1890–91 Dumbarton F.C. season
1890–91 season | |||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish Football League | Champions | ||
Scottish Cup | Runners Up | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: John Bell (20) All: John Taylor (28) | ||
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Season 1890–91 was the 18th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the inaugural Scottish Football League and entering the Scottish Cup for the 18th time.
Overview
Dumbarton took part in the first ever Scottish League Championship, and with 11 wins and 3 draws from their first 14 fixtures, it looked likely that they would win the title. However losses to Celtic and Rangers in their final four ties meant that Dumbarton finished up with the same number of points as Rangers. With no rules on what should happen in such circumstances, the Scottish League decided on a play-off decider, which finished 2-2, and rather than arrange for a further play-off, the inaugural championship was shared.[1]
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton almost made it a league and cup double, but lost out to Hearts in the final.
In other competitions, there was a lot of silverware heading towards Boghead. Dumbarton again retained the Dumbartonshire Cup (fourth time overall), beating Vale of Leven in the final, retained the Greenock Charity Cup, by beating the hosts Morton in the final, and in the first (and only) League Charity Cup, Dumbarton beat Celtic in the final. Easily the club's most successful season to date.
Despite all the competitive games, Dumbartons still managed to play 8 'other' matches, of which 5 were won, 2 drawn and 1 lost, scoring 29 goals and conceding 12.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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16 August 1890 | Cowlairs | H | 1-1 | Taylor | 3,000 |
23 August 1890 | 3rd LRV | A | 3-1 | Bell;Taylor;McMillan | 4,000 |
30 August 1890 | Hearts | H | 3-1 | Taylor;Bell;Mair | 3,000 |
13 September 1890 | Rangers | H | 5-1 | Mair;Bell(3);Taylor | 4,000 |
4 October 1890 | Vale of Leven | A | 3-1 | OG;Mair;unknown | |
11 October 1890 | Abercorn | H | 5-1 | Taylor(3);Galbraith(2) | |
25 October 1890 | Cowlairs | A | 6-1 | OG(3);Bell(2);Taylor | |
27 December 1890 | Abercorn | A | 2-1 | Taylor(2) | 6,000 |
24 January 1891 | Cambuslang | H | 5-0 | McNaught;Bell(2);Kerr;Thomson | |
21 February 1891 | Celtic | H | 2-2 | Galbraith;Boyle | 6,000 |
28 February 1891 | Vale of Leven | H | 4-0 | Keir;Taylor;OG;Boyle | |
7 March 1891 | St Mirren | H | 5-1 | Bell(4);McNaught | |
21 March 1891 | Cambuslang | A | 2-2 | Taylor;Bell | |
28 March 1891 | 3rd LRV | H | 5-1 | Bell;McLeod;Hutcheson;Taylor;OG | |
11 April 1891 | Celtic | A | 0-1 | 10,000 | |
20 April 1891 | Hearts | A | 4-0 | Bell(2);Taylor;Galbraith | 5,500 |
25 April 1891 | Rangers | A | 2-4 | Bell(2) | 12,000 |
2 May 1891 | St Mirren | A | 4-2 | Galbraith(2);Bell;Miller,J |
In the decider, played at Cathkin Park on 21 May 1891 in front of 10,000 spectators, Dumbarton and Rangers drew 2-2, with Taylor and J. Miller scoring for Dumbarton. It was subsequently decided that the Championship be shared.
