1945–46 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1945–1946 season
Manager	Jackie Milne
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Division B	8th
B Division Supplementary Cup	Runner Up
League Cup South	Prelims
Top goalscorer	League: Jim McGowan (13); All: Jim McGowan (21)

Season 1945–46 was the seventh (and last) Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in specially arranged football during World War II.

Overview

In what was to be the last Scottish football season to be played under wartime conditions, the 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. No promotion or relegation resulted from the competition.

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. The competition was however never completed.

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss

Scottish Football League

11 August 1945 Division B	St Johnstone	3–3	Dumbarton	Muirton Park
	Souttar 10' McIntosh 15', 75'		McGowan 6' McMillan 44' Timmins 60'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J M Martin

18 August 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	4–0	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	McMillan 43' Murphy 47' McGowan 66', 67'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Brownlie

25 August 1945 Division B	Dundee	5–2	Dumbarton	Dens Park
	Ochterlonie 8' Moir 11' Bowman 18' Anderson 47', 63'		Timmins 21' (pen) McGowan 27'	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: D Gerrard

1 September 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	6–3	Raith Rovers	Boghead Park
	Marshall 4', 87' McGowan 36', 63' Mcdonald 71', 78'		Wood 35' Stewart 40', 75'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: E Shirley

8 September 1945 Division B	Ayr United	4–1	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Harper 39' Malcolm 67' Leitch 73' Smith 84' (pen)		Mcdonald 33'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Nichol

15 September 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	1–1	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	Mcdonald 87'		Ormand 59'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W M Crawford

22 September 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	2–0	Arbroath	Boghead Park
	McAloney 11' McGowan 14'			Attendance: 1,500 Referee: F Scott

29 September 1945 Division B	Alloa Athletic	2–1	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
	Stephenson 37' McKay 48'		McGowan 32'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Brownlie

6 October 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	2–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Boghead Park
	McGowan 75' McNamara 80'		Ellis 14'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J Pollock

13 October 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	3–0	East Fife	Boghead Park
	McDonald 13' Bootland 60' Jess 73'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R Maxwell

20 September 1945 Division B	Cowdenbeath	1–5	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Ferguson 55'		McNamara 1' McDonald 30' Bootland 33' McMillan 34'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: G Mitchell

27 October 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	1–2	Airdrie	Boghead Park
	McNamara 8'		Alexander 1', 59'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W G Livingstone

3 November 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	2–1	Dundee United	Boghead Park
	Campbell McGowan		Newman

10 November 1945 Division B	Albion Rovers	3–0	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill
	Findlay 35', 86' Loudon 46'			Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Bowman

17 November 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	3–5	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
	Bootland 5' Marshall 36', 50'		McIntosh 8', 22' Burns 12' Boyd 24' Soutar 85'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Jackson

24 November 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	0–1	Dundee	Boghead Park
			Gallacher 15'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Cameron

1 December 1945 Division B	Raith Rovers	1–4	Dumbarton	Starks Park
	Woon 79'		McMillan 43', 61', 70' Timmins 75'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W T Livingston

8 December 1945 Division B	Arbroath	0–3	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
			Neil 6', 9' McGowan 43'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J M Martin

15 December 1945 Division B	Stenhousemuir	2–2	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Newman 78' Clark 85'		Neil 2' McMillan 10'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J M Martin

22 December 1945 Division B	Dumbarton	4–1	Alloa Athletic	Boghead Park
	Bartleman 5' McGowan 18' Trialist 50' McMillan 72'		Gray 25'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W M Crawford

29 December 1945 Division B	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Dumbarton	East End Park
	Gilmour 41'		Neil 83'	Attendance: 3,000

1 January 1946 Division B	Dumbarton	1–3	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Bootland

2 January 1946 Division B	Dundee United	4–1	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
			McGowan	Attendance: 6,500

5 January 1946 Division B	East Fife	6–2	Dumbarton	Bayview Stadium
	Smith 39', 73' Adamson 43', 50' Sneddon 61' Adams 81'		Murphy 17' Campbell 52'	Attendance: 3,000

12 January 1946 Division B	Dumbarton	3–1	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	Bartleman 39' Neil 44' Bootland 55'		Fraser 82'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Brownlie

