1912–13 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1912–13 season was the 36th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

Dumbarton
1912–1913 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two6th
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Rowan (12)
All: John Rowan (20)

Scottish League edit

Dumbarton's seventh successive season in the Second Division saw their worst performance since their return to league football in 1906, but still managed a 6th place finish with 29 points, 5 behind champions Ayr United.[1]

An expansion of the First Division from 18 to 20 clubs meant that there would be at least 2 places available to Second Division clubs in the end of season election. As it was both the bottom 'top flight' clubs - Partick Thistle and Queen's Park - were to retain their places, and in addition to Ayr United, the Second Division champions, it was Dumbarton that would step up to the First Division - beating Cowdenbeath with the chairman's casting vote.

17 August 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 1-1[2][3] Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Rowan   40' Ballantyne   Attendance: 6,000
31 August 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 2-1[6][7] Dunfermline Ath Boghead Park
Main  
Rowan  
Crichton   Referee: W Johnstone
28 September 1912 Scottish League St Bernard's 1-3[8][9] Dumbarton Royal Gymnasium Ground
Albert   Rowan   2' 
Potter  
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: A Edward
9 November 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 1-1[10][11] Johnstone Boghead Park
Rowan   McInnes   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Park
16 November 1912 Scottish League Vale of Leven 0-2[12][13] Dumbarton Millburn Park
Potter   63'
Speedie   66'
Attendance: 4,000
30 November 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 2-0[16][17] Dundee Hibs Boghead Park
Lithgow   18'  Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Dunn
7 December 1912 Scottish League E Stirling 3-1[18][19] Dumbarton Merchiston Park
Cooper   
Henderson  
Speedie   Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mr Pettigrew
21 December 1912 Scottish League Dumbarton 3-2[20][21] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Ferguson,J   20'
Pender   47'
Wilson,J  
Tobin   17'  Referee: Mr Kirk
28 December 1912 Scottish League Albion Rovers 1-0[22][23] Dumbarton Meadow Park, Coatbridge
Tobin   25' Referee: Mr Bloomer
1 January 1913 Scottish League Dundee Hibs 3-3[24][25] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Linn   
Gallacher  
Stewart    57'
Pender  
Attendance: 2,000
4 January 1913 Scottish League Dumbarton 4-0[26][27] Arthurlie Boghead Park
Ferguson,J   20'
Pender   47'
Wilson,J  
Tobin   17'  Referee: Mr Kirk
18 January 1913 Scottish League Leith Athletic 2-2[30][31] Dumbarton Old Logie Green
Meaney  
Kemp  
Pender    Attendance: 500
Referee: Mr McBryde
15 February 1913 Scottish League Abercorn 1-2[36][37] Dumbarton New Ralston Park
McAulay   Blyth  
Rowan  
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Edwards
1 March 1913 Scottish League Dumbarton 2-1[38][39] Leith Athletic Boghead Park
Wilson,J   40'
Pender   45'
Parkhouse   20' Attendance: 2,000
22 March 1913 Scottish League Arthurlie 0-2[42][43] Dumbarton Dunterlie Park (1906–1919)
Pender   46'
Rowan  
Referee: J Muir
16 April 1913 Scottish League Dumbarton 3-0[50][51] Abercorn Boghead Park
Rowan   
Pender  
19 April 1913 Scottish League Cowdenbeath 2-1[52][53] Dumbarton North End Park, Cowdenbeath
Thomson   45'
Brownlie  
Ferguson,J  

Scottish Cup edit

The Scottish Cup campaign saw Dumbarton disposing of First Division opponents before losing to eventual champions Falkirk in the fourth round.

8 February 1913 Cup R2 Dumbarton 2–1[54][55] Aberdeen Boghead Park
Rowan   3'  Scorgie   Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T Robertson
22 February 1913 Cup R3 Dumbarton 1–0[56][57] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Rowan   Attendance: 8,000
Referee: T Stark
8 March 1913 Cup R4 Falkirk 1–0[58][59] Dumbarton Brockville Park
McNaught   80' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Bell

Scottish Qualifying Cup edit

Dumbarton qualified for the Scottish Cup by reaching the semi-final of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to non-league Nithsdale Wanderers.

