Dunbartonshire Cup

1884-1940

 

See also

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Club directory

 

At the first AGM of the Dumbartonshire FA in May 1884, the fifteen member clubs agreed to introduce an annual competition for a cup. To prevent clubs from drafting in players, it was decided to adopt the Scottish FA’s rule of players having to be registered by 1 August. As the county was home to three of the strongest clubs in the world at the time - Dumbarton, Renton and Vale of Leven - the Dumbartonshire FA Cup was ranked second only to the Scottish FA Cup in importance.

With around 16 to 19 participants each year, Renton demanded in 1888 that a Qualifying Round be introduced to reduce the number of, what they referred to as meaningless matches. When this was refused they withdrew from the competition and only returned in 1894. A ‘qualifying’ round as such was introduced from the 1891-92 edition however. Eleven clubs battled through to the Semi Final stage where they met Dumbarton and Vale of Leven who had been granted byes to this point.

At the end of the 19th Century, the competition adopted a league format with the top two playing off in a final.

The competition continued to be played for right up to the Second World War. However the demise of Vale of Leven, Clydebank and Helensburgh in the 1920s and 1930s left Dumbarton as being the only senior club left in the county. The Dumbartonshire FA was subsequently disbanded and Dumbarton joined the Stirlingshire FA, where they have been regular winners of the Stirlingshire FA Cup.

 

Winners

 

 

 

1884-85

1885-86

1886-87

1887-88

1888-89

1889-90

1890-91

1891-92

1892-93

1893-94

1894-95

1895-96

1896-97

1897-98

1898-99

1899-00

1900-01

1901-02

1902-03

1903-04

1904-05

1905-06

1906-07

1907-08

1908-09

1909-10

1910-11

1911-12

Dumbarton

Vale of Leven

Renton

Vale of Leven

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Renton

Vale of Leven

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Vale of Leven

Vale of Leven

Vale of Leven

    no competition

    no competition

Vale of Leven

Vale of Leven

Vale of Leven

Renton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton Harp

Vale of Leven

Dumbarton Harp

1912-13

1913-14

1914-15

1915-16

1916-17

1917-18

1918-19

1919-20

1920-21

1921-22

1922-23

1923-24

1924-25

1925-26

1926-27

1927-28

1928-29

1929-30

1930-31

1931-32

1932-33

1933-34

1934-35

1935-36

1936-37

1937-38

1938-39

1939-40

Dumbarton Harp

Renton

Dumbarton

Clydebank

Clydebank

Clydebank

Clydebank

Clydebank

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Clydebank

Helensburgh

Dumbarton

Helensburgh

Clydebank

Clydebank

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Vale Ocoba

Vale Ocoba

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

    no competition

    no competition

Dumbarton

 

 

1884-85

First Round

 (1 Nov)

Dalmuir Thistle v Dumbarton Union 

Dumbarton v Renton                    

Dumbarton Athletic v Dunbritton                

Jamestown v Vale of Leven             

Levendale v Dumbarton Albion      

Dumbarton Rock v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Yoker v Carlile                           

 

Second Round

(13 Dec)

Dumbarton v Helensburgh Athletic  

Dumbarton Union v Yoker                         

Vale of Leven v Vale of Leven Wanderers

(20 Dec, 27 Dec, 10 Jan)

Dumbarton Athletic v Dumbarton Albion      

 

*protested matches, both replays at Boghead Park (Dumbarton FC)

 

Semi Final

(17 Jan)

Dumbarton v Yoker                      

(24 Jan)

Dumbarton Athletic v Vale of Leven 

 

Final

(4 Apr)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

 

 

 

0-8

4-0

wo-scr

1-4

scr-wo

2-6

8-0

 

 

 

10-1

3-7

2-1

 

5-2*, 1-2*, 3-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-1

 

0-1

 

 

 

3-0

 

1885-86

First Round

(10 Oct)

Dalmuir Thistle v Dunbritton         

Dumbarton v Bonhill        

Dumbarton Athletic v Lenzie

Dumbarton Union v Levendale       

Helensburgh Athletic v Dumbarton Rock

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Renton

(17 Oct)

Dumbarton Albion v Vale of Leven  

Yoker v Vale of Leven Wanderers

 

Second Round

? v Dalmuir Thistle

 

Third Round

(21 Nov)

Dumbarton Athletic v Jamestown     

(28 Nov, 5 Dec)

