Renfrewshire derby

Renfrewshire Derby
LocationGreenock and Paisley, Renfrewshire
TeamsGreenock Morton[a] and St Mirren
First meeting30 September 1882
Morton 5–1 St Mirren,[1][2]
Latest meeting8 July 2023
Greenock Morton 2–0 St Mirren[3]
Statistics
Meetings total179[b][4]
All-time seriesSt Mirren: 76
Drawn: 44
Greenock Morton: 60[2][4]
Largest victorySt Mirren 8–0 Morton (5 February 1938)
Morton 6–1 St Mirren (19 September 1946)[2]
Location of the clubs' stadia
Greenock Morton
St Mirren

The Renfrewshire derby is a football derby in Scotland, contested between the senior clubs Greenock Morton and St Mirren.[5][6]

Since the sides first met in 1882,[1] 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 a competitive win against St Mirren. In November 2016 Morton recorded a 3–1 victory over St Mirren, their first in the league in 17 years.[7]

The rivalry sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b "Morton results history (filter: vs St Mirren) page 5 of 5". Fitbastats. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "St Mirren's Head-to-Head comparison with Morton". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "GREENOCK MORTON V ST MIRREN". St Mirren. St Mirren Football CLub. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference fsgmstm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Greenock Morton". www.stmirren.info. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  6. ^ Grahame, Ewing (16 April 2016). "St Mirren 3 - 1 Morton: Saints win Renfrewshire derby". scotsman.com/sport. The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ^ Greenock Morton 3-1 St Mirren, BBC Sport, 1 November 2016
  8. ^ "Morton fans turn Record Sport story into 'Paisley as a 's**thole' banner to poke fun at St Mirren in Renfrewshire Derby". dailyrecord.co.uk/sport. Daily Record. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  9. ^ St Mirren steal back honour on derby day, The Scotsman, 8 September 2002