Although Morton finished in 5th place with three consecutive wins, they had a troubled season with managerial disruption at the start and the end of the season. They began with Ray McKinnon in post, but he quickly defected to Falkirk amid much acrimony, although Morton were eventually compensated. They also had the pleasure of seeing Falkirk relegated. Jonatan Johansson took the roll and they just managed to survive. However, Johansson never a convincing leader and left before
the final match of the season when he discovered he didn’t feature in the club’s plans.
Morton started the season well, but after McKinnon left form dipped as Johansson took a while to settle into the role. Morton were plagued all season with injury problems, especially in their forward line. Denny Johnstone was a major part of their plans but injury kept in out for the entire season. It is no surprise that next to Dunfermline, they were the lowest scoring team in the Championship. Only one win in 12 fixtures from January to April saw them in deep relegation trouble but they rallied in the final stretch and finished with three straight wins and clean sheets.
After the disruption at the start of the season, Morton were never going to reach the play-offs and did well to survive. It’s hard to know what Morton’s board wants as they haven’t the resources to support a promotion bid. They sacked Jim Duffy at this time last year and have repeated their action. Another struggle to remain in the Championship seems likely next season with cutbacks seeming likely.
