Morton Rangers was an

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club based in

Shepherd's Bush Shepherd's Bush is a suburb of West London, England, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham west of Charing Cross, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Although primarily residential in character, its ...

History

The club entered the

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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. The club's president, Henry Morton Carr, had been secretary of the Clarence and honorary secretary of the institute. The club was a founder member of the

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in 1882 and lost 1–0 to Somerset in the first round of the

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in 1884, its last reported match under the name being a win in

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against the obscure Rochford Hundred in 1886. The club shortened its name to Rangers F.C., and played in the London Senior Cup in 1888 and in the Surrey Cup until 1889.

Colours

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

Ground

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

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References

{{Reflist Association football clubs established in 1880 1880 establishments in England Shepherd's Bush Defunct football clubs in England Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Defunct football clubs in London Association football clubs disestablished in 1889