1921–22 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1921–22 season was the 45th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.

Dumbarton

1921–1922 season
Manager	Paddy Travers
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division One	20th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jock Wood (25) All: Jock Wood (25)
Highest home attendance	10,000
Lowest home attendance	2,000
Average home league attendance	4,200
Home colours
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Scottish League

Main article: 1921–22 Scottish Football League

Dumbarton's league performance showed a slight improvement on the previous season by finishing 20th out of 22 with 30 points, some way behind champions Celtic.^[1]

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

20 August 1921 League	Kilmarnock	1–0[2][3]	Dumbarton	Rugby Park
	Culley			Attendance: 10,000 Referee: H Dickie

Dumbarton v Aberdeen

27 August 1921 League	Dumbarton	1-1[4][5]	Aberdeen	Boghead Park
	Alexander 25'		Miller 30'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Sinclair

Dumbarton v Hamilton

31 August 1921 League	Dumbarton	1-2[6][7]	Hamilton	Boghead Park
	Wood 53'		McMillan Cullan 15'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Howden

Partick Thistle v Dumbarton

3 September 1921 League	Partick Thistle	4–2[8][9]	Dumbarton	Firhill Park
	Blair 85' Johnston Kinloch		Chalmers 25' Wood 50'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H Humphrey

Celtic v Dumbarton

6 September 1921 League	Celtic	4–0[10][11]	Dumbarton	Celtic Park
	McNally 1' Gallagher 44' Cassidy			Attendance: 10,000 Referee: T Dougray

Dumbarton v Third Lanark

10 September 1921 League	Dumbarton	3–3[12][13]	Third Lanark	Boghead Park
	McEwan Wood Chalmers		Walker,F McAndrew Hillhouse	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T McMillan

Dumbarton v Clydebank

17 September 1921 League	Dumbarton	2–0[14][15]	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Wood 40'			Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Lyons

Dumbarton v Celtic

24 September 1921 League	Dumbarton	0-5[16][17]	Celtic	Boghead Park
			McNally 35' McLean Gallagher	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: A McMahon

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

1 October 1921 League	Dumbarton	2–3[18][19]	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	Wood 10' (pen.)		Fyfe	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Sinclair

Third Lanark v Dumbarton

4 October 1921 League	Third Lanark	1–1[20][21]	Dumbarton	Cathkin Park
	Allan		Taylor	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Jackson

Dumbarton v Airdrie

8 October 1921 League	Dumbarton	1–0[22][23]	Airdrie	Boghead Park
	Wood			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Allan

Motherwell v Dumbarton

15 October 1921 League	Motherwell	5–0[24][25]	Dumbarton	Fir Park
	Lennie Ferguson 14' 83' Reid			Attendance: 9,000 Referee: H Dickie

Dumbarton v Morton

22 October 1921 League	Dumbarton	2–1[26][27]	Morton	Boghead Park
	Browning Wood		French	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Allan

Hearts v Dumbarton

29 October 1921 League	Hearts	2-0[28][29]	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Miller,T 3' Wilson 85'			Attendance: 15,500 Referee: J Bell

Dumbarton v Raith Rovers

5 November 1921 League	Dumbarton	1-2[30][31]	Raith Rovers	Boghead Park
	Wood (pen.)		Bauld Jennings	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Muir

Rangers v Dumbarton

12 November 1921 League	Rangers	1–1[32][33]	Dumbarton	Ibrox Park
	Cairns 35'		Wood 65'	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: J Howden

Dumbarton v Clyde

19 November 1921 League	Dumbarton	4–1[34][35]	Clyde	Boghead Park
	Wood 50' Chalmers Robertson,J		Rae 65'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McMahon

Hibernian v Dumbarton

26 November 1921 League	Hibernian	0–0[36][37]	Dumbarton	Easter Road Stadium
				Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Dickson

St Mirren v Dumbarton

3 December 1921 League	St Mirren	4–2[38][39]	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
	Thomson 5' Gillies Walker 89'		Wood 10', 83' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Bell

Dumbarton v Falkirk

10 December 1921 League	Dumbarton	0-0[40][41]	Falkirk	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Bell

Dumbarton v Dundee

17 December 1921 League	Dumbarton	2–0[42][43]	Dundee	Boghead Park
	Browning 10' Wood 55' (pen.)			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Allan

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

24 December 1921 League	Albion Rovers	1–0[44][45]	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
	Young 5'			Attendance: 4,000

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

31 December 1921 League	Dumbarton	1–4[46][47]	Partick Thistle	Boghead Park
	Wood (pen.)		McColl Kinloch Harris	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: H Dickie

Ayr United v Dumbarton

2 January 1922 League	Ayr United	2–0[48][49]	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Muir			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Campbell

Hamilton v Dumbarton

3 January 1922 League	Hamilton	1–1[50][51]	Dumbarton	Douglas Park
	Wall 60'		Wood	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Campbell

