1876–77 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1876–77 season was the fourth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Dumbarton
1876–77 season
StadiumLowmans Park, Dumbarton
Scottish CupThird Round

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1876–77 Scottish Cup

Despite an encouraging start in the campaign, by disposing of their local rivals Renton in the first round, Dumbarton disappointingly lost out to Lennox in the third round of the competition.[1]

30 September 1876 Cup R1Dumbarton1-1[2][3]RentonDumbarton
7 October 1876 Cup R1rRenton0-2[4][5]DumbartonRenton
21 October 1876 Cup R2Star of Leven0-4[6][7]DumbartonAlexandria
18 November 1876 Cup R2Lennox1-0[8][9]DumbartonLevengrove Park, Lennoxtown
Attendance: 1,000

Friendlies

During the season, 8 'friendly' matches were reported to have been played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals, Vale of Leven and Glasgow side, South Western, of which 4 were won, 2 drawn and 2 lost, scoring 18 goals and conceding 6.

4 November 1876 FriendlyDumbarton9-0Rovers (Glasgow)Dumbarton
25 November 1876 FriendlyDumbarton1-0Vale of LevenDumbarton
Lawrence
16 December 1876 FriendlyRenton1-0DumbartonRenton
27 January 1877 FriendlyAlclutha1-1DumbartonDumbarton
3 February 1877 FriendlyVale of Leven3-1DumbartonAlexandria
Frasaer,W  (OG)
McPherson
Galbraith Attendance: 1,000
25 February 1877 FriendlyLennox0-3DumbartonLennoxtown
Miller

3 March 1877 FriendlyDumbarton2-0South WesternDumbarton
 10'
31 March 1877 FriendlySouth Western1-1DumbartonGovan

Player statistics

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
George Fraser[10] GK 4 0
W Fraser[11] DF 4 0
Archie Lang DF 4 0
James Boyd[12] MF 1 0
Robert Johnston[13] MF 4 0
Measdale[14] MF 1 0
William Anderson[15] FW 4 0
Alex Galbraith[16] FW 2 0
David Hartley[17] FW 4 0
Alex Lawrence[18] FW 4 0
J McMaster[19] FW 4 0
Peter Miller FW 4 0
S Watt[20] FW 4 0

Source:[21]

References
  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Renton, Scottish Cup (30/09/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Dumbarton 1-1 Renton, Saturday, September 30th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "Renton 0 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (07/10/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. "Renton 0 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 7th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. "Star of Leven 0 - 4 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (21/10/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. "Star of Leven 0 - 4 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 21st, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. "Lennox 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (25/11/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. "Lennox Amateurs 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 18th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. "George Fraser - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  11. "W Fraser - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. "Boyd - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. "Robert Johnson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. "Measdale - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  15. "Anderson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  16. "Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  18. "Alex Lawrence - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  19. "J McMaster - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  20. "Watt - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  21. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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