1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was the 76th 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.

Dumbarton
1959–1960 season
ManagerBobby Combe
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 26th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh Gallacher (23)
All: Hugh Gallacher (25)

Scottish Second Division edit

A perfect start of 4 wins from the first four games was followed by a run of 13 games with only a single win, meaning that Dumbarton fell away and were never serious challengers for the Division 2 title, finishing in 6th place with 43 points, 10 behind champions St Johnstone.

19 August 1959 Division 2 Stranraer 0–1[1][2] Dumbarton Stair Park
Gallacher  
2 September 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 2–1[3][4] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher  
Duchart  
Walker   Attendance: 3,000
5 September 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 3–2[5][6] Queens Park Boghead Park
Gallacher   3', 55'
Allison   20'
Kane   18'
Brown   48'
Referee: R Rodger
9 September 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 3–2[7][8] Dundee United Boghead Park
Duchart  
Prentice   (pen)
McCulloch  
Gillespie  
Irvine  
Attendance: 3,000
12 September 1959 Division 2 St Johnstone 7–2[9][10] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Haughey   43'
Liddell,D    
Liddell,J   
Carr  
Allison   4'
Gallacher  
Referee: J Mowat
16 September 1959 Division 2 Alloa Athletic 1–1[11][12] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Trialist   Cunningham  
19 September 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 0–4[13][14] Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
Kennedy   37', 64'
Craig   49', 74'
Referee: W Harvie
23 September 1959 Division 2 Dundee United 2–1[15][16] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Reid  
Irvine  
Anderson   Attendance: 3,600
26 September 1959 Division 2 Brechin City 3–1[17][18] Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Thoms   
McIntosh  
Allison   Referee: A Pryde
3 October 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 0–1[19][20] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Wallace   50' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Wharton
10 October 1959 Division 2 East Fife 2–2[21][22] Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Gardiner  
Reilly  
Duchart    Referee: W Fyfe
17 October 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–3[23][24] Queen of the South Boghead Park
Anderson   1' Garrett   20'
Black   41'
McEwan   43'
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: W Syme
24 October 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 4–1[25][26] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
McCulloch  
Anderson   29'
Gallacher   66', 85'
McGrory   55' Attendance: 3,500
Referee: P Fitzpatrick
7 November 1959 Division 2 Morton 3–2[27][28] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Stewart   45' 
Craig  
Allison   43'
McCulloch   47'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: H Phillips
14 November 1959 Division 2 Falkirk 0–0[29][30] Dumbarton Brockville Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Mackie
21 November 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 0–1[31][32] Montrose Boghead Park
Kemp   40' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Harvie
28 November 1959 Division 2 Albion Rovers 0–0[33][34] Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: W Beattie
5 December 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 4–2[35][36] East Stirling Boghead Park
Gallacher    78'
Clydesdale   26'
Fagan   85'
Bolton   23', 80' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: J Blair
12 December 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 6–0[37][38] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Duchart   25' (pen)
Whalen   26'
Gallacher   34', 63'
Clydesdale   58', 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: F Crossley
19 December 1959 Division 2 Hamilton 5–0[39][40] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Imrie   20', 49'
McLean    44', 75'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: D Minto
26 December 1959 Division 2 Dumbarton 4–1[41][42] Stranraer Boghead Park
Gallacher   9'
Whalen   24', 40'
Duchart  
Stark   20' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: J Mowat
1 January 1960 Division 2 Queens Park 2–3[43][44] Dumbarton Hampden Park
Hopper   13'
Church   61'
Whalen   37'
Clydssdale   39', 87'
Referee: J Bissett
2 January 1960 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–0[45][46] St Johnstone Boghead Park
Gallacher   10' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Syme
9 January 1960 Division 2 Berwick Rangers 0–0[47][48] Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Attendance: 1,731
Referee: D Weir
16 January 1960 Division 2 Dumbarton 2–0[49][50] Brechin City Boghead Park
Gallacher  
Whalen  
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: J Mackie
23 January 1960 Division 2 Stenhousemuir 1-2[51][52] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Munn   Gallacher   30'  Referee: R Davidson
13 February 1960 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–1[53][54] Morton Boghead Park
Gallacher   Murney   (pen) Attendance: 1,800
Referee: G Bowman
27 February 1960 Division 2 Forfar Athletic 1-0[55][56] Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Cummings   65' Attendance: 1,100
Referee: J Barclay
12 March 1960 Division 2 Dumbarton 6–0[57][58] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Duchart   40'  
Craig  
Gallacher  
Whalen  
Attendance: 900
Referee: J Stewart
19 March 1960 Division 2 Dumbarton 1–0[59][60] Falkirk Boghead Park
Duchart   50' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Mowat
26 March 1960 Division 2 Montrose 1-2[61][62] Dumbarton Links Park
Jardine   (OG) Nicoll   3' (OG)
Gallacher  
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: W Massie
13 April 1960 Division 2 Dumbarton 4–2[65][66] East Fife Boghead Park
Craig  
McCulloch  
Gallacher  
Duchart  
McPhee  
Guthrie  
Attendance: 400
16 April 1960 Division 2 East Stirling 2-2[67][68] Dumbarton Firs Park
Keenan   (pen)
Crawford  
Gallacher   23'
Duchart  
Referee: W Syme
23 April 1960 Division 2 Cowdenbeath 0-4[69][70] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Gallacher   20' 
McGinlay  
Black  
Referee: J Stewart
30 April 1960 Division 2 Dumbarton 2–1[71][72] Hamilton Boghead Park
Duchart   38'
Whalen   50'
McPike   73' Attendance: 3,500
Referee: R Minto

