1934–35 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1934–1935 season

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League Division Two

16th

Scottish Cup

Second Round

Top goalscorer

League: Johnny Haddow (19)
All: Johnny Haddow (23)

Highest home attendance

2,400

Lowest home attendance

500

Average home league attendance

1,100

← 1933–34

1935–36 →

Season 1934–35 was the 58th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 36th time and the Scottish Cup for the 47th time.

Overview

After the optimism of the previous season, Dumbarton slumped to finish 16th, out of 18, with 22 points - 30 behind champions Third Lanark.^[1] During the season, a number of big defeats were suffered, conceding a 9, an 8 and 6 goals twice.

In the Scottish Cup, there was a second round exit, to First Division St Johnstone.

Locally, Dumbarton failed to regain the Dumbartonshire Cup, with amateur side Vale Ocaba retaining the trophy. Note that the final was held over until the start of the 1935-36 season.

During the season, 117 goals were conceded in all matches, the fifth time the 'century' had been broken.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1934–35 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 August 1934	Arbroath	H	2-1	English;Haddow	2,400
18 August 1934	Dundee United	A	2-5	Haddow;Cumming	6,000
25 August 1934	Brechin City	H	2-0	Haddow;Pyper	1,800
1 September 1934	Stenhousemuir	A	1-6	Haddow
8 September 1934	Edinburgh City	A	2-3	Wallace;Pyper
15 September 1934	Leith Athletic	A	1-2	English
22 September 1934	East Stirlingshire	H	2-2	Kennedy;Miller	1,000
29 September 1934	East Fife	A	1-9	English	1,000
6 October 1934	Cowdenbeath	H	4-2	Kennedy(2);Wallace(2)	500
13 October 1934	Alloa Athletic	H	0-0		800
20 October 1934	Brechin City	A	4-1	Ballantyne(2);Wallace;English
27 October 1934	Leith Athletic	H	1-2	Ritchie,G	1,000
3 November 1934	King's Park	A	2-3	Haddow(2)	1,000
10 November 1934	Montrose	H	1-1	English	1,000
17 November 1934	Third Lanark	A	2-4	Ballantyne;Haddow	2,000
24 November 1934	Forfar Athletic	H	1-1	Joyce	1,000
1 December 1934	Raith Rovers	A	2-4	Haddow;Wallace	1,000
8 December 1934	St Bernard's	A	0-5		500
15 December 1934	St Bernard's	H	1-4	Speedie	800
22 December 1934	Edinburgh City	H	2-0	Haddow(2)	1,000
29 December 1934	Stenhousemuir	H	2-1	English;Haddow	1,100
1 January 1935	Cowdenbeath	A	1-8	Haddow
5 January 1935	Forfar Athletic	A	1-4	Henderson	1,100
12 January 1935	Dundee United	H	5-1	Speedie(3);English;McDonald	1,000
19 January 1935	East Stirlingshire	A	2-6	Moran;McDonald	600
2 February 1935	Morton	H	2-5	Ballantyne(2)	1,400
16 February 1935	Montrose	A	0-5		500
2 March 1935	East Fife	H	4-2	Haddow(2);Moran;Muir	900
9 March 1935	Morton	A	2-3	Ballantyne;Haddow	1,500
16 March 1935	Alloa Athletic	A	1-4	Haddow	1,500
23 March 1935	King's Park	H	4-2	Haddow(2);Speedie(2)	1,000
30 March 1935	Arbroath	A	0-4		2,000
5 April 1935	Third Lanark	H	0-1		1,000
13 April 1935	Raith Rovers	H	3-4	Speedie(2);Haddow	900

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1934–35 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
26 January 1935	1	Vale Ocaba	A	6-1	Haddow(4);English;Speedie	5,000
9 February 1935	2	St Johnstone	A	0-4		6,034

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
4 September 1935	F	Vale Ocaba	H	3-3	Cameron;Watson;Taylor,A	1,000
11 September 1935	Fr	Vale Ocaba	A	1-4	Haddow	2,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 32 players for the 36 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Wallace was top of the 'selection chart' by featuring in 32 of these matches. Note that unnamed 'trialist(s)' played in two matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Charles Ballantyne^[4]	MF	28	6
William Barrie	DF	9
Duncan Colquhoun	FW	3
Thomas Cumming	FW	2	1
Duffie	FW	2
Richard English	FW	29	8
Johnny Haddow	FW	29	23
Robert Henderson	FW	13	1
Joyce	MF	2	1
Matthew Kennedy	FW	4	3
Robert Kerr	GK	3
Robert Kyle	MF	2
McCourt	DF	3
William McDonald	DF	30	2
James McLeod	FW	14
Allan Miller	FW	2	1
Archibald Milliken	GK	2
Hugh Moran	MF	16	2
James Muir	FW	18	1
Angus Polson	FW	1
Edwin Powell	DF	15
John Pyper	FW	8	2
Rankin	MF	1
Dick Ritchie	MF	16
George Ritchie	MF	10	1
John Rodger	DF	12
Simpson	GK	31
Robert Speedie	FW	19	9
George Taylor	MF	13
Thomson	DF	1
John Wallace	MF	32	5
Martin Watson	DF	24

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 Leith Athletic on 27 October marked Charles Ballantyne's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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1934–35 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish League

Scottish Cup

Dumbartonshire Cup

Appearances

See also

References

External links