1934–35 Dumbarton F.C. season explained

Club:Dumbarton
Season:1934–1935
Stadium:Boghead Park, Dumbarton
League:Scottish League Division Two
League Result:16th
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:Second Round
League Topscorer:Johnny Haddow (19)
Season Topscorer:Johnny Haddow (23)
Highest Attendance:2,400
Lowest Attendance:500
Average Attendance:1,100
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Prevseason:1933–34
Nextseason:1935–36

The 1934–35 season was the 58th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.

Scottish League

See main article: 1934–35 Scottish Football League. After the optimism of the previous season, Dumbarton's 13th season in a row in the Second Division was to prove unlucky as they slumped to finish 16th out of 18, with 22 points - 30 behind champions Third Lanark.[1] During the season, a number of big defeats were suffered, conceding a 9, an 8 and 6 goals twice.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 1934–35 Scottish Cup. This season it was a second round exit, to First Division St Johnstone.

Dumbartonshire Cup

Dumbarton failed to regain the Dumbartonshire Cup, with amateur side Vale Ocaba retaining the trophy. Both games were held over until the start of the 1935–36 season.

Player statistics

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Source:[2]

Transfers

Players in

PlayerFromDate
Thomas Cumming Morton10 Jul 1934
Richard English12 Aug 1934
William McDonald Brechin City10 Aug 1934
Robert Henderson Cork29 Aug 1934
Matthew Kennedy King's Park (loan)7 Sep 1934
John Pyper Brechin City12 Sep 1934
William Barrie Glenavon25 Oct 1934
Duncan Colquhoun Raith Rovers23 Nov 1934
James Muir Margate13 Dec 1934
Angus Polson Queen of the South (trialist)13 Dec 1934
Edwin Powell Stenhousemuir14 Dec 1934
James McLeod Kilmarnock20 Dec 1934
John Rodger Morton20 Dec 1934
Robert Speedie Dumbarton Harp29 Dec 1934
Hugh Moran Cowdenbeath10 Jul 1934
Archibald Milliken Dundee United24 Jan 1935
George Taylor

Players out

PlayerToDate
David Collins Freed23 May 1934
William Barrie Freed26 Nov 1934
Dick Ritchie Aberdeen7 Dec 1934
Duncan Colquhoun Freed12 Dec 1934
George Ritchie Freed30 Jan 1935
Thomas McGunnigle Cork

In addition Thomas Cumming, John Forgie, David Kennedy, William Meek, William Murray, James Osborne and Robert Taylor all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Smailes, Gordon . The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records . Breedon Books . 1995 . Derby . 1-85983-020-X.
  2. Book: McAllister, Jim . The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . J&J Robertson Printers . 2002 . Dumbarton.
  3. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.