1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1918–19 season was the 42nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Victory Cup, marking the end of the Great War. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup and the Clydebank Charity Cup.

Dumbarton

1918–1919 season
Manager	James Collins
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League	15th
Top goalscorer	League: Herbert Yarnell (5) All: Herbert Yarnell (5)
Highest home attendance	10,000
Lowest home attendance	2,000
Average home league attendance	3,600
Home colours
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Scottish League

Main article: 1918–19 Scottish Football League

This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League, was suspended. Membership of the League was increased from 18 to 22, with the re-admission of Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers, together with the addition of Albion Rovers.

Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, in the League with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic. This was their worst performance in a number of years, perhaps not unsurprising given the large turnover in playing staff.^[1] Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.

Clyde v Dumbarton

17 August 1918 League	Clyde	4–1[2][3]	Dumbarton	Shawfield Stadium
	Watson Heard		Yarnell	Attendance: 6,000

Dumbarton v Motherwell

24 August 1918 League	Dumbarton	2–0[4][5]	Motherwell	Boghead Park
	Yarnell 25' Murphy			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Dougray

Morton v Dumbarton

31 August 1918 League	Morton	3–1[6][7]	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
	Robertson 24' Broad 40'		Yarnell 20'	Attendance: 6,000

Clydebank v Dumbarton

14 September 1918 League	Clydebank	3–1[8][9]	Dumbarton	Clydeholm Park
	Goldie 2' Travers		Yarnell	Attendance: 8,000

Dumbarton v Hearts

21 September 1918 League	Dumbarton	1–2[10][11]	Hearts	Boghead Park
	Murphy 47'		Sinclair	Attendance: 2,000

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

28 September 1918 League	Kilmarnock	0–0[12][13]	Dumbarton	Rugby Park
				Attendance: 3,000

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

5 October 1918 League	Dumbarton	0–0[14][15]	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 2,000

Rangers v Dumbarton

12 October 1918 League	Rangers	3–0[16][17]	Dumbarton	Ibrox Park
	McLean 45' Aitken 65'			Attendance: 12,000

Airdrie v Dumbarton

19 October 1918 League	Airdrie	1–1[18][19]	Dumbarton	Broomfield Park
	Bennett 48'		Yarnell 50'	Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Celtic

26 October 1918 League	Dumbarton	0-5[20][21]	Celtic	Boghead Park
			Cringan 20' Burns 25' McLean	Attendance: 6,000

Dumbarton v Falkirk

2 November 1918 League	Dumbarton	1-2[22][23]	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Durnin		Martin 13' McCulloch	Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Hamilton

9 November 1918 League	Dumbarton	1-2[24][25]	Hamilton	Boghead Park
	McGregor 30'		Thomson Kelly	Attendance: 2,500

Dumbarton v Hibernian

23 November 1918 League	Dumbarton	4–0[26][27]	Hibernian	Boghead Park
	Carmichael Yarnell Bell			Attendance: 1,500

Dumbarton v Ayr United

7 December 1918 League	Dumbarton	0–0[28][29]	Ayr United	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 2,000

Celtic v Dumbarton

14 December 1918 League	Celtic	2–0[30][31]	Dumbarton	Celtic Park
	McColl McMenemy			Attendance: 6,000

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

21 December 1918 League	Dumbarton	1–1[32][33]	Partick Thistle	Boghead Park
	Thom 30'		Henderson 40'	Attendance: 2,000

Ayr United v Dumbarton

28 December 1918 League	Ayr United	5–0[34][35]	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Richardson 5' McLachlan (pen.)			Attendance: 4,000

Dumbarton v Clydebank

31 December 1918 League	Dumbarton	1–1[36][37]	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Rowan			Attendance: 6,000

Falkirk v Dumbarton

4 January 1919 League	Falkirk	5–1[38][39]	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Puddefoot 45' McCallum Martin Thomson		McDiarmid 30'	Attendance: 4,000

