1942–1943 season | |
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish Southern League | 10th |
Summer Cup | Second Round |
League Cup South | Prelims |
Top goalscorer | League: Johnny Gould (19) All: Johnny Gould (19) |
The 1942–43 season was the fourth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.
Each season in which Dumbarton had played in the Scottish Southern League saw an improvement in results and the third season was no different, by finishing 10th out of 16 with 28 points - 22 behind champions Rangers. The positive league results included a first home league win over Celtic since 1892.
8 August 1942 League | Celtic | 2–2 [1] [2] | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
McAulay 13' Delaney 85' |
Dougall 15' (pen) Gould 80' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J R Boyd |
15 August 1942 League | Dumbarton | 4–0 [3] [4] | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Parlane,J 12' Gould 27', 72' Reid 57' |
Attendance: 4,000 |
22 August 1942 League | Partick Thistle | 2–1 [5] [6] | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
Gourlay 15', 44' | Dougall 73' (pen) | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M C Dale |
29 August 1942 League | Dumbarton | 1–4 [7] [8] | Hibernian | Boghead Park |
McGrogan 70' | Cuthbertson 23', 37' Anderson 35' Williams 80' |
Attendance: 6,500 |
5 September 1942 League | Falkirk | 5–4 [9] [10] | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
Campbell 8', 43', 50' Fitzsimmons 15' Ogilvie 40' |
Gould 7', 70' McGrogan 48', 72' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Braidwood |
12 September 1942 League | Dumbarton | 5–3 [11] [12] | Motherwell | Boghead Park |
Pritchard 19', 83' Reid 56', 84' Gould 53' |
Main 16', 89' Mathie 29' |
Attendance: 4,000 |
19 September 1942 League | Morton | 1–3 [13] [14] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Divers 32' | Pritchard 39' Hepburn 42' Reid 60' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J M Martin |
26 September 1942 League | Dumbarton | 1–2 [15] [16] | Rangers | Boghead Park |
Pritchard 52' | Duncanson 48' Gillick 85' |
Attendance: 10,000 |
3 October 1942 League | Albion Rovers | 3–4 [17] [18] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
Murphy 19' Wilkie 34' Bell 44' |
Gould 11', 35' Milne 56' Pritchard 88' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Davidson |
10 October 1942 League | Dumbarton | 2–2 [19] [20] | Hearts | Boghead Park |
Gould 11' Pritchard 38' |
McKillop 16' Miller 66' |
Attendance: 3,000 |
17 October 1942 League | Hamilton | 2–1 [21] [22] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Wilson 5' Barraclough 62' |
Gould 26' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Godfrey |
24 October 1942 League | Clyde | 6–2 [23] [24] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
Wallace 9', 28', 50' Mills 25' Taylor 57' Johnstone 68' |
Gould 5', 70' | Attendance: 4,000 |
31 October 1942 League | Dumbarton | 3–3 [25] [26] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Reid 10' Hepburn 24' Henderson 70' |
Kyle 40', 51' Dixon 87' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M C Dale |
7 November 1942 League | Airdrie | 1–0 [27] [28] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Flavell 84' | Attendance: 3,000 |
14 November 1942 League | Dumbarton | 5–3 [29] [30] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
McGrogan 20' Gould 34' McAloon 46', 76' Hepburn 54' |
Proudfood 32' McLean 39' Connor 62' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: P Craigmyle |
21 November 1942 League | Dumbarton | 4–2 [31] [32] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
McGrogan 17' McAloon 19', 80' Torrance 75' |
McLaughlin 50' McGowan 87' |
Attendance: 7,000 |
28 November 1942 League | St Mirren | 5–2 [33] [34] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Linwood 2', 44', 65' Stenhouse 35' Deakin 88' |
McAloon 50', 73' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Horsburgh |
5 December 1942 League | Dumbarton | 4–1 [35] [36] | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
McGrogan 15', 82' Torrance 40' McAloon 83' |
Peat 88' | Attendance: 2,500 |
12 December 1942 League | Hibernian | 4–1 [37] [38] | Dumbarton | Easter Road Stadium |
Smith,G 26', 78' Baxter 41' Cuthbertson 86' |
McAloon 30' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Jackson |
19 December 1942 League | Dumbarton | 0–3 [39] [40] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Garth 43' Adams 70' Crum 83' |
Attendance: 2,000 |
26 December 1942 League | Motherwell | 0–2 [41] [42] | Dumbarton | Fir Park |
Alsop 84' McAloon 87' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Webb |
1 January 1943 League | Dumbarton | 2–2 [43] [44] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Dougal 15' (pen) McGrogan 50' |
Kane Fitzsimmons |
Referee: J S Cox |
2 January 1943 League | Dumbarton | 6–1 [45] [46] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Gould 4', 63' McAloon 25', 39' Hepburn 32' Torrance 53' |
Findlay 26' | Attendance: 2,500 |
9 January 1943 League | Rangers | 1–0 [47] [48] | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
Duncanson 44' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Godfrey |
16 January 1943 League | Hearts | 0–1 [49] [50] | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
Torrance 82' | Attendance: 5,000 |
23 January 1943 League | Dumbarton | 2–2 [51] [52] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Dougall 22' (pen) Pritchard 44' |
Wilson 14' Lowe 19' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R G Benzie |
30 January 1943 League | Dumbarton | 6–2 [53] [54] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Gould 23', 48', 57' Pritchard 46' Hepburn 49' Dougall 73' (pen) |
Agnew 12' Johnstone 55' |
Attendance: 3,000 |
