1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was the 75th 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.
| 1958–1959 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Peter McGown |
| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 2 | 4th |
| Scottish Cup | Second Round |
| Scottish League Cup | Prelims |
| Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Gallacher (23) All: Hugh Gallacher (26) |
Scottish Second Division
This was to be another 'almost' season for Dumbarton in Division 2, but as in the previous campaign the final run-in was to be decisive with only one win taken from the last six games. It was to be 4th place again, with 45 points, 15 behind champions Ayr United.
| 20 August 1958 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 3–5[1][2] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Gillespie White Hunter |
Smillie Whalen Brown,L |
Attendance: 5,013 |
| 3 September 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–3[3][4] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| Stewart Gallacher |
Stormont Duncan |
| 6 September 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0[5][6] | Queens Park | Boghead Park |
| McBriar |
Referee: A Crossman |
| 10 September 1958 Division 2 | East Stirling | 3–2[7][8] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Boyd,A Govan |
Gallacher Webster |
| 13 September 1958 Division 2 | Montrose | 1–6[9][10] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Selway |
Smillie Whalen Stewart |
Referee: J Mowat |
| 16 September 1958 Division 2 | Brechin City | 2–1[11][12] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Burse |
Smillie |
| 20 September 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–3[13][14] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
| Brown,L Combe Smillie |
McDonald Martin Hunter |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T Wharton |
| 27 September 1958 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 0–3[15][16] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Whalen Smillie Silcock |
Attendance: 1,913 Referee: J Holborn |
| 4 October 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–1[17][18] | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Stewart Smith |
Kiernan |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: D McTaggart |
| 11 October 1958 Division 2 | St Johnstone | 1–1[19][20] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
| Smith |
Referee: W Syme |
| 18 October 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–2[21][22] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
| Smillie |
Clarke Murphy |
Referee: E Cowan |
| 25 October 1958 Division 2 | Stranraer | 2–3[23][24] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Egan Finnie |
Beveridge Cunningham Smith |
Referee: A McClintock |
| 1 November 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–2[25][26] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Stewart |
McMillan Price |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R Davidson |
| 8 November 1958 Division 2 | Arbroath | 5–4[27][28] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Easson |
Gallacher |
Attendance: 3,173 Referee: G Mitchell |
| 22 November 1958 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 2–0[29][30] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Kilgannon Stewart |
Referee: J Holborn |
| 29 November 1958 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 1–2[31][32] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
| Fagan |
Smith Gallacher |
Referee: W Harvey |
| 6 December 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[33][34] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher |
Craig |
Referee: T Wharton |
| 13 December 1958 Division 2 | East Fife | 2–6[35][36] | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
| Bryce Stirrat |
Whalen Donnachie Gallacher |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: T Alexander |
| 20 December 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6–3[37][38] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
| Donnachie Gallacher Combe |
McLean Blair |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Syme |
| 27 December 1958 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[39][40] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Combe |
Docherty |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Brittle |
| 1 January 1959 Division 2 | Queens Park | 2–4[41][42] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Church |
Gallacher McDonald Combe |
Referee: R Morris |
| 3 January 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–1[43][44] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher Combe McCormack |
Mearns |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: G Mitchell |
| 10 January 1959 Division 2 | Dundee United | 1–1[45][46] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
| McDonald |
Whalen |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R Rodger |
| 24 January 1959 Division 2 | Morton | 1–1[47][48] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| McAllister |
Gallacher |
Referee: D Weir |
| 7 February 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1[49][50] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
| Govan |
Walker |
Referee: F Crossley |
| 21 February 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–1[51][52] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
| Whalen Cunningham Combe Brown,L |
Trialist |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: G Mitchell |
| 28 February 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-0[53][54] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher Craig Smith Stewart |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D Weir |
| 7 March 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[55][56] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher Stewart |
Attendance: 5,100 Referee: A McClintock |
| 21 March 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-1[57][58] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| Smith Stewart |
Kilgannon |
Referee: J Stewart |
| 28 March 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[59][60] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
| Stewart Gallacher |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McClintock |
| 4 April 1959 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 3–1[61][62] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Craig Dick |
Smith |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: A Crossman |
| 18 April 1959 Division 2 | Hamilton | 4–1[63][64] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
| McLean McGuire Currie Dignam |
Gray |
Referee: W Syme |
| 20 April 1959 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 2–2[65][66] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| Scott Gilfillan |
Stewart Lindsay |
| 25 April 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-1[67][68] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher |
Duffy |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: E Cowan |
| 27 April 1959 Division 2 | Ayr United | 3–1[69][70] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Price McGhee |
Gallacher |
| 29 April 1959 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0-2[71][72] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
| Gemmill Addison |
Scottish League Cup
In the League Cup, qualification was there for the taking, with 3 wins and a draw from the first 5 games, but a final home defeat to Arbroath meant that Dumbarton would miss out again on progression.
