1893–94 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1893–94 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One	5th
Scottish Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Johnstone All: Johnstone
← 1892-93 1894-95 →

Season 1893–94 was the twenty-first season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the fourth time, and the Scottish Cup for the twenty-first time.

Overview

The Scottish League had for the first time been split into two divisions, and in their first season as a professional outfit, Dumbarton finished a creditable 5th in the First Division with 19 points. However in the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were defeated in the second round by St Bernards.^[1]

Locally, Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, defeating Duntocher Harp in the final.

Elsewhere, 17 'other' matches were played, of which 6 were won, 5 drawn and 6 lost, scoring 40 goals and conceding 39 in the process. Of these, two were against English opposition.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
26 August 1893	Celtic	A	0-0	10,000
2 September 1893	St Bernards	H	1-5		Ferrier
9 September 1893	Third Lanark	A	3-1	4,000	McLeod,D;Johnstone;OG
16 September 1893	Dundee	H	1-1		Taylor
23 September 1893	Rangers	A	0-4	4,000
30 September 1893	Hearts	H	2-2	1,000	Taylor;Johnstone
7 October 1893	Renton	A	1-1		Johnstone
21 October 1893	St Mirren	H	3-3		Sauderson;Hendry;OG
28 October 1893	Leith Athletic	A	4-2	2,000	Ferrier(2);Campbell;OG
4 November 1893	St Bernards	A	1-2		Johnstone
11 November 1893	St Mirren	A	2-1		Taylor;Johnstone
18 November 1893	Renton	H	2-0		Ferrier;Johnstone
9 December 1893	Dundee	A	0-4	2,500
23 December 1893	Celtic	H	4-5	6,000	Johnstone(3);Bell,L
20 January 1894	Rangers	H	2-0		Saunderson;Bell,L
3 February 1894	Leith Athletic	H	3-1		Taylor;Ferrier;Johnstone
17 March 1894	Third Lanark	H	2-1		Ferrier;Bell,L
28 April 1894	Hearts	A	1-2	4,000	Johnstone

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25 November 1893	R1	Vale of Leven	A	2-1		Saunderson;Bell,L
16 December 1893	R2	St Bernards	H	1-3		Taylor

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
30 December 1893	SF	Vale of Leven	A	3-1		Taylor;Saunderson;OG
21 April 1894	F	Duntocher Harp	A	4-1		Campbell;Bell;OG;unknown

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
5 August 1893	5th KRV	A	4-2	1,000	Bell(2);Campbell;OG
12 August 1893	Ayr	A	3-2		unknown
19 August 1893	King's Park	A	2-5		Taylor;unknown
14 October 1893	Dundee Harp	A	2-3		Taylor;unknown
1 January 1894	Blackburn Rovers	A	2-4	3,000	Johnsrone;unknown
2 January 1894	Darwen	A	1-2	3,000	Bell
13 January 1894	Wishaw Thistle	A	4-4	1,000	Taylor(2);Bell;unknown
10 February 1894	Motherwell	A	3-2		Johnstone;Andrews;unknown
24 February 1894	Queen's Park	A	3-3		Johnstone;Andrews;unknown
3 March 1894	Morton	A	2-2		Campbell;Seaton
10 March 1894	Battlefield	H	5-0		Saunderson(2);Taylor;Andrews;unknown
24 March 1894	Renton	A	2-1		Campbell;Boyle
31 March 1894	Leith Athletic	A	1-4		Bell
14 April 1894	St Bernards	A	1-1		Campbell
12 May 1894	E Stirling	A	1-2		Boyle
19 May 1894	Partick Thistle	A	3-0	1,000	St Clair;Campbell;unknown
26 May 1894	Third Lanark	A	2-2	1,000	Ferrier;unknown

Appearances

Club

Dumbarton used just 19 players during the season (9 fewer than the previous season) in 20 Scottish League and Cup matches, as detailed below. Only Lawrence Bell was to feature in all of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Billy Andrews	FW	12
Barr	GK	4
Lawrence Bell	FW	20	4
Campbell	FW	11	1
Bob Ferrier	FW	17	6
Hendry	FW	2	1
Johnstone	FW	17	11
A Lang	HB	2
McGregor	BK	3
D McLeod	FW	5	1
John McLeod	GK	16
Tom McMillan	BK	18
Alexander Miller	HB	14
Billy Nash	HB	13
A Saunderson	HB	15	2
Alf Smith	BK	17
John Taylor	FW	14	5
Daniel Thomson	HB	19
Wilson	HB	1

International

John Taylor earned his third and fourth 'League' caps in Scottish League XI's against the Irish and English Leagues respectively - scoring a goal in the 6-2 win over the Irish.

Tom McMillan also earned his first 'League' cap in the match against the Irish League.

Reserve Team

Dumbarton were defeated in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup by Celtic.

Scottish Second XI Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result
9 September 1893	R1	Renton	H	6-1
30 September 1893	R2	Celtic	H	1-6

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ 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).

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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