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Thursday, 18th Oct 2012Saturday`s opponents, Morton were the only team to beat Dunfermline at home in their league championship winning season two years ago.
Saturday`s opponents, Morton were the only team to beat Dunfermline at home in their league championship winning season two years ago. In fact the Greenock side have a knack of winning on at least one of their trips to West Fife in four of the last eight seasons in which the teams have met. Jim Jefferies side were happy to receive the favour delivered by Morton in beating Partick Thistle two weeks ago but now need to be careful that Allan Moore`s side do not get the joy of beating the league leaders in two fixtures running.
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Pars v Morton: The Full League Record | ||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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At |
41 |
24 |
8 |
9 |
82 |
42 |
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At Cappielow |
40 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
50 |
44 |
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TOTALS |
81 |
40 |
20 |
21 |
132 |
86 |
Morton have won just nine times in 41 visits to East End Park and the Pars hold the upper hand with 40 wins in the 81 league meetings.
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Milestones v Morton (Home) | |||
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Last League Victory |
14/08/10 |
SFL | |
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Last League Defeat |
05/03/11 |
SFL | |
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Best League Victory |
29/01/66 |
6-0 |
Div 1* |
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Worst League Defeat |
1953/54 |
1-3 |
Div 2* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Dunfermline have won seven of the last twelve meetings with Morton but perhaps more significantly, seven of the last nine. The last time the teams met was on 30th April 2011, the memorable day at Cappielow when Jim McIntyre`s team won promotion to the SPL. Two of the Pars team that day - Kevin Rutkiewicz and David Graham - could face up against their old club on Saturday and Martin Hardie is also on the books there so let`s hope the legend doesn`t return to haunt us.
David Graham scores for Dunfermline against Morton
| Last Twelve Matches v Morton | ||||
| 30-04-11 | A | W | 2-0 | Scottish Division One |
| 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 |
| 14-04-10 | 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 |
Morton sit two points and two places in the table behind Dunfermline so a win coupled with Partick slipping up to Airdrie United at Firhill could take them to the top of the table. Jim Jefferies team feels that they played below their potential last time out at the Falkirk Stadium and they will be desperate to get back on their winning ways.
| Dunfermline | Morton |
| Current League Position | |
| 1 | 3 |
| League Points | |
| 19 | 17 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +15 | +7 |
| Last 6-Match League Form | |
| WWWWWD | LWWWWW |
| League Record | |
| P8, W6, D1, L1 | P8, W5, D2, L1 |
Morton are unbeaten on the road in this league campaign having drawn at Hamilton and come away with full points from Airdrie and Cowdenbeath. Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last six league games and have won five of them.
| Recent League Form | ||||||
| Dunfermline | Morton | |||||
| Falkirk (A) | D | 2-2 | Partick Thistle (H) | W | 3-1 | |
| Hamilton (A) | W | 3-0 | Airdrie United (A) | W | 3-2 | |
| Livingston (H) | W | 4-0 | Raith Rovers (H) | W | 1-0 | |
| Dumbarton (A) | W | 2-0 | Cowdenbeath (A) | W | 4-3 | |
| Raith Rovers (H) | W | 3-1 | Dumbarton (H) | W |
3-0 | |
| Airdrie United (A) | W | 2-1 | Falkirk (H) | L | 1-2 | |
DUNFERMLINE (v Falkirk): Paul Gallacher; Jordan McMillan (c), Andy Dowie, Callum Morris, Stephen Jordan; Josh Falkingham (Ryan Thomson 62), Andy Geggan, Stephen Husband, Joe Cardle (Andy Kirk 73); Andy Barrowman, Ryan Wallace
SUBS NOT USED: Michal Hrivnak (GK), Craig Dargo, John Potter.
MORTON (v Partick Thistle): Derek Gaston; Craig Reid, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Mark McLaughlin (Jason Naismith 79), Willie Dyer, David O`Brien, Stephen Stirling (David Graham 58), Michael Tidser, Fouad Bachirou, Peter Weatherson (Martin Hardie 73), Archie Campbell
SUBS NOT USED: David Hutton (GK), Tony Wallace.
Referee will be Craig Charleston.
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