1951–52 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1951–1952 season
Manager	William Irvine
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division	10th
Scottish Cup	Third Round
Scottish League Cup	Prelims
Supplementary Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Scott (14) All: Jimmy Scott (20)
Home colours

The 1951–52 season was the 68th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Supplementary Cup, and the Festival of Britain Quaich. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.

Scottish League

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Football League

Another slow start to the league campaign, with only a single win from 9 attempts, meant that Dumbarton were never seen as challengers for the title but improving performances during the season resulted in a mid-table 10th-place finish with 28 points, 16 behind champions Clyde.

Dumbarton v Falkirk

8 September 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	0-1[1][2]	Falkirk	Boghead Park
			Brown	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Brown

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

15 September 1951 Division B	Kilmarnock	2-1[3][4]	Dumbarton	Rugby Park
	Russell 21' Donaldson 51'		Donegan 70'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Brittle

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

22 September 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	1-2[5][6]	Alloa Athletic	Boghead Park
	Forbes			Referee: H Phillips

Hamilton v Dumbarton

29 September 1951 Division B	Hamilton	3-2[7][8]	Dumbarton	Douglas Park
	McSeveney 13' Todd Mooney 67'		Scott 48' Forbes	Referee: W Davidson

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

6 October 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	1-0[9][10]	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	Smith			Referee: J Boyd

St Johnstone v Dumbarton

13 October 1951 Division B	St Johnstone	2-1[11][12]	Dumbarton	Muirton Park
	Cannon Buckley		Scott	Referee: R Main

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

20 October 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	0-0[13][14]	Dunfermline Athletic	Boghead Park
				Referee: W Bowman

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

27 October 1951 Division B	Albion Rovers	1-1[15][16]	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
	Maxwell 10'		Scott 30'	Referee: W Livingstone

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

3 November 1951 Division B	Cowdenbeath	2-2[17][18]	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	McKeown 79' Scott 86'		Tait 3', 37'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Jackson

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

10 November 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	3-1[19][20]	Forfar Athletic	Boghead Park
	Murphy 6', 60' Frame 48'		McQuade 73'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: C Faultless

Dumbarton v Ayr United

17 November 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	4-2[21][22]	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Scott 12', 44', 52' Frame		Crawford 10' Stockdale 24'	Referee: D McKerracher

Arbroath v Dumbarton

24 November 1951 Division B	Arbroath	1-2[23][24]	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
	Murray 82'		Scott 50', 62'	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: A Gerrard

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

1 December 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	4-1[25][26]	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	Murphy 25' Scott 42',br>Frame 48'		McQueen 89'	Referee: S Hilton

Dumbarton v Clyde

8 December 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	2-2[27][28]	Clyde	Boghead Park
	Frame 58', 70'		Ring 73' Robertson	Referee: J Mowat

Dundee United v Dumbarton

15 December 1951 Division B	Dundee United	4-1[29][30]	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
	McKay 16' Cruickshanks 38'		Frame	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Jackson

Falkirk v Dumbarton

22 December 1951 Division B	Falkirk	1-1[31][32]	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Dunlop 14'		Beaton 70'	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: W Brown

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

29 December 1951 Division B	Dumbarton	4-2[33][34]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Frame 23' Smith 26' Forbes 62'		Anderson 6' Harvey	Referee: H Anderson

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

1 January 1952 Division B	Alloa Athletic	4-1[35][36]	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
	Lister Cranston Newman		Beaton	Referee: R Smith

Dumbarton v Hamilton

2 January 1952 Division B	Dumbarton	2-2[37][38]	Hamilton	Boghead Park
	Scott Murphy		McMullen Paterson (pen)	Referee: W Brittle

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

5 January 1952 Division B	Queen's Park	0-1[39][40]	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
			Tait 19'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: D Gerrard

Dumbarton v St Johnstone

12 January 1952 Division B	Dumbarton	3-1[41][42]	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
	Frame 7' Murphy 17' McNee (pen)		Peat 30'	Referee: J Jackson