6 February 1943 League | Queen's Park | 4–2 [55] [56] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Kyle 2' Aitken 10', 71' Liddell 64' |
Hepburn 18' Dougall 84' (pen) |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Jackson |
13 February 1943 League | Dumbarton | 3–3 [57] [58] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
McAloon 17', 88' Pritchard 77' |
Gallacher 20' Divers 41', 75' |
Attendance: 2,500 |
20 February 1943 League | Third Lanark | 7–3 [59] [60] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Connor 17', 32', 60' Proudfoot 34' Watson 38' Newman 42' Cairns 64' |
McCormack 53' Gould 55', 77' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: R Calder |
Dumbarton continued to find it difficult to find success in the League Cup South where again they failed to negotiate the sectional stage of the competition - gaining just a single draw from six matches.
27 February 1943 Group A | Albion Rovers | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Lyon 44', 68' | Hepburn 87' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: P Craigmyle |
6 March 1943 Group A | Dumbarton | 3–3 [61] | Morton | Boghead Park |
McGrogan 31', 60', 89' | Crum 18', 30' Kelly 50' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Cameron |
13 March 1943 Group A | Falkirk | 7–2 [62] | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
Inglis 7', 58', 68' Dawson 39' Ogilvie 42', 73' Rice 70' |
McAloon 79' McGrogan 83' |
Attendance: 3,000 |
20 March 1943 Group A | Dumbarton | 1–2 [63] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Torrance 60' | Lyon 37' Mudie 40' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: C R Bines |
27 March 1943 Group A | Morton | 5–2 [64] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Garth 26' Kelly 30' Simpson 32', 37', 83' |
Torrance 11' Hepburn 59' |
Attendance: 6,000 |
3 April 1943 Group A | Dumbarton | 1–3 [65] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Stead 78' (pen) | Inglis 1', 40' Stewart 80' (pen) |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: M C Dale |
Dumbarton reached the second round of the Summer Cup before losing to eventual winners St Mirren.
29 May 1943 Cup 1(1) | Dumbarton | 6–2 [66] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Stead 30', 75' Hepburn 51' Reid 80' Torrance 85', 87' |
Wilson 20', 45' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Webb |
5 June 1943 Cup 1(2) | Hamilton | 2–1
[67] (4–7 agg.) | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Whiteford 72' Duffy 73' |
McCormack 57' | Attendance: 2,000 |
12 June 1943 Cup 2(1) | St Mirren | 6–3 [68] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Stenhouse 7' Linwood 12', 23', 35', 42', 51' |
Torrance 54' Pritchard 65', 80' |
Attendance: 2,500 |
19 June 1943 Cup 2(2) | Dumbarton | 1–1
[69] (4–7 agg.) | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Pritchard 12' | Linwood 10' | Attendance: 5,000 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Southern Division | Summer Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Billy Bly | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | James Hornall [70] | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | David Watson [71] | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Cheyne [72] | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John Morgan [73] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | James Mulvaney [74] | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Willie Savage | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Craig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Robert Dougall | 38 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Easdale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Hall [75] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Douglas McBain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jackie Milne | 27 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | William Smith [76] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Urquhart [77] | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Gilbert Alsop | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Johnny Gould | 28 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Henderson [78] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Hepburn [79] | 39 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | John Honeyman [80] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Jeffrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Gerry McAloon | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Murdoch McCormack [81] | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Felix McGrogan | 29 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Parlane [82] | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Vince Pritchard [83] | 28 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Reid [84] | 37 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Angus Stead [85] | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Robert Torrance [86] | 24 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Watson [87] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Trialists | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [88]
Players in
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Players out
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In addition John McBride and David Corbett both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
Source: [89]
For the first time since 1922, Dumbarton played a reserve team, and found a measure of success.
While they suffered a second round exit to Airdrie in the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton finishing as runners-up in the First Series of the Glasgow & District Reserve League and reached the final of the Glasgow & District Reserve League Cup before losing out to Motherwell.