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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 19^th 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.

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,       )

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Dumbarton Union

Duntocher Harp v Radnor Park

Second Round

(18 Nov)

Dalmuir Thistle v Kirkintilloch Athletic

Duntocher Harp v Clydebank

Semi Final

(16 Dec)

Duntocher Harp v Dalmuir Thistle

(30 Dec)

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

Final

(21 Apr at Castle Grounds, Dalmuir)

Dumbarton v Duntocher Harp

1-1,  -

9-0

2-1

wo-scr

5-2

1-3

4-1

1894-95

First Round

(20 Oct, 24 Nov)

Dalmuir Thistle v Duntocher Harp            

*Protested match

Second Round

(22 Dec)

Duntocher Harp v Newtown Thistle        

Semi Final

(2 Feb)

Renton v Newtown Thistle

(27 Apr)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven        

Final

(25 May at Boghead Park, Dumbarton)

Dumbarton v Renton    

2-4*, 2-3

2-3

7-1

5-0

2-1

1895-96

First Round

(30 Nov)

Newtown Thistle             v Duntocher Harp           

Semi Final

(1 Feb)

Helensburgh Union v Renton

(8 Feb)

Dumbarton v Newtown Thistle 

Final

(14 Mar. Att.: 4000)

Renton v Dumbarton

wo-scr

0-2

5-1

3-0

1896-97

First Round

(6 Feb)

Vale of Leven v Helensburgh

Semi Final

(27 Mar)

Renton v Vale of Leven

(3 Apr)

Newtown Thistle             v Dumbarton

Final

(24 Apr at Tontine Park, Renton)

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton        

4-0

1-2

3-4

3-2

1897-98

Semi Final

(5 Mar)

Renton v Vale of Leven

Final

(26 Mar at Tontine Park, Renton. Att.: 3000)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven        

0-4

3-2

1898-99

Semi Final – 2 legs

(11 Feb, 25 Feb)

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton        

(11 Feb, 11 Mar)

Renton v Jamestown

Final

(22 Apr at Millburn Park, Alexandria. Att.: 600)

Dumbarton v Renton

3-2, 0-4

3-0, 4-0

6-3

1899-1900

Known results

(23 Sep)

Dumbarton v Clydebank

(7 Oct)

Renton v Vale of Leven

(28 Oct)

Dumbarton v Renton

(4 Nov)

Clydebank v Vale of Leven          

(11 Nov)

Clydebank v Renton

(18 Nov)

Vale of Leven v Renton

Clydebank v Dumbarton

(25 Nov)

Renton v Clydebank

(2 Dec)

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven        

(9 Dec)

Vale of Leven v Renton

(16 Dec)

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

(23 Dec)

Vale of Leven v Clydebank

Final

(24 Mar at Boghead Park, Dumbarton)

Vale of Leven v Renton

4-5

1-1

3-2

2-2

4-2

4-0

0-0

5-2

2-1

1-2

5-3

Carfin Emmet

Clydebank

Dumbarton

Dumbarton Albion

Dumbarton Harp

Helensburgh

Lennox Amateurs

Renton

2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers  

Vale Ocoba

Vale of Leven [1]

Vale of Leven [2]             

1899 to 1909      

1914 to 1931

1889 to date            

1880 to 1902

1894 to 1925

1896 to 1928

1908 to 1910

1881 to 1921

1907 to 1909

1930 to 1937

1872 to 1928

1939 to 1940