1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1942–43 season was the fourth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.

Dumbarton
1942–1943 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Southern League10th
Summer CupSecond Round
League Cup SouthPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Johnny Gould (19)
All: Johnny Gould (19)

Scottish Southern League
Main article: 1942–43 Southern Football League (Scotland)

Each season in which Dumbarton had played in the Scottish Southern League saw an improvement in results and the third season was no different, by finishing 10th out of 16 with 28 points - 22 behind champions Rangers. The positive league results included a first home league win over Celtic since 1892.

8 August 1942 LeagueCeltic2–2[1][2]DumbartonCeltic Park
McAulay  13'
Delaney  85'		 Dougall  15' (pen)
Gould  80'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J R Boyd
15 August 1942 LeagueDumbarton4–0[3][4]St MirrenBoghead Park
Parlane,J  12'
Gould  27', 72'
Reid  57'		 Attendance: 4,000
22 August 1942 LeaguePartick Thistle2–1[5][6]DumbartonFirhill Park
Gourlay  15', 44' Dougall  73' (pen) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: M C Dale
29 August 1942 LeagueDumbarton1–4[7][8]HibernianBoghead Park
McGrogan  70' Cuthbertson  23', 37'
Anderson  35'
Williams  80'		 Attendance: 6,500
5 September 1942 LeagueFalkirk5–4[9][10]DumbartonBrockville Park
Campbell  8', 43', 50'
Fitzsimmons  15'
Ogilvie  40'		 Gould  7', 70'
McGrogan  48', 72'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Braidwood
12 September 1942 LeagueDumbarton5–3[11][12]MotherwellBoghead Park
Pritchard  19', 83'
Reid  56', 84'
Gould  53'		 Main  16', 89'
Mathie  29'		 Attendance: 4,000
19 September 1942 LeagueMorton1–3[13][14]DumbartonCappielow Park
Divers  32' Pritchard  39'
Hepburn  42'
Reid  60'		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J M Martin
26 September 1942 LeagueDumbarton1–2[15][16]RangersBoghead Park
Pritchard  52' Duncanson  48'
Gillick  85'		 Attendance: 10,000
3 October 1942 LeagueAlbion Rovers3–4[17][18]DumbartonCliftonhill
Murphy  19'
Wilkie  34'
Bell  44'		 Gould  11', 35'
Milne  56'
Pritchard  88'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Davidson
10 October 1942 LeagueDumbarton2–2[19][20]HeartsBoghead Park
Gould  11'
Pritchard  38'		 McKillop  16'
Miller  66'		 Attendance: 3,000
17 October 1942 LeagueHamilton2–1[21][22]DumbartonDouglas Park
Wilson  5'
Barraclough  62'		 Gould  26' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Godfrey
24 October 1942 LeagueClyde6–2[23][24]DumbartonShawfield Stadium
Wallace  9', 28', 50'
Mills  25'
Taylor  57'
Johnstone  68'		 Gould  5', 70' Attendance: 4,000
31 October 1942 LeagueDumbarton3–3[25][26]Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Reid  10'
Hepburn  24'
Henderson  70'		 Kyle  40', 51'
Dixon  87'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M C Dale
7 November 1942 LeagueAirdrie1–0[27][28]DumbartonBroomfield Park
Flavell  84' Attendance: 3,000
14 November 1942 LeagueDumbarton5–3[29][30]Third LanarkBoghead Park
McGrogan  20'
Gould  34'
McAloon  46', 76'
Hepburn 54'		 Proudfood  32'
McLean  39'
Connor  62'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: P Craigmyle
21 November 1942 LeagueDumbarton4–2[31][32]CelticBoghead Park
McGrogan  17'
McAloon  19', 80'
Torrance  75'		 McLaughlin  50'
McGowan  87'		 Attendance: 7,000
28 November 1942 LeagueSt Mirren5–2[33][34]DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Linwood  2', 44', 65'
Stenhouse  35'
Deakin  88'		 McAloon  50', 73' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Horsburgh
5 December 1942 LeagueDumbarton4–1[35][36]Partick ThistleBoghead Park
McGrogan  15', 82'
Torrance  40'
McAloon  83'		 Peat  88' Attendance: 2,500
12 December 1942 LeagueHibernian4–1[37][38]DumbartonEaster Road Stadium
Smith,G  26', 78'
Baxter  41'
Cuthbertson  86'		 McAloon  30' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J Jackson
19 December 1942 LeagueDumbarton0–3[39][40]MortonBoghead Park
Garth  43'
Adams  70'
Crum  83'		 Attendance: 2,000
26 December 1942 LeagueMotherwell0–2[41][42]DumbartonFir Park
Alsop  84'
McAloon  87'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Webb
1 January 1943 LeagueDumbarton2–2[43][44]FalkirkBoghead Park
Dougal  15' (pen)
McGrogan  50'		 Kane
Fitzsimmons 		Referee: J S Cox
2 January 1943 LeagueDumbarton6–1[45][46]Albion RoversBoghead Park
Gould  4', 63'
McAloon  25', 39'
Hepburn  32'
Torrance  53'		 Findlay  26' Attendance: 2,500
9 January 1943 LeagueRangers1–0[47][48]DumbartonIbrox Park
Duncanson  44' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J Godfrey
16 January 1943 LeagueHearts0–1[49][50]DumbartonTynecastle Stadium
Torrance  82' Attendance: 5,000
23 January 1943 LeagueDumbarton2–2[51][52]HamiltonBoghead Park
Dougall  22' (pen)
Pritchard  44'		 Wilson  14'
Lowe  19'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R G Benzie
30 January 1943 LeagueDumbarton6–2[53][54]ClydeBoghead Park
Gould  23', 48', 57'
Pritchard  46'
Hepburn  49'
Dougall  73' (pen)		 Agnew  12'
Johnstone  55'		 Attendance: 3,000
6 February 1943 LeagueQueen's Park4–2[55][56]DumbartonHampden Park
Kyle  2'
Aitken  10', 71'
Liddell  64'		 Hepburn  18'
Dougall  84' (pen)		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Jackson
13 February 1943 LeagueDumbarton3–3[57][58]AirdrieBoghead Park
McAloon  17', 88'
Pritchard  77'		 Gallacher  20'
Divers  41', 75'		 Attendance: 2,500
20 February 1943 LeagueThird Lanark7–3[59][60]DumbartonCathkin Park
Connor  17', 32', 60'
Proudfoot  34'
Watson  38'
Newman  42'
Cairns  64'		 McCormack  53'
Gould  55', 77'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: R Calder

