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Renfrewshire 1891

Renfrewshire in 1891. Source. Did you know that Yoker was part of Renfrewshire?

Morton host Partick Thistle in a Tuesday-nighter. This is not a rearranged match, the whole Championship are playing. Partick enter this evening in fourth place with 16 points. Morton are ninth with 7. They both played to scoreless draws on Saturday.

Partick won the first meeting 3 - 0, August 28th.

Morton have now gone eight league matches without a win. Last season they went ten, with no wins in January or February.

Both teams are equal in goals allowed: 14. However, Morton have scored 7 and Partick have scored 23. Partick's Brian Graham and Zack Rudden each have 6 goals in league play. Partick beat Hamilton Accies 1 - 6 earlier this month and so just missed adding to the Championship eight-goal game list. (See below.)

Partick own the best away strip in the league. (See farther below.)

The other Championship matches:

Ayr United (6th) vs Kilmarnock (2nd)

Ayrshire derby.

Dunfermline (10th) vs Raith Rovers (3rd)

Fife derby.

Hamilton Accies (8th) vs Queen of the South (7th)

Inverness CT (1st) vs Arbroath (5th)

Elsewhere:

Valour vs HFX Wanderers

If Wanderers win then Valour are out of the playoffs.

Guabira vs The Strongest

Which clubs played in the 1890-91 and 1891-92 Renfrewshire Cups, and where are they on the map?

Abercorn    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Arthurlie    Barrhead, Renfrew Parish (#8, red)

Barrhead Corinthians    Barrhead, Renfrew Parish (#8, red)

Bridge of Weir    Bridge of Weir, Houston and Killellan (#5, green)

Carlton    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Clippens Thistle    Linwood, Houston and Killellan (#5, green) (I think.)

Dykebar    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Greenock Abstainers    Greenock, Greenock Parishes (#2, green)

Howwood    Howwood, Lochwinnoch Parish (#14, red)

Johnstone    Johnstone, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Kilbarchan    Kilbarchan, Kilbarchan Parish (#13, blue)

Lochwinnoch    Lochwinnoch, Lochwinnoch Parish (#14, red)

Neilston    Neilston, Neilston Parish (#16, green)

Norwood    Giffnock, Eastwood Parish (#11, blue) (I think.)

Paisley Academicals    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Port Glasgow Athletic    Port Glasgow, Port Glasgow Parish (#3, red)

St Mirren    Paisley, Abbey Parish (#12, yellow)

Which West of Scotland League clubs would have to be promoted in order for there to be a Renfrewshire derby other than Morton vs St Mirren in the SPFL?

Arthurlie, Glenvale, Greenock Juniors, Johnstone Burgh, Neilston, Port Glasgow Juniors, Renfrew.

All are in tier VII except Glenvale which is in tier VIII.

Eight-or-more-goal games in the First Division/Championship since 1994:

