1945–46 Dumbarton F.C. season
Yhe 1945–46 season was the seventh (and last) Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in specially arranged wartime football.
| 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) | |
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Scottish Football League
In what was 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.
| 11 August 1945 Division B | St Johnstone | 3–3[1] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Souttar  McIntosh |
McGowan McMillan Timmins |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J M Martin |
| 18 August 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 4–0[2] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
| McMillan Murphy McGowan |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Brownlie |
| 25 August 1945 Division B | Dundee | 5–2[3] | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
| Ochterlonie Moir Bowman Anderson |
Timmins McGowan |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: D Gerrard |
| 1 September 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 6–3[4] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
| Marshall McGowan Mcdonald |
Wood Stewart |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: E Shirley |
| 8 September 1945 Division B | Ayr United | 4–1[5] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Harper Malcolm Leitch Smith |
Mcdonald |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Nichol |
| 15 September 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–1[6] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| Mcdonald |
Ormand |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W M Crawford |
| 22 September 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–0[7] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
| McAloney McGowan |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: F Scott |
| 29 September 1945 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 2–1[8] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Stephenson McKay |
McGowan |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Brownlie |
| 6 October 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–1[9] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
| McGowan McNamara |
Ellis |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J Pollock |
| 13 October 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 3–0[10] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| McDonald Bootland Jess |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R Maxwell |
| 20 October 1945 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 1–5[11] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| Ferguson |
McNamara McDonald Bootland McMillan |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: G Mitchell |
| 27 October 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–2[12] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| McNamara |
Alexander |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W G Livingstone |
| 3 November 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 2–1[13] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
| Campbell McGowan |
Newman |
| 10 November 1945 Division B | Albion Rovers | 3–0[14] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
| Findlay Loudon |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Bowman |
| 17 November 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 3–5[15] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
| Bootland Marshall |
McIntosh Burns Boyd Soutar |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Jackson |
| 24 November 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 0–1[16] | Dundee | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Cameron |
| 1 December 1945 Division B | Raith Rovers | 1–4[17] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
| Woon |
McMillan Timmins |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W T Livingston |
| 8 December 1945 Division B | Arbroath | 0–3[18] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Neil McGowan |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J M Martin |
| 15 December 1945 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 2–2[19] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Newman Clark |
Neil McMillan |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J M Martin |
| 22 December 1945 Division B | Dumbarton | 4–1[20] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Bartleman McGowan Trialist McMillan |
Gray |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W M Crawford |
| 29 December 1945 Division B | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1[21] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
| Gilmour |
Neil |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 1 January 1946 Division B | Dumbarton | 1–3[22] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Bootland |
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| 2 January 1946 Division B | Dundee United | 4–1[23] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
|
McGowan |
Attendance: 6,500 |
| 5 January 1946 Division B | East Fife | 6–2[24] | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| Smith Adamson Sneddon Adams |
Murphy Campbell |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 12 January 1946 Division B | Dumbarton | 3–1[25] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
| Bartleman Neil Bootland |
Fraser |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Brownlie |
| 19 January 1946 Division B | Airdrie | 3–2[26] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
| Aitken McCulloch |
Neil Bartleman |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Thompson |
League Cup South
The story in the League Cup South was a familiar one, with Dumbarton failing to qualify from their section games.
| 23 February 1946 Div B Grp B | Dumbarton | 0–1[27] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Harper |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Davidson |
| 2 March 1946 Div B Grp B | Stenhousemuir | 0–2[28] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| McDonald Bootland |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 9 March 1946 Div B Grp B | Dundee United | 3–2[29] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
| McKay Cabrelli Buchan |
McDonald McGowan |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Thompson |
| 16 March 1946 Div B Grp B | Ayr United | 3–1[30] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Smith Morrison |
Bartleman |
Attendance: 7,900 Referee: W Brown |
| 23 March 1946 Div B Grp B | Dumbarton | 1–3[31] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| McGowan |
Donaldson Newall |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 30 March 1946 Div B Grp B | Dumbarton | 1–2[32] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
| McGowan |
Pacione |
Referee: R G Benzie |
Supplementary Cup
The Summer Cup was replaced for B Division teams with a Supplementary Cup, and Dumbarton reached the final only to lose out to Airdrie.
| 26 January 1946 1st Rnd 1st Leg | Stenhousemuir | 1–6 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Donald |
McNamara McDonald McGowan Neil Bootland |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: R Calder |
| 2 February 1946 1st Rnd 2nd Leg | Dumbarton | 2–2 (8–3 agg.) | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| McGowan Neil |
Donaldson Arbuckle |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Webb |
| 16 February 1946 Semi Final | East Fife | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Bootland |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: C Blues |
Victory Cup
As in 1919, a special Victory Cup was played for, but for Dumbarton there was a first round exit, to Airdrie.
| 20 April 1946 1st Rnd 1st Leg | Airdrie | 4–0[33][34] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
| Aitken Watson McCulloch |
Attendance: 7,400 Referee: W G Livingston |
Stirlingshire Cup
The Stirlingshire Cup competition was re-established for the first time since 1939, with Dumbarton falling at the semi final stage to A Division opponents, Falkirk. The competition was however never completed.
| 5 September 1945 1st Rnd 1st Leg | Stirling Albion | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
| Gourlay Campbell Sanders |
Hepburn Murphy |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 5 September 1945 1st Rnd 2nd Leg | Dumbarton | 4–0 (6–3 agg.) | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| McGowan Smith |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Davidson |
| 11 May 1946 Semi Final | Falkirk | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Brooks |
Neilson |
Referee: J Godfrey |
Player statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Southern Division | Supplementary Cup | League Cup | Victory Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Archibald Dingley[37] | 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[38] | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Peter McArthur[39] | 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[40] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ralph Cowan[41] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Alex Kay[42] | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Robert Wallace[43] | 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[44] | 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[45] | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Gordon McFarlane[46] | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Bobby Ross[47] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jimmy Timmins[48] | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Robert Torrance[49] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
David Bartleman[50] | 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[51] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
John Getty[52] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
John Hepburn[53] | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Thomas Jess[54] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Donald MacMillan[55] | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Ernest Marshall[56] | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Victor McAloney[57] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Bernard McDonald[58] | 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[59] | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Robert Murphy[60] | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
William Neil[61] | 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 | |
Source:[62]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[63]
In addition Andrew Bartleman, David Boyd, Tom Brawley, Andrew Cheyne, Frank Douglas, Stan Gullan, James Hoy, Jackie Milne, John Mulvaney, Vincemnt Pritchard and David Watson would all have played their last 1st team game for Dumbarton before the end of the season.
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- "Alexander Filshie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "John Getty - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "John Hepburn - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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- "William Neil - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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