League Cup South
Main article: 1942–43 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Dumbarton continued to find it difficult to find success in the League Cup South where again they failed to negotiate the sectional stage of the competition - gaining just a single draw from six matches.

27 February 1943 Group AAlbion Rovers2–1DumbartonCliftonhill Stadium
Lyon  44', 68' Hepburn  87' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Craigmyle
6 March 1943 Group ADumbarton3–3[61]MortonBoghead Park
McGrogan  31', 60', 89' Crum  18', 30'
Kelly  50'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Cameron
13 March 1943 Group AFalkirk7–2[62]DumbartonBrockville Park
Inglis  7', 58', 68'
Dawson  39'
Ogilvie  42', 73'
Rice  70'		 McAloon  79'
McGrogan  83'		 Attendance: 3,000
20 March 1943 Group ADumbarton1–2[63]Albion RoversBoghead Park
Torrance  60' Lyon  37'
Mudie  40'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: C R Bines
27 March 1943 Group AMorton5–2[64]DumbartonCappielow Park
Garth  26'
Kelly  30'
Simpson  32', 37', 83'		 Torrance  11'
Hepburn  59'		 Attendance: 6,000
3 April 1943 Group ADumbarton1–3[65]FalkirkBoghead Park
Stead  78' (pen) Inglis  1', 40'
Stewart  80' (pen)		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: M C Dale

Summer Cup
Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Dumbarton reached the second round of the Summer Cup before losing to eventual winners St Mirren.

29 May 1943 Cup 1(1)Dumbarton6–2[66]HamiltonBoghead Park
Stead  30', 75'
Hepburn  51'
Reid  80'
Torrance  85', 87'		 Wilson  20', 45' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Webb
5 June 1943 Cup 1(2)Hamilton2–1[67]
(4–7 agg.)		DumbartonDouglas Park
Whiteford  72'
Duffy  73'		 McCormack  57' Attendance: 2,000
12 June 1943 Cup 2(1)St Mirren6–3[68]DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Stenhouse  7'
Linwood  12', 23', 35', 42', 51'		 Torrance  54'
Pritchard  65', 80'		 Attendance: 2,500
19 June 1943 Cup 2(2)Dumbarton1–1[69]
(4–7 agg.)		St MirrenBoghead Park
Pritchard  12' Linwood  10' Attendance: 5,000

Friendly
10 April 1943 FriendlyWishaw2–2DumbartonWishaw

Player statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSouthern DivisionSummer CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Billy Bly 70700000
GK James Hornall[70] 1301300000
GK David Watson[71] 190904060
DF Andy Cheyne[72] 3803004040
DF John Morgan[73] 30100020
DF James Mulvaney[74] 80104030
DF Willie Savage 3202900030
MF John Craig 60003030
MF Robert Dougall 3862964050
MF John Easdale 10100000
MF Hall[75] 10001000
MF Douglas McBain 10001000
MF Jackie Milne 2712113030
MF William Smith[76] 20200000
MF George Urquhart[77] 1601600000
FW Gilbert Alsop 21210000
FW Johnny Gould 281925190030
FW George Henderson[78] 21210000
FW John Hepburn[79] 3992964162
FW John Honeyman[80] 10100000
FW George Jeffrey 10100000
FW Gerry McAloon 151312120031
FW Murdoch McCormack[81] 92514100
FW Felix McGrogan 29132490054
FW Jimmy Parlane[82] 31310000
FW Vince Pritchard[83] 28122192350
FW Willie Reid[84] 3762754160
FW Angus Stead[85] 53002231
FW Robert Torrance[86] 2491444362
FW Watson[87] 20200000
FW Trialists 30300000

Source:[88]

Transfers

In addition John McBride and David Corbett both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

Source:[89]

Reserve team

For the first time since 1922, Dumbarton played a reserve team, and found a measure of success.

While they suffered a second round exit to Airdrie in the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton finishing as runners-up in the First Series of the Glasgow & District Reserve League and reached the final of the Glasgow & District Reserve League Cup before losing out to Motherwell.

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