| 1926–1927 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Donald Colman |
| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division Two | 18th |
| Scottish Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: H Reid (16) All: H Reid (17) |
The1926–27 season was the 50thScottish football season in whichDumbarton competed at national level, entering theScottish Football League and theScottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in theDumbartonshire Cup.
Dumbarton's fifth successive season in the Second Division saw a further decline in performances, and with 5 defeats coming in their first 7 games it was clear that the team would struggle. In the end a miserable 18th place out of 20 was achieved with 32 points - a distant 34 behind champions Bo'ness. Indeed, going into the last league game, Dumbarton were lying in 19th place and favourites to go through the election process for relegation to the Third Division, but an unbelievable 5–0 away win at Ayr would save their Second Division status.[1]
| 14 August 1926League | Albion Rovers | 4–0[2][3] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
Whyte 37',47',59'McKenna 75' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Williamson |
| 21 August 1926League | Dumbarton | 1–1[4][5] | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
| Black 65' | Thomson,G 44' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Holborn |
| 28 August 1926League | Bathgate | 2–1[6][7] | Dumbarton | Mill Park, Bathgate |
| Wales 10' McInulty 74' | Harvie 87' | Referee: C Ritchie |
| 4 September 1926League | Dumbarton | 1–3[8][9] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| Main 37' | Grainger 20' (OG) Neish 35'Wood 70' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Scott |
| 11 September 1926League | Arthurlie | 2–1[10][11] | Dumbarton | Dunterlie Park |
| Clark 8' Semple 89' | Main | Referee: W Jameson |
| 18 September 1926League | Dumbarton | 1–0[12][13] | Bo'ness | Boghead Park |
| Russell 67' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Jamieson |
| 25 September 1926League | Nithsdale Wanderers | 3–0[14][15] | Dumbarton | Crawick Holm |
| Ballantyne Houston Price | Referee: W Watson |
| 2 October 1926League | Dumbarton | 3–0[16][17] | St Bernard's | Boghead Park |
| Reid,H Wardern 75' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Jamieson |
| 9 October 1926League | Arbroath | 1–3[18][19] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Farquhar 37' | Russell 42',54' Mair 55' | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: J Hudson |
| 16 October 1926League | Dumbarton | 0–1[20][21] | King's Park | Boghead Park |
| Hunter | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J McKay |
| 23 October 1926League | Dumbarton | 2–1[22][23] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| Harvie 63' Reid,H 75' | McCaig 33' | Referee: A Jennings |
| 30 October 1926League | Forfar Athletic | 4–2[24][25] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Hill 25',27',30' Connon | Reid,H | Referee: A Williamson |
| 6 November 1926League | Armadale | 3–4[26][27] | Dumbarton | Volunteer Park, Armadale |
| Morgan 35' Grove 51' | Reid,H Swan 50'Main 76' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: C Ritchie |
| 13 November 1926League | Dumbarton | 1–1[28][29] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
| Reid,H 43' | McCulley 48' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: H Watson |
| 20 November 1926League | Raith Rovers | 4–2[30][31] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
| Ritchie (pen.) Reay 45'Dorrans Allison | Russell 2' | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Kilbride |
| 27 November 1926League | Dumbarton | 3–2[32][33] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
| Main 50',88' Warden 51' (pen.) | Russell 80',81' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Hudson |
| 4 December 1926League | Alloa Athletic | 1–1[34][35] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Swanson 80' | Warden (pen.) | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: H McLachlan |
| 11 December 1926League | Queen of the South | 3–2[36][37] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| Gilmour Sheddan Halliday 40' | Reid,H 80' Main |
| 18 December 1926League | Dumbarton | 3–5[38][39] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Reid,H 19' Davin 20'Muir 65' | Walters 4',88' Tollard 35'Bray | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: C Ritchie |
| 25 December 1926League | Dumbarton | 3–0[40][41] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
| Muir 38' Cameron 70'Davin | Referee: J Kilbride |
| 31 December 1926League | Clydebank | 6–2[42][43] | Dumbarton | Clydeholm Park |
| Thomson,G 20' Evans 25' | Reid,H 90' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Prior |
| 3 January 1927League | Dumbarton | 1–1[44][45] | Bathgate | Boghead Park |
| Muir 35' | Houston 80' | Referee: C MacDonald |
| 8 January 1927League | East Fife | 5–3[46][47] | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
| Paterson 46',89' Nairn Wood Weir | Main Harvie | Referee: J McLaughlin |
| 15 January 1927League | Dumbarton | 4–1[48][49] | Arthurlie | Boghead Park |
| Mair 13' Muir 20'Davin 34' 71' (pen.) | Malloy 73' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J McKay |
| 29 January 1927League | Bo'ness | 3–1[50][51] | Dumbarton | Newtown Park, Bo'ness |
| Martin 4' Gribben 22'Oswald 42' | Reid,H 60' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: M Hutton |
