1941–42 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1941–42 was the 65th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level and the third season of special wartime football during World War II.

Overview

The second season of the Scottish Southern League saw Dumbarton continue to improve their performances by finished 12th out of 16 with 26 points - 32 behind champions Rangers. Boosted by player 'guest' appearances Dumbarton could just about compete on an equal footing with the 'bigger' clubs.

In the Summer Cup, however, Dumbarton failed to deliver by falling at the first hurdle to Motherwell.

Similarly, the League Cup South was little better with Dumbarton failing to qualify from the sectional games.

Note that the number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 112, the ninth time the 'century' had been broken, and the third season in a row.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Southern League

Main article: 1941–42 Southern Football League (Scotland)

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
9 August 1941	Airdrie	H	3-5	Jeffrey;Farr;Rodger	4,000
16 August 1941	Third Lanark	A	3-4	McBride;Jeffrey;Rodger	3,500
23 August 1941	Celtic	H	2-5	McBride(2)	8,000
30 August 1941	St Mirren	A	4-2	Jeffrey(2);Ross;McGrogan	5,000
6 September 1941	Falkirk	H	0-1		2,500
13 September 1941	Hibernian	A	0-4		6,000
20 September 1941	Partick Thistle	H	2-7	Milne;McAloon	2,500
27 September 1941	Motherwell	A	3-2	Jeffrey(2);Dougall	2,000
4 October 1941	Morton	H	3-1	McAloon;Ross;McGrogan	3,000
11 October 1941	Rangers	A	0-7		8,000
18 October 1941	Albion Rovers	H	5-2	McGrogan(2);McAloon;Rodger;Jeffrey	3,000
25 October 1941	Hearts	A	4-7	Milne(3);Rodger	5,000
1 November 1941	Hamilton	H	3-2	Rodger;Jeffrey;McGrogan	2,500
8 November 1941	Clyde	H	6-0	McGrogan(2);McAloon Rodger;Dougall;Milne	4,000
15 November 1941	Queen's Park	A	2-1	Ross(2)	2,000
22 November 1941	Airdrie	A	2-3	Rodger;McGrogan	3,000
29 November 1941	Third Lanark	H	1-5	Ross	2,500
6 December 1941	Celtic	A	2-4	Jeffrey;McAloon	3,000
13 December 1941	St Mirren	H	5-1	Gould(3);McAloon;McGrogan	2,000
20 December 1941	Partick Thistle	A	3-4	Gould(2);Hickie	5,000
27 December 1941	Motherwell	H	2-1	Milne;Gould	3,000
1 January 1942	Falkirk	A	1-3	Hickie
3 January 1942	Hibernian	H	2-1	Gould;McGrogan	2,500
10 January 1942	Morton	A	2-2	Gould(2)	4,000
17 January 1942	Rangers	H	3-3	McGrogan;Jeffrey;McAloon	6,000
31 January 1942	Hearts	H	3-3	McGrogan(2);Gould	4,000
14 February 1942	Clyde	A	4-5	McAloon;Gould;Henderson;McGrogan	6,000
21 February 1942	Queen's Park	H	2-1	Hepburn;McAloon	4,000
2 May 1942	Albion Rovers	A	0-0		1,500
9 May 1942	Hamilton	A	1-4	Henderson	1,500

League Cup South

Main article: 1941–42 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
28 February 1942	P	Morton	A	1-4	Hepburn	4,000
14 March 1942	P	St Mirren	A	3-1	McGrogan(2);Gould	4,000
21 March 1942	P	Morton	H	3-4	Gould(3)	6,000
28 March 1942	P	Falkirk	A	0-5		3,000
4 April 1942	P	St Mirren	H	4-2	Ross(2);Gould;McGrogan	2,000
11 April 1942	P	Falkirk	H	3-3	Ross(2);Gould	2,500

Summer Cup

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
30 May 1942	1(1)	Motherwell	H	1-0	McGrogan	3,500
6 June 1942	1(2)	Motherwell	A	2-4	McAloon;Reid	3,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 28 players for the 38 League, Cup and League Cup matches, as detailed below. George Urquhart was to top the 'selection charts' by featuring in 35 of these matches. Note that an unnamed trialist played in one match.^[1]

Player	Position^[2]	Appearances	Goals
Boyd	FW	1
Robert Chalmers	MF	1
Andy Cheyne	DF	1
David Corbett	MF	7
Edward Currie	FW	2
Robert Dougall	MF	26	2
Andrew Farr	FW	3	1
Charlie Gavin	MF	26
Johnny Gould	FW	20	17
George Henderson	MF	10	2
John Hepburn	FW	13	2
Jimmy Hickie	DF	33	2
James Hornall	GK	11
George Jeffrey	FW	21	10
Patrick Kelly	GK	10
Johnny Mathers	FW	5
Gerry McAloon	FW	28	10
John McBride	FW	4	4
Felix McGrogan	FW	30	18
Jackie Milne	FW	28	6
A Vincent Pritchard	FW	7
Willie Reid	FW	4	1
Fally Rodger	FW	16	7
Sammy Ross	FW	22	9
Willie Savage	DF	27
William Smith	DF	9
George Urquhart	MF	35
Jock Wallace	GK	17

References

↑ 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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