List of Dumbarton F.C. players

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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.

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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'.

List of players

Club

NameNationalityPositionDumbarton careerAppearancesGoals
Tom McMillan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1885–18951106
Alex Miller Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full/half back1888–18971172
John McLeod Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1889–18951083
John Brander Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside right1905–191212548
Bob Gordon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder
Full back
1905–191112211
Johnny Hill Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Outside left1905–191213980
James Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Outside right1906–19151176
Finlay Speedie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1909–192013340
John Rowan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1910–192014576
John Miller Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1911–19212280
James Riddell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1913–19191179
Alexander Thom Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Outside left1913–192022541
Bob McGrory Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Right back1914–19202170
Pat Travers Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder/Forward1914–192111110
William Ritchie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Outside right1915–191912322
Thomas Raeside Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1916–19201104
Bob McDermid Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside left1918–192110230
Harry Chatton Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Right half
Right back
1920–1923
1931–1933
1415
Henry Loney Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1921–19241137
Andrew Mair Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Left half1921–192818712
Philip Kennedy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1922–192511527
William Gibson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1923–19291170
James Warden Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Left back1923–19271013
John Russell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Winger1924–192810529
Archibald McLardie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside right
Right half
1924–193014922
John Harvie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1925–192912916
James Miller Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1927–19311124
Danny Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Right back1927–19311330
Johnny Haddow Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1928–1936181112
Jim Kelso Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Left back1929–19331465
Willie Parlane Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1929–193714568
Charles Ballantyne Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1931–193511713
John Casey Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Right back
Right half
1935–19391081
Bobby Donaldson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1946–19501600
Tom Donegan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1946–195423047
Hugh Goldie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1947–195410944
Jack McNee Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Left back1947–19542073
George Paton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1948–19531440
George Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1948–19542030
Jimmy Whyte Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1950–19541260
Hugh Shaw Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Right half1951–195410910
John McKay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Right back1954–19581301
John McCall Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wing half1954–19591628
Les Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Winger1954–196015145
Tommy Craig Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1954–19601634
Hugh Gallacher Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1954–1962231205
Benny Cairns Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Half back1955–19581039
Tom Whalen Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1955–196115865
Tommy Govan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1957–19673097
Andy Jardine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1957–19673643
Charlie Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Winger1957–196212560
Freddie Glidden Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1959–19621220
Doug Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1959–19661410
Hugh Harra Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1962–196716313
Andy Crawford Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1963–19681230
Ronnie Curran Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1963–19692033
Bobby Johnstone Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1964–19691257
Drew Nelson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1964–196711138
Allan Watson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Outside right1966–197113532
Roy McCormack Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Striker1966–1976307132
Johnny Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Left half1967–197738529
Billy Wilkinson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1967–19741200
George Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1968–19721432
Kenny Jenkins Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1969–197417522
Allan McKay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1969–19741282
Laurie Williams Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1969–19803720
Jackie Bolton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1970–19731110
Kenny Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Striker1970–197310187
Peter Coleman Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Winger1970–197619920
Tom McAdam Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Winger1970–197610442
Willie Wallace Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1972–197510525
John Cushley Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1972–19761110
John Bourke Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1972–1978
1982–1986
26795
Don Watt Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1973–19781610
Jim Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1974–197814627
Ally Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1974–198329835
Murdo MacLeod Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward
Midfielder
1975–1979
1993–1995
18014
Graeme Sinclair Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1975–19822433
Donald McNeil Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Left half1975–199131718
Raymond Blair Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Outside right1976–198322051
Pat McCluskey Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1977–198012513
Brian Gallacher Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1977–198115846
Ally MacLeod Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wing half1977–19821405
Joe Coyle Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1977–198523041
John Gallacher Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1978–19821513
Tommy Coyle Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wing half1978–198731925
Tom Carson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1979–1984
1991–1992
1770
Martin McGowan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1980–19861473
Mark Clougherty Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1980–19882441
Pat McGowan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside forward1980–198927220
Albert Craig Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1981–198615223
Ray Montgomerie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1981–19881978
Gordon Arthur Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1984–19881570
Alan Kay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1984–19881034
Steve McCahill Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1984–19891645
Stuart MacIver Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1984–199218969
Owen Coyle Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Striker1985–198911136
Gerry McCoy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Striker1985–198810943
Stevie Gow Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1987–19992884
John McQuade Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1988–199418655
Jim Dempsey Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre half1989–19931102
John Boyd Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1989–199516215
Charlie Gibson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Centre forward1989–199626364
Jim Meechan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1989–199829132
Jim Marsland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1990–19972292
Paul Martin Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1990–19961638
Martin McGarvey Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1990–199713011
Martin Melvin Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1990–20022725
Ian MacFarlane Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1991–19972010
Martin Mooney Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Striker1992–199925255
Kenny Meechan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1993–20001120
Hugh Ward Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1993–200014028
Colin McKinnon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1994–199917224
Toby King Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1994–200116914
Lee Sharp Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1995–199911116
Willie Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1996–20011136
Jamie Bruce Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1996–20021224
Alex Grace Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1997–20011058
Stephen Jack Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1997–20021521
Paddy Flannery Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Striker1997–200419987
Craig Brittain Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1997–20093399
Joe Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1998–200315826
Dave Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1998–20031165
Andy Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1999–200314727
Michael Dickie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1999–20031220
Steven Bonar Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1999–200517312
John Dillon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1999–200726732
Stephen Grindlay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper2001–2007
2010–2015
2950
Iain Russell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward2002–2006
2018-date
13237
Chris Boyle Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2003–200712412
Ryan Borris Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward2004–2007
2011–2012
1027
Andy Geggan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2006–2011
2021–2022
18512
Ben Gordon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender2008–20111147
Martin McNiff Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2008–2014
2022–2023
1376
Mark Gilhaney Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2010–201518629
Scott Agnew Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2011–201515135
Bryan Prunty Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward2011–201412238
Andy Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender2012–20151208
Garry Fleming Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward2012–201717930
Gregor Buchanan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender2015–2017
2021–2023
16013
Stuart Carswell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2016–202322416
Kyle Hutton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2017–20201160

