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Dumbarton
1953–1954 season
ManagerWilliam Irvine
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division16th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Jackie Malloch (13)
All: Jackie Malloch (14)

The 1953–54 season was the 70th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.

Scottish League

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Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Football League

After three seasons of mid-table finishes, Dumbarton fell to rock-bottom 16th place, with 22 points, 23 behind champions Motherwell.

In 1949, Division C merged with the Scottish Reserve League to form two regionalised divisions. Only 'first XI's could be promoted from the newly formatted Division C, and this became an almost impossible task as the smaller teams had to face the 'second strings' of Division A. It was however to be Dumbarton's fate that this season saw Brechin City win the North-East section of Division C, and so took Dumbarton's place in Division B. So for the first time since 1906, the club would play league football outside the top two divisions.

5 September 1953 Division B Dundee United 2-1[1][2] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Cruickshanks 42'
McKay 		Malloch Attendance: 8,000
Referee: H Phillips
12 September 1953 Division B Dumbarton 5-1[3][4] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Malloch
Donegan 44'
McCaffrey
McGairy 		Docherty Referee: D McKerracher
19 September 1953 Division B Morton 8-0[5][6] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Hinshelwood 2'
Gourlay 5'
Hannigan 16', 69'
Linwood 		Referee: D Murphy
26 September 1953 Division B Dumbarton 4-4[7][8] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Malloch
Donegan 32'

McGairy 44'		 McSeveney
Henderson
Allan 		Referee: J Smith
3 October 1953 Division B Queen's Park 6-0[9][10] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Dalziel 37', 59'
Ward 39', 58', 81', 82'		 Referee: J Mowat
10 October 1953 Division B Dumbarton 3-1[11][12] Ayr United Boghead Park
Malloch 11', 86'
Irwin 13'		 Fraser,J Referee: J Aitken
17 October 1953 Division B Forfar Athletic 1-2[13][14] Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Elder 13' McGairy 18'
Malloch 		Referee: G Mitchell
24 October 1953 Division B Dumbarton 0-0[15][16] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: D Graham
31 October 1953 Division B Cowdenbeath 6-1[17][18] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Farquhar 15'
Clark 20'
Inglis 40' 55'		 Cumming 5' Referee: W Bowman
7 November 1953 Division B Dumbarton 1-4[19][20] Motherwell Boghead Park
McGairy Forrest 22', 27', 48'
Redpath (pen)		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: P Fitzpatrick
14 November 1953 Division B Dumbarton 2-5[21][22] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Shaw 22' (pen)
McGairy 		Jack 35'
Harvey 40'
Hood (pen)		 Referee: H McEwan
21 November 1953 Division B Arbroath 2-3[23][24] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
McKenzie 6' Goldie 16'
Malloch 20'		 Referee: H McClintock
28 November 1953 Division B Stenhousemuir 6-0[25][26] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Hendry 10', 50'
Silcock 20'
Cuthbertson 23', 72'
Allan 28'		 Referee: C Faultless
12 December 1953 Division B Third Lanark 2-1[27][28] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Phillips 29'
Dobbie 67'		 Goldie 40' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: R Yacamini
19 December 1953 Division B Dumbarton 2-2[29][30] Dundee United Boghead Park
Swan
Weir 		McCann
Quinn 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: F Crossley
26 December 1953 Division B Albion Rovers 4-1[31][32] Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Crawford 47'
Kiernan 90'
Bannon 67'		 Hepburn 21' Referee: H Gallacher
1 January 1954 Division B Dumbarton 2-4[33][34] Morton Boghead Park
Weir
Hepburn 		Gibson
Hannigan 		Referee: J Bissett
2 January 1954 Division B Dunfermline Athletic 6-1[35][36] Dumbarton East End Park
Henderson 7' 39'
Currie 29'
McSeveney 		Goldie Referee: A McLintock
9 January 1954 Division B Dumbarton 1-1[37][38] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Goldie Ferguson 14' Referee: C Faultless
16 January 1954 Division B Ayr United 6-1[39][40] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: J Mowat
23 January 1954 Division B Dumbarton 0-1[41][42] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
Martin Referee: W Bowman
6 February 1954 Division B Alloa Athletic 2-2[43][44] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Wishart (pen)
Davidson 		McGairy
20 February 1954 Division B Dumbarton 2-2[45][46] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Hepburn 22'
Malloch 38'		 Inglis 21'
Murray 		Referee: W Brittle
6 March 1954 Division B Kilmarnock 7-2[47][48] Dumbarton Rugby Park
Curlett 7', 80'
Jack 11'
Mays 63'
Middlemass 67' (pen), 68' (pen)
Henaughan 90'		 Bell,T 21'
Weir 49'		 Referee: J Mowat
13 March 1954 Division B Dumbarton 1-0[49][50] Arbroath Boghead Park
Malloch 14' Referee: J Bissett
20 March 1954 Division B Dumbarton 1-2[51][52] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Bell,T 71' Anderson
Clifford 57'		 Referee: J Barclay
27 March 1954 Division B St Johnstone 3-1[53][54] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Ewen 37' (pen)
Fraser 		Malloch Referee: R Davidson
10 April 1954 Division B Motherwell 6-6[55][56] Dumbarton Fir Park
Williams 7', 35', 40'
Humphries 22'
McSeveney 27'
Forrest 45'		 Donegan 6'
Weir 12', 87'
Gibson 17', 23'
Malloch 70'		 Referee: R Davidson
17 April 1954 Division B Dumbarton 3-2[57][58] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Maguire (pen)
Gibson 		Rodgers 8' Referee: F Crossley
28 April 1954 Division B Dumbarton 3-2[59][60] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Hepburn Dick

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Cup

There was another disappointing first round exit in the Cup with Dumbarton losing to Stirling Albion.

