1945–46 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1945–46 season was the seventh (and last) Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in specially arranged wartime football.

Dumbarton
1945–1946 season
ManagerJackie Milne
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Division B8th
B Division Supplementary CupRunner-up
League Cup SouthPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim McGowan (13)
All: Jim McGowan (21)

Scottish Football League
Main article: 1945-46 Scottish Football League

In what was the last Scottish football season to be played under wartime conditions, the League competition was split into two divisions, with Dumbarton playing in Division B. Dumbarton finished 8th out of 16 with 26 points - 18 behind champions Dundee. No promotion or relegation resulted from the competition.

11 August 1945 Division B St Johnstone 3–3[1] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Souttar 10'
McIntosh 15', 75'		 McGowan 6'
McMillan 44'
Timmins 60'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J M Martin
18 August 1945 Division B Dumbarton 4–0[2] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
McMillan 43'
Murphy 47'
McGowan 66', 67'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Brownlie
25 August 1945 Division B Dundee 5–2[3] Dumbarton Dens Park
Ochterlonie 8'
Moir 11'
Bowman 18'
Anderson 47', 63'		 Timmins 21' (pen)
McGowan 27'		 Attendance: 8,500
Referee: D Gerrard
1 September 1945 Division B Dumbarton 6–3[4] Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Marshall 4', 87'
McGowan 36', 63'
Mcdonald 71', 78'		 Wood 35'
Stewart 40', 75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: E Shirley
8 September 1945 Division B Ayr United 4–1[5] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Harper 39'
Malcolm 67'
Leitch 73'
Smith 84' (pen)		 Mcdonald 33' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Nichol
15 September 1945 Division B Dumbarton 1–1[6] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Mcdonald 87' Ormand 59' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W M Crawford
22 September 1945 Division B Dumbarton 2–0[7] Arbroath Boghead Park
McAloney 11'
McGowan 14'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: F Scott
29 September 1945 Division B Alloa Athletic 2–1[8] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Stephenson 37'
McKay 48'		 McGowan 32' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Brownlie
6 October 1945 Division B Dumbarton 2–1[9] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
McGowan 75'
McNamara 80'		 Ellis 14' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J Pollock
13 October 1945 Division B Dumbarton 3–0[10] East Fife Boghead Park
McDonald 13'
Bootland 60'
Jess 73'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Maxwell
20 October 1945 Division B Cowdenbeath 1–5[11] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Ferguson 55' McNamara 1'
McDonald 30'
Bootland 33'
McMillan 34'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: G Mitchell
27 October 1945 Division B Dumbarton 1–2[12] Airdrie Boghead Park
McNamara 8' Alexander 1', 59' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W G Livingstone
3 November 1945 Division B Dumbarton 2–1[13] Dundee United Boghead Park
Campbell
McGowan 		Newman
10 November 1945 Division B Albion Rovers 3–0[14] Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Findlay 35', 86'
Loudon 46'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Bowman
17 November 1945 Division B Dumbarton 3–5[15] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Bootland 5'
Marshall 36', 50'		 McIntosh 8', 22'
Burns 12'
Boyd 24'
Soutar 85'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Jackson
24 November 1945 Division B Dumbarton 0–1[16] Dundee Boghead Park
Gallacher 15' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Cameron
1 December 1945 Division B Raith Rovers 1–4[17] Dumbarton Starks Park
Woon 79' McMillan 43', 61', 70'
Timmins 75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W T Livingston
8 December 1945 Division B Arbroath 0–3[18] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Neil 6', 9'
McGowan 43'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J M Martin
15 December 1945 Division B Stenhousemuir 2–2[19] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Newman 78'
Clark 85'		 Neil 2'
McMillan 10'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: J M Martin
22 December 1945 Division B Dumbarton 4–1[20] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Bartleman 5'
McGowan 18'
Trialist 50'
McMillan 72'		 Gray 25' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W M Crawford
29 December 1945 Division B Dunfermline Athletic 1–1[21] Dumbarton East End Park
Gilmour 41' Neil 83' Attendance: 3,000
1 January 1946 Division B Dumbarton 1–3[22] Ayr United Boghead Park
Bootland
2 January 1946 Division B Dundee United 4–1[23] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
McGowan Attendance: 6,500
5 January 1946 Division B East Fife 6–2[24] Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Smith 39', 73'
Adamson 43', 50'
Sneddon 61'
Adams 81'		 Murphy 17'
Campbell 52'		 Attendance: 3,000
12 January 1946 Division B Dumbarton 3–1[25] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Bartleman 39'
Neil 44'
Bootland 55'		 Fraser 82' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Brownlie
19 January 1946 Division B Airdrie 3–2[26] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Aitken 44', 85'
McCulloch 87'		 Neil 54'
Bartleman 57'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Thompson

League Cup South
Main article: 1945–46 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

The story in the League Cup South was a familiar one, with Dumbarton failing to qualify from their section games.