2020/12/26    Hearts 5 - 3 Ayr United

2020/10/16    Hearts 6 - 2 Dundee

2020/2/22      Morton 4 - 4 Alloa

2019/8/30      Dundee United 6 - 2 Dundee

2017/4/1        St Mirren 6 - 2 Ayr United

2016/12/24    Ayr United 4 - 4 Dumbarton

2015/2/28      Hearts 10 - 0 Cowdenbeath

2014/11/22    Dumbarton 3 - 6 Hibs

2014/5/3        Hamilton 10 - 2 Morton

2012/10/20    Cowdenbeath 4 - 4 Raith Rovers

2012/5/5        Queen of the South 3 - 5 Ross County

2009/12/19    Ross County 5 - 3 Airdrie United

2009/4/25      Queen of the South 7 - 1 Clyde

2009/3/7        Airdrie United 4 - 4 Livingston

2008/12/20    Dunfermline 4 - 4 Clyde

2005/12/26    Stranraer 5 - 4 Hamilton

2003/9/27      Raith Rovers 1 - 7 Ross County

2002/11/16    Inverness CT 5 - 3 Queen of the South

2002/10/26    St Mirren 4 - 4 Falkirk

2000/12/2      Inverness CT 7 - 3 Ayr United

2000/3/18      Falkirk 8 - 0 Airdrieonians

2000/3/11      St Mirren 8 - 0 Clydebank

2000/1/8        Inverness CT 6 - 2 Morton

1998/9/19      Ayr United 7 - 1 Stranraer

1997/1/1        St Johnstone 7 - 2 Dundee

1996/12/17    East Fife 1 - 7 Dundee

1996/9/21      Airdrieonians 4 - 4 Partick Thistle

1995/12/2      Dundee United 8 - 0 Dumbarton

1995/4/22      Stranraer 2 - 6 St Johnstone

1994/12/3      Airdrieonians 8 - 1 Stranraer

1994/10/1      Dundee 4 - 4 Dunfermline

1994/8/27      Hamilton 2 - 6 Airdrieonians

Partick away. Source.

Le Cyclone d'Octobre 1909

This is only one of the eighteen bridges in La Vendée destroyed by the cyclone of October 26, 1909. Source.

Martha Rountree

Martha Rountree, the creator of Meet the Press and its first host, was born 110 years ago yesterday. Source.

Mick Lyons

Mick Lyons (right) played for Everton from 1971 to 1982, and the Nova Scotia Clippers in 1991. Source.

Queen of the South host Morton. QoS are seventh in the Championship with 9 points, Morton ninth with 6. Morton have not won a league match since August 7th. This is their worst season start since 2013-14. (See below.) In terms of goalscoring, things are worse than 2013-14. Morton's top scorer in league play is Gary Oliver with 2 goals. Queen of the South's is Lee Connelly with 4. But, owing to the large number of crap teams in the Championship this year, Morton are still not out of touch with the pack. If they can win by 2 goals today they will leap above the Doonhamers, possibly as high as seventh place.

QoS won the first meeting 2 - 3 on August 21st. They will play Morton December 1st in the Challenge Cup.

This is the seventh year in a row that Morton and QoS have had each other as opponents. (See below.)

[QoS 0 - 0 Ton]

The other Championship matches:

Arbroath (5th) [1 - 1] Ayr United (6th)

Kilmarnock (3rd) [2 - 1] Hamilton Academical (8th)

Partick Thistle (4th) [0 - 0] Dunfermline (10th)

Raith Rovers (2nd) [1 - 1] Inverness CT (1st)

Random video:

Fixture Collectors.

Years in a row with at least one game against Morton, current:

7        Queen of the South

6        Dunfermline Athletic

5        Inverness CT

4        Ayr United; Partick Thistle

3        Arbroath

2        Raith Rovers; Montrose

Years in a row with at least one game against QoS, current:

7        Morton

6        Dunfermline Athletic; Partick Thistle

5        Inverness CT

4        Ayr United

3        Arbroath; Queen's Park

2        Raith Rovers

Morton after nine games, the past decade:

2012-13        9    5    3    1    20    13     +7    18    3rd

2014-15        9    5    0    4    16    12     +4    15    3rd, League One

2017-18        9    4    2    3    12      9     +3    14    5th

2020-21        9    4    2    3      9    12      -3    14    5th

2018-19        9    3    4    2    11    12      -1    13    6th

2016-17        9    3    3    3    13    12     +1    12    6th

2015-16        9    2    4    3      9    12      -3    10    6th

2019-20        9    3    1    5    11    21    -10    10    8th

2021-22        9    1    3    5      7    14      -7      6    9th

2013-14        9    1    3    5      9    17      -8      6    10th

It's the Scottish Cup, Round Two. The League Two clubs join the 30 winners from Round One. Let's continue to follow the remaining preliminary round teams, plus East Kilbride and Clydebank:

Annan [3 - 1] Jeanfield Swifts

Banks O' Dee [5 - 0] Nairn County    Upset

Broomhill [0 - 2] Tranent    Upset

East Kilbride [4 - 0] University of Stirling

Preston Athletic [0 - 2] Auchinleck Talbot

Sauchie Juniors [2 - 1] Dunipace

Stranraer [0 - 1] Darvel    Upset

Clydebank [1 - 1] Elgin (October 25)

