1953–54 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1953–54 season was the 70th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.

Dumbarton

1953–1954 season
Manager	William Irvine
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division	16th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Scottish League Cup	Prelims
Top goalscorer	League: Jackie Malloch (13) All: Jackie Malloch (14)
Home colours

Scottish League

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Football League

After three seasons of mid-table finishes, Dumbarton fell to rock-bottom 16th place, with 22 points, 23 behind champions Motherwell.

In 1949, Division C merged with the Scottish Reserve League to form two regionalised divisions. Only 'first XI's could be promoted from the newly formatted Division C, and this became an almost impossible task as the smaller teams had to face the 'second strings' of Division A. It was however to be Dumbarton's fate that this season saw Brechin City win the North-East section of Division C, and so took Dumbarton's place in Division B. So for the first time since 1906, the club would play league football outside the top two divisions.

Dundee United v Dumbarton

5 September 1953 Division B	Dundee United	2-1[1][2]	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
	Cruickshanks  42' McKay		Malloch	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: H Phillips

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

12 September 1953 Division B	Dumbarton	5-1[3][4]	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Malloch Donegan  44' McCaffrey McGairy		Docherty	Referee: D McKerracher

Morton v Dumbarton

19 September 1953 Division B	Morton	8-0[5][6]	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
	Hinshelwood  2' Gourlay  5' Hannigan  16', 69' Linwood			Referee: D Murphy

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

26 September 1953 Division B	Dumbarton	4-4[7][8]	Dunfermline Athletic	Boghead Park
	Malloch Donegan  32' McGairy  44'		McSeveney Henderson Allan	Referee: J Smith

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

3 October 1953 Division B	Queen's Park	6-0[9][10]	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Dalziel  37', 59' Ward  39', 58', 81', 82'			Referee: J Mowat

Dumbarton v Ayr United

10 October 1953 Division B	Dumbarton	3-1[11][12]	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Malloch  11', 86' Irwin  13'		Fraser,J	Referee: J Aitken

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

17 October 1953 Division B	Forfar Athletic	1-2[13][14]	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Elder  13'		McGairy  18' Malloch	Referee: G Mitchell

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

24 October 1953 Division B	Dumbarton	0-0[15][16]	Alloa Athletic	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 2,500 Referee: D Graham

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

31 October 1953 Division B	Cowdenbeath	6-1[17][18]	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Farquhar  15' Clark  20' Inglis  40' 55'		Cumming  5'	Referee: W Bowman

Dumbarton v Motherwell

7 November 1953 Division B	Dumbarton	1-4[19][20]	Motherwell	Boghead Park
	McGairy		Forrest  22', 27', 48' Redpath  (pen)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

14 November 1953 Division B	Dumbarton	2-5[21][22]	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	Shaw  22' (pen) McGairy		Jack  35' Harvey  40' Hood  (pen)	Referee: H McEwan

Arbroath v Dumbarton

21 November 1953 Division B	Arbroath	2-3[23][24]	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
	McKenzie  6'		Goldie  16' Malloch  20'	Referee: H McClintock

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

28 November 1953 Division B	Stenhousemuir	6-0[25][26]	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Hendry  10', 50' Silcock  20' Cuthbertson  23', 72' Allan  28'			Referee: C Faultless

Third Lanark v Dumbarton

12 December 1953 Division B	Third Lanark	2-1[27][28]	Dumbarton	Cathkin Park
	Phillips  29' Dobbie  67'		Goldie  40'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Yacamini

Dumbarton v Dundee United

19 December 1953 Division B	Dumbarton	2-2[29][30]	Dundee United	Boghead Park
	Swan Weir		McCann Quinn	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: F Crossley

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

26 December 1953 Division B	Albion Rovers	4-1[31][32]	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
	Crawford  47' Kiernan  90' Bannon  67'		Hepburn  21'	Referee: H Gallacher

