Matches against Greenock Morton F.C.
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| Greenock Morton F.C. | |
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| Nickname | The 'Ton |
| Founded | 1874 as Morton |
| Ground | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton were renamed as Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock. Morton won the Scottish Cup in 1922, and achieved their highest league finish in 1916-17, finishing as runners-up to champions Celtic.
Chelsea met the Scottish side, then known simply as Morton, in the first round of the 1968-69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, winning 9-3 on aggregate over two legs. As of 2013, Greenock Morton are the only Scottish club to have faced Chelsea in a competitive match.
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Matches
| Season | Day | D | M | Year | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
| 1968-69 | Wed | 18 | Sep | 1968 | ICFC | Morton | Home | Won | 5-0 | |
| 1968-69 | Mon | 30 | Sep | 1968 | ICFC | Morton | Away | Won | 4-3 | (9-3 aggregate) |
