1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1947–1948 season

Manager

William Guthrie

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League B Division

11th

Scottish Cup

Third Round

Scottish League Cup

Prelims

B Division Supplementary Cup

Second Round

Top goalscorer

League: John Wardlaw (13)
All: Jackie Cantwell (16)

← 1946–47

1948–49 →

Season 1947–48 was the 71st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 42nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 53rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 2nd time.

Overview

A poor start, which saw only one point taken from the first 5 league games, meant that any hopes of challenging for promotion were quickly dashed and eventually Dumbarton finished 11th out of 16 with 25 points - 28 behind champions East Fife.

In the Scottish Cup, after negotiating a tricky trip to the Highlands, Dumbarton were defeated by high flying Division b opponents East Fife in the third round.

The League Cup saw Dumbarton again struggle to progress from their section, finishing 3rd of 4, with just 2 wins and a draw from their 6 games.

The Supplementary Cup saw Dumbarton again come up against East Fife and the outcome was the same, with the Fifers progressing to the semi final.

In the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Division A Falkirk in the semi final.

Finally a 'benefit' match was arranged against Airdrie.

Note that the number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 111, the 12th time the 'century' had been broken.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1947–48 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
13 August 1947	Raith Rovers	A	1-2	Cantwell
27 August 1947	Stenhousemuir	H	2-2	Donegan;Morrison
20 September 1947	Leith Athletic	A	2-4	Shields;Bootland	3,500
27 September 1947	St Johnstone	H	2-4	Goldie(2)	2,000
4 October 1947	Hamilton	A	5-6	Wardlaw(2);Donegan;Goldie;Bootland	5,100
11 October 1947	Dunfermline Athletic	H	4-2	Bootland(2);Donegan;Wardlaw	2,000
18 October 1947	Dundee United	A	1-0	Donegan	7,000
25 October 1947	Ayr United	H	3-1	Bootland;Donegan;Wardlaw	4,000
1 November 1947	Alloa Athletic	A	1-4	Bootland	5,000
8 November 1947	Albion Rovers	H	1-1	Wardlaw
15 November 1947	Stirling Albion	H	5-1	Wardlaw(3);Ashe;Goldie	4,500
22 November 1947	East Fife	A	3-6	Cantwell(2);Bootland	5,000
29 November 1947	Cowdenbeath	H	1-1	Cantwell	4,000
6 December 1947	Kilmarnock	A	2-2	Cantwell;Goldie	6,000
13 December 1947	Arbroath	H	3-3	Cantwell;Goldie;Wardlaw	4,500
20 December 1947	Raith Rovers	H	4-2	Bootland(2);Cantwell;Wardlaw	5,500
27 December 1947	Stenhousemuir	A	2-4	Goldie(2)	1,000
3 January 1948	St Johnstone	A	0-4		6,500
10 January 1948	Hamilton	H	0-4		4,000
17 January 1948	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1-5	Caldwell	2,000
24 January 1948	Leith Athletic	H	5-1	Caldwell(2);Cantwell;Goldie;McLean	2,000
31 January 1948	Dundee	H	3-2	Wardlaw(2);McLean	2,500
14 February 1948	Ayr United	A	1-1	McLennan	5,000
28 February 1948	Albion Rovers	A	3-5	McLennan(3)	5,000
6 March 1948	Stirling Albion	A	1-1	Ashe
13 March 1948	East Fife	H	2-4	Cantwell;Ashe	4,000
20 March 1948	Cowdenbeath	A	1-2	Wardlaw	4,000
26 March 1948	Kilmarnock	H	1-2	Wardlaw
3 April 1948	Arbroath	A	3-2	Donegan(2);Cantwell	3,500
24 April 1948	Alloa Athletic	H	3-1	Grant(2);Goldie	3,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1947–48 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 February 1948	2	Peterhead	A	2-1	Goldie(2)	5,473
21 February 1948	3	East Fife	H	0-1		8,000

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1947–48 Scottish League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
9 August 1947	P	Stenhousemuir	H	5-5	Cantwell(2);Goldie;Bootland;Ross	4,500
16 August 1947	P	Arbroath	A	3-1	Morrison(2);Shileds	4,000
23 August 1947	P	St Johnstone	A	0-1		7,500
30 August 1947	P	Stenhousemuir	A	1-2	Goldie	2,000
6 September 1947	P	Arbroath	H	4-2	Cantwell(3);Donegan	2,500
13 September 1947	P	St Johnstone	H	1-6	Cantwell	4,000

Supplementary Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 January 1948	1	Stenhousemuir	H	3-2	Wardlaw;Goldie;McCreadie
12 April 1948	2	East Fife	A	0-2

Stirlingshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
27 August 1947	1	East Stirling	H	2-1	Donegan;OG	1,500
19 April 1948	SF	Falkirk	A	2-3	Wardlaw;Goldie

Other Match

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
10 September 1947	Airdrie	A	3-5	Cantwell;Docherty;Wagstaffe

Appearances

Dumbarton used 33 players for the 40 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Supplementary Cup matches, as detailed below. Hugh Goldie featured in all but one of these matches.^[1]

Player	Position^[2]	Appearances	Goals
Tommy Ashe	MF	32	3
Charlie Bootland	FW	30	10
Bobby Caldwell	FW	5	3
George Campbell	MF	3
Jackie Cantwell	FW	31	16
Hugh Docherty	FW	1
Bobby Donaldson	MF	32
Tom Donegan	FW	38	9
Finlayson	GK	1
Hugh Goldie	FW	39	15
Peter Grant	FW	1	2
Stan Gullan	GK	13
Ian Hepburn	MF	8
Jim Hoey	GK	34
Alex Kay	DF	3
John Kelly	MF	2
Lawrie Lindsay	MF	3
Eddie McCreadie	FW	2	1
Gordon McFarlane	MF	5
Archie McFeat	GK	8
Neil McLean	FW	7	2
John McLennan	FW	3	4
Jack McNee	DF	28
Alex Menzies	MF	22
Jimmy Michie	DF	1
Dave Morrison	FW	6	3
Jimmy Mulvaney	DF	38
Ian Ogilvie	GK	14
Bobby Ross	MF	32	2
Jimmy Shields	FW	4	2
Jimmy Smith	FW	3
Edwin Wagstaffe	FW	1
John Wardlaw	FW	20	14

Reserve Team

Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but lost in the first round to Ayr United.

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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1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish League

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Supplementary Cup

Stirlingshire Cup

Other Match

Appearances

Reserve Team

See also

References

External links