1907–08 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1907–1908 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	2nd
Top goalscorer	League: Johnny Hill (13); All: Johnny Hill (16)
	← 1906–07 1908–09 →

Season 1907–08 was the 31st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the ninth time, the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the sixth time and the inaugural Scottish Consolation Cup.

Overview

Dumbarton finished as runners-up in the Second Division with 27 points, 3 behind champions Raith Rovers, including 2 points having been deducted for an apparent 'registration irregularity'.^[1] In the subsequent promotion/relegation 'election' process, the First Division clubs maintained their' top flight' status.

Once again qualification for the Scottish Cup was unsuccessful, with Dumbarton losing to Vale of Leven in the first round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

For those clubs losing in the early stages of Scottish Cup qualification, a new Consolation Cup was established by the S.F.A. and Dumbarton reached the final of this competition before losing out to Alloa Athletic.

Locally, the Dumbartonshire Cup continued to be played on a league basis. Renton and Dumbarton qualified for the final, where Renton came out on top.

During the season, 2 'friendly' matches were played, including a match against First Division Queen's Park. Both of these matches were won, scoring 6 goals and conceding 2.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
17 August 1907	Leith Athletic	H	2-1	Brander;Hill
24 August 1907	Arthurlie	H	6-2	Taylor(3);O'Neill;Brander;Hill	3,000
31 August 1907	Vale of Leven	A	1-0	Taylor	3,000
14 September 1907	Cowdenbeath	H	3-1	Taylor;Brander;Strang	2,000
28 September 1907	Ayr	H	2-3	Kane;Brander	2,000
5 October 1907	Albion Rovers	A	3-3	Stevenson;Brander;Hill
12 October 1907	St Bernard's	H	4-0	Gordon(2);Brander;Teasdale	2,000
19 October 1907	E Stirling	H	2-2	Brander;Hill	2,000
26 October 1907	Arthurlie	A	0-0
2 November 1907	Vale of Leven	H	4-1	Brander(3);Hill	5,000
9 November 1907	Leith Athletic	A	4-2	Hill(2);Duncan;Gordon	1,000
16 November 1907	Abercorn	H	2-1	Hill(2)	1,500
23 November 1907	E Stirling	A	1-2	Taylor	2,000
30 November 1907	Ayr Parkhouse	H	1-0	Hill
7 December 1907	Cowdenbeath	A	1-3	Hill
14 December 1907	Ayr Parkhouse	A	1-3	Ritchie
21 December 1907	Ayr	A	2-1	Taylor;OG
28 December 1907	Albion Rovers	H	1-1	Hill
4 January 1908	Raith Rovers	A	1-2	Stewart	2,500
18 January 1908	St Bernard's	A	1-1	Duncan
1 February 1908	Abercorn	A	4-2	Taylor;Ritchie;Hill;Teasdale	1,500
14 March 1908	Raith Rovers	H	3-1	Nisbet(2);Brander

Promotion/Relegation Election Results

Team	Votes	Result
Clyde	12	Re-elected to First Division
Port Glasgow Athletic	9	Re-elected to First Division
Raith Rovers	8	Not promoted to First Division
Dumbarton	2	Not promoted to First Division
Abercorn	1	Not promoted to First Division
Ayr	0	Not promoted to First Division

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 September 1907	R1	Vale of Leven	A	1-2	Taylor	3,000

Scottish Consolation Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 January 1908	R1	2nd KOSB	H	6-0	Gordon(2);Nisbet(2);Brander;Hill
25 January 1908	R2	Beith	H	2-0	Duncan;Nisbet
8 February 1908	R3	Lochee United	A	3-2	Duncan;Taylor;Nisbet
29 February 1908	R4	Broxburn	H	6-0	Nisbet(2);Duncan;Taylor;Teasdale;unknown	2,000
7 March 1908	R5	Dumbarton Harp	H	3-0	Hill(2);Brander
4 April 1908	SF	East Fife	A	3-1	Brander;Nisbet;Sommen
25 April 1908	F	Alloa	A	0-2		5,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
15 February 1908	P	Dumbarton Harp	A	1-0	unknown
21 March 1908	P	Renton	H	0-0
28 March 1908	P	Dumbarton Harp	H	4-1	Gordon;Duncan;unknown(2)
11 April 1908	P	Vale of Leven	A	1-1	Hill
18 April 1908	P	Renton	A	2-2	Ritchie;Sommer	3,000
21 April 1908	P	Vale of Leven	H	3-0	Hill(2);Gordon
29 April 1908	F	Renton	A	0-2		4,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Renton	6	4	2	0	12	4	8	10
2	Dumbarton	6	3	3	0	11	4	7	9
3	Vale of Leven	6	2	1	3	7	12	–5	5
4	Dumbarton Harp	6	0	0	6	4	14	–10	0

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
15 August 1907	Queen's Park	H	4-1	Taylor(3);Gordon
21 September 1907	Wishaw Thistle	A	2-1	unknown

Appearances

Dumbarton used 23 players for the 30 Scottish League, Qualifying Cup and Consolation Cup matches, as detailed below. McCulloch was the only player to feature in all of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals^[4]
William Black	DF	1
David Blair	GK	5
John Brander	FW	29	14
Scott Duncan	FW	27	5
Alexander Fraser	GK	20
Bob Gordon	FW	27	5
Charles Grant	MF	1
Johnny Hill	FW	26	16
Matt Houston	MF	1
Edward Kane	MF	19	1
Alex McCulloch	DF	30
Robert Nisbet	FW	9	9
Charles O'Neill	MF	22	1
George Ritchie	MF	20	2
Scott	FW	1
James Sommen	FW	2	1
James Stevenson	MF	8	1
Peter Stewart	FW	2	1
William Strang	FW	3	1
Peter Taylor	FW	21	11
Matt Teasdale	FW	24	3
Robert Thomson	DF	19

References

^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
^ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two backs, three midfielders and five forwards).
^ Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorer of 1 of the 23 goals scored in Consolation Cup matches is unknown.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

[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] The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two backs, three midfielders and five forwards).

[4] Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorer of 1 of the 23 goals scored in Consolation Cup matches is unknown.

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