Selection Committee
Scotland
Full name: Selection Committee
Biography
In the early years of the club, the committee mebers picked the team, with the match secretary being nominally in control. In 1903 Bob McGlashan replaced Richard David as match secretary with increased responsibility for matchday selections before going on to become the first official manager of the club in 1927.
Statistics
- Played
- 418
- Won
- 234
- Drawn
- 57
- Lost
- 127
- For
- 1467
- Against
- 874
- Win rate
- 56.0%
- Clean sheets
- 72
- Longest winning run
- 8
- Longest unbeaten run
- 13
Seasons
| Season | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902-03 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 64 | 38.2% |
| 1901-02 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 96 | 68 | 46.2% |
| 1900-01 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 102 | 74 | 54.5% |
| 1899-00 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 112 | 75 | 55.3% |
| 1898-99 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 97 | 71 | 62.2% |
| 1897-98 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 59 | 40.7% |
| 1896-97 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 53 | 39.1% |
| 1895-96 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 100 | 53 | 64.5% |
| 1894-95 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 40.0% |
| 1893-94 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 117 | 64 | 68.2% |
| 1892-93 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 128 | 56 | 77.8% |
| 1891-92 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 88 | 60 | 45.5% |
| 1890-91 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 60.0% |
| 1889-90 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 33.3% |
| 1888-89 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 83.3% |
| 1887-88 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 16 | 83.3% |
| 1886-87 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 1885-86 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 75.0% |
| 1884-85 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 27 | 66.7% |
| 1883-84 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 62.5% |
| 1882-83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 1881-82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1880-81 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 1879-80 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 1878-79 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
Competitions
| Competition | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | 57 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 240 | 126 | 56.1% |
| Forfarshire Cup | 61 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 267 | 119 | 68.9% |
| Forfarshire Charity Cup | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 105 | 47 | 47.6% |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | 54 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 196 | 97 | 59.3% |
| Northern League | 176 | 92 | 26 | 58 | 543 | 398 | 52.3% |
| Dundee Charity Cup | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 33.3% |
| Carry Cup | 37 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 95 | 64 | 59.5% |
| Dewar Shield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 33.3% |
Home and away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 200 | 138 | 30 | 32 | 852 | 286 | 69.0% |
| Away | 189 | 83 | 24 | 82 | 530 | 514 | 43.9% |
| Neutral | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 85 | 74 | 44.8% |
Matches (418)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1903 | Victoria Utd | 2–2 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | D |
| 2 May 1903 | Cowdenbeath | 4–1 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | L |
| 29 Apr 1903 | Arbroath | 0–3 | Dundee | Dundee Charity Cup1902-03 | L |
| 4 Apr 1903 | Arbroath | 3–3 | Aberdeen (Old) | Northern League1902-03 | D |
| 28 Mar 1903 | Dundee Wands | 2–1 | Arbroath | Carry Cup1902-03 | L |
| 21 Mar 1903 | Arbroath | 3–1 | St Johnstone | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 7 Mar 1903 | Arbroath | 3–0 | Cowdenbeath | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 28 Feb 1903 | Montrose | 0–3 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 21 Feb 1903 | Arbroath | 1–0 | Dunfermline | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 14 Feb 1903 | Orion | 4–3 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | L |
| 7 Feb 1903 | Arbroath | 2–2 | Lochgelly Utd | Northern League1902-03 | D |
| 31 Jan 1903 | Dundee Wands | 1–0 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | L |
| 24 Jan 1903 | Arbroath | 1–3 | Montrose | Forfarshire Cup1902-03 | L |
| 17 Jan 1903 | Arbroath | 1–3 | Kilmarnock | Scottish Cup1902-03 | L |
| 27 Dec 1902 | Arbroath | 1–3 | Forfar | Northern League1902-03 | L |
| 20 Dec 1902 | Dundee 'A' | 3–1 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | L |
| 13 Dec 1902 | Dunfermline | 3–3 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | D |
| 6 Dec 1902 | Arbroath | 6–1 | Lochee Utd | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 29 Nov 1902 | Stenhousemuir | 6–0 | Arbroath | Scottish Qualifying Cup1902-03 | L |
| 22 Nov 1902 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Stenhousemuir | Scottish Qualifying Cup1902-03 | D |
| 15 Nov 1902 | Arbroath | 2–0 | Montrose | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 8 Nov 1902 | Arbroath | 2–0 | Dundee Wands | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 1 Nov 1902 | Arbroath | 5–0 | Caledonian | Scottish Qualifying Cup1902-03 | W |
| 25 Oct 1902 | Forfar | 2–3 | Arbroath | Northern League1902-03 | W |
| 18 Oct 1902 | Arbroath | 2–1 | Camelon [1] | Scottish Qualifying Cup1902-03 | W |