1915–16 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1915–16 season was the 39th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.

Dumbarton
1915–1916 season
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League9th
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick O'Neill (14)
All: Patrick O'Neill (14)
Highest home attendance7,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance3,420

Scottish League
Main article: 1915–16 Scottish Football League

In the second season of war-time football, where the Scottish League was the only national competition which was played, Dumbarton achieved their best league performance in over 20 years by finishing 9th out of 20, with 37 points, 30 behind champions Celtic.[1]

21 August 1915 LeagueDumbarton1–3[2][3]RangersBoghead Park
Gettins  (pen) Reid  10', 40'
Cunningham 		Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Weir
28 August 1915 LeagueAberdeen2–2[4][5]DumbartonPittodrie Stadium
Walker  13'
Main 		McGregor  60'
O'Neill  62'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Allan
4 September 1915 LeagueDumbarton0–3[6][7]Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Crombie
Richardson
Ingram 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M Dickie
11 September 1915 LeagueMotherwell4–1[8][9]DumbartonFir Park
Neil
Waugh
Gray  45'		 Farrell  55' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Edward
18 September 1915 LeagueDumbarton3–1[10][11]FalkirkBoghead Park
Ritchie,W  48', 65'
O'Neill  68'		 Gibbons  87' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Edward
25 September 1915 LeagueKilmarnock5–1[12][13]DumbartonRugby Park
Short  20'
Murray
Armour
Culley 		Ritchie,W  20' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
2 October 1915 LeagueDumbarton1–1[14][15]DundeeBoghead Park
McGregor  60' Fisher  15' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edward
9 October 1915 LeagueDumbarton2–4[16][17]Queen's ParkBoghead Park
O'Neill Sibbald
Morton,R 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Binnie
16 October 1915 LeagueSt Mirren1–2[18][19]DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Bruce  5' Ritchie  2'
Travers  10'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: L Wynne
23 October 1915 LeagueDumbarton3–1[20][21]AirdrieBoghead Park
McGregor Williams  (pen) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: T Robertson
30 October 1915 LeagueHibernian1–1[22][23]DumbartonEaster Road Stadium
Meagher O'Neill  30' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
6 November 1915 LeagueDumbarton2–1[24][25]ClydeBoghead Park
McGregor  13'
Ritchie,W  50'		 Scouller  34' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
13 November 1915 LeagueMorton3–1[26][27]DumbartonCappielow Park
Buchanan  10'
Stevenson 		Ritchie,W Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Stevenson
20 November 1915 LeagueDumbarton1–1[28][29]Third LanarkBoghead Park
Rowan  10' Anderson  25' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Kelso
27 November 1915 LeagueHearts3–1[30][31]DumbartonTynecastle Stadium
Millar  20'
Welsh  21'
Graham 		Ritchie,W Attendance: 4,500
Referee: H Humphrey
4 December 1915 LeagueDumbarton1–0[32][33]Raith RoversBoghead Park
Ritchie,W  40' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: G McKenzie
11 December 1915 LeagueDumbarton2–0[34][35]Partick ThistleBoghead Park
McGregor
Thom 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Murray
18 December 1915 LeagueHamilton1–1[36][37]DumbartonDouglas Park
Kelly Ritchie,W Attendance: 3,000
Referee: H Humphrey
25 December 1915 LeagueDumbarton0–0[38][39]MotherwellBoghead Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: H Dickie
1 January 1916 LeagueRaith Rovers1–0[40][41]DumbartonStarks Park
Turner Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
3 January 1916 LeagueAyr United3–1[42][43]DumbartonSomerset Park
Gray
McLaughlin
Rattray 		Miller Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Allan
8 January 1916 LeagueDumbarton1–2[44][45]CelticBoghead Park
Riddell  13' Brown  60'
Johnstone 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: R Kelso
15 January 1916 LeaguePartick Thistle0–0[46][47]DumbartonFirhill Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Matthews
22 January 1916 LeagueDumbarton1–1[48][49]MortonBoghead Park
Thom Pickering Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T Robertson
29 January 1916 LeagueAirdrie2–1[50][51]DumbartonBroomfield Park
Anderson
Reid 		McGregor Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Kirkland
5 February 1916 LeagueDumbarton1–1[52][53]HeartsBoghead Park
O'Neill  53' Welsh Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A Jackson
12 February 1916 LeagueCeltic6–0[54][55]DumbartonCeltic Park
McAtee  75' (pen)
McMaster  76', 86'
Gallacher  81'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: R Murray
19 February 1916 LeagueFalkirk1–2[56][57]DumbartonBrockville Park
Harvie O'Neill  40' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
26 February 1916 LeagueDumbarton7–0[58][59]HamiltonBoghead Park
Thom
O'Neill
Gilchrist
Robertson  (OG)		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Allan
4 March 1916 LeagueDumbarton2–0[60][61]St MirrenBoghead Park
O'Neill
Thom 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Lyons
11 March 1916 LeagueThird Lanark4–0[62][63]DumbartonCathkin Park
McLean Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Weir
18 March 1916 LeagueDundee0–1[64][65]DumbartonDens Park
Riddell  (pen) Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T Robertson
1 April 1916 LeagueQueen's Park0–2[66][67]DumbartonHampden Park
Gilchrist  50'
Thom  80'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Lyons
8 April 1916 LeagueDumbarton2–1[68][69]HibernianBoghead Park
O'Neill
McGregor 		Hutchison Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edward
15 April 1916 LeagueClyde3–1[70][71]DumbartonShawfield Stadium
Watson,C
Watson,G
Thomson 		O'Neill Attendance: 3,000
Referee: H Humphreys
20 April 1916 LeagueRangers2–2[72][73]DumbartonIbrox Park
Branscombe  50'
Duncan  53'		 Ritchie,W  30'
O'Neill  75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Robertson
25 April 1916 LeagueDumbarton2–1[74][75]AberdeenBoghead Park
McGregor
Riddell  85'		 Cumming  2' Attendance: 2,000
29 April 1916 LeagueDumbarton1–1[76][77]KilmarnockBoghead Park
O'Neill  88' Goldie,G  35' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Kirkland

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

While Dumbarton did not enter the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup was played for the first time but Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Clydebank.

6 May 1916 First roundClydebank5–1DumbartonClydeholm Park
Michie
Philips
Welsh 		Ritchie

Friendlies

During the season two 'friendlies' were played, both being won, scoring 7 goals for the loss of none.

22 April 1916 FriendlyDumbarton1–0Vale of LevenBoghead Park
Thom
20 May 1916 FriendlyDumbarton6–0ClydebankBoghead Park
Arnott
Thom
O'Neill
Gilchrist
Ritchie 		Attendance: 1,000

Player statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Thomas Hamilton[78] 380380
DF Felix Gunn[79] 330330
DF Tommy Kelso 100100
DF Bob McGrory 370370
DF Archibald Ritchie 1010
MF John Chalmers[80] 9090
MF Ted Garry 180180
MF Peter McFie[81] 8080
MF Arthur Murphy[82] 160160
MF James Riddell[83] 313313
FW James Arnott[84] 1010
FW William Farrell[85] 211211
FW Alfred Gettins 161161
FW Thomas Gilchrist 192192
FW Alex McGregor 35103510
FW John Miller[86] 3131
FW Patrick O'Neill[87] 26142614
FW William Ritchie 35103510
FW John Rowan 2121
FW Alexander Thom 388388
FW Pat Travers 211211

Source:[88]

Transfers

Source:[89]

In addition James Brown, Alexander Davidson, William McAlpine, John Murray, James Thomson, William Watson and Andrew Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

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