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1888–89 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1888–89 season was the 16th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Dumbarton
1888–89 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish CupSemi-final

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 1888-89 Scottish Cup

A successful run in the Scottish Cup brought Dumbarton to their eighth semi final and their first ever meeting with Celtic. On the day however the Glasgow side were to prove too strong and ran out 4-1 winners.[1]

1 September 1888 Cup R1 Dumbarton 13–1[2][3] Kirkintilloch Central Boghead Park
Lapsley       
Chapman    
Dewar   
Madden  
Collins  		  
Cup R2 Dumbarton bye
13 October 1888 Cup R3 Motherwell 2-6[4][5] Dumbarton Roman Road Park, Motherwell
          Attendance: 3,500
3 November 1888 Cup R4 Dumbarton 9–0[6][7] Methlan Park Boghead Park
Aitken   10'
 
scrimmage  
Bell    
Keir  
Chapman 
  
1 December 1888 Cup R5 Dumbarton 3–1[8][9] Mossend Swifts Boghead Park
Madden   20'
Dewar  
Bell  		   65' Referee: Mr Brock
15 December 1888 Cup R5 Dumbarton 2–2[10][11] St Mirren Boghead Park
Bell    85' Brown  
Johnstone  
22 December 1888 Cup R5R St Mirren 2–2[12][13] Dumbarton Westmarch (stadium)
Brown   50'
Hannah   86' (OG)		 Dewar  
Lapsley  		 Attendance: 6,000
29 December 1888 Cup R5R Dumbarton 3–1[14][15] St Mirren Ibrox Park
Aitken   43' 
Bell  		 Paterson   87' Attendance: 7,000
12 January 1889 Cup R6 Dumbarton 1–4[16][17] Celtic Boghead Park
Madden   87'   
Groves   62'
Dunbar  		 Attendance: 6,000

Dumbartonshire Cup edit

The trophy was lifted for the second time, beating their town rivals Dumbarton Athletic easily in the final.

Second round Dumbarton Walkover Dumbarton Thistle
8 December 1888 Third round Dumbarton 5-0 Vale of Leven Wanderers Boghead Park
Bell  
Lapsley  
 
Chapman  
19 January 1889 Semi Final Dumbarton 3-1 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Miller  
Keir  
Chapman  		   Attendance: 2,000
9 February 1889 Final Dumbarton 6-2 Dumbarton Athletic Millburn Park
Madden   15'
Lapsley  
Bell  
 
 
Mair  		 Lindsay   20'
 		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mr McLean

Greenock Charity Cup edit

An invitation to compete in the Greenock Charity Cup was accepted, but Dumbarton lost out to the hosts Morton in the final.

30 March 1889 First round Carlton 2-5 Dumbarton Volunteer Park, Greenock
 
Mills  		      
14 May 1889 Semi Final 1st RRV Greenock 0-10 Dumbarton Greenock
           Attendance: 1,000
1 June 1889 Final Morton 2-0 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Stewart   50'
Scott  		 Attendance: 3,000

Friendlies edit

During the season, 28 'friendly' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against Vale of Leven, Dumbarton Athletic and Queen's Park. There were also matches against the current holders of the East of Scotland Shield (Mossend Swifts), the Lanarkshire Cup (Airdrie), the Renfrewshire Cup (St Mirren) and the Stirlingshire Cup (East Stirling), and a 3 match tour of the north of Scotland during the New Year holidays. In England, matches were played against Sunderland and Sunderland Albion, and Dumbarton also gave the Welsh national team a tough work-out in a game at Boghead. In all, 9 matches were won, 7 drawn and 12 lost, scoring goals 74 and conceding 67.

11 August 1888 Friendly Leith Athletic 4–3 Dumbarton Hawkhill
Dewar  
Lawrie  
Clements  
Dewar   80' (OG)		 Madden   5'
scrimmage  
 
18 August 1888 Friendly Vale of Leven 2–2[18] Dumbarton Millburn Park
McMillan  
Rankin   70'		 Lindsay   57'
Madden   89'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Crerar
25 August 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 0–3 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Berry   20', 30', 50' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Crerar
28 August 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 4–0 Union (Dumbarton) Boghead Park
    
8 September 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 2–2 St Mirren Boghead Park
McMillan   10'
Lapsley   30'		   42'
  70'		 Referee: A Holmes
15 September 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 1–2 Celtic Boghead Park
Chapman   30' McCallum  
 
29 September 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 2–1 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Lapsley   3'
Madden   50'		   47' Referee: Mr Laird
6 October 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 9–1 Thornliebank Boghead Park
Bell    
Chapman    
Liddell  
Lapsley  
 		   Referee: J Inglis
20 October 1888 Friendly Queen's Park 2–2[19] Dumbarton Recreation Grounds, Glasgow
Eccles  
Stewart  		 Aitken   1'
scrimmage   9'		 Attendance: 10,000
27 October 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 3–0 Thistle Boghead Park
Lapsley   3' 
Bell  
10 November 1888 Friendly Dumbarton Athletic 3–2 Dumbarton St James' Park, Dumbarton
Latta   14', 73'
Henderson  		 scrimmage  
Aitken  		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Rose
24 November 1888 Friendly Dumbarton 1–1[20] Mossend Swifts Boghead Park
Lapsley   Inglis   Referee: Mr Brock
31 December 1888 Friendly Strathmore (Dundee) 2–2 Dumbarton Rollo's Pier, Dundee
Drabbie      5' 
1 January 1889 Friendly Arbroath 2–2 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Petrie  
Willock  		 Caird  
Chaplin  
2 January 1889 Friendly Forfar Athletic 3–1 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Bowman   
Anderson  		 Madden  
2 February 1889 Friendly Renton 6–1 Dumbarton Tontine Park
Campbell   20'
    
