1911–12 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1911–1912 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two3rd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Rowan (11)
All: Hill/Speedie/Potter (12)

The 1911–12 season was the 35th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

Scottish League

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Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Football League

Dumbarton were unable to maintain a bright start to their sixth successive Second Division campaign but finished 3rd with 27 points, 8 behind champions Ayr United.[1]

At the end of the season there were no applicants from the Second Division for promotion. It had however been agreed that the bottom First Division club - St Mirren - would be replaced by the Second Division champions - Ayr United - but in the end for financial reasons this did not take place.

19 August 1911 Scottish League Dumbarton 3-0[2][3] St Bernard's Boghead Park
Menzies 25'
Speedie 65', 89'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sgt Vick
26 August 1911 Scottish League Vale of Leven 2-4[4][5] Dumbarton Millburn Park
Kaye 20'
Peacock 		Menzies 40'
Rowan 65'
MacPherson 70'
Hill 85'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mr McBeth
9 September 1911 Scottish League Dumbarton 2-0[6][7] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
MacPherson 5'
Rowan 45'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S Feggans
23 September 1911 Scottish League Arthurlie 4-2[8][9] Dumbarton Dunterlie Park (1906–1919)
Love
Wilkinson
Stevenson (pen)		 Menzies 45'
Sellars (OG)		 Referee: S Adams
30 September 1911 Scottish League Dumbarton 1-5[10][11] Abercorn Boghead Park
Brown Horn 5', 60'
Muirhead 20' (OG)
Speirs,R
Speirs,J 		Attendance: 2,000
14 October 1911 Scottish League Leith Athletic 2-2[12][13] Dumbarton Old Logie Green
Paterson
Bowman 89'		 MacPherson 4'
Rowan 5'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Millar
21 October 1911 Scottish League Abercorn 2-1[14][15] Dumbarton New Ralston Park
Speirs
Curran 89'		 Ferguson
4 November 1911 Scottish League St Johnstone 0-1[16][17] Dumbarton Recreation Grounds (Perth)
Hill
2 December 1911 Scottish League Ayr United 2-1[18][19] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Phillips
Goodwin 		Brander Referee: A Edwards
9 December 1911 Scottish League Dumbarton 1-0[20][21] Arthurlie Boghead Park
Speedie 87' (pen) Attendance: 2,000
16 December 1911 Scottish League Dumbarton 2-0[22][23] Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Speedie
Rowan 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J McKnight
23 December 1911 Scottish League St Bernard's 2-1[24][25] Dumbarton Royal Gymnasium Ground
Henderson
Ferguson 		Hill Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Dryburgh
30 December 1911 Scottish League Dumbarton 2-0[26][27] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
McGillivray 40' Referee: J Aitken
2 January 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 1-0[28][29] Dundee Hibs Boghead Park
Speedie 80' Attendance: 3,000
6 January 1912 Scottish League Cowdenbeath 0-3[30][31] Dumbarton North End Park, Cowdenbeath
Hill
Brander
Speedie
13 January 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 5-2[32][33] Leith Athletic Boghead Park
Hendry
Hamill
Speedie 60'		 Paterson 65' Attendance: 2,000
27 January 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 2-1[34][35] E Stirling Boghead Park
Rowan
Robertson 60'		 Thomson Attendance: 3,000
Referee: D Liddell
10 February 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 6-1[36][37] Ayr United Boghead Park
Hill 50'
Rowan
Brander 		Black (pen) Referee: C Johnstone
17 February 1912 Scottish League Dundee Hibs 4-2[38][39] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Gibson
Linn

Speedie 45' (pen)
Brander 		Attendance: 2,500
Referee: A Edwards
24 February 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 4-1[40][41] St Johnstone Boghead Park
McGillivray 45'
Hill
(OG)		 Brown Referee: A McBeth
2 March 1912 Scottish League Albion Rovers 2-1[42][43] Dumbarton Meadow Park, Coatbridge
Plunkett Rowan Referee: J McKnight
9 March 1912 Scottish League E Stirling 1-0[44][45] Dumbarton Merchiston Park
Martin Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Pettigrew

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Cup

Qualification for the Scottish Cup was successful, however Dumbarton lost out in the first round to East Stirling.

