1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season

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

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

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ A new record number of players used during the season, beating the previous highest of 34 set in the 1913-14 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 final league match against Hearts on 3 May marked Bob McGrory's 200th appearance for the club in national competitions.
↑ The league match against Motherwell on 24 August marked William Ritchie's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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