1924–25 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1924–1925 season
Manager	Donald Colman
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	8th
Scottish Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: James Carlow (14) All: James Carlow (15)
← 1923-24 1925-26 →

Season 1924–25 was the 48th season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 26th time and the Scottish Cup for the 37th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 8th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 40 points - 10 behind champions Dundee United.^[1] In addition, Dumbarton were knocked out in the second round of the Scottish Cup by Falkirk.

Locally, Dumbarton were runners-up in both the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1924–25 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
16 August 1924	King's Park	H	1-1	1,500	Hyslop
23 August 1924	East Stirling	H	2-2	3,000	Kennedy(2)
20 August 1924	Dundee United	H	3-3	3,000	Carlow;Kennedy;Russell
1 September 1924	East Stirling	H	1-1	2,000	Carlow
6 September 1924	Forfar Athletic	H	2-0	2,000	Broadley;Love
13 September 1924	East Fife	A	1-2	4,500	Kennedy
20 September 1924	Arthurlie	H	2-0	2,500	McLardie;Kennedy
27 September 1924	Arbroath	A	0-0
4 October 1924	Johnstone	H	2-1	2,000	Carlow;Kennedy
11 October 1924	St Bernards	A	1-2	3,000	Kennedy
18 October 1924	Stenhousemuir	A	1-1	1,200	Carlow
25 October 1924	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2-0	2,000	Mair;Russell
1 November 1924	Bathgate	A	0-1
8 November 1924	Clydebank	H	1-0	5,000	McLardie
15 November 1924	Clyde	A	2-3	6,000	Carlow(2)
22 November 1924	Albion Rovers	H	2-0	2,000	Cameron;Carlow
29 November 1924	Broxburn United	A	2-1	1,500	Cameron;McLardie
6 December 1924	Bo'ness	H	1-0	2,000	Carlow
13 December 1924	Armadale	A	2-0		Kennedy;Russell
20 December 1924	Alloa Athletic	H	1-1	3,000	Kennedy
27 December 1924	Forfar Athletic	A	1-3		Carlow
1 January 1925	Clydebank	A	0-1
3 January 1925	East Fife	H	2-1	2,000	McLardie(2)
5 January 1925	Arthurlie	A	1-2	1,500	Carlow
10 January 1925	King's Park	A	1-3		Kennedy
17 January 1925	Broxburn United	H	0-1	2,000
31 January 1925	Dundee United	A	0-0	7,000
11 February 1925	St Bernards	H	0-1
14 February 1925	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2-1		McKenzie;Russell
21 February 1925	Bathgate	H	1-0	2,000	Cameron
28 February 1925	Johnstone	A	1-0		Cameron
7 March 1925	Bo'ness	A	1-1		Russell
14 March 1925	Stenhousemuir	H	3-2	2,000	Carlow(3)
21 March 1925	Armadale	H	1-0	2,000	Carlow
28 March 1925	Alloa Athletic	A	1-2	8,000	Kennedy
4 April 1925	Arbroath	H	0-0
11 April 1925	Albion Rovers	A	1-3	2,000	Kennedy
25 April 1925	Clyde	H	0-4	3,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1924–25 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 January 1925	1	Newton Stewart	A	2-0	1,000	Broadley;Russell
7 February 1925	2	Falkirk	A	0-2	9,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
27 August 1924	SF	Clydebank	H	3-1	2,000	Love;Broadley;Brooks
29 April 1925	F	Helensburgh	H	0-1	1,500

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 May 1925	SF	Helensburgh	H	1-0		Carlow
16 May 1925	F	Clydebank	A	0-2

Appearances

Dumbarton used 18 players for the 40 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Ferguson, Kennedy, Mair and Warden featured in all of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Beattie	MF	2
Broadley	MF	33	2
Brooks	FW	3
Ronald Cameron	FW	22	4
Francis Carlow	FW	29	15
Dennett	FW	5
Albert James Ferguson	GK	40
William Gibson	DF	39
Hyslop	MF	15	1
Jones	MF	25
Kennedy	FW	40	12
Love	FW	15	1
Andrew Mair	MF	40	1
McKenzie	FW	12	1
McLardie	FW	35	5
Middleton	FW	6
Russell	FW	39	6
James Warden	DF	40

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

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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