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 edit

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 League Celtic 2–2[1][2] Dumbarton Celtic Park
McAulay   13'
Delaney   85'
Dougall   15' (pen)
Gould   80'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J R Boyd
15 August 1942 League Dumbarton 4–0[3][4] St Mirren Boghead Park
Parlane,J   12'
Gould   27', 72'
Reid   57'
Attendance: 4,000
22 August 1942 League Partick Thistle 2–1[5][6] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Gourlay   15', 44' Dougall   73' (pen) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: M C Dale
29 August 1942 League Dumbarton 1–4[7][8] Hibernian Boghead Park
McGrogan   70' Cuthbertson   23', 37'
Anderson   35'
Williams   80'
Attendance: 6,500
5 September 1942 League Falkirk 5–4[9][10] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Campbell   8', 43', 50'
Fitzsimmons   15'
Ogilvie   40'
Gould   7', 70'
McGrogan   48', 72'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Braidwood
12 September 1942 League Dumbarton 5–3[11][12] Motherwell Boghead Park
Pritchard   19', 83'
Reid   56', 84'
Gould   53'
Main   16', 89'
Mathie   29'
Attendance: 4,000
19 September 1942 League Morton 1–3[13][14] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Divers   32' Pritchard   39'
Hepburn   42'
Reid   60'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J M Martin
26 September 1942 League Dumbarton 1–2[15][16] Rangers Boghead Park
Pritchard   52' Duncanson   48'
Gillick   85'
Attendance: 10,000
3 October 1942 League Albion Rovers 3–4[17][18] Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Murphy   19'
Wilkie   34'
Bell   44'
Gould   11', 35'
Milne   56'
Pritchard   88'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Davidson
10 October 1942 League Dumbarton 2–2[19][20] Hearts Boghead Park
Gould   11'
Pritchard   38'
McKillop   16'
Miller   66'
Attendance: 3,000
17 October 1942 League Hamilton 2–1[21][22] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Wilson   5'
Barraclough   62'
Gould   26' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Godfrey
24 October 1942 League Clyde 6–2[23][24] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Wallace   9', 28', 50'
Mills   25'
Taylor   57'
Johnstone   68'
Gould   5', 70' Attendance: 4,000
31 October 1942 League Dumbarton 3–3[25][26] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Reid   10'
Hepburn   24'
Henderson   70'
Kyle   40', 51'
Dixon   87'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M C Dale
7 November 1942 League Airdrie 1–0[27][28] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Flavell   84' Attendance: 3,000
14 November 1942 League Dumbarton 5–3[29][30] Third Lanark Boghead 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 League Dumbarton 4–2[31][32] Celtic Boghead Park
McGrogan   17'
McAloon   19', 80'
Torrance   75'
McLaughlin   50'
McGowan   87'
Attendance: 7,000
28 November 1942 League St Mirren 5–2[33][34] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Linwood   2', 44', 65'
Stenhouse   35'
Deakin   88'
McAloon   50', 73' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Horsburgh
5 December 1942 League Dumbarton 4–1[35][36] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
McGrogan   15', 82'
Torrance   40'
McAloon   83'
Peat   88' Attendance: 2,500
12 December 1942 League Hibernian 4–1[37][38] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Smith,G   26', 78'
Baxter   41'
Cuthbertson   86'
McAloon   30' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J Jackson
19 December 1942 League Dumbarton 0–3[39][40] Morton Boghead Park
Garth   43'
Adams   70'
Crum   83'
Attendance: 2,000
26 December 1942 League Motherwell 0–2[41][42] Dumbarton Fir Park
Alsop   84'
McAloon   87'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Webb
1 January 1943 League Dumbarton 2–2[43][44] Falkirk Boghead Park
Dougal   15' (pen)
McGrogan   50'
Kane  
Fitzsimmons  
Referee: J S Cox
2 January 1943 League Dumbarton 6–1[45][46] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Gould   4', 63'
McAloon   25', 39'
Hepburn   32'
Torrance   53'
Findlay   26' Attendance: 2,500
9 January 1943 League Rangers 1–0[47][48] Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Duncanson   44' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J Godfrey
16 January 1943 League Hearts 0–1[49][50] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Torrance   82' Attendance: 5,000
23 January 1943 League Dumbarton 2–2[51][52] Hamilton Boghead Park
Dougall   22' (pen)
Pritchard   44'
Wilson   14'
Lowe   19'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R G Benzie
30 January 1943 League Dumbarton 6–2[53][54] Clyde Boghead Park
Gould   23', 48', 57'
Pritchard   46'
Hepburn   49'
Dougall   73' (pen)
Agnew   12'
Johnstone   55'
Attendance: 3,000
6 February 1943 League Queen's Park 4–2[55][56] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Kyle   2'
Aitken   10', 71'
Liddell   64'
Hepburn   18'
Dougall   84' (pen)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Jackson
13 February 1943 League Dumbarton 3–3[57][58] Airdrie Boghead Park
McAloon   17', 88'
Pritchard   77'
Gallacher   20'
Divers   41', 75'
Attendance: 2,500
20 February 1943 League Third Lanark 7–3[59][60] Dumbarton Cathkin 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 edit

