1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season

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This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League, was suspended. Membership of the League was increased from 18 to 22, with the re-admission of Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers, together with the addition of Albion Rovers.

Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, in the League with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic. This was their worst performance in a number of years, perhaps not unsurprising given the large turnover in playing staff.^[1] Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.

To mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by the eventual winners, St Mirren, after a 0–0 draw.

The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to a 'round robin' qualifying process, but by winning only one tie, failed to qualify for the final.

Final league table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dumbarton Harp	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	7
2	Clydebank	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	5
3	Vale of Leven	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1	3
4	Renton	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	3
5	Dumbarton	4	1	0	3	4	8	−4	2

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Dumabrton lost out in the final of the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup to Dumbarton Harp.

Dumbarton lost out in the final of the inaugural Clydebank Charity Cup to hosts Clydebank.

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Squad

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish League		Victory Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	John Eadon	2	0	1	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Hart[74]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Roger Henderson[75]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	John Miller	32	0	31	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Tommy Kelso	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Duggie Livingstone	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Alex Marshall[76]	10	0	10	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Bob McGrory[77]	36	0	34	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Archibald McLachlan[78]	12	0	12	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Patrick[79]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Archibald Ritchie	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh Burns[80]	9	0	9	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	John Durnin	23	1	21	1	2	0
	MF	SCO	Joe Hendry	25	2	23	2	2	0
	MF	SCO	Val Lawrence	11	0	11	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	James McGregor[81]	20	1	18	1	2	0
	MF	SCO	James McIntosh	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	James Riddell	13	0	11	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	William Wilson[82]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Bobby Archibald	6	0	4	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Walter Bate[83]	2	1	1	1	1	0
	FW	SCO	Richard Bell[84]	6	2	6	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	Alex Bennett	6	2	6	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	Robert Carmichael	6	2	6	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Cumming	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Dawson	7	0	6	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Duncan	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	David Finnie[85]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Bob McDermid	18	4	16	4	2	0
	FW	SCO	John McDowell[86]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John McEwan[87]	10	0	10	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John McKim[88]	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	William Mitchell[89]	7	0	5	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh Murphy	8	2	8	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Neil[90]	3	0	3	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Rowland Ogden[91]	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jack Rattray	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Reid[92]	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	William Ritchie[93]	25	2	23	2	2	0
	FW	SCO	John Rowan	6	4	6	4	0	0
	FW	SCO	Alexander Thom	29	3	29	3	0	0
	FW	SCO	Duncan Walker	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Herbert Yarnall[94]	14	5	14	5	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Young	5	0	5	0	0	0

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Transfers

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Players in Player From Date David Finnie Clyde 31 July 1918 James Neill Old Kilpartick 31 July 1918 Herbert Yarnell Clydebank 1 Aug 1918 Hugh Burns Renton 13 Aug 1918 Hugh Murphy Falkirk (loan) 13 Aug 1918 John McEwan Hearts 19 Aug 1918 Archie McLachlan Partick Thistle 23 Aug 1918 Joe Hendry Rangers (loan) 31 Aug 1918 Duggie Livingstone Celtic (loan) 1 Oct 1918 Val Lawrence Morton 30 Oct 1918 Roger Henderson Renton (loan) 1 Nov 1918 Robdert Carmichael Clyde 7 Nov 1918 Thomas Kelso Rangers (loan) 7 Nov 1918 Richard Bell Rangers (loan) 29 Nov 1918 James Reid Queen's Park (loan) 2 Jan 1919 Bob McDermid Rangers 10 Jan 1919 Jack Rattray Falkirk (loan) 17 Jan 1919 James Dawson Hearts 18 Jan 1918 James Young Rangers 18 Jan 1919 James Riddell Kilmarnock (loan) 23 Jan 1919 Bobby Archibald Aberdeen (loan) 24 Jan 1919 Michael Mitchell Celtic (loan) 24 Jan 1919 Ogden Rowland Blackburn Rovers 31 Jan 1919 James Cumming Manchester City 14 Feb 1919 Walter Bate Royal Worcesters (loan) 21 Feb 1919 John Eadon Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 4 Mar 1919 John McDowell Vale of Leven (loan) 7 Mar 1919 Duncan Walker Kilsyth Rangers 10 Mar 1919 Alex Bennett Rangers 11 Mar 1919 James McIntosh Hull City 14 Mar 1919 Bob Duffus Dundee (loan) 23 May 1919 Scott Duncan Rangers (loan) 30 May 1919

Players out Player To Date William Gallacher Renton Felix Gunn Dumbarton Harp James Stewart Hamilton Alex Trotter Renton James McGregor Kilmarnock (loan) Alexander Thom Ayr United (loan) Alexander Thom Motherwell (loan)

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In addition Hugh Cairney, Joh McMeekin and Fred Williams all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.