1917–18 Dumbarton F.C. season

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

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

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ The final tie was held over until 7 September the following season.
↑ 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 Clydebank on 13 October marked John Miller's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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