The 1885–86 season was the 13th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.
| 1885–86 season | ||
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| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | |
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Scottish Cup edit
Dumbarton had an easy passage through the early rounds of the Scottish Cup before losing out to Hibernian, the East of Scotland Shield holders, in the fifth round after a 2-2 draw.[1]
| 19 September 1885 Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 3–1[2][3] | Vale of Leven Wanderers | Boghead Park |
Hartley  Wilson Lindsay |
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| 3 October 1885 Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 7–0[4][5] | Union (Dumbarton) | Boghead Park |
| Aitken Tait |
| 24 October 1885 Cup round 3 | Dumbarton | 3–0[6][7] | Thistle | Boghead Park |
| Tait 10' Brown,R 86'Liddell 88' |
| 14 November 1885 Cup round 4 | Dumbarton | 3–0[8][9] | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
| Aitken 62' Lindsay 85' |
| 5 December 1885 Cup round 5 | Dumbarton | 2–2[10][11] | Hibernian | Boghead Park |
| Tobin (OG) Brown 44' |
Wilson 10' (OG) 85' |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 12 December 1885 Cup round 5R | Hibernian | 4–3[12][13] | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| McGhee 85' Preston Clark |
Hartley 5' Brown 40' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mr Kennedy |
Dumbartonshire Cup edit
Dumbarton failed to hold on to the Dumbartonshire Cup and were defeated at the semi-final stage by Dumbarton Athletic.
| 10 October 1885 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 7-0 | Bonhill | Boghead Park |
| Aitken Brown Tait Liddell McMillan |
| 28 November 1885 Round 2 | Renton | 1-0[14] VOID | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
| 65' |
Attendance: 4,000 |
| 26 December 1885 Round 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0 | Renton | Boghead Park |
| scrimmage 40' McKinnon 85' |
Attendance: 4,500 |
| 13 February 1886 Semi-final | Dumbarton Athletic | 2-1 | Dumbarton | Burnside Park |
| 40' |
Liddell 75' |
Glasgow Charity Cup edit
It was at the semi-final stage of the Glasgow Charity Cup that Dumbarton also tasted defeat, this time to rivals Vale of Leven.
| 8 May 1886 Semi-final | Vale of Leven | 1-0 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
| Coleman 75' |
Attendance: 6,000 |
Dumbartonshire Association Tournament edit
At the start of the season a tournament was played across the county in order to raise funds for the Dumbartonshire association. There were 8 invitees with the first rounds being played in two groups at Alexandria on 4 August and at Helensburgh a week later, where Dumbarton were due to have met Yoker, but their opponents having failed to turn up, the Dumbarton players entertained the crowd by playing a six-a-side match. The semi finals were played at Boghead where Dumbarton drew with Vale of Leven - the replay took place five days later. In the final against Dumbarton Athletic on 27 August Dumbarton won 2-0.
| 11 August 1885 Round 1 | Dumbarton | WO | Yoker | Helensburgh |
| 20 August 1885 Semi-final | Dumbarton | 0-0 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
| Attendance: 500 |
| 25 August 1885 Semi-final Replay | Vale of Leven | 0-1 | Dumbarton | Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire |
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Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Young |
| 27 August 1885 Final | Dumbarton | 2-0 | Dumbarton Athletic | Boghead Park |
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Friendlies edit
Despite the growing competitive calendar, 22 'friendly' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against Rangers, Queens Park, Vale of Leven and Vale of Leven Wanderers, together with matches against Glasgow Cup holders Cambuslang, and Forfarshire Cup holders, Dundee Harp. In addition a four match tour of the north of Scotland was undertaken during the New Year holidays. In all, 14 were won, 5 drawn and 3 lost, scoring 72 goals and conceding 42.
| 22 August 1885 Friendly | Morton | 3-4 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Lindsay Barrie Nugent 55' |
18' Miller 65' 89' |
Referee: Mr Gordon |
| 29 August 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4-1 | Rangers | Boghead Park |
| Lindsay 20' Hartley scrimmage 60' |
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| 2 September 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 5-0 | Vale of Leven Wanderers | Boghead Park |
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| 5 September 1885 Friendly | Hearts | 1-2 | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Edmonstone |
Keir 10' Gourlay |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: L Watt |
| 26 September 1885 Friendly | Partick Thistle | 2-2 | Dumbarton | Whiteinch |
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Attendance: 4,000 |
| 17 October 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-3 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
| Tait 85' |
McWhannel 2', 65' Hamilton |
Attendance: 5,000 |
| 31 October 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-2 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
| Lindsay 5' |
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Attendance: 3,500 |
| 7 November 1885 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4-2 | Renton | Boghead Park |
| Brown Aitken Tait Lindsay |
McColl 80' |
Attendance: 4,000 |
| 21 November 1885 Friendly | Rangers | 2-5 | Dumbarton | Kinning Park |
| McKenzie 25' Heggie |
Aitken 26', 28' 40' 46' |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 19 December 1885 Friendly | Queen's Park | 2-2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Somerville 33' |
Liddell Gillespie (OG) |
Attendance: 5,000 |
| 1 January 1886 Friendly | Dundee Harp | 1-3 | Dumbarton | Harp Athletic Grounds, Dundee |
| Lees 1' |
Lindsay 20' Aitken 38'McKinnon 46' |
Attendance: 6,000 |
| 2 January 1886 Friendly | Our Boys Dundee | 2-4 | Dumbarton | West Craigie Park, Dundee |
| Crichton 20' Sandy 44' |
McMillan 25' McKinnon Aitken |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 4 January 1886 Friendly | Arbroath | 2-2 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Munro |
