The Renfrewshire Derby - St Mirren v Greenock Morton

[@mightymorton]

When you were at the castle,the other side of the railway line was the site of Port Glasgow Athletic's ground.Morton's original rivals.

[@petermcghee8695]

when Morton where going through difficulty due to Mr Scott. the majority of fans boycotted the stadium and watched from the hill so much so that Scott put up 6 foot boards at the back of the terising so the fans on the hill coudent see in. when the club was taken out of administration that was one of the 1st things to go ( that and he dident have planing perdition for them in the 1st place)

[@LB1973]

Morton becoming Greenock Morton was just a name expansion not a merger. (like Caledonian Thistle adding Inverness). Incidently Morton (as the are known Greenock is rarely used) could be of the few clubs named after a person. James Morton was a local entrepreneur and was certainly patron of the club at one point. It also could be named after Morton terrace a road in the town no one is 100% sure. I think the road was named after him anyway. Many people have said that as James Morton was an iron merchant he owned the canning factory JT Morton where Millwall started but that was actually John Morton from Aberdeen and sadly they aren't actually linked. St Mirren are named after the Patron saint of Paisley (Mirin) and they actually started as a Cricket club! They are one of only 5 teams (Rangers Celtic Hearts and Dumbarton) that have been in the Scottish League system from the start in 1890

[@FootyAdventures]

Wow good to know! Thanks for letting me know 😊👍

[@petermcghee8695]

Inverness was a merger thou between Inverness Thistle and Inverness Caledonia)

[@LB1973]

@@petermcghee8695 no it was a merger between Caledonian and Inverness thistle. They were initially called Caledonian Thistle but added Inverness a couple of years after the merger

[@alanfox691]

Cricket in the summer months & Rugby Union in The winter months Saint Mirren being started buy former pupils of Paisley Grammar hence the original members played both Cricket & Rugby & originally playing in blue & red hooped shirts. Hooped shirts being popular with Rugby clubs.

[@roderickscott7429]

plus St Mirren and Aberdeen were the 2 last teams outwith the Old Firm to attract a six figure crowd to a SC Final in 1959 , a stat that won,t ever be beaten.

[@ConnorKD1876]

BTW Dunoon is quite nice to explore man just letting you know 🙌

[@69cobsy]

Enjoyed that, like that you have a little look around as well 💙

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you! 😊

[@leearmstrong6814]

Remember playing Greenock Morton in a friendly a few years back , we ( oxford United ) . Went in a bar above a launderette if my memory serves me right . Great people, great weekend

[@D-enson]

Thanks for this, I miss cappielow now I live down south. International teams have trained there before playing Scotland at hampden

[@Egginaut]

Greenock, my home town. Cappielow stadium, one of a kind

[@FootyAdventures]

🙌🙌🙌

[@footballhd9001]

🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪

[@ConnorKD1876]

I'm from Dunoon so seeing all this is quite cool cause I've seen all this but there's something cool about seeing someone else explore where u have grown up, great video mate 🙌🙌

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed :)

[@bigbilly3516]

Loved going to greenock wae killie bk in the day always a great day out going up the coast to greenock always welcomed with open arms ha great video again m8

[@FootyAdventures]

Nice, thank you!

[@QTXAdsy]

As a Raith fan, looking forward to see you visit Fife and see what our wee Kingdom has to show 😉

[@FootyAdventures]

Fife coming soon!

[@martincoyle4674]

Glad you liked your time in the Port. It has a bad rep, but I've lived here all my life, and don't think I'd ever leave. I'm not a Morton fan, but been to Cappielow a lot over the years and its definitely an old school ground, with more soul to it than most modern stadia. Love the videos mate, nice to see Scottish football being shown in a positive light

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks Martin! Had a great time looking around!

[@RossParker1877]

When Clydebank groudshared with Morton their fans boycotted a League Cup game in protest over their proposed move to Dublin. They all watched the game from that hill and only the 29 East Stirlingshire fans were in the ground. Thus setting the record low attendance for a Scottish game.

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha good to know!

[@johnnymcauley6216]

I feel sorry for the Bankies. Their support was dwindling by the time they came to Love street in the 90s. They got a tiny section of the Caledonia stand. The first time I counted 48, the next time they brought 27. If the pyramid system kicks in for the junior clubs, it would be good to see them rise through the leagues again. I've made friends over the years from across the river who used to follow them. It's a good catchment- the town itself, Duntocher, Old Kilpatrick etc. Could become a force again.

[@benvansittart2325]

Really am enjoying your videos mate. Keep up the good content👍👍

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks Ben, will do!

