1917–18 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1917–1918 season
Manager James Collins
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One 8th
Top goalscorer League: John McCulloch (13)
All: John McCulloch (13)
Highest home attendance 8,000
Lowest home attendance 2,000
Average home league attendance 3,260
← 1916–17 1918–19 →

Season 1917–18 was the 41st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 19th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 8th, out of 18, in the First Division with 34 points, 22 behind champions Rangers. This was the fourth season of war-time football, where the playing of all other national competitions, including the Scottish Cup, were suspended.[1]

Locally, Dumbarton re-entered the Dumbartonshire Cup, but lost out to Clydebank in the final.[2] However Dumbarton went one better in the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup, retaining the trophy by beating Renton in the final.

During the season two charity matches were also played, both being won, scoring 8 goals for the loss of 4.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

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Main article: 1917–18 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
18 August 1917 Falkirk H 4-1 McKim(2);Stewart;Finnie 3,000
25 August 1917 Motherwell A 0-0 6,000
1 September 1917 Morton H 0-3 3,000
8 September 1917 Partick Thistle A 0-0 7,000
15 September 1917 Queen's Park H 2-1 Ritchie,W;Finnie 3,000
22 September 1917 St Mirren A 1-2 Cairney 5,000
29 September 1917 Rangers H 2-4 Stewart(2) 8,000
6 October 1917 Hibernian A 3-0 McCulloch(2);Stewart 4,000
13 October 1917 Clydebank H 2-3 McCulloch(2) 7,000
20 October 1917 Hamilton A 0-2 4,000
27 October 1917 Kilmarnock H 1-4 McCulloch 3,000
3 November 1917 Clyde A 4-0 McCulloch(3);Ritchie,W 3,000
10 November 1917 Ayr United A 1-0 Ritchie,W 3,000
17 November 1917 Celtic H 0-2 7,000
24 November 1917 Motherwell H 4-3 McCulloch(2);Thom(2) 2,000
1 December 1917 Rangers A 1-2 McCulloch 15,000
8 December 1917 Hibernian H 1-0 Raeside 4,000
15 December 1917 Airdrie H 2-0 McCulloch;Thom 2,500
22 December 1917 Celtic A 0-3 8,000
29 December 1917 Hearts H 1-1 Thom 3,000
31 December 1917 Clydebank A 2-1 Gunn;Thom 10,000
5 January 1918 Third Lanark A 1-4 McCulloch 4,000
26 January 1918 Clyde H 3-1 Raeside;Durnin;Thom 1,500
2 February 1918 Kilmarnock A 0-0 5,000
9 February 1918 Third Lanark H 0-1 1,500
16 February 1918 Morton A 2-2 Stewart;McKim 4,000
23 February 1918 Ayr United H 1-0 Stewart 2,000
2 March 1918 St Mirren H 5-2 Thom(3);Ritchie,W;Stewart 2,000
9 March 1918 Queen's Park A 0-2 5,000
16 March 1918 Airdrie A 0-0 2,000
23 March 1918 Hamilton H 1-2 Stewart 2,000
6 April 1918 Partick Thistle H 1-1 Stewart 2,000
13 April 1918 Hearts A 2-1 McKim;Durnin 4,500
20 April 1918 Falkirk A 1-1 Finnie 2,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
30 March 1918 SF Dumbarton Harp H 2-1 Durnin;Stewart
7 September 1918 F Clydebank H 0-1 6,000

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
4 May 1918 1 Dumbarton Harp H 2-0 Finnie;Ritchie 4,000
18 May 1918 SF Clydebank A 3-2 Durnin;Thom;McGregor 6,000
25 May 1918 F Renton H 2-1 Finnie(2) 1,500

Other Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
4 August 1917 Dumbarton Harp A 3-0 Trialist(2);Finnie
11 August 1917 Dumbarton Harp A 5-4 Stewart(3);Finnie;Ritchie 1,500

Appearances

Dumbarton used 25 players for the 34 Scottish League matches, as detailed below. Both Robert McGrory and John Miller were to feature in all of these matches.[3]

Player Position[4] Appearances Goals
Scotland Richard Bell FW 1
Scotland John Brodie FW 1
Scotland Hugh Cairney FW 6 1
Scotland John Durnin MF 21 2
Scotland David Finnie FW 31 3
Scotland William Gallacher FW 1
Scotland Felix Gunn DF 12 1
Scotland Alex Marshall DF 24
Scotland John McCulloch FW 18 13
Scotland James McGregor MF 19 1
Scotland Bob McGrory DF 34
Scotland John McKim FW 20 4
Scotland John McMeekin MF 1
Scotland John Miller[5] GK 34
Scotland Arthur Murphy FW 1
Scotland Thomas Raeside MF 28 2
Scotland Archibald Ritchie DF 3
Scotland William Ritchie FW 27
Scotland John Semple DF 1
Scotland Finlay Speedie MF 2
Scotland James Stewart FW 13 9
Scotland Alexander Thom FW 33 9
England Alex Trotter MF 17
Scotland Fred Williams FW 1
Scotland William Wilson MF 25

See also

References

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  2. ↑ The final tie was held over until 7 September the following season.
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  4. ↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
  5. ↑ The league match against Clydebank on 13 October marked John Miller's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

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