1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1944–1945 season

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish Southern League

13th

Summer Cup

First Round

League Cup South

Prelims

Top goalscorer

League: Willie Reid (13)
All: Willie Reid (15)

← 1943–44

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Season 1944–45 was the 68th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level and the sixth season of special wartime football during World War II.

Overview

Four seasons of improving performances were not to be continued, with Dumbarton suffering a disastrous start to the campaign which saw only 3 points earned from the first 11 games. Things were not helped by a high 'turn-over' of playing staff and Dumbarton slumped to 13th out of 16 in the Scottish Southern League with 21 points - 38 behind champions Rangers.

The cup results were no better, with Dumbarton again failing to escape from their qualifying section in the League Cup South.

In the Summer Cup, Dumbarton suffered another first round defeat, this time to Partick Thistle.

Note that Jackie Milne was appointed manager in June 1945.

Finally, the number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 104, the 11th time the 'century' had been broken.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish Southern League

Main article: Southern Football League (Scotland)

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
12 August 1944	Motherwell	A	3-4	Reid;Brooks;Stead	5,000
19 August 1944	Partick Thistle	H	4-1	Brooks(2);Reid;Timmins	5,500
26 August 1944	St Mirren	A	2-4	Brooks;McLean	7,000
2 September 1944	Hibernian	H	0-3		3,500
9 September 1944	Falkirk	A	1-5	McLean	4,000
16 September 1944	Celtic	H	0-3		7,000
23 September 1944	Airdrie	A	1-3	Brooks	3,000
30 September 1944	Third Lanark	H	2-5	Timmins(2)	3,000
7 October 1944	Queen's Park	H	2-2	Timmins;Mooney	2,500
14 October 1944	Hearts	A	0-4		5,000
21 October 1944	Morton	H	0-4		5,000
28 October 1944	Albion Rovers	A	4-2	Hepburn(2);Brooks;Reid	1,000
11 November 1944	Rangers	A	2-5	Brawley;Dolan	12,000
18 November 1944	Clyde	H	3-0	Reid(2);Milne	6,000
25 November 1944	Motherwell	H	2-6	Marshall(2)	6,000
2 December 1944	Partick Thistle	A	2-1	Brooks;Reid	5,000
9 December 1944	St Mirren	H	3-1	Pritchard;Reid;Murphy	4,000
16 December 1944	Hibernian	A	0-0		5,000
23 December 1944	Airdrie	H	2-0	Reid(2)	2,500
30 December 1944	Celtic	A	1-2	Marshall	9,000
1 January 1945	Falkirk	H	1-4	Brawley
2 January 1945	Clyde	A	1-7	Timmins
6 January 1945	Third Lanark	A	2-0	MacMillan;Marshall	5,000
13 January 1945	Queen's Park	A	0-2		4,000
3 February 1945	Albion Rovers	H	3-2	Pritchard(2);Filshie	2,000
10 February 1945	Hamilton	A	3-3	Reid(2);Murphy	1,000
17 February 1945	Rangers	H	3-6	Milne;Murphy;OG	4,000
7 April 1945	Morton	A	1-2	Reid	5,000
21 April 1945	Hearts	H	3-2	Hepburn;Reid;Boyd	1,300
28 April 1945	Hamilton	H	0-2

League Cup South

Main article: 1944–45 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
24 February 1945	P	Motherwell	A	1-2	Murphy	4,000
3 March 1945	P	Hearts	H	0-0		4,000
10 March 1945	P	St Mirren	H	5-1	Brawley(2);Hepburn;Reid;Murphy	3,000
17 March 1945	P	Motherwell	H	2-2	Hepburn;Pritchard	7,000
24 March 1945	P	Hearts	A	2-6	Brawley;Reid	15,000
31 March 1945	P	St Mirren	A	1-3	Filshie	3,000

Summer Cup

Main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
26 May 1945	1(1)	Partick Thistle	H	4-4	Murphy(2);Hepburn;Browning	7,000
2 June 1945	1(2)	Partick Thistle	A	1-2	Timmins	5,000

Appearances

Dumbarton used 39 players for the 38 League, Cup and League Cup matches, as detailed below. Willie Reid topped the 'selection chart' by featuring in 33 of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in three matches.^[1]

Player	Position^[2]	Appearances	Goals
Brendan Bell	GK	2
Andrew Boyd	FW	2	1
Tom Brawley	MF	28	5
George Brooks	FW	20	7
John Browning	MF	2	1
George Campbell	FW	27
Andy Cheyne	DF	12
John Craig	MF	6
Dolan	FW	1	1
Bobby Donaldson	MF	4
Frank Douglas	MF	2
James Dover	GK	9
Andrew Easton	MF	1
Alexander Filshie	FW	9	2
Stan Gullan	GK	7
Hugh Hart	MF	3
John Hepburn^[3]	FW	28	6
Jim Hoey	GK	16
James Hoy	DF	7
Alex Kay	DF	26
Donald MacMillan	FW	8	1
Cliff Mansley	MF	1
Ernest Marshall	FW	15	4
Victor McAloney	FW	1
Andrew McAlpine	MF	3
Gordon McFarlane	MF	2
James McGowan	FW	2
Albert McLean	FW	5
Jackie Milne	MF	22	2
Mooney	FW	7	1
John Mulvaney	DF	4
Robert Murphy	FW	26	7
A Vincent Pritchard	FW	8	4
Willie Reid^[4]	FW	33	15
Angus Stead	FW	6	1
Jimmy Timmins	MF	23	6
Robert Torrance	MF	8
Robert Wallace	DF	25
David Watson	GK	4

Reserve Team

Dumbarton's Second XI had similar disappointing fortunes during the season to the first team.

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Falkirk, and finished 9th (of 11) in the Glasgow & District Reserve League.

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).
↑ The League Cup South tie against St Mirren on 31 March marked John Hepburn's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.
↑ The league match against Morton on 7 April marked Willie Reid's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish Southern League

League Cup South

Summer Cup

Appearances

Reserve Team

See also

References

External links