Dumbarton v Morton

1 January 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	2-4[33][34]	Morton	Boghead Park
	Weir Hepburn		Gibson Hannigan	Referee: J Bissett

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

2 January 1954 Division B	Dunfermline Athletic	6-1[35][36]	Dumbarton	East End Park
	Henderson  7' 39' Currie  29' McSeveney		Goldie	Referee: A McLintock

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

9 January 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	1-1[37][38]	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	Goldie		Ferguson  14'	Referee: C Faultless

Ayr United v Dumbarton

16 January 1954 Division B	Ayr United	6-1[39][40]	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
				Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Mowat

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

23 January 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	0-1[41][42]	Forfar Athletic	Boghead Park
			Martin	Referee: W Bowman

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

6 February 1954 Division B	Alloa Athletic	2-2[43][44]	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
	Wishart  (pen) Davidson		McGairy

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

20 February 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	2-2[45][46]	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	Hepburn  22' Malloch  38'		Inglis  21' Murray	Referee: W Brittle

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

6 March 1954 Division B	Kilmarnock	7-2[47][48]	Dumbarton	Rugby Park
	Curlett  7', 80' Jack  11' Mays  63' Middlemass  67' (pen), 68' (pen) Henaughan  90'		Bell,T  21' Weir  49'	Referee: J Mowat

Dumbarton v Arbroath

13 March 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	1-0[49][50]	Arbroath	Boghead Park
	Malloch  14'			Referee: J Bissett

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

20 March 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	1-2[51][52]	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	Bell,T  71'		Anderson Clifford  57'	Referee: J Barclay

St Johnstone v Dumbarton

27 March 1954 Division B	St Johnstone	3-1[53][54]	Dumbarton	Muirton Park
	Ewen  37' (pen) Fraser		Malloch	Referee: R Davidson

Motherwell v Dumbarton

10 April 1954 Division B	Motherwell	6-6[55][56]	Dumbarton	Fir Park
	Williams  7', 35', 40' Humphries  22' McSeveney  27' Forrest  45'		Donegan  6' Weir  12', 87' Gibson  17', 23' Malloch  70'	Referee: R Davidson

Dumbarton v St Johnstone

17 April 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	3-2[57][58]	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
	Maguire  (pen) Gibson		Rodgers  8'	Referee: F Crossley

Dumbarton v Third Lanark

28 April 1954 Division B	Dumbarton	3-2[59][60]	Third Lanark	Boghead Park
	Hepburn		Dick

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Cup

There was another disappointing first round exit in the Cup with Dumbarton losing to Stirling Albion.

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

30 January 1954 Round 1	Stirling Albion	2–1[61][62]	Dumbarton	Annfield Stadium
	Chalmers Smith		McGairy  51'	Attendance: 6,086 Referee: J Aitken

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish League Cup

Another sectional 'bottom' finish (4th of 4) was recorded in the League Cup, with only a single win and a draw from 6 matches.

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

8 August 1953 Section 8	Forfar Athletic	2–1[63][64]	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Gibson  8' Martin  25'		Malloch	Referee: F Crossley

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

12 August 1953 Section 8	Dumbarton	1–3[65][66]	Dunfermline Athletic	Boghead Park
	Goldie  30'		O'Brien  27' Henderson  51', 89'	Referee: W Brittle

Dumbarton v Arbroath

15 August 1953 Section 8	Dumbarton	3–0[67][68]	Arbroath	Boghead Park
	Donegan  34', 38' Goldie			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Bowman

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

22 August 1953 Section 8	Dumbarton	0–0[69][70]	Forfar Athletic	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G Mitchell

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

26 August 1953 Section 8	Dunfermline Athletic	6–1[71][72]	Dumbarton	East End Park
	Smith  6' Currie  22' Henderson  46' O'Brien  (pen) Mailer		Irwin  (pen)	Referee: H Phiilips

Arbroath v Dumbarton

29 August 1953 Section 8	Arbroath	4–0[73][74]	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
	Malcolm McKenzie McCall			Referee: J Barclay

Stirlingshire Cup

Dumbarton's disastrous season was completed as their grip on the Stirlingshire Cup was easily released by defeat in the first round to Falkirk.

