1910–11 Dumbarton F.C. season
1910–1911 season | |||
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
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Scottish League Division Two | 1st | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: John Rowan (13) All: John Rowan (15) | ||
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Season 1910–11 was the 34th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 12th time, the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the ninth time and the Scottish Consolation Cup for the second time.
Overview
Despite a slow start to the campaign, Dumbarton were crowned champions of the Second Division with 31 points, which included a 100% home record.[1] However promotion to the 'top flight' was again denied in the subsequent 'election' process.
There was disappointment in the attempt to qualify for the Scottish Cup, by only reaching the third round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to non-league club Galston, after two replays.
The Scottish Consolation Cup however brought some further cheer before Dumbarton eventually lost out in the final to St Johnstone.
Locally, due to league and national cup commitments, it was decided that the club would be unable to fulfil their obligations in the Dumbartonshire Cup competition, and Dumbarton withdrew after having played two games.
During the season there were also 6 'friendly' matches played, including 'benefit' games for long serving players. Of these matches, 3 were won, 2 drawn and 1 lost, scoring 13 goals and conceding 5.
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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20 August 1910 | Vale of Leven | A | 1-1 | Rowan | 4,000 |
27 August 1910 | Port Glasgow Athletic | A | 0-2 | 1,500 | |
17 September 1910 | St Bernard's | A | 1-2 | Crawford | 1,500 |
24 September 1910 | Vale of Leven | H | 1-0 | Hill | 4,000 |
22 October 1910 | Albion Rovers | A | 0-3 | ||
29 October 1910 | Port Glasgow Athletic | H | 2-1 | Brander;Rowan | 2,000 |
5 November 1910 | Ayr United | H | 3-2 | Rowan(2);Brander | 2,500 |
12 November 1910 | Arthurlie | A | 3-1 | Rowan(2);Ritchie | |
19 November 1910 | Dundee Hibs | A | 3-0 | MacPherson;Rowan;Ritchie | 1,000 |
3 December 1910 | Abercorn | A | 2-3 | Brander;Speedie | |
10 December 1910 | Albion Rovers | H | 2-0 | Rowan(2) | |
17 December 1910 | Abercorn | H | 4-1 | Brander(2);Rowan;Hill | 2,000 |
31 December 1910 | Arthurlie | H | 4-1 | Hill(2);Brander;MacPherson | 3,000 |
7 January 1911 | Leith Athletic | H | 2-0 | Brander;Speedie | 1,500 |
4 February 1911 | Cowdenbeath | A | 3-2 | Menzies;Speedie;MacPherson | |
11 February 1911 | St Bernard's | H | 8-2 | Menzies(4);Herbert(2);Potter;Ritchie | 3,000 |
25 February 1911 | Leith Athletic | A | 3-1 | MacPherson(3) | 3,000 |
25 March 1911 | Cowdenbeath | H | 2-0 | Ritchie;Hill | 2,500 |
1 April 1911 | Ayr United | A | 1-5 | Hill | |
8 April 1911 | E Stirling | A | 0-2 | 2,000 | |
15 April 1911 | Dundee Hibs | H | 3-1 | Ritchie;MacPherson;Rowan | 3,000 |
29 April 1911 | E Stirling | H | 4-0 | Rowan(2);MacPherson;Hill |
Scottish Qualifying Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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3 September 1910 | R2 | Dykehead | A | 0-0 | ||
10 September 1910 | R2r | Dykehead | H | 1-0 | Watson | |
1 October 1910 | R3 | Galston | H | 2-2 | Hill;Ritchie | 3,000 |
8 October 1910 | R3r | Galston | A | 1-1 | Watson | 4,000 |
15 October 1910 | R3r | Galston | A | 0-3 | 3,000 |
Scottish Consolation Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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14 January 1911 | R1 | Wishaw Thistle | A | 1-1 | MacPherson | |
21 January 1911 | R1r | Wishaw Thistle | H | 3-2 | MacPherson(2);Speedie | |
28 January 1911 | R2 | Dykehead | H | 4-1 | Hill(2);Speedie;MacPherson | |
4 March 1911 | R3 | Abercorn | H | 2-0 | Rowan;Speedie | 4,000 |
11 March 1911 | R4 | Hurlford | H | 6-1 | Speedie(2);Hill(2);Brander;MacPherson | |
18 March 1911 | SF | Forres Mechanics | A | 5-1 | Potter;Crawford;Ritchie;Brander;MacPherson | |
22 April 1911 | F | St Johnstone | A | 1-2 | Rowan | 6,000 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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26 November 1910 | P | Dumbarton Harp | A | 1-2 | Potter | 3,000 |
24 December 1910 | P | Renton | H | 4-1 | Speedie(2);MacPherson(2) |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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15 August 1910 | Abercorn | H | 2-0 | Hill;McCallum | |
17 August 1910 | Dumbarton Harp | H | 4-1 | Brander;Grier;Hill;OG | 2,000 |
23 August 1910 | Shettleston | A | 2-2 | Watson(2) | |
25 August 1910 | Vale of Leven | A | 0-1 | ||
18 February 1911 | E Stirling | H | 4-0[2] | Ritchie(2);Menzies;Crawford | |
15 April 1911 | Glasgow Perthshire | H | 1-1 | Muirhead |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 23 players for the 34 Scottish League, Scottish Qualifying and Consolation Cup matches, as detailed below. Crawford was best by playing in 31 of these matches.[3]
Player | Position[4] | Appearances | Goals |
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John Brander[5] | FW | 18 | 9 |
William Clark | MF | 3 | |
Andrew Cochrane | DF | 7 | |
John Crawford | MF | 31 | 2 |
John Dickie | FW | 4 | |
Bob Gordon[6] | DF | 25 | |
William Greer | FW | 4 | |
Samuel Hendry | MF | 26 | |
Johnny Hill[7] | FW | 28 | 12 |
David Hynds | MF | 4 | |
Willie Lithgow | DF | 11 | |
Herbert MacPherson | FW | 24 | 14 |
Joe McCormick | GK | 10 | |
Alex Menzies | FW | 4 | 5 |
Robert Muirhead | DF | 29 | |
Andrew Potter | MF | 30 | |
Duncan Ritchie | FW | 24 | 7 |
John Rowan | FW | 25 | 15 |
George Sneddon | FW | 4 | |
Finlay Speedie | FW | 27 | 10 |
George Thomas | DF | 1 | |
Hugh Wallace | GK | 24 | |
John Watson | FW | 11 | 2 |
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 |
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10 September 1910 | R2 | Rangers | H | 1-5 |
See also
References
- ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
- ↑ This match was to be a Second Division tie but the referee declared the ground unplayable. Nevertheless the teams played a friendly instead.
- ↑ 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 defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
- ↑ The league match against Ayr United on 5 November marked John Brander's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.
- ↑ The Qualifying Cup match against Dykehead on 3 September marked Bob Gordon's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.
- ↑ The Consolation Cup match against Wishaw Thistle on 14 January marked Johnny Hill's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.