# 1875–76 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1875–76 season was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

## Scottish Cup

The semi-final of the Scottish Cup was reached for the second successive year before losing to 3rd LRV, after two 1-1 draws.
Dumbarton's score is shown first in each case.
Dumbarton in the 1875–76 Scottish Cup :
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Dumbarton scorers | Att. |
| 9 October 1875 | First round | Levengrove Park, Lennoxtown (A) | Lennox | 2–2 | Denny, Unknown | |
| 16 October 1875 | First round replay | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Lennox | 1–0 | Galbraith 85' | |
| 6 November 1875 | Second round | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Renton Thistle | 2–1 | Galbraith, McAulay | |
| 27 November 1875 | Third round | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Drumpellier | 5–1 | Boyd, McAulay (2), Meikleham, Anderson | |
| | Quarter-final | | | Bye | | |
| 8 January 1876 | Semi-final | Cathkin Park, Crosshill (A) | 3rd Lanark RV | 1–1 | Hartley | |
| 15 January 1876 | Semi-final replay | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | 3rd Lanark RV | 1–1 | Anderson 5' | 2,500 |
| 22 January 1876 | Semi-final second replay | Cathkin Park, Crosshill (A) | 3rd Lanark RV | 0–3 | | |

## Friendlies

During the season, 7 'friendly' matches were reported to have been played, of which 5 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 22 goals and conceding just 3.
Dumbarton friendly matches :
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Dumbarton scorers |
| 4 September 1875 | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Lennox | 3–0 | McInnes, Meikleham, own goal |
| 18 September 1875 | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Alclutha | 1–0 | Unknown |
| 25 September 1875 | Ardenconnel Park, Helensburgh (A) | Helensburgh | 2–2 | Unknown |
| 23 October 1875 | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | St Andrew's | 6–1 | Unknown |
| 30 October 1875 | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Telegraphists | 8–0 | Unknown |
| 29 January 1876 | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Partick | 2–0 | Anderson, Boyd |
| 5 February 1876 | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) | Renton | 0–0 | |

## Player statistics

Of note amongst those appearing in club colours for the first time this season was Peter Miller.
Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
| J Baillie | GK | 3 | 0 |
| Fowler | GK | 2 | 0 |
| John Wood | GK | 2 | 0 |
| John Bain | DF | 7 | 0 |
| William McIntosh | DF | 4 | 0 |
| A Michie | DF | 3 | 0 |
| James Wood | DF | 2 | 0 |
| James Boyd | MF | 7 | 1 |
| Robert Johnston | MF | 7 | 0 |
| William Anderson | FW | 7 | 2 |
| Alex Galbraith | FW | 7 | 2 |
| David Hartley | FW | 7 | 1 |
| David McAulay | FW | 7 | 3 |
| James Meikleham | FW | 7 | 1 |
| Peter Miller | FW | 1 | 0 |
| T Munn | FW | 4 | 0 |
Source:

### Representative game

As part of the growth of the sport in Scotland, inter-county matches began to be an established part of the football calendar with the 'cream' of each county being selected to play for their respective counties/cities. One of the earliest was a match played at Hampden Park on 29 April 1876 between Dumbartonshire and Glasgow for the benefit of the Western Infirmary. James Boyd and James Meikleham were selected from Dumbarton to play in the Dumbartonshire team, with Glasgow winning 2–0.