1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was the 74th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.
1957–1958 season | ||
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Manager | Peter McGown | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League Division 2 | 4th | |
Scottish Cup | First Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Gallacher / Charlie Stewart (23) All: Hugh Gallacher (29) | |
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Scottish Second Division
Dumbarton were to challenge for promotion from Division 2 for most of the season, but a disastrous run in the final five games, where only three points were taken, was to prove to be conclusive and in the end a fourth-place finish was achieved with 44 points, 11 behind champions Stirling Albion.
21 August 1957 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 3–1[1][2] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Carson 7', 49' Harper 31' |
Whalen 81' | Referee: H Phillips |
4 September 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–0[3][4] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H Cairns Stewart |
Referee: R Smith |
11 September 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–0[5][6] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H Gibson Smith |
Referee: R Rodger |
14 September 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0[7][8] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Gibson 5' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Mowat |
18 September 1957 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 4–3[9][10] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Docherty Hunter Trialist |
Cairns Gallacher,H Gibson |
Referee: J Mackie |
21 September 1957 Division 2 | Morton | 0–0[11][12] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Referee: G Bowman |
28 September 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–0[13][14] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 13', 62' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: F Crossley |
5 October 1957 Division 2 | Montrose | 2–0[15][16] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Sandeman 59' Selway |
Referee: A McClintock |
12 October 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–1[17][18] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 26' Stewart 32', 35' McMillan |
Hogg 75' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T Wharton |
19 October 1957 Division 2 | Brechin City | 5–2[19][20] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Scott 11' Warrander 15' Nelson |
Brown,L 30' McMillan |
Referee: D Gerrard |
26 October 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–2[21][22] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Stewart 26' Gallacher,H 34' Smith 65' |
Whittle 27' Craig 75' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: G Mitchell |
2 November 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–0[23][24] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Brown,L 30', 87' Stewart 64' Smith 69' |
Referee: H Phillips |
9 November 1957 Division 2 | East Stirling | 1–2[25][26] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Wilson 45' (pen) | Gallacher,H 28' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: D McTaggart |
16 November 1957 Division 2 | Hamilton | 0–3[27][28] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Gallacher,H 15' Stewart 43' McMillan 77' |
Referee: R Morris |
23 November 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[29][30] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H | Ogilvie (pen) | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Cowan |
30 November 1957 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 2–4[31][32] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Stewart 68' Kilgannon 73' |
Gallacher,H 14', 19' Stewart 57' Brown,L 63' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Davidson |
7 December 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–0[33][34] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Stewart 27' (pen) Gallacher,H 38' McMillan 43' Gibson Brown,L |
Attendance: 4,658 Referee: H Gallacher |
14 December 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–0[35][36] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Stewart 2' Gallacher,H 23' |
Referee: J Stewart |
21 December 1957 Division 2 | Stirling Albion | 4–1[37][38] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Rankin 5' Rodger Spence Grant |
Gallacher,H 47' | Referee: W Harvey |
28 December 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–1[39][40] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Stewart 3', 32' McMillan |
Gilfillan | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: R Rodger |
1 January 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–0[41][42] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher 85' Brown,L 5' Whalen |
Referee: J Mackie |
2 January 1958 Division 2 | Stranraer | 2–1[43][44] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Cron Small |
Stewart |
11 January 1958 Division 2 | Dundee United | 1–2[45][46] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Stephen | Gallacher,H 3' Stewart 38' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Morris |
18 January 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–1[47][48] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Stewart 25' Gallacher,H 42' Whalen |
Referee: H Phillips |
25 January 1958 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 2–2[49][50] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
McEwan 8' McLennan 36' |
Gallacher,H 18' Brown,L 35' |
Attendance: 443 Referee: A Crossman |
15 February 1958 Division 2 | Ayr United | 4–0[51][52] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
McIntyre 25' Price 44', 54' McMillan 57' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: G Bowman |
22 February 1958 Division 2 | Arbroath | 3–5[53][54] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Brown 21' Fernie Sharp |
Beveridge 5' Stewart |
Referee: J Bissett |
1 March 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–3[55][56] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Beveridge 2' | Japp 28' | Referee: J Mackie |
8 March 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0–1[57][58] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Hastings |
22 March 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–1[59][60] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Whalen 12', 32' Stewart 19' Brown 43' (pen) Beveridge 54' |
Campbell 30' | Referee: J Stewart |
29 March 1958 Division 2 | St Johnstone | 2–3[61][62] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Carr 20' Ewan (pen) |
Beveridge 10' Stewart Donnachie |
Referee: J Holborn |
5 April 1958 Division 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0[63][64] | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Peebles Dickson |
12 April 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–2[65][66] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Beveridge 22' Smith |
Spence 6', 30' | Referee: E Cowan |
18 April 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5–1[67][68] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Beveridge Stewart Brown,L |
Stewart |
26 April 1958 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 3–2[69][70] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Miller 72', 75' Murphy (pen) |
Whalen 60' Beveridge |
Referee: G Mitchell |
3 May 1958 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 2–0[71][72] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Russell Martin |
Referee: W Brittle |
Scottish League Cup
Only two wins were achieved in the 6 sectional games of the League Cup, but one of these was a 10–3 thumping of Stranraer.
