| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1918–1919 |
| Manager: | James Collins |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League |
| League Result: | 15th |
| League Topscorer: | Herbert Yarnell (5) |
| Season Topscorer: | Herbert Yarnell (5) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,000 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,000 |
| Average Attendance: | 3,600 |
| Pattern B1: | _thin_blackhoops |
| Pattern La1: | _black_hoops |
| Pattern Ra1: | _black_hoops |
| Pattern So1: | _2 gold stripes |
| Leftarm1: | FFD700 |
| Body1: | FFD700 |
| Rightarm1: | FFD700 |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 000000 |
| Prevseason: | 1917–18 |
| Nextseason: | 1919–20 |
The 1918–19 season was the 42nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Victory Cup, marking the end of the Great War. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup and the Clydebank Charity Cup.
See main article: 1918–19 Scottish Football League. This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League, was suspended. Membership of the League was increased from 18 to 22, with the re-admission of Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers, together with the addition of Albion Rovers.
Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, in the League with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic. This was their worst performance in a number of years, perhaps not unsurprising given the large turnover in playing staff.[1] Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.
To mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by the eventual winners, St Mirren, after a 0-0 draw.
The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to a 'round robin' qualifying process, but by winning only one tie, failed to qualify for the final.
Dumabrton lost out in the final of the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup to Dumbarton Harp.
Dumbarton lost out in the final of the inaugural Clydebank Charity Cup to hosts Clydebank.
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Source:[2]
| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Finnie | 31 July 1918 | ||
| James Neill | Old Kilpartick | 31 July 1918 | |
| Herbert Yarnell | 1 Aug 1918 | ||
| Hugh Burns | 13 Aug 1918 | ||
| Hugh Murphy | Falkirk (loan) | 13 Aug 1918 | |
| John McEwan | 19 Aug 1918 | ||
| Archie McLachlan | 23 Aug 1918 | ||
| Joe Hendry | Rangers (loan) | 31 Aug 1918 | |
| Duggie Livingstone | Celtic (loan) | 1 Oct 1918 | |
| Val Lawrence | 30 Oct 1918 | ||
| Roger Henderson | Renton (loan) | 1 Nov 1918 | |
| Robdert Carmichael | 7 Nov 1918 | ||
| Thomas Kelso | Rangers (loan) | 7 Nov 1918 | |
| Richard Bell | Rangers (loan) | 29 Nov 1918 | |
| James Reid | Queen's Park (loan) | 2 Jan 1919 | |
| Bob McDermid | Rangers | 10 Jan 1919 | |
| Jack Rattray | Falkirk (loan) | 17 Jan 1919 | |
| James Dawson | 18 Jan 1918 | ||
| James Young | Rangers | 18 Jan 1919 | |
| James Riddell | Kilmarnock (loan) | 23 Jan 1919 | |
| Bobby Archibald | Aberdeen (loan) | 24 Jan 1919 | |
| Michael Mitchell | Celtic (loan) | 24 Jan 1919 | |
| Ogden Rowland | Blackburn Rovers | 31 Jan 1919 | |
| James Cumming | Manchester City | 14 Feb 1919 | |
| Walter Bate | Royal Worcesters (loan) | 21 Feb 1919 | |
| John Eadon | Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 4 Mar 1919 | |
| John McDowell | Vale of Leven (loan) | 7 Mar 1919 | |
| Duncan Walker | Kilsyth Rangers | 10 Mar 1919 | |
| Alex Bennett | Rangers | 11 Mar 1919 | |
| James McIntosh | Hull City | 14 Mar 1919 | |
| Bob Duffus | Dundee (loan) | 23 May 1919 | |
| Scott Duncan | Rangers (loan) | 30 May 1919 |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Gallacher | |||
| Felix Gunn | |||
| James Stewart | |||
| Alex Trotter | |||
| James McGregor | Kilmarnock (loan) | ||
| Alexander Thom | Ayr United (loan) | ||
| Alexander Thom | Motherwell (loan) |
Source:[4]
In addition Hugh Cairney, Joh McMeekin and Fred Williams all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.