[@andypandy9831]

You could of easily of jumped that fence at the castle!! 😂😂😂😂

[@Hotburrito_74]

It wasn’t a merger, just added the name of the town. And “Ton” with regards to Morton isn’t pronounced normally, it’s like “Tawn”

[@FergiesFootballFocus]

Great video! Loving the consistency 🤝

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks Fergie! More to come!

[@stivgmfc]

Great video, Morton season ticket holder, can't wait to get to Cappielow again, when it's full it's absolutely buzzing, up the back of the cowshed is some atmosphere. Ps we played in the same league as St Mirren quite recently actually, we beat them 4-1 in the league in 2017

[@FootyAdventures]

Can't wait to see a game there myself!

[@standman525]

Nice video 👍. The club was always Greenock Morton , it’s just that nobody ever calls them that. In the 90s there was a move to have the press give the team their full name but even now the fans just refer to the team as Morton. The nickname is the “Ton” , rhyming with Ron . This coming Wednesday 11th we play the Renfrewshire Derby in Paisley , live on Premier Sports. Come on Ye Ton !👍

[@jacks1542]

If u get kicked out u go on the hill 😂💙mon eh TON

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha fair enough!

[@saints16o5o87]

more likely to walk out than get kicked out with what you have to put up with.

[@williamfrew3949]

There more derby games in Scotland and it would be good for u to do them as well like fife derby here are the Teams Dunfermline Athletic Raith Rovers East Fife Cowdenbeath plus u have Angus derby the teams are Arbroath Montrose Forfar Athletic Brechin City

[@liamnugent6534]

u planning any Irish stadiums mate croke Parks a must see

[@FootyAdventures]

Yeah! Wanna get over there when things are more normal

[@bohsgerry]

@@FootyAdventures some crazy stadiums over there like United Park Drogheda United's ground and Lourdes Stadium their far better old ground,Waterford United's RSC and their much better old ground Kilcohan Park,when Cork had 3 clubs -2 now and their stadiums,Dublin's 6 clubs and their grounds and how Bray Wanderers got Brunton Parks seats!!!!!PLUS Longford,Dundalk,Athlone,Limerick(back in league next year)Galway,Sligo,Donegal(Finn Harps-worst stadium in Ireland and taking 12 years to build new one!!!)and Derry.

[@lewisgault1555]

Going to crappielow better take a mask there love your videos mate

[@standman525]

When Clydebank were ground sharing, one day St Mirren were their opponents and came without their jerseys ! They ran out in the Morton away top !

[@GCAbleism158]

Can't wait until you get to stenhousemuir, then I can tell you about the wrestling event I saw their.

[@md-run]

Love your channel ☘️☘️

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you so much!!

[@laurencemaccarthaigh1130]

Great video could you cover the beith v kilbirnie Derby in North Ayrshire both Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside are historic clubs clubs now in the brand new west of Scotland league

[@FootyAdventures]

Great suggestion! I'll add to the list :)

[@laurencemaccarthaigh1130]

@@FootyAdventures amazing love the videos

[@laurencemaccarthaigh1130]

@@FootyAdventures if you need any help with it I'd be glad to As well btw

[@simoncrozier7419]

Alex Ferguson’s first managerial post was with Eaststirlingshire he left there to go to St Mirren, when he left East Stirling were top of the league!!! What might of been😀

[@FootyAdventures]

I suppose they weren't to know!

[@simoncrozier7419]

@@FootyAdventures it just goes to show what talent Ferguson had, East Stirling were habitual bottom of the 2nd division as it was then and he took them to the top, never mind we are in the lowland league now and finish in the top 2 or 3 every year, unbeaten this year😀😀, happy days

[@Kyu1985]

U should have compared the two town centres - u would get a fright 😂

[@FootyAdventures]

🙈🙈🙈

[@andypandy9831]

I use to work in greenock, and spent lunch times in the town centre, watching junkies punching the fuck out of each other!! Sky Box Office kind of entrainment 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@josephmcgonigle880]

Alright mate enjoy the content 👌can't find the channel on twitter? to help spread the word

[@FootyAdventures]

Hi mate! Thanks so much really glad you like the channel. I'm not on Twitter unfortunately. Just insta, YT and a wee touch of FB!

[@lewis1627]

You should do the Ayrshire derby between Kilmarnock and ayr united

[@FootyAdventures]

Did that a few videos ago if you wanna check it out 😊👍

[@lewis1627]

@@FootyAdventures oh I didnae see it

[@andrewhealey1788]

Love the Scottish Football Vidz

[@FootyAdventures]

I'm glad!

