1936–37 Dumbarton F.C. season
1936–1937 season | |||
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
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Scottish League Division Two | 15th | ||
Scottish Cup | Second Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Stephen Murray (11) All: Stephen Murray (14) | ||
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Season 1936–37 was the 60th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 38th time and the Scottish Cup for the 49th time.
Overview
After the previous season's disastrous performance, Dumbarton began the new campaign with a complete clear out of playing staff. Amongst other initiatives, Dumbarton entered into an arrangement with Clyde whereby their 'second string' players would be made available for development. Initially there was a big improvement, with 6 wins and 2 draws being gained from the first 10 league games, but with the next 11 games yielding just a single point, the earlier confidence disappeared and eventually Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, with 27 points - half of the points won by champions Ayr United.[1]
In the Scottish Cup, there was more disappointment. The first round tie against Highland League opponents, Keith was negotiated, not without some concerns. However Dumbarton were not to be so lucky in the second round and were dumped out of the competition by non-league minnows Duns.
The only bright spot of another poor season was when Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup with victory over amateur side Vale Ocaba.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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8 August 1936 | Edinburgh City | H | 2-0 | Rae;McFarlane | 2,700 |
15 August 1936 | Leith Athletic | A | 1-2 | Rae | 3,000 |
22 August 1936 | Montrose | H | 3-1 | Rae(2);McDonnell | 2,800 |
29 August 1936 | Stenhousemuir | A | 1-4 | Sinclair | |
5 September 1936 | Cowdenbeath | H | 3-2 | Rae(2);Mowatt | 2,400 |
12 September 1936 | Dundee United | A | 1-1 | Murray | 2,500 |
19 September 1936 | Forfar Athletic | H | 1-1 | Parlane,W | 2,500 |
26 September 1936 | East Fife | A | 2-1 | Mowatt;Cuthbert | 4,000 |
3 October 1936 | East Stirlingshire | H | 2-1 | Duffy;McDonnell | 2,500 |
10 October 1936 | Brechin City | H | 2-1 | Duffy;Rae | 2,500 |
17 October 1936 | Raith Rovers | A | 0-3 | 2,500 | |
24 October 1936 | Morton | H | 0-4 | 2,500 | |
31 October 1936 | Alloa Athletic | A | 0-2 | 2,000 | |
7 November 1936 | Ayr United | H | 1-3 | Mowatt | 2,800 |
14 November 1936 | St Bernard's | H | 1-4 | Mowatt | 2,000 |
21 November 1936 | King's Park | A | 1-1 | Glass | |
28 November 1936 | Dundee United | H | 4-5 | Glass;Mowatt;McFarlane;Robertson | 2,000 |
12 December 1936 | Ayr United | A | 1-4 | Murray | 5,000 |
19 December 1936 | Airdrie | H | 2-3 | McDonnell;Rae | |
26 December 1936 | St Bernard's | A | 0-4 | 1,500 | |
1 January 1937 | Cowdenbeath | A | 0-1 | ||
2 January 1937 | East Fife | H | 2-1 | McDonnell;Robertson | 1,500 |
9 January 1937 | East Stirlingshire | A | 1-4 | Rae | 500 |
16 January 1937 | Brechin City | A | 2-3 | Boyd;Robertson | |
23 January 1937 | King's Park | H | 6-3 | Murray(2);McDonnell;Robertson;OG(2) | 1,500 |
6 February 1937 | Montrose | A | 1-2 | Mowatt | 1,000 |
20 February 1937 | Edinburgh City | A | 5-2 | Murray(2);Glass;McDonnell;McMahon | |
27 February 1937 | Stenhousemuir | H | 3-4 | Glass;Murray;Robertson | |
6 March 1937 | Leith Athletic | H | 1-1 | Glass | 1,000 |
20 March 1937 | Raith Rovers | H | 3-1 | Murray(2);Duffy | |
27 March 1937 | Airdrie | A | 0-5 | ||
3 April 1937 | Forfar Athletic | A | 4-3 | Murray(2);Robertson;OG | |
10 April 1937 | Alloa Athletic | H | 1-1 | McMahon | |
21 April 1937 | Morton | A | 0-5 | 5,000 |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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30 January 1937 | 1 | Keith | H | 3-1 | Murray(2);McMahon | 1,348 |
13 February 1937 | 2 | Duns | A | 1-2 | Murray | 2,400 |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 April 1937 | F | Vale Ocaba | H | 2-0 | Murray(2) |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 24 players for the 36 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. John Casey was the only player to feature in all of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in four matches.[2]
Player | Position[3] | Appearances | Goals |
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James Black | FW | 1 | |
Boyd | FW | 1 | 1 |
John Casey | DF | 36 | |
John Cuthbert | FW | 13 | 1 |
Archibald Duffy | MF | 14 | 3 |
John Glass | MF | 29 | 5 |
Joseph Jackson | GK | 7 | |
Lang | GK | 2 | |
John Martin | FW | 1 | |
Edward McDonnell | FW | 28 | 6 |
Hugh MacFarlane | FW | 31 | 2 |
Andrew MacGillvray | FW | 4 | |
Peter McMahon | FW | 12 | 3 |
James Mitchell | FW | 4 | |
Magnus Mowatt | FW | 33 | 6 |
Stephen Murray | MF | 34 | 14 |
David Ogilvie | DF | 17 | |
Willie Parlane | FW | 3 | 1 |
John Rae | FW | 15 | 9 |
Abram Robertson | FW | 19 | 6 |
Alex Scott | GK | 26 | |
Andrew Sinclair | DF | 29 | 1 |
Martin Watson | FW | 1 | |
Alex Young | MF | 32 |
See also
References
- ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).