1920–21 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1920–21 season was the 44th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.

Dumbarton

1920–1921 season
Manager	James Collins
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League	21st
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Duncan Walker (15) All: Duncan Walker (21)
Highest home attendance	10,000
Lowest home attendance	2,000
Average home league attendance	4,000
Home colours

Scottish League

Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Football League

Dumbarton witnessed a slump in form finishing in 21st-place out of 22, with 24 points, well behind champions Rangers.[1] In addition to an outflow of some of the team's talent, the inability to score was also a problem, and with just 41 goals to their credit, Dumbarton finishing up as lowest scorers in the league.

Partick Thistle v Dumbarton

19 August 1920 League	Partick Thistle	1–0[2][3]	Dumbarton	Firhill Park
	Kinloch  22'			Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H Humphreys

Dumbarton v Clydebank

21 August 1920 League	Dumbarton	1–0[4][5]	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Scott  89'			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T McMillan

Dumbarton v Morton

25 August 1920 League	Dumbarton	1–2[6][7]	Morton	Boghead Park
	McDiarmid  70'		Gourlay  80' French	Attendance: 3,000

Dumbarton v Dundee

28 August 1920 League	Dumbarton	1–1[8][9]	Dundee	Boghead Park
	Marshall		Bell  30'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Binnie

Clyde v Dumbarton

31 August 1920 League	Clyde	2–1[10][11]	Dumbarton	Shawfield Stadium
	Marshall Thomson  (pen)		Walker  30'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R Kelso

Hamilton v Dumbarton

4 September 1920 League	Hamilton	1–1[12][13]	Dumbarton	Douglas Park
	Pollock  35'		McDonald  5'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: L Wynne

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

7 September 1920 League	Queen's Park	3–0[14][15]	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Gillespie  35' Fyfe  55' (pen)			Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Jackson

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

11 September 1920 League	Dumbarton	0–4[16][17]	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
			White Duncan  (pen) Blue	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Bell

Ayr United v Dumbarton

16 September 1920 League	Ayr United	3–0[18][19]	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Stevenson Richardson			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson

Hibernian v Dumbarton

18 September 1920 League	Hibernian	2–0[20][21]	Dumbarton	Easter Road Stadium
	Anderson  1' Templeton			Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Bell

Dumbarton v Clyde

25 September 1920 League	Dumbarton	0–2[22][23]	Clyde	Boghead Park
			Duncan	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McMahon

Morton v Dumbarton

2 October 1920 League	Morton	4–1[24][25]	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
	Stevenson  8', 89' French  13' Miller  14'		Browning	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Bell

Dumbarton v Rangers

9 October 1920 League	Dumbarton	2–5[26][27]	Rangers	Boghead Park
	Fraser  45' McDiarmid		Meiklejohn Morton Cairns Cunningham	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Lyons

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton

16 October 1920 League	Raith Rovers	3–1[28][29]	Dumbarton	Starks Park
	Birrell Waitt		Raeside	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Campbell

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

23 October 1920 League	Dumbarton	4–0[30][31]	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	McDiarmid Walker Browning			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Kelso

Airdrie v Dumbarton

30 October 1920 League	Airdrie	1–1[32][33]	Dumbarton	Broomfield Park
	McLean		Walker	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Stevenson

Dumbarton v Celtic

6 November 1920 League	Dumbarton	1-3[34][35]	Celtic	Boghead Park
	Walker  45'		Cringan  30' Cassidy McLean	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Bell

Third Lanark v Dumbarton

13 November 1920 League	Third Lanark	4–0[36][37]	Dumbarton	Cathkin Park
	Orr  (pen) Welsh Walker,F			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Howden

Motherwell v Dumbarton

20 November 1920 League	Motherwell	8–2[38][39]	Dumbarton	Fir Park
	Lennie  76' Robertson  30' Ferguson  35', 75', 80', 89' Rankine  45'		Walker  2'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Dougray

Dumbarton v Aberdeen

27 November 1920 League	Dumbarton	0-1[40][41]	Aberdeen	Boghead Park
			Middleton  30'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Stevenson

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

4 December 1920 League	Dumbarton	0–1[42][43]	Partick Thistle	Boghead Park
			McMullan  60'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Edward

St Mirren v Dumbarton

11 December 1920 League	St Mirren	4–1[44][45]	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
	Love  5', 50' Anderson Lawson		Walker	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Humphreys

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

18 December 1920 League	Dumbarton	1–0[46][47]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Walker  5'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Lyons

Hearts v Dumbarton

25 December 1920 League	Hearts	6–2[48][49]	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Forbes  3' Murphy Wilson Sharp		McDiarmid  47' McTavish  (pen)	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: W Bell

Dumbarton v Ayr United

1 January 1921 League	Dumbarton	0–1[50][51]	Ayr United	Boghead Park
			Stevenson	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Binnie

Clydebank v Dumbarton

5 January 1921 League	Clydebank	1–2[52][53]	Dumbarton	Clydeholm Park
	Paton  85'		Somerville  7' Walker  30'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Allan