Other matches:

UCD 2 - 1 Treaty United (yesterday)

Winterthur [6 - 1] Kriens

HFX Wanderers [0 - 0] Forge

Largs Thistle vs Bonnyton Thistle (postponed)

1.FC Saarbrücken [1 - 1] Munich 1860

St Martins vs FC Isle of Man (postponed)

FA Vase: Billingham Synthonia [4 - 2] FC Isle of Man

RoPS [1 - 0] TPS

[This ends the Ykkonen season. TPS finish third and miss out on promotion.]

J2: Mito HollyHock [1 - 1] Okayama (tomorrow)

JFL: Honda Lock [0 - 0] FC Kariya (tomorrow)

Faroes: B36 vs Vikingur (tomorrow) (postponed)

Royal Pari 0 - 1 The Strongest (October 19)

The Strongest [1 - 0] Real Potosi (today)

Concacaf League QF, first leg (October 20):

Santos de Guápiles 3 - 1 Forge

FAI Cup, semi-finals (yesterday):

St Patrick's Athletic 3 - 1 Dundalk

Bohemians 1 - 0 Waterford

AFC Champions League, semi-finals:

Al-Nassr 1 - 2 Al-Hilal (October 19)

Two Saudi clubs.

Ulsan Hyundai 1 - 1 Pohang Steelers (October 20)    Pohang win on PK.

Two South Korean clubs.

Europa League group stage, matchday 3:

Rangers 2 - 0 Brøndby (October 21)

Celtic 2 - 0 Ferencvárosi (October 19)

There are eight four-team groups in the Europa League group stage. Each team plays six games. Teams that finish in first place get a bye to the Group of 16. Second-place teams go to the next round, called the preliminary knockout round. Third-place teams drop to the Europa Conference League. Fourth-place teams are out. After matchday 3 Celtic and Rangers are in third place in their respective groups.

Scottish Junior Cup, Round Three:

(These are just the matches involving West of Scotland Premier Division clubs:)

Gartcairn [6 - 0] Beith Juniors

Petershill [3 - 0] Benburb

Irvine Meadow XI [5 - 2] Cumbernauld United

Cumnock Juniors [1 - 1] Largs Thistle [Largs win on PK.]

Carnoustie Panmure [3 - 4] Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Rossvale vs Irvine Victoria or Pollok

Irvine Victoria and Pollok were ejected for brawling. Rossvale advance.

Craigmark Burtonians vs Auchinleck Talbot (October 30)

Early Clydebank teams in the Scottish Cup:

Clydebank FC (I)

1888/9/1        R1    Clydebank 3 - 4 Vale of Leven Wanderers

1889/9/7        R1    Clydebank scr/wo Vale of Leven Wanderers

1890/9/13      R1    Clydebank 4 - 3 Kirkintilloch Athletic

1890/9/27      R2    Slamannan 5 - 2 Clydebank (protested)

1890/10/11    R2    Clydebank 5 - 2 Slamannan

1890/10/18    R3    Dumbarton 6 - 0 Clydebank

1891/9/5        R1    Clydebank 7 - 1 Grasshoppers

1891/9/26      R2    Vale of Bannock 0 - 7 Clydebank

1891/10/17    R3    Cowdenbeath 0 - 3 Clydebank

1891/11/7      R4    Bathgate Rovers 5 - 1 Clydebank

1892/9/3        R1    Clackmannan 4 - 1 Clydebank

1893/9/2        R1    Falkirk wo/scr Clydebank

1894/9/1        R1    Camelon wo/scr Clydebank

Clydebank Athletic

1890/9/6        R1    Campsie Hibernian 3 - 6 Clydebank Athletic

1890/9/27      R2    Clydebank Athletic 3 - 5 Kilsyth Wanderers

1891/9/5        R1    King's Park 5 - 3 Clydebank Athletic

1892/9/3        R1    Campsie wo/scr Clydebank Athletic

Clydebank United

1896/8/29      R1    Vale of Leven wo/scr Clydebank United

Clydebank FC (II)

1899/9/9        R1    Clydebank 1 - 1 Vale of Leven

1899/9/16      R1    Vale of Leven 4 - 0 Clydebank

1900/9/8        R1    Linthouse wo/scr Clydebank

1901/9/7        R1    Cameronians wo/scr Clydebank

(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game.)

