1937–38 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1937–1938 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two7th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Smith (29)
All: Jimmy Smith (29)

The 1937–38 season was the 61st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup.

Scottish League

Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Football League

Dumbarton made another encouraging start to their 15th season in a row in the Second Division, with only one defeat in their first 8 games. Although that form wasn't maintained fully, Dumbarton had their best season for a number of years by finishing 7th out of 18, with 39 points – 20 behind champions Raith Rovers. For the fifth time, Dumbarton maintained an unbeaten home league record, but with only 3 wins from 17 fixtures away from Boghead, promotion was never going to be a real possibility.[1]

14 August 1937 League Brechin City 3–4 [2][3] Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
McMahon 4'
Cargill 29' (pen.)
Deans 57' (OG)		 Smith, J 18', 48', 69'
Murray 56'		 Attendance: 1,100
Referee: A Henderson
21 August 1937 League Dumbarton 5–1 [4][5] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Smith, G 10', 35', 40'
Smith, J 28' (pen.)
Duffy 62'		 Hutchison 32' (pen.) Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A Cockburn
28 August 1937 League East Stirling 2–2 [6][7] Dumbarton Firs Park
Meechan 3'
Beath 67'		 Smith, G 40'
Murray 76'		 Referee: W Murray
4 September 1937 League Dumbarton 5–1 [8][9] Dundee United Boghead Park
Smith, J 8' (pen.)
Murray 15'
Smith, G 44', 71'		 Skelligan 62' (pen.) Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Welsh
11 September 1937 League Forfar Athletic 4–3 [10][11] Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Smith 20'
Bain 58', 61'
Campbell 67'		 Smith, G 9', 80'
Duffy 79'		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: R Carruthers
18 September 1937 League Dumbarton 3–0 [12][13] Leith Athletic Boghead Park
Smith, J 1'
Duffy 57'
Robertson 85'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Williamson
25 September 1937 League Airdrie 1–3 [14][15] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Murray 15' Smith, G 26', 78'
Robertson 35'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M Dale
2 October 1937 League Dumbarton 4–4 [16][17] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Devers 36', 51'
Smith, J 47'
Smith, G 80'		 Watters 25'
Walls 54', 59', 73'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Fair
9 October 1937 League East Fife 4–1 [18][19] Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
McCartney 20', 43', 60'
McLeod 46'		 Duffy 42' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Provan
16 October 1937 League Dumbarton 2–2 [20][21] Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Smith, J 2'
Robertson 36'		 Joyner 23'
Gilmour 50'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: R Carruthers
23 October 1937 League Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 [22][23] Dumbarton East End Park, Dunfermline
Robertson,R 12'
Hinchcliffe 440' (80)
Ferguson 67'		 Robertson 57' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Fair
30 October 1937 League King's Park 1–0 [24][25] Dumbarton Forthbank Park
18' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: H Stokes
6 November 1937 League Dumbarton 3–2 [26][27] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Robertson 57'
Smith, G 64'
Smith, J 69'		 Burke 2', 89' Attendance: 6,500
Referee: T Fyfe
13 November 1937 League Alloa Athletic 2–1 [28][29] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Torbet 40'
Kay 75'		 Smith, J 85' Referee: J Mackay
20 November 1937 League Dumbarton 4–0 [30][31] Montrose Boghead Park
Duffy 33', 65'
Masson 44' (OG)
Smith, J 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: C Faultless
27 November 1937 League St Bernard's 1–0 [32][33] Dumbarton Royal Gymnasium Ground
Kemp 77' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: A Cunningham
4 December 1937 League Dumbarton 7–0 [34][35] Brechin City Boghead Park
Smith, J 40', 67', 70'
Duffy 42', 57'
Smith, G 45'
Murray 90'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Gilchrist
18 December 1937 League Dumbarton 3–2 [36][37] East Fife Boghead Park
Smith, J 25'
Duffy
Smith, G 		McCartney 33' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Mackay
25 December 1937 League Stenhousemuir 4–2 [38][39] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Cowan 50', 55'
Rae 60'
Hill 82'		 Smith, G 20'
Smith, J 67'		 Referee: W Gilchrist
1 January 1938 League Dumbarton 2–0 [40][41] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
Smith, G 1'
Duffy 45'		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: W McCall
3 January 1938 League Cowdenbeath 4–1 [42][43] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath



