Morton Terrace.
Greenock Morton results for 1884-85:
1885/6/6 Morton 2 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic (abandoned) G&DChCup final replay
1885/5/30 Morton 0 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic G&DChCup final
1885/5/14 Morton 10 - 2 Greenock Rangers G&DChCup SF
1885/4/25 Morton 5 - 2 Northern G&DChCup R1
1885/4/11 Morton 2 - 2 Thornliebank
1884/4/4 Morton 3 - 0 Greenock Southern [which XI?]
1885/4/4 Morton 2 - 1 Pilgrims [which XI?]
1885/3/28 Morton 0 - 4 Hibs
1885/3/21 Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Morton RCup final
1885/3/14 1st RRV 2 - 1 Morton
1885/3/7 Arthurlie 2 - 3 Morton RCup SF 3rd replay
1885/2/21 Arthurlie 1 - 1 Morton RCup SF 2nd replay
1885/2/14 Morton 2 - 2 Arthurlie RCup SF replay
1885/2/7 Morton 2 - 2 Arthurlie (protested) RCup SF
1885/1/31 Morton 6 - 4 Olympic (Paisley)
1885/1/24 Morton 5 - 3 Ayr FC
1885/1/17 Morton 2 - 2 Greenock Northern
1885/1/10 Renfrew 3 - 1 Morton
1885/1/3 Morton 1 - 2 Annbank
1885/1/1 Arbroath 2 - 3 Morton
1884/12/27 Morton 5 - 0 1st RRV
1884/12/20 St Mirren 3 - 4 Morton RCup R3
1884/12/6 Hibs 4 - 0 Morton ScCup R5
1884/11/29 Morton 4 - 1 Renfrew
1884/11/22 Clippens 0 - 1 Morton RCup R2
1884/11/15 Wishaw Swifts 1 - 2 Morton ScCup R4
1884/11/1 Morton 6 - 1 Cartvale RCup R1
1884/10/25 Morton 5 - 0 Southern ScCup R3
1884/10/18 Morton 2 - 0 Olympic
1884/10/4 Morton 2 - 3 Clyde
1884/10/4 bye ScCup R2
1884/9/27 Abercorn 2 - 2 Morton (both qualified) ScCup R1 replay
1884/9/20 Abercorn 3 - 4 Morton (protested) ScCup R1 replay
1884/9/13 Morton 2 - 2 Abercorn ScCup R1
1884/8/30 Morton [9] - 1 Royal Scots Greys
1884/8/23 Partick Thistle 4 - 2 Morton
1884/8/16 Morton 3 - 3 Pilgrims
1884/8/9 Queen's Park strollers 1st, Dumbarton strollers 2nd, Clyde 3rd Morton 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; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1884/8/9; Wikipedia "1884-85 Morton F.C. season" for the rest.)
Greenock Morton results for 1883-84:
1884/4/26 Renton 4 - 0 Morton
1884/4/19 Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 2 Morton
1884/4/12 Partick Thistle 4 - 1 Morton
1884/4/5 Morton 4 - 5 Greenock Northern
1884/3/29 Planned game against Thistle did not come off.
1884/3/15 Johnstone 6 - 5? Morton [Wikipedia has 4 - 3.]
1884/3/8 St Mirren 3 - 2 Morton
1884/2/9 Morton 5 - 3 Third Lanark
1884/2/2 2nd Morton 2 - 4 2nd Vale of Leven
1884/2/2 Vale of Leven 0 - 1 Morton
1884/1/19 2nd Morton 2 - 1 2nd Cowlairs
1884/1/19 Cowlairs 2 - 2 Morton
1884/1/12 Morton 7 - 3 Southern
1884/1/5 Planned game against Paisley Athletic did not come off.
1884/1/2 Dundee Our Boys 3 - 5 Morton
1883/12/15 Morton 2 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic
1883/12/8 Cartvale 8 - 3 Morton RCup R2 replay
1883/12/1 Morton 2 - 2 Cartvale RCup R2
1883/11/24 Morton 1 - 3 Renton
1883/11/17 2nd Morton 6 - 1 2nd Clyde
1883/11/17 Clyde 1 - 3 Morton
1883/11/3 Morton 0 - 4 Kilmarnock Athletic ScCup R3
1883/10/27 Morton 2 - 0 Johnstone
1883/10/20? Hurlford W - L Morton Sc2XICup R2
1883/10/20 Morton 1 - 2 Kilmarnock Athletic (protested) ScCup R3
1883/10/13 Partick Thistle 2nd XI 0 - 2 Morton 2nd XI
1883/10/13 Morton 5 - 2 Partick Thistle
1883/10/6 Woodland (Paisley) 1 - 4 Morton RCup R1
1883/9/29 Sir John Maxwell 1 - 5 Morton Sc2XICup R1
1883/9/29 Morton 5 - 1 Rangers' Swifts
1883/9/29 bye ScCup R2
1883/9/22 Morton 7 - 5 Pollokshields Athletic
1883/9/8 Morton 1 - 0 Renfrew ScCup R1
1883/9/1 Morton 10 - 2 Airdrieonians
Warning: The names Morton and Renton can be almost indistinguishable in a blurry newspaper scan.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and Scottish Second Eleven Cup; Wikipedia "1883-84 Morton F.C. season" for 1884/1/5, 1884/2/9, 1884/3/15, 1884/3/29, 1884/4/5 and 1884 4/26; the Glasgow Herald for the rest. SFHA and GH do not agree fully on the Second Eleven Cup.)
