1961–62 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton 1961–1962 football season
The 1961–62 season was the 78th 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 competed in the Stirlingshire Cup .
Scottish Second Division
Following six seasons of top half finishes in the league, season 1961–62 was to prove disastrous, with Dumbarton slumping to finish in 17th place with 28 points, 26 behind champions Clyde.
Scottish League Cup
The League Cup sectional ties produced only one win from six games, resulting in no further interest in the competition.
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton embarrassingly lost out in the second round of the Cup to Highland League opponents Ross County, having received a first round bye.
Dumbarton lost out to East Stirling in the semi-final of the county cup.
Friendly
Player statistics
Squad
Source:[ 117]
International Caps
John Neeson earned his first and second caps playing for Scotland Amateurs against Wales on 3 March and England on 16 March respectively.[ 118]
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Source:[ 119]
Reserve team
Dumbarton played a team in the Combined Reserve League, but results were poor – finishing 7th and last in the first series with 1 win and 1 draw from 12 matches – and 5th in the second series with 3 wins and 3 draws from 12. In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Celtic.
References
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Stenhousemuir, Scottish League (23/08/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Stenhousemuir, Wednesday, August 23rd 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 Stranraer, Scottish League (06/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 Stranraer, Wednesday, September 6th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (09/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Berwick Rangers 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 9th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Stranraer 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (13/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Stranraer 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Wednesday, September 13th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 1 East Stirling, Scottish League (16/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 4 - 1 East Stirling, Saturday, September 16th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Clyde 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (20/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Clyde 2 - 2 Dumbarton, Wednesday, September 20th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 Clyde, Scottish League (27/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 Clyde, Wednesday, September 27th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 5 Brechin City, Scottish League (30/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 5 Brechin City, Saturday, September 30th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Ayr United 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (07/10/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Ayr United 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 7th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Arbroath, Scottish League (14/10/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Arbroath, Saturday, October 14th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Forfar Athletic, Scottish League (21/10/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Forfar Athletic, Saturday, October 21st 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Morton 1 - 3 Dumbarton, Scottish League (28/10/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Morton 1 - 3 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 28th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Queen of the South 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (04/11/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Queen of the South 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 4th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath, Scottish League (11/11/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath, Saturday, November 11th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "East Fife 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (18/11/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "East Fife 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 18th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Hamilton 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (25/11/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Hamilton 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 25th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 Montrose, Scottish League (02/12/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 Montrose, Saturday, December 2nd 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Albion Rovers 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (16/11/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Albion Rovers 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 16th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Queen's Park 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (23/11/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Queen's Park 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 23rd 1961" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Stenhousemuir 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (06/01/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Stenhousemuir 2 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 6th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Brechin City 0 - 2 Dumbarton, Scottish League (20/01/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Brechin City 0 - 2 Dumbarton, Saturday, January 20th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 Ayr United, Scottish League (03/02/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 3 Ayr United, Saturday, February 3rd 1962" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Arbroath 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (10/02/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Arbroath 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 10th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Forfar Athletic 4 - 5 Dumbarton, Scottish League (17/02/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Forfar Athletic 4 - 5 Dumbarton, Saturday, February 17th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Morton, Scottish League (24/02/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Morton, Saturday, February 24th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 Queen of the South, Scottish League (03/03/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 2 Queen of the South, Saturday, March 3rd 1962" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Cowdenbeath 0 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (10/03/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Cowdenbeath 0 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 10th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 East Fife, Scottish League (17/03/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 3 - 0 East Fife, Saturday, March 17th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Hamilton, Scottish League (24/03/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 0 Hamilton, Saturday, March 24th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Montrose 4 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (31/03/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Montrose 4 - 0 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 31st 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Albion Rovers, Scottish League (07/04/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Albion Rovers, Saturday, April 7th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "East Stirling 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish League (09/04/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "East Stirling 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Monday, April 9th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 0 Berwick Rangers, Scottish League (13/04/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 0 Berwick Rangers, Friday, April 13th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 0 Queen's Park, Scottish League (20/04/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 0 Queen's Park, Friday, April 20th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Alloa Athletic, Scottish League (25/04/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 2 Alloa Athletic, Wednesday, April 25th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish League (28/04/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, April 28th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Ayr United 3 - 1 Dumbarton, League Cup (12/08/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Ayr United 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, August 12th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 1 Falkirk, League Cup (16/08/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 0 - 1 Falkirk, Wednesday, August 16th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Cowdenbeath 4 - 3 Dumbarton, League Cup (19/08/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Cowdenbeath 4 - 3 Dumbarton, Saturday, August 19th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Ayr United, League Cup (26/08/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 1 - 2 Ayr United, Saturday, August 26th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Falkirk 3 - 0 Dumbarton, League Cup (30/08/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Falkirk 3 - 0 Dumbarton, Wednesday, August 30th 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Cowdenbeath, League Cup (02/09/1961)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 1 Cowdenbeath, Saturday, September 2nd 1961" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Ross County, Scottish Cup (27/01/1962)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Dumbarton 2 - 3 Ross County, Saturday, January 27th 1962" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Willie Burgess - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Maurice Crawford - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Jim Cumming - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Bill Eadie - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Jim Gowans - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Ian McDonald - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Chris Alexander - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ The League match against Clyde on 27 September marked Tommy Govan's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
^ "Charlie McCorquodale - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "George Cameron - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ The League match against Morton on 28 October marked Freddie Glidden's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
^ "Jim Kelly - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "James Morrison - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Bobby Pinkerton - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Gordon Tosh - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "John Bain - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ In what was to be his final match for Dumbarton, Hugh Gallacher 's appearance in the League match against Hamilton on 25 November was his 231st competitive match for the club - overtaking Tom Donegan 's record set in the 1953-1954 season.
^ "Pat Henderson - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Ian McEwan - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "John McGuire - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Bobby McIntyre - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Billy McIvor - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Eddie Meechan - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Jim Merrylees - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Jimmy Miller - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Alex Morrison - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "Calum Samuel - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ The League match against Stenhousemuir on 23 August marked Charlie Stewart's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
^ "Jim Vernon - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ "John Ward - Player Statistics" . The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
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