23 February 1946 Div B Grp B Dumbarton 0–1[27] Ayr United Boghead Park
Harper 56' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Davidson
2 March 1946 Div B Grp B Stenhousemuir 0–2[28] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
McDonald 20'
Bootland 59'		 Attendance: 1,500
9 March 1946 Div B Grp B Dundee United 3–2[29] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
McKay 3'
Cabrelli 63'
Buchan 89'		 McDonald 6'
McGowan 55'		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: J Thompson
16 March 1946 Div B Grp B Ayr United 3–1[30] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Smith 33'
Morrison 58', 81'		 Bartleman 73' Attendance: 7,900
Referee: W Brown
23 March 1946 Div B Grp B Dumbarton 1–3[31] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
McGowan 1' Donaldson 4', 70'
Newall 80'		 Attendance: 2,000
30 March 1946 Div B Grp B Dumbarton 1–2[32] Dundee United Boghead Park
McGowan 48' Pacione 18', 30' Referee: R G Benzie

Supplementary Cup

The Summer Cup was replaced for B Division teams with a Supplementary Cup, and Dumbarton reached the final only to lose out to Airdrie.

26 January 1946 1st Rnd 1st Leg Stenhousemuir 1–6 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Donald 7' McNamara 40'
McDonald
McGowan 58', 88'
Neil 70'
Bootland 87'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: R Calder
2 February 1946 1st Rnd 2nd Leg Dumbarton 2–2
(8–3 agg.)		 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
McGowan 17'
Neil 59'		 Donaldson 19'
Arbuckle 61'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Webb
16 February 1946 Semi-final East Fife 0–1 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Bootland 31' Attendance: 7,500
Referee: C Blues
17 April 1946 Final Airdrie 2–1 Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Peters
Bootland

Victory Cup

As in 1919, a special Victory Cup was played for, but for Dumbarton there was a first round exit, to Airdrie.

20 April 1946 1st Rnd 1st Leg Airdrie 4–0[33][34] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Aitken 4', 27'
Watson 37'
McCulloch 87'		 Attendance: 7,400
Referee: W G Livingston
24 April 1946 1st Rnd 2nd Leg Dumbarton 1–1[35][36]
(1–5 agg.)		 Airdrie Boghead Park
Bootland Flavell 10'

Stirlingshire Cup

The Stirlingshire Cup competition was re-established for the first time since 1939, with Dumbarton falling at the semi-final stage to A Division opponents, Falkirk. The competition was however never completed.

5 September 1945 1st Rnd 1st Leg Stirling Albion 3–2 Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Gourlay 30'
Campbell 57'
Sanders 75'		 Hepburn 21'
Murphy 70'		 Attendance: 3,000
5 September 1945 1st Rnd 2nd Leg Dumbarton 4–0
(6–3 agg.)		 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
McGowan 35'
Smith 		Attendance: 2,500
Referee: W Davidson
11 May 1946 Semi-final Falkirk 2–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Brooks 23', 48' Neilson 75' Referee: J Godfrey

Player statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSouthern DivisionSupplementary CupLeague CupVictory Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Archibald Dingley[37] 3030000000
GK Scotland SCO Joe Henderson 11000306020
GK Scotland SCO Jim Hoey[38] 120110100000
GK Scotland SCO Peter McArthur[39] 6060000000
GK Scotland SCO Ian Ogilvie 6060000000
DF Scotland SCO James Brown[40] 2000002000
DF Scotland SCO Ralph Cowan[41] 2020000000
DF Scotland SCO Alex Kay[42] 310260302000
DF Scotland SCO Robert Wallace[43] 300190405020
MF Scotland SCO George Campbell 372252406020
MF Scotland SCO John Craig[44] 5050000000
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Donaldson 350230406020
MF Scotland SCO Jim Douglas[45] 250160205020
MF Scotland SCO Gordon McFarlane[46] 190120304000
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Ross[47] 4000101020
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Timmins[48] 5050000000
MF Scotland SCO Robert Torrance[49] 2000002000
FW Scotland SCO David Bartleman[50] 174113104110
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Bootland 2710175434121
FW Scotland SCO Alexander Filshie[51] 1010000000
FW Scotland SCO John Getty[52] 5000202010
FW Scotland SCO John Hepburn[53] 5050000000
FW Scotland SCO Thomas Jess[54] 2121000000
FW Scotland SCO Donald MacMillan[55] 147147000000
FW Scotland SCO Ernest Marshall[56] 3434000000
FW Scotland SCO Victor McAloney[57] 2121000000
FW Scotland SCO Bernard McDonald[58] 2410137415220
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McGowan 37192513436320
FW Scotland SCO Hugh McNamara[59] 8473110000
FW Scotland SCO Robert Murphy[60] 9292000000
FW Scotland SCO William Neil[61] 20997326020
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 6060000000
FW Scotland SCO Trialists 3030000000

Source:[62]

Transfers

Source:[63]

In addition Andrew Bartleman, David Boyd, Tom Brawley, Andrew Cheyne, Frank Douglas, Stan Gullan, James Hoy, Jackie Milne, John Mulvaney, Vincemnt Pritchard and David Watson would all have played their last 1st team game for Dumbarton before the end of the season.

References
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