Plenty of Nothing

Quebec City, 1930

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The Battle of Greenock, 1685

On June 3, 1685, rebel forces of the Earl of Argyle landed near the Old West Kirk, repelled some mounted militia, stole supplies, and then sailed away. Read about it here. Map source.

Morton's pre-season friendlies get under way with a visit to Cappielow by Queen of the South. QoS proactively began their preseason last weekend with a 7 - 0 victory over Abbey Vale of the South of Scotland League. The close season is but a blink of an eye these days, yet it feels too long.

2024-25 will be the third consecutive season in League One for the Doonhamers. Last season they finished seventh, and the year before that fifth, so they may be settling in for a long residency. I would rather have them in the Championship than Queen's Park, if only for the Morton Castle Game.

QoS have signed former Morton midfielder Reece Lyon.

Morton have signed 23-year-old midfielder Nathan Shaw, ex of Blackpool, Bamber Bridge, AFC Fylde, Stockport County and most recently ICT. Also 19-year-old centre-back Dylan Corr, previously of Celtic B and Raith Rovers.

Darrah O'Connor has signed with York City.

The Morton women's team is now directly part of Greenock Morton FC. Before, it was under supporters' group Morton in the Community.

[Morton win 1 - 0 on a header by Lamar Reynolds.]

[GodEmperorGunning does a postmortem here.]

Other matches:

Þór/KA 1 - 2 Valur (June 25)

Cobh Ramblers 2 - 2 UCD (yesterday)

Nairn County 1 - 6 St Johnstone (friendly) (yesterday)

Civil Service Strollers [0 - 0] Stenhousemuir (friendly)

ProStars [2 - 1] Scrosoppi

Mito HollyHock [1 - 1] Renofa Yamaguchi

[Largs Thistle 4 - 1 Port Glasgow Juniors]

[Largs Thistle 3 - 2 Maryhill (tomorrow)]

Unity FC [0 - 3] Serbian White Eagles (tomorrow)

Ehime [0 - 3] Sfida Setagaya (tomorrow)

Reilac Shiga [2 - 0] ReinMeer Aomori (tomorrow)

Seasons of Antigua Barracuda:

2011    24    9    2    13    32    32        0    29    6th, USL Pro, American Division

2012    24    5    1    18    16    50    -34    16    11th, USL Pro

2013    26    0    0    26    11    91    -80      0    13th, USL Pro

Antigua Barracuda in Concacaf competition:

2012/5/6      Antigua Barracuda 3 - 0 Inter Moengotapoe (SRM)    CFU ClCh R1

2012/5/8      Victory (Haiti) 0 - 0 Antigua Barracuda    CFU ClCh R1

2012/5/10    W Connection (T&T) 1 - 2 Antigua Barracuda    CFU ClCh R1

2012/6/19    Antigua Barracuda 0 - 2 Caledonia AIA (T&T)    CFU ClCh SF

2012/6/21    Antigua Barracuda 0 - 2 Puerto Rico Islanders    CFU ClCh 3rd pl

2013/4/26    Caledonia AIA 3 - 1 Antigua Barracuda    CFU ClCh R1

2013/4/30    W Connection 0 - 0 Antigua Barracuda    CFU ClCh R1

(CFU ClCh = Caribbean Football Union Club Championship)

Arthurlie FC 1916-17:

1917/5/19      Arthurlie 3 - 1 St Mirren

1917/5/12      Arthurlie 1 - 4 Kilmarnock    charity match

1917/4/28      Arthurlie 4 - 1 Cadets XI

1917/4/21      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Abercorn    RVCup

1917/4/14      Arthurlie 3 - 2 Queen's Park Strollers

1917/4/7        Stevenston United 0 - 2 Arthurlie    WCup

1917/3/24      Arthurlie 7 - 0 Johnstone    WCup

1917/3/17      Arthurlie 0 - 1 Johnstone    RVCup

1917/3/10      Abercorn 0 - 2 Arthurlie    RVCup

1917/3/3        Johnstone 1 - 2 Arthurlie    RVCup

1917/2/24      Arthurlie 1 - 2 Clydebank    WSL

1917/2/17      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Abercorn    WCup

1917/2/3        Johnstone 1 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1917/1/27      Clydebank 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1917/1/20      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Stevenston United    WCup

1917/1/13      Vale of Leven 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WCup

