Plenty of Nothing

To Ibrox by Car Ferry

Renfrew and Yoker are connected by ferry, though these days it's passenger-only.

It's the Scottish League Cup, Round Two, in which Morton travel to Ibrox to face Rangers FC. Today's game starts at 12:30 BST for the benefit of Viaplay, the Swedish video streaming service that bought the naming rights to this cup partway through last season and is already planning to get out.

These two clubs met on February 12th, 2017 in the Scottish Cup, Round Five, and Rangers won 2 - 1. Michael Tidser was the Morton scorer. Morton's most recent win against Rangers came on April 9th, 1988, the last time Morton were in the top division. Tommy Turner, Derek Collins and Rowan Alexander scored for a 3 - 2 Morton win at Cappielow.

Rangers are coming off a 1 - 1 draw with Genève Servette on Tuesday, which allows Gers to advance to the Champions League play-off round. Rangers were beaten by Kilmarnock in Week One of the Scottish Premiership.

Rangers have knocked Morton out of 17 cups over the course of their history.

This round features ten Premiership clubs plus five from the Championship and one from League One. The missing Premiership sides are Dundee and St Johnstone who both crashed out in the group stage.

Morton have re-signed midfielder Iain Wilson on loan from Queen of the South. He previously played for the Ton in the second part of 2021-22.

[Rangers 2 - 1 Morton. Goal by Gillespie.]

The other League Cup matches:

Stirling Albion 1 - 2 Aberdeen (last night)

Airdrieonians [3 - 4] Ross County

Livingston [2 - 0] Ayr United

St Mirren [1 - 0] Motherwell

Hibs [2 - 1] Raith Rovers (tomorrow)

Kilmarnock [1 - 0] Celtic (tomorrow)        Upset

Hearts [4 - 0] Partick Thistle (tomorrow)

Championship:

Arbroath [0 - 1] Queen's Park

This match is brought forward from October 31, as both teams are out of the League Cup and have a free day. A win for QP would likely let them hang on to first place for the next several weeks.

Other matches:

Strathspey Thistle [0 - 6] Banks o' Dee

East Craigie [1 - 3] Letham

Largs Thistle [2 - 0] Arthurlie

East Kilbride Thistle [6 - 1] Carluke Rovers

Cardiff Metropolitan University [0 - 0] Bala Town

Cliftonville [4 - 0] Carrick Rangers

NPR2 Vic: Preston Lions [2 - 2] Brunswick City

This concludes the NPL Vic 2 schedule. [Preston Lions finish mid-table.]

Mito HollyHock [1 - 1] Blaublitz Akita

Forge [1 - 1] HFX Wanderers

[Goal by Nimick.]

Toronto FC [2 - 3] CF Montreal (tomorrow)

Scrosoppi 5 - 0 Hamilton United (August 16)

Masters FA [1 - 2] Scrosoppi

Morton Women vs Morton Women U16 (August 17)

Morton Women [1 - 4] ICT (tomorrow)

This starts the SWF Championship season.

FAI Cup, Round Two:

UCD vs Galway United (yesterday) (abandoned)

UCD [1 - 5] Galway United (Monday)

2023-24 South Challenge Cup, R1 (North-West Zone):

Ardeer Thistle [2 - 3] Beith

Broomhill [1 - 0] Neilston (tomorrow)

Eglinton [0 - 2] Irvine Meadow XI

Glasgow Perthshire [1 - 3] BSC Glasgow

Glasgow United [1 - 3] St Roch's

Kilbirnie Ladeside [2 - 1] Greenock Juniors

St Cadoc's [1 - 0] Port Glasgow

Yoker Athletic [6 - 3] Renfrew

East of Scotland Qualifying Cup R2:

Peebles Rovers [1 - 4] Broxburn Athletic

Linlithgow Rose [6 - 3] Leith Athletic

2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, 3QR, second leg (August 17):

Hearts 3 - 1 Rosenborg

Luzern 2 - 2 Hibs

Derry City 1 - 0 Tobol (Tobol advance on PK)

Hibs and Hearts advance. Derry City are out. So far in European play Hibs have two wins and Rangers and Hearts have one each.

