1873–74 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1873–74 season was the first season of competitive football by Dumbarton.

Dumbarton

1873–74 season
Stadium	Meadow Park
Scottish Cup	Second Round
Home colours
1874–75 →

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1873–74 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton became members of the fledgeling Scottish FA and contributed to the purchase of a challenge cup. In this inaugural Scottish Cup competition, the club reached the second round, following a walk-over against Vale of Leven in the first round with a 1–0 defeat against Renton in the second round replay, after a 0-0 draw.^[1]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1873–74 Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
October 1873	First round	Vale of Leven	Walkover[2]
22 November 1873	Quarter-final	Renton	H	0–0[3]
18 October 1873	Quarter-final replay	Renton	A	0–1[4]

Friendlies

During the season, reports were made of the playing of six 'friendly' matches, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Vale of Leven and Glasgow side, Callander. Of these matches, two were won, one drawn and three lost, scoring three goals and conceding nine.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
20 September 1873	Callander	A	1–0[5]	Ball
25 October 1873	Vale of Leven	H	0–3		1,000
1 November 1873	Blythswood	A	0–1
8 November 1873	Callander	H	1–1	McInnes
15 November 1873	Vale of Leven	A	0–4
31 January 1874	Granville	H	1–0	McAulay

Player statistics

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Colquhoun[6]	GK	2	0
A McIntosh[7]	DF	2	0
William McIntosh[8]	DF	2	0
Robert Ball[9]	MF	1	0
Findlay Kennedy[10]	MF	2	0
Neil Douglas[11]	FW	2	0
Robert Gibson[12]	FW	2	0
William Hicks[13]	FW	1	0
David McAulay[14]	FW	2	0
Samuel McInnes[15]	FW	2	0
William McIntyre[16]	FW	2	0
G Reid[17]	FW	2	0

Source:^[18]