1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1914–1915 season
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

Season 1914–15 was the 38th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 16th time.

Overview

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]

Locally, 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.

During the season, two benefit matches and a charity match were also played, drawing 2 and losing the other, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
15 August 1914FalkirkA3-1McFie;Rowan;Gettins6,000
22 August 1914St MirrenH2-4Steel;Travers6,000
29 August 1914Queen's ParkA2-2Rowan(2)10,000
5 September 1914Ayr UnitedH1-2Thom4,000
12 September 1914MortonA2-3Rowan(2)2,000
19 September 1914DundeeH1-1Watson5,000
26 September 1914MotherwellA3-2McFie;Watson;Travers5,000
3 October 1914HeartsH3-2Riddell;Rowan;Travers6,000
5 October 1914DundeeA0-05,000
10 October 1914HamiltonA1-4Rowan6,000
17 October 1914AirdrieH1-4Riddell6,000
24 October 1914ClydeA1-2McGregor3,000
31 October 1914Third LanarkH2-1Watson;Thom4,000
7 November 1914HibernianA2-2Davidson;Gettins3,000
14 November 1914RangersH1-1Travers10,000
21 November 1914AberdeenA0-06,000
28 November 1914CelticH1-4Brown4,000
5 December 1914Partick ThistleH0-22,000
12 December 1914Raith RoversA2-1Gettins;Brown1,000
19 December 1914Ayr UnitedA1-2Travers4,000
26 December 1914ClydeH2-1Gettins;Thom4,000
1 January 1915Raith RoversH3-1Steel;Travers;McGregor2,000
2 January 1915St MirrenA1-1Gettins4,000
9 January 1915Queen's ParkH3-0Riddell;McGregor;Brown3,000
16 January 1915KilmarnockH0-43,000
23 January 1915RangersA0-18,000
30 January 1915AberdeenH3-2Gettins;Travers;Thom3,000
6 February 1915AirdrieA1-4Wilson2,000
13 February 1915HamiltonH0-14,000
20 February 1915CelticA0-17,000
27 February 1915MortonH3-2Ferguson;Travers;Thom5,000
6 March 1915HeartsA1-4Murray10,500
13 March 1915Partick ThistleA2-1Gettins;McGregor8,000
20 March 1915HibernianH1-0Gettins3,000
3 April 1915KilmarnockA1-0McGregor3,000
10 April 1915MotherwellH1-1Thom3,000
13 April 1915Third LanarkA0-12,000
24 April 1915FalkirkH0-14,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
19 August 1914PVale of LevenH0-03,000
27 March 1915PVale of LevenA0-04,000
5 April 1915PDumbarton HarpH3-1Murray;Gettins;Travers2,000
6 April 1915PClydebankH6-2Thomson(2);Gettins(2);Travers;Riddell1,000
17 April 1915PRentonH0-22,000
19 April 1915PDumbarton HarpA2-0Harris;Thomson
21 April 1915PClydebankA2-0Gettins;Thomson2,000
28 April 1915PRentonA1-3unknown
1 May 1915FVale of LevenH4-3Thom(2);McGregor;Gettins

Final league table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
25 August 1914Dumbarton HarpA1-1Hamill
9 September 1914Third LanarkH3-4unknown
15 May 1915Dumbartonshire XIH2-2Thom;O'Neill1,000

Player statistics

Squad[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst Division
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland Thomas Hamilton 380380
DF Scotland William McAlpine 4040
DF Scotland Bob McGrory 330330
DF Scotland Archibald Ritchie 300300
DF Scotland James Thomson 220220
MF Scotland Alex Davidson 221221
MF Scotland Peter McFie 222222
MF Scotland Alex McGregor 325325
MF Scotland James Riddell 363363
FW Scotland John Brown 5353
FW Scotland James Ferguson 211211
FW England Alfred Gettins 308308
FW Scotland John Murray 6161
FW Scotland John Rowan 177177
FW Scotland James Steel 162162
FW Scotland Alexander Thom 356356
FW Scotland Pat Travers 378378
FW Scotland William Watson 113113
FW Scotland Andrew Wilson 1010

Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[3]

Reserve Team

Dumbarton scratched from the competition at the second round stage of the Scottish Second XI Cup.

Scottish Second XI Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResult
?R1ArthurlieA?
R2Queen's ParkHscr

Factfile

* The league match against Hearts on 3 October marked James Ferguson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the ninth Dumbarton player to Achieve this milestone.
* In May 1914 Dumbarton appointed their first ever club manager, James Collins.
* Although the beginning of the season coincided with the commencement of the Great War, both the First and Second Divisions completed their campaigns, as did the Qualifying Cup. However the Scottish Cup competition was suspended.

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.
  3. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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