1999-2000

October 23, 1999.    Morton played Falkirk at Cappielow and lost 2 - 3. Harry Curran and Warren Hawke scored for the Ton. Attendance 1409. Clydebank visited Broomfield to play Airdrieonians, losing 1 - 0. Attendance 1390.

Cowlairs FC results for 1891-92:

Scottish football went from no senior leagues in 1889 to three in 1891: the Scottish League, the Scottish Alliance, and the Scottish Federation, and Cowlairs were in none of them. Fortunately they had a good run in the Scottish Cup.

1892/5/28      Northern 6 - 1 Cowlairs              friendly

1892/4/23      Queen's Park 3 - 0 Cowlairs       friendly

1892/4/16      Johnstone 4 - 8 Cowlairs           friendly

1892/4/9        Northern 3 - 2 Cowlairs          North Eastern Cup SF

1892/3/19      Leith Athletic w - 3 Cowlairs        friendly    [faint scan]

1892/3/5        Cowlairs 4 - 0 Dykebar               friendly

1892/2/13      Cowlairs 1 - 3 Broxburn Shamrock    friendly

1892/1/23      Celtic 4 - 1 Cowlairs               Scottish Cup QF

1891/12/26    Leith Athletic 2 - 2 Cowlairs         friendly

1891/12/19    Cowlairs 11 - 2 Mid Annandale    Scottish Cup R6

1891/12/12    Cowlairs 3 - 2 Cambuslang   Scottish Cup R5

1891/12/5      Cowlairs 7 - 4 5th KRV           Scottish Cup R4

1891/11/28    Victoria United 2 - 4 Cowlairs     friendly

1891/11/21    Cowlairs 4 - 2 Abercorn              friendly

1891/11/14    Cowlairs 2 - 0 Wanderers           friendly

1891/11/7      Cowlairs 9 - 3 5th KRV (protested)    Scottish Cup R4

1891/10/31    Cowlairs 2 - 1 Renton                friendly

1891/10/24    Cowlairs 6 - 0 Methlan Park        friendly

1891/10/17    Cowlairs 5 - 0 Dalry              Scottish Cup R3

1891/10/3      Royal Albert 4 - 4 Cowlairs    Scottish Cup R2 replay

1891/9/26      Royal Albert 6 - 6 Cowlairs    Scottish Cup R2

1891/9/19      Cambuslang 1 - 0 Cowlairs    Glasgow Cup R1

1891/9/12      Battlefield 3 - 2 Cowlairs              friendly

1891/9/5        Motherwell 1 - 4 Cowlairs      Scottish Cup R1

1891/8/15      Cowlairs 9 - 0 Methlan Park        friendly

1891/8/8        Cowlairs 4 - 2 Clyde                    friendly

(Sources: The Glasgow Herald for friendlies and the Scottish Cup; Scottish Cup results were checked against The Beautiful Dribbling Game; SFHA for the North Eastern Cup.

Dulcinea (1962)

Millie Perkins starred in the 1962 release Dulcinea, also titled Girl from La Mancha. Source.

Abenaki Land

Source.

Demolition of Moxham Castle

Demolition of Moxham Castle, Sydney Nova Scotia, 1966. The mansion was built in 1890 in Lorain, Ohio by steel magnate A. J. Moxham, and then dismantled and moved to Sydney in 1898 when he took charge of the Sydney steel plant. But the Moxhams abandoned the house in 1902 when their son was killed in an accident at the plant.  Source. See also.

