1917–18 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton 1917–1918 football season
Dumbarton 1917–1918 season Manager James Collins Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton Scottish League 8th Top goalscorer League: John McCulloch (13) All: John McCulloch (13) Highest home attendance 8,000 Lowest home attendance 2,000 Average home league attendance 3,260
The 1917–18 season was the 41st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League . in addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
Scottish League
This was the fourth season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League, was suspended. Membership of the League was reduced from 20 to 18, with Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers withdrawing and Clydebank being admitted. Dumbarton's 8th-place finish with 34 points (22 behind champions Rangers) was their best performance since the 1893–94 season.[ 1]
Dumbarton re-entered the Dumbartonshire Cup for the first time in three seasons, but lost out to Clydebank in the final, which was held over until the beginning of the 1918–19 season.
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup for the second successive year by beating Renton in the final.
Charity matches
During the season two charity matches were played for the benefit of the Red Cross War Fund , both being won, scoring 8 goals for the loss of 4.
Player statistics
Squad
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Transfers
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In addition Robert Catterson, Thomas Hamilton and Joseph Tait all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
References
^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records . Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X .
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 1 Falkirk, Scottish League (18/08/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 1 Falkirk, Saturday, August 18th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Motherwell 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (25/08/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Motherwell 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, August 25th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 3 Morton, Scottish League (01/09/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 3 Morton, Saturday, September 1st 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Partick Thistle 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (08/09/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Partick Thistle 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 8th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Queen's Park, Scottish League (15/09/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Queen's Park, Saturday, September 15th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "St Mirren 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (22/09/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "St Mirren 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 22nd 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 4 Rangers, Scottish League (29/09/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 4 Rangers, Saturday, September 29th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Hibernian 0 - 3 Dumbarton, Scottish League (06/10/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Hibernian 0 - 3 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 6th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Clydebank, Scottish League (13/10/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Clydebank, Saturday, October 13th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Hamilton 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (20/10/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Hamilton 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 20th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Kilmarnock, Scottish League (27/10/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Kilmarnock, Saturday, October 27th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Clyde 0 - 4 Dumbarton, Scottish League (03/11/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Clyde 0 - 4 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 3rd 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Ayr United 0 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (10/11/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Ayr United 0 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 10th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 Celtic, Scottish League (17/11/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 Celtic, Saturday, November 17th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 3 Motherwell, Scottish League (24/11/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 3 Motherwell, Saturday, November 24th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Rangers 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (01/12/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Rangers 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 1st 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Hibernian, Scottish League (08/12/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Hibernian, Saturday, December 8th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Airdrieonians, Scottish League (15/12/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Airdrieonians, Saturday, December 15th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Celtic 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (22/12/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Celtic 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 22nd 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Heart of Midlothian, Scottish League (29/12/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Heart of Midlothian, Saturday, December 29th 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Clydebank 1 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (31/12/1917)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Clydebank 1 - 2 Dumbarton, Tuesday, December 31st 1917" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
^ "Third Lanark 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (05/01/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Third Lanark 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 5th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Clyde, Scottish League (26/01/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Clyde, Saturday, January 26th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Kilmarnock 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (02/02/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Kilmarnock 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 2nd 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 1 Third Lanark, Scottish League (09/02/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 1 Third Lanark, Saturday, February 9th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Morton 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (16/02/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Morton 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 16th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Ayr United, Scottish League (23/02/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Ayr United, Saturday, February 23rd 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 5 - 2 St Mirren, Scottish League (02/03/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 5 - 2 St Mirren, Saturday, March 2nd 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Queen's Park 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (09/03/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Queen's Park 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 9th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Airdrieonians 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (16/03/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Airdrieonians 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 16th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Hamilton, Scottish League (23/03/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Hamilton, Saturday, March 23rd 1918" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Partick Thistle, Scottish League (06/04/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Partick Thistle, Saturday, April 6th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Heart of Midlothian 1 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (13/04/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Heart of Midlothian 1 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, April 13th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Falkirk 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (20/04/1918)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Falkirk 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, April 20th 1918" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ The league match against Clydebank on 13 October marked John Miller's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
^ "Felix Gunn - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Alex Marshall - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "James McGregor - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "James McMeekin - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "William Wilson - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Richard Bell - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Hugh Cairney - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "David Finnie - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "William Gallacher - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "John McKim - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ "Arthur Murphy - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ Alexander Thom's appearance in the league match against Rangers on 29 September was his 140th competitive match for the club - overtaking Johnny Hill 's record set in 1912.
^ "Fred Williams - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications.
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