List of Dumbarton F.C. players

Dumbarton F.C. are a Scottish professional association football club based in Dumbarton, who currently play in the Scottish League 1. They have played at their current home ground, the C&G Systems Stadium, since 2000. Previous to this they played at Boghead Park from 1879 until 2000 and various grounds in Dumbarton from their foundation in 1872 to 1879. They were one of the founding clubs of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions.

All players who have played in 100 or more such matches or played international or representative football during their time at the club are listed below. Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contract signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, substitute appearances are included. Wartime appearances are listed separately as they are considered to be 'unofficial'.

List of players

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Club

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Name Nationality Position Dumbarton career Appearances Goals
Tom McMillan  Scotland Half back 1885–1895 110 6
Alex Miller  Scotland Full/half back 1888–1897 117 2
John McLeod  Scotland Goalkeeper 1889–1895 108 3
John Brander  Scotland Inside right 1905–1912 125 48
Bob Gordon  Scotland Midfielder
Full back
1905–1911 122 11
Johnny Hill  Scotland Outside left 1905–1912 139 80
James Ferguson  Scotland Outside right 1906–1915 117 6
Finlay Speedie  Scotland Half back 1909–1920 133 40
John Rowan  Scotland Centre forward 1910–1920 145 76
John Miller  Scotland Goalkeeper 1911–1921 228 0
James Riddell  Scotland Half back 1913–1919 117 9
Alexander Thom  Scotland Outside left 1913–1920 225 41
Bob McGrory  Scotland Right back 1914–1920 217 0
Pat Travers  Scotland Midfielder/Forward 1914–1921 111 10
William Ritchie  Scotland Outside right 1915–1919 123 22
Thomas Raeside  Scotland Half back 1916–1920 110 4
Bob McDermid  Scotland Inside left 1918–1921 102 30
Harry Chatton  Republic of Ireland Right half
Right back
1920–1923
1931–1933
141 5
Henry Loney  Scotland Half back 1921–1924 113 7
Andrew Mair  Scotland Left half 1921–1928 187 12
Philip Kennedy  Scotland Inside forward 1922–1925 115 27
William Gibson  Scotland Full back 1923–1929 117 0
James Warden  Scotland Left back 1923–1927 101 3
John Russell  Scotland Winger 1924–1928 105 29
Archibald McLardie  Scotland Inside right
Right half
1924–1930 149 22
John Harvie  Scotland Centre half 1925–1929 129 16
James Miller  Scotland Half back 1927–1931 112 4
Danny Muir  Scotland Right back 1927–1931 133 0
Johnny Haddow  Scotland Centre forward 1928–1936 181 112
Jim Kelso  Scotland Left back 1929–1933 146 5
Willie Parlane  Scotland Centre forward 1929–1937 145 68
Charles Ballantyne  Scotland Centre half 1931–1935 117 13
John Casey  Scotland Right back
Right half
1935–1939 108 1
Bobby Donaldson  Scotland Half back 1946–1950 160 0
Tom Donegan  Scotland Half back 1946–1954 230 47
Hugh Goldie  Scotland Centre forward 1947–1954 109 44
Jack McNee  Scotland Left back 1947–1954 207 3
George Paton  Scotland Goalkeeper 1948–1953 144 0
George Ferguson  Scotland Half back 1948–1954 203 0
Jimmy Whyte  Scotland Centre half 1950–1954 126 0
Hugh Shaw  Scotland Right half 1951–1954 109 10
John McKay  Scotland Right back 1954–1958 130 1
John McCall  Scotland Wing half 1954–1959 162 8
Les Brown  Scotland Winger 1954–1960 151 45
Tommy Craig  Scotland Half back 1954–1960 163 4
Hugh Gallacher  Scotland Centre forward 1954–1962 231 205
Benny Cairns  Scotland Half back 1955–1958 103 9
Tom Whalen  Scotland Inside forward 1955–1961 158 65
Tommy Govan  Scotland Full back 1957–1967 309 7
Andy Jardine  Scotland Full back 1957–1967 364 3
Charlie Stewart  Scotland Winger 1957–1962 125 60
Freddie Glidden  Scotland Centre half 1959–1962 122 0
Doug Robertson  Scotland Goalkeeper 1959–1966 141 0
Hugh Harra  Scotland Centre half 1962–1967 163 13
Andy Crawford  Scotland Goalkeeper 1963–1968 123 0
Ronnie Curran  Scotland Centre half 1963–1969 203 3
Bobby Johnstone  Scotland Centre half 1964–1969 125 7
Drew Nelson  Scotland Inside forward 1964–1967 111 38
Allan Watson  Scotland Outside right 1966–1971 135 32
Roy McCormack  Scotland Striker 1966–1976 307 132
