Renfrewshire derby

Renfrewshire derby
Locale	Greenock, Paisley
Teams	Greenock Morton and St Mirren
First meeting	1885

The Renfrewshire derby is a Scottish football derby, contested between two senior clubs Greenock Morton and St Mirren.^[1] The fixture, since the sides first met in 1885, 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 Premier League, 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 the SPFL League One, meaning that the two sides would meet in league action for the first time in 15 years.

References

↑ "Greenock Morton". www.stmirren.info. Retrieved 2010-01-11.

Scott, Adam (October 2006). Fitba Gallimaufry. pp. Renfrewshire Derby. ISBN 1-899807-45-4.

External links

Greenock Morton Football Club

Club Players Managers Honours Notable matches

Cappielow Park Renfrewshire derby

Seasons 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

St Mirren Football Club

Players Managers Records and statistics Honours Notable matches Current season

History	Seasons Europe

Home stadium	Westmarch (1883−1894) Love Street (1894−2009) St Mirren Park (2009−present)

Training ground	Ralston training complex

Rivalries	Renfrewshire derby

Local derbies in the United Kingdom

England	A49 A62 AFC–MK Aldershot–Woking Aston Villa–West Bromwich Black Country Bolton–Wigan Bristol Bristol Rovers–Swindon Chester–Wrexham East Anglia East Lancashire East Midlands Derby–Leicester Derby-Forest Leicester–Forest Essex Humber Lincolnshire Liverpool–Manchester United London Arsenal–Chelsea Millwall–West Ham North South East West M1 M23 M4 M66 M69 Manchester Merseyside Nene Nottingham Potteries Roses Rules Rushmoor Second City Severnside South Coast Steel City Tees–Wear Tyne–Tees Tyne–Wear West Country West Lancashire West Yorkshire Wool City

Scotland	Ayrshire Dundee Edinburgh Falkirk Fife Highland Lanarkshire New Firm North Old Firm Renfrewshire Tayside

Wales	Chester–Wrexham Severnside South Wales

Northern Ireland	Belfast Big Two North Belfast

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