1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1914–1915 season
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
	← 1913–14 1915–16 →

Season 1914–15 was the 38th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 16th time.

Overview

Dumbarton's second successive season in the First Division saw an improved performance by finishing 13th out of 20, with 34 points, 31 behind champions Celtic.^[1]

Locally, 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.

During the season, two benefit matches and a charity match were also played, drawing 2 and losing the other, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
15 August 1914	Falkirk	A	3-1	McFie;Rowan;Gettins	6,000
22 August 1914	St Mirren	H	2-4	Steel;Travers	6,000
29 August 1914	Queen's Park	A	2-2	Rowan(2)	10,000
5 September 1914	Ayr United	H	1-2	Thom	4,000
12 September 1914	Morton	A	2-3	Rowan(2)	2,000
19 September 1914	Dundee	H	1-1	Watson	5,000
26 September 1914	Motherwell	A	3-2	McFie;Watson;Travers	5,000
3 October 1914	Hearts	H	3-2	Riddell;Rowan;Travers	6,000
5 October 1914	Dundee	A	0-0		5,000
10 October 1914	Hamilton	A	1-4	Rowan	6,000
17 October 1914	Airdrie	H	1-4	Riddell	6,000
24 October 1914	Clyde	A	1-2	McGregor	3,000
31 October 1914	Third Lanark	H	2-1	Watson;Thom	4,000
7 November 1914	Hibernian	A	2-2	Davidson;Gettins	3,000
14 November 1914	Rangers	H	1-1	Travers	10,000
21 November 1914	Aberdeen	A	0-0		6,000
28 November 1914	Celtic	H	1-4	Brown	4,000
5 December 1914	Partick Thistle	H	0-2		2,000
12 December 1914	Raith Rovers	A	2-1	Gettins;Brown	1,000
19 December 1914	Ayr United	A	1-2	Travers	4,000
26 December 1914	Clyde	H	2-1	Gettins;Thom	4,000
1 January 1915	Raith Rovers	H	3-1	Steel;Travers;McGregor	2,000
2 January 1915	St Mirren	A	1-1	Gettins	4,000
9 January 1915	Queen's Park	H	3-0	Riddell;McGregor;Brown	3,000
16 January 1915	Kilmarnock	H	0-4		3,000
23 January 1915	Rangers	A	0-1		8,000
30 January 1915	Aberdeen	H	3-2	Gettins;Travers;Thom	3,000
6 February 1915	Airdrie	A	1-4	Wilson	2,000
13 February 1915	Hamilton	H	0-1		4,000
20 February 1915	Celtic	A	0-1		7,000
27 February 1915	Morton	H	3-2	Ferguson;Travers;Thom	5,000
6 March 1915	Hearts	A	1-4	Murray	10,500
13 March 1915	Partick Thistle	A	2-1	Gettins;McGregor	8,000
20 March 1915	Hibernian	H	1-0	Gettins	3,000
3 April 1915	Kilmarnock	A	1-0	McGregor	3,000
10 April 1915	Motherwell	H	1-1	Thom	3,000
13 April 1915	Third Lanark	A	0-1		2,000
24 April 1915	Falkirk	H	0-1		4,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
19 August 1914	P	Vale of Leven	H	0-0		3,000
27 March 1915	P	Vale of Leven	A	0-0		4,000
5 April 1915	P	Dumbarton Harp	H	3-1	Murray;Gettins;Travers	2,000
6 April 1915	P	Clydebank	H	6-2	Thomson(2);Gettins(2);Travers;Riddell	1,000
17 April 1915	P	Renton	H	0-2		2,000
19 April 1915	P	Dumbarton Harp	A	2-0	Harris;Thomson
21 April 1915	P	Clydebank	A	2-0	Gettins;Thomson	2,000
28 April 1915	P	Renton	A	1-3	unknown
1 May 1915	F	Vale of Leven	H	4-3	Thom(2);McGregor;Gettins

Final league table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
25 August 1914	Dumbarton Harp	A	1-1	Hamill
9 September 1914	Third Lanark	H	3-4	unknown
15 May 1915	Dumbartonshire XI	H	2-2	Thom;O'Neill	1,000

Player statistics

Squad^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Thomas Hamilton	38	0	38	0
	DF	SCO	William McAlpine	4	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Bob McGrory	33	0	33	0
	DF	SCO	Archibald Ritchie	30	0	30	0
	DF	SCO	James Thomson	22	0	22	0
	MF	SCO	Alex Davidson	22	1	22	1
	MF	SCO	Peter McFie	22	2	22	2
	MF	SCO	Alex McGregor	32	5	32	5
	MF	SCO	James Riddell	36	3	36	3
	FW	SCO	John Brown	5	3	5	3
	FW	SCO	James Ferguson	21	1	21	1
	FW	ENG	Alfred Gettins	30	8	30	8
	FW	SCO	John Murray	6	1	6	1
	FW	SCO	John Rowan	17	7	17	7
	FW	SCO	James Steel	16	2	16	2
	FW	SCO	Alexander Thom	35	6	35	6
	FW	SCO	Pat Travers	37	8	37	8
	FW	SCO	William Watson	11	3	11	3
	FW	SCO	Andrew Wilson	1	0	1	0

Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:^[3]

Players in

Player	From	Date
Alex McGregor	Celtic (loan)	19 May 1914
Archibald Ritchie	Stenhousemuir	12 Jun 1914
Pat Travers	Aberdeen	24 Jun 1914
Bob McGrory		8 Aug 1914
Thomas Hamilton	Hamilton	8 Aug 1914

Players out

Player	To	Date
Jim Blyth
Harry Gildea
Samuel Hendry
John B Miller	Renton (loan)
Andrew Potter

Reserve Team

Dumbarton scratched from the competition at the second round stage of the Scottish Second XI Cup.

Scottish Second XI Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result
?	R1	Arthurlie	A	?
	R2	Queen's Park	H	scr

Factfile

* The league match against Hearts on 3 October marked James Ferguson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the ninth Dumbarton player to Achieve this milestone.
* In May 1914 Dumbarton appointed their first ever club manager, James Collins.
* Although the beginning of the season coincided with the commencement of the Great War, both the First and Second Divisions completed their campaigns, as did the Qualifying Cup. However the Scottish Cup competition was suspended.

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.
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

External links

[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] Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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