1925–26 Dumbarton F.C. season
1925–1926 season | |||
Manager | Donald Colman | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League Division Two | 11th | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: McLardie (11) All: Cameron/ McLardie (11) | ||
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Season 1925–26 was the 49th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 27th time and the Scottish Cup for the 38th time.
Overview
With only 3 wins recorded by December, any hopes of promotion had long gone, but in the end Dumbarton finished 11th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 38 points - 21 behind champions Dunfermline Athletic.[1] There were a number of heavy defeats during the season, none more than the 1-11 trouncing from Albion Rovers on 30 January, which still remains as Dumbarton's heaviest league defeat.
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton reached the fourth round before losing out to Celtic.
Locally, Dumbarton were runners-up in the Dumbartonshire Cup, losing to Helesburgh in the final.
Elsewhere a benefit match was played against Clydebank.
During the season, 104 goals were conceded in all matches, the fourth time the unwanted 'century' had been broken.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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15 August 1925 | Bo'ness | H | 3-0 | Sharp;Travers;Russell | 3,000 |
22 August 1925 | King's Park | A | 1-1 | Sharp | 3,000 |
29 August 1925 | Clyde | H | 1-1 | McLardie | 4,000 |
5 September 1925 | Nithsdale Wanderers | A | 1-5 | Travers | |
12 September 1925 | Arthurlie | H | 0-0 | 3,000 | |
19 September 1925 | Arbroath | A | 0-6 | ||
26 September 1925 | Ayr United | H | 1-1 | McLardie | 3,000 |
3 October 1925 | St Bernard's | A | 2-2 | McLardie;Russell | 3,000 |
10 October 1925 | Bathgate | A | 4-1 | Swan;Broadley;McGrath;Russell | 3,000 |
17 October 1925 | East Fife | A | 1-6 | McGrath | 3,000 |
24 October 1925 | East Stirling | H | 3-0 | McGrath(2);McLardie | 2,000 |
31 October 1925 | Armadale | A | 2-6 | McDonald,W;McGrath | |
7 November 1925 | Third Lanark | H | 1-1 | McLardie | 3,000 |
14 November 1925 | Broxburn United | A | 1-1 | Russell | 1,000 |
21 November 1925 | Stenhousemuir | H | 1-1 | McDonald,W | 2,000 |
28 November 1925 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0-1 | 3,000 | |
5 December 1925 | Albion Rovers | H | 0-1 | 2,000 | |
12 December 1925 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2-0 | Swan;McLardie | |
19 December 1925 | King's Park | H | 4-1 | McLardie(2);Mair;McGrath | |
26 December 1925 | Ayr United | A | 2-1 | Harvie(2) | |
1 January 1926 | Arbroath | H | 1-0 | Russell | 2,000 |
2 January 1926 | Arthurlie | A | 2-1 | McLardie;Cameron | |
4 January 1926 | Nithsdale Wanderers | H | 2-2 | McLardie;OG | 3,000 |
9 January 1926 | Third Lanark | A | 2-1 | Swan;Harvie | 5,000 |
16 January 1926 | East Fife | H | 2-1 | Cameron(2) | 2,000 |
30 January 1926 | Albion Rovers | A | 1-11 | Swan | 3,000 |
13 February 1926 | Queen of the South | A | 3-1 | Russell(2);Cameron | |
17 February 1926 | Armadale | H | 2-0 | Carlow;Harvey | 1,000 |
24 February 1926 | Broxburn United | H | 5-1 | Cameron(4);McLardie | |
27 February 1926 | Bo'ness | A | 0-1 | ||
10 March 1926 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1-3 | Murray | |
13 March 1926 | East Stirling | H | 1-3 | McGrath | 3,000 |
20 March 1926 | St Bernard's | H | 1-0 | Russell | |
27 March 1926 | Bathgate | H | 0-5 | ||
3 April 1926 | Queen of the South | H | 1-1 | Hosie | |
10 April 1926 | Stenhousemuir | A | 0-4 | 1,000 | |
17 April 1926 | Clyde | A | 0-6 | 8,000 | |
24 April 1926 | Alloa Athletic | H | 0-0 |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 January 1926 | 1 | Buckie Thistle | H | 1-1 | Harvey | 1,200 |
26 January 1926 | 1r | Buckie Thistle | A | 2-1 | Swan(2) | 2,500 |
6 February 1926 | 2 | Forfar Athletic | A | 2-2 | Swan;Russell | 1,500 |
10 February 1926 | 2r | Forfar Athletic | H | 4-1 | Cameron;Swan;Harvie;Peters | 2,000 |
20 February 1926 | 3 | Clyde | H | 3-0 | Cameron;Swan;Harvie | 8,500 |
6 March 1926 | 4 | Celtic | A | 1-6 | Cameron | 19,000 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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SF | Vale of Leven | A | WO | |||
28 April 1926 | F | Helensburgh | A | 1-3 | Murray | 1,500 |
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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9 May 1926 | SF | Helensburgh | A | 1-0 | unknown | |
17 May 1926 | F | Clydebank | A | 1-4 | unknown |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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26 August 1925 | Clydebank | A | 1-8 | Malloy |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 27 players for the 44 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. McLardie topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in 42 of these matches. Note that in two matches an unnamed 'trialist' played.[2]
Player | Position[3] | Appearances | Goals |
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John Anderson | DF | 2 | |
Harry Britton | GK | 18 | |
David Broadley | MF | 36 | 1 |
Ronald Cameron | FW | 19 | 11 |
Francis Carlow | FW | 4 | 1 |
Robert Dennett | FW | 36 | |
Albert James Ferguson | GK | 23 | |
William Gibson[4] | DF | 40 | |
John Harvie | FW | 27 | 7 |
Robert Hosie | MF | 15 | 1 |
Alex Hunter | DF | 1 | |
Andrew Mair | MF | 37 | 1 |
Joseph McDonald | DF | 3 | |
William McDonald | FW | 18 | 2 |
John McGrath | FW | 22 | 7 |
Thomas McKinney | MF | 4 | |
Archibald McLardie | FW | 42 | 11 |
Archibald McNish | GK | 3 | |
William Murray | DF | 20 | 1 |
Martin Peters | FW | 1 | 1 |
John Russell | FW | 36 | 9 |
Robert Sharp | FW | 6 | 2 |
John Swan | FW | 33 | 9 |
Adam Swanson | DF | 1 | |
Martin Travers | FW | 5 | 2 |
James Warden | DF | 30 |
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 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
- ↑ The Scottish Cup tie against Buckie Thistle on 23 January marked William Gibson's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.