1906–07 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1906–1907 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	4th
Top goalscorer	League: Hill/Hope (9) All: Hill/Hope (9)
← 1905-06 1907-08 →

Season 1906–07 was the thirtieth season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the eighth time, and the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the fifth time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished in a creditable 4th place in their return to the Second Division with 25 points, 7 behind champions St Bernards.^[1] The subsequent promotion 'election' process was unsuccessful as the existing First Division clubs all maintained their 'top flight' status. Unfortunately they failed to qualify for the Scottish Cup, falling at the first hurdle in the Scottish Qualifying Cup losing to Renton.

Locally, the Dumbartonshire Cup was played on a league basis. Vale of Leven and Dumbarton qualified for the final, but it was the 'Vale' that ran out winners afer two replays.

Elsewhere 7 'other' matches were played during the season, of which 6 were won and just 1 lost, scoring 21 goals and conceding 13 in the process.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1906–07 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1906	St Bernards	A	0-3	500
25 August 1906	Ayr Parkhouse	H	6-0		McMurray(2);Gordon(2);Stevenson;Brander
8 September 1906	Leith Athletic	H	1-2		Hope
22 September 1906	Leith Athletic	A	0-1	2,000
29 September 1906	Vale of Leven	H	2-1	3,000	Chapman;McCormack
6 October 1906	E Stirling	A	4-3	2,000	Hope(2);McCormack(2)
13 October 1906	Arthurlie	A	0-3
20 October 1906	Abercorn	A	5-0		Stevenson;Hope;Chapman;Brander;McCormack
27 October 1906	Cowdenbeath	A	2-3		Hope;Teasdale
3 November 1906	Albion Rovers	H	1-0		O'Neil
10 November 1906	Arthurlie	H	3-2		Hope;Teasdale;McCormack
17 November 1906	Albion Rovers	A	2-2		Hope;McCormack
24 November 1906	Vale of Leven	A	2-2		Gordon;Chapman
1 December 1906	Abercorn	H	1-1		McCormack
8 December 1906	Ayr Parkhouse	A	5-2		Hill(3);Teasdale(2)
15 December 1906	Raith Rovers	A	4-0		Brander;Hill;Teasdale;McCormack
22 December 1906	Ayr	H	6-1		Hill(2);Stevenson;Hope;Brander;Teasdale
29 December 1906	Cowdenbeath	H	4-0		Brander(2);Stevenson;Hope
5 January 1907	Ayr	A	0-5
12 January 1907	E Stirling	H	0-2	2,000
2 February 1907	Raith Rovers	H	4-0	2,000	Hill(3);Stevenson
23 February 1907	St Bernards	H	0-2	500

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Main article: Scottish Qualifying Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1 September 1906	R1	Renton	A	1-2	3,000	Gordon

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
2 March 1907	P	Vale of Leven	A	0-3	3,000
23 March 1907	P	Renton	H	3-1	2,500	Muirhead;Teasdale;Hope
6 April 1907	P	Vale of Leven	H	1-1	2,500	Hill
13 April 1907	P	Renton	A	3-1	2,000	Brander(2);Hill
27 April 1907	F	Vale of Leven	A	1-1	3,500	Hill
4 May 1907	Fr	Vale of Leven	A	2-2	3,000	Brander;Duncan
11 May 1907	Fr	Vale of Leven	A	0-2	3,000

Final League table

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

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1906	Queen's Park	H	2-1	2,000	Brander;McMurray
15 September 1906	Wishaw Thistle	H	4-1		McCormack(2);Stevenson;Cameron
19 January 1907	Renton	H	4-1		Hill(4)
9 February 1907	Vale of Leven	A	1-7	3,000	Stevenson
16 February 1907	St Mirren	H	3-0		unknown
9 March 1907	Alloa	H	5-2		unknown
30 March 1907	Ayr Parkhouse	A	2-1		unknown

Appearances

Dumbarton used 25 players for the 23 Scottish League and Qualifying Cup matches, as detailed below. Bob Gordon topped the 'selection' chart by playing in 22 of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
John Brander	FW	20	6
Cairney	MF	2
Cameron	FW	1
Chapman	FW	9	3
Crichton	GK	1
Crawford	MF	18	10
Scott Duncan	FW	10
Fraser	GK	1
Gibb	FW	1
Bob Gordon	MF	22	4
Grant	MF	2
Johnny Hill	FW	8	9
Hope	FW	19	9
Kane	MF	16
Lockhart	FW	1
McCormack	FW	19	8
McMurray	FW	3	2
Harry Mitchell	BK	6
Oldcorn	GK	21
O'Neil	MF	8	1
Ritchie	FW	21
Robertson	FW	7
James Stevenson	MF	19	5
Teasdale	FW	13	6
Temple	BK	21
Walker	FW	2

Reserve Team

Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Rangers.

Scottish Second XI Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result
	R1	Bye
?	R2	Rangers	A	1-2

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 midfielders and five forwards).

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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