Dumbarton F.C. are a Scottish professional association football club based in Dumbarton, who currently play in the Scottish League 1. They have played at their current home ground, the C&G Systems Stadium, since 2000. Previous to this they played at Boghead Park from 1879 until 2000 and various grounds in Dumbarton from their foundation in 1872 to 1879. They were one of the founding clubs of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions.
All players who have played in 100 or more such matches or played international or representative football during their time at the club are listed below. Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contract signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, substitute appearances are included. Wartime appearances are listed separately as they are considered to be 'unofficial'.
Name | Nationality | Position | Dumbarton career | Appearances | Goals |
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Tom McMillan | Scotland | Half back | 1885–1895 | 110 | 6 |
Alex Miller | Scotland | Full/half back | 1888–1897 | 117 | 2 |
John McLeod | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1889–1895 | 108 | 3 |
John Brander | Scotland | Inside right | 1905–1912 | 125 | 48 |
Bob Gordon | Scotland | Midfielder Full back | 1905–1911 | 122 | 11 |
Johnny Hill | Scotland | Outside left | 1905–1912 | 139 | 80 |
James Ferguson | Scotland | Outside right | 1906–1915 | 117 | 6 |
Finlay Speedie | Scotland | Half back | 1909–1920 | 133 | 40 |
John Rowan | Scotland | Centre forward | 1910–1920 | 145 | 76 |
John Miller | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1911–1921 | 228 | 0 |
James Riddell | Scotland | Half back | 1913–1919 | 117 | 9 |
Alexander Thom | Scotland | Outside left | 1913–1920 | 225 | 41 |
Bob McGrory | Scotland | Right back | 1914–1920 | 217 | 0 |
Pat Travers | Scotland | Midfielder/Forward | 1914–1921 | 111 | 10 |
William Ritchie | Scotland | Outside right | 1915–1919 | 123 | 22 |
Thomas Raeside | Scotland | Half back | 1916–1920 | 110 | 4 |
Bob McDermid | Scotland | Inside left | 1918–1921 | 102 | 30 |
Harry Chatton | Republic of Ireland | Right half Right back | 1920–1923 1931–1933 | 141 | 5 |
Henry Loney | Scotland | Half back | 1921–1924 | 113 | 7 |
Andrew Mair | Scotland | Left half | 1921–1928 | 187 | 12 |
Philip Kennedy | Scotland | Inside forward | 1922–1925 | 115 | 27 |
William Gibson | Scotland | Full back | 1923–1929 | 117 | 0 |
James Warden | Scotland | Left back | 1923–1927 | 101 | 3 |
John Russell | Scotland | Winger | 1924–1928 | 105 | 29 |
Archibald McLardie | Scotland | Inside right Right half | 1924–1930 | 149 | 22 |
John Harvie | Scotland | Centre half | 1925–1929 | 129 | 16 |
James Miller | Scotland | Half back | 1927–1931 | 112 | 4 |
Danny Muir | Scotland | Right back | 1927–1931 | 133 | 0 |
Johnny Haddow | Scotland | Centre forward | 1928–1936 | 181 | 112 |
Jim Kelso | Scotland | Left back | 1929–1933 | 146 | 5 |
Willie Parlane | Scotland | Centre forward | 1929–1937 | 145 | 68 |
Charles Ballantyne | Scotland | Centre half | 1931–1935 | 117 | 13 |