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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6 September 1890 | R1 | Smithston Hibernian | H | 8-2 | McNaught;Taylor(2);Galbraith;OG;unknown(3) | |
27 September 1890 | R2 | Hibernian | A | 9-1 | Taylor(3);Galbraith(2);Boyle;Mair;McNaught;Bell | 3,000 |
18 October 1890 | R3 | Clydebank | H | 6-0 | Taylor(4);McMillan;Bell | |
8 November 1890 | R4 | Mossend Swifts | H | 7-3 | McNaught(2);McMillan;Mair;Taylor;Miller,A;Galbraith | |
6 December 1890 | R5 | 5th KRV | H | 8-0 | Taylor(3);Bell;McNaught(2);Boyle;Galbraith | |
20 December 1890 | R6 | Celtic | H | 3-0 | Mair(2);Bell | 10,000 |
17 January 1891 | SF | Abercorn | H | 3-1 | Galbraith;McNaught;Bell | 10,000 |
7 February 1891 | F | Hearts | A | 0-1 | 10,836 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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R1 | Dumbarton Albion | WO | ||||
22 November 1890 | R2 | Duntocher Harp | A | 10-2 | Bell;Galbraith;Taylor;unknown(7) | |
13 December 1890 | SF | Clydebank | A | 4-1 | Boyle;Mair;Taylor;OG | |
14 February 1891 | F | Vale of Leven | H | 4-1 | Mair(2);Taylor;Bell |
League Charity Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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16 May 1891 | SF | Rangers | A | 1-0 | Taylor | 7,000 |
10 June 1891 | F | Celtic | A | 3-0 | Bell;Taylor(2) | 8,000 |
Greenock Charity Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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4 April 1891 | SF | Partick Thistle | A | 2-0 | Bell(2) | |
6 June 1891 | F | Morton | A | 5-1 | Galbraith;unknown(4) | 4,000 |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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9 August 1890 | Rangers | A | 1-3[2] | unknown | |
20 August 1890 | Leith Athletic | A | 3-1 | Wilson(2);Mair | 5,500 |
29 November 1890 | 5th KRV | H | 2-0[3] | Taylor;unknown | |
1 January 1891 | Celtic | A | 1-1 | Taylor | 15,000 |
2 January 1891 | Arbroath | A | 6-0 | unknown | |
3 January 1891 | King's Park | H | 8-3 | unknown | |
22 May 1891 | Arbroath | A | 2-2 | Miller,J;Bell | |
23 May 1891 | Aberdeen | A | 6-2 | Galbraith;Boyle Miller,J(2);OG;unknown | 5,000 |
Player Statistics
Squad[4]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish League[5] | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | John McLeod | 27 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
DF | John Hannah | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Alex McDonald | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Alex Miller | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
DF | Daniel Watson | 26 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
MF | Dickie Boyle | 26 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
MF | Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Leitch Keir | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | Alex Lang | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Tom McMillan | 20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
FW | John Bell | 27 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | ||
FW | James Galbraith | 26 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
FW | William Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Alex Hutcheson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Neil Kerr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Hugh Mair | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
FW | James McNaught | 25 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
FW | John Miller | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | John Taylor | 24 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 13 | ||
FW | William Thomson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Wilson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
County Caps
A Dumbartonshire representative match was played against Renfrewshire on 15 November 1890 in which McLeod; Watson; McMillan; Boyle; Taylor; Galbraith; Mair and McNaught were all selected to play - Dumbarton county won 3-1.
Transfers
Despite the club's success, Dumbarton lost the services of internationalists Ralph Aitken and Joe Lindsay. Aitken went to Newcastle West End and having returned from a brief spell with Dumbarton Athletic, Lindsay left this time for Renton.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton were knocked out at the second round stage of the Scottish Second XI Cup, but once again retained the Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup, beating Clydebank in the final.
Scottish Second XI Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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13 September 1890 | R1 | Kirkintilloch Athletic | A | 4-0 |
4 October 1890 | R2 | Queen's Park | A | 0-9 |
Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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8 November 1890 | R1 | Dalmuir Thistle | A | 6-2 |
8 April 1891 | SF | Vale of Leven | H | 4-3 |
5 May 1891 | F | Clydebank | A | 4-0 |
Factfile
* John Bell became the first ever League topscorer with 20 goals
* Dumbarton remained unbeaten at home during the season in all matches played - a run stretching back to September 1889.
* Dumbarton scored 165 goals in all games - beating the previous record set in season 1887-88. This was the fourth season in a row and the sixth time in the club's history that the 'century' had been broken.
See also
References
- ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
- ↑ This match was reported as the final tie of a Rangers F.C. Sports Tournament.
- ↑ This match was to be a fifth round Scottish Cup tie but was postponed due to a frozen pitch. The teams however decided to play a friendly.
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ includes league play off
External links
- John Hannah (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Alex McDonald (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Jones (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Alex Lang (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- William Henderson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Alex Hutcheson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Wilson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive