1915–16 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1915–1916 season

Manager

James Collins

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League Division One

9th

Top goalscorer

League: Patrick O'Neill (14)
All: Patrick O'Neill (14)

Highest home attendance

7,000

Lowest home attendance

2,000

Average home league attendance

3,420

← 1914–15

1916–17 →

Season 1915–16 was the 39th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 17th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 9th, out of 20, in the First Division with 37 points, 30 behind champions Celtic. This was the second season of war-time football, where the playing of all other national competitions, including the Scottish Cup, were suspended.^[1]

Locally, while Dumbarton did not enter the Dumbartonshire Cup, this season saw the inaugural playing of the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup, however Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Clydebank.

During the season two 'friendlies' were also played, both being won, scoring 7 goals for the loss of none.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1915–16 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
21 August 1915	Rangers	H	1-3	Gettins	6,000
28 August 1915	Aberdeen	A	2-2	O'Neill;McGregor	4,000
4 September 1915	Ayr United	H	0-3		4,000
11 September 1915	Motherwell	A	1-4	Farrell	5,000
18 September 1915	Falkirk	H	3-1	Ritchie,W(2);O'Neill	4,000
25 September 1915	Kilmarnock	A	1-5	Ritchie,W	3,000
2 October 1915	Dundee	H	1-1	McGregor	3,000
9 October 1915	Queen's Park	H	2-4	O'Neill(2)	3,000
16 October 1915	St Mirren	A	2-1	Travers;Ritchie	5,000
23 October 1915	Airdrie	H	3-1	McGregor(3)	5,000
30 October 1915	Hibernian	A	1-1	O'Neill	3,000
6 November 1915	Clyde	H	2-1	Ritchie,W;McGregor	3,000
13 November 1915	Morton	A	1-3	Ritchie,W	3,000
20 November 1915	Third Lanark	H	1-1	Rowan	2,000
27 November 1915	Hearts	A	1-3	Ritchie,W	4,500
4 December 1915	Raith Rovers	H	1-0	Ritchie,W	3,000
11 December 1915	Partick Thistle	H	2-0	McGregor;Thom	2,000
18 December 1915	Hamilton	A	1-1	Ritchie,W	3,000
25 December 1915	Motherwell	H	0-0		2,000
1 January 1916	Raith Rovers	A	0-1		4,000
3 January 1916	Ayr United	A	1-3	Miller	3,000
8 January 1916	Celtic	H	1-2	Riddell	7,000
15 January 1916	Partick Thistle	A	0-0		10,000
22 January 1916	Morton	H	1-1	Thom	4,000
29 January 1916	Airdrie	A	1-2	McGregor	2,000
5 February 1916	Hearts	H	1-1	O'Neill	6,000
12 February 1916	Celtic	A	0-6		6,000
19 February 1916	Falkirk	A	2-1	O'Neill(2)	4,000
26 February 1916	Hamilton	H	7-0	Thom(4);Gilchrist;O'Neill;OG	2,000
4 March 1916	St Mirren	H	2-0	O'Neill;Thom	4,000
11 March 1916	Third Lanark	A	0-4		3,000
18 March 1916	Dundee	A	1-0	Riddell	6,000
1 April 1916	Queen's Park	A	2-0	Gilchrist;Thom	10,000
8 April 1916	Hibernian	H	2-1	McGregor;O'Neill	3,000
15 April 1916	Clyde	A	1-3	O'Neill	3,000
20 April 1916	Rangers	A	2-2	Ritchie,W;O'Neill	3,000
25 April 1916	Aberdeen	H	2-1	Riddell;McGregor	2,000
29 April 1916	Kilmarnock	H	1-1	O'Neill	3,000

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
6 May 1916	1	Clydebank	A	1-5	Ritchie

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
22 April 1916	Vale of Leven	H	1-0	Thom
20 May 1916	Clydebank	H	6-0	Arnott(2);Thom;O'Neill;Gilchrist;Ritchie	1,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 21 players for the 38 Scottish League matches, as detailed below. Both Thomas Hamilton and Alex Thom were to feature in all of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
James Arnott	FW	1
John Chalmers	MF	9
William Farrell	FW	21	1
Ted Garry	MF	18
Alfred Gettins	FW	16	1
Thomas Gilchrist	FW	19	2
Felix Gunn	DF	33
Thomas Hamilton	GK	38
Tommy Kelso	DF	10
Peter McFie	MF	8
Alex McGregor	FW	35	10
Bob McGrory	DF	37
John Miller	FW	3	1
Arthur Murphy	MF	16
Patrick O'Neill	FW	26	14
James Riddell^[4]	MF	31	3
Archibald Ritchie	DF	1
William Ritchie	FW	35	10
John Rowan	FW	2	1
Alexander Thom	FW	38	8
Pat Travers	FW	21	1

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).
↑ The league match against Queen's Park on 1 April marked James Riddell's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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