Plenty of Nothing: 1885

22 September 2022

Port Glasgow Model Yacht Club Challenge Medal

The Port Glasgow Model Yacht Club Challenge Medal. Read about it here.

It's Round Three of the 2022-23 Scottish Challenge Cup, when Morton and the rest of the Championship enter the fray. They are joined by four cross-border clubs: Linfield and Clintonville from Northern Ireland, and The New Saints and Caernarfon Town from Wales.

The New Saints have been here four times before, the most of any cross-border team. They've played Forfar, Livingston (twice), St Mirren, Elgin, Queen of the South, Dumbarton, Queen's Park and Stenhousemuir. But to The New Saints the Challenge Cup is a mere amuse-bouche compared to UEFA competition, where TNS have played three dozen foreign clubs.

Linfield appeared in the 2016-17 cup when they faced Queen of the South, and 2017-18 when they played The Spartans and Dundee United.

Neither Cliftonville nor Caernarfon Town have been here before.

Livingston have had the most games against cross-border clubs: three for their first team (against Crusaders, and twice against The New Saints) plus one for their colt squad (against Sligo Rovers). Queen of the South and Rangers colts have each played three cross-border opponents. Morton have yet to meet even one.

Altogether in this round there are ten Championship clubs, ten from League One, three from League Two, three colt teams, two Highland League teams, two teams from Northern Ireland and two from Wales. Two of the colt teams, Rangers B and Celtic B, play in the Lowland League as guest clubs, and the third, Kilmarnock B, are in the Reserve League.

Colt teams were introduced into the Scottish Challenge Cup and the EFL Trophy in the very same month of August 2016, a pure coincidence.

Last year under manager Gus MacPherson Morton made it to the Challenge Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2014.

I can't think of the last time Morton played on a Thursday.

The matches:

Morton [1 - 1] Ayr United (today) [Morton win on PK. Lewis McGregor was the Morton goalscorer. Gillespie, Blues, Muirhead, Kabia and Grimshaw scored in the shootout.]

Not Ayr again. Morton draw a Championship opponent, and still have not faced a club outwith* the Scottish association.

*Scots for "from outside of".

Queen of the South [4 - 0] FC Edinburgh (today)

An all League One match.

Alloa [1 - 0] Airdrieonians (tomorrow)

Another all League One match.

Annan [1 - 2] Kelty Hearts (tomorrow)

The New Saints [0 - 3] Dundee (tomorrow)

Falkirk [2 - 0] Partick Thistle (tomorrow)

These two deserve each other.

Buckie Thistle [1 - 2] Linfield (September 24)

Buckie dress like Celtic, Linfield dress like Rangers.

Clyde [1 - 0] Caernarfon Town (September 24)

The chances of this pairing ever happening again are astronomical to one.

Peterhead [0 - 4] Elgin (September 24)

Cove Rangers [0 - 1] Raith Rovers (September 24)

Another all Championship match.

Arbroath [2 - 1] East Fife (September 24)

Inverness CT [3 - 3] Brechin (September 24) [ICT win on PK.]

Montrose [4 - 2] Kilmarnock B (September 24)

Cliftonville [2 - 3] Queen's Park (September 25)

At Solitude. Queen's Park have also played Connah's Quay Nomads and The New Saints in this cup.

Rangers B vs Hamilton Accies (November 8)

Dunfermline vs Celtic B (November 15)

These Old Firm colts just think they can play whenever.

Other matches (September 24 unless otherwise indicated):

Stranraer 3 - 2 Dumbarton (September 20)

HFX Wanderers vs Pacific (September 25) (postponed)

PLSQ: Royal-Sélect de Beauport [2 - 3] CS St-Laurent

Banks O' Dee [2 - 0] Forres Mechanics

[Irvine Meadow 1 - 1 Largs Thistle (September 24)]

Morton Women [3 - 3] Dryburgh Athletic (September 25)

Irlam 3 - 1 FC Isle of Man (September 20)

Isle of Man sit 15th in the NWCFL Premier.

