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Dumbarton 1888–89 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1888–89 season was the 16th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.
1888–89 season | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish Cup | Semi-final | |
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A successful run in the Scottish Cup brought Dumbarton to their eighth semi final and their first ever meeting with Celtic. On the day however the Glasgow side were to prove too strong and ran out 4-1 winners.[1]
1 September 1888 Cup R1 | Dumbarton | 13–1[2][3] | Kirkintilloch Central | Boghead Park |
Lapsley ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chapman ![]() ![]() ![]() Dewar ![]() ![]() Madden ![]() Collins ![]() |
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13 October 1888 Cup R3 | Motherwell | 2-6[4][5] | Dumbarton | Roman Road Park, Motherwell |
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Attendance: 3,500 |
3 November 1888 Cup R4 | Dumbarton | 9–0[6][7] | Methlan Park | Boghead Park |
Aitken ![]() ![]() scrimmage ![]() Bell ![]() ![]() ![]() Keir ![]() Chapman ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 December 1888 Cup R5 | Dumbarton | 3–1[8][9] | Mossend Swifts | Boghead Park |
Madden ![]() Dewar ![]() Bell ![]() |
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Referee: Mr Brock |
22 December 1888 Cup R5R | St Mirren | 2–2[12][13] | Dumbarton | Westmarch (stadium) |
Brown ![]() Hannah ![]() |
Dewar ![]() Lapsley ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 |
29 December 1888 Cup R5R | Dumbarton | 3–1[14][15] | St Mirren | Ibrox Park |
Aitken ![]() ![]() Bell ![]() |
Paterson ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 |
12 January 1889 Cup R6 | Dumbarton | 1–4[16][17] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Madden ![]() |
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Attendance: 6,000 |
The trophy was lifted for the second time, beating their town rivals Dumbarton Athletic easily in the final.
Second round | Dumbarton | Walkover | Dumbarton Thistle |
8 December 1888 Third round | Dumbarton | 5-0 | Vale of Leven Wanderers | Boghead Park |
Bell ![]() Lapsley ![]() ![]() ![]() Chapman ![]() |
19 January 1889 Semi Final | Dumbarton | 3-1 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Miller ![]() Keir ![]() Chapman ![]() |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
9 February 1889 Final | Dumbarton | 6-2 | Dumbarton Athletic | Millburn Park |
Madden ![]() Lapsley ![]() Bell ![]() ![]() ![]() Mair ![]() |
Lindsay ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mr McLean |
An invitation to compete in the Greenock Charity Cup was accepted, but Dumbarton lost out to the hosts Morton in the final.
1 June 1889 Final | Morton | 2-0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Stewart ![]() Scott ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 |
During the season, 28 'friendly' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against Vale of Leven, Dumbarton Athletic and Queen's Park. There were also matches against the current holders of the East of Scotland Shield (Mossend Swifts), the Lanarkshire Cup (Airdrie), the Renfrewshire Cup (St Mirren) and the Stirlingshire Cup (East Stirling), and a 3 match tour of the north of Scotland during the New Year holidays. In England, matches were played against Sunderland and Sunderland Albion, and Dumbarton also gave the Welsh national team a tough work-out in a game at Boghead. In all, 9 matches were won, 7 drawn and 12 lost, scoring goals 74 and conceding 67.