Dumbarton Union v Vale of Leven Wanderers

(28 Nov, 26 Dec)

Dumbarton  v Renton

(28 Nov)

Helensburgh Athletic v Vale of Leven

 

*protested match

 

Semi Final

(23 Jan)

Vale of Leven v Vale of Leven Wanderers

(13 Feb)

Dumbarton Athletic v Dumbarton

 

Final

(27 Feb, 6 Mar, both at Renton)

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

 

 

 

wo-scr

7-0

wo-scr

wo-scr

wo-scr

0-4

 

0-8

0-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-0

 

3-3.1-5

 

0-1*, 2-0

 

1-6

 

 

 

 

 

3-0

 

2-1

 

 

 

1-1, 2-1

 

1886-87

First Round

(30 Oct)

Dalmuir Thistle v Yoker    

Dumbarton  v Dumbarton Rock       

Jamestown v Dumbarton Union

Renton   v Dumbarton Albion        

 

Second Round

(20 Nov)

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Vale of Leven Athletic

Kirkintilloch Centra1 v Dumbarton Union

Methlan Park v Dumbarton Athletic 

Vale of Leven v Helensburgh          

Vale of Leven Wanderers v Bonhill  

Yoker v Dumbarton          

(27 Nov)

Renton v Vale of Leven Hibernian

(4 Dec)

Dumbarton Hibernian v Duntocher  

 

Third Round

(11 Dec)

Dumbarton v Renton        

Dumbarton Athletic v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Dumbarton Union v Duntocher       

Vale of Leven v Kirkintilloch Athletic          

 

Semi Final

(5 Feb, 12 Feb, 19 Feb)

Dumbarton Athletic v Renton

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton Union

 

Final

(2 Mar and 30 Mar, both at Boghead Park, Dumbarton, Att.: 1st game 4000)

Renton   v Vale of Leven   

 

 

 

0-4

wo-scr

3-4

wo-scr

 

 

 

4-0

0-8

1-9

8-2

wo-scr

0-9

 

9-0

 

scr-wo

 

 

 

1-2

3-1

3-0

wo-scr

 

 

 

0-0, 0-0, 0-2

4-0

 

 

 

 

2-2, 5-0

 

1887-88

First Round

(29 Oct)

Dumbarton Athletic v Bowling

Dumbarton Thistle v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Kirkintilloch Central v Dumbarton Harp

 

Second Round

(19 Nov)

Dumbarton v Methlan Park            

Dumbarton Albion v Dumbarton Athletic      

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Bonhill     

Kirkintilloch Central v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Renton   v Vale of Leven Hibernian  

Dumbarton Rock  v Jamestown       

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton Union

(19 Nov, 3 Dec)

Duntocher Union v Dalmuir Thistle 

 

Third Round

(10 Dec)

Bonhill  v Vale of Leven Wanderers 

Dalmuir Thistle v Vale of Leven       

Jamestown v Dumbarton Athletic     

Renton   v Dumbarton      

 

Semi Final

(21 Jan)

Dumbarton Athletic v Renton

Vale of Leven v Vale of Leven Wanderers

 

Final

(11 Feb at St James’ Park, Dumbarton)

Vale of Leven v Renton

 

 

 

w-o-scr

scr-wo

9-1

 

 

 

9-0

0-10

1-2

                       4-10

9-1

scr-wo

9-1

 

2-2, 4-6

 

 

 

2-5

0-7

2-3

1-0

 

 

 

0-6

2-1

 

 

 

2-1

 

1888-89

First Round

(27 Oct)

Dumbarton Athletic v Dumbarton Union       

Kirkintilloch Central v Methlan Park

 

Second Round

(17 Nov)

Bowling v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Thistle      

Jamestown v Dalmuir Thistle          

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Vale of Leven

Old Kilpatrick v Clydebank           

Vale of Leven Hibernian v Dumbarton Albion 

 

Third Round

(8 Dec)

Clydebank v Dumbarton Athletic

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Jamestown v Vale of Leven 

Vale of Leven Hibernian v Methlan Park

 

Semi Final

(19 Jan)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

Dumbarton Athletic v Methlan Park 

 

Final

(19 Feb at Boghead Park, Dumbarton)

Dumbarton v Dumbarton Athletic    

 

 

 

0-8

0-8

 

 

 

scr-wo

wo-scr

4-2

0-5

0-3

wo-scr

 

 

 

1-4

5-0

0-7

1-8

 

