1937–1938 season | |
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division Two | 7th |
Scottish Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Smith (29) All: Jimmy Smith (29) |
The 1937–38 season was the 61st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup.
Scottish League
Dumbarton made another encouraging start to their 15th season in a row in the Second Division, with only one defeat in their first 8 games. Although that form wasn't maintained fully, Dumbarton had their best season for a number of years by finishing 7th out of 18, with 39 points – 20 behind champions Raith Rovers. For the fifth time, Dumbarton maintained an unbeaten home league record, but with only 3 wins from 17 fixtures away from Boghead, promotion was never going to be a real possibility.[1]
14 August 1937 League | Brechin City | 3–4 [2][3] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
McMahon ![]() Cargill ![]() Deans ![]() |
Smith,J ![]() Murray ![]() |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: A Henderson |
21 August 1937 League | Dumbarton | 5–1 [4][5] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Smith,G ![]() ![]() ![]() Smith,J ![]() Duffy ![]() |
Hutchison ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A Cockburn |
28 August 1937 League | East Stirling | 2–2 [6][7] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Meechan ![]() Beath ![]() |
Smith,G ![]() Murray ![]() |
Referee: W Murray |
4 September 1937 League | Dumbarton | 5–1 [8][9] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Smith,G ![]() ![]() Smith,J ![]() ![]() Murray ![]() |
Shelligan ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Welsh |
11 September 1937 League | Forfar Athletic | 4–3 [10][11] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Smith ![]() Bain ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Smith,G ![]() Duffy ![]() |
Referee: R Carruthers |
18 September 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3–0 [12][13] | Leith Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith,J ![]() Duffy ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Williamson |
25 September 1937 League | Airdrie | 1–3 [14][15] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
Murray ![]() |
Smith,G ![]() ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M Dale |
2 October 1937 League | Dumbarton | 4–4 [16][17] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Devers ![]() ![]() Smith,J ![]() Smith,G ![]() |
Walls ![]() ![]() ![]() Watters ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Fair |
9 October 1937 League | East Fife | 4–1 [18][19] | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
McCartney ![]() McLeod ![]() |
Duffy ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Provan |
16 October 1937 League | Dumbarton | 2–2 [20][21] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Smith,J ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Joyner ![]() Gilmour ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Carruthers |
23 October 1937 League | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–1 [22][23] | Dumbarton | East End Park, Dunfermline |
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Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Fair |
30 October 1937 League | King's Park | 1–0 [24][25] | Dumbarton | Forthbank Park |
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Referee: H Stokes |
6 November 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3–2 [26][27] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Robertson ![]() Smith,G ![]() Smith,J ![]() |
Burke ![]() |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: T Fyfe |
13 November 1937 League | Alloa Athletic | 2–1 [28][29] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
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Smith,J ![]() |
Referee: J Mackay |
20 November 1937 League | Dumbarton | 4–0 [30][31] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Duffy ![]() ![]() Masson ![]() Smith,J ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: C Faultless |
27 November 1937 League | St Bernard's | 1–0 [32][33] | Dumbarton | Royal Gymnasium Ground |
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee: A Cunningham |
4 December 1937 League | Dumbarton | 7–0 [34][35] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Smith,J ![]() Duffy ![]() Smith,G ![]() Murray ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Gilchrist |
18 December 1937 League | Dumbarton | 3–2 [36][37] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Smith,J ![]() Duffy ![]() Smith,G ![]() |
McCartney ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 |
25 December 1937 League | Stenhousemuir | 4–2 [38][39] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Cowan ![]() ![]() Rae ![]() Hill ![]() |
Smith,G ![]() Smith,J ![]() |
Referee: W Gilchrist |
1 January 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–0 [40][41] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith,G ![]() Duffy ![]() |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: W McCall |
3 January 1938 League | Cowdenbeath | 4–1 [42][43] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
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Duffy ![]() |
8 January 1938 League | Leith Athletic | 2–0 [44][45] | Dumbarton | Old Meadowbank |
Kinnear ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Henderson |
15 January 1938 League | Dumbarton | 3–1 [46][47] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Smith,G ![]() Duffy ![]() Cochrane ![]() |
Ross ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J Welsh |
29 January 1938 League | Dundee United | 1–4 [48][49] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Rumbles ![]() |
Smith,J ![]() ![]() Robertson ![]() Smith,G ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Cunningham |
5 February 1938 League | Dumbarton | 8–0 [50][51] | Edinburgh City | Boghead Park |
Smith,G ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Smith,J ![]() ![]() Robertson ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: C Faultless |
19 February 1938 League | Raith Rovers | 7–0 [54][55] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Haywood ![]() ![]() ![]() Whitelaw ![]() Gilmour ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Williamson |
26 February 1938 League | Dumbarton | 4–1 [56][57] | King's Park | Boghead Park |
Smith,J ![]() ![]() Smith,G ![]() Trialist ![]() |
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12 March 1938 League | Dumbarton | 4–1 [58][59] | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith,J ![]() ![]() ![]() Smith,G ![]() |
Izatt ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Cockburn |
19 March 1938 League | Albion Rovers | 3–0 [60][61] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
Keirnan ![]() Bell ![]() Burke ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Gilchrist |
26 March 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–1 [62][63] | St Bernard's | Boghead Park |
Smith,G ![]() Smith,J ![]() |
Flucher ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Murray |
2 April 1938 League | Edinburgh City | 4–0 [64][65] | Dumbarton | East Pilton, Edinburgh |
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Referee: J Mackay |
9 April 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–0 [66][67] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Robertson ![]() Smith,G ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M Dale |
16 April 1938 League | Dumbarton | 2–2 [68][69] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Smith,J ![]() Kemp ![]() |
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Referee: J Welsh |
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton came up against first division Kilmarnock in the first round and despite a good fight were to finish up second best.
22 January 1938 Cup R1 | Kilmarnock | 6–0[70][71] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Candy ![]() Reid ![]() ![]() Thomson ![]() ![]() Fyfe ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Baillie |
Friendly
5 March 1938 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–3 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Smith,G ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Roughead ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Player statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
William Morrison[72] | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Robert Muir[73] | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John Casey | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John Clay[74] | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
James McKain[75] | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Daniel Clancy[76] | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Coleman[77] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Curley[78] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
William Deans[79] | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ferguson[80] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Irvine[81] | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
William Kemp[82] | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
James McAllister[83] | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
David Muir[84] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stephen Murray | 28 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie White[85] | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sandy Cochrane | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Thomas Devers[86] | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Archibald Duffy[87] | 26 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Abram Robertson[88] | 34 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gavin Smith | 35 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Smith | 35 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sneddon[89] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Trialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[90]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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In addition John Glass, James Mitchell, David Ogilvie, Willie Parlane, Alex Scott and Alex Young all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
Source:[91]
References
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