1897–98 Dumbarton F.C. season
| 1897–98 season | ||
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| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
| Scottish Cup | First Round | |
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The 1897–98 season was the 25th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level entering the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by St Bernards, after a 1–1 draw.
| 8 January 1898 Cup R1 | St Bernard's | 1–1[1][2] | Dumbarton | New Logie Green |
| Chambers File:Soccerball shade.svg | Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg | Attendance: 3,500 |
| 15 January 1898 Cup R1r | Dumbarton | 1–3[3][4] | St Bernard's | Boghead Park |
| Gillies File:Soccerball shade.svg | Buchanan File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Paton File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Attendance: 6,000 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Cup for the ninth time, beating Vale of Leven in the final.
| 26 March 1898 Final | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Vale of Leven | Tontine Park |
| Speedie File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Littlejohn File:Soccerball shade.svg |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
Friendlies
In the absence of any league commitments, the Dumbarton committee had to work hard to bring together a fixture list which would meet the club's financial needs. During the season, 23 'friendly' matches were arranged, where there was much to be pleased about. There was an impressive unbeaten run of 9 games at the beginning of the season, several wins against league opposition and a successful 'mini' tour of the highlands during the New Year holidays. In all 13 were won, 4 drawn and 6 lost, scoring 69 goals and conceding 49.
| 2 September 1897 Friendly | Renton | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
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| 11 September 1897 Friendly | Queen's Park | 2–4 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Berry File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Lambie File:Soccerball shade.svg |
McFarlane File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 45' Speedie File:Soccerball shade.svg Ritchie File:Soccerball shade.svg (OG) |
| 2 October 1897 Friendly | Leith Athletic | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Hawkhill |
| Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg Harvie File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Speedie File:Soccerball shade.svg Mackie File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| 9 October 1897 Friendly | Falkirk | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Forbes File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' | Morrice File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Reid File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' |
| 16 October 1897 Friendly | Abercorn | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Underwood Park, Paisley |
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Speedie File:Soccerball shade.svg Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| 23 October 1897 Friendly | Queen's Park | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Lambie File:Soccerball shade.svg | Mauchan File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| 30 October 1897 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Renton | Boghead Park |
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| 13 November 1897 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–1 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
| Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
| 20 November 1897 Friendly | Morton | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Dunlop File:Soccerball shade.svg Kennedy File:Soccerball shade.svg |
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| 27 November 1897 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg | Watt File:Soccerball shade.svg Forrest File:Soccerball shade.svg Thomson File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| 3 January 1898 Friendly | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Aberdeen |
| Ritchie File:Soccerball shade.svg (OG) File:Soccerball shade.svg (OG) |
Referee: A Smith |
| 22 January 1898 Friendly | Partick Thistle | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Meadowside |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg | McNab File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Littlejohn File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 5 February 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Celtic | Boghead Park |
| Mitchell File:Soccerball shade.svg Richmond File:Soccerball shade.svg |
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| 19 February 1898 Friendly | E Stirling | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Merchiston Park |
| Hastings File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (OG) | McNab File:Soccerball shade.svg Speedie File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Littlejohn File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Referee: Mr Sharp |
| 19 March 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Speedie File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg |
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| 11 April 1898 Friendly | St Bernard's | 5–0 | Dumbarton | New Logie Green |
| Allan File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Newman File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Coltherd File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 16 April 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
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Player statistics
Amongst those players leaving the club was internationalist Leitch Keir. A servant to the club since its cup winning season of 1882–83, Keir decided to move on to Motherwell. Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland John Docherty[5] | GK | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland Samuel Skinner[6] | DF | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland Daniel Thomson[7] | DF | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland Morrice[8] | MF | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland James Richmond[9] | MF | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland William Thomson | MF | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland Daniel Coll[10] | MF | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland Alexander Gillies[11] | MF | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland Hugh Murphy[12] | MF | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland Thomas Reid[13] | MF | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland Willie Speedie[14] | MF | 2 | 0 |
International caps
William Thomson[15] earned his third and fourth caps against Wales and Ireland respectively in the 1898 British Home Championship.
Representative match
A Dumbartonshire XI played against a Lanarkshire XI on 29 January 1898 in which Docherty, Daniel Thomson, William Thomson, Lewis Mackie and Speedie were all selected to play - Willie Speedie scored the Dumbarton county goal in the 1–1 draw.
Reserve team
Dumbarton lost in the first round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Queen's Park.
References
- ↑ "St Bernard's 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (08/01/1898)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "St Bernard's 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 8th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 St Bernard's, Scottish Cup (15/01/1898)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 St Bernard's, Saturday, January 15th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "John Docherty - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Samuel Skinner - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Daniel Thomson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Morrice - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "James Richmond - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Daniel Coll - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Alexander Gillies - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Hugh Murphy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Thomas Reid - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Willie Speedie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "William Thomson". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.