1922–23 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1922–23 season was the 46th 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

1922–1923 season
Manager	Donald Colman
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	4th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: James Alexander (17) All: James Alexander (17)
Highest home attendance	5,000
Lowest home attendance	1,500
Average home league attendance	3,200
Home colours
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Scottish League

Main article: 1922–23 Scottish Football League

In their first season back in the Second Division for a decade, Dumbarton finished 4th, out of 18, with 42 points - 15 behind champions Queen's Park. A poor away record and the inability to win against their closest rivals at the top of the league were the main reasons for the promotion challenge failing.^[1]

Dumbarton v Arbroath

19 August 1922 League	Dumbarton	3-0 [2][3]	Arbroath	Boghead Park
	Kennedy 10' Alexander 15' Thomson 48'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Mair

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

26 August 1922 League	Dunfermline Athletic	3-0 [4][5]	Dumbarton	East End Park
	Smith 15' Mercer			Attendance: 7,500 Referee: H Forsyth

Dumbarton v Armadale

2 September 1922 League	Dumbarton	3-0 [6][7]	Armadale	Boghead Park
	Kennedy Miller Thomson 89'			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Weir

Clydebank v Dumbarton

9 September 1922 League	Clydebank	1-1 [8][9]	Dumbarton	Clydeholm Park
	Bell 87'		Alexander 75'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: P McMillan

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

16 September 1922 League	Dumbarton	3-0 [10][11]	Vale of Leven	Boghead Park
	Thomson 5' Alexander 70'			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Sinclair

St Johnstone v Dumbarton

23 September 1922 League	St Johnstone	1-0 [12][13]	Dumbarton	Recreation Grounds, Perth
	Gallagher 70'			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: G McKenzie

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

25 September 1922 League	Dumbarton	2-0 [14][15]	Dunfermline Athletic	Boghead Park
	Alexander Kennedy			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: M O'Brien

Dumbarton v Broxburn United

30 September 1922 League	Dumbarton	1-1 [16][17]	Broxburn United	Boghead Park
	Miller 63'		Quinn	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Addison

East Fife v Dumbarton

7 October 1922 League	East Fife	2-1 [18][19]	Dumbarton	Bayview Park, Methil
	Weir		Loney 10'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Weir

Dumbarton v King's Park

14 October 1922 League	Dumbarton	2-0 [20][21]	King's Park	Boghead Park
	Mair 60' Chatton			Attendance: 5,000

Bo'ness v Dumbarton

21 October 1922 League	Bo'ness	0-2 [22][23]	Dumbarton	Newtown Park, Bo'ness
			Alesander Kennedy	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Grant

Dumbarton v St Bernard's

28 October 1922 League	Dumbarton	2-1 [24][25]	St Bernard's	Boghead Park
	Chatton Kennedy 43'		Anderson	Attendance: 4,000

Johnstone v Dumbarton

4 November 1922 League	Johnstone	2-0 [26][27]	Dumbarton	Newfield Park, Johnstone
	McDonald Stewart			Referee: J Sinclair

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

11 November 1922 League	Queen's Park	3-2 [28][29]	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Scott 18' Dickson 36' Kelso 60'		Thomson Alexander 68'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: J Muir

Dumbarton v Bathgate

18 November 1922 League	Dumbarton	2-0 [30][31]	Bathgate	Boghead Park
	Alexander Miller 90'			Attendance: 3,000

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

25 November 1922 League	Forfar Athletic	3-0 [32][33]	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
			Loney Hyslop Kennedy

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

2 December 1922 League	Dumbarton	1-0 [34][35]	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	Thomson 75'			Attendance: 3,000

East Stirling v Dumbarton

9 December 1922 League

East Stirling

0-0 [36] VOID

Dumbarton

Firs Park

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

16 December 1922 League	Dumbarton	1-0 [37][38]	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	Alexander 15'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T McMillan