FC Isle of Man [3 - 1] Lower Breck (FA Vase 2QR)

Bogolle.D.Tsugaru [3 - 0] Saruta FC

[Bogolle are safe from relegation. Coboltore Onagawa win the league.]

Arista Asama and Fukuyama City have won their leagues. [BTOP Thank Kuriyama have won the Hokkaido league.]

WE League Cup: Elfen Saitama [0 - 2] Urawa Reds (September 25)

Scottish Junior Cup, Round Two (mostly September 24):

Arthurlie [4 - 0] Lugar Boswell Thistle

Beith Juniors [2 - 0] Hermes

Cumnock Juniors [1 - 1] Ashfield {Cumnock win on PK.]

Darvel [10 - 1] Glentanar

Glasgow Perthshire [1 - 2] Kilbirnie Ladeside

Greenock Juniors [1 - 5] Rutherglen Glencairn

Hurlford [7 - 0] Dundee Downfield

Kirkkintilloch Rob Roy [3 - 0] Dundee North End

Larkhall Thistle [3 - 1] Benburb

Petershill 1 - 1 Irvine Meadow XI (Petershill win on PK.) (September 16)

Rossvale [2 - 4] Auchinleck Talbot

Rothie Rovers [1 - 5] Glenafton Athletic

Troon vs Irvine Victoria [postponed]

And many others.

The Canadian Premier League is going to reward regular season champions and playoff champions from here on and retroactively to the founding of the league. The regular season champions so far are:

2019 Cavalry

2020 Cavalry

2021 Forge

Playoff winners so far are:

2019 Forge

2020 Forge

2021 Pacific

Historical matches:

September 21, 1966 Aberdeen 3 - 0 Morton

This was the second leg of their League Cup quarter-final. Aberdeen won 4 - 3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals. Morton's undefeated streak ends at 12 games.

September 24, 1966 Third Lanark 1 - 1 Morton

This was Morton's final match at Cathkin Park.

September 24, 1977 St Johnstone 1 - 3 Morton

Goals by McGhee and Ritchie (2).

Port Glasgow Athletic 1885-86

1886/5/29 Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Dennistoun Athletic

1886/5/22 Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Kilmarnock

1886/5/15 Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 0 Cambuslang

1886/5/8 Strathmore (Dundee) 3 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/5/1 Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 2 Ayr FC

1886/4/24 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 11 - 1 2nd Cambuslang

1886/4/24 Cambuslang 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/4/17 Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Abercorn

1886/4/10 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Thornliebank

1886/4/3 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 2 2nd Abercorn

1886/3/27 Rangers 5 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic 2nd XI Cup SF

1886/3/27 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 5 Partick Thistle

1886/3/20 Abercorn 4 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic RCup final

1886/3/13 Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 1 Arthurlie

1886/3/6 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Annbank 2nd XI Cup R4

1886/2/27 Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 0 Neilston RCup SF

1886/2/20 Northern 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/2/13 Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 St Mirren

1886/2/6 Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 2 Hibs 2nd XI Cup R3

1886/1/30 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 1 St Mirren

1886/1/23 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 St Mirren (protested) RCup R3

1886/1/16 Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 3 Rangers

1885/12/26 Third Lanark 4 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic SCup R5 replay

1885/12/19 Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 1 Third Lanark SCup R5

1885/12/12 Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 0 Neilston 2nd XI Cup R2

1885/11/21 Port Glasgow Athletic 13 - 1 Waterloo RCup R2

1885/11/14 St Mirren 5 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1885/11/14 bye SCup R4

1885/10/31 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Cartvale SCup R3

1885/10/? Lanemark L - W Port Glasgow Athletic 2nd XI Cup R1

1885/10/10 Neilston 0 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic SCup R2 replay

1885/10/3 Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 1 Neilston SCup R2

1885/9/26 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 0 Woodvale (Thornliebank)

1885/9/19 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 2nd Airdrieonians

1885/9/19 Airdrieonians 5 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1885/9/12 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 1 1st Renfrewshire RV SCup R1

1885/9/5 Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Arthurlie score uncertain

1885/8/29 Abercorn vs Port Glasgow Athletic

1885/8/22 Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 1 Wishaw Swifts

Port Glasgow Athletic received more of the Glasgow Herald's attention than did Morton this season.

