1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season
1891–92 season | |||
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
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Scottish Football League | Champions | ||
Scottish Cup | Seventh Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: John Bell (19) All: John Bell (21) | ||
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Season 1891–92 was the 19th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the second time, and the Scottish Cup for the 19th time.
Overview
Dumbarton retained the Scottish League Championship with 37 points, 2 ahead of runners-up Celtic. In the process a 100% home record in league fixtures was maintained.[1] In addition John Bell finished as league top goalscorer for the second season running, with 19 goals to his credit.
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost out to their old rivals Queen's Park in the seventh round, after a 2-2 draw.
In other competitions, Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, again beating Vale of Leven in the final, but in the Greenock Charity Cup were defeated by the hosts Morton in the final. After a gap of three years, Dumbarton were again invited to take part in the Glasgow Charity Cup, but lost out to Celtic in the semi final.
During the season, 6 'other' matches were played, including an 8-0 thrashing of Celtic. Of these matches, 3 were won, 1 drawn and 2 lost, scoring 22 goals and conceding 14.
Note that the overall unbeaten home record extended into a second successive season. In addition, Dumbarton scored 124 goals in all matches during the season, the fifth season in a row and the seventh time in the club's history that the 'century' had been broken.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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15 August 1891 | Cambuslang | A | 2-0 | Taylor;Thomson,W | |
22 August 1891 | Abercorn | H | 8-1 | Bell;unknown(7) | 3,000 |
29 August 1891 | Hearts | A | 1-3 | OG | 7,000 |
5 September 1891 | Rangers | A | 3-1 | Taylor(3) | 5,000 |
12 September 1891 | Leith Athletic | H | 6-0 | Taylor(2);Miller,J(2);McNaught;Bell | |
19 September 1891 | Hearts | H | 5-1 | NcNaught;Miller,J(2);Bell(2) | 3,000 |
26 September 1891 | Celtic | A | 0-2 | 12,000 | |
3 October 1891 | Vale of Leven | A | 2-1 | Miller,J;OG | |
17 October 1891 | Third Lanark | H | 2-0 | Miller,J(2) | |
24 October 1891 | St Mirren | H | 4-2 | Taylor(2);Miller,J;McMillan | 1,500 |
31 October 1891 | Leith Athletic | A | 3-1 | Bell;McMillan;OG | 5,000 |
7 November 1891 | Renton | A | 3-2 | Thomson,W;McMillan;Taylor | 3,000 |
14 November 1891 | Clyde | H | 8-2 | OG;Taylor(3);Bell(3);McNaught | 1,500 |
5 December 1891 | Third Lanark | A | 5-2 | Bell(3);McNaught;Thomson,W | |
12 December 1891 | Vale of Leven | H | 8-0 | Taylor(2);Miller,J(2);Thomson,W;McDonald;McNaught(2) | |
26 December 1891 | Renton | H | 2-1 | McNaught;Bell | |
19 March 1892 | St Mirren | A | 3-2 | OG;Bell(2) | |
26 March 1892 | Cambuslang | H | 5-2 | McLeod(2);Miller,J(2);Bell | |
23 April 1892 | Celtic | H | 1-0 | Miller,J | 12,000 |
30 April 1892 | Clyde | A | 1-4 | Bell | 6,000 |
4 May 1892 | Rangers | H | 6-0 | Bell(3);Miller,J;Thomson,W;Galbraith | 1,000 |
7 May 1892 | Abercorn | A | 1-1 | Thomson,W |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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28 November 1891 | R5 | Thistle | H | 4-0 | Taylor;Bell(2);Miller,J | |
19 December 1891 | R6 | Third Lanark | A | 3-1 | Miller,J;Taylor(2) | 4,000 |
23 January 1892 | R7 | Queen's Park | H | 2-2 | Boyle;Miller,J | |
30 January 1892 | R7r | Queen's Park | A | 1-4 | Taylor | 15,000 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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12 March 1892 | SF | Methlan Park | H | 9-0 | Thomson(2);McLeod(2);Johnston;Taylor;McNaught;Keir;OG | |
16 April 1892 | F | Vale of Leven | H | 2-0 | Miller,J;unknown | 3,000 |
Greenock Charity Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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14 May 1892 | SF | Dykebar | A | 1-0 | unknown | |
28 May 1892 | F | Morton | A | 1-4 | unknown |
