1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1957–1958 season
ManagerPeter McGown
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 24th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh Gallacher / Charlie Stewart (23)
All: Hugh Gallacher (29)

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.

Scottish Second Division[]

Main article: 1957-58 Scottish Football League

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[]

Main article: 1957-58 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
31 August 1957 Group 5 Dumbarton 1–4[83][84] Clyde Boghead Park
Brown,L 53' Clinton 1'
Ring 5'
Currie 77'
Keogh 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: D Weir

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1957-58 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Con Murray 37 0 36 0 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Eddie O'Donnell[87] 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe Gallacher[88] 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Govan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Gray[89] 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Jardine 38 0 33 0 1 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO John McKay 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Benny Cairns[90] 32 3 25 3 1 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Craig 42 0 35 0 1 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO George Cunningham[91] 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Haggerty 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Adam Hogg 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank McBriar[92] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John McCall 38 0 31 0 1 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim McCormack[93] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie McIntyre[94] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Smith[95] 39 4 32 3 1 0 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Ian Beveridge[96] 10 11 10 11 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Les Brown[97] 38 11 33 9 1 0 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Willie Devlin 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Donnachie[98] 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Gallacher 30 29 25 23 1 0 4 6
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Gibson[99] 18 7 12 5 0 0 6 2
FW Scotland SCO John Glover[100] 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
FW Scotland SCO John McMillan 30 10 24 7 1 0 5 3
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Stewart 35 23 34 23 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Symington[101] 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Whalen 23 9 18 6 1 0 4 3
FW Scotland SCO Trialist 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[102]

Transfers[]

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:

Source:[103]

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  89. ^ "Jim Gray - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  90. ^ The league match against Berwick Rangers on 25 November marked Benny Cairns's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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