1908–09 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1908–1909 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	4th
Top goalscorer	League: Grier (11) All: Johnny Hill (15)
← 1907-08 1909-10 →

Season 1908–09 was the thirty-second season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the tenth time and the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the seventh time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 4th in the Second Division with 25 points, 6 behind champions Abercorn.^[1] In the subsequent promotion/relegation 'election' process, the First Division clubs maintained their' top flight' status. Again qualification for the Scottish Cup proved fruitless, losing to Ayr Parkhouse in the third round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

Locally, the Dumbartonshire Cup continued to be played on a league basis. Following the 'league' stage, Dumbarton beat Dumbarton Harp in a 'play-off' to reach the final, but in a repeat of the previous year's final, lost out again to Renton.

Elsewhere 2 'friendly' matches were played during the season, 1 win and 1 loss, scoring 3 goals and conceding 3.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1908–09 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1908	Raith Rovers	A	1-1	4,000	Hill
22 August 1908	E Stirling	H	4-1		Grier(3);Hill
29 August 1908	St Bernards	A	2-4	1,500	Grier(2)
12 September 1908	Vale of Leven	H	3-1		Grier(2);Hill
26 September 1908	Albion Rovers	A	4-2		Grier(2);Teasdale;Hill
10 October 1908	Leith Athletic	H	1-1		Grier
17 October 1908	Arthurlie	H	2-0		Walker,R;Grier
24 October 1908	Abercorn	A	0-1	3,000
31 October 1908	Ayr	A	0-5
7 November 1908	Albion Rovers	H	1-3		Teasdale
21 November 1908	Cowdenbeath	H	0-0
28 November 1908	St Bernards	H	1-0		Taylor
12 December 1908	Abercorn	H	1-0		Walker,R
19 December 1908	Leith Athletic	A	0-2
26 December 1908	Raith Rovers	H	2-1		Hill(2)
2 January 1909	Cowdenbeath	A	2-2		Taylor;Walker,R
9 January 1909	Ayr Parkhouse	H	3-2	2,000	Kane;Brander;Hill
23 January 1909	Arthurlie	A	0-2
30 January 1909	Ayr	H	4-3		Hill(2);Teasdale(2)
13 February 1909	Vale of Leven	A	1-0	5,000	Hill
20 February 1909	E Stirling	A	0-1	1,500
27 March 1909	Ayr Parkhouse	A	2-2	2,000	Brander;Nisbet

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Main article: Scottish Qualifying Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
5 September 1908	R1	Renton	H	4-1		Hill(2);Brander;Grier
19 September 1908	R2	Johnstone	H	4-1	3,000	Hill(3);OG
3 October 1908	R3	Ayr Parkhouse	A	0-2	3,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 November 1908	P	Renton	A	0-3
4 January 1909	P	Dumbarton Harp	A	2-1	2,000	Hill(2)
6 February 1909	P	Renton	H	1-1		unknown
13 March 1909	P	Dumbarton Harp	H	4-0	2,000	Hill(3);Brander
4 January 1909	P	Lennox	A	4-0		Hill(2);Walker;Gordon
3 April 1909	P	Vale of Leven	H	1-1		Lipton
15 April 1909	P	Vale of Leven	A	0-3	2,000
24 April 1909	PO	Dumbarton Harp	H	2-1		Gibson;Gordon
29 April 1909	F	Renton	A	0-1	3,000

League table^[2]

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Renton	7	4	1	2	13	7	6	9
2	Dumbarton	7	3	2	2	12	9	3	8
3	Dumbarton Harp	8	4	0	4	15	13	2	8
4	Vale of Leven	8	3	2	3	10	7	3	8
5	Lennox	6	1	1	4	7	21	–14	3

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 April 1909	Motherwell	H	0-3	2,000
17 April 1909	Stenhousemuir	H	3-0		Hill(2);Brander

Appearances

Dumbarton used 27 players for the 25 Scottish League and Qualifying Cup matches, as detailed below. Johnny Hill was the only player to feature in all of these matches.^[3]

Player	Position^[4]	Appearances	Goals
D Blair	GK	21
W Blair	FW	8
John Brander	FW	16	3
Cannon	FW	1
Charles Chalk	FW	1
Fraser	GK	1
Galbraith	FW	2
Gillespie	FW	1
Bob Gordon	MF	23
Grier	FW	16	12
Johnny Hill	FW	25	15
Kane	FW	23	1
Kinnon	FW	1
Lipton	MF	7
Alex McCulloch	DF	16
McGuiness	FW	1
William Monteith	GK	3
Nisbet	FW	9	1
C O'Neill	MF	2
J O'Neill	DF	24
George Ritchie	MF	8
Taylor	MF	15	2
Teasdale	FW	23	4
Robert Thomson	DF	10
J Walker	FW	3
R Walker	FW	14	3
White	FW	1

Reserve Team

Dumbarton lost in the semi final of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Falkirk.

Scottish Second XI Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result
5 September 1908	R1	Queen's Park	A	1-1
24 October 1908	R2	Third Lanark	H	4-1
31 October 1908	SF	Falkirk	A	1-3

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ The results of Lennox's away matches against Renton and Dumbarton are missing.
↑ 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 defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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