1920–21 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1920–1921 season
Manager	James Collins
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One	21st
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Duncan Walker (15) All: Duncan Walker (21)
Highest home attendance	10,000
Lowest home attendance	2,000
Average home league attendance	4,000
← 1919-20 1921-22 →

Season 1920–21 was the 44th season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 22nd time and the Scottish Cup for the 33rd time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 21st, out of 22, in the First Division with 24 points.^[1] In addition, Dumbarton reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup before losing to Rangers.

Locally, Dumbarton again failed to progress from the sectional stage of the Dumbartonshire Cup and in the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup following a draw with Vale of Leven in the semi final, a replay date could not be arranged and Dumbarton agreed to scratch from the competition.

Elsewhere, a friendly was played against Rothesay Juniors.

Note that George Livingstone was replaced by James Collins as team manager in September 1920.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 1920	Partick Thistle	A	0-1	15,000
21 August 1920	Clydebank	H	1-0	4,000	Scott
25 August 1920	Morton	H	1-2	3,000	McDiarmid
28 August 1920	Dundee	H	1-1	3,000	Marshall
31 August 1920	Clyde	A	1-2	7,000	Walker
4 September 1920	Hamilton	A	1-1	5,000	McDonald
7 September 1920	Queen's Park	A	0-3	6,000
11 September 1920	Albion Rovers	H	0-4	3,000
16 September 1920	Ayr United	A	0-3	3,000
18 September 1920	Hibernian	A	0-2	10,000
25 September 1920	Clyde	H	0-2	4,000
2 October 1920	Morton	A	1-4	10,000	Browning
9 October 1920	Rangers	H	2-5	10,000	McDiarmid;Fraser
16 October 1920	Raith Rovers	A	1-3	3,000	Raeside
23 October 1920	Queen's Park	H	4-0	3,000	McDiarmid(2);Walker;Browning
30 October 1920	Airdrie	A	1-1	5,000	Walker
6 November 1920	Celtic	H	1-3	10,000	Walker
13 November 1920	Third Lanark	A	0-4	4,000
20 November 1920	Motherwell	A	2-8	5,000	Walker(2)
27 November 1920	Aberdeen	H	0-1	2,000
4 December 1920	Partick Thistle	H	0-1	3,000
11 December 1920	St Mirren	A	1-4	6,000	Walker
18 December 1920	Kilmarnock	H	1-0	3,000	Walker
25 December 1920	Hearts	A	2-6	12,500	McTavish;McDiarmid
1 January 1921	Ayr United	H	0-1	8,000
5 January 1921	Clydebank	A	2-1	6,000	Somerville;Walker
8 January 1921	Falkirk	A	1-5	7,000	Walker
15 January 1921	Raith Rovers	H	2-0	3,000	Walker;Browning
22 January 1921	Rangers	A	0-2	15,000
29 January 1921	Dundee	A	1-2	16,000	Walker
12 February 1921	Airdrie	H	1-2	4,000	Mannion
23 February 1921	Kilmarnock	A	1-4	1,500	Walker
26 February 1921	Motherwell	H	2-0	3,000	Somerville;McDiarmid
7 March 1921	Falkirk	H	4-1	2,000	Early;McTavish;McDiarmid;Chalmers
12 March 1921	Hibernian	H	1-0	3,000	McTavish
19 March 1921	Third Lanark	H	0-1	3,000
26 March 1921	Aberdeen	A	0-2	12,000
2 April 1921	Celtic	A	1-1	10,000	Walker
8 April 1921	St Mirren	H	1-0		Walker
11 April 1921	Hearts	H	0-3	3,000
16 April 1921	Hamilton	H	3-0	3,000	Mannion(2);Fraser
23 April 1921	Albion Rovers	A	0-3	6,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
5 February 1921	2	Elgin City	H	3-0	4,000	Walker(2);McDiarmid
19 February 1921	3	Nithsdale Wanderers	H	5-0	4,500	Walker(4);McDiarmid
5 March 1921	4	Rangers	H	0-3	6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
6 January 1921	P	Dumbarton Harp	H	3-2	4,000	Rae;Mannion;Walker
13 April 1921	P	Renton	H	2-2		Chalmers(2)
20 April 1921	P	Vale of Leven	A	1-2	2,000	Fraser
25 April 1921	P	Clydebank	A	2-2	2,000	McDiarmid;McTavish

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 May 1921	SF	Vale of Leven	A	1-1	2,000	Grainger

Other Match

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1920	Rothesay Juniors	A	1-0	2,000	Marshall

Appearances

Dumbarton used 29 players for the 45 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Robert McDiarmid topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in 41 of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Peter Brown	DF	20
John Browning	FW	35	3
Andrew Chalmers	FW	8	1
Harry Chatton	MF	13
Donald Colman	DF	20
E Cotterill	MF	1
Peter Currie	FW	4
Arthur Early	FW	12	1
William Fraser	FW	8	2
Charles Gordon	FW	5
John Hagan	GK	1
Archibald Mackie	MF	11
Thomas Mannion	FW	21	3
Alex Marshall	DF	5	1
Thomas Maxwell	FW	7
Robert McDiarmid	FW	41	9
James McDonald	MF	17	1
John McMillan	FW	4
John McTavish	FW	22	3
John Miller	GK	29
George Rae	FW	12
Thomas Raeside	MF	36	1
James Scott	MF	37	1
Smith	FW	1
Ernest Somerville	DF	15	2
Joseph Till	DF	38
Martin Travers	MF	19
Duncan Walker	FW	38	21
Percy Wharrier	GK	15

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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