1930–31 Dumbarton F.C. season
1930–1931 season | |||
Manager | Donald Colman | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League Division Two | 10th | ||
Scottish Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Willie Parlane (22) All: Willie Parlane (22) | ||
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Season 1930–31 was the 54th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 32nd time and the Scottish Cup for the 43rd time.
Overview
At the turn of the year, things were looking bright for Dumbarton's league challenge, lying only a point behind a promotion place, however a run of 5 straight defeats in January 1931 snuffed out these hopes and in the end Dumbarton finished 10th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 38 points - 23 behind champions Third Lanark.[1]
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Aberdeen.
Locally, Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, again beating Clydebank in the final.
Elsewhere 3 friendly matches were played, including a match against a Rangers XI and two trial matches for the Dumbartonshire Juniors. Of these matches, there was 1 win and 2 losses, scoring 4 goals for the loss of 4.
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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9 August 1930 | Forfar Athletic | A | 0-3 | ||
16 August 1930 | Raith Rovers | H | 3-1 | Shaw(2);Parlane,W | 1,200 |
23 August 1930 | Third Lanark | A | 0-1 | ||
30 August 1930 | St Johnstone | H | 3-2 | Parlane,W(2);Haddow | 2,000 |
6 September 1930 | Armadale | A | 4-3 | Cameron;Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Shaw | |
13 September 1930 | Montrose | H | 4-1 | Malloy(2);Parlane,W(2) | |
20 September 1930 | Clydebank | A | 4-1 | Malloy(3);Parlane,W | |
27 September 1930 | East Stirling | H | 5-0 | Parlane,W(2);Parlane,J;Malloy;Haddow | |
4 October 1930 | Stenhousemuir | A | 3-3 | Parlane,W;Haddow;OG | |
11 October 1930 | Alloa Athletic | H | 1-0 | Parlane,W | 4,000 |
18 October 1930 | Bo'ness | H | 3-1 | Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Haddow | |
25 October 1930 | Arbroath | A | 0-1 | 2,500 | |
1 November 1930 | Dundee United | H | 4-1 | Parlane,W(3);Shaw | 3,000 |
8 November 1930 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1-2 | Parlane,J | 4,000 |
15 November 1930 | Queen of the South | A | 0-3 | ||
29 November 1930 | Albion Rovers | H | 1-0 | Lennie | 3,000 |
6 December 1930 | St Bernard's | A | 2-2 | Barrie;Parlane,J | |
13 December 1930 | King's Park | H | 3-2 | McNiven;Parlane,W;Haddow | 3,000 |
20 December 1930 | Forfar Athletic | H | 2-2 | Malloy;Parlane,W | 2,500 |
27 December 1930 | Raith Rovers | A | 0-2 | ||
1 January 1931 | Clydebank | H | 0-2 | 3,000 | |
3 January 1931 | Third Lanark | H | 2-4 | Shaw;Haddow | 4,500 |
5 January 1931 | East Stirling | A | 1-7 | Lennie | |
10 January 1931 | St Johnstone | A | 1-4 | Haddow | 5,000 |
24 January 1931 | Armadale | H | 6-2 | Lennie;Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Malloy;Haddow;OG | 2,500 |
31 January 1931 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0-0 | ||
7 February 1931 | Stenhousemuir | H | 4-1 | Haddow(2);Malloy;Parlane,W | 2,000 |
14 February 1931 | Alloa Athletic | A | 0-2 | ||
21 February 1931 | Bo'ness | A | 4-4 | McNiven;Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Haddow | |
28 February 1931 | Arbroath | H | 3-1 | Young(2);Haddow | 2,000 |
7 March 1931 | Dundee United | A | 1-1 | Parlane,J | 3,000 |
21 March 1931 | Queen of the South | H | 1-2 | Shaw | 2,500 |
28 March 1931 | Montrose | A | 1-2 | Parlane,W | |
4 April 1931 | Brechin City | A | 2-2 | Parlane,W;Malloy | |
11 April 1931 | Albion Rovers | A | 1-1 | Malloy | |
13 April 1931 | Brechin City | H | 0-1 | 1,000 | |
18 April 1931 | St Bernard's | H | 0-3 | ||
25 April 1931 | King's Park | A | 2-0 | Young;Malloy |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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17 January 1931 | 1 | Aberdeen | A | 1-6 | Shaw | 10,570 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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22 April 1931 | F | Clydebank | H | 5-0 | Parlane,W(5) | 1,000 |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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12 August 1930 | Rangers | H | 1-3 | Malloy | 3,000 |
9 September 1930 | Dumbartonshire Junior XI | H | 1-2 | Halliday | |
29 April 1931 | Dumbartonshire Junior XI | H | 4-0 | Parlane,J;McLachlan;Kelso(2) |
Appearances
Club
Dumbarton used 29 players for the 39 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Kelso was the only player to feature in all of these matches. Note that in three matches, unnamed 'trialist(s)' played.[2]
Player | Position[3] | Appearances | Goals |
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Adair | MF | 1 | |
William Barrie | MF | 4 | 1 |
Thomas Cameron | MF | 20 | 1 |
Clark | MF | 1 | |
Forbes | FW | 1 | |
Alex Fraser | GK | 4 | |
William Gilmour | GK | 35 | |
Johnny Granger | MF | 10 | |
Johnny Haddow[4] | FW | 35 | 13 |
Hurrell | FW | 1 | |
Jim Kelso | DF | 39 | |
Stewart Lennie | MF | 25 | 3 |
William Molloy | FW | 38 | 12 |
Alistair McLachlan | FW | 5 | |
Charles McLurg | MF | 2 | |
James McNeish | MF | 9 | |
John McNiven | MF | 19 | 2 |
James Miller | MF | 2 | |
Daniel Muir | DF | 24 | |
Alex Parlane | DF | 23 | |
Johnny Parlane | FW | 32 | 8 |
Willie Parlane | FW | 37 | 22 |
Thomas Pye | MF | 4 | |
Sharp | FW | 1 | |
Norman Shaw | FW | 28 | 7 |
James Stewart | MF | 8 | |
Benjamin Swanson | FW | 5 | |
Wilson | MF | 3 | |
Andrew Young | FW | 11 | 3 |
International
Stewart Lennie and Willie Parlane earned their first caps playing for Scotland Amateurs against Wales and England respectively.
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 defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
- ↑ The league match against Alloa Athletic on 14 February marked Johnny Haddow's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.