Scottish Cup Semi Final | ||
Stadium Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton | ||
Season 1875–76 was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the third time.
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Overview
This season saw Dumbarton move to their new ground at Broomfauld Park.
The semi final of the Scottish Cup was reached for the second successive year before losing to 3rd LRV, after two 1-1 draws.
Elsewhere, 7 'other' matches were played, of which 5 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 22 goals and conceding just 3.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
County Caps
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.
Transfers
Of note amongst those appearing in club colours for the first time this season was Peter Miller.
Factfile
* Dumbarton remained unbeaten in their 8 home matches during the season - 7 wins and a draw.
* For the first time, Dumbarton also ran a 'second' (reserve) team.