1915–16 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1915–16 season was the 39th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
1915–1916 season | ||
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Manager | James Collins | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League | 9th | |
Top goalscorer | League: Patrick O'Neill (14) All: Patrick O'Neill (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 7,000 | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 | |
Average home league attendance | 3,420 | |
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Scottish League
In the second season of war-time football, where the Scottish League was the only national competition which was played, Dumbarton achieved their best league performance in over 20 years by finishing 9th out of 20, with 37 points, 30 behind champions Celtic.[1]
21 August 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1–3[2][3] | Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gettins ![]() |
Reid ![]() Cunningham ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Weir |
28 August 1915 League | Aberdeen | 2–2[4][5] | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
Walker ![]() Main ![]() |
McGregor ![]() O'Neill ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Allan |
4 September 1915 League | Dumbarton | 0–3[6][7] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Crombie ![]() Richardson ![]() Ingram ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M Dickie |
11 September 1915 League | Motherwell | 4–1[8][9] | Dumbarton | Fir Park |
Neil ![]() ![]() Waugh ![]() Gray ![]() |
Farrell ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Edward |
18 September 1915 League | Dumbarton | 3–1[10][11] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Ritchie,W ![]() O'Neill ![]() |
Gibbons ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Edward |
25 September 1915 League | Kilmarnock | 5–1[12][13] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Short ![]() Murray ![]() Armour ![]() Culley ![]() ![]() |
Ritchie,W ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Jackson |
2 October 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1–1[14][15] | Dundee | Boghead Park |
McGregor ![]() |
Fisher ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Edward |
9 October 1915 League | Dumbarton | 2–4[16][17] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
O'Neill ![]() ![]() |
Sibbald ![]() ![]() Morton,R ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Binnie |
16 October 1915 League | St Mirren | 1–2[18][19] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Bruce ![]() |
Ritchie ![]() Travers ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: L Wynne |
23 October 1915 League | Dumbarton | 3–1[20][21] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
McGregor ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Williams ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Robertson |
30 October 1915 League | Hibernian | 1–1[22][23] | Dumbarton | Easter Road Stadium |
Meagher ![]() |
O'Neill ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Jackson |
6 November 1915 League | Dumbarton | 2–1[24][25] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
McGregor ![]() Ritchie,W ![]() |
Scouller ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Jackson |
13 November 1915 League | Morton | 3–1[26][27] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Buchanan ![]() ![]() Stevenson ![]() |
Ritchie,W ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
20 November 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1–1[28][29] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
Rowan ![]() |
Anderson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Kelso |
27 November 1915 League | Hearts | 3–1[30][31] | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
Millar ![]() Welsh ![]() Graham ![]() |
Ritchie,W ![]() |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: H Humphrey |
4 December 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1–0[32][33] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Ritchie,W ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G McKenzie |
11 December 1915 League | Dumbarton | 2–0[34][35] | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
McGregor ![]() Thom ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Murray |
18 December 1915 League | Hamilton | 1–1[36][37] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Kelly ![]() |
Ritchie,W ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: H Humphrey |
25 December 1915 League | Dumbarton | 0–0[38][39] | Motherwell | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: H Dickie |
1 January 1916 League | Raith Rovers | 1–0[40][41] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Turner ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Weir |
3 January 1916 League | Ayr United | 3–1[42][43] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Gray ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Rattray ![]() |
Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Allan |
8 January 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1–2[44][45] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Riddell ![]() |
Brown ![]() Johnstone ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R Kelso |
15 January 1916 League | Partick Thistle | 0–0[46][47] | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Matthews |
22 January 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1–1[48][49] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Thom ![]() |
Pickering ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T Robertson |
29 January 1916 League | Airdrie | 2–1[50][51] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Anderson ![]() Reid ![]() |
McGregor ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Kirkland |
5 February 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1–1[52][53] | Hearts | Boghead Park |
O'Neill ![]() |
Welsh ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Jackson |
12 February 1916 League | Celtic | 6–0[54][55] | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
McAtee ![]() ![]() ![]() McMaster ![]() Gallacher ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: R Murray |
19 February 1916 League | Falkirk | 1–2[56][57] | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
Harvie ![]() |
O'Neill ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Weir |
26 February 1916 League | Dumbarton | 7–0[58][59] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Thom ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() O'Neill ![]() Gilchrist ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Allan |
4 March 1916 League | Dumbarton | 2–0[60][61] | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
O'Neill ![]() Thom ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Lyons |
11 March 1916 League | Third Lanark | 4–0[62][63] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
McLean ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Weir |
18 March 1916 League | Dundee | 0–1[64][65] | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
Riddell ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T Robertson |
1 April 1916 League | Queen's Park | 0–2[66][67] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Gilchrist ![]() Thom ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Lyons |
8 April 1916 League | Dumbarton | 2–1[68][69] | Hibernian | Boghead Park |
O'Neill ![]() McGregor ![]() |
Hutchison ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Edward |
15 April 1916 League | Clyde | 3–1[70][71] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
Watson,C ![]() Watson,G ![]() Thomson ![]() |
O'Neill ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: H Humphreys |
20 April 1916 League | Rangers | 2–2[72][73] | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
Branscombe ![]() Duncan ![]() |
Ritchie,W ![]() O'Neill ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Robertson |
25 April 1916 League | Dumbarton | 2–1[74][75] | Aberdeen | Boghead Park |
McGregor ![]() Riddell ![]() |
Cumming ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 |
29 April 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1–1[76][77] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
O'Neill ![]() |
Goldie,G ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Kirkland |
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
While Dumbarton did not enter the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup was played for the first time but Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Clydebank.
6 May 1916 First round | Clydebank | 5–1 | Dumbarton | Clydeholm Park |
Michie ![]() ![]() Philips ![]() ![]() Welsh ![]() |
Ritchie ![]() |
Friendlies
During the season two 'friendlies' were played, both being won, scoring 7 goals for the loss of none.
22 April 1916 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Thom ![]() |
20 May 1916 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6–0 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Arnott ![]() ![]() Thom ![]() O'Neill ![]() Gilchrist ![]() Ritchie ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Player statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish League | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Thomas Hamilton[78] | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Felix Gunn[79] | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Tommy Kelso | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bob McGrory | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Archibald Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Chalmers[80] | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ted Garry | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Peter McFie[81] | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Arthur Murphy[82] | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
James Riddell[83] | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
James Arnott[84] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
William Farrell[85] | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alfred Gettins | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Thomas Gilchrist | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alex McGregor | 35 | 10 | 35 | 10 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Miller[86] | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Patrick O'Neill[87] | 26 | 14 | 26 | 14 | |
FW | ![]() |
William Ritchie | 35 | 10 | 35 | 10 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Rowan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alexander Thom | 38 | 8 | 38 | 8 | |
FW | ![]() |
Pat Travers | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Source:[88]
Transfers
Players in
|
Players out
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Source:[89]
In addition James Brown, Alexander Davidson, William McAlpine, John Murray, James Thomson, William Watson and Andrew Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
References
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