| 12 February 1927League | St Bernard's | 1–1[52][53] | Dumbarton | Royal Gymnasium Ground |
| Duke 45' | Reid,H 70' | Referee: W Jamieson |
| 16 February 1927League | Dumbarton | 6–2[54][55] | Nithsdale Wanderers | Boghead Park |
| McHugh 10' Davin 12'Mair Main Muir | Ballantyne Allan | Referee: J Kilbride |
| 19 February 1927League | Dumbarton | 1–0[56][57] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
| Reid,J 74' | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Archer |
| 26 February 1927League | King's Park | 2–0[58][59] | Dumbarton | Forthbank Park |
| Scoullar 47' Gall 67' | Referee: H McLachlan |
| 5 March 1927League | Stenhousemuir | 7–0[60][61] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Kemp 5',8' Reid 20'Simpson 47'McCaig 52'Lauderdale | Referee: H Watson |
| 12 March 1927League | Dumbarton | 1–3[62][63] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Swanson 90' | Fox 12' Connon 16'Hill 78' | Referee: H McLaughlin |
| 19 March 1927League | Dumbarton | 2–0[64][65] | Armadale | Boghead Park |
| Reid,H 42' Mair 89' | Referee: C McDonald |
| 26 March 1927League | Third Lanark | 2–2[66][67] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
| Brown 30' (pen.) McCurley 85' | Muir 32',90' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Grant |
| 2 April 1927League | Raith Rovers | 3–1[68][69] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
| Deuchars 44' McNeill 54',76' | Harvie 15' | Referee: J Kilbride |
| 9 April 1927League | East Stirling | 3–2[70][71] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Docherty 40' Stoddart 48'McKay 55' | Reid,H 23' Davin 30' | Referee: J Whitley |
| 16 April 1927League | Dumbarton | 3–1[72][73] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Russell 20' Reid,H 41' | Lindsay 30' | Referee: W Jamieson |
| 23 April 1927League | Dumbarton | 0–3[74][75] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
| Gilmour 40' Parker 60',65' | Referee: H McLachlan |
| 30 April 1927League | Ayr United | 0–5[76][77] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Muir 30' Russell Reid,H Main | Referee: H McLachlan |
Dumbarton reached the second round before losing out to Alloa after a replay.
| 22 January 1927Cup R1 | East Stirling | 0–1[78][79] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Reid,H 67' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Williamson |
| 5 February 1927Cup R2 | Alloa Athletic | 1–1[80][81] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| McMillan 63' | Russell 3' | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: J Bilney |
| 9 February 1927Cup R2r | Dumbarton | 0–4[82][83] (a.e.t.) | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Cumming 94' Ferguson 110'McMillan O'Shea 120' | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Bilney |
Dumbarton were again runners-up in the Dumbartonshire Cup. A fortunate 'toss of the coin' win over Clydebank in the replayed semifinal was followed by a heavy defeat to non-league Helesburgh in the final.
| 27 September 1926Semi Final | Clydebank | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Clydeholm Park |
| Thomson,D 60' | Grainger 30' | Referee: A Williamson |
| 18 April 1927Semi Final Replay | Dumbarton | 1–1[84] | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
| Muir 80' | Paton | Referee: A Williamson |
| 28 April 1927Final | Helensburgh | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Helensburgh |
| Attendance: 1,000 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO | Harry Britton[85] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Duncan Yuill[86] | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Granger | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Adam Swanson[87] | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | James Warden[88] | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | David Broadley[89] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | George Greenshields[90] | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Andrew Mair | 27 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Hugh Reid[91] | 33 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | James Reid[92] | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Black[93] | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Cameron | 41 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Martin Davin | 35 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Robert Dennett[94] | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Harvie | 34 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Johnstone[95] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David Kyle[96] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Robert Main[97] | 39 | 14 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | McCabe[98] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | McHugh[99] | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Archibald Muir[100] | 30 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Russell[101] | 19 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | John Swan[102] | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Talisman[103] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Trialist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source:[104]
Players in[edit]
| Players out[edit]
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In addition Francis Carlow, Albert Ferguson, William McDonald, Thomas McKinney, Archibald McNish and Martin Travers all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
Source:[105]
