1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1894–95 season
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One 10th
Scottish Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League: William Campbell (7)
All: William Campbell/ Hugh Craig (7)

Season 1894–95 was the 22nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the fifth time, and the Scottish Cup for the 22nd time.

Overview

The inability to match the bigger clubs in enticing the best players had its inevitable effect with Dumbarton finishing 10th (and bottom) of the First Division with just 7 points, 24 behind champions Hearts.[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the second round by non-league King's Park.

Locally, there was some better news, with Dumbarton retaining the Dumbartonshire Cup for the eighth consecutive season, beating Renton in the final.

During the season, 9 'other' matches were played, including a short tour of London during Easter. Of these matches, 3 were won, 2 drawn and 4 lost, scoring 17 goals and conceding 18.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
18 August 1894RangersA0-3
1 September 1894Leith AthleticH3-2Nash;Craig;Johnstone
8 September 1894DundeeA0-3500
15 September 1894St Bernard'sH3-4Nash;Craig;Boyle
22 September 1894St MirrenA3-4Craig;Boyle;Campbell
29 September 1894HeartsH1-4Campbell1,000
13 October 1894DundeeH2-4Craig;Thomson,W
20 October 1894CelticA0-64,000
27 October 1894HeartsA1-3Boyle5,500
3 November 1894ClydeH2-3Craig;Campbell
10 November 1894Third LanarkA3-6Thomson,W;Boyle;Seaton
1 December 1894RangersH1-0Campbell
22 December 1894St Bernard'sA0-5
2 March 1895Third LanarkH2-4Campbell(2)
9 March 1895CelticH0-24,000
16 March 1895ClydeA1-3Stevenson1,500
30 March 1895St MirrenH4-1Hartley;Craig;Stevenson;Campbell
6 April 1895Leith AthleticA1-1OG1,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1894-95 Scottish Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
24 November 1894R1GalstonH2-1Craig;Johnstone
15 December 1894R2King's ParkA1-2Jackson

Dumbartonshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
27 April 1895SFVale of LevenH5-0Campbell(3);Craig;unknown
25 May 1895FRentonH2-1Seaton;Campbell

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
11 August 1894AyrA1-1Craig
17 November 1894MortonA1-2unknown
8 December 1894Vale of LevenA3-1McIndewar(2);Nash
31 December 1894RentonA2-1unknown
19 January 1895Vale of LevenH1-1[2]Thomson,W
13 April 1895EnglandArsenalA1-5Gracie6,000
15 April 1895EnglandChathamA2-3Stevenson;Gracie3,000
4 May 1895Orion (Aberdeen)A2-3Hendry;Seaton2,000
13 May 1895DunipaceA4-1Weir(2);Seaton;Campbell

Appearances

Dumbarton used 21 players during the season (2 more than the previous season) in 20 Scottish League and Cup matches, as detailed below. Campbell, Craig, Keir, McLeod and Miller played in all of these matches.[3]

Player Position[4] Appearances Goals
Scotland William Boyle FW 94
Scotland William Campbell FW 207
Scotland Robert Colquhoun HB 2
Scotland Hugh Craig FW 207
Scotland William Forsyth FW 3
Scotland James Gracie FW 10
Scotland Jimmy Hartley HB 81
Scotland George Jackson FW 31
Scotland Robert Johnstone FW 82
Scotland Tom Keir BK 20
Scotland John McIndewar FW 3
Scotland John McLeod[5] GK 20
Scotland Tom McMillan BK 10
Scotland John McNicol HB 3
Scotland Alex Miller HB 20
Scotland Billy Nash HB 182
Scotland John Seaton FW 41
Scotland James Stevenson FW 122
Scotland Daniel Thomson HB 12
Scotland William Thomson HB 14
Scotland Hugh F Weir FW 1

Reserve Team

Dumbarton lost in the first round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Queen's Park.

Scottish Second XI Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResult
8 September 1894R1Queen's ParkA3-5

See also

References

  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. This was to be the semi final tie of the Dumbartonshire Cup but the referee declared the pitch unplayable. Nevertheless the teams agreed to play a friendly.
  3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two backs, three half backs and five forwards).
  5. The Scottish Cup match against Galston on 24 November marked John McLeod's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions. To mark the occasion, he played at centre forward, rather than his usual position of goalkeeper.

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