1911–12 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1911–1912 season
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two 3rd
Scottish Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: John Rowan (11)
All: Finlay Speedie/ Potter (12)

Season 1911–12 was the 35th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 13th time, the Scottish Cup for the 29th time and the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the 10th time.

Overview

Dumbarton were unable to maintain a bright start to the league campaign but finished 3rd in the Second Division with 27 points, 8 behind champions Ayr United.[1] Again there was no promotion to the 'top flight' as the incumbent First Division teams retained their places in the subsequent 'election' process.

Qualification for the Scottish Cup was successful, by reaching the final of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to Dunfermline Athletic. In the Scottish Cup itself however Dumbarton lost out in the first round to East Stirling.

Locally, Dumbarton decided not to enter the Dumbartonshire Cup due to an otherwise busy schedule.

During the season 8 'friendly' matches were also played, including a 'benefit' game for Herbert MacPherson whose bright career was ended by a leg break in the New Year game against Dundee Hibs. Of these matches, 6 were won, 1 drawn and 1 lost, scoring 17 goals and conceding 5.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
19 August 1911St Bernard'sH3-0Speedie(2);Menzies3,000
26 August 1911Vale of LevenA4-2Rowan;MacPherson;Menzies;Hill3,000
9 September 1911CowdenbeathH2-0Rowan;MacPherson3,000
23 September 1911ArthurlieA2-4Menzies;OG
30 September 1911AbercornH1-5Brown2,000
14 October 1911Leith AthleticA2-2Rowan;MacPherson2,000
21 October 1911AbercornA1-2Ferguson
4 November 1911St JohnstoneA1-0Hill
16 December 1911Vale of LevenH2-0Rowan;Speedie3,000
2 December 1911Ayr UnitedA1-2Brander
9 December 1911ArthurlieH1-0Speedie2,000
23 December 1911St Bernard'sA1-2Hill3,000
30 December 1911Albion RoversH2-0McGillivray(2)
2 January 1912Dundee HibsH1-0Speedie3,000
6 January 1912CowdenbeathA3-0Brander;Speedie;Hill
13 January 1912Leith AthleticH5-2Hamill(3);Speedie;Hendry2,000
27 January 1912E StirlingH2-1Rowan;Robertson
10 February 1912Ayr UnitedH6-1Rowan(3);Hill(2);Brander
17 February 1912Dundee HibsA2-4Brander;Speedie2,500
24 February 1912St JohnstoneH4-1McGillivray(2);Hill;OG
2 March 1912Albion RoversA1-2Rowan
9 March 1912E StirlingA0-12,000

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
20 January 1912R1E StirlingA0-34,000

Scottish Qualifying Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
16 September 1911R1Port GlasgowH1-0Hill
7 October 1911R2GalstonA3-2MacPherson(2);Hill
28 October 1911R3RentonH5-0MacPherson(3);Hill(2)
11 November 1911R4E StirlingH4-1Rowan(2);MacPherson;Speedie5,000
18 November 1911SFAyr UnitedH4-1Speedie(3):Hill6,000
25 November 1911FDunfermline AthleticA0-19,000

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
15 August 1911Vale of LevenH3-0Brander(2);Hill2,000
16 March 1912AbercornH2-1Speedie;Potter
30 March 1912MotherwellH3-1Hill;Rowan;Haggerty
6 April 1912Raith RoversH3-0Speedie(2);Hamill
13 April 1912Third LanarkH3-0Robertson(2);Speedie
17 April 1912Queen's ParkH1-2Rowan2,500
20 April 1912Glasgow PerthshireH2-1Potter;Hill
27 April 1912HamiltonH0-0

Appearances

Dumbarton used 22 players for the 29 Scottish League, Scottish Cup and Qualifying Cup matches, as detailed below. Finlay Speedie topped the 'selection chart' by playing in all but one of these matches.[2]

Player Position[3] Appearances Goals
Scotland John Brander FW 104
Scotland William Brown FW 31
Scotland Andrew Cochrane DF 20
Scotland James Ferguson FW 211
Scotland George Fyfe MF 5
Scotland Matthew Haggerty MF 24
Scotland David Hamill FW 63
Scotland Samuel Hendry FW 211
Scotland Johnny Hill FW 2511
Scotland Willie Lithgow DF 21
Scotland Herbert MacPherson FW 189
Scotland Alex McGillivray FW 74
Scotland Alex Menzies FW 43
Scotland John B Miller GK 10
Scotland Willie Muir GK 8
Scotland Robert Muirhead DF 22
Scotland Andrew Potter MF 2712
Scotland Andy Robertson FW 21
Scotland John Rowan FW 2311
Scotland Finlay Speedie FW 2812
Scotland Hugh Wallace GK 11
Scotland William Wilson MF 112

See also

References

  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).

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