Gaulish Words in Dioscorides

Below is a list of Gaulish words found in Dioscorides, De Materia Medica (trans. Osbaldeston and Wood, 2000). De Materia Medica is a compendium of plants, animals and minerals and their medicinal uses, compiled by Pedanius Dioscorides around 60 AD. He identifies each plant by its Greek name, but often gives a number of alternate names, usually in Greek or Latin, but sometimes in Egyptian, Syrian, Dacian, Gaulish, etc.

Each Gaulish word is followed by the book and chapter number where it appears, the chapter heading (a Greek name in Latin all-caps), the Linnaean or other taxonomical name as suggested by Osbaldeston and Wood, and a common English name. I have only listed the words that Dioscorides specifically credits to the Gauls; there could be other Gaulish words attached to phrases like 'some others call it'. Because Dioscorides credits the Latin phrase piper apum (bees' pepper) to the Gauls I have included it in the list.

albolon        3.36 GLECHON.    Mentha pulegium.    Pennyroyal.

baccar        1.9 ASARON.    Asarum euopaeum.    Hazelwort.

beliucandas        4.115 MURIOPHULLON.    Myriophyllum spicatum.    Water milfoil.

bilinuntiam        4.69 UOSKUAMOS MELAS, UOSKUAMOS LEUKOS, UOSKUAMOS MELOIDES.    Hyoscyamus niger.    Henbane.

corna        2.208 ARGEMONE.    Papaver argemone.    Pale poppy.

ducone        4.175 CHAMAIAKTE.    Sambucus ebulus.    Dwarf elder.

gelasonen        3.132 GNAPHALION.    Filago germanica.    Cudweed.

iumbarum        4.16 LEIMONION.    Pyrola rotundifolia.    Wintergreen.

jupisellusum        1.103 ARKEOTHOS MEGALE, ARKEOTHOS MIKRA.    Iuniperus minor.    Lesser juniper.

laginum        4.150 ELLEBOROS.    Veratrum album.    Hellebore.

merisimorion        3.118 MELISSOPHULLON.    Melittis mellisophyllum.    Honey balm.

ousubim        4.148 DAPHNOIDES.    Daphne mezereum.    Laurel.

ousubim        4-149 CHAMAIDAPHNE.    Prunus laurocerasus.    Dwarf laurel.

pempedula    4.42 PENTAPHULLON.    Potentilla alba.    Cinquefoil.

piper apum        1.2 AKORON.    Iris pseudacorus.    Yellow flag.

ponem        3.127 ARTEMISIA MONOKLONOS, ARTEMISIA MONOKLONOS ETERA.    Artemisia vulgaris.    Mugwort.

sapana        2.209 ANAGALLIS, KORKOROS.    Anagallis arvensis.    Scarlet pimpernel.

scobie        4.174 AKTE.    Sambucus nigra.    Elder tree.

scubulum        4.71 STRUCHNOS KEPAIOS.    Solanum melongena.    Eggplant.

sistrameor        3.82 IPPOMARATHRON.    Foeniculum vulgare.    Wild fennel.

subites        2.210 KISSOS.    Hedera helix.    Common ivy.

tarbidolopion        2.153 ARNOGLOSSON, ARNOGLOSSON MIKRON.    Plantago major.    Greater plantain.

theximon        3.6 ARISTOLOCHIA KLEMATITIS.    Aristolochia clematitis.    Apple of earth.

thona        2.211 CHELIDONION.    Chelidonium majus.    Greater celandine.

Source: Dioscorides, Materia Medica.

Further reading: Dottin, La langue gauloise.

Yonten Gyatso

The Fourth Dalai Lama, Yonten Gyatso (reigned 1601-17) was Mongolian. Source.

Free Blades versus Red Eagles

Red Eagles. Source.

Tohoku Free Blades host Red Eagles Hokkaido, who are the rebranded Oji Eagles. They still play at Hackucho Arena in Tomakomai, but they are no longer a branch of Oji Paper Company. You can see all the Oji Eagles statistics here.

Now that the Eagles and Cranes have both rebranded, Nikkō Ice Bucks (created 1999) are the old man of the Japanese professional teams.

Red Eagles enter this game in first place, and Tohoku are second.

[Free Blades 2 - 5 Eagles]