Renfrewshire derby
| Location | Greenock and Paisley, Renfrewshire |
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| Teams | Greenock Morton[a] and St Mirren |
| First meeting | 30 September 1882 Morton 5–1 St Mirren, |
| Latest meeting | 8 July 2023 Greenock Morton 2–0 St Mirren |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 179[b] |
| All-time series | St Mirren: 76 Drawn: 44 Greenock Morton: 60 |
| Largest victory | St Mirren 8–0 Morton (5 February 1938) Morton 6–1 St Mirren (19 September 1946) |
Location of the clubs' stadia | |
Greenock Morton
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St Mirren
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The Renfrewshire derby is a football derby in Scotland, contested between the senior clubs Greenock Morton and St Mirren.
Since the sides first met in 1882, the fixture 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 Premiership, with Morton competing in the lower leagues. The Renfrewshire Cup, an annual regional cup competition turned pre-season friendly, was held until 2014 to ensure at least one Renfrewshire Derby a year.
In the 2014–15 season, St Mirren were relegated from the Scottish Premiership, and Morton were promoted from Scottish League One, meaning that the two sides met in league action for the first time in 15 years. On 6 August 2016, it was confirmed that Morton had gone 6,238 days without a competitive win against St Mirren. In November 2016 Morton recorded a 3–1 victory over St Mirren, their first in the league in 17 years.
The rivalry sees a large amount of animosity between the two sets of fans.