1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season

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.

Dumbarton

1947–1948 season
Manager	William Guthrie
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division	11th
Scottish Cup	Third Round
Scottish League Cup	Prelims
B Division Supplementary Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: John Wardlaw (13) All: Jackie Cantwell (16)
Home colours

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.

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton

13 August 1947 Division B	Raith Rovers	2–1[1][2]	Dumbarton	Starks Park
	Dalziel Young		Cantwell

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

27 August 1947 Division B	Dumbarton	2–2[3][4]	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	Morrison Donegan		McFarlane  (72)	Referee: W Webb

Leith Athletic v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v St Johnstone

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

Hamilton v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dundee United v Dumbarton

18 October 1947 Division B	Dundee United	0–1[13][14]	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
			Donegan  48'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G Mitchell

Dumbarton v Ayr United

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

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

8 November 1947 Division B	Dumbarton	1–1[19][20]	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Wardlaw  88'		Hannah  25'	Referee: W Webb

Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

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

East Fife v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

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

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Arbroath

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

Dumbarton v Raith Rovers

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

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

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

St Johnstone v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Hamilton

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Leith Athletic

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

Dumbarton v Dundee United

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

Ayr United v Dumbarton

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

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

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

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

6 March 1948 Division B	Stirling Albion	1–1[49][50]	Dumbarton	Annfield Stadium
	Scott		Ashe

Dumbarton v East Fife

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

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

26 March 1948 Division B	Dumbarton	1–2[55][56]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Wardlaw		Henderson  70' Stevenson  79'	Referee: W Davidson

Arbroath v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

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.

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

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

Arbroath v Dumbarton

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

St Johnstone v Dumbarton

23 August 1947 Section 7	St Johnstone	1–0[65][66]	Dumbarton	Muirton Park
	Irving  33'			Attendance: 7,500 Referee: J Jackson

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

30 August 1947 Section 7	Stenhousemuir	2–1[67][68]	Dumbarton	Ochilview
	Bow  13', 16'		Goldie  38'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Davidson

Dumbarton v Arbroath

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

Dumbarton v St Johnstone

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.

Peterhead v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v East Fife

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.

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

7 January 1948 Round 1	Dumbarton	3–2	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	McCreadie Goldie Wardlaw		Hope

East Fife v Dumbarton

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 out to Division A Falkirk in the semi final.

Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire

21 August 1947 Round 1	Dumbarton	2–1	East Stirlingshire	Boghead Park
	Donegan  5' Ross		Cunningham	Attendance: 1,500

Dumbarton v Falkirk

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

Airdrie v Dumbarton

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		Finlayson[77]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Jim Hoey[78]	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
	GK		Archie McFeat	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Stan Gullan	13	0	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
	GK		Ian Ogilvie	14	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF		Alex Kay[79]	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF		Jack McNee	28	0	19	0	2	0	6	0	1	0
	DF		Jimmy Michie[80]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Jimmy Mulvaney	38	0	28	0	2	0	6	0	2	0
	MF		Thomas Ashe	32	3	26	3	2	0	3	0	1	0
	MF		George Campbell	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		Bobby Donaldson	32	0	22	0	2	0	6	0	2	0
	MF		Ian Hepburn[81]	8	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		John Kelly[82]	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Lawrie Lindsay	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		Gordon McFarlane[83]	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	MF		Alex Menzies	22	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Bobby Ross	32	2	26	1	2	0	3	1	1	0
	FW		Charlie Bootland	30	10	21	9	2	0	6	1	1	0
	FW		Bobby Caldwell[84]	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Jackie Cantwell	31	16	26	10	0	0	3	6	2	0
	FW		Hugh Docherty[85]	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Tom Donegan	38	9	28	8	2	0	6	1	2	0
	FW		Hugh Goldie	39	15	29	10	2	2	6	2	2	1
	FW		Peter Grant[86]	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Eddie McCreadie[87]	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	FW		Neil McLean[88]	7	2	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		John McLennan[89]	3	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Dave Morrison[90]	6	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	0
	FW		Jimmy Shields[91]	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
	FW		Jimmy Smith	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW		Edwin Wagstaffe[92]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Johh Wardlaw[93]	20	14	17	13	2	0	0	0	1	1

Source:[94]

Transfers

Players in Player From Date Jackie Cantwell Celtic 9 Jun 1947 Hugh Docherty Glasgow League Hearts 12 Jun 1947 Jimmy Shields Celtic 19 Jun 1947 Hugh Goldie Armadale Thistle 7 Jul 1947 Bobby Ross Watford 17 Jul 1947 Jack McNee Carluke Rovers 4 Aug 1947 Jimmy Michie Dunfermline Athletic (trial) 10 Aug 1947 Eddie McCreadie 9 Sep 1947 Edwin Wagstaffe 27 Sep 1947 John Wardlaw Falkirk (loan) 1 Oct 1947 Alex Menzies Thornhill United 11 Oct 1947 Ian Hepburn Queen of the South 6 Dec 1947 Archie McFeat Morton 3 Jan 1948 Bobby Caldwell East Stirling 8 Jan 1948 Neil McLean Neilston 16 Jan 1948 John McLennan Inverness Thistle 22 Feb 1948 Peter Grant Rangers (trial) 20 Apr 1948 John Kelly

Players out Player To Date Jimmy Timmins Hamilton 18 Aug 1947 Jim Hoey Stirling Alb 7 Oct 1947 Dave Morrison Stenhousemuir 14 Oct 1947 Jimmy Smith retired 21 Oct 1947 John Kelly freed 23 Oct 1947 George Campbell Stirling Alb 25 Oct 1947 Stan Gullan Clyde 20 Nov 1947 Lawrie Lindsay freed 26 Nov 1947 Hugh Docherty freed 1 Dec 1947 Jimmy Shields retired 16 Jan 1948 Edwin Wagstaffe freed 24 Jan 1948 Thomas Ashe freed 30 Apr 1948 Bobby Caldwell freed 30 Apr 1948 Alex Kay freed 30 Apr 1948 Colin McCalman freed 30 Apr 1948 Archie McFeat Morton 30 Apr 1948 John McLennan freed 30 Apr 1948 Bobby Ross freed 30 Apr 1948 Jim Douglas freed Bobby Wallace freed

Source:[95]

Reserve team

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

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