football
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club based in the town of
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
in the west of
Scotland
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. They were formed in 1894 by
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
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Catholic
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immigrants to the area in a similar way to the formation of
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
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Sports Fo ...
in
Glasgow
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Edinburgh
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.Dumbarton Harp Historical Football Kits
There was also a junior club at the same time as Dumbarton Harp, formed in 1906. Their first game was against "Corinthians" (probably the local "Dumbarton Corinthians" that were around at this time) on 22 August 1906, losing 2–1.Dumbarton Harp CSC
History
Dumbarton Harp played the majority of their existence in local football leagues, such as the Glasgow and District Junior League, which they joined in their inaugural season, or the
Inter County Football League
The Inter County Football League was formed in 1905 in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs.season 1916–17. In 1910 they were champions of the
Scottish Football Union
The Scottish Football Union was a football league competition that existed from 1906 till the outbreak of the First World War. It was formed after the collapse of the Scottish Football Alliance.
Initial membership of the Union was: Alloa Athl ...
which they left in 1912 to participate in the
Scottish Reserve Football League
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
* Scottish national identity, the Scottish id ...
. They did play for a short spell in the
Scottish Football League
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when it expanded to a three division set up in the 1920s. They finished tenth (out of 16 clubs) in the inaugural Division Three in the 1923–24 season, but withdrew midway through the 1924–25 season when it became clear they could not meet their financial commitments, and were disbanded.
Ground
Dumbarton Harp played at Meadow Park in the centre of the town, close to
Dumbarton Central railway station
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, caption = View of Dumbarton Central station, looking east
, ...
. The site of Meadow Park is now occupied by industrial buildings.
Colours
*1894?–1909? – Green shirts, white shorts, green socks
*1909?–1910? – Green and white hooped shirts, white shorts, green socks
*1910?–1925 – Green shirts, white shorts, green socks
Legacy
The name Dumbarton Harp lives on as a Celtic Supporters Club, and also as a local amateur football club of the same name.
Honours
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Scottish Union
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Dumbartonshire Cup
The Dumbartonshire Cup was the championship trophy of the Dumbartonshire FA from its inception in 1884 until the organization disbanded in 1938. There was however an 'extra' playing of the competition in 1939, immediately after the outbreak of the ...