19 January 1946 Division B	Airdrie	3–2	Dumbarton	Broomfield Park
	Aitken 44', 85' McCulloch 87'		Neil 54' Bartleman 57'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Thompson

League Cup South

23 February 1946 Div B Grp B	Dumbarton	0–1	Ayr United	Boghead Park
			Harper 56'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Davidson

2 March 1946 Div B Grp B	Stenhousemuir	0–2	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
			McDonald 20' Bootland 59'	Attendance: 1,500

9 March 1946 Div B Grp B	Dundee United	3–2	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
	McKay 3' Cabrelli 63' Buchan 89'		McDonald 6' McGowan 55'	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Thompson

16 March 1946 Div B Grp B	Ayr United	3–1	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Smith 33' Morrison 58', 81'		Bartleman 73'	Attendance: 7,900 Referee: W Brown

23 March 1946 Div B Grp B	Dumbarton	1–3	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	McGowan 1'		Donaldson 4', 70' Newall 80'	Attendance: 2,000

30 March 1946 Div B Grp B	Dumbarton	1–2	Dundee United	Boghead Park
	McGowan 48'		Pacione 18', 30'	Referee: R G Benzie

26 January 1946 1st Rnd 1st Leg	Stenhousemuir	1–6	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Donald 7'		McNamara 40' McDonald McGowan 58', 88' Neil 70' Bootland 87'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: R Calder

2 February 1946 1st Rnd 2nd Leg	Dumbarton	2–2 (8–3 agg.)	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	McGowan 17' Neil 59'		Donaldson 19' Arbuckle 61'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Webb

16 February 1946 Semi Final	East Fife	0–1	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
			Bootland 31'	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: C Blues

17 April 1946 Final	Airdrie	2–1	Dumbarton	Ibrox Park
	Peters		Bootland

20 April 1946 1st Rnd 1st Leg	Airdrie	4–0	Dumbarton	Broomfield Park
	Aitken 4', 27' Watson 37' McCulloch 87'			Attendance: 7,400 Referee: W G Livingston

24 April 1946 1st Rnd 2nd Leg	Dumbarton	1–1 (1–5 agg.)	Airdrie	Boghead Park
	Bootland		Flavell 10'

5 September 1945 1st Rnd 1st Leg	Stirling Albion	3–2	Dumbarton	Annfield Stadium
	Gourlay 30' Campbell 57' Sanders 75'		Hepburn 21' Murphy 70'	Attendance: 3,000

5 September 1945 1st Rnd 2nd Leg	Dumbarton	4–0 (6–3 agg.)	Stirling Albion	Boghead Park
	McGowan 35' Smith			Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Davidson

11 May 1946 Semi Final	Falkirk	2–1	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Brooks 23', 48'		Neilson 75'	Referee: J Godfrey

Player statistics

Squad^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Southern Division		Supplementary Cup		League Cup		Victory Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Archibald Dingley	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Joe Henderson	11	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	2	0
	GK		Jim Hoey	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Peter McArthur	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Ian Ogilvie	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		James Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	DF		Ralph Cowan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Alex Kay	31	0	26	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
	DF		Robert Wallace	30	0	19	0	4	0	5	0	2	0
	MF		George Campbell	37	2	25	2	4	0	6	0	2	0
	MF		John Craig	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Bobby Donaldson	35	0	23	0	4	0	6	0	2	0
	MF		Jim Douglas	25	0	16	0	2	0	5	0	2	0
	MF		Gordon McFarlane	19	0	12	0	3	0	4	0	0	0
	MF		Bobby Ross	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
	MF		Jimmy Timmins	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Robert Torrance	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW		David Bartleman	17	4	11	3	1	0	4	1	1	0
	FW		Charlie Bootland	27	10	17	5	4	3	4	1	2	1
	FW		Alexander Filshie	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		John Getty	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
	FW		John Hepburn	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Thomas Jess	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Donald MacMillan	14	7	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Ernest Marshall	3	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Victor McAloney	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Bernard McDonald	24	10	13	7	4	1	5	2	2	0
	FW		Jimmy McGowan	37	19	25	13	4	3	6	3	2	0
	FW		Hugh McNamara	8	4	7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
	FW		Robert Murphy	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		William Neil	20	9	9	7	3	2	6	0	2	0
	FW		Jimmy Smith	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Trialists	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

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

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