1951β1952 season | ||
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Manager | William Irvine | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League B Division | 10th | |
Scottish Cup | Third Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
Supplementary Cup | Second Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Scott (14) All: Jimmy Scott (20) | |
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The 1951β52 season was the 68th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Supplementary Cup, and the Festival of Britain Quaich. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Another slow start to the league campaign, with only a single win from 9 attempts, meant that Dumbarton were never seen as challengers for the title but improving performances during the season resulted in a mid-table 10th-place finish with 28 points, 16 behind champions Clyde.
8 September 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-1 [1] [2] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Brown |
15 September 1951 Division B | Kilmarnock | 2-1 [3] [4] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Russell ![]() Donaldson ![]() |
Donegan ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Brittle |
22 September 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-2 [5] [6] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Forbes ![]() |
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Referee: H Phillips |
29 September 1951 Division B | Hamilton | 3-2 [7] [8] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
McSeveney ![]() Todd ![]() Mooney ![]() |
Scott ![]() Forbes ![]() |
Referee: W Davidson |
6 October 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-0 [9] [10] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Smith ![]() |
Referee: J Boyd |
13 October 1951 Division B | St Johnstone | 2-1 [11] [12] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Cannon ![]() Buckley ![]() |
Scott ![]() |
Referee: R Main |
20 October 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-0 [13] [14] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Referee: W Bowman |
27 October 1951 Division B | Albion Rovers | 1-1 [15] [16] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Maxwell ![]() |
Scott ![]() |
Referee: W Livingstone |
3 November 1951 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 2-2 [17] [18] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
McKeown ![]() Scott ![]() |
Tait ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Jackson |
10 November 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-1 [19] [20] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Murphy ![]() Frame ![]() |
McQuade ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: C Faultless |
17 November 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2 [21] [22] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Scott ![]() Frame ![]() |
Crawford ![]() Stockdale ![]() |
Referee: D McKerracher |
24 November 1951 Division B | Arbroath | 1-2 [23] [24] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Murray ![]() |
Scott ![]() |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: A Gerrard |
1 December 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-1 [25] [26] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Murphy ![]() ![]() Scott ![]() ![]() |
McQueen ![]() |
Referee: S Hilton |
8 December 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-2 [27] [28] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Frame ![]() |
Ring ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Referee: J Mowat |
15 December 1951 Division B | Dundee United | 4-1 [29] [30] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McKay ![]() ![]() ![]() Cruickshanks ![]() |
Frame ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Jackson |
22 December 1951 Division B | Falkirk | 1-1 [31] [32] | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
Dunlop ![]() |
Beaton ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: W Brown |
29 December 1951 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2 [33] [34] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Frame ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() Forbes ![]() |
Anderson ![]() Harvey ![]() |
Referee: H Anderson |
1 January 1952 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 4-1 [35] [36] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Lister ![]() ![]() Cranston ![]() Newman ![]() |
Beaton ![]() |
Referee: R Smith |
2 January 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-2 [37] [38] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Scott ![]() Murphy ![]() |
McMullen ![]() Paterson ![]() |
Referee: W Brittle |
5 January 1952 Division B | Queen's Park | 0-1 [39] [40] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Tait ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: D Gerrard |
12 January 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-1 [41] [42] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Frame ![]() Murphy ![]() McNee ![]() |
Peat ![]() |
Referee: J Jackson |
19 January 1952 Division B | Dunfermline Athletic | 3-2 [43] [44] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Smith ![]() Mays ![]() ![]() |
Finnie ![]() ![]() |
Referee: J Boyd |
26 January 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-5 [45] [46] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
McNee ![]() |
Moran ![]() Young ![]() Picken ![]() Durie ![]() Thomson ![]() |
Referee: C Anderson |
16 February 1952 Division B | Forfar Athletic | 1-3 [47] [48] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Robertson ![]() |
Scott ![]() ![]() McNee ![]() |
Referee: W Brown |
27 February 1952 Division B | Ayr United | 4-1 [49] [50] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Inglis ![]() ![]() Japp ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Scott ![]() |
Referee: C Faultless |
1 March 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-1 [51] [52] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Murray ![]() |
Referee: H Anderson |
8 March 1952 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 1-1 [53] [54] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Aikman ![]() |
Finnie ![]() |
Referee: H Anderson |
15 March 1952 Division B | Clyde | 3-3 [55] [56] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
McPhail ![]() ![]() |
Beaton ![]() Donegan ![]() |
Referee: D McKerracher |
22 March 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-1 [57] [58] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Shaw ![]() Beaton ![]() |
Downie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Davidson |
21 April 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-4 [59] [60] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Scott ![]() |
Orr ![]() ![]() ![]() Maxwell ![]() |
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Falkirk in the third round.