2023 Women's World Cup final (tomorrow):

Spain [1 - 0] England

Historical matches:

1882/8/19      Morton 1 - 3 Partick Thistle (friendly)

1944/8/19      Morton 3 - 2 Hibs

1967/8/16      Morton 3 - 1 Raith Rovers

1967/8/19      Morton 6 - 0 Dumbarton

These were games two and three of the League Cup Group stage. Morton were in Group 7.

1995/8/19      Rangers 3 - 0 Morton

Round 2 of the League Cup. (Both teams had a bye through Round 1.)

2023-24 Championship

"The Ship Favorite Maneuvering Off Greenock" by Robert Salmon (1775 - c.1845). Source.

The 2023-24 Championship begins, the 30th season of this ten-team tier-two league. This year's Championship shares seven members with last year's. It also closely resembles the 2009-10 edition, which had ICT, Dunfermline, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers, Morton, Airdrie and Ayr in it. In contrast is the 2014-15 Championship which had only Raith Rovers in common.

This is Morton's ninth straight season in the Championship, their longest run in any division since 1963-64. Their longest run in any division ever still stands at 27 years (1900-01 to 1926-27) in the old Division One. Nine straight seasons makes Morton the longest current tenant (see A below) and puts Morton joint second in the list of longest runs in tier II since the four divisions came in (see B below). Morton is also the club that has spent the most years all told in tier II since 1994 (see C below).

See D below for the whereabouts of each 2023-24 Championship club since 1994.

2024 will be Morton's 150th anniversary. 

Morton host Ayr United. Last season these two finished with almost identical records, though Ayr had an 8-goal edge in scoring thanks to Dipo Akinyemi, who, luckily, has moved on to York City. Ayr enter their sixth straight season in the Championship. Since 1994 they have spent 17 years in tier II and 13 in tier III.

Lawrence Shankland, who has played for both Morton and Ayr, was third in scoring in the Premiership last season, with 24 goals for Hearts.

Ayr won their group in the League Cup, with 11 points and a +8 goal difference.

Have Morton and Ayr ever started the league against each other before? Yes:

2019/8/3        Ayr United 4 - 2 Morton

2014/8/9        Ayr United 1 - 0 Morton

1997/8/2        Ayr United 1 - 2 Morton

1971/9/4        Ayr United 1 - 0 Morton

1939/10/21    Ayr United 0 - 1 Morton

1930/8/9        Ayr United 2 - 2 Morton

1920/8/18      Ayr United 0 - 2 Morton

Three wins and a draw each, all at Somerset Park. Today is the first time Ayr and Morton have started the league at Cappielow.

Morton have signed goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald, formerly of Hearts, Queen of the South, Falkirk, Kilmarnock, Alloa and Raith Rovers. Also Irish midfielder Alan Power who has played for Nottingham Forest, Grays Athletic of the Isthmian League, Hartlepool United, Rushden & Diamonds, Lincoln City, Kilmarnock and St Mirren. Michael Garrity is being loaned out to Annan Athletic.

Today's starting XI is: [MacDonald, O'Connor, Waters, Boyd, Muirhead, Quitongo, Crawford, Broadfoot, McGrattan, Gillespie, Oakley.]

Compare last year: Schwake, Pignatiello, Strapp, O'Connor, Baird, Kabia, Blues, Muirhead, Quitongo, Gillespie, Lyon.

Here's a pleasing sign of continuity. The most recent Morton scorer against each of the 2022-23 Championship clubs is still with Morton: Jack Baird (Partick), Robbie Crawford (Queen's Park), Grant Gillespie (ICT), Alexander King (Raith Rovers and Hamilton Accies), Robbie Muirhead (Cove Rangers and Dundee), George Oakley (Arbroath) and Calum Waters (Ayr United).

[Morton win 3 - 1. Goals by Crawford, Muirhead and Boyd.]

The other Championship matches:

Arbroath 0 - 4 Dundee United (yesterday)

Dunfermline [2 - 1] Airdrieonians

Partick Thistle [2 - 2] Raith Rovers

Inverness Caledonian Thistle [1 - 2] Queen's Park*

*This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round Two match.

