1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season
1958–1959 season | |
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Manager | Peter McGown |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 4th |
Scottish Cup | Second Round |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Gallacher (23) All: Hugh Gallacher (26) |
The 1958–59 season was the 75th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish Second Division
[edit]This was to be another 'almost' season for Dumbarton in Division 2, but as in the previous campaign the final run-in was to be decisive with only one win taken from the last six games. It was to be 4th place again, with 45 points, 15 behind champions Ayr United.
20 August 1958 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 3–5[1][2] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Gillespie White Hunter (pen.) |
Smillie Whalen Brown,L |
Attendance: 5,013 |
3 September 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–3[3][4] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Stewart Gallacher |
Stormont Duncan |
6 September 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0[5][6] | Queens Park | Boghead Park |
McBriar 50' | Referee: A Crossman |
10 September 1958 Division 2 | East Stirling | 3–2[7][8] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Boyd,A (pen.) Govan (OG) |
Gallacher Webster (OG) |
13 September 1958 Division 2 | Montrose | 1–6[9][10] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Selway | Smillie 3' Whalen Stewart |
Referee: J Mowat |
16 September 1958 Division 2 | Brechin City | 2–1[11][12] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Burse | Smillie |
20 September 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–3[13][14] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Brown,L 25' Combe 54' Smillie |
McDonald 49' Martin 51' Hunter 55' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T Wharton |
27 September 1958 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 0–3[15][16] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Whalen Smillie Silcock (OG) |
Attendance: 1,913 Referee: J Holborn |
4 October 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–1[17][18] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Stewart 12' Smith 38' |
Kiernan | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: D McTaggart |
11 October 1958 Division 2 | St Johnstone | 1–1[19][20] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Smith | Referee: W Syme |
18 October 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–2[21][22] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Smillie 15', 22', 34' | Clarke 13' Murphy |
Referee: E Cowan |
25 October 1958 Division 2 | Stranraer | 2–3[23][24] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Egan 26' Finnie |
Beveridge Cunningham Smith |
Referee: A McClintock |
1 November 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–2[25][26] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Stewart 38' | McMillan 22' Price 26' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R Davidson |
8 November 1958 Division 2 | Arbroath | 5–4[27][28] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Easson 67' (pen.) | Gallacher 16', 27', 45' | Attendance: 3,173 Referee: G Mitchell |
22 November 1958 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 2–0[29][30] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Kilgannon 48' Stewart 66' |
Referee: J Holborn |
29 November 1958 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 1–2[31][32] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Fagan 31' | Smith 24' Gallacher 80' |
Referee: W Harvey |
6 December 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[33][34] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher 43' | Craig 29' | Referee: T Wharton |
13 December 1958 Division 2 | East Fife | 2–6[35][36] | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
Bryce Stirrat |
Whalen 9', 17', 35' Donnachie 16' Gallacher |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: T Alexander |
20 December 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–3[37][38] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Donnachie 4', 56' Gallacher 20', 51' Combe 37' |
McLean 21' Blair 68' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Syme |
27 December 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[39][40] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Combe 17' | Docherty 7' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Brittle |
1 January 1959 Division 2 | Queens Park | 2–4[41][42] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Church | Gallacher 9' McDonald Combe |
Referee: R Morris |
3 January 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–1[43][44] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Gallacher 39' Combe 45' McCormack |
Mearns | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: G Mitchell |
10 January 1959 Division 2 | Dundee United | 1–1[45][46] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McDonald 36' | Whalen 9' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R Rodger |
24 January 1959 Division 2 | Morton | 1–1[47][48] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
McAllister 35' | Gallacher | Referee: D Weir |
7 February 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[49][50] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Govan 84' (pen.) | Walker 10' | Referee: F Crossley |
21 February 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–1[51][52] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Whalen 23' Cunningham 55' Combe Brown,L |
Trialist 26' | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: G Mitchell |
28 February 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-0[53][54] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Gallacher 18' Craig 38' Smith Stewart |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D Weir |
7 March 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[55][56] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Gallacher Stewart |
Attendance: 5,100 Referee: A McClintock |
21 March 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-1[57][58] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Smith 30' (pen.) Stewart |
Kilgannon 48' | Referee: J Stewart |
28 March 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[59][60] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Stewart Gallacher |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McClintock |
4 April 1959 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 3–1[61][62] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Craig 25' Dick 29' |
Smith | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: A Crossman |
18 April 1959 Division 2 | Hamilton | 4–1[63][64] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
McLean 9' McGuire Currie Dignam |
Gray 6' | Referee: W Syme |
20 April 1959 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 2–2[65][66] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Scott Gilfillan |
Stewart Lindsay (OG) |
25 April 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-1[67][68] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Gallacher 31' | Duffy | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: E Cowan |
27 April 1959 Division 2 | Ayr United | 3–1[69][70] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Price McGhee |
Gallacher |
29 April 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0-2[71][72] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gemmill Addison |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]In the League Cup, qualification was there for the taking, with 3 wins and a draw from the first 5 games, but a final home defeat to Arbroath meant that Dumbarton would miss out again on progression.
