1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1918–19 season was the 42nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Victory Cup, marking the end of the Great War. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup and the Clydebank Charity Cup.

Dumbarton
1918–1919 season
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League15th
Top goalscorerLeague: Herbert Yarnell (5)
All: Herbert Yarnell (5)
Highest home attendance10,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance3,600

Scottish League
Main article: 1918–19 Scottish Football League

This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League, was suspended. Membership of the League was increased from 18 to 22, with the re-admission of Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers, together with the addition of Albion Rovers.

Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, in the League with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic. This was their worst performance in a number of years, perhaps not unsurprising given the large turnover in playing staff.[1] Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.

17 August 1918 League Clyde 4–1[2][3] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Watson
Heard 		Yarnell Attendance: 6,000
24 August 1918 League Dumbarton 2–0[4][5] Motherwell Boghead Park
Yarnell  25'
Murphy 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Dougray
31 August 1918 League Morton 3–1[6][7] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Robertson  24'
Broad  40'		 Yarnell  20' Attendance: 6,000
14 September 1918 League Clydebank 3–1[8][9] Dumbarton Clydeholm Park
Goldie  2'

Travers 		Yarnell Attendance: 8,000
21 September 1918 League Dumbarton 1–2[10][11] Hearts Boghead Park
Murphy  47' Sinclair Attendance: 2,000
28 September 1918 League Kilmarnock 0–0[12][13] Dumbarton Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,000
5 October 1918 League Dumbarton 0–0[14][15] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Attendance: 2,000
12 October 1918 League Rangers 3–0[16][17] Dumbarton Ibrox Park
McLean  45'
Aitken  65'		 Attendance: 12,000
19 October 1918 League Airdrie 1–1[18][19] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Bennett  48' Yarnell  50' Attendance: 2,000
26 October 1918 League Dumbarton 0-5[20][21] Celtic Boghead Park
Cringan  20'
Burns  25'
McLean 		Attendance: 6,000
2 November 1918 League Dumbarton 1-2[22][23] Falkirk Boghead Park
Durnin Martin  13'
McCulloch 		Attendance: 2,000
9 November 1918 League Dumbarton 1-2[24][25] Hamilton Boghead Park
McGregor  30' Thomson
Kelly 		Attendance: 2,500
23 November 1918 League Dumbarton 4–0[26][27] Hibernian Boghead Park
Carmichael
Yarnell
Bell 		Attendance: 1,500
7 December 1918 League Dumbarton 0–0[28][29] Ayr United Boghead Park
Attendance: 2,000
14 December 1918 League Celtic 2–0[30][31] Dumbarton Celtic Park
McColl
McMenemy 		Attendance: 6,000
21 December 1918 League Dumbarton 1–1[32][33] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Thom  30' Henderson  40' Attendance: 2,000
28 December 1918 League Ayr United 5–0[34][35] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Richardson  5'
McLachlan  (pen)		 Attendance: 4,000
31 December 1918 League Dumbarton 1–1[36][37] Clydebank Boghead Park
Rowan Attendance: 6,000
4 January 1919 League Falkirk 5–1[38][39] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Puddefoot  45'
McCallum
Martin
Thomson 		McDiarmid  30' Attendance: 4,000
11 January 1919 League Dumbarton 0–0[40][41] St Mirren Boghead Park
Attendance: 6,000
18 January 1919 League Dumbarton 0–1[42][43] Morton Boghead Park
McNab  20' Attendance: 5,000
25 January 1919 League Partick Thistle 1–3[44][45] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Bowie McDairmid Attendance: 15,000
1 February 1919 League Dumbarton 0–2[46][47] Rangers Boghead Park
Cunningham
Cairns 		Attendance: 10,000
8 February 1919 League Hibernian 1–0[48][49] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Williams  83' Attendance: 8,000
15 February 1919 League Dumbarton 0-0[50][51] Airdrie Boghead Park
Attendance: 4,000
22 February 1919 League Dumbarton 1–0[52][53] Clyde Boghead Park
Bates  83' Attendance: 3,000
8 March 1919 League Dumbarton 0–1[54][55] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Culley Attendance: 3,000
22 March 1919 League St Mirren 2–0[56][57] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Clark  56', 61' Attendance: 7,000
29 March 1919 League Hamilton 0–3[58][59] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Thom
Bennett
Ritchie,W 		Attendance: 4,000
5 April 1919 League Dumbarton 4–3[60][61] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Bennett
Rowan 		Robertson
Allan
McConnachie 		Attendance: 3,000
12 April 1919 League Third Lanark 2–4[62][63] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Allan  8'
Bennie 		Ritchie,W  15'
Hendry  48'
Thom 		Attendance: 8,000
19 April 1919 League Queen's Park 1–0[64][65] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Bell  80' Attendance: 12,000
26 April 1919 League Motherwell 3–0[66][67] Dumbarton Fir Park
Robertson  20', 55'
Gardiner 		Attendance: 6,000
Referee: M Dickie
3 May 1919 League Hearts 2–0[68][69] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Shea
Miller,G 		Attendance: 10,500