East Stirling v Dumbarton

20 December 1922 League	East Stirling	2-1 [39][40]	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Trialist		Thomson 50' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: L Wynne

Dumbarton v Bo'ness

23 December 1922 League	Dumbarton	2-0 [41][42]	Bo'ness	Boghead Park
	Alexander 50' Jackson 60'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Muir

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

30 December 1922 League	Vale of Leven	0-3 [43][44]	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
			Loney 50' Alexander 65' Jackson	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Aitken

Dumbarton v Clydebank

1 January 1923 League	Dumbarton	1-1 [45][46]	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Hyslop			Attendance: 5,000

Lochgelly United v Dumbarton

2 January 1923 League	Lochgelly United	3-2 [47][48]	Dumbarton	Recreation Park (Lochgelly)
			Miller (OG)

Dumbarton v East Stirling

6 January 1923 League	Dumbarton	3-0 [49][50]	East Stirling	Boghead Park
	Miller 40' (pen.) Thomson 48'			Attendance: 3,000

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

20 January 1923 League	Cowdenbeath	1-0 [51][52]	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Devlin			Referee: T Dougray

Arbroath v Dumbarton

27 January 1923 League	Arbroath	1-1 [53][54]	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
	Ritchie 54'		Thomson 43'	Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Johnstone

29 January 1923 League	Dumbarton	6-1 [55][56]	Johnstone	Boghead Park
	Chatton Kennedy Mair		Gillies	Attendance: 1,500

Bathgate v Dumbarton

3 February 1923 League	Bathgate	4-1 [57][58]	Dumbarton	Mill Park, Bathgate
	Chalmers 2' Pearson (pen.) McAllister 65' Drummond 90'		Chatton

Broxburn United v Dumbarton

17 February 1923 League	Broxburn United	1-1 [59][60]	Dumbarton	Sports Park, Broxburn
	Tait		Miller 3'	Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

24 February 1923 League	Dumbarton	1-1 [61][62]	Forfar Athletic	Boghead Park
	Alexander 90' (pen.)		Langlands 70'	Attendance: 2,000

Armadale v Dumbarton

3 March 1923 League	Armadale	1-0 [63][64]	Dumbarton	Volunteer Park, Armadale
	Muir 20'			Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v East Fife

10 March 1923 League	Dumbarton	1-2 [65][66]	East Fife	Boghead Park
	Kennedy 40'		Murray 20' Weir	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Aitken

St Bernard's v Dumbarton

17 March 1923 League	St Bernard's	0-1 [67][68]	Dumbarton	Old Logie Green
			Cunningham

Dumbarton v St Johnstone

24 March 1923 League	Dumbarton	0-0 [69][70]	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 2,500

King's Park v Dumbarton

7 April 1923 League	King's Park	2-2 [71][72]	Dumbarton	Forthbank Park
			Alexander 80' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,500

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

9 April 1923 League	Dumbarton	0-2 [73][74]	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
			Moreland 5' McAlpine 70'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A McMahon

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

21 April 1923 League	Stenhousemuir	4-1 [75][76]	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Campbell,A Campbell,C Lauder Campbell,M		Alexander	Attendance: 2,500

Dumbarton v Lochgelly United

28 April 1923 League	Dumbarton	5-0 [77][78]	Lochgelly United	Boghead Park
	Alexander 80' Kennedy Miller Halleron			Attendance: 1,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1922–23 Scottish Cup

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

13 January 1923 Cup R1	Dunfermline Athletic	1–0[79][80]	Dumbarton	East End Park
	Donald 55'			Attendance: 8,000 Referee: W Hamilton

Dumbartonshire Cup

Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup by going through the league phase and the final with a 100% record.

