1877–78 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1877–78 Townend, Dumbarton Scottish Cup Second Round _navy_sides 1d1f4d 1d1f4d 1d1f4d ffffff ff0000 1876–77 1878–79 The 1877–78 season was the fifth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level. Scottish Cup 1877–78 Scottish Cup During the early years of the Scottish Cup, the earlier rounds of the competition were played on a regional basis, which was always a tough proposition as three of the top Scottish clubs at the time were from Dumbartonshire. This season Dumbarton came up against Vale of Leven in the second round, and lost (to the eventual champions) after a 1–1 draw. Smailes Gordon The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records Breedon Books 1995 Derby 1-85983-020-X W 29 September 1877 Cup R1 4–0http://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38125 Dumbarton 4 - 1 Waverley, Scottish Cup (29/09/1877) Fitbastats.com 7 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=20 Dumbarton 4-0 Waverley, Saturday, September 29th, 1877 The Sons Archive 7 June 2019 Dumbarton Waverley Lawrence McMaster Anderson Dumbarton D 20 October 1877 Cup R2 1–1http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=21 Dumbarton 1-1 Vale of Leven, Saturday, October 20th, 1877 The Sons Archive 7 June 2019 Dumbarton Vale of Leven Baird Dumbarton 3,000 L 27 October 1877 Cup R2r 4–1http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=22 Vale of Leven 4-1 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 27th, 1877 The Sons Archive 7 June 2019 Vale of Leven Dumbarton Paton Meikleham Alexandria 5,000 Friendlies During the season, 12 'friendly' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against local teams Renton and Alexandria, and also Glasgow sides, Rangers and South Western. Of these matches, 8 were won, 1 drawn and 3 lost, scoring 32 goals and conceding 8. W 1 September 1877 Friendly 2–1 Dumbarton Renton Dumbarton W 15 September 1877 Friendly 1–2 South Western Dumbarton Meikleham Govan Mr Woodrufer L 24 November 1877 Friendly 1–0 Rangers Dumbarton Marshall Kinning Park W 1 December 1877 Friendly 9–0 Dumbarton Lancefield Dumbarton L 15 December 1877 Friendly 1–0 Mauchline Dumbarton 15 Mauchline D 22 December 1877 Friendly 1–1 Renton Dumbarton Tontine Park W 2 March 1878 Friendly 0–3 Alexandria Dumbarton Alexandria W 16 March 1878 Friendly 6–0 Dumbarton Alexandria Dumbarton W 23 March 1878 Friendly 2–1 Dumbarton Rangers Dumbarton L 30 March 1878 Friendly 1–2 Dumbarton South Western Galbraith Dumbarton W 13 April 1878 Friendly 4–0 Dumbarton Renton Dumbarton W 20 April 1878 Friendly 2–0 Dumbarton Lennox F.C. (Scotland) Dumbarton Player statistics Of note amongst those appearing in club colours for the first time this season were Joe Lindsay, Jock Hutcheson and William McKinnon. Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches. PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO John Kennedyhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=35 John Kennedy - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 7 June 20191 GK30SCO Jock Hutcheson2 DF20SCO Andrew Kennedyhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=36 A Kennedy - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 7 June 20192 DF10SCO Archie Lang2 DF30SCO James Boydhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=16 Boyd - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20193 MF30SCO Peter Miller3 MF30SCO William Andersonhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=27 Anderson - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW31SCO Alex Galbraithhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=21 Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW20SCO David Hartleyhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=18 David Hartley - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 3 June 20194 FW31SCO Alex Lawrencehttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=38 Alex Lawrence - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 4 June 20194 FW32SCO William McKinnon4 FW10SCO J McMasterhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=30 J McMaster - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 4 June 20194 FW31SCO James Meiklehamhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=26 James Meikleham - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 7 June 20194 FW30 Source:McAllister Jim The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club J&J Robertson Printers 2002 Dumbarton International trial In order to select a 'Scotland' team to play against England, an international trial match was held for Dunbartonshire players on 9 February 1878 at Alexandria. Archie Lang, Peter Miller, Alex Galbraith, Joe Lindsay and J McMaster all played. A month later on 9 March a second trial match was held at Ibrox to consider selection for the team to play against Wales, with Peter Miller and Alex Galbraith playing. In the end however, none of the Dumbarton men were capped. References Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1877–78 season