1917/1/6        Arthurlie 0 - 1 Clydebank    WCup

1916/12/23    Abercorn 0 - 0 Arthurlie    WCup

1916/12/16    Stevenston United 1 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/12/9      Arthurlie 1 - 2 Dykehead (expunged)    WSL

1916/12/2      Clydebank 1 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/11/25    Vale of Leven 6 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/11/18    Arthurlie 0 - 1 Wishaw Thistle (expunged)    WSL

1916/11/11    Arthurlie 1 - 1 Albion Rovers    WSL

1916/11/4      Abercorn 1 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/10/28    Johnstone 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WCup

1916/10/21    Arthurlie 3 - 2 Abercorn    WSL

1916/10/7      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Renton    WSL

1916/9/30      Albion Rovers 2 - 3 Arthurlie WSL

1916/9/23      Arthurlie 2 - 3 Dumbarton Harp    WSL

1916/9/16      Arthurlie 0 - 1 Stevenston United    WSL

1916/9/9        Arthurlie 0 - 3 Vale of Leven    WSL

1916/8/26      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Johnstone    WSL

1916/8/19      Royal Albert 1 - 1 Arthurlie (expunged)   WSL

The West of Scotland League fixtures Dumbarton Harp vs Arthurlie and Renton vs Arthurlie are missing. Arthurlie vs Royal Albert, Dykehead vs Arthurlie, and Wishaw Thistle vs Arthurlie were not played.

The Western Cup was played as a league. Arthurlie vs Vale of Leven is missing.

The Renfrewshire Victoria Cup was also played as a league, albeit with three teams.

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for the West of Scotland League, the Western Cup, and the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1916/8/19, 1917/4/14, 1917/4/28, 1917/5/12, and 1917/5/19.)

Selkirk Grant, 1817

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Mining Claims Within the City of Gatineau

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Traffic Control Centre, 1964

There was a Univac 1107 located in Old City Hall controlling Toronto's traffic lights in 1964. Source.

Video Difference

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Cooling Towers

Cooling towers, Ferrybridge, Yorkshire. Source.

Thelonius Bair

Ottawa-born Thelonius Bair played in Motherwell's 2 - 1 loss to Morton in Round Five of the Scottish Cup February 9th. Aside from that, 2023-24 was his best season to date, with 15 goals in 41 appearances. Source.

Morton have signed 22-year-old Owen Moffat, late of Celtic, Blackpool and Dunfermline Athletic. And 20-year-old Arron Lyall, formerly of Rangers, ICT and Airdrieonians.

Vancouver FC [0 - 4] HFX Wanderers

[Wanderers finally get it together. Two goals each for Telfer and Nimick.]

Scrosoppi vs Hamilton United (June 19) (postponed on account of heat)

Scrosoppi [0 - 0] Vaughan Azzurri

Tokushima Vortis [1 - 0] Mito HollyHock

Unity FC vs [Hamilton City 1 FC 0 - 4 ] Serbian White Eagles

[The CSL has added two more teams and rewritten its schedule.]

Þór/KA 3 - 1 Fylkir (June 21)

Sfida Setagaya 0 - 1 Iga Kunoichi Mie (June 22)

ReinMeer Aomori 4 - 0 Verspah Oita (June 22)

Arthurlie FC 1915-16:

1916/5/6        Arthurlie 2 - 3 Abercorn    PChCup R1

1916/4/29      Dykehead 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/4/15      Paisley Academical 2 - 4 Arthurlie    RVCup

1916/4/8        Renton 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/4/1        Arthurlie 1 - 2 Clydebank    WSL

1916/3/11      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Queen's Park Strollers    benefit match

1916/3/4        Clydebank 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/2/26      Arthurlie 6 - 0 Dumbarton Harp    WSL

1916/2/19      Abercorn 0 - 1 Arthurlie    RVCup

1916/2/12      Arthurlie 4 - 0 Dykehead    WSL

1916/2/5        Albion Rovers 2 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/1/29      Arthurlie 4 - 3 Johnstone    WSL

1916/1/22      Moorpark Crusaders 0 - 6 Arthurlie    RVCup

1916/1/8        Arthurlie 7 - 0 Paisley Academical    RVCup

1916/1/1        Abercorn vs Arthurlie (abandoned)    RVCup

1915/12/25    Arthurlie 4 - 1 Johnstone    RVCup

1915/12/18    Arthurlie 10 - 3 Moorpark Crusaders    RVCup

1915/12/11    Johnstone 4 - 0 Arthurlie    RVCup

1915/12/4      Vale of Leven 6 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/11/27    Arthurlie 5 - 0 Stevenston United    WSL

