1897–98 Dumbarton F.C. season

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.

Dumbarton
1897–98 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish CupFirst Round

Scottish Cup

Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by St Bernards, after a 1-1 draw.

Main article: 1897–98 Scottish Cup
8 January 1898 Cup R1St Bernard's1–1[1][2]DumbartonNew Logie Green
Chambers Murphy Attendance: 3,500
15 January 1898 Cup R1rDumbarton1–3[3][4]St Bernard'sBoghead Park
Gillies Buchanan
Paton 		Attendance: 6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Cup for the ninth time, beating Vale of Leven in the final.

26 March 1898 FinalDumbarton3–2Vale of LevenTontine Park
Speedie
Littlejohn
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 FriendlyRenton0–2DumbartonTontine Park
Reid
Mackie
4 September 1897 FriendlyStenhousemuir4–4DumbartonOchilview Park


11 September 1897 FriendlyQueen's Park2–4DumbartonHampden Park
Berry  40'
Lambie 		McFarlane  30', 45'
Speedie
Ritchie  (OG)
18 September 1897 FriendlyDumbarton6–1Vale of LevenBoghead Park
Morrice
Richmond


2 October 1897 FriendlyLeith Athletic2–2DumbartonHawkhill
Brown
Harvie  85'		 Speedie
Mackie
2 October 1897 FriendlyFalkirk1–2DumbartonBrockville Park
Forbes  85' Morrice  7'
Reid  8'
16 October 1897 FriendlyAbercorn2–2DumbartonUnderwood Park, Paisley

 Speedie
Murphy
23 October 1897 FriendlyQueen's Park1–1DumbartonHampden Park
Lambie Mauchan
30 October 1897 FriendlyDumbarton2–1RentonBoghead Park
13 November 1897 FriendlyDumbarton0–1St MirrenBoghead Park
Brown  40'
20 November 1897 FriendlyMorton1–2DumbartonCappielow Park
Dunlop
Kennedy 		scrimmage
27 November 1897 FriendlyVale of Leven1–3DumbartonMillburn Park
Watt
Forrest
Thomson
18 December 1897 FriendlyClyde5–4DumbartonBarrowfield Park




 Reid


25 December 1897 FriendlyDumbarton2–9KilmarnockBoghead Park







1 January 1898 FriendlyInverness Clachnacuddin4–10DumbartonInverness








Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mr Colville
3 January 1898 FriendlyAberdeen0–2DumbartonCentral Park, Aberdeen
Ritchie  (OG)
 (OG)		 Referee: A Smith
22 January 1898 FriendlyPartick Thistle1–3DumbartonMeadowside
McNab
Littlejohn 		Attendance: 1,500
5 February 1898 FriendlyDumbarton2–3CelticBoghead Park
Mitchell
Richmond 		Allan

19 February 1898 FriendlyE Stirling1–4DumbartonMerchiston Park
Hastings  80' (OG) McNab
Speedie  20'
Littlejohn  65'
 Referee: Mr Sharp
5 March 1898 FriendlyDumbarton9–1Kilmarnock AthleticBoghead Park
19 March 1898 FriendlyDumbarton2–1MortonBoghead Park
Speedie
Edgar
11 April 1898 FriendlySt Bernard's5–0DumbartonNew Logie Green
Allan  1'
Newman  2'
Coltherd  10'		 Attendance: 1,000
16 April 1898 FriendlyDumbarton2–1AirdrieBoghead Park
Littlejohn

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
John Docherty[5] GK 2 0
Samuel Skinner[6] DF 2 0
Daniel Thomson[7] DF 2 0
Morrice[8] MF 2 0
James Richmond[9] MF 2 0
William Thomson MF 2 0
Daniel Coll[10] MF 2 0
Alexander Gillies[11] MF 2 1
Hugh Murphy[12] MF 2 1
Thomas Reid[13] MF 2 0
Willie Speedie[14] MF 2 0

International caps
Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

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.

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References
  1. "St Bernard's 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (08/01/1898)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. "St Bernard's 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 8th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "Dumbarton 1 - 3 St Bernard's, Scottish Cup (15/01/1898)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Dumbarton 1 - 3 St Bernard's, Saturday, January 15th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. "John Docherty - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. "Samuel Skinner - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. "Daniel Thomson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. "Morrice - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. "James Richmond - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. "Daniel Coll - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  11. "Alexander Gillies - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  12. "Hugh Murphy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  13. "Thomas Reid - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  14. "Willie Speedie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  15. "William Thomson". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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