1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1942–1943 season

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish Southern League

10th

Summer Cup

Second Round

League Cup South

Prelims

Top goalscorer

League: Johnny Gould (19)
All: Johnny Gould (19)

← 1941–42

1943–44 →

Season 1942–43 was the 66th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level and the fourth season of special wartime football during World War II.

Overview

Each season in which Dumbarton had played in the Scottish Southern League saw an improvement in results and this season was no different, by finishing 10th out of 16 with 28 points - 22 behind champions Rangers. The positive league results included a first home league win over Celtic since 1892.

Dumbarton however, continued to find it difficult to find success in the League Cup South where again they failed to negotiate the sectional stage of the competition.

Finally in the Summer Cup, Dumbarton reached the second round before losing to St Mirren.

Note that the number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 111, the 10th time the 'century' had been broken, and the fourth season in a row.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Southern League

Main article: 1942–43 Southern Football League (Scotland)

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
8 August 1942	Celtic	A	2-2	Dougall;Gould	5,000
15 August 1942	St Mirren	H	4-0	Parlane;Gould;Reid;McGrogan	4,000
22 August 1942	Partick Thistle	A	1-2	Dougall	5,000
29 August 1942	Hibernian	A	1-4	McGrogan	6,500
5 September 1942	Falkirk	A	4-5	Gould(2);McGrogan(2)	4,000
12 September 1942	Motherwell	H	5-3	Pritchard(2);Reid(2);Gould	4,000
19 September 1942	Morton	A	3-1	Hepburn;Pritchard;Reid	12,000
26 September 1942	Rangers	H	1-2	Pritchard	10,000
3 October 1942	Albion Rovers	A	4-3	Gould(2);Milne;Pritchard	3,000
10 October 1942	Hearts	H	2-2	Pritchard;Gould	3,000
17 October 1942	Hamilton	A	1-2	Gould	2,000
24 October 1942	Clyde	A	2-6	Gould(2)	4,000
31 October 1942	Queen's Park	H	3-3	Hepburn;Henderson;Reid	4,000
7 November 1942	Airdrie	A	0-1		3,000
14 November 1942	Third Lanark	H	5-3	McAloon(2);Hepburn;Gould;McGrogan	3,000
21 November 1942	Celtic	H	4-2	McAloon(2);Torrance;McGrogan	7,000
28 November 1942	St Mirren	A	2-5	McAloon(2)	5,000
5 December 1942	Partick Thistle	H	4-1	McGrogan(2);Torrance;McAloon	2,500
12 December 1942	Hibernian	H	1-4	McAloon	7,000
19 December 1942	Morton	H	0-3		2,000
26 December 1942	Motherwell	A	2-0	Alsop;McAloon	3,000
1 January 1943	Falkirk	H	2-2	Dougal;McGrogan
2 January 1943	Albion Rovers	H	6-1	Gould(2);McAloon(2);Hepburn;Torrance	2,500
9 January 1943	Rangers	A	0-1		7,000
16 January 1943	Hearts	A	1-0	Torrance	5,000
23 January 1943	Hamilton	H	2-2	Dougall;Pritchard	3,000
30 January 1943	Clyde	H	6-2	Gould(3);Dougall;Hepburn;Pritchard	3,000
6 February 1943	Queen's Park	A	2-4	Dougall;Hepburn	4,000
13 February 1943	Airdrie	H	3-3	McAloon(2);Pritchard	2,500
20 February 1943	Third Lanark	A	3-7	Gould(2);McCormack	1,500

League Cup South

Main article: 1942–43 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
27 February 1943	P	Albion Rovers	A	1-2	Hepburn	2,000
6 March 1943	P	Morton	H	3-3	McGrogan(3)	5,000
13 March 1943	P	Falkirk	A	2-7	McAloon;McGrogan	3,000
20 March 1943	P	Albion Rovers	H	1-2	Torrance	2,500
27 March 1943	P	Morton	A	2-5	Hepburn;Torrance	6,000
3 April 1943	P	Falkirk	H	1-3	Stead	3,500

Summer Cup

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
29 May 1943	1(1)	Hamilton	H	6-2	Torrance(2);Stead(2);Hepburn;Reid	2,000
5 June 1943	1(2)	Hamilton	A	1-2	McCormack	2,000
12 June 1943	2(1)	St Mirren	A	3-6	Pritchard(2);Torrance	2,500
19 June 1943	2(2)	St Mirren	H	1-1	Pritchard	5,000

Other Match

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
10 April 1943	Wishaw	A	2-2	unknown

Appearances

Dumbarton used 30 players for the 40 League, Cup and League Cup matches, as detailed below. Dougall was to top the 'selection charts' by featuring in 38 of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in three matches.^[1]

Player	Position^[2]	Appearances	Goals
Gilbert Alsop	FW	2	1
Billy Bly	GK	7
Andy Cheyne	DF	38
John Craig	MF	6
Robert Dougall	MF	38	6
John Easdale	MF	1
Johnny Gould	FW	28	19
Hall	MF	1
George Henderson	FW	2	1
John Hepburn	FW	39	9
John Honeyman	FW	1
James Hornall	GK	13
George Jeffrey	FW	1
Gerry McAloon	FW	15	13
Douglas McBain	MF	1
Murdoch McCormack	FW	9	2
Felix McGrogan	FW	29	13
Jackie Milne^[3]	MF	27	1
John Morgan	DF	3
James Mulvaney	DF	8
Jimmy Parlane	FW	3	1
A Vincent Pritchard	FW	28	12
Willie Reid	FW	37	6
Willie Savage	DF	32
William Smith	MF	2
Angus Stead	FW	5	3
Robert Torrance	FW	24	9
George Urquhart	MF	16
Watson	FW	2
David Watson	GK	19

Reserve Team

For the first time since 1922, Dumbarton played a reserve team, and found a measure of success.

While they suffered a second round exit to Airdrie in the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton finishing as runners-up in the First Series of the Glasgow & District Reserve League and reached the final of the Glasgow & District Reserve League Cup before losing out to Motherwell.

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).
↑ The league match against Motherwell on 12 February marked Jackie Milne's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish Southern League

League Cup South

Summer Cup

Other Match

Appearances

Reserve Team

See also

References

External links