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Renfrewshire Derby
The Renfrewshire derby is a football derby in Scotland, contested between the senior clubs Greenock Morton and St Mirren. Since the sides first met in 1882, the fixture has grown in significance over the years, due in part to the demise of other Renfrewshire 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 the Scottish Premiership, with Morton competing in the lower leagues. However, the annual Renfrewshire Cup, a regional cup competition turned pre-season friendly, generally ensures that there is at least one Renfrewshire Derby a year. In the 2014–15 season, St Mirren were relegated from the SPFL Premiership, and Morton were promoted from Scottish League One, meaning that the two sides met in league action for the first time in 15 years. As of 6 August 2016, it was confirmed that Morton have gone 6238 days without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenock
Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic county of Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 UK Census showed that Greenock had a population of 44,248, a decrease from the 46,861 recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK Census. It lies on the south bank of the Clyde at the "Tail of the Bank" where the River Clyde deepens into the Firth of Clyde. History Name Place-name scholar William J. Watson wrote that "Greenock is well known in Gaelic as Grianáig, dative of grianág, a sunny knoll". The Scottish Gaelic place-name ''Grianaig'' is relatively common, with another (Greenock) near Calla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existence. The competition had a straight knockout format but became a group and knockout competition from 2016–17. Rangers are the record holders of the cup, winning 27 times. Celtic are the holders, winning their 20th title after beating Hibernian 2–1 at Hampden Park on 19 December 2021. The domestic television rights are held by Viaplay, whose predecessor company Premier Sports replaced BT Sport from the 2019–20 season. Format Historically, the Scottish League Cup has oscillated between being a straightforward single-elimination knockout tournament and having an initial group phase. Since the 2016–17 season, the League Cup has used a group phase format. The format has eight groups of five teams playing each other once in a ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Collum
William Sean Collum (born 18 January 1979) is a Scottish football referee. Career Collum officiated his first Scottish Football League match in November 2004, and his first SPL match in April 2006. He took charge of his first UEFA Champions League match in September 2010, overseeing FC Copenhagen's 2–0 win away at Panathinaikos, and has also officiated several high profile international matches and UEFA Europa League matches. On 11 June 2012 it was announced that Collum had been elevated to FIFA Elite Referee level joining Craig Thomson on the 24-strong list of the world’s leading referees. His major domestic appointments include the Scottish Cup finals of 2013, 2015 and 2019, and the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final. Teaching career Collum was previously the principal teacher of the Religious Education department at Uddingston grammar, He then taught R.E. at St Aidan's High School in Wishaw, eventually returning to Cardinal Newman High School as an R.E. teacher in August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Johnstone
Denny Johnstone (born 9 January 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who last played as a striker for Scottish League One club Dumbarton. Johnstone began his senior career with Celtic, leaving the club in 2014 without making a first-team appearance and signing for English Championship club Birmingham City. Johnstone spent time on loan with Conference club Macclesfield Town and League Two clubs Cheltenham Town and title-winners Burton Albion in 2014–15 and spent the 2015–16 season on loan at Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship. Johnstone departed the ''Blues'' and signed for League Two club Colchester United in June 2016. Johnstone joined St Johnstone in a season-long loan for 2017–18 before being released by Colchester at the end of that season. After a season with Greenock Morton, he signed for Falkirk in 2019, spending time on loan at Stranraer before joining Dumbarton in July 2020. Johnstone has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Mallan (footballer, Born 1996)
Stephen Patrick Mallan (born 25 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Salford City. Mallan has previously played for St Mirren, Barnsley, Hibernian, and Yeni Malatyaspor. He has also represented Scotland in under-21 internationals. Club career St Mirren Born in Glasgow, he was included in St Mirren's matchday squad for the first time on 18 October 2014, remaining on the substitutes' bench as they lost 0–1 at home against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premiership. On 8 November, he was again unused as they lost by the same score against Partick Thistle, again at St Mirren Park. His debut came two weeks later as St Mirren lost 3–0 away to Hamilton Academical, starting and making way for James Marwood after 68 minutes. Mallan scored his first goal on his fifth appearance, the team's second in a 3–1 away win against Dundee at Dens Park. BBC Sport described the goal as a "contender for goal of the season". Mallan was sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calum Gallagher
