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
Main article: 1914–15 Scottish Football League

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

Dumbartonshire Cup

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
19 April 1915 Section Dumbarton Harp 0–2 Dumbarton Meadow Park, Dumbarton
Harris
Thomson
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
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:

Friendlies/Benefit Matches

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.

25 August 1914 Friendly Dumbarton Harp 1–1 Dumbarton Meadow Park, Dumbarton
Hamill
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

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst Division
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Thomas Hamilton[79] 380380
DF William McAlpine[80] 4040
DF Bob McGrory 330330
DF Archibald Ritchie 300300
DF James Thomson[81] 220220
MF Alex Davidson[82] 221221
MF Peter McFie[83] 222222
MF Alex McGregor 325325
MF James Riddell 363363
FW John Brown[84] 5353
FW James Ferguson[85] 211211
FW Alfred Gettins 308308
FW John Murray[86] 6161
FW John Rowan 177177
FW James Steel[87] 162162
FW Alexander Thom 356356
FW Pat Travers 378378
FW William Watson[88] 113113
FW Andrew Wilson[89] 1010

Source:[90]

[91]

Transfers

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

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

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