Victory Cup

To mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by the eventual winners, St Mirren, after a 0-0 draw.

1 March 1919 First Round St Mirren 0–0[70][71] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Attendance: 9,000
5 March 1919 First Round Replay Dumbarton 0–1[72][73] St Mirren Boghead Park
Attendance: 6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to a 'round robin' qualifying process, but by winning only one tie, failed to qualify for the final.

2 January 1919 Group Dumbarton 2–1 Renton Boghead Park
Thom
Reid 		Attendance: 1,000
15 March 1919 Group Dumbarton Harp 2–0 Dumbarton Meadow Park, Dumbarton

 Attendance: 5,000
12 April 1919 Group Clydebank 1–0 Dumbarton Clydeholm Park
Attendance: 5,000
30 April 1919 Group Vale of Leven 4–2 Dumbarton Millburn Park



 Attendance: 3,000

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dumbarton Harp 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7
2 Clydebank 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
3 Vale of Leven 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 3
4 Renton 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 3
5 Dumbarton 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 2
Source:

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Dumabrton lost out in the final of the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup to Dumbarton Harp.

17 May 1919 Semi Final Dumbarton 1–0 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Riddell Attendance: 6,000
24 May 1919 Final Dumbarton Harp 2–0 Dumbarton Meadow Park, Dumbarton
Black,J Attendance: 5,000

Clydebank Charity Cup

Dumbarton lost out in the final of the inaugural Clydebank Charity Cup to hosts Clydebank.

31 May 1919 Final Clydebank 1–0 Dumbarton Clydeholm Park
McLaughlin Attendance: 4,000

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish LeagueVictory Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK John Eadon 201010
GK Hart[74] 101000
GK Roger Henderson[75] 101000
GK John Miller 32031010
DF Tommy Kelso 202000
DF Duggie Livingstone 101000
DF Alex Marshall[76] 10010000
DF Bob McGrory[77] 36034020
DF Archibald McLachlan[78] 12012000
DF Patrick[79] 101000
DF Archibald Ritchie 101000
MF Hugh Burns[80] 909000
MF John Durnin 23121120
MF Joe Hendry 25223220
MF Val Lawrence 11011000
MF James McGregor[81] 20118120
MF James McIntosh 505000
MF James Riddell 13011020
MF William Wilson[82] 707000
FW Bobby Archibald 604020
FW Walter Bate[83] 211110
FW Richard Bell[84] 626200
FW Alex Bennett 626200
FW Robert Carmichael 626200
FW James Cumming 202000
FW James Dawson 706010
FW Scott Duncan 101000
FW David Finnie[85] 707000
FW Bob McDermid 18416420
FW John McDowell[86] 101000
FW John McEwan[87] 10010000
FW John McKim[88] 707000
FW William Mitchell[89] 705020
FW Hugh Murphy 828200
FW James Neil[90] 303000
FW Rowland Ogden[91] 202000
FW Jack Rattray 101000
FW James Reid[92] 101000
FW William Ritchie[93] 25223220
FW John Rowan 646400
FW Alexander Thom 29329300
FW Duncan Walker 404000
FW Herbert Yarnall[94] 14514500
FW James Young 505000

Source:[95]

[96]

Transfers

Source:[97]

In addition Hugh Cairney, Joh McMeekin and Fred Williams all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

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