John Casey | Scotland | Right back Right half | 1935–1939 | 108 | 1 |
Bobby Donaldson | Scotland | Half back | 1946–1950 | 160 | 0 |
Tom Donegan | Scotland | Half back | 1946–1954 | 230 | 47 |
Hugh Goldie | Scotland | Centre forward | 1947–1954 | 109 | 44 |
Jack McNee | Scotland | Left back | 1947–1954 | 207 | 3 |
George Paton | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1948–1953 | 144 | 0 |
George Ferguson | Scotland | Half back | 1948–1954 | 203 | 0 |
Jimmy Whyte | Scotland | Centre half | 1950–1954 | 126 | 0 |
Hugh Shaw | Scotland | Right half | 1951–1954 | 109 | 10 |
John McKay | Scotland | Right back | 1954–1958 | 130 | 1 |
John McCall | Scotland | Wing half | 1954–1959 | 162 | 8 |
Les Brown | Scotland | Winger | 1954–1960 | 151 | 45 |
Tommy Craig | Scotland | Half back | 1954–1960 | 163 | 4 |
Hugh Gallacher | Scotland | Centre forward | 1954–1962 | 231 | 205 |
Benny Cairns | Scotland | Half back | 1955–1958 | 103 | 9 |
Tom Whalen | Scotland | Inside forward | 1955–1961 | 158 | 65 |
Tommy Govan | Scotland | Full back | 1957–1967 | 309 | 7 |
Andy Jardine | Scotland | Full back | 1957–1967 | 364 | 3 |
Charlie Stewart | Scotland | Winger | 1957–1962 | 125 | 60 |
Freddie Glidden | Scotland | Centre half | 1959–1962 | 122 | 0 |
Doug Robertson | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1959–1966 | 141 | 0 |
Hugh Harra | Scotland | Centre half | 1962–1967 | 163 | 13 |
Andy Crawford | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1963–1968 | 123 | 0 |
Ronnie Curran | Scotland | Centre half | 1963–1969 | 203 | 3 |
Bobby Johnstone | Scotland | Centre half | 1964–1969 | 125 | 7 |
Drew Nelson | Scotland | Inside forward | 1964–1967 | 111 | 38 |
Allan Watson | Scotland | Outside right | 1966–1971 | 135 | 32 |
Roy McCormack | Scotland | Striker | 1966–1976 | 307 | 132 |
Johnny Graham | Scotland | Left half | 1967–1977 | 385 | 29 |
Billy Wilkinson | Scotland | Full back | 1967–1974 | 120 | 0 |
George Muir | Scotland | Full back | 1968–1972 | 143 | 2 |
Kenny Jenkins | Scotland | Midfielder | 1969–1974 | 175 | 22 |
Allan McKay | Scotland | Full back | 1969–1974 | 128 | 2 |
Laurie Williams | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1969–1980 | 372 | 0 |
Jackie Bolton | Scotland | Centre half | 1970–1973 | 111 | 0 |
Kenny Wilson | Scotland | Striker | 1970–1973 | 101 | 87 |
Peter Coleman | Scotland | Winger | 1970–1976 | 199 | 20 |
Tom McAdam | Scotland | Winger | 1970–1976 | 104 | 42 |
Willie Wallace | Scotland | Inside forward | 1972–1975 | 105 | 25 |
John Cushley | Scotland | Centre half | 1972–1976 | 111 | 0 |
John Bourke | Scotland | Inside forward | 1972–1978 1982–1986 | 267 | 95 |
Don Watt | Scotland | Full back | 1973–1978 | 161 | 0 |
Jim Muir | Scotland | Centre half | 1974–1978 | 146 | 27 |
Ally Brown | Scotland | Inside forward | 1974–1983 | 298 | 35 |
Murdo MacLeod | Scotland | Inside forward Midfielder | 1975–1979 1993–1995 | 180 | 14 |
Graeme Sinclair | Scotland | Centre half | 1975–1982 | 243 | 3 |
Donald McNeil | Scotland | Left half | 1975–1991 | 317 | 18 |
Raymond Blair | Scotland | Outside right | 1976–1983 | 220 | 51 |