10 August 1957 Group 5 | Stranraer | 3–1[73][74] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Quinn 13' Hunter |
Brown,L 12' | Referee: E Cowan |
14 August 1957 Group 5 | Dumbarton | 2–4[75][76] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
McMillan 6', 59' | Sturrock 7' Duncan Humphries 65' Coyle 85' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Brittle |
17 August 1957 Section 5 | Clyde | 7–1[77][78] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
Robertson 1' Ring 18', 42' (pen), 45' Currie 32', 65' |
Gallacher,H 75' | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Bissett |
24 August 1957 Group 5 | Dumbarton | 10–3[79][80] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 84' Gibson 22' Glover 23' McMillan 38' Smith 41' Whalen 81' |
Quinn 47', 65' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
28 August 1957 Group 5 | Dundee United | 0–3[81][82] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Gibson 8' Gallacher,H Whalen |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Edwards |
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton received a tough first round draw in the Cup and lost out to eventual champions Clyde.
1 February 1958 Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 0–5[85][86] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Robertson 5', 47' Coyle 32', 65' Ring 67' |
Attendance: 13,300 Referee: H Phillips |
Stirlingshire Cup
Alloa were to prove too strong for Dumbarton in the semi-final of the county cup.
30 October 1957 First Round | Dumbarton | 7–2 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Stewart Brown,L McMillan Gallacher,H Smith |
Attendance: 2,500 |
23 April 1958 Semi-final | Alloa Athletic | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Gillespie Vint Docherty White |
Dewar Shield
As the previous season's Stirlingshire champions, Dumbarton were drawn to meet the Aberdeenshire Cup holders, Buckie Thistle. As was the case four years earlier, Dumbarton withdrew.
Semi-final | Buckie Thistle | WO | Dumbarton |
Friendlies
7 September 1957 Friendly | Dumbarton | 8–2 | Scottish Command XI (Army) | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H Kiernan McMillan |
9 October 1957 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Duntocher Hibs | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H | Attendance: 1,374 |
20 November 1957 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–2 | Yoker | Boghead Park |
3 February 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Scottish Amateurs XI | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 40', 44' | McMillan King |
Referee: M Carroll |
3 March 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Beveridge |
12 March 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Celtic XI | Boghead Park |
Whalen |
26 March 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Clydebank Juniors | Boghead Park |
Trialist Donnachie Gallacher,H |
Player statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Con Murray | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Eddie O'Donnell[87] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Joe Gallacher[88] | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tommy Govan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Gray[89] | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Jardine | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John McKay | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Benny Cairns[90] | 32 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Cunningham[91] | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Peter Haggerty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Adam Hogg | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Frank McBriar[92] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John McCall | 38 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim McCormack[93] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie McIntyre[94] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Smith[95] | 39 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Ian Beveridge[96] | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Les Brown[97] | 38 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Devlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Alex Donnachie[98] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Gallacher | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
FW | SCO | Bobby Gibson[99] | 18 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | John Glover[100] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | John McMillan | 30 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Stewart | 35 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Symington[101] | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tom Whalen | 23 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Trialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[102]
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[103]
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