1915–16 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1915–1916 season
ManagerJames Collins
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League9th
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick O'Neill (14)
All: Patrick O'Neill (14)
Highest home attendance7,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance3,420

The 1915–16 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.

Scottish League

Main article: 1915–16 Scottish Football 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 1–3[2][3] Rangers Boghead Park
Gettins (pen.) Reid 10', 40'
Cunningham 		Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Weir
28 August 1915 League Aberdeen 2–2[4][5] Dumbarton Pittodrie Stadium
Walker 13'
Main 		McGregor 60'
O'Neill 62'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Allan
4 September 1915 League Dumbarton 0–3[6][7] Ayr United Boghead Park
Crombie
Richardson
Ingram 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M Dickie
11 September 1915 League Motherwell 4–1[8][9] Dumbarton Fir Park
Neil
Waugh
Gray 45'		 Farrell 55' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Edward
18 September 1915 League Dumbarton 3–1[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 5–1[12][13] Dumbarton Rugby Park
Short 20'
Murray
Armour
Culley 		Ritchie,W 20' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
2 October 1915 League Dumbarton 1–1[14][15] Dundee Boghead Park
McGregor 60' Fisher 15' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edward
9 October 1915 League Dumbarton 2–4[16][17] Queen's Park Boghead Park
O'Neill Sibbald
Morton,R 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Binnie
16 October 1915 League St Mirren 1–2[18][19] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Bruce 5' Ritchie 2'
Travers 10'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: L Wynne
23 October 1915 League Dumbarton 3–1[20][21] Airdrie Boghead Park
McGregor Williams (pen.) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: T Robertson
30 October 1915 League Hibernian 1–1[22][23] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Meagher O'Neill 30' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
6 November 1915 League Dumbarton 2–1[24][25] Clyde Boghead Park
McGregor 13'
Ritchie,W 50'		 Scouller 34' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Jackson
13 November 1915 League Morton 3–1[26][27] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Buchanan 10'
Stevenson 		Ritchie,W Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Stevenson
20 November 1915 League Dumbarton 1–1[28][29] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Rowan 10' Anderson 25' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Kelso
27 November 1915 League Hearts 3–1[30][31] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Millar 20'
Welsh 21'
Graham 		Ritchie,W Attendance: 4,500
Referee: H Humphrey
4 December 1915 League Dumbarton 1–0[32][33] Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Ritchie,W 40' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: G McKenzie
11 December 1915 League Dumbarton 2–0[34][35] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
McGregor
Thom 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Murray
18 December 1915 League Hamilton 1–1[36][37] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Kelly Ritchie,W Attendance: 3,000
Referee: H Humphrey
25 December 1915 League Dumbarton 0–0[38][39] Motherwell Boghead Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: H Dickie
1 January 1916 League Raith Rovers 1–0[40][41] Dumbarton Starks Park
Turner Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
3 January 1916 League Ayr United 3–1[42][43] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Gray
McLaughlin
Rattray 		Miller Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Allan
8 January 1916 League Dumbarton 1–2[44][45] Celtic Boghead Park
Riddell 13' Brown 60'
Johnstone 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: R Kelso
15 January 1916 League Partick Thistle 0–0[46][47] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Matthews
22 January 1916 League Dumbarton 1–1[48][49] Morton Boghead Park
Thom Pickering Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T Robertson
29 January 1916 League Airdrie 2–1[50][51] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Anderson
Reid 		McGregor Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Kirkland
5 February 1916 League Dumbarton 1–1[52][53] Hearts Boghead Park
O'Neill 53' Welsh Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A Jackson
12 February 1916 League Celtic 6–0[54][55] Dumbarton Celtic Park
McAtee 75' (pen.)
McMaster 76', 86'
Gallacher 81'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: R Murray
19 February 1916 League Falkirk 1–2[56][57] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Harvie O'Neill 40' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Weir
26 February 1916 League Dumbarton 7–0[58][59] Hamilton Boghead Park
Thom
O'Neill
Gilchrist
Robertson (OG)		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Allan
4 March 1916 League Dumbarton 2–0[60][61] St Mirren Boghead Park
O'Neill
Thom 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Lyons
11 March 1916 League Third Lanark 4–0[62][63] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
McLean Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Weir
18 March 1916 League Dundee 0–1[64][65] Dumbarton Dens Park
Riddell (pen.) Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T Robertson
1 April 1916 League Queen's Park 0–2[66][67] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Gilchrist 50'
Thom 80'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Lyons
8 April 1916 League Dumbarton 2–1[68][69] Hibernian Boghead Park
O'Neill
McGregor 		Hutchison Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Edward
15 April 1916 League Clyde 3–1[70][71] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Watson,C
Watson,G
Thomson 		O'Neill Attendance: 3,000
Referee: H Humphreys
20 April 1916 League Rangers 2–2[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 2–1[74][75] Aberdeen Boghead Park
McGregor
Riddell 85'		 Cumming 2' Attendance: 2,000
29 April 1916 League Dumbarton 1–1[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 5–1 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 1–0 Vale of Leven Boghead Park
Thom
20 May 1916 Friendly Dumbarton 6–0 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 Scotland SCO Thomas Hamilton[78] 38 0 38 0
DF Scotland SCO Felix Gunn[79] 33 0 33 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Kelso 10 0 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob McGrory 37 0 37 0
DF Scotland SCO Archibald Ritchie 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO John Chalmers[80] 9 0 9 0
MF Scotland SCO Ted Garry 18 0 18 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter McFie[81] 8 0 8 0
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Murphy[82] 16 0 16 0
MF Scotland SCO James Riddell[83] 31 3 31 3
FW Scotland SCO James Arnott[84] 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO William Farrell[85] 21 1 21 1
FW England ENG Alfred Gettins 16 1 16 1
FW Scotland SCO Thomas Gilchrist 19 2 19 2
FW Scotland SCO Alex McGregor 35 10 35 10
FW Scotland SCO John Miller[86] 3 1 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Patrick O'Neill[87] 26 14 26 14
FW Scotland SCO William Ritchie 35 10 35 10
FW Scotland SCO John Rowan 2 1 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Alexander Thom 38 8 38 8
FW Scotland SCO Pat Travers 21 1 21 1

Source:[88]

Transfers

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.

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