The James Watt Dock, August 5th, 1886. Source.
Greenock Morton results for 1889-90:
1890/5/31 Dumbarton 9 - 0 Morton Greenock Charity Cup final
1890/5/14 Morton 10 - 0 Carlton Greenock Charity Cup SF
1890/4/26 2nd Port Glasgow 1 - 0 2nd Morton
1890/4/26 Wishaw Thistle 6 - 5 Morton
1890/4/19 St Mirren 2 - 4 Morton
1890/4/12 Morton Strollers 0 - 2 2nd Clyde
1890/4/12 Clyde 5 - 4 Morton
1890/4/5 Morton 1 - 2 Port Glasgow
1890/3/29 Morton 6 - 1 Vale of Leven Wanderers Greenock Charity Cup R1
1890/3/22 Partick Thistle 1? - 0 Morton
1890/3/15 Morton 5 - 4 Dykebar
1890/3/8 Morton 6 - 2 Abercorn
1890/3/1 Morton 6 - 1 1st Renfrew RV (at Volunteer Park, Greenock)
1890/2/16 Morton 1 - 3 St Mirren Renfrewshire Cup SF replay
1890/2/15 Morton 9 - 0 Dalry
1890/2/9 St Mirren 3 - 3 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF
1890/2/8 Morton 3 - 2 Ayr FC
1890/2/1 Morton 6 - 4 Northern
1890/1/25 Greenock Abstainers 0 - 4 Morton Strollers
1890/1/25 Morton 2 - 2 Albion Rovers
1890/1/18 Ayr FC 2 - 1 Morton
1890/1/11 Morton 4 - 0 Clyde
1889/12/28 Morton Strollers 1 - 1 2nd Abercorn
1889/12/28 Abercorn 6 - 2 Morton
1889/12/21 Morton 4 - 0 Pollokshaws
1889/12/14 Dykebar 5 - 6 Morton
1889/12/8 Lochwinnoch 2 - 4 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R3
1889/12/7 Morton 3 - 1 Northern
1889/11/30 Morton Strollers 1 - 2 Kilmacolm
1889/11/30 Uddingston 2 - 1 Morton
1889/11/23 Partick Thistle Swifts 8? - 1 Morton Strollers
1889/11/16 Morton 1 - 2 Kilmarnock
1889/11/9 Morton Strollers 2 - 0 Rangers Swifts
1889/11/9 Rangers 3 - 3 Morton
1889/10/27 Cartvale 0 - 3 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R1
1889/10/19 Morton 1 - 4 Ayr FC Scottish Cup R3
1889/10/12 Port Glasgow 3 - 3 Morton
1889/10/5 Morton 3 - 2 Dykebar
1889/9/28 Morton Strollers 4 - 0 2nd Port Glasgow
1889/9/28 1st Renfrew RV 2 - 10 Morton Scottish Cup R2
1889/9/21 Morton Strollers 1 - 2 2nd Abercorn
1889/9/21 Renton 3 - 2 Morton
1889/9/14 Lochwinnoch 4 - 3 Morton Strollers
1889/9/14 Morton 3 - 2 Rangers
1889/9/7 Morton 8 - 0 Carlton Scottish Cup R1
1889/8/31 Morton 0 - 5 Thistle
1889/8/24 Morton Strollers 6? - 0 Lochwinnoch
1889/8/24 Queen of the South Wanderers 1 - 10 Greenock "Morton"
I don't know why the typesetter decided to put Morton in scare quotes.
1889/8/17 Morton 4 - 3 Renton
1889/8/10 Morton 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Morton Sports
1889/8/3 Morton 3 - 2 Dykebar Morton Sports
This season the Glasgow Herald used the term 'ordinary match' to describe non-cup games. Though there was no Scottish league yet, you can see clubs behaving with the discipline associated with league membership, seeking out opponents at the same level, scheduling fixture and reverse fixture, showing up for games and refraining from disputes.
(Sources: Wikipedia for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 'ordinary matches'.)
