1966–67 Dumbarton F.C. season
1966–1967 season | |||
Manager | Willie Toner | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League Division 2 | 14th | ||
Scottish Cup | First Round | ||
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Harry Kirk (13) All: Harry Kirk (13) | ||
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Season 1966–67 was the 90th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 60th time, the Scottish Cup for the 72nd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 20th time.
Overview
This was to be an uninspiring league season from the start, with only one win in the first nine games, which saw Dumbarton finish in 14th place, with 33 points, a massive 36 behind champions Morton.
In the Scottish Cup, after a win over local rivals Clydebank in the second preliminary round, Dumbarton fell to Division 1 opponents Partick Thistle in the first round proper.
In the League Cup, there was little to cheer with only a single win and a draw from the six sectional matches which meant no further progress in the competition.
Locally, Dumbarton's bad luck in the Stirlingshire Cup continued to 'dog' them. A first round draw against Stirling Albion was decided by the toss of a coin - which Dumbarton lost - the second such loss in successive seasons.
Notable this season was the introduction of substitutes - one replacement was allowed in all competitive games.
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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24 August 1966 | Forfar Athletic | A | 0-1 | ||
7 September 1966 | Raith Rovers | H | 2-3 | McGowan;Kirk | |
10 September 1966 | Clydebank | A | 3-1 | McMahon(2);McDonald | 3,500 |
14 September 1966 | Raith Rovers | A | 0-2 | ||
17 September 1966 | East Fife | H | 0-3 | 500 | |
21 September 1966 | Forfar Athletic | H | 1-2 | Kirk | |
24 September 1966 | Brechin City | A | 0-0 | ||
1 October 1966 | Cowdenbeath | H | 2-2 | Kirk;Nelson | |
8 October 1966 | Hamilton | A | 2-4 | McMahon;McDonald | |
15 October 1966 | East Stirling | H | 4-1 | Kirk(2);Nelson(2) | 500 |
22 October 1966 | Stranraer | A | 1-2 | McBeth | 900 |
29 October 1966 | Queen of the South | H | 1-1 | Nelson | |
5 November 1966 | Stenhousemuir | A | 1-1 | Young | 500 |
12 November 1966 | Arbroath | H | 1-1 | McMahon | 800 |
19 November 1966 | Montrose | A | 1-3 | McEachran | 400 |
26 November 1966 | Morton | H | 0-1 | 1,200 | |
3 December 1966 | Albion Rovers | H | 3-0 | Young;Lynas;Kirk | 800 |
10 December 1966 | Berwick Rangers | A | 1-0 | Kirk | 450 |
17 December 1966 | Queens Park | A | 1-1 | Young | |
24 December 1966 | Alloa Athletic | H | 1-2 | Kirk | |
31 December 1966 | Third Lanark | A | 1-0 | Kirk | 400 |
2 January 1967 | Clydebank | H | 2-2 | McCormack;McMahon | 1,000 |
3 January 1967 | East Fife | A | 1-2 | McMahon | |
14 January 1967 | Cowdenbeath | A | 1-6 | McCormack | 600 |
21 January 1967 | Hamilton | H | 1-3 | Lynas | 700 |
4 February 1967 | East Stirling | A | 0-4 | 500 | |
11 February 1967 | Stranraer | H | 1-0 | Watson | 300 |
18 February 1967 | Brechin City | H | 0-2 | 500 | |
25 February 1967 | Queen of the South | A | 3-2 | McCormack(2);Young | |
4 March 1967 | Stenhousemuir | H | 3-1 | McMahon(2);Nelson | |
11 March 1967 | Arbroath | A | 1-1 | Nelson | |
18 March 1967 | Montrose | H | 2-0 | Nelson;Kirk | 350 |
25 March 1967 | Morton | A | 0-4 | ||
1 April 1967 | Albion Rovers | A | 2-2 | Watson(2) | |
8 April 1967 | Berwick Rangers | H | 3-1 | Watson(2);Kirk | 600 |
11 April 1967 | Queens Park | H | 4-0 | Moffat;Buckley;Watson;McMillan | |
22 April 1967 | Alloa Athletic | A | 1-2 | Moffat | |
28 April 1967 | Third Lanark | H | 5-1 | McMillan(2)Kirk(2);McCormack |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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7 January 1967 | P2 | Clydebank | H | 2-0 | McCormack;McMahon | 6,505 |
28 January 1967 | 1 | Partick Thistle | A | 0-3 | 7,000 |
Scottish League Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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13 August 1966 | P | Airdrie | A | 0-3 | 1,500 | |
17 August 1966 | P | Queens Park | H | 1-2 | Young | |
20 August 1966 | P | Queen of the South | H | 1-1 | McMahon | 1,000 |
27 August 1966 | P | Airdrie | H | 1-2 | Veitch | |
31 August 1966 | P | Queens Park | A | 3-0 | Veitch(2);Nelson | |
3 September 1966 | P | Queen of the South | A | 2-4 | McDonald;Nelson | 200 |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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17 October 1966 | 1 | Stirling Albion | H | 1-1 * | Kirk |
* - lost on toss of coin
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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9 August 1966 | Vale of Leven | H | 5-6 | Kirk(2);Young;Lynas;McBeth | |
11 October 1966 | Ashfield | H | 5-2 | unknown | |
1 November 1966 | Shettleston | H | 2-2 | McEachran;Crawford | |
22 November 1966 | Vale of Leven | H | 7-1 | Lynas(4);unknown(3) |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 32 players for the 46 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. Andy Crawford was best by featuring in 41 of these matches.[1]
Player | Position | Appearances[2] | Goals |
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Ray Buckley | FW | 6 | 2 |
Tommy Campbell | FW | 1 | |
Andy Crawford | GK | 41 | |
Ronnie Curran | MF | 36 | |
Maurice Dunne | GK | 6(1) | |
Tommy Gallagher | FW | 2 | |
Stuart Gordon | MF | 1 | |
Tommy Govan | DF | 29 | |
Hugh Harra | MF | 32(1) | |
Des Herron | FW | 8(1) | |
Andy Jardine | DF | 40 | |
Bobby Johnstone | MF | 8 | |
John Kelly | FW | 4(2) | |
Harry Kirk | FW | 40 | 13 |
Jim Lynas | FW | 31 | 2 |
Hugh Mackrell | FW | 1 | |
Andy McBeth | FW | 7 | 1 |
Roy McCormack | FW | 15 | 6 |
Ron McDonald | MF | 17 | 3 |
Andy McEachran | FW | 11 | 1 |
John McGhee | FW | 4 | |
Mike McGowan | FW | 34(1) | 1 |
Tommy McLeod | FW | 1 | |
Hugh McMahon | FW | 27(1) | 10 |
Ally McMillan | FW | 8 | 3 |
Alex Moffat | FW | 4 | 2 |
Drew Nelson | FW | 38 | 9 |
Ian Rodger | FW | 10 | |
Willie Scullion | DF | 1 | |
Jimmy Veitch | MF | 5(2) | 3 |
Allan Watson | FW | 7 | 6 |
Bobby Young | FW | 32(1) | 5 |