1896–97 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1896–97 season

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League Division Two

10th

Scottish Cup

Runners Up

Top goalscorer

League: John Fraser/ Robert Hendry/ Henry Malloy (3)
All: Robert Hendry (9)

← 1895–96

1897–98 →

Season 1896–97 was the 24th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the seventh time, and the Scottish Cup for the 24th time.

Overview

Dumbarton's drop to the Second Division for the first time and the return to amateur status had its consequences for Dumbarton's league performance. The team finished 10th (and bottom) of the league with just 6 points, and at the end of the season the club were voted out of the Scottish League - a mere 5 years after being crowned as undisputed league champions.^[1]

Despite the disastrous league performance, Dumbarton reached the final of the Scottish Cup before losing out to Rangers - which makes the decision to exclude the club from the Scottish League somewhat surprising.

Locally, Dumbarton lost in the final of the Dumbartonshire Cup to Vale of Leven.

During the season 3 'other' matches were played, of which 1 was won, 1 drawn and 1 lost, scoring 7 goals and conceding 8.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
15 August 1896	Partick Thistle	H	2-2	Malloy;unknown	2,000
22 August 1896	Port Glasgow	A	2-3	Malloy;McIlhany
29 August 1896	Morton	H	0-3
5 September 1896	Kilmarnock	A	1-5	unknown
12 September 1896	Renton	A	0-4
26 September 1896	Leith Athletic	H	1-2	Malloy
3 October 1896	Airdrie	A	2-3	Saunderson;Adamson
17 October 1896	Morton	A	1-3	Fraser
24 October 1896	Leith Athletic	A	1-7	Hendry
7 November 1896	Renton	H	1-3	Boyle
14 November 1896	Partick Thistle	A	1-6	Fraser	1,500
28 November 1896	Linthouse	A	2-2	Saunderson;Hendry
5 December 1896	Airdrie	H	1-3	Hendry
6 March 1897	Linthouse	H	4-5	Miller;Mackie;Speedie;Thomson,W
10 April 1897	Kilmarnock	H	0-6
17 April 1897	Motherwell	A	1-5	Fraser
8 May 1897	Port Glasgow	H	4-1	unknown
15 May 1897	Motherwell	H	3-1	Morrice;Mackie;Reid

Election Results

Team	Votes	Result
Motherwell	34	Re-elected to Second Division
Port Glasgow Athletic	27	Re-elected to Second Division
Ayr	24	Promoted from Ayrshire Combination
Dumbarton	17	Not elected to Second Division

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
9 January 1897	R1	Raith Rovers	H	2-1	Mair(2)
6 February 1897	R2	Leith Athletic	H	4-4	Mackie;Gracie;Hendry;Thomson,W
13 February 1897	R2r	Leith Athletic	A	3-3	Hendry(3)	6,000
20 February 1897	R2r	Leith Athletic	A	3-2	Mackie;Speedie;Fraser	4,000
27 February 1897	R3	St Bernard's	H	2-0	Thomson,D;Hendry	6,000
13 March 1897	SF	Kilmarnock	H	4-3	Thomson,D;Mackie;Hendry;Thomson,W	5,000
20 March 1897	F	Rangers	A	1-5	Thomson,W	15,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3 April 1897	SF	Newtown Thistle	A	4-3	unknown
24 April 1897	F	Vale of Leven	A	2-3	Speedie;unknown	3,000

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
10 October 1896	Queen's Park	A	1-6	unknown	1,000
21 November 1896	Vale of Leven	A	1-1	unknown
1 May 1897	Vale of Leven	H	5-1	Speedie;unknown(4)

Player Statistics

Squad^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		John Docherty	25	0	18	0	7	0
	DF		Andrew Mauchlen	9	0	4	0	5	0
	DF		McBirnie	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF		James McGregor	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		John McNicol	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		John Rodger	12	0	10	0	2	0
	DF		Samuel Skinner	4	0	4	0	0	0
	DF		Daniel Thomson	19	2	12	0	7	2
	MF		Duncan	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Forrester	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		John Gillan	23	0	16	0	7	0
	MF		Robert Hendry	23	9	17	3	6	6
	MF		Leitch Keir	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Alex Miller	7	1	2	1	5	0
	MF		Henry Mitchell	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF		Morrice	9	1	9	1	0	0
	FW		Adamson	2	1	2	1	0	0
	FW		Bell	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		William Boyle	3	1	2	1	1	0
	FW		Hugh Craig	5	0	5	0	0	0
	FW		John Fraser	17	4	10	3	7	1
	FW		James Gracie	7	1	5	0	2	1
	FW		Hodge	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Lewis Mackie	11	5	5	2	6	3
	FW		Hugh Mair	2	2	1	0	1	2
	FW		Henry Malloy	10	3	10	3	0	0
	FW		Hugh McIlhany	5	1	5	1	0	0
	FW		Thomas Reid	6	1	6	1	0	0
	FW		Albert Saunderson	23	2	16	2	7	0
	FW		John Seaton	3	0	2	0	1	0
	FW		Willie Speedie	8	2	3	1	5	1
	FW		William Thomson	19	4	12	1	7	3
	FW		Watson	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW		Hugh Weir	3	0	3	0	0	0

County Caps

A Dumbartonshire representative match was played against a Rangers XI on 26 April 1897 in which Docherty; Mauchan; Hendry and Fraser were all selected to play - the match was won by Rangers 2-1.

Transfers

The loss of league status had its obvious effect with amongst those leaving the club during the season - John Gillan (to Everton), Jimmy Hartley (to Sunderland), Robert Hendry (to Rangers) and Samuel Woods (to Stoke).

Reserve Team

Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Rangers.

Scottish Second XI Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result
? September 1896	R1	St Mirren	A	?
3 October 1896	R2	Rangers	H	0-4

Factfile

* Alex Miller's appearance in the Scottish Cup tie against Leith Athletic on 20 February was his 112th competitive match for the club - overtaking Tom McMillan's record set in 1895.
* The league match against Kilmarnock on 10 April would be Alex Miller's final game for the club. During his nine seasons with the club he set a new record of 117 appearances in all national competitive matches.

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.

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1896–97 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish League

Election Results

Scottish Cup

Dumbartonshire Cup

Other Matches

Player Statistics

Squad[2]

County Caps

Transfers

Reserve Team

Scottish Second XI Cup

Factfile

See also

References

External links

Squad^[2]