1916–17 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1916–17 season was the 40th 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
1916–1917 season
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League10th
Top goalscorerLeague: Cairney/ Lister (13)
All: Cairney/ Lister (13)
Highest home attendance8,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance3,160

Scottish League
Main article: 1916–17 Scottish Football League

This was the third season of war-time football, where the playing of all other national competitions, including the Scottish Cup, were suspended. Dumbarton finished 10th out of 20 in the league, with 35 points, 29 behind champions Celtic.[1]

19 August 1916 LeagueQueen's Park1–0[2][3]DumbartonHampden Park
Cowan  70' (pen) Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Stevenson
26 August 1916 LeagueDumbarton2–1[4][5]St MirrenBoghead Park
Travers
Catterson 		Pringle Attendance: 2,000
Referee: T Robertson
2 September 1916 LeagueRangers6–0[6][7]DumbartonIbrox Park
Duncan,C
Duncan,s  (pen)
Cairns
Logan 		Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T Robertson
9 September 1916 LeagueDumbarton2–1[8][9]HibernianBoghead Park
Thom
Lister  35'		 Muirhead  50' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Grant
16 September 1916 LeagueAirdrie2–1[10][11]DumbartonBroomfield Park
Yarnell Thom Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Binnie
23 September 1916 LeagueDumbarton3–1[12][13]MotherwellBoghead Park
Lister
Thom  35'		 Finlayson  44' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Dryburgh
30 September 1916 LeagueFalkirk2–3[14][15]DumbartonBrockville Park
Simpson  37'
McCulloch		 Lister  35'
Garry  50' (pen)		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T Robertson
7 October 1916 LeagueDumbarton1–4[16][17]MortonBoghead Park
Lister  4' Parker  20', 35'
McNab  75'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P Grant
14 October 1916 LeagueRaith Rovers0–3[18][19]DumbartonStarks Park
Lister
Thom 		Attendance: 1,500
Referee: T Dougray
21 October 1916 LeaguePartick Thistle6–0[20][21]DumbartonFirhill Park
Harris
McMullen
Branscombe
Morgan
Bowie 		Attendance: 8,000
Referee: J Dickson
28 October 1916 LeagueDumbarton1–1[22][23]AberdeenBoghead Park
Garry  57' (pen) Wylie  88' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: M Dickie
4 November 1916 LeagueAyr United3–1[24][25]DumbartonSomerset Park
Middleton  15'
Marshall  30'
Crombie  60'		 Ritchie,W  44' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: G McKenzie
11 November 1916 LeagueDumbarton4–3[26][27]DundeeBoghead Park
Lister  15', 33'
Ritchie,W  52', 88'		 Brown  3', 59'
Troupe  13'		 Attendance: 3,000
18 November 1916 LeagueHamilton3–1[28][29]DumbartonDouglas Park
McLennan  5'
McNeil
McNamee 		Raeside Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Kirkland
25 November 1916 LeagueDumbarton1–1[30][31]KilmarnockBoghead Park
Thom  88' McPhail  35' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
2 December 1916 LeagueHearts0–1[32][33]DumbartonTynecastle Stadium
Ritchie,W  20' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Kirkland
9 December 1916 LeagueDumbarton2–3[34][35]Third LanarkBoghead Park
Semple  60'
Lister  82'		 McLean  7', 31'
Bisset  12'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Stevenson
16 December 1916 LeagueDumbarton2–1[36][37]Partick ThistleBoghead Park
Thom  18'
Lister  90'		 Harris,N  58' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Allan
23 December 1916 LeagueClyde2–2[38][39]DumbartonShawfield Stadium
McGowan  87' McKim
Reid 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: T McMillan
30 December 1916 LeagueDumbarton0–2[40][41]Queen's ParkBoghead Park
McDiarmid  30', 35' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Kelso
1 January 1917 LeagueDumbarton2–2[42][43]Raith RoversBoghead Park
Lister
Thom 		Abbot
Lindsay 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Edward
2 January 1917 LeagueThird Lanark1–1[44][45]DumbartonCathkin Park
McLean Thom Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Dougray
6 January 1917 LeagueDumbarton5–1[46][47]ClydeBoghead Park
Cairney  8', 11', 30', 65'
McKim 		Jackson  49' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Dougray
20 January 1917 LeagueCeltic1–1[48][49]DumbartonCeltic Park
McCall  80' Cairney  60' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: T McMillan
27 January 1917 LeagueHibernian3–1[50][51]DumbartonEaster Road Stadium
Kilpatrick
Campbell 		Cairney Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Dickson
3 February 1917 LeagueDumbarton4–1[52][53]HeartsBoghead Park
Cairney  40', 60'
Ritchie,W  44'
Thom  49'		 Gallacher  25' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Allan
10 February 1917 LeagueMotherwell3–0[54][55]DumbartonFir Park
Ferguson  (pen) Referee: A Kirkland
17 February 1917 LeagueDumbarton0–3[56][57]RangersBoghead Park
Cairns
Bell
Cross 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee: T Dougray
24 February 1917 LeagueDumbarton3–1[58][59]Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Cairney  10'
Garry  61'
Thom  65'		 Crigan,W  42' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Edward
3 March 1917 LeagueDumbarton0-0[60][61]HamiltonBoghead Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: M Dickie
10 March 1917 LeagueAberdeen2–4[62][63]DumbartonPittodrie Stadium
Wylie,J  2'
Miller  (OG)		 Cairney  30' 50'
Reid 		Attendance: 2,000
17 March 1917 LeagueDundee4–1[64][65]DumbartonDens Park
Brown
Fisher 		Gunn Attendance: 3,000
24 March 1917 LeagueKilmarnock0–0[66][67]DumbartonRugby Park
Attendance: 2,000
31 March 1917 LeagueDumbarton1-1[68][69]FalkirkBoghead Park
Cairney  55' Reid  60' (OG) Attendance: 2,000
7 April 1917 LeagueDumbarton1-3[70][71]CelticBoghead Park
Ritchie,W  1' Brown  13'
McColl  30'
Dodds  (pen)		 Attendance: 8,000
14 April 1917 LeagueMorton3–1[72][73]DumbartonCappielow Park
Stevenson
McNab 		Stewart Attendance: 5,000
21 April 1917 LeagueDumbarton1-1[74][75]AirdrieBoghead Park
McKim  8' Kennedy  44' Attendance: 4,000
28 April 1917 LeagueSt Mirren0–0[76][77]DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Attendance: 4,000

