Plenty of Nothing

Gourock Train Station

Gourock Train Station before the Seventies. Source.

It's the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Morton host Airdrieonians. Morton have to be glad to get back to cup play, where they have earned 5 of their 7 wins, but their opponent today is a league rival. (See the history of that below.) Morton are coming off three 2 - 1 losses in a row in the division.

Airdrie came to Cappielow September 30th and won 0 - 1.

Airdrieonians got to the Challenge Cup quarter-finals by beating the University of Stirling 3 - 2 and Rangers B 4 - 2. Morton beat Elgin City 2 - 1 and Kelty Hearts 4 - 1. These two clubs have met only once before in this cup, in Round Two of the 2003-04 edition: Airdrie won it 1 - 2 at Cappielow.

The winner of this game will meet the winner of Hamilton versus Raith in the semi-finals. If Morton are to play The New Saints it will have to be in the final.

Morton have hired Dale Pryde-MacDonald as general manager. He has held administrative positions at Brora Rangers, Ross County and Morecambe FC in Lancashire.

Malky MacKay has departed Ross County, moving Dougie Imrie up to ninth on the SPFL manager seniority list. Imrie is still a month away from his second anniversary at Morton. Ian McCall is the new manager at Clyde. He briefly played for Morton in the year 2000. And Andy Graham is the new Alloa boss. He played for Morton in 2011-12.

[Morton 0 - 0 Airdrieonians. Airdrie win on PK. Gillespie, Oakley, Blues, Crawford and Wilson scored in the shoot-out and McGrattan missed.]

The other Challenge Cup matches:

Falkirk 4 - 2 Dundee United (yesterday)

You really just want them both to lose.

Hamilton Accies 1 - 4 Raith Rovers (yesterday)

This is a rematch of last year's final.

The New Saints [4 - 1] Arbroath

With this match Morton become the only 2023-24 Championship club never to have played a non-SFA team in the Challenge Cup.

SPFL Championship:

Dunfermline [1 - 1] Inverness CT

2023-24 South Challenge Cup, R4:

Beith [2 - 3] Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Broxburn [3 - 0] Auchinleck Talbot

Caledonian Braves [2 - 0] Cumbernauld United

Cowdenbeath [6 - 0] Lanark United

Dunbar United vs Cumbernauld Colts [postponed]

Heriot Watt University [1 - 3] Rutherglen Glencairn

Kennoway Star Hearts vs St Andrews United [postponed]

Kilwinning Rangers [3 - 0] Albion Rovers

Largs Thistle [1 - 2] Ashfield

Lugar Boswell Thistle [0 - 5] Tranent

Musselburgh Athletic [0 - 2] Johnstone Burgh

Pollok [2 - 0] Linlithgow Rose

Pollok's website has an archive of results going back to the year 2000.

Shotts Bon Accord [2 - 1] Glenafton Athletic

St Cadoc's [2 - 5] East Kilbride

Threave Rovers vs Leith Athletic [postponed]

Troon [3 - 2] Thornton Hibs

Other matches:

Banks o' Dee [2 - 1] Formartine United

Dundee St James vs East Craigie [postponed]

Auchinleck Talbot 1 - 0 Largs Thistle (November 15)

Largs Thistle vs Cumnock Juniors (postponed)

East Kilbride Thistle [2 - 2] Carluke Rovers

Carrick Rangers [0 - 3] Cliftonville (tomorrow)

Colne vs FC Isle of Man [postponed]

Inverness CT [9 - 0] Morton Women (tomorrow)

It's the 45th Empress's Cup, Round One:

Match #1: Okayama Yunogo Belle (N2) [7 - 0] Sapporo University Vista (Hokkaido) (tomorrow)

Match #2: Viamaterras Miyazaki (N2) [4 - 0] Diavorosso Hiroshima (N2)

Match #3: Veertien Mie Ladies (N2) [0 - 4] Nihon University (Kanto University 1) (tomorrow)

Match #4: Waseda University (Kanto University 1) [2 - 1] Kibi International University Charme Okayama Takahashi (N2)

It's the 110th Grey Cup tomorrow. Incredibly, this is the first time that teams from Montreal and Winnipeg have met in the final. Also, Winnipeg becomes the only team to have played every* other CFL city in the Grey Cup. (*If you forget about the Americans.)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers [24 - 28] Montreal Alouettes

Random:

Renfrew FC's website is a treasure trove of stats.

