1920–21 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1920–1921 season

Manager

James Collins

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League Division One

21st

Scottish Cup

Fourth Round

Top goalscorer

League: Duncan Walker (15)
All: Duncan Walker (21)

Highest home attendance

10,000

Lowest home attendance

2,000

Average home league attendance

4,000

← 1919–20

1921–22 →

Season 1920–21 was the 44th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 22nd time and the Scottish Cup for the 33rd time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 21st, out of 22, in the First Division with 24 points, well behind champions Rangers.^[1] Despite Duncan Walker finding the net 15 times, the inability to score was a problem, and with just 41 goals to their credit, Dumbarton finishing up as lowest scorers in the league.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton reached the fourth round before losing to Rangers.

Locally, Dumbarton again failed to progress from the sectional stage of the Dumbartonshire Cup and in the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup following a draw with Vale of Leven in the semi final, a replay date could not be arranged and Dumbarton agreed to scratch from the competition.

Finally, a friendly was also played against Rothesay Juniors.

During the season, 101 goals were conceded in all matches, the third time the 'century' had been broken - the previous time being the 1895-96 season.

Note that George Livingstone was replaced by James Collins as team manager in September 1920.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
19 August 1920	Partick Thistle	A	0-1		15,000
21 August 1920	Clydebank	H	1-0	Scott	4,000
25 August 1920	Morton	H	1-2McDiarmid	3,000
28 August 1920	Dundee	H	1-1	Marshall	3,000
31 August 1920	Clyde	A	1-2	Walker	7,000
4 September 1920	Hamilton	A	1-1	McDonald	5,000
7 September 1920	Queen's Park	A	0-3		6,000
11 September 1920	Albion Rovers	H	0-4		3,000
16 September 1920	Ayr United	A	0-3		3,000
18 September 1920	Hibernian	A	0-2		10,000
25 September 1920	Clyde	H	0-2		4,000
2 October 1920	Morton	A	1-4	Browning	10,000
9 October 1920	Rangers	H	2-5	McDiarmid;Fraser	10,000
16 October 1920	Raith Rovers	A	1-3	Raeside	3,000
23 October 1920	Queen's Park	H	4-0	McDiarmid(2);Walker;Browning	3,000
30 October 1920	Airdrie	A	1-1	Walker	5,000
6 November 1920	Celtic	H	1-3	Walker	10,000
13 November 1920	Third Lanark	A	0-4		4,000
20 November 1920	Motherwell	A	2-8	Walker(2)	5,000
27 November 1920	Aberdeen	H	0-1		2,000
4 December 1920	Partick Thistle	H	0-1		3,000
11 December 1920	St Mirren	A	1-4	Walker	6,000
18 December 1920	Kilmarnock	H	1-0	Walker	3,000
25 December 1920	Hearts	A	2-6	McTavish;McDiarmid	12,500
1 January 1921	Ayr United	H	0-1		8,000
5 January 1921	Clydebank	A	2-1	Somerville;Walker	6,000
8 January 1921	Falkirk	A	1-5	Walker	7,000
15 January 1921	Raith Rovers	H	2-0	Walker;Browning	3,000
22 January 1921	Rangers	A	0-2		15,000
29 January 1921	Dundee	A	1-2	Walker	16,000
12 February 1921	Airdrie	H	1-2	Mannion	4,000
23 February 1921	Kilmarnock	A	1-4	Walker	1,500
26 February 1921	Motherwell	H	2-0	Somerville;McDiarmid	3,000
7 March 1921	Falkirk	H	4-1	Early;McTavish;McDiarmid;Chalmers	2,000
12 March 1921	Hibernian	H	1-0	McTavish	3,000
19 March 1921	Third Lanark	H	0-1		3,000
26 March 1921	Aberdeen	A	0-2		12,000
2 April 1921	Celtic	A	1-1	Walker	10,000
8 April 1921	St Mirren	H	1-0	Walker
11 April 1921	Hearts	H	0-3		3,000
16 April 1921	Hamilton	H	3-0	Mannion(2);Fraser	3,000
23 April 1921	Albion Rovers	A	0-3		6,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
5 February 1921	2	Elgin City	H	3-0	Walker(2);McDiarmid	4,000
19 February 1921	3	Nithsdale Wanderers	H	5-0	Walker(4);McDiarmid	4,500
5 March 1921	4	Rangers	H	0-3		6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
6 January 1921	P	Dumbarton Harp	H	3-2	Rae;Mannion;Walker	4,000
13 April 1921	P	Renton	H	2-2	Chalmers(2)
20 April 1921	P	Vale of Leven	A	1-2	Fraser	2,000
25 April 1921	P	Clydebank	A	2-2	McDiarmid;McTavish	2,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vale of Leven	4	3	0	1	5	3	2	6
2	Clydebank	4	2	1	1	7	5	2	5
3	Dumbarton	4	1	2	1	8	8	0	4
4	Renton	3	1	1	1	4	7	–3	3
5	Dumbarton Harp	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 May 1921	SF	Vale of Leven	A	1-1	Grainger	2,000

Other Match

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 August 1920	Rothesay Juniors	A	1-0	Marshall	2,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 29 players for the 45 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Robert McDiarmid topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in 41 of these matches.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Peter Brown	DF	20
John Browning	FW	35	3
Andrew Chalmers	FW	8	1
Harry Chatton	MF	13
Donald Colman	DF	20
Eli Cotterill	MF	1
Peter Currie	FW	4
Arthur Early	FW	12	1
William Fraser	FW	8	2
Charles Gordon	FW	5
John Hagan	GK	1
Archibald Mackie	MF	11
Thomas Mannion	FW	21	3
Alex Marshall	DF	5	1
Thomas Maxwell	FW	7
Bob McDermid^[4]	FW	41	9
James McDonald	MF	17	1
John McMillan	FW	4
John McTavish	FW	22	3
John Miller	GK	29
George Rae	FW	12
Thomas Raeside^[5]	MF	36	1
James Scott	MF	37	1
Smith	FW	1
Ernest Somerville	DF	15	2
Joseph Till	DF	38
Pat Travers^[6]	MF	19
Duncan Walker	FW	38	21
Percy Wharrier	GK	15

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 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
↑ The league match against Hibernian on 12 March marked Robert McDermid's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.
↑ The Scottish Cup match against Elgin City on 5 February marked Thomas Raeside's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.
↑ The league match against Kilmarnock on 18 December marked Pat Travers's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

External links

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1920–21 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish League

Scottish Cup

Dumbartonshire Cup

Final League table

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Other Match

Appearances

See also

References

External links