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Dumbarton
1944–1945 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Southern League13th
Summer CupFirst Round
League Cup SouthPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie Reid (13)
All: Willie Reid (15)

Season 1944–45 was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.

Overview

Four seasons of improving performances were not to be continued, with Dumbarton suffering a disastrous start to their fifth season in the Southern League campaign which saw only 3 points earned from the first 11 games. Things were not helped by a high 'turn-over' of playing staff and Dumbarton slumped to 13th out of 16 in the Scottish Southern League with 21 points - 38 behind champions Rangers.

The cup results were no better, with Dumbarton again failing to escape from their qualifying section in the League Cup South.

In the Summer Cup, Dumbarton suffered another first round defeat, this time to Partick Thistle.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Southern League

Main article: 1944–45 Southern Football League (Scotland)
12 August 1944 Scottish Southern League Motherwell 4–3 Dumbarton Fir Park
Gibson 19'
Kilmarnock 44' (pen)
Gillan 61'
Mathie 82'		 Stead 8'
Brooks 35'
Reid 38'		 Attendance: 5,000
19 August 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 4–1 Motherwell Boghead Park
Brooks 48', 55'
Reid 52'
Timmins 78'		 Sharp 6' Attendance: 5,500
26 August 1944 Scottish Southern League St Mirren 4–2 Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Linwood 47', 59'
Lindsay 50'
McKenna 58'		 Brooks 28'
McLean 77'		 Attendance: 7,000
2 September 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 0–3 Hibernian Boghead Park
Cheyne 44' (OG)
Colvan 55'
Smith 73'		 Attendance: 3,500
9 September 1944 Scottish Southern League Falkirk 5–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Fitzsimmons 20', 65', 69'
Inglis 32'
Bagan 42' (pen)		 McLean 27' Attendance: 4,000
16 September 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 0–3 Celtic Boghead Park
Gallacher 10' (86)
Delaney 17'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: C R Blae
23 September 1944 Scottish Southern League Airdrie 2–1 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Aitken 40'
Ferguson 49'		 Brooks 23' Attendance: 3,000
30 September 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 2–5 Third Lanark Boghead Park
Timmins 40', 42' McIntosh 15'
Dawson 18', 67', 85'
Orr 25'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Livingston
7 October 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 2–2 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Mooney 35' (pen)
Timmins 58'		 Hodge 11', 44' Attendance: 2,500
14 October 1944 Scottish Southern League Hearts 4–0 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Conn 29'
Kelly 68', 77'
Urquhart 80'		 Attendance: 5,000
21 October 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 0–4 Morton Boghead Park
McAloon 19', 38'
Kelly 29'
Crum 70'		 Attendance: 5,000
28 October 1944 Scottish Southern League Albion Rovers 2–4 Dumbarton Cliftonhill
McIlhatton 21', 44' Reid 1'
Hepburn 72', 85'
Brooks 74'		 Attendance: 1,000
11 November 1944 Scottish Southern League Rangers 5–2 Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Duncanson 30'
Waddell 33', 53'
Symon 35'
Watkins 78'		 Dolan 31'
Brawley 71'		 Attendance: 12,000
18 November 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 3–0 Clyde Boghead Park
Reid 28', 42'
Milne 55'		 Attendance: 6,000
2 December 1944 Scottish Southern League Partick Thistle 1–2 Dumbarton Firhill Park
Sharp 43' Reid 30'
Brooks 86'		 Attendance: 5,000
9 December 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 3–1 St Mirren Boghead Park
Murphy 47'
Reid 49'
Pritchard 75'		 Linwood 29' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: C R Blues
16 December 1944 Scottish Southern League Hibernian 0–0 Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
23 December 1944 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 2–0 Airdrie Boghead Park
Reid 5' (pen), 79' Attendance: 2,500
30 December 1944 Scottish Southern League Celtic 2–1 Dumbarton Celtic Park
McLaughlin 16', 28' Marshall 75' Attendance: 9,000
1 January 1945 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 1–4 Falkirk Boghead Park
Brawley (pen) Fizsimmons 10'
Henderson 23'
Bagan
2 January 1945 Scottish Southern League Clyde 7–1 Dumbarton Broadwood Stadium
Johnstone
Johnstone,L 		Timmins
6 January 1945 Scottish Southern League Third Lanark 0–2 Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Marshall 44'
McMillan 52'		 Attendance: 5,000
13 January 1945 Scottish Southern League Queen's Park 2–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Harris 32', 88' Attendance: 4,000
3 February 1945 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 3–2 Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Filshie 8'
Pritchard 35', 60'		 Hannah 45', 80' Attendance: 2,000
10 February 1945 Scottish Southern League Hamilton 3–3 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Jarvie 5'
Jones 50'
Burns 59' (pen)		 Reid 26', 31'
Murphy 58'		 Attendance: 1,000
17 February 1945 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 3–6 Rangers Boghead Park
Milne 41'
Murphy 85'
Gray 88' (OG)		 Gillick 10', 28'
Duncanson 17', 57', 61'
Young 81' (pen)		 Attendance: 4,000
7 April 1945 Scottish Southern League Morton 2–1 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Henderson 26'
McInnes 74'		 Reid 55' Attendance: 5,000
21 April 1945 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 3–2 Hearts Boghead Park
Hepburn 12'
Boyd
Reid 72' (pen)		 Walker
Kelly 88'		 Attendance: 1,300
28 April 1945 Scottish Southern League Dumbarton 0–2 Hamilton Boghead Park