Greenock Morton results for 1888-89:
1889/6/22 Wishaw Thistle 4 - 3 Morton
1889/6/1 Morton 2 - 0 Dumbarton Greenock Charity Cup final
1889/5/28 Morton 4 - 2 Dykebar Greenock Charity Cup SF
1889/5/18 Stevenson Thistle 2 - 3 Morton
1889/5/18 Morton 7 - 2 Port Glasgow
1889/5/18 Stevenston Thistle 2 - 3 Morton
1889/5/16 Morton 3 - 2 Dumbarton Athletic Greenock Charity Cup R1
1889/5/4 Morton 7 - 0 Thornliebank
1889/4/27 Morton 3 - 3 Ayr Athletic
1889/4/20 Port Glasgow 4 - 4 Morton
1889/4/13 2nd Abercorn 1 - 2 2nd Morton
1889/4/13 Morton 5 - 1 Abercorn
1889/4/6 Morton 1 - 2? Thistle
1889/3/30 Morton 5 - 4 Cambuslang
1889/3/23 Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Morton
1889/3/16 Morton Strollers 0 - 3 Rangers Swifts
1889/3/16 Rangers 0 - 2 Morton
1889/3/2 Morton 1 - 4 Port Glasgow
1889/2/23 Morton Strollers 3 - 1 2nd Cambuslang
1889/2/16 Morton 1 - 3 St Mirren Renfrewshire Cup SF replay
1889/2/9 St Mirren 3 - 3 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF
1889/2/2 Morton 3 - 3 Dumbarton Athletic
1889/1/26 Queen's Park 8 - 0 Morton
1889/1/19 Morton 4 - 5 Celtic
1889/1/12 Morton Strollers 5 - 0 2nd Dykebar
1889/1/12 Dykebar 5 - 4 Morton
1888/12/29 Morton 7 - 2 2nd Rangers
1888/12/15 Morton 2 - 6 Vale of Leven
1888/12/8 Lochwinnoch 2 - 4 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R3
1888/12/1 Morton 1 - 0 Battlefield
1888/11/17 Morton 4 - 1 Cambuslang
1888/11/17 bye Renfrewshire Cup R2
1888/11/10 2nd St Mirren 7 - 2 2nd Morton 2nd XI Cup R4
1888/11/10 Airdrieonians 2 - 1 Morton
1888/11/3 Celtic Crusaders 3 - 2 Morton 2nd XI
1888/11/3 Morton 11 - 0 1st RRV
1888/10/27 Cartvale 0 - 3 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R1
1888/10/27 2nd Morton 4 - 0 2nd Abercorn 2nd XI Cup replay
1888/10/20 2nd Abercorn 4 - 4 2nd Morton 2nd XI Cup R3
1888/10/20 Royal Albert 2 - 5 Morton
1888/10/13 Vale of Leven 8 - 3 Morton
1888/10/6 Morton 5 - 3 Dykebar
1888/9/29 Morton 6 - 2 Middlesbrough international friendly
1888/9/29 bye 2nd XI Cup R2
1888/9/22 2nd Abercorn 5 - 2 2nd Morton
1888/9/22 Morton 1 - 4 Abercorn Scottish Cup R2
1888/9/15 2nd Morton 2 - 0 Carlton
1888/9/15 Uddingston 2 - 1 Morton
1888/9/8 2nd Renfrew 1 - 8 2nd Morton 2nd XI Cup R1
1888/9/8 Kilmarnock 4 - 3 Morton
1888/9/1 Port Glasgow 3 - 7 Morton Scottish Cup R1
1888/8/25 Morton 7 - 1 Port Glasgow
1888/8/18 Queen of the South Wanderers 2 - 4 Morton
1888/8/7 Dumbarton Athletic 2 - 1 Morton Glasgow Exhibition Trophy R1
The Sept. 10, 1888 Glasgow Herald nicknames Morton the "Sugaropolitan," a handle that could have been attached to the club right during the Golden Casket era.
January 19, 1889 looks to be Morton's first ever game against Celtic FC, who were founded in 1888.
Morton versus Port Glasgow Athletic. "This is the sixth occasion on which these two teams have met this season. Of the previous matches the Morton have won three, the Port one, and one was drawn." (Glasgow Herald, May 20, 1889, p. 9.) I've only found five of the six, but from the Herald's summary the missing game must have been a win for Morton.
The Stevenston Thistle result is listed in the same issue of the Glasgow Herald (May 20, 1889) as the Port Glasgow game, so it must have been played by the 2nd XI.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Glasgow Exhibition Trophy, Renfrewshire Cup, 2nd XI Cup and Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for ordinary matches, and the 1888/12/8 match, which SFHA puts on 1888/11/10.)
