Dumbarton 1937–1938 football season
1937–1938 season | |
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division Two | 7th |
Scottish Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Smith (29) All: Jimmy Smith (29) |
← 1936–371938–39 → |
The 1937–38 season was the 61st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup.
Scottish League
Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Football LeagueDumbarton made another encouraging start to their 15th season in a row in the Second Division, with only one defeat in their first 8 games. Although that form wasn't maintained fully, Dumbarton had their best season for a number of years by finishing 7th out of 18, with 39 points – 20 behind champions Raith Rovers. For the fifth time, Dumbarton maintained an unbeaten home league record, but with only 3 wins from 17 fixtures away from Boghead, promotion was never going to be a real possibility.
Brechin City v Dumbarton14 August 1937 League | Brechin City | 3–4 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
McMahon 4' Cargill 29' (pen.) Deans 57' (OG) |
Smith, J 18', 48', 69' Murray 56' |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: A Henderson |
21 August 1937 League | Dumbarton | 5–1 | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Smith, G Smith, J (pen.) Duffy |
Hutchison (pen.) | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A Cockburn |
28 August 1937 League | East Stirling | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Meechan Beath 67' |
Smith, G 40' Murray 76' |
Referee: W Murray |
4 September 1937 League | Dumbarton | 5–1 | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Smith, G Smith, J Murray |
Shelligan (pen.) | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Welsh |
11 September 1937 League | Forfar Athletic | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Smith 20' Bain 58', 61' Campbell 67' |
Smith, G 9', 80' Duffy 79' |
Referee: R Carruthers |
18 September 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Leith Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith, J Duffy Robertson |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Williamson |
25 September 1937 League | Airdrie | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Murray 15' | Smith, G 26' Robertson 35' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M Dale |
2 October 1937 League | Dumbarton | 4–4 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Devers Smith, J Smith, G 82' |
Walls Watters |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Fair |
9 October 1937 League | East Fife | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
McCartney 20', 43', 60' McLeod 46' |
Duffy 42' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Provan |
16 October 1937 League | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Smith, J Robertson 82' |
Joyner 23' Gilmour 50' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Carruthers |
23 October 1937 League | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–1 | Dumbarton | East End Park, Dunfermline |
Robertson | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Fair |
30 October 1937 League | King's Park | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Park |
Referee: H Stokes |
6 November 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Robertson 57' Smith, G 64' Smith, J 69' |
Burke 2', 89' | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: T Fyfe |
13 November 1937 League | Alloa Athletic | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Smith, J | Referee: J Mackay |
20 November 1937 League | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Duffy Masson (OG) Smith, J 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: C Faultless |
27 November 1937 League | St Bernard's | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Royal Gymnasium Ground |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: A Cunningham |
4 December 1937 League | Dumbarton | 7–0 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Smith, J 40', 67', 70' Duffy 42', 57' Smith, G 45' Murray 90' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Gilchrist |
18 December 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3–2 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Smith, J Duffy Smith, G |
McCartney | Attendance: 2,000 |
25 December 1937 League | Stenhousemuir | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Cowan 50' Rae Hill |
Smith, G 20' Smith, J |
Referee: W Gilchrist |
1 January 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith, G 1' Duffy 45' |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: W McCall |
3 January 1938 League | Cowdenbeath | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Duffy |
8 January 1938 League | Leith Athletic | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Old Meadowbank |
Kinnear (pen.) Murphy 90' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Henderson |
15 January 1938 League | Dumbarton | 3–1 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Smith, G 13' Duffy Cochrane |
Ross | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J Welsh |
29 January 1938 League | Dundee United | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Rumbles | Smith, J Robertson Smith, G |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Cunningham |
5 February 1938 League | Dumbarton | 8–0 | Edinburgh City | Boghead Park |
Smith, G Smith, J Robertson |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: C Faultless |
12 February 1938 League | Montrose | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Referee: M Dale |
19 February 1938 League | Raith Rovers | 7–0 | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Haywood 5' Whitelaw 25' Gilmour |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Williamson |
26 February 1938 League | Dumbarton | 4–1 | King's Park | Boghead Park |
Smith, J Smith, G Trialist |
12 March 1938 League | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith, J Smith, G |
Izatt 77' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Cockburn |
19 March 1938 League | Albion Rovers | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
Keirnan 39' Bell 80' Burke |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Gilchrist |
26 March 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–1 | St Bernard's | Boghead Park |
Smith, G Smith, J |
Flucher | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Murray |
2 April 1938 League | Edinburgh City | 4–0 | Dumbarton | East Pilton, Edinburgh |
Bell |
Referee: J Mackay |
9 April 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Robertson Smith, G 86' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M Dale |
16 April 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith, J Kemp |
Referee: J Welsh |
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1937–38 Scottish CupDumbarton came up against first division Kilmarnock in the first round and despite a good fight were to finish up second best.
Kilmarnock v Dumbarton22 January 1938 Cup R1 | Kilmarnock | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Candy 36' Reid 40' Thomson 57' Fyfe |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Baillie |
Friendly
Dumbarton v East Stirling5 March 1938 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–3 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Smith, G |
Roughead | Attendance: 1,000 |
Player statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | William Morrison | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Robert Muir | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John Casey | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John Clay | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | James McKain | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Daniel Clancy | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Coleman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Curley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | William Deans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Irvine | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | William Kemp | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | James McAllister | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | David Muir | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Stephen Murray | 28 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie White | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Sandy Cochrane | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Thomas Devers | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Archibald Duffy | 26 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Abram Robertson | 34 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Gavin Smith | 35 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 35 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Sneddon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Trialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Transfers
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In addition John Glass, James Mitchell, David Ogilvie, Willie Parlane, Alex Scott and Alex Young all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
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References
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