1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1947–1948 season
ManagerWilliam Guthrie
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division11th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
B Division Supplementary CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Wardlaw (13)
All: Jackie Cantwell (16)

The 1947–48 season was the 64th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition, Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.

Scottish Football League

Main article: 1947-48 Scottish Football League

A poor start, which saw only one point taken from the first 5 league games, meant that any hopes of challenging for promotion were quickly dashed and eventually Dumbarton finished 11th out of 16 with 25 points - 28 behind champions East Fife.

13 August 1947 Division B Raith Rovers 2–1[1][2] Dumbarton Starks Park
Dalziel
Young 		Cantwell
27 August 1947 Division B Dumbarton 2–2[3][4] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Morrison
Donegan 		McFarlane (72) Referee: W Webb
20 September 1947 Division B Leith Athletic 4–2[5][6] Dumbarton New Meadowbank
Landells 11'
Broadly 28'
Roberts 53'
Skinner 70'		 Shields 17'
Bootland 65'		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: J McDonald
27 September 1947 Division B Dumbarton 2–4[7][8] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Goldie 11', 74' Brown 26', 64'
Goldie 35'
Mayes 72'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jack Mowat
4 October 1947 Division B Hamilton 6–5[9][10] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Devlin 5', 77'
Newman 25' (OG)
Martin 33'
Donaldson 38' (OG)
McVinish 85'		 Wardlaw 35', 52'
Bootland 50'
Goldie 72'
Donegan 86'		 Attendance: 5,100
Referee: W Webb
11 October 1947 Division B Dumbarton 4–2[11][12] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Bootland 30', 37'
Wardlaw 62'
Donegan 88'		 Kinnell 48'
Whyte 86'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Jackson
18 October 1947 Division B Dundee United 0–1[13][14] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Donegan 48' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: G Mitchell
25 October 1947 Division B Dumbarton 3–1[15][16] Ayr United Boghead Park
Donegan 35'
Wardlaw 81'
Bootland 88'		 Wallace 23' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M C Dale
1 November 1947 Division B Alloa Athletic 4–1[17][18] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Gordon 34'
Paris 55', 58', 85'		 Bootland 29' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Smellie
8 November 1947 Division B Dumbarton 1–1[19][20] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Wardlaw 88' Hannah 25' Referee: W Webb
15 November 1947 Division B Dumbarton 5–1[21][22] Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Wardlaw 32', 50', 61'
Goldie 42'
Ashe 78'		 Henderson 35' Attendance: 4,500
Referee: R G Benzie
22 November 1947 Division B East Fife 6–3[23][24] Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Morris 40', 44'
Davidson 43', 67'
McLennan 47', 85'		 Bootland 34'
Cantwell 70', 71' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Mowat
29 November 1947 Division B Dumbarton 1–1[25][26] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Cantwell 47' (pen.) Jones 33' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J R Smith
6 December 1947 Division B Kilmarnock 2–2[27][28] Dumbarton Rugby Park
McAvoy 40'
Collins 72'		 Cantwell 75'
Goldie 81'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J B Smillie
13 December 1947 Division B Dumbarton 3–3[29][30] Arbroath Boghead Park
Cantwell 38' (pen.)
Goldie 42'
Wardlaw 72'		 Quinn 10', 24', 60' Attendance: 4,500
Referee: J Kerr
20 December 1947 Division B Dumbarton 4–2[31][32] Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Bootland 20', 84'
Wardlaw 27'
Cantwell 61'		 Penman 42'
Brady 87'		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: M C Dale
27 December 1947 Division B Stenhousemuir 4–2[33][34] Dumbarton Ochilview
Bow 30'
McQueen 66'
McFarlane 80', 81'		 Goldie 33', 89' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jack Mowat
3 January 1948 Division B St Johnstone 4–0[35][36] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Brown 11'
Goldie 29'
Irving 61'
McMillan 88'		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: A Davidson
10 January 1948 Division B Dumbarton 0–4[37][38] Hamilton Boghead Park
Martin 6', 86'
Wright 26'
McVinish 75'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W G Livingston
17 January 1948 Division B Dunfermline Athletic 5–1[39][40] Dumbarton East End Park
Keith 3'
Ross 22' (OG)
Kinnell 31', 69', 82'		 Cantwell 67' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J R Smith
24 January 1948 Division B Dumbarton 5–1[41][42] Leith Athletic Boghead Park
Cantwell 44'
McLean 47'
Caldwell 67', 85'
Goldie 89'		 Love 79' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J S Cox
31 January 1948 Division B Dumbarton 3–2[43][44] Dundee United Boghead Park
Wardlaw 6', 69'
McLean 22'		 Smart 25'
McKay 25'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J Jackson
14 February 1948 Division B Ayr United 1–1[45][46] Dumbarton Somerset Park
Beattie 55' McLennan 79' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J S Cox
28 February 1948 Division B Albion Rovers 5–3[47][48] Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Wallace 9'
Carrie 17'
Love 38'
McKinnon 28', 68'		 McLennan 37', 44', 74' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W G Livingstone
6 March 1948 Division B Stirling Albion 1–1[49][50] Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Scott Ashe
13 March 1948 Division B Dumbarton 2–4[51][52] East Fife Boghead Park
Cantwell 72'
Ashe 82'		 Davidson 39'
Morris 43', 61'
Duncan 70'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Webb
20 March 1948 Division B Cowdenbeath 2–1[53][54] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Jones 2'
Kesley 32'		 Wardlaw 79' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P Craigmyle
26 March 1948 Division B Dumbarton 1–2[55][56] Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Wardlaw Henderson 70'
Stevenson 79'		 Referee: W Davidson
3 April 1948 Division B Arbroath 2–3[57][58] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Aitken 13'
Collins 20'		 Donegan 20', 49'
Cantwell 32'		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: G Mitchell
24 April 1948 Division B Dumbarton 3–1[59][60] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Grant 62', 88'
Goldie 80'		 Gordon 29' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: F Scott