Greenock Morton results for 1887-88:
1888/5/5 Morton 1 - 2 Cambuslang
1888/4/21 Dumbarton Athletic 3 - 1 Morton Greenock Charity Cup SF
1888/4/14 Renton 2 - 2 Morton
1888/4/7 Victoria (Helensburgh) 4 - 0 2nd Morton
1888/4/7 Morton 1 - 3 Hearts
1888/3/31 Abercorn 6 - 4 Morton
1888/3/17 3rd Morton 6 - 1 Carlton
1888/3/17 Morton 5 - 3 Renfrew
1888/3/10 Morton 3 - 2 Third Lanark
1888/3/3 Morton Strollers 4 - 5 Partick Thistle Swifts
1888/3/3 Partick Thistle 6 - 2 Morton
1888/2/25 Morton 0 - 3 Kilmarnock 3
1888/2/18 Morton Strollers 1 - 1 2nd Airdrieonians
1888/2/18 Airdrieonians 2 - 6 Morton
1888/2/11 Morton 10 - 1 Campbeltown Athletic
1888/2/4 Summerton (Govan) 2 - 3 Morton Strollers
1888/2/4 Morton 2 - 1 Pollokshields Athletic
1888/1/28 Ayr FC 4 - 2 Morton
1888/1/21 Morton 3 - 3 Royal Albert
1888/1/14 Morton 2? - 3? Rangers [murky]
1888/1/7 3rd Morton 1 - 1 Carlton
1888/1/7 1st RRV 2? - 5? Morton [very murky]
1887/12/31 Morton 9? - 1 Dumbarton? Rangers [messy scan]
1887/12/24 Morton 11 - 1 1st RRV
1887/12/17 Dumbarton Rangers 0 - 2 Morton Strollers
1887/12/17 Morton 0 - 5 Dumbarton
1887/12/10 Morton Strollers 3 - 4 Queen's Park Strollers
1887/12/10 St Mirren 2 - 0 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R3
1887/12/3 Dumbarton 1 - 4 Morton
1887/11/26 3rd Morton 2 - 0 John Dunlop
1887/11/19 Morton 11 - 2 Mearns Athletic Renfrewshire Cup R2
1887/11/12 3rd Morton 3 - 0 West End Strollers (Paisley)
1887/11/5 Morton 4 - 1 Hurlford
Howwood scr/wo Morton Refrewshire Cup R1
1887/10/29 Morton 8? - 0 Arthurlie
1887/10/22 Queen's Park 8 - 1 Morton
1887/10/15 Morton 4 - 1 Thornliebank
1887/10/15 2nd Abercorn 6 - 3 2nd Morton
1887/10/8 Govan Athletic 6 - 6 Morton Strollers
1887/10/8 Dundee Wanderers 2 - 3 Morton
1887/10/1 Morton Strollers 3 - 1 1st RRV (scratch)
1887/10/1 Cambuslang 4 - 1 Morton
1887/9/24 3rd Morton 2 - 1 Overton
1887/9/17 3rd Morton 1 - 1 Belville
1887/9/17 Morton 2 - 3 St Mirren 2nd XI Cup R1
1887/9/17 Morton 0 - 3 Rangers
1887/9/10 Morton 3 - 2 Partick Thistle
1887/9/3 Dykebar 5 - 2 Morton Scottish Cup R1
1887/8/27 Morton Strollers 0 - 3 Rangers Swifts
1887/8/27 Rangers 2 - 2 Morton
1887/8/20 Morton 5 - 2 Ayr FC
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup, 2nd XI Cup and Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for ordinary matches.)
Greenock Morton results for 1886-87:
1887/5/28 Morton 5 - 2 Partick Thistle Greenock Charity Cup final
1887/4/30 Morton 6 - 1 St Mirren Greenock Charity Cup SF
1887/4/23 Morton 5 - 3 Queen's Park
1887/4/16 Morton 3? - 1 Hearts
1887/4/9 Cowlairs 11 - 3 Morton***
1887/4/9 Abercorn 4 - 1 Morton***
1887/3/26 Ferndale 2 - 4 Cappilow XI (Greenock Morton) (at Queen's Park)
1887/3/26 Morton 0 - 4 Kilmarnock
1887/3/19 Morton 0 - 1 Abercorn Renfrewshire Cup SF replay
1887/3/14 Greenock Charity Cup schedule published. (See below.)
