1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season
1952–1953 season | ||
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Manager | William Irvine | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League B Division | 10th | |
Scottish Cup | First Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
Top goalscorer | League: Jackie Malloch (17) All: Jackie Malloch (18) | |
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The 1952–53 season was the 69th 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.
Scottish League
[edit]An uncharacteristic good start to the league campaign saw 5 points taken from the first 3 games, but this form was unable to be maintained and Dumbarton finished in a mid-table 10th place, 16 behind champions Stirling Albion.
6 September 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-0[1][2] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Irwin (pen) | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: W Brittle |
13 September 1952 Division B | Dunfermline Athletic | 2-2[3][4] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Muir McHale |
Malloch 22' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: D Gerrard |
20 September 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-1[5][6] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Finnnie 15' McCaffrey |
Black | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: R Davidson |
27 September 1952 Division B | Ayr United | 5-0[7][8] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Fraser,J 44' Beattie 56' Robertson Housley |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Jackson |
4 October 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-1[9][10] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Irwin 31', 44' | Brown 57' | Referee: J Boyd |
11 October 1952 Division B | Morton | 6-1[11][12] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Hannigan 27', 40', 75', 87' Garth Linwood 64' |
Irwin 5' (pen) | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Bowman |
18 October 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-3[13][14] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Frame 11' | Quinn 1' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: R Smith |
25 October 1952 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 4-1[15][16] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Wilson 15' Cunningham 41' |
Finnie 14' | Referee: W Crossley |
1 November 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 5-5[17][18] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Malloch 12' Gibbons |
Friel 1' Gallacher 35' Bennett McBain |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Barclay |
8 November 1952 Division B | Kilmarnock | 2-1[19][20] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Ferguson 16' (OG) Mays |
Frame | Referee: R Yacamini |
15 November 1952 Division B | Hamilton | 3-1[21][22] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Rae 9' Cunning 44' |
Tait | Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
22 November 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-0[23][24] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Malloch 11' Shaw 20' (pen) Donegan Frame |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Barclay |
29 November 1952 Division B | St Johnstone | 3-2[25][26] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Andrew 23' Davies Bryden |
McCaffrey 45' Tait |
Referee: S Hilton |
6 December 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-0[27][28] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Irwin (pen) | Referee: W Bowman |
13 December 1952 Division B | Stirling Albion | 2-1[29][30] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Henderson 39' Smith 60' |
Finnie 29' | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: D Graham |
20 December 1952 Division B | Albion Rovers | 3-1[31][32] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Irwin 12' (OG) Orr 61', 74' |
Malloch | Referee: J Mowat |
27 December 1952 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-1[33][34] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
McCaffrey 21' | Muir 42' | Referee: J Boyd |
1 January 1953 Division B | Queen's Park | 1-0[35][36] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Ward 63' | Referee: R Davidson |
3 January 1953 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-2[37][38] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Swan 55' Shaw (pen) |
Fraser 13' Beattie 15' |
Referee: J Crossley |
10 January 1953 Division B | Forfar Athletic | 5-2[39][40] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Stockdale 12' McKenzie Cunningham Currie |
Donegan Shaw (pen) |
Referee: W Brittle |
17 January 1953 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2[41][42] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Shaw (pen) Malloch 60' Donegan 89' |
Gourlay Quinn (pen) |
Referee: D McKerchar |
31 January 1953 Division B | Dundee United | 2-3[43][44] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Morrison 25' Dunsmore 35' |
Irwin Malloch |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: T Barclay |
14 February 1953 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2[45][46] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Donegan 24'} Malloch McCaffrey |
Cunningham 11' Newman 50' |
Referee: T Barclay |
21 February 1953 Division B | Arbroath | 2-1[47][48] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Gallacher 7' Gray 54' (pen) |
Scott | Referee: R Yacamini |
28 February 1953 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2[49][50] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Shaw 6' Scott } Maxwell Bell,T |
Mayes Harvie 45' |
Referee: W Bowman |
7 March 1953 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-2[51][52] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
McCaffrey | Rae 40' Cunning |
Referee: D Graham |
14 March 1953 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 2-2[53][54] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Peat 53' | McCaffrey 35', 56' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D Gerrard |
21 March 1953 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-2[55][56] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Woodcock (OG) Malloch |
Bryden 42' Gilroy 47' |
Referee: J Jackson |
28 March 1953 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 1-2[57][58] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Silcock 42' | Malloch | Referee: J Bissett |
4 April 1953 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-1[59][60] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Malloch 3', 50', 60' Finnie 83' |
Chalmers 77' | Referee: S Hilton |
Scottish Cup
[edit]In the Scottish Cup, there was a quick exit at the first hurdle with Dumbarton losing to Cowdenbeath.