Calum Gallagher (born 13 September 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League One club Airdrieonians. Career Rangers Gallagher came through the Rangers youth system. He played for Alloa Athletic and East Stirlingshire on loan to gain first team experience whilst a youth team player with Rangers. On 15 March 2014, Gallagher made his Rangers debut and scored in a 2–0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic. He joined Cowdenbeath on loan in September 2014. St Mirren Gallagher left Rangers in August 2015 and signed a one-year contract with St Mirren. Gallagher scored his first goal for St Mirren in a 3–2 defeat against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup on 25 August 2015. Gallagher scored eight goals in 41 appearances for the club in his first season, and signed a one-year contract extension in May 2016. Dumbarton He left St Mirren in January 2017, signing for Scottish Championship rivals Dumbarton on a short-term contract until the end of the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Shankland
Lawrence Shankland (born 10 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team. Shankland began his career at Queen's Park before moving to Aberdeen in 2013. He played on loan with Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren and Greenock Morton before joining Ayr United in 2017. He signed for Dundee United in 2019 and made his debut for Scotland later that year. In 2021 Shankland moved to Belgian club Beerschot, but after one year in Belgium he returned to Scotland with Heart of Midlothian. Club career Queen's Park Shankland was born in Glasgow and attended Bannerman High School in Baillieston. He progressed through the Queen's Park youth system and was their top goalscorer in the 2012–13 season, having moved to the senior squad straight from the under-17 team; he also worked part-time as a tool setter in a local plumbing supplies company, a position arranged by the amateur club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beaton
John Beaton is a Scottish football referee. Career Football John Beaton became a referee in 2001 and was admitted to the and is known as a list in 2005 before becoming a referee in 2009. He has refereed at the UEFA U17 Championship Qualifying Tournament in 2009 and the Scottish Junior Cup Final. He refereed two games at UEFA u19 Elite Round in Serbia in May 2012. His first Europa League match appointment is 5 July 2012 Elsborg v Floriana. In March 2010 he was stuck in snow gates overnight on the A9 in Scotland after refereeing an Elgin City match, along with the Queen's Park team. Beaton became a FIFA referee in 2012. He appeared as a fourth official in the 2014 World Cup qualifier between Romania and the Netherlands. In May 2015, Beaton refereed the Riyadh derby between Al Hilal and Al Nassr in the Saudi Professional League, where Salem Al-Dawsari motioned to head-butt him after a decision didn't go his way. Non football Outside of football Beaton started his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Samuel
Alexander Kinloch Samuel (born 20 September 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. Samuel started his career in the youth academy at Aberystwyth Town, breaking into the first team during the 2011–12 season. He joined Swansea City's academy in the summer of 2012. During his time at Swansea, he was loaned out to Greenock Morton and Newport County respectively. He signed for Stevenage ahead of the 2017–18 season, spending one season there before signing for Wycombe Wanderers of League One in August 2018. Samuel spent three years at Wycombe, scoring 11 times in 88 appearances and helping the club earn promotion to the Championship during his time there. He joined Ross County of the Scottish Premiership on a free transfer in August 2021. Samuel has also represented Wales at under-18 level. Club career Aberystwyth Town Samuel started his career at Cymru Premier club Aberystwyth Town, progressing through the various yout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Baird
Jack Baird (born 7 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Greenock Morton. Career Baird made his first team debut for St Mirren on 22 November 2014, in a 3–0 defeat to Hamilton Academical. On 14 May 2015, Baird signed a two–year extension to his contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017. After establishing himself as a first team regular over the past few years, Baird signed a new one-year deal in May 2017. Baird signed a further one-year extension to his contract in January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2019 after showing impressive form. In January 2019, Baird signed a further two-year contract extension meaning that he will be at the club until the summer of 2021. He moved on loan to Greenock Morton in September 2019. The loan agreement was originally due to expire in January 2020, but it was later extended to the end of the 2019–20 season. On 3 September 2020 Baird left St Mirren club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Conlan
Luke Vincent Conlan (born 31 October 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville. Club career Born in Portaferry, County Down, Conlan attended St Columba's School in the town and played for junior clubs Grosvenor Youth and Portaferry. He was recruited by Championship side Burnley in the summer of 2011, signing a two-year scholarship with the club. He was a key member of the youth side that reached the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup semi-finals, eventually losing 3–1 to Blackburn Rovers on aggregate. In March 2012, whilst still a first-year apprentice, Conlan signed his first professional contract in a two-year deal. He remained a regular in the youth and reserve sides until he suffered a knee injury, and in April 2014 it was announced by Burnley that he would not be retained at the end of the season when his contract expired. However, he continued to train with the club during pre-season and in September 2014, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Championship
The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... The Scottish Championship was established in July 2013, after the Scottish Professional Football League was formed by a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League. Format Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned list of Scottish football champions, league champion. If points are equal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