Greenock Morton results for 1882-83:
1883/5/5 Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 1 Morton
1883/4/28 Vale of Leven 4 - 0 Morton
1883/3/31 Morton 2 - 2 Southern G&DCup R2 replay
1883/3/17 Morton 2 - 2 Southern G&DCup R2
1883/3/10 Morton 5 - 1 Kilbarchan
1883/2/24 Abercorn 3 - 3 Morton
1883/2/10 Thornliebank 3 - 1 Morton RCup R3
1883/1/27 Morton 6 - 3 Lyle Athletic G&DCup R1
1883/1/6 Hurlford 4 - 2 Morton SC2XICup R2
1883/1/4 Hurlford 1 - 1 Morton 2nd XI
1882/12/23 Morton 2 - 1 Thornliebank (protested) RCup R2 replay
1882/12/16 Morton 0 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic
1882/12/9 Thornliebank 1 - 3 Morton (protested) RCup R2 replay
1882/12/2 Morton 2 - 2 Thornliebank RCup R2
1882/11/25 bye Sc2XICup R1
1882/11/4 Morton 2 - 2 Johnstone Rovers (both qualified) RCup R1 replay
1882/10/28 Johnstone 2 - 1 Morton ScCup R3
1882/10/14 Johnstone Rovers 2 - 2 Morton RCup R1
1882/10/7 Kilmarnock Portland 5 - 1 Morton
1882/9/30 Morton 5 - 1 St Mirren ScCup R2
1882/9/23 Paisley Athletic 5 - 1 Morton
1882/9/9 Morton 2 - 1 Johnstone Rovers ScCup R1
1882/9/2 2nd Morton 4 - 8 2nd Kilbarchan
1882/9/2 Kilbarchan 5 - 1 Morton
1882/8/19 Morton 1 - 3 Partick Thistle
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, Greenock and District Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1882/9/2 and 1883/1/4; Wikipedia "1882-83 Morton F.C. season" for the rest.)
Greenock Morton results for 1881-82:
1882/4/29 Morton 9 - 3 Morton 2nd XI G&DCup final
1882/4/22 Morton 2 - 1 Kilbirnie
1882/4/x Morton 2nd XI vs Crescent 2nd XI or Southern 2nd XI G&DCup SF
1882/4/8 Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 3 Morton G&DCup SF
1882/4/1 Morton 6 - 1 Possil Park
1882/3/25 Morton 3 - 3 Thornliebank
1882/3/11 Morton 18 - 2 Glasgow Deaf and Dumb
1882/3/x Caledonia 2nd XI vs Morton 2nd XI G&DCup R3
1882/3/4 Morton 4 - 0 Southern G&DCup R3
1882/2/18 Morton 2 - 0 Thistle
1882/2/4 Morton 3rd XI 1 - 4 Crescent 2nd XI G&DCup R2
1882/2/4 Morton 2nd XI 1 - 0 Ladyburn 2nd XI G&DCup R2
1882/1/28 Morton 5 - 1 Aldergrove Gr&DCup R2
1882/1/21 Morton 6 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic
1882/1/14 Morton vs Crescent G&DCup R1
1882/1/14 Morton 3rd XI 19 - 2 Victoria 2nd XI G&DCup R1
1881/12/31 Port Glasgow Athletic 2nd XI 3 - 12 Morton 2nd XI G&DCup R1
1881/12/10 Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 3 Morton
1881/11/19 2nd Abercorn 6 - 4 2nd Morton
1881/11/19 Morton 1 - 3 Abercorn
1881/11/12 Morton 3 - 3 Kilbirnie * [GH]
1881/10/29 Morton 3 - 3 Kilbirnie * [Wikipedia]
*Are these the same game?
1881/10/29 Morton 1 - 1 Rangers Swifts
1881/10/15 Morton 3 - 4 Johnstone RCup R1
1881/9/24 2nd Clyde vs 2nd Morton [barely legible]
1881/9/24 Morton 2 - 3 Clyde
1881/9/17 Morton 7 - 0 Kilbarchan
1881/9/10 Levern 4 - 2 Morton ScCup R1
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Greenock and District Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1881/9/24, 1881/11/12, 1881/11/19, 1882/2/18; Wikipedia "1881-82 Morton F. C. season" for the rest.)
