title: 1912–13 Dumbarton F.C. season
text: # 1912–13 Dumbarton F.C. season
  
  The 1912–13 season was the 36th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup.
  
  ## Scottish League
  
  Dumbarton's seventh successive season in the Second Division saw their worst performance since their return to league football in 1906, but still managed a 6th place finish with 29 points, 5 behind champions Ayr United.
  
  An expansion of the First Division from 18 to 20 clubs meant that there would be at least 2 places available to Second Division clubs in the end of season election. As it was both the bottom 'top flight' clubs - Partick Thistle and Queen's Park - were to retain their places, and in addition to Ayr United, the Second Division champions, it was Dumbarton that would step up to the First Division - beating Cowdenbeath with the chairman's casting vote.
  
  ## Scottish Cup
  
  The Scottish Cup campaign saw Dumbarton disposing of First Division opponents before losing to eventual champions Falkirk in the fourth round.
  
  ## Scottish Qualifying Cup
  
  Dumbarton qualified for the Scottish Cup by reaching the semi-final of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to non-league Nithsdale Wanderers.
  
  ## Friendlies
  
  During the season, 3 'friendly' matches were played, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1, scoring 4 goals and conceding 4.
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Qualifying Cup | Qualifying Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | GK | SCO | Douglas Forbes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | GK | SCO | John B Miller | 36 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Thomas Howat | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | George Hunter | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Charles Keir | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Willie Lithgow | 28 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Robert Muirhead | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Walter Wilson | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | George Bennett | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Jack Brown | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | John Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Andrew Potter | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | | MF | SCO | John Stewart | 19 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | John Wilson | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Jim Blyth | 24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Andrew Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | William Duncan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | James Ferguson | 35 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Hart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Samuel Hendry | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | William Main | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | John MacAuley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Alex McGillivray | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
  | | FW | SCO | Robert Pender | 35 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | | FW | SCO | Andy Robertson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Ebenezer Rodger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Rowan | 32 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
  | | FW | SCO | Finlay Speedie | 21 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Stalker | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
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  ### Transfers
  
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  In addition John Brown, George Hunter, Thomas Howat, John MacAulay, William Main, Robert Muirhead, Ebennezer Rodger, John Stalker, John Stewart and John Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
  
  ## Reserve Team
  
  Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Kilmarnock.
  
  