1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1918–1919 season
Manager James Collins
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One 15th
Top goalscorer League: Herbert Yarnell (5)
All: Herbert Yarnell (5)
Highest home attendance 10,000
Lowest home attendance 2,000
Average home league attendance 3,600
← 1917–18 1919–20 →

Season 1918–19 was the 42nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 20th time and the Victory Cup, following the end of the Great War.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 15th, out of 18, in the First Division with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic.[1] Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.

This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all other national competitions, including the Scottish Cup, were suspended. Nevertheless, to mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by St Mirren, after a 0-0 draw.

Locally, Dumbarton failed to qualify for the final of the Dumbartonshire Cup and lost out in the finals of both the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup and the Clydebank Charity Cup, to Dumbarton Harp and Clydebank respectively.

In March 1919, James Collins gave up the post of team manager to concentrate on his club secretary duties, to be replaced by George Livingstone.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

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Main article: 1918–19 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
17 August 1918 Clyde A 1-4 Yarnell 6,000
24 August 1918 Motherwell H 2-0 Murphy;Yarnell 3,000
31 August 1918 Morton A 1-3 Yarnell 6,000
14 September 1918 Clydebank A 1-3 Yarnell 8,000
21 September 1918 Hearts H 1-2 Murphy 2,000
28 September 1918 Kilmarnock A 0-0 3,000
5 October 1918 Queen's Park H 0-0 2,000
12 October 1918 Rangers A 0-3 12,000
19 October 1918 Airdrie A 1-1 Carmichael 2,000
26 October 1918 Celtic H 0-5 6,000
2 November 1918 Falkirk H 1-2 Durnin 2,000
9 November 1918 Hamilton H 1-2 McGregor 2,500
23 November 1918 Hibernian H 4-0 Bell(2);Yarnell;Carmichael 1,500
7 December 1918 Ayr United H 0-0 2,000
14 December 1918 Celtic A 0-2 6,000
21 December 1918 Partick Thistle H 1-1 Thom 2,000
28 December 1918 Ayr United A 0-5 4,000
31 December 1918 Clydebank H 1-1 Rowan 6,000
4 January 1919 Falkirk A 1-5 McDiarmid 4,000
11 January 1919 St Mirren H 0-0 6,000
18 January 1919 Morton H 0-1 5,000
25 January 1919 Partick Thistle A 3-1 McDiarmid(3) 15,000
1 February 1919 Rangers H 0-2 10,000
8 February 1919 Hibernian A 0-1 8,000
15 February 1919 Airdrie H 0-0 4,000
22 February 1919 Clyde H 1-0 Bates 3,000
8 March 1919 Kilmarnock H 0-1 3,000
22 March 1919 St Mirren A 0-2 7,000
29 March 1919 Hamilton A 3-0 Ritchie,W;Bennett;Thom 4,000
5 April 1919 Third Lanark H 4-3 Rowan(3);Bennett 3,000
12 April 1919 Third Lanark A 4-2 Hendry(2);Ritchie,W;Thom 8,000
19 April 1919 Queen's Park A 0-1 12,000
26 April 1919 Motherwell A 0-3 6,000
3 May 1919 Hearts A 0-2 10,500

Victory Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 March 1919 1 St Mirren A 0-0 9,000
5 March 1919 1r St Mirren H 0-1 6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
2 January 1919 P Renton H 2-1 Thom;Reid 1,000
15 March 1919 P Dumbarton Harp A 0-2 5,000
12 April 1919 P Clydebank A 0-1 5,000
30 April 1919 P Vale of Leven A 2-4 Riddell;Bennett 3,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dumbarton Harp 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 7
2 Clydebank 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 5
3 Vale of Leven 4 1 1 2 7 8 –1 3
4 Renton 4 1 1 2 6 7 –1 3
5 Dumbarton 4 1 0 3 4 8 –4 2

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
17 May 1919 SF Vale of Leven H 1-0 Riddell 6,000
24 May 1919 F Dumbarton Harp A 0-2 5,000

Clydebank Charity Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
31 May 1919 F Clydebank A 0-1 4,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 44 players for the 36 Scottish League and Victory Cup matches, as detailed below.[2] Robert McGrory was the only player to feature in all of these matches.[3]

Player Position[4] Appearances Goals
Scotland Bobby Archibald FW 6
Scotland Walter Bate FW 2 1
Scotland Richard Bell FW 6 2
Scotland Alex Bennett FW 6 2
Scotland Hugh Burns MF 9
Scotland Robert Carmichael FW 6 2
Scotland James Cumming FW 2
Scotland James Dawson FW 7
Scotland Scott Duncan FW 1
Scotland John Durnin MF 23 1
Scotland John Eadon GK 2
Scotland David Finnie FW 7
Scotland Hart GK 1
Scotland Roger Henderson GK 1
Scotland Joseph Hendry MF 25 2
Scotland Tommy Kelso DF 2
Scotland Val Lawrence MF 11
Scotland Duggie Livingstone DF 1
Scotland Alex Marshall DF 10
Scotland Bob McDermid FW 18 4
Scotland John McDowall FW 1
Scotland John McEwan FW 10
Scotland James McGregor MF 20 1
Scotland Bob McGrory[5] DF 36
Scotland James McIntosh MF 5
Scotland John McKim FW 7
Scotland Archibald McLachlan DF 12
Scotland John Miller GK 33
Scotland William Mitchell FW 7
Scotland Hugh Murphy FW 8 2
Scotland James Neil FW 3
Scotland Rowland Ogden FW 2
Scotland Patrick DF 1
Scotland Jack Rattray FW 1
Scotland James Reid FW 1
Scotland James Riddell MF 13
Scotland Archibald Ritchie DF 1
Scotland William Ritchie[6] FW 25 2
Scotland John Rowan FW 6 4
Scotland Alexander Thom FW 29 3
Scotland Duncan Walker FW 4
Scotland William Wilson MF 7
Scotland Herbert Yarnell FW 14 5
Scotland James Young FW 5

See also

References

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  2. ↑ A new record number of players used during the season, beating the previous highest of 34 set in the 1913-14 season.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
  5. ↑ The final league match against Hearts on 3 May marked Bob McGrory's 200th appearance for the club in national competitions.
  6. ↑ The league match against Motherwell on 24 August marked William Ritchie's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

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