9 August 1958 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 3–3[73][74] | Queens Park | Boghead Park |
Brown,L 9' Beveridge 76' Stewart 89' |
Cromar (pen.) Murney 44' Kane 70' |
Referee: F Crossley |
13 August 1958 Group 7 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3[75][76] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Hunter | Stewart Combe |
16 August 1958 Group 7 | Arbroath | 6–3[77][78] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Easson Fernie Brown Sherriffs |
Brown,L Stewart |
23 August 1958 Group 7 | Queens Park | 0–3[79][80] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Brown, L 29' Smillie 40', 88' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Mackie |
27 August 1958 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 3–1[81][82] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Brown,L (pen.) Smillie |
Reid | Attendance: 4,400 |
30 August 1958 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 0–1[83][84] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Easson | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: R Davidson |
Scottish Cup
[edit]In the Scottish Cup, after a good win over Highland League opposition, Division 1 opponents Kilmarnock were to prove to be too good for Dumbarton in the second round.
31 January 1959 Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 4–0[85][86] | Buckie Thistle | Boghead Park |
Stewart 23' Gallacher 55', 60' Combe 86' |
Attendance: 6,313 Referee: A McClintock |
14 February 1959 Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 2–8[87][88] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Whalen Gallacher 67' |
Wentzel 14', 65', 78' Burns 22' Mays (pen.) McBride 45', 55' (pen.), 72' |
Attendance: 10,804 Referee: R Davidson |
Locally Dumbarton lost out to Stenhousemuir in the semi-final of the Stirlingshire Cup.
8 December 1958 First Round | Alloa Athletic | 0–4 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Donnachie Combe Brown,L Gallacher |
10 March 1959 Semi-final | Stenhousemuir | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Stewart kilgannon |
Smith |
Friendlies
[edit]Amongst the friendlies played during the season were three matches against English opposition - a 'home and away' tie against Accrington Stanley and an away trip to Colchester United.
6 October 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Whalen | Attendance: 3,000 |
20 October 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Boghead Park |
Stewart | Scott | Attendance: 5,000 |
3 November 1958 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Peel Park (stadium) |
17 November 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Scottish Command XI (Army) | Boghead Park |
Trialist |
22 December 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 5–3 | Johnstone Burgh | Boghead Park |
McInnes Smillie Symington McCormack |
McSorley Murney |
7 April 1959 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Morton | Boghead Park |
Whalen Gallacher |
Beaton |
13 April 1959 Friendly | Colchester United | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Layer Road |
Whalen |
Player statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | John Bonnar | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Con Murray | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tommy Govan | 37 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Gray[89] | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Jardine | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jack McDade[90] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Craig[91] | 44 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Cunningham[92] | 42 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Peter Haggerty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Frank McBriar[93] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John McCall | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim McCormack[94] | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby McInnes[95] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Smith[96] | 38 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ian Beveridge[97] | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Les Brown | 43 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
FW | SCO | Tommy Brown[98] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Stevie Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Bobby Combe | 31 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Alex Donnachie[99] | 15 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Gallacher | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | McDonald[100] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Smillie[101] | 14 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Stewart | 39 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Symington[102] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tom Whalen[103] | 27 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Trialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[104]
Transfers
[edit]Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in[edit]
|
Players out[edit]
|
Source:[105]
Reserve team
[edit]Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Combined Reserve League. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton finishing runners up to Morton in the First Series (with 4 wins and 2 draws from 8 games) and winning the Second (with 6 wins from 8 games).
In addition, Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but were knocked out in the first round by Rangers.
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