A pre-season friendly between Greenock Morton and St Mirren scheduled for Tuesday 8 July 2025 has been cancelled. Morton say urgent repairs are needed on the storm-damaged roof at Cappielow Park.
The Communities Cup match was due to kick off at Cappielow, but Morton have told St Mirren they can no longer host the fixture. These repairs start on Monday, will run through most of July, and should be finished before the Championship season begins.
Greenock Morton said: “The club are pleased to confirm that the long-awaited works to repair the Cowshed Roof begin on Monday. It is expected that works will continue throughout most of July and be completed by the start of the William Hill Championship season when we welcome Dunfermline to Cappielow on 2nd August.
“Following discussions with our contractor, the pre‐season match scheduled against St Mirren on Tuesday 8th July has now been cancelled.”
The club added: “We confirm the Premier Sports Cup tie versus Stenhousemuir, due to be played at Cappielow on 15th July, will go ahead but without supporters in the Cowshed. We will provide an update on that in due course.
“We thank supporters in advance for their understanding on this matter, and look forward to having the Cowshed back in full working order for the 2025/26 William Hill Championship campaign.”
St Mirren issued their own statement: “Morton have today informed us that they will no longer be able to host the planned Communities Cup friendly match at Cappielow on Tuesday 8th July.
“With the match now cancelled, the club is looking at alternative options to aid our preparations for the Premier Sports Cup group stages and will update when possible.”