1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season
1956–1957 season | ||
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Manager | Peter McGown | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League Division 2 | 9th | |
Scottish Cup | Seventh Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Gallacher (28) All: Hugh Gallacher (37) | |
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The 1956–57 season was the 73rd 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 competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish League
By coming so close to promotion the previous season, confidence was high to mount a serious challenge on the Division 2 title. However, despite breaking the 100 goals scored in a league season for the first time, the 70 against was never going to be 'championship material' and only a 9th place was achieved with 38 points, 26 behind runaway winners Clyde.
22 August 1956 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 2-1[1][2] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Murray ![]() Gilfillan ![]() |
Whalen ![]() |
Referee: A Crossman |
5 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[3][4] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() McKeown ![]() |
Referee: R Smith |
8 September 1956 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 1-3[5][6] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Jackson ![]() |
Brown ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Referee: P Crossley |
12 September 1956 Division 2 | Hamilton | 1-1[7][8] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Woods ![]() |
Rollo ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Crossley |
15 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-2[9][10] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Hunter ![]() Kiernan ![]() ![]() |
Forsyth ![]() Mooney ![]() |
Referee: W Brittle |
19 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-3[11][12] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Kiernan ![]() Hunter ![]() |
Beckett ![]() Stewart ![]() Quinn ![]() |
Referee: R Rodger |
22 September 1956 Division 2 | Stirling Albion | 3-1[13][14] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Smith ![]() Ritchie ![]() Philiben ![]() |
Hunter ![]() |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: W Davidson |
29 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-0[15][16] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Whalen ![]() Kiernan ![]() Glover ![]() Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 4,300 Referee: R Davidson |
6 October 1956 Division 2 | Stranraer | 5-4[17][18] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Crow ![]() King ![]() Small ![]() McCutcheon ![]() ![]() |
Kiernan ![]() ![]() ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Referee: J Mackie |
13 October 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0-1[19][20] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
McInnes ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Liston |
20 October 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-3[21][22] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Rollo ![]() |
Keogh ![]() Innes ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: R Yacamini |
29 October 1956 Division 2 | Arbroath | 3-2[23][24] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Fernie ![]() Gunn ![]() McGrory ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: J Devine |
3 November 1956 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 0-2[25][26] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Gallacher,H ![]() Gallagher ![]() |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: R Morris |
10 November 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-2[27][28] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Cairns ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Gray ![]() Warrander ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: H Spence |
17 November 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 7-0[29][30] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Heaney ![]() Auld ![]() Brown ![]() Craig ![]() |
Referee: W Harvey |
24 November 1956 Division 2 | Morton | 1-1[31][32] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Shaw ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D McTaggart |
8 December 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-2[33][34] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Auld ![]() Brown ![]() |
Milne ![]() Watt ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Wharton |
15 December 1956 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2-3[35][36] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Docherty ![]() Dignam ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Brown ![]() |
8 December 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-2[33][34] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Auld ![]() Brown ![]() |
Milne ![]() Watt ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Wharton |
22 December 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 8-1[37][38] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() Heaney ![]() Auld ![]() |
McKenna ![]() |
Referee: T Edwards |
15 December 1956 Division 2 | Clyde | 5-3[39][40] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
Innes ![]() Ring ![]() Granville ![]() Craig ![]() |
Heaney ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Auld ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Mowat |
1 January 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1-3[41][42] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Whalen ![]() |
Pattison ![]() Grant ![]() |
Referee: A McLintock |
2 January 1957 Division 2 | East Stirling | 3-2[43][44] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Forsyth,D ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cairns ![]() Brown ![]() |
Referee: H Spence |
5 January 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6-2[45][46] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() Kiernan ![]() |
Jack ![]() ![]() |
Referee: H Gallacher |
12 January 1957 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 1-0[47][48] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Campbell ![]() |
Referee: J Bissett |
19 January 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-1[49][50] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Kiernan ![]() Brown ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Miller ![]() |
Referee: W Brittle |
26 January 1957 Division 2 | Third Lanark | 7-0[51][52] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Allan ![]() Herbert ![]() Walker ![]() Craig ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: F Crossley |
9 February 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-1[53][54] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
McKeown ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Gallagher ![]() Brown ![]() |
Palmer ![]() |
Referee: R Rodger |
6 March 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-1[55][56] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Auld ![]() Gibson ![]() |
Vandermotten ![]() |
9 March 1957 Division 2 | Brechin City | 4-1[57][58] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Warrander ![]() ![]() Stormont ![]() Scott ![]() |
Rollo ![]() |
Referee: H Phillips |
16 March 1957 Division 2 | Montrose | 1-6[59][60] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Kiddle ![]() |
Brown ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Gallagher ![]() Gibson ![]() Auld ![]() Rollo ![]() |
Referee: W Syme |
23 March 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-2[61][62] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Brown ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Gourlay ![]() Newman ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A McLintock |
10 April 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-1[63][64] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Cairns ![]() brown ![]() McKeown ![]() Gibson ![]() |
Ogilvie ![]() |
13 April 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-0[65][66] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Gibson ![]() Brown ![]() |
Referee: R Rodger |
17 April 1957 Division 2 | Dundee United | 3-1[67][68] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Coyle ![]() ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Hamilton ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 |
20 April 1957 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 3-1[69][70] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Carson ![]() Houston ![]() McKay ![]() |
McCall ![]() |
Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
24 April 1957 Division 2 | St Johnstone | 0-6[71][72] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() McKeown ![]() |
Scottish Cup
In the Cup, Dumbarton dispatched two Division 1 clubs en route to the quarter finals, where Raith Rovers were to prove too strong.