 

 

3-1

2-1

 

 

 

6-2

 

1889-90

First Round

(26 Oct)

Clydebank v Dumbarton Thistle

Duntocher Harp v Dumbarton Albion

Jamestown v Dumbarton Rock                    

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Dumbarton 

Methlan Park v Dalmuir Thistle

Dumbarton Union v Bowling

Vale of Leven v Old Kilpatrick                    

Vale of Leven Wanderers v Kirkintilloch Central         

 

Second Round

(10 Nov)

Dumbarton v Jamestown

Vale of Leven v Clydebank 

(17 Nov)

Vale of Leven Wanderers v Dumbarton Union

(24 Nov)

Methlan Park v Duntocher Harp

 

Semi Final

(7 Dec)

Dumbarton v Methlan Park

Vale of Leven Wanderers v Vale of Leven

 

Final

(1 Mar at Boghead Park, Dumbarton. Att.: 5000)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

 

 

 

wo-scr

wo-scr

 

0-2

2-0

4-1

 

 

 

 

 

7-1

8-1

 

2-0

 

3-2

 

 

 

4-1

2-4

 

 

 

2-0

 

1890-91

First Round

(1 Nov)

Dumbarton Rock v Duntocher Harp  

Old Kilpatrick v Kirkintilloch Athletic

Methlan Park v Clydebank 

Dumbarton Union v Clydebank Athletic

Bowling v Dalmuir Thistle 

Dumbarton Albion v Dumbarton     

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton Thistle   

(1 Nov, 8 Nov)

Jamestown v Vale of Leven Wanderers

 

Second Round

(22 Nov)

Dumbarton Union v Vale of Leven   

Duntocher Harp v Dumbarton         

(22 Nov, 29 Nov)

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Jamestown  

(29 Nov)

Clydebank v Dalmuir Thistle

 

*match abandoned

 

Semi Final

(13 Dec)

Clydebank v Dumbarton    

(13 Dec, 20 Dec)

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Vale of Leven

 

Final

(14 Feb at Boghead Park, Dumbarton. Att.: 4000)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

 

 

 

scr-wo

3-7

0-2

3-1

1-8

scr-wo

wo-scr

 

4-4, 12-1

 

 

 

3-5

2-10

 

3-1*, 4-0

 

3-0

 

 

 

 

 

1-4

 

0-0, 0-12

 

 

 

4-1

 

1891-92

First Round

(31 Oct)

Clydebank v Duntocher Harp

Dalmuir Thistle v Bowling 

Old Kilpatrick v Dumbarton Union  

(7 Nov, 21 Nov)

Clydebank Athletic v Jamestow

(14 Nov)

Smithston Hibernian v Kirkintilloch Athletic 

 

Second Round

(21 Nov)

Smithston Hibernian v Clydebank

Dalmuir Thistle v Methlan Park

(5 Dec, 12 Dec)

Jamestown v Dumbarton Union

 

Third Round

(30 Jan, 6 Feb, 27 Feb)

Dumbarton Union v Methlan Park

 

Semi Final

(27 Feb)

Vale of Leven v Smithston Hibernian

(12 Mar)

Dumbarton v Methlan Park            

 

Final

(16 Apr at Boghead Park, Dumbarton. Att.: 3000)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

 

 

 

3-1

6-1

1-6

 

2-2

 

10-2

 

 

 

4-3

2-3

 

3-3, 0-2

 

 

 

2-2, 2-2, 2-4

 

 

 

2-0

 

9-0

 

 

 

2-0

 

1892-93

First Round

(29 Oct)

Levendale v Dalmuir Thistle           

 (29 Oct, 19 Nov)

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Dumbarton Union

 

*Protested match

 

Second Round

(26 Nov, 17 Dec)

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Bowling

(Kirkintilloch awarded tie)

(17 Dec, 21 Jan)

Smithston Hibernian v Clydebank

 

*Friendly played when referee failed to appear

** Protested matches

 

Third Round

(21 Jan)

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Levendale

 

Semi Final

(28 Jan)

Levendale v Smithston Hibernian

(28 Jan, 4 Feb)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

 

Final

Dumbarton v Levendale

 

 

 

6-2

 

2-0*, 2-1

 

 

 

 

 

1-1*, 2-1**

 

 

1-0**. 7-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-2

 

 

 

4-2

 

1-1, 6-2

 

 

 

 

1893-94

First Round

(28 Oct,       )