Dumbarton v St Mirren

11 January 1919 League	Dumbarton	0–0[40][41]	St Mirren	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 6,000

Dumbarton v Morton

18 January 1919 League	Dumbarton	0–1[42][43]	Morton	Boghead Park
			McNab 20'	Attendance: 5,000

Partick Thistle v Dumbarton

25 January 1919 League	Partick Thistle	1–3[44][45]	Dumbarton	Firhill Park
	Bowie		McDairmid	Attendance: 15,000

Dumbarton v Rangers

1 February 1919 League	Dumbarton	0–2[46][47]	Rangers	Boghead Park
			Cunningham Cairns	Attendance: 10,000

Hibernian v Dumbarton

8 February 1919 League	Hibernian	1–0[48][49]	Dumbarton	Easter Road Stadium
	Williams 83'			Attendance: 8,000

Dumbarton v Airdrie

15 February 1919 League	Dumbarton	0-0[50][51]	Airdrie	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 4,000

Dumbarton v Clyde

22 February 1919 League	Dumbarton	1–0[52][53]	Clyde	Boghead Park
	Bates 83'			Attendance: 3,000

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

8 March 1919 League	Dumbarton	0–1[54][55]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
			Culley	Attendance: 3,000

St Mirren v Dumbarton

22 March 1919 League	St Mirren	2–0[56][57]	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
	Clark 56', 61'			Attendance: 7,000

Hamilton v Dumbarton

29 March 1919 League	Hamilton	0–3[58][59]	Dumbarton	Douglas Park
			Thom Bennett Ritchie,W	Attendance: 4,000

Dumbarton v Third Lanark

5 April 1919 League	Dumbarton	4–3[60][61]	Third Lanark	Boghead Park
	Bennett Rowan		Robertson Allan McConnachie	Attendance: 3,000

Third Lanark v Dumbarton

12 April 1919 League	Third Lanark	2–4[62][63]	Dumbarton	Cathkin Park
	Allan 8' Bennie		Ritchie,W 15' Hendry 48' Thom	Attendance: 8,000

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

19 April 1919 League	Queen's Park	1–0[64][65]	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Bell 80'			Attendance: 12,000

Motherwell v Dumbarton

26 April 1919 League	Motherwell	3–0[66][67]	Dumbarton	Fir Park
	Robertson 20', 55' Gardiner			Attendance: 6,000 Referee: M Dickie

Hearts v Dumbarton

3 May 1919 League	Hearts	2–0[68][69]	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Shea Miller,G			Attendance: 10,500

Victory Cup

To mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by the eventual winners, St Mirren, after a 0-0 draw.

St Mirren v Dumbarton

1 March 1919 First Round	St Mirren	0–0[70][71]	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
				Attendance: 9,000

Dumbarton v St Mirren

5 March 1919 First Round Replay	Dumbarton	0–1[72][73]	St Mirren	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to a 'round robin' qualifying process, but by winning only one tie, failed to qualify for the final.

Dumbarton v Renton

2 January 1919 Group	Dumbarton	2–1	Renton	Boghead Park
	Thom Reid			Attendance: 1,000

Dumbarton Harp v Dumbarton

15 March 1919 Group	Dumbarton Harp	2–0	Dumbarton	Meadow Park, Dumbarton
				Attendance: 5,000

Clydebank v Dumbarton

12 April 1919 Group	Clydebank	1–0	Dumbarton	Clydeholm Park
				Attendance: 5,000

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

30 April 1919 Group	Vale of Leven	4–2	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
				Attendance: 3,000

Final league table

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Dumabrton lost out in the final of the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup to Dumbarton Harp.

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

17 May 1919 Semi Final	Dumbarton	1–0	Vale of Leven	Boghead Park
	Riddell			Attendance: 6,000

Dumbarton Harp v Dumbarton

24 May 1919 Final	Dumbarton Harp	2–0	Dumbarton	Meadow Park, Dumbarton
	Black,J			Attendance: 5,000

Clydebank Charity Cup

Dumbarton lost out in the final of the inaugural Clydebank Charity Cup to hosts Clydebank.