Johnny Graham  Scotland Left half 1967–1977 385 29
Billy Wilkinson  Scotland Full back 1967–1974 120 0
George Muir  Scotland Full back 1968–1972 143 2
Kenny Jenkins  Scotland Midfielder 1969–1974 175 22
Allan McKay  Scotland Full back 1969–1974 128 2
Laurie Williams  Scotland Goalkeeper 1969–1980 372 0
Jackie Bolton  Scotland Centre half 1970–1973 111 0
Kenny Wilson  Scotland Striker 1970–1973 101 87
Peter Coleman  Scotland Winger 1970–1976 199 20
Tom McAdam  Scotland Winger 1970–1976 104 42
Willie Wallace  Scotland Inside forward 1972–1975 105 25
John Cushley  Scotland Centre half 1972–1976 111 0
John Bourke  Scotland Inside forward 1972–1978
1982–1986
267 95
Don Watt  Scotland Full back 1973–1978 161 0
Jim Muir  Scotland Centre half 1974–1978 146 27
Ally Brown  Scotland Inside forward 1974–1983 298 35
Murdo MacLeod  Scotland Inside forward
Midfielder
1975–1979
1993–1995
180 14
Graeme Sinclair  Scotland Centre half 1975–1982 243 3
Donald McNeil  Scotland Left half 1975–1991 317 18
Raymond Blair  Scotland Outside right 1976–1983 220 51
Pat McCluskey  Scotland Defender 1977–1980 125 13
Brian Gallacher  Scotland Centre forward 1977–1981 158 46
Ally MacLeod  Scotland Wing half 1977–1982 140 5
Joe Coyle  Scotland Inside forward 1977–1985 230 41
John Gallacher  Scotland Centre half 1978–1982 151 3
Tommy Coyle  Scotland Wing half 1978–1987 319 25
Tom Carson  Scotland Goalkeeper 1979–1984
1991–1992
177 0
Martin McGowan  Scotland Defender 1980–1986 147 3
Mark Clougherty  Scotland Defender 1980–1988 244 1
Pat McGowan  Scotland Inside forward 1980–1989 272 20
Albert Craig  Scotland Midfielder 1981–1986 152 23
Ray Montgomerie  Scotland Midfielder 1981–1988 197 8
Gordon Arthur  Scotland Goalkeeper 1984–1988 157 0
Alan Kay  Scotland Goalkeeper 1984–1988 103 4
Steve McCahill  Scotland Centre half 1984–1989 164 5
Stuart MacIver  Scotland Centre forward 1984–1992 189 69
Owen Coyle  Republic of Ireland Striker 1985–1989 111 36
Gerry McCoy  Scotland Striker 1985–1988 109 43
Stevie Gow  Scotland Defender 1987–1999 288 4
John McQuade  Scotland Centre forward 1988–1994 186 55
Jim Dempsey  Scotland Centre half 1989–1993 110 2
John Boyd  Scotland Full back 1989–1995 162 15
Charlie Gibson  Scotland Centre forward 1989–1996 263 64
Jim Meechan  Scotland Midfielder 1989–1998 291 32
Jim Marsland  Scotland Midfielder 1990–1997 229 2
Paul Martin  Scotland Midfielder 1990–1996 163 8
Martin McGarvey  Scotland Midfielder 1990–1997 130 11
Martin Melvin  Scotland Defender 1990–2002 272 5
Ian MacFarlane  Scotland Goalkeeper 1991–1997 201 0
Martin Mooney  Scotland Striker 1992–1999 252 55
Kenny Meechan  Scotland Goalkeeper 1993–2000 112 0
Hugh Ward  Scotland Forward 1993–2000 140 28
Colin McKinnon  Scotland Midfielder 1994–1999 172 24
Toby King  Scotland Forward 1994–2001 169 14
Lee Sharp  Scotland Forward 1995–1999 111 16
Willie Wilson  Scotland Midfielder 1996–2001 113 6
Jamie Bruce  Scotland Defender 1996–2002 122 4
Alex Grace  Scotland Midfielder 1997–2001 105 8
Stephen Jack  Scotland Midfielder 1997–2002 152 1
Paddy Flannery  Scotland Striker 1997–2004 199 87
Craig Brittain  Scotland Defender 1997–2009 339 9
Joe Robertson  Scotland Forward 1998–2003 158 26
Dave Stewart  Scotland Defender 1998–2003 116 5
Andy Brown  Scotland Forward 1999–2003 147 27
Michael Dickie  Scotland Defender 1999–2003 122 0
Steven Bonar  Scotland Midfielder 1999–2005 173 12
John Dillon  Scotland Midfielder 1999–2007 267 32
Stephen Grindlay  Scotland Goalkeeper 2001–2007
2010–2015
295 0
Iain Russell  Scotland Forward 2002–2006
2018-date
132 37
Chris Boyle  Scotland Midfielder 2003–2007 124 12
Ryan Borris  Scotland Forward 2004–2007
2011–2012
102 7
Andy Geggan  Scotland Midfielder 2006–2011
2021–2022
185 12
Ben Gordon  Scotland Defender 2008–2011 114 7
Martin McNiff  Scotland Midfielder 2008–2014
2022–2023
137 6
Mark Gilhaney  Scotland Midfielder 2010–2015 186 29
Scott Agnew  Scotland Midfielder 2011–2015 151 35
Bryan Prunty  Scotland Forward 2011–2014 122 38
Andy Graham  Scotland Defender 2012–2015 120 8
Garry Fleming  Scotland Forward 2012–2017 179 30
Gregor Buchanan  Scotland Defender 2015–2017
2021–2023
160 13
Stuart Carswell  Scotland Midfielder 2016–2023 224 16
Kyle Hutton  Scotland Midfielder 2017–2020 116 0