Pat McCluskey | Scotland | Defender | 1977–1980 | 125 | 13 |
Brian Gallacher | Scotland | Centre forward | 1977–1981 | 158 | 46 |
Ally MacLeod | Scotland | Wing half | 1977–1982 | 140 | 5 |
Joe Coyle | Scotland | Inside forward | 1977–1985 | 230 | 41 |
John Gallacher | Scotland | Centre half | 1978–1982 | 151 | 3 |
Tommy Coyle | Scotland | Wing half | 1978–1987 | 319 | 25 |
Tom Carson | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1979–1984 1991–1992 | 177 | 0 |
Martin McGowan | Scotland | Defender | 1980–1986 | 147 | 3 |
Mark Clougherty | Scotland | Defender | 1980–1988 | 244 | 1 |
Pat McGowan | Scotland | Inside forward | 1980–1989 | 272 | 20 |
Albert Craig | Scotland | Midfielder | 1981–1986 | 152 | 23 |
Ray Montgomerie | Scotland | Midfielder | 1981–1988 | 197 | 8 |
Gordon Arthur | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1984–1988 | 157 | 0 |
Alan Kay | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1984–1988 | 103 | 4 |
Steve McCahill | Scotland | Centre half | 1984–1989 | 164 | 5 |
Stuart MacIver | Scotland | Centre forward | 1984–1992 | 189 | 69 |
Owen Coyle | Republic of Ireland | Striker | 1985–1989 | 111 | 36 |
Gerry McCoy | Scotland | Striker | 1985–1988 | 109 | 43 |
Stevie Gow | Scotland | Defender | 1987–1999 | 288 | 4 |
John McQuade | Scotland | Centre forward | 1988–1994 | 186 | 55 |
Jim Dempsey | Scotland | Centre half | 1989–1993 | 110 | 2 |
John Boyd | Scotland | Full back | 1989–1995 | 162 | 15 |
Charlie Gibson | Scotland | Centre forward | 1989–1996 | 263 | 64 |
Jim Meechan | Scotland | Midfielder | 1989–1998 | 291 | 32 |
Jim Marsland | Scotland | Midfielder | 1990–1997 | 229 | 2 |
Paul Martin | Scotland | Midfielder | 1990–1996 | 163 | 8 |
Martin McGarvey | Scotland | Midfielder | 1990–1997 | 130 | 11 |
Martin Melvin | Scotland | Defender | 1990–2002 | 272 | 5 |
Ian MacFarlane | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1991–1997 | 201 | 0 |
Martin Mooney | Scotland | Striker | 1992–1999 | 252 | 55 |
Kenny Meechan | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1993–2000 | 112 | 0 |
Hugh Ward | Scotland | Forward | 1993–2000 | 140 | 28 |
Colin McKinnon | Scotland | Midfielder | 1994–1999 | 172 | 24 |
Toby King | Scotland | Forward | 1994–2001 | 169 | 14 |
Lee Sharp | Scotland | Forward | 1995–1999 | 111 | 16 |
Willie Wilson | Scotland | Midfielder | 1996–2001 | 113 | 6 |
Jamie Bruce | Scotland | Defender | 1996–2002 | 122 | 4 |
Alex Grace | Scotland | Midfielder | 1997–2001 | 105 | 8 |
Stephen Jack | Scotland | Midfielder | 1997–2002 | 152 | 1 |
Paddy Flannery | Scotland | Striker | 1997–2004 | 199 | 87 |
Craig Brittain | Scotland | Defender | 1997–2009 | 339 | 9 |
Joe Robertson | Scotland | Forward | 1998–2003 | 158 | 26 |
Dave Stewart | Scotland | Defender | 1998–2003 | 116 | 5 |
Andy Brown | Scotland | Forward | 1999–2003 | 147 | 27 |
Michael Dickie | Scotland | Defender | 1999–2003 | 122 | 0 |
Steven Bonar | Scotland | Midfielder | 1999–2005 | 173 | 12 |
John Dillon | Scotland | Midfielder | 1999–2007 | 267 | 32 |
Stephen Grindlay | Scotland | Goalkeeper | 2001–2007 2010–2015 | 295 | 0 |