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

7 January 1922 League	Dumbarton	5–3[52][53]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Wood Alexander Robertson,J		Culley 75' Smith Gray	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Binnie

Aberdeen v Dumbarton

14 January 1922 League	Aberdeen	3–0[54][55]	Dumbarton	Pittodrie Stadium
	Miller 60' Rankin			Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Bell

Airdrie v Dumbarton

4 February 1922 League	Airdrie	3–1[56][57]	Dumbarton	Broomfield Park
	McDougall 70' Howieson Murdoch		Chalmers	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: H Humphrey

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton

11 February 1922 League	Raith Rovers	1–1[58][59]	Dumbarton	Starks Park
	Jennings		Wood 25' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Dickie

Dumbarton v Ayr United

13 February 1922 League	Dumbarton	3–1[60][61]	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Wood		Slade 50'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J Stevenson

Dundee v Dumbarton

18 February 1922 League	Dundee	2–0[62][63]	Dumbarton	Dens Park
	Halliday 30' Ross			Attendance: 15,000 Referee: W Bell

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

25 February 1922 League	Queen's Park	1–0[64][65]	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Templeton 20'			Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Binnie

Dumbarton v St Mirren

27 February 1922 League	Dumbarton	0–2[66][67]	St Mirren	Boghead Park
			Stevenson Walker	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Martin

Dumbarton v Hibernian

4 March 1922 League	Dumbarton	1–1[68][69]	Hibernian	Boghead Park
	Halleron		Young 30'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Campbell

Morton v Dumbarton

18 March 1922 League	Morton	1–0[70][71]	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
				Attendance: 6,000

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

25 March 1922 League	Dumbarton	1–2[72][73]	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Halleron		Walls 55'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Bell

Clyde v Dumbarton

1 April 1922 League	Clyde	5–0[74][75]	Dumbarton	Shawfield Stadium
	Duncan 48' 58' (pen.) Brown			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Martin

Dumbarton v Rangers

8 April 1922 League	Dumbarton	0–4[76][77]	Rangers	Boghead Park
			Meiklejohn 70' McCandless (pen.) Henderson McDermid	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Martin

Dumbarton v Motherwell

19 April 1922 League	Dumbarton	3–2[78][79]	Motherwell	Boghead Park
	Henderson 40' Wood (pen.) Thomson		Hart ferguson 20'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Dickson

Dumbarton v Hearts

22 April 1922 League	Dumbarton	3–2[80][81]	Hearts	Boghead Park
	Alexander Halleron Wood (pen.)		Crossan 30' (pen.), 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Stevenson

Clydebank v Dumbarton

26 April 1922 League	Clydebank	0–1[82][83]	Dumbarton	Clydeholm Park
			Thomson 50'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Stevenson

Falkirk v Dumbarton

29 January 1922 League	Falkirk	0–0[84][85]	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
				Attendance: 10,000 Referee: H Dickie

Promotion/Relegation

Unfortunately the re-forming of the Second Division co-incided with the introduction of automatic promotion/relegation, and Dumbarton were relegated for the following season.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1921–22 Scottish Cup

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Aberdeen.

Aberdeen v Dumbarton

28 January 1922 Cup R1	Aberdeen	1–0[86][87]	Dumbarton	Pittodrie Park
	Thomson			Attendance: 15,000 Referee: W Campbell

Dumbartonshire Cup

Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Cup by topping the league and defeating Dumbarton Harp in the final after a replay.

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Harp

5 January 1922 Group

Dumbarton

0–0

Dumbarton Harp

Boghead Park

Dumbarton v Helensburgh

1 April 1922 Group	Dumbarton	4–2	Helensburgh	Boghead Park
	Alexander Robertson,J

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

3 April 1922 Group	Vale of Leven	0–1	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
			Wood	Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Clydebank

5 April 1922 Group	Dumbarton	3–0	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Gordon Wood

Dumbarton v Renton

21 April 1922 Group	Dumbarton	1–0	Renton	Boghead Park
	Coutts			Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Harp

28 April 1922 Final	Dumbarton	1–1	Dumbarton Harp	Boghead Park
	Sheddan

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Harp

29 April 1922 Final replay	Dumbarton	2–0	Dumbarton Harp	Boghead Park
	Robertson Coutts

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dumbarton	5	4	1	0	9	2	+7	9
2	Dumbarton Harp	5	3	2	0	9	2	+7	8
3	Clydebank	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	4
4	Vale of Leven	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	2
5	Renton	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1
6	Helensburgh	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by defeating Clydebank (on corners) in the final.

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

1 May 1922 First Round	Dumbarton	4–0	Vale of Leven	Boghead Park
	Alexander Gordon Wood			Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Renton

6 May 1922 Semi Final	Dumbarton	1–0	Renton	Boghead Park
	Alexander

Dumbarton v Clydebank

13 May 1922 Final	Dumbarton	1–1 (won on corners)	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Alexander

Friendlies

At the end of the season Dumbarton embarked on their first 'official' foreign tour, playing 8 matches in Norway and Sweden, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2, scoring 15 goals for the loss of 11. Two other friendlies were played against Vale of Leven and Leith Athletic.