Other matches:

Celtic [3 - 2] AC Bilbao (friendly) (August 1)

UCD vs Derry City (tomorrow) [postponed]

Troon [1 - 5] Largs Thistle

Banks o' Dee [3 - 0] Nairn County

Caledonian Braves [0 - 1] Linlithgow Rose

Forfar United [0 - 8] East Craigie

Knightswood [3 - 1] Carluke Rovers

Thornton Hibs [3 - 0] Peebles Rovers

FC Isle of Man [0 - 3] Litherland Remyca

Welsh League Cup: Taffs Well [0 - 3] Cardiff Metropolitan University

Roasso Kumamoto [0 - 0] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)

Tokyo 23 FC [1 - 1] Tokyo United

HFX Wanderers [1 - 2] Pacific (Monday)

[HFX goal by Nimick.]

Wanderers' Ludwig Amla has been suspended for two years on a doping violation.

Scrosoppi [0 - 2] Blue Devils (August 2)

Falkirk vs Morton Women (friendly) (tomorrow)

2023 Women's World Cup, Round of 16:

Japan [3 - 1] Norway

2023 Concacaf Leagues Cup, Round of 32 (yesterday):

Tigres UNAL [1 - 1] Vancouver Whitecaps [UNAL win on PK]

2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, 2QR, second leg (August 3):

Hibs 6 - 1 Inter Club d'Escaldes

Swift Hesperange 3 - 2 The New Saints (August 1)

Haverfordwest County 1 - 1 B36

Pogon Szczecin 3 - 2 Linfield

Rosenborg 3 - 2 Crusaders

Larne 1 - 4 Ballkani 

Dundalk 2 - 2 KA

KuPS 3 - 3 Derry City

Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 Ferencváros 

Derry City and Hibs advance. Crusaders, Dundalk, Haverfordwest County, Larne, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers and The New Saints are out.

It's the 49th All Japan Municipal Officials Football Tournament. 32 teams compete in a knockout tournament from August 4th to 9th to see which government department is best. Fujieda City Hall FC have won this trophy 28 times and been joint winners 5 other times. The Tokyo Fire Department is their next nearest rival.

Fujieda City Hall [3 - 1] Sendai City Hall (today)

[R2: Fujieda City Hall 8 - 0 Omura City Hall (tomorrow)]

A) When did the 2023-24 Championship clubs most recently get into the Championship and was it from above or below?

2023    Dundee United (above)

2023    Dunfermline (below)

2023    Airdrieonians (below)

2022    Queen's Park (below)

2021    Partick Thistle (below)

2020    Raith Rovers (below)

2019    Arbroath (below)

2018    Ayr United (below)

2017    Inverness CT (above)

2015    Morton (below)

B) Longest runs in tier II since 1994:

10 years    Queen of the South (2002-03 to 2011-12)

  9 years    Falkirk (1996-97 to 2004-05)

  9 years    Clyde (2000-01 to 2008-09)

  9 years    Falkirk (2010-11 to 2018-19)

  9 years    Queen of the South (2013-14 to 2021-22)

  9 years    Morton (2015-16 to 2023-24)

  8 years    Raith Rovers (2009-10 to 2016-17)

C) Since 1994, which clubs have spent 15 or more years in tier II, counting this season?

22 years        Morton

20 years        Raith Rovers

19 years        Queen of the South

18 years        Falkirk

17 years        Ayr United

16 years        Partick Thistle

15 years        Dundee

15 years        Dunfermline

D) In which divisions have the 2023-24 Championship clubs played since 1994?

Dundee Utd        ABAAAA     AAAAAAAAAA    AAAAAABBBB    AAAB

Inverness CT     DDDCCB    BBBBAAAAAB     AAAAAAABBB    BBBB

Dunfermline        BBAAAB    AAAAAAABBB    BABCCCBBBB    BBCB

Partick Thistle    AABBCC    CBAABCBBBB     BBBAAAAABB    CBBB

Raith Rovers      BAABBB    BBCBBCCCCB    BBBBBBBCCC    BBBB

Morton               CBBBBB    BCDCCCCBBB    BBBBCBBBBB     BBBB

Ayr Utd              BCCBBB    BBBBCCCCCB    CBCCCCBCBB    BBBB

Arbroath            DDDDCC    CBBCCDDDCC   DCCCDDDCCB    BBBB

Airdrieonians                             CCBBBCBB    CCBCCCCCCC    CCCB

Queen's Park    DDDDDD    CDDDDDDCCD   DDDDDDCCDD   DCBB

(A = Premiership; B = Championship; etc.)

