1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

1878–79 season

Stadium

Townend, Dumbarton

Sixth Round

Season 1878–79 was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the sixth time.

Overview

Dumbarton reached the sixth round of the Scottish Cup before losing out to their local rivals, Vale of Leven - who went on to retain the cup for the third successive year.^[1]

During the season, 10 'other' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Renton, and a home game against the holders of the Ayrshire Cup, Mauchline. Of these matches, 8 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 36 goals and conceding 7. Note that Dumbarton remained unbeaten in all home matches during the season - meaning that only one loss had been suffered on home soil in the last four seasons.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1878-79 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
28 September 1878	R1	10th Dumbarton RV	H	8-1	unknown
19 October 1878	R2	Renton	A	6-1	McMaster;Grant;Galbraith;Lawrence;OG(2)	4,000
9 November 1878	R3	Strathblane	H	5-0	unknown
30 November 1878	R4	Kilmarnock Portland	A	1-1	unknown
7 December 1878	R4r	Kilmarnock Portland	H	6-1	unknown
8 March 1879	R5	Stonelaw	H	9-1	unknown
22 March 1879	SF	Vale of Leven	A	1-3	Lindsay	6,000

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
31 August 1878	Arthurlie	A	4-0	unknown
7 September 1878	Mauchline	H	3-3	OG;unknown(2)
5 October 1878	Renton	A	2-1	unknown
26 October 1878	Alexandria	A	8-0	unknown
2 November 1878	Jamestown	H	5-0	unknown
16 November 1878	Renton	H	3-1	unknown
23 November 1878	Helensburgh	H	3-0	Carruthers;McMaster;unknown
8 February 1879	Govan	A	1-1	unknown
5 April 1879	Parkgrove	A	2-1	unknown
12 April 1879	Lennox	H	5-0	unknown

Appearances

This shows appearances made for Dumbarton in Scottish Cup matches only.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals^[4]
J Anderson	HB	7
Robert Brown	FW	2
J Carruthers	FW	6
Alex Galbraith	FW	6	1
Grant	FW	2	1
David Hartley	FW	5
Jock Hutcheson	BK	7
John Kennedy	GK	7
Archie Lang	BK	7
Alex Lawrence	FW	5	1
Joe Lindsay	FW	6	1
William McKinnon	FW	7
J McMaster	FW	1	1
Peter Miller	HB	7
R Miller	FW	2

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
↑ The usual formation would be 2-2-6 (two backs, two half backs and six forwards)
↑ Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorers of 29 of the 36 goals scored in Scottish Cup matches are unknown.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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