1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1931–1932 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	12th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Johnny Parlane (11) All: Johnny Parlane (11)
← 1930-31 1932-33 →

Season 1931–32 was the 55th season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 33rd time and the Scottish Cup for the 44th time.

Overview

Dumbarton finished 12th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 38 points - 17 behind champions East Stirling.^[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Hamilton.

Locally, Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, beating Vale Ocaba in the final over two legs.

Elsewhere 3 friendly matches were played.

Note that Donald Colman gave up his managerial post and Dumbarton would not appoint a replacement until 1939.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1931	St Bernards	H	1-1	2,000	Thomson
15 August 1931	St Johnstone	A	0-3	7,000
22 August 1931	Armadale	H	3-1	2,000	McLachlan(2);Thomson
25 August 1931	Brechin City	H	2-2		Kelso;Young
29 August 1931	Montrose	A	0-1
3 September 1931	East Fife	A	1-4		Parlane,W
5 September 1931	Edinburgh City	H	1-1		Lang
12 September 1931	East Stirling	A	0-3
19 September 1931	Stenhousemuir	H	4-0	1,500	Kelso;Collins;Parlane,W;Buchanan
26 September 1931	Alloa Athletic	A	1-1		Parlane,J
3 October 1931	Forfar Athletic	H	1-3	1,500	Buchanan
10 October 1931	Raith Rovers	A	2-4	2,000	Lang(2)
17 October 1931	Arbroath	A	0-5
24 October 1931	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2-1	1,500	Thomson;Lang
31 October 1931	Albion Rovers	A	0-5	1,500
7 November 1931	Hibernian	H	0-2	1,200
14 November 1931	King's Park	A	2-2		Parlane,J;Hendry
21 November 1931	Queen of the South	A	1-2		Young
28 November 1931	Bo'ness	H	6-2	1,500	Parlane,W(2);Parlane,J(2);Young;Lang
12 December 1931	Brechin City	A	1-1		Parlane,W
19 December 1931	St Bernards	A	0-0	1,000
25 December 1931	Edinburgh City	A	2-4	1,000	Parlane,J;Young
26 December 1931	St Johnstone	H	3-0	1,000	Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Shaw
2 January 1932	East Stirling	H	2-3	1,500	Parlane,J;Parlane,W
9 January 1932	Armadale	A	0-0
23 January 1932	Montrose	H	5-1	1,500	Hendry(2);Liddell;Shaw;Young
30 January 1932	Stenhousemuir	A	1-1		Lang
6 February 1932	Alloa Athletic	H	3-1	2,000	Parlane,J;Parlane,W;OG
13 February 1932	Forfar Athletic	A	0-3
20 February 1932	Raith Rovers	H	6-1	2,000	Parlane,W(2);Parlane,J(2);Hendry;Lang
27 February 1932	Arbroath	H	2-2	2,500	Collins;Lang
12 March 1932	Albion Rovers	H	3-1	1,500	Young(2);Parlane,J
19 March 1932	Hibernian	A	1-0	2,000	Collins
26 March 1932	King's Park	H	3-2	1,500	Kelso;Liddell;Dunlon
2 April 1932	Queen of the South	H	5-0	2,000	Trialist(3);Young(2)
4 April 1932	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0-2
9 April 1932	Bo'ness	A	3-1		Shaw;Lang;Trialist
16 April 1932	East Fife	H	3-2	2,000	Collins;Young;Lang

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
16 January 1932	1	Hamilton	A	0-2	3,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
5 December 1931	F1	Vale Ocaba	H	5-2	500	Parlane,W;Collins(2);Hodge;Lang
28 April 1932	F2	Vale Ocaba	A	3-1		Hendry;McNee;Shaw

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
8 September 1931	Vale Ocaba	A	4-2	Parlane,W;McLachlan(2);Young
5 March 1932	Third Lanark	H	1-5	McNee
20 April 1932	Yoker	H	2-0	Hendry;Parlane,J

Appearances

Club

Dumbarton used 23 players for the 39 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Gilmour was top of the 'selection chart' by featuring in 37 of these matches. Note that in four matches, unnamed 'trialist(s)' played, with 'trialist(s)' scoring four goals.^[2]

Player	Position^[3]	Appearances	Goals
Charles Ballantyne	MF	22
Buchanan	FW	10	2
Harry Chatton	DF	35
David Collins	FW	22	4
Dunion	FW	2	1
W Gilmour	GK	38
Hendry	MF	22	4
George Hodge	MF	4
Jim Kelso	DF	35	3
John Lang	FW	35	10
James Liddell	MF	23	2
Alistair McLachlan	FW	7	2
S McNee	MF	13	1
Murray	MF	4
Alex Parlane	DF	16
Johnny Parlane	FW	26	11
Willie Parlane	FW	34	10
Pye	MF	10
Robertson	MF	10
R Shaw	FW	9	3
Swan	MF	4
Thomson	FW	12	3
Andrew Young	FW	32	10

International

Harry Chatton was selected to play for the Irish Free State national team against Spain.

References

↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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