1895–96 Dumbarton F.C. season
1895–96 season | |||
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
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Scottish League Division One | 10th | ||
Scottish Cup | Second Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Bell (7) All: Bell (7) | ||
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Season 1895–96 was the 23rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the sixth time, and the Scottish Cup for the 23rd time.
Overview
Dumbarton continued to struggle against the bigger and richer professional clubs and again finished 10th (and bottom) of the First Division with 8 points. In the subsequent 'election' process, Dumbarton failed to gain enough votes from the other clubs to maintain their place in the top league and were relegated to the Second Division, their place being taken by the Second Division champions Abercorn.[1]
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were defeated in the first round by Rangers, after a 1-1 draw.
Locally, after eight years as holders, Dumbarton lost in the final of the Dumbartonshire Cup to Renton.
During the season, 11 'other' matches were played, and results here were no better than those in the league and cups, with 3 won and 8 lost, scoring 16 goals and conceding 44.
Unfortunately the drop to the Second Division had a couple of important 'knock-on' effects. Firstly, Alex Lawrence of Dumbarton had to give up his presidency of the Scottish League as the post had to be held by a First Division club representative. In addition, with the loss of income from the 'big club' fixtutes, at the club's AGM on 29 July 1896, it was decided that Dumbarton would return to amateur status.
Note that during the season, 126 goals had been conceded in all matches, beating the previous record set in 1888.
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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17 August 1895 | Rangers | H | 3-5 | Saunderson(2);Boyle | |
24 August 1895 | Dundee | A | 1-4 | OG | 2,000 |
31 August 1895 | Clyde | H | 5-4 | Hartley(2);Thomson,D;Bell;Weir | |
7 September 1895 | St Bernard's | A | 3-4 | Hartley;Thomson,D;Weir | 2,000 |
14 September 1895 | St Mirren | H | 4-2 | Stevenson(2);Hartley;Saunderson | |
21 September 1895 | Hibernian | A | 2-7 | Weir(2) | 1,500 |
28 September 1895 | Celtic | H | 2-3 | Nash;Black | 4,000 |
5 October 1895 | Third Lanark | A | 2-5 | Nash;Stevenson | |
19 October 1895 | Hearts | H | 2-9 | Saunderson;Boyle | 1,200 |
26 October 1895 | St Bernard's | H | 4-3 | Weir(2);Bell;Gracie | 1,000 |
2 November 1895 | St Mirren | A | 2-1 | Bell(2) | |
9 November 1895 | Hibernian | H | 1-3 | Bell | |
30 November 1895 | Clyde | A | 1-5 | Woods | |
7 December 1895 | Dundee | H | 1-2 | McIlhany | |
14 December 1895 | Third Lanark | H | 2-4 | Bell(2) | |
21 December 1895 | Celtic | A | 0-3 | 1,300 | |
4 January 1896 | Rangers | A | 1-3 | Saunderson | 2,000 |
15 February 1896 | Hearts | A | 0-7 | 2,500 |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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18 January 1896 | R1 | Rangers | H | 1-1 | Woods | |
25 January 1896 | R1r | Rangers | A | 1-3 | McIlhany | 6,000 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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8 February 1896 | SF | Newtown Thistle | H | 5-1 | Malloy(2);Boyle;Nash;unknown | |
14 March 1896 | F | Renton | A | 0-3 | 4,000 |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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12 October 1895 | Royal Albert | A | 1-5 | unknown | |
16 November 1895 | Newtown Thistle | H | 2-1 | Weir;unknown | |
23 November 1895 | Motherwell | A | 2-3 | Stevenson;unknown | |
1 January 1896 | Arbroath | A | 0-3 | ||
2 January 1896 | Victoria United | A | 0-8 | ||
1 February 1896 | Leith Athletic | A | 0-5 | ||
29 February 1896 | Morton | A | 3-7 | Saunderson;unknown(2) | |
28 March 1896 | St Mirren | A | 1-7 | unknown | |
11 April 1896 | Helensburgh | A | 4-3 | unknown | |
18 April 1896 | Linthouse | A | 2-0 | Woods;unknown | |
25 April 1896 | Renton | H | 1-2 | unknown |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 29 players during the season in 20 Scottish League and Cup matches, as detailed below. This was 8 more players than the previous season, and a record for the club since the beginning of the Scottish League. Docherty, Hendry and Saunderson topped the 'selection' chart by each playing in 18 of these matches.[2]
Player | Position[3] | Appearances | Goals |
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Bell | FW | 12 | 7 |
Black | FW | 2 | 1 |
William Boyle | FW | 3 | 2 |
Campbell | BK | 4 | |
Robert Colquhoun | GK | 1 | |
John Docherty | GK | 18 | |
John Gillan | HB | 11 | |
James Gracie | FW | 6 | 1 |
Jimmy Hartley | FW | 7 | 4 |
Hastings | HB | 2 | |
Robert Hendry | HB | 18 | |
Henry Malloy | FW | 4 | |
McDaniel | FW | 1 | |
Hugh McIlhany | FW | 8 | 2 |
McIntyre | FW | 1 | |
John McNicol | BK | 5 | |
Alex Miller[4] | BK | 16 | |
Henry Mitchell | BK | 1 | |
Morrice | BK | 1 | |
Billy Nash | HB | 17 | 2 |
Thomas Reid | FW | 2 | |
Richardson | GK | 1 | |
A Saunderson | FW | 18 | 5 |
John Seaton | FW | 8 | |
St Clair | HB | 8 | |
James Stevenson | FW | 12 | 3 |
Daniel Thomson | BK | 17 | 2 |
Hugh F Weir | FW | 10 | 6 |
Samuel Woods | FW | 7 | 2 |
Reserve Team
Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Third Lanark.
Scottish Second XI Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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7 September 1895 | R1 | Abercorn | H | 5-4 |
5 October 1895 | R2 | Third Lanark | A | 2-4 |
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.
- ↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two backs, three half backs and five forwards).
- ↑ The league match against Third Lanark on 5 October marked Alexander Miller's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.