 Duffy Attendance: 4,000
8 January 1938 League Leith Athletic 2–0 [44][45] Dumbarton Old Meadowbank
Kinnear 72' (pen.)
Murphy 90'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Henderson
15 January 1938 League Dumbarton 3–1 [46][47] East Stirling Boghead Park
Smith, G 13'
Duffy
Cochrane 		Ross Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J Welsh
29 January 1938 League Dundee United 1–4 [48][49] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Rumbles 11' Smith, J 14'
Smith, G 70'
Robertson 89'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Cunningham
5 February 1938 League Dumbarton 8–1 [50][51] Edinburgh City Boghead Park
Smith, J 3', 57'
Smith, G 7', 50', 70', 87'
Robertson 76', 86'		 Anderson 21' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: C Faultless
12 February 1938 League Montrose 0–0 [52][53] Dumbarton Links Park
Referee: M Dale
19 February 1938 League Raith Rovers 7–0 [54][55] Dumbarton Starks Park
Haywood 5', 59', 85'
Whitelaw 25'
Gilmour 51', 55', 78'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Williamson
26 February 1938 League Dumbarton 4–1 [56][57] King's Park Boghead Park
Trialist 20'
Smith, J 35', 88'
Smith, G 53'		 Brooks 40' Attendance: 1,500
12 March 1938 League Dumbarton 4–1 [58][59] Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Smith, J
Smith, G 		Izatt 77' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Cockburn
19 March 1938 League Albion Rovers 3–0 [60][61] Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Keirnan 39'
Bell 80'
Burke 82'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Gilchrist
26 March 1938 League Dumbarton 2–1 [62][63] St Bernard's Boghead Park
Smith, G 23'
Smith, J 59'		 Flucher 83' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Murray
2 April 1938 League Edinburgh City 4–0 [64][65] Dumbarton East Pilton, Edinburgh
White 7'
Cuthbert 40', 49'
McLeod 66'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Mackay
9 April 1938 League Dumbarton 2–0 [66][67] Airdrie Boghead Park
Robertson 10'
Smith, G 86'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: M Dale
16 April 1938 League Dumbarton 2–2 [68][69] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Smith, J 3'
Kemp 57'		 Jamieson 50'
McPate 65'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Welsh

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton came up against first division Kilmarnock in the first round and despite a good fight were to finish up second best.

22 January 1938 Cup R1 Kilmarnock 6–0[70][71] Dumbarton Rugby Park
Candy 36'
Reid 43', 77'
Thomson 51', 57'
Fyfe 85'		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: J Baillie

Friendly

5 March 1938 Friendly Dumbarton 3–3 East Stirling Boghead Park
Smith, G 30' (pen.)
Trialist 		Roughead 15' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: R McBeath

Player statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  SCO William Morrison[72] 24 0 23 0 1 0
GK  SCO Robert Muir[73] 11 0 11 0 0 0
DF  SCO John Casey 31 0 30 0 1 0
DF  SCO John Clay[74] 32 0 31 0 1 0
DF  SCO James McKain[75] 7 0 7 0 0 0
MF  SCO Daniel Clancy[76] 19 0 18 0 1 0
MF  SCO Coleman[77] 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF  SCO John Curley[78] 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF  SCO William Deans[79] 7 0 7 0 0 0
MF  SCO Ferguson[80] 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF  SCO John Irvine[81] 13 0 13 0 0 0
MF  SCO William Kemp[82] 11 1 11 1 0 0
MF  SCO James McAllister[83] 21 0 20 0 1 0
MF  SCO David Muir[84] 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF  SCO Stephen Murray 28 4 27 4 1 0
MF  SCO Willie White[85] 19 0 18 0 1 0
FW  SCO Sandy Cochrane 15 1 15 1 0 0
FW  SCO Thomas Devers[86] 7 2 7 2 0 0
FW  SCO Archibald Duffy[87] 26 12 25 12 1 0
FW  SCO Abram Robertson[88] 34 9 33 9 1 0
FW  SCO Gavin Smith 35 25 34 25 1 0
FW  SCO Jimmy Smith 35 29 34 29 1 0
FW  SCO Sneddon[89] 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW  SCO Trialist 2 0 2 0 0 0

Source:[90]

Transfers

In addition John Glass, James Mitchell, David Ogilvie, Willie Parlane, Alex Scott and Alex Young all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

Source:[91]

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