1948–49 Dumbarton F.C. season

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.

Dumbarton
1948–1949 season
ManagerWilliam Guthrie
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division15th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
B Division Supplementary CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh Goldie (12)
All: Hugh Goldie (17)

Scottish Football League
Main article: 1948-49 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  11', 48'
Grant  41'		 McKay  34', 60' 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  8'
Crichton  49'
Grant  53'
Goldie  63'
Lynch  73'		 Cunningham  21'
McAulay  40'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J J Lynch
28 August 1948 Division B Stenhousemuir 5–0[7][8] Dumbarton Ochilview
Smith  25', 40', 75'
Miller,G  57', 80'		 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  66' Donegan  25'
Grant  62'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: D Alexander
23 October 1948 Division B Raith Rovers 4–3[13][14] Dumbarton Starks Park
Penman  3', 65', 83'
Maule  82'		 Donegan  16'
Grant  23'
Bootland  46' (pen)		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J J Lynch
30 October 1948 Division B Dumbarton 2–2[15][16] East Stirling Boghead Park
Bootland  55' (pen)
Stirling  63'		 Campbell  12'
McMillan  72'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: W Davidson
6 November 1948 Division B East Stirling 2–3[17][18] Dumbarton Firs Park
Dalgleish  7'
Wardlaw  59'		 Goldie  35'
Stirling  42'
Bootland  50'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J B Smellie
13 November 1948 Division B Dumbarton 5–3[19][20] Hamilton Boghead Park
Bootland  5'
Stirling  37', 63', 86'
Goldie  71'		 Mooney  13'
Devlin  16'
Martin  67'		 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  (pen)
Cannon 		Referee: J Boyd
27 November 1948 Division B Kilmarnock 4–2[23][24] Dumbarton Rugby Park
McLaren  5', 76'
Smith  48'
Clive  62'		 Grant  30', 51' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: G McDonald
4 December 1948 Division B Dumbarton 0–4[25][26] Airdrie Boghead Park
McMillan  44'
Brown,W  50'
Seawright  54'
Parlane  57'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Kerr
11 December 1948 Division B Dumbarton 1–5[27][28] Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Grant  29' Dick  6', 80'
Stirling,A  9'
Szpula  37'
Whiteford  77' (pen)		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: R G Benzie
18 December 1948 Division B St Johnstone 3–1[29][30] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Irving  13'
Buckley  17'
McRoberts  24'		 Stirling  47' 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  70'
Cunningham  85'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Young
3 January 1949 Division B Dumbarton 2–2[35][36] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Speirs  85' Garvie  6'
Bow 		Referee: C E Faultless
8 January 1949 Division B Dundee United 4–0[37][38] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
McKay  14', 41', 89'
Mitchell  40'		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: P Fitzpatrick
15 January 1949 Division B Dumbarton 1–3[39][40] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Stirling  87' Boyd  54', 61'
Brawley  83'
29 January 1949 Division B Arbroath 3–0[41][42] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Quinn  55'
McEwan  69'
Ross  87'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: C E Faultless
12 February 1949 Division B Alloa Athletic 2–4[43][44] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Kesley  60'
Willox  62'		 Goldie  16', 32', 46'
McLean  68'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J J Lynch
26 February 1949 Division B Hamilton 4–0[45][46] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Cupples  53', 60'
McMullen  72'
Rothera  76' (pen)		 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  40'
Lambie  53' (OG)		 McLaren  11'
Hunter  20'		 Attendance: 2,500
19 March 1949 Division B Airdrie 3–1[51][52] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Seawright  31', 88'
Bannan  77'		 Stirling  47'
26 March 1949 Division B Stirling Albion 3–1[53][54] Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Martin  13'
Szpula  31'		 Goldie Attendance: 6,000
Referee: W Webb
2 April 1949 Division B Dumbarton 1–0[55][56] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Cantwell  8' (pen) 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

Supplementary Cup

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  1'
McCreadie  2'
McKay  30'
 Lynch  15'
Crichton  72'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Ward

League Cup
Main article: 1948–49 Scottish 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  5'
Orr  15', 24', 33', 42'
Parlane  45'
McMillan  60'
Brown  72'		 Bootland  68' (pen) Attendance: 7,500
Referee: J R Boyd
18 September 1948 Section 8 Dumbarton 1–2[63][64] Ayr United Boghead Park
Goldie  29' Morrison  7'
Beattie  42'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Webb
25 September 1948 Section 8 Arbroath 4–2[65][66] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Quinn  14'
Lang  27'
Ross  67', 80'		 C. McNee  63'
Goldie  70'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Kerr
2 October 1948 Section 8 Dumbarton 0–5[67][68] Airdrie Boghead Park
Duncan  3', 40'
Parlane  34', 80'
Seawright  73'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R G Benzie
9 October 1948 Section 8 Ayr United 2–1[69][70] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Beattie  63'
McGuigan  82'		 Bootland  19' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: R J Smith
16 October 1948 Section 8 Dumbarton 1–1[71][72] Arbroath Boghead Park
Cantwell  72' Coy  17' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Davidson

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1948–49 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  33', 55', 80'
Stirling  42'
McLean  87'		 McLaren  35'
Hunter  83'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: W G Livingstone
5 February 1949 Round 2 Dumbarton 1–1[75][76] Dundee United Boghead Park
Hepburn  62' Mitchell  14' Attendance: 9,000
Referee: J Jackson
9 February 1949 Round 2 Replay Dundee United 1–3[77][78] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
McKay  40' McLean  7'
Grant  22'
Stirling  44'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Jackson
19 February 1949 Round 3 Hearts 3–0[79][80] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Crum  27'
Dixon  51'
Flavell  76'		 Attendance: 30,241
Referee: J R Boyd

Stirlingshire Cup

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 TotalB DivisionScottish CupLeague CupSupplementary Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Jim Jamieson[81] 8060002000
GK George Paton 310220404010
GK Ormond Tyrell[82] 1010000000
GK Trialist 2020000000
DF George Ferguson 310220405000
DF Jack McNee 370260406010
MF Bobby Donaldson[83] 320250402010
MF John Fulton[84] 9060003000
MF Ian Hepburn[85] 261200412000
MF Matt Lynch 333242404011
MF Gordon McFarlane[86] 7040003000
MF Alex Menzies 13080004010
FW Charlie Bootland 1810118006210
FW Jackie Cantwell 164123004100
FW Johnny Crichton 7342002110
FW Tom Donegan[87] 402292406010
FW Hugh Goldie 38172812435210
FW Peter Grant[88] 397286416010
FW Archie McIndewar 7070000000
FW Neil McLean[89] 144102420000
FW Chris McNee[90] 11180002110
FW Joe Speirs[91] 7575000000
FW Bob Stirling[92] 2311199420000
FW Willie Walmsley 1010000000

Source:[93]

Transfers

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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