1971–72 Dumbarton F.C. season
1971–1972 season | |
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Manager | Jackie Stewart |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | Champions |
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims |
Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Wilson (38) All: Kenny Wilson (43) |
The 1971–72 season was the 88th 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 competed in the Drybrough Cup and the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish Second Division
[edit]After fifty years of trying, Dumbarton at last gained promotion back to the top flight of Scottish League football, by winning the Division 2 title - their first national championship win in 60 years. However, it was not all plain sailing. With just 3 points from the first 6 games, all was not looking good at the start of the campaign, but a single defeat in the next 14 games put Dumbarton back on track. When the final game arrived against Berwick Rangers, only a win could secure the championship, while a draw would confirm promotion, with a defeat consigning Dumbarton to another season in the lower division. All went well in front of a massive 9,000 home crowd - a 4-2 win being recorded and First Division football next season.
4 September 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–3[1][2] | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
McCormack ![]() Wilson ![]() | Ruddy ![]() Kane ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Paterson |
8 September 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–0[3][4] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Goodwin ![]() Coleman ![]() |
11 September 1971 Division 2 | Stranraer | 2–1[5][6] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Hay ![]() Traynor ![]() | Wilson ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: J McRoberts |
15 September 1971 Division 2 | Stirling Albion | 2–0[7][8] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Lawson ![]() Armstrong ![]() |
18 September 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–2[9][10] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() Graham ![]() | Stewart ![]() Porter ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 |
25 September 1971 Division 2 | Raith Rovers | 6–1[11][12] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Wallace ![]() Robertson ![]() McLeod ![]() ![]() McGuire ![]() | Graham ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: S Anderson |
29 September 1971 Division 2 | Hamilton | 2–6[13][14] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Douglas ![]() Newman ![]() | McCormack ![]() ![]() Wilson ![]() ![]() ![]() Gallagher,B ![]() |
2 October 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–0[15][16] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,B ![]() Graham ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: H Dempsey |
9 October 1971 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 2–2[17][18] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Wilson ![]() Tait ![]() | McCormack ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 660 Referee: A Webster |
16 October 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–2[19][20] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() Graham ![]() | Rooney ![]() Boyle ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: T Kyle |
23 October 1971 Division 2 | East Stirling | 1–3[21][22] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
McCluskey ![]() | Wilson ![]() ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() | Attendance: 750 Referee: R Valentine |
30 October 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–2[23][24] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() | Bruce ![]() Cant ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Paterson |
6 November 1971 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 0–1[25][26] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Wilson ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A McKenzie |
13 November 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0[27][28] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: R Henderson |
20 November 1971 Division 2 | Queen of the South | 2–4[29][30] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
McChesney ![]() Hood ![]() | Gallacher,C ![]() ![]() Wilson ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A Crawley |
4 December 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–2[31][32] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() McCormack ![]() | Buchan ![]() Barr ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: T Marshall |
11 December 1971 Division 2 | Queen's Park | 0–1[33][34] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Wilson ![]() | Attendance: 1,594 Referee: J Grant |
18 December 1971 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 7–1[35][36] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() McCormack ![]() | Thomson ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Gordon |
25 December 1971 Division 2 | St Mirren | 2–2[37][38] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Munro ![]() Borland ![]() | McCormack ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: S Anderson |
1 January 1972 Division 2 | Clydebank | 2–3[39][40] | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
McFall ![]() Fallon ![]() | McCormack ![]() Wilson ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 |
3 January 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–4[41][42] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
McCormack ![]() Wilson ![]() | Hood ![]() ![]() Duffy ![]() Campbell ![]() |
8 January 1972 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 1–1[43][44] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Stewart ![]() | Kidd ![]() | Attendance: 996 Referee: W Mullen |
12 February 1972 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 0–3[45][46] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Gallacher,C ![]() McCormack ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: R Gordon |
19 February 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–0[47][48] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Coleman ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() Wilson,K ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: A McKenzie |
4 March 1972 Division 2 | Arbroath | 3–2[49][50] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Cant ![]() Milne ![]() Fletcher ![]() | McCormack ![]() Coleman ![]() | Attendance: 1,958 Referee: I Foote |
11 March 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–1[51][52] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Wilson,K ![]() McCormack ![]() | Dickson ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Anderson |
18 March 1972 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 0–1[53][54] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Jenkins ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: J Gordon |
25 March 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–0[55][56] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
Wilson,K ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Paterson |
8 April 1972 Division 2 | Montrose | 2–3[57][58] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Ewan ![]() Bolton ![]() | McCormack ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: R Valentine |
11 April 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–1[59][60] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,C ![]() McCormack ![]() | Carr ![]() | Attendance: B Padden |
15 April 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0[61][62] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,C ![]() Wilson,K ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McDonald |
18 April 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5–0[63][64] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Wilson,K ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 |
22 April 1972 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1[65][66] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Gallacher,C ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Henderson |
26 April 1972 Division 2 | Brechin City | 1–2[67][68] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Cunningham ![]() | Gallacher,C ![]() |
29 April 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–2[69][70] | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,C ![]() | Bryceland ![]() Borland ![]() | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: B Padden |
3 May 1972 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–2[71][72] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Coleman ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() Wilson,K ![]() | Coyne ![]() Davidson ![]() | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: E Pringle |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]The League Cup at the start of the season was, for some unknown reason, a complete disaster. After the previous season's success and a full squad to choose from, Dumbarton were unable to bring about a repeat, and with a single win and a draw from the six sectional games, there was to be no further interest in the competition.
