1875–76 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1875–76 season was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Dumbarton
1875–76 season
StadiumBroomfauld Park, Dumbarton
Scottish CupSemi Final

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1875–76 Scottish Cup

The semi final of the Scottish Cup was reached for the second successive year before losing to 3rd LRV, after two 1-1 draws.[1]

9 October 1875 Cup R1Lennox2-2[2]DumbartonLevengrove Park, Lennoxtown
Denny
 75'
16 October 1875 Cup R1rDumbarton1-0[3][4]LennoxDumbarton
Galbraith  85'
6 November 1875 Cup R2Renton Thistle1-2[5][6]DumbartonRenton
Galbraith
McAulay
27 November 1875 Cup R3Dumbarton5-1[7][8]DrumpellierDumbarton
Boyd
McAulay
Meikleham
Anderson
8 January 1876 Cup SF3rd LRV1-1[9][10]DumbartonCathkin Park
Crichton Hartley
15 January 1876 Cup SFrDumbarton1-1[11][12]3rd LRVMillburn Park
Anderson  5' Crichton  78' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mr McBride
22 January 1876 Cup SFr23rd LRV3-0[13][14]DumbartonCathkin Park
Crichton
Walker
Drennan

Friendlies

During the season, 7 'friendlies' matches were reported to have been played, of which 5 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 22 goals and conceding just 3.

4 September 1875 FriendlyDumbarton3-0LennoxDumbarton
McInnes
Meikleham
 (OG)
18 September 1875 FriendlyDumbarton1-0AlcluthaDumbarton
25 September 1875 FriendlyHelensburgh2-2DumbartonHelensburgh
23 October 1875 FriendlyDumbarton6-1St Andrews F.C.(Glasgow)Dumbarton
30 October 1875 FriendlyDumbarton8-0Telegraphists F.C.(Glasgow)Dumbarton
29 January 1876 FriendlyDumbarton2-0Partick F.C.(Glasgow)Dumbarton
Anderson
Boyd
5 February 1876 FriendlyDumbarton0-0RentonDumbarton

Player statistics

Of note amongst those appearing in club colours for the first time this season was Peter Miller.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
J Baillie[15] GK 3 0
Fowler[16] GK 2 0
John Wood[17] GK 2 0
John Bain[18] DF 7 0
William McIntosh[19] DF 4 0
A Michie[20] DF 3 0
James Wood[21] DF 2 0
James Boyd[22] MF 7 1
Robert Johnston[23] MF 7 0
William Anderson[24] FW 7 2
Alex Galbraith[25] FW 7 2
David Hartley[26] FW 7 1
David McAulay[27] FW 7 3
James Meikleham[28] FW 7 1
Peter Miller FW 1 0
T Munn[29] FW 4 0

Source:[30]

Representative game

As part of the growth of the sport in Scotland, inter-county matches began to be an established part of the football calendar with the 'cream' of each county being selected to play for their respective counties/cities. One of the earliest was a match played at Hampden Park on 29 April 1876 between Dumbartonshire and Glasgow for the benefit of the Western Infirmary. James Boyd and James Meikleham were selected from Dumbarton to play in the Dumbartonshire team, with Glasgow winning 2-0.

gollark: Why is there an OREDICTIONIFICATOR on the bridge?
gollark: Naturally.
gollark: An... arc furnace, I think?
gollark: Why do you have a crystallizer and cutting machine? Are there not more important machines?
gollark: It's quite poorly lit.

References
  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. "Lennox Amateurs 2-2 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 9th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Lennox, Scottish Cup (30/10/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Dumbarton 1-0 Lennox Amateurs, Saturday, October 16th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Renton Thistle, Scottish Cup (20/11/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Renton Thistle 1-2 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 6th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "Dumbarton 5 - 1 Drumpellier, Scottish Cup (27/11/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. "Dumbarton 5-1 Drumpellier, Saturday, November 27th, 1875". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. "Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (08/01/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. "Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 8th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (15/01/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Third Lanark, Saturday, January 15th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. "Third Lanark 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (22/01/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. "Third Lanark 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 22nd, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  15. "Baillie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  16. "Fowler - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. "John Wood - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  18. "John Bain - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  19. "William McIntosh - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  20. "Michie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  21. "James Wood - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  22. "Boyd - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  23. "Robert Johnson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  24. "Anderson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  25. "Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  26. "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  27. "David McAulay - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  28. "James Meikleham - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  29. "Munn - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  30. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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