It isn't till 1886 that the Herald begins to sort football scores into Scottish, English and rugby categories.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies. Several Monday Heralds are missing.)

Posted at 01:26 AM in 1885, Port Glasgow, Soccer | Permalink | Comments (0)

19 February 2022

The Nine Arches

The Nine Arches Bridge in Port Glasgow carried the Glasgow and South Western Railway across Devol Burn on the way to Princess Pier in Greenock. It was built in 1870 and demolished in 1970. Source.

Morton visit New Douglas Park for an association football match with Hamilton Accies. Morton are sixth with 27 points and a -5 goal difference. Hamilton are seventh with 27 points and a -13 goal difference. Morton have not lost in league play since December 18th. Hamilton have not won since January 2nd. And to rub it in, Hamilton have not had a winning season since 2013-14. (See below.)

So far Morton have won 4 league games in calendar year 2022, versus 4 in all of 2021. (See below.) The Ton are presently on track to finish the season with 40 or 41 points. They can finish the day in sixth, seventh or eighth place. A win would allow them to start closing the 10-point gap between fifth and sixth place.

Dougie Imrie has been handed a six match ban for gambling on the football while he was a player. That should put him in the stands for today's match, plus the ones against Partick Thistle (Feb 22), Arbroath (Feb 26), Queen of the South (March 5), Partick again (March 12) and Dunfermline (March 19).

This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship Consolation Cup Round One match.

[Hamilton 1 - 0 Morton.]

The other Championship matches:

Dunfermline (9th) vs Partick Thistle (5th) (last night) (postponed -- pitch)

Inverness CT (3rd) [1 - 2] Ayr United (8th)

Killie (2nd) [3 - 0] Raith Rovers (4th)

QoS (10th) [0 - 0] Arbroath (1st)

Queen of the South sacked their manager following the Morton game last weekend. They cannot escape the cellar today but they have the opportunity to knock Arbroath out of first place if they win and Killie beat Raith Rovers.

Mark McGhee is in as Dundee manager. He played for Morton in the Seventies.

Hamilton Academical's last ten winning seasons:

2013-14 36 19 10 7 68 41 +27 67 2nd, Championship

2012-13 36 14 9 13 52 45 +7 51 5th, First Division

2007-08 36 23 7 6 62 27 +35 76 1st, First Division

2006-07 36 14 11 11 46 47 -1 53 4th, First Division

2005-06 36 15 14 7 53 39 +14 59 3rd, First Division

2003-04 36 18 8 10 70 47 +23 62 2nd, Second Division

2000-01 36 22 10 4 75 41 +34 76 1st, Third Division

1996-97 36 22 8 6 75 28 +47 74 2nd, Second Division

1993-94 44 19 12 13 66 54 +12 50 4th, Division One

1992-93 44 19 12 13 65 45 +20 50 5th, Division One

Number of league wins per calendar year, Morton, the past decade:

2021 4

2020 8

2019 11

2018 12

2017 13

2016 12

2015 18

2014 14

2013 12

2012 14

Other matches:

Thun 2 - 4 Winterthur (yesterday)

Clachnacuddin vs Formartine United (postponed -- pitch)

1.FC Saarbrücken [0 - 1] Viktoria Koln

Cercle Brugge KSV [2 - 0] Beerschot

SWF Championship South: Gartcairn [5 - 1] Morton (tomorrow)

Starting next season the top two women's divisions will be run as part of the SPFL. Morton are in the third tier which will remain under the SWF.

Stafford Town [1 - 5] FC Isle of Man

St Roch's vs Largs Thistle (West of Scotland Cup) [postponed]

J1 and J2 start this weekend. This video explains every J League team name.

Oita Trinita vs Mito HollyHock [postponed -- Covid at Trinita]

I plan to follow Waseda University of the Kanto university football league this season. Last Sunday they played a training match against Cerveza FC and won 3 - 1. Tomorrow it's another training match, this time against Mitsubishi Yowa SC of the Kanto League Division 2. [Waseda University 1 - 0 Mitsubishi Yowa.]

