1907–08 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1907–1908 season
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two 2nd
Top goalscorer League: Johnny Hill (13)
All: Johnny Hill (16)

Season 1907–08 was the 31st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the ninth time, the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the sixth time and the inaugural Scottish Consolation Cup.

Overview

Dumbarton finished as runners-up in the Second Division with 27 points, 3 behind champions Raith Rovers, including 2 points having been deducted for an apparent 'registration irregularity'.[1] In the subsequent promotion/relegation 'election' process, the First Division clubs maintained their' top flight' status.

Once again qualification for the Scottish Cup was unsuccessful, with Dumbarton losing to Vale of Leven in the first round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

For those clubs losing in the early stages of Scottish Cup qualification, a new Consolation Cup was established by the S.F.A. and Dumbarton reached the final of this competition before losing out to Alloa Athletic.

Locally, the Dumbartonshire Cup continued to be played on a league basis. Renton and Dumbarton qualified for the final, where Renton came out on top.

During the season, 2 'friendly' matches were played, including a match against First Division Queen's Park. Both of these matches were won, scoring 6 goals and conceding 2.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
17 August 1907Leith AthleticH2-1Brander;Hill
24 August 1907ArthurlieH6-2Taylor(3);O'Neill;Brander;Hill3,000
31 August 1907Vale of LevenA1-0Taylor3,000
14 September 1907CowdenbeathH3-1Taylor;Brander;Strang2,000
28 September 1907AyrH2-3Kane;Brander2,000
5 October 1907Albion RoversA3-3Stevenson;Brander;Hill
12 October 1907St Bernard'sH4-0Gordon(2);Brander;Teasdale2,000
19 October 1907E StirlingH2-2Brander;Hill2,000
26 October 1907ArthurlieA0-0
2 November 1907Vale of LevenH4-1Brander(3);Hill5,000
9 November 1907Leith AthleticA4-2Hill(2);Duncan;Gordon1,000
16 November 1907AbercornH2-1Hill(2)1,500
23 November 1907E StirlingA1-2Taylor2,000
30 November 1907Ayr ParkhouseH1-0Hill
7 December 1907CowdenbeathA1-3Hill
14 December 1907Ayr ParkhouseA1-3Ritchie
21 December 1907AyrA2-1Taylor;OG
28 December 1907Albion RoversH1-1Hill
4 January 1908Raith RoversA1-2Stewart2,500
18 January 1908St Bernard'sA1-1Duncan
1 February 1908AbercornA4-2Taylor;Ritchie;Hill;Teasdale1,500
14 March 1908Raith RoversH3-1Nisbet(2);Brander

Promotion/Relegation Election Results

Team Votes Result
Clyde 12 Re-elected to First Division
Port Glasgow Athletic 9 Re-elected to First Division
Raith Rovers 8 Not promoted to First Division
Dumbarton 2 Not promoted to First Division
Abercorn 1 Not promoted to First Division
Ayr 0 Not promoted to First Division

Scottish Qualifying Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
7 September 1907R1Vale of LevenA1-2Taylor3,000

Scottish Consolation Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
11 January 1908R12nd KOSBH6-0Gordon(2);Nisbet(2);Brander;Hill
25 January 1908R2BeithH2-0Duncan;Nisbet
8 February 1908R3Lochee UnitedA3-2Duncan;Taylor;Nisbet
29 February 1908R4BroxburnH6-0Nisbet(2);Duncan;Taylor;Teasdale;unknown2,000
7 March 1908R5Dumbarton HarpH3-0Hill(2);Brander
4 April 1908SFEast FifeA3-1Brander;Nisbet;Sommen
25 April 1908FAlloaA0-25,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
15 February 1908PDumbarton HarpA1-0unknown
21 March 1908PRentonH0-0
28 March 1908PDumbarton HarpH4-1Gordon;Duncan;unknown(2)
11 April 1908PVale of LevenA1-1Hill
18 April 1908PRentonA2-2Ritchie;Sommer3,000
21 April 1908PVale of LevenH3-0Hill(2);Gordon
29 April 1908FRentonA0-24,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Renton 6 4 2 0 12 4 8 10
2 Dumbarton 6 3 3 0 11 4 7 9
3 Vale of Leven 6 2 1 3 7 12 –5 5
4 Dumbarton Harp 6 0 0 6 4 14 –10 0

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
15 August 1907Queen's ParkH4-1Taylor(3);Gordon
21 September 1907Wishaw ThistleA2-1unknown

Appearances

Dumbarton used 23 players for the 30 Scottish League, Qualifying Cup and Consolation Cup matches, as detailed below. McCulloch was the only player to feature in all of these matches.[2]

Player Position[3] Appearances Goals[4]
Scotland William Black DF 1
Scotland David Blair GK 5
Scotland John Brander FW 2914
Scotland Scott Duncan FW 275
Scotland Alexander Fraser GK 20
Scotland Bob Gordon FW 275
Scotland Charles Grant MF 1
Scotland Johnny Hill FW 2616
Scotland Matt Houston MF 1
Scotland Edward Kane MF 191
Scotland Alex McCulloch DF 30
Scotland Robert Nisbet FW 99
Scotland Charles O'Neill MF 221
Scotland George Ritchie MF 202
Scotland Scott FW 1
Scotland James Sommen FW 21
Scotland James Stevenson MF 81
Scotland Peter Stewart FW 21
Scotland William Strang FW 31
Scotland Peter Taylor FW 2111
Scotland Matt Teasdale FW 243
Scotland Robert Thomson DF 19

See also

References

  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two backs, three midfielders and five forwards).
  4. Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorer of 1 of the 23 goals scored in Consolation Cup matches is unknown.

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