1954–55 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1954–55 season was the 71st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Supplementary League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
| 1954–1955 season | ||
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| Manager | Peter McGown | |
| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
| Scottish League C Division (South West) | 4th | |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round | |
| Scottish Supplementary League Cup | Prelims | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Hughie Gallacher (27) All: Hughie Gallacher (32) | |
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Scottish League Division C (South-West)
With club finances re-structured, a new manager (Peter McGown having taken over from Willie Irvine) and a new youthful team in place, the season was approached with some confidence, in the knowledge that only winning the league would guarantee a return to the top 'tiers' of Scottish football.
However, things were not going to be easy, since apart from Stranraer, their league opponents would be the reserve (or 'A') sides of the bigger clubs from the top two divisions - and so it was to prove, for despite challenging strongly throughout the season, and topping the league in early March, in the end only 4th place out of 13 was achieved,
Nevertheless, league re-construction at the end of the season meant that the Divisions C were brought to an end, with Dumbarton, Stranraer, Montrose, East Stirling and Berwick Rangers all joining a revamped 19 team Second Division for season 1955-56.
| 6 November 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 3-0 | Motherwell 'A' | Boghead Park |
Johnston  18' (pen)Gallacher,H Heaney |
Referee: J Aitken |
| 13 November 1954 Division C (SW) | Airdrie 'A' | 3-3 | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
|
Gallacher,H 14' |
Referee: R Rodger |
| 20 November 1954 Division C (SW) | Ayr United 'A' | 1-5 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
|
Gallacher,H Johnston Heaney Auld |
Referee: J Bonamy |
| 27 November 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 4-1 | Clyde 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H 40' Johnston Anderson Auld |
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Referee: H Baird |
| 4 December 1954 Division C (SW) | St Mirren 'A' | 2-2 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
| Hendry 12' McDonald 33' |
Heaney 15' Gallacher,H 30' |
Referee: W Syme |
| 18 December 1954 Division C (SW) | Motherwell 'A' | 1-2 | Dumbarton | Fir Park |
| McSeveney |
Gallacher,H 40' |
Referee: A Dick |
| 25 December 1954 Division C (SW) | Queen's Park Strollers | 4-3 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| McKinven 15' Martin 19'Callan 38' |
Gallacher,H Heaney (OG) |
Referee: A Crossman |
| 1 January 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 1-1 | Rangers 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H |
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| 3 January 1955 Division C (SW) | Stranraer | 3-3 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
|
Heaney Anderson |
| 8 January 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 1-3 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H 7' |
Robertson 15' McIntyre McCutcheon |
Referee: R Baird |
| 29 January 1955 Division C (SW) | Queen of the South 'A' | 1-3 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
|
Liddell 4', 24', 28' |
Referee: D McTaggart |
| 5 February 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-0 | Third Lanark 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Johnston Heaney |
| 12 February 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-1 | Kilmarnock 'A' | Boghead Park |
| McKay Heaney |
Murray |
Referee: J Aitken |
| 19 February 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-1 | Queen's Park Strollers | Boghead Park |
| McKay Heaney |
Church |
Referee: R Baird |
| 5 March 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 7-1 | Airdrie 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H Liddell Johnston |
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| 12 March 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 1-1 | Ayr United 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H |
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| 19 March 1955 Division C (SW) | Clyde 'A' | 4-1 | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
| McHarg 42' |
Gallacher,H 1' |
Referee: W Syme |
| 26 March 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 1-1 | St Mirren 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H |
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Referee: P Rodgers |
| 9 April 1955 Division C (SW) | Partick Thistle 'A' | 1-4 | Dumbarton | Firhill Stadium |
|
Gallacher,H 14' 40' McDonald |
Referee: A Dick |
| 16 April 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 4-1 | Queen of the South 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Vine 10' Gallacher,H 21'Auld |
Robertson |
Referee: C Turnbull |
| 18 April 1955 Division C (SW) | Third Lanark 'A' | 1-2 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
| Mitchell |
Gallacher,H 2' |
| 23 April 1955 Division C (SW) | Kilmarnock 'A' | 4-0 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
| Newman 23' Toner 36' |
| 27 April 1955 Division C (SW) | Rangers 'A' | 3-0 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
| Paton Pryde Woods |
| 30 April 1955 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-8 | Partick Thistle 'A' | Boghead Park |
|
Gallacher,H (OG) |
League table
Top Four
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partick Thistle 'A' | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 36 | 53 | 40 |
| 2 | Rangers 'A' | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 27 | 36 |
| 3 | St Mirren 'A' | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 30 |
Scottish Cup
There was an early exit in the Cup with Dumbarton losing to Montrose in the third round.
