1884–85 Morton F.C. season
| 1884–85 season | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 13 September 1884 First Round | Morton | 2 – 2 | Abercorn | Cappielow Park |
Fleming Barrie | Dutch McGinty |
| 20 September 1884 First Round Replay | Abercorn | 3 – 4 [note 1] | Morton | Blackstoun Park |
| , , | , , , | Attendance: 4,000 |
| 27 September 1884 First Round Replay | Abercorn | 2 – 2 [note 2] | Morton | Blackstoun Park |
| Dutch ? | Nugent Walker | Attendance: 4,000 |
| 4 October 1884 Second Round | Morton | Bye |
| 25 October 1884 Third Round | Morton | 5 – 0 | Greenock Southern | Cappielow Park |
| McKinnon Barrie McKendrick , , |
| 15 November 1884 Fourth Round | Wishaw Swifts | 1 – 2 | Morton | |
| ? Nugent |
| 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
[edit]| 1 November 1884 First Round | Morton | 6 – 1 | Cartavale | Cappielow Park |
| Fleming McKendrick , Cameron , | |
| 22 November 1884 Second Round | Clippens | 0 – 1 | Morton | Moss Park |
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| 20 December 1884 Third Round | St. Mirren | 3 – 4 | Morton | Westmarch |
| Brown og ? | Barrie Brown , Nugent | Referee: Mr Goudie (Rangers) |
| 7 February 1885 Semi Final | Morton | 2 – 2 [note 3] | Arthurlie | Cappielow Park |
| Fleming McKendrick | Ketterson McCowat | Attendance: 4000 Referee: James Aitken (Johnstone) |
| 14 February 1885 Semi Final | Morton | 2 – 2 | Arthurlie | Cappielow Park |
| McKendrick, | McPherson, | Attendance: 6000 Referee: Mr Bell (Renfrew) |
| 21 February 1885 Semi Final Replay | Arthurlie | 1 – 1 | Morton | Dunterlie Park |
| Mills | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Mr J.G. Bell |
| 7 March 1885 Semi Final Replay | Arthurlie | 2 – 3 | Morton | Blackstoun Park |
| McPherson ? | Fleming Brown Nugent | Attendance: 6000 Referee: Mr J.G. Bell |
| 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
[edit]| 25 April 1885 First Round | Morton | 5 – 2 | Greenock Northern | Cappielow Park |
| Hughes McKendrick , Fleming ? | ? Barrie |
| 14 May 1885 Semi Final | Morton | 10 – 3 | Greenock Rangers | Cappielow Park |
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| 30 May 1885 Final | Morton | 0 – 0 | Port Glasgow Athletic | Cappielow Park |
| Attendance: 5000 Referee: Mr J Nesbit (Queen's Park) |
| 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
[edit]| 16 August 1884 Friendly | Morton | 3 – 3 | Pilgrims | Cappielow Park |
| Aitken Campbell Hughes | , , |
| 23 August 1884 Friendly | Partick Thistle | 4 – 2 | Morton | |
| , , , | , |
| 30 August 1884 Friendly | Morton | 9 – 1 | Royal Scots Greys | Cappielow Park |
| Walker, McKinnon , , Fleming , Malcolm , | |
| 4 October 1884 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 3 | Clyde | Cappielow Park |
| McKendrick, | , , |
| 18 October 1884 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 0 | Olympic | Cappielow Park |
| McKendrick McKinnon |
| 29 November 1884 Friendly | Morton | 4 – 1 | Renfrew | Cappielow Park |
| ? McKendrick , Fleming |
| 27 December 1884 Friendly | Morton | 5 – 0 | 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers | Cappielow Park |
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| 1 January 1885 Friendly | Arbroath | 2 – 3 | Morton | Gayfield Park |
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| 3 January 1885 Friendly | Morton | 1 – 2 | Annbank | Cappielow Park |
| Nugent | , |
| 17 January 1885 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 2 | Greenock Northern | Cappielow Park |
| McKendrick McKinnon | ? Barrie |
| 24 January 1885 Friendly | Morton | 5 – 3 | Ayr | Cappielow Park |
| McKendrick, , Nugent Barrie | ? og Lindsay |
| 31 January 1885 Friendly | Morton | 6 – 4 | Olympic | Cappielow Park |
| Fleming Nugent McKenzie , , | , , , |
| 14 March 1885 Friendly | 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers | 2 – 1 | Morton | Academy Park |
| , | |
| 28 March 1885 Friendly | Morton | 0 – 4 | Hibernian | Cappielow Park |
| , , , |
| 4 April 1885 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 1 | Pilgrims | Cappielow Park |
| , | |
| 11 April 1885 Friendly | Morton | 2 – 2 | Thornliebank | Cappielow Park |
| Lindsay Fleming | , |
| 4 April 1885 Friendly | Morton | 3 – 0 | Greenock Southern | Cappielow Park |
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References
[edit]- ^ Results for Morton for 1884-85[permanent dead link], londonhearts.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Morton[permanent dead link], Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 1 January 2016.