Plenty of Nothing's goals for Morton, 2023-24 edition:

1) Play a Welsh or Northern Irish club.

2) Make the final of any cup.

3) Make the Premiership playoffs.

4) 60 goals in league play.

5) Score on Celtic.

6) Score on Rangers.

7) Score on Aberdeen.

8) Get a win off Arbroath.

9) Get a win off Dundee United.

10) Fifteen clean sheets in league play.

Regatta Day T-Shirt

By Anne Fizzard. Source.

Lego Cumbrae Ferry

Source.

Tempo VI

Guy Lombardo in his speed boat, Tempo VI, Miami, 1948. Source.

The Bartons

A family of Leith mariners, the Bartons, conducted a naval war against England's ally Portugal in the days of James IV. Source.

The League Cup group stage continues. Morton visit Easter Road in Leith to face Premiership side Hiberian FC.

Morton have played Hibs ten times in the 21st Century. They had eight league games during Hibs' tenure in the Championship not long ago, plus there have been two League Cup matches: Morton beat Hibs 3 - 4 at Easter Road on August 26th, 2008, and Hibs won 5 - 3 there on August 17th, 2019.

Morton's first game against Hibernian appears to be a Scottish Cup Round Five match played on December 6th, 1884, which Hibs won  4 - 0.

Morton great Allan McGraw played for Hibs from 1966 to 1969.

The last Morton player to score on Hibs was Bob McHugh.

The format of the League Cup group stage ensures that the Pot 2 club will visit the Pot 1 club. This, coupled with bad luck in Scottish Cup draws and some other things, means that Morton have not entertained a Premiership club at Cappielow since 2015, the longest drought among current Championship clubs. (See below.)

This is the tenth anniversary of the ARR Craib Cup, which was only ever played once, July 21 - 22, 2012. Four teams were involved: Celtic, Airdrie United, Partick Thistle and Everton. All matches took place at Firhill. Partick beat Everton 3 - 1 in the final.

Hibs have entered into an agreement with FC Edinburgh that will supply the League 1 club with young players and give Hibs’ women’s team a home field at Meadowbank.

Morton have signed 18-year-old New Zealander Lawton Green to act as backup goalie.

When did each 2022-23 Championship club last play a Premiership side at home?

2022/5/20      Inverness CT 2 - 2 St Johnstone    playoff

2022/5/10      Dundee 3 - 1 Hibs    league

2022/2/13      Arbroath 1 - 3 Hibs    Scottish Cup R5

2022/2/12      Partick Thistle 0 - 1 Dundee United    Scottish Cup R5

2022/1/22      Ayr United 0 - 2 St Mirren    Scottish Cup R4

2021/8/15      Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Aberdeen    League Cup R2

2021/7/14      Queen's Park 0 - 1 Motherwell    League Cup GS

2021/5/16      Hamilton 0 - 2 Kilmarnock    league

2020/10/10    Cove Rangers 1 - 2 Hibs    League Cup GS

2015/10/27    Morton 1 - 3 St Johnstone    League Cup QF

Group D

Hibs [1 - 1] Morton [Morton win on PK. Goal by Gillespie. Penalty shootout goals by Blues, Pignatiello and Jacobs.]

Bonnyrigg Rose [1 - 1] Falkirk [Falkirk win on PK.]

This is the first ever match between Bonnyrigg Rose and Falkirk.

Clyde are off.

[Group D standings after these games:

Hibs            4    2    0    1    1   10   3   +7    7

Falkirk         3    1    2    0    0    2    1   +1    7

Bonnyrigg    3    1    0    1    1    4    6    -2    4  

Morton         3    0    1    1    1    1    3    -2    3

Clyde           3    1    0    0    2    3    7    -4    3     ]

Other matches:  

Benburb [0 - 2] Largs Thistle (friendly)

Morton Women 0 - 1 Queen's Park Women at Parklea (friendly) (yesterday)

The draw for the KNVB Cup took place yesterday. Dutch vocabulary: cup = beker (like beaker!); draw = loting (like lottery!).

Ross County have picked up another Canadian, William Akio of Valour FC.

UEFA Champions League, 2QR, first leg:

Ludogorets Razgrad 3 - 0 Shamrock Rovers

Linfield 1 - 0 Bodø/Glimt

Persephone

Source.

The Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin

Source.

Endurance

Shackleton's ship Endurance has been located, and it's in pretty good shape. Source.

