1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1918–1919 season
Manager James Collins
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League 15th
Top goalscorer League: Herbert Yarnell (5)
All: Herbert Yarnell (5)
Highest home attendance 10,000
Lowest home attendance 2,000
Average home league attendance 3,600
← 1917–18 1919–20 →

Season 1918–19 was the 42nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 20th time and the Victory Cup, following the end of the Great War.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, in the League with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic. This was their worst performance in a number of years, perhaps not unsurprising given the large turnover in playing staff.[1] Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.

To mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by St Mirren, after a 0-0 draw.

Locally, Dumbarton failed to qualify for the final of the Dumbartonshire Cup and lost out in the finals of both the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup and the Clydebank Charity Cup, to Dumbarton Harp and Clydebank respectively.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
17 August 1918ClydeA1-4Yarnell6,000
24 August 1918MotherwellH2-0Murphy;Yarnell3,000
31 August 1918MortonA1-3Yarnell6,000
14 September 1918ClydebankA1-3Yarnell8,000
21 September 1918HeartsH1-2Murphy2,000
28 September 1918KilmarnockA0-03,000
5 October 1918Queen's ParkH0-02,000
12 October 1918RangersA0-312,000
19 October 1918AirdrieA1-1Carmichael2,000
26 October 1918CelticH0-56,000
2 November 1918FalkirkH1-2Durnin2,000
9 November 1918HamiltonH1-2McGregor2,500
23 November 1918HibernianH4-0Bell(2);Yarnell;Carmichael1,500
7 December 1918Ayr UnitedH0-02,000
14 December 1918CelticA0-26,000
21 December 1918Partick ThistleH1-1Thom2,000
28 December 1918Ayr UnitedA0-54,000
31 December 1918ClydebankH1-1Rowan6,000
4 January 1919FalkirkA1-5McDiarmid4,000
11 January 1919St MirrenH0-06,000
18 January 1919MortonH0-15,000
25 January 1919Partick ThistleA3-1McDiarmid(3)15,000
1 February 1919RangersH0-210,000
8 February 1919HibernianA0-18,000
15 February 1919AirdrieH0-04,000
22 February 1919ClydeH1-0Bates3,000
8 March 1919KilmarnockH0-13,000
22 March 1919St MirrenA0-27,000
29 March 1919HamiltonA3-0Ritchie,W;Bennett;Thom4,000
5 April 1919Third LanarkH4-3Rowan(3);Bennett3,000
12 April 1919Third LanarkA4-2Hendry(2);Ritchie,W;Thom8,000
19 April 1919Queen's ParkA0-112,000
26 April 1919MotherwellA0-36,000
3 May 1919HeartsA0-210,500

Victory Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
1 March 19191St MirrenA0-09,000
5 March 19191rSt MirrenH0-16,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
2 January 1919PRentonH2-1Thom;Reid1,000
15 March 1919PDumbarton HarpA0-25,000
12 April 1919PClydebankA0-15,000
30 April 1919PVale of LevenA2-4Riddell;Bennett3,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dumbarton Harp 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 7
2 Clydebank 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 5
3 Vale of Leven 4 1 1 2 7 8 –1 3
4 Renton 4 1 1 2 6 7 –1 3
5 Dumbarton 4 1 0 3 4 8 –4 2

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
17 May 1919SFVale of LevenH1-0Riddell6,000
24 May 1919FDumbarton HarpA0-25,000

Clydebank Charity Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
31 May 1919FClydebankA0-14,000

Player Statistics

Squad[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish League Victory Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland John Eadon 2 0 1 0 1 0
GK Scotland Hart 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland Roger Henderson 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland John Miller 32 0 31 0 1 0
DF Scotland Tommy Kelso 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland Duggie Livingstone 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Alex Marshall 10 0 10 0 0 0
DF Scotland Bob McGrory 36 0 34 0 2 0
DF Scotland Archibald McLachlan 12 0 12 0 0 0
DF Scotland Patrick 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Archibald Ritchie 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland Hugh Burns 9 0 9 0 0 0
MF Scotland John Durnin 23 1 21 1 2 0
MF Scotland Joe Hendry 25 2 23 2 2 0
MF Scotland Val Lawrence 11 0 11 0 0 0
MF Scotland James McGregor 20 1 18 1 2 0
MF Scotland James McIntosh 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF Scotland James Riddell 13 0 11 0 2 0
MF Scotland William Wilson 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW Scotland Bobby Archibald 6 0 4 0 2 0
FW Scotland Walter Bate 2 1 1 1 1 0
FW Scotland Richard Bell 6 2 6 2 0 0
FW Scotland Alex Bennett 6 2 6 2 0 0
FW Scotland Robert Carmichael 6 2 6 2 0 0
FW Scotland James Cumming 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland James Dawson 7 0 6 0 1 0
FW Scotland Scott Duncan 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland David Finnie 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW Scotland Bob McDermid 18 4 16 4 2 0
FW Scotland John McDowell 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland John McEwan 10 0 10 0 0 0
FW Scotland John McKim 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW Scotland William Mitchell 7 0 5 0 2 0
FW Scotland Hugh Murphy 8 2 8 2 0 0
FW Scotland James Neil 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland Rowland Ogden 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland Jack Rattray 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland James Reid 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland William Ritchie 25 2 23 2 2 0
FW Scotland John Rowan 6 4 6 4 0 0
FW Scotland Alexander Thom 29 3 29 3 0 0
FW Scotland Duncan Walker 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland Herbert Yarnall 14 5 14 5 0 0
FW Scotland James Young 5 0 5 0 0 0

Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[3]

Players in

Player From Date
Scotland Joe Hendry Scotland Rangers (loan) 31 Aug 1918
Scotland Duggie Livingstone Scotland Celtic (loan) 1 Oct 1918
Scotland Bob McDermid Scotland Rangers 10 Jan 1919
Scotland James Riddell Scotland Kilmarnock (loan) 23 Jan 1919
Scotland Bobby Archibald Scotland Aberdeen (loan) 28 Jan 1919
Scotland Duncan Walker Scotland Kilsyth Rangers 10 Mar 1919
Scotland Alex Bennett Scotland Rangers 11 Mar 1919
Scotland Scott Duncan Scotland Rangers 15 Jul 1919

Players out

Player To Date
Scotland Felix Gunn Scotland Dumbarton Harp
Scotland John McCulloch Scotland St Mirren
Scotland James Stewart Scotland Hamilton
Scotland Alex Trotter Scotland Renton
Scotland James McGregor Scotland Kilmarnock (loan)
Scotland Alexander Thom Scotland Ayr United (loan)
Scotland Alexander Thom Scotland Motherwell (loan)

Factfile

* The league match against Motherwell on 26 August marked William Ritchie's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 14th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The league match against Rangers on 1 February marked Bob McGrory's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the first Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
* In March 1919, James Collins gave up the post of team manager to concentrate on his club secretary duties, to be replaced by George Livingstone.
* This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League and the Victory Cup, were suspended.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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