[@robertnorrie8577]

Have you thought of doing some videos of amateurs in Scotland? Some great little clubs that you would probably enjoy their history.

[@feel_et8643]

omg u actually did greenock Morton yeeeeey. love the vid but I'd say that me as a greenokian likes to think that we are from Inverclyde not renfrewshire but I love the vid anyways

[@FootyAdventures]

Cheers Caspar, glad you enjoyed!!!

[@alanfox691]

Alan Shields Hamilton South Lanarkshire I am originally from Elderslie next to Paisley. Inverclyde came in to being in 1996 Before That it was part of Renfrewshire & before that along with Paisley it was all part of Strathclyde but Strathclyde covered a large area up until 1973. Morton's original rivals where Port Glasgow not the Junior club yoo would know now though Port Glasgow did at one time have a senior club. And Saint Mirren there original rivals where could Abercorn. It's referred to as The Renfrewshire derby because most older fans of both clubs would remember the time when both towns where part of Renfrewshire. I know it's no longer the case that both towns are in Renfrewshire but country borders change a lot as time moves on & more than likely will change again & both towns will likely move to be under different council districts once again at some point in the future. Personally I would say Paisley is in Renfrewshire & Greenock is in Inverclyde but if you say that to people in there late 40's to 70's they would say it was all part of Renfrewshire. I am a Pollok fan I was never a Saint Mirren fan growing up the name sounded far to religious to me but one of my uncles on my Dads side used to follow them home & away & I had one friend that followed Saint Mirren & there was a guy I know from High School he was a massive Saint Mirren & Manchester United fan. Also go & watch Carlisle United point of doing that is to see different club not enough promotion & relegation between divisions in Scotland makes the Leagues a bit stail in my view. If my health had been better I would likely be travelling about watching games before The Pandemic much like Sam. I follow Pollok because my Girlfriend's father is from there & she would not go to watch Johnstone Burgh with my & I would not watch Larkhall Thistle with here so when we got back together post my Stroke we compromised & started to follow Pollok. Keep safe.

[@FootyAdventures]

@@alanfox691 always appreciate your comments Alan. Sorry to hear that about your health, hope you're doing well!

[@alanfox691]

@@FootyAdventures My health now is as good as it is ever going to be. I have Homosytenura it's a rair metabolic disease.

[@feel_et8643]

@@alanfox691 ok great. it's just that I'm from 2003 so I'm more familiar with Inverclyde not Renfrewshire.

[@bobsteele9581]

Another enjoyable video mate. Funnily enough I was doing some research on St. Mirren in the 1960s just yesterday, for my "History of Scottish football" FIFA16 conversion project. In the 1962-63 season, they wore possibly the most unusual home kit in Scottish football. White shirts with black and white striped shorts. Worth checking out - here's a link. www.stmirren.info/id310.html

[@petermcghee8695]

Cafe low park LOL sorry that was class

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha I had a mare!

[@thenumberoneguy4356]

Morton v Livingston 1-0 Morton couldn’t see the goal we scored just heard the net 😂

[@FootyAdventures]

😂😂😂

[@andrewsumner9600]

Any Morton fans remember the Anglo Scottish cup matches in the late seventies against preston north end pne drew 0-0 at your ground but lost 2-3 at deepdale Preston ,and reached the final.

[@GaryBhoy]

Very nice mate thanks for taking the time to do that 👌 thoughts on the stadium itself and the quality view from the car park?😂 Yeah all the kids who can't afford the fee just jump up there and watch the game, 80% viewing angle for free 👌

[@joelp5093]

I can’t wait until fans are allowed in again and you start making videos of your experiences at matches

[@FootyAdventures]

Same, hope it's soon!

[@dylanmurphy4342]

My team come on St Mirren🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪🐼🐼

[@standman525]

Cappielow is the oldest ground in Scotland still in use by a professional football team

[@leecarlton779]

also uses our old roofs since yous have no money to get your own

[@18pablo88]

Mate just clime a fence. Last time I was at morton, it was Marc vidukas debut for celtic. Mr 70 percent

[@standman525]

He scored on his debut too.

[@danieltekkerz9443]

🔥

[@FootyAdventures]

🙌🙌🙌

[@TacticalManager]

The other 25 stadiums, what is the full list?

[@FootyAdventures]

Aberdeen, Livingston, Ross County, St Johnstone, Alloa, Arbroath, Dunfermline, Inverness, Queen of the South, Raith, Cylde, Cove Rangers, Dumbarton, East Fife, Falkirk, Forfar, Montrose, Peterhead, Annan, Brechin, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion, Stranraer! Heard of many of these?

