1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1943–1944 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Southern League5th
Summer CupFirst Round
League Cup SouthPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: George Brooks (20)
All: George Brooks (24)
Highest home attendance8,000
Lowest home attendance3,000
Average home league attendance4,770

The 1943–44 season was the fifth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.

Scottish Southern League

Main article: 1943–44 Southern Football League (Scotland)

Dumbarton had their best performance to date in their fourth season in the Scottish Southern League. Indeed, for two weeks in October 1943 Dumbarton topped the league. However with only two wins recorded after the New Year it was a 5th place finish out of 16 that was achieved with 32 points - 18 behind champions Rangers. Nevertheless the league results included a first ever league win over Celtic at Celtic Park.

14 August 1943 League Dumbarton 3–1[1][2] Airdrie Boghead Park
Stead 46'
Reid 48'
Milne 53'		 Aitken 20' Attendance: 4,000
21 August 1943 League Third Lanark 2–3[3][4] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Fraser 16'
Jones 78'		 Hepburn 15'
Brooks 75', 80'		 Attendance: 4,000
28 August 1943 League Dumbarton 2–1[5][6] St Mirren Boghead Park
Hepburn 77'
Brooks 78'		 Linwood 85' Attendance: 5,000
4 September 1943 League Celtic 1–4[7][8] Dumbarton Celtic Park
Gallacher 84' Lipton 8', 22'
Hepburn 25'
Reid 65'		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: C R Blues
11 September 1943 League Dumbarton 2–3[9][10] Falkirk Boghead Park
Brooks 12'
Milne 86' (pen.)		 Ogilvie 55'
Fitzsimmons 75'
Inglis 87'		 Attendance: 5,500
18 September 1943 League Hibernian 4–3[11][12] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Smith 16', 41', 49' (pen.)
Caskie 43'		 Milne 39' (pen.)
Brooks 58'
Stead 64'		 Attendance: 12,000
25 September 1943 League Dumbarton 4–2[13][14] Motherwell Boghead Park
Brooks 26', 72', 80'
Milne 60' (pen.)		 Gillan 63'
Gibson 89'		 Attendance: 4,000
2 October 1943 League Partick Thistle 2–6[15][16] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Leitch 60', 89' Brooks 24', 47', 85'
Brawley 25'
Stead 37', 86'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: W Webb
9 October 1943 League Dumbarton 2–1[17][18] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Milne 14'
Torrance 20'		 Aitkenhead 62' Attendance: 3,000
16 October 1943 League Dumbarton 3–2[19][20] Hamilton Boghead Park
Torrance 17'
Brooks 60'
Stead 70'		 Hood 1'
Robinson 55'		 Attendance: 5,000
23 October 1943 League Albion Rovers 0–1[21][22] Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Brooks 40' Attendance: 6,000
30 October 1943 League Dumbarton 1–4[23][24] Morton Boghead Park
Brooks 52' Maxwell 32', 63'
White 35'
Campbell 47'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J R Boyd
6 November 1943 League Hearts 3–0[25][26] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Miller 11'
Gillies 53'
Kelly 65'		 Attendance: 12,000
13 November 1943 League Dumbarton 1–0[27][28] Clyde Boghead Park
Brooks 75' Attendance: 5,000
20 November 1943 League Rangers 2–0[29][30] Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Duncanson 18', 46' Attendance: 20,000
27 November 1943 League Airdrie 1–3[31][32] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
O'Sullivan 75' Milne 13' (pen.)
Reid 28', 84'		 Attendance: 3,000
3 December 1943 League Dumbarton 2–3[33][34] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Brooks 48', 58' Henderson 64', 88'
McLean 86'		 Attendance: 4,000
11 December 1943 League St Mirren 5–2[35][36] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Stenhouse 7', 55', 75'
Junior 50'
Kelly 85' (pen.)		 Trialist 80'
Lipton 89'		 Attendance: 3,000
18 December 1943 League Dumbarton 1–1[37][38] Celtic Boghead Park
Douglas 46' McDonald 79' (pen.) Attendance: 7,000
25 December 1943 League Dumbarton 1–1[39][40] Hibernian Boghead Park
Brooks 35' Cuthberson 12' Attendance: 3,500
1 January 1944 League Falkirk 4–0[41][42] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Fitzsimmons 16', 70'
Napier 24'
Brady 48'		 Attendance: 5,000
3 January 1944 League Dumbarton 1–1[43][44] Rangers Boghead Park
Brooks Smith Attendance: 8,000
8 January 1944 League Motherwell 2–0[45][46] Dumbarton Fir Park
Main 17'
Gillan 40'		 Attendance: 3,000
15 January 1944 League Dumbarton 2–2[47][48] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Milne,Jk 60' (pen.)
Milne,Jn 79'		 Newall 32'
Glover 52'		 Attendance: 5,000
22 January 1944 League Queen's Park 0–0[49][50] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Attendance: 5,000
29 January 1944 League Hamilton 0–1[51][52] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Brooks 53' Attendance: 3,000
5 February 1944 League Dumbarton 2–2[53][54] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Pritchard 53', 60' Mooney 5'
McDonald 87'		 Attendance: 3,000
12 February 1944 League Morton 3–1[55][56] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Henderson 5'
McKenzie 67'
Kelly 86'		 Milne 39' Attendance: 5,000
19 February 1944 League Dumbarton 2–1[57][58] Hearts Boghead Park
Blyth 22' (OG)
Craig 55'		 Blyth 54' Attendance: 3,500
26 February 1944 League Clyde 4–1[59][60] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Wallace 20'
Mills 28'
Johnstone 30', 82'		 Milne 25' Attendance: 5,000

