title: 1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season
text: # 1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season
  
  The 1914–15 season was the 38th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. All national cup competitions were suspended for the duration of the First World War. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
  
  ## Scottish First Division
  
  Dumbarton's second successive season in the First Division saw an improved performance by finishing 13th out of 20, with 34 points, 31 behind champions Celtic.
  
  ## Dumbartonshire Cup
  
  The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to being played on a league basis followed by a final between the top two, and for the first time since the 1898-99 season Dumbarton were successful by beating Vale of Leven in the final.
  
  ### Final league table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vale of Leven | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 11 |
  | 2 | Dumbarton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 |
  | 3 | Clydebank | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8 |
  | 4 | Renton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
  | 5 | Dumbarton Harp | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 |
  
  ## Friendlies/Benefit Matches
  
  During the season, a friendly, a benefit and a charity match were also played, drawing 2 and losing the other, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7.
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  ### Squad
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | GK | SCO | Thomas Hamilton | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | William McAlpine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Bob McGrory | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Archibald Ritchie | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | James Thomson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Alex Davidson | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
  | | MF | SCO | Peter McFie | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
  | | MF | SCO | Alex McGregor | 32 | 5 | 32 | 5 |
  | | MF | SCO | James Riddell | 36 | 3 | 36 | 3 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Brown | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
  | | FW | SCO | James Ferguson | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
  | | FW | ENG | Alfred Gettins | 30 | 8 | 30 | 8 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Murray | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Rowan | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
  | | FW | SCO | James Steel | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
  | | FW | SCO | Alexander Thom | 35 | 6 | 35 | 6 |
  | | FW | SCO | Pat Travers | 37 | 8 | 37 | 8 |
  | | FW | SCO | William Watson | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
  | | FW | SCO | Andrew Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
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  ### Transfers
  
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  In addition James Blyth, Jack Brown, James Chalk, Alexander Clarkson, John Davie, Alex Forsyth, Archibald Frew, Harry Gildea, Samuel Hendry, Thomas Lawrie, William Murray, John Plank, Andrew Potter, John Robertson and Walter Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
  
  ## Reserve Team
  
  Dumbarton scratched from the competition at the second round stage of the Scottish Second XI Cup.
  
  