1915–16 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1915–1916 season
Manager James Collins
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One 9th
Top goalscorer League: Patrick O'Neill (14)
All: Patrick O'Neill (14)
Highest home attendance 7,000
Lowest home attendance 2,000
Average home league attendance 3,420

Season 1915–16 was the 39th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 17th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 9th, out of 20, in the First Division with 37 points, 30 behind champions Celtic. This was the second season of war-time football, where the playing of all other national competitions, including the Scottish Cup, were suspended.[1]

Locally, while Dumbarton did not enter the Dumbartonshire Cup, this season saw the inaugural playing of the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup, however Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Clydebank.

During the season two 'friendlies' were also played, both being won, scoring 7 goals for the loss of none.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
21 August 1915RangersH1-3Gettins6,000
28 August 1915AberdeenA2-2O'Neill;McGregor4,000
4 September 1915Ayr UnitedH0-34,000
11 September 1915MotherwellA1-4Farrell5,000
18 September 1915FalkirkH3-1Ritchie,W(2);O'Neill4,000
25 September 1915KilmarnockA1-5Ritchie,W3,000
2 October 1915DundeeH1-1McGregor3,000
9 October 1915Queen's ParkH2-4O'Neill(2)3,000
16 October 1915St MirrenA2-1Travers;Ritchie5,000
23 October 1915AirdrieH3-1McGregor(3)5,000
30 October 1915HibernianA1-1O'Neill3,000
6 November 1915ClydeH2-1Ritchie,W;McGregor3,000
13 November 1915MortonA1-3Ritchie,W3,000
20 November 1915Third LanarkH1-1Rowan2,000
27 November 1915HeartsA1-3Ritchie,W4,500
4 December 1915Raith RoversH1-0Ritchie,W3,000
11 December 1915Partick ThistleH2-0McGregor;Thom2,000
18 December 1915HamiltonA1-1Ritchie,W3,000
25 December 1915MotherwellH0-02,000
1 January 1916Raith RoversA0-14,000
3 January 1916Ayr UnitedA1-3Miller3,000
8 January 1916CelticH1-2Riddell7,000
15 January 1916Partick ThistleA0-010,000
22 January 1916MortonH1-1Thom4,000
29 January 1916AirdrieA1-2McGregor2,000
5 February 1916HeartsH1-1O'Neill6,000
12 February 1916CelticA0-66,000
19 February 1916FalkirkA2-1O'Neill(2)4,000
26 February 1916HamiltonH7-0Thom(4);Gilchrist;O'Neill;OG2,000
4 March 1916St MirrenH2-0O'Neill;Thom4,000
11 March 1916Third LanarkA0-43,000
18 March 1916DundeeA1-0Riddell6,000
1 April 1916Queen's ParkA2-0Gilchrist;Thom10,000
8 April 1916HibernianH2-1McGregor;O'Neill3,000
15 April 1916ClydeA1-3O'Neill3,000
20 April 1916RangersA2-2Ritchie,W;O'Neill3,000
25 April 1916AberdeenH2-1Riddell;McGregor2,000
29 April 1916KilmarnockH1-1O'Neill3,000

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
6 May 19161ClydebankA1-5Ritchie

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
22 April 1916Vale of LevenH1-0Thom
20 May 1916ClydebankH6-0Arnott(2);Thom;O'Neill;Gilchrist;Ritchie1,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 21 players for the 38 Scottish League matches, as detailed below. Both Thomas Hamilton and Alex Thom were to feature in all of these matches.[2]

Player Position[3] Appearances Goals
Scotland James Arnott FW 1
Scotland John Chalmers MF 9
Scotland William Farrell FW 211
Scotland Ted Garry MF 18
England Alfred Gettins FW 161
Scotland Thomas Gilchrist FW 192
Scotland Felix Gunn DF 33
Scotland Thomas Hamilton GK 38
Scotland Tommy Kelso DF 10
Scotland Peter McFie MF 8
Scotland Alex McGregor FW 3510
Scotland Bob McGrory DF 37
Scotland John Miller FW 31
Scotland Arthur Murphy MF 16
Scotland Patrick O'Neill FW 2614
Scotland James Riddell[4] MF 313
Scotland Archibald Ritchie DF 1
Scotland William Ritchie FW 3510
Scotland John Rowan FW 21
Scotland Alexander Thom FW 388
Scotland Pat Travers FW 211

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 defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
  4. The league match against Queen's Park on 1 April marked James Riddell's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

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