Glasgow Charity Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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21 May 1892 | SF | Celtic | A | 1-3 | Miller,J | 10,000 |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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8 August 1891 | 5th KRV | A | 3-3 | McNaught;Bell;Miller | |
12 August 1891 | Airdrie | A | 0-2 | 2,000 | |
1 January 1892 | Celtic | A | 8-0 | Taylor(3);Thomson(2);Bell;McMillan;McNaught | 15,000 |
2 January 1892 | Hearts | A | 1-7 | Thomson | 10,000 |
4 January 1892 | Aberdeen | A | 6-1 | Thomson(2);Wilson(2);Reid;OG | |
9 April 1892 | Rangers | H | 4-1[2] | Boyle(2);Taylor;Bell |
Appearances
Club
Dumbarton used 24 players during the season (2 more than the previous season) in 26 Scottish League and Cup matches, as detailed below. Dickie Boyle was the only player to feature in all of these matches.[3]
Player | Position[4] | Appearances | Goals[5] |
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John Barr | GK | 5 | |
John Bell | FW | 23 | 21 |
W Bell | FW | 1 | |
Black | FW | 1 | |
Dickie Boyle | HB | 26 | 1 |
Buchan | FW | 1 | |
James Galbraith | FW | 7 | 1 |
John Gillan | HB | 2 | |
Hodge | FW | 1 | |
Richard Hunter | BK | 1 | |
Leitch Keir | HB | 23 | |
Alex Lang | HB | 1 | |
Alex McDonald | HB | 9 | 1 |
John McIndewar | FW | 1 | |
John McLeod | GK | 22 | 2 |
Tom McMillan | HB | 20 | 3 |
James McNaught | FW | 25 | 7 |
Alex Miller | BK | 21 | |
John Miller | FW | 24 | 17 |
Richmond | BK | 7 | |
Alf Smith | BK | 10 | |
John Taylor | FW | 21 | 18 |
William Thomson | FW | 24 | 5 |
Daniel Watson | BK | 9 | |
A N Other | FW | 1 |
International
Four Dumbarton players were selected to play for Scotland in the 1892 British Home Championship.
John Bell earned his second cap against England, and John McLeod earned his fourth cap in the same game. Bell scored Scotland's goal in the 4-1 defeat.
John Taylor and William Thomson both earned their first caps against Wales, with Thomson scoring a goal in the 6-1 win.
In addition, John Bell, Dickie Boyle, John McLeod and John Taylor were all selected to play in the first Scottish League XI against the English League - the game finishing in a 2-2 draw, with Bell scoring one of the goals.
Other Representative
On 30 May 1892, a Scottish League select played a Scottish Alliance XI. John Miller was selected to play in the 'League' team and scored twice in the 4-3 win.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton reached the semi final of the Scottish Second XI Cup before losing out to Annbank after a 2-2 draw, but again retained the Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup, beating Smithston Hibs in the final.
Scottish Second XI Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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12 September 1891 | R1 | Rangers | H | 2-1 |
3 October 1891 | R2 | Cowlairs | H | 5-2 |
31 October 1891 | R3 | E Stirling | H | 10-3 |
21 November 1891 | R4 | Celtic | H | 4-1 |
5 December 1891 | R5 | 5th KRV | A | 5-1 |
9 January 1892 | SF | Annbank | A | 2-2 |
30 January 1892 | SFr | Annbank | A | 1-2 |
Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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6 February 1892 | R1 | Clydebank | A | 4-4 |
13 February 1892 | R1r | Clydebank | H | 8-1 |
21 May 1892 | SF | Vale of Leven | H | 4-1 |
30 May 1892 | F | Smithston Hibernian | H | 6-3 |
See also
References
- ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
- ↑ This match was to be a league fixture, but the referee failed to turn up, and so it was agreed that a Dumbarton official stand in. However the League authorities subsequently ordered a replay.
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two backs, three half backs and five forwards).
- ↑ Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorers of 7 of the 88 goals scored in Scottish League and Cup matches are unknown.
External links
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
- John Bell - Scotland (London Hearts Profile)
- John Bell - Scottish League (London Hearts Profile)
- Dickie Boyle (London Hearts Profile)
- John McLeod - Scotland (London Hearts Profile)
- John McLeod - Scottish League (London Hearts Profile)
- John Taylor - Scotland (London Hearts Profile)
- John Taylor - Scottish League (London Hearts Profile)
- William Thomson (London Hearts Profile)