1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1878–79 season was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Dumbarton

1878–79 season
Stadium	Townend, Dumbarton
Scottish Cup	Sixth Round
Home colours
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Scottish Cup

Main article: 1878–79 Scottish Cup

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]

Dumbarton v 10th Dumbarton RV

28 September 1878 Cup R1	Dumbarton	8-1[2][3]	10th Dumbarton RV	Dumbarton

Renton v Dumbarton

19 October 1878 Cup R2	Renton	1-6[4][5]	Dumbarton	Renton
			McMaster Grant Galbraith Lawrence (OG) (OG)	Attendance: 4,000

Dumbarton v Strathblane

9 November 1878 Cup R3	Dumbarton	5-0[6][7]	Strathblane	Dumbarton

Portland (Kilmarnock) v Dumbarton

30 November 1878 Cup R4	Portland (Kilmarnock)	1-1[8][9]	Dumbarton	Kilmarnock

Dumbarton v Portland (Kilmarnock)

7 December 1878 Cup R4r	Dumbarton	6-1[10][11]	Portland (Kilmarnock)	Dumbarton
	20'

Dumbarton v Stonelaw

8 March 1879 Cup R5	Dumbarton	9-1[12][13]	Stonelaw	Dumbarton

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

22 March 1879 Cup QF	Vale of Leven	3-1[14][15]	Dumbarton	Alexandria
	McDougall		Lindsay	Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies

During the season, 10 'friendly' 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.

Arthurlie v Dumbarton

31 August 1878 Friendly	Arthurlie	0-4	Dumbarton	Barrhead

Dumbarton v Mauchline

7 September 1878 Friendly	Dumbarton	3-3	Mauchline	Dumbarton
	(OG)		Tannock 30'

Renton v Dumbarton

5 October 1878 Friendly	Renton	1-2	Dumbarton	Renton

Alexandria v Dumbarton

26 October 1878 Friendly	Alexandria	0-8	Dumbarton	Alexandria

Dumbarton v Jamestown

2 November 1878 Friendly	Dumbarton	5-0	Jamestown	Dumbarton

Dumbarton v Renton

16 November 1878 Friendly	Dumbarton	3-1	Renton	Dumbarton

Dumbarton v Helensburgh

23 November 1878 Friendly	Dumbarton	3-0	Helensburgh	Dumbarton
	Carruthers McMaster

Govan v Dumbarton

8 February 1879 Friendly	Govan	1-1	Dumbarton	Moorepark, Govan

Parkgrove v Dumbarton

5 April 1879 Friendly	Parkgrove	1-2	Dumbarton	Glasgow

Dumbarton v Lennox

12 April 1879 Friendly	Dumbarton	5-0	Lennox	Dumbarton

Player statistics

Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was Robert 'Sparrow' Brown.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
John Kennedy[16]	GK	7	0
Jock Hutcheson	DF	7	0
Archie Lang	DF	7	0
J Anderson[17]	MF	7	0
Peter Miller	MF	7	0
Robert Brown	FW	2	0
J Carruthers[18]	FW	6	0
Alex Galbraith[19]	FW	6	1
Grant[20]	FW	2	1
David Hartley[21]	FW	5	0
Alex Lawrence[22]	FW	5	1
Joe Lindsay	FW	6	1
William McKinnon	FW	7	0
J McMaster[23]	FW	1	1
R Miller[24]	FW	2	0

Source:^[25]