Written by John - OTR Friday, 27 November 2009 10:57
Dumbarton travel across the water tomorrow to take on Greenock Morton at Cappielow in the third round of the Scottish Cup.
Morton have had a torrid time of it this season the First Division, winning 5 out of 15 league games. They have been on the end of some humpings too, 5-0 at the hands of Partick Thistle, 3-0 against Inverness Caley Thistle and another 3-0 the following week against Raith Rovers. This poor run saw manager Davie Irons being relieved of his duties in September with James Grady and Allan McManus assuming control.
This has definitely steadied the ship and Morton have won their last two games 5-0 against Raith Rovers and a 4-2 win against Airdrie.
Tomorrow will not be the first meeting between Sons and Morton this season. Morton defeated Dumbarton 1-0 at The Rock in late July in the ALBA Challenge Cup but both teams were pretty poor at this point so not too much can be read into that.
With both teams' recent improvement, it should be a good game, although history isn't exactly on Dumbarton's side with only one victory in the last ten games.
| Date | Opponents | Comp. | H/A | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Dec 2009 | Greenock Morton | SC | H | 0-1 | 1495 | |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Greenock Morton | SC | A | 0-0 | 1882 | |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Greenock Morton | CC | H | 0-1 | 0 | |
| 15 Aug 2006 | Greenock Morton | CC | H | 1-2 | aet. McNaught (114) | 902 |
| 28 Mar 2006 | Greenock Morton | Div2 | H | 0-4 | 1418 | |
| 02 Jan 2006 | Greenock Morton | Div2 | H | 0-2 | 0 | |
| 05 Nov 2005 | Greenock Morton | Div2 | H | 0-4 | 2818 | |
| 27 Aug 2005 | Greenock Morton | Div2 | H | 1-1 | Russell (pen) | 1574 |
| 23 Apr 2005 | Greenock Morton | Div2 | A | 0-0 | 3229 | |
| 19 Feb 2005 | Greenock Morton | Div2 | H | 3-0 | Ronald 24, Russell 42, 67 | 1446 |
Vintage 1970s Sons Strip as worn by Kenny Wilson, Colin McAdam, Charlie Gallagher, et al.
available from TOFFS