1949β1950 season | ||
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Manager | William Guthrie | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League B Division | 15th | |
Scottish Cup | Second Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
B Division Supplementary Cup | First Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Spiers (7) All: Tom Donegan / Joe Spiers (8) | |
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The 1949β50 season was the 66th 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.
If the 1948-49 league campaign was a disappointment, this season was to prove a disaster, with just 16 points being won and a 15th-place finish - a distant 31 behind champions Morton. Things might have been worse, however, with only 4 points separating them from relegation to Division C.
10 September 1949 Division B | Arbroath | 1β1 [1] [2] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Lane ![]() |
Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: M Mann |
17 September 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 3β0 [3] [4] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() McLean ![]() Donegan ![]() |
Referee: C Faultless |
24 September 1949 Division B | Queen's Park | 4β1 [5] [6] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Hastie ![]() McAulay ![]() |
Goldie ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 |
1 October 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 1β2 [7] [8] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Cook ![]() |
Cameron ![]() Ellis ![]() |
Referee: R Main |
8 October 1949 Division B | Dundee United | 5β0 [9] [10] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McKay ![]() Elliott ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Bowman |
15 October 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 2β0 [11] [12] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
McLean ![]() Carson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: A Gebbie |
22 October 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-1 [13] [14] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Swan ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: F Scott |
29 October 1949 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 1β0 [15] [16] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Foster ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Kerr |
5 November 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-4 [17] [18] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Speirs ![]() ![]() Leitch ![]() |
McLaren ![]() Boyd ![]() Orr ![]() Meechan ![]() |
12 November 1949 Division B | Albion Rovers | 2β1 [19] [20] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Maxwell ![]() Smith ![]() |
Cantwell ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: H Anderson |
19 November 1949 Division B | Dunfermline Athletic | 5β0 [21] [22] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Moyes ![]() McGairy ![]() Henderson ![]() Cannon ![]() Clarkson ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Cox |
26 November 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-1 [23] [24] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Donaldson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Gebbie |
3 December 1949 Division B | Airdrie | 5β2 [25] [26] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Orr ![]() Seawright ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Johnston ![]() Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: C Faultless |
10 December 1949 Division B | Forfar Athletic | 2β1 [27] [28] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Adams ![]() Rodger ![]() |
Donegan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Smith |
17 December 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-2 [29] [30] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Buckley ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: W Livingstone |
24 December 1949 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2 [31] [32] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Donegan ![]() Spiers ![]() |
Collins ![]() Ross ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Kerr |
31 December 1949 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 1β2 [33] [34] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Junior ![]() |
Dunbar ![]() Spiers ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Davidson |
2 January 1950 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-3 [35] [36] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Johnston ![]() |
McCauley ![]() ![]() Grierson ![]() |
3 January 1950 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 3β2 [37] [38] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Gilfillan ![]() Armstrong ![]() Dempsey ![]() |
Johnston ![]() Dunbar ![]() |
Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
7 January 1950 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-0 [39] [40] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
McLaren ![]() Spiers ![]() Johnston ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Bowman |
14 January 1950 Division B | Ayr United | 4β2 [41] [42] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
McIlwain ![]() Aitken ![]() Hodge ![]() |
Gavin ![]() Stirling ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Brown |
21 January 1950 Division B | Hamilton | 1β1 [43] [44] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Timmins ![]() |
Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Livingstone |
4 February 1950 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-0 [45] [46] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Stirling ![]() Peden ![]() Sheridan ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: C Faultless |
18 February 1950 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-3 [47] [48] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Dickson ![]() Sinclair ![]() Jack ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: T Shirley |
4 March 1950 Division B | Kilmarnock | 1β1 [49] [50] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Johnston ![]() |
Johnston ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: C Faultless |
11 March 1950 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-1 [51] [52] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Brown,W ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Jackson |
18 March 1950 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-1 [53] [54] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Johnston ![]() |
Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Mowat |
25 March 1950 Division B | St Johnstone | 2β1 [55] [56] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Munro ![]() Buckley ![]() |
Spiers ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Davidson |
1 April 1950 Division B | Morton | 1β0 [57] [58] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Mochan ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J McLean |
8 April 1950 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-4 [59] [60] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Stirling ![]() Peden ![]() |
McCall ![]() Mayes ![]() Clark ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: G McDonald |
Dumbarton lost out in the second round of the Cup to Stirling Albion, after two drawn games.
