1911–12 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1911–12 season was the 35th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

Dumbarton
1911–1912 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two3rd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Rowan (11)
All: Hill/Speedie/Potter (12)

Scottish League
Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Football League

Dumbarton were unable to maintain a bright start to their sixth successive Second Division campaign but finished 3rd with 27 points, 8 behind champions Ayr United.[1]

At the end of the season there were no applicants from the Second Division for promotion. It had however been agreed that the bottom First Division club - St Mirren - would be replaced by the Second Division champions - Ayr United - but in the end for financial reasons this did not take place.

19 August 1911 Scottish LeagueDumbarton3-0[2][3]St Bernard'sBoghead Park
Menzies  25'
Speedie  65', 89'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sgt Vick
26 August 1911 Scottish LeagueVale of Leven2-4[4][5]DumbartonMillburn Park
Kaye  20'
Peacock 		Menzies  40'
Rowan  65'
MacPherson  70'
Hill  85'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mr McBeth
9 September 1911 Scottish LeagueDumbarton2-0[6][7]CowdenbeathBoghead Park
MacPherson  5'
Rowan  45'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S Feggans
23 September 1911 Scottish LeagueArthurlie4-2[8][9]DumbartonDunterlie Park (1906–1919)
Love
Wilkinson
Stevenson  (pen)		 Menzies  45'
Sellars  (OG)		 Referee: S Adams
30 September 1911 Scottish LeagueDumbarton1-5[10][11]AbercornBoghead Park
Brown Horn  5', 60'
Muirhead  20' (OG)
Speirs,R
Speirs,J 		Attendance: 2,000
14 October 1911 Scottish LeagueLeith Athletic2-2[12][13]DumbartonOld Logie Green
Paterson
Bowman  89'		 MacPherson  4'
Rowan  5'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Millar
21 October 1911 Scottish LeagueAbercorn2-1[14][15]DumbartonNew Ralston Park
Speirs
Curran  89'		 Ferguson
4 November 1911 Scottish LeagueSt Johnstone0-1[16][17]DumbartonRecreation Grounds (Perth)
Hill
2 December 1911 Scottish LeagueAyr United2-1[18][19]DumbartonSomerset Park
Phillips
Goodwin 		Brander Referee: A Edwards
9 December 1911 Scottish LeagueDumbarton1-0[20][21]ArthurlieBoghead Park
Speedie  87' (pen) Attendance: 2,000
16 December 1911 Scottish LeagueDumbarton2-0[22][23]Vale of LevenBoghead Park
Speedie
Rowan 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J McKnight
23 December 1911 Scottish LeagueSt Bernard's2-1[24][25]DumbartonRoyal Gymnasium Ground
Henderson
Ferguson 		Hill Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Dryburgh
30 December 1911 Scottish LeagueDumbarton2-0[26][27]Albion RoversBoghead Park
McGillivray  40' Referee: J Aitken
2 January 1912 Scottish LeagueDumbarton1-0[28][29]Dundee HibsBoghead Park
Speedie  80' Attendance: 3,000
6 January 1912 Scottish LeagueCowdenbeath0-3[30][31]DumbartonNorth End Park, Cowdenbeath
Hill
Brander
Speedie
13 January 1912 Scottish LeagueDumbarton5-2[32][33]Leith AthleticBoghead Park
Hendry
Hamill
Speedie  60'		 Paterson  65' Attendance: 2,000
27 January 1912 Scottish LeagueDumbarton2-1[34][35]E StirlingBoghead Park
Rowan
Robertson  60'		 Thomson Attendance: 3,000
Referee: D Liddell
10 February 1912 Scottish LeagueDumbarton6-1[36][37]Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Hill  50'
Rowan
Brander 		Black  (pen) Referee: C Johnstone
17 February 1912 Scottish LeagueDundee Hibs4-2[38][39]DumbartonTannadice Park
Gibson
Linn

Speedie  45' (pen)
Brander 		Attendance: 2,500
Referee: A Edwards
24 February 1912 Scottish LeagueDumbarton4-1[40][41]St JohnstoneBoghead Park
McGillivray  45'
Hill
 (OG)		 Brown Referee: A McBeth
2 March 1912 Scottish LeagueAlbion Rovers2-1[42][43]DumbartonMeadow Park, Coatbridge
Plunkett Rowan Referee: J McKnight
9 March 1912 Scottish LeagueE Stirling1-0[44][45]DumbartonMerchiston Park
Martin Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Pettigrew

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Cup

Qualification for the Scottish Cup was successful, however Dumbarton lost out in the first round to East Stirling.

