Dumbarton
1876–77 season
StadiumLowmans Park, Dumbarton
Scottish CupThird Round

The 1876–77 season was the fourth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Scottish Cup

Despite an encouraging start in the campaign, by disposing of their local rivals Renton in the first round, Dumbarton disappointingly lost out to Lennox in the third round of the competition.[1]

30 September 1876 Cup R1 Dumbarton 1-1[2][3] Renton Dumbarton
21 October 1876 Cup R2 Star of Leven 0-4[6][7] Dumbarton Alexandria
18 November 1876 Cup R2 Lennox 1-0[8][9] Dumbarton Levengrove Park, Lennoxtown
Attendance: 1,000

Friendlies

During the season, 8 'friendly' matches were reported to have been played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals, Vale of Leven and Glasgow side, South Western, of which 4 were won, 2 drawn and 2 lost, scoring 18 goals and conceding 6.

27 January 1877 Friendly Alclutha 1-1 Dumbarton Dumbarton
3 February 1877 Friendly Vale of Leven 3-1 Dumbarton Alexandria
Frasaer,W (OG)
McPherson
Galbraith Attendance: 1,000
25 February 1877 Friendly Lennox 0-3 Dumbarton Lennoxtown
30'
60'
Miller 		Referee: Mr Whyte
3 March 1877 Friendly Dumbarton 2-0 South Western Dumbarton
10'
31 March 1877 Friendly South Western 1-1 Dumbarton Govan

Player statistics

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland George Fraser[10] GK 4 0
Scotland W Fraser[11] DF 4 0
Scotland Archie Lang DF 4 0
Scotland James Boyd[12] MF 1 0
Scotland Robert Johnston[13] MF 4 0
Scotland Measdale[14] MF 1 0
Scotland William Anderson[15] FW 4 0
Scotland Alex Galbraith[16] FW 2 0
Scotland David Hartley[17] FW 4 0
Scotland Alex Lawrence[18] FW 4 0
Scotland J McMaster[19] FW 4 0
Scotland Peter Miller FW 4 0
Scotland S Watt[20] FW 4 0

Source:[21]

References

  1. ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. ↑ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Renton, Scottish Cup (30/09/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dumbarton 1-1 Renton, Saturday, September 30th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Renton 0 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (07/10/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Renton 0 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 7th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Star of Leven 0 - 4 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (21/10/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Star of Leven 0 - 4 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 21st, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Lennox 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (25/11/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lennox Amateurs 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 18th, 1876". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "George Fraser - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "W Fraser - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Boyd - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Robert Johnson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Measdale - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Anderson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Alex Lawrence - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "J McMaster - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Watt - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  21. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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