1967–1968 season | |
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Manager | Willie Toner/ Ian Spence |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 10th |
Scottish Cup | First Prelim Round |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims |
Top goalscorer | League: Roy McCormack (20) All: Roy McCormack (21) |
The 1967–68 season was the 84th 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 competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Manager Willie Toner was to wield the axe with the playing staff before the start of the season, and a number of long serving players were to leave the club. However, with only one win taken from the first five league games, Willie Toner's youth policy was not proving successful and he resigned his position as manager to be replaced a week later by Ian Spence. The damage however had already been done and Dumbarton finished in 10th place, with 33 points, 29 behind champions St Mirren.
23 August 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0–4 [1] [2] | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Kane Adamson Pinkerton Renton |
Attendance: 1,675 |
9 September 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5–4 [3] [4] | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Henderson 4' McCormack 9' McGoldrick 18', 64', 71' |
King 8' Baxter 27', 43' Moy 38' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Syme |
13 September 1967 Division 2 | St Mirren | 4–0 [5] [6] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Pinkerton Hamilton Kane 83' |
Attendance: 2,065 Referee: D Small |
16 September 1967 Division 2 | East Fife | 3–3 [7] [8] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Dewar 35', 40' Mullen (pen) |
McMillan 25' McCormack 60' McGoldrick |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: R Henderson |
20 September 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–2 [9] [10] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
McGowan McCormack |
Burns Donaldson |
23 September 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–0 [11] [12] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
McCormack 5' McMillan 14' McGowan McGoldrick |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J McKee |
27 September 1967 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 6–2 [13] [14] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Connelly Taylor Donaldson Sugden |
McMillan Reid |
30 September 1967 Division 2 | Hamilton | 3–3 [15] [16] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Vint Gilchrist 30' Waddell |
McGoldrick 37' | Attendance: 800 Referee: A Crawley |
7 October 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–0 [17] [18] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
McMillan 1' McCormack 42' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: R Padden |
21 October 1967 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 3–3 [19] [20] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Walker 50' Young May |
McMillan 28' McCormack 39' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: A Currie |
28 October 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–0 [21] [22] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
McCormack | Attendance: 1,300 Referee: T Callaghan |
4 November 1967 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 [23] [24] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Trialist | Watson 60' | Attendance: 500 Referee: T Wharton |
11 November 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–0 [25] [26] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
McGoldrick 15' McCormack 19' |
Attendance: 900 Referee: J Kelly |
18 November 1967 Division 2 | Ayr United | 3–0 [27] [28] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Ingram 20', 34' Hawkshaw 40' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R Crawford |
25 November 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0 [29] [30] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Lynas 75' | Attendance: 1,300 Referee: R Crawford |
2 December 1967 Division 2 | Queen of the South | 5–2 [31] [32] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
Dick 2', 11' Jackson 15' Carroll Davison |
Watson 23', 25' | Referee: W Anderson |
9 December 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–4 [33] [34] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Henderson 7', 40', 82' | Bruce 21' Striling 49' (pen) Jack 56', 89' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A Webster |
30 December 1967 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0–2 [35] [36] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Campbell Hay 65' |
Attendance: 700 |
1 January 1968 Division 2 | Clydebank | 2–1 [37] [38] | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
May | Moffat |
2 January 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1 [39] [40] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
McCormack | Waddell |
6 January 1968 Division 2 | Stranraer | 1–3 [41] [42] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
McMillan 33' | Watson 83', 85' Reid 90' |
Referee: J McKee |
13 January 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0–1 [43] [44] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Forrest 11' | Attendance: 800 Referee: S Anderson |
20 January 1968 Division 2 | Brechin City | 0–4 [45] [46] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Watson 17' McGoldrick 40' McCormack 52' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: W Mullen |
24 January 1968 Division 2 | Queen's Park | 2–3 [47] [48] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
McKay 9' Emery 35' |
Henderson 26' McGoldrick McCormack 84' |
Referee: W Anderson |
10 February 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–6 [49] [50] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
McGoldrick 42', 69', 79' | Trialist 5' Harvie 19' Knox 40', 64' Rutherford 53', 72' |
Referee: A McDonald |
17 February 1968 Division 2 | East Stirling | 2–2 [51] [52] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Barkey 2' Donnachie 74' |
McGoldrick Moffat 84' |
Attendance: 650 Referee: T Anderson |
2 March 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1 [53] [54] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Graham 21' | Richardson 72' | Attendance: 300 Referee: J Kelly |
9 March 1968 Division 2 | Montrose | 1–3 [55] [56] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Kemp 15' | McCormack 10', 61' Henderson 38' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: W Balfour |
30 March 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1 [57] [58] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
McCormack 60' | Law | Attendance: 600 Referee: A Webster |
6 April 1968 Division 2 | Arbroath | 4–0 [59] [60] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Jack 32', 58' (pen) Bruce 44' Easton |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Syme |
10 April 1968 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 3–1 [61] [62] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Coleman Graham Murphy (pen) |
McGoldrick |
13 April 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0 [63] [64] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
McCormack 21' McGoldrick 36' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: J Paterson |
17 April 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0–0 [65] [66] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
20 April 1968 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 2–1 [67] [68] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Smith Dowds |
Graham |
24 April 1968 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2–0 [69] [70] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Trialist |
29 April 1968 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1 [71] [72] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Malone | Black |
In the League Cup, a single draw was all that there was to show from the six sectional games and therefore once again Dumbarton were no have no further interest in the competition.