Wartime

NameNationalityPositionDumbarton careerAppearancesGoals
Jackie Milne Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1939–194516435
Andy Cheyne Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full back1940–19451123
Willie ReidFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Inside left1941–194510227
John HepburnFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Outside right1941–194611320
Robert Wallace Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Right back1943–19471103

International

Senior

[1]

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Archie Lang Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1879–188010
Joe Lindsay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1879–188686
Peter Miller Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1881–188330
James McAulay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1881–188791
William McKinnon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1882–188440
Michael Paton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1882–188650
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1883–188420
Robert 'Plumber' Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1884–188510
Hugh Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1884–18851 [2] 0
Leitch Keir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1885–188841
Ralph Aitken Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1885–188821
Tom McMillan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1886–188710
William Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1886–188721
Duncan Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1887–188810
Geordie Dewar Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1887–188921
Jack Bell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1889–189221
John McLeod Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1889–189340
John Taylor Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1891–189431
William Thomson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1891–189841
Harry Chatton Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1931–193210
Dimitris Froxylias Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2017–201810

League XI

[3]

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Jack Bell Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1891–189211
Dickie Boyle Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1891–189210
John Miller Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1891–189212
John McLeod Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1891–189320
John Taylor Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1891–189442
Tom McMillan Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1893–189410
William Thomson Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1894–189510
Murdo MacLeod Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1977–197810
Graeme Sinclair Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League 1977–198020

Under-23

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Graeme Sinclair Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish U23 1976–197710

Under-21

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Murdo MacLeod Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish U21 1978–197921
Owen Coyle Flag of Ireland.svg Eire U21 1986–198721

Under-19

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Ally MacLeod Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish U19 1977–197870

B League

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Duncan Smith Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish B League1951–195211

Semi-Pro

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Graeme Sinclair Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Semi Pro 1981–198230

Amateur

[4]

NameNationInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Stewart Lennie Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Amateurs1930–193110
Willie Parlane Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Amateurs1930–193220
Alex Parlane Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Amateurs1931–193210
Johnny Parlane Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Amateurs1932–193310
Willie McCulloch Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Amateurs1959–196021
Jackie Neeson Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Amateurs1961–196220

Wartime

NameNationalInternational careerAppearancesGoals
Jackie Milne Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland XI1940–194110

Representative

Scotch Counties

NameCareerAppearancesGoals
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown 1880–188332
William McKinnon 1880–188340
Jock Hutcheson 1881–188330
Michael Paton 1884–188510
Peter Miller 1881–188340
Joe Lindsay 1880–188532
James McAulay 1881–188540
Robert 'Plumber' Brown 1884–188510
Geordie Dewar 1887–188810

Dumbartonshire

NameCareerAppearancesGoals
Ralph Aitken 1883–188962
Robert 'Sparrow' Brown 1884–188531
William McKinnon 1884–188511
James Liddell 1884–188641
Robert 'Plumber' Brown 1884–188740
Jock Hutcheson 1884–188740
James McAulay 1884–188750
Peter Miller 1884–188760
Leitch Keir 1884–189070
Joe Lindsay 1884–189040
Hugh Wilson1885–188610
Michael Paton 1885–188610
Tom McMillan 1885–1893113
William Robertson 1886–188712
Geordie Dewar 1887–188930
Duncan Stewart 1887–189050
Jack Bell 1887–189273
James Bell 1888–188910
John Madden 1888–188934
Dickie Boyle 1889–189120
James Galbraith 1889–189120
John McLeod 1889–189240
Hugh Mair 1890–189110
Daniel Watson 1890–189110
James McNaught 1890–189320
Abe Hartley 1892–189310
John Taylor 1892–189310
William Thomson 1892–189820
John Fraser 1896–189710

West of Scotland

NameCareerAppearancesGoals
Leitch Keir 1886–188710

Scottish Internationalists

NameCareerAppearancesGoals
Geordie Dewar 1887–188820

Scottish Anglos

NameCareerAppearancesGoals
Leitch Keir 1887–188810

SFA (Wartime)

NameCareerAppearancesGoals
Jackie Milne 1940–194110

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