The 1897–98 season was the 25th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level entering the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by St Bernards, after a 1–1 draw.
| 8 January 1898 Cup R1 | St Bernard's | 1–1[1][2] | Dumbarton | New Logie Green |
Chambers  |
Murphy |
Attendance: 3,500 |
| 15 January 1898 Cup R1r | Dumbarton | 1–3[3][4] | St Bernard's | Boghead Park |
| Gillies |
Buchanan Paton |
Attendance: 6,000 |
Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Cup for the ninth time, beating Vale of Leven in the final.
| 26 March 1898 Final | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Vale of Leven | Tontine Park |
| Speedie Littlejohn |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
Friendlies
In the absence of any league commitments, the Dumbarton committee had to work hard to bring together a fixture list which would meet the club's financial needs.
During the season, 23 'friendly' matches were arranged, where there was much to be pleased about. There was an impressive unbeaten run of 9 games at the beginning of the season, several wins against league opposition and a successful 'mini' tour of the highlands during the New Year holidays. In all 13 were won, 4 drawn and 6 lost, scoring 69 goals and conceding 49.
| 2 September 1897 Friendly | Renton | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Tontine Park |
| Reid Mackie |
| 4 September 1897 Friendly | Stenhousemuir | 4–4 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
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| 11 September 1897 Friendly | Queen's Park | 2–4 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Berry 40' Lambie |
McFarlane 30', 45' Speedie Ritchie (OG) |
| 18 September 1897 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6–1 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
| Morrice Richmond |
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| 2 October 1897 Friendly | Leith Athletic | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Hawkhill |
| Brown Harvie 85' |
Speedie Mackie |
| 9 October 1897 Friendly | Falkirk | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Forbes 85' |
Morrice 7' Reid 8' |
| 16 October 1897 Friendly | Abercorn | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Underwood Park, Paisley |
|
Speedie Murphy |
| 23 October 1897 Friendly | Queen's Park | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Lambie |
Mauchan |
| 30 October 1897 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Renton | Boghead Park |
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| 13 November 1897 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–1 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
| Brown 40' |
| 20 November 1897 Friendly | Morton | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Dunlop Kennedy |
scrimmage |
| 27 November 1897 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
|
Watt Forrest Thomson |
| 18 December 1897 Friendly | Clyde | 5–4 | Dumbarton | Barrowfield Park |
|
Reid |
| 25 December 1897 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–9 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
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| 1 January 1898 Friendly | Inverness Clachnacuddin | 4–10 | Dumbarton | Inverness |
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Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mr Colville |
| 3 January 1898 Friendly | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Aberdeen |
| Ritchie (OG) (OG) |
Referee: A Smith |
| 22 January 1898 Friendly | Partick Thistle | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Meadowside |
|
McNab Littlejohn |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 5 February 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Celtic | Boghead Park |
| Mitchell Richmond |
Allan |
| 19 February 1898 Friendly | E Stirling | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Merchiston Park |
| Hastings 80' (OG) |
McNab Speedie 20'Littlejohn 65' |
Referee: Mr Sharp |
| 5 March 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 9–1 | Kilmarnock Athletic | Boghead Park |
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| 19 March 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Speedie |
Edgar |
| 11 April 1898 Friendly | St Bernard's | 5–0 | Dumbarton | New Logie Green |
| Allan 1' Newman 2'Coltherd 10' |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 16 April 1898 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| Littlejohn |
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Player statistics
Amongst those players leaving the club was internationalist Leitch Keir. A servant to the club since its cup winning season of 1882–83, Keir decided to move on to Motherwell.
Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 John Docherty[5]
|
GK | 2 | 0 |
| Samuel Skinner[6]
|
DF | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Thomson[7]
|
DF | 2 | 0 |
| Morrice[8]
|
MF | 2 | 0 |
| James Richmond[9]
|
MF | 2 | 0 |
| William Thomson
|
MF | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Coll[10]
|
MF | 2 | 0 |
| Alexander Gillies[11]
|
MF | 2 | 1 |
| Hugh Murphy[12]
|
MF | 2 | 1 |
| Thomas Reid[13]
|
MF | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Speedie[14]
|
MF | 2 | 0 |
International caps
William Thomson[15] earned his third and fourth caps against Wales and Ireland respectively in the 1898 British Home Championship.
Representative match
A Dumbartonshire XI played against a Lanarkshire XI on 29 January 1898 in which Docherty, Daniel Thomson, William Thomson, Lewis Mackie and Speedie were all selected to play - Willie Speedie scored the Dumbarton county goal in the 1–1 draw.
Reserve team
Dumbarton lost in the first round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Queen's Park.
References
- ^ "St Bernard's 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (08/01/1898)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "St Bernard's 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 8th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 St Bernard's, Scottish Cup (15/01/1898)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 St Bernard's, Saturday, January 15th, 1898". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "John Docherty - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Samuel Skinner - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Thomson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Morrice - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "James Richmond - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Coll - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Alexander Gillies - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Hugh Murphy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Reid - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Willie Speedie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "William Thomson". Scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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