11 August 1888 Friendly | Leith Athletic | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Hawkhill |
Dewar ![]() Lawrie ![]() Clements ![]() Dewar ![]() |
Madden ![]() scrimmage ![]() ![]() |
18 August 1888 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 2–2[18] | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
McMillan ![]() Rankin ![]() |
Lindsay ![]() Madden ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Crerar |
25 August 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Berry ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Crerar |
28 August 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Union (Dumbarton) | Boghead Park |
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8 September 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–2 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
McMillan ![]() Lapsley ![]() |
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Referee: A Holmes |
15 September 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Chapman ![]() |
McCallum ![]() ![]() |
29 September 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Lapsley ![]() Madden ![]() |
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Referee: Mr Laird |
6 October 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 9–1 | Thornliebank | Boghead Park |
Bell ![]() ![]() ![]() Chapman ![]() ![]() ![]() Liddell ![]() Lapsley ![]() ![]() |
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Referee: J Inglis |
20 October 1888 Friendly | Queen's Park | 2–2[19] | Dumbarton | Recreation Grounds, Glasgow |
Eccles ![]() Stewart ![]() |
Aitken ![]() scrimmage ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 |
27 October 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Thistle | Boghead Park |
Lapsley ![]() ![]() Bell ![]() |
10 November 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton Athletic | 3–2 | Dumbarton | St James' Park, Dumbarton |
Latta ![]() Henderson ![]() |
scrimmage ![]() Aitken ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Rose |
24 November 1888 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1[20] | Mossend Swifts | Boghead Park |
Lapsley ![]() |
Inglis ![]() |
Referee: Mr Brock |
31 December 1888 Friendly | Strathmore (Dundee) | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Rollo's Pier, Dundee |
Drabbie ![]() ![]() |
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1 January 1889 Friendly | Arbroath | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Petrie ![]() Willock ![]() |
Caird ![]() Chaplin ![]() |
2 January 1889 Friendly | Forfar Athletic | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Bowman ![]() ![]() Anderson ![]() |
Madden ![]() |
2 February 1889 Friendly | Renton | 6–1 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
Campbell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() McNee ![]() |
Madden ![]() |
16 February 1889 Friendly | Hibernian | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
Coyle ![]() Burns ![]() McGhee ![]() ![]() |
Chapman ![]() Lapsley ![]() ![]() |
2 March 1889 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6–1 | Dumbarton Athletic | Boghead Park |
Lapsley ![]() Madden ![]() McMillan ![]() Bell ![]() Mair ![]() ![]() |
scrimmage ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mr Cochrane |
9 March 1889 Friendly | East Stirling | 7–1 | Dumbarton | Merchiston Park |
McLauchlan ![]() Kirkwood ![]() Dunn ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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16 March 1889 Friendly | Queen's Park | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Berry ![]() |
Madden ![]() |
21 March 1889 Friendly | Montrose | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Kay ![]() Keillor ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bell ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 |
6 April 1889 Friendly | ![]() | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Chapman ![]() Bell ![]() Mair ![]() |
13 April 1889 Friendly | Hearts | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
Scott ![]() Baird ![]() ![]() Jenkinson ![]() |
scrimmage ![]() Madden ![]() |
20 April 1889 Friendly | ![]() | 2–6 | Dumbarton | Blue House Field, Hendon |
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scrimmage ![]() ![]() scrimmage ![]() Lapsley ![]() Mair ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 |
27 April 1889 Friendly | Dumbarton | 8–0 | Dykebar | Boghead Park |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
4 May 1889 Friendly | Albion Rovers | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Meadow Park, Coatbridge |
Baird ![]() Rourke ![]() Scott ![]() ![]() |
Mair ![]() |
21 May 1889 Friendly | Airdrie | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Smiths Fields, Airdrie |
Mitchell ![]() |
McLeod ![]() Stewart ![]() Lapsley ![]() |
27 May 1889 Friendly | ![]() | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Newcastle Road |
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Chapman ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 |
Dumbarton continued to attract some of the best players in Scotland, and joining up this season were Dickie Boyle and Geordie Dewar.
Amongst those leaving was internationalist Peter Miller after a career with the club spanning over 13 seasons.
Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 8 | 0 |
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DF | 2 | 0 |
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DF | 8 | 0 |
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DF | 5 | 0 |
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MF | 8 | 4 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 7 | 1 |
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MF | 8 | 0 |
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FW | 6 | 3 |
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FW | 7 | 7 |
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FW | 8 | 4 |
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FW | 1 | 0 |
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FW | 1 | 0 |
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FW | 8 | 7 |
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FW | 8 | 3 |
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FW | 2 | 0 |
Source:[27]
An international trial match was played on 16 February 1889 to consider selection of teams to represent Scotland in the upcoming games in the 1889 British Home Championship.
Geordie Dewar[28] was selected to take part and subsequently earned his second cap against England.
Dumbarton players were selected to play in Dumbartonshire county matches as follows:
Date | Opponent | Result | Players(Goals) |
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26 January 1889 | East of Scotland | 4-2 | Bell,Jas;Bell,Jn;Dewar;Stewart |
26 January 1889 | Renfrewshire | 6-1 | Aitken;Madden(3);McMillan |
23 February 1889 | Birmingham & District | 2-5 | Bell;Dewar;Madden(1);McMillan(1):Stewart |
25 February 1889 | Liverpool District | 1-2 | Bell(1);Dewar;Madden;McMillan:Stewart |
9 April 1889 | Scottish International XI | 1-2 | Bell(D);Madden(D);McMillan(D):Stewart(I)* |
In addition Geordie Dewar was selected to play for a 'Counties' team against a Glasgow Select on 4 October 1888 - Glasgow won 9-0.
Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Linthouse, but in the Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup, the trophy was won for the first time by beating Vale of Leven in the final.
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