1917–18 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1917–18 season was the 41st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. in addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.

Dumbarton
1917–1918 season
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League8th
Top goalscorerLeague: John McCulloch (13)
All: John McCulloch (13)
Highest home attendance8,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance3,260

Scottish League
Main article: 1917–18 Scottish Football League

This was the fourth season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League, was suspended. Membership of the League was reduced from 20 to 18, with Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers withdrawing and Clydebank being admitted. Dumbarton's 8th place finish with 34 points (22 behind champions Rangers) was their best performance since the 1893-94 season.[1]

18 August 1917 LeagueDumbarton4-1[2][3]FalkirkBoghead Park
McKim
Finnie
Stewart 		Shearer  3' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edward
25 August 1917 LeagueMotherwell0–0[4][5]DumbartonFir Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T Dougray
1 September 1917 LeagueDumbarton0–3[6][7]MortonBoghead Park
Broad  40'
McNab 		Attendance: 3,000
8 September 1917 LeaguePartick Thistle0–0[8][9]DumbartonFirhill Park
Attendance: 7,000
15 September 1917 LeagueDumbarton2–1[10][11]Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Finnie
Ritchie,W  45'		 Walker Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Binnie
22 September 1917 LeagueSt Mirren2–1[12][13]DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Harris  50'
Lindsay  53'		 Cairney  80' Attendance: 5,000
29 September 1917 LeagueDumbarton2–4[14][15]RangersBoghead Park
Stewart  (pen) Muirhead
Cairns 		Attendance: 8,000
6 October 1917 LeagueHibernian0–3[16][17]DumbartonEaster Road Stadium
McCulloch  5'
Stewart  (pen)		 Attendance: 4,000
13 October 1917 LeagueDumbarton2–3[18][19]ClydebankBoghead Park
McCulloch  30', 46' Brander  5'
Neish
O'Kane 		Attendance: 7,000
20 October 1917 LeagueHamilton2–0[20][21]DumbartonDouglas Park
Faulds
Kelly 		Attendance: 4,000
27 October 1917 LeagueDumbarton1–4[22][23]KilmarnockBoghead Park
McCulloch  44' Goldie  5'
Culley
Hamilton,T  (pen)		 Attendance: 3,000
3 November 1917 LeagueClyde0–4[24][25]DumbartonShawfield Stadium
Ritchie,W
McCulloch 		Attendance: 3,000
10 November 1917 LeagueAyr United0–1[26][27]DumbartonSomerset Park
Ritchie,W  10' Attendance: 3,000
17 November 1917 LeagueDumbarton0-2[28][29]CelticBoghead Park
Gallagher  4'
Browning 		Attendance: 7,000
24 November 1917 LeagueDumbarton4–3[30][31]MotherwellBoghead Park
McCulloch  2', 5'
Thom  45'		 Morgan
Ferguson  90' (pen)		 Attendance: 2,000
1 December 1917 LeagueRangers2–1[32][33]DumbartonIbrox Park
Cairns McCulloch Attendance: 15,000
8 December 1917 LeagueDumbarton1–0[34][35]HibernianBoghead Park
Raeside Attendance: 4,000
15 December 1917 LeagueDumbarton2-0[36][37]AirdrieBoghead Park
McCulloch  65'
Thom  85'		 Attendance: 2,500
22 December 1917 LeagueCeltic3–0[38][39]DumbartonCeltic Park
McMenemy  47'
Gallagher 		Attendance: 8,000
29 December 1917 LeagueDumbarton1–1[40][41]HeartsBoghead Park
Thom Sharpe  20' Attendance: 3,000
31 December 1917 LeagueClydebank1–2[42][43]DumbartonClydeholm Park
Travers  17' Thom  14'
Gunn  40' (pen)		 Attendance: 10,000
5 January 1918 LeagueThird Lanark4–1[44][45]DumbartonCathkin Park
McLean  20' 83'
Duncan  90'		 McCulloch  53' Attendance: 4,000
26 January 1918 LeagueDumbarton3–1[46][47]ClydeBoghead Park
Raeside
Durnin
Thom 		McGowan Attendance: 1,500
2 February 1918 LeagueKilmarnock0–0[48][49]DumbartonRugby Park
Attendance: 5,000
9 February 1918 LeagueDumbarton0–1[50][51]Third LanarkBoghead Park
Duncan Attendance: 1,500
16 February 1918 LeagueMorton2–2[52][53]DumbartonCappielow Park
Stevenson,R
Seymour 		McKim  5'
Stewart 		Attendance: 4,000
23 February 1918 LeagueDumbarton1–0[54][55]Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Stewart Attendance: 2,000
2 March 1918 LeagueDumbarton5–2[56][57]St MirrenBoghead Park
Thom
Stewart
Ritchie,W 		Higginbotham
Durward 		Attendance: 2,000
9 March 1918 LeagueQueen's Park2–0[58][59]DumbartonHampden Park
Aitken  20'
Morton,R 		Attendance: 5,000
16 March 1918 LeagueAirdrie0–0[60][61]DumbartonBroomfield Park
Attendance: 2,000
23 March 1918 LeagueDumbarton1-2[62][63]HamiltonBoghead Park
Stewart Crawford  45'
Murphy 		Attendance: 2,000
6 April 1918 LeagueDumbarton1–1[64][65]Partick ThistleBoghead Park
Stewart Bowie Attendance: 2,000
13 April 1918 LeagueHearts1–2[66][67]DumbartonTynecastle Stadium
Gibson  15' (pen) McKim
Durnin 		Attendance: 4,500
20 April 1918 LeagueFalkirk1–1[68][69]DumbartonBrockville Park
Simpson Finnie Attendance: 2,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Dumbarton re-entered the Dumbartonshire Cup for the first time in three seasons, but lost out to Clydebank in the final, which was held over until the beginning of the 1918-19 season.