Historical matches:

1944/11/18    Albion Rovers 4 - 3 Morton

1967/11/18    Morton 3 - 1 Clyde

1995/11/18    Morton 0 - 3 St Mirren

Morton versus divisional rivals in the Challenge Cup:

2022/12/10    Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Morton (RR won on PK)

2022/9/22      Morton 1 - 1 Ayr United (Morton won on PK)

2021/12/1      Queen of the South 2 - 1 Morton

2019/9/7        Inverness CT 3 - 1 Morton

2017/8/15      Morton 0 - 2 Livingston

2015/7/25      Morton 2 - 3 Dumbarton

2011/9/4        Hamilton Academical 2 - 1 Morton

2010/8/10      Ross County 3 - 1 Morton

2009/8/18      Ross County 2 - 1 Morton

2008/10/12    Ross County 4 - 1 Morton

2008/9/7        Queen of the South 0 - 2 Morton

2007/10/2      Morton 1 - 3 St Johnstone

2007/8/14      Morton 1 - 0 Livingston

2006/8/29      Morton 3 - 2 Cowdenbeath

2005/9/14      Stirling Albion 1 - 2 Morton

2005/7/30      Morton 3 - 2 Gretna

2004/7/31      Forfar 3 - 1 Morton

2003/8/12      Morton 1 - 2 Airdrieonians

2003/8/2        Morton 4 - 3 Arbroath

2002/8/5        Morton 3 - 2 Stirling Albion

2000/8/15      Raith Rovers 0 - 4 Morton

1999/8/10      Dunfermline 2 - 2 Morton (Morton won on PK)

1996/9/10      Morton 2 - 1 Partick Thistle

1994/10/4      Dundee 2 - 1 Morton

1994/9/27      Morton 4 - 3 St Johnstone

1993/10/19    Morton 2 - 4 St Mirren

1992/12/13    Hamilton Academical 3 - 2 Morton

1992/10/28    Kilmarnock 1 - 2 Morton

1991/10/22    Morton 2 - 3 Raith Rovers

1991/10/15    Morton 2 - 1 Kilmarnock

Gnome Watching a Railway Train, 1848

Gnom, Eisenbahn betrachtend (c. 1848) by Carl Spitzweg. Source.

Dorchester

The first locomotive in Canada was Dorchester, imported from Britain in 1836 for the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railway. This photo is of a replica on display in Montreal in 1936. Source.

The Duke

A model of The Duke, the first locomotive in Scotland. The Duke ran on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway from 1817 to 1824, when it was sold to a quarry railway in Fife and converted into a stationary pumping engine. Source.

Kometa Brno

A tram car painted like the Brno Dragon that terrorized the city but in the end turned out to be just a crocodile. Source.

Sparta Prague visit Kometa Brno at DRFG Arena for the last regular season game of the season. Sparta are 3rd, 3 points behind Vitkovice. Brno are 8th.

Results so far:

2022/10/21    Sparta Prague 2 - 3 Kometa Brno

2022/12/4      Kometa Brno 2 - 6 Sparta Prague

2023/1/20      Sparta Prague 5 - 3 Kometa Brno

[2023/3/5       Kometa Brno 5 - 2 Sparta Prague]

Brno was at one time the capital of Moravia. Botanist Gregor Mendel lived here. Kurt Gödel of the supergroup Gödel Escher Bach was born in Brno in 1906.

Brno won the Czechoslovak league in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966, and the Czech league in 2017 and 2018. They also won the Spengler Cup in 1955 and the Europa Cup in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Vlastimil Bubnik was team captain during those glory years of the Fifties and Sixties.

The European or Europa Cup was a predecessor of the Champions Hockey League. It was organized by the IIHF and ran from 1965 to 1996. The tournament was dominated by the USSR, in particular CSKA Moscow who won it 20 times. But Brno won it the first three years it was held, and Poldi Kladno also won it once, in 1977.

Tsugaru Stove Train

Source.

Shimizu Tunnel

"The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country." This tunnel on the Joetsu Line connecting Gunma and Niigata Prefectures is thought to be the one Kawabata had in mind when he wrote the opening to Snow Country. Source.

