1888–89 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton 1888–89 football season

Dumbarton1888–89 season

Stadium| Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Cup| Semi-final

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The 1888–89 season was the 16th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

## Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1888-89 Scottish Cup

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]

Dumbarton v Kirkintilloch Central 1 September 1888 Cup R1|  Dumbarton | 13–1[2][3]|  Kirkintilloch Central | Boghead Park

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Dumbarton v  Cup R2|  Dumbarton | bye|  |

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Motherwell v Dumbarton 13 October 1888 Cup R3|  Motherwell | 2-6[4][5]|  Dumbarton | Roman Road Park, Motherwell

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Dumbarton v Methlan Park 3 November 1888 Cup R4|  Dumbarton | 9–0[6][7]|  Methlan Park | Boghead Park

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| Aitken  10'

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Dumbarton v Mossend Swifts 1 December 1888 Cup R5|  Dumbarton | 3–1[8][9]|  Mossend Swifts | Boghead Park

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| Madden  20'
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Bell  |  |  65' | Referee: Mr Brock

Dumbarton v St Mirren 15 December 1888 Cup R5|  Dumbarton | 2–2[10][11]|  St Mirren | Boghead Park

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| Bell  85' |  | Brown
Johnstone  |

St Mirren v Dumbarton 22 December 1888 Cup R5R|  St Mirren | 2–2[12][13]|  Dumbarton | Westmarch (stadium)

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| Brown  50'
Hannah  86' (OG) |  | Dewar
Lapsley  | Attendance: 6,000

Dumbarton v St Mirren 29 December 1888 Cup R5R|  Dumbarton | 3–1[14][15]|  St Mirren | Ibrox Park

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| Aitken  43'
Bell  |  | Paterson  87' | Attendance: 7,000

Dumbarton v Celtic 12 January 1889 Cup R6|  Dumbarton | 1–4[16][17]|  Celtic | Boghead Park

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| Madden  87' |  |
Groves  62'
Dunbar  | Attendance: 6,000

### Dumbartonshire Cup

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The trophy was lifted for the second time, beating their town rivals Dumbarton Athletic easily in the final.

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Thistle Second round|  Dumbarton | Walkover|  Dumbarton Thistle |

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Dumbarton v Vale of Leven Wanderers 8 December 1888 Third round|  Dumbarton | 5-0|  Vale of Leven Wanderers | Boghead Park

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Dumbarton v Vale of Leven 19 January 1889 Semi Final|  Dumbarton | 3-1|  Vale of Leven | Boghead Park

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| Miller
Keir
Chapman  |  |  | Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Athletic 9 February 1889 Final|  Dumbarton | 6-2|  Dumbarton Athletic | Millburn Park

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| Madden  15'
Lapsley
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Mair  |  | Lindsay  20'
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Referee: Mr McLean

### Greenock Charity Cup

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An invitation to compete in the Greenock Charity Cup was accepted, but Dumbarton lost out to the hosts Morton in the final.

Carlton v Dumbarton 30 March 1889 First round|  Carlton | 2-5|  Dumbarton | Volunteer Park, Greenock

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1st RRV Greenock v Dumbarton 14 May 1889 Semi Final|  1st RRV Greenock | 0-10|  Dumbarton | Greenock

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Morton v Dumbarton 1 June 1889 Final|  Morton | 2-0|  Dumbarton | Cappielow Park

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Scott  |  |  | Attendance: 3,000

### Friendlies

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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.

Leith Athletic v Dumbarton 11 August 1888 Friendly|  Leith Athletic | 4–3|  Dumbarton | Hawkhill

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| Dewar
Lawrie
Clements
Dewar  80' (OG) |  | Madden  5'
scrimmage

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton 18 August 1888 Friendly|  Vale of Leven | 2–2[18]|  Dumbarton | Millburn Park

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| McMillan
Rankin  70' |  | Lindsay  57'
Madden  89' | Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Crerar

Dumbarton v Queen's Park 25 August 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 0–3|  Queen's Park | Boghead Park

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|  |  | Berry  20', 30', 50' | Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Crerar

Dumbarton v Union (Dumbarton) 28 August 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 4–0|  Union (Dumbarton) | Boghead Park

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Dumbarton v St Mirren 8 September 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 2–2|  St Mirren | Boghead Park

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| McMillan  10'
Lapsley  30' |  |  42'
70' | Referee: A Holmes

Dumbarton v Celtic 15 September 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 1–2|  Celtic | Boghead Park

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| Chapman  30' |  | McCallum

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven 29 September 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 2–1|  Vale of Leven | Boghead Park

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| Lapsley  3'
Madden  50' |  |  47' | Referee: Mr Laird

Dumbarton v Thornliebank 6 October 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 9–1|  Thornliebank | Boghead Park

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Chapman
Liddell
Lapsley
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Queen's Park v Dumbarton 20 October 1888 Friendly|  Queen's Park | 2–2[19]|  Dumbarton | Recreation Grounds, Glasgow

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Stewart  |  | Aitken  1'
scrimmage  9' | Attendance: 10,000

Dumbarton v Thistle 27 October 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 3–0|  Thistle | Boghead Park

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Dumbarton Athletic v Dumbarton 10 November 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton Athletic | 3–2|  Dumbarton | St James' Park, Dumbarton

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| Latta  14', 73'
Henderson  |  | scrimmage
Aitken  | Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Rose

Dumbarton v Mossend Swifts 24 November 1888 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 1–1[20]|  Mossend Swifts | Boghead Park

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| Lapsley  |  | Inglis  | Referee: Mr Brock

