MortonL22 Aug · Home Arbroath · 1:2D29 Aug · Away Ayr Utd · 1:1L5 Sep · Away Queen's Park · 1:2L11 Sep · Home Livingston · 1:4L19 Sep · Home Dunfermline · 0:1L25 Sep · Away Inverness CT · 0:2
0:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
DunfermlineL15 Aug · Home Ross County FC · 1:2L22 Aug · Away Livingston · 0:2W28 Aug · Home Raith Rovers · 1:0D5 Sep · Away Arbroath · 1:1W12 Sep · Home Queen's Park · 2:0W19 Sep · Away Morton · 1:0
In the Championship game on 19 September 2026, Dunfermline beat Morton 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 2:4, corners 2:7.
Match report
Dunfermline edge past Morton in Championship opener
Morton faced Dunfermline in the seventh round of the Championship on Saturday, 19 September. The visitors took the points with a 1-0 victory. It was a result that kept the hosts winless while moving the away side up to fifth place.
The decisive moment arrived in the 62nd minute. D. Lobban found the net to break the deadlock. And here's the thing, it wasn't a moment of brilliance but a clinical finish after sustained pressure. Morton had held a high line and paid for a defensive lapse. To be fair, the hosts had started brightly enough, but the intensity dropped off.
After the goal, the game opened up. Both sides began to shuffle their resources. By then, the manager on the touchline was already thinking about the next phase. Substitutions followed in quick succession: Z. Robinson and K. Robertson came on around the hour mark, followed by others including I. Wilson and E. Brophy. Both managers were looking for a spark.
The statistics tell a story of control. Dunfermline held 69 per cent of possession and launched 24 attacks compared to Morton’s 12. And here's the thing, having more shots on target (4 versus 2) does not always guarantee a win, but it usually means you are creating the right kind of pressure. The hosts managed only two shots on target all day.
C. Okike received a yellow card in the 91st minute, a late caution for frustration. The result leaves Morton at the bottom with just one point from eight games. Dunfermline sit on 12 points, a comfortable gap above the relegation zone. To be fair, it is early days, but the gulf in quality is becoming clear.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %31–69
Shots on target2–4
Shots off target2–6
Attacks12–24
HT⇄58' Z. Robinson — Substitution⚽62' D. Lobban — Goal⇄64' M. O'Halloran — Substitution⇄64' K. Robertson — Substitution⇄70' R. MacLeod — Substitution⇄70' R. Fraser — Substitution⇄75' I. Wilson — Substitution⇄75' E. Brophy — Substitution⇄77' A. Amade — Substitution⇄78' J. Cooper — Substitution⇄83' A. Tod — Substitution🟨90+1' C. Okike — Yellow card
0'45'90'
Match events
58'0:0Morton⇄SubstitutionZ. Robinson off: C. Sandilands
L15 Aug · Home Ross County FC · 1:2L22 Aug · Away Livingston · 0:2W28 Aug · Home Raith Rovers · 1:0D5 Sep · Away Arbroath · 1:1W12 Sep · Home Queen's Park · 2:0W19 Sep · Away Morton · 1:0