Falkirk v Dumbarton

7 September 1953 First Round	Falkirk	5–0	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Dunlop McCrae Bell,J  (OG) Barclay

Dewar Shield

The Dewar Shield was a competition played between the previous season's champions of Aberdeenshire, Forfarshire, Perthshire and Stirlingshire. Dumbarton were drawn to meet the Aberdeenshire Cup holders, Buckie Thistle, but no doubt due to travel costs, Dumbarton withdrew.

Buckie Thistle v Dumbarton

Semi Final

Buckie Thistle

WO

Dumbarton

Friendlies

Despite being two of the oldest clubs in Scotland, Dumbarton and Stranraer's first XIs met for the first time in two friendly matches.

Stranraer v Dumbarton

27 February 1954 Friendly	Stranraer	2–2	Dumbarton	Stair Park
			Bell,T McCaffrey

Dumbarton v Stranraer

24 April 1954 Friendly	Dumbarton	3–0	Stranraer	Boghead Park

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		B Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Wallace Murdoch[75]	23	0	17	0	0	0	6	0
	GK		Walter Scott	14	0	13	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Danny Bell[76]	24	0	17	0	1	0	6	0
	DF		George Ferguson[77]	29	0	26	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Jack McNee[78]	17	0	12	0	0	0	5	0
	MF		John Black	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Don Cornock	19	0	18	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Andy Crossan[79]	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Jim Davie	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		H Doyle[80]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Tommy Irwin	13	2	8	1	0	0	5	1
	MF		Don McDonald[81]	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		J McQueen[82]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Hugh Shaw[83]	31	2	25	2	0	0	6	0
	MF		Jimmy Stevenson[84]	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Jimmy Whyte	21	0	14	0	1	0	6	0
	FW		Tommy Bell[85]	10	2	5	2	0	0	5	0
	FW		Ray Brown	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Dick Cumming[86]	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
	FW		Tom Donegan[87]	29	6	23	4	0	0	6	2
	FW		Willie Gibson[88]	8	3	7	3	1	0	0	0
	FW		Hugh Goldie[89]	23	6	17	4	0	0	6	2
	FW		Tony Hepburn	21	6	15	6	1	0	5	0
	FW		Jim Maguire	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
	FW		Jackie Malloch[90]	26	14	23	13	1	0	2	1
	FW		Tommy Martin[91]	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Gerry McCaffrey[92]	16	1	10	1	0	0	6	0
	FW		Tom McGairy	18	7	16	7	1	0	1	0
	FW		Jock Weir	17	5	16	5	1	0	0	0

Source:[93]

Transfers

Players in Player From Date Hugh Goldie Albion Rovers 8 Aug 1953 Tom McGairy Alloa Athletic 5 Sep 1953 Tommy Martin Dundee 19 Sep 1953 John Black Morton 3 Oct 1953 Dick Cumming Motherwell 15 Oct 1953 Don Cornock Clyde 7 Nov 1953 Ray Brown Third Lanark 21 Nov 1953 Jock Weir Llanelli 16 Dec 1953 Walter Scott Hamilton 31 Dec 1953 Jim Davie Shrewsbury 23 Jan 1954 Willie Gibson Forfar Ath 6 Feb 1954

Players out Player To Date Jimmy Scott Alloa Ath 29 Aug 1953 Jimmy Frame Worcester City 12 Sep 1953 Andy Tait Dundee United 26 Sep 1953 Jim Finnie Ayr United 26 Sep 1953 Tommy Martin Forfar Ath 31 Oct 1953

Source:[94]

Reserve team

Dumbarton only played one official 'reserve' match in the Second XI Cup, losing in the first round to Third Lanark.

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