The League of Ireland starts this weekend. UCD are back in the Premier Division, so we pretty much have to follow them.

Shamrock Rovers 3 - 0 UCD (yesterday)

Which clubs are in the League of Ireland Premier Division, and when did they most recently join the top division?

2022 UCD

2022 Shelbourne

2021 Drogheda United

2019 Finn Harps

2011 Derry City

2009 Dundalk

2007 Shamrock Rovers

2006 Sligo Rovers

1951 St Patrick's Athletic

1921 Bohemians

2021-22 Aberdeenshire Shield final (February 16):

Huntly 3 - 3 Banks O' Dee (Banks O' Dee win on PK.)

2021-22 Europa League knock-out round play-off, first leg (February 17):

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 4 Rangers

2021-22 Europa Conference League knock-out round play-off, first leg (February 17):

Celtic 1 - 3 Bodø/Glimt

2022 Concacaf Champions League, Round of 16, first leg:

Santos Laguna 1 - 0 CF Montreal (February 15)

Forge FC 0 - 1 Cruz Azul (February 16)

Forge FC versus the world:

2019/8/1 Forge 2 - 1 Antigua GFC

2019/8/8 Antigua GFC 0 - 0 Forge

2019/8/22 Forge 1 - 0 Olimpia

2019/8/29 Olimpia 4 - 1 Forge

2020/10/22 Municipal Limeño 1 - 2 Forge

2020/11/3 Tauro 1 - 2 Forge

2020/12/1 Arcahaie 1 - 1 Forge (Arcahaie won on PK.)

2021/8/12 Forge 3 - 2 CD FAS

2021/8/17 CD FAS 2 - 2 Forge

2021/9/21 Forge 0 - 0 Independiente

2021/9/28 Independiente 0 - 2 Forge

2021/10/20 Santos de Guápiles 3 - 1 Forge

2021/11/2 Forge 3 - 0 Santos de Guápiles

2021/11/24 Forge 2 - 2 Motagua

2021/12/1 Motagua 0 - 0 Forge

2022/2/16 Forge FC 0 - 1 Cruz Azul

Concacaf Champions League matches played in Canada in February, against all reason:

2022/2/22 CF Montreal [3 - 1] Santos Laguna

2022/2/16 Forge FC 0 - 1 Cruz Azul

2020/2/26 Montreal Impact 0 - 0 Saprissa

2019/2/26 Toronto FC 1 - 1 Independiente

2018/2/27 Toronto FC 0 - 0 Colorado Rapids

2009/2/25 Montreal Impact 2 - 0 Santos Laguna

Canadian Premier League

HFX Wanderers have signed Canadian midfielder Mohamed Omar from Notre Dame.

1999-2000

February 19, 2000. Scottish Cup, Round Four. Morton hosted Rangers and lost 0 - 1. Clydebank visited Hibs and played them to a 1 - 1 draw.

Greenock Morton results for 1884-85:

1885/6/6 Morton 2 - 3 Port Glasgow (abandoned) Greenock Charity Cup final replay

1885/5/30 Morton 0 - 0 Port Glasgow Greenock Charity Cup final

1885/5/14 Morton 10 - 2 Greenock Rangers Greenock Charity Cup SF

1885/4/25 Morton 5 - 2 Northern Greenock Charity Cup R1

1885/4/11 Morton 2 - 2 Thornliebank friendly

1885/3/28 Morton 0 - 4 Hibs friendly

1885/3/21 Port Glasgow 2 - 1 Morton Renfrewshire Cup final

1885/3/7 Arthurlie 3 - 2 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF replay (check this)

1885/2/21 Arthurlie 1 - 1 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF replay

1885/2/14 Morton 2 - 2 Arthurlie Renfrewshire Cup SF replay

1885/2/7 Morton 2 - 2 Arthurlie (protested) Renfrewshire Cup SF

1885/1/31 Morton 6 - 4 Olympic (Paisley) friendly

1884/12/20 St Mirren 3 - 4 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R3

1884/12/6 Hibs 4 - 0 Morton Scottish Cup R5

1884/11/22 Clippens 0 - 1 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R2

1884/11/15 Wishaw Swifts 1 - 2 Morton Scottish Cup R4

1884/11/1 Morton 6 - 1 Cartvale Renfrewshire Cup R1

1884/10/25 Morton 5 - 0 Southern Scottish Cup R3

1884/10/18 Towerhill 6 - 1 Morton?

