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
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
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Transfers
Players in PlayerFromDate Alex McGregor Celtic (loan) 19 May 1914 Alexander Davidson Partick Thistle 20 May 1914 Archibald Ritchie Stenhousemuir 12 Jun 1914 William Watson Motherwell (loan) 12 Jun 1914 Pat Travers Aberdeen 24 Jun 1914 James Steel Partick Thistle (loan) 28 Jun 1914 Thomas Hamilton Hamilton 8 Aug 1914 Bob McGrory 8 Aug 1914 Andrew Wilson Stenhousemuir 6 Jan 1915 Joseph Harris Partick Thistle (loan)
Players out PlayerToDate Raeburn McLay Johnstone 8 Aug 1914 Robert Bryson Vale of Leven 20 Aug 1914 Thomas McConnell Airdrie (loan) 30 Dec 1914 Charles Keir Armadale James McDade Dumbarton Harp Alex McGillivray Johnstone David Slimmon Kilmarnock 8 Aug 1914 John B Miller Renton (loan)
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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.
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