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Season 1909–10 was the 33rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 11th time, the Scottish Cup for the 28th time and the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the eighth time.
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Overview
For the fourth successive season, Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Second Division, finishing 4th with 23 points, 10 behind champions Leith Athletic.
For the first time in five years the club was successful in qualifying for the Scottish Cup, by reaching the semi final of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to Bathgate. The first round draw in the Scottish Cup was however unkind to Dumbarton, but they put up a stiff resistance in losing only by the odd goal to Celtic.
Locally, the Dumbartonshire Cup continued to be played on a league basis. Dumbarton qualified for the final but as in the five previous seasons lost out, this time to Dumbarton Harp.
During the season there were also 3 'friendly' matches played, winning 1 and losing 2, scoring 5 goals and conceding 5.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Promotion/Relegation Election Results
Port Glasgow Athletic resigned their First Division place, which was taken by Raith Rovers in the end of season election. A vote to introduce automatic promotion and relegation was defeated.
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Factfile
Willie Gibson's second goal in the league match against East Stirling on 18 December represented Dumbarton's 1,000th in all national competitions.