14 August 1971 Group 6 | Dumbarton | 1–1[73][74] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Gallacher, B ![]() | McMillan ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Anderson |
18 August 1971 Group 6 | Stenhousemuir | 2–3[75][76] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
McPaul ![]() Richardson ![]() | Wilson ![]() McCormack ![]() Coleman ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 |
21 August 1971 Group 6 | Queen of the South | 1–0[77][78] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
Donald ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A McDonald |
25 August 1971 Group 6 | Dumbarton | 1–2[79][80] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,B ![]() | Scobie ![]() Murdoch ![]() |
28 August 1971 Group 6 | Stirling Albion | 3–2[81][82] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Lawson ![]() McMillan ![]() | Miller ![]() McCormack ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Paterson |
1 September 1971 Group 6 | Dumbarton | 1–3[83][84] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
Law ![]() Hood ![]() ![]() | Jenkins ![]() |
Scottish Cup
[edit]In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Raith Rovers in the fourth round.
5 February 1972 Cup R3 | Dumbarton | 3–1[85][86] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Wilson,K ![]() Gallacher,C ![]() | Strazalkowski ![]() | Attendance: 2,395 Referee: A Webster |
26 February 1972 Cup R4 | Raith Rovers | 3–0[87][88] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Wallace ![]() Georgeson ![]() Robertson ![]() | Attendance: 6,236 Referee: T Marshall |
The season commenced with a new sponsored competition - the Drybrough Cup - played for by the four top scoring sides from the two divisions in the previous season. As top scorers in the Second Division, Dumbarton were matched up against the First Division's top scorers, Celtic in the first round, and it was the Glasgow side who advanced to the next round.
31 July 1971 Quarter Final | Celtic | 5–2[89][90] | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
Hood ![]() Dalglish ![]() | Gallacher,C ![]() Wilson ![]() | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: J Gordon |
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Alloa Athletic, on penalties after a drawn game.
30 November 1971 First round | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 (4-3 p) | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Campbell ![]() | Wilson ![]() |
Friendlies
[edit]7 August 1971 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1-5 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 |
27 November 1971 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3-0 | Celtic XI | Boghead Park |
McCormack ![]() Wilson ![]() | Referee: T Kellock |
15 January 1972 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-2 | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
Paterson ![]() Wilson ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Player statistics
[edit]Squad
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Drybrough Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | Bruce Livingstone[91] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Sandy McLaughlin[92] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Laurie Williams | 43 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Colin McAdam | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Allan McKay | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | George Muir | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Billy Wilkinson | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jack Bolton | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Johnny Graham | 43 | 4 | 34+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Gordon Menzies | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Ken Morrison[93] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | John O'Brien[94] | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Peter Coleman | 43 | 5 | 33+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Iain Fearn | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Brian Gallagher | 16 | 4 | 10+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Charlie Gallagher | 36 | 20 | 30+1 | 19 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Brian Goodwin | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Kenny Jenkins[95] | 45 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ronnie Kidd[96] | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Tom McAdam | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Roy McCormack[97] | 45 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Drummond Mentiply[98] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ian Miller[99] | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | John Paterson[100] | 15 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Davie Wilson | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Kenny Wilson | 44 | 43 | 35+1 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Source:[101]
Transfers
[edit]Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in[edit]
| Players out[edit]
|
Source:[102]
Reserve team
[edit]For the second season running, Dumbarton competed in the Combined Reserve League. Results were mixed and as with the previous season, reporting of results was scarce, nonetheless it is known that the league was never competed.
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- ^ "Ian Miller - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "John Paterson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.