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Dumbarton won the trophy for the first time by beating Dumbarton Harp in the final.

12 May 1917 Semi FinalDumbarton3–1ClydebankBoghead Park
Thom  13'
Ritchie  30'
Stewart  54'		 Yarnell  52' Attendance: 5,000
19 May 1917 FinalDumbarton3–0Dumbarton HarpBoghead Park
Reid  18'
Stewart  80'
Cairney  83'		 Attendance: 4,000

Player statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Thomas Hamilton[78] 100100
GK John Miller 280280
DF Felix Gunn[79] 131131
DF Bob McGrory[80] 370370
DF Archibald Ritchie 1010
DF John Semple 341341
MF George Baird[81] 140140
MF Fraser[82] 1010
MF Thomas Raeside 341341
FW Hugh Cairney[83] 24132413
FW Robert Catterson[84] 5151
FW Ted Garry 213213
FW James Lister 23132313
FW John McKim[85] 363363
FW Robert Reid[86] 212212
FW William Ritchie 366366
FW James Stewart 7171
FW Joseph Tait[87] 3030
FW Alexander Thom[88] 36103610
FW Pat Travers 341341

Source:[89]

Transfers

Source:[90]

In addition James Arnott, John Chalmers, Alfred Gettins, Peter McFie and Arthur Murphy all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

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