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Dumbarton
1967–1968 season
ManagerWillie Toner/ Ian Spence
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 210th
Scottish CupFirst Prelim Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy McCormack (20)
All: Roy McCormack (21)

Season 1967–68 was the 84th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 62nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 73rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 21st time.

Overview

Manager Willie Toner was to wield the axe with the playing staff before the start of the season, and a number of long serving players were to leave the club. However, with only one win taken from the first five league games, Willie Toner's youth policy was not proving successful and he resigned his position as manager to be replaced a week later by Ian Spence. The damage however had already been done and Dumbarton finished in 10th place, with 33 points, 29 behind champions St Mirren.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were to fall in the first preliminary round to Berwick Rangers, after a draw.

In the League Cup, a single draw was all that there was to show from the six sectional games and therefore once again Dumbarton were no have no further interest in the competition.

Locally, for the third season in a row Dumbarton were to taste defeat, not on the pitch, but in the boardroom after the game as the Stirlingshire Cup semi final tie against Stirling Albion was decided by the toss of a coin.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1967–68 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
24 August 1967 St Mirren H 0-4 1,675
9 September 1967 Clydebank H 5-4 McCormack;McGoldrick(3);Henderson 2,500
13 September 1967 St Mirren A 0-4 2,065
16 September 1967 East Fife A 3-3 McCormack;McGoldrick;McMillan 800
20 September 1967 Cowdenbeath H 2-2 McGowan;McCormack
23 September 1967 Stranraer H 4-0 McGowan;McCormack;McGoldrick;McMillan
27 September 1967 Cowdenbeath A 2-6 Reid;McMillan
30 September 1967 Hamilton A 3-3 McGoldrick(3)
7 October 1967 Brechin City H 2-0 McCormack;McMillan
21 October 1967 Forfar Athletic A 3-3 McCormack(2);McMillan
28 October 1967 East Stirling H 2-0 McCormack(2) 1,300
4 November 1967 Stenhousemuir A 1-1 Watson
11 November 1967 Montrose H 2-0 McCormack;McGoldrick 900
18 November 1967 Ayr United A 0-3 3,000
25 November 1967 Albion Rovers H 1-0 Lynas 1,200
2 December 1967 Queen of the South A 2-5 Watson(2)
9 December 1967 Arbroath H 3-4 Henderson(3)
30 December 1967 Queens Park H 0-2 700
1 January 1968 Clydebank A 1-2 Moffat
2 January 1968 East Fife H 1-1 McCormack
6 January 1968 Stranraer A 3-1 Watson(2);Reid
13 January 1968 Hamilton H 0-1 500
20 January 1968 Brechin City A 4-0 McCormack(2);McGoldrick;Watson 800
24 January 1968 Queens Park A 3-2 McCormack;McGoldrick;Henderson
10 February 1968 Forfar Athletic H 3-6 McGoldrick(3)
17 February 1968 East Stirling A 2-2 McGoldrick;Moffat
2 March 1968 Stenhousemuir H 1-1 Graham
9 March 1968 Montrose A 3-1 McCormack(2);Henderson 600
30 March 1968 Queen of the South H 1-1 McCormack 600
6 April 1968 Arbroath A 0-4
10 April 1968 Albion Rovers A 1-3 McGoldrick
13 April 1968 Alloa Athletic H 3-0 McCormack(2);McGoldrick 800
17 April 1968 Berwick Rangers H 0-0
20 April 1968 Berwick Rangers A 1-2 Graham
24 April 1968 Alloa Athletic A 0-2
29 April 1968 Ayr United H 1-1 Malone

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1967–68 Scottish Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
16 December 1967 P1 Berwick Rangers H 0-0 2,000
23 December 1967 P1R Berwick Rangers A 1-2 Lynas

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1967–68 Scottish League Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
12 August 1967 P Raith Rovers A 0-2
16 August 1967 P Queen of the South H 1-2 Henderson
19 August 1967 P Morton A 0-6
26 August 1967 P Raith Rovers H 1-1 McGoldrick 1,000
30 August 1967 P Queen of the South A 1-3 Henderson
2 September 1967 P Morton H 1-3 McCormack 1,000

Stirlingshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
27 March 1968 SF Stirling Albion A 1-1 * Watson

* - lost on toss of coin

Other Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
4 August 1967 Dunfermline Athletic A 0-5
8 August 1967 Celtic XI H 2-1 McGoldrick;McCormack
12 October 1967 Rangers XI H 2-2 McCormack;McGoldrick
26 January 1968 Celtic XI H 4-3 McCormack;Lynas;OG(2)
29 February 1968 Ross County H 2-3 Lynas(2)

Player statistics

Squad[1]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO David Anderson 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ian Bird 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Andy Crawford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Maurice Dunne 11 0 5 0 0 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Jim Eadie 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ian Ferguson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Dan McGuffog 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Jim Meikleham 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe Davin 40 0 33+1 0 2 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Don May 27 0 20 0 2 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Bill McMurray 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Wilkinson 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ronnie Curran 20 0 14 0 0 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Johnny Graham 11 2 11 2 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Johnstone 36 0 28 0 2 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Kiernan 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Leckie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy McConville 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO O'Sullivan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Whyte 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Barratt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Baxter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Henderson 38 8 27+3 6 2 0 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Jim Lynas 37 2 28+1 1 2 1 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Malone 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Roy McCormack 40 21 34 20 2 0 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Andy McEachran 2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John McGhee 24 0 20+2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John McGoldrick 41 17 30+4 16 1 0 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Phil McGovern 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Mike McGowan 28 2 21 2 2 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Ally McMillan 15 5 11+1 5 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Moffat 5 2 3+2 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Peebles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Sammy Reid 19 2 12+2 2 0+2 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Allan Watson 39 6 31 6 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Whitelaw 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Trialists 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[2]

Factfile

* The League match against East Stirling on 17 February marked Bobby Johnstone's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 57th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* Amazingly Dumbarton utilised the services of no fewer than 8 goalkeepers during the season.
* The number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 118, the 18th time this unwanted 'century' had been broken.

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. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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