| 9 August 1958 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 3–3[73][74] | Queens Park | Boghead Park |
| Brown,L Beveridge Stewart |
Cromar Murney Kane |
Referee: F Crossley |
| 13 August 1958 Group 7 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3[75][76] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Hunter |
Stewart Combe |
| 16 August 1958 Group 7 | Arbroath | 6–3[77][78] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Easson Fernie Brown Sherriffs |
Brown,L Stewart |
| 23 August 1958 Group 7 | Queens Park | 0–3[79][80] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Brown, L Smillie |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Mackie |
| 27 August 1958 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 3–1[81][82] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Brown,L Smillie |
Reid |
Attendance: 4,400 |
Scottish Cup
In the Scottish Cup, after a good win over Highland League opposition, Division 1 opponents Kilmarnock were to prove to be too good for Dumbarton in the second round.
| 31 January 1959 Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 4–0[85][86] | Buckie Thistle | Boghead Park |
| Stewart Gallacher Combe |
Attendance: 6,313 Referee: A McClintock |
| 14 February 1959 Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 2–8[87][88] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| Whalen Gallacher |
Wentzel Burns Mays McBride |
Attendance: 10,804 Referee: R Davidson |
Stirlingshire Cup
Locally Dumbarton lost out to Stenhousemuir in the semi-final of the Stirlingshire Cup.
| 8 December 1958 First Round | Alloa Athletic | 0–4 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Donnachie Combe Brown,L Gallacher |
| 10 March 1959 Semi-final | Stenhousemuir | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Stewart kilgannon |
Smith |
Friendlies
Amongst the friendlies played during the season were three matches against English opposition - a 'home and away' tie against Accrington Stanley and an away trip to Colchester United.
| 6 October 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
| Whalen |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 20 October 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | | Boghead Park |
| Stewart |
Scott |
Attendance: 5,000 |
| 3 November 1958 Friendly | | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Peel Park (stadium) |
| 17 November 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Scottish Command XI (Army) | Boghead Park |
| Trialist |
| 22 December 1958 Friendly | Dumbarton | 5–3 | Johnstone Burgh | Boghead Park |
| McInnes Smillie Symington McCormack |
McSorley Murney |
| 7 April 1959 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Whalen Gallacher |
Beaton |
| 13 April 1959 Friendly | | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Layer Road |
| Whalen |
Player statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | John Bonnar | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| GK | Con Murray | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tommy Govan | 37 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jim Gray[89] | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Andy Jardine | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jack McDade[90] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bobby Paterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Tommy Craig[91] | 44 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | George Cunningham[92] | 42 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Peter Haggerty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Frank McBriar[93] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | John McCall | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jim McCormack[94] | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bobby McInnes[95] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | John Smith[96] | 38 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ian Beveridge[97] | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | Jim Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Les Brown | 43 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| FW | Tommy Brown[98] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Stevie Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bobby Combe | 31 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | Alex Donnachie[99] | 15 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Hugh Gallacher | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | McDonald[100] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jimmy Smillie[101] | 14 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| FW | Charlie Stewart | 39 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| FW | Willie Symington[102] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tom Whalen[103] | 27 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Trialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Source:[104]
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
|
Players out
|
Source:[105]
Reserve team
Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Combined Reserve League. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton finishing runners up to Morton in the First Series (with 4 wins and 2 draws from 8 games) and winning the Second (with 6 wins from 8 games).
In addition, Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but were knocked out in the first round by Rangers.
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