Wartime

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Name Nationality Position Dumbarton career Appearances Goals
Jackie Milne  Scotland Forward 1939–1945 164 35
Andy Cheyne  Scotland Full back 1940–1945 112 3
Willie Reid  Scotland Inside left 1941–1945 102 27
John Hepburn  Scotland Outside right 1941–1946 113 20
Robert Wallace  Scotland Right back 1943–1947 110 3

International

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Senior

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Archie Lang  Scotland 1879–1880 1 0
Joe Lindsay  Scotland 1879–1886 8 6
Peter Miller  Scotland 1881–1883 3 0
James McAulay  Scotland 1881–1887 9 1
William McKinnon  Scotland 1882–1884 4 0
Michael Paton  Scotland 1882–1886 5 0
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown  Scotland 1883–1884 2 0
Robert 'Plumber' Brown  Scotland 1884–1885 1 0
Hugh Wilson  Scotland 1884–1885 1[2] 0
Leitch Keir  Scotland 1885–1888 4 1
Ralph Aitken  Scotland 1885–1888 2 1
Tom McMillan  Scotland 1886–1887 1 0
William Robertson  Scotland 1886–1887 2 1
Duncan Stewart  Scotland 1887–1888 1 0
Geordie Dewar  Scotland 1887–1889 2 1
Jack Bell  Scotland 1889–1892 2 1
John McLeod  Scotland 1889–1893 4 0
John Taylor  Scotland 1891–1894 3 1
William Thomson  Scotland 1891–1898 4 1
Harry Chatton  Republic of Ireland 1931–1932 1 0
Dimitris Froxylias  Cyprus 2017–2018 1 0

