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Dumbarton
1949–1950 season
ManagerWilliam Guthrie
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division15th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
B Division Supplementary CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Spiers (7)
All: Tom Donegan / Joe Spiers (8)

Season 1949–50 was the 73rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 44th time, the Scottish Cup for the 55th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 4th time.

Overview

If the 1948-49 league campaign was a disappointment, this season was to prove a disaster, with just 16 points being won and a 15th-place finish - a distant 31 behind champions Morton. Things might have been worse, however, with only 4 points separating them from relegation to Division C.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost out in the second round to Stirling Albion, after two drawn games.

The League Cup sectional games were no more successful, finishing 3rd of 4, with two wins and a draw being taken from their 6 games.

The Supplementary Cup again saw a first round exit, this time to Stenhousemuir.

In the Stirlingshire Cup, Alloa were to prove too strong for Dumbarton in their first round clash.

Finally, two 'benefit' matches were played against strong Rangers and Clyde sides, resulting in wins in both cases.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
10 September 1949 Arbroath A 1-1 Grant 3,500
17 September 1949 Stenhousemuir H 3-0 Donegan;Goldie;McLean
24 September 1949 Queen's Park A 1-4 Goldie 8,000
1 October 1949 Cowdenbeath H 1-2 Cook
8 October 1949 Dundee United A 0-5 12,000
15 October 1949 Ayr United H 2-0 Carson;McLean 1,000
22 October 1949 Hamilton H 0-1 3,000
29 October 1949 Alloa Athletic A 0-1 5,000
5 November 1949 Morton H 3-4 Spiers(2);Leitch
12 November 1949 Albion Rovers A 1-2 Cantwell 2,000
19 November 1949 Dunfermline Athletic A 0-5 5,000
26 November 1949 Kilmarnock H 0-1 2,000
3 December 1949 Airdrie A 2-5 Grant;Johnston 6,000
10 December 1949 Forfar Athletic A 1-2 Donegan 2,000
17 December 1949 St Johnstone H 0-2 1,200
24 December 1949 Arbroath H 4-2 Donegan(2);Spiers(2)
31 December 1949 Stenhousemuir A 2-1 Spiers;Dunbar 2,000
2 January 1950 Queen's Park H 1-3 Johnston
3 January 1950 Cowdenbeath A 2-3 Johnston;Dunbar
7 January 1950 Dundee United H 3-0 Spiers;Johnston;McLaren 3,000
14 January 1950 Ayr United A 2-4 Stirling;OG 6,000
21 January 1950 Hamilton A 1-1 Grant 3,000
4 February 1950 Alloa Athletic H 4-0 Stirling(2);Peden;Sheridan 3,000
18 February 1950 Albion Rovers H 0-3 1,500
4 March 1950 Kilmarnock A 1-1 Johnston 9,000
11 March 1950 Airdrie H 0-1 5,000
18 March 1950 Forfar Athletic H 1-1 Johnston
25 March 1950 St Johnstone A 1-2 Spiers
1 April 1950 Morton A 0-1 5,000
8 April 1950 Dunfermline Athletic H 2-4 Peden;Stirling 2,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
28 January 1950 1 Queens Park H 1-0 Stirling 8,500
11 February 1950 2 Stirling Albion A 2-2 Tait;Johnston 10,072
15 February 1950 2R Stirling Albion H 1-1 Grant 9,700
22 February 1950 2R2 Stirling Albion A 2-6 Dunlop;Spiers 16,000

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish League Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
13 August 1949 P Arbroath H 5-1 Donegan(2);Goldie;Leitch;Dunbar 3,000
17 August 1949 P Dundee United A 1-5 Goldie 10,000
20 August 1949 P Airdrie A 2-2 Donegan;Dunbar 8,000
27 August 1949 P Arbroath A 1-3 Dunbar 4,500
31 August 1949 P Dundee United H 3-1 Goldie(2);Cantwell 1,000
3 September 1949 P Airdrie H 0-4 6,000

Supplementary Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
29 April 1950 1 Stenhousemuir A 1-2 Donegan

Stirlingshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
23 August 1949 1 Alloa Athletic A 2-3 Gillies;Neill

Other Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 September 1949 Rangers H 7-1 Goldie(2);Cantwell(2);Grant;McLean;Dunbar
12 September 1949 Clyde H 5-2 Goldie(3);Carson;McLean

Appearances

Dumbarton used 27 players for the 41 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Supplementary Cup matches, as detailed below. George Ferguson featured in all but two of these matches.[1]

Player Position[2] Appearances Goals
Scotland Jackie Cantwell FW 20 2
Scotland George Carson FW 5 1
Scotland Ian Cook FW 6 1
Scotland Bobby Donaldson MF 19
Scotland Tom Donegan FW 35 8
Scotland Roy Dunbar FW 21 5
Scotland Rex Dunlop FW 7 1
Scotland George Ferguson DF 39
Scotland Donald Gillies FW 4
Scotland Hugh Goldie FW 9 6
Scotland Peter Grant FW 25 4
Scotland Ian Hepburn MF 9
Scotland Willie Johnston FW 20 7
Scotland Willie Leitch FW 4 2
Scotland Jim McGown MF 3
Scotland Willie McLaren MF 25 1
Scotland Neil McLean FW 17 2
Scotland Jack McNee DF 30
Scotland Ian Ogilvie GK 15
Scotland George Paton GK 26
Scotland Jim Peden MF 22 2
Scotland John Sharp MF 22
Scotland John Sheridan FW 3 1
Scotland Joe Spiers FW 22 8
Scotland Alex Stirling FW 16 5
Scotland Andy Tait MF 13 1
Scotland John Turnbull DF 14

Reserve Team

Dumbarton played a reserve team for the first time in many seasons and competed in Division C (South West) finishing 18th and bottom, recording 6 wins and 8 draws from 34 matches. Note that in addition to the reserve sides of the bigger Division A teams in South and West Scotland, the first team of Stranraer also competed in this league.

In the Second XI Cup, Dumbarton were dumped out in the first round by Queen of the South.

See also

References

  1. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ^ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
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