1923–24 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1923–24 season was the 47th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
1923–1924 season | ||
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Manager | Donald Colman | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League Division Two | 10th | |
Scottish Cup | First Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Carlow/ Love/ Stalker (9) All: Stalker (10) | |
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Scottish League
With a second successive season in the Second Division, Dumbarton looked to push once more for a promotion place but by the turn of the year they were languishing in 17th place and threatened with relegation to the Third Division. Nevertheless an unbeaten 10 match run took them to 7th - but a promotion was never a reality and a 10th place finish was achieved, out of 20, with 39 points - 17 behind champions St Johnstone[1]
18 August 1923 League | Dumbarton | 0-1 [2][3] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Fleming |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Addison |
26 August 1923 League | King's Park | 2-0 [4][5] | Dumbarton | Forthbank Park |
McLavin Lamond |
Attendance: 3,000 |
1 September 1923 League | Dumbarton | 2-2 [6][7] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Loney Miller |
Sinclair Henderson |
Referee: J Sinclair |
8 September 1923 League | Alloa Athletic | 0-2 [8][9] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Miller Loney |
15 September 1923 League | Dumbarton | 1-0 [10][11] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Hyslop |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: G Grant |
22 September 1923 League | Bathgate | 2-1 [12][13] | Dumbarton | Mill Park, Bathgate |
Pearson Drummond |
Love |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Weir |
29 September 1923 League | Dumbarton | 1-1 [14][15] | Bo'ness | Boghead Park |
Kennedy |
Kelly |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Robertson |
6 October 1923 League | East Fife | 2-0 [16][17] | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
Cahill Edgar |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A Weir |
13 October 1923 League | Dumbarton | 1-0 [18][19] | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Love |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Kirkbride |
20 October 1923 League | Johnstone | 0-1 [20][21] | Dumbarton | Newfield Park, Johnstone |
Loney |
27 October 1923 League | Dumbarton | 3-0 [22][23] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Kennedy Mair Love |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: H Dickie |
3 November 1923 League | Armadale | 4-1 [24][25] | Dumbarton | Volunteer Park, Armadale |
Ramsay Cullen |
Love |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Grant |
10 November 1923 League | Dumbarton | 1-4 [26][27] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Love |
Ribchester Hart Fleming |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Rowe |
17 November 1923 League | Dumbarton | 2-0 [28][29] | Broxburn United | Boghead Park |
Love Mair |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: T Robertson |
24 November 1923 League | Dunfermline Athletic | 2-0 [30][31] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Dickson Meikle |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G Robertson |
1 December 1923 League | Forfar Athletic | 3-1 [32][33] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Miller Duncan Clark |
Hyslop |
Referee: P Craigmyle |
8 December 1923 League | Dumbarton | 0-1 [34][35] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Aitken |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Martin |
15 December 1923 League | Dumbarton | 3-0 [36][37] | Lochgelly United | Boghead Park |
Hyslop Love Mair |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W Addison |
22 December 1923 League | St Bernard's | 3-0 [38][39] | Dumbarton | Old Logie Green |
Young |
Referee: J Martin |
29 December 1923 League | Dumbarton | 1-0 [40][41] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Miller |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Aitken |
1 January 1924 League | Dumbarton | 0-5 [42][43] | King's Park | Boghead Park |
McLavin Mackie McConnachie |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T McMillan |
2 January 1924 League | Albion Rovers | 1-0 [44][45] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
Kirk |
Attendance: 4,000 |
5 January 1924 League | Broxburn United | 3-0 [46][47] | Dumbarton | Sports Park, Broxburn |
Angus Hare Hendry |
Referee: W Gray |
19 January 1924 League | Stenhousemuir | 1-2 [48][49] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
McCaig |
Stalker Carlow |
Referee: J Sinclair |
2 February 1924 League | Dumbarton | 1-1 [50][51] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Kennedy |
Hunter |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Bell |
13 February 1924 League | St Johnstone | 4-4 [52][53] | Dumbarton | Recreation Grounds, Perth |
Rollo Walker Trialist |
Carlow Thomson |
16 February 1924 League | Dundee United | 0-1 [54][55] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Carlow |
Attendance: 3,000 |
20 February 1924 League | Dumbarton | 5-1 [56][57] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Miller Stalker Hyslop Carlow |
HcLean |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D Calder |
23 February 1924 League | Dumbarton | 5-0 [58][59] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Stalker Kennedy Love Miller |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Gray |
1 March 1924 League | Lochgelly United | 0-2 [60][61] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park (Lochgelly) |
Stalker |
Referee: J Calder |
12 March 1924 League | Dumbarton | 1-0 [62][63] | St Bernard's | Boghead Park |
Thomson |
15 March 1924 League | Vale of Leven | 2-2 [64][65] | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
Donald McLardie |
Kennedy Love |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Gray |
22 March 1924 League | Bo'ness | 0-2 [66][67] | Dumbarton | Newtown Park, Bo'ness |
Stalker |
Referee: J Rowe |
29 March 1924 League | Dumbarton | 0-2 [68][69] | Armadale | Boghead Park |
Cullen Dale |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Aitken |
5 April 1924 League | Arbroath | 3-0 [70][71] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
McFarlane |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: T Small |
12 April 1924 League | Cowdenbeath | 4-1 [72][73] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Devlin Leonard Smith Wilson |
Thomson |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Martin |
19 April 1924 League | Dumbarton | 2-1 [74][75] | Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Carlow |
Referee: D Calder |
26 April 1924 League | Dumbarton | 6-2 [76][77] | Bathgate | Boghead Park |
Kennedy Thomson Loney Hyslop Miller |
Drummond Leadbetter |
Referee: W Gray |
Scottish Cup
For the third season in a row, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round, this time by Aberdeen.
Dumbartonshire Cup
The county cup reverted to knock out format and Dumbarton lost in the first round to Clydebank, after a replay.
12 September 1923 First Round | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Hyslop |
Devon |
Friendlies
Three 'friendly' matches were played, winning 1 and losing 2, scoring 4 goals for the loss of 7.
8 March 1924 Friendly | Hamilton | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
30 April 1924 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–4 | Celtic | Boghead Park |
McGhee |
3 May 1924 Friendly | Helensburgh | 3–1[80] | Dumbarton | Helensburgh |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Andrew Chalmers[81] | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
GK | Harper[82] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | Arthur King | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Cairns[83] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | William Gibson | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Alex Murray[84] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | James Warden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Robert Robertson[85] | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Beattie[86] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Joseph Bell[87] | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | William Hyslop[88] | 34 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Henry Loney[89] | 38 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Andrew Mair | 37 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | James Stalker[90] | 33 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
FW | Duncan Cameron | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Francis Carlow | 14 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Donald Colman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Alexander Hunter[91] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Alex Jackson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Philip Kennedy | 39 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Thomas Love[92] | 29 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | McGoldrick[93] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Andrew Miller | 39 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Norman Thomson | 23 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Trialist | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[94]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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In addition McGoldrick and Cairns (St Roch's), Beattie (Vale of Leven), and Alex Murray, James Warden, Harper and Alexander Hunter all played as 'trialists'.
Source:[96]
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- played for the benefit of the Helensburgh Nursing Fund.
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