1916–17 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1916–1917 season

Manager

James Collins

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League Division One

10th

Top goalscorer

League: Cairney/ Lister (13)
All: Cairney/ Lister (13)

Highest home attendance

8,000

Lowest home attendance

2,000

Average home league attendance

3,160

← 1915–16

1917–18 →

Season 1916–17 was the 40th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 18th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 10th, out of 20, in the First Division with 35 points, 29 behind champions Celtic. This was the third season of war-time football, where the playing of all other national competitions, including the Scottish Cup, were suspended.^[1]

Locally, Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by beating Dumbarton Harp in the final.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1916–17 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
19 August 1916	Queen's Park	A	0-1		4,000
26 August 1916	St Mirren	H	2-1	Travers;Catterson	2,000
2 September 1916	Rangers	A	0-6		10,000
9 September 1916	Hibernian	H	2-1	Lister;Thom	2,000
16 September 1916	Airdrie	A	1-2	Thom	2,000
23 September 1916	Motherwell	H	3-1	Lister(2);Thom	3,000
30 September 1916	Falkirk	A	3-2	Lister(2);Garry	4,000
7 October 1916	Morton	H	1-4	Lister	4,000
14 October 1916	Raith Rovers	A	3-0	Lister(2);Thom	1,500
21 October 1916	Partick Thistle	A	0-6		8,000
28 October 1916	Aberdeen	H	1-1	Garry	2,000
4 November 1916	Ayr United	A	1-3	Ritchie,W	2,000
11 November 1916	Dundee	H	4-3	Lister(2);Ritchie,W(2)	3,000
18 November 1916	Hamilton	A	1-3	Raeside	2,000
25 November 1916	Kilmarnock	H	1-1	Thom	3,000
2 December 1916	Hearts	A	1-0	Ritchie,W	4,000
9 December 1916	Third Lanark	H	2-3	Semple;Lister	2,000
16 December 1916	Partick Thistle	H	2-1	Lister;Thom	3,000
23 December 1916	Clyde	A	2-2	Reid;McKim	2,000
30 December 1916	Queen's Park	H	0-2		3,000
1 January 1917	Raith Rovers	H	2-2	Lister;Thom	2,000
2 January 1917	Third Lanark	A	1-1	Thom	3,000
6 January 1917	Clyde	H	5-1	Cairney(4);McKim	3,000
20 January 1917	Celtic	A	1-1	Cairney	5,000
27 January 1917	Hibernian	A	1-3	Cairney	4,000
3 February 1917	Hearts	H	4-1	Cairney(2);Ritchie,W;Thom	3,000
10 February 1917	Motherwell	A	0-3
17 February 1917	Rangers	H	0-3		5,000
24 February 1917	Ayr United	H	3-1	Garry;Cairney;Thom	2,000
3 March 1917	Hamilton	H	0-0		2,000
10 March 1917	Aberdeen	A	4-2	Cairney(3);Reid	2,000
17 March 1917	Dundee	A	1-4	Gunn	3,000
24 March 1917	Kilmarnock	A	0-0		2,000
31 March 1917	Falkirk	H	1-1	Cairney	2,000
7 April 1917	Celtic	H	1-3	Ritchie,W	8,000
14 April 1917	Morton	A	1-3	Stewart	5,000
21 April 1917	Airdrie	H	1-1	McKim	4,000
28 April 1917	St Mirren	A	0-0		4,000

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
12 May 1917	SF	Clydebank	H	3-1	Thom;Ritchie;Stewart	5,000
19 May 1917	F	Dumbarton Harp	A	3-0	Reid;Stewart;Cairney	4,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 20 players for the 38 Scottish League matches, as detailed below. Robert McGrory topped the 'selection chart' by playing in all but one of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
George Baird	MF	14
Hugh Cairney	FW	24	13
Robert Catterson	FW	5	1
Fraser	MF	1
Ted Garry	FW	21	3
Felix Gunn	DF	13	1
Thomas Hamilton	GK	10
James S Lister	FW	23	13
Bob McGrory^[4]	DF	37
John McKim	FW	36	3
John Miller	GK	28
Thomas Raeside	MF	34	1
Robert Reid	FW	21	2
Archibald Ritchie	DF	1
William Ritchie	FW	36	6
John Semple	DF	34	1
James Stewart	FW	7	1
Joseph Tait	FW	3
Alexander Thom^[5]	FW	36	10
Pat Travers	MF	34	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 Raith Rovers on 14 October marked Bob McGrory's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.
↑ The league match against Rangers on 2 September marked Alexander Thom's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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