1948–49 Dumbarton F.C. season
1948–1949 season | ||
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Manager | William Guthrie | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League B Division | 15th | |
Scottish Cup | Third Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
B Division Supplementary Cup | First Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Goldie (12) All: Hugh Goldie (17) | |
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The 1948–49 season was the 65th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish Football League
By mid November, Dumbarton were challenging the leaders of the B Division, but a disastrous spell, which saw only one victory from 17 games, meant that hopes faded and Dumbarton eventually finished 15th out of 16 with 22 points - 20 behind champions Raith Rovers.
14 August 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 3–2[1][2] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Bootland ![]() Grant ![]() |
McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: C E Faultless |
18 August 1948 Division B | Ayr United | 3–2[3][4] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Beattie ![]() Morrison ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Lynch ![]() Crichton ![]() |
21 August 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 5–2[5][6] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Bootland ![]() Crichton ![]() Grant ![]() Goldie ![]() Lynch ![]() |
Cunningham ![]() McAulay ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J J Lynch |
28 August 1948 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 5–0[7][8] | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Smith ![]() Miller,G ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Shirley |
1 September 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–1[9][10] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() |
Herron ![]() |
4 September 1948 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 1–2[11][12] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Jones ![]() |
Donegan ![]() Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: D Alexander |
23 October 1948 Division B | Raith Rovers | 4–3[13][14] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Penman ![]() Maule ![]() |
Donegan ![]() Grant ![]() Bootland ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J J Lynch |
30 October 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–2[15][16] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Bootland ![]() Stirling ![]() |
Campbell ![]() McMillan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Davidson |
6 November 1948 Division B | East Stirling | 2–3[17][18] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Dalgleish ![]() Wardlaw ![]() |
Goldie ![]() Stirling ![]() Bootland ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J B Smellie |
13 November 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 5–3[19][20] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Bootland ![]() Stirling ![]() Goldie ![]() |
Mooney ![]() Devlin ![]() Martin ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Jackson |
20 November 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 3–3[21][22] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Bootland ![]() Stirling ![]() Goldie ![]() |
Noble ![]() Kinnear ![]() Cannon ![]() |
Referee: J Boyd |
27 November 1948 Division B | Kilmarnock | 4–2[23][24] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
McLaren ![]() Smith ![]() Clive ![]() |
Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G McDonald |
4 December 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 0–4[25][26] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
McMillan ![]() Brown,W ![]() Seawright ![]() Parlane ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Kerr |
11 December 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–5[27][28] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Grant ![]() |
Dick ![]() Stirling,A ![]() Szpula ![]() Whiteford ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: R G Benzie |
18 December 1948 Division B | St Johnstone | 3–1[29][30] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Irving ![]() Buckley ![]() McRoberts ![]() |
Stirling ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W G Livingston |
25 December 1948 Division B | Dumbarton | 0–0[31][32] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Davidson |
1 January 1949 Division B | Queen's Park | 2–0[33][34] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
McAulay ![]() Cunningham ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Young |
3 January 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–2[35][36] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Speirs ![]() ![]() |
Garvie ![]() Bow ![]() |
Referee: C E Faultless |
8 January 1949 Division B | Dundee United | 4–0[37][38] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McKay ![]() Mitchell ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
15 January 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–3[39][40] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Stirling ![]() |
Boyd ![]() Brawley ![]() |
29 January 1949 Division B | Arbroath | 3–0[41][42] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Quinn ![]() McEwan ![]() Ross ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: C E Faultless |
12 February 1949 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 2–4[43][44] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Kesley ![]() Willox ![]() |
Goldie ![]() McLean ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J J Lynch |
26 February 1949 Division B | Hamilton | 4–0[45][46] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Cupples ![]() McMullen ![]() Rothera ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J A Mowatt |
5 March 1949 Division B | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2[47][48] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Henderson ![]() ![]() Keith ![]() |
Speirs ![]() ![]() |
12 March 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–2[49][50] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() Lambie ![]() |
McLaren ![]() Hunter ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 |
19 March 1949 Division B | Airdrie | 3–1[51][52] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Seawright ![]() Bannan ![]() |
Stirling ![]() |
26 March 1949 Division B | Stirling Albion | 3–1[53][54] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Martin ![]() ![]() Szpula ![]() |
Goldie ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Webb |
2 April 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–0[55][56] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Cantwell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W Davidson |
9 April 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 0–1[57][58] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Collins ![]() |
16 April 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 5–3[59][60] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Speirs ![]() Cantwell ![]() ![]() McLean ![]() Goldie ![]() |
Rowan ![]() Gilhooley ![]() Crothers ![]() |
Dumbarton's interest in the B Division Supplementary Cup was short lived with a first round exit to Cowdenbeath.