7 September 1912 QualifyCup R2 Arthurlie 2–2[60] Dumbarton Dunterlie Park (1906–1919)
McMillan   35'
Stewart   50'
Lawns   (OG)
Pender  
Referee: G McKenzie
14 September 1912 QualifyCup R2r Dumbarton 0–0[61] Arthurlie Boghead Park
Referee: J Weir
21 September 1912 QualifyCup R2r Arthurlie 1–2[62] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
McDonald   Rowan    Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
5 October 1912 QualifyCup R3 Dumbarton Harp 0–0[63] Dumbarton Meadow Park, Dumbarton
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: A Allan
12 October 1912 QualifyCup R3r Dumbarton 3–1[64] Dumbarton Harp Boghead Park
Potter  
McGillivray  
Rowan  
Hill   Attendance: 7,000
Referee: A Allan
19 October 1912 QualifyCup R4 E Stirling 1–1[65] Dumbarton Merchiston Park
Cooper   Rowan   Referee: J Stark
26 October 1912 QualifyCup R4r Dumbarton 1–0[66] E Stirling Boghead Park
Rowan   Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Stark
2 November 1912 QualifyCup SF Nithsdale Wanderers 4–1[67] Dumbarton Castleholm Park, Nithsdale
Hill  
Brown   40' 
Morrison   47'
Speedie   Referee: A Jackson

Friendlies edit

During the season, 3 'friendly' matches were played, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1, scoring 4 goals and conceding 4.

15 August 1912 Friendly Renton 2–2 Dumbarton Tontine Park
 
 
Pender  
Hunter  
Attendance: 2,000
26 April 1913 Friendly Dumbarton 0–1 Aberdeen Boghead Park
Scorgie  
30 April 1913 Friendly Dumbarton 2–1 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Ferguson     

Player statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup Qualifying Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Douglas Forbes[68] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO John B Miller 36 0 25 0 3 0 8 0
DF   SCO Thomas Howat[69] 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO George Hunter[70] 17 0 14 0 3 0 0 0
DF   SCO Charles Keir[71] 14 0 11 0 3 0 0 0
DF   SCO Willie Lithgow[72] 28 2 18 2 3 0 7 0
DF   SCO Robert Muirhead[73] 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO Walter Wilson[74] 19 0 14 0 0 0 5 0
MF   SCO George Bennett[75] 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Jack Brown[76] 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO John Brown[77] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Andrew Potter[78] 26 3 15 2 3 0 8 1
MF   SCO John Stewart[79] 19 2 13 2 0 0 6 0
MF   SCO John Wilson 11 3 11 3 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jim Blyth 24 1 21 1 3 0 0 0
FW   SCO Andrew Brown[80] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO William Duncan[81] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ferguson[82] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO James Ferguson 35 2 24 2 3 0 8 0
FW   SCO John Hart[83] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Samuel Hendry[84] 13 0 5 0 0 0 8 0
FW   SCO William Main[85] 16 1 8 1 0 0 8 0
FW   SCO John MacAuley[86] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Alex McGillivray[87] 11 1 5 0 0 0 6 1
FW   SCO Robert Pender 35 12 24 11 3 0 8 1
FW   SCO Andy Robertson[88] 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Ebenezer Rodger[89] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Rowan 32 20 22 12 3 3 7 5
FW   SCO Finlay Speedie 21 3 16 2 3 0 2 1
FW   SCO John Stalker[90] 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0

Source:[91]

Transfers edit

Source:[92]

In addition John Brown, George Hunter, Thomas Howat, John MacAulay, William Main, Robert Muirhead, Ebennezer Rodger, John Stalker, John Stewart and John Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.

Reserve Team edit

Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Kilmarnock.

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