1884–85 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1884–85 season was the 12th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Dumbarton
1884–85 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish CupThird Round

Scottish Cup

Dumbarton's run in the Scottish Cup was short-lived as they were knocked out in the third round by Pollokshields Athletic.[1]

Cup R1DumbartonWalkoverLeverndale
4 October 1884 Cup R2Dumbarton2-0[2][3]Albion (Dumbarton)Boghead Park
Hutton
25 October 1884 Cup R3Pollokshields Athletic4-1[4][5]DumbartonHaggs Castle, Glasgow
 25'
 30'

 OG  15' Referee: A Stuart

Dumbartonshire Cup
Main article: Dumbartonshire Cup

As the sport continued to grow, so did the demand for more competitive football, and so began the setting up of regional competitions for clubs in specific counties/cities. The first was nine years earlier with the first playing of the East of Scotland Shield (formerly the Edinburgh FA Cup) and with the formation of the Dumbartonshire Football Association in March 1884, the first Dumbartonshire Cup was put up for competition. With three of the strongest teams in the country at the time playing out of Dumbartonshire, it was no easy feat to win the cup, and Dumbarton required to see off both of their strongest local rivals, Renton in the first round and Vale of Leven in the final, to become the first winners for the county cup.

1 November 1884 First RoundDumbarton4-0RentonBoghead Park
Lindsay  25'
Brown
 85'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Stuart
13 December 1884 Second RoundDumbarton10-1Helensburgh AthleticBoghead Park
Lindsay
Liddell
Brown
Wilson
Miller,J
McAulay


17 January 1885 Semi FinalDumbarton3-1YokerBoghead Park
Wilson  55'
Keir  70'
Lindsay  77'		 scrimmage Referee: J Roxburgh
28 March 1885 FinalDumbarton3-0Vale of LevenTontine Park
Lindsay
McKinnon 		Attendance: 3,000

Glasgow Charity Cup
Main article: Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

Dumbarton reached the final of the Glasgow Charity Cup for the second time. Three tough matches against Rangers were followed by a final against their old adversary Queen's Park, where they lost by the only goal.

11 April 1885 SemiFinalDumbarton2-2[6]RangersHampden Park
scrimmage  10'
Pringle  30' (OG)		  55'
scrimmage  75'		 Attendance: 3,500
18 April 1885 SemiFinal ReplayDumbarton1-1[7] (a.e.t.)RangersHampden Park
scrimmage  75' Young  18' Attendance: 5,000
2 May 1885 SemiFinal 2nd ReplayDumbarton2-0[8]RangersHampden Park
Lindsay
Miller  89'		 Attendance: 7,000
9 May 1885 FinalDumbarton0-1Queen's ParkHampden Park
Watt  5' Attendance: 3,500

Friendlies

During the season, 22 'friendly' matches were played, including a 0-0 draw against Queen's Park to celebrate the opening of the 'new' Hampden Park and 5 games against English opposition with mixed success. In all, 9 were won, 7 drawn and 6 lost, scoring 50 goals and conceding 30.

30 August 1884 FriendlyDumbarton4-1Partick ThistleBoghead Park



 scrimmage Referee: A Colville
13 September 1884 FriendlyDumbarton2-0Walsall SwiftsBoghead Park
Brown
Keir
20 September 1884 FriendlyDumbarton3-0RenfrewBoghead Park
Meikleham
McAulay
27 September 1884 FriendlyRangers3-2DumbartonKinning Park
Gossland  40', 65'
 Brown(S)  42'
scrimmage  60'		 Attendance: 3,000
18 October 1884 FriendlyQueen's Park0-0DumbartonHampden Park
Attendance: 6,000
15 November 1884 FriendlyDumbarton6-2ClydeBoghead Park
22 November 1884 FriendlyRenton2-3DumbartonTontine Park
 20'
 75'