Falkirk v Dumbarton

8 January 1921 League	Falkirk	5–1[54][55]	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Glancy Kane Gowdy		Walker	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Martin

Dumbarton v Raith Rovers

15 January 1921 League	Dumbarton	2-0[56][57]	Raith Rovers	Boghead Park
	Walker  5' Browning  75'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G McKenzie

Rangers v Dumbarton

22 January 1921 League	Rangers	2–0[58][59]	Dumbarton	Ibrox Park
	Cunningham  44' Cairns  85'			Attendance: 15,000 Referee: G McKenzie

Dundee v Dumbarton

29 January 1921 League	Dundee	2–1[60][61]	Dumbarton	Dens Park
	Thomas  (pen) Bell		Walker	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: J Stevenson

Dumbarton v Airdrie

12 February 1921 League	Dumbarton	1–2[62][63]	Airdrie	Boghead Park
	Mannion		Henderson	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Jackson

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

23 February 1921 League	Kilmarnock	4–1[64][65]	Dumbarton	Rugby Park
	Culley Gibson Smith,M Smith,J		Walker	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Black

Dumbarton v Motherwell

26 February 1921 League	Dumbarton	2–0[66][67]	Motherwell	Boghead Park
	Somerville McDiarmid  80'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T McMillan

Dumbarton v Falkirk

7 March 1921 League	Dumbarton	4-1[68][69]	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Early  35' McDiarmid  40' Mctavish Chalmers  78'		Glancy  5'	Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Hibernian

12 March 1921 League	Dumbarton	1–0[70][71]	Hibernian	Boghead Park
	McTavish  22'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson

Dumbarton v Third Lanark

19 March 1921 League	Dumbarton	0–1[72][73]	Third Lanark	Boghead Park
			Walker,F	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A McMahon

Aberdeen v Dumbarton

26 March 1921 League	Aberdeen	2–0[74][75]	Dumbarton	Pittodrie Stadium
	Fisher			Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Bell

Celtic v Dumbarton

2 April 1921 League	Celtic	1–1[76][77]	Dumbarton	Celtic Park
	McStay  25' (pen)		Walker  30'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: T McMillan

Dumbarton v St Mirren

8 April 1921 League	Dumbarton	1–0[78][79]	St Mirren	Boghead Park
	Walker  42'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Binnie

Dumbarton v Hearts

11 April 1921 League	Dumbarton	0–3[80][81]	Hearts	Boghead Park
			Wilson  20' Meikle  25', 75'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Sinclair

Dumbarton v Hamilton

16 April 1921 League	Dumbarton	3-0[82][83]	Hamilton	Boghead Park
	Mannion Fraser			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G Robertson

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

23 April 1921 League	Albion Rovers	3–0[84][85]	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
	Kiernan  10', 53' Greenshields			Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Edward

Promotion/Relegation Election

The bottom two clubs - Dumbarton and St Mirren - retained their places in the Scottish League. Although the Scottish Second Division had not yet reformed, there was one applicant for promotion - Central League champions, Dunfermline Athletic. However they failed to find a proposer and seconder in the vote.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton reached the fourth round before losing out to Rangers.

Dumbarton v Elgin City

5 February 1921 Cup R2	Dumbarton	3–0[86][87]	Elgin City	Boghead Park
	Walker  20' McDiarmid			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McMahon

Nithsdale Wanderers v Elgin City

19 February 1921 Cup R3	Nithsdale Wanderers	5–0[88][89]	Elgin City	Boghead Park
	Walker  25' 75' 76' McDiarmid  30'			Attendance: 4,500 Referee: H Humphreys

Dumbarton v Rangers

5 March 1921 Cup R4	Dumbarton	0–3[90][91]	Rangers	Boghead Park
			Bowie  10' Cunningham  48' Henderson	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T McMillan

Dumbartonshire Cup

Dumbarton again failed to progress from the sectional stage of the Dumbartonshire Cup.

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Harp

6 January 1921 Group	Dumbarton	3–2	Dumbarton Harp	Boghead Park
	Rae Mannion Walker			Attendance: 4,000

Dumbarton v Renton

13 April 1921 Group	Dumbarton	2–2	Renton	Boghead Park
	Chalmers		Lyle Haddow	Attendance: 2,000

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

20 April 1921 Group	Vale of Leven	2–1	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
	Robertson  9' Johnstone  65'		Fraser  44'	Attendance: 2,000

Clydebank v Dumbarton

25 April 1921 Group	Clydebank	2–2	Dumbarton	Clydeholm Park
	McLavin  65' Fulton		McDiarmid  25' McTavish  70'	Attendance: 2,000

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vale of Leven	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	6
2	Clydebank	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	5
3	Dumbarton	4	1	2	1	8	8	0	4
4	Renton	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	3
5	Dumbarton Harp	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	2

Source:

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Following a draw with Vale of Leven in the semi final, a replay date could not be arranged and Dumbarton agreed to scratch from the competition.

