1875–76 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1875–76 season was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Dumbarton
1875–76 season
StadiumBroomfauld Park, Dumbarton
Scottish CupSemi-final

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1875–76 Scottish Cup

The semi final of the Scottish Cup was reached for the second successive year before losing to 3rd LRV, after two 1-1 draws.[1]

9 October 1875 Cup R1 Lennox 2-2[2] Dumbarton Levengrove Park, Lennoxtown
Denny
75'
16 October 1875 Cup R1r Dumbarton 1-0[3][4] Lennox Dumbarton
Galbraith 85'
6 November 1875 Cup R2 Renton Thistle 1-2[5][6] Dumbarton Renton
Galbraith
McAulay
27 November 1875 Cup R3 Dumbarton 5-1[7][8] Drumpellier Dumbarton
Boyd
McAulay
Meikleham
Anderson
8 January 1876 Cup SF 3rd LRV 1-1[9][10] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Crichton Hartley
15 January 1876 Cup SFr Dumbarton 1-1[11][12] 3rd LRV Millburn Park
Anderson 5' Crichton 78' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mr McBride
22 January 1876 Cup SFr2 3rd LRV 3-0[13][14] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Crichton
Walker
Drennan

Friendlies

During the season, 7 'friendlies' matches were reported to have been played, of which 5 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 22 goals and conceding just 3.

4 September 1875 Friendly Dumbarton 3-0 Lennox Dumbarton
McInnes
Meikleham
(OG)
18 September 1875 Friendly Dumbarton 1-0 Alclutha Dumbarton
25 September 1875 Friendly Helensburgh 2-2 Dumbarton Helensburgh
23 October 1875 Friendly Dumbarton 6-1 St Andrews F.C.(Glasgow) Dumbarton
30 October 1875 Friendly Dumbarton 8-0 Telegraphists F.C.(Glasgow) Dumbarton
29 January 1876 Friendly Dumbarton 2-0 Partick F.C.(Glasgow) Dumbarton
Anderson
Boyd
5 February 1876 Friendly Dumbarton 0-0 Renton Dumbarton

Player statistics

Of note amongst those appearing in club colours for the first time this season was Peter Miller.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland J Baillie[15] GK 3 0
Scotland Fowler[16] GK 2 0
Scotland John Wood[17] GK 2 0
Scotland John Bain[18] DF 7 0
Scotland William McIntosh[19] DF 4 0
Scotland A Michie[20] DF 3 0
Scotland James Wood[21] DF 2 0
Scotland James Boyd[22] MF 7 1
Scotland Robert Johnston[23] MF 7 0
Scotland William Anderson[24] FW 7 2
Scotland Alex Galbraith[25] FW 7 2
Scotland David Hartley[26] FW 7 1
Scotland David McAulay[27] FW 7 3
Scotland James Meikleham[28] FW 7 1
Scotland Peter Miller FW 1 0
Scotland T Munn[29] FW 4 0

Source:[30]

Representative game

As part of the growth of the sport in Scotland, inter-county matches began to be an established part of the football calendar with the 'cream' of each county being selected to play for their respective counties/cities. One of the earliest was a match played at Hampden Park on 29 April 1876 between Dumbartonshire and Glasgow for the benefit of the Western Infirmary. James Boyd and James Meikleham were selected from Dumbarton to play in the Dumbartonshire team, with Glasgow winning 2-0.

References
  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. "Lennox Amateurs 2-2 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 9th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Lennox, Scottish Cup (30/10/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Dumbarton 1-0 Lennox Amateurs, Saturday, October 16th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Renton Thistle, Scottish Cup (20/11/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Renton Thistle 1-2 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 6th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "Dumbarton 5 - 1 Drumpellier, Scottish Cup (27/11/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. "Dumbarton 5-1 Drumpellier, Saturday, November 27th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. "Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (08/01/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. "Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 8th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (15/01/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Third Lanark, Saturday, January 15th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. "Third Lanark 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (22/01/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. "Third Lanark 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 22nd, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  15. "Baillie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  16. "Fowler - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. "John Wood - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  18. "John Bain - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  19. "William McIntosh - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  20. "Michie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  21. "James Wood - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  22. "Boyd - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  23. "Robert Johnson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  24. "Anderson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  25. "Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  26. "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  27. "David McAulay - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  28. "James Meikleham - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  29. "Munn - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  30. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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