Attendance: 5,000
29 November 1884 FriendlyDumbarton1-1Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Brown Attendance: 3,000
20 December 1884 FriendlyVale of Leven1-6DumbartonAlexandria
Brown(S)  7'
Liddell
Liddell
 (OG)
 Attendance: 5,000
27 December 1884 FriendlyQueen's Park2-1DumbartonHampden Park
Harrower
Hamilton 		Brown(P)  15' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mr McKillop
1 January 1885 FriendlyBlackburn Rovers2-0DumbartonLeamington Road
Suter  80'
scrimmage  87'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mr Armerod
2 January 1885 FriendlyAstley Bridge4-0DumbartonAstley Bridge
Brindle  65'
Hogson
Douglas 		Referee: J Quinton
3 January 1885 FriendlyWalsall Swifts1-1DumbartonThe Chuckery
Morley  30' Kennedy  60' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Ford
5 January 1885 FriendlyAston Villa1-1DumbartonWellington Road (Perry Barr)
Brown  80' Liddell  60' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mr Roberts
24 January 1885 FriendlyPort Glasgow Athletic3-3DumbartonClune Park
Graham  10'
McCartney
Hannah  70'		  33'
scrimmage  44'
Brown  61'		 Attendance: 3,000
7 February 1885 FriendlyAbercorn0-3DumbartonBlackstoun Park, Paisley


 Attendance: 3,000
14 February 1885 FriendlyHibernian2-1DumbartonEaster Road
Lee  10'
Cox  40'		 Keir  75' Attendance: 2,500
14 March 1885 FriendlyDumbarton1-3ArthurlieBoghead Park
Jardine  15'
Donaldson  25'
 Attendance: 2,500
21 March 1885 FriendlyDumbarton1-1JamestownBoghead Park
 5' (OG) Wilson  40'
4 April 1885 FriendlyDumbarton3-0HeartsBoghead Park
McKinnon  20', 65'
McMillan
25 April 1885 FriendlyAirdrie1-1DumbartonAirdrie
Hastie  (OG) Attendance: 1,000
16 May 1885 FriendlyDundee Our Boys0-7DumbartonWest Craigie Park, Dundee
Lindsay  8' 14' 17'
McKinnon
Kennedy  38'

Player statistics

Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was Ralph Aitken.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
James McAulay GK 2 0
Jock Hutcheson DF 2 0
Hugh Wilson[9] DF 2 0
Leitch Keir MF 2 0
Peter Miller MF 2 0
Black[10] FW 1 0
Robert 'Plumber' Brown FW 2 0
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown FW 2 0
Hutton[11] FW 1 1
Andrew Kennedy[12] FW 1 0
James Liddell FW 2 0
Joe Lindsay FW 1 0
William McKinnon FW 1 0
Michael Paton FW 1 0

Source:[13]

International caps
Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

An international trial match was played on 7 March 1885 to consider selection of teams to represent Scotland in the 1885 British Home Championship. Robert 'Plumber' Brown, Joe Lindsay, James McAulay and Michael Paton played for a 'Counties XI' against a 'Glasgow XI' with the latter winning 3-1, Brown scoring the 'Counties' goal.

Subsequently, five Dumbarton players were selected to play, as follows:

- Robert 'Plumber' Brown[14] and Leitch Keir[15] both earned their first caps against Wales.

- Joe Lindsay[16] earned his sixth and seventh caps against England and Wales respectively. He scored the only goal in the 1-1 draw against the English - and scored a hat-trick in the 8-1 defeat of Wales.

- James McAulay[17] earned his fifth and sixth caps against England and Wales respectively.

- Michael Paton[18] earned his third and fourth caps against England and Wales respectively.

Representative matches

The Dumbartonshire Football Association played three representative matches during the season and Dumbarton players were selected to play as follows:

DateOpponentResultPlayers(Goals)
11 October 1884Glasgow3-3McAulay;Keir;Brown,P;Brown,S(1);Lindsay;Miller
31 January 1885Renfrewshire4-2McAuley;Hutcheson;Miller;Brown,S;Lindsay;Liddell(1)
7 March 1885Edinburgh4-1Hutcheson;Miller;Keir;Brown,S;McKinnon(1)

Reserve team

Dumbarton withdrew from the Second Eleven Association in protest at the unsuccessful attempt to have the previous year's final against Kilmarnock Athletic replayed.

References
  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
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  3. "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Albion, Saturday, October 4th, 1884". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. "Pollokshields Ath 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (25/10/1884)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. "Pollockshiels Athletic 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 25th, 1884". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  6. "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Rangers, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (11/04/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  7. "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Rangers, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (18/04/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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  10. "Black - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. "Hutton - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. "Andrew Kennedy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  14. "Robert Brown". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  15. "Leitch Keir". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  16. "Joseph Lindsay". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  17. "James McAulay". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  18. "Michael Paton". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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