1926–27 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1926–1927 season
Manager	Donald Colman
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	18th
Scottish Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: H Reid (16) All: H Reid (17)
← 1925-26 1927-28 →

Season 1926–27 was the 50th season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 28th time and the Scottish Cup for the 39th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 18th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 32 points - a distant 34 behind champions Bo'ness.^[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton reached the second round before losing out to Alloa after a replay.

Locally, Dumbarton were again runners-up in the Dumbartonshire Cup.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1926	Albion Rovers	A	0-4	3,000
21 August 1926	Clydebank	H	1-1	3,000	Black
28 August 1926	Bathgate	A	1-2	1,500	Harvie
4 September 1926	East Fife	H	1-3	2,000	Main
11 September 1926	Arthurlie	A	1-2	2,000	Main
18 September 1926	Bo'ness	H	1-0	3,000	Russell
25 September 1926	Nithsdale Wanderers	A	0-3
2 October 1926	St Bernards	H	3-0	1,500	Reid,H(2);Warden
9 October 1926	Arbroath	A	3-1	1,800	Russell(2);Mair
16 October 1926	King's Park	H	0-1	1,500
23 October 1926	Stenhousemuir	H	2-1		Harvie;Reid,H
30 October 1926	Forfar Athletic	A	2-4		Reid,H(2)
6 November 1926	Armadale	A	4-3		Main(2);Reid,H;Swan
13 November 1926	Third Lanark	H	1-1	2,000	Reid,H
20 November 1926	Raith Rovers	A	2-4	3,500	Russell(2)
27 November 1926	East Stirling	H	3-2	2,000	Main(2);Warden
4 December 1926	Alloa Athletic	A	1-1	2,000	Warden
11 December 1926	Queen of the South	A	2-3		Main,H;Reid
18 December 1926	Ayr United	H	3-5	2,000	Davin;Reid,H;Muir
25 December 1926	Albion Rovers	H	3-0		Cameron;Davin;Muir
31 December 1926	Clydebank	A	2-6		Reid,H(2)
3 January 1927	Bathgate	H	1-1		Muir
8 January 1927	East Fife	A	3-5		Main(2);Harvie
15 January 1927	Arthurlie	H	4-1	2,000	Davin(2);Mair;Muir
29 January 1927	Bo'ness	A	1-3		Reid,H
12 February 1927	St Bernards	A	1-1		Reid,H
16 February 1927	Nithsdale Wanderers	H	6-2		Main(2);Mair;Davin;McHugh;Muir
19 February 1927	Arbroath	H	1-0		Reid,J
26 February 1927	King's Park	A	0-2
5 March 1927	Stenhousemuir	A	0-7
12 March 1927	Forfar Athletic	H	1-3		Swanson
19 March 1927	Armadale	H	2-0		Reid,J;Mair
26 March 1927	Third Lanark	A	2-2	3,000	Muir(2)
2 April 1927	Raith Rovers	A	1-3		Harvie
9 April 1927	East Stirling	A	2-3		Davin;Reid,H
16 April 1927	Alloa Athletic	H	3-1		Reid,H(2);Russell
23 April 1927	Queen of the South	H	0-3
30 April 1927	Ayr United	A	5-0		Main(2);Reid,H;Muir;Russell

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 January 1927	1	East Stirlingshire	A	1-0	2,000	Reid,H
5 February 1927	2	Alloa Athletic	A	1-1	3,400	Russell
9 February 1927	2r	Alloa Athletic	H	0-4	3,500

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
27 September 1926	SF	Clydebank	A	1-1		Grainger
18 April 1927	SFr	Clydebank	A	1-1^[2]		Muir
28 April 1927	F	Helensburgh	A	0-6	1,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 24 players for the 41 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Ronald Cameron was the only player to feature in all of these matches. Note that in four matches unnamed 'trialist(s)' played.^[3]

Player	Position^[4]	Appearances	Goals
John Black	FW	5	1
Britton	GK	1
Broadley	MF	4
Ronald Cameron	FW	41	1
Davin	FW	35	6
Dennett	FW	10
John Granger	DF	25
George Greenshields	MF	7
John Harvie	FW	34	4
Johnstone	FW	1
Kyle	FW	4
Robert Main	FW	39	14
Andrew Mair	MF	26	4
McCabe	FW	1
McHugh	FW	3
John Muir	FW	30	7
H Reid	MF	34	17
J Reid	MF	11	3
Russell	FW	19	8
Edward Swan	FW	19	1
Adam Swanson	DF	28	1
Talisman	FW	1
James Warden	DF	30	3
Duncan Yuill	GK	40

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ won on toss of coin
↑ 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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