1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was the 75th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.

Dumbarton
1958–1959 season
ManagerPeter McGown
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 24th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh Gallacher (23)
All: Hugh Gallacher (26)

Scottish Second Division

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This was to be another 'almost' season for Dumbarton in Division 2, but as in the previous campaign the final run-in was to be decisive with only one win taken from the last six games. It was to be 4th place again, with 45 points, 15 behind champions Ayr United.

20 August 1958 Division 2 Alloa Athletic 3–5[1][2] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Gillespie  
White  
Hunter   (pen)
Smillie    
Whalen  
Brown,L  
Attendance: 5,013
3 September 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 2–3[3][4] Brechin City Boghead Park
Stewart  
Gallacher  
Stormont   
Duncan  
6 September 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–0[5][6] Queens Park Boghead Park
McBriar   50' Referee: A Crossman
10 September 1958 Division 2 East Stirling 3–2[7][8] Dumbarton Firs Park
Boyd,A    (pen)
Govan   (OG)
Gallacher  
Webster   (OG)
13 September 1958 Division 2 Montrose 1–6[9][10] Dumbarton Links Park
Selway   Smillie   3'  
Whalen   
Stewart  
Referee: J Mowat
16 September 1958 Division 2 Brechin City 2–1[11][12] Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Burse    Smillie  
20 September 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 4–3[13][14] Dundee United Boghead Park
Brown,L   25'
Combe   54' 
Smillie  
McDonald   49'
Martin   51'
Hunter   55' (pen)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T Wharton
27 September 1958 Division 2 Berwick Rangers 0–3[15][16] Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Whalen  
Smillie  
Silcock   (OG)
Attendance: 1,913
Referee: J Holborn
4 October 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 6–1[17][18] Morton Boghead Park
Stewart   12'  
Smith   38'  
Kiernan   Attendance: 5,500
Referee: D McTaggart
11 October 1958 Division 2 St Johnstone 1–1[19][20] Dumbarton Muirton Park
  Smith   Referee: W Syme
18 October 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 4–2[21][22] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Smillie   15', 22', 34'  Clarke   13'
Murphy  
Referee: E Cowan
25 October 1958 Division 2 Stranraer 2–3[23][24] Dumbarton Stair Park
Egan   26'
Finnie  
Beveridge  
Cunningham  
Smith  
Referee: A McClintock
1 November 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–2[25][26] Ayr United Boghead Park
Stewart   38' McMillan   22'
Price   26'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: R Davidson
8 November 1958 Division 2 Arbroath 5–4[27][28] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Easson      67'  (pen) Gallacher   16', 27', 45'  Attendance: 3,173
Referee: G Mitchell
22 November 1958 Division 2 Stenhousemuir 2–0[29][30] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Kilgannon   48'
Stewart   66'
Referee: J Holborn
29 November 1958 Division 2 Albion Rovers 1–2[31][32] Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Fagan   31' Smith   24'
Gallacher   80'
Referee: W Harvey
6 December 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–1[33][34] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher   43' Craig   29' Referee: T Wharton
13 December 1958 Division 2 East Fife 2–6[35][36] Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Bryce  
Stirrat  
Whalen   9', 17', 35'
Donnachie   16' 
Gallacher  
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: T Alexander
20 December 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 6–3[37][38] Hamilton Boghead Park
Donnachie   4', 56'
Gallacher   20', 51' 
Combe   37'
McLean   21'
Blair   68' 
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Syme
27 December 1958 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–1[39][40] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Combe   17' Docherty   7' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Brittle
1 January 1959 Division 2 Queens Park 2–4[41][42] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Church    Gallacher   9' 
McDonald  
Combe  
Referee: R Morris
3 January 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 3–1[43][44] Montrose Boghead Park
Gallacher   39'
Combe   45'
McCormack  
Mearns   Attendance: 4,000
Referee: G Mitchell
10 January 1959 Division 2 Dundee United 1–1[45][46] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
McDonald   36' Whalen   9' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Rodger
24 January 1959 Division 2 Morton 1–1[47][48] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
McAllister   35' Gallacher   Referee: D Weir
7 February 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–1[49][50] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Govan   84' (pen) Walker   10' Referee: F Crossley
21 February 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 4–1[51][52] Stranraer Boghead Park
Whalen   23'
Cunningham   55'
Combe  
Brown,L  
Trialist   26' Attendance: 1,200
Referee: G Mitchell
28 February 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 5-0[53][54] East Fife Boghead Park
Gallacher   18' 
Craig   38'
Smith  
Stewart  
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Weir
7 March 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 2-0[55][56] Arbroath Boghead Park
Gallacher  
Stewart  
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: A McClintock
21 March 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 5-1[57][58] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Smith    30'  (pen)
Stewart   
Kilgannon   48' Referee: J Stewart
28 March 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 2-0[59][60] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Stewart  
Gallacher  
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A McClintock
4 April 1959 Division 2 Forfar Athletic 3–1[61][62] Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Craig   25' 
Dick   29'
Smith   Attendance: 1,600
Referee: A Crossman
18 April 1959 Division 2 Hamilton 4–1[63][64] Dumbarton Douglas Park
McLean   9'
McGuire  
Currie  
Dignam  
Gray   6' Referee: W Syme
20 April 1959 Division 2 Cowdenbeath 2–2[65][66] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Scott  
Gilfillan  
Stewart  
Lindsay   (OG)
25 April 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 2-1[67][68] East Stirling Boghead Park
Gallacher   31'  Duffy   Attendance: 2,500
Referee: E Cowan
27 April 1959 Division 2 Ayr United 3–1[69][70] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Price   
McGhee  
Gallacher  

Scottish League Cup

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In the League Cup, qualification was there for the taking, with 3 wins and a draw from the first 5 games, but a final home defeat to Arbroath meant that Dumbarton would miss out again on progression.

