1941–42 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1941–42 was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.

Overview

The second season of the Scottish Southern League saw Dumbarton continue to improve their performances by finished 12th out of 16 with 26 points - 32 behind champions Rangers. Boosted by player 'guest' appearances Dumbarton could just about compete on an equal footing with the 'bigger' clubs.

In the Summer Cup, however, Dumbarton failed to deliver by falling at the first hurdle to Motherwell.

Similarly, the League Cup South was little better with Dumbarton failing to qualify from the sectional games.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Dumbarton v Airdrie

9 August 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	3–5	Airdrie	Boghead Park
	Jeffrey  8' Rodger  16' Farr  30'		Flavell  2', 85' Mooney  65', 72' Stark  69'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M C Hutton

Third Lanark v Dumbarton

16 August 1941 Scottish Southern League	Third Lanark	4–3	Dumbarton	Cathkin Park
	Glassey  7', 18', 79' Jones  65'		Rodgers  5' McBride  40' Jeffrey  46'	Attendance: 3,500

Dumbarton v Celtic

23 August 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	2–5	Celtic	Boghead Park
	McBride  9', 57'		Delaney  20', 68', 82' McDonald,J  58' Divers  62'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J M Martin

St Mirren v Dumbarton

30 August 1941 Scottish Southern League	St Mirren	2–4	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
	Stenhouse  38' Linwood  50'		McGrogan  52' Jeffrey  53', 64' Ross  66' (pen)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Webb

Dumbarton v Falkirk

6 September 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	0–1	Falkirk	Boghead Park
			Widdowfield  84'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: P Craigmyle

Hibernian v Dumbarton

13 September 1941 Scottish Southern League	Hibernian	4–0	Dumbarton	Easter Road Stadium
	Finnegan  27' Nutley  44', 55', 62'			Attendance: 6,000 Referee: C E Faultless

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

20 September 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	2–7	Partick Thistle	Boghead Park
	Milne  6' McAloon  73'		Sharp  11', 30' Newall  24', 34', 68', 86' Gourlay  25'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J Horsburgh

Motherwell v Dumbarton

27 September 1941 Scottish Southern League	Motherwell	2–3	Dumbarton	Fir Park
	Mathie  78' Ellis  82' (pen)		Jeffrey  26', 79' Dougall  87'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: H Watson

Dumbarton v Morton

4 October 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	3–1	Morton	Boghead Park
	Ross  43' McGrogan  57' McAloon  88'		Robertson  68'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Horsburgh

Rangers v Dumbarton

11 October 1941 Scottish Southern League	Rangers	7–0	Dumbarton	Ibrox Park
	Shaw  4' Marshall  19' Thomson  38' (pen), 57' (pen) McIntosh  43' Gillick  72', 76'			Attendance: 8,000 Referee: R C Scott

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

18 October 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	5–2	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Rodger  20', 80' McAloon  35' Milne  65' Jeffrey  72'		Dunsmore  17' Bell  60'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: M C Dale

Hearts v Dumbarton

25 October 1941 Scottish Southern League	Hearts	7–4	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Smith  3', 16' Gillies  27' Hamilton  55', 63' Walker  68', 75' (pen)		Milne  8', 81', 85' Rodger  63'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Smellie

Dumbarton v Hamilton

1 November 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	3–2	Hamilton	Boghead Park
	McGrogan  5' Rodger  26' Jeffrey  89'		Maves  12', 15'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: R G Benzie

Dumbarton v Clyde

8 November 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	6–0	Clyde	Boghead Park
	McGrogan  15', 40' Rodger  50' Dougall  57' McAloon  65' Milne  88'			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Thomson

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

15 November 1941 Scottish Southern League	Queen's Park	1–2	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Mackintosh  7'		Ross  29', 73'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Thomson

Airdrie v Dumbarton

22 November 1941 Scottish Southern League	Airdrie	3–2	Dumbarton	Broomfield Park
	Junior  1' Flavell  18', 83'		McGrogan  12' Rodger  89'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J M Martin

Dumbarton v Third Lanark

29 November 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	1–5	Third Lanark	Boghead Park
	Ross  52'		Newman  7' Connor  26', 55' Law  49', 82'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J M Martin

Celtic v Dumbarton

6 December 1941 Scottish Southern League	Celtic	4–2	Dumbarton	Celtic Park
	Lynch  14' Conway  36' Delaney  58' McLaughlin  65' (pen)		Jeffrey  28' McAloon  77'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Horsburgh

Dumbarton v St Mirren

13 December 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	5–1	St Mirren	Boghead Park
	Gould  5', 15', 71' McAloon  58' McGrogan  80'		Brady  33'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J M Martin

Partick Thistle v Dumbarton

20 December 1941 Scottish Southern League	Partick Thistle	4–3	Dumbarton	Firhill Park
	Newall  25', 27', 35', 53'		Gould  26', 69' Hickie  89' (pen)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Thomson

Dumbarton v Motherwell

27 December 1941 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	2–1	Motherwell	Boghead Park
	Milne  16' Gould  21'		Wales  75'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: M C Dale

Falkirk v Dumbarton

1 January 1942 Scottish Southern League	Falkirk	3–1	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Rooney  3', 60' Dawson  5'		Hickie  61' (pen)	Referee: M Hutton

Dumbarton v Hibernian

3 January 1942 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	2–1	Hibernian	Boghead Park
	McGrogan  5' Gould  8'		Combe  3'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J B Smillie

