1876–77 season | ||
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Stadium | Lowmans Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish Cup | Third Round | |
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The 1876–77 season was the fourth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.
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. [1]
21 October 1876 Cup R2 | Star of Leven | 0-4 [6] [7] | Dumbarton | Alexandria |
18 November 1876 Cup R2 | Lennox | 1-0 [8] [9] | Dumbarton | Levengrove Park, Lennoxtown |
Attendance: 1,000 |
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.
4 November 1876 Friendly | Dumbarton | 9-0 | Rovers (Glasgow) | Dumbarton |
25 November 1876 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1-0 | Vale of Leven | Dumbarton |
Lawrence |
3 February 1877 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 3-1 | Dumbarton | Alexandria |
Frasaer,W (OG) McPherson |
Galbraith | Attendance: 1,000 |
25 February 1877 Friendly | Lennox | 0-3 | Dumbarton | Lennoxtown |
30' 60' Miller |
Referee: Mr Whyte |
Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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George Fraser [10] | GK | 4 | 0 |
W Fraser [11] | DF | 4 | 0 |
Archie Lang | DF | 4 | 0 |
James Boyd [12] | MF | 1 | 0 |
Robert Johnston [13] | MF | 4 | 0 |
Measdale [14] | MF | 1 | 0 |
William Anderson [15] | FW | 4 | 0 |
Alex Galbraith [16] | FW | 2 | 0 |
David Hartley [17] | FW | 4 | 0 |
Alex Lawrence [18] | FW | 4 | 0 |
J McMaster [19] | FW | 4 | 0 |
Peter Miller | FW | 4 | 0 |
S Watt [20] | FW | 4 | 0 |
Source: [21]