Greenock
The coast of Greenock formed a broad bay with three smaller indentations: the Bay of Quick was known as a safe anchorage as far back as 1164. To its east, a sandy bay ran eastwards from the Old Kirk and the West Burn as far as Wester Greenock castle. The fishing village of Greenock developed along this bay, and around 1635 Sir John Schaw had a jetty built into the bay which became known as Sir John's Bay. In that year he obtained a Charter raising Greenock to a Burgh of Barony with rights to a weekly market. Further east, Saint Laurence Bay curved round past the Crawfurd Barony of Easter Greenock to Garvel (or Gravel) Point. When a pier (or dyke) was built making the bay an important harbour, the fishing village of Cartsburn gained the alternative name of Crawfurdsdyke. In 1642 it was made into the Burgh of Barony of Crawfurdsdyke, and part of the ill-fated Darien Scheme set out from this pier in 1697. This town was later renamed Cartsdyke.
Clune Park
Port Glasgow Athletic moved to Clune Park in 1881, and built a covered stand on the southern side of the pitch and banking around the remainder. The club were founder members of Scottish Football League Division Two in 1893, and the first SFL match was played at Clune Park on 12 August that year, with Port Glasgow Athletic beating Northern 6–1. Greenock Morton were forced to play a home match at Clune Park on 30 December 1905 when their Cappielow Park ground was closed for a month after the referee was attacked following a home defeat to Rangers earlier in the month.