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1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1943–44 season was the fifth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.

Dumbarton
1943–1944 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Southern League5th
Summer CupFirst Round
League Cup SouthPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: George Brooks (20)
All: George Brooks (24)
Highest home attendance8,000
Lowest home attendance3,000
Average home league attendance4,770

Scottish Southern League edit

Main article: 1943–44 Southern Football League (Scotland)

Dumbarton had their best performance to date in their fourth season in the Scottish Southern League. Indeed, for two weeks in October 1943 Dumbarton topped the league. However with only two wins recorded after the New Year it was a 5th place finish out of 16 that was achieved with 32 points - 18 behind champions Rangers. Nevertheless the league results included a first ever league win over Celtic at Celtic Park.

14 August 1943 League Dumbarton 3–1[1][2] Airdrie Boghead Park
Stead   46'
Reid   48'
Milne   53'		 Aitken   20' Attendance: 4,000
21 August 1943 League Third Lanark 2–3[3][4] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Fraser   16'
Jones   78'		 Hepburn   15'
Brooks   75', 80'		 Attendance: 4,000
28 August 1943 League Dumbarton 2–1[5][6] St Mirren Boghead Park
Hepburn   77'
Brooks   78'		 Linwood   85' Attendance: 5,000
4 September 1943 League Celtic 1–4[7][8] Dumbarton Celtic Park
Gallacher   84' Lipton   8', 22'
Hepburn   25'
Reid   65'		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: C R Blues
11 September 1943 League Dumbarton 2–3[9][10] Falkirk Boghead Park
Brooks   12'
Milne   86' (pen)		 Ogilvie   55'
Fitzsimmons   75'
Inglis   87'		 Attendance: 5,500
18 September 1943 League Hibernian 4–3[11][12] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Smith   16', 41', 49' (pen)
Caskie   43'		 Milne   39' (pen)
Brooks   58'
Stead   64'		 Attendance: 12,000
25 September 1943 League Dumbarton 4–2[13][14] Motherwell Boghead Park
Brooks   26', 72', 80'
Milne   60' (pen)		 Gillan   63'
Gibson   89'		 Attendance: 4,000
2 October 1943 League Partick Thistle 2–6[15][16] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Leitch   60', 89' Brooks   24', 47', 85'
Brawley   25'
Stead   37', 86'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: W Webb
9 October 1943 League Dumbarton 2–1[17][18] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Milne   14'
Torrance   20'		 Aitkenhead   62' Attendance: 3,000
16 October 1943 League Dumbarton 3–2[19][20] Hamilton Boghead Park
Torrance   17'
Brooks   60'
Stead   70'		 Hood   1'
Robinson   55'		 Attendance: 5,000
23 October 1943 League Albion Rovers 0–1[21][22] Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Brooks   40' Attendance: 6,000
30 October 1943 League Dumbarton 1–4[23][24] Morton Boghead Park
Brooks   52' Maxwell   32', 63'
White   35'
Campbell   47'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J R Boyd
6 November 1943 League Hearts 3–0[25][26] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Miller   11'
Gillies   53'
Kelly   65'		 Attendance: 12,000
13 November 1943 League Dumbarton 1–0[27][28] Clyde Boghead Park
Brooks   75' Attendance: 5,000
20 November 1943 League Rangers 2–0[29][30] Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Duncanson   18', 46' Attendance: 20,000
27 November 1943 League Airdrie 1–3[31][32] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
O'Sullivan   75' Milne   13' (pen)
Reid   28', 84'		 Attendance: 3,000
3 December 1943 League Dumbarton 2–3[33][34] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Brooks   48', 58' Henderson   64', 88'
McLean   86'		 Attendance: 4,000
11 December 1943 League St Mirren 5–2[35][36] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Stenhouse   7', 55', 75'
Junior   50'
Kelly   85' (pen)		 Trialist   80'
Lipton   89'		 Attendance: 3,000
18 December 1943 League Dumbarton 1–1[37][38] Celtic Boghead Park
Douglas   46' McDonald   79' (pen) Attendance: 7,000
25 December 1943 League Dumbarton 1–1[39][40] Hibernian Boghead Park
Brooks   35' Cuthberson   12' Attendance: 3,500
1 January 1944 League Falkirk 4–0[41][42] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Fitzsimmons   16', 70'
Napier   24'
Brady   48'		 Attendance: 5,000
3 January 1944 League Dumbarton 1–1[43][44] Rangers Boghead Park
Brooks   Smith   Attendance: 8,000
8 January 1944 League Motherwell 2–0[45][46] Dumbarton Fir Park
Main   17'
Gillan   40'		 Attendance: 3,000
15 January 1944 League Dumbarton 2–2[47][48] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Milne,Jk   60' (pen)
Milne,Jn   79'		 Newall   32'
Glover   52'		 Attendance: 5,000
22 January 1944 League Queen's Park 0–0[49][50] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Attendance: 5,000
29 January 1944 League Hamilton 0–1[51][52] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Brooks   53' Attendance: 3,000
5 February 1944 League Dumbarton 2–2[53][54] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Pritchard   53', 60' Mooney   5'
McDonald   87'		 Attendance: 3,000
12 February 1944 League Morton 3–1[55][56] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Henderson   5'
McKenzie   67'
Kelly   86'		 Milne   39' Attendance: 5,000
19 February 1944 League Dumbarton 2–1[57][58] Hearts Boghead Park
Blyth   22' (OG)
Craig   55'		 Blyth   54' Attendance: 3,500
26 February 1944 League Clyde 4–1[59][60] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Wallace   20'
Mills   28'
Johnstone   30', 82'		 Milne   25' Attendance: 5,000

