1950–51 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1950–51 season was the 67th 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 and the Stirlingshire Consolation Cup.

Dumbarton
1950–1951 season
ManagerWilliam Irvine
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division9th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim Finnie (10)
All: Jim Finnie (10)

Scottish League
Main article: 1950–51 Scottish Football League

The league campaign looked to be following those of recent years, with the first win registered after 8 attempts, however a late burst of 5 wins in the final 6 games saw Dumbarton finish in a creditable 9th place (out of 16) with 29 points, 16 behind champions Queen of the South.

9 September 1950 Division B Dumbarton 1-1[1][2] Dundee United Boghead Park
Parlane  30' McKay  1' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: W Bowman
23 September 1950 Division B Dumbarton 0-1[3][4] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Cunningham  69' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Boyd
30 September 1950 Division B Cowdenbeath 1–1[5][6] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Durie  75' (pen) McKay  84' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Smith
7 October 1950 Division B Dumbarton 0-2[7][8] Arbroath Boghead Park
Christie  26'
Friel  27'		 Referee: F Scott
14 October 1950 Division B Ayr United 3–1[9][10] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Goldie  13', 65'
Crawford  72' (pen)		 Finnie  89' Attendance: 9,000
Referee: G Milligan
21 October 1950 Division B Stirling Albion 3–2[11][12] Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Anderson,J  13'
Henderson  17', 72'		 Parlane  8'
Forsyth  85' (OG)		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: W Graham
28 October 1950 Division B Dumbarton 3-3[13][14] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Parlane  23', 90'
McAra  57'		 Thomas  24'
Silcock  45', 65'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Gebbie
4 November 1950 Division B Queen of the South 1–2[15][16] Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Brwon,J  76' Parlane  59'
Johnston  72'		 Attendance: 7,500
Referee: W Brown
11 November 1950 Division B Dumbarton 1-5[17][18] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Smith  35' Jack  1', 16'
McNee  12' (OG)
Maxwell  65', 66'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: W Livingstone
18 November 1950 Division B Dumbarton 1-2[19][20] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Johnston  79' Cannon  5'
Miller  70'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: R Main
25 November 1950 Division B Kilmarnock 1–3[21][22] Dumbarton Rugby Park
McGhee  82' Johnston  14'
Smith  67', 79'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: H Phillips
2 December 1950 Division B Hamilton 0–1[23][24] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Finnie  47' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: G Milligan
9 December 1950 Division B Dumbarton 4-1[25][26] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
McKay  10', 46'
Finnie  48'
Johnston  69'		 Johnstone  50' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Boyd
16 December 1950 Division B St Johnstone 3–0[27][28] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Malloch  15'
McNee  29' (OG)
Brydon  53'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: H Smith
23 December 1950 Division B Dundee United 3–2[29][30] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Quinn  57' (pen)
Grant  65'
Cruickshank  85'		 Finnie  13', 63' Attendance: 8,500
Referee: J Weir
30 December 1950 Division B Dumbarton 2–2[31][32] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Johnston  21'
Smith  59'		 Moran  49'
Lister  61'		 Attendance: 2,000
1 January 1951 Division B Queen's Park 2–1[33][34] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Grierson  41'
Dalziel  86'		 Donegan  47' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: G Mitchell
2 January 1951 Division B Dumbarton 1–0[35][36] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Donegan Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Davidson
6 January 1951 Division B Arbroath 3–2[37][38] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
McEwan  1'
Binning  71' (pen)
Swan  73'		 Frame  21', 83' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Yacamini
13 January 1951 Division B Dumbarton 2–0[39][40] Ayr United Boghead Park
Smith  24'
Parlane  79'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Livingstone
20 January 1951 Division B Dumbarton 4–0[41][42] Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Frame  11'
Parlane  22'
Finnie  35'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: W Brown
10 February 1951 Division B Dumbarton 0–1[43][44] Queen of the South Boghead Park
Inglis Referee: P Anderson
17 February 1951 Division B Albion Rovers 3–1[45][46] Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Anderson  60'
Muir  65' (pen), 77'		 Shepherd  36' Referee: S Hilton
24 February 1951 Division B Dunfermline Athletic 2–2[47][48] Dumbarton East End Park
MacAulay
Mayes 		Finnie
Frame 		Referee: H Phillips
3 March 1951 Division B Dumbarton 2–1[49][50] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Tait  25'
McAteer 		Jones  18' Referee: G Milligan
10 March 1951 Division B Dumbarton 2–1[51][52] Hamilton Boghead Park
Tait  36'
Frame 		Hunter Referee: J McKerracher
17 March 1951 Division B Forfar Athletic 1–4[53][54] Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Johnstone Frame
Smith 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Jackson
24 March 1951 Division B Dumbarton 2–1[55][56] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Tait
Finnie 		Bryden  (pen) Referee: C Faultless
31 March 1951 Division B Dumbarton 4–3[57][58] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Tait  24'
Finnie  26'
Parlane  44'
Donegan 		Wilson
Lister  (pen)
Gillespie 		Referee: W Bowman
7 April 1951 Division B Stenhousemuir 3–1[59][60] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Crothers  25', 31'
Kerr  35'		 Smith  55' Referee: S Hilton

