1874–75 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1874–75 season
Stadium Meadow Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Cup Semi Final

Season 1874–75 was the second Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the second time.

Overview

Dumbarton reached the semi final of the Scottish Cup before losing to Renton, after a 0-0 draw. Note that in the second round Dumbarton met Rangers for the first time, dispatching them from the competition after a replay, and this is effectively the oldest competitive tie between Dumbarton and any of the current Scottish league clubs.[1]

During the season, 6 'other' matches were reported to have been played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Vale of Leven. In addition a match was played against 'Dumbarton Cricket & Football Club' - who would later change their name to Lennox F.C. Of these 'other' matches, 4 were drawn and 2 lost, scoring 1 goal and conceding 5.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
17 October 1874R1ArthurlieH3-0unknown
28 October 1874R2RangersA0-0
12 December 1874R2RRangersH1-0Lang
30 January 1875R33rd LRVH1-0Hartley
27 March 1875SFRentonH1-1Galbraith
3 April 1875SFRRentonH0-1

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
21 November 1874Alexandra AthleticA1-1unknown
26 November 1874Vale of LevenH0-0
16 January 1875Dumbarton C&FCA0-0500
23 January 1875Vale of LevenA0-3
27 February 1875Vale of LevenH0-0
6 March 1875RentonH0-1[2]2,000

Appearances

This shows appearances made for Dumbarton in Scottish Cup matches only.[3]

Player Position[4] Appearances Goals[5]
Scotland John Bain BK[6] 4
Scotland James Boyd HB 4
Scotland Alex Galbraith FW 21
Scotland Robert Gibson FW 6
Scotland David Hartley FW 61
Scotland William Hicks FW 5
Scotland Robert Johnston FW 6
Scotland Archie Lang HB 21
Scotland David McAulay HB 4
Scotland Samuel McInnes FW 6
Scotland William McIntosh BK 6
Scotland William McIntyre FW 4
Scotland M Walker HB 2
Scotland James Wood BK 4
Scotland John Wood GK 5

See also

References

  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. This was the first playing of the Scottish Cup Semi Final but the result was successfully protested by Dumbarton to the S.F.A..
  3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. The usual formation would be 2-2-6 (two backs, two half backs and six forwards)
  5. Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorers of 3 of the 6 goals scored in Scottish Cup matches are unknown.
  6. John Bain played two games as a Back, once in goals and one as a Forward. It was not uncommon in the early years of association football for players to play in multiple positions - utility players.

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