1893–94 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1893–94 season
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One 5th
Scottish Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League: Robert Johnstone (11)
All: Robert Johnstone (11)

Season 1893–94 was the 21st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the fourth time, and the Scottish Cup for the 21st time.

Overview

The demand for league football nationally resulted in the creation of a new second division this season. Meanwhile, Dumbarton in their first season as a professional outfit, finished a creditable 5th in the First Division with 19 points, 10 behind champions Celtic.[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton disappointed by being defeated in the second round by St Bernards.

Locally, Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, defeating Duntocher Harp in the final.

During the season 17 'other' matches were played, including a 'mini' north of England tour during the New Year holidays. Of these matches, 6 were won, 5 drawn and 6 lost, scoring 41 goals and conceding 39.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
26 August 1893CelticA0-010,000
2 September 1893St Bernard'sH1-5Ferrier
9 September 1893Third LanarkA3-1McLeod,D;Johnstone;OG4,000
16 September 1893DundeeH1-1Taylor2,000
23 September 1893RangersA0-44,000
30 September 1893HeartsH2-2Taylor;Johnstone1,000
7 October 1893RentonA1-1Johnstone
21 October 1893St MirrenH3-3Sauderson;Hendry;OG
28 October 1893Leith AthleticA4-2Ferrier(2);Campbell;OG2,000
4 November 1893St Bernard'sA1-2Johnstone
11 November 1893St MirrenA2-1Taylor;Johnstone
18 November 1893RentonH2-0Ferrier;Johnstone
9 December 1893DundeeA0-42,500
23 December 1893CelticH4-5Johnstone(3);Bell,L6,000
20 January 1894RangersH2-0Saunderson;Bell,L
3 February 1894Leith AthleticH3-1Taylor;Ferrier;Johnstone
17 March 1894Third LanarkH2-1Ferrier;Bell,L
28 April 1894HeartsA1-2Johnstone4,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1893-94 Scottish Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
25 November 1893R1Vale of LevenA2-1Saunderson;Bell,L
16 December 1893R2St Bernard'sH1-3Taylor

Dumbartonshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
30 December 1893SFVale of LevenA3-1Taylor;Saunderson;OG
21 April 1894FDuntocher HarpA4-1Campbell;Bell;OG;unknown1,000

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
5 August 18935th KRVA4-2Bell(2);Campbell;OG1,000
12 August 1893AyrA3-2unknown
19 August 1893King's ParkA2-5Taylor;Johnstone
14 October 1893Dundee HarpA2-3Taylor;unknown
1 January 1894EnglandBlackburn RoversA2-4Johnstone;unknown3,000
2 January 1894EnglandDarwenA1-2Bell3,000
13 January 1894Wishaw ThistleA4-4Taylor(2);Bell;unknown1,000
10 February 1894MotherwellA3-2Johnstone;Andrews;unknown
24 February 1894Queen's ParkA3-3Johnstone;Andrews;unknown
3 March 1894MortonA2-2Campbell;Seaton
10 March 1894BattlefieldH5-0Saunderson(2);Taylor;Andrews;unknown
24 March 1894RentonA2-1Campbell;Boyle
31 March 1894Leith AthleticA1-4Bell
14 April 1894St Bernard'sA1-1Campbell2,000
12 May 1894E StirlingA1-2Boyle
19 May 1894Partick ThistleA3-0St Clair;Campbell;unknown1,000
26 May 1894Third LanarkA2-2Ferrier;unknown1,000

Appearances

Club

Dumbarton used just 19 players during the season (9 fewer than the previous season) in 20 Scottish League and Cup matches, as detailed below. Only Lawrence Bell was to feature in all of these matches.[2]

Player Position[3] Appearances Goals
Scotland Billy Andrews FW 12
Scotland John Barr GK 4
Scotland Lawrence Bell FW 204
Scotland William Campbell FW 111
Scotland Bob Ferrier FW 176
Scotland Robert Hendry FW 21
Scotland Robert Johnstone FW 1711
Scotland Alex Lang HB 2
Scotland James McGregor BK 3
Scotland David McLeod FW 51
Scotland John McLeod GK 16
Scotland Tom McMillan[4] BK 18
Scotland Alex Miller HB 14
Scotland Billy Nash HB 13
Scotland Albert Sanderson HB 152
Scotland Alf Smith BK 17
Scotland John Taylor FW 145
Scotland Daniel Thomson HB 19
Scotland Wilson HB 1

International

John Taylor earned his third and fourth 'League' caps in Scottish League XI's against the Irish and English Leagues respectively - scoring a goal in the 6-2 win over the Irish.

Tom McMillan also earned his first 'League' cap in the match against the Irish League.

Reserve Team

Dumbarton were defeated in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup by Celtic.

Scottish Second XI Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResult
9 September 1893R1RentonH6-1
30 September 1893R2CelticH1-6

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 backs, three half backs and five forwards).
  4. The league match against Third Lanark on 17 March marked Tom McMillan's 100th appearance for the club in national competitions.

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