1930–31 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1930–1931 season
Manager	Donald Colman
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	10th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Parlane (22) All: Willie Parlane (22)
← 1929-30 1931-32 →

Season 1930–31 was the 54th season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 32nd time and the Scottish Cup for the 43rd time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 10th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 38 points - 23 behind champions Third Lanark.^[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Aberdeen.

Locally, Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, again beating Clydebank in the final.

Elsewhere 3 friendly matches were played.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 August 1930	Forfar Athletic	A	0-3
16 August 1930	Raith Rovers	H	3-1	1,200	Shaw(2);Parlane,W
23 August 1930	Third Lanark	A	0-1
30 August 1930	St Johnstone	H	3-2	2,000	Parlane,W(2);Haddow
6 September 1930	Armadale	A	4-3		Cameron;Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Shaw
13 September 1930	Montrose	H	4-1		Malloy(2);Parlane,W(2)
20 September 1930	Clydebank	A	4-1		Malloy(3);Parlane,W
27 September 1930	East Stirling	H	5-0		Parlane,W(2);Parlane,J;Malloy;Haddow
4 October 1930	Stenhousemuir	A	3-3		Parlane,W;Haddow;OG
11 October 1930	Alloa Athletic	H	1-0	4,000	Parlane,W
18 October 1930	Bo'ness	H	3-1		Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Haddow
25 October 1930	Arbroath	A	0-1	2,500
1 November 1930	Dundee United	H	4-1	3,000	Parlane,W(3);Shaw
8 November 1930	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1-2	4,000	Parlane,J
15 November 1930	Queen of the South	A	0-3
29 November 1930	Albion Rovers	H	1-0	3,000	Lennie
6 December 1930	St Bernards	A	2-2		Barrie;Parlane,J
13 December 1930	King's Park	H	3-2	3,000	McNiven;Parlane,W;Haddow
20 December 1930	Forfar Athletic	H	2-2	2,500	Malloy;Parlane,W
27 December 1930	Raith Rovers	A	0-2
1 January 1931	Clydebank	H	0-2	3,000
3 January 1931	Third Lanark	H	2-4	4,500	Shaw;Haddow
5 January 1931	East Stirling	A	1-7		Lennie
10 January 1931	St Johnstone	A	1-4	5,000	Haddow
24 January 1931	Armadale	H	6-2	2,500	Lennie;Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Malloy;Haddow;OG
31 January 1931	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0-0
7 February 1931	Stenhousemuir	H	4-1	2,000	Haddow(2);Malloy;Parlane,W
14 February 1931	Alloa Athletic	A	0-2
21 February 1931	Bo'ness	A	4-4		McNiven;Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Haddow
28 February 1931	Arbroath	H	3-1	2,000	Young(2);Haddow
7 March 1931	Dundee United	A	1-1		Parlane,J
21 March 1931	Queen of the South	H	1-2	2,500	Shaw
28 March 1931	Montrose	A	1-2		Parlane,W
4 April 1931	Brechin City	A	2-2		Parlane,W;Malloy
11 April 1931	Albion Rovers	A	1-1		Malloy
13 April 1931	Brechin City	H	0-1	1,000
18 April 1931	St Bernards	H	0-3
25 April 1931	King's Park	A	2-0		Young;Malloy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 January 1931	1	Aberdeen	A	1-6	10,570	Shaw

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 April 1931	F	Clydebank	H	5-0	1,000	Parlane,W(5)

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 1930	Rangers	H	1-3	3,000	Malloy
9 September 1930	Dumbartonshire Junior XI	H	1-2		Halliday
29 April 1931	Dumbartonshire Junior XI	H	4-0		Parlane,J;McLachlan;Kelso(2)

Appearances

Dumbarton used 29 players for the 39 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Kelso was the only player to feature in all of these matches. Note that in three matches, unnamed 'trialist(s)' played.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Adair	MF	1
William Barrie	MF	4	1
Chalmers Cameron	MF	20	1
Clark	MF	1
Forbes	FW	1
Fraser	GK	4
W Gilmour	GK	35
Johnny Grainger	MF	10
Johnny Haddow	FW	35	13
Hurrell	FW	1
Jim Kelso	DF	39
Stewart Lennie	MF	25	3
William Malloy	FW	38	12
Alistair McLachlan	FW	5
Charles McLurg	MF	2
James McNeish	MF	9
McNiven	MF	19	2
James Miller	MF	2
Daniel Muir	DF	24
Alex Parlane	DF	23
Johnny Parlane	FW	32	8
Willie Parlane	FW	37	22
Pye	MF	4
Sharp	FW	1
R Shaw	FW	28	7
Stewart	MF	8
Adam Swanson	FW	5
Wilson	MF	3
Andrew Young	FW	11	3

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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