1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was the 38th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. All national cup competitions were suspended for the duration of the First World War. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
1914–1915 season | ||
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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 | |
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Dumbartonshire Cup
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.
19 August 1914 Section | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 3,000 |
27 March 1915 Section | Vale of Leven | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
Attendance: 4,000 |
5 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Dumbarton Harp | Boghead Park |
Murray Gettins Travers |
Attendance: 2,000 |
6 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton | 6–2 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Thomson Gettins Travers Riddell |
Attendance: 1,000 |
17 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Renton | Boghead Park |
Miller Thomson |
Attendance: 2,000 |
19 April 1915 Section | Dumbarton Harp | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Meadow Park, Dumbarton |
Harris Thomson |
28 April 1915 Section | Renton | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
1 May 1915 Final | Dumbarton | 4–3 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Thom McGregor Gettins |
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Friendlies/Benefit Matches
During the season, a friendly, a benefit and a charity match were also played, drawing 2 and losing the other, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7.
25 August 1914 Friendly | Dumbarton Harp | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Meadow Park, Dumbarton |
Hamill |
9 September 1914 Benefit | Dumbarton | 3–4[78] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
15 May 1915 Charity Match | Dumbarton | 2-2 | Dumbartonshire XI | Boghead Park |
Thom O'Neill |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Thomas Hamilton[79] | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
DF | William McAlpine[80] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | Bob McGrory | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
DF | Archibald Ritchie | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
DF | James Thomson[81] | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
MF | Alex Davidson[82] | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
MF | Peter McFie[83] | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | ||
MF | Alex McGregor | 32 | 5 | 32 | 5 | ||
MF | James Riddell | 36 | 3 | 36 | 3 | ||
FW | John Brown[84] | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
FW | James Ferguson[85] | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
FW | Alfred Gettins | 30 | 8 | 30 | 8 | ||
FW | John Murray[86] | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
FW | John Rowan | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | ||
FW | James Steel[87] | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | ||
FW | Alexander Thom | 35 | 6 | 35 | 6 | ||
FW | Pat Travers | 37 | 8 | 37 | 8 | ||
FW | William Watson[88] | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||
FW | Andrew Wilson[89] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source:[90]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[92]
In addition James Blyth, Jack Brown, James Chalk, Alexander Clarkson, John Davie, Alex Forsyth, Archibald Frew, Harry Gildea, Samuel Hendry, Thomas Lawrie, William Murray, John Plank, Andrew Potter, John Robertson and Walter Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton scratched from the competition at the second round stage of the Scottish Second XI Cup.
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- played for the benefit of long serving player Robert Muirhead.
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- The league match against Hearts on 3 October marked James Ferguson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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