30 January 1954 Round 1 Stirling Albion 2–1[61][62] Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Chalmers
Smith 		McGairy 51' Attendance: 6,086
Referee: J Aitken

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1953–54 Scottish League Cup

Another sectional 'bottom' finish (4th of 4) was recorded in the League Cup, with only a single win and a draw from 6 matches.

8 August 1953 Section 8 Forfar Athletic 2–1[63][64] Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Gibson 8'
Martin 25'		 Malloch Referee: F Crossley
12 August 1953 Section 8 Dumbarton 1–3[65][66] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Goldie 30' O'Brien 27'
Henderson 51', 89'		 Referee: W Brittle
15 August 1953 Section 8 Dumbarton 3–0[67][68] Arbroath Boghead Park
Donegan 34', 38'
Goldie 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Bowman
22 August 1953 Section 8 Dumbarton 0–0[69][70] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: G Mitchell
26 August 1953 Section 8 Dunfermline Athletic 6–1[71][72] Dumbarton East End Park
Smith 6'
Currie 22'
Henderson 46'
O'Brien (pen)
Mailer 		Irwin (pen) Referee: H Phiilips
29 August 1953 Section 8 Arbroath 4–0[73][74] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Malcolm
McKenzie
McCall 		Referee: J Barclay

Stirlingshire Cup

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Dumbarton's disastrous season was completed as their grip on the Stirlingshire Cup was easily released by defeat in the first round to Falkirk.

7 September 1953 First Round Falkirk 5–0 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Dunlop
McCrae
Bell,J (OG)
Barclay

Dewar Shield

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The Dewar Shield was a competition played between the previous season's champions of Aberdeenshire, Forfarshire, Perthshire and Stirlingshire. Dumbarton were drawn to meet the Aberdeenshire Cup holders, Buckie Thistle, but no doubt due to travel costs, Dumbarton withdrew.

Semi Final Buckie Thistle WO Dumbarton

Friendlies

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Despite being two of the oldest clubs in Scotland, Dumbarton and Stranraer's first XIs met for the first time in two friendly matches.

27 February 1954 Friendly Stranraer 2–2 Dumbarton Stair Park

 Bell,T
McCaffrey
24 April 1954 Friendly Dumbarton 3–0 Stranraer Boghead Park

Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total B Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Wallace Murdoch[75] 23 0 17 0 0 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Walter Scott 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Danny Bell[76] 24 0 17 0 1 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO George Ferguson[77] 29 0 26 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jack McNee[78] 17 0 12 0 0 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO John Black 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Don Cornock 19 0 18 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Crossan[79] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Davie 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO H Doyle[80] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Irwin 13 2 8 1 0 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Don McDonald[81] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO J McQueen[82] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Hugh Shaw[83] 31 2 25 2 0 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Stevenson[84] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Whyte 21 0 14 0 1 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Bell[85] 10 2 5 2 0 0 5 0
FW England ENG Ray Brown 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dick Cumming[86] 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Donegan[87] 29 6 23 4 0 0 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Willie Gibson[88] 8 3 7 3 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Goldie[89] 23 6 17 4 0 0 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Tony Hepburn 21 6 15 6 1 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Maguire 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jackie Malloch[90] 26 14 23 13 1 0 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Martin[91] 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gerry McCaffrey[92] 16 1 10 1 0 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom McGairy 18 7 16 7 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Weir 17 5 16 5 1 0 0 0

Source:[93]

Transfers

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Source:[94]

Reserve team

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Dumbarton only played one official 'reserve' match in the Second XI Cup, losing in the first round to Third Lanark.

References

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  19. ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 4 Motherwell, Scottish League (07/11/1953)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  21. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 5 Kilmarnock, Scottish League (14/11/1953)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 5 Kilmarnock, Saturday, November 14th 1953". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  27. ^ "Third Lanark 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (12/12/1953)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  29. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Dundee United, Scottish League (19/12/1953)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  31. ^ "Albion Rovers 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (26/12/1953)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  33. ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 4 Morton, Scottish League (01/01/1954)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  41. ^ "Dumbarton 0 - 1 Forfar Athletic, Scottish League (23/01/1954)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  43. ^ "Alloa Athletic 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (06/02/1954)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  77. ^ The league match against St Johnstone on 27 March marked George Ferguson's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
  78. ^ The league match against Queen's Park on 3 October marked Jack McNee's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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  80. ^ "H Doyle - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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  82. ^ "J McQueen - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  83. ^ The league match against Morton on 1 January marked Hugh Shaw's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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  85. ^ "Tommy Bell - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  86. ^ "Dick Cumming - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  87. ^ The League Cup match against Forfar Athletic on 8 August marked Tom Donegan's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions. Donegan went on to break two further records - first, his appearance in the league match against Motherwell on 10 April was his 229th competitive match for the club - overtaking John Miller's record set in the 1919-1920 season. And second, the league match against Third Lanark on 28 April would be Donegan's final game for the club - during his eight seasons with the club he set a new record of 230 appearances in all national competitive matches.
  88. ^ "Willie Gibson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  89. ^ The league match against Motherwell on 7 November marked Hugh Goldie's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
  90. ^ "Jackie Malloch - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  91. ^ "Tommy Martin - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  92. ^ "Gerry McCaffrey - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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  94. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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