1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1918–1919 season
Manager James Collins
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One 15th
Top goalscorer League: Herbert Yarnell (5)
All: Herbert Yarnell (5)
Highest home attendance 10,000
Lowest home attendance 2,000
Average home league attendance 3,600

Season 1918–19 was the 42nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 20th time and the Victory Cup, following the end of the Great War.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 15th, out of 18, in the First Division with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic.[1] Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.

This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all other national competitions, including the Scottish Cup, were suspended. Nevertheless, to mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by St Mirren, after a 0-0 draw.

Locally, Dumbarton failed to qualify for the final of the Dumbartonshire Cup and lost out in the finals of both the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup and the Clydebank Charity Cup, to Dumbarton Harp and Clydebank respectively.

In March 1919, James Collins gave up the post of team manager to concentrate on his club secretary duties, to be replaced by George Livingstone.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
17 August 1918ClydeA1-4Yarnell6,000
24 August 1918MotherwellH2-0Murphy;Yarnell3,000
31 August 1918MortonA1-3Yarnell6,000
14 September 1918ClydebankA1-3Yarnell8,000
21 September 1918HeartsH1-2Murphy2,000
28 September 1918KilmarnockA0-03,000
5 October 1918Queen's ParkH0-02,000
12 October 1918RangersA0-312,000
19 October 1918AirdrieA1-1Carmichael2,000
26 October 1918CelticH0-56,000
2 November 1918FalkirkH1-2Durnin2,000
9 November 1918HamiltonH1-2McGregor2,500
23 November 1918HibernianH4-0Bell(2);Yarnell;Carmichael1,500
7 December 1918Ayr UnitedH0-02,000
14 December 1918CelticA0-26,000
21 December 1918Partick ThistleH1-1Thom2,000
28 December 1918Ayr UnitedA0-54,000
31 December 1918ClydebankH1-1Rowan6,000
4 January 1919FalkirkA1-5McDiarmid4,000
11 January 1919St MirrenH0-06,000
18 January 1919MortonH0-15,000
25 January 1919Partick ThistleA3-1McDiarmid(3)15,000
1 February 1919RangersH0-210,000
8 February 1919HibernianA0-18,000
15 February 1919AirdrieH0-04,000
22 February 1919ClydeH1-0Bates3,000
8 March 1919KilmarnockH0-13,000
22 March 1919St MirrenA0-27,000
29 March 1919HamiltonA3-0Ritchie,W;Bennett;Thom4,000
5 April 1919Third LanarkH4-3Rowan(3);Bennett3,000
12 April 1919Third LanarkA4-2Hendry(2);Ritchie,W;Thom8,000
19 April 1919Queen's ParkA0-112,000
26 April 1919MotherwellA0-36,000
3 May 1919HeartsA0-210,500

Victory Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
1 March 19191St MirrenA0-09,000
5 March 19191rSt MirrenH0-16,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
2 January 1919PRentonH2-1Thom;Reid1,000
15 March 1919PDumbarton HarpA0-25,000
12 April 1919PClydebankA0-15,000
30 April 1919PVale of LevenA2-4Riddell;Bennett3,000

Final League table

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

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
17 May 1919SFVale of LevenH1-0Riddell6,000
24 May 1919FDumbarton HarpA0-25,000

Clydebank Charity Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
31 May 1919FClydebankA0-14,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 44 players for the 36 Scottish League and Victory Cup matches, as detailed below.[2] Robert McGrory was the only player to feature in all of these matches.[3]

Player Position[4] Appearances Goals
Scotland Bobby Archibald FW 6
Scotland Walter Bate FW 21
Scotland Richard Bell FW 62
Scotland Alex Bennett FW 62
Scotland Hugh Burns MF 9
Scotland Robert Carmichael FW 62
Scotland James Cumming FW 2
Scotland James Dawson FW 7
Scotland Scott Duncan FW 1
Scotland John Durnin MF 231
Scotland John Eadon GK 2
Scotland David Finnie FW 7
Scotland Hart GK 1
Scotland Roger Henderson GK 1
Scotland Joseph Hendry MF 252
Scotland Tommy Kelso DF 2
Scotland Val Lawrence MF 11
Scotland Duggie Livingstone DF 1
Scotland Alex Marshall DF 10
Scotland Bob McDermid FW 184
Scotland John McDowall FW 1
Scotland John McEwan FW 10
Scotland James McGregor MF 201
Scotland Bob McGrory[5] DF 36
Scotland James McIntosh MF 5
Scotland John McKim FW 7
Scotland Archibald McLachlan DF 12
Scotland John Miller GK 33
Scotland William Mitchell FW 7
Scotland Hugh Murphy FW 82
Scotland James Neil FW 3
Scotland Rowland Ogden FW 2
Scotland Patrick DF 1
Scotland Jack Rattray FW 1
Scotland James Reid FW 1
Scotland James Riddell MF 13
Scotland Archibald Ritchie DF 1
Scotland William Ritchie[6] FW 252
Scotland John Rowan FW 64
Scotland Alexander Thom FW 293
Scotland Duncan Walker FW 4
Scotland William Wilson MF 7
Scotland Herbert Yarnell FW 145
Scotland James Young FW 5

See also

References

  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. A new record number of players used during the season, beating the previous highest of 34 set in the 1913-14 season.
  3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
  5. The final league match against Hearts on 3 May marked Bob McGrory's 200th appearance for the club in national competitions.
  6. The league match against Motherwell on 24 August marked William Ritchie's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

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