1909–10 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1909–1910 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	4th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Johnny Hill (13) All: Johnny Hill (16)
← 1908-09 1910-11 →

Season 1909–10 was the thirty-third season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the eleventh time, the Scottish Cup for the twenty-eighth time and the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the eighth time.

Overview

Dumbarton again finished 4th in the Second Division with 23 points, 10 behind champions Leith Athletic.^[1] Dumbarton once again failed to gain promotion in the subsequent 'election' process. For the first time in five years the club was successful in qualifying for the Scottish Cup, by reaching the semi final of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to Bathgate. The first round draw in the Scottish Cup was not kind to Dumbarton, but they put up a stiff resistance in losing only by the odd goal to Celtic.

Locally, the Dumbartonshire Cup continued to be played on a league basis. Dumbarton qualified for the final but as in the five previous seasons lost out, this time to Dumbarton Harp.

Elsewhere 3 'friendly' matches were played during the season, winning 1 and losing 2, scoring 5 goals and conceding 5.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1909–10 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1909	Vale of Leven	H	1-1	3,500	Spence
28 August 1909	Raith Rovers	A	1-2	3,000	Brander
11 September 1909	Arthurlie	H	3-2	3,000	Ritchie;Spence;Hill
25 September 1909	St Bernards	A	1-2	1,000	Gibson
23 October 1909	Abercorn	H	1-1	4,000	Hill
6 November 1909	Albion Rovers	A	1-3		Brander
20 November 1909	Vale of Leven	A	3-3	4,000	Speedie(2);Brander
27 November 1909	Ayr United	H	3-1	2,000	Brander;Lipton;Hill
4 December 1909	Arthurlie	A	2-1		Brander;Anderson
11 December 1909	Albion Rovers	H	0-0
18 December 1909	E Stirling	A	2-3		Gibson(2)
25 December 1909	Cowdenbeath	A	3-1		Speedie;Brander;Hill
1 January 1910	Raith Rovers	H	4-1		Hill(2);Speedie;Brander
15 January 1910	Leith Athletic	H	1-1		Urquhart
5 February 1910	Ayr Parkhouse	H	5-0		Speedie(2);Brander;Anderson;Ritchie
12 February 1910	Abercorn	A	2-5		Hill;Urquhart
19 February 1910	St Bernards	H	1-0	2,000	Hill
26 February 1910	Ayr Parkhouse	A	2-4		Hill(2)
12 March 1910	Leith Athletic	A	1-2		Gordon,AE
19 March 1910	Ayr United	A	1-3		Gibson
2 April 1910	Cowdenbeath	H	1-0	1,500	Speedie
23 April 1910	E Stirling	H	5-2		Hill(3);Brander;OG

Promotion/Relegation Election Results

Team	Votes	Result
Morton	16	Re-elected to First Division
Port Glasgow Athletic		Resigned from the League
Raith Rovers	13	Promoted to First Division
Ayr United	2	Not promoted to First Division
Abercorn	1	Not promoted to First Division
Dumbarton	0	Not promoted to First Division

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1909–10 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 January 1910	R1	Celtic	H	1-2	10,000

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Main article: Scottish Qualifying Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 September 1909	R1	Vale of Leven	A	2-1	4,000	Ritchie;Hill
18 September 1909	R2	Johnstone	H	5-1	5,000	Hill(2);Ritchie;Brander;Gibson
2 October 1909	R3	Dykehead	H	3-1		Speedie;Brander;Gibson
16 October 1909	R4	Bo'ness	A	1-0	5,000	Ritchie
30 October 1909	R5	Ayr United	H	1-0	5,000	Gibson
13 November 1909	SF	Bathgate	A	0-1	4,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 October 1909	P	Lennox	H	8-0		McNee(4);Brander(3);Spence
3 January 1910	P	Dumbarton Harp	H	2-1	3,000	Hill;Speedie
5 March 1910	P	Renton	H	3-0		Hill;Brander;Speedie
26 March 1910	P	Vale of Leven	A	0-0
16 April 1910	P	Vale of Leven	H	4-2		Hill(2);Speedie;Brander
19 April 1910	P	Dumbarton Harp	A	0-0
21 April 1910	P	Renton	A	0-1	1,500
30 April 1910	F	Dumbarton Harp	A	1-2	5,000	Hill

League table^[2]

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dumbarton Harp	8	5	2	1	18	7	11	12
2	Dumbarton	7	4	2	1	17	4	13	10
3	Renton	7	2	2	3	6	10	–4	6
4	Vale of Leven	8	2	2	4	10	14	–14	6
5	Lennox	6	1	0	5	5	21	–16	2

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
16 August 1909	Renton	H	2-0		Brander(2)
31 December 1909	Vale of Leven	H	0-1	1,000
5 January 1910	Renton	A	3-4	1,000	Brander;Hill;Gibson

Appearances

Dumbarton used 19 players for the 29 Scottish League, Scottish Cup and Qualifying Cup matches, as detailed below. Brander and Hynds topped the 'selection chart' by playing in all but one of these matches.^[3]

Player	Position^[4]	Appearances	Goals
David Anderson	FW	21	2
John Brander	FW	28	11
Daniel Forrester	GK	5
Gibson	FW	16	7
A E Gordon	FW	9	3
Bob Gordon	DF	22
Johnny Hill	FW	27	16
Tommy Hynds	MF	28
Kane	FW	9
Lipton	MF	13	1
Willie Lithgow	MF	16
Joe McCormack	GK	22
McNee	FW	2
Robert Muirhead	DF	27
J O'Neill	DF	8
Duncan Ritchie	FW	19	5
Finlay Speedie	FW	20	8
Spence	FW	11	2
Arthur Urquhart	FW	14	2

References

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

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