1875–76 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1875–76 season
Stadium Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Cup Semi Final

Season 1875–76 was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the third time.

Overview

This season saw Dumbarton move to their new ground at Broomfauld Park.

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]

Elsewhere, 7 'other' matches were played, of which 5 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 22 goals and conceding just 3.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
9 October 1875R1LennoxA2-2unknown
16 October 1875R1rLennoxH1-0Galbraith
6 November 1875R2Renton ThistleH2-1McAulay;Galbraith
27 November 1875R3DrumpellierH5-1McAulay(2);Boyd;Anderson;Meikleham
R4bye
8 January 1876SF3rd LRVA1-1Hartley
15 January 1876SFr3rd LRVA1-1Anderson2,500
22 January 1876SFr3rd LRVA0-3

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
4 September 1875LennoxH3-0McInnes;Meikleham;OG
18 September 1875AlcluthaH1-0unknown
25 September 1875HelensburghA2-2unknown
23 October 1875St Andrews (Glasgow)H6-1unknown
30 October 1875Telegraphists (Glasgow)H8-0unknown
29 January 1876PartickH2-0Anderson;Boyd
5 February 1876RentonH0-0

Player statistics

Squad[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland J Baillie 3030
GK Scotland Fowler 2020
GK Scotland John Wood 2020
DF Scotland John Bain 7070
DF Scotland William McIntosh 4040
DF Scotland A Michie 3030
DF Scotland James Wood 2020
MF Scotland James Boyd 7171
MF Scotland Robert Johnston 7070
FW Scotland William Anderson 7272
FW Scotland Alex Galbraith 7272
FW Scotland David Hartley 7171
FW Scotland David McAulay 7373
FW Scotland James Meikleham 7171
FW Scotland Peter Miller 1010
FW Scotland T Munn 4040

County Caps

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.

Transfers

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

Factfile

* Dumbarton remained unbeaten in their 8 home matches during the season - 7 wins and a draw.
* For the first time, Dumbarton also ran a 'second' (reserve) team.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

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