12 August 1967 Group 7 | Raith Rovers | 2–0 [73] [74] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Lister 7', 60' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Davidson |
16 August 1967 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 1–2 [75] [76] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
Henderson | Law King |
19 August 1967 Group 7 | Morton | 6–0 [77] [78] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Taylor 7', 43' Bartram 17' (pen) Sweeney 29' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Anderson |
26 August 1967 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 1–1 [79] [80] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
McGoldrick 24' | Wallace 20' | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W Elliot |
30 August 1967 Group 7 | Queen of the South | 3–1 [81] [82] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
Davison Jackson (pen) |
Henderson |
2 September 1967 Group 7 | Dumbarton | 1–3 [83] [84] | Morton | Boghead Park |
McCormack 27' | Mason 34', 70' Bartram 89' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Paterson |
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were to fall in the first preliminary round to Berwick Rangers, after a draw.
16 December 1967 Cup P1 | Dumbarton | 0–0 [85] [86] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: I Foote |
23 December 1967 Cup P1r | Berwick Rangers | 2–1 [87] [88] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Logan 49' Christie 79' |
Lynas | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W Mullen |
Locally, for the third season in a row Dumbarton were to taste defeat, not on the pitch, but in the boardroom after the game as the Stirlingshire Cup semi final tie against Stirling Albion was decided by the toss of a coin.
27 March 1968 Semi Final | Stirling Albion | 1–1 [89] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Watson |
4 August 1967 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 5–0 | Dumbarton | East End Park |
8 August 1967 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Celtic XI | Boghead Park |
McGoldrick McCormack |
12 October 1967 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Rangers XI | Boghead Park |
McCormack McGoldrick |
26 January 1968 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–3 | Celtic XI | Boghead Park |
McCormack Lynas (OG) (OG) |
29 February 1968 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Ross County | Boghead Park |
Lynas |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | David Anderson [90] | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Ian Bird [91] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Andy Crawford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Maurice Dunne | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Jim Eadie | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Ian Ferguson [92] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Dan McGuffog [93] | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Jim Meikleham [94] | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Joe Davin | 40 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Don May [95] | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bill McMurray | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Billy Wilkinson | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ronnie Curran | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Johnny Graham | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby Johnstone [96] | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Kiernan [97] | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Leckie [98] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Billy McConville [99] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | O'Sullivan [100] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Whyte [101] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Barratt [102] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Alex Baxter [103] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ian Henderson [104] | 38 | 8 | 27+3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Lynas | 37 | 2 | 28+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dave Malone [105] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Roy McCormack | 40 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Andy McEachran | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John McGhee | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John McGoldrick [106] | 41 | 17 | 30+4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Phil McGovern [107] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Mike McGowan | 28 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ally McMillan [108] | 15 | 5 | 11+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Alex Moffat [109] | 5 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Peebles [110] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Sammy Reid | 19 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Allan Watson | 39 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Billy Whitelaw [111] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Trialists | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [112]
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
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Players out
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Source: [113]