Submarine Greenock

The Soviet sub Lennitz 15 arrived in Greenock for a refit on February 15, 1943. They would not get the welcome mat this week. Source.

Morton host Arbroath. Arbroath are top of the division with 46 points. Morton are sixth seventh with 30. So far Arbroath have a win and a draw against Morton. Morton have yet to register a win against Arbroath, Kilmarnock or Raith Rovers this season.

Arbroath have the best offence in the Championship with 38 goals scored, and the best defence with only 18 goals allowed. Morton are 30 and 35. Arbroath's Michael McKenna has 11 goals. Nicky Low, who is regarded as the clubs best forward, has been injured most of the season. Last weekend Arbroath played Queen of the South to a 0 - 0 draw. Derek Gaston has 12 clean sheets so far this season. Jack Hamilton has 7.

When was the last time these two clubs met in the top division? December 12, 1974. Morton won 3 - 2.

Morton, with 30 points from 26 games played, have surpassed last season's point total of 29 points in 27 games.

[Morton 0 - 0 Arbroath.]

Arbroath's last ten winning seasons:

2018-19        36    20    10      6    63    38    +25    70    1st, League One

2017-18        36    17      8    11    70    51    +19    59    4th, League One

2016-17        36    18    12      6    63    36    +27    66    1st, League Two

2014-15        36    16      8    12    65    46    +19    56    3rd, League Two

2012-13        36    15      7    14    47    57     -10    52    5th, Second Division

2011-12        36    17    12      7    76    51    +25    63    2nd, Second Division

2010-11        36    20      6    10    80    61    +19    66    1st, Third Division

2007-08        36    14    10    12    54    47      +7    52    4th, Third Division

2006-07        36    22      4    10    61    33    +28    70    2nd, Third Division

The other Championship matches:

Hamilton Academical (7th) 1 - 1 Inverness CT (3rd) (last night)

Ayr United (8th) [0 - 1] Queen of the South (10th)

Dunfermline (9th) [0 - 0] Killie (2nd)

Raith Rovers (4th) [0 - 0] Partick Thistle (5th)

Other matches:

UCD 0 - 0 Finn Harps (yesterday)

Schaffhausen 3 - 2 Winterthur (yesterday)

Beerschot 2 - 3 Charleroi (yesterday)

East Kilbride [5 - 2] Gala Fairydean Rovers

Fort William [1 - 2] Clachnacuddin

FC Isle of Man [4 - 3] Wythenshawe Amateurs West Didsbury & Chorlton

Largs Thistle [1 - 2] Troon

Winterthur [2 - 0] Yverdon (tomorrow)

Mito HollyHock [2 - 3] Vegalta Sendai (tomorrow)

Turkgucu Munchen [1 - 5] 1.FC Saarbrücken (Monday)

Emperor's Cup Qualifying (tomorrow): Waseda University [0 - 1] Tokyo 23

The Tokyo Cup, Metro Tokyo's qualifying tournament for the Emperor's Cup, involves eight teams: Tokyo United, Tokyo 23 and Nankatsu SC from the Kanto League Division One; Aries Tokyo, and Hitachi Building Systems from Kanto Division 2; FC N. and Tokyo United FC +Plus from the Tokyo League Division 1; and Waseda University from the JUFA Kanto League.

Two kanji to learn if you're following Japanese university soccer are: 男 (man); 女 (woman). I'm convinced that 男 led Kobo Abe to write the novel Box Man, which is about a guy who goes around wearing a cardboard box on his head.

Experience the 16 JFL stadia along with some sick beats.

SWF Championship South: Livingston [4 - 2] Morton (tomorrow)

2021-22 Europa League knock-out round play-off, second leg (February 24):

Rangers 2 - 2 Borussia Dortmund

Rangers advance.

2021-22 Europa Conference League knock-out round play-off, second leg (February 24):

Bodø/Glimt 2 - 0 Celtic

Celtic are out.

The 2021-22 UEFA Champions League final has been moved from St Petersburg to Paris.

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

CF Montreal 3 - 1 Santos Laguna (February 23)

Montreal advance.

Cruz Azul 3 - 1 Forge FC (February 24)

Forge are out. Report.

