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Season 1877–78 was the fifth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the fifth time.
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Overview
Dumbarton were on the move again and played their home games during the season at Townend.
During the early years of the Scottish Cup, the earlier rounds of the competition were played on a regional basis, which was always a tough proposition as three of the top Scottish clubs at the time were from Dumbartonshire. This season Dumbarton came up against Vale of Leven in the second round, and lost (to the eventual champions) after a 1-1 draw.
During the season, 12 'other' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against locals Renton and Alexandria, and Glasgow sides, Rangers and South Western. Of these matches, 8 were won, 1 drawn and 3 lost, scoring 32 goals and conceding 8.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
International Caps
The process to select a 'Scotland' team to play against England and Wales commenced with international trial matches, and one was held for Dunbartonshire players on 9 February 1878 at Alexandria. Archie Lang, Peter Miller, Alex Galbraith and Joe Lindsay all played, whlist J McMaster was a reserve. In the end however none of the Dumbarton men were selected for the final teams.
Transfers
Of note amongst those appearing in club colours for the first time this season were Joe Lindsay, Jock Hutcheson and Willie McKinnon.
Factfile
* South Western's victory at Dumbarton on 30 March, was the club's first home defeat for almost 3 years - a record consisting of 16 wins and 3 draws.