1940–41 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1940–1941 season

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish Southern League

14th

Summer Cup

Semi Final

League Cup South

Prelims

Top goalscorer

League: Stan Williams (11)
All: Stan Williams (16)

← 1939–40

1941–42 →

Season 1940–41 was the 64th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level and the second season of special wartime football during World War II.

Overview

It was the intention of the Scottish League to start up operations again this season, but after the disaster at Dunkirk, it was decided that the League would close up until the war was over. Nevertheless, it was left to the clubs themselves to organise themeselves and to this end the clubs in the 'central belt' established the Scottish Southern League. 13 of the clubs who had played in the Western Division the previous season competed, along with Falkirk, Hearts and Hibernian, who took the places of Ayr United, Kilmarnock and Queen of the South. Dumbarton finished 14th out of 16 with 24 points - 32 behind champions Rangers.

To complete the fixture list, two further competitions were introduced restricted to the 16 league members.

First a knock-out Summer Cup was played, with Dumbarton reaching the semi final before losing to eventual champions Hibernian.

Second, the League Cup South was established, beginning with 4 sections of 4 teams playing on a 'home and away' basis, followed by semi finals and a final. Unfortunately Dumbarton did not progress beyond the section prelims.

Note that the number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 100, the eighth time the 'century' had been broken, and the second in a row.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Southern League

Main article: 1940–41 Southern Football League (Scotland)

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
10 August 1940	Partick Thistle	A	2-5	Drysdale;Gilmour
17 August 1940	Motherwell	H	2-3	Drysdale;Gilmour
24 August 1940	Airdrie	A	1-6	Williams
31 August 1940	Third Lanark	H	6-4	Shields(2);McGrogan(2);Telfer;Williams
7 September 1940	Falkirk	A	3-3	Ferguson;Shields;McGrogan	3,000
14 September 1940	St Mirren	H	3-4	Cheyne;Drysdale;Williams
21 September 1940	Celtic	A	0-1
28 September 1940	Hibernian	H	2-0	Cheyne;Shields	4,500
5 October 1940	Clyde	A	2-2	Gilmour;Shields
12 October 1940	Queen's Park	H	2-1	Cheyne;McGrogan	4,000
19 October 1940	Morton	A	1-2	Williams
26 October 1940	Rangers	H	1-4	Drysdale	9,000
9 November 1940	Hearts	H	1-4	Milne	3,500
16 November 1940	Hamilton	A	0-3
23 November 1940	Partick Thistle	H	2-0	Williams(2)
30 November 1940	Motherwell	A	1-4	Taylor
7 December 1940	Airdrie	H	3-3	Mathie(2);McGrogan
14 December 1940	Third Lanark	A	1-4	McGrogan
21 December 1940	Celtic	H	2-3	Milne;Brown	4,500
28 December 1940	St Mirren	A	0-4
1 January 1941	Falkirk	H	2-1	Milne;Williams	2,000
11 January 1941	Clyde	H	2-1	Henderson;OG	5,000
18 January 1941	Queen's Park	A	3-2	Milne(3)	1,000
25 January 1941	Morton	H	2-4	Jeffrey(2)	2,500
1 February 1941	Rangers	A	1-1	Jeffrey	7,500
8 February 1941	Albion Rovers	H	4-1	McGrogan;Jeffrey;Smith;OG	2,000
15 February 1941	Hearts	A	1-3	Jeffrey	3,000
22 February 1941	Hamilton	H	5-1	Milne(2);Williams(2);Drysdale	2,000
26 April 1941	Hibernian	A	1-3	Williams	2,000
3 May 1941	Albion Rovers	A	2-1	Jeffrey;Williams

League Cup South

Main article: 1940–41 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1 March 1941	P	Third Lanark	A	2-4	Milne;Jeffrey	3,000
8 March 1941	P	Rangers	H	1-8	McGrogan	6,000
15 March 1941	P	Falkirk	A	0-1		4,000
22 March 1941	P	Third Lanark	H	2-0	Williams(2)	2,500
29 March 1941	P	Rangers	A	3-6	Jeffrey;Williams;Shields	4,000
5 April 1941	P	Falkirk	H	3-0	Williams(2);Jeffrey	2,000

Summer Cup

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 June 1941	1(1)	Motherwell	A	2-2	Rodger;Ross	2,000
14 June 1941	1(2)	Motherwell	H	3-0	Savage;Milne;Rodger	5,000
21 June 1941	2(1)	Third Lanark	A	1-0	McGrogan	8,000
28 June 1941	2(2)	Third Lanark	H	4-0	Jeffrey(3);Ross	6,000
5 July 1941	SF	Hibernian	A	0-1		15,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 33 players for the 41 League, Cup and League Cup matches, as detailed below. Jackie Milne and Jock Wallace were to top the 'selection charts' by featuring in 35 of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in four matches.^[1]

Player	Position^[2]	Appearances	Goals
William Aird	MF	5
William Brown	MF	31	1
James Bulloch	DF	2
John Casey	MF	2
Andy Cheyne	DF	31	3
Henry Dornan	DF	33
John Drysdale	MF	29	5
Charlie Ferguson	MF	9	1
Charlie Gavin	MF	5
Thomas Gilmour	FW	12	3
Hugh Hart	MF	34
George Hay	FW	2
George Henderson	FW	10	1
Jimmy Hickie	DF	5
John Hill	GK	6
George Jeffrey	FW	21	12
Geoffrey Lockwood	FW	1
David Mathie	FW	5	2
Felix McGrogan	FW	33	9
Jackie Milne	FW	35	10
Frank Moulds	MF	1
Fally Rodger	FW	5	2
Sammy Ross	FW	5	2
Willie Savage	DF	5	1
James Shields	FW	24	6
Smith	FW	1	1
Johnny Soutar	DF	15
George Steele	FW	1
Archibald Taylor	FW	3	1
Willie Telfer	MF	2	1
George Urquhart	MF	5
Jock Wallace	GK	35
Stan Williams	FW	34	16

References

↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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1940–41 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish Southern League

League Cup South

Summer Cup

Appearances

See also

References

External links