Port Glasgow Athletic 1885 to 1890

Port Glasgow Athletic 1889-90:

1890/4/26      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 0 2nd Morton

1890/4/12      Albion Rovers 5 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/4/5        Morton 1 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/3/29      Thistle 1 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/3/22      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 6 Kilbirnie

1890/3/15      Abercorn 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup final

1890/3/8        2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 Ladyburn

1890/3/8        St Mirren 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/2/22      Dykebar 0 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF replay

1890/2/15      Dykebar 2 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF replay

1890/2/1        Port Glasgow Athletic L - W Albion Rovers

1890/1/25      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 2 Dykebar    RCup SF

1890/1/18      Partick Thistle Swifts 6 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/1/18      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 9 Partick Thistle

1890/1/11      Ladyburn 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic 2nd XI

1890/1/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 6 Uddingston

1890/1/4        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Arthurlie

1889/12/28    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Dalry

1889/12/21    Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 2 Methlan Park

1889/12/14    Northern 2 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/12/7      bye        RCup R3

1889/12/7      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 2 Pollokshaws

1889/11/30    Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Thistle (Glasgow)

1889/11/16    Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 0 Cathcart    RCup R2

1889/11/9      Port Glasgow Athletic 9 - 4 Renton

1889/10/26    Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Thornliebank

1889/10/26    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Thornliebank    RCup R1

1889/10/19    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 4 Kilbirnie    SCup R3

1889/10/12    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Morton

1889/10/5      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 6 Partick Thistle Swifts

1889/10/5      Partick Thistle 5 - 2? Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/28      Morton Strollers 4 - 0 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/28      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 0 Greenock Abstainers    SCup R2

1889/9/21      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Dykebar

1889/9/14      St Mirren 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    2nd XI Cup R1

1889/9/14      Harp (Dundee) 4 - ? Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/7        Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Neilston    SCup R1

1889/8/31      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Carlton (Greenock)

1889/8/31      Uddingston 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/8/24      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Neilston

1889/8/10      Morton 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    Morton Sports

1889/8/3        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Abercorn    Morton Sports

(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.)

Port Glasgow Athletic 1888-89:

1889/6/8        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Kilmarnock

1889/5/18      Morton 7 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    ["sixth occasion"]

1889/5/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 4 Shettleston

1889/5/4        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Glasgow Thistle

1889/4/27      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Cowlairs

1889/4/20      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Morton

1889/3/16      1st RRV 3 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/3/16      Clydebank 10 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/3/9        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 4 Dykebar

1889/3/2        Morton 1 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/2/23      Victoria (Port Glasgow) 2 - 3 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/2/23      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Renfrew

1889/2/23      Rangers 2 - 5 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/1/19      St Mirren 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/1/12      Ayr FC 8? - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/1/5        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 1st RRV

1888/12/29    Abercorn 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/12/15    Albion Rovers 5 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/12/1      Celtic Crusaders 5 - 3 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/12/1      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Celtic

1888/11/24    Port Glasgow Athletic 0 - 6 Partick Thistle        hard to make out

1888/11/17    Renfrew 4 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup R2

1888/11/10    Kilmarnock 3 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/11/3      Dykebar Swifts 3 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/10/27    Port Glasgow Athletic 10 - 2 Greenock Rangers    RCup R1

1888/10/20    Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 3 Jamestown

1888/10/13    Port Glasgow Athletic 9 - 2 Woodvale

1888/10/6      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Clydebank

1888/9/29      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 2 St Mirren    2nd XI Cup R2

1888/9/29      Dykebar 0 - 6 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/9/22      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Northern

1888/9/8        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Neilston    2nd XI Cup R1

1888/9/8        1st RRV 5 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/9/1        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 7 Morton    SCup R1

1888/8/25      Morton 7 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic     

1888/8/18      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Carfin Shamrock

1888/8/11      Thistle 2 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

May 18th was reported to be the sixth meeting between Port Glasgow and Morton, but I've only found five of them.

I don't know what to make of all the activity on February 23rd.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup.)

Port Glasgow Athletic 1887-88:

1888/5/26      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Hibs

1888/5/19      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 2 Dumbarton

1888/5/5        Port Glasgow Athletic vs Dykebar            [very smudgy]

1888/4/7        Port Glasgow Athletic 9 - 1 Battlefield

1888/4/x        Port Glasgow Athletic scr/wo 1st RRV    G&DCCup R1

1888/3/24      Albion Rovers 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/3/3        1st RRV 5 - 7 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/2/11      Abercorn 4 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF

1888/1/28      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Queen's Park (scratch team)

1888/1/14      St Mirren Strollers 3 - 0 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/1/14      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 0 St Mirren

1888/1/7        2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 2nd Partick Thistle

1888/1/7        Partick Thistle vs Port Glasgow Athletic    [very blurry]

1887/12/24    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Dumbarton Rangers

1887/12/24    Dumbarton 4 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/12/17    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Hearts