28 January 1950 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 1β0 [61] [62] | Queens Park | Boghead Park |
Stirling ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: R Smith |
11 February 1950 Round 2 | Stirling Albion | 2β2 [63] [64] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Inglis ![]() Martin ![]() |
Tait ![]() Johnston ![]() |
Attendance: 10.072 Referee: J Cox |
15 February 1950 Round 2R | Dumbarton | 1β1 [65] [66] ( a.e.t.) | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Grant ![]() |
Anderson ![]() |
Attendance: 9,700 Referee: J Cox |
22 February 1950 Round 2R | Dumbarton | 2β6 [67] [68] | Stirling Albion | Ibrox Park |
Spiers ![]() Dunlop ![]() |
Millar ![]() Dick ![]() Inglis ![]() Martin ![]() |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: J Cox |
With two wins and a draw being taken from their 6 games in the sectional games of the League Cup, Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4 and failed to qualify for the next stage.
13 August 1949 Section 6 | Dumbarton | 5β1 [69] [70] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Donegan ![]() Leitch ![]() Goldie ![]() Dunbar ![]() |
Collins ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Blair |
17 August 1949 Section 6 | Dundee United | 5β1 [71] [72] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McKay ![]() Cruickshanks ![]() Dunsmore ![]() Colgan ![]() |
Goldie ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: G McDonald |
20 August 1949 Section 6 | Airdrie | 2β2 [73] [74] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
McMillan ![]() Murray ![]() |
Donegan ![]() Dunbar ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: D Kerracher |
27 August 1949 Section 6 | Arbroath | 3β1 [75] [76] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Ross ![]() |
Dunbar ![]() |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: J Cox |
31 August 1949 Section 6 | Dumbarton | 3β1 [77] [78] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() Cantwell ![]() |
McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Smillie |
3 September 1949 Section 6 | Dumbarton | 0β4 [79] [80] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Brown,W ![]() Orr ![]() Parlane ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Kerr |
It was a first round exit in the B Division Cup, this time to Stenhousemuir.
29 April 1950 Round 1 | Stenhousemuir | 2β1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Allan ![]() Bannan ![]() |
Donegan ![]() |
Attendance: 500 Referee: S Scott |
Alloa were to prove too strong for Dumbarton in the first round clash of the county cup.
23 August 1949 Round 1 | Alloa Athletic | 3β2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
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Gillies ![]() Neill ![]() |
Two 'benefit' matches were played against strong Rangers and Clyde sides, resulting in wins in both cases.
5 September 1949 Benefit | Dumbarton | 7β1 | Rangers | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() ![]() Cantwell ![]() ![]() Grant ![]() McLean ![]() Dunbar ![]() |
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12 September 1949 Benefit | Dumbarton | 5β2 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Goldie ![]() ![]() ![]() Carson ![]() McLean ![]() |
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No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | B Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Supplementary Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Ian Ogilvie | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
George Paton | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
George Ferguson | 39 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jack McNee | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John Turnbull [81] | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bobby Donaldson | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ian Hepburn [82] | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim McGown [83] | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie McLaren [84] | 25 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Peden [85] | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Sharp [86] | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Andy Tait [87] | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Cantwell | 20 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
George Carson | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ian Cook | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Donegan | 35 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Roy Dunbar [88] | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Rex Dunlop | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Donald Gillies [89] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hugh Goldie | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Peter Grant [90] | 25 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Johnston [91] | 20 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Leitch [92] | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Neil McLean [93] | 17 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Sheridan [94] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Speirs [95] | 22 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alex Stirling [96] | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: [97]
Players in
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Players out
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Source: [98]
Dumbarton played a reserve team for the first time in many seasons and competed in Division C (South West) finishing 18th and bottom, recording 6 wins and 8 draws from 34 matches. Note that in addition to the reserve sides of the bigger Division A teams in South and West Scotland, the first team of Stranraer also competed in this league.
In the Second XI Cup, Dumbarton were dumped out in the first round by Queen of the South.