1877–78 Dumbarton F.C. season
1877–78 season | |||
Stadium | Townend, Dumbarton | ||
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Scottish Cup | Second Round | ||
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Season 1877–78 was the fifth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the fifth time.
Overview
Dumbarton were on the move again and played their home games during the season at Townend.
During the early years of the Scottish Cup, the earlier rounds of the competition were played on a regional basis, which was always a tough proposition as three of the top Scottish clubs at the time were from Dumbartonshire. This season Dumbarton came up against Vale of Leven in the second round, and lost (to the eventual champions) after a 1-1 draw.[1]
During the season, 12 'other' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against locals Renton and Alexandria, and Glasgow sides, Rangers and South Western. Of these matches, 8 were won, 1 drawn and 3 lost, scoring 32 goals and conceding 8. Note that South Western's victory at Dumbarton on 30 March, was Dumbarton's first home defeat for almost 3 years - a record consisting of 16 wins and 3 draws.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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29 September 1877 | R1 | Waverley | H | 4-0 | Lawrence(2);McMaster;Anderson | |
20 October 1877 | R2 | Vale of Leven | H | 1-1 | unknown | 3,000 |
27 October 1877 | R2r | Vale of Leven | A | 1-4 | Hartley | 5,000 |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 September 1877 | Renton | H | 2-1 | unknown | |
15 September 1877 | South Western | A | 2-1 | Meikleham;unknown | |
24 November 1877 | Rangers | A | 0-1 | ||
1 December 1877 | Lancefield | H | 9-0 | unknown | |
15 December 1877 | Mauchline | A | 0-1 | ||
22 December 1877 | Renton | A | 1-1 | unknown | |
2 March 1878 | Alexandria | A | 3-0 | unknown | |
16 March 1878 | Alexandria | H | 6-0 | unknown | |
23 March 1878 | Rangers | H | 2-1 | unknown | |
30 March 1878 | South Western | H | 1-2 | Galbraith | |
13 April 1878 | Renton | H | 4-0 | unknown | |
20 April 1878 | Lennox | H | 2-0 | unknown |
Appearances
Club
This shows appearances made for Dumbarton in Scottish Cup matches only.[2]
Player | Position[3] | Appearances | Goals[4] |
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William Anderson | FW | 3 | 1 |
James Boyd | HB | 3 | |
Alex Galbraith | FW | 2 | |
David Hartley | FW | 3 | 1 |
Jock Hutcheson | BK | 2 | |
Andrew Kennedy | BK | 1 | |
John Kennedy | GK | 3 | |
Archie Lang | BK | 3 | |
Alex Lawrence | FW | 3 | 2 |
William McKinnon | FW | 1 | |
J McMaster | FW | 3 | 1 |
James Meikleham | FW | 3 | |
Peter Miller | HB | 3 |
International
The process to select a 'Scotland' team to play against England and Wales commenced with international trial matches, and one was held for Dunbartonshire players on 9 February 1878 at Alexandria. Archie Lang, Peter Miller, Alex Galbraith, Joe Lindsay and J McMaster all played but failed to be selected for the final teams.
See also
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)
- ↑ Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorer of 1 of the 6 goals scored in Scottish Cup matches is unknown.