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

17 August 1921 Benefit	Vale of Leven	0–0[88]	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
				Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Leith Athletic

11 March 1922 Friendly	Dumbarton	4-2	Leith Athletic	Boghead Park
	Robertson,J Taylor Wood			Attendance: 2,000

SK Brann v Dumbarton

16 May 1922 Friendly	SK Brann	0–2	Dumbarton	Bergen

SK Brann v Dumbarton

19 May 1922 Friendly	SK Brann	3–4	Dumbarton	Bergen

Drammen v Dumbarton

22 May 1922 Friendly	Drammen	2–1	Dumbarton	Drammen

Örgryte IS v Dumbarton

25 May 1922 Friendly	Örgryte IS	1–2	Dumbarton	Gothenburg

IFK Göteborg v Dumbarton

26 May 1922 Friendly	IFK Göteborg	0–1	Dumbarton	Gothenburg

Gothenberg Select v Dumbarton

28 May 1922 Friendly	Gothenberg Select	4–0	Dumbarton	Gothenburg

SK Brann v Dumbarton

7 June 1922 Friendly	SK Brann	0–4	Dumbarton	Bergen

SK Brann v Dumbarton

9 June 1922 Friendly	SK Brann	1–1	Dumbarton	Bergen

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Douglas Haggo[89]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Arthur King	20	0	19	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Joshua Wilkinson[90]	16	0	16	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	William Aitken[91]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Donald Colman	25	0	24	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Alex Henderson[92]	37	0	36	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Hugh McBride[93]	11	0	11	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Robertson[94]	14	0	14	0	0	0
	MF	EIR	Harry Chatton	28	0	27	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	John Coutts[95]	15	0	15	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Richard Field	8	0	8	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	James Forrest[96]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Robert Godfrey[97]	16	0	16	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Henry Loney	41	0	40	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Andrew Mair	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	James Taylor[98]	8	1	7	1	1	0
	MF	SCO	Martin Travers	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Alexander[99]	12	5	11	5	1	0
	FW	SCO	John Bowie[100]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Browning	40	2	39	2	1	0
	FW	SCO	Andrew Chalmers	28	4	27	4	1	0
	FW	SCO	Charles Gordon[101]	6	0	6	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Granger	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Peter Halleron[102]	10	4	10	4	0	0
	FW	SCO	Robert McEwan[103]	30	1	30	1	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Robertson[104]	31	2	30	2	1	0
	FW	SCO	Alexander Shedden[105]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Norman Thomson	7	2	7	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jock Wood	43	25	42	25	1	0

Source:^[106]

Transfers

Players in Player From Date John Coutts Alloa Athletic 8 May 1921 John Granger St Mirren 9 May 1921 Robert McEwan Kilsyth Rangers 9 May 1921 Joshua Wilkinson Renton 9 May 1921 Henry Loney Alloa Athletic 10 May 1921 Alex Henderson Falkirk 11 May 1921 James Robertson Falkirk 14 May 1921 Richard Field Sunderland 21 May 1921 Roberd Godfrey Ayr United 11 Jun 1921 Robert Robertson Hamilton 22 Jun 1921 Jock Wood Hibernian 23 Jun 1921 James Taylor 30 Jun 1921 Douglas Haggo Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 9 Aug 1921 Andrew Mair 18 Aug 1921 William Aitken Yoker 3 Sep 1921 Hugh McBride Plymouth Argyle 5 Sep 1921 Peter Halleron 2 Dec 1921 Arthur King Dunfermline Athletic 19 Dec 1921 Martin Travers Bedlay Juniors 9 Jan 1922 Charles Gordon Dumbarton Harp 19 Jan 1922 Alexander Shedden Bridge of Weir 20 Feb 1922 James Forrest Royal Albert 3 Mar 1922 John Bowie Partick Thistle (loan) 15 Mar 1922 Norman Thomson St Anthonys 23 Mar 1922 James Alexander Queen's Park

Players out Player To Date Bob McDermid Rangers 1 May 1921 Scott Duncan Cowdenbeath (loan) 14 Jun 1921 John Miller Bo'ness 15 Aug 1921 John Granger Vale of Leven 3 Sep 1921 Thomas Raeside King's Park 7 Sep 1921 Arthur Early Nithsdale Wanderers Thomas Mannion King's Park John McMillan Vale of Leven John McTavish East Stirling Joseph Till St Mirren Percy Wharrier Helensburgh Scott Duncan Cowdenbeath (loan)

Source:^[107]

In addition William Aitken, Alex Marshall, James McDonald and George Rae all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

Reserve Team

Dumbarton Reserves played in the Scottish Alliance League and also in the Scottish Second XI Cup.