1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season
# 1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1878–79 season was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

## Scottish Cup

Dumbarton reached the sixth round of the Scottish Cup before losing out to their local rivals, Vale of Leven - who went on to retain the cup for the third successive year.

## Friendlies

During the season, 10 'friendly' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Renton, and a home game against the holders of the Ayrshire Cup, Mauchline. Of these matches, 8 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 36 goals and conceding 7.

## Player statistics

Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was Robert 'Sparrow' Brown.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| John Kennedy | GK | 7 | 0 |
| Jock Hutcheson | DF | 7 | 0 |
| Archie Lang | DF | 7 | 0 |
| J Anderson | MF | 7 | 0 |
| Peter Miller | MF | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Brown | FW | 2 | 0 |
| J Carruthers | FW | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Galbraith | FW | 6 | 1 |
| Grant | FW | 2 | 1 |
| David Hartley | FW | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Lawrence | FW | 5 | 1 |
| Joe Lindsay | FW | 6 | 1 |
| William McKinnon | FW | 7 | 0 |
| J McMaster | FW | 1 | 1 |
| R Miller | FW | 2 | 0 |

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