1941–42 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1941–42 season was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.

Dumbarton
1941–1942 season
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish Southern League12th
Summer CupFirst Round
League Cup SouthPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Felix McGrogan (14)
All: Felix McGrogan (14)
Highest home attendance8,000
Lowest home attendance2,000
Average home league attendance4,200

Scottish Southern League edit

The second season of the Scottish Southern League saw Dumbarton continue to improve their performances by finished 12th out of 16 with 26 points - 32 behind champions Rangers. Boosted by player 'guest' appearances Dumbarton could just about compete on an equal footing with the 'bigger' clubs.

9 August 1941 League Dumbarton 3–5[1][2] Airdrie Boghead Park
Jeffrey   8'
Rodger   16'
Farr   30'
Flavell   2', 85'
Mooney   65', 72'
Stark   69'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M C Hutton
16 August 1941 League Third Lanark 4–3[3][4] Dumbarton Cathkin Park
Glassey   7', 18', 79'
Jones   65'
Rodgers   5'
McBride   40'
Jeffrey   46'
Attendance: 3,500
23 August 1941 League Dumbarton 2–5[5][6] Celtic Boghead Park
McBride   9', 57' Delaney   20', 68', 82'
McDonald,J   58'
Divers   62'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: J M Martin
30 August 1941 League St Mirren 2–4[7][8] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Stenhouse   38'
Linwood   50'
McGrogan   52'
Jeffrey   53', 64'
Ross   66' (pen)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Webb
6 September 1941 League Dumbarton 0–1[9][10] Falkirk Boghead Park
Widdowfield   84' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: P Craigmyle
13 September 1941 League Hibernian 4–0[11][12] Dumbarton Easter Road Stadium
Finnegan   27'
Nutley   44', 55', 62'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: C E Faultless
20 September 1941 League Dumbarton 2–7[13][14] Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Milne   6'
McAloon   73'
Sharp   11', 30'
Newall   24', 34', 68', 86'
Gourlay   25'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J Horsburgh
27 September 1941 League Motherwell 2–3[15][16] Dumbarton Fir Park
Mathie   78'
Ellis   82' (pen)
Jeffrey   26', 79'
Dougall   87'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: H Watson
4 October 1941 League Dumbarton 3–1[17][18] Morton Boghead Park
Ross   43'
McGrogan   57'
McAloon   88'
Robertson   68' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Horsburgh
11 October 1941 League Rangers 7–0[19][20] Dumbarton Ibrox Park
Shaw   4'
Marshall   19'
Thomson   38' (pen), 57' (pen)
McIntosh   43'
Gillick   72', 76'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: R C Scott
18 October 1941 League Dumbarton 5–2[21][22] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Rodger   20', 80'
McAloon   35'
Milne   65'
Jeffrey   72'
Dunsmore   17'
Bell   60'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: M C Dale
25 October 1941 League Hearts 7–4[23][24] Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Smith   3', 16'
Gillies   27'
Hamilton   55', 63'
Walker   68', 75' (pen)
Milne   8', 81', 85'
Rodger   63'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: R Smellie
1 November 1941 League Dumbarton 3–2[25][26] Hamilton Boghead Park
McGrogan   5'
Rodger   26'
Jeffrey   89'
Maves   12', 15' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: R G Benzie
8 November 1941 League Dumbarton 6–0[27][28] Clyde Boghead Park
McGrogan   15', 40'
Rodger   50'
Dougall   57'
McAloon   65'
Milne   88'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Thomson
15 November 1941 League Queen's Park 1–2[29][30] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Mackintosh   7' Ross   29', 73' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Thomson
22 November 1941 League Airdrie 3–2[31][32] Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Junior   1'
Flavell   18', 83'
McGrogan   12'
Rodger   89'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J M Martin
29 November 1941 League Dumbarton 1–5[33][34] Third Lanark Boghead Park
Ross   52' Newman   7'
Connor   26', 55'
Law   49', 82'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J M Martin
6 December 1941 League Celtic 4–2[35][36] Dumbarton Celtic Park
Lynch   14'
Conway   36'
Delaney   58'
McLaughlin   65' (pen)
Jeffrey   28'
McAloon   77'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Horsburgh
13 December 1941 League Dumbarton 5–1[37][38] St Mirren Boghead Park
Gould   5', 15', 71'
McAloon   58'
McGrogan   80'
Brady   33' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J M Martin
20 December 1941 League Partick Thistle 4–3[39][40] Dumbarton Firhill Park
Newall   25', 27', 35', 53' Gould   26', 69'
Hickie   89' (pen)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Thomson
27 December 1941 League Dumbarton 2–1[41][42] Motherwell Boghead Park
Milne   16'
Gould   21'
Wales   75' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: M C Dale
1 January 1942 League Falkirk 3–1[43][44] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Rooney   3', 60'
Dawson   5'
Hickie   61' (pen) Referee: M Hutton
3 January 1942 League Dumbarton 2–1[45][46] Hibernian Boghead Park
McGrogan   5'
Gould   8'
Combe   3' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J B Smillie
10 January 1942 League Morton 2–2[47][48] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Steele   10'
Hunter   55'
Gould   12', 58' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J R Boyd
17 January 1942 League Dumbarton 3–3[49][50] Rangers Boghead Park
Jeffrey   25'
McAloon   55'
McGrogan   65'
Marshall   5'
Smith   15'
Hickie   89' (OG)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: R C Scott
31 January 1942 League Dumbarton 3–3[51][52] Hearts Boghead Park
Gould   23'
McGrogan   54', 89'
Dougan   34'
Christie   44'
Smith,G   73'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W J Robertson
14 February 1942 League Clyde 5–4[53][54] Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Wallace   1'
Mills   37'
Beaton   55'
Williams   59', 84'
McGrogan   22'
Henderson   32'
Gould   39'
McAloon   72'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Thomson
21 February 1942 League Dumbarton 2–1[55][56] Queen's Park Boghead Park
Hepburn   67'
McAloon   88'
Wilkie   62' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J B Smillie
2 May 1942 League Albion Rovers 0–0[57][58] Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M C Hutton
9 May 1942 League Hamilton 4–1[59][60] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Herd   9'
Newman   13', 34', 87'
Henderson   89' Attendance: 1,500