Dumbarton v Helensburgh

10 February 1923 Group	Dumbarton	3–1[81] VOID	Helensburgh	Boghead Park
	Jackson Alexander Miller

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

2 April 1923 Group	Vale of Leven	0–2	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
			Thomson Halleron	Attendance: 1,000

Renton v Dumbarton

11 April 1923 Group	Renton	0–2	Dumbarton	Tontine Park
			Kennedy Miller

Helensburgh v Dumbarton

14 April 1922 Group	Helensburgh	0–3	Dumbarton	Helensburgh

Dumbarton Harp v Dumbarton

16 April 1923 Group	Dumbarton Harp	2–4	Dumbarton	Meadow Park, Dumbarton
			Halleron Kennedy Jackson	Attendance: 500

Dumbarton v Clydebank

18 April 1923 Group	Dumbarton	3–1	Clydebank	Boghead Park

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Harp

30 April 1923 Final	Dumbarton	1–0	Dumbarton Harp	Boghead Park
	Alexander

Dumbartonshire Charity Cup

Dumbarton continued the local success by retaining the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup, defeating Clydebank in the final.

Dumbarton Harp v Dumbarton

6 May 1923 First Rounmd	Dumbarton Harp	0–3	Dumbarton	Meadow Park, Dumbarton
			Hyslop Halleron Mair

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

9 May 1923 Semi Final	Vale of Leven	0–2	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
			Halleron Alexander

Dumbarton v Clydebank

12 May 1923 Final	Dumbarton	2–0	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Alexander			Attendance: 1,000

Friendly

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

31 March 1923 Friendly	Queen of the South	2-1	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	John Goodwin[82]	17	0	17	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Arthur King	22	0	21	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	James Barrie[83]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Donald Colman	9	0	9	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Alex Henderson[84]	22	0	22	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Tim Lenathen[85]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Robertson[86]	34	0	33	0	1	0
	MF	EIR	Harry Chatton	34	5	33	5	1	0
	MF	SCO	William Hyslop[87]	22	2	21	2	1	0
	MF	SCO	Henry Loney	34	3	33	3	1	0
	MF	SCO	Andrew Mair	39	3	38	3	1	0
	MF	SCO	Alex McConnachie[88]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Alexander[89]	23	17	23	17	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Campbell[90]	2	1	2	1	0	0
	FW	SCO	Cunningham[91]	2	1	2	1	0	0
	FW	SCO	Archibald Fotheringham[92]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Peter Halleron[93]	5	1	5	1	0	0
	FW	SCO	Alex Jackson	28	2	27	2	1	0
	FW	SCO	Philip Kennedy	36	10	35	10	1	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh McBride[94]	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Robert McEwan[95]	13	0	13	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Andrew Miller	38	8	37	8	1	0
	FW	SCO	Norman Thomson	36	8	35	8	1	0
	FW	SCO	William Watson	6	0	6	0	0	0

Source:^[96]

Transfers

Players in Player From Date Philip Kennedy Bellshill Athletic 5 Jul 1922 Alex Jackson Renton Victoria 8 Jul 1922 Tim Lenathen Falkirk 22 Jul 1922 Andrew Miller Celtic (loan) 29 Jul 1922 John Goodwin St Anthony's 16 Aug 1922 William Hyslop Vale of Leven 19 Oct 1922 James Campbell St Anthony's 8 Jan 1923 William Watson Galston 2 Mar 1923 James Barrie Duntocher Hibs (loan) 9 Mar 1923 Archibald Fotheringham Dumbarton Juniors (loan) 20 Apr 1923

Players out Player To Date Jock Wood Manchester United 18 May 1922 Robert Godfrey East Stirling 14 Aug 1922 John Browning Vale of Leven 23 Aug 1922 Hugh McBride East Fife 21 Sep 1922 Tim Lenathen Helensburgh (loan) 28 Oct 1922 Robert McEwan Vale of Leven (loan) 9 Jan 1923 John Hagan Dumbarton Harp 11 Apr 1923 Andrew Chalmers Bradford City John Coutts Alloa Athletic Richard Field Aberdare Athletic William Fraser Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Douglas Haggo Johnstone James Taylor Everton

Source:^[97]

In addition James Forrest, Charles Gordon, James Robertson and Alexander Shedden all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.