Greenock Morton F.C.
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock.
| Full name | Greenock Morton Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ton | |||
| Founded | 1874 (as Morton F.C.) | |||
| Ground | Cappielow Park | |||
| Capacity | 11,589 (5,741 seated) | |||
| Owner | Morton Club Together (MCT) | |||
| Chairman | John Laird | |||
| Manager | Dougie Imrie | |||
| League | Scottish Championship | |||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Championship, 5th of 10 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Morton won the Scottish Cup in 1922, and achieved its highest league finish in 1916–17, as runners-up to champions Celtic. Morton holds the record for the most promotions to and relegations from the top flight (10 promotions and 10 relegations), but has not competed in the top flight of the Scottish football league system since 1988. In 2014–15, Morton won its tenth league title in all divisions by winning the Scottish League One championship on the final day.