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

11 May 1921 Semi Final	Vale of Leven	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
			Grainger	Attendance: 2,000

Friendlies

Rothesay Juniors v Dumbarton

11 August 1920 Friendly	Rothesay Juniors	0–1	Dumbarton	Rothesay, Bute
	Marshall			Attendance: 2,000

Player statistics

Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		John Hagen[92]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK		John Miller[93]	29	0	27	0	2	0
	GK		Percy Wharrier[94]	15	0	14	0	1	0
	DF		Peter Brown[95]	20	0	20	0	0	0
	DF		Donald Colman	20	0	17	0	3	0
	DF		Alex Marshall[96]	5	1	5	1	0	0
	DF		Ernest Somerville[97]	15	2	14	2	1	0
	DF		Joseph Till	38	0	35	0	3	0
	MF		Harry Chatton	13	0	13	0	0	0
	MF		Eli Cotterill[98]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Archibald Mackie	11	0	11	0	0	0
	MF		James McDonald[99]	17	1	17	1	0	0
	MF		Thomas Raeside[100]	36	1	33	1	3	0
	MF		James Scott	37	1	34	1	3	0
	MF		Pat Travers[101]	19	0	16	0	3	0
	FW		John Browning	35	3	32	3	3	0
	FW		Andrew Chalmers	8	1	8	1	0	0
	FW		Peter Currie	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW		Arthur Early[102]	12	1	10	1	2	0
	FW		William Fraser[103]	8	2	8	2	0	0
	FW		Charles Gordon[104]	5	0	5	0	0	0
	FW		Thomas Mannion[105]	23	3	20	3	3	0
	FW		Thomas Maxwell[106]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW		Bob McDermid[107]	41	9	38	7	3	2
	FW		John McMillan[108]	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW		John McTavish	22	3	22	3	0	0
	FW		George Rae[109]	12	0	12	0	0	0
	FW		Smith[110]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Duncan Walker	36	21	33	15	3	6

Source:[111]

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Transfers

Players in Player From Date Peter Brown Renton 2 May 1920 John Browning Vale of Leven 2 May 1920 Thomas Maxwell Dumbarton Harp 28 May 1920 Peter Currie Clyde 15 Jun 1920 Percy Wharrier Dumbarton Harp 23 Jun 1920 George Rae Dunfermline Athletic 7 Aug 1920 Archibald Mackie Kilmarnock 14 Aug 1920 Thomas Mannion Duntocher Hibs 8 Sep 1920 William Fraser Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 9 Sep 1920 Harry Chatton Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 22 Sep 1920 John McTavish East Fife (loan) 22 Oct 1920 Ernest Somerville Clydebank 24 Oct 1920 Eli Cotterill Chesterton (loan) 18 Nov 1920 John McMillan Duntocher Hibs 3 Dec 1920 Arthur Early Third Lanark 14 Dec 1920 Donald Colman Aberdeen 28 Dec 1920 Andrew Chalmers Girvan 15 Feb 1921

Players out Player To Date Alexander Thom Morton 25 May 1920 Alex Bennett Albion Rovers 19 Jul 1920 George Rae Dunfermline Athletic 23 Oct 1920 Archibald Mackie Clydebank 5 Jan 1921 Peter Currie East Stirling 28 Jan 1921 Peter Brown Renton 29 Jan 1921 Duncan Walker St Mirren 8 Apr 1921 James Scott Third Lanark 29 Apr 1921 John Duffus Millwall 20 May 1921 Scott Duncan Cowdenbeath (loan) Alfred Gettins Kings Park Charles Gordon Johnstone John Hagan Dumbarton Harp James Martin Bo'ness Thomas Maxwell Dunfermline Athletic Bob McGrory Burnley Patrick O'Connell Ashington John McMillan Renton Patrick O'Connell Ashington John Rowan Hamilton Finlay Speedie Dumbarton Harp

Source:[113]

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93. John Miller set 3 records during the season. First, the league match against Partick Thistle on 19 August marked Miller's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions. Second, his appearance in the league match against Celtic on 2 April was his 226th competitive match for the club - overtaking Alexander Thom's record set in the previous season. And third, the league match against Hearts on 11 April would be Miller's final game for the club - during his eight seasons with the club he set a new record of 228 appearances in all national competitive matches.
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95. "Peter Brown - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
96. "Alex Marshall - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
97. "Ernest Somerville - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
98. "Eli Cotterill - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
99. "James McDonald - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
100. The league match against Dundee on 29 January marked Thomas Raeside's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
101. The league match against Dundee on 29 January marked Pat Travers's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
102. "Arthur Early - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
103. "William Fraser - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
104. "Charles Gordon - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
105. "James Mannion - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
106. "Thomas Maxwell - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
107. The league match against Aberdeen on 26 March marked Bob McDermid's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
108. "John McMillan - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
109. "George Rae - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
110. "Smith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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