the Paisley side as St Mirren remained in a higher league than Morton until both sides found their way into theChampionship for season2015–16.^[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]

From season 1999–2000 to 2011.^[1]

Source:Statto.com

Scott, Adam (October 2006).Fitba Gallimaufry. pp. Renfrewshire Derby.ISBN 1-899807-45-4.

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