Morton Rangers F.C. Explained

Morton Rangers F.C. should not be confused with Greenock Morton F.C..

Clubname:Morton Rangers
Fullname:Morton Rangers Football Club
Founded:1880
Dissolved:1889?
Ground:Uxbridge Road
Mgrtitle:Secretary
Manager:Charles Henry Nicholls
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Morton Rangers was an association football club based in Shepherd's Bush.

History

The club entered the FA Cup once, in 1881–82, losing to the Old Foresters in the first round. The club's starting eleven was made up of seven players who had played for St Peter's Institute the previous season, and four from the newly-defunct Clarence.[1] The club's president, Henry Morton Carr, had been secretary of the Clarence and honorary secretary of the institute.[2]

The club was a founder member of the London Football Association in 1882 and lost 1–0 to Somerset in the first round of the London Senior Cup in 1884,[3] its last reported match under the name being a win in Southend against the obscure Rochford Hundred in 1886.[4]

The club shortened its name to Rangers F.C., and played in the London Senior Cup in 1888[5] and in the Surrey Cup until 1889.

Colours

The club's colours were described as light blue and black.[6]

Ground

The club played on the Uxbridge Road in Shepherd's Bush, using the Coningham Arms as its headquarters.[7] By 1884 the club had moved to a ground in Wandsworth.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Old Foresters 3-0 Morton Rangers . The Field . 12 November 1881 . 709.
  2. A sportsman worthy of the name . Sporting Life . 8 January 1909 . 3.
  3. Book: Cavallini . Rob . A Complete Record of the London FA Cups . 2022 . Dog & Duck.
  4. Morton Rangers v Rochford Hundred . Sporting Life . 9 October 1886 . 3.
  5. London Senior Challenge Cup . Daily Telegraph . 15 October 1888 . 2.
  6. Book: Alcock . Charles . Football Annual . 1882 . Wright & Co. London . 197.
  7. Book: Alcock . Charles . Football Annual . 1882 . Wright & Co. London . 197.
  8. Morton Rangers v Eltham . The Sportsman . 25 November 1884 . 4.