1917–18 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1917–1918 season
Manager	James Collins
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One	8th
Top goalscorer	League: John McCulloch (13) All: John McCulloch (13)
Highest home attendance	8,000
Lowest home attendance	2,000
Average home league attendance	3,260
← 1916-17 1918-19 →

Season 1917–18 was the 41st season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 19th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 8th, out of 18, in the First Division with 34 points.^[1]

Locally, Dumbarton were runners up in the Dumbartonshire Cup,^[2] losing out to Clydebank in the final, but retained the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by beating Renton in the final.

Elsewhere two charity matches were played, both being won, scoring 8 goals for the loss of 4.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1917–18 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1917	Falkirk	H	4-1	3,000	McKim(2);Stewart;Finnie
25 August 1917	Motherwell	A	0-0	6,000
1 September 1917	Morton	H	0-3	3,000
8 September 1917	Partick Thistle	A	0-0	7,000
15 September 1917	Queen's Park	H	2-1	3,000	Ritchie,W;Finnie
22 September 1917	St Mirren	A	1-2	5,000	Cairney
29 September 1917	Rangers	H	2-4	8,000	Stewart(2)
6 October 1917	Hibernian	A	3-0	4,000	McCulloch(2);Stewart
13 October 1917	Clydebank	H	2-3	7,000	McCulloch(2)
20 October 1917	Hamilton	A	0-2	4,000
27 October 1917	Kilmarnock	H	1-4	3,000	McCulloch
3 November 1917	Clyde	A	4-0	3,000	McCulloch(3);Ritchie,W
10 November 1917	Ayr United	A	1-0	3,000	Ritchie,W
17 November 1917	Celtic	H	0-2	7,000
24 November 1917	Motherwell	H	4-3	2,000	McCulloch(2);Thom(2)
1 December 1917	Rangers	A	1-2	15,000	McCulloch
8 December 1917	Hibernian	H	1-0	4,000	Raeside
15 December 1917	Airdrie	H	2-0	2,500	McCulloch;Thom
22 December 1917	Celtic	A	0-3	8,000
29 December 1917	Hearts	H	1-1	3,000	Thom
31 December 1917	Clydebank	A	2-1	10,000	Gunn;Thom
5 January 1918	Third Lanark	A	1-4	4,000	McCulloch
26 January 1918	Clyde	H	3-1	1,500	Raeside;Durnin;Thom
2 February 1918	Kilmarnock	A	0-0	5,000
9 February 1918	Third Lanark	H	0-1	1,500
16 February 1918	Morton	A	2-2	4,000	Stewart;McKim
23 February 1918	Ayr United	H	1-0	2,000	Stewart
2 March 1918	St Mirren	H	5-2	2,000	Thom(3);Ritchie,W;Stewart
9 March 1918	Queen's Park	A	0-2	5,000
16 March 1918	Airdrie	A	0-0	2,000
23 March 1918	Hamilton	H	1-2	2,000	Stewart
6 April 1918	Partick Thistle	H	1-1	2,000	Stewart
13 April 1918	Hearts	A	2-1	4,500	McKim;Durnin
20 April 1918	Falkirk	A	1-1	2,000	Finnie

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
30 March 1918	SF	Dumbarton Harp	H	2-1		Durnin;Stewart
7 September 1918	F	Clydebank	H	0-1	6,000

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 May 1918	1	Dumbarton Harp	H	2-0	4,000	Finnie;Ritchie
18 May 1918	SF	Clydebank	A	3-2	6,000	Durnin;Thom;McGregor
25 May 1918	F	Renton	H	2-1	1,500	Finnie(2)

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 August 1917	Dumbarton Harp	A	3-0		Trialist(2);Finnie
11 August 1917	Dumbarton Harp	A	5-4	1,500	Stewart(3);Finnie;Ritchie

Appearances

Dumbarton used 25 players for the 34 Scottish League matches, as detailed below. Both Robert McGrory and John Miller were to feature in all of these matches.^[3]

Player	Position^[4]	Appearances	Goals
Richard Bell	FW	1
John Brodie	FW	1
Hugh Cairney	FW	6	1
James Durnan	MF	21	2
David Finnie	FW	31	3
William Gallagher	FW	1
Felix Gunn	DF	12	1
Alex Marshall	DF	24
John McCulloch	FW	18	13
James McGregor	MF	19	1
Bob McGrory	DF	34
John McKim	FW	20	4
John McMeekin	MF	1
John Miller^[5]	GK	34
Hugh Murphy	FW	1
Thomas Raeside	MF	28	2
Archibald Ritchie	DF	3
William Ritchie	FW	27
John Semple	DF	1
Finlay Speedie	MF	2
James Stewart	FW	13	9
Alexander Thom	FW	33	9
Alex Trotter	MF	17
Fred Williams	FW	1
William Wilson	MF	25

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ The final tie was held over until 7 September the following season.
↑ 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 Rangers on 1 December was Miller's 100th 'cap' for the club in national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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