1916–17 Dumbarton F.C. season
1916–1917 season | |
Manager | James Collins |
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division One | 10th |
Top goalscorer |
League: Cairney/ Lister (13) All: Cairney/ Lister (13) |
Highest home attendance | 8,000 |
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 |
Average home league attendance | 3,160 |
← 1915-16 1917-18 → |
Season 1916–17 was the 40th season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 18th time.
Overview
Dumbarton finished 10th, out of 20, in the First Division with 35 points.[1]
Locally, Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by beating Dumbarton Harp in the final.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Main article: 1916–17 Scottish Football League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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19 August 1916 | Queen's Park | A | 0-1 | 4,000 | |
26 August 1916 | St Mirren | H | 2-1 | 2,000 | Travers;Catterson |
2 September 1916 | Rangers | A | 0-6 | 10,000 | |
9 September 1916 | Hibernian | H | 2-1 | 2,000 | Lister;Thom |
16 September 1916 | Airdrie | A | 1-2 | 2,000 | Thom |
23 September 1916 | Motherwell | H | 3-1 | 3,000 | Lister(2);Thom |
30 September 1916 | Falkirk | A | 3-2 | 4,000 | Lister(2);Garry |
7 October 1916 | Morton | H | 1-4 | 4,000 | Lister |
14 October 1916 | Raith Rovers | A | 3-0 | 1,500 | Lister(2);Thom |
21 October 1916 | Partick Thistle | A | 0-6 | 8,000 | |
28 October 1916 | Aberdeen | H | 1-1 | 2,000 | Garry |
4 November 1916 | Ayr United | A | 1-3 | 2,000 | Ritchie,W |
11 November 1916 | Dundee | H | 4-3 | 3,000 | Lister(2);Ritchie,W(2) |
18 November 1916 | Hamilton | A | 1-3 | 2,000 | Raeside |
25 November 1916 | Kilmarnock | H | 1-1 | 3,000 | Thom |
2 December 1916 | Hearts | A | 1-0 | 4,000 | Ritchie,W |
9 December 1916 | Third Lanark | H | 2-3 | 2,000 | Semple;Lister |
16 December 1916 | Partick Thistle | H | 2-1 | 3,000 | Lister;Thom |
23 December 1916 | Clyde | A | 2-2 | 2,000 | Reid;McKim |
30 December 1916 | Queen's Park | H | 0-2 | 3,000 | |
1 January 1917 | Raith Rovers | H | 2-2 | 2,000 | Lister;Thom |
2 January 1917 | Third Lanark | A | 1-1 | 3,000 | Thom |
6 January 1917 | Clyde | H | 5-1 | 3,000 | Cairney(4);McKim |
20 January 1917 | Celtic | A | 1-1 | 5,000 | Cairney |
27 January 1917 | Hibernian | A | 1-3 | 4,000 | Cairney |
3 February 1917 | Hearts | H | 4-1 | 3,000 | Cairney(2);Ritchie,W;Thom |
10 February 1917 | Motherwell | A | 0-3 | ||
17 February 1917 | Rangers | H | 0-3 | 5,000 | |
24 February 1917 | Ayr United | H | 3-1 | 2,000 | Garry;Cairney;Thom |
3 March 1917 | Hamilton | H | 0-0 | 2,000 | |
10 March 1917 | Aberdeen | A | 4-2 | 2,000 | Cairney(3);Reid |
17 March 1917 | Dundee | A | 1-4 | 3,000 | Gunn |
24 March 1917 | Kilmarnock | A | 0-0 | 2,000 | |
31 March 1917 | Falkirk | H | 1-1 | 2,000 | Cairney |
7 April 1917 | Celtic | H | 1-3 | 8,000 | Ritchie,W |
14 April 1917 | Morton | A | 1-3 | 5,000 | Stewart |
21 April 1917 | Airdrie | H | 1-1 | 4,000 | McKim |
28 April 1917 | St Mirren | A | 0-0 | 4,000 |
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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12 May 1917 | SF | Clydebank | H | 3-1 | 5,000 | Thom;Ritchie;Stewart |
19 May 1917 | F | Dumbarton Harp | A | 3-0 | 4,000 | Reid;Stewart;Cairney |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 20 players for the 38 Scottish League matches, as detailed below. Robert McGrory topped the 'selection chart' by playing in all but one of these matches.[2]
Player | Position[3] | Appearances | Goals |
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George Baird | MF | 14 | |
Hugh Cairney | FW | 24 | 13 |
Robert Catterson | FW | 5 | 1 |
Fraser | MF | 1 | |
Ted Garry | FW | 21 | 3 |
Felix Gunn | DF | 13 | 1 |
Thomas Hamilton | GK | 10 | |
James S Lister | FW | 23 | 13 |
Bob McGrory[4] | DF | 37 | |
John McKim | FW | 36 | 3 |
John Miller | GK | 28 | |
Thomas Raeside | MF | 34 | 1 |
Robert Reid | FW | 21 | 2 |
Archibald Ritchie | DF | 1 | |
William Ritchie | FW | 36 | 6 |
John Semple | DF | 34 | 1 |
James Stewart | FW | 7 | 1 |
Joseph Tait | FW | 3 | |
Alexander Thom[5] | FW | 36 | 10 |
Pat Travers | MF | 34 | 1 |
See also
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 defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
- ↑ The match against Ayr United on 24 February was McGrory's 100th 'cap' for the club in national competitions.
- ↑ The match against Rangers on 2 September was Thom's 100th 'cap' for the club in national competitions.
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