1887/3/12 Morton vs Abercorn (postponed) Renfrewshire Cup SF replay
1887/3/5 Dykebar 1 - 7 Morton
1887/2/26 3rd Morton 6 - 1 2nd Lochwinnoch
1887/2/26 St Mirren 4 - 1 Morton
1887/2/19 2nd Morton 1 - 4 2nd Abercorn
1887/2/19 Abercorn 3 - 3 Morton Renfrewshire Cup SF
1887/2/12 Morton 3 - 1 Third Lanark
1887/2/5 Morton 1 - 0 Dumbarton
1887/1/29 Renfrew 0 - 2 Morton Renfrewshire Cup R4 replay
1887/1/22 Morton 3 - 3 Renfrew Renfrewshire Cup R4 replay
1887/1/15 Cartvale 0 - 0 3rd Morton
1887/1/15 Ayr FC 6 - 1 Morton 2nd XI Cup R3 replay
1887/1/15 Morton 4 - 1 Queen's Park
1887/1/8 Morton Strollers** 6 - 4 Morton
1886/12/25 3rd Morton 3 - 0 Hibernians
1886/12/25 Morton 2 - 2 Ayr FC 2nd XI Cup R3 replay
1886/12/25 1st RRV 1 - 12 Morton (at Academy Field, Greenock)
1886/12/18 Ayr FC 4 - 4 Morton 2nd XI Cup R3
1886/12/18 Morton 7 - 0 Rockfield (Paisley)
1886/12/11 Morton 3 - 2 Renfrew (protested) Renfrewshire Cup R4
bye Renfrewshire Cup R3
1886/12/4 Morton (Cappielow XI) 6? - 0 Wellington
1886/12/4 Johnstone 4 - 5 Morton 2nd XI Cup R2
1886/12/4 Hurlford 5 - 1 Morton Scottish Cup R5
1886/11/27 Morton Strollers 6 - 1 2nd Clyde
1886/11/27 Clyde 5 - 1 Morton
1886/11/20 Morton 21 - 0 Howwood Renfrewshire Cup R2
1886/11/13 Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 3 Morton 2nd XI Cup R1
1886/11/13 Morton 4 - 4 Port Glasgow (protested)*
1886/11/6 Morton 11 - 0 Carfin Shamrock Scottish Cup R4
1886/10/30 Morton 12 - 0 Lochwinnoch Renfrewshire Cup R1
bye Scottish Cup R3
1886/10/23 Morton 1 - 1 St Mirren
1886/10/2 Thornliebank 0 - 2 Morton Scottish Cup R2
1886/9/25 Port Glasgow 8 - 3 Morton
1886/9/18 Hearts 5 - 0 Morton
1886/9/11 Lochwinnoch 0 - 6 Morton Scottish Cup R1
1886/9/4 Morton 9 - 3 Clyde
1886/8/28 Morton 3 - 3 St Mirren
1886/8/21 Morton 6 - 2 Aston Villa
1886/8/14 Morton 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Morton FC amateur athletic sports
1886/8/7 Morton 2 - 0 Partick Thistle Morton FC amateur athletic sports
1886/7/31 St Mirren 2 - 1 Morton St Mirren FC athletic sports
1886/7/24 Morton "2 goals to 2 corners" Arthurlie St Mirren FC athletic sports
1886/7/24 Morton "1 goal to 2 corners" Abercorn St Mirren FC athletic sports
The matches at the St Mirren FC athletic sports were eleven-a-side but probably shortened.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup, the 2nd XI Cup and the Greenock and District Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for ordinary matches.)
* "Another of those disgraceful scenes not infrequent at this game took place on Port's men leaving the field, one of them receiving a severe cut on the head from a stone thrown from the crowd." (Glasgow Herald, Nov. 15, 1886, p. 9.)
**These were Morton's second XI.
***Which of these is Morton's 2nd XI?
The Herald April 25, 1887 lists a club called Morton (Govan).
GREENOCK CHARITY CUP.--A meeting of the committee of the Greenock Charity Cup was held on Friday evening, at which the drawings took place, with the following result:--First round -- Partick Thistle v. Rangers, 1st R.R.V., St Mirren and Morton, byes. Second round -- Partick Thistle or Rangers v. 1st R.R.V., Morton v. St Mirren. Final tie -- Partick Thistle, Rangers, or 1st R.R.V. v. Morton or St Mirren. It is expected that the first tie will be played early in April.
Glasgow Herald, March 14, 1887, page 10.
Rangers is Greenock Rangers.
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 St Mirren 6 - 3 Morton 2nd XI Cup
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.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup, Greenock and District Charity Cup and 2nd XI Cup; the Glasgow Herald for ordinary matches; Wikipedia article "1885-86 Morton F. C. season" for the March 3 and April 24 matches.)
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