Canadian vs Mexican clubs in Concacaf play:

1975/7/5        CChCup R1    Monterrey 2 - 0 Serbian White Eagles

1975/7/13      CChCup R1    Serbian White Eagles 1 - 1 Monterrey

2008/9/24      CChL GS        Montreal Impact 0 - 0 Atlante

2008/10/28    CChL GS        Atlante 2 - 1 Montreal Impact

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

2009/3/5        CChL QF        Santos Laguna 5 - 2 Montreal Impact

2010/8/17      CChL GS        Toronto FC 2 - 1 Cruz Azul

2010/9/21      CChL GS        Cruz Azul 0 - 0 Toronto FC

2011/9/14      CChL GS        UNAM 4 - 0 Toronto FC

2011/9/27      CChL GS        Toronto FC 1 - 1 UNAM

2012/3/28      CChL SF        Toronto FC 1 - 1 Santos Laguna

2012/4/4        CChL SF        Santos Laguna 6 - 2 Toronto FC

2012/8/28      CChL GS        Toronto FC 1 - 3 Santos Laguna

2012/10/24    CChL GS        Santos Laguna 1 - 0 Toronto FC

2015/2/24      CChL QF        Pachuca 2 - 2 Montreal Impact

2015/3/3        CChL QF        Montreal Impact 1 - 1 Pachuca

2015/4/22      CChL final      América 1 - 1 Montreal Impact

2015/4/29      CChL final      Montreal Impact 2 - 4 América

2017/3/14      CChL SF        UANL 2 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps

2017/4/5        CChL SF        Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 2 UANL

2018/3/7        CChL QF        Toronto FC 2 - 1 UANL

2018/3/13      CChL QF        UANL 3 - 2 Toronto FC

2018/4/3        CChL SF        Toronto FC 3 - 1 América

2018/4/10      CChL SF        América 1 - 1 Toronto FC

2018/4/17      CChL final      Toronto FC 1 - 2 Guadalajara

2018/4/25      CChL final      Guadalajara 1 - 2 Toronto FC

2021/4/7        CChL 16         León 1 - 1 Toronto FC

2021/4/14      CChL 16         Toronto FC 2 - 1 León

2021/4/27      CChL QF        Toronto FC 1 - 3 Cruz Azul

2021/5/4        CChL QF        Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Toronto FC

2022/2/15      CChL 16         Santos Laguna 1 - 0 CF Montreal

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

HFX Wanderers training camp begins Monday. In addition to players already under contract the camp will include trialists Chris Campoli, Colin Gander, Luke Green, Lewis Dye, Orlendis Benitez, Ryley Wishart, Reshon Philip and Samir Mahiddine.

1999-2000

February 26, 2000.    Housemates Morton and Clydebank met at Cappielow, Morton played as the home team and prevailed 1 - 0 on a goal by John Anderson.

Greenock Morton results for 1883-84:

1884/4/26      Renton? 4 - 0 Morton?    [murky and ambiguous scan]

1884/4/19      Port Glasgow 5 - 2 Morton

1884/4/12      Partick Thistle 4 - 1 Morton

1884/3/15      Johnstone 6 - 5? Morton

1884/3/8        St Mirren 3 - 2 Morton

1884/2/9        Morton 5 - 4 Third Lanark?

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

1883/12/15    Morton 2 - 1 Port Glasgow

1883/12/8      Cartvale 8 - 3 Morton        Renfrewshire Cup R2 replay

1883/12/1      Morton 2 - 2 Cartvale        Renfrewshire Cup 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    Scottish Cup R3

1883/10/27    Morton 2 - 0 Johnstone

1883/10/20    Morton 1 - 2 Kilmarnock Athletic (protested)    Scottish Cup 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    Renfrewshire Cup R1

1883/9/29      Sir John Maxwell 1 - 5 Morton    2nd XI Cup

1883/9/29      Morton 5 - 1 Rangers' Swifts

1883/9/29      bye                                    Scottish Cup R2

1883/9/22      Morton 7 - 5 Pollokshields Athletic

1883/9/8        Morton 1 - 0 Renfrew        Scottish Cup R1

1883/9/1        Morton 10 - 2 Airdrieonians

Morton's path through the 2nd XI Cup is not clear, with SFHA and the Glasgow Herald offering different accounts.

The names Morton and Renton can be almost indistinguishable in a blurry newspaper scan.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies and 2nd XI Cup.)