1875–76 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1875–76 Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton Scottish Cup Semi-final _navysides 1d1f4d 1d1f4d 1d1f4d ffffff ff0000 1874–75 1876–77 The 1875–76 season was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level. Scottish Cup The semi-final of the Scottish Cup was reached for the second successive year before losing to 3rd LRV, after two 1-1 draws.Smailes Gordon The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records Breedon Books 1995 Derby 1-85983-020-X Dumbarton 1875–76 Scottish Cup 9 October 1875 First round Levengrove Park, Dumbarton a Lennox 2 2 Denny, Unknown http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=9 Lennox Amateurs 2-2 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 9th, 1875 The Sons Archive 3 June 2019 16 October 1875 First round replay Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton h Lennox 1 0 Galbraith 85' http://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38131 Dumbarton 1 - 0 Lennox, Scottish Cup (30/10/1875) Fitbastats.com 3 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=10 Dumbarton 1-0 Lennox Amateurs, Saturday, October 16th, 1875 The Sons Archive 3 June 2019 6 November 1875 Second round Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton h Renton Thistle 2 1 Galbraith, McAulay http://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38132 Dumbarton 2 - 1 Renton Thistle, Scottish Cup (20/11/1875) Fitbastats.com 3 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=11 Renton Thistle 1-2 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 6th, 1875 The Sons Archive 3 June 2019 27 November 1875 Third round Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton h Drumpellier 5 1 Boyd, McAulay (2), Meikleham, Anderson http://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38133 Dumbarton 5 - 1 Drumpellier, Scottish Cup (27/11/1875) Fitbastats.com 3 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=12 Dumbarton 5-1 Drumpellier, Saturday, November 27th, 1875 The Sons Archive 3 June 2019 |- | scope="row" | style="text-align: left" | Quarter-final | | | style="background:#BBF3BB" | Bye | | | style="text-align: left" | 8 January 1876 Semi-final Cathkin Park, Crosshill a 3rd Lanark RV 1 1 Hartley http://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38134 Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (08/01/1876) Fitbastats.com 3 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=13 Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 8th, 1876 The Sons Archive 3 June 2019 15 January 1876 Semi-final replay Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton h 3rd Lanark RV 1 1 Anderson 5' 2500 http://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38135 Dumbarton 1 - 1 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (15/01/1876) Fitbastats.com 3 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=14 Dumbarton 1 - 1 Third Lanark, Saturday, January 15th, 1876 The Sons Archive 3 June 2019 22 January 1876 Semi-final second replay Cathkin Park, Crosshill a 3rd Lanark RV 0 3 http://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38136 Third Lanark 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (22/01/1876) Fitbastats.com 3 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=15 Third Lanark 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 22nd, 1876 The Sons Archive 3 June 2019 Friendlies During the season, 7 'friendly' matches were reported to have been played, of which 5 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 22 goals and conceding just 3. +Dumbarton friendly matches Date Venue Opponents Score Dumbarton scorers Att. Ref. 4 September 1875 Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Lennox 3–0 McInnes, Meikleham, own goal 18 September 1875 Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Alclutha 1–0 Unknown 25 September 1875 Ardenconnel Park, Helensburgh (A) Helensburgh 2–2 Unknown 23 October 1875 Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) St Andrew's 6–1 Unknown 30 October 1875 Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Telegraphists 8–0 Unknown 29 January 1876 Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Partick 2–0 Anderson, Boyd 5 February 1876 Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Renton 0–0 Player statistics Of note amongst those appearing in club colours for the first time this season was Peter Miller. Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches. PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO J Bailliehttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=23 Baillie - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20191 GK30SCO Fowlerhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=22 Fowler - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20191 GK20SCO John Woodhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=15 John Wood - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20191 GK20SCO John Bainhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=13 John Bain - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20192 DF70SCO William McIntoshhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=3 William McIntosh - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20192 DF40SCO A Michiehttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=24 Michie - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20192 DF30SCO James Woodhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=14 James Wood - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20192 DF20SCO James Boydhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=16 Boyd - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20193 MF71SCO Robert Johnstonhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=17 Robert Johnson - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20193 MF70SCO William Andersonhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=27 Anderson - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW72SCO Alex Galbraithhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=21 Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW72SCO David Hartleyhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=18 David Hartley - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW71SCO David McAulayhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=8 David McAulay - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW73SCO James Meiklehamhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=26 James Meikleham - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW71SCO Peter Miller4 FW10SCO T Munnhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=28 Munn - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW40 Source:McAllister Jim The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club J&J Robertson Printers 2002 Dumbarton Representative game As part of the growth of the sport in Scotland, inter-county matches began to be an established part of the football calendar with the 'cream' of each county being selected to play for their respective counties/cities. One of the earliest was a match played at Hampden Park on 29 April 1876 between Dumbartonshire and Glasgow for the benefit of the Western Infirmary. James Boyd and James Meikleham were selected from Dumbarton to play in the Dumbartonshire team, with Glasgow winning 2–0. References Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1875–76 season