1873–74 Dumbarton F.C. season

1873–74 season

Stadium

Meadow Park, Dumbarton

Second Round

Season 1873–74 was the first Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the inaugural Scottish Cup.

Overview

Dumbarton entered the inaugural Scottish Cup reaching the second round.^[1] A walk-over against Vale of Leven in the first round was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Renton in the second round, after a 0-0 draw.

During the season, 5 'other' matches were reported as having been played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Vale of Leven and Glasgow side, Callander. Of these matches, 1 was won, 1 drawn and 3 lost, scoring 2 goals and conceding 9.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1873–74 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result
	R1	Vale of Leven		WO
22 November 1873	R2	Renton	A	0-0
29 November 1873	R2r	Renton	A	0-1

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
20 September 1873	Callander	A	1-0	Ball
25 October 1873	Vale of Leven	H	0-3		1,000
1 November 1873	Blythswood	A	0-1
8 November 1873	Callander	H	1-1	McInnes
15 November 1873	Vale of Leven	A	0-4

Appearances

This shows appearances made for Dumbarton in Scottish Cup matches only.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances
Robert Ball	HB	1
Colquhoun	GK	2
Neil Douglas	FW	2
Robert Gibson	FW	2
William Hicks	FW	1
Findlay Kennedy	HB	2
David McAulay	FW	2
Samuel McInnes	FW	2
A McIntosh	BK	2
William McIntosh	BK	2
William McIntyre	FW	2
G Reid	FW^[4]	2

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
↑ The usual formation would be 2-2-6 (two backs, two half backs and six forwards)
↑ G Reid played once as a Half back and once as a Forward.

External links

Dumbarton F.C. seasons

1873–74
1874–75
1875–76
1876–77
1877–78
1878–79
1879–80
1880–81
1881–82
1882–83
1883–84
1884–85
1885–86
1886–87
1887–88
1888–89
1889–90
1890–91
1891–92
1892–93
1893–94
1894–95
1895–96
1896–97
1897–98
1898–99
1899–1900
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015-16

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.