20 January 1912 Cup R1 E Stirling 3–0[46][47] Dumbarton Merchiston Park
1' (OG)
Robertson 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Muir

Scottish Qualifying Cup

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Dumbarton reached the final of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to Dunfermline Athletic.

16 September 1911 QualifyCup R2 Dumbarton 1–0[48] Port Glasgow Boghead Park
Hill 35' Referee: A Edwards
7 October 1911 QualifyCup R3 Galston 2–3[49] Dumbarton Riverside Park, Galston
Morrison 10'
Mair 50'		 MacPherson 25', 90'
Hill 75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mr Murray
28 October 1911 QualifyCup R4 Dumbarton 5–0[50] Renton Boghead Park
MacPherson 2'
Hill 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Allan
11 November 1911 QualifyCup R5 Dumbarton 4–1[51] E Stirling Boghead Park
Rowan
MacPherson
Speedie 		Thomson Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Muir
18 November 1911 QualifyCup SF Dumbarton 4–1[52][53] Ayr United Boghead Park
Speedie (pen) (pen) (pen)
Hill 50'		 Phillips Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Bell
25 November 1911 QualifyCup Final Dumbarton 0–1[54] Dunfermline Athletic Gymnasium Grounds, Edinburgh
Gibson 70' Attendance: 9,000
Referee: J Bell

Friendlies/Other Matches

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During the season 8 'friendly' matches were played, including a 'benefit' game for Herbert MacPherson whose bright career was ended by a leg break in the New Year game against Dundee Hibs. In all, 6 were won, 1 drawn and 1 lost, scoring 17 goals and conceding 5.

15 August 1911 Friendly Dumbarton 3–0 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Brander
Hill 		Attendance: 2,000
16 March 1912 Friendly Dumbarton 2–1 Abercorn Boghead Park
Hill 29'
Potter 88'		 Curran 25' Attendance: 2,000
30 March 1912 Friendly Dumbarton 3–1 Motherwell Boghead Park
Hill 20'
Rowan 25'
Haggerty 		Watson 45' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Stark
6 April 1912 Friendly Dumbarton 3–0 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Speedie 26', 49'
Hamill 85'		 Referee: A Edwards
13 April 1912 Friendly Dumbarton 3–0 Third Lanark Boghead Park
Speedie 20'
Rowan 75', 80'		 Referee: A Johnstone
17 April 1912 Friendly Dumbarton 1–2 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Rowan
Attendance: 2,500
20 April 1912 Benefit Dumbarton 1–2 Glasgow Perthshire Boghead Park
Potter
Hill
27 April 1912 Friendly Dumbarton 0–0 Hamilton Boghead Park

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup Qualifying Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO John B Miller 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Willie Muir 8 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Hugh Wallace[55] 11 0 8 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Andrew Cochrane[56] 20 0 14 0 1 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Lithgow[57] 21 0 17 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Muirhead[58] 22 0 16 0 1 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO George Fyfe[59] 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Matthew Haggerty[60] 24 0 18 0 1 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Andrew Potter[61] 27 1 20 0 1 0 6 1
MF Scotland SCO William Wilson[62] 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Brander 12 4 10 4 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO William Brown[63] 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO James Ferguson 21 1 15 1 1 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO David Hamill[64] 6 3 6 3 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Samuel Hendry[65] 21 1 15 1 0 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Hill[66] 25 12 18 7 1 0 6 5
FW Scotland SCO Herbert MacPherson[67] 18 9 12 3 0 0 6 6
FW Scotland SCO Alex McGillivray[68] 7 4 7 4 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Menzies 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Robertson[69] 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Rowan 23 11 17 9 0 0 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Finlay Speedie 26 12 19 8 1 0 6 4

Source:[70]

[71]

Transfers

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Source:[72]

In addition David Cochrane, David Hamill, Alex Menzies, William Muir and William Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

References

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