Morton v Dumbarton

10 January 1942 Scottish Southern League	Morton	2–2	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
	Steele  10' Hunter  55'		Gould  12', 58'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J R Boyd

Dumbarton v Rangers

17 January 1942 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	3–3	Rangers	Boghead Park
	Jeffrey  25' McAloon  55' McGrogan  65'		Marshall  5' Smith  15' Hickie  89' (OG)	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: R C Scott

Dumbarton v Hearts

31 January 1942 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	3–3	Hearts	Boghead Park
	Gould  23' McGrogan  54', 89'		Dougan  34' Christie  44' Smith,G  73'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W J Robertson

Clyde v Dumbarton

14 February 1942 Scottish Southern League	Clyde	5–4	Dumbarton	Shawfield Stadium
	Wallace  1' Mills  37' Beaton  55' Williams  59', 84'		McGrogan  22' Henderson  32' Gould  39' McAloon  72'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Thomson

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

21 February 1942 Scottish Southern League	Dumbarton	2–1	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	Hepburn  67' McAloon  88'		Wilkie  62'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J B Smillie

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

2 May 1942 Scottish Southern League	Albion Rovers	0–0	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill
				Attendance: 1,500 Referee: M C Hutton

Hamilton v Dumbarton

9 May 1942 Scottish Southern League	Hamilton	4–1	Dumbarton	Douglas Park
	Herd  9' Newman  13', 34', 87'		Henderson  89'	Attendance: 1,500

League Cup South

Main article: 1941–42 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Morton v Dumbarton

28 February 1942 Group A	Morton	4–1	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
	Hunter  1', 10', 52', 83'		Hepburn  57'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: P Craigmyle

St Mirren v Dumbarton

14 March 1942 Group A	St Mirren	1–3	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
	Drinkwater  73'		Gould  28' McGrogan  56', 88'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M C Hutton

Dumbarton v Morton

21 March 1942 Group A	Dumbarton	3–4	Morton	Boghead Park
	Gould  5', 72', 85'		Cumner  13', 75' Kelly  66' Wilkie  86'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Thomson

Falkirk v Dumbarton

28 March 1942 Group A	Falkirk	5–0	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Stewart  15', 89' Paterson  18', 25' McPhee  74' (pen)			Attendance: 3,000

Dumbarton v St Mirren

4 April 1942 Group A	Dumbarton	4–2	St Mirren	Boghead Park
	Ross  37' (pen), 44' McGrogan  55' Gould  80'		Linwood  1', 27'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W McCulloch

Dumbarton v Falkirk

11 April 1942 Group A	Dumbarton	3–3	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Ross  30', 80' Gould  85'		Paterson  20' Carruthers  65' Rooney  83'	Attendance: 2,500

Summer Cup

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Dumbarton v Motherwell

30 May 1942 1st Rnd 1st Leg	Dumbarton	1–0	Motherwell	Boghead Park
	McGrogan  65'			Attendance: 3,500 Referee: W J Robertson

Motherwell v Dumbarton

6 June 1942 1st Rnd 2nd Leg	Motherwell	4–2 (4–3 agg.)	Dumbarton	Fir Park
	Reid  34', 39' Bremner  48', 74'		Reid  17' McAloon  33'	Attendance: 3,000

Player statistics

Squad^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Southern Division		Summer Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		James Hornall	11	0	3	0	2	0	6	0
	GK		Patrick Kelly	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Jock Wallace	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Andy Cheyne	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Jimmy Hickie	33	2	27	2	0	0	6	0
	DF		Willie Savage	27	0	19	0	2	0	6	0
	DF		William Smith	9	0	8	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Robert Chalmers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		David Corbett	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Robert Dougall	26	2	18	2	2	0	6	0
	MF		Charlie Gavin	26	0	23	0	0	0	3	0
	MF		George Henderson	10	2	9	2	0	0	1	0
	MF		George Urquhart	35	0	28	0	2	0	5	0
	FW		Boyd	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Edward Currie	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Andrew Farr	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
	FW		Johnny Gould	20	17	12	11	2	0	6	6
	FW		John Hepburn	13	2	5	1	2	0	6	1
	FW		George Jeffrey	21	10	21	10	0	0	0	0
	FW		Johnny Mathers	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Gerry McAloon	28	10	22	9	1	1	5	0
	FW		John McBride	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
	FW		Felix McGrogan	30	18	22	14	2	1	6	3
	FW		Jackie Milne	28	6	24	6	2	0	2	0
	FW		Vince Pritchard	7	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	FW		Willie Reid	4	1	2	0	2	1	0	0
	FW		Fally Rodger	16	7	16	7	0	0	0	0
	FW		Sammy Ross	22	9	19	5	0	0	3	4
	FW		Trialist	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Factfile

* The number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 112, the ninth time the unwanted 'century' had been broken, and the third in a row.

See also

• 1941–42 in Scottish football

References

1. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

External links

• James Hornall (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Andy Cheyne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Jimmy Hickie (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• William Smith (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Robert Chalmers (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Charlie Gavin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• George Henderson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• George Urquhart (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Boyd (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Edward Currie (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Andrew Farr (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• John Hepburn (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Johnny Mathers (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• John McBride (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Vince Pritchard (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Willie Reid (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Fally Rodger (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Scottish Football Historical Archive