League Cup South edit

For the second successive season, Dumbarton failed to qualify from the sectional games.

28 February 1942 Group A Morton 4–1[61] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Hunter   1', 10', 52', 83' Hepburn   57' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P Craigmyle
14 March 1942 Group A St Mirren 1–3[62] Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Drinkwater   73' Gould   28'
McGrogan   56', 88'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M C Hutton
21 March 1942 Group A Dumbarton 3–4[63] Morton Boghead Park
Gould   5', 72', 85' Cumner   13', 75'
Kelly   66'
Wilkie   86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Thomson
28 March 1942 Group A Falkirk 5–0[64] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Stewart   15', 89'
Paterson   18', 25'
McPhee   74' (pen)
Attendance: 3,000
4 April 1942 Group A Dumbarton 4–2[65] St Mirren Boghead Park
Ross   37' (pen), 44'
McGrogan   55'
Gould   80'
Linwood   1', 27' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W McCulloch
11 April 1942 Group A Dumbarton 3–3[66] Falkirk Boghead Park
Ross   30', 80'
Gould   85'
Paterson   20'
Carruthers   65'
Rooney   83'
Attendance: 2,500

Summer Cup edit

Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle to Motherwell.

30 May 1942 Cup R1(1) Dumbarton 1–0[67] Motherwell Boghead Park
McGrogan   65' Attendance: 3,500
Referee: W J Robertson
6 June 1942 Cup R1(2) Motherwell 4–2[68]
(4–3 agg.)
Dumbarton Fir Park
Reid   34', 39'
Bremner   48', 74'
Reid   17'
McAloon   33'
Attendance: 3,000

Player statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern Division Summer Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO James Hornall[69] 11 0 3 0 2 0 6 0
GK   RSA Patrick Kelly 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Jock Wallace 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Andy Cheyne[70] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jimmy Hickie[71] 33 2 27 2 0 0 6 0
DF   SCO Willie Savage 27 0 19 0 2 0 6 0
DF   SCO William Smith[72] 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Robert Chalmers[73] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO David Corbett 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Robert Dougall 26 2 18 2 2 0 6 0
MF   SCO Charlie Gavin[74] 26 0 23 0 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO George Henderson[75] 10 2 9 2 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO George Urquhart[76] 35 0 28 0 2 0 5 0
FW   SCO Boyd[77] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Edward Currie[78] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Andrew Farr[79] 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Johnny Gould 20 17 12 11 2 0 6 6
FW   SCO John Hepburn[80] 13 2 5 1 2 0 6 1
FW   SCO George Jeffrey 21 10 21 10 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Johnny Mathers[81] 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Gerry McAloon 28 10 22 9 1 1 5 0
FW   SCO John McBride[82] 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Felix McGrogan 30 18 22 14 2 1 6 3
FW   SCO Jackie Milne 28 6 24 6 2 0 2 0
FW   SCO Vince Pritchard[83] 7 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
FW   SCO Willie Reid[84] 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 0
FW   SCO Fally Rodger[85] 16 7 16 7 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Sammy Ross 22 9 19 5 0 0 3 4
FW   SCO Trialist 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[86]

Transfers edit

In addition John Casey and Geoffrey Lockwood both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

Source:[87]

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