1915/11/13    Arthurlie 2 - 2 Abercorn    RVCup

1915/11/6      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Royal Albert    WSL

1915/10/30    Arthurlie 4 - 1 Renton    WSL

1915/10/23    Arthurlie 1 - 1 Wishaw Thistle    WSL

1915/10/16    Dumbarton Harp 3 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/10/9      Stevenston 3 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/10/2      Arthurlie 1 - 2 Abercorn    WSL

1915/9/25      Johnstone 3 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/9/18      Arthurlie 2 - 2 Albion Rovers    WSL

1915/9/11      Royal Albert 6 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/9/4        Arthurlie 3 - 7 Vale of Leven    WSL

1915/8/28      Abercorn 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/8/21      Wishaw Thistle 5 - 3 Arthurlie    WSL

The Renfrewshire Victoria Cup was played as a league this season.

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for West of Scotland League, the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup and the Paisley Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1916/3/11.)

The Two Kathleen Freemans

Classicist Kathleen Freeman (1897-1959), known for Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers, could have been played in her biopic by actor Kathleen Freeman (1923-2001). Source. Source.

Renfrew FC to 1885

Renfrew Tollbooth. Source.

Renfrew FC 1884-85:

1885/3/21      Renfrew 1 - 2 Northern

1885/2/7        Dundee Harp 6 - 0 Renfrew

1885/1/31      Renfrew 2 - 1 Yoker

1885/1/24      Thistle 5 - 1 Renfrew

1885/1/17      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Renfrew

1885/1/10      Renfrew 3 - 1 Morton

1884/12/20    Arthurlie 3 - 1 Renfrew    RCup R3

1884/11/29    Morton 4 - 1 Renfrew

1884/11/22    bye    RCup R2

1884/11/13    St Mirren 6 - 3 Renfrew    ScCup R3 2nd replay

1884/11/8      St Mirren vs Renfrew (protested)    ScCup R3 replay

1884/11/1      Renfrew 10 - 0 Greenock Albion    RCup R1

1884/10/25    St Mirren 1 - 0 Renfrew (protested)    ScCup R3

1884/10/18    Johnstone 4 - 1 Renfrew

1884/10/18    2nd Renfrew 6 - 4 2nd Johnstone

1884/10/11    Partick FC 1 - 0 Renfrew (protested)

1884/10/4      2nd Renfrew 3 - 1 2nd St Mirren

1884/10/4      Clippens 1 - 7 Renfrew    ScCup R2

1884/9/20      Dumbarton 3 - 0 Renfrew

1884/9/13      2nd St Mirren 6 - 1 2nd Renfrew    Sc2XICup R1

1884/9/13      Renfrew 1 - 0 Johnstone Rovers    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; Wikipedia "1884-85 Morton F. C. season" for 1884/11/29 and 1885/1/10; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Renfrew FC 1883-84:

1884/4/19      2nd Abercorn 2 - 0 2nd Renfrew

1884/2/23      Partick FC 2 - 1 Renfrew

1883/11/10    Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 1 Renfrew

1883/10/27    Olympic 4 - 3 Renfrew    RCup R1 replay

1883/10/20    Johnstone 3 - 0 Renfrew

1883/10/13    Renfrew 3 - 3 Olympic    RCup R1

1883/when    2nd Hurlford W - L 2nd Renfrew    Sc2XICup R1

1883/9/8        Morton 1 - 0 Renfrew    ScCup R1

1883/9/1        2nd Johnstone 4 - 3 2nd Renfrew

1883/9/1        Renfrew 0 - 1 Johnstone

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Renfrew FC 1882-83:

1883/4/14      Dunfermline FC 2 - 3 Renfrew

1883/2/17      Renfrew 0 - 2 Thornliebank    RCup R3

1883/2/10      Renfrew 0 - 1 Paisley Athletic

1882/12/23    Renfrew 3 - 1 Pollok    RCup R2

1882/12/9      2nd Kilmarnock Athletic 20 - 2 2nd Renfrew    Sc2XICup R1

1882/11/18    Renfrew 0 - 5 St Mirren

1882/11/18    2nd St Mirren 6 - 1 2nd Renfrew

1882/10/14    Renfrew 7 - 0 Aldergrove    RCup R1

1882/10/7      Paisley Athletic 4 - 5 Renfrew

1882/9/30      Renfrew 1 - 4 Thistle

1882/9/23      Partick FC 2 - 0 Renfrew

1882/9/16      Pollok 3 - 2 Renfrew    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and the Scottish Second Eleven Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Renfrew FC 1881-82:

