In the Scottish Cup, however, two Division 1 clubs were defeated on route to a quarter final against Raith Rovers-and although the tie was lost the 18, 001 crowd at Boghead still stands as the record home crowd.
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That the board chose to let the ground get into a run down state is signified by the fact that when one of the two stands that existed at Boghead Park in the mid-1980s was destroyed by fire, they chose not to replace it, instead leaving the site empty.
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It should be noted that Dumbarton remained unbeaten at Boghead during the season, meaning that defeat had not been tasted on home soil since September 1889 . In addition, the total number of goals scored in all games was 165, beating the previous record set in season 1887-88.
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Young filed a patent for his process in 1850, and built a highly successful plant at Bathgate, Scotland making an illuminating oil he called paraffine, from the cannel coal that was mined nearby, the Boghead coal, which yielded more oil than any of the other coals he tested.
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In addition there were 12 matches played against English opposition, including home and away fixtures against Aston Villa, Walsall Swifts, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Blackburn Olympic, the 1882-83 FA Cup winners-the 6-1 win at Boghead was in fact recognised as the unofficial Championship of Great Britain.
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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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The chemical works, the torbanite fields, and the coal deposits in the area generally were attractive as a source of revenue for the Monkland Railways, and they obtained Parliamentary powers in July 1853 to construct a railway from Blackstone ( often spelt Blackston ) on the Slamannan line just east of Avonbridge to the WM & CR line near Boghead.
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There were also matches against the current holders of the East of Scotland Shield ( Mossend Swifts ), the Lanarkshire Cup ( Airdrie ), the Renfrewshire Cup ( St Mirren ) and the Stirlingshire Cup ( East Stirling ), and a 3 match tour of the north of Scotland during the New Year holidays . In England, matches were played against Sunderland and Sunderland Albion, and Dumbarton also gave the Welsh national team a tough work-out in a game at Boghead.
