Manager James Collins Scottish Cup Fourth Round | Scottish League Division One 21st Highest home attendance 10,000 | |
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton Top goalscorer League: Duncan Walker (15)
All: Duncan Walker (21) | ||
Season 1920–21 was the 44th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 22nd time and the Scottish Cup for the 33rd time.
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Overview
Dumbarton finished 21st, out of 22, in the First Division with 24 points, well behind champions Rangers. Despite Duncan Walker finding the net 15 times, the inability to score was a problem, and with just 41 goals to their credit, Dumbarton finishing up as lowest scorers in the league.
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton reached the fourth round before losing to Rangers.
Locally, Dumbarton again failed to progress from the sectional stage of the Dumbartonshire Cup and in the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup following a draw with Vale of Leven in the semi final, a replay date could not be arranged and Dumbarton agreed to scratch from the competition.
Finally, a friendly was also played against Rothesay Juniors.
During the season, 101 goals were conceded in all matches, the third time the 'century' had been broken - the previous time being the 1895-96 season.
Note that George Livingstone was replaced by James Collins as team manager in September 1920.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Appearances
Dumbarton used 29 players for the 45 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Robert McDiarmid topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in 41 of these matches.