25 August 1948 Round 1 | Cowdenbeath | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Cowan ![]() McCreadie ![]() McKay ![]() ![]() |
Lynch ![]() Crichton ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Ward |
League Cup
Progress from their League Cup section was again to prove too much of a challenge for Dumbarton, finishing 4th and last, with just a draw being taken from their 6 games.
11 September 1948 Section 8 | Airdrie | 8–1[61][62] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Duncan ![]() Orr ![]() Parlane ![]() McMillan ![]() Brown ![]() |
Bootland ![]() |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: J R Boyd |
18 September 1948 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 1–2[63][64] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() |
Morrison ![]() Beattie ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Webb |
25 September 1948 Section 8 | Arbroath | 4–2[65][66] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Quinn ![]() Lang ![]() Ross ![]() |
C. McNee ![]() Goldie ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Kerr |
2 October 1948 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 0–5[67][68] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Duncan ![]() Parlane ![]() Seawright ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R G Benzie |
9 October 1948 Section 8 | Ayr United | 2–1[69][70] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Beattie ![]() McGuigan ![]() |
Bootland ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: R J Smith |
16 October 1948 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 1–1[71][72] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Cantwell ![]() |
Coy ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Davidson |
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton brought some cheer to their fans with some success in the Scottish Cup before losing out in the third round to A Division opponents Hearts.
22 January 1949 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 5–2[73][74] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() Stirling ![]() McLean ![]() |
McLaren ![]() Hunter ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W G Livingstone |
5 February 1949 Round 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[75][76] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Hepburn ![]() |
Mitchell ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Jackson |
9 February 1949 Round 2 Replay | Dundee United | 1–3[77][78] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McKay ![]() |
McLean ![]() Grant ![]() Stirling ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Jackson |
19 February 1949 Round 3 | Hearts | 3–0[79][80] | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
Crum ![]() Dixon ![]() Flavell ![]() |
Attendance: 30,241 Referee: J R Boyd |
Dumbarton won a thrilling first round tie against A Division Falkirk in the 'county' cup but due to other teams' commitments the competition was never completed.
21 August 1948 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 7–1 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Donegan ![]() ![]() Goldie ![]() ![]() Speirs ![]() ![]() Cantwell ![]() |
Dawson ![]() |
Player statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | B Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Supplementary Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Jim Jamieson[81] | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
George Paton | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Ormond Tyrell[82] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Trialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
George Ferguson | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jack McNee | 37 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bobby Donaldson[83] | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Fulton[84] | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ian Hepburn[85] | 26 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Matt Lynch | 33 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Gordon McFarlane[86] | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alex Menzies | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Charlie Bootland | 18 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Cantwell | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Crichton | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Donegan[87] | 40 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hugh Goldie | 38 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Peter Grant[88] | 39 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Archie McIndewar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Neil McLean[89] | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Chris McNee[90] | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Speirs[91] | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bob Stirling[92] | 23 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Walmsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[93]
Transfers
Players in
|
Players out
|
Source:[94]
Reserve team
Dumbarton played only one competitive 'reserve' fixture by entering the Scottish Second XI Cup where they lost in the first round to Partick Thistle.
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