1883–84 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1883–84 Boghead Park, Dumbarton Scottish Cup First Round _navy_sides 1d1f4d 1d1f4d 1d1f4d ffffff ff0000 1882–83 1884–85 The 1883–84 season was the 11th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level. Scottish Cup 1883-84 Scottish Cup After the success of the previous season, Dumbarton fell at the 'first hurdle' in the Scottish Cup by losing to local rivals Renton. Smailes Gordon The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records Breedon Books 1995 Derby 1-85983-020-X L 8 September 1883 Cup R1 2–1https://www.fitbastats.com/dumbarton/game.php?gameid=38085 Renton 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (08/09/1883) Fitbastats.com 15 June 2019http://www.sonsarchive.com/matchdetails.php?id=63 Renton 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 8th, 1883 The Sons Archive 15 June 2019 Renton Dumbarton McIntyre 18 70 Keir 20 Tontine Park 3,000 Glasgow Charity Cup Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup Dumbarton's fortunes were no better in the Glasgow Charity Cup where they lost at the semi-final stage to 3rd LRV. A protest was lodged by Dumbarton after the game that their opponents had played several players from other teams - against SFA rules. However the basis of the objection was doomed to failure, due in part to the fact that the game had been refereed by the president of the SFA, and if the protest had been successful, Queen's Park's victory over Rangers would have had to be replayed, as the QP team was similarly sprinkled with 'guest' players - indeed it seemed that very few decisions went against Queens Park in those days! L 19 April 1884 Semifinal 0–1 Dumbarton 3rd LRV Crawford 1 Hampden Park 7,000 Friendlies/other matches Notwithstanding the early cup exit, Dumbarton's fixture card was a busy one. The season began with a charity match against Rangers in aid of the Daphne Disaster Fund. This was followed in Scotland with home and away fixtures against Queen's Park, Vale of Leven, Rangers, St Mirren (the Renfrewshire Cup holders) and St Bernards - all 10 of which were won, in addition to a 7-0 thumping of Ayrshire Cup holders Kilmarnock Athletic. There were also 12 'friendly' matches played against English opposition, including home and away fixtures against Aston Villa, Walsall Swifts, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Blackburn Olympic, the 1882-83 FA Cup winners. The 6–1 win at Boghead against 'Olympic' was at the time recognised as the unofficial Championship of Great Britain. In all, 23 matches were won, 1 drawn and 7 lost, scoring 95 goals and conceding 38. L 31 July 1883 Benefit 4–2 Rangers Dumbarton scrimmage Christie McHardy scrimmage Brown (P) Brown (S) Kinning Park 2,500 J Holm W 4 August 1883 Friendly 1–2 Vale of Leven Dumbarton Brown (P) Lindsay Alexandria D 25 August 1883 Friendly 3–3 Hearts Dumbarton Waugh Wood Douglas Brown (P) Lindsay Anderson Tynecastle Stadium W 1 September 1883 Friendly 6–1 Dumbarton ENGBlackburn Olympic McArthur Brown (P) Brown (S) Miller, J Boghead Park 3,000 W 17 September 1883 Friendly 0–2 ENGWalsall Swifts Dumbarton Kennedy 44Miller, P 70 The Chuckery 3,500 J Orr W 22 September 1883 Friendly 3–2 Dumbarton Queen's Park Miller 20 46McKinnon 45 Miller 15 Boghead Park W Young W 29 September 1883 Friendly 2–1 Dumbarton ENGBlackburn Rovers McKinnon 75Brown 85 Brown 20 Boghead Park 3,000 T Lawrie W 6 October 1883 Friendly 3–0 Dumbarton Vale of Leven Lindsay Brown (S) Boghead Park 3,000 W Young L 13 October 1883 Friendly 4–0 3rd LRV Dumbarton Cathkin Park 1,200 W 27 October 1883 Friendly 2–0 Dumbarton Rangers Lindsay 83McKinnon 87 Boghead Park 5,000 W Young W 3 November 1883 Friendly 1–3 Queen's Park Dumbarton Christie 38 McKinnon Colville Brown Titwood Park, Strathbungo 6,000 J Johnstone W 10 November 1883 Friendly 4–2 Dumbarton St Mirren Brown (S) Brown (P) McKinnon Boghead Park W McIntosh W 17 November 1883 Friendly 2–4 Rangers Dumbarton McHardy McGregor McKinnon Brown Colville Kinning Park 5,000 W 24 November 1883 Friendly 2–3 ENGNotts Forest Dumbarton Widowsen Keir Hutton Colville Park Side, Nottingham 4,000 J Pigot W 1 December 1883 Friendly 1–5 Northern Dumbarton Lindsay Brown (S) Colville Hyde Park (Glasgow) W 8 December 1883 Friendly 7–0 Dumbarton Kilmarnock Athletic McKinnon Kennedy Boghead Park W 15 December 1883 Friendly 4–0 Dumbarton ENGWalsall Swifts Brown McKinnon Higgins OG Boghead Park Mr McDowall W 22 December 