1919–20 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1919–1920 season
Manager	George Livingstone
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One	11th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Duncan Walker (20) All: Duncan Walker (20)
Highest home attendance	12,000
Lowest home attendance	2,000
Average home league attendance	4,025
← 1918-19 1920-21 →

Season 1919–20 was the 43rd season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 21st time and the Scottish Cup for the 32nd time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 11th, out of 22, in the First Division with 39 points.^[1] In addition, Dumbarton lost out to Rangers in the first round of the Scottish Cup, after a 0-0 draw.

Locally, Dumbarton failed to progress from the sectional stage of the Dumbartonshire Cup but won the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by defeating Vale of Leven in the final.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1919–20 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
16 August 1919	Ayr United	H	1-1	3,000	Martin
18 August 1919	Celtic	A	1-3	6,000	Rowan
23 August 1919	Queen's Park	A	1-2	6,000	Thom
30 August 1919	Clydebank	H	1-0	8,000	Duffus,J
1 September 1919	Kilmarnock	H	2-2	2,000	McDiarmid(2)
6 September 1919	Third Lanark	H	0-0	4,000
10 September 1919	Airdrie	H	1-1	3,000	Gordon
13 September 1919	Kilmarnock	A	1-3	5,000	Gordon
20 September 1919	Rangers	A	0-4	10,000
27 September 1919	Hamilton	H	4-1	3,500	McDiarmid(2);Black;Thom
4 October 1919	Hibernian	A	3-3	9,000	Bennett(2);McDiarmid
11 October 1919	Dundee	H	0-3	4,000
18 October 1919	Morton	A	0-4	8,000
25 October 1919	Raith Rovers	H	1-1	4,000	McDiarmid
1 November 1919	Clyde	A	2-1	3,000	Duncan;Bennett
8 November 1919	Motherwell	A	1-1	8,000	Walker
22 November 1919	Airdrie	A	1-1	5,000	McDiarmid
29 November 1919	Hearts	H	2-0	3,000	Walker;Thom
6 December 1919	Albion Rovers	H	2-1	4,000	Walker(2)
13 December 1919	St Mirren	A	5-1	5,000	Walker(4);Thom
20 December 1919	Celtic	H	0-0	12,000
27 December 1919	Falkirk	A	2-3	6,000	Walker(2)
31 December 1919	Clydebank	A	1-1	10,000	Walker
1 January 1920	Ayr United	A	1-2	7,000	Walker
10 January 1920	Aberdeen	H	4-0	3,000	Walker(3);McDiarmid
17 January 1920	Third Lanark	A	0-1	5,000
31 January 1920	Motherwell	H	2-3	3,000	Bennett(2)
7 February 1920	Albion Rovers	A	2-1	6,000	Bennett;McDiarmid
14 February 1920	Hibernian	H	2-0	3,000	McDiarmid(2)
21 February 1920	Clyde	H	1-0	3,000	Duncan
28 February 1920	Queen's Park	H	1-5	5,000	McDiarmid
6 March 1920	Raith Rovers	A	0-2	8,000	McDiarmid
13 March 1920	St Mirren	H	1-3	3,000	McDiarmid
20 March 1920	Dundee	A	1-3	10,000	Walker
27 March 1920	Hamilton	A	3-1	4,000	Scott;McDiarmid;Duffus,J
3 April 1920	Falkirk	H	0-0	3,000
10 April 1920	Partick Thistle	A	0-1	6,000
12 April 1920	Morton	H	0-1	2,000
17 April 1920	Hearts	A	2-1	14,000	McDiarmid;Walker
24 April 1920	Aberdeen	A	4-3	12,000	McDiarmid(2);Walker;Gordon
28 April 1920	Rangers	H	0-0	6,000
1 May 1920	Partick Thistle	H	1-1	3,000	Walker

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1919–20 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 January 1920	1	Rangers	A	0-0	28,000
27 January 1920	1r	Rangers	A	0-1	28,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 April 1920	P	Renton	A	2-3	3,000	Duffus;Duncan
21 April 1920	P	Vale of Leven	A	1-2		McDiarmid
3 May 1920	P	Clydebank	A	2-3		McDiarmid;Duffus

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 May 1920	1	Dumbarton Harp	H	3-0		Gordon(2);Duffus
15 May 1920	SF	Renton	A	3-1	3,000	McDiarmid;Horsburgh;Thom
22 May 1920	F	Vale of Leven	H	3-0	3,000	Horsburgh;Thom(2)

Appearances

Dumbarton used 24 players for the 44 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Robert McDiarmid topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in all but one of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Alex Bennett	FW	39	6
John Black	FW	15	1
John Clark	FW	1
John Duffus	FW	6
Robert Duffus	MF	36	2
Scott Duncan	FW	29	2
Charles Gordon	FW	24	3
John Hagan	GK	2
Alex Marshall	DF	6
James Martin	MF	15	1
Robert McDiarmid	FW	43	17
James McDonald	MF	5
Bob McGrory	DF	40
John Miller	GK	42
Patrick O'Connell	MF	2
Thomas Raeside	MF	11
Robertson	FW	1
John Rowan	FW	5	1
James Scott	MF	31
Finlay Speedie	DF	1
Alexander Thom	FW	30	4
Joseph Till	DF	41
Duncan Walker	FW	26	20
Joseph Willis	FW	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 defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).

External links

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