24 January 1953 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–3[61][62] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Shaw 31' (pen) | McGeachie 42' Thomson |
Attendance: 6,000 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Despite an unbeaten home record in the League Cup sectional games, with two wins and a draw - three away defeats, including a 1-11 thrashing by Ayr United (matching Dumbarton's heaviest defeat recorded in the 1925-26 season) ensured that Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4, resulting in no further progress in this competition.
9 August 1952 Section 6 | Dumbarton | 3–1[63][64] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Finnie 26' Swan 49' (OG) Donegan 82' |
McKay 56' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Aitken |
13 August 1952 Section 6 | Ayr United | 11–1[65][66] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Japp 3', 35', 80' Fraser 15', 16' Robertson 46' McKenna Hutton (pen) |
Donegan | Referee: R Smith |
16 August 1952 Section 6 | Stirling Albion | 3–0[67][68] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
McFarlane 25' Dick 56' 88' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R Yacamini |
23 August 1952 Section 6 | Dundee United | 1–0[69][70] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Irvine 1' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: D McKerchar |
27 August 1952 Section 6 | Dumbarton | 1–1[71][72] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Finnie 57' | Hutton 36' | Attendance: 3,000 |
30 August 1952 Section 6 | Dumbarton | 2–1[73][74] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Malloch 63' Irwin 68' |
Anderson 23' | Referee: R Davidson |
However, silverware was achieved, with a first win in the Stirlingshire Cup, where Dumbarton defeated East Stirling in the final.
25 April 1953 Semi Final | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Scott 30' Malloch 40' |
Referee: W Brittle |
28 April 1953 Semi Final Replay | Alloa Athletic | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Lynch (pen) | Malloch Scott Frame |
9 May 1953 Final | Dumbarton | 3–1 | East Stirling | Brockville Park |
Finnie 20', 24' |
Hailstones 15' | Referee: J Boyd |
Friendlies
[edit]10 September 1952 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Celtic XI | Boghead Park |
Newman Hepburn |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Brittle |
2 December 1952 Friendly | Rangers XI | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
Tait 55' | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: R Deas |
4 February 1953 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Rangers XI | Boghead Park |
McCaffrey Irwin |
Player statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | B Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Wallace Murdoch[75] | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | George Paton | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Danny Bell[76] | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jack Cameron | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | George Ferguson | 33 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jack McNee | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Irwin | 27 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Don McDonald[77] | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Hugh Shaw | 37 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Andy Tait[78] | 31 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Whyte[79] | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tommy Bell[80] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tom Donegan | 24 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Finnie[81] | 21 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Frame | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | W Gaston[82] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Gibbons[83] | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Glover[84] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jackie Malloch[85] | 31 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Maxwell[86] | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Gerry McCaffrey[87] | 33 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Scott | 20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jackie Swan[88] | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Wilson[89] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Trialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[90]
Transfers
[edit]
Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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Source:[91]
Reserve team
[edit]Dumbarton only played one competitive 'reserve' fixture - in the Second XI Cup - but lost in the first round to St Mirren.
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