30 March 1918 Semi FinalDumbarton2–1Dumbarton HarpBoghead Park
Durnin
Stewart
7 September 1918 FinalDumbarton0–1ClydebankBoghead Park
Travers Attendance: 6,000

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup for the second successive year by beating Renton in the final.

4 May 1918 First RoundDumbarton2–0Dumbarton HarpBoghead Park
Finnie
Ritchie,W 		Attendance: 4,000
18 May 1918 Semi FinalClydebank2–3 (a.e.t.)DumbartonClydholm Park
Sutherland Durnin
Thom  45'
McGregor  (pen)		 Attendance: 6,000
28 May 1918 FinalDumbarton2–1 (a.e.t.)RentonBoghead Park
Finnie  50', 115' Harris Attendance: 1,500

Charity matches

During the season two charity matches were played for the benefit of the Red Cross War Fund, both being won, scoring 8 goals for the loss of 4.

4 August 1917 Charity MatchDumbarton Harp0-3DumbartonMeadow Park, Dumbarton
Trialist
Finnie
11 August 1917 Charity MatchDumbarton Harp4-5DumbartonMeadow Park, Dumbarton
Trialist
Gunn  (OG)
McDonald 		Finnie
Ritchie,W
Stewart 		Attendance: 1,500

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK John Miller[70] 340340
DF Felix Gunn[71] 121121
DF Alex Marshall[72] 240240
DF Bob McGrory 340340
DF Archibald Ritchie 3030
DF John Semple 1010
MF John Durnin 212212
MF James McGregor[73] 191191
MF John McMeekin[74] 1010
MF Thomas Raeside 292292
MF Alex Trotter 170170
MF William Wilson[75] 250250
FW Richard Bell[76] 1010
FW John Brodie 1010
FW Hugh Cairney[77] 6161
FW David Finnie[78] 313313
FW William Gallacher[79] 1010
FW John McCulloch 18131813
FW John McKim[80] 204204
FW Arthur Murphy[81] 1010
FW William Ritchie 274274
FW Finlay Speedie 2020
FW James Stewart 139139
FW Alexander Thom[82] 339339
FW Fred Williams[83] 1010

Source:[84]

[85]

Transfers

Source:[86]

In addition Robert Catterson, Thomas Hamilton and Joseph Tait all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

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