1936β1937 season | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League Division Two | 15th | |
Scottish Cup | Second Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Stephen Murray (11) All: Stephen Murray (14) | |
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The 1936β37 season was the 60th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
After the previous season's disastrous performance, Dumbarton began their 15th successive season in the Second Division with a complete clear out of playing staff. Amongst other initiatives, Dumbarton entered into an arrangement with Clyde whereby their 'second string' players would be made available for development. Initially there was a big improvement, with 6 wins and 2 draws being gained from the first 10 league games, but with the next 11 games yielding just a single point, the earlier confidence disappeared and eventually Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, with 27 points - half of the points won by champions Ayr United. [1]
8 August 1936 League | Dumbarton | 2-0 [2] [3] | Edinburgh City | Boghead Park |
McFarlane Rae 51' |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: J Welsh |
15 August 1936 League | Leith Athletic | 2-1 [4] [5] | Dumbarton | Old Meadowbank |
Duncan Peat (pen) |
Rae | Attendance: 3,000 |
22 August 1936 League | Dumbarton | 3-1 [6] [7] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Rae 43', 60' McDonnell 46' |
Jamieson | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: J Johnstone |
29 August 1936 League | Stenhousemuir | 4-1 [8] [9] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Howie 30', 35', 49', 60' | Sinclair (pen) | Referee: J Taylor |
5 September 1936 League | Dumbarton | 3-2 [10] [11] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Rae Mowatt |
Gillies Malloy |
Attendance: 2,400 Referee: J MacKay |
12 September 1936 League | Dundee United | 1-1 [12] [13] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Ross | Murray 46' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: A Williamson |
19 September 1936 League | Dumbarton | 1-1 [14] [15] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Parlane,W 28' | Black,W 51' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: R Innes |
26 September 1936 League | East Fife | 1-2 [16] [17] | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
Scott 77' | Mowatt 40' Cuthbert 88' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: H McWilliam |
3 October 1936 League | Dumbarton | 2-1 [18] [19] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Duffy 40' McDonnell |
Bulloch 41' (pen) | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: A Williamson |
10 October 1936 League | Dumbarton | 2-1 [20] [21] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Rae 44' Duffy 83' |
Kay 20' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Murray |
17 October 1936 League | Raith Rovers | 3-0 [22] [23] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Fulton 7' Fraser 20' Gilmour |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: A Fair |
24 October 1936 League | Dumbarton | 0-4 [24] [25] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J MacKay |
31 October 1936 League | Alloa Athletic | 2-0 [26] [27] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D McKerracher |
7 November 1936 League | Dumbarton | 1-3 [28] [29] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Mowatt | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: M Dale |
14 November 1936 League | Dumbarton | 1-4 [30] [31] | St Bernard's | Boghead Park |
Mowatt | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Welsh |
21 November 1936 League | King's Park | 1-1 [32] [33] | Dumbarton | Forthbank Park |
Glass | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Taylor |
28 November 1936 League | Dumbarton | 4-5 [34] [35] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
McFarlane Robertson Mowatt Glass |
Paterson Reid Milne Shelligan 48' (pen) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Carruthers |
12 December 1936 League | Ayr United | 4-1 [36] [37] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Murray | Attendance: 5,000 |
19 December 1936 League | Dumbarton | 2-3 [38] [39] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Rae McDonnell |
Referee: W Gilchrist |
26 December 1936 League | St Bernard's | 4-0 [40] [41] | Dumbarton | Royal Gymnasium Ground |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A Williamson |
1 January 1937 League | Cowdenbeath | 1-0 [42] [43] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Malloy 85' | Referee: J Yeaman |
2 January 1937 League | Dumbarton | 2-1 [44] [45] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Robertson McDonnell 70' |
Downie 28' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: R Carruthers |
9 January 1937 League | East Stirling | 4-1 [46] [47] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Brown 10' Cochrane 25' Staddart 65' Meechan |
Rae | Attendance: 500 Referee: W Gilchrist |
16 January 1937 League | Brechin City | 3-2 [48] [49] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Quigley 4' Brand 35' Denis 72' |
Robertson 37' Boyd |
Referee: J Lawrie |
23 January 1937 League | Dumbarton | 6-3 [50] [51] | King's Park | Boghead Park |
Murray McDonnell Robertson (OG) (OG) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A Fair |
6 February 1937 League | Montrose | 2-1 [52] [53] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Cargill Herbert |
Mowatt | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: A Williamson |
20 February 1937 League | Edinburgh City | 2-5 [54] [55] | Dumbarton | East Pilton, Edinburgh |
Murray Glass McDonnell McMahon |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W Gilchrist |
27 February 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3-4 [56] [57] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Murray 30' Robertson 44' Glass (pen) |
Murray,R 20', 67' McNair Howie 47' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Gilchrist |
6 March 1937 League | Dumbarton | 1-1 [58] [59] | Leith Athletic | Boghead Park |
Glass | Haddow | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Johnstone |
20 March 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3-1 [60] [61] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Murray Duffy (pen) |
Referee: A Williamson |
27 February 1937 League | Airdrie | 5-0 [62] [63] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Hill Anderson Murray Hogg |
Referee: R Innes |
3 April 1937 League | Forfar Athletic | 3-4 [64] [65] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
McLean 21', 29' Black,W 74' |
Robertson 26' Murray 65', 77' (pen) Laird 75' (OG) |
Referee: R Carruthers |
10 April 1937 League | Dumbarton | 1-1 [66] [67] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
McMahon | Referee: W Gilchrist |
In the Scottish Cup, there was more disappointment. The first round tie against Highland League opponents, Keith was won, but only just. However Dumbarton were not to be so lucky in the second round and were dumped out of the competition by non-league minnows Duns.
30 January 1937 Cup R1 | Dumbarton | 3β1 [70] [71] | Keith | Boghead Park |
Murray McMahon |
Newman | Attendance: 1,348 |
13 February 1937 Cup R2 | Duns | 2β1 [72] [73] | Dumbarton | Hawthorn Park, Duns |
Scott Bradley |
Murray | Attendance: 2,400 Referee: W McCulloch |
The only bright spot of another poor season was when Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup with victory over amateur side Vale Ocaba.
23 April 1937 Final | Dumbarton | 2-0 | Vale Ocaba | Boghead Park |
Murray |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Joseph Jackson [74] | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Lang [75] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Alex Scott [76] | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John Casey | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | David Ogilvie [77] | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Archibald Duffy [78] | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Andrew Sinclair [79] | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Glass | 29 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Stephen Murray | 34 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
MF | SCO | Alex Young [80] | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | James Black [81] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Boyd [82] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Cuthbert [83] | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Martin [84] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Edward McDonnell [85] | 28 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh MacFarlane | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Andrew McGillvray [86] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Peter McMahon [87] | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | James Mitchell [88] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Magnus Mowatt | 33 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Parlane | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Rae | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Abram Robertson [89] | 19 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Martin Watson [90] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Trialist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [91]
Players in
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Players out
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In addition Ronald Cameron, A Clark, William Clark, Robert Hogg, Robert Kerr, Archibald Taylor and Archibald Turner all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
Source: [92]