1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1878–79 season
Stadium Townend, Dumbarton
Scottish Cup Sixth Round

Season 1878–79 was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the sixth time.

Overview

Dumbarton reached the sixth round of the Scottish Cup before losing out to their local rivals, Vale of Leven - who went on to retain the cup for the third successive year.[1]

During the season, 10 'other' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Renton, and a home game against the holders of the Ayrshire Cup, Mauchline. Of these matches, 8 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 36 goals and conceding 7.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
28 September 1878R110th Dumbarton RVH8-1unknown
19 October 1878R2RentonA6-1McMaster;Grant;Galbraith;Lawrence;OG(2)4,000
9 November 1878R3StrathblaneH5-0unknown
30 November 1878R4Kilmarnock PortlandA1-1unknown
7 December 1878R4rKilmarnock PortlandH6-1unknown
8 March 1879R5StonelawH9-1unknown
22 March 1879SFVale of LevenA1-3Lindsay6,000

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
31 August 1878ArthurlieA4-0unknown
7 September 1878MauchlineH3-3OG;unknown(2)
5 October 1878RentonA2-1unknown
26 October 1878AlexandriaA8-0unknown
2 November 1878JamestownH5-0unknown
16 November 1878RentonH3-1unknown
23 November 1878HelensburghH3-0Carruthers;McMaster;unknown
8 February 1879GovanA1-1unknown
5 April 1879ParkgroveA2-1unknown
12 April 1879LennoxH5-0unknown

Player statistics

Squad[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland John Kennedy 7070
DF Scotland Jock Hutcheson 7070
DF Scotland Archie Lang 7070
MF Scotland J Anderson 7070
MF Scotland Peter Miller 7070
FW Scotland Robert Brown 2020
FW Scotland J Carruthers 6060
FW Scotland Alex Galbraith 6161
FW Scotland Grant 2121
FW Scotland David Hartley 5050
FW Scotland Alex Lawrence 5151
FW Scotland Joe Lindsay 6161
FW Scotland William McKinnon 7070
FW Scotland J McMaster 1111
FW Scotland R Miller 2020

Transfers

Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was Robert 'Sparrow' Brown.

Factfile

* Dumbarton remained unbeaten in all home matches during the season - meaning that only one loss had been suffered on home soil in the past four seasons - 25 wins and 4 draws from 30 matches.

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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