1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was the 69th 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
1952–1953 season
ManagerWilliam Irvine
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League B Division10th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Jackie Malloch (17)
All: Jackie Malloch (18)

Scottish League
Main article: 1952–53 Scottish Football League

An uncharacteristic good start to the league campaign saw 5 points taken from the first 3 games, but this form was unable to be maintained and Dumbarton finished in a mid-table 10th place, 16 behind champions Stirling Albion.

6 September 1952 Division BDumbarton1-0[1][2]Albion RoversBoghead Park
Irwin  (pen) Attendance: 3,500
Referee: W Brittle
13 September 1952 Division BDunfermline Athletic2-2[3][4]DumbartonEast End Park
Muir
McHale 		Malloch  22' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: D Gerrard
20 September 1952 Division BDumbarton2-1[5][6]Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Finnnie  15'
McCaffrey 		Black Attendance: 4,000
Referee: R Davidson
27 September 1952 Division BAyr United5-0[7][8]DumbartonSomerset Park
Fraser,J  44'
Beattie  56'
Robertson
Housley 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J Jackson
4 October 1952 Division BDumbarton2-1[9][10]Forfar AthleticBoghead Park
Irwin  31', 44' Brown  57' Referee: J Boyd
11 October 1952 Division BMorton6-1[11][12]DumbartonCappielow Park
Hannigan  27', 40', 75', 87'
Garth
Linwood  64'		 Irwin  5' (pen) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Bowman
18 October 1952 Division BDumbarton1-3[13][14]Dundee UnitedBoghead Park
Frame  11' Quinn  1' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: R Smith
25 October 1952 Division BAlloa Athletic4-1[15][16]DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Wilson  15'
Cunningham  41'		 Finnie  14' Referee: W Crossley
1 November 1952 Division BDumbarton5-5[17][18]ArbroathBoghead Park
Malloch  12'
Gibbons 		Friel  1'
Gallacher  35'
Bennett
McBain 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Barclay
8 November 1952 Division BKilmarnock2-1[19][20]DumbartonRugby Park
Ferguson  16' (OG)
Mays 		Frame Referee: R Yacamini
15 November 1952 Division BHamilton3-1[21][22]DumbartonDouglas Park
Rae  9'
Cunning  44'		 Tait Referee: P Fitzpatrick
22 November 1952 Division BDumbarton4-0[23][24]CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Malloch  11'
Shaw  20' (pen)
Donegan
Frame 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Barclay
29 November 1952 Division BSt Johnstone3-2[25][26]DumbartonMuirton Park
Andrew  23'
Davies
Bryden 		McCaffrey  45'
Tait 		Referee: S Hilton
6 December 1952 Division BDumbarton1-0[27][28]StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Irwin  (pen) Referee: W Bowman
13 December 1952 Division BStirling Albion2-1[29][30]DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
Henderson  39'
Smith  60'		 Finnie  29' Referee: D Graham
20 December 1952 Division BAlbion Rovers3-1[31][32]DumbartonCliftonhill Stadium
Irwin  12' (OG)
Orr  61', 74'		 Malloch Referee: J Mowat
27 December 1952 Division BDumbarton1-1[33][34]Dunfermline AthleticBoghead Park
McCaffrey  21' Muir  42' Referee: J Boyd
1 January 1953 Division BQueen's Park1-0[35][36]DumbartonHampden Park
Ward  63' Referee: R Davidson
3 January 1953 Division BDumbarton2-2[37][38]Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Swan  55'
Shaw  (pen)		 Fraser  13'
Beattie  15'		 Referee: J Crossley
10 January 1953 Division BForfar Athletic5-2[39][40]DumbartonStation Park, Forfar
Stockdale  12'
McKenzie
Cunningham
Currie 		Donegan
Shaw  (pen)		 Referee: W Brittle
17 January 1953 Division BDumbarton4-2[41][42]MortonBoghead Park
Shaw  (pen)
Malloch  60'
Donegan  89'		 Gourlay
Quinn  (pen)		 Referee: D McKerchar
31 January 1953 Division BDundee United2-3[43][44]DumbartonTannadice Park
Morrison  25'
Dunsmore  35'		 Irwin
Malloch 		Attendance: 15,000
Referee: T Barclay
14 February 1953 Division BDumbarton4-2[45][46]Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
Donegan  24'}
Malloch
McCaffrey 		Cunningham  11'
Newman  50'		 Referee: T Barclay
21 February 1953 Division BArbroath2-1[47][48]DumbartonGayfield Park
Gallacher  7'
Gray  54' (pen)		 Scott Referee: R Yacamini
28 February 1953 Division BDumbarton4-2[49][50]KilmarnockBoghead Park
Shaw  6'
Scott }
Maxwell
Bell,T 		Mayes
Harvie  45'		 Referee: W Bowman
7 March 1953 Division BDumbarton1-2[51][52]HamiltonBoghead Park
McCaffrey Rae  40'
Cunning 		Referee: D Graham
14 March 1953 Division BCowdenbeath2-2[53][54]DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Peat  53' McCaffrey  35', 56' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Gerrard
21 March 1953 Division BDumbarton2-2[55][56]St JohnstoneBoghead Park
Woodcock  (OG)
Malloch 		Bryden  42'
Gilroy  47'		 Referee: J Jackson
28 March 1953 Division BStenhousemuir1-2[57][58]DumbartonOchilview Park
Silcock  42' Malloch Referee: J Bissett
4 April 1953 Division BDumbarton4-1[59][60]Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Malloch  3', 50', 60'
Finnie  83'		 Chalmers  77' Referee: S Hilton

