1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1878–79 season
StadiumTownend, Dumbarton
Scottish CupSixth Round

The 1878–79 season was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1878–79 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton reached the sixth round of the Scottish Cup before losing out to their local rivals, Vale of Leven - who went on to retain the cup for the third successive year.[1]

28 September 1878 Cup R1 Dumbarton 8-1[2][3] 10th Dumbarton RV Dumbarton
19 October 1878 Cup R2 Renton 1-6[4][5] Dumbarton Renton
McMaster
Grant
Galbraith
Lawrence
(OG)
(OG)		 Attendance: 4,000
9 November 1878 Cup R3 Dumbarton 5-0[6][7] Strathblane Dumbarton
30 November 1878 Cup R4 Portland (Kilmarnock) 1-1[8][9] Dumbarton Kilmarnock
7 December 1878 Cup R4r Dumbarton 6-1[10][11] Portland (Kilmarnock) Dumbarton
20'
8 March 1879 Cup R5 Dumbarton 9-1[12][13] Stonelaw Dumbarton
22 March 1879 Cup R6 Vale of Leven 3-1[14][15] Dumbarton Alexandria
McDougall

Lindsay Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies

During the season, 10 'friendly' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Renton, and a home game against the holders of the Ayrshire Cup, Mauchline. Of these matches, 8 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 36 goals and conceding 7.

31 August 1878
Friendly
 Arthurlie 0-4 Dumbarton Barrhead
7 September 1878
Friendly
 Dumbarton 3-3 Mauchline Dumbarton
(OG)

 Tannock 30'
5 October 1878
Friendly
 Renton 1-2 Dumbarton Renton
26 October 1878
Friendly
 Alexandria 0-8 Dumbarton Alexandria
2 November 1878
Friendly
 Dumbarton 5-0 Jamestown Dumbarton
16 November 1878
Friendly
 Dumbarton 3-1 Renton Dumbarton
23 November 1878
Friendly
 Dumbarton 3-0 Helensburgh Dumbarton

Carruthers
McMaster
8 February 1879
Friendly
 Govan 1-1 Dumbarton Moorepark, Govan
5 April 1879
Friendly
 Parkgrove 1-2 Dumbarton Glasgow
12 April 1879
Friendly
 Dumbarton 5-0 Lennox Dumbarton

Player statistics

Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was

Robert 'Sparrow' Brown
.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland John Kennedy[16] GK 7 0
Scotland Jock Hutcheson DF 7 0
Scotland Archie Lang DF 7 0
Scotland J Anderson[17]
MF
 		7 0
Scotland Peter Miller
MF
 		7 0
Robert Brown
 FW 2 0
Scotland J Carruthers[18] FW 6 0
Scotland Alex Galbraith[19] FW 6 1
Scotland Grant[20] FW 2 1
Scotland David Hartley[21] FW 5 0
Scotland Alex Lawrence[22] FW 5 1
Joe Lindsay
 FW 6 1
Scotland William McKinnon FW 7 0
Scotland J McMaster[23] FW 1 1
Scotland R Miller[24] FW 2 0

Source:[25]

References

  1. ISBN 1-85983-020-X
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  2. ^ "Dumbarton 8 - 1 10th Dumbarton RV, Scottish Cup (28/09/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Dumbarton 8-1 10th DRV, Saturday, September 28th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Renton 1 - 6 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (19/10/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Renton 1-6 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 19th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Dumbarton 5 - 0 Strathblane, Scottish Cup (09/11/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Dumbarton 5-0 Strathblane, Saturday, November 9th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Portland 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (30/11/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Portland 1-1 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 30th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Dumbarton 6 - 1 Portland, Scottish Cup (07/12/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Dumbarton 6 - 1 Portland, Saturday, November 30th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Dumbarton 9 - 1 Stonelaw, Scottish Cup (08/03/1879)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Dumbarton 9 - 1 Stonelaw, Saturday, March 8th, 1879". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Vale of Leven 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (22/03/1879)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Vale of Leven 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 22nd, 1879". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. ^ "John Kennedy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Anderson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  18. ^ "J Carruthers - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Grant - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  21. ^ "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Alex Lawrence - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  23. ^ "J McMaster - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  24. ^ "R Miller - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  25. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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