[@josephmcgonigle880]

Do you think celtic will make it to 10iar or will rangers stop us? Would be interested in your opinion?

[@FootyAdventures]

I think it'll probably be 10 in a row. But if anyone can stop them itd be stevie g!

[@josephmcgonigle880]

It will be close, no doubt Gerrard has made them a good team especially in Europe. I believe our winning mentality carry us on to the mythical 10

[@adamrush3758]

You should visit Clyde stadium

[@ryanoconnor5612]

👌🏼👏👏

[@FootyAdventures]

:)

[@alanfox691]

Alan Shields Hamilton South Lanarkshire Scotland. Saint Mirren is definitely the much bigger of the two clubs Paisley alone being the biggest town in Scotland that is not a City & when you add in all the surrounding area's Saint Mirren have a good size fanbase for being so close to Glasgow. Saint Mirren like Greenock Morton are always sead to attract people how believe they should always support there local club & Celtic fans without the money to t go Celtic Park for Celtic home games I would personally say there is some element of truth to this. Saint Mirren's last trophy Was The League Cup in 2013 when they defeated Hearts it was a big upset at the time with Hearts expected to win easily The Players end up back in The Bull Inn in Paisley after the game Stephen Thompson one of the Saint Mirren players at the time end up playing the guitar I remember it being in The Paisley Daily Express at the time he had previously played from Dundee United & Saint Mirren. I remember a lot of people that where not even Saint Mirren fans went to Hampden Park that day to cheer them on. Paul Lambert is Saint Mirren's most famous player of the modern era He played for Motherwell , Borussia Dortmund whare he won The Bundesliga & Champions League against Juventus in 1997 & then went to Celtic where he was part of the team that stopped Rangers winning 10 in a row He also played many times for Scotland. My uncle Tommy my Mum's youngest brother was Paul Lambert's Driving Instructor when he was at Saint Mirren. Also Ian Ferguson that went on to help Rangers win 9 in a row started out at Saint Mirren. And Morton whare one of the first Scottish clubs to field foreign players back in the 70's from Scandinavia I think this is something my Dad told me. And I believe Morton where the first club in Scotland to used floodlights thery whare more like lanterns hang from the rafters of the standards than what we would think of floodlights now this was in 1958 in a match against Third Lanark. www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/other_football/13304413.amp/

[@LB1973]

There is a lot more to the sacking of Fergie by St Mirren but its mainly rumour. Suffice to say he was on his way anyway.

[@FootyAdventures]

Fair enough, I'll look into it again!

[@Steve-gy3bx]

Wow that is fascinating fact how St Mirren and Morton got their names

[@18pablo88]

The Clyde, empties into the Northern straights.

[@N30YRD]

Here's an interesting fact... When st mirren moved from Love Street, Morton bought the roof from the west bank stadium, but I'm sure they didn't have planning permission to use the roof... Correct me if I'm wrong Moan eh Saints

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha that is a good fact!

[@standman525]

Yeah, Morton bought the roof and some floodlights . The intention was to erect the roof over the Wee Dublin End ( the opposite end to the hill from where the video was filmed ) if Morton got promoted to the top division

[@just_some_guy_innit]

make a video on all the fife clubs

[@FootyAdventures]

Yep that's in my plans! 🎬🔜

[@janhus4839]

Here's an old one This is the biggest derby on the west coast of Scotland Said no one ever BTW before anyone takes the huff I used to love this derby as a kid in the late 70s early 80s. It was a massive game, both had cracking teams with top players.

[@kevinbell3700]

I'm not a St. Mirren fan, but I thought it was genius when their Paisley Panda mascot threw bars of soap into the Morton crowd. I 'think' the guy lost his job as the St.Mirren mascot due to complaints made by Morton fans.

[@OctoLyro]

Worth it if that's true. xD

[@cs-of6wg]

Funny story about st mirren is that riyad mahrez had a trial for them and done a runner cuz scotland was too cold said scottish weather was abuse😂

[@FootyAdventures]

Hahaha 😂😂😂

[@dontpanicblink]

i remember that

[@sammyharry479]

Hello hun x

[@benjiagnew5337]

You should check out Dumbarton fc it’s not far

[@FootyAdventures]

Yep, that's coming soon!