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

19 January 1952 Division B	Dunfermline Athletic	3-2[43][44]	Dumbarton	East End Park
	Smith 12' Mays 34'		Finnie 17'	Referee: J Boyd

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

26 January 1952 Division B	Dumbarton	1-5[45][46]	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	McNee 7' (pen)		Moran 5' Young 42' Picken 50' Durie 56' (pen) Thomson	Referee: C Anderson

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

16 February 1952 Division B	Forfar Athletic	1-3[47][48]	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Robertson 23'		Scott 80' McNee (pen)	Referee: W Brown

Ayr United v Dumbarton

27 February 1952 Division B	Ayr United	4-1[49][50]	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Inglis Japp Robertson		Scott	Referee: C Faultless

Dumbarton v Arbroath

1 March 1952 Division B	Dumbarton	0-1[51][52]	Arbroath	Boghead Park
			Murray 44'	Referee: H Anderson

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

8 March 1952 Division B	Stenhousemuir	1-1[53][54]	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Aikman 43'		Finnie 55'	Referee: H Anderson

Clyde v Dumbarton

15 March 1952 Division B	Clyde	3-3[55][56]	Dumbarton	Shawfield Stadium
	McPhail 8', 9'		Beaton 60' Donegan 68', 78'	Referee: D McKerracher

Dumbarton v Dundee United

22 March 1952 Division B	Dumbarton	2-1[57][58]	Dundee United	Boghead Park
	Shaw 31' Beaton		Downie	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Davidson

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

21 April 1952 Division B	Dumbarton	1-4[59][60]	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Scott		Orr Maxwell

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Cup

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Falkirk in the third round.

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

9 February 1952 Round 2	Dumbarton	1–0[61][62]	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	Scott 46'			Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Brown

Dumbarton v Falkirk

23 February 1952 Round 3	Dumbarton	1–3[63][64]	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Scott 11'		Plumb 43' Campbell 64'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: H Phillips

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish League Cup

Qualification from the League Cup sectional games was again unfruitful, with Dumbarton finishing 4th and last, recording a win and a draw from their 6 games.

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

11 August 1951 Section 8	Dumbarton	1–4[65][66]	Forfar Athletic	Boghead Park
	Frame 17' Finnie (pen)		Lawrence 15' Cunningham (pen) 57'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Bowman

Ayr United v Dumbarton

15 August 1951 Section 8	Ayr United	5–0[67][68]	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Beattie 6' Telford 37', 39' Harder 54' Christie (pen)			Referee: J Mowat

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

18 August 1951 Section 8	Dumbarton	1–0[69][70]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Beaton 25'			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: C Faultless

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

25 August 1951 Section 8	Forfar Athletic	1–1[71][72]	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Cuncingham 12'		Scott 50'	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: J Jackson

Dumbarton v Ayr United

29 August 1951 Section 8	Dumbarton	1–3[73][74]	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Finnie 20' (pen)		Beattie 15' telford Stockdale	Referee: P Fitzpatrick

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

1 September 1951 Section 8	Kilmarnock	2–0[75][76]	Dumbarton	Rugby Park
	Harvey 75' Mathie 80'			Attendance: 12,000 Referee: M Phillips

Supplementary Cup

After a year's absence, the Supplementary Cup returned for one last season, with Dumbarton reaching the second round before losing out to Alloa Athletic.

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

29 March 1952 First Round	Dumbarton	1–0	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Frame			Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Brittle

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

12 April 1952 Second Round	Alloa Athletic	4–3	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, alloa
	Taylor 22' Lister 45' Jarvie 49'		Scott 18' Donegan 50' (pen)	Referee: W Brown

Festival of Britain St Mungo Quaich

The season started brightly, with Dumbarton winning their first national silverware in 41 years, by triumphing in the St Mungo Quaich - a competition for B Division sides to celebrate the Festival of Britain.

