1880–81 Morton F.C. season

Morton
1880–81 season
Scottish Cup	Second round; (lost to Abercorn)
Highest home attendance	c. 2,000 v. Abercorn; (2 October 1880, Scottish Cup).
	← 1879–80 1881–82 →

The 1880–81 season was Morton Football Club's fourth season in which they competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup.^[2]

Fixtures and results[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

18 September 1880 First Round	Morton	3 – 2	Glenkilloch	Cappielow Park
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2 October 1880 Second Round	Abercorn	4 – 2	Morton	Blackstoun Park
	MacAulay Fulton		Gillespie	Attendance: 2,000

9 October 1880 First Round	Johnstone Athletic	4 – 2	Morton	Mossbank Park
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18 September 1880 Friendly	Morton	4 – 0	Orient	Cappielow Park
	Gillespie, Fleming Bell		,

16 October 1880 Friendly	Morton	2 – 2	Johnstone	Cappielow Park
	,		,

23 October 1880 Friendly	Govan	2 – 3	Morton	Moore Park
	,		, ,

30 October 1880 Friendly	^{[note 1]}Morton	1 – 1	Greenock Southern	Cappielow Park
	Hannah		Cameron

6 November 1880 Friendly	Morton	1 – 1	City	Cappielow Park

28 November 1880 Friendly	Morton	2 – 0	Abercorn	Cappielow Park
	,

29 January 1881 Friendly	Morton	3 – 3	Rangers Swifts	Cappielow Park
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5 February 1881 Friendly	Morton	4 – 1 ^{[note 2]}	Wellington	Cappielow Park
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12 February 1881 Friendly	Morton	1 – 2	Johnstone Athletic	Cappielow Park
			,

26 February 1881 Friendly	Pollok	3 – 2	Morton	Broom Park
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12 March 1881 Friendly	Morton	3 – 1	Govan	Cappielow Park
	, ,

19 March 1881 Friendly	Orient	0 – 3	Morton
			Ramsay Barrie Gillespie

2 April 1881 Friendly	Abercorn	2 – 0	Morton	Blackstoun Park
	,

9 April 1881 Friendly	Morton	3 – 1	Ladyburn	Cappielow Park
	, ,

16 April 1881 Friendly

Morton

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Pollok^{[note 3]}

Cappielow Park

1.^ Scratch Morton team.

2.^ One goal from each team was recorded as "disputed".

3.^ Pollok failed to appear.

^ Results for Morton for 1880-81^{[permanent dead link]}, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ Morton^{[permanent dead link]}, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 1 January 2016.