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1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was the 69th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.

Dumbarton
1952–1953 season
ManagerWilliam Irvine
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division10th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Jackie Malloch (17)
All: Jackie Malloch (18)

Scottish League edit

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish Football League

An uncharacteristic good start to the league campaign saw 5 points taken from the first 3 games, but this form was unable to be maintained and Dumbarton finished in a mid-table 10th place, 16 behind champions Stirling Albion.

6 September 1952 Division B Dumbarton 1-0[1][2] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Irwin   (pen) Attendance: 3,500
Referee: W Brittle
13 September 1952 Division B Dunfermline Athletic 2-2[3][4] Dumbarton East End Park
Muir  
McHale  		 Malloch   22'  Attendance: 4,000
Referee: D Gerrard
20 September 1952 Division B Dumbarton 2-1[5][6] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Finnnie   15'
McCaffrey  		 Black   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: R Davidson
27 September 1952 Division B Ayr United 5-0[7][8] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Fraser,J   44'
Beattie   56' 
Robertson  
Housley  		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J Jackson
4 October 1952 Division B Dumbarton 2-1[9][10] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
Irwin   31', 44' Brown   57' Referee: J Boyd
11 October 1952 Division B Morton 6-1[11][12] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Hannigan   27', 40', 75', 87'
Garth  
Linwood   64'		 Irwin   5' (pen) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Bowman
18 October 1952 Division B Dumbarton 1-3[13][14] Dundee United Boghead Park
Frame   11' Quinn   1'   Attendance: 2,500
Referee: R Smith
25 October 1952 Division B Alloa Athletic 4-1[15][16] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Wilson   15'
Cunningham   41'  		 Finnie   14' Referee: W Crossley
1 November 1952 Division B Dumbarton 5-5[17][18] Arbroath Boghead Park
Malloch   12'  
Gibbons   		 Friel   1'
Gallacher   35'
Bennett  
McBain   		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Barclay
8 November 1952 Division B Kilmarnock 2-1[19][20] Dumbarton Rugby Park
Ferguson   16' (OG)
Mays  		 Frame   Referee: R Yacamini
15 November 1952 Division B Hamilton 3-1[21][22] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Rae   9' 
Cunning   44'		 Tait   Referee: P Fitzpatrick
22 November 1952 Division B Dumbarton 4-0[23][24] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Malloch   11'
Shaw   20' (pen)
Donegan  
Frame  		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Barclay
29 November 1952 Division B St Johnstone 3-2[25][26] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Andrew   23'
Davies  
Bryden  		 McCaffrey   45'
Tait  		 Referee: S Hilton
6 December 1952 Division B Dumbarton 1-0[27][28] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Irwin   (pen) Referee: W Bowman
13 December 1952 Division B Stirling Albion 2-1[29][30] Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Henderson   39'
Smith   60'		 Finnie   29' Attendance: 5,500
Referee: D Graham
20 December 1952 Division B Albion Rovers 3-1[31][32] Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Irwin   12' (OG)
Orr   61', 74'		 Malloch   Referee: J Mowat
27 December 1952 Division B Dumbarton 1-1[33][34] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
McCaffrey   21' Muir   42' Referee: J Boyd
1 January 1953 Division B Queen's Park 1-0[35][36] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Ward   63' Referee: R Davidson
3 January 1953 Division B Dumbarton 2-2[37][38] Ayr United Boghead Park
Swan   55'
Shaw   (pen)		 Fraser   13'
Beattie   15'		 Referee: J Crossley
10 January 1953 Division B Forfar Athletic 5-2[39][40] Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Stockdale   12'
McKenzie   
Cunningham  
Currie  		 Donegan  
Shaw   (pen)		 Referee: W Brittle
17 January 1953 Division B Dumbarton 4-2[41][42] Morton Boghead Park
Shaw   (pen)
Malloch   60' 
Donegan   89'		 Gourlay  
Quinn   (pen)		 Referee: D McKerchar
31 January 1953 Division B Dundee United 2-3[43][44] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Morrison   25'
Dunsmore   35'		 Irwin   
Malloch  		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: T Barclay
14 February 1953 Division B Dumbarton 4-2[45][46] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Donegan   24' }
Malloch  
McCaffrey  		 Cunningham   11'
Newman   50'		 Referee: T Barclay
21 February 1953 Division B Arbroath 2-1[47][48] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Gallacher   7'
Gray   54' (pen)		 Scott   Referee: R Yacamini
28 February 1953 Division B Dumbarton 4-2[49][50] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Shaw   6'
Scott  }
Maxwell  
Bell,T  		 Mayes  
Harvie   45'		 Referee: W Bowman
7 March 1953 Division B Dumbarton 1-2[51][52] Hamilton Boghead Park
McCaffrey   Rae   40'
Cunning  		 Referee: D Graham
14 March 1953 Division B Cowdenbeath 2-2[53][54] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Peat   53'  McCaffrey   35', 56' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Gerrard
21 March 1953 Division B Dumbarton 2-2[55][56] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Woodcock   (OG)
Malloch  		 Bryden   42'
Gilroy   47'		 Referee: J Jackson
28 March 1953 Division B Stenhousemuir 1-2[57][58] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Silcock   42' Malloch    Referee: J Bissett
4 April 1953 Division B Dumbarton 4-1[59][60] Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Malloch   3', 50', 60'
Finnie   83'		 Chalmers   77' Referee: S Hilton

