1927–28 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1927–1928 season

Manager

Donald Colman

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League Division Two

11th

Scottish Cup

First Round

Top goalscorer

League: Angus Urquhart (36)
All: Angus Urquhart (36)

← 1926–27

1928–29 →

Season 1927–28 was the 51st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 29th time and the Scottish Cup for the 40th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 11th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 36 points - 18 behind champions Ayr United.^[1] The highlight of an otherwise unremarkable season was the record-breaking goal scoring of Angus Urquhart, who scored 36 goals in 36 league appearances.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Hamilton.

Locally, Dumbarton were runners-up in the Dumbartonshire Cup for the fourth consecutive season, losing out to Clydebank in the final.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1927–28 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
13 August 1927	Arthurlie	H	0-1		3,000
20 August 1927	Queen of the South	A	2-6	Urquhart;Crawford
27 August 1927	St Bernard's	H	3-3	Urquhart(2);Kirk	2,000
3 September 1927	Bathgate	A	3-2	Urquhart(2);Crawford
10 September 1927	Morton	H	5-0	Russell(2);Harvie;McLardie;Urquhart
17 September 1927	Albion Rovers	A	3-2	McLardie(2);Russell	2,500
24 September 1927	King's Park	H	4-5	Urquhart(3);Russell	3,000
1 October 1927	Alloa Athletic	A	3-3	Kirk;Crawford;Russell
8 October 1927	Forfar Athletic	H	2-0	Miller;Russell	2,000
15 October 1927	Clydebank	A	2-1	Crawford(2)	3,000
22 October 1927	Third Lanark	A	1-4	Crawford	3,000
29 October 1927	Leith Athletic	H	2-2	Urquhart;McPhail	3,000
5 November 1927	East Fife	H	1-3	Kirk	2,000
12 November 1927	East Stirling	A	0-5
19 November 1927	Ayr United	H	2-0	Urquhart(2)	1,500
26 November 1927	Dundee United	A	1-3	Urquhart	7,000
3 December 1927	Armadale	A	0-2
10 December 1927	Arbroath	H	2-0	Urquhart;Crawford
17 December 1927	Stenhousemuir	A	0-1
24 December 1927	Arthurlie	A	1-0	Urquhart
31 December 1927	Bathgate	H	2-1	Urquhart(2)
2 January 1928	Clydebank	H	0-2		2,000
3 January 1928	Morton	A	0-2
7 January 1928	St Bernard's	A	0-2
14 January 1928	Albion Rovers	H	0-1
28 January 1928	Forfar Athletic	A	2-3	Urquhart(2)
4 February 1928	Leith Athletic	A	1-2	Crawford	1,500
8 February 1928	Alloa Athletic	H	2-1	Urquhart;Kirk
11 February 1928	King's Park	A	0-4
25 February 1928	Third Lanark	H	0-0
3 March 1928	Queen of the South	H	1-0	Urquhart
10 March 1928	East Fife	A	1-4	Urquhart
17 March 1928	East Stirling	H	6-1	Urquhart(4);Miller;Crawford
24 March 1928	Ayr United	A	1-0	Urquhart
31 March 1928	Dundee United	H	3-0	Hamill(2);Urquhart	2,500
7 April 1928	Armadale	H	6-2	Urquhart(5);Hamill
14 April 1928	Arbroath	A	0-3
21 April 1928	Stenhousemuir	H	4-1	Urquhart(3);Kirk

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1927–28 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
25 January 1928	1	Hamilton	H	2-3	McLardie;Gillies	2,500

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
18 February 1928	SF	Vale of Leven	A	7-2	Muir(2);Crawford(2);Harvie;Lamont;Murray
28 April 1928	F	Clydebank	A	0-0
30 April 1928	Fr	Clydebank	A	2-4	Crawford(2)	1,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 24 players for the 39 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Kirk, Miller and Urquhart topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in 37 of these matches. Note that in three matches unnamed 'trialist(s)' played.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Alfred Aitchison	DF	14
John Bradford	GK	14
Brown	FW	1
James Crawford	FW	35	11
Archibald Gillies	FW	29	1
Andrew Hamill	FW	10	3
John Harvie	MF	32	1
William Kirk	FW	37	5
James Laing	MF	12
Thomas Lamont	MF	7
Andrew Mair	MF	6
Archibald McLardie	FW	26	4
Donald MacPhail	FW	13	1
James Miller	MF	37	2
Daniel Muir	DF	35
John Muir	MF	4
William Murray	FW	8
John Pearson	FW	3
Rock	MF	1
John Russell^[4]	FW	12	6
Robert Shaw	DF	27
Angus Urquhart	FW	37	36
Watt	MF	2
Duncan Yuill	GK	24

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
↑ The league match against Forfar Athletic on 8 October marked John Russell's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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1927–28 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish League

Scottish Cup

Dumbartonshire Cup

Appearances

See also

References

External links