9 February 1952 Round 2 | Dumbarton | 1β0 [61] [62] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Scott ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Brown |
23 February 1952 Round 3 | Dumbarton | 1β3 [63] [64] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Scott ![]() |
Plumb ![]() Campbell ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: H Phillips |
Qualification from the League Cup sectional games was again unfruitful, with Dumbarton finishing 4th and last, recording a win and a draw from their 6 games.
11 August 1951 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 1β4 [65] [66] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Frame ![]() ![]() Finnie ![]() |
Lawrence ![]() ![]() Cunningham ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Bowman |
15 August 1951 Section 8 | Ayr United | 5β0 [67] [68] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Beattie ![]() Telford ![]() Harder ![]() Christie ![]() |
Referee: J Mowat |
18 August 1951 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 1β0 [69] [70] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Beaton ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: C Faultless |
25 August 1951 Section 8 | Forfar Athletic | 1β1 [71] [72] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Cuncingham ![]() |
Scott ![]() |
Attendance: 2,800 Referee: J Jackson |
29 August 1951 Section 8 | Dumbarton | 1β3 [73] [74] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Finnie ![]() |
Beattie ![]() telford ![]() Stockdale ![]() |
Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
1 September 1951 Section 8 | Kilmarnock | 2β0 [75] [76] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Harvey ![]() Mathie ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: M Phillips |
After a year's absence, the Supplementary Cup returned for one last season, with Dumbarton reaching the second round before losing out to Alloa Athletic.
29 March 1952 First Round | Dumbarton | 1β0 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Frame ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Brittle |
12 April 1952 Second Round | Alloa Athletic | 4β3 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, alloa |
Taylor ![]() Lister ![]() Jarvie ![]() ![]() |
Scott ![]() Donegan ![]() ![]() |
Referee: W Brown |
The season started brightly, with Dumbarton winning their first national silverware in 41 years, by triumphing in the St Mungo Quaich - a competition for B Division sides to celebrate the Festival of Britain.
25 July 1951 First Round | Dumbarton | 2β1 [77] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Finnie ![]() |
Harvey ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Brittle |
28 July 1951 Second Round | St Johnstone | 2β5 [78] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Buckley ![]() Peat ![]() |
Beaton ![]() ![]() ![]() Finnie ![]() Shaw ![]() |
1 August 1951 Semi final | Dumbarton | 2β1 [79] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Scott ![]() |
Shields ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: C Faultless |
6 August 1951 Final | Ayr United | 1β2 [80] [81] ( a.e.t.) | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
Crawford ![]() |
Beaton ![]() Finnie ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Mowat |
In the Stirlingshire Cup, Falkirk defeated Dumbarton in the semi-final.
19 September 1951 First Round | Dumbarton | 4β3 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Johnston ![]() Irwin ![]() Smith ![]() Finnie ![]() |
McKay ![]() ![]() Traynor ![]() |
26 April 1952 Semi-final | Falkirk | 3β0 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
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No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | B Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Supplementary Cup | FoB Quaich | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Wallace Murdoch [82] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
George Paton [83] | 43 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jack Cameron | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
George Ferguson | 37 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Flaherty [84] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ally Johnstone [85] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jack McNee | 43 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John Stewart [86] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tommy Irwin | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie McLaren [87] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Peden [88] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Sharp [89] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Hugh Shaw | 41 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Andy Tait [90] | 32 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Whyte | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Eddie Beaton [91] | 22 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Donegan | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jim Finnie [92] | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Forbes [93] | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Frame | 38 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Johnston [94] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gerry McCaffrey [95] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Peter Murphy [96] | 19 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Scott | 41 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Duncan Smith | 36 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Source: [97]
Andy Tait and Duncan Smith were selected to play for the Scottish League B XI against the Irish League B side on 15 April 1952 - Smith scored one of the goals in the 6-0 win.
Players in
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Players out
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Source: [99]
Dumbarton played a reserve team in Division C (South West) and finished 12th out of 16, recording 11 wins and 4 draws from 30 matches. Note that in addition to the reserve sides of the bigger Division A teams in South and West Scotland, the first teams of East Stirlingshire (relegated from Division B three seasons previously) and Stranraer also competed in this league.
In the Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the second round to Dundee United.
Finally in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton could only manage a win and a draw from their 6 sectional matches and failed to progress to the knock-out stages.