9 August 1958 Group 7 Dumbarton 3–3[73][74] Queens Park Boghead Park
Brown,L   9'
Beveridge   76'
Stewart   89'
Cromar   (pen)
Murney   44'
Kane   70'
Referee: F Crossley
13 August 1958 Group 7 Alloa Athletic 1–3[75][76] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Hunter   Stewart   
Combe  
16 August 1958 Group 7 Arbroath 6–3[77][78] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Easson    
Fernie  
Brown  
Sherriffs  
Brown,L   
Stewart  
23 August 1958 Group 7 Queens Park 0–3[79][80] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Brown, L   29'
Smillie   40', 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Mackie
27 August 1958 Group 7 Dumbarton 3–1[81][82] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Brown,L    (pen)
Smillie  
Reid   Attendance: 4,400
30 August 1958 Group 7 Dumbarton 0–1[83][84] Arbroath Boghead Park
Easson   Attendance: 6,500
Referee: R Davidson

Scottish Cup

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In the Scottish Cup, after a good win over Highland League opposition, Division 1 opponents Kilmarnock were to prove to be too good for Dumbarton in the second round.

31 January 1959 Cup round 1 Dumbarton 4–0[85][86] Buckie Thistle Boghead Park
Stewart   23'
Gallacher   55', 60'
Combe   86'
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: A McClintock
14 February 1959 Cup round 2 Dumbarton 2–8[87][88] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Whalen  
Gallacher   67'
Wentzel   14', 65', 78'
Burns   22'
Mays   (pen)
McBride   45', 55' (pen), 72'
Attendance: 10,804
Referee: R Davidson

Locally Dumbarton lost out to Stenhousemuir in the semi-final of the Stirlingshire Cup.

8 December 1958 First Round Alloa Athletic 0–4 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Donnachie  
Combe  
Brown,L  
Gallacher  
10 March 1959 Semi-final Stenhousemuir 2–1 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Stewart  
kilgannon  
Smith  

Friendlies

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Amongst the friendlies played during the season were three matches against English opposition - a 'home and away' tie against Accrington Stanley and an away trip to Colchester United.

6 October 1958 Friendly Dumbarton 1–1 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Whalen     Attendance: 3,000
20 October 1958 Friendly Dumbarton 1–1  Accrington Stanley Boghead Park
Stewart   Scott   Attendance: 5,000
17 November 1958 Friendly Dumbarton 1–0 Scottish Command XI (Army) Boghead Park
Trialist  
22 December 1958 Friendly Dumbarton 5–3 Johnstone Burgh Boghead Park
McInnes  
Smillie   
Symington  
McCormack  
McSorley   
Murney  
7 April 1959 Friendly Dumbarton 4–1 Morton Boghead Park
Whalen    
Gallacher   
Beaton  

Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO John Bonnar 30 0 25 0 2 0 3 0
GK   SCO Con Murray 14 0 11 0 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO Tommy Govan 37 1 32 1 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO Jim Gray[89] 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Andy Jardine 44 0 36 0 2 0 6 0
DF   SCO Jack McDade[90] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Bobby Paterson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO Tommy Craig[91] 44 1 36 1 2 0 6 0
MF   SCO George Cunningham[92] 42 2 36 2 2 0 4 0
MF   SCO Peter Haggerty 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO Frank McBriar[93] 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO John McCall 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jim McCormack[94] 6 1 3 1 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO Bobby McInnes[95] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO John Smith[96] 38 11 31 11 2 0 5 0
FW   SCO Ian Beveridge[97] 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1
FW   SCO Jim Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Les Brown 43 9 35 3 2 0 6 6
FW   SCO Tommy Brown[98] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Stevie Chalmers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Bobby Combe 31 9 24 7 2 1 5 1
FW   SCO Alex Donnachie[99] 15 4 12 4 0 0 3 0
FW   SCO Hugh Gallacher 26 26 24 23 2 3 0 0
FW   SCO McDonald[100] 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Smillie[101] 14 16 11 13 0 0 3 3
FW   SCO Charlie Stewart 39 17 32 12 1 1 6 4
FW   SCO Willie Symington[102] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Tom Whalen[103] 27 10 21 9 2 1 4 0
FW   SCO Trialist 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[104]

Transfers

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Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:

Source:[105]

Reserve team

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Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Combined Reserve League. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton finishing runners up to Morton in the First Series (with 4 wins and 2 draws from 8 games) and winning the Second (with 6 wins from 8 games).

In addition, Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but were knocked out in the first round by Rangers.

References

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  91. ^ The League match against Dundee United on 20 September marked Tommy Craig's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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