1949–50 Dumbarton F.C. season
1949–1950 season | |||
Manager | William Guthrie | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League B Division | 15th | ||
Scottish Cup | Second Round | ||
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | ||
B Division Supplementary Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Joe Spiers (7) All: Tom Donegan / Joe Spiers (8) | ||
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Season 1949–50 was the 73rd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 44th time, the Scottish Cup for the 55th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 4th time.
Overview
If the 1948-49 league campaign was a disappointment, this season was to prove a disaster, with just 16 points being won and a 15th-place finish - a distant 31 behind champions Morton. Things might have been worse, however, with only 4 points separating them from relegation to Division C.
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost out in the second round to Stirling Albion, after two drawn games.
The League Cup sectional games were no more successful, finishing 3rd of 4, with two wins and a draw being taken from their 6 games.
The Supplementary Cup again saw a first round exit, this time to Stenhousemuir.
In the Stirlingshire Cup, Alloa were to prove too strong for Dumbarton in their first round clash.
Finally, two 'benefit' matches were played against strong Rangers and Clyde sides, resulting in wins in both cases.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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10 September 1949 | Arbroath | A | 1-1 | Grant | 3,500 |
17 September 1949 | Stenhousemuir | H | 3-0 | Donegan;Goldie;McLean | |
24 September 1949 | Queen's Park | A | 1-4 | Goldie | 8,000 |
1 October 1949 | Cowdenbeath | H | 1-2 | Cook | |
8 October 1949 | Dundee United | A | 0-5 | 12,000 | |
15 October 1949 | Ayr United | H | 2-0 | Carson;McLean | 1,000 |
22 October 1949 | Hamilton | H | 0-1 | 3,000 | |
29 October 1949 | Alloa Athletic | A | 0-1 | 5,000 | |
5 November 1949 | Morton | H | 3-4 | Spiers(2);Leitch | |
12 November 1949 | Albion Rovers | A | 1-2 | Cantwell | 2,000 |
19 November 1949 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0-5 | 5,000 | |
26 November 1949 | Kilmarnock | H | 0-1 | 2,000 | |
3 December 1949 | Airdrie | A | 2-5 | Grant;Johnston | 6,000 |
10 December 1949 | Forfar Athletic | A | 1-2 | Donegan | 2,000 |
17 December 1949 | St Johnstone | H | 0-2 | 1,200 | |
24 December 1949 | Arbroath | H | 4-2 | Donegan(2);Spiers(2) | |
31 December 1949 | Stenhousemuir | A | 2-1 | Spiers;Dunbar | 2,000 |
2 January 1950 | Queen's Park | H | 1-3 | Johnston | |
3 January 1950 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2-3 | Johnston;Dunbar | |
7 January 1950 | Dundee United | H | 3-0 | Spiers;Johnston;McLaren | 3,000 |
14 January 1950 | Ayr United | A | 2-4 | Stirling;OG | 6,000 |
21 January 1950 | Hamilton | A | 1-1 | Grant | 3,000 |
4 February 1950 | Alloa Athletic | H | 4-0 | Stirling(2);Peden;Sheridan | 3,000 |
18 February 1950 | Albion Rovers | H | 0-3 | 1,500 | |
4 March 1950 | Kilmarnock | A | 1-1 | Johnston | 9,000 |
11 March 1950 | Airdrie | H | 0-1 | 5,000 | |
18 March 1950 | Forfar Athletic | H | 1-1 | Johnston | |
25 March 1950 | St Johnstone | A | 1-2 | Spiers | |
1 April 1950 | Morton | A | 0-1 | 5,000 | |
8 April 1950 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2-4 | Peden;Stirling | 2,000 |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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28 January 1950 | 1 | Queens Park | H | 1-0 | Stirling | 8,500 |
11 February 1950 | 2 | Stirling Albion | A | 2-2 | Tait;Johnston | 10,072 |
15 February 1950 | 2R | Stirling Albion | H | 1-1 | Grant | 9,700 |
22 February 1950 | 2R2 | Stirling Albion | A | 2-6 | Dunlop;Spiers | 16,000 |
Scottish League Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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13 August 1949 | P | Arbroath | H | 5-1 | Donegan(2);Goldie;Leitch;Dunbar | 3,000 |
17 August 1949 | P | Dundee United | A | 1-5 | Goldie | 10,000 |
20 August 1949 | P | Airdrie | A | 2-2 | Donegan;Dunbar | 8,000 |
27 August 1949 | P | Arbroath | A | 1-3 | Dunbar | 4,500 |
31 August 1949 | P | Dundee United | H | 3-1 | Goldie(2);Cantwell | 1,000 |
3 September 1949 | P | Airdrie | H | 0-4 | 6,000 |
Supplementary Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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29 April 1950 | 1 | Stenhousemuir | A | 1-2 | Donegan |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 August 1949 | 1 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2-3 | Gillies;Neill |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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5 September 1949 | Rangers | H | 7-1 | Goldie(2);Cantwell(2);Grant;McLean;Dunbar | |
12 September 1949 | Clyde | H | 5-2 | Goldie(3);Carson;McLean |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 27 players for the 41 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Supplementary Cup matches, as detailed below. George Ferguson featured in all but two of these matches.[1]
Player | Position[2] | Appearances | Goals |
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Jackie Cantwell | FW | 20 | 2 |
George Carson | FW | 5 | 1 |
Ian Cook | FW | 6 | 1 |
Bobby Donaldson | MF | 19 | |
Tom Donegan | FW | 35 | 8 |
Roy Dunbar | FW | 21 | 5 |
Rex Dunlop | FW | 7 | 1 |
George Ferguson | DF | 39 | |
Donald Gillies | FW | 4 | |
Hugh Goldie | FW | 9 | 6 |
Peter Grant | FW | 25 | 4 |
Ian Hepburn | MF | 9 | |
Willie Johnston | FW | 20 | 7 |
Willie Leitch | FW | 4 | 2 |
Jim McGown | MF | 3 | |
Willie McLaren | MF | 25 | 1 |
Neil McLean | FW | 17 | 2 |
Jack McNee | DF | 30 | |
Ian Ogilvie | GK | 15 | |
George Paton | GK | 26 | |
Jim Peden | MF | 22 | 2 |
John Sharp | MF | 22 | |
John Sheridan | FW | 3 | 1 |
Joe Spiers | FW | 22 | 8 |
Alex Stirling | FW | 16 | 5 |
Andy Tait | MF | 13 | 1 |
John Turnbull | DF | 14 |
Reserve Team
Dumbarton played a reserve team for the first time in many seasons and competed in Division C (South West) finishing 18th and bottom, recording 6 wins and 8 draws from 34 matches. Note that in addition to the reserve sides of the bigger Division A teams in South and West Scotland, the first team of Stranraer also competed in this league.
In the Second XI Cup, Dumbarton were dumped out in the first round by Queen of the South.