Scottish League Cup edit

With only a single win and a draw from their 6 qualifying games, Dumbarton again failed to progress to the knock out stages of the League Cup.

8 August 1959 Group 6 Arbroath 2–0[73][74] Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Quinn  
Shirriffs  
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: A Crossman
12 August 1959 Group 6 Dumbarton 3–3[75][76] Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Duchart  
Gallacher  
mcCulloch  
Campbell    
15 August 1959 Group 6 Stenhousemuir 0–2[77][78] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Prentice   30'
Stewart  
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Blair
22 August 1959 Group 6 Dumbarton 3–4[79][80] Arbroath Boghead Park
Gallacher  
Stewart  
Prentice  
Quinn  
Logie  
Glidden   (OG)
Easson  
29 August 1959 Group 6 Dumbarton 1–2[83][84] Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
McDade   30' Campbell  
Munn  
Attendance: 3,200

Scottish Cup edit

Dumbarton were to fall at the first hurdle in the national cup, losing to Queen of the South.

30 January 1960 Cup round 1 Queen of the South 2–1[85][86] Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Dunlop   3'  Duchart   59' Attendance: 3,442
Referee: T Wharton

Stirlingshire Cup edit

In the county cup, Dumbarton lost out to Falkirk in the semi-final, after a drawn game.

28 October 1959 First Round Dumbarton 3–1 East Stirling Boghead Park
Allison   
Duchart  
Boyd  

Friendlies edit

A number of friendlies were played during the season, including home and away fixtures against English Midland League opponents, North Shields, and a benefit match against Clyde for long serving player, Hughie Gallacher.

21 October 1959 Friendly Dumbarton 5–3 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Gallacher  
Black  
Allison   
Prentice  
Goldie  
Donvevy  
Wright  
31 October 1959 Friendly  North Shields 2–2 Dumbarton Appleby Park, North Shields
   McCulloch  
Gallacher  
4 November 1959 Benefit Dumbarton 1–1 Clyde Boghead Park
McCulloch    
18 November 1959 Friendly Dumbarton 1–3 Celtic XI Boghead Park
Duchart      
2 December 1959 Friendly Dumbarton 3–4 Scottish Command XI (Army) Boghead Park
Duchart   
Trialist  
Scott    
Rice  
5 March 1960 Friendly Dumbarton 2–2  North Shields Boghead Park
Whalen  
Clydesdale 
   Attendance: 800
Referee: J Blair

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Donald Hamilton[87] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Doug Robertson 37 0 30 0 1 0 6 0
GK   SCO James Woodburn[88] 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO George Boyle[89] 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Tommy Govan 27 0 25 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Andy Jardine[90] 36 0 30 0 1 0 5 0
DF   SCO Jack McDade[91] 13 1 8 0 0 0 5 1
DF   SCO Jim McGrogan[92] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Gordon Black 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Tommy Craig 30 2 26 2 0 0 4 0
MF   SCO Charlie Cunningham[93] 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO Dougan[94] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO David Fagan 17 1 16 1 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Freddie Glidden 40 0 33 0 1 0 6 0
MF   SCO Jim McCormack[95] 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO John Prentice 13 3 9 1 0 0 4 2
MF   SCO Willie Robinson[96] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Kenny Allison 19 4 14 4 0 0 5 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Anderson[97] 8 3 8 3 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Les Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO John Christie[98] 22 0 19 0 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Gordon Clydesdale 7 5 6 5 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Bobby Combe 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Bobby Crum[99] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Alex Duchart 43 15 36 14 1 0 6 1
FW   SCO Hugh Gallacher[100] 38 25 31 23 1 0 6 2
FW   SCO Willie McCulloch[101] 31 5 26 4 1 0 4 1
FW   SCO Finlay McDonald[102] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Gerry McGinlay[103] 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Rowley[104] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Charlie Stewart 10 2 6 0 0 0 4 2
FW   SCO Murdo Tait 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Tom Whalen 21 7 20 7 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Trialist 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[105]

International Caps edit

Willie McCulloch earned his first and second caps playing for Scotland Amateurs against England on 26 March and Northern Ireland on 25 April respectively.

Transfers edit

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:

Source:[106]

Reserve team edit

Dumbarton played only one competitive 'reserve' match in the Scottish Second XI Cup, losing to Clyde in the second round.

References edit

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