1883 Friendly 2–1 Dumbarton Cowlairs Boghead Park W 29 December 1883 Friendly 1–2 ENGOld Carthusian Dumbarton Wilson McKinnon Brown Kennington Oval 1,000 C Alcock L 31 December 1883 Friendly 1–0 ENGAston Villa Dumbarton Whateley Wellington Road (Perry Barr) 8,000 J Cofield L 1 January 1884 Friendly 2–1 ENGBlackburn Rovers Dumbarton Douglas 15 85 Brown Leamington Road 10,000 S Ormerod W 2 January 1884 Friendly 0–4 ENGAccrington Dumbarton Brown (S) 35 Thorneyholme Road 3,000 Mr Lewis L 12 January 1884 Friendly 1–2 Dumbarton Thornliebank Lindsay Law Bonar Boghead Park 2,000 W 26 January 1884 Friendly 0–1 St Bernard's Dumbarton Powderhall W 12 February 1884 Friendly 3–1 Dumbarton ENGNotts Forest Colville 15Lindsay 40 55 Miller, P 50 OG Boghead Park 2,000 W Young W 9 February 1884 Friendly 0–6 St Mirren Dumbarton Westmarch, Paisley 6,000 W 16 February 1884 Friendly 8–0 Dumbarton St Bernard's McKinnon Lindsay Brown (P) Brown (S) McAulay Boghead Park L 23 February 1884 Friendly 4–3 ENGBlackburn Olympic Dumbarton Dewhurst Parker Matthews Miller Hole-i'-th'-Wall, Blackburn 4,000 Mr Critchley W 15 March 1884 Friendly 3–0 Dumbarton Thistle Boghead Park L 22 March 1884 Friendly 2–1 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Paterson Robertson Lindsay 7 Inchview, Glasgow 4,000 W 12 April 1884 Friendly 5–0 Dumbarton ENGAston Villa McKinnon Lindsay Miller OG Boghead Park 5,000 Mr Carmichael Player statistics Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was Robert 'Plumber' Brown. Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches. PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO James McAulay1 GK10SCO Jock Hutcheson2 DF10SCO Willie Langhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=5540 Willie Lang - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 7 June 20192 DF10SCO Leitch Keir3 MF11SCO Peter Miller3 MF10SCO R Andersonhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=27 Anderson - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 7 June 20194 FW10SCO Robert 'Plumber' Brown4 FW10SCO Robert 'Sparrow' Brown4 FW10SCO James Liddell4 FW10SCO Joe Lindsay4 FW10SCO James Millerhttp://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=5535 James Miller - Player Statistics The Sons Archive 13 June 20194 FW10 Source:McAllister Jim The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club J&J Robertson Printers 2002 Dumbarton International caps Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results An international trial match was played on 8 March 1884 to consider selection of teams to represent Scotland against Ireland, England and Wales in the inaugural British Home Championship. Joe Lindsay, James McAulay, William McKinnon and Peter Miller were all selected to play for the 'Probables' against an 'Improbable' XI which included 'Sparrow' Brown and Jock Hutcheson. The game ended in a 2–2 draw with McKinnon scoring one of the 'Probables' goals. Subsequently, the following Dumbarton players were selected: - Robert 'Sparrow' Brownhttps://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=112968 Robert Brown Scottishfa.co.uk 16 June 2019 earned his first and second caps against Ireland and Wales respectively. - Joe Lindsayhttps://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=113284 Joseph Lindsay Scottishfa.co.uk 14 June 2019 earned his fourth and fifth caps against England and Wales respectively, scoring a goal in the 4–1 win over the Welsh. - William McKinnonhttps://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=112936 William McKinnon Scottishfa.co.uk 14 June 2019 earned his third and fourth caps against England and Wales respectively. - James McAulayhttps://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=113307 James McAulay Scottishfa.co.uk 13 June 2019 earned his fourth cap against England and Michael Patonhttps://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=113329 Michael Paton Scottishfa.co.uk 14 June 2019 earned his second cap against Wales. Reserve team Dumbarton reached the final of the Scottish Second XI Cup for the second time in three seasons before losing out to the holders, Kilmarnock Athletic. On the same day as the international trial, a Dumbartonshire XI played against a Glasgow XI to raise funds for the Second Eleven Association. Ralph Aitken, James Liddell, James Miller and W Watt played, with Miller scoring twice and Watt once in the 4–1 win. References Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1883–84 season