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 A Albion Rovers 2–1 Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Lyon   44', 68' Hepburn   87' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Craigmyle
6 March 1943 Group A Dumbarton 3–3[61] Morton Boghead Park
McGrogan   31', 60', 89' Crum   18', 30'
Kelly   50'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Cameron
13 March 1943 Group A Falkirk 7–2[62] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Inglis   7', 58', 68'
Dawson   39'
Ogilvie   42', 73'
Rice   70'
McAloon   79'
McGrogan   83'
Attendance: 3,000
20 March 1943 Group A Dumbarton 1–2[63] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Torrance   60' Lyon   37'
Mudie   40'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: C R Bines
27 March 1943 Group A Morton 5–2[64] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Garth   26'
Kelly   30'
Simpson   32', 37', 83'
Torrance   11'
Hepburn   59'
Attendance: 6,000
3 April 1943 Group A Dumbarton 1–3[65] Falkirk Boghead Park
Stead   78' (pen) Inglis   1', 40'
Stewart   80' (pen)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: M C Dale

Summer Cup edit

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

29 May 1943 Cup 1(1) Dumbarton 6–2[66] Hamilton Boghead 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) Hamilton 2–1[67]
(4–7 agg.)
Dumbarton Douglas Park
Whiteford   72'
Duffy   73'
McCormack   57' Attendance: 2,000
12 June 1943 Cup 2(1) St Mirren 6–3[68] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Stenhouse   7'
Linwood   12', 23', 35', 42', 51'
Torrance   54'
Pritchard   65', 80'
Attendance: 2,500
19 June 1943 Cup 2(2) Dumbarton 1–1[69]
(4–7 agg.)
St Mirren Boghead Park
Pritchard   12' Linwood   10' Attendance: 5,000

Friendly edit

10 April 1943 Friendly Wishaw 2–2 Dumbarton Wishaw
 
 
 
 

Player statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern Division Summer Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Billy Bly 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO James Hornall[70] 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO David Watson[71] 19 0 9 0 4 0 6 0
DF   SCO Andy Cheyne[72] 38 0 30 0 4 0 4 0
DF   SCO John Morgan[73] 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO James Mulvaney[74] 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
DF   SCO Willie Savage 32 0 29 0 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO John Craig 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
MF   SCO Robert Dougall 38 6 29 6 4 0 5 0
MF   SCO John Easdale 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Hall[75] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Douglas McBain 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jackie Milne 27 1 21 1 3 0 3 0
MF   SCO William Smith[76] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO George Urquhart[77] 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Gilbert Alsop 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Johnny Gould 28 19 25 19 0 0 3 0
FW   SCO George Henderson[78] 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Hepburn[79] 39 9 29 6 4 1 6 2
FW   SCO John Honeyman[80] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO George Jeffrey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Gerry McAloon 15 13 12 12 0 0 3 1
FW   SCO Murdoch McCormack[81] 9 2 5 1 4 1 0 0
FW   SCO Felix McGrogan 29 13 24 9 0 0 5 4
FW   SCO Jimmy Parlane[82] 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Vince Pritchard[83] 28 12 21 9 2 3 5 0
FW   SCO Willie Reid[84] 37 6 27 5 4 1 6 0
FW   SCO Angus Stead[85] 5 3 0 0 2 2 3 1
FW   SCO Robert Torrance[86] 24 9 14 4 4 3 6 2
FW   SCO Watson[87] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Trialists 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[88]

Transfers edit

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

Source:[89]

Reserve team edit

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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