Strathmore (Dundee) v Dumbarton 31 December 1888 Friendly|  Strathmore (Dundee) | 2–2|  Dumbarton | Rollo's Pier, Dundee

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Arbroath v Dumbarton 1 January 1889 Friendly|  Arbroath | 2–2|  Dumbarton | Gayfield Park

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Willock  |  | Caird
Chaplin  |

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton 2 January 1889 Friendly|  Forfar Athletic | 3–1|  Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar

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| Bowman
Anderson  |  | Madden  |

Renton v Dumbarton 2 February 1889 Friendly|  Renton | 6–1|  Dumbarton | Tontine Park

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| Campbell  20'

McNee  |  | Madden  |

Hibernian v Dumbarton 16 February 1889 Friendly|  Hibernian | 4–3|  Dumbarton | Easter Road

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| Coyle
Burns
McGhee
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Lapsley

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Athletic 2 March 1889 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 6–1|  Dumbarton Athletic | Boghead Park

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| Lapsley  1'
Madden  5'
McMillan  10'
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Mair  |  | scrimmage  65' | Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Cochrane

East Stirling v Dumbarton 9 March 1889 Friendly|  East Stirling | 7–1|  Dumbarton | Merchiston Park

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Kirkwood  35', 47'
Dunn  46'
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Queen's Park v Dumbarton 16 March 1889 Friendly|  Queen's Park | 1–1|  Dumbarton | Cathkin Park

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| Berry  55' |  | Madden  20' |

Montrose v Dumbarton 21 March 1889 Friendly|  Montrose | 4–2|  Dumbarton | Links Park

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Keillor  70' |  | Bell
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Cowlairs v Dumbarton 23 March 1889 Friendly|  Cowlairs | 1–2|  Dumbarton | Gourlay Park, Glasgow

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Welsh International XI v Dumbarton 6 April 1889 Friendly|  Welsh International XI | 0–3|  Dumbarton | Cathkin Park

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Hearts v Dumbarton 13 April 1889 Friendly|  Hearts | 4–2|  Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium

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Jenkinson  |  | scrimmage
Madden  |

Sunderland Albion v Dumbarton 20 April 1889 Friendly|  Sunderland Albion | 2–6|  Dumbarton | Blue House Field, Hendon

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26'
scrimmage  48'
Lapsley
Mair  | Attendance: 5,000

Dumbarton v Dykebar 27 April 1889 Friendly|  Dumbarton | 8–0|  Dykebar | Boghead Park

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Albion Rovers v Dumbarton 4 May 1889 Friendly|  Albion Rovers | 4–1|  Dumbarton | Meadow Park, Coatbridge

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Scott  75' |  | Mair  5' |

Airdrie v Dumbarton 21 May 1889 Friendly|  Airdrie | 1–3|  Dumbarton | Smiths Fields, Airdrie

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Stewart  44'
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Sunderland v Dumbarton 27 May 1889 Friendly|  Sunderland | 4–3|  Dumbarton | Newcastle Road

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## Player statistics

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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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James Bell | GK | 8  | 0
Dickie Boyle | DF | 2  | 0
John Hannah[21] | DF | 8  | 0
Duncan Stewart | DF | 5  | 0
Geordie Dewar | MF | 8  | 4
Robert Hannah[22] | MF | 1  | 0
Leitch Keir | MF | 7  | 1
Tom McMillan | MF | 8  | 0
Ralph Aitken | FW | 6  | 3
Jack Bell | FW | 7  | 7
John Chapman[23] | FW | 8  | 4
James Collins[24] | FW | 1  | 0
Edward Duffy[25] | FW | 1  | 0
William Lapsley[26] | FW | 8  | 7
John Madden | FW | 8  | 3
Alex Miller | FW | 2  | 0

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### International caps

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

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.

### Representative matches

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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)*

* \- 'D' played for Dumbartonshire ; 'I' played for Internationals

In addition Geordie Dewar was selected to play for a 'Counties' team against a Glasgow Select on 4 October 1888 - Glasgow won 9-0.

## Reserve team

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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.

## References

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1. ^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
2. ^ "Dumbarton 13 - 1 Kirkintilloch Cent, Scottish Cup (01/09/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
3. ^ "Dumbarton 13 - 1 Kirkintilloch Central, Saturday, September 1st, 1888". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
4. ^ "Motherwell 2 - 6 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (13/10/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
5. ^ "Motherwell 2 - 6 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 13th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
6. ^ "Dumbarton 9 - 0 Methlan Park, Scottish Cup (03/11/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
7. ^ "Dumbarton 9 - 0 Methlan Park, Saturday, November 3rd, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
8. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Mossend Swifts, Scottish Cup (01/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
9. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Mossend Swifts, Saturday, December 1st, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
10. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 St Mirren, Scottish Cup (15/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
11. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 St Mirren, Saturday, December 15th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
12. ^ "St Mirren 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (22/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
13. ^ "St Mirren 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 22nd, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
14. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 St Mirren, Scottish Cup (29/12/1888)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
15. ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 St Mirren, Saturday, December 29th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
16. ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Celtic, Scottish Cup (12/01/1889)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
17. ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Celtic, Saturday, January 12th, 1888". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
18. ^ Played to celebrate the opening of Vale's new ground.
19. ^ Played as part of the Glasgow International Exhibition.
20. ^ Was to have been the fifth round tie of the Scottish Cup but ground was declared unplayable. Players decided to play a friendly instead.
21. ^ "John Hannah - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
22. ^ "Robert Hannah - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
23. ^ "John Chapman - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
24. ^ "James Collins - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
25. ^ "Edward Duffy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
26. ^ "William Lapsley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
27. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
28. ^ "George Dewar". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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