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1952–53 Scottish Cup

In the Scottish Cup, there was a quick exit at the first hurdle with Dumbarton losing to Cowdenbeath.

24 January 1953 Round 1Dumbarton1–3[61][62]CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Shaw  31' (pen) McGeachie  42'
Thomson 		Attendance: 6,000

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1952–53 Scottish League Cup

Despite an unbeaten home record in the League Cup sectional games, with two wins and a draw - three away defeats, including a 1-11 thrashing by Ayr United (matching Dumbarton's heaviest defeat recorded in the 1925-26 season) ensured that Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4, resulting in no further progress in this competition.

9 August 1952 Section 6Dumbarton3–1[63][64]Dundee UnitedBoghead Park
Finnie  26'
Swan  49' (OG)
Donegan  82'		 McKay  56' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Aitken
13 August 1952 Section 6Ayr United11–1[65][66]DumbartonSomerset Park
Japp  3', 35', 80'
Fraser  15', 16'
Robertson  46'
McKenna
Hutton  (pen)		 Donegan Referee: R Smith
16 August 1952 Section 6Stirling Albion3–0[67][68]DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
McFarlane  25'
Dick  56'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: R Yacamini
23 August 1952 Section 6Dundee United1–0[69][70]DumbartonTannadice Park
Irvine  1' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: D McKerchar
27 August 1952 Section 6Dumbarton1–1[71][72]Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Finnie  57' Hutton  36' Attendance: 3,000
30 August 1952 Section 6Dumbarton2–1[73][74]Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Malloch
Irwin 		Anderson Referee: R Davidson

Stirlingshire Cup

However, silverware was achieved, with a first win in the Stirlingshire Cup, where Dumbarton defeated East Stirling in the final.

25 April 1953 Semi FinalDumbarton2–2Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
Scott  30'
Malloch  40'
Referee: W Brittle
28 April 1953 Semi Final ReplayAlloa Athletic1–4DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Lynch  (pen) Malloch
Scott
Frame
9 May 1953 FinalDumbarton3–1East StirlingBrockville Park
Finnie  20', 24'
 Hailstones  15' Referee: J Boyd

Friendlies
10 September 1952 FriendlyDumbarton0–2Celtic XIBoghead Park
Newman
Hepburn 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Brittle
2 December 1952 FriendlyRangers XI0–1DumbartonIbrox Park
Tait  55' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R Deas
4 February 1953 FriendlyDumbarton2–0Rangers XIBoghead Park
McCaffrey
Irwin

Player statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalB DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Wallace Murdoch[75] 3002501040
GK George Paton 70500020
DF Danny Bell[76] 1401301000
DF Jack Cameron 30300000
DF George Ferguson 3302701050
DF Jack McNee 1601100050
MF Tommy Irwin 2782370041
MF Don McDonald[77] 1801701000
MF Hugh Shaw 3763051160
MF Andy Tait[78] 3122521050
MF Jimmy Whyte[79] 3102501050
FW Tommy Bell[80] 21210000
FW Tom Donegan 2471751062
FW Jim Finnie[81] 2161540062
FW Jimmy Frame 1131031000
FW W Gaston[82] 10100000
FW John Gibbons[83] 42420000
FW John Glover[84] 10100000
FW Jackie Malloch[85] 3182471061
FW Jim Maxwell[86] 61210040
FW Gerry McCaffrey[87] 3372871040
FW Jimmy Scott 2011610040
FW Jackie Swan[88] 101910010
FW Jimmy Wilson[89] 10100000
FW Trialist 10100000

Source:[90]

Transfers

Source:[91]

Reserve team

Dumbarton only played one competitive 'reserve' fixture - in the Second XI Cup - but lost in the first round to St Mirren.

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