1945–46 Dumbarton F.C. season
1945–1946 season | |||
Manager | Jackie Milne | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish Southern League Division B | 8th | ||
B Division Supplementary Cup | Runner Up | ||
League Cup South | Prelims | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Jim McGowan (13) All: Jim McGowan (21) | ||
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Season 1945–46 was the 69th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level and the seventh (and last) season of special wartime football during World War II.
Overview
In what was to be the last Scottish football season to be played under wartime conditions, the Southern League competition was split into two divisions, with Dumbarton playing in Division B. Dumbarton finished 8th out of 16 with 26 points - 18 behind champions Dundee.
The Summer Cup was replaced for B Division teams with a Supplementary Cup, and Dumbarton reached the final only to lose out to Airdrie.
The story in the League Cup South was a familiar one, with Dumbarton failing to qualify from their section games.
As in 1919, a special Victory Cup was also played for, but for Dumbarton there was a first round exit, to Airdrie.
Finally, the Stirlingshire Cup competition was re-established, with Dumbarton falling at the semi final stage to A Division opponents, Falkirk.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish Southern League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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11 August 1945 | St Johnstone | A | 3-3 | MacMillan;Timmins;McGowan | 4,000 |
18 August 1945 | Albion Rovers | H | 4-0 | McGowan(2);MacMillan;Murphy | 3,000 |
25 August 1945 | Dundee | A | 2-5 | Timmins;McGowan | 8,500 |
1 September 1945 | Raith Rovers | H | 6-3 | McDonald(2);Marshall(2);McGowan(2) | 3,000 |
8 September 1945 | Ayr United | A | 1-4 | McDonald | 5,000 |
15 September 1945 | Stenhousemuir | H | 1-1 | McDonald | 2,000 |
22 September 1945 | Arbroath | H | 2-0 | McAloney;McGowan | 1,500 |
29 September 1945 | Alloa Athletic | A | 1-2 | McGowan | 3,000 |
6 October 1945 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2-1 | McNamara;McGowan | 2,500 |
13 October 1945 | East Fife | H | 3-0 | Jess;McDonald;Bootland | 3,000 |
20 October 1945 | Cowdenbeath | A | 5-1 | McDonald(2);MacMillan;McNamara;Bootland | 4,000 |
27 October 1945 | Airdrie | H | 1-2 | McNamara | 4,000 |
3 November 1945 | Dundee United | H | 2-1 | Campbell;McGowan | |
10 November 1945 | Albion Rovers | A | 0-3 | 2,000 | |
17 November 1945 | St Johnstone | H | 3-5 | Marshall(2);Bootland | 2,000 |
24 November 1945 | Dundee | H | 0-1 | 5,000 | |
1 December 1945 | Raith Rovers | A | 4-1 | MacMillan(3);Timmins | 3,000 |
8 December 1945 | Arbroath | A | 3-0 | Neil(2);McGowan | 2,000 |
15 December 1945 | Stenhousemuir | A | 2-2 | Neil(2) | 1,000 |
22 December 1945 | Alloa Athletic | H | 4-1 | Bartleman;MacMillan;McGowan;Trialist | 3,000 |
29 December 1945 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1-1 | Neil | 3,000 |
1 January 1946 | Ayr United | H | 1-3 | Bootland | |
2 January 1946 | Dundee United | A | 1-4 | McGowan | 6,500 |
5 January 1946 | East Fife | A | 2-6 | Campbell;Murphy | 3,000 |
12 January 1946 | Cowdenbeath | H | 3-1 | Bartleman;Neil;Bootland | 2,000 |
19 January 1946 | Airdrie | A | 2-3 | Bartleman;Neil | 3,000 |
League Cup South
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 February 1946 | P | Ayr United | H | 0-1 | 5,000 | |
2 March 1946 | P | Stenhousemuir | A | 2-0 | McDonald;Bootland | 1,500 |
9 March 1946 | P | Dundee United | A | 2-3 | McDonald;McGowan | 9,000 |
16 March 1946 | P | Ayr United | A | 1-3 | Bartleman | 7,900 |
23 March 1946 | P | Stenhousemuir | H | 1-3 | McGowan | 2,000 |
30 March 1946 | P | Dundee United | H | 1-2 | McGowan |
Supplementary Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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26 January 1946 | 1(1) | Stenhousemuir | A | 6-1 | McGowan(2);McDonald;Neil;McNamara;Bootland | 1,000 |
2 February 1946 | 1(2) | Stenhousemuir | H | 2-2 | Neil;McGowan | 2,000 |
16 February 1946 | SF | East Fife | A | 1-0 | Campbell;Murphy | 7,500 |
17 April 1946 | F | Airdrie | A | 1-2 | Bootland |
Victory Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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20 April 1946 | 1(1) | Airdrie | A | 0-4 | 7,400 | |
24 April 1946 | 1(2) | Airdrie | H | 1-1 | Bootland |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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5 September 1945 | 1(1) | Stirling Albion | A | 2-3 | Hepburn;Murphy | |
12 September 1945 | 1(2) | Stirling Albion | H | 4-0 | McGowan(2);Smith(2) | |
11 May 1946 | SF | Falkirk | A | 1-2 | Neilson |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 32 players for the 38 League, Supplementary, Victory and League Cup matches, as detailed below. George Campbell and Jim McGowan featured in all but one of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in three matches.[1]
Player | Position[2] | Appearances | Goals |
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David Bartleman | FW | 17 | 4 |
Charlie Bootland | FW | 27 | 10 |
James Brown | DF | 2 | |
George Campbell | MF | 37 | 2 |
Ralph Cowan | DF | 2 | |
John Craig | MF | 5 | |
Archibald Dingley | GK | 3 | |
Bobby Donaldson | MF | 35 | |
Jim Douglas | MF | 25 | |
Alexander Filshie | FW | 1 | |
John Getty | FW | 5 | |
Joe Henderson | GK | 11 | |
John Hepburn | FW | 5 | |
Jim Hoey | GK | 12 | |
Thomas Jess | FW | 2 | 1 |
Alex Kay | DF | 31 | |
Don MacMillan | FW | 14 | 7 |
Ernest Marshall | FW | 3 | 4 |
Victor McAloney | FW | 2 | 1 |
Peter McArthur | GK | 6 | |
Bernard McDonald | FW | 24 | 10 |
Gordon McFarlane | MF | 19 | |
James McGowan | FW | 37 | 19 |
Hugh McNamara | FW | 8 | 4 |
Robert Murphy | FW | 9 | 2 |
William Neil | FW | 20 | 9 |
Ian Ogilvie | GK | 6 | |
Bobby Ross | MF | 4 | |
Jimmy Smith | FW | 6 | |
Jimmy Timmins | MF | 5 | |
Robert Torrance | MF | 2 | |
Robert Wallace | DF | 30 |