Iain Russell | Scotland | Forward | 2002–2006 2018-date | 132 | 37 |
Chris Boyle | Scotland | Midfielder | 2003–2007 | 124 | 12 |
Ryan Borris | Scotland | Forward | 2004–2007 2011–2012 | 102 | 7 |
Andy Geggan | Scotland | Midfielder | 2006–2011 2021–2022 | 185 | 12 |
Ben Gordon | Scotland | Defender | 2008–2011 | 114 | 7 |
Martin McNiff | Scotland | Midfielder | 2008–2014 2022–2023 | 137 | 6 |
Mark Gilhaney | Scotland | Midfielder | 2010–2015 | 186 | 29 |
Scott Agnew | Scotland | Midfielder | 2011–2015 | 151 | 35 |
Bryan Prunty | Scotland | Forward | 2011–2014 | 122 | 38 |
Andy Graham | Scotland | Defender | 2012–2015 | 120 | 8 |
Garry Fleming | Scotland | Forward | 2012–2017 | 179 | 30 |
Gregor Buchanan | Scotland | Defender | 2015–2017 2021–2023 | 160 | 13 |
Stuart Carswell | Scotland | Midfielder | 2016–2023 | 224 | 16 |
Kyle Hutton | Scotland | Midfielder | 2017–2020 | 116 | 0 |
Name | Nationality | Position | Dumbarton career | Appearances | Goals |
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Jackie Milne | Scotland | Forward | 1939–1945 | 164 | 35 |
Andy Cheyne | Scotland | Full back | 1940–1945 | 112 | 3 |
Willie Reid | Scotland | Inside left | 1941–1945 | 102 | 27 |
John Hepburn | Scotland | Outside right | 1941–1946 | 113 | 20 |
Robert Wallace | Scotland | Right back | 1943–1947 | 110 | 3 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Archie Lang | Scotland | 1879–1880 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Lindsay | Scotland | 1879–1886 | 8 | 6 |
Peter Miller | Scotland | 1881–1883 | 3 | 0 |
James McAulay | Scotland | 1881–1887 | 9 | 1 |
William McKinnon | Scotland | 1882–1884 | 4 | 0 |
Michael Paton | Scotland | 1882–1886 | 5 | 0 |
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown | Scotland | 1883–1884 | 2 | 0 |
Robert 'Plumber' Brown | Scotland | 1884–1885 | 1 | 0 |
Hugh Wilson | Scotland | 1884–1885 | 1 [2] | 0 |
Leitch Keir | Scotland | 1885–1888 | 4 | 1 |
Ralph Aitken | Scotland | 1885–1888 | 2 | 1 |
Tom McMillan | Scotland | 1886–1887 | 1 | 0 |
William Robertson | Scotland | 1886–1887 | 2 | 1 |
Duncan Stewart | Scotland | 1887–1888 | 1 | 0 |
Geordie Dewar | Scotland | 1887–1889 | 2 | 1 |
Jack Bell | Scotland | 1889–1892 | 2 | 1 |
John McLeod | Scotland | 1889–1893 | 4 | 0 |
John Taylor | Scotland | 1891–1894 | 3 | 1 |
William Thomson | Scotland | 1891–1898 | 4 | 1 |
Harry Chatton | Republic of Ireland | 1931–1932 | 1 | 0 |
Dimitris Froxylias | Cyprus | 2017–2018 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Jack Bell | Scottish League | 1891–1892 | 1 | 1 |
Dickie Boyle | Scottish League | 1891–1892 | 1 | 0 |
John Miller | Scottish League | 1891–1892 | 1 | 2 |
John McLeod | Scottish League | 1891–1893 | 2 | 0 |
John Taylor | Scottish League | 1891–1894 | 4 | 2 |
Tom McMillan | Scottish League | 1893–1894 | 1 | 0 |
William Thomson | Scottish League | 1894–1895 | 1 | 0 |
Murdo MacLeod | Scottish League | 1977–1978 | 1 | 0 |
Graeme Sinclair | Scottish League | 1977–1980 | 2 | 0 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Graeme Sinclair | Scottish U23 | 1976–1977 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Murdo MacLeod | Scottish U21 | 1978–1979 | 2 | 1 |