League Cup South edit

Main article: 1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Despite an unbeaten away record, Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup South.

4 March 1944 Group D Dumbarton 1–4[61] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Milne   55' Jordan   10'
Gallacher   58'
Aitkenhead   85'
Harris   88'		 Attendance: 4,000
11 March 1944 Group D Clyde 0–1[62] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Pritchard   47' Attendance: 10,000
18 March 1944 Group D St Mirren 2–2[63] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Linwood   65'
Kennedy   78'		 Brooks   73', 76' Attendance: 8,000
25 March 1944 Group D Queen's Park 0–2[64] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Reid   52'
Brooks   86'		 Attendance: 10,000
1 April 1944 Group D Dumbarton 1–3[65] Clyde Boghead Park
Hickie   10' (OG) Wallace   30'
Agnew   53', 83'		 Attendance: 6,000
8 April 1944 Group D Dumbarton 2–1[66] St Mirren Boghead Park
Pritchard   10'
Brooks   40'		 Linwood   88' Attendance: 3,500

Summer Cup edit

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Dumbarton suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Clyde in the first round of the Summer Cup.

3 June 1944 Cup 1(1) Dumbarton 2–4[67] Clyde Boghead Park
Pritchard   47'
Brawley   61'		 Johnstone   1'
Gillies   33', 59', 75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Webb
10 June 1944 Cup 1(2) Clyde 6–0[68]
(10–2 agg.)		 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Gillies   10', 25', 36'
Johnstone   30', 73', 86'		 Attendance: 6,000

Player statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern Division Summer Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Brendan Bell 18 0 12 0 2 0 4 0
GK   SCO David Watson[69] 20 0 18 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Andy Cheyne[70] 30 0 22 0 2 0 6 0
DF   SCO Alex Kay[71] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO John Morgan[72] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO James Mulvaney[73] 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Robert Wallace[74] 22 0 16 0 1 0 5 0
MF   SCO Tom Brawley[75] 26 2 22 1 2 1 2 0
MF   SCO John Craig[76] 30 1 24 1 1 0 5 0
MF   SCO Bobby Donaldson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Andrew McAlpine[77] 38 0 30 0 2 0 6 0
MF   SCO Douglas McBain 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jackie Milne 37 10 29 9 2 0 6 1
MF   SCO Willie Reid[78] 28 5 23 4 0 0 5 1
FW   SCO James Anderson[79] 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
FW   SCO Andrew Boyd[80] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO George Brooks[81] 38 24 30 20 2 0 6 4
FW   SCO Frank Douglas[82] 15 1 14 1 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO John Hepburn[83] 28 3 20 3 2 0 6 0
FW   SCO Thomas Lipton[84] 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ian McColl[85] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Murdoch McCormack[86] 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Milne[87] 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Vince Pritchard[88] 9 5 2 2 2 1 5 2
FW   SCO Angus Stead[89] 24 6 22 6 0 0 2 0
FW   SCO Robert Torrance[90] 9 2 6 2 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Trialists 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0

Source:[91]

Transfers edit

In addition George Henderson and John Honeyman both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

Source:[92]

Reserve team edit

Dumbarton continued to run a Second XI during the season.

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the second round to St Mirren, and finished as runners-up in the Glasgow & District Reserve League (First Series).

References edit

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