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

25 July 1951 First Round	Dumbarton	2–1[77]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Finnie 26', 66'		Harvey 11'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Brittle

St Johnstone v Dumbarton

28 July 1951 Second Round	St Johnstone	2–5[78]	Dumbarton	Muirton Park
	Buckley Peat		Beaton Finnie Shaw

Dumbarton v Airdrie

1 August 1951 Semi final	Dumbarton	2–1[79]	Airdrie	Boghead Park
	Scott 63', 78'		Shields 49'	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: C Faultless

Ayr United v Dumbarton

6 August 1951 Final	Ayr United	1–2[80][81] (a.e.t.)	Dumbarton	Firhill Park
	Crawford 53'		Beaton 55' Finnie 119'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Mowat

Stirlingshire Cup

In the Stirlingshire Cup, Falkirk defeated Dumbarton in the semi-final.

Dumbarton v East Stirling

19 September 1951 First Round	Dumbarton	4–3	East Stirling	Boghead Park
	Johnston 10' Irwin 44' Smith Finnie		McKay 30' Traynor

Falkirk v Dumbarton

26 April 1952 Semi-final	Falkirk	3–0	Dumbarton	Brockville Park

Player statistics

Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		B Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Supplementary Cup		FoB Quaich
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Wallace Murdoch[82]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	George Paton[83]	43	0	29	0	2	0	6	0	2	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Jack Cameron	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	George Ferguson	37	0	25	0	2	0	6	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Flaherty[84]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Ally Johnstone[85]	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Jack McNee	43	3	30	3	2	0	5	0	2	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	John Stewart[86]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Tommy Irwin	20	0	13	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	Willie McLaren[87]	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Jim Peden[88]	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	John Sharp[89]	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh Shaw	41	2	28	1	2	0	5	0	2	0	4	1
	MF	SCO	Andy Tait[90]	32	3	24	3	2	0	4	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Jimmy Whyte	37	0	29	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
	FW	SCO	Eddie Beaton[91]	22	9	11	4	0	0	5	1	2	0	4	4
	FW	SCO	Tom Donegan	16	5	11	3	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jim Finnie[92]	16	9	9	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	4	4
	FW	SCO	Jimmy Forbes[93]	21	3	19	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jimmy Frame	38	12	24	9	2	0	6	2	2	1	4	0
	FW	SCO	Willie Johnston[94]	6	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Gerry McCaffrey[95]	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Peter Murphy[96]	19	6	17	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jimmy Scott	41	20	27	14	2	2	6	1	2	1	4	2
	FW	SCO	Duncan Smith	36	2	26	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	4	0

Source:^[97]

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International

Andy Tait and Duncan Smith were selected to play for the Scottish League B XI against the Irish League B side on 15 April 1952 - Smith scored one of the goals in the 6-0 win.

Transfers

Players in Player From Date Ally Johnstone Clydebank Juniors 16 Jul 1951 Jimmy Scott Armadale Thistle 16 Jul 1951 Hugh Shaw Duntocher Hibs 16 Jul 1951 Jimmy Forbes Rangers (loan) 14 Sep 1951 Eddie Beaton Aberdeen (loan) 18 Sep 1951 Peter Murphy Clydebank Juniors 3 Oct 1951 Gerry McCaffrey Campsie BW 1 Mar 1952

Players out Player To Date Willie Johnstone Freed 30 Apr 1952 Ally Johnstone Freed 30 Apr 1952 Willie McLaren Freed 30 Apr 1952 John Sharp Freed 30 Apr 1952

Source:^[99]

Reserve team

Dumbarton played a reserve team in Division C (South West) and finished 12th out of 16, recording 11 wins and 4 draws from 30 matches. Note that in addition to the reserve sides of the bigger Division A teams in South and West Scotland, the first teams of East Stirlingshire (relegated from Division B three seasons previously) and Stranraer also competed in this league.

In the Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the second round to Dundee United.

Finally in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton could only manage a win and a draw from their 6 sectional matches and failed to progress to the knock-out stages.

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