Morton have played English teams many times over the club's long history. Obviously the two European matches against Chelsea were most important, not forgetting 16 games in the Texaco and Anglo-Scottish Cups. Since an 1886 friendly against London Caledonian, I've identified around 100 friendlies or challenge matches against English opposition, involving almost 60 clubs. In the very early days, these friendly matches happened around the festive period, with trips to Middlesborough, Sunderland, Leeds, and the West Midlands (to play Aston Villa, Wolves and Walsall ). There were visitors from the south in Greenock too, most famously Woolwich Arsenal, now simply Arsenal, who fell to a 1-0 defeat at Cappielow in 1908. There was apparently a big contrast in styles, Morton relying on ball-playing inside forwards and speedy wingers (and several guest players), Arsenal playing an attractive inter-passing game, which the fans enjoyed but which produced no goals! And in 1922, there was the well-documented friendly at Hartlepool United, a 1-1 draw played days after Morton's Scottish Cup final victory over Rangers. I can find very few friendlies in subsequent decades until the 1960/1970s, when, under Hal Stewart, nearly 50 matches were played against English opposition - partly due to the rise of pre-season games/ tours, but more so, the birth of the “glamour friendly.” Stewart used friendlies for multiple reasons: to put Morton 'on the map', to pit his side against top-class opposition, and to bring in extra revenue; sometimes, they put players in the shop window. He was successful, to some extent, in meeting all these objectives. In the 1962/63 season, Morton played Wolves, who won 5-2 at Cappielow; Chelsea, twice, unfortunately including a 6-1 drubbing at Stamford Bridge; Blackpool, and Leyton Orient. In subsequent seasons, there were home and away challenge matches with Carlisle United, Jimmy Hill's Coventry City, and Barrow. And in the 1970s, relationships between Morton and Newcastle United (helped by the Stan Seymour connection), Middlesborough, Hereford and Watford led to several friendly games. From the 1980s onwards, pre-season friendlies became the focus, and gradually they became less meaningful. In 2000, Barry Fry's Peterborough United changed their entire team at half-time. The most recent eight home matches against English opposition, featuring teams such as Sheffield United, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Rotherham, attracted an average of just 684 fans! League standing (final 2025 table -- new season not yet under way): 8th in Scottish Championship, 38 pts, 8W-14D-14L from 36 games, recent form DLDLL. Goals this season: 36 scored, 52 conceded (-16 goal difference). Title race: 39 points behind leaders ST Johnstone. Next fixture: vs Raith Rovers (away, 2026-12-12) (5th in the table).