1927–28 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1927–1928 season
Manager Donald Colman
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two 11th
Scottish Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Angus Urquhart (36)
All: Angus Urquhart (36)
← 1926–27 1928–29 →

Season 1927–28 was the 51st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 29th time and the Scottish Cup for the 40th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 11th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 36 points - 18 behind champions Ayr United.[1] The highlight of an otherwise unremarkable season was the record-breaking goal scoring of Angus Urquhart, who scored 36 goals in 36 league appearances.

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

Locally, Dumbarton were runners-up in the Dumbartonshire Cup for the fourth consecutive season, losing out to Clydebank in the final.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

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Main article: 1927–28 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
13 August 1927 Arthurlie H 0-1 3,000
20 August 1927 Queen of the South A 2-6 Urquhart;Crawford
27 August 1927 St Bernard's H 3-3 Urquhart(2);Kirk 2,000
3 September 1927 Bathgate A 3-2 Urquhart(2);Crawford
10 September 1927 Morton H 5-0 Russell(2);Harvie;McLardie;Urquhart
17 September 1927 Albion Rovers A 3-2 McLardie(2);Russell 2,500
24 September 1927 King's Park H 4-5 Urquhart(3);Russell 3,000
1 October 1927 Alloa Athletic A 3-3 Kirk;Crawford;Russell
8 October 1927 Forfar Athletic H 2-0 Miller;Russell 2,000
15 October 1927 Clydebank A 2-1 Crawford(2) 3,000
22 October 1927 Third Lanark A 1-4 Crawford 3,000
29 October 1927 Leith Athletic H 2-2 Urquhart;McPhail 3,000
5 November 1927 East Fife H 1-3 Kirk 2,000
12 November 1927 East Stirling A 0-5
19 November 1927 Ayr United H 2-0 Urquhart(2) 1,500
26 November 1927 Dundee United A 1-3 Urquhart 7,000
3 December 1927 Armadale A 0-2
10 December 1927 Arbroath H 2-0 Urquhart;Crawford
17 December 1927 Stenhousemuir A 0-1
24 December 1927 Arthurlie A 1-0 Urquhart
31 December 1927 Bathgate H 2-1 Urquhart(2)
2 January 1928 Clydebank H 0-2 2,000
3 January 1928 Morton A 0-2
7 January 1928 St Bernard's A 0-2
14 January 1928 Albion Rovers H 0-1
28 January 1928 Forfar Athletic A 2-3 Urquhart(2)
4 February 1928 Leith Athletic A 1-2 Crawford 1,500
8 February 1928 Alloa Athletic H 2-1 Urquhart;Kirk
11 February 1928 King's Park A 0-4
25 February 1928 Third Lanark H 0-0
3 March 1928 Queen of the South H 1-0 Urquhart
10 March 1928 East Fife A 1-4 Urquhart
17 March 1928 East Stirling H 6-1 Urquhart(4);Miller;Crawford
24 March 1928 Ayr United A 1-0 Urquhart
31 March 1928 Dundee United H 3-0 Hamill(2);Urquhart 2,500
7 April 1928 Armadale H 6-2 Urquhart(5);Hamill
14 April 1928 Arbroath A 0-3
21 April 1928 Stenhousemuir H 4-1 Urquhart(3);Kirk

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1927–28 Scottish Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
25 January 1928 1 Hamilton H 2-3 McLardie;Gillies 2,500

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
18 February 1928 SF Vale of Leven A 7-2 Muir(2);Crawford(2);Harvie;Lamont;Murray
28 April 1928 F Clydebank A 0-0
30 April 1928 Fr Clydebank A 2-4 Crawford(2) 1,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 24 players for the 39 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Kirk, Miller and Urquhart topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in 37 of these matches. Note that in three matches unnamed 'trialist(s)' played.[2]

Player Position[3] Appearances Goals
Scotland Alfred Aitchison DF 14
Scotland John Bradford GK 14
Scotland Brown FW 1
Scotland James Crawford FW 35 11
Scotland Archibald Gillies FW 29 1
Scotland Andrew Hamill FW 10 3
Scotland John Harvie MF 32 1
Scotland William Kirk FW 37 5
Scotland James Laing MF 12
Scotland Thomas Lamont MF 7
Scotland Andrew Mair MF 6
Scotland Archibald McLardie FW 26 4
Scotland Donald MacPhail FW 13 1
Scotland James Miller MF 37 2
Scotland Daniel Muir DF 35
Scotland John Muir MF 4
Scotland William Murray FW 8
Scotland John Pearson FW 3
Scotland Rock MF 1
Scotland John Russell[4] FW 12 6
Scotland Robert Shaw DF 27
Scotland Angus Urquhart FW 37 36
Scotland Watt MF 2
Scotland Duncan Yuill GK 24

See also

References

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  3. ↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
  4. ↑ The league match against Forfar Athletic on 8 October marked John Russell's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

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