1874–75 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1874–75 season was the second season of competitive football by Dumbarton.

Dumbarton
1874–75 season
StadiumMeadow Park
Scottish CupSemi-final

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1874–75 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup before losing to local rivals Renton, after a protested match and a 1-1 draw.[1]

The second round of the Scottish Cup pitted Dumbarton against Rangers for their first ever meeting, and this remains the oldest competitive tie between Dumbarton and any of the current Scottish league clubs.

17 October 1874 Cup R1 Dumbarton 3-0[2][3] Arthurlie Dumbarton
28 November 1874 Cup R2 Rangers 0-0[4][5] Dumbarton Glasgow
12 December 1874 Cup R2r Dumbarton 1-0[6][7] Rangers Dumbarton
Lang
30 January 1875 Cup QF Dumbarton 1-0[8][9] 3rd Lanark RV Dumbarton
Hartley
6 March 1875 Cup SF Dumbarton 0-1
VOID[10]		 Renton Dumbarton
Attendance: 2,000
27 March 1875 Cup SF Renton 1-1[11][12] Dumbarton Renton
Galbraith
3 April 1875 Cup SFr Dumbarton 0-1[13][14] Renton Dumbarton

Friendlies

During the season, 6 'friendlies' matches were reported to have been played, including home and away fixtures against neighbours Vale of Leven. In addition, a match was played against Dumbarton Cricket and Football Club - who would later change their name to Lennox F.C.. Of these matches, five were drawn and one lost, scoring two goals and conceding five.

21 November 1874 Friendly Alexandra Athletic 1-1 Dumbarton Kennyhill, Glasgow
26 November 1874 Friendly Dumbarton 0-0 Vale of Leven Dumbarton
16 January 1875 Friendly Dumbarton Cricket and Football Club 0-0 Dumbarton Dumbarton
Attendance: 500
23 January 1875 Friendly Vale of Leven 3-0 Dumbarton Alexandria
75'
27 February 1875 Friendly Dumbarton 0-0 Vale of Leven Dumbarton
27 March 1875 Friendly Renton 1-1 Dumbarton Renton

Player statistics

Amongst those making their first appearances for the club this season was Archie Lang.[15] Of those playing their final game in Dumbarton 'colours', Robert Ball was of note being the player who scored Dumbarton's first ever goal.[16]

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland John Wood[17] GK 5 0
Scotland John Bain[18] DF 4 0
Scotland William McIntosh[19] DF 6 0
Scotland James Wood[20] DF 4 0
Scotland James Boyd[21] MF 4 0
Scotland Archie Lang[15] MF 2 1
Scotland David McAuley[22] MF 4 0
Scotland M Walker[23] MF 2 0
Scotland Alex Galbraith[24] FW 2 1
Scotland Robert Gibson[25] FW 6 0
Scotland David Hartley[26] FW 6 0
Scotland William Hicks[27] FW 5 0
Scotland Robert Johnson[28] FW 6 0
Scotland Sameul McInnes[29] FW 6 0
Scotland William McIntyre[30] FW 4 0

Source:[31]

References
  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. "Dumbarton 3 - 0 Arthurlie, Scottish Cup (17/10/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Dumbarton 2-0 Arthurlie, Saturday, October 17th, 1874". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Rangers 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (28/11/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Rangers 0-0 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 28th, 1874". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Rangers, Scottish Cup (12/12/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. "Dumbarton 1-0 Rangers, Saturday, December 12th, 1874". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (26/12/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. "Dumbarton 1-0 Third Lanark, Saturday, December 19th, 1874". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. This was the first playing of the semi-final of the Scottish Cup but the result was successfully protested to the SFA.
  11. "Renton 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (27/03/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. "Renton 1-1 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 27th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. "Dumbarton 0 - 1 Renton, Scottish Cup (03/04/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  14. "Dumbarton 0-1 Renton, Saturday, April 3rd, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  15. "Archibald Lang - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  16. "Robert Ball - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  17. "John Wood - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  18. "John Bain - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  19. "William McIntosh - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  20. "James Wood - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  21. "Boyd - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  22. "David McAuley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  23. "Walker - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  24. "Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  25. "Robert Gibson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  26. "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  27. "William Hicks - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  28. "Robert Johnson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  29. "Sameul McInnes - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  30. "William McIntyre - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  31. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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