1910–11 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1910–1911 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	1st
Top goalscorer	League: John Rowan (13); All: John Rowan (15)
	← 1909–10 1911–12 →

Season 1910–11 was the 34th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 12th time, the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the ninth time and the Scottish Consolation Cup for the second time.

Overview

Despite a slow start to the campaign, Dumbarton were crowned champions of the Second Division with 31 points, which included a 100% home record.^[1] However promotion to the 'top flight' was again denied in the subsequent 'election' process.

There was disappointment in the attempt to qualify for the Scottish Cup, by only reaching the third round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to non-league club Galston, after two replays.

The Scottish Consolation Cup however brought some further cheer before Dumbarton eventually lost out in the final to St Johnstone.

Locally, due to league and national cup commitments, it was decided that the club would be unable to fulfil their obligations in the Dumbartonshire Cup competition, and Dumbarton withdrew after having played two games.

During the season there were also 6 'friendly' matches played, including 'benefit' games for long serving players. Of these matches, 3 were won, 2 drawn and 1 lost, scoring 13 goals and conceding 5.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
20 August 1910	Vale of Leven	A	1-1	Rowan	4,000
27 August 1910	Port Glasgow Athletic	A	0-2		1,500
17 September 1910	St Bernard's	A	1-2	Crawford	1,500
24 September 1910	Vale of Leven	H	1-0	Hill	4,000
22 October 1910	Albion Rovers	A	0-3
29 October 1910	Port Glasgow Athletic	H	2-1	Brander;Rowan	2,000
5 November 1910	Ayr United	H	3-2	Rowan(2);Brander	2,500
12 November 1910	Arthurlie	A	3-1	Rowan(2);Ritchie
19 November 1910	Dundee Hibs	A	3-0	MacPherson;Rowan;Ritchie	1,000
3 December 1910	Abercorn	A	2-3	Brander;Speedie
10 December 1910	Albion Rovers	H	2-0	Rowan(2)
17 December 1910	Abercorn	H	4-1	Brander(2);Rowan;Hill	2,000
31 December 1910	Arthurlie	H	4-1	Hill(2);Brander;MacPherson	3,000
7 January 1911	Leith Athletic	H	2-0	Brander;Speedie	1,500
4 February 1911	Cowdenbeath	A	3-2	Menzies;Speedie;MacPherson
11 February 1911	St Bernard's	H	8-2	Menzies(4);Herbert(2);Potter;Ritchie	3,000
25 February 1911	Leith Athletic	A	3-1	MacPherson(3)	3,000
25 March 1911	Cowdenbeath	H	2-0	Ritchie;Hill	2,500
1 April 1911	Ayr United	A	1-5	Hill
8 April 1911	E Stirling	A	0-2		2,000
15 April 1911	Dundee Hibs	H	3-1	Ritchie;MacPherson;Rowan	3,000
29 April 1911	E Stirling	H	4-0	Rowan(2);MacPherson;Hill

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3 September 1910	R2	Dykehead	A	0-0
10 September 1910	R2r	Dykehead	H	1-0	Watson
1 October 1910	R3	Galston	H	2-2	Hill;Ritchie	3,000
8 October 1910	R3r	Galston	A	1-1	Watson	4,000
15 October 1910	R3r	Galston	A	0-3		3,000

Scottish Consolation Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
14 January 1911	R1	Wishaw Thistle	A	1-1	MacPherson
21 January 1911	R1r	Wishaw Thistle	H	3-2	MacPherson(2);Speedie
28 January 1911	R2	Dykehead	H	4-1	Hill(2);Speedie;MacPherson
4 March 1911	R3	Abercorn	H	2-0	Rowan;Speedie	4,000
11 March 1911	R4	Hurlford	H	6-1	Speedie(2);Hill(2);Brander;MacPherson
18 March 1911	SF	Forres Mechanics	A	5-1	Potter;Crawford;Ritchie;Brander;MacPherson
22 April 1911	F	St Johnstone	A	1-2	Rowan	6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
26 November 1910	P	Dumbarton Harp	A	1-2	Potter	3,000
24 December 1910	P	Renton	H	4-1	Speedie(2);MacPherson(2)

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
15 August 1910	Abercorn	H	2-0	Hill;McCallum
17 August 1910	Dumbarton Harp	H	4-1	Brander;Grier;Hill;OG	2,000
23 August 1910	Shettleston	A	2-2	Watson(2)
25 August 1910	Vale of Leven	A	0-1
18 February 1911	E Stirling	H	4-0^[2]	Ritchie(2);Menzies;Crawford
15 April 1911	Glasgow Perthshire	H	1-1	Muirhead

Appearances

Dumbarton used 23 players for the 34 Scottish League, Scottish Qualifying and Consolation Cup matches, as detailed below. Crawford was best by playing in 31 of these matches.^[3]

Player	Position^[4]	Appearances	Goals
John Brander^[5]	FW	18	9
William Clark	MF	3
Andrew Cochrane	DF	7
John Crawford	MF	31	2
John Dickie	FW	4
Bob Gordon^[6]	DF	25
William Greer	FW	4
Samuel Hendry	MF	26
Johnny Hill^[7]	FW	28	12
David Hynds	MF	4
Willie Lithgow	DF	11
Herbert MacPherson	FW	24	14
Joe McCormick	GK	10
Alex Menzies	FW	4	5
Robert Muirhead	DF	29
Andrew Potter	MF	30
Duncan Ritchie	FW	24	7
John Rowan	FW	25	15
George Sneddon	FW	4
Finlay Speedie	FW	27	10
George Thomas	DF	1
Hugh Wallace	GK	24
John Watson	FW	11	2

Reserve Team

Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Rangers.

Scottish Second XI Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result
10 September 1910	R2	Rangers	H	1-5

References

^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
^ This match was to be a Second Division tie but the referee declared the ground unplayable. Nevertheless the teams played a friendly instead.
^ 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 defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
^ The league match against Ayr United on 5 November marked John Brander's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.
^ The Qualifying Cup match against Dykehead on 3 September marked Bob Gordon's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.
^ The Consolation Cup match against Wishaw Thistle on 14 January marked Johnny Hill's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

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] This match was to be a Second Division tie but the referee declared the ground unplayable. Nevertheless the teams played a friendly instead.

[3] McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

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

[5] The league match against Ayr United on 5 November marked John Brander's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

[6] The Qualifying Cup match against Dykehead on 3 September marked Bob Gordon's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

[7] The Consolation Cup match against Wishaw Thistle on 14 January marked Johnny Hill's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

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