League Cup

Main article: 1947–48 Scottish League Cup

The League Cup saw Dumbarton again struggle to progress from their section, finishing 3rd of 4, with just 2 wins and a draw from their 6 games.

9 August 1947 Section 7 Dumbarton 5–5[61][62] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Ross 20' (pen.)
Goldie 23'
Cantwell 34', 84'
Bootland 58'		 McFarlane 30'
Napier 52'
Hope 53', 55'
McCormack 88'		 Attendance: 4,500
16 August 1947 Section 7 Arbroath 1–3[63][64] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Hill 35' Morrison 8', 57'
Shields 27'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J B Smillie
23 August 1947 Section 7 St Johnstone 1–0[65][66] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Irving 33' Attendance: 7,500
Referee: J Jackson
30 August 1947 Section 7 Stenhousemuir 2–1[67][68] Dumbarton Ochilview
Bow 13', 16' Goldie 38' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Davidson
6 September 1947 Section 7 Dumbarton 4–2[69][70] Arbroath Boghead Park
Donegan 8'
Cantwell 30', 60' (pen.), 83'		 Esplin 57'
Carrie 62'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: R G Benzie
13 September 1947 Section 7 Dumbarton 1–6[71][72] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Cantwell 79' Brown 15', 31', 50'
Goldie 44'
Smeaton 80'
McGowan 84'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W G Livingston

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1947–48 Scottish Cup

After negotiating a tricky trip to the Highlands, Dumbarton were defeated by high flying Division B opponents East Fife in the third round.

7 February 1948 Round 2 Peterhead 1–2[73][74] Dumbarton Balmoor Stadium
Johnstone,B 11' Goldie 31', 41' Attendance: 5,473
Referee: A Mowat
21 February 1948 Round 3 Dumbarton 0–1[75][76] East Fife Boghead Park
Davidson,J 79' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: J Jackson

Supplementary Cup

As in the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton again came up against East Fife, and the outcome was the same, with the Fifers progressing to the semi-final.

7 January 1948 Round 1 Dumbarton 3–2 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
McCreadie
Goldie
Wardlaw 		Hope
12 April 1948 Round 2 East Fife 2–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Gilmour 12'
Fleming 49'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: D Alexander

Stirlingshire Cup

Dumbarton lost to Division A Falkirk in the semi-final.

21 August 1947 Round 1 Dumbarton 2–1 East Stirlingshire Boghead Park
Donegan 5'
Ross 		Cunningham Attendance: 1,500
19 April 1948 Semi-final Dumbarton 3–2 Falkirk Brockville Park
Inglis 10', 42', 44' Wardlaw 5'
Goldie 40'		 Referee: J R Boyd

Benefit Match

10 September 1947 Benefit Airdrie 5–3 Dumbarton Millburn Park
Watson
Larkins
McCulloch 		Cantwell
Docherty
Wagstaffe

Player statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total B Division Scottish Cup League Cup Supplementary Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Finlayson[77] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Jim Hoey[78] 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Archie McFeat 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Stan Gullan 13 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ian Ogilvie 14 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Kay[79] 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jack McNee 28 0 19 0 2 0 6 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Michie[80] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Mulvaney 38 0 28 0 2 0 6 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Thomas Ashe 32 3 26 3 2 0 3 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO George Campbell 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Donaldson 32 0 22 0 2 0 6 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Hepburn[81] 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO John Kelly[82] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Lawrie Lindsay 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gordon McFarlane[83] 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Menzies 22 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Ross 32 2 26 1 2 0 3 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Bootland 30 10 21 9 2 0 6 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Caldwell[84] 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jackie Cantwell 31 16 26 10 0 0 3 6 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Docherty[85] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Donegan 38 9 28 8 2 0 6 1 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Goldie 39 15 29 10 2 2 6 2 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Peter Grant[86] 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Eddie McCreadie[87] 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Neil McLean[88] 7 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John McLennan[89] 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Morrison[90] 6 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Shields[91] 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Edwin Wagstaffe[92] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Johh Wardlaw[93] 20 14 17 13 2 0 0 0 1 1

Source:[94]

Transfers

Source:[95]

Reserve team

Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but lost in the first round to Ayr United.


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