McNee  		 Madden  
16 February 1889 Friendly Hibernian 4–3 Dumbarton Easter Road
Coyle  
Burns  
McGhee  
 		 Chapman  
Lapsley  
 
2 March 1889 Friendly Dumbarton 6–1 Dumbarton Athletic Boghead Park
Lapsley   1'
Madden   5'
McMillan   10'
Bell  
Mair   		 scrimmage   65' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Cochrane
9 March 1889 Friendly East Stirling 7–1 Dumbarton Merchiston Park
McLauchlan   5'
Kirkwood   35', 47'
Dunn   46'  
 		   42'
16 March 1889 Friendly Queen's Park 1–1 Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Berry   55' Madden   20'
21 March 1889 Friendly Montrose 4–2 Dumbarton Links Park
Kay  
Keillor     70'		 Bell  
 		 Attendance: 2,000
23 March 1889 Friendly Cowlairs 1–2 Dumbarton Gourlay Park, Glasgow
  Miller  
Chapman  
6 April 1889 Friendly  Welsh International XI 0–3 Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Chapman  
Bell  
Mair  
13 April 1889 Friendly Hearts 4–2 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Scott  
Baird   
Jenkinson  		 scrimmage  
Madden  
20 April 1889 Friendly  Sunderland Albion 2–6 Dumbarton Blue House Field, Hendon
   scrimmage   25'
  26'
scrimmage   48'
Lapsley  
Mair   		 Attendance: 5,000
27 April 1889 Friendly Dumbarton 8–0 Dykebar Boghead Park
   60'  70'
Bell    
Mair  
 		 Attendance: 2,000
4 May 1889 Friendly Albion Rovers 4–1 Dumbarton Meadow Park, Coatbridge
Baird  
Rourke   15'
Scott    75'		 Mair   5'
21 May 1889 Friendly Airdrie 1–3 Dumbarton Smiths Fields, Airdrie
Mitchell   McLeod   10'
Stewart   44'
Lapsley  
27 May 1889 Friendly  Sunderland 4–3 Dumbarton Newcastle Road
     Chapman   6'
  		 Attendance: 4,000

Player statistics edit

Dumbarton continued to attract some of the best players in Scotland, and joining up this season were Dickie Boyle and Geordie Dewar.
Amongst those leaving was internationalist Peter Miller after a career with the club spanning over 13 seasons.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
  James Bell GK 8 0
  Dickie Boyle DF 2 0
  John Hannah[21] DF 8 0
  Duncan Stewart DF 5 0
  Geordie Dewar MF 8 4
  Robert Hannah[22] MF 1 0
  Leitch Keir MF 7 1
  Tom McMillan MF 8 0
  Ralph Aitken FW 6 3
  Jack Bell FW 7 7
  John Chapman[23] FW 8 4
  James Collins[24] FW 1 0
  Edward Duffy[25] FW 1 0
  William Lapsley[26] FW 8 7
  John Madden FW 8 3
  Alex Miller FW 2 0

Source:[27]

International caps edit

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

An international trial match was played on 16 February 1889 to consider selection of teams to represent Scotland in the upcoming games in the 1889 British Home Championship.

Geordie Dewar[28] was selected to take part and subsequently earned his second cap against England.

Representative matches edit

Dumbarton players were selected to play in Dumbartonshire county matches as follows:

Date Opponent Result Players(Goals)
26 January 1889 East of Scotland 4-2 Bell,Jas;Bell,Jn;Dewar;Stewart
26 January 1889 Renfrewshire 6-1 Aitken;Madden(3);McMillan
23 February 1889 Birmingham & District 2-5 Bell;Dewar;Madden(1);McMillan(1):Stewart
25 February 1889 Liverpool District 1-2 Bell(1);Dewar;Madden;McMillan:Stewart
9 April 1889 Scottish International XI 1-2 Bell(D);Madden(D);McMillan(D):Stewart(I)*
  • - 'D' played for Dumbartonshire ; 'I' played for Internationals

In addition Geordie Dewar was selected to play for a 'Counties' team against a Glasgow Select on 4 October 1888 - Glasgow won 9-0.

Reserve team edit

Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Linthouse, but in the Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup, the trophy was won for the first time by beating Vale of Leven in the final.

References edit

  1. ^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. ^ "Dumbarton 13 - 1 Kirkintilloch Cent, Scottish Cup (01/09/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Dumbarton 13 - 1 Kirkintilloch Central, Saturday, September 1st, 1888". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Motherwell 2 - 6 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (13/10/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Motherwell 2 - 6 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 13th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Dumbarton 9 - 0 Methlan Park, Scottish Cup (03/11/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Dumbarton 9 - 0 Methlan Park, Saturday, November 3rd, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Mossend Swifts, Scottish Cup (01/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Mossend Swifts, Saturday, December 1st, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 St Mirren, Scottish Cup (15/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 St Mirren, Saturday, December 15th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ^ "St Mirren 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (22/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. ^ "St Mirren 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 22nd, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 St Mirren, Scottish Cup (29/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 St Mirren, Saturday, December 29th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Celtic, Scottish Cup (12/01/1889)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Celtic, Saturday, January 12th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  18. ^ Played to celebrate the opening of Vale's new ground.
  19. ^ Played as part of the Glasgow International Exhibition.
  20. ^ Was to have been the fifth round tie of the Scottish Cup but ground was declared unplayable. Players decided to play a friendly instead.
  21. ^ "John Hannah - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Robert Hannah - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  23. ^ "John Chapman - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  24. ^ "James Collins - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Edward Duffy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  26. ^ "William Lapsley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  27. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  28. ^ "George Dewar". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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