1937–38 Dumbarton F.C. season

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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
Smith,J (pen)
Duffy 		Hutchison (pen) Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A Cockburn
28 August 1937 League East Stirling 2–2 [6][7] Dumbarton Firs Park
Meechan
Beath 67'		 Smith,G 40'
Murray 76'		 Referee: W Murray
4 September 1937 League Dumbarton 5–1 [8][9] Dundee United Boghead Park
Smith,G
Smith,J
Murray 		Shelligan (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'		 Referee: R Carruthers
18 September 1937 League Dumbarton 3–0 [12][13] Leith Athletic Boghead Park
Smith,J
Duffy
Robertson 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Williamson
25 September 1937 League Airdrie 1–3 [14][15] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Murray 15' Smith,G 26'
Robertson 35'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M Dale
2 October 1937 League Dumbarton 4–4 [16][17] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Devers
Smith,J
Smith,G 82'		 Walls
Watters 		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
Robertson 82'		 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 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Fair
30 October 1937 League King's Park 1–0 [24][25] Dumbarton Forthbank Park
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

 Smith,J Referee: J Mackay
20 November 1937 League Dumbarton 4–0 [30][31] Montrose Boghead Park
Duffy
Masson (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
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
Duffy
Smith,G 		McCartney Attendance: 2,000
25 December 1937 League Stenhousemuir 4–2 [38][39] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Cowan 50'
Rae
Hill 		Smith,G 20'
Smith,J 		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
8 January 1938 League Leith Athletic 2–0 [44][45] Dumbarton Old Meadowbank
Kinnear (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 Smith,J
Robertson
Smith,G 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Cunningham
5 February 1938 League Dumbarton 8–0 [50][51] Edinburgh City Boghead Park
Smith,G
Smith,J
Robertson 		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'
Whitelaw 25'
Gilmour 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Williamson
26 February 1938 League Dumbarton 4–1 [56][57] King's Park Boghead Park
Smith,J
Smith,G
Trialist
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 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Gilchrist
26 March 1938 League Dumbarton 2–1 [62][63] St Bernard's Boghead Park
Smith,G
Smith,J 		Flucher Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Murray
2 April 1938 League Edinburgh City 4–0 [64][65] Dumbarton East Pilton, Edinburgh

Bell

Referee: J Mackay
9 April 1938 League Dumbarton 2–0 [66][67] Airdrie Boghead Park
Robertson
Smith,G 86'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: M Dale
16 April 1938 League Dumbarton 2–2 [68][69] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Smith,J
Kemp
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 40'
Thomson 57'
Fyfe 		Attendance: 9,000
Referee: J Baillie

Friendly[]

5 March 1938 Friendly Dumbarton 3–3 East Stirling Boghead Park
Smith,G
Roughead Attendance: 1,000

Player statistics[]

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

References[]

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