League XI

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Jack Bell Scotland Scottish League 1891–1892 1 1
Dickie Boyle Scotland Scottish League 1891–1892 1 0
John Miller Scotland Scottish League 1891–1892 1 2
John McLeod Scotland Scottish League 1891–1893 2 0
John Taylor Scotland Scottish League 1891–1894 4 2
Tom McMillan Scotland Scottish League 1893–1894 1 0
William Thomson Scotland Scottish League 1894–1895 1 0
Murdo MacLeod Scotland Scottish League 1977–1978 1 0
Graeme Sinclair Scotland Scottish League 1977–1980 2 0

Under-23

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Graeme Sinclair Scotland Scottish U23 1976–1977 1 0

Under-21

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Murdo MacLeod Scotland Scottish U21 1978–1979 2 1
Owen Coyle Republic of Ireland Eire U21 1986–1987 2 1

Under-19

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Ally MacLeod Scotland Scottish U19 1977–1978 7 0

B League

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Duncan Smith Scotland Scottish B League 1951–1952 1 1

Semi-Pro

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Graeme Sinclair Scotland Scotland Semi Pro 1981–1982 3 0

Amateur

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Name Nation International career Appearances Goals
Stewart Lennie Scotland Scottish Amateurs 1930–1931 1 0
Willie Parlane Scotland Scottish Amateurs 1930–1932 2 0
Alex Parlane Scotland Scottish Amateurs 1931–1932 1 0
Johnny Parlane Scotland Scottish Amateurs 1932–1933 1 0
Willie McCulloch Scotland Scottish Amateurs 1959–1960 2 1
Jackie Neeson Scotland Scottish Amateurs 1961–1962 2 0

Wartime

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Name National International career Appearances Goals
Jackie Milne Scotland Scotland XI 1940–1941 1 0

Representative

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Scotch Counties

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Name Career Appearances Goals
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown 1880–1883 3 2
William McKinnon 1880–1883 4 0
Jock Hutcheson 1881–1883 3 0
Michael Paton 1884–1885 1 0
Peter Miller 1881–1883 4 0
Joe Lindsay 1880–1885 3 2
James McAulay 1881–1885 4 0
Robert 'Plumber' Brown 1884–1885 1 0
Geordie Dewar 1887–1888 1 0
Name Career Appearances Goals
Ralph Aitken 1883–1889 6 2
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown 1884–1885 3 1
William McKinnon 1884–1885 1 1
James Liddell 1884–1886 4 1
Robert 'Plumber' Brown 1884–1887 4 0
Jock Hutcheson 1884–1887 4 0
James McAulay 1884–1887 5 0
Peter Miller 1884–1887 6 0
Leitch Keir 1884–1890 7 0
Joe Lindsay 1884–1890 4 0
Hugh Wilson 1885–1886 1 0
Michael Paton 1885–1886 1 0
Tom McMillan 1885–1893 11 3
William Robertson 1886–1887 1 2
Geordie Dewar 1887–1889 3 0
Duncan Stewart 1887–1890 5 0
Jack Bell 1887–1892 7 3
James Bell 1888–1889 1 0
John Madden 1888–1889 3 4
Dickie Boyle 1889–1891 2 0
James Galbraith 1889–1891 2 0
John McLeod 1889–1892 4 0
Hugh Mair 1890–1891 1 0
Daniel Watson 1890–1891 1 0
James McNaught 1890–1893 2 0
Abe Hartley 1892–1893 1 0
John Taylor 1892–1893 1 0
William Thomson 1892–1898 2 0
John Fraser 1896–1897 1 0

West of Scotland

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Name Career Appearances Goals
Leitch Keir 1886–1887 1 0

Scottish Internationalists

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Name Career Appearances Goals
Geordie Dewar 1887–1888 2 0

Scottish Anglos

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Name Career Appearances Goals
Leitch Keir 1887–1888 1 0

SFA (Wartime)

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Name Career Appearances Goals
Jackie Milne 1940–1941 1 0

References

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  1. ^ Scotland Players By Club | Clubs Played For | Dumbarton, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ "Hugh Wilson of Dumbarton, a 'missing' internationalist". Scottish Sport History. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ Scotland Players By Club (SFL) | Clubs Played For | Dumbarton, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2015). Forgotten Glories – British Amateur International Football 1901–1974. ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9.

McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.