The 1898–99 season was the 26th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level entering the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
| 1898–99 season | ||
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| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
| Scottish Cup | First Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Willie Speedie (6) | |
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Scottish Qualifying Cup edit
Since 1895, the smaller clubs required to enter the Scottish Qualifying Cup in order to gain access to the Scottish Cup proper. This season, for the first time, Dumbarton were required to pre-qualify for the Scottish Cup and did so by reaching the fourth round of the Qualifying Cup before losing out to Renton.
| 24 September 1898 QualifyCup R1 | Dumbarton | 6–2[1] | Linthouse | Boghead Park |
Miller,J  Littlejohn Speedie 55' Thomson |
45' |
| 8 October 1898 QualifyCup R2 | Thornliebank | 2–4[2] | Dumbarton | Thornliebank |
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Speedie Littlejohn |
| 22 October 1898 QualifyCup R3 | Dumbarton | 7–1[3] | Glasgow University | Boghead Park |
| Miller,J Speedie Littlejohn |
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| 5 November 1898 QualifyCup R4 | Renton | 3–2[4] | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
| (pen) Brady 50' |
Speedie |
Scottish Cup edit
Dumbarton's appearance in the Scottish Cup itself was short-lived being knocked out in the first round by East Stirlingshire.
| 14 January 1899 Cup R1 | East Stirling | 4–1[5][6] | Dumbarton | Merchiston Park |
| Jardine scrimmage Hailstones 90' |
Gillies 40' |
Attendance: 4,000 |
Dumbartonshire Cup edit
Dumbarton continued to dominate the local scene by retaining the Dumbartonshire Cup, beating Vale of Leven in a two-legged semi final then Renton in the final.
| 11 February 1899 Semi Final First Leg | Vale of Leven | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
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Speedie |
| 25 February 1899 Semi Final Second Leg | Dumbarton | 4–0 (6–3 agg.) | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
| Mackie |
| 22 April 1899 Final | Dumbarton | 6–3 | Renton | Millburn Park |
| Speedie |
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Attendance: 600 |
Friendlies edit
For a second season Dumbarton were without league fixtures, and the task of building a fixture list with attractive opponents was becoming more difficult.
During the season, 15 'friendly' matches were played, including close defeats home and away against Celtic, and fixtures against Ayrshire Cup holders, Kilmarnock, Lanarkshire Cup holders, Airdrie and Perthshire Cup holders, Fair City Athletic, in the latter case to open Fair City's new ground. In all, 6 were won and 9 lost, scoring 45 goals and conceding 45.
| 24 August 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Celtic | Boghead Park |
| Mackie |
Somers Campbell 85' |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mr McLeod |
| 27 August 1898 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
| Ward Mackie |
| 17 September 1898 Friendly | Kilmarnock | 8–2 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
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| 1 October 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Renton | Boghead Park |
| Mackie Thomson (pen) |
Traill 5' Martin |
| 15 October 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–4 | Scottish Amateur XI | Boghead Park |
| Gillies Morrice |
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| 12 November 1898 Friendly | Celtic | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
| McMahon Divers |
Littlejohn Speedie |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mr Richmond |
| 26 November 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 5–3 | Linthouse | Boghead Park |
| Speedie Gillies Miller,J Wingate |
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| 3 December 1898 Friendly | Queen's Park | 8–2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Morrice (OG) Mitchell (OG) |
Mackie Speedie |
Referee: Mr Ellis |
| 10 December 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 7–1 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| Miller (pen) (pen) Speedie Wingate Morrice Littlejohn |
Goldie |
| 24 December 1898 Friendly | Renton | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
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| 7 January 1899 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6–0 | King's Park | Boghead Park |
| Gillies Miller,J Mackie Wingate |
Goldie |
| 4 February 1899 Friendly | Dundee | 5–3 | Dumbarton | Carolina Port |
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Wingate |
| 18 February 1899 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Renton | Boghead Park |
| Lang Speedie Gillies |
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| 8 April 1899 Friendly | Ayr Parkhouse | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Beresford Park |
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Player statistics edit
The lack of league participation continued to take a toll on the players willing to serve the club and, amongst others, John Docherty, James Richmond and internationalist William Thomson left the club to join Celtic, Partick Thistle and Clyde respectively.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Cup | Qualifying Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO
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G Millar[7] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Andrew Mauchlen[8] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Daniel Thomson[9] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
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John Gillan[10] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Kennedy[11] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Henry Mitchell[12] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Morrice[13] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Alexander Gillies[14] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Robert Hendry[15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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James Littlejohn[16] | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| FW | SCO
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Lewis Mackie[17] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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John Millar[18] | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| FW | SCO
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Willie Speedie[19] | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| FW | SCO
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Thomas Wingate[20] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source:[21]
Reserve team edit
Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Rangers.
References edit
- ^ "Dumbarton 6 - 2 Linthouse, Saturday, September 24th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Thornliebank 2 - 4 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 8th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 7 - 1 Glasgow University, Saturday, October 22nd, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Renton 3 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 5th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "East Stirlingshire 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (14/01/1899)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "East Stirlingshire 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 14th, 1899". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "G Millar - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Mauchlen - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Thomson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "John Gillan - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Kennedy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Henry Mitchell - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Morrice - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Alexander Gillies - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Robert Hendry - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "James Littlejohn - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Lewis Mackie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "James Millar - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Willie Speedie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Wingate - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.