1925–26 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1925–26 was the 49th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 27th time and the Scottish Cup for the 38th time.
Overview
The fourth season in a row in the Second Division did not start well, and with only 3 wins recorded by December any hopes of promotion had long gone. In the end however Dumbarton finished 11th out of 20 with 38 points - 21 behind champions Dunfermline Athletic.[1]
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton reached the fourth round before losing out to Celtic.
Locally, Dumbarton were runners-up in the Dumbartonshire Cup, losing to Helesburgh in the final.
Elsewhere a benefit match was played against Clydebank.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
15 August 1925 | Bo'ness | H | 3-0 | Sharp;Travers;Russell | 3,000 |
22 August 1925 | King's Park | A | 1-1 | Sharp | 3,000 |
29 August 1925 | Clyde | H | 1-1 | McLardie | 4,000 |
5 September 1925 | Nithsdale Wanderers | A | 1-5 | Travers | |
12 September 1925 | Arthurlie | H | 0-0 | | 3,000 |
19 September 1925 | Arbroath | A | 0-6 | | |
26 September 1925 | Ayr United | H | 1-1 | McLardie | 3,000 |
3 October 1925 | St Bernard's | A | 2-2 | McLardie;Russell | 3,000 |
10 October 1925 | Bathgate | A | 4-1 | Swan;Broadley;McGrath;Russell | 3,000 |
17 October 1925 | East Fife | A | 1-6 | McGrath | 3,000 |
24 October 1925 | East Stirling | H | 3-0 | McGrath(2);McLardie | 2,000 |
31 October 1925 | Armadale | A | 2-6 | McDonald,W;McGrath | |
7 November 1925 | Third Lanark | H | 1-1 | McLardie | 3,000 |
14 November 1925 | Broxburn United | A | 1-1 | Russell | 1,000 |
21 November 1925 | Stenhousemuir | H | 1-1 | McDonald,W | 2,000 |
28 November 1925 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0-1 | | 3,000 |
5 December 1925 | Albion Rovers | H | 0-1 | | 2,000 |
12 December 1925 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2-0 | Swan;McLardie | |
19 December 1925 | King's Park | H | 4-1 | McLardie(2);Mair;McGrath | |
26 December 1925 | Ayr United | A | 2-1 | Harvie(2) | |
1 January 1926 | Arbroath | H | 1-0 | Russell | 2,000 |
2 January 1926 | Arthurlie | A | 2-1 | McLardie;Cameron | |
4 January 1926 | Nithsdale Wanderers | H | 2-2 | McLardie;OG | 3,000 |
9 January 1926 | Third Lanark | A | 2-1 | Swan;Harvie | 5,000 |
16 January 1926 | East Fife | H | 2-1 | Cameron(2) | 2,000 |
30 January 1926 | Albion Rovers | A | 1-11 | Swan | 3,000 |
13 February 1926 | Queen of the South | A | 3-1 | Russell(2);Cameron | |
17 February 1926 | Armadale | H | 2-0 | Carlow;Harvey | 1,000 |
24 February 1926 | Broxburn United | H | 5-1 | Cameron(4);McLardie | |
27 February 1926 | Bo'ness | A | 0-1 | | |
10 March 1926 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1-3 | Murray | |
13 March 1926 | East Stirling | H | 1-3 | McGrath | 3,000 |
20 March 1926 | St Bernard's | H | 1-0 | Russell | |
27 March 1926 | Bathgate | H | 0-5 | | |
3 April 1926 | Queen of the South | H | 1-1 | Hosie | |
10 April 1926 | Stenhousemuir | A | 0-4 | | 1,000 |
17 April 1926 | Clyde | A | 0-6 | | 8,000 |
24 April 1926 | Alloa Athletic | H | 0-0 | | |
Scottish Cup
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
9 May 1926 | SF | Helensburgh | A | 1-0 | unknown | |
17 May 1926 | F | Clydebank | A | 1-4 | unknown | |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
26 August 1925 | Clydebank | A | 1-8 | Malloy | |
Player Statistics
No. |
Pos |
Nat |
Player |
Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup |
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|
GK |
|
Harry Britton |
18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
GK |
|
Albert Ferguson |
23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
GK |
|
Archibald McNish |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF |
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John Anderson |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
William Gibson |
40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Alex Hunter |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Joseph McDonald |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
William Murray |
20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Adam Swanson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
James Warden |
30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
MF |
|
David Broadley |
36 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
|
MF |
|
Robert Hosie |
19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
MF |
|
Andrew Mair |
33 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
|
MF |
|
Thomas McKinney |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Ronald Cameron |
18 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
|
FW |
|
Francis Carlow |
4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Robert Dennett |
35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
John Harvie |
28 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
|
FW |
|
William McDonald |
18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
John McGrath |
23 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Archibald McLardie |
42 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Martin Peters |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
FW |
|
John Russell |
36 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
|
FW |
|
Robert Sharp |
6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
John Swan |
33 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
|
FW |
|
Martin Travers |
5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Trialist |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[3]
Factfile
* There were a number of heavy defeats during the season, none more than the 1-11 trouncing from Albion Rovers on 30 January, which still remains as Dumbarton's heaviest league defeat.
* The Scottish Cup tie against Buckie Thistle on 27 January marked Willie Gibson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 21st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* During the season, 104 goals were conceded in all matches, the fourth time the unwanted '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.
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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