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1915–16 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1915–16 season was the 39th 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
1915–1916 season
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League9th
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick O'Neill (14)
All: Patrick O'Neill (14)
Highest home attendance7,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance3,420

Scottish League edit

Main article: 1915–16 Scottish Football League

In the second season of war-time football, where the Scottish League was the only national competition which was played, Dumbarton achieved their best league performance in over 20 years by finishing 9th out of 20, with 37 points, 30 behind champions Celtic.[1]

21 August 1915 League Dumbarton 1–3[2][3] Rangers Boghead Park
Gettins   (pen) Reid   10', 40'
Cunningham  		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Weir
28 August 1915 League Aberdeen 2–2[4][5] Dumbarton Pittodrie Stadium
Walker   13'
Main  		 McGregor   60'
O'Neill   62'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Allan
4 September 1915 League Dumbarton 0–3[6][7] Ayr United Boghead Park
Crombie  
Richardson  
Ingram  		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M Dickie
11 September 1915 League Motherwell 4–1[8][9] Dumbarton Fir Park
Neil   
Waugh  
Gray   45'		 Farrell   55' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Edward
18 September 1915 League Dumbarton 3–1[10][11] Falkirk Boghead Park
Ritchie,W   48', 65'
O'Neill   68'		 Gibbons   87' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Edward
25 September 1915 League Kilmarnock 5–1[12][13] Dumbarton Rugby Park
Short   20'
Murray  
Armour  
Culley   		 Ritchie,W   20' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
2 October 1915 League Dumbarton 1–1[14][15] Dundee Boghead Park
McGregor   60' Fisher   15' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edward
9 October 1915 League Dumbarton 2–4[16][17] Queen's Park Boghead Park
O'Neill    Sibbald   
Morton,R   		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Binnie
16 October 1915 League St Mirren 1–2[18][19] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Bruce   5' Ritchie   2'
Travers   10'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: L Wynne
23 October 1915 League Dumbarton 3–1[20][21] Airdrie Boghead Park
McGregor     Williams   (pen) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: T Robertson
30 October 1915 League Hibernian 1–1[22][23] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Meagher   O'Neill   30' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
6 November 1915 League Dumbarton 2–1[24][25] Clyde Boghead Park
McGregor   13'
Ritchie,W   50'		 Scouller   34' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
13 November 1915 League Morton 3–1[26][27] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Buchanan   10' 
Stevenson  		 Ritchie,W   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Stevenson
20 November 1915 League Dumbarton 1–1[28][29] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Rowan   10' Anderson   25' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Kelso
27 November 1915 League Hearts 3–1[30][31] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Millar   20'
Welsh   21'
Graham  		 Ritchie,W   Attendance: 4,500
Referee: H Humphrey
4 December 1915 League Dumbarton 1–0[32][33] Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Ritchie,W   40' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: G McKenzie
11 December 1915 League Dumbarton 2–0[34][35] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
McGregor  
Thom  		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Murray
18 December 1915 League Hamilton 1–1[36][37] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Kelly   Ritchie,W   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: H Humphrey
25 December 1915 League Dumbarton 0–0[38][39] Motherwell Boghead Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: H Dickie
1 January 1916 League Raith Rovers 1–0[40][41] Dumbarton Starks Park
Turner   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
3 January 1916 League Ayr United 3–1[42][43] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Gray  
McLaughlin  
Rattray  		 Miller   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Allan
8 January 1916 League Dumbarton 1–2[44][45] Celtic Boghead Park
Riddell   13' Brown   60'
Johnstone  		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: R Kelso
15 January 1916 League Partick Thistle 0–0[46][47] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Matthews
22 January 1916 League Dumbarton 1–1[48][49] Morton Boghead Park
Thom   Pickering   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T Robertson
29 January 1916 League Airdrie 2–1[50][51] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Anderson  
Reid  		 McGregor   Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Kirkland
5 February 1916 League Dumbarton 1–1[52][53] Hearts Boghead Park
O'Neill   53' Welsh   Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A Jackson
12 February 1916 League Celtic 6–0[54][55] Dumbarton Celtic Park
McAtee    75'  (pen)
McMaster   76', 86'
Gallacher   81'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: R Murray
19 February 1916 League Falkirk 1–2[56][57] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Harvie   O'Neill   40'  Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
26 February 1916 League Dumbarton 7–0[58][59] Hamilton Boghead Park
Thom     
O'Neill  
Gilchrist  
Robertson   (OG)		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Allan
4 March 1916 League Dumbarton 2–0[60][61] St Mirren Boghead Park
O'Neill  
Thom  		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Lyons
11 March 1916 League Third Lanark 4–0[62][63] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
McLean      Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Weir
18 March 1916 League Dundee 0–1[64][65] Dumbarton Dens Park
Riddell   (pen) Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T Robertson
1 April 1916 League Queen's Park 0–2[66][67] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Gilchrist   50'
Thom   80'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Lyons
8 April 1916 League Dumbarton 2–1[68][69] Hibernian Boghead Park
O'Neill  
McGregor  		 Hutchison   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edward
15 April 1916 League Clyde 3–1[70][71] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Watson,C  
Watson,G  
Thomson  		 O'Neill   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: H Humphreys
20 April 1916 League Rangers 2–2[72][73] Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Branscombe   50'
Duncan   53'		 Ritchie,W   30'
O'Neill   75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Robertson
25 April 1916 League Dumbarton 2–1[74][75] Aberdeen Boghead Park
McGregor  
Riddell   85'		 Cumming   2' Attendance: 2,000
29 April 1916 League Dumbarton 1–1[76][77] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
O'Neill   88' Goldie,G   35' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Kirkland