[@kianslaven8966]

You do a video of comparing Celtics history with other teams based in Glasgow who are not in the top tier of Scottish football

[@alanfox691]

There are much more Junior club in Glasgow than Senior clubs. Professional clubs in Glasgow there is only 4 Rangers, Celtic, Partick Thistle & Queens Park. Lowland League club B.S.C Glasgow started out as a youth academy only and are still trying to buy land to build a ground in The Broomhill area of Glasgow. Junior clubs you have Pollok, Rutherglen Glencarin, Petershill, Ashfield , Vale of Clyde how do not play far from Celtic Park & also Benburb how do not play far from Ibrox Stadium. & if you include Greater Glasgow then you can include Arthurlie & Saint Roch's. Clyde started out in the shadows of Celtic Park & now play in The new town of Cumberland. Clydebank are a Junior club but inspite of the name actually play in West Dumbartonshire the same as Dumbarton F.C how are a senior club. Myb I have forgotten some of The Glasgow junior clubs but I dont think so.

[@saints16o5o87]

what point would there be to that? comparing Thistle or Queens Park to Celtic is ridiculous.

[@ronneyscott5112]

Dae ye know that that is the shipyard on the news...

[@stevenbuddie9237]

Why are St Mirren called the Buddies

[@N30YRD]

It's a Paisley thing

[@samuelwatt2]

Falkirk Dunfermline

[@FootyAdventures]

Soon!

[@alasdairmacdonald362]

Inverness and Ross county

[@FootyAdventures]

Soon I hope!

[@ryanmcconnachie6800]

Loved this video Im a long time morton fan seen the best times and the worst times but I'll never stop loving them and (cum on eh ton 🔵⚪🔵)

[@sonnycorry5888]

SMFC!!! 🖤🤍❤️

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks for watching!

[@greenockmortonfan7240]

I went there

[@dsm9526]

There's technically no such thing as the 'SPL' any more. When the SPFL was formed, the name SPL was dropped and it just became the SPFL Premiership

[@WithGodAllThingsArePossible982]

The top league would be better with them in it. So many derbies are missed each season because of our 12 team division.

[@alanfox691]

100% agreed well sead. Lots of revenue being missed out on as a result.

[@saints16o5o87]

@@alanfox691 A derby with Morton in the top flight would be great, not happened for 32 years, At Christmas 79-80 Morton were top of the Premier league and St Mirren finished 3rd and in with a shout of winning it going into the last few weeks. Its a fact that the greatest era of Scottish football in the 60s to 70s mainly had 2 leagues, less repetitive fixtures, less pressure on survival and more willingness to give young players a chance because each game wasnt a 6 pointer. Playing the same team 4 or 5 times each season is boring.

[@PeasyFC]

You only know Scottish football when you do junior football, especially Ayrshire. Cumnock v Auckinleck Talbot No1.

[@FootyAdventures]

Definitely need to check them out soon!

[@PeasyFC]

Saw you with a Victory jersey , Scot in Melbourne so watch them often Really enjoying the videos getting very homesick 👍🏻

[@FootyAdventures]

@@PeasyFC nice, I used to live in Melbourne. Bourke street in the city. As well as bondi for a few years. Love and miss oz very much!

[@alanfox691]

I would agree with that 100% Junior football is a massive deal in Scotland.

[@legandrydirk]

Ladeside got as much rivalry than Cumnock with the Talbot Best Ayrshire derby in Kilbirnie v Beith by a mile anyway the Garnock derby

[@lackygauld1228]

Did you find the soap

[@jimreid9674]

Sometimes called the Ton or The Pride of the. Clyde, or........ the soapdodgers.

[@letsberealistic2288]

The TON not the TUN🙈🙈

[@portburdify]

Sam we are gonna teach you good Scottish words lol😂

[@cruxshortz7411]

🇾🇪

[@AzulinhoAzulinho]

That was absolutely horrific hearing you repeatedly - time and time again - talk about "Greenock fans" and suchlike. And I'm saying this as a *St. Mirren* fan (their _supposed_ rivals). They are Morton fans. The team is Morton. Greenock is ignored as a prefix. Also, wtf with "Ton" as if it's a weight? You need to say "tawn" like tawny owl.

[@FootyAdventures]

Always learning!

[@saints16o5o87]

@@FootyAdventures Im glad you got video footage of the sun shining in Greenock. Many people who believe in such things as flat earth are sure seeing sun in Greenock is an illuminati conspiracy theory.

[@seancosgrove1378]

St Mirren "haven't done amazingly well" against Morton... If you overlook the fact we've lost a grand total of 2 competitive games to the Soapdodgers in 20 years 😂😂😂 Hopeless and soapless, forever in our shadow 🙈🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪

[@18pablo88]

Will you stop saying old firm, there is no oldfirm

[@alanfox691]

Believe what you like. There is an Old Firm or Auld Firm as we might say. Just the same as there is a New Firm.

[@neilmcilwrath5951]

There's more people that still refer to it as the Old Firm than not and a good lot of them would be Celtic supporters who don't share your daft view!