Greenock Morton results for 1880-81:
1881/4/19 Morton vs Pollok Pollok failed to appear.
1881/4/9 Morton 3 - 1 Ladyburn
1881/4/2 Abercorn 2 - 0 Morton
1881/4/2 2nd Morton 2 - 4 2nd Abercorn
1881/3/19 Orient 0 - 3 Morton
1881/3/12 Morton 3 - 1 Govan
1881/2/26 Pollok 3 - 2 Morton
1881/2/26 2nd Morton 3 - 3 2nd Pollok
1881/2/12 Morton 1 - 2 Johnstone Athletic
1881/2/5 Morton 4 - 1 Wellington
1881/1/29 Morton 3 - 3 Ranger Swifts
1880/11/28 Morton 2 - 0 Abercorn
1880/11/6 Morton 1 - 1 City
1880/10/30 Morton 1 - 1 Greenock Southern
1880/10/23 Govan 2 - 3 Morton
1880/10/16 Morton 2 - 2 Johnstone
1880/10/9 Johnstone Athletic 4 - 2 Morton RCup R1
1880/10/2 Abercorn 4 - 2 Morton ScCup R2
1880/9/18 Morton 4 - 0 Orient
1880/9/11 Glenkilloch 2 - 3 Morton ScCup R1
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1880/9/18, 1880/10/16, 1881/1/29, 1881/2/26, 1881/3/12, 1881/4/2; Wikipedia "1880-81 Morton F. C. season" for the rest.)
Greenock Morton results for 1879-80:
(Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1880. p.5)
1880/4/24 Morton 0 - 3 Thornliebank charity game
(Glasgow Herald, April 26, 1880, p. 5.)
Thornliebank were pretty clearly the premier club in 1879-80.
1880/4/17 Morton 5 - 0 St. Blane
1880/2/14 Pollok 5 - 1 Morton
1880/1/17 Morton 2 - 1 Ladyburn
1879/11/29 Ladyburn 2 - 5 Morton
1879/11/29 Wellington Park 0 - 2 Morton
1879/11/22 Morton 1 - 2 Govan
1879/11/22 2nd Morton 0 - 7 2nd Govan
1879/11/1 Morton 0 - 2 Orient
1879/10/18 Morton 2 - 3 Arthurlie RCup R1
1879/10/11 Arthurlie 9 - 3 Morton ScCup R2
Wikipedia has 8 - 3.
1879/9/27 Morton 7 - 4 Netherlee ScCup R1 replay
1879/9/20 Netherlee 0 - 0 Morton ScCup R1
1879/9/13 Possil Blue Bell 4 - 1 Morton
1879/9/13 Morton 1 - 2 John Elder
The Glasgow Herald paid much more attention to Greenock Wanderers than to Morton this season.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1879/11/22, 1880/4/24 and 1880/5/10; Wikipedia "1878-79 Morton F. C. season" for the rest.)
Greenock Morton results for 1878-79:
1879/5/17 Morton 0 - 3 Wellington Park
1878/11/16 Union 5 - 0 Morton
1878/9/28 Busby 3 - 1 Morton ScCup R1
1878/9/14 Possil Park 0 - 2 Morton
1878/9/7 Morton 1 - 1 Barrhead
1878/8/1 Morton 2 - 1 Wellington Park
Glasgow Herald, September 9, 1878, p. 7.
"Garvel Park" is interesting. Where was that? Construction of the James Watt Dock began August 1, 1878, a month before this game, on the Garvel Park Estate across the road from Cappielow. Was there a pitch laid out on land that was later excavated for the James Watt Dock?
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Wikipedia article "1878-79 Morton F. C. season for the rest.)
Greenock Morton results for 1877-78:
1878/3/23 Morton 5 - 0 Greenock Ramblers
1878/3/23 Morton 0 - 0 Wellington Park
1878/3/16 Morton 3 - 0 Kelvinside
1878/3/9 Morton 0 - 3 Derby
1878/1/26 Morton 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic *
1877/12/1 Port Glasgow Athletic 0 - 3 Morton *
1877/11/10 Wellington Park 1 - 2 Morton
1877/11/3 Morton 1 - 0 Renfrew Ramblers
1877/9/29 Barrhead Rangers 7 - 0 Morton ScCup R1
1877/9/22 Morton 0 - 2 Possil Park
*I think these are Port Glasgow FC, not Port Glasgow Athletic.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; Wikipedia article "1877-78 Morton F. C. season" for the rest.)
Greenock Morton results for 1876-77:
Nothing found.
Greenock Morton results for 1875-76:
Nothing found.
Greenock Morton results for 1874-75:
Nothing found.
[Any results added after this list was first posted are shown in square brackets.]
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