(OG) Aitken |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 5 January 1886 Friendly | Aberdeen | 0-7 | Dumbarton | Recreation Grounds, Aberdeen |
| McAulay 5' Wood 44' (OG) 60' |
| 20 February 1886 Friendly | St Mirren | 0-4 | Dumbarton | Westmarch (stadium) |
| 60' |
| 27 February 1886 Friendly | Hibernian | 3-1 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| Smith 20' |
Aitken |
| 6 March 1886 Friendly | 3rd LRV | 1-2 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
| Thomson 2' |
Brown McMillan |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 20 March 1886 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 3-0 | Dumbarton | Alexandria |
| McColl Coleman Gillies |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 17 April 1886 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3-3 | Cambuslang | Boghead Park |
| Brown Hartley |
scrimmage Low scrimmage |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 22 April 1886 Friendly | Vale of Leven Wanderers | 2-5 | Dumbarton | Alexandria |
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Attendance: 2,500 |
| 24 April 1886 Friendly | Our Boys Dundee | 4-5 | Dumbarton | West Craigie Park, Dundee |
| Gloag 3' Ramsay 35'Mathieson Sandy |
McKinnon 15' Hartley Lindsay |
| 1 May 1886 Friendly | Cambuslang | 3-4 | Dumbarton | Whitefield Park, Cambuslang |
| 33' |
McKinnon 60' Paton Lindsay Brown 67' |
Player statistics edit
Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was Tom McMillan.
At the same time two internationalists were lost from the club's squad:
- Robert 'Sparrow' Brown's club career spanned seven seasons, and in addition to his international caps was a member of the Scottish Cup winning side of 1882-82.
- Jock Hutcheson travelled south to join Bolton Wanderers. He served the club for over a decade, and was also a member of the cup winning squad. He was perhaps unlucky not to earn a Scottish cap, having played in 4 international trials without success.
Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 James McAulay
|
GK | 6 | 0 |
| Tom McMillan
|
DF | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Paton
|
DF | 2 | 0 |
| Hugh Wilson[15]
|
DF | 6 | 1 |
| Leitch Keir
|
MF | 5 | 0 |
| Peter Miller
|
MF | 6 | 0 |
| Ralph Aitken
|
FW | 5 | 2 |
| Robert 'Plumber' Brown
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FW | 6 | 3 |
| J Gourlay[16]
|
FW | 1 | 0 |
| David Hartley[17]
|
FW | 5 | 3 |
| James Liddell
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FW | 5 | 1 |
| Joe Lindsay
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FW | 5 | 2 |
| William McKinnon
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FW | 2 | 0 |
| J McMillan[18]
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FW | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Tait[19]
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FW | 5 | 1 |
Source:[20]
International caps edit
An international trial match was played on 13 March 1886 to consider selection of teams to represent Scotland in the upcoming games in the 1886 British Home Championship. James McAulay played for the 'Probables' and Ralph Aitken and Joe Lindsay for the 'Improbables'. The latter won by 6-3 with Lindsay scoring a hat-trick and Aitken getting another.
Subsequently, five Dumbarton players were selected to play, as follows:
- Ralph Aitken,[21] Michael Paton,[22] James McAulay[23] and Joe Lindsay[24] earned their first, fifth, seventh and eighth caps respectively against England.
- Leitch Keir[25] earned his second cap against Ireland.
Representative matches edit
Four representative matches were played during the season by the Dumbartonshire Football Association, and Dumbarton players were selected to play as follows:
| Date | Opponent | Result | Players(Goals) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1885 | Forfarshire | 2-2 | Hutcheson;Liddell;Wilson |
| 30 January 1886 | Edinburgh | 1-1 | Aitken;Brown;Keir;Lindsay;McAulay;McMillan;Miller |
| 13 March 1886 | Renfrewshire | 2-3 | Liddell |
| 10 April 1886 | Renfrewshire | 2-3 | Aitken;Brown;Keir;McAulay;McMillan,T;Miller,P;Paton;Tate |
In addition, the Scotland XI who played against Ireland (including Leitch Keir) subsequently played a friendly against Dundee Harp on 8 April 1886 - and lost 1-3.
References edit
- ^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Vale of Leven Wndrs, Scottish Cup (19/09/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Vale of Leven Wanderers, Saturday, September 19th, 1885". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 7 - 0 Union, Scottish Cup (03/10/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 7 - 0 Union, Saturday, October 3rd, 1885". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 Thistle, Scottish Cup (24/10/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 Thistle, Saturday, October 24th, 1885". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 Partick Thistle, Scottish Cup (14/11/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 Partick Thistle, Saturday, November 14th, 1885". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Hibernian, Scottish Cup (05/12/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Hibernian, Saturday, December 5th, 1885". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Hibernian 4 - 3 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (12/12/1885)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Hibernian 4 - 3 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 12th, 1885". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ This was the first playing of the Dumbartonshire Cup second round but the result was successfully protested by Dumbarton to the Dumbartonshire Association.
- ^ "Hugh Wilson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "J Gourlay - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "J McMillan - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Pete Tait - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ "Ralph Aitken". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Michael Paton". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "James McAulay". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Lindsay". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Leitch Keir". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2019.