1967–68 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1967–1968 season
Manager Willie Toner/ Ian Spence
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 2 10th
Scottish Cup First Prelim Round
Scottish League Cup Prelims
Top goalscorer League: Roy McCormack (20)
All: Roy McCormack (21)

Season 1967–68 was the 84th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 62nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 73rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 21st time.

Overview

Manager Willie Toner was to wield the axe with the playing staff before the start of the season, and a number of long serving players were to leave the club. However, with only one win taken from the first five league games, Willie Toner's youth policy was not proving successful and he resigned his position as manager to be replaced a week later by Ian Spence. The damage however had already been done and Dumbarton finished in 10th place, with 33 points, 29 behind champions St Mirren.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were to fall in the first preliminary round to Berwick Rangers, after a draw.

In the League Cup, a single draw was all that there was to show from the six sectional games and therefore once again Dumbarton were no have no further interest in the competition.

Locally, for the third season in a row Dumbarton were to taste defeat, not on the pitch, but in the boardroom after the game as the Stirlingshire Cup semi final tie against Stirling Albion was decided by the toss of a coin.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
24 August 1967St MirrenH0-41,675
9 September 1967ClydebankH5-4McCormack;McGoldrick(3);Henderson2,500
13 September 1967St MirrenA0-42,065
16 September 1967East FifeA3-3McCormack;McGoldrick;McMillan800
20 September 1967CowdenbeathH2-2McGowan;McCormack
23 September 1967StranraerH4-0McGowan;McCormack;McGoldrick;McMillan
27 September 1967CowdenbeathA2-6Reid;McMillan
30 September 1967HamiltonA3-3McGoldrick(3)
7 October 1967Brechin CityH2-0McCormack;McMillan
21 October 1967Forfar AthleticA3-3McCormack(2);McMillan
28 October 1967East StirlingH2-0McCormack(2)1,300
4 November 1967StenhousemuirA1-1Watson
11 November 1967MontroseH2-0McCormack;McGoldrick900
18 November 1967Ayr UnitedA0-33,000
25 November 1967Albion RoversH1-0Lynas1,200
2 December 1967Queen of the SouthA2-5Watson(2)
9 December 1967ArbroathH3-4Henderson(3)
30 December 1967Queens ParkH0-2700
1 January 1968ClydebankA1-2Moffat
2 January 1968East FifeH1-1McCormack
6 January 1968StranraerA3-1Watson(2);Reid
13 January 1968HamiltonH0-1500
20 January 1968Brechin CityA4-0McCormack(2);McGoldrick;Watson800
24 January 1968Queens ParkA3-2McCormack;McGoldrick;Henderson
10 February 1968Forfar AthleticH3-6McGoldrick(3)
17 February 1968East StirlingA2-2McGoldrick;Moffat
2 March 1968StenhousemuirH1-1Graham
9 March 1968MontroseA3-1McCormack(2);Henderson600
30 March 1968Queen of the SouthH1-1McCormack600
6 April 1968ArbroathA0-4
10 April 1968Albion RoversA1-3McGoldrick
13 April 1968Alloa AthleticH3-0McCormack(2);McGoldrick800
17 April 1968Berwick RangersH0-0
20 April 1968Berwick RangersA1-2Graham
24 April 1968Alloa AthleticA0-2
29 April 1968Ayr UnitedH1-1Malone

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
16 December 1967P1Berwick RangersH0-02,000
23 December 1967P1RBerwick RangersA1-2Lynas

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
12 August 1967PRaith RoversA0-2
16 August 1967PQueen of the SouthH1-2Henderson
19 August 1967PMortonA0-6
26 August 1967PRaith RoversH1-1McGoldrick1,000
30 August 1967PQueen of the SouthA1-3Henderson
2 September 1967PMortonH1-3McCormack1,000

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
27 March 1968SFStirling AlbionA1-1 *Watson

* - lost on toss of coin

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
4 August 1967Dunfermline AthleticA0-5
8 August 1967Celtic XIH2-1McGoldrick;McCormack
12 October 1967Rangers XIH2-2McCormack;McGoldrick
26 January 1968Celtic XIH4-3McCormack;Lynas;OG(2)
29 February 1968Ross CountyH2-3Lynas(2)

Player statistics

Squad[1]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland David Anderson 90900000
GK Scotland Ian Bird 20200000
GK Scotland Andy Crawford 10100000
GK Scotland Maurice Dunne 110500060
GK Scotland Jim Eadie 50500000
GK Scotland Ian Ferguson 10100000
GK Scotland Dan McGuffog 30300000
GK Scotland Jim Meikleham 1201002000
DF Scotland Joe Davin 40033+102040
DF Scotland Don May 2702002050
DF Scotland Bill McMurray 1201200000
DF Scotland Billy Wilkinson 504+100000
MF Scotland Ronnie Curran 2001400060
MF Scotland Johnny Graham 1121120000
MF Scotland Bobby Johnstone 3602802060
MF Scotland Jim Kiernan 80800000
MF Scotland Jim Leckie 10100000
MF Scotland Billy McConville 10100000
MF Scotland O'Sullivan 10100000
MF Scotland Willie Whyte 10100000
FW Scotland John Barratt 10100000
FW Scotland Alex Baxter 10100000
FW Scotland Ian Henderson 38827+362062
FW Scotland Jim Lynas 37228+112160
FW Scotland Dave Malone 11110000
FW Scotland Roy McCormack 402134202041
FW Scotland Andy McEachran 211+110000
FW Scotland John McGhee 24020+202000
FW Scotland John McGoldrick 411730+4161061
FW Scotland Phil McGovern 10100000
FW Scotland Mike McGowan 2822122050
FW Scotland Ally McMillan 15511+150030
FW Scotland Alex Moffat 523+220000
FW Scotland Jim Peebles 10100000
FW Scotland Sammy Reid 19212+220+2030
FW Scotland Allan Watson 3963162060
FW Scotland Billy Whitelaw 10100000
FW Scotland Trialists 20200000

Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[2]

Factfile

* The League match against East Stirling on 17 February marked Bobby Johnstone's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 57th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* Amazingly Dumbarton utilised the services of no fewer than 8 goalkeepers during the season.
* The number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 118, the 18th time this unwanted 'century' had been broken.

See also

References

  1. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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