Scottish Supplementary League Cup
No progress was made from the sectional games in the Supplementary League Cup, finishing 5th of 7.
| 14 August 1954 Section | Third Lanark 'A' | 1-0 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
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Referee: J Ferguson |
| 18 August 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-3 | Rangers 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Clements Hepburn |
Carron (pen) McKenzie,G Paton |
| 21 August 1954 Division C (SW) | St Mirren 'A' | 3-0 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
| Cross 33' Liddell |
Referee: W Linton |
| 25 August 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-1 | Queen's Park Strollers | Boghead Park |
| Duff |
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| 28 August 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 1-0 | Third Lanark 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H 57' |
Referee: T Edwards |
| 1 September 1954 Section | Clyde 'A' | 2-2 | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
| Newman |
McCall Gallacher,H |
| 8 September 1954 Section | Queen's Park Strollers | 0-1 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| McCall |
| 13 September 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-4 | St Mirren 'A' | Boghead Park |
| McCall Walsh |
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| 18 September 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 0-2 | Clyde 'A' | Boghead Park |
| McKenna 20' Currie 26' |
Referee: H Rodger |
| 2 October 1954 Division C (SW) | Dumbarton | 2-0 | Partick Thistle 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H |
Referee: W Syme |
| 25 April 1955 Section | Partick Thistle 'A' | 1-1 | Dumbarton | Firhill Stadium |
| McInnes |
Gallacher,H |
| 2 May 1955 Section | Rangers 'A' | 2-0 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
| Carmichael Simpson,A |
Section Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers 'A' | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | St Mirren 'A' | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | Partick Thistle 'A' | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | Clyde 'A' | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 28 | –5 | 11 |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | –6 | 10 |
| 6 | Queens Park Strollers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | –12 | 6 |
| 7 | Third Lanark 'A' | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 35 | –15 | 6 |
Stirlingshire Cup
There was also a first round defeat in the county cup, to East Stirling.
| 23 October 1954 First Round | Dumbarton | 2-4 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H Vine |
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Friendlies
| 5 August 1954 Friendly | Third Lanark 'A' | 2-1 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
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| 11 September 1954 Friendly | Dundee 'A' | 0-1 | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
| Gallacher,H |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 25 September 1954 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4-2 | Kilmarnock 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H |
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| 16 October 1954 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0-3 | Hibernian 'A' | Boghead Park |
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| 11 December 1954 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-3 | Hearts 'A' | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H Welsh |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 26 February 1955 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0-8 | Motherwell 'A' | Boghead Park |
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Player statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | C Division (SW) | Scottish Cup | Supplementary League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Lawrence Leslie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Wallace Murdoch[3] | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Jimmy Ritchie | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Jim Gray | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John McKay | 37 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Joe Cadden | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Don Cornock | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Tommy Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jim Davie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Joe Gallacher[4] | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Gilhooly | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Tommy Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John McCall | 32 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| MF | |
Moran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Anderson[5] | 17 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Bertie Auld | 19 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Les Brown | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Clements | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Docherty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Duff | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Jackie Fearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy Finnie[6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Hugh Gallacher | 34 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| FW | |
Willie Gibson[7] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
John Heaney | 26 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Tony Hepburn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Joe Johnston | 22 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
George Liddell | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jim Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Alex Mayberry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Gerry McCaffrey[8] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
McCloy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy McDonald | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Sandford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy Timmins[9] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jim Vine | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Walsh[10] | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Source:[11]
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[12]
Reserve Team
Dumbarton only played one official 'reserve' match in the Second XI Cup, losing in the first round to Clyde, after a replay.
References
- "Montrose 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (09/10/1954)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "Montrose 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 9th 1954". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "Wallace Murdoch - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Joe Gallacher - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Anderson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Jimmy Finnie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Willie Gibson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Gerry McCaffrey - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Jimmy Timmins - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Walsh - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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