Owen Coyle | Eire U21 | 1986–1987 | 2 | 1 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Ally MacLeod | Scottish U19 | 1977–1978 | 7 | 0 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Duncan Smith | Scottish B League | 1951–1952 | 1 | 1 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Graeme Sinclair | Scotland Semi Pro | 1981–1982 | 3 | 0 |
Name | Nation | International career | Appearances | Goals |
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Stewart Lennie | Scottish Amateurs | 1930–1931 | 1 | 0 |
Willie Parlane | Scottish Amateurs | 1930–1932 | 2 | 0 |
Alex Parlane | Scottish Amateurs | 1931–1932 | 1 | 0 |
Johnny Parlane | Scottish Amateurs | 1932–1933 | 1 | 0 |
Willie McCulloch | Scottish Amateurs | 1959–1960 | 2 | 1 |
Jackie Neeson | Scottish Amateurs | 1961–1962 | 2 | 0 |
Name | National | International career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jackie Milne | Scotland XI | 1940–1941 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
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Robert 'Sparrow' Brown | 1880–1883 | 3 | 2 |
William McKinnon | 1880–1883 | 4 | 0 |
Jock Hutcheson | 1881–1883 | 3 | 0 |
Michael Paton | 1884–1885 | 1 | 0 |
Peter Miller | 1881–1883 | 4 | 0 |
Joe Lindsay | 1880–1885 | 3 | 2 |
James McAulay | 1881–1885 | 4 | 0 |
Robert 'Plumber' Brown | 1884–1885 | 1 | 0 |
Geordie Dewar | 1887–1888 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
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Ralph Aitken | 1883–1889 | 6 | 2 |
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown | 1884–1885 | 3 | 1 |
William McKinnon | 1884–1885 | 1 | 1 |
James Liddell | 1884–1886 | 4 | 1 |
Robert 'Plumber' Brown | 1884–1887 | 4 | 0 |
Jock Hutcheson | 1884–1887 | 4 | 0 |
James McAulay | 1884–1887 | 5 | 0 |
Peter Miller | 1884–1887 | 6 | 0 |
Leitch Keir | 1884–1890 | 7 | 0 |
Joe Lindsay | 1884–1890 | 4 | 0 |
Hugh Wilson | 1885–1886 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Paton | 1885–1886 | 1 | 0 |
Tom McMillan | 1885–1893 | 11 | 3 |
William Robertson | 1886–1887 | 1 | 2 |
Geordie Dewar | 1887–1889 | 3 | 0 |
Duncan Stewart | 1887–1890 | 5 | 0 |
Jack Bell | 1887–1892 | 7 | 3 |
James Bell | 1888–1889 | 1 | 0 |
John Madden | 1888–1889 | 3 | 4 |
Dickie Boyle | 1889–1891 | 2 | 0 |
James Galbraith | 1889–1891 | 2 | 0 |
John McLeod | 1889–1892 | 4 | 0 |
Hugh Mair | 1890–1891 | 1 | 0 |
Daniel Watson | 1890–1891 | 1 | 0 |
James McNaught | 1890–1893 | 2 | 0 |
Abe Hartley | 1892–1893 | 1 | 0 |
John Taylor | 1892–1893 | 1 | 0 |
William Thomson | 1892–1898 | 2 | 0 |
John Fraser | 1896–1897 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Leitch Keir | 1886–1887 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Geordie Dewar | 1887–1888 | 2 | 0 |
Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Leitch Keir | 1887–1888 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Jackie Milne | 1940–1941 | 1 | 0 |
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