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1950–51 Scottish Cup

The Scottish Cup saw Dumbarton exit early to St Johnstone in the first round.

27 January 1951 Round 1 Dumbarton 0–2[61][62] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Bryden  36' (pen)
Buckley 		Attendance: 10,000
Referee: H Phillips

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1950–51 Scottish League Cup

In the League Cup, qualification from the sectional games still proved a problem, finishing 4th and last, with a win and two draws being taken from their 6 games.

12 August 1950 Section 5 Dumbarton 1–4[63][64] Ayr United Boghead Park
Johnston  38' Crawford  2', 63', 86'
McMenemy  22'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Bowman
16 August 1950 Section 5 Dunfermline Athletic 4–1[65][66] Dumbarton East End Park
Mayes
Miller  82'
Cannon  70'		 Miller  5' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: C Faultless
19 August 1950 Section 5 Dumbarton 1–0[67][68] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
McKay  12' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: F Scott
26 August 1950 Section 5 Ayr United 3–0[69][70] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Crawford  14', 73'
Henderson  72'		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: R Main
30 August 1950 Section 5 Dumbarton 1–1[71][72] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
McKay  34' Parlane Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Brown
2 September 1950 Section 5 Kilmarnock 0–0[73][74] Dumbarton Rugby Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: G Mitchell

Stirlingshire Cup

In the Stirlingshire Cup, Stirling Albion overcame Dumbarton in the semi final after two draws.

18 September 1950 Round 1 Dumbarton 0–0 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
18 April 1951 Round 1 Replay Stenhousemuir 1–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Wilson  30' Finnie  62'
Parlane  63'
Smith  88'		 Referee: G Mitchell
28 April 1951 Semi Final Stirling Albion 0–0 Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Referee: J Boyd
11 May 1951 Semi Final Replay Dumbarton 1–1 (a.e.t.) Stirling Albion Boghead Park
17 May 1951 Semi Final Replay 2 Dumbarton 0–6 Stirling Albion Recreation Park, Alloa

Stirlingshire Consolation Cup

In a short-lived revival of the Stirlingshire Consolation Cup (a competition for those clubs eliminated early in the previous season's Stirlingshire Cup) Dumbarton finished as runners-up, again to Stirling Albion.

5 May 1951 Semi final Dumbarton 4–2 East Stirling Boghead Park
Finnie  10', 40' Gardiner
Stobie 		Referee: G McDonald
16 May 1951 Final Stirling Albion 6–1 Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Tait

Player statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalB DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK George Paton 3703001060
DF Jack Cameron 10000010
DF George Ferguson[75] 3402800060
DF Jack McNee[76] 3603001050
MF Tommy Irwin 70500020
MF Don McDonald[77] 2302300000
MF Willie McLaren[78] 40301000
MF Jim Peden[79] 90400050
MF John Sharp[80] 2502201020
MF Andy Tait[81] 2241541060
MF Jimmy Whyte 3703001060
FW Alec Braidwood[82] 100600040
FW Tom Donegan 1531430010
FW Jim Finnie[83] 271026101000
FW Jimmy Frame 1301201000
FW Bobby Gibson[84] 10100000
FW Willie Johnston[85] 2662151041
FW Bobby McAra[86] 1411010040
FW Thomas McAteer[87] 11110000
FW Billy McGuinness[88] 20000020
FW Bobby McKay[89] 135930042
FW Robert Miller[90] 30001020
FW Jimmy Parlane[91] 1881481030
FW Thomas Ramsay[92] 30000030
FW George Shepherd[93] 11110000
FW Duncan Smith 2372271000
FW Gordon Spiers[94] 30300000

Source:[95]

Transfers

Source:[96]

Reserve team

For the second successive season, Dumbarton played a reserve team in Division C (South West) and finished 15th out of 16, recording 7 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 two seasons previously) and Stranraer also competed in this league.

In the Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Hamilton.

Finally in the Reserve League Cup, with only a single win from 6 sectional matches, Dumbarton failed to qualify for the knock-out stages.

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