1882–83 Morton F.C. season

Morton
1882–83 season
Scottish Cup	Third round; (lost to Johnstone)
Highest home attendance	c. 1,000 v. St Mirren; (30 September 1882, Scottish Cup)
	← 1881–82 1883–84 →

The 1882–83 season was Morton Football Club's sixth season in which they competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup.^[2]

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Postponed

23 September 1882 First Round	Morton	2 – 1	Johnstone Rovers	Cappielow Park
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30 September 1882 Second Round	Morton	5 – 1	St Mirren	Cappielow Park
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28 October 1882 Third Round	Johnstone	2 – 1	Morton	Newfield Park
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14 October 1882 First Round	Johnstone Rovers	2 – 2	Morton	Newfield Park
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4 November 1882 First Round Replay	Morton	2 – 2^{[note 1]}	Johnstone Rovers	Cappielow Park
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2 December 1882 Second Round	Morton	2 – 2	Thornliebank	Cappielow Park
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9 December 1882 Second Round Replay	Thornliebank	1 – 3 ^{[note 2]}	Morton	Deacon's Bank Park
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23 December 1882 Second Round Replay	Morton	2 – 1 ^{[note 3]}	Thornliebank	Cappielow Park
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20 January 1883 Second Round Replay	Morton	2 – 2 ^{[note 4]}	Thornliebank	Cappielow Park
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10 February 1883 Second Round Replay	Thornliebank	3 – 1	Morton	Cartbank Park, Johnstone
	Barry Law,		Nugent

1.^ Both teams qualified.

2.^ Thornliebank protested that Morton fielded an ineligible player. This was upheld and a replay was ordered.

3.^ Thornliebank protested about the poor light conditions. This was upheld and another replay was ordered.

4.^ Morton protested about one of the goals and that full time was called too early. The replay was arranged at a neutral venue.

27 January 1883 Semi Final	Morton	6 – 3	Lyle Athletic	Cappielow Park
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17 March 1883 Final	Morton	2 – 2	Greenock Southern	Cappielow Park
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31 March 1883 Final Replay	Greenock Southern	2 – 2 ^{[note 5]}	Morton	West-end Park
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5.^ Southern protested about one of Morton's goals. This was dismissed and a replay was ordered. Southern refused so the cup was awarded to Morton.

19 August 1882 Friendly	Morton	1 – 3	Partick Thistle	Cappielow Park
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2 September 1882 Friendly	Kilbarchan	5 – 0	Morton	Whitlands Park
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23 September 1882 Friendly	Paisley Athletic	5 – 1	Morton	East Park
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7 October 1882 Friendly	Kilmarnock Portland	5 – 1	Morton	Hamilton Park
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16 December 1882 Friendly

Morton

0 – 0

Port Glasgow Athletic

Cappielow Park

24 February 1883 Friendly	Abercorn	3 – 3	Morton	Blackstoun Park
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10 March 1883 Friendly	Morton	5 – 1	Kilbarchan	Cappielow Park
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28 April 1883 Friendly	Vale of Leven	4 – 0	Morton	Smollett Park
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5 May 1883 Friendly	Port Glasgow Athletic	5 – 1	Morton	Devol Farm
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^ Results for Morton for 1882-83^{[permanent dead link]}, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ Morton^{[permanent dead link]}, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 1 January 2016.