1948–49 Dumbarton F.C. season
1948–1949 season | |||
Manager | William Guthrie | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League B Division | 15th | ||
Scottish Cup | Third Round | ||
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | ||
B Division Supplementary Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Hugh Goldie (12) All: Hugh Goldie (17) | ||
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Season 1948–49 was the 72nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 43rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 54th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 3rd time.
Overview
By mid November, Dumbarton were challenging the leaders of the B Division, but a disastrous spell, which saw only one victory from 17 games, meant that hopes faded and Dumbarton eventually finished 15th out of 16 with 22 points - 20 behind champions Raith Rovers.
In the Scottish Cup, as in previous seasons where league performances were poor, Dumbarton brought some cheer to their fans before losing out in the third round to A Division opponents Hearts.
Progress from their League Cup section was again to prove too much of a challenge, finishing 4th and last, with just a draw being taken from their 6 games.
The Supplementary Cup was a similar story with a first round exit to Cowdenbeath.
In the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won a thrilling first round tie against A Division Falkirk but due to other teams' commitments the competition was never completed.
Note that the number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 113, the 13th time this unwanted 'century' had been broken, and the second seson in a row.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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14 August 1948 | Dundee United | H | 3-2 | Bootland(2);Grant | 5,000 |
18 August 1948 | Ayr United | A | 2-3 | Lynch;Crichton | |
21 August 1948 | Queen's Park | H | 5-2 | Lynch;Crichton;Goldie;Grant;Bootland | 2,500 |
28 August 1948 | Stenhousemuir | A | 0-5 | 3,000 | |
1 September 1948 | Arbroath | H | 1-1 | Goldie | |
4 September 1948 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2-1 | Donegan;Grant | 4,000 |
23 October 1948 | Raith Rovers | A | 3-4 | Donegan;Goldie;Bootland | 7,000 |
30 October 1948 | East Stirling | H | 2-2 | Stirling;Bootland | 2,500 |
6 November 1948 | East Stirling | A | 3-2 | Goldie;Stirling;Bootland | 2,000 |
13 November 1948 | Hamilton | H | 5-3 | Stirling(3);Goldie;Bootland | 3,000 |
20 November 1948 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3-3 | Goldie;Stirling;Bootland | |
27 November 1948 | Kilmarnock | A | 2-4 | Grant(2) | 7,000 |
4 December 1948 | Airdrie | H | 0-4 | 4,000 | |
11 December 1948 | Stirling Albion | H | 1-5 | Grant | 2,500 |
18 December 1948 | St Johnstone | A | 1-3 | Stirling | 6,000 |
25 December 1948 | Ayr United | H | 0-0 | 3,000 | |
1 January 1949 | Queen's Park | A | 0-2 | 5,000 | |
3 January 1949 | Stenhousemuir | H | 2-2 | Spiers(2) | |
8 January 1949 | Dundee United | A | 0-4 | 8,000 | |
15 January 1949 | Cowdenbeath | H | 1-3 | Stirling | |
29 January 1949 | Arbroath | A | 0-3 | 3,000 | |
12 February 1949 | Alloa Athletic | A | 4-2 | Goldie(3);McLean | 4,000 |
26 February 1949 | Hamilton | A | 0-4 | 2,500 | |
5 March 1949 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2-3 | Spiers(2) | |
12 March 1949 | Kilmarnock | H | 2-2 | Goldie;OG | 2,500 |
19 March 1949 | Airdrie | A | 1-3 | Stirling | |
26 March 1949 | Stirling Albion | A | 1-3 | Goldie | 6,000 |
2 April 1949 | St Johnstone | H | 1-0 | Cantwell | 1,000 |
9 April 1949 | Raith Rovers | H | 0-1 | ||
16 April 1949 | Alloa Athletic | H | 5-3 | Cantwell(2);Spiers;Goldie;McLean |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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22 January 1949 | 1 | Kilmarnock | H | 5-2 | Goldie(3);Stirling;McLean) | 10,000 |
5 February 1949 | 2 | Dundee United | H | 1-1 | Hepburn | 9,000 |
9 February 1949 | 2R | Dundee United | A | 3-1 | Grant;Stirling;McLean | 10,000 |
19 February 1949 | 3 | Hearts | A | 0-3 | 30,241 |
Scottish League Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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11 September 1948 | P | Airdrie | A | 1-8 | Bootland | 7,500 |
18 September 1948 | P | Ayr United | H | 1-2 | Goldie | 3,000 |
25 September 1948 | P | Arbroath | A | 2-4 | Goldie;McNee,C | 4,000 |
2 October 1948 | P | Airdrie | H | 0-5 | 3,000 | |
9 October 1948 | P | Ayr United | A | 1-2 | Bootland | 6,000 |
16 October 1948 | P | Arbroath | H | 1-1 | Cantwell | 3,000 |
Supplementary Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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25 August 1948 | 1 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2-4 | Lynch;Crichton |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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18 April 1949 | 1 | Falkirk | H | 7-1 | Goldie(2);Spiers(2);Cantwell(2);Donegan |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 23 players for the 41 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Supplementary Cup matches, as detailed below. Tom Donegan featured in all but one of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in two matches[1]
Player | Position[2] | Appearances | Goals |
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Charlie Bootland | FW | 18 | 10 |
Jackie Cantwell | FW | 16 | 4 |
Johnny Crichton | FW | 7 | 3 |
Bobby Donaldson | MF | 32 | |
Tom Donegan | FW | 40 | 2 |
George Ferguson | DF | 31 | |
John Fulton | MF | 9 | |
Hugh Goldie | FW | 38 | 17 |
Peter Grant | FW | 39 | 7 |
Ian Hepburn | MF | 26 | |
Jim Jamieson | GK | 8 | |
Matt Lynch | MF | 33 | 3 |
Gordon McFarlane | MF | 7 | |
Archie McIndewar | FW | 7 | |
Neil McLean | FW | 14 | 4 |
Chris McNee | FW | 11 | 1 |
Jack McNee | DF | 37 | |
Alex Menzies | MF | 13 | |
George Paton | GK | 31 | |
Joe Spiers | FW | 7 | 5 |
Bob Stirling | FW | 23 | 11 |
Ormond Tyrell | GK | 1 | |
Willie Walmsley | FW | 1 |
Reserve Team
Dumbarton played only one competitive 'reserve' fixture by entering the Scottish Second XI Cup where they lost in the first round to Partick Thistle.