League Cup South

Main article: 1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Despite an unbeaten away record, Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup South.

4 March 1944 Group D Dumbarton 1–4[61] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Milne 55' Jordan 10'
Gallacher 58'
Aitkenhead 85'
Harris 88'		 Attendance: 4,000
11 March 1944 Group D Clyde 0–1[62] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Pritchard 47' Attendance: 10,000
18 March 1944 Group D St Mirren 2–2[63] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Linwood 65'
Kennedy 78'		 Brooks 73', 76' Attendance: 8,000
25 March 1944 Group D Queen's Park 0–2[64] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Reid 52'
Brooks 86'		 Attendance: 10,000
1 April 1944 Group D Dumbarton 1–3[65] Clyde Boghead Park
Hickie 10' (OG) Wallace 30'
Agnew 53', 83'		 Attendance: 6,000
8 April 1944 Group D Dumbarton 2–1[66] St Mirren Boghead Park
Pritchard 10'
Brooks 40'		 Linwood 88' Attendance: 3,500

Summer Cup

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Dumbarton suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Clyde in the first round of the Summer Cup.

3 June 1944 Cup 1(1) Dumbarton 2–4[67] Clyde Boghead Park
Pritchard 47'
Brawley 61'		 Johnstone 1'
Gillies 33', 59', 75'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Webb
10 June 1944 Cup 1(2) Clyde 6–0[68]
(10–2 agg.)		 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Gillies 10', 25', 36'
Johnstone 30', 73', 86'		 Attendance: 6,000

Player statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern Division Summer Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Brendan Bell 18 0 12 0 2 0 4 0
GK Scotland SCO David Watson[69] 20 0 18 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Cheyne[70] 30 0 22 0 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Kay[71] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Morgan[72] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO James Mulvaney[73] 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Wallace[74] 22 0 16 0 1 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Brawley[75] 26 2 22 1 2 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO John Craig[76] 30 1 24 1 1 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Donaldson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andrew McAlpine[77] 38 0 30 0 2 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Douglas McBain 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jackie Milne 37 10 29 9 2 0 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Willie Reid[78] 28 5 23 4 0 0 5 1
FW Scotland SCO James Anderson[79] 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Andrew Boyd[80] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Brooks[81] 38 24 30 20 2 0 6 4
FW Scotland SCO Frank Douglas[82] 15 1 14 1 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Hepburn[83] 28 3 20 3 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Thomas Lipton[84] 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian McColl[85] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Murdoch McCormack[86] 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Milne[87] 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Vince Pritchard[88] 9 5 2 2 2 1 5 2
FW Scotland SCO Angus Stead[89] 24 6 22 6 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Robert Torrance[90] 9 2 6 2 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Trialists 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0

Source:[91]

Transfers

In addition George Henderson and John Honeyman both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

Source:[92]

Reserve team

Dumbarton continued to run a Second XI during the season.

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the second round to St Mirren, and finished as runners-up in the Glasgow & District Reserve League (First Series).

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