20 January 1912 Cup R1E Stirling3–0[46][47]DumbartonMerchiston Park
 1' (OG)
Robertson 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Muir

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Dumbarton reached the final of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to Dunfermline Athletic.

16 September 1911 QualifyCup R2Dumbarton1–0[48]Port GlasgowBoghead Park
Hill  35' Referee: A Edwards
7 October 1911 QualifyCup R3Galston2–3[49]DumbartonRiverside Park, Galston
Morrison  10'
Mair  50'		 MacPherson  25', 90'
Hill  75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mr Murray
28 October 1911 QualifyCup R4Dumbarton5–0[50]RentonBoghead Park
MacPherson  2'
Hill 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Allan
11 November 1911 QualifyCup R5Dumbarton4–1[51]E StirlingBoghead Park
Rowan
MacPherson
Speedie 		Thomson Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Muir
18 November 1911 QualifyCup SFDumbarton4–1[52][53]Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Speedie  (pen) (pen) (pen)
Hill  50'		 Phillips Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Bell
25 November 1911 QualifyCup FinalDumbarton0–1[54]Dunfermline AthleticGymnasium Grounds, Edinburgh
Gibson  70' Attendance: 9,000
Referee: J Bell

Friendlies/Other Matches

During the season 8 'friendly' matches were played, including a 'benefit' game for Herbert MacPherson whose bright career was ended by a leg break in the New Year game against Dundee Hibs. In all, 6 were won, 1 drawn and 1 lost, scoring 17 goals and conceding 5.

15 August 1911 FriendlyDumbarton3–0Vale of LevenBoghead Park
Brander
Hill 		Attendance: 2,000
16 March 1912 FriendlyDumbarton2–1AbercornBoghead Park
Hill  29'
Potter  88'		 Curran  25' Attendance: 2,000
30 March 1912 FriendlyDumbarton3–1MotherwellBoghead Park
Hill  20'
Rowan  25'
Haggerty 		Watson  45' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Stark
6 April 1912 FriendlyDumbarton3–0Raith RoversBoghead Park
Speedie  26', 49'
Hamill  85'		 Referee: A Edwards
13 April 1912 FriendlyDumbarton3–0Third LanarkBoghead Park
Speedie  20'
Rowan  75', 80'		 Referee: A Johnstone
17 April 1912 FriendlyDumbarton1–2Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Rowan
Attendance: 2,500
20 April 1912 BenefitDumbarton1–2Glasgow PerthshireBoghead Park
Potter
Hill
27 April 1912 FriendlyDumbarton0–0HamiltonBoghead Park

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupQualifying Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK John B Miller 100900010
GK Willie Muir 80501020
GK Hugh Wallace[55] 110800030
DF Andrew Cochrane[56] 2001401050
DF Willie Lithgow[57] 2101701030
DF Robert Muirhead[58] 2201601050
MF George Fyfe[59] 50500000
MF Matthew Haggerty[60] 2401801050
MF Andrew Potter[61] 2712001061
MF William Wilson[62] 30300000
FW John Brander 1241041010
FW William Brown[63] 31310000
FW James Ferguson 2111511050
FW David Hamill[64] 63630000
FW Samuel Hendry[65] 2111510060
FW Johnny Hill[66] 25121871065
FW Herbert MacPherson[67] 1891230066
FW Alex McGillivray[68] 74740000
FW Alex Menzies 43430000
FW Andy Robertson[69] 21111000
FW John Rowan 23111790062
FW Finlay Speedie 26121981064

Source:[70]

[71]

Transfers

Source:[72]

In addition David Cochrane, David Hamill, Alex Menzies, William Muir and William Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

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