2 February 1957 Round 5 | Queen of the South | 2–2[73][74] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
McGill ![]() Black ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 7,199 Referee: F Crossley |
6 February 1957 Round 5R | Dumbarton | 4–2[75][76] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
Whalen ![]() McCall ![]() Gibson ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
McMillan ![]() Oakes ![]() |
Attendance: 5,799 Referee: F Crossley |
16 February 1957 Round 6 | Motherwell | 1–3[77][78] | Dumbarton | fir Park |
Gardinaer ![]() |
Gibson ![]() Cairns ![]() |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: D Gerrard |
2 March 1957 Round 7 | Dumbarton | 0–4[79][80] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Kelly ![]() Copland ![]() ![]() McEwan ![]() |
Attendance: 18,001[81] Referee: H Phillips |
Scottish League Cup
Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup, although it was their poor home performances which were to count against them this season.
11 August 1956 Section 5 | Dumbarton | 1–8[82][83] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Selway ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Warrander ![]() Muir ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald |
15 August 1956 Section 5 | Hamilton | 5–3[84][85] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Woods ![]() Currie ![]() Armit ![]() ![]() Sharp ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Referee: G Mitchell |
18 August 1956 Section 5 | Dumbarton | 1–1[86][87] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Docherty ![]() |
Referee: A McLintock |
25 August 1956 Section 5 | Brechin City | 3–4[88][89] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Muir ![]() Duncan ![]() Selway ![]() |
Hunter ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() McCall ![]() |
Referee: H Gallacher |
29 August 1956 Section 5 | Dumbarton | 3–4[90][91] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Whalen ![]() |
Quinn ![]() Thomson ![]() Armit ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Morris |
1 September 1956 Section 5 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3[92][93] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Wales ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() Rollo ![]() Glover ![]() |
Referee: J Mackie |
With an aggregate win over Alloa Athletic in the final, the county cup returned to Dumbarton for the second time.
29 April 1957 Final First leg | Dumbarton | 4-2 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Auld ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Whalen ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
30 April 1957 Final Second leg | Alloa Athletic | 1-1 (3-5 agg.) | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
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Gallacher,H ![]() |
Friendlies
23 January 1957 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-3[94] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
McPhail ![]() ![]() Tully ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W Syme |
1 April 1957 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-2 | Combined Services XI | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() |
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Player statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Tommy McCulloch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Alex McNeill[95] | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Eddie O'Donnell[96] | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Joe Gallacher[97] | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John McKay[98] | 43 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Willie Neilson[99] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alex Rollo | 41 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Benny Cairns | 40 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tommy Craig | 41 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Hunter[100] | 22 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Mann[101] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John McCall[102] | 40 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bertie Auld | 16 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Les Brown | 39 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hugh Gallacher[103] | 39 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Gallagher[104] | 16 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Gibson[105] | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Glover[106] | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Heaney[107] | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hendry[108] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Felix Kiernan | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy McKeown[109] | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John McMillan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jim McQuade | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alex Stewart[110] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Whalen | 23 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Source:[111]
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
|
Players out
|
Source:[112]
Reserve team
Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Alliance League, which was set up for Division 2 sides. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton winning the First Series (with 6 wins and 2 draws from 10 games) and finishing as runners up in the Second (with 6 wins and 3 draws from 12 games).
References
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- ^ The attendance still stands as a record at Boghead.
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- ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Alloa Athletic, Saturday, August 18th 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Brechin City 3 - 4 Dumbarton, League Cup (25/08/1956)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Brechin City 3 - 4 Dumbarton, Saturday, August 25th 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 4 Hamilton, League Cup (29/08/1956)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 4 Hamilton, Wednesday, August 29th 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic 1 - 3 Dumbarton, League Cup (01/09/1956)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic 1 - 3 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 1st 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ A match against Celtic was played to celebrate the 'switch on' of the new floodlights at Boghead.
- ^ "Alex McNeill - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Eddie O'Donnell - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Joe Gallacher - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ The league match against Montrose on 17 November marked John McKay's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- ^ "Willie Neilson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Jim Hunter - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Jimmy Mann - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ The Scottish Cup tie against Queen of the South on 2 February marked John McCall's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- ^ The league match against Stirling Albion on 1 January marked Hugh Gallacher's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- ^ "John Gallagher - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Gibson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "John Glover - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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