1887/12/10    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 0 Renfrew    RCup R3

1887/12/3      Greenock Rangers 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/11/26    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 4 Rangers Swifts

1887/11/26    Rangers 6 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/11/19    bye        RCup R2

1887/11/19    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 2nd Athletic

1887/11/12    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 1st RRV

1887/11/5      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 2nd Hibs

1887/11/5      Hibs 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/10/29    Abercorn 5 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    2nd XI Cup R3 replay

1887/10/29    Port Glasgow Athletic 10 - 0 Paisley Athletic    friendly

1887/10/29    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Paisley Athletic    RCup R1

1887/10/22    Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 5 Abercorn    2nd XI Cup R3

1887/10/15    Ayr FC 4 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R3

1887/10/8      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Partick Thistle

1887/10/1      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 3 Renfrew    SCup R2 replay

1887/10/1      bye        2nd XI Cup R2

1887/9/24      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 13 - 1 2nd Greenock Rangers

1887/9/24      Renfrew 3 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R2

1887/9/17      Dumbarton Athletic 3 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/9/10      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 0 Arthurlie    2nd XI Cup R1

1887/9/10      St Mirren 6 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/8/27      Port Glasgow Athletic 11 - 0 Greenock Rangers    SCup R1

1887/8/13      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 3 Ayr FC

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, Greenock and District Charity Cup and 2nd XI Cup.)

Port Glasgow Athletic 1886-87:

1887/5/21      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 5 Hibs

1887/5/14      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 4 Thornliebank

1887/5/7        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Partick Thistle

1887/4/30      East Stirlingshire 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/4/23      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 4 2nd Vale of Leven

1887/4/23      Vale of Leven 7 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/4/16      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Cambuslang

1887/4/9        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Airdrieonians

1887/4/2        Cambuslang 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/26      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 0 Partick Thistle

1887/3/19      Dumbarton 1 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/12      St Mirren 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/5        2nd Renfrew 1 - 3 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/5        Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Renfrew

1887/2/26      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 1 Rangers (Greenock)

1887/2/19      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 St Mirren

1887/2/12      2nd Vale of Leven 5 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/2/12      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 5 Vale of Leven

1887/2/5        Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/1/22      2nd Port Glasgow 6 - 1 2nd Clyde

1887/1/22      Arthurlie 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup R4

1887/1/1        Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Our Boys (Dundee)

1886/12/25    Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 3 Vale of Leven    SCup R6

1886/12/11    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 1 Lyle Athletic

1886/12/11    Paisley Athletic 1 - 8 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup R3

1886/12/4      Belgrove 4 - 1 Broadfield (Port Glasgow)    Played at Greenock.

1886/12/4      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 St Bernard's    SCup R5

1886/11/27    Dumbarton Athletic 3 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/11/20    Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 0 Cartvale    friendly

1886/11/20    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Cartvale    RCup R2

1886/11/13    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 3 Morton    2nd XI Cup R1

1886/11/13    Morton 4 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic (protested)  

1886/11/13    bye    SCup R4

1886/11/6      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 East Stirlingshire

1886/10/30    Port Glasgow Thistle 6 - 0 Broadfield (at Clune Park)    Greenock and District Junior Cup

1886/10/30    Hibs 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/10/30    bye    RCup R1

1886/10/23    Abercorn 1 - 5 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R3

1886/10/16    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 2nd Northern

1886/10/9      Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 4 Kilmarnock

1886/10/2      St Mirren 2 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R2

1886/9/25      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 3 Morton             

1886/9/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 10 - 1 Johnstone Harp    SCup R1

1886/9/4        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Dumbarton Athletic

1886/8/28      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 2nd Hearts

1886/8/28      Hearts 2 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/8/21      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 0 Ayr Strollers

1886/8/14      Morton 2 - 0 Port Glasgow*       Morton FC amateur athletic sports

1886/7/24      St Mirren 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    St Mirren FC athletic sports

*30 minutes each way.

(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.)

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.)

Toronto Transit Diorama

Source.

Ottawa Roundhouses

This CNR roundhouse was near the present-day Queensway's Nicholas Street turnoff. Source.

This CPR roundhouse was at Nepean Bay just to the west of Lebreton Flats. Source.

The remains of this turntable built in 1871 for the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway were uncovered just a little to the west of the CPR one. Source.

The Canadian Northern Railway had a roundhouse at 300 West Hunt Club Road. Source.

The Canadian Atlantic Railway had a roundhouse on Elgin Street. Source.