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.
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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 Att. Ref. Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Lennox 3–0 McInnes, Meikleham, own goal Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Alclutha 1–0 Unknown Ardenconnel Park, Helensburgh (A) Helensburgh 2–2 Unknown Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) St Andrew's 6–1 Unknown Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Telegraphists 8–0 Unknown Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton (H) Partick 2–0 Anderson, Boyd 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.
PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals J Baillie30 Fowler20 John Wood20 John Bain70 William McIntosh40 A Michie30 James Wood20 James Boyd71 Robert Johnston70 William Anderson72 Alex Galbraith72 David Hartley71 David McAulay73 James Meikleham71 Peter Miller10 T Munn40
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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.
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