Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Cup for the ninth time, beating Vale of Leven in the final.

In the absence of any league commitments, the Dumbarton committee had to work hard to bring together a fixture list which would meet the club's financial needs.

There was an impressive unbeaten run of 9 games at the beginning of the season, several wins against league opposition and a successful 'mini' tour of the highlands during the New Year holidays.

William Thomson[15] earned his third and fourth caps against Wales and Ireland respectively in the 1898 British Home Championship.

A Dumbartonshire XI played against a Lanarkshire XI on 29 January 1898 in which Docherty, Daniel Thomson, William Thomson, Lewis Mackie and Speedie were all selected to play - Willie Speedie scored the Dumbarton county goal in the 1–1 draw.