League Cup South

Main article: 1944–45 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
24 February 1945 Group D Motherwell 2–1 Dumbarton Fir Park
Mathie 5', 19' Murphy 44' Attendance: 4,000
3 March 1945 Group D Dumbarton 0–0 Hearts Boghead Park
Attendance: 4,000
10 March 1945 Group D Dumbarton 5–1 St Mirren Boghead Park
Hepburn 20'
Murphy 25'
Brawley 52' (pen), 87' (pen)
Reid 80'		 Feeham 40' Attendance: 3,000
17 March 1945 Group D Dumbarton 2–2 Motherwell Boghead Park
Hepburn 48'
Pritchard 51'		 Kilmarnock 55' (pen)
McCulloch 89'		 Attendance: 7,000
24 March 1945 Group D Hearts 6–2 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Kelly 2', 19', 82'
McCrae 8'
Miller 41' (pen)
McClure 73'		 Reid 47'
Brawley 80' (pen)		 Attendance: 15,000
31 March 1945 Group D St Mirren 3–1 Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Linwood 5'
Feehan 25', 36'		 Filshie 21' Attendance: 3,000

Summer Cup

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)
26 May 1945 1st Rnd 1st Leg Partick Thistle 4–4 Dumbarton Firhill Park
Stockdale 16', 57'
Shankley 31' (pen)
McGeachie 75'		 Murphy 7', 58'
Hepburn 9'
Browning 85'		 Attendance: 7,000
2 June 1945 1st Rnd 2nd Leg Dumbarton 1–2
(5–6 agg.)		 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Timmins 5' Johnson 24', 60' Attendance: 5,000

Player statistics

Squad[1]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern Division Summer Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Brendan Bell 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO James Dover 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Stan Gullan 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Jim Hoey 16 0 8 0 2 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO David Watson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Cheyne 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO James Hoy 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Kay 26 0 18 0 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO John Mulvaney 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Wallace 25 0 19 0 0 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Brawley 28 5 23 2 0 0 5 3
MF Scotland SCO John Browning 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Craig 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Donaldson 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Douglas 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andrew Easton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Hugh Hart 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Cliff Mansley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andrew McAlpine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gordon McFarlane 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Jackie Milne 22 2 14 2 2 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Reid 33 15 27 13 0 0 6 2
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Timmins 23 6 22 5 1 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Robert Torrance 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andrew Boyd 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Brooks 20 7 19 7 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO George Campbell 27 0 19 0 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Dolan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alexander Filshie 9 2 6 1 2 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO John Hepburn 28 6 21 3 2 1 5 2
FW Scotland SCO Donald MacMillan 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ernest Marshall 15 4 11 4 1 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Victor McAloney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McGowan 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Albert McLean 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Mooney 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Robert Murphy 26 7 19 3 2 2 5 2
FW Scotland SCO Vince Pritchard 8 4 4 3 0 0 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Angus Stead 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Trialists 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Factfile

* Jackie Milne was appointed manager in June 1945.
* The number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 104, the 11th time the 'century' had been broken.

Reserve Team

Dumbarton's Second XI had similar disappointing fortunes during the season to the first team.

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Falkirk, and finished 9th (of 11) in the Glasgow & District Reserve League.

See also

References

  1. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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