1915–16 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton 1915–1916 football season
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The 1915â16 season was the 39th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick O'Neill (14)
All: Patrick O'Neill (14)
All: Patrick O'Neill (14)
| 1915â1916 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | James Collins | |
| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
| Scottish League | 9th | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Patrick O'Neill (14) All: Patrick O'Neill (14) | |
| Highest home attendance | 7,000 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 | |
| Average home league attendance | 3,420 | |
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Scottish League
In the second season of war-time football, where the Scottish League was the only national competition which was played, Dumbarton achieved their best league performance in over 20 years by finishing 9th out of 20, with 37 points, 30 behind champions Celtic.[1]
| 21 August 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1â3[2][3] | Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gettins  (pen.) |
Reid 10', 40' Cunningham |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Weir |
| 28 August 1915 League | Aberdeen | 2â2[4][5] | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Walker 13' Main |
McGregor 60' O'Neill 62' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Allan |
| 4 September 1915 League | Dumbarton | 0â3[6][7] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Crombie Richardson Ingram |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M Dickie |
| 11 September 1915 League | Motherwell | 4â1[8][9] | Dumbarton | Fir Park |
| Neil Waugh Gray 45' |
Farrell 55' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Edward |
| 18 September 1915 League | Dumbarton | 3â1[10][11] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
| Ritchie,W 48', 65' O'Neill 68' |
Gibbons 87' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Edward |
| 25 September 1915 League | Kilmarnock | 5â1[12][13] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
| Short 20' Murray Armour Culley |
Ritchie,W 20' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Jackson |
| 2 October 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1â1[14][15] | Dundee | Boghead Park |
| McGregor 60' |
Fisher 15' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Edward |
| 9 October 1915 League | Dumbarton | 2â4[16][17] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
| O'Neill |
Sibbald Morton,R |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Binnie |
| 16 October 1915 League | St Mirren | 1â2[18][19] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
| Bruce 5' |
Ritchie 2' Travers 10' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: L Wynne |
| 23 October 1915 League | Dumbarton | 3â1[20][21] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| McGregor |
Williams (pen.) |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Robertson |
| 30 October 1915 League | Hibernian | 1â1[22][23] | Dumbarton | Easter Road Stadium |
| Meagher |
O'Neill 30' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Jackson |
| 6 November 1915 League | Dumbarton | 2â1[24][25] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
| McGregor 13' Ritchie,W 50' |
Scouller 34' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Jackson |
| 13 November 1915 League | Morton | 3â1[26][27] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Buchanan 10' Stevenson |
Ritchie,W |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
| 20 November 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1â1[28][29] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
| Rowan 10' |
Anderson 25' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Kelso |
| 27 November 1915 League | Hearts | 3â1[30][31] | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Millar 20' Welsh 21'Graham |
Ritchie,W |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: H Humphrey |
| 4 December 1915 League | Dumbarton | 1â0[32][33] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
| Ritchie,W 40' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G McKenzie |
| 11 December 1915 League | Dumbarton | 2â0[34][35] | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
| McGregor 20' Thom 89' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Murray |
| 18 December 1915 League | Hamilton | 1â1[36][37] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
| Kelly |
Ritchie,W |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: H Humphrey |
| 25 December 1915 League | Dumbarton | 0â0[38][39] | Motherwell | Boghead Park |
| Attendance: 2,000 Referee: H Dickie |
| 1 January 1916 League | Raith Rovers | 1â0[40][41] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
| Turner |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Weir |
| 3 January 1916 League | Ayr United | 3â1[42][43] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Gray McLaughlin Rattray |
Miller |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Allan |
| 8 January 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1â2[44][45] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
| Riddell 13' |
Brown 60' Johnstone 72' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R Kelso |
| 15 January 1916 League | Partick Thistle | 0â0[46][47] | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
| Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Matthews |
| 22 January 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1â1[48][49] | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Thom |
Pickering |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T Robertson |
| 29 January 1916 League | Airdrie | 2â1[50][51] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
| Anderson Reid |
McGregor |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Kirkland |
| 5 February 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1â1[52][53] | Hearts | Boghead Park |
| O'Neill 53' |
Welsh |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Jackson |
| 12 February 1916 League | Celtic | 6â0[54][55] | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
| McAtee 37', 75', 83' (pen.) McMaster 76', 86'Gallacher 79' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: R Murray |
| 19 February 1916 League | Falkirk | 1â2[56][57] | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Harvie |
O'Neill 40' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Weir |
| 26 February 1916 League | Dumbarton | 7â0[58][59] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
| Thom O'Neill Gilchrist Robertson (OG) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Allan |
| 4 March 1916 League | Dumbarton | 2â0[60][61] | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
| O'Neill Thom |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Lyons |
| 11 March 1916 League | Third Lanark | 4â0[62][63] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
| McLean |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Weir |
| 18 March 1916 League | Dundee | 0â1[64][65] | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
| Riddell (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T Robertson |
| 1 April 1916 League | Queen's Park | 0â2[66][67] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Gilchrist 50' Thom 80' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Lyons |
| 8 April 1916 League | Dumbarton | 2â1[68][69] | Hibernian | Boghead Park |
| O'Neill McGregor |
Hutchison |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Edward |
| 15 April 1916 League | Clyde | 3â1[70][71] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
| Watson,C Watson,G Thomson |
O'Neill |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: H Humphreys |
| 20 April 1916 League | Rangers | 2â2[72][73] | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
| Branscombe 50' Duncan 53' |
Ritchie,W 30' O'Neill 75' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Robertson |
| 25 April 1916 League | Dumbarton | 2â1[74][75] | Aberdeen | Boghead Park |
| McGregor Riddell 85' |
Cumming 2' |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 29 April 1916 League | Dumbarton | 1â1[76][77] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| O'Neill 88' |
Goldie,G 35' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Kirkland |
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
While Dumbarton did not enter the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup was played for the first time but Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Clydebank.
| 6 May 1916 First round | Clydebank | 5â1 | Dumbarton | Clydeholm Park |
| Michie Philips Welsh |
Ritchie |
Friendlies
During the season two 'friendlies' were played, both being won, scoring 7 goals for the loss of none.
| 22 April 1916 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1â0 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
| Thom |
| 20 May 1916 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6â0 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
| Arnott Thom O'Neill Gilchrist Ritchie |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Player statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO |
Thomas Hamilton[78] | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Felix Gunn[79] | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Tommy Kelso | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Bob McGrory | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Archibald Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
John Chalmers[80] | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Ted Garry | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Peter McFie[81] | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Arthur Murphy[82] | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
James Riddell[83] | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO |
James Arnott[84] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
William Farrell[85] | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
| FW |  ENG |
Alfred Gettins | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
Thomas Gilchrist | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO |
Alex McGregor | 35 | 10 | 35 | 10 | |
| FW | SCO |
John Miller[86] | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
Patrick O'Neill[87] | 26 | 14 | 26 | 14 | |
| FW | SCO |
William Ritchie | 35 | 10 | 35 | 10 | |
| FW | SCO |
John Rowan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
Alexander Thom | 38 | 8 | 38 | 8 | |
| FW | SCO |
Pat Travers | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
Source:[88]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[89]
In addition James Brown, Alexander Davidson, William McAlpine, John Murray, James Thomson, William Watson and Andrew Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.