1884/10/4 Morton 2 - 3 Clyde friendly

1884/10/4 bye Scottish Cup R2

1884/9/27 Abercorn 2 - 2 Morton (both qualified) Scottish Cup R1 replay

1884/9/20 Abercorn 3 - 4 Morton (protested) Scottish Cup R1 replay

1884/9/13 Morton 2 - 2 Abercorn Scottish Cup R1

1884/8/30 Morton ? - 1 Royal Scots Greys

1884/8/9 Queen's Park strollers 1st, Dumbarton strollers 2nd, Clyde 3rd Morton FC Sports

1884/7/19 "Abercorn (No. 2) beat Morton by a goal and a touch to a goal" (four a side) St Mirren FC Sports

This was the first year for the Greenock and District Charity Cup, which continued until 1893-94.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Posted at 01:23 AM in 1885, Port Glasgow, Rail, Soccer | Permalink | Comments (0)

12 February 2022

Rowan Alexander

Rowan Alexander thirty years ago in the historic VAVAVAV strip. He played for St Mirren, Brentford, Gretna, Queen of the South two different times, and most famously Morton, where he scored 98 goals in the ten years from 1986 to 1995. Source.

Morton host Queen of the South in a fixture rearranged from December 26th. So far this season QoS have earned a win and a draw against Morton and have knocked them out of the Challenge Cup.

Morton are eighth with 24 points, QoS tenth with 19. If Morton win they'll move up to sixth place. They are 13 points out of a promotion playoff spot, with 13 games to go.

QoS have not posted a win since December 18th.

In league play so far Morton have beaten Hamilton Accies, Dunfermline (twice), Ayr United and ICT. When was the last time Morton got a league win off of every other team in the division? 2006-07.

Dougie Imrie is the Championship's manager of the month for January, and Gavin Reilly is player of the month. The last time anyone from Morton received these honours was February 2020 when David Hopkin and Nickey Cadden got them. The awards almost always go to a manager and a player of the same club, suspiciously.

Which current Morton players have played for Queen of the South? Gavin Reilly, Iain Wilson, Gary Oliver, Michael Ledger.

Which current Morton players appear on a Match Attax card in a Morton jersey? Mark Russell, Gary Oliver, Kyle Jacobs, Robbie Muirhead.

[Morton win 2 - 1. Goals by Reilly and Blues.]

Other Championship matches:

Kilmarnock 1 - 2 Ayr United (February 9)

Arbroath 2 - 2 Hamilton (February 9)

Inverness CT 3 - 3 Partick Thistle (February 9)

Kilmarnock (2nd) [2 - 1] Dunfermline (9th) (today)

It's also the Scottish Cup, Round Five. Ten Premiership clubs remain, plus three Championship clubs, one from League One, and two from League Two. The matches are:

St Mirren [4 - 0] Kelty Hearts

This is the first ever football match between these two clubs.

Annan Athletic [0 - 3] Rangers

First Scottish Cup encounter.

Hearts [0 - 0] Livingston [Hearts win on PK.]

These two have met twice before in the Scottish Cup, Hearts winning both times.

Motherwell [2 - 1] Aberdeen

Motherwell beat Aberdeen in the 2017-18 semi-final.

Partick Thistle [0 - 1] Dundee United

Dundee United have won the last four times these two met in the Cup.

Arbroath [1 - 3] Hibs (tomorrow)

Arbroath last beat Hibs in this Cup in 1977.

Celtic [4 - 0] Raith Rovers (tomorrow)

Celtic have won all nine times so far.

