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Preview Morton

Wednesday, 27th Apr 2011

Can Dunfermline win and take the three points that would secure their promotion back to the SPL after a four season absence?

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Pictures from Cappielow 6th May 2000

The last time Dunfermline were promoted from the First Division their last away game was at Morton.  That day - 6th May 2000 - Dunfermline lost 2-0 but it didn`t matter since a win at Inverness two weeks before had secured promotion.  That afternoon when just 979 paid to watch as the home fans boycotted the game in protest at their club and climbed the trees to watch from outside Cappielow.

The Dunfermline team against Morton in 2000 was Ian Westwater; Mark McGarty, Justin Skinner, John Potter, Scott Thomson (Brian Reid 76); Hamish French (Kevin McLeish 81), Jason Dair, Stevie Crawford, Stewart Petrie; Lee Bullen, Owen Coyle (Chris Templeman 70).

Dug out at Cappielow

Just over a decade later on 6th November 2010 there was a crowd of 1813 at Cappielow when Dunfermline and Morton last met. That was a bad day as Steven Bell sustained an injury that put him out for the rest of the season and the Pars went down 2-1 to Allan Moore`s men.

The question this Saturday is can Dunfermline win and take the three points that would secure their promotion back to the SPL after a four season absence?  Certainly there would seem to be plenty of Pars fans intending to travel west for the penultimate game of the campaign against Morton.  Jim McIntyre`s team needs little firing up for this one but possibly there are few more difficult away fixtures in the First Division.

Morton v Dunfermline 15.08.09

Pars v Morton: The Full League Record

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

At East End

41

24

8

9

82

42

At Cappielow

39

15

12

12

48

44

Division One (up to 1975)

20

10

5

5

38

22

Division Two (up to 1975)

16

7

5

4

27

22

Premier League (since 1975)

4

3

1

0

10

3

First Division (since 1975)

38

16

9

11

53

38

TOTALS

80

39

20

21

130

86

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Morton have twelve home wins to the Pars 15 wins in Greenock while the Fifers have the upperhand in the fixture with almost as many wins as defeats and draws added together.

Milestones v Morton (Away)

Last League Victory

27/02/10

2-1

First Div

Last League Defeat

06/11/10

1-2

First Div

Best League Victory

11/12/99
23/08/88
25/11/67

3-0
3-0
3-0

Div 1
Prem League
Div1*

Worst League Defeat

14/08/26
19/04/08

0-3
0-3

Div 1*
First Div

*Pre league reconstruction

Wullie Gibson goal v Morton

After winning six matches in a row against Morton, Dunfermline have now lost the last two. There have been one draws and five Morton wins in the last twelve matches. The last win at Cappielow was a 2-1 win in February 2010 when Andy Kirk and Gary Mason were the goalscorers.

Last Twelve Matches v Morton
05/03/11 H L 1-3 Scottish Division One
06/11/10 A L 1-2 Scottish Division One
14/08/10 H W 2-0 Scottish Division One
24/04/10 H W 4-1 Scottish Division One
27/02/10 A W 2-1 Scottish Division One
24-10-09 H W 3-1 Scottish Division One
15-08-09 A W 2-0 Scottish Division One
05-05-09 H W 2-1 Scottish Division One
28-02-09 A L 1-2 Scottish Division One
22-11-08 H L 0-1 Scottish Division One
27-09-08 A D 1-1 Scottish Division One
19-04-08 A L

0-3

Scottish Division One

Pars support at Cappielow 27/09/08

Morton are the only team to have beaten Dunfermline in the league in the last three months; their only home league defeat 1-3 on 5th March.

Morton Dunfermline 
Current League Position
5 1
League Points
43 64
Last Six League Form
LDWWLL DDWWWW
Home / Away Record
P17, W7, D5, L5 P17, W8, D4, L5

Andy Kirk scores v Morton

Recent Form

Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last ten matches and have won the last four in a row.  Morton have lost their last two but have had success at home in holding both Raith Rovers and Falkirk (twice) to draws.

   Recent Form this season - home / away
  Morton (home)  

 

 

 

  Dunfermline (away)
  Dundee L 1-3   Cowdenbeath  W 1-0
  Stirling Albion W 2-0   Ross County W 1-0
  Falkirk D 2-2   Dundee D 1-1
  Raith Rovers D 0-0   Stirling Albion D 1-1
  Falkirk D 0-0   Falkirk W 2-1
  Partick Thistle

 W

1-0   Ross County D 0-0

Dunfermline v Morton

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): Chris Smith; Calum Woods, Chris Higgins, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); David Graham, Gary Mason, Martin Hardie, Joe Cardle (Graham Bayne 75),  Liam Buchanan (Steven McDougall 67), Andy Kirk (Andy Dowie 85).,
SUBS NOT USED: Nick Phinn, Greg Paterson (GK).

MORTON (v Partick Thistle): Colin Stewart; Stewart McCaffrey, Grant Evans (Darren Young 82), Marc Smyth, Allan Jenkins (Kevin McKinlay 89), Carlo Monti, Des O`Brien (Peter Weatherson 70), Michael Tidser, Fouad Bachirou, Derek Lyle, Stewart Kean
SUBS NOT USED: Kevin Cuthbert, Graeme Holmes

Referee for the match will be Brian Winter.

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