1880–81 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1880–81 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Cup	Runners Up

Season 1880–81 was the eighth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the eighth time.

Overview

Season 1880-81 saw Dumbarton reach their first Scottish Cup final. Following some easy wins in the early rounds, two impressive away victories were recorded in the quarter and semi finals, against Rangers and local rivals Vale of Leven respectively. In the first playing of the final, Queen's Park defeated Dumbarton by the odd goal in three, but after a successful protest due to 'crowd encroachment', a replay was ordered. However despite good play Dumbarton were well beaten losing 1-3.^[1]

Elsewhere Dumbarton were again invited to take part in the Glasgow Charity Cup but were heavily defeated in the semi final by Rangers.

Dumbarton's fixture list for the season included home and away ties against the Ayrshire Cup holders, Beith and the first club 'tour' of the north of England was undertaken during the New Year holidays with a further match being played against Blackburn Rovers during the Easter break. Overall, 20 'other' matches were played during the season, of which 13 were won, 2 drawn and 5 lost, scoring 63 goals and conceding 28.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 September 1880	R1	Helensburgh Vics	H	7-0	unknown
2 October 1880	R2	Jamestown	H	2-1	Lindsay(2)	5,000
23 October 1880	R3	Falkirk	H	7-1	unknown
13 November 1880	R4	Glasgow Univ	H	9-0	McKinnon(2);Kennedy,A;Lindsay;Meikleham;OG(2);unknown(2)
4 December 1880	R5	St Mirren	A	5-1	unknown
25 December 1880	R6	Rangers	A	3-1	Meikleham;Lindsay;McKinnon	4,500
5 February 1881	SF	Vale of Leven	A	2-0	Lindsay;Kennedy,A	8,000
9 April 1881	F	Queen's Park	A	1-3	Meikleham	10,000

Glasgow Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
16 April 1881	SF	Rangers	A	0-8		4,000

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
28 August 1880	South Western	A	4-1	OG;unknown(3)
4 September 1880	Kilmarnock	H	7-1	unknown
18 September 1880	Beith	H	6-1	Lindsay(4);Brown(2)
25 September 1880	Kilmarnock Portland	A	1-4	unknown
9 October 1880	Kilbirnie	H	2-2	Lindsay;Lang
16 October 1880	Pollokshields Athletic	H	6-1	Miller;Meikleham(2);Lindsay(2);Lang
30 October 1880	Abercorn	H	9-1	McKinnon;Miller;Kennedy;McAuley;unknown(5)
6 November 1880	3rd LRV	A	3-2	unknown
27 November 1880	Queen's Park	A	1-3	Kennedy	5,000
11 December 1880	Helensburgh	H	6-0	Brown(2);Hutcheson;unknown(3)
1 January 1881	Blackburn Rovers	A	4-1	Meikleham(2);Lindsay;McAulay
3 January 1881	Darwen	A	3-2	Lindsay(2);Lang	4,500
4 January 1881	Sheffield	A	0-1		600
12 February 1881	Rangers	A	1-0	Meikleham
19 March 1881	Jamestown	H	2-0	Kennedy(2)	3,000
26 March 1881	Queen's Park	A	1-2^[2]	McAulay	20,000
2 April 1881	Renfrew	A	4-0	unknown
23 April 1881	Blackburn Rovers	A	0-4		2,000
30 April 1881	Vale of Leven	A	2-1	unknown
7 May 1881	Beith	A	1-1	unknown

Player statistics

Squad^[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		John Kennedy	8	0	8	0
	DF		Jock Hutcheson	8	0	8	0
	DF		Archie Lang	7	0	7	0
	DF		Michael Paton	1	0	1	0
	MF		J Anderson	8	0	8	0
	MF		Peter Miller	8	0	8	0
	FW		Robert Brown	5	0	5	0
	FW		Dunn	2	0	2	0
	FW		Andrew Kennedy	6	2	6	2
	FW		James Liddell	5	0	5	0
	FW		Joe Lindsay	8	5	8	5
	FW		James McAulay	5	0	5	0
	FW		William McKinnon	8	3	8	3
	FW		James Meikleham	6	3	6	3
	FW		Tom Veitch	3	0	3	0

International Caps

International trial matches were played on 26 February and 5 March 1881 to consider selection of teams to represent Scotland in the upcoming games against England and Wales. Jock Hutcheson, Andrew Kennedy, John Kennedy, Joe Lindsay, James McAulay, William McKinnon, James Meikleham and Peter Miller all took part.

As a result Dumbarton's Joe Lindsay picked up his second and third caps playing for Scotland against England and Wales respectively. James McAulay was selected as a reserve.

County Caps

Robert Brown, John Kennedy, Joe Lindsay, William McKinnon and Peter Miller were all selected to play in the Scotch Counties team which played Birmingham & District on 19 February 1881. The 'Scotch' men won 6-0 with both Brown and Lindsay scoring twice.

Transfers

Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time were James Liddle, James McAulay and Michael Paton.

Factfile

* Dumbarton remained unbeaten at Boghead during the season - 10 wins and a draw - with the home undefeated streak stretching back to September 1879.

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ This was the first playing of the Scottish Cup Final but the result was successfully protested by Dumbarton to the S.F.A..
↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

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[1] Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.

[2] This was the first playing of the Scottish Cup Final but the result was successfully protested by Dumbarton to the S.F.A..

[3] McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

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