1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1914–15 season was the 38th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. All national cup competitions were suspended for the duration of the First World War. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.

Dumbarton
1914–1915 season
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One13th
Top goalscorerLeague: Gettins/ Travers (8)
All: Gettins/ Travers (8)
Highest home attendance10,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance4,210

Scottish First Division

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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]

15 August 1914 Scottish Division 1 Falkirk 1–3[2][3] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Reilly   52' McFie   55'
Rowan  
Gettins  
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: H Humphreys
22 August 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2–4[4][5] St Mirren Boghead Park
Travers  
Steel  
Page  
Brown  
Clark  
Brannick  
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T Dougray
29 August 1914 Scottish Division 1 Queen's Park 2–2[6][7] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Walker   2', 70' Rowan   25', 65' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Binnie
5 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1–2[8][9] Ayr United Boghead Park
Thom   42' Richardson   48', 80' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Matthews
12 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 Morton 3–2[10][11] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Buchanan   9' 
Seymour  
Rowan    Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Stevenson
19 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1–1[12][13] Dundee Boghead Park
Watson   70' Steven   Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Lyons
26 September 1914 Scottish Division 1 Motherwell 2–3[14][15] Dumbarton Fir Park
Bond  
Waugh  
Watson   45'
McFie  
Travers  
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Allan
3 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3–2[16][17] Hearts Boghead Park
Travers  
Riddell   (pen)
Rowan  
Davidson   (OG)
Thomson   (OG)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A Jackson
5 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dundee 0–0[18][19] Dumbarton Dens Park
Attendance: 5,000
10 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 Hamilton 4–1[20][21] Dumbarton Dens Park
Stewart   
Miller,J  
Rankin  
Rowan   Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T Robertson
17 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1–4[22][23] Airdrie Boghead Park
Riddell   (pen) Reid   (pen)
Donaldson  
Paterson  
Thomson  
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: W Shanks
24 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 Clyde 2–1[24][25] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Allan  
Milligan  
McGregor   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Weir
31 October 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2–1[26][27] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Watson   75'
Thom  
Smith,J   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T Robertson
7 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 Hibernian 2–2[28][29] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
McGregor   (OG)
Reid  
Gettins  
Davidson  
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Binnie
14 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1–1[30][31] Rangers Boghead Park
Travers   Reid   Attendance: 10,000
Referee: A Allan
21 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 Aberdeen 0–0[32][33] Dumbarton Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Matthews
28 November 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1–4[34][35] Celtic Boghead Park
Brown   McAtee  
McColl   
McMenemy  
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: L Wynne
5 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0–2[36][37] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Branscombe   35'
Whittle  
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Murray
12 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 Raith Rovers 1–2[38][39] Dumbarton Starks Park
Gibson   (pen) Brown   40'
Gettins  
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: J Lyons
19 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 Ayr United 2–1[40][41] Dumbarton Somerset Park
McLaughlin   5' (pen)
Richardson  
Travers   30' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
26 December 1914 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2–1[42][43] Clyde Boghead Park
Thom   7'
Gettins  
Barr   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T Robertson
1 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3–1[44][45] Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Travers  
Steel  
McGregor  
Martin   Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Dickson
2 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 St Mirren 1–1[46][47] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Reid,R   Gettins   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: R Murray
9 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3–0[48][49] Queen's Park Boghead Park
McGregor  
Brown  
Riddell  
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Dougray
16 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0–4[50][51] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
West      Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Stevenson
23 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 Rangers 1-0[52][53] Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Cairns   Attendance: 8,000
Referee: A Allan
30 January 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3–2[54][55] Aberdeen Boghead Park
Thom  
Travers  
Gettins  
Walker  
Cail  
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Stevenson
6 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 Airdrie 4-1[56][57] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Donaldson  
Thomson   
Paton  
Wilson   Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Dickson
13 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0–1[58][59] Hamilton Boghead Park
Stewart   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
20 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 Celtic 1-0[60][61] Dumbarton Celtic Park
McColl   Attendance: 7,000
Referee: A Jackson
27 February 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3–2[62][63] Morton Boghead Park
Ferguson  
Thom  
Travers  
Gourlay    Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Lyons
6 March 1915 Scottish Division 1 Hearts 4-1[64][65] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Gracie     (pen)
Graham  
Murray   Attendance: 10,500
Referee: J Stevenson
13 March 1915 Scottish Division 1 Partick Thistle 1-2[66][67] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Whittle   McGregor  
Gettins  
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: H Humphreys
20 March 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1–0[68][69] Hibernian Boghead Park
Gettins   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edwards
3 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 Kilmarnock 0-1[70][71] Dumbarton Rugby Park
McGregor   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: G McKenzie
10 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1–1[72][73] Motherwell Boghead Park
Thom   Nicol   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Weir
13 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 Third Lanark 1-0[74][75] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Orr   35' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Kirkland
24 April 1915 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0–1[76][77] Falkirk Boghead Park
Ramsay   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: H Dickie

