1874–75 Dumbarton F.C. season

1874–75 season

Stadium

Meadow Park, Dumbarton

Semi Final

Season 1874–75 was the second Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the second time.

Overview

Dumbarton reached the semi final of the Scottish Cup before losing to Renton, after a 0-0 draw. Note that in the second round Dumbarton met Rangers for the first time, dispatching them from the competition after a replay, and this is effectively the oldest competitive tie between Dumbarton and any of the current Scottish league clubs.^[1]

During the season, 6 'other' matches were reported to have been played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Vale of Leven. In addition a match was played against 'Dumbarton Cricket & Football Club' - who would later change their name to Lennox F.C. Of these 'other' matches, 4 were drawn and 2 lost, scoring 1 goal and conceding 5.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1874–75 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
17 October 1874	R1	Arthurlie	H	3-0	unknown
28 October 1874	R2	Rangers	A	0-0
12 December 1874	R2R	Rangers	H	1-0	Lang
30 January 1875	R3	3rd LRV	H	1-0	Hartley
27 March 1875	SF	Renton	H	1-1	Galbraith
3 April 1875	SFR	Renton	H	0-1

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
21 November 1874	Alexandra Athletic	A	1-1	unknown
26 November 1874	Vale of Leven	H	0-0
16 January 1875	Dumbarton C&FC	A	0-0		500
23 January 1875	Vale of Leven	A	0-3
27 February 1875	Vale of Leven	H	0-0
6 March 1875	Renton	H	0-1^[2]		2,000

Appearances

This shows appearances made for Dumbarton in Scottish Cup matches only.^[3]

Player	Position^[4]	Appearances	Goals^[5]
John Bain	BK^[6]	4
James Boyd	HB	4
Alex Galbraith	FW	2	1
Robert Gibson	FW	6
David Hartley	FW	6	1
William Hicks	FW	5
Robert Johnston	FW	6
Archie Lang	HB	2	1
David McAulay	HB	4
Samuel McInnes	FW	6
William McIntosh	BK	6
William McIntyre	FW	4
M Walker	HB	2
James Wood	BK	4
John Wood	GK	5

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ This was the first playing of the Scottish Cup Semi Final but the result was successfully protested by Dumbarton to the S.F.A..
↑ 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)
↑ Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorers of 3 of the 6 goals scored in Scottish Cup matches are unknown.
↑ John Bain played two games as a Back, once in goals and one as a Forward. It was not uncommon in the early years of association football for players to play in multiple positions - utility players.

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