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish Cup

In the Scottish Cup, there was a quick exit at the first hurdle with Dumbarton losing to Cowdenbeath.

24 January 1953 Round 1 Dumbarton 1–3[61][62] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Shaw   31' (pen) McGeachie   42'
Thomson   		 Attendance: 6,000

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish League Cup

Despite an unbeaten home record in the League Cup sectional games, with two wins and a draw - three away defeats, including a 1-11 thrashing by Ayr United (matching Dumbarton's heaviest defeat recorded in the 1925-26 season) ensured that Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4, resulting in no further progress in this competition.

9 August 1952 Section 6 Dumbarton 3–1[63][64] Dundee United Boghead Park
Finnie   26'
Swan   49' (OG)
Donegan   82'		 McKay   56' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Aitken
13 August 1952 Section 6 Ayr United 11–1[65][66] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Japp   3', 35', 80'
Fraser   15', 16'  
Robertson    46'
McKenna  
Hutton   (pen)		 Donegan   Referee: R Smith
16 August 1952 Section 6 Stirling Albion 3–0[67][68] Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
McFarlane   25'
Dick   56'  88'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: R Yacamini
23 August 1952 Section 6 Dundee United 1–0[69][70] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Irvine   1' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: D McKerchar
27 August 1952 Section 6 Dumbarton 1–1[71][72] Ayr United Boghead Park
Finnie   57' Hutton   36' Attendance: 3,000
30 August 1952 Section 6 Dumbarton 2–1[73][74] Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Malloch   63'
Irwin   68'		 Anderson   23' Referee: R Davidson

Stirlingshire Cup edit

However, silverware was achieved, with a first win in the Stirlingshire Cup, where Dumbarton defeated East Stirling in the final.

25 April 1953 Semi Final Dumbarton 2–2 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Scott   30'
Malloch   40'		  
 		 Referee: W Brittle
28 April 1953 Semi Final Replay Alloa Athletic 1–4 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Lynch   (pen) Malloch   
Scott  
Frame  
9 May 1953 Final Dumbarton 3–1 East Stirling Brockville Park
Finnie   20', 24'
 		 Hailstones   15' Referee: J Boyd

Friendlies edit

10 September 1952 Friendly Dumbarton 0–2 Celtic XI Boghead Park
Newman  
Hepburn  		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Brittle
2 December 1952 Friendly Rangers XI 0–1 Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Tait   55' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R Deas
4 February 1953 Friendly Dumbarton 2–0 Rangers XI Boghead Park
McCaffrey  
Irwin  

Player statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total B Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Wallace Murdoch[75] 30 0 25 0 1 0 4 0
GK   SCO George Paton 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Danny Bell[76] 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jack Cameron 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO George Ferguson 33 0 27 0 1 0 5 0
DF   SCO Jack McNee 16 0 11 0 0 0 5 0
MF   SCO Tommy Irwin 27 8 23 7 0 0 4 1
MF   SCO Don McDonald[77] 18 0 17 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Hugh Shaw 37 6 30 5 1 1 6 0
MF   SCO Andy Tait[78] 31 2 25 2 1 0 5 0
MF   SCO Jimmy Whyte[79] 31 0 25 0 1 0 5 0
FW   SCO Tommy Bell[80] 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Tom Donegan 24 7 17 5 1 0 6 2
FW   SCO Jim Finnie[81] 21 6 15 4 0 0 6 2
FW   SCO Jimmy Frame 11 3 10 3 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO W Gaston[82] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Gibbons[83] 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Glover[84] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jackie Malloch[85] 31 8 24 7 1 0 6 1
FW   SCO Jim Maxwell[86] 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 0
FW   SCO Gerry McCaffrey[87] 33 7 28 7 1 0 4 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Scott 20 1 16 1 0 0 4 0
FW   SCO Jackie Swan[88] 10 1 9 1 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Wilson[89] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Trialist 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[90]

Transfers edit

Source:[91]

Reserve team edit

Dumbarton only played one competitive 'reserve' fixture - in the Second XI Cup - but lost in the first round to St Mirren.

References edit

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