1921–22 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton 1921–1922 football season
The 1921–22 season was the 45th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup . In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
Scottish League
Dumbarton's league performance showed a slight improvement on the previous season by finishing 20th out of 22 with 30 points, some way behind champions Celtic.[ 1]
Unfortunately the re-forming of the Second Division co-incided with the introduction of automatic promotion/relegation, and Dumbarton were relegated for the following season.
Scottish Cup
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Aberdeen.
Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Cup by topping the league and defeating Dumbarton Harp in the final after a replay.
League table
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by defeating Clydebank (on corners) in the final.
Friendlies
At the end of the season Dumbarton embarked on their first 'official' foreign tour, playing 8 matches in Norway and Sweden, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2, scoring 15 goals for the loss of 11. Two other friendlies were played against Vale of Leven and Leith Athletic.
Player statistics
Source:[ 106]
Transfers
Source:[ 107]
In addition William Aitken, Alex Marshall, James McDonald and George Rae all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton Reserves played in the Scottish Alliance League and also in the Scottish Second XI Cup.
References
^ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records . Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X .
^ "Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (20/08/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, August 20th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Aberdeen, Scottish League (27/08/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Aberdeen, Saturday, August 27th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Hamilton Academical, Scottish League (31/08/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Hamilton Academical, Wednesday, August 31st 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Partick Thistle 4 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (03/09/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Partick Thistle 4 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 3rd 1921" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Celtic 4 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (06/09/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Celtic 4 - 0 Dumbarton, Tuesday, September 6th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 3 Third Lanark, Scottish League (10/09/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 3 Third Lanark, Saturday, September 10th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Clydebank, Scottish League (17/09/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Clydebank, Saturday, September 17th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 5 Celtic, Scottish League (24/09/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 5 Celtic, Saturday, September 24th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Queen's Park, Scottish League (01/10/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Queen's Park, Saturday, October 1st 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (04/10/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Third Lanark 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Tuesday, October 1st 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Airdrieonians, Scottish League (08/10/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Airdrieonians, Saturday, October 8th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Motherwell 5 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (15/10/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Motherwell 5 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 15th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Morton, Scottish League (22/10/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Morton, Saturday, October 22nd 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Heart of Midlothian 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (29/10/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Heart of Midlothian 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 29th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Raith Rovers, Scottish League (05/11/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Raith Rovers, Saturday, November 5th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Rangers 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (12/11/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Rangers 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 12th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 1 Clyde, Scottish League (19/11/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 1 Clyde, Saturday, November 19th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Hibernian 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (26/11/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Hibernian 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 26th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "St Mirren 4 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (03/12/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "St Mirren 4 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 3rd 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 0 Falkirk, Scottish League (10/12/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 0 Falkirk, Saturday, December 10th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Dundee, Scottish League (17/12/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Dundee, Saturday, December 17th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Albion Rovers 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (24/12/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Albion Rovers 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 24th 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Partick Thistle, Scottish League (31/12/1921)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Partick Thistle, Saturday, December 31st 1921" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Ayr United 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (02/01/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Ayr United 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Monday, January 2nd 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Hamilton 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (03/01/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Hamilton 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Tuesday, January 3rd 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 5 - 3 Kilmarnock, Scottish League (07/01/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 5 - 3 Kilmarnock, Saturday, January 7th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Aberdeen 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (14/01/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Aberdeen 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 14th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Airdrieonians 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (04/02/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Airdrieonians 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 4th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (11/02/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 11th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Ayr United, Scottish League (13/02/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 1 Ayr United, Monday, February 13th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dundee 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (18/02/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dundee 2 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 18th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Queen's Park 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (25/02/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Queen's Park 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 25th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 St Mirren, Scottish League (27/02/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 St Mirren, Monday, February 27th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Hibernian, Scottish League (04/03/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Hibernian, Saturday, March 4th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Morton 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (18/03/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Morton 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 18th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Albion Rovers, Scottish League (25/03/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Albion Rovers, Saturday, March 25th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Clyde 5 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (01/04/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Clyde 5 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, April 1st 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 4 Rangers, Scottish League (08/04/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 4 Rangers, Saturday, April 8th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 2 Motherwell, Scottish League (19/04/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 2 Motherwell, Wednesday, April 19th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 2 Heart of Midlothian, Scottish League (22/04/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 2 Heart of Midlothian, Saturday, April 22nd 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Clydebank 0 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (26/04/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Clydebank 0 - 1 Dumbarton, Wednesday, April 26th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Falkirk 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (29/04/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Falkirk 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, April 29th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (28/01/1922)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ "Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 28th 1922" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
^ played for the benefit of Vale player Willie Clark
^ "Douglas Haggo - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ The league match against Rangers on 12 November was to be Joshua Wilkinson's last. Tragically, in what was a particularly rough match, he was badly injured and died two days later in hospital.
^ "William Aitken - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Alex Henderson - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Hugh McBride - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Robert Robertson - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "John Coutts - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "James Forrest - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Robert Godfrey - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "James Taylor - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Jamws Alexander - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "John Bowie - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Charles Gordon - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Peter Halleron - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Robert McEwan - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "James Robertson - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ "Alexander Shedden - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications.
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