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup edit

While Dumbarton did not enter the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup was played for the first time but Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Clydebank.

6 May 1916 First round Clydebank 5–1 Dumbarton Clydeholm Park
Michie   
Philips   
Welsh  		 Ritchie  

Friendlies edit

During the season two 'friendlies' were played, both being won, scoring 7 goals for the loss of none.

22 April 1916 Friendly Dumbarton 1–0 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Thom  
20 May 1916 Friendly Dumbarton 6–0 Clydebank Boghead Park
Arnott   
Thom  
O'Neill  
Gilchrist  
Ritchie  		 Attendance: 1,000

Player statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Thomas Hamilton[78] 38 0 38 0
DF   SCO Felix Gunn[79] 33 0 33 0
DF   SCO Tommy Kelso 10 0 10 0
DF   SCO Bob McGrory 37 0 37 0
DF   SCO Archibald Ritchie 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO John Chalmers[80] 9 0 9 0
MF   SCO Ted Garry 18 0 18 0
MF   SCO Peter McFie[81] 8 0 8 0
MF   SCO Arthur Murphy[82] 16 0 16 0
MF   SCO James Riddell[83] 31 3 31 3
FW   SCO James Arnott[84] 1 0 1 0
FW   SCO William Farrell[85] 21 1 21 1
FW   ENG Alfred Gettins 16 1 16 1
FW   SCO Thomas Gilchrist 19 2 19 2
FW   SCO Alex McGregor 35 10 35 10
FW   SCO John Miller[86] 3 1 3 1
FW   SCO Patrick O'Neill[87] 26 14 26 14
FW   SCO William Ritchie 35 10 35 10
FW   SCO John Rowan 2 1 2 1
FW   SCO Alexander Thom 38 8 38 8
FW   SCO Pat Travers 21 1 21 1

Source:[88]

Transfers edit

Source:[89]

In addition James Brown, Alexander Davidson, William McAlpine, John Murray, James Thomson, William Watson and Andrew Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

References edit

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  81. ^ "Peter McFie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  82. ^ "Arthur Murphy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  83. ^ The league match against Queen's Park marked James Riddell's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.
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