1919–20 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1919–20 was the 43rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 21st time and the Scottish Cup for the 32nd time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 11th, out of 22, in the First Division with 39 points, 32 behind champions Rangers. Despite a mid-table position, Dumbarton mananged home draws in the league against both Celtic and champions elect, Rangers.^[1]

With the resumption of the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were perhaps unfortunate to come up against Rangers in the first round. However they gave a good account of themselves, and lost a very close encounter by the only goal, after a 0-0 draw.

Locally, Dumbarton failed to progress from the sectional stage of the Dumbartonshire Cup but won the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by defeating Vale of Leven in the final.

Note that the second goal (scored by Bob McDermid) against Albion Rovers on 7 February was the club's 1,000 goal in all national league competitions.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1919–20 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
16 August 1919	Ayr United	H	1-1	Martin	3,000
18 August 1919	Celtic	A	1-3	Rowan	6,000
23 August 1919	Queen's Park	A	1-2	Thom	6,000
30 August 1919	Clydebank	H	1-0	Duffus,J	8,000
1 September 1919	Kilmarnock	H	2-2	McDiarmid(2)	2,000
6 September 1919	Third Lanark	H	0-0		4,000
10 September 1919	Airdrie	H	1-1	Gordon	3,000
13 September 1919	Kilmarnock	A	1-3	Gordon	5,000
20 September 1919	Rangers	A	0-4		10,000
27 September 1919	Hamilton	H	4-1	McDiarmid(2);Black;Thom	3,500
4 October 1919	Hibernian	A	3-3	Bennett(2);McDiarmid	9,000
11 October 1919	Dundee	H	0-3		4,000
18 October 1919	Morton	A	0-4		8,000
25 October 1919	Raith Rovers	H	1-1	McDiarmid	4,000
1 November 1919	Clyde	A	2-1	Duncan;Bennett	3,000
8 November 1919	Motherwell	A	1-1	Walker	8,000
22 November 1919	Airdrie	A	1-1	McDiarmid	5,000
29 November 1919	Hearts	H	2-0	Walker;Thom	3,000
6 December 1919	Albion Rovers	H	2-1	Walker(2)	4,000
13 December 1919	St Mirren	A	5-1	Walker(4);Thom	5,000
20 December 1919	Celtic	H	0-0		12,000
27 December 1919	Falkirk	A	2-3	Walker(2)	6,000
31 December 1919	Clydebank	A	1-1	Walker	10,000
1 January 1920	Ayr United	A	1-2	Walker	7,000
10 January 1920	Aberdeen	H	4-0	Walker(3);McDiarmid	3,000
17 January 1920	Third Lanark	A	0-1		5,000
31 January 1920	Motherwell	H	2-3	Bennett(2)	3,000
7 February 1920	Albion Rovers	A	2-1	Bennett;McDiarmid	6,000
14 February 1920	Hibernian	H	2-0	McDiarmid(2)	3,000
21 February 1920	Clyde	H	1-0	Duncan	3,000
28 February 1920	Queen's Park	H	1-5	McDiarmid	5,000
6 March 1920	Raith Rovers	A	0-2	McDiarmid	8,000
13 March 1920	St Mirren	H	1-3	McDiarmid	3,000
20 March 1920	Dundee	A	1-3	Walker	10,000
27 March 1920	Hamilton	A	3-1	Scott;McDiarmid;Duffus,J	4,000
3 April 1920	Falkirk	H	0-0		3,000
10 April 1920	Partick Thistle	A	0-1		6,000
12 April 1920	Morton	H	0-1		2,000
17 April 1920	Hearts	A	2-1	McDiarmid;Walker	14,000
24 April 1920	Aberdeen	A	4-3	McDiarmid(2);Walker;Gordon	12,000
28 April 1920	Rangers	H	0-0		6,000
1 May 1920	Partick Thistle	H	1-1	Walker	3,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1919–20 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
24 January 1920	1	Rangers	A	0-0		28,000
27 January 1920	1r	Rangers	A	0-1		28,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 April 1920	P	Dumbarton Harp	H	3-0	unknown
14 April 1920	P	Renton	A	2-3	Duffus;Duncan	3,000
21 April 1920	P	Vale of Leven	A	1-2	McDiarmid
3 May 1920	P	Clydebank	A	2-3	McDiarmid;Duffus

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Renton	4	3	1	0	10	5	5	7
2	Clydebank	4	3	0	1	10	5	5	6
3	Vale of Leven	4	2	1	1	7	6	1	5
4	Dumbarton	4	1	0	3	8	8	0	2
5	Dumbarton Harp	4	0	0	4	1	12	–11	0

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
12 May 1920	1	Dumbarton Harp	H	3-0	Gordon(2);Duffus
15 May 1920	SF	Renton	A	3-1	McDiarmid;Horsburgh;Thom	3,000
22 May 1920	F	Vale of Leven	H	3-0	Horsburgh;Thom(2)	3,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 24 players for the 44 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Robert McDiarmid topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in all but one of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Alex Bennett	FW	39	6
John Black	FW	15	1
John Clark	FW	1
John Duffus	FW	6
Robert Duffus	MF	36	2
Scott Duncan	FW	29	2
Charles Gordon	FW	24	3
John Hagan	GK	2
Alex Marshall	DF	6
James Martin	MF	15	1
Bob McDermid	FW	43	17
James McDonald	MF	5
Bob McGrory	DF	40
John Miller^[4]	GK	42
Patrick O'Connell	MF	2
Thomas Raeside	MF	11
John Robertson	FW	1
John Rowan	FW	5	1
James Scott	MF	31
Finlay Speedie	DF	1
Alexander Thom^[5]	FW	30	4
Joseph Till	DF	41
Duncan Walker	FW	26	20
Joseph Willis	FW	2

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 final league match against Partick Thistle on 1 May marked John Miller's 200th appearance for the club in national competitions.
↑ The league match against Hamilton on 27 September marked Alexander Thom's 200th appearance for the club in national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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