1882/2/18      Renfrew 0 - 3 Arthurlie    RCup SF

1882/2/4        Renfrew 1 - 1 Pilgrims

1882/1/28      Renfrew 1 - 2 Partick

1882/1/21      bye    RCup R3

1882/1/14      Dumbarton 9 - 0 Renfrew

1881/12/17    Renfrew 1 - 0 Johnstone

1881/12/10    Yoker 1 - 0 Renfrew

1881/12/3      Abercorn 0 - 3 Renfrew    RCup R2

1881/11/19    Clyde 2 - 1 Renfrew

1881/11/5      Renfrew 5 - 0 Glasgow University (Rugby)

From the description of the scoring this might be a soccer match.

1881/10/15    2nd Renfrew 0 - 4 2nd Partick FC

1881/10/8      Renfrew 4 - 0 South-Western

1881/10/1      St Mirren 2 - 2 Renfrew

1881/9/24      Renfrew 4 - 1 Kilbarchan    RCup R1

1881/9/17      Cartvale 4 - 2 Renfrew    ScCup R1

1881/9/3        Abercorn (a draw) Renfrew    (very blurry)

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup; Wikipedia "1881-82 Dumbarton F. C. season" for 1882/1/14; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Renfrew FC 1880-81:

1881/4/2        Renfrew 0 - 4 Dumbarton

1881/2/26      Renfrew 5 - 1 Clyde

1881/1/1        Abercorn 2 - 3 Renfrew

1880/10/16    2nd Renfrew 2 - 0 2nd Clyde

1880/10/16    Clyde 2 - 5 Renfrew

1880/10/2      Renfrew 2 - 0 Caledonian

1880/9/18      Thornliebank 3 - 0 Renfrew    ScCup R1

1880/9/4        Renfrew ? - 5 Abercorn

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Wikipedia "1880-81 Dumbarton F. C. season" for 1881/4/2; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Renfrew FC 1879-80:

1880/1/17      2nd Yoker 2 - 0 2nd Renfrew

1880/1/17      Yoker 0 - 1 Renfrew

1879/11/22    Pollokshields Athletic 2 - 1 Renfrew    ScCup R4

1879/11/15    2nd Pollokshields Athletic 1 - 1 2nd Renfrew

1879/11/15    Renfrew 1 - 3 Pollokshields Athletic

1879/11/1      Arthurlie 1 - 2 Renfrew    ScCup R3

1879/10/25    South-Western 1 - 0 Renfrew

1879/10/11    bye    ScCup R2

1879/9/20      Barrhead 0 - 5 Renfrew    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Renfrew FC 1878-79:

1878/11/30    Renfrew 0 - 4 Third Lanark    ScCup R4

1878/11/9      bye    ScCup R3

1878/11/9      Havelock 2 - 2 Renfrew

1878/11/2      1st Renfrew 0 - 6 1st Renfrew Ramblers

1878/10/19    2nd Renfrew 0 - 1 2nd Yoker

1878/10/19    Levern 1 - 2 Renfrew    ScCup R2

1878/10/5      17th RRV 1 - 2 Renfrew    ScCup R1 replay

1878/9/28      Renfrew 1 - 1 17th RRV    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

Renfrew FC 1877-78:

1878/1/5        Renfrew 0 - 2 Mauchline    ScCup R5

1877/12/1      did not play    ScCup R4

1877/11/10    Renfrew 1 - 2 Barrhead (Barrhead later disqualified)    ScCup R3

1877/10/27    Glenkilloch 0 - 4 Renfrew    ScCup R2

1877/10/6      Pollokshaws Athletic 0 - 2 Renfrew    ScCup R1 replay

1877/9/29      Renfrew 0 - 0 Pollokshaws Athletic    ScCup R1

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup.)

Renfrew FC 1876-77:

1877/3/3        2nd Renfrew 0 - 0 1st? Ramblers (Renfrew)

1877/1/13      2nd Renfrew 3 - 0 2nd somebody (blurry)

(Source: the Glasgow Herald.)

Renfrew FC 1875-76:

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