1884–85 Morton F.C. season
Morton 1884–85 football season
1884–85 season | |
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Scottish Cup | Fifth round (lost to Hibernian) |
Highest home attendance | c. 4,000 v. Abercorn (27 September 1884, Scottish Cup)[1] |
The 1884–85 season was Morton Football Club's eighth season in which they competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup.[2]
Fixtures and results
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Cup
Morton v Abercorn
13 September 1884 First Round | Morton | 2 – 2 | Abercorn | Cappielow Park |
Fleming Barrie | Dutch McGinty |
Abercorn v Morton
20 September 1884 First Round Replay | Abercorn | 3 – 4 [note 1] | Morton | Blackstoun Park |
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Abercorn v Morton
27 September 1884 First Round Replay | Abercorn | 2 – 2 [note 2] | Morton | Blackstoun Park |
Dutch ? | Nugent Walker | Attendance: 4,000 |
Morton v
4 October 1884 Second Round | Morton | Bye |
Morton v Greenock Southern
25 October 1884 Third Round | Morton | 5 – 0 | Greenock Southern | Cappielow Park |
McKinnon Barrie McKendrick, , |
Wishaw Swifts v Morton
15 November 1884 Fourth Round | Wishaw Swifts | 1 – 2 | Morton | |
? Nugent |
Hibernian v Morton
6 December 1884 Fifth Round | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Morton | Hibernian Park |
McGrail ?, , |
- 1.^ An Abercorn protest was upheld and the game was ordered to be replayed.
- 2.^ Abercorn and Morton both qualified for the second round.
Renfrewshire Cup
Morton v Cartavale
1 November 1884 First Round | Morton | 6 – 1 | Cartavale | Cappielow Park |
Fleming McKendrick, Cameron , |
Clippens v Morton
22 November 1884 Second Round | Clippens | 0 – 1 | Morton | Moss Park |
St. Mirren v Morton
20 December 1884 Third Round | St. Mirren | 3 – 4 | Morton | Westmarch |
Brown og ? | Barrie Brown, Nugent | Referee: Mr Goudie (Rangers) |
Morton v Arthurlie
7 February 1885 Semi Final | Morton | 2 – 2 [note 3] | Arthurlie | Cappielow Park |
Fleming McKendrick | Ketterson McCowat | Attendance: 4000 Referee: James Aitken (Johnstone) |
Morton v Arthurlie
14 February 1885 Semi Final | Morton | 2 – 2 | Arthurlie | Cappielow Park |
McKendrick, | McPherson, | Attendance: 6000 Referee: Mr Bell (Renfrew) |
Arthurlie v Morton
21 February 1885 Semi Final Replay | Arthurlie | 1 – 1 | Morton | Dunterlie Park |
Mills | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Mr J.G. Bell |
Arthurlie v Morton
7 March 1885 Semi Final Replay | Arthurlie | 2 – 3 | Morton | Blackstoun Park |
McPherson ? | Fleming Brown Nugent | Attendance: 6000 Referee: Mr J.G. Bell |
Port Glasgow Athletic v Morton
21 March 1885 Final | Port Glasgow Athletic | 2 – 1 | Morton | Westmarch |
Brown McCartney | Barrie | Attendance: 8000 Referee: Mr J.G. Bell |
- 3.^ A Morton protest was upheld and the fixture was ordered to be replayed.
Greenock Charity Cup
Morton v Greenock Northern
25 April 1885 First Round | Morton | 5 – 2 | Greenock Northern | Cappielow Park |
Hughes McKendrick, Fleming ? | ? Barrie |
Morton v Greenock Rangers
14 May 1885 Semi Final | Morton | 10 – 3 | Greenock Rangers | Cappielow Park |
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Morton v Port Glasgow Athletic
30 May 1885 Final | Morton | 0 – 0 | Port Glasgow Athletic | Cappielow Park |
Attendance: 5000 Referee: Mr J Nesbit (Queen's Park) |
Port Glasgow Athletic v Morton
6 June 1885 Final Replay | Port Glasgow Athletic | 3 – 2 [note 4] | Morton | Bogston Park |
Graham, , | ? og | Attendance: 7000 Referee: Mr Robertson |
- 4.^ Game was abandoned near full time due to a pitch invasion. A replay was ordered, which Athletic declined so Morton were awarded the cup.
Friendlies
Morton v Pilgrims
16 August 1884 Friendly | Morton | 3 – 3 | Pilgrims | Cappielow Park |
Aitken Campbell Hughes | , , |
Partick Thistle v Morton
23 August 1884 Friendly | Partick Thistle | 4 – 2 | Morton | |
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Morton v Royal Scots Greys
30 August 1884 Friendly | Morton | 9 – 1 | Royal Scots Greys | Cappielow Park |
Walker, McKinnon, , Fleming, Malcolm, |
Morton v Olympic
18 October 1884 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 0 | Olympic | Cappielow Park |
McKendrick McKinnon |
Morton v Renfrew
29 November 1884 Friendly | Morton | 4 – 1 | Renfrew | Cappielow Park |
? McKendrick, Fleming |
Morton v 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers
27 December 1884 Friendly | Morton | 5 – 0 | 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers | Cappielow Park |
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Morton v Greenock Northern
17 January 1885 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 2 | Greenock Northern | Cappielow Park |
McKendrick McKinnon | ? Barrie |
Morton v Ayr
24 January 1885 Friendly | Morton | 5 – 3 | Ayr | Cappielow Park |
McKendrick, , Nugent Barrie | ? og Lindsay |
Morton v Olympic
31 January 1885 Friendly | Morton | 6 – 4 | Olympic | Cappielow Park |
Fleming Nugent McKenzie , , | , , , |
1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers v Morton
14 March 1885 Friendly | 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers | 2 – 1 | Morton | Academy Park |
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Morton v Pilgrims
4 April 1885 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 1 | Pilgrims | Cappielow Park |
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Morton v Thornliebank
11 April 1885 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 2 | Thornliebank | Cappielow Park |
Lindsay Fleming | , |
Morton v Greenock Southern
4 April 1885 Friendly | Morton | 3 – 0 | Greenock Southern | Cappielow Park |
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References
External links
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