1953–54 Dumbarton F.C. season
1953–1954 season | ||
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Manager | William Irvine | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League B Division | 16th | |
Scottish Cup | First Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
Top goalscorer | League: Jackie Malloch (13) All: Jackie Malloch (14) | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | B Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Wallace Murdoch[75] | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Walter Scott | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Danny Bell[76] | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | George Ferguson[77] | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jack McNee[78] | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Black | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Don Cornock | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Andy Crossan[79] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Davie | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | H Doyle[80] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Irwin | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Don McDonald[81] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | J McQueen[82] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Hugh Shaw[83] | 31 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Stevenson[84] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Whyte | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tommy Bell[85] | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Ray Brown | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dick Cumming[86] | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tom Donegan[87] | 29 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Gibson[88] | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Goldie[89] | 23 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Tony Hepburn | 21 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Maguire | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jackie Malloch[90] | 26 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Tommy Martin[91] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Gerry McCaffrey[92] | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tom McGairy | 18 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jock Weir | 17 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[93]
Transfers
[edit]
Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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Source:[94]
Reserve team
[edit]Dumbarton only played one official 'reserve' match in the Second XI Cup, losing in the first round to Third Lanark.
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- ^ The league match against Morton on 1 January marked Hugh Shaw's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Willie Gibson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ The league match against Motherwell on 7 November marked Hugh Goldie's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- ^ "Jackie Malloch - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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