Peterhead [0 - 3] Dundee (Monday)

This is their first ever meeting in this Cup.

Other matches:

UCD 3 - 1 Wexford (friendly) (yesterday)

Winterthur [4 - 0] Wil

Civil Service Strollers [1 - 2] East Kilbride

Fraserburgh [7 - 0] Clachnacuddin

FC Isle of Man [0 - 0] Cammell Laird 1907

Largs Thistle [2 - 2] Kilwinning Rangers

Wehen [1 - 0] 1.FC Saarbrücken (tomorrow)

Beerschot [2 - 1] Kortrijk (tomorrow)

Canadian Premier League

Scott Firth, who played in HFX Wanderers' first three seasons and who is still just 20, is going back to school to join the Saint Mary's Huskies. Alessandro Riggi, who played for HFX Wanderers in 2020 and 2021, has signed with Valour FC. Fraser Aird, who has played for Rangers, Vancouver Whitecaps, Falkirk, Dunfermline, Dundee United, Queen of the South, Cove Rangers, Valour and Edmonton, has signed with Cavalry FC.

The league, which is running Edmonton FC, has written a new rule allowing them to borrow more players than before from other CPL clubs. Which suggests that player development has run aground there.

HFX Wanderer's store has moved. It started out in the Halifax Shopping Centre in 2019, then moved to the old Video Difference space on Quinpool, and will now be at 5566 Sackville Street, between the bars and the stadium.

It's the 2022 Fujifilm Super Cup:

Kawasaki Frontale [0 - 2] Urawa Red Diamonds

2021 FIFA Club World Cup:

Semi-finals:

Palmeiras 2 - 0 Al Ahly (February 8)

Al-Hilal 0 - 1 Chelsea (February 9)

Final:

Chelsea [2 - 1] Palmeiras (today) [Chelsea are champions of the world.]

1999-2000

February 8, 2000. Morton were at Brechin for their Scottish Cup Round Three replay. The game ended 0 - 0, and Morton won on penalty kicks.

February 12, 2000. Morton visited Dunfermline and played to a 1 - 1 draw, Robert Earnshaw scoring the Morton goal.

Greenock Morton results for 1885-86:

1886/5/22 Morton 8 - 1 1st Renfrew RV Greenock Charity Cup final

1886/4/29 Morton 8 - 2 Lyle Athletic Greenock Charity Cup SF

1886/4/24 Morton 4 - 1 London Caledonians

1886/4/3 Morton 1 - 1 Rangers

1886/3/13 St Mirren 0 - 4 Morton

1886/3/6 Morton 2 - 2 Hibs

1886/2/20 Abercorn 6 - 5 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF

1886/1/2 Dundee Harp 1 - 8 Morton

1885/12/12 Morton 5 - 2 Johnstone Renfrewshire Cup R3

1885/11/28 Renfrew 2 - 2 Morton

1885/11/21 Morton 14 - 1 Southern Renfrewshire Cup R2

1885/11/14 Thistle 2nd XI 1 - 3 Morton 2nd XI

1885/10/31 Morton 7 - 0 Woodvale Renfrewshire Cup R1

1885/10/24 Rangers 1 - 2 Morton

1885/10/3 Morton 7 - 5 St Mirren

1885/9/19 Morton 9 - 1 Renfrew

1885/9/12 Cartvale 2 - 1 Morton Scottish Cup R1

1885/8/29 Partick Thistle vs Morton "a disgraceful fight"

1885/8/22 Morton 3 - 4 Dumbarton

1885/8/8 Morton Football Athletic Sports

1885/8/1 Morton vs St Mirren Morton FC Amateur Athletics

1885/7/18 St Mirren Swifts 4, Morton 1 touch St Mirren FC Athletic Sports

The football played at the St Mirren Athletic Sports and Morton Football Athletic Sports was four-a-side.

Given the number of empty Saturdays this list is very likely incomplete.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup and Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for ordinary games; Wikipedia article "1885-86 Morton F. C. season" for the March 3 and April 24 matches.)