1884–85 Dumbarton F.C. season
| 1884–85 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round | |
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The 1884–85 season was the 12th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.
Scottish Cup[edit]
Dumbarton's run in the Scottish Cup was short-lived as they were knocked out in the third round by Pollokshields Athletic.[1]
| 4 October 1884 Cup R2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[2][3] | Albion (Dumbarton) | Boghead Park |
Hutton  |
| 25 October 1884 Cup R3 | Pollokshields Athletic | 4-1[4][5] | Dumbarton | Haggs Castle, Glasgow |
| 25' 30' |
OG 15' |
Referee: A Stuart |
Dumbartonshire Cup[edit]
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 Round | Dumbarton | 4-0 | Renton | Boghead Park |
| Lindsay 25' Brown 85' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Stuart |
| 13 December 1884 Second Round | Dumbarton | 10-1 | Helensburgh Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Lindsay Liddell Brown Wilson Miller,J McAulay |
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| 17 January 1885 Semi Final | Dumbarton | 3-1 | Yoker | Boghead Park |
| Wilson 55' Keir 70'Lindsay 77' |
scrimmage |
Referee: J Roxburgh |
| 28 March 1885 Final | Dumbarton | 3-0 | Vale of Leven | Tontine Park |
| Lindsay McKinnon |
Attendance: 3,000 |
Glasgow Charity Cup[edit]
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 SemiFinal | Dumbarton | 2-2[6] | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| scrimmage 10' Pringle 30' (OG) |
55' scrimmage 75' |
Attendance: 3,500 |
| 18 April 1885 SemiFinal Replay | Dumbarton | 1-1[7] (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| scrimmage 75' |
Young 18' |
Attendance: 5,000 |
| 2 May 1885 SemiFinal 2nd Replay | Dumbarton | 2-0[8] | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| Lindsay Miller 89' |
Attendance: 7,000 |
| 9 May 1885 Final | Dumbarton | 0-1 | Queen's Park | Hampden Park |
| Watt 5' |
Attendance: 3,500 |
Friendlies[edit]
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 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4-1 | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
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scrimmage |
Referee: A Colville |
| 13 September 1884 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-0 |  Walsall Swifts | Boghead Park |
| Brown Keir |
| 20 September 1884 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3-0 | Renfrew | Boghead Park |
| Meikleham McAulay |
| 27 September 1884 Friendly | Rangers | 3-2 | Dumbarton | Kinning Park |
| Gossland 40', 65' |
Brown(S) 42' scrimmage 60' |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 18 October 1884 Friendly | Queen's Park | 0-0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Attendance: 6,000 |
| 15 November 1884 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6-2 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
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| 22 November 1884 Friendly | Renton | 2-3 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
| 20' 75' |
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Attendance: 5,000 |
| 29 November 1884 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1-1 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
| Brown |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
| 20 December 1884 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 1-6 | Dumbarton | Alexandria |
|
Brown(S) 7' Liddell Liddell (OG) |
Attendance: 5,000 |
| 27 December 1884 Friendly | Queen's Park | 2-1 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Harrower Hamilton |
Brown(P) 15' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mr McKillop |
| 1 January 1885 Friendly | Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | Dumbarton | Leamington Road |
| Suter 80' scrimmage 87' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mr Armerod |
| 2 January 1885 Friendly | Astley Bridge | 4-0 | Dumbarton | Astley Bridge |
| Brindle 65' Hogson Douglas |
Referee: J Quinton |
| 3 January 1885 Friendly | Walsall Swifts | 1-1 | Dumbarton | The Chuckery |
| Morley 30' |
Kennedy 60' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mr Ford |
| 5 January 1885 Friendly | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Dumbarton | Wellington Road (Perry Barr) |
| Brown 80' |
Liddell 60' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mr Roberts |
| 24 January 1885 Friendly | Port Glasgow Athletic | 3-3 | Dumbarton | Clune Park |
| Graham 10' McCartney Hannah 70' |
33' scrimmage 44'Brown 61' |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 14 February 1885 Friendly | Hibernian | 2-1 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| Lee 10' Cox 40' |
Keir 75' |
Attendance: 2,500 |
| 14 March 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1-3 | Arthurlie | Boghead Park |
|
Jardine 15' Donaldson 25' |
Attendance: 2,500 |
| 21 March 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1-1 | Jamestown | Boghead Park |
| 5' (OG) |
Wilson 40' |
| 4 April 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3-0 | Hearts | Boghead Park |
| McKinnon 20', 65' McMillan |
| 16 May 1885 Friendly | Dundee Our Boys | 0-7 | Dumbarton | West Craigie Park, Dundee |
| Lindsay 8' 14' 17' McKinnon Kennedy 38' |
Player statistics[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The Dumbartonshire Football Association played three representative matches during the season and Dumbarton players were selected to play as follows:
| Date | Opponent | Result | Players(Goals) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 1884 | Glasgow | 3-3 | McAulay;Keir;Brown,P;Brown,S(1);Lindsay;Miller |
| 31 January 1885 | Renfrewshire | 4-2 | McAuley;Hutcheson;Miller;Brown,S;Lindsay;Liddell(1) |
| 7 March 1885 | Edinburgh | 4-1 | Hutcheson;Miller;Keir;Brown,S;McKinnon(1) |
Reserve team[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
- ^ "Albion 0 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (04/10/1884)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Albion, Saturday, October 4th, 1884". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Pollokshields Ath 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (25/10/1884)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Pollockshiels Athletic 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 25th, 1884". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Rangers, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (11/04/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Rangers, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (18/04/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Rangers, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (18/04/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Hugh Wilson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Black - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Hutton - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Kennedy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ "Robert Brown". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Leitch Keir". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Lindsay". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "James McAulay". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Michael Paton". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.