1876–77 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton 1876–77 football season

Dumbarton

1876–77 season

Stadium

Lowmans Park, Dumbarton

Scottish Cup

Third Round

Home colours

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

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1876–77 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.

Dumbarton v Renton

30 September 1876 Cup R1	Dumbarton	1-1	Renton	Dumbarton

Renton v Dumbarton

7 October 1876 Cup R1r	Renton	0-2	Dumbarton	Renton

Star of Leven v Dumbarton

21 October 1876 Cup R2	Star of Leven	0-4	Dumbarton	Alexandria

Lennox v Dumbarton

18 November 1876 Cup R2	Lennox	1-0	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.

Dumbarton v Rovers (Glasgow)

4 November 1876 Friendly	Dumbarton	9-0	Rovers (Glasgow)	Dumbarton

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

25 November 1876 Friendly	Dumbarton	1-0	Vale of Leven	Dumbarton
	Lawrence

Renton v Dumbarton

16 December 1876 Friendly	Renton	1-0	Dumbarton	Renton

Alclutha v Dumbarton

27 January 1877 Friendly	Alclutha	1-1	Dumbarton	Dumbarton

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

3 February 1877 Friendly	Vale of Leven	3-1	Dumbarton	Alexandria
	Frasaer,W (OG) McPherson		Galbraith	Attendance: 1,000

Lennox v Dumbarton

25 February 1877 Friendly	Lennox	0-3	Dumbarton	Lennoxtown
			30' 60' Miller	Referee: Mr Whyte

Dumbarton v South Western

3 March 1877 Friendly	Dumbarton	2-0	South Western	Dumbarton
	10'

South Western v Dumbarton

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
George Fraser	GK	4
W Fraser	DF	4
Archie Lang	DF	4
James Boyd	MF	1
Robert Johnston	MF	4
Measdale	MF	1
William Anderson	FW	4
Alex Galbraith	FW	2
David Hartley	FW	4
Alex Lawrence	FW	4
J McMaster	FW	4
Peter Miller	FW	4
S Watt	FW	4

Source:

References

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

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