The 1899–1900 season was the 27th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level entering the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
| 1899–1900 season | ||
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| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
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Scottish Qualifying Cup edit
In their only 'national' competition, Dumbarton were knocked out in the second round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup by Vale of Leven and thus failed to qualify to play in the Scottish Cup for the first time since its inception.
| 9 September 1899 QualifyCup R1 | Renton | 1–2[1] | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
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Johnstone Stevenson 45' |
| 14 October 1899 QualifyCup R2 | Vale of Leven | 4–1[2] | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
| Johnstone 3' |
Campbell 13' |
Attendance: 3,000 |
Dumbartonshire Cup edit
Locally, the Dumbartonshire Cup was played on a league basis for the first time with the top two meeting in the final. All competing teams finished on 6 points but Dumbarton ended up in third position on goal difference.
| 23 September 1899 League | Dumbarton | 4–5 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
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| 25 October 1899 League | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Renton | Boghead Park |
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| 2 December 1899 League | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
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| 13 January 1900 League | Vale of Leven | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
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| 27 January 1900 League | Renton | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
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Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Vale of Leven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Renton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 |
| 4 | Clydebank | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 6 |
Friendlies edit
For the third season running there were no league fixtures, and attractive 'friendlies' were becoming more difficult to arrange.
A dwindling fixture list saw only 11 'friendly' matches played during the season, although this included a creditable draw against Celtic and a match against Aberdeen which celebrated the opening of Pittodrie Park. In all 4 were won, 1 drawn and 6 lost, scoring 23 goals and conceding 34.
| 19 August 1899 Friendly | King's Park | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Springkerse Park, Stirling |
| McNeil |
10' |
Referee: Mr Gorman |
| 30 August 1899 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Celtic | Boghead Park |
| Millar |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 2 September 1899 Friendly | Aberdeen | 7–1 | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Shiach Fullerton Gray (OG) |
Millar |
Referee: J Phillips |
| 4 October 1899 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
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| 4 November 1899 Friendly | Falkirk | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Drummond |
Campbell McKinnie |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mr Murray |
| 25 November 1899 Friendly | Port Glasgow | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Clune Park |
| Smith McCabe |
Fullarton |
Attendance: 800 |
| 29 December 1899 Friendly | Queen's Park | 8–2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
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Millar Reid |
| 17 March 1900 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Linthouse | Boghead Park |
| Fullarton Richmond,A |
Pearson |
Referee: Mr Drummond |
| 31 March 1900 Friendly | E Stirling | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Merchiston Park |
| Harper 59' Alexander 50'Hastings |
Millar Fullarton Hosie |
Player statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Qualifying Cup | ||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO
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G Millar[3] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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John McKinlay[4] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Henry Mitchell[5] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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John Gillan[6] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Howie[7] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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James Richmond[8] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Daniel Thomson[9] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Billy Andrews[10] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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William Campbell[11] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
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Fullarton[12] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Johnston[13] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
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R B Johnston[14] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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John Millar[15] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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James Stevenson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Source:[16]
Reserve team edit
Dumbarton lost in the first round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Queen's Park.
References edit
- ^ "Renton 1 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 9th, 1899". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Vale of Leven 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 14th, 1899". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "G Millar - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "John McKinlay - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Henry Mitchell - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "John Gillan - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Howie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "James Richmond - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Thomson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Billy Andrews - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "William Campbell - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fullarton - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Johnston - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "R B Johnston - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "James Millar - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.