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.

19 August 1914 Section Dumbarton 0–0 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Attendance: 3,000
27 March 1915 Section Vale of Leven 0–0 Dumbarton Millburn Park
Attendance: 4,000
5 April 1915 Section Dumbarton 3–1 Dumbarton Harp Boghead Park
Murray  
Gettins  
Travers  
  Attendance: 2,000
6 April 1915 Section Dumbarton 6–2 Clydebank Boghead Park
Thomson   
Gettins   
Travers  
Riddell  
   Attendance: 1,000
17 April 1915 Section Dumbarton 0–2 Renton Boghead Park
Miller  
Thomson  
Attendance: 2,000
21 April 1915 Section Clydebank 0–2 Dumbarton Clydeholm Park
Gettins  
Thomson  
Attendance: 2,000
28 April 1915 Section Renton 3–1 Dumbarton Tontine Park
     
1 May 1915 Final Dumbarton 4–3 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Thom   
McGregor  
Gettins  
   

Final league table

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Pos 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
Source: [citation needed]

Friendlies/Benefit Matches

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

9 September 1914 Benefit Dumbarton 3–4[78] Third Lanark Boghead Park
        
15 May 1915 Charity Match Dumbarton 2-2 Dumbartonshire XI Boghead Park
Thom  
O'Neill  
   Attendance: 1,000

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Thomas Hamilton[79] 38 0 38 0
DF   SCO William McAlpine[80] 4 0 4 0
DF   SCO Bob McGrory 33 0 33 0
DF   SCO Archibald Ritchie 30 0 30 0
DF   SCO James Thomson[81] 22 0 22 0
MF   SCO Alex Davidson[82] 22 1 22 1
MF   SCO Peter McFie[83] 22 2 22 2
MF   SCO Alex McGregor 32 5 32 5
MF   SCO James Riddell 36 3 36 3
FW   SCO John Brown[84] 5 3 5 3
FW   SCO James Ferguson[85] 21 1 21 1
FW   ENG Alfred Gettins 30 8 30 8
FW   SCO John Murray[86] 6 1 6 1
FW   SCO John Rowan 17 7 17 7
FW   SCO James Steel[87] 16 2 16 2
FW   SCO Alexander Thom 35 6 35 6
FW   SCO Pat Travers 37 8 37 8
FW   SCO William Watson[88] 11 3 11 3
FW   SCO Andrew Wilson[89] 1 0 1 0

Source:[90]

[91]

Transfers

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Source:[92]

In addition James Blyth, Jack Brown, James Chalk, Alexander Clarkson, John Davie, Alex Forsyth, Archibald Frew, Harry Gildea, Samuel Hendry, Thomas Lawrie, William Murray, John Plank, Andrew Potter, John Robertson and Walter Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

Reserve Team

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

References

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