1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1878–79 season
Stadium Townend, Dumbarton
Scottish Cup Sixth Round
← 1877–78 1879–80 →

Season 1878–79 sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the sixth time.

Overview

Dumbarton reached the sixth round of the Scottish Cup before losing out to their local rivals, Vale of Leven - who went on to retain the cup for the third successive year.[1]

During the season, 10 'other' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Renton, and a home game against the holders of the Ayrshire Cup, Mauchline. Of these matches, 8 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 36 goals and conceding 7. Note that Dumbarton remained unbeaten in all home matches during the season - meaning that only one loss had been suffered on home soil in the last four seasons.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1878-79 Scottish Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
28 September 1878 R1 10th Dumbarton RV H 8-1 unknown
19 October 1878 R2 Renton A 6-1 McMaster;Grant;Galbraith;Lawrence;OG(2) 4,000
9 November 1878 R3 Strathblane H 5-0 unknown
30 November 1878 R4 Kilmarnock Portland A 1-1 unknown
7 December 1878 R4r Kilmarnock Portland H 6-1 unknown
8 March 1879 R5 Stonelaw H 9-1 unknown
22 March 1879 SF Vale of Leven A 1-3 Lindsay 6,000

Other Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
31 August 1878 Arthurlie A 4-0 unknown
7 September 1878 Mauchline H 3-3 OG;unknown(2)
5 October 1878 Renton A 2-1 unknown
26 October 1878 Alexandria A 8-0 unknown
2 November 1878 Jamestown H 5-0 unknown
16 November 1878 Renton H 3-1 unknown
23 November 1878 Helensburgh H 3-0 Carruthers;McMaster;unknown
8 February 1879 Govan A 1-1 unknown
5 April 1879 Parkgrove A 2-1 unknown
12 April 1879 Lennox H 5-0 unknown

Appearances

This shows appearances made for Dumbarton in Scottish Cup matches only.[2]

Player Position[3] Appearances Goals[4]
Scotland J Anderson HB 7
Scotland Robert Brown FW 2
Scotland J Carruthers FW 6
Scotland Alex Galbraith FW 6 1
Scotland Grant FW 2 1
Scotland David Hartley FW 5
Scotland Jock Hutcheson BK 7
Scotland John Kennedy GK 7
Scotland Archie Lang BK 7
Scotland Alex Lawrence FW 5 1
Scotland Joe Lindsay FW 6 1
Scotland William McKinnon FW 7
Scotland J McMaster FW 1 1
Scotland Peter Miller HB 7
Scotland R Miller FW 2

See also

References

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  3. ↑ The usual formation would be 2-2-6 (two backs, two half backs and six forwards)
  4. ↑ Due to the limited reporting of football at the time, the scorers of 29 of the 36 goals scored in Scottish Cup matches are unknown.

External links

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