Clydebank v Dumbarton

31 May 1919 Final	Clydebank	1–0	Dumbarton	Clydeholm Park
	McLaughlin			Attendance: 4,000

Player statistics

Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish League		Victory Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	John Eadon	2	0	1	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Hart[74]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Roger Henderson[75]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	John Miller	32	0	31	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Tommy Kelso	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Duggie Livingstone	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Alex Marshall[76]	10	0	10	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Bob McGrory[77]	36	0	34	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Archibald McLachlan[78]	12	0	12	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Patrick[79]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Archibald Ritchie	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh Burns[80]	9	0	9	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	John Durnin	23	1	21	1	2	0
	MF	SCO	Joe Hendry	25	2	23	2	2	0
	MF	SCO	Val Lawrence	11	0	11	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	James McGregor[81]	20	1	18	1	2	0
	MF	SCO	James McIntosh	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	James Riddell	13	0	11	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	William Wilson[82]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Bobby Archibald	6	0	4	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Walter Bate[83]	2	1	1	1	1	0
	FW	SCO	Richard Bell[84]	6	2	6	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	Alex Bennett	6	2	6	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	Robert Carmichael	6	2	6	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Cumming	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Dawson	7	0	6	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Duncan	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	David Finnie[85]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Bob McDermid	18	4	16	4	2	0
	FW	SCO	John McDowell[86]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John McEwan[87]	10	0	10	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John McKim[88]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	William Mitchell[89]	7	0	5	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh Murphy	8	2	8	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Neil[90]	3	0	3	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Rowland Ogden[91]	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jack Rattray	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Reid[92]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	William Ritchie[93]	25	2	23	2	2	0
	FW	SCO	John Rowan	6	4	6	4	0	0
	FW	SCO	Alexander Thom	29	3	29	3	0	0
	FW	SCO	Duncan Walker	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Herbert Yarnall[94]	14	5	14	5	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Young	5	0	5	0	0	0

Source:^[95]

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Transfers

Players in Player From Date David Finnie Clyde 31 July 1918 James Neill Old Kilpartick 31 July 1918 Herbert Yarnell Clydebank 1 Aug 1918 Hugh Burns Renton 13 Aug 1918 Hugh Murphy Falkirk (loan) 13 Aug 1918 John McEwan Hearts 19 Aug 1918 Archie McLachlan Partick Thistle 23 Aug 1918 Joe Hendry Rangers (loan) 31 Aug 1918 Duggie Livingstone Celtic (loan) 1 Oct 1918 Val Lawrence Morton 30 Oct 1918 Roger Henderson Renton (loan) 1 Nov 1918 Robdert Carmichael Clyde 7 Nov 1918 Thomas Kelso Rangers (loan) 7 Nov 1918 Richard Bell Rangers (loan) 29 Nov 1918 James Reid Queen's Park (loan) 2 Jan 1919 Bob McDermid Rangers 10 Jan 1919 Jack Rattray Falkirk (loan) 17 Jan 1919 James Dawson Hearts 18 Jan 1918 James Young Rangers 18 Jan 1919 James Riddell Kilmarnock (loan) 23 Jan 1919 Bobby Archibald Aberdeen (loan) 24 Jan 1919 Michael Mitchell Celtic (loan) 24 Jan 1919 Ogden Rowland Blackburn Rovers 31 Jan 1919 James Cumming Manchester City 14 Feb 1919 Walter Bate Royal Worcesters (loan) 21 Feb 1919 John Eadon Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 4 Mar 1919 John McDowell Vale of Leven (loan) 7 Mar 1919 Duncan Walker Kilsyth Rangers 10 Mar 1919 Alex Bennett Rangers 11 Mar 1919 James McIntosh Hull City 14 Mar 1919 Bob Duffus Dundee (loan) 23 May 1919 Scott Duncan Rangers (loan) 30 May 1919

Players out Player To Date William Gallacher Renton Felix Gunn Dumbarton Harp James Stewart Hamilton Alex Trotter Renton James McGregor Kilmarnock (loan) Alexander Thom Ayr United (loan) Alexander Thom Motherwell (loan)

Source:^[97]

In addition Hugh Cairney, Joh McMeekin and Fred Williams all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.