1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was the 38th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. All national cup competitions were suspended for the duration of the First World War. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
1914–1915 season | ||
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Manager | James Collins | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League Division One | 13th | |
Top goalscorer | League: Gettins/ Travers (8) All: Gettins/ Travers (8) | |
Highest home attendance | 10,000 | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 | |
Average home league attendance | 4,210 | |
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Scottish First Division
Dumbarton's second successive season in the First Division saw an improved performance by finishing 13th out of 20, with 34 points, 31 behind champions Celtic.[1]
15 August 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Falkirk | 1–3[2][3] | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
Reilly 52' | McFie 55' Rowan Gettins |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Humphreys |
22 August 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 2–4[4][5] | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Travers Steel |
Page Brown Clark Brannick |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T Dougray |
29 August 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Queen's Park | 2–2[6][7] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Walker 2', 70' | Rowan 25', 65' | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Binnie |
5 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 1–2[8][9] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Thom 42' | Richardson 48', 80' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Matthews |
12 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Morton | 3–2[10][11] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Buchanan 9' Seymour |
Rowan | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
19 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 1–1[12][13] | Dundee | Boghead Park |
Watson 70' | Steven | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Lyons |
26 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Motherwell | 2–3[14][15] | Dumbarton | Fir Park |
Bond Waugh |
Watson 45' McFie Travers |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Allan |
3 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 3–2[16][17] | Hearts | Boghead Park |
Travers Riddell (pen) Rowan |
Davidson (OG) Thomson (OG) |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Jackson |
10 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Hamilton | 4–1[20][21] | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
Stewart Miller,J Rankin |
Rowan | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T Robertson |
17 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 1–4[22][23] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Riddell (pen) | Reid (pen) Donaldson Paterson Thomson |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Shanks |
24 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Clyde | 2–1[24][25] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
Allan Milligan |
McGregor | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Weir |
31 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 2–1[26][27] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
Watson 75' Thom |
Smith,J | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T Robertson |
7 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Hibernian | 2–2[28][29] | Dumbarton | Easter Road Stadium |
McGregor (OG) Reid |
Gettins Davidson |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Binnie |
14 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 1–1[30][31] | Rangers | Boghead Park |
Travers | Reid | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: A Allan |
21 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Aberdeen | 0–0[32][33] | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Matthews |
28 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 1–4[34][35] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Brown | McAtee McColl McMenemy |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: L Wynne |
5 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 0–2[36][37] | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
Branscombe 35' Whittle |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Murray |
12 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Raith Rovers | 1–2[38][39] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Gibson (pen) | Brown 40' Gettins |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Lyons |
19 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Ayr United | 2–1[40][41] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
McLaughlin 5' (pen) Richardson |
Travers 30' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Weir |
26 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 2–1[42][43] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Thom 7' Gettins |
Barr | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T Robertson |
1 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 3–1[44][45] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Travers Steel McGregor |
Martin | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Dickson |
2 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 | St Mirren | 1–1[46][47] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Reid,R | Gettins | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: R Murray |
9 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 3–0[48][49] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
McGregor Brown Riddell |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Dougray |
16 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 0–4[50][51] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
West | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
23 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Rangers | 1-0[52][53] | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
Cairns | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: A Allan |
30 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 3–2[54][55] | Aberdeen | Boghead Park |
Thom Travers Gettins |
Walker Cail |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
6 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Airdrie | 4-1[56][57] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Donaldson Thomson Paton |
Wilson | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Dickson |
13 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 0–1[58][59] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Stewart | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Weir |
20 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Celtic | 1-0[60][61] | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
McColl | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A Jackson |
27 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 3–2[62][63] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Ferguson Thom Travers |
Gourlay | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Lyons |
6 March 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Hearts | 4-1[64][65] | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
Gracie (pen) Graham |
Murray | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: J Stevenson |
13 March 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Partick Thistle | 1-2[66][67] | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
Whittle | McGregor Gettins |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: H Humphreys |
20 March 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 1–0[68][69] | Hibernian | Boghead Park |
Gettins | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Edwards |
3 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Kilmarnock | 0-1[70][71] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
McGregor | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G McKenzie |
10 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 1–1[72][73] | Motherwell | Boghead Park |
Thom | Nicol | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Weir |
13 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Third Lanark | 1-0[74][75] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Orr 35' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Kirkland |
24 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 | Dumbarton | 0–1[76][77] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Ramsay | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: H Dickie |
Dumbartonshire Cup
The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to being played on a league basis followed by a final between the top two, and for the first time since the 1898-99 season Dumbarton were successful by beating Vale of Leven in the final.
19 August 1914 Section | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 3,000 |
27 March 1915 Section | Vale of Leven | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
Attendance: 4,000 |
5 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Dumbarton Harp | Boghead Park |
Murray Gettins Travers |
Attendance: 2,000 |
6 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton | 6–2 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Thomson Gettins Travers Riddell |
Attendance: 1,000 |
17 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Renton | Boghead Park |
Miller Thomson |
Attendance: 2,000 |
19 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton Harp | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Meadow Park, Dumbarton |
Harris Thomson |
21 April 1915 Section | Clydebank | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Clydeholm Park |
Gettins Thomson |
Attendance: 2,000 |
28 April 1915 Section | Renton | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
1 May 1915 Final | Dumbarton | 4–3 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Thom McGregor Gettins |
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Vale of Leven | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 11 |
2 | Dumbarton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 |
3 | Clydebank | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8 |
4 | Renton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
5 | Dumbarton Harp | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 |
Friendlies/Benefit Matches
During the season, a friendly, a benefit and a charity match were also played, drawing 2 and losing the other, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7.
25 August 1914 Friendly | Dumbarton Harp | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Meadow Park, Dumbarton |
Hamill |
9 September 1914 Benefit | Dumbarton | 3–4[78] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
15 May 1915 Charity Match | Dumbarton | 2-2 | Dumbartonshire XI | Boghead Park |
Thom O'Neill |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Thomas Hamilton[79] | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | William McAlpine[80] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bob McGrory | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Archibald Ritchie | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | James Thomson[81] | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Alex Davidson[82] | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Peter McFie[83] | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Alex McGregor | 32 | 5 | 32 | 5 | |
MF | SCO | James Riddell | 36 | 3 | 36 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | John Brown[84] | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | James Ferguson[85] | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Alfred Gettins | 30 | 8 | 30 | 8 | |
FW | SCO | John Murray[86] | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | John Rowan | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | |
FW | SCO | James Steel[87] | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Alexander Thom | 35 | 6 | 35 | 6 | |
FW | SCO | Pat Travers | 37 | 8 | 37 | 8 | |
FW | SCO | William Watson[88] | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Andrew Wilson[89] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source:[90]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[92]
In addition James Blyth, Jack Brown, James Chalk, Alexander Clarkson, John Davie, Alex Forsyth, Archibald Frew, Harry Gildea, Samuel Hendry, Thomas Lawrie, William Murray, John Plank, Andrew Potter, John Robertson and Walter Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton scratched from the competition at the second round stage of the Scottish Second XI Cup.
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