1948–49 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1948–49 season was the 65th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
1948–1949 season | ||
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Manager | William Guthrie | |
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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Scottish Football League
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.
14 August 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 3–2[1][2] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Bootland 11', 48' Grant 41' |
McKay 34', 60' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: C E Faultless |
18 August 1948 Division B | Ayr United | 3–2[3][4] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Beattie Morrison Wallace |
Lynch Crichton |
21 August 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 5–2[5][6] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Bootland 8' Crichton 49' Grant 53' Goldie 63' Lynch 73' |
Cunningham 21' McAulay 40' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J J Lynch |
28 August 1948 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 5–0[7][8] | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Smith 25', 40', 75' Miller,G 57', 80' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Shirley |
1 September 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–1[9][10] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Goldie | Herron |
4 September 1948 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 1–2[11][12] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Jones 66' | Donegan 25' Grant 62' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: D Alexander |
23 October 1948 Division B | Raith Rovers | 4–3[13][14] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Penman 3', 65', 83' Maule 82' |
Donegan 16' Grant 23' Bootland 46' (pen) |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J J Lynch |
30 October 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–2[15][16] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Bootland 55' (pen) Stirling 63' |
Campbell 12' McMillan 72' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Davidson |
6 November 1948 Division B | East Stirling | 2–3[17][18] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Dalgleish 7' Wardlaw 59' |
Goldie 35' Stirling 42' Bootland 50' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J B Smellie |
13 November 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 5–3[19][20] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Bootland 5' Stirling 37', 63', 86' Goldie 71' |
Mooney 13' Devlin 16' Martin 67' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Jackson |
20 November 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 3–3[21][22] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Bootland Stirling Goldie |
Noble Kinnear (pen) Cannon |
Referee: J Boyd |
27 November 1948 Division B | Kilmarnock | 4–2[23][24] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
McLaren 5', 76' Smith 48' Clive 62' |
Grant 30', 51' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G McDonald |
4 December 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 0–4[25][26] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
McMillan 44' Brown,W 50' Seawright 54' Parlane 57' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Kerr |
11 December 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–5[27][28] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Grant 29' | Dick 6', 80' Stirling,A 9' Szpula 37' Whiteford 77' (pen) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: R G Benzie |
18 December 1948 Division B | St Johnstone | 3–1[29][30] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Irving 13' Buckley 17' McRoberts 24' |
Stirling 47' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W G Livingston |
25 December 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 0–0[31][32] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Davidson |
1 January 1949 Division B | Queen's Park | 2–0[33][34] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
McAulay 70' Cunningham 85' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Young |
3 January 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–2[35][36] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Speirs 85' | Garvie 6' Bow |
Referee: C E Faultless |
8 January 1949 Division B | Dundee United | 4–0[37][38] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McKay 14', 41', 89' Mitchell 40' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
15 January 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–3[39][40] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Stirling 87' | Boyd 54', 61' Brawley 83' |
29 January 1949 Division B | Arbroath | 3–0[41][42] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Quinn 55' McEwan 69' Ross 87' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: C E Faultless |
12 February 1949 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 2–4[43][44] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Kesley 60' Willox 62' |
Goldie 16', 32', 46' McLean 68' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J J Lynch |
26 February 1949 Division B | Hamilton | 4–0[45][46] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Cupples 53', 60' McMullen 72' Rothera 76' (pen) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J A Mowatt |
5 March 1949 Division B | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2[47][48] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Henderson Keith |
Speirs |
12 March 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–2[49][50] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Goldie 40' Lambie 53' (OG) |
McLaren 11' Hunter 20' |
Attendance: 2,500 |
19 March 1949 Division B | Airdrie | 3–1[51][52] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Seawright 31', 88' Bannan 77' |
Stirling 47' |
26 March 1949 Division B | Stirling Albion | 3–1[53][54] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Martin 13' Szpula 31' |
Goldie | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Webb |
2 April 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–0[55][56] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Cantwell 8' (pen) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W Davidson |
9 April 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 0–1[57][58] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Collins |
16 April 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 5–3[59][60] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Speirs Cantwell McLean Goldie |
Rowan Gilhooley Crothers |
Supplementary Cup
Dumbarton's interest in the B Division Supplementary Cup was short lived with a first round exit to Cowdenbeath.
25 August 1948 Round 1 | Cowdenbeath | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Cowan 1' McCreadie 2' McKay 30' |
Lynch 15' Crichton 72' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Ward |
League Cup
Progress from their League Cup section was again to prove too much of a challenge for Dumbarton, finishing 4th and last, with just a draw being taken from their 6 games.
11 September 1948 Section 8 | Airdrie | 8–1[61][62] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Duncan 5' Orr 15', 24', 33', 42' Parlane 45' McMillan 60' Brown 72' |
Bootland 68' (pen) | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: J R Boyd |
18 September 1948 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 1–2[63][64] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Goldie 29' | Morrison 7' Beattie 42' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Webb |
25 September 1948 Section 8 | Arbroath | 4–2[65][66] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Quinn 14' Lang 27' Ross 67', 80' |
C. McNee 63' Goldie 70' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Kerr |
2 October 1948 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 0–5[67][68] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Duncan 3', 40' Parlane 34', 80' Seawright 73' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R G Benzie |
9 October 1948 Section 8 | Ayr United | 2–1[69][70] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Beattie 63' McGuigan 82' |
Bootland 19' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: R J Smith |
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton brought some cheer to their fans with some success in the Scottish Cup before losing out in the third round to A Division opponents Hearts.
22 January 1949 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 5–2[73][74] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Goldie 33', 55', 80' Stirling 42' McLean 87' |
McLaren 35' Hunter 83' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W G Livingstone |
5 February 1949 Round 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[75][76] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Hepburn 62' | Mitchell 14' | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Jackson |
9 February 1949 Round 2 Replay | Dundee United | 1–3[77][78] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McKay 40' | McLean 7' Grant 22' Stirling 44' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Jackson |
Stirlingshire Cup
Dumbarton won a thrilling first round tie against A Division Falkirk in the 'county' cup but due to other teams' commitments the competition was never completed.
21 August 1948 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 7–1 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Donegan Goldie Speirs Cantwell |
Dawson |
Player statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | B Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Supplementary Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Jim Jamieson[81] | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | George Paton | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Ormond Tyrell[82] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Trialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | George Ferguson | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jack McNee | 37 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby Donaldson[83] | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Fulton[84] | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Hepburn[85] | 26 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Matt Lynch | 33 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Gordon McFarlane[86] | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Alex Menzies | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Bootland | 18 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jackie Cantwell | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Johnny Crichton | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tom Donegan[87] | 40 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Goldie | 38 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Peter Grant[88] | 39 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Archie McIndewar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Neil McLean[89] | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Chris McNee[90] | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Joe Speirs[91] | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Bob Stirling[92] | 23 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Walmsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[93]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[94]
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.
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