1935–36 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1935–1936 season
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two	18th
Scottish Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Johnny Haddow (10) All: Johnny Haddow (10)
Home colours

The 1935–36 season was the 59th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.

Scottish League

Main article: 1935–36 Scottish Football League

Dumbarton's slump continued in their 14th successive season in the Second Division, by finishing 18th and bottom, with just 16 points - 43 behind champions Falkirk. The transfer of Johnny Haddow to Falkirk in November was a huge loss and just one further win was registered all season. Heavy defeats were again a feature, and for the first time Dumbarton conceded over 100 goals in the league in a single season.

East Stirling v Dumbarton

10 August 1935 League	East Stirling	1-1	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Brown 90' (pen)		Crawford 35'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Grant

Dumbarton v East Fife

17 August 1935 League	Dumbarton	4-2	East Fife	Boghead Park
	Taylor 16' Haddow 18' (pen), 60' Craig 26'		Scott 32' Adam 35'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Innes

Edinburgh City v Dumbarton

24 August 1935 League	Edinburgh City	0-0	Dumbarton	Powderhall Stadium
				Attendance: 500 Referee: R Carruthers

Dumbarton v Leith Athletic

31 August 1935 League	Dumbarton	1-1	Leith Athletic	Boghead Park
	Crawford 69'		O'Rawe 79'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Armour

Montrose v Dumbarton

7 September 1935 League	Montrose	3-0	Dumbarton	Links Park
	Malloy 27' Hampton 74', 85'			Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Finlay

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

14 September 1935 League	Dumbarton	2-0	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	Taylor,G 16' Speedie 35'			Attendance: 1,100 Referee: J MacKay

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

21 September 1935 League	Forfar Athletic	3-1	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Cameron 44' Black,W 68', 71'		Taylor,G 25'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Lawrie

Dumbarton v Dundee United

28 September 1935 League	Dumbarton	3-5	Dundee United	Boghead Park
	Haddow 18' Cook 20' Cameron 51'		Germanson 4', 44', 88' Hutchison 35' Milne 56'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: H McLachlan

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

5 October 1935 League	Cowdenbeath	6-2	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Turnbull 1', 20', 89' Wilkie 24' Deans 44' Whitelaw 71' (pen)		Cameron 10' Cook 32'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W Smart

Dumbarton v King's Park

12 October 1935 League	Dumbarton	6-1	King's Park	Boghead Park
	Watson 35' (pen) Cameron 39', 65' Cook 43' Haddow 76', 84'		Laird 65'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: H McLachlan

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

19 October 1935 League	Dumbarton	1-2	Forfar Athletic	Boghead Park
	Haddow 76'		Donaldson 20', 89'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Robertson

Leith Athletic v Dumbarton

26 October 1935 League	Leith Athletic	6-0	Dumbarton	Marine Gardens
	O'Rawe 10', 89' Peat 19', 47' Calder 51' Laidlaw 65'			Attendance: 1,000 Referee: R Innes

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton

2 November 1935 League	Raith Rovers	1-3	Dumbarton	Starks Park
	Tait 21' (OG)		Cook 15', 51' Haddow 75'	Attendance: 500 Referee: J Yeaman

Dumbarton v Morton

9 November 1935 League	Dumbarton	1-3	Morton	Boghead Park
	Haddow 83'		Robertson 5' McGardy 27', 53'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: M Dale

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

16 November 1935 League	Alloa Athletic	5-0	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
	Duffy 25' Shankley 28', 35' Williamson 60' Richardson 85'			Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Finlay

Dumbarton v Montrose

23 November 1935 League	Dumbarton	4-4	Montrose	Boghead Park
	Cook 2' Haddow 7', 35' Cameron 33'		Malloy 4', 25' Conlin 13' Herbert 55'	Attendance: 800 Referee: W Murray

Dumbarton v Brechin City

30 November 1935 League	Dumbarton	1-5	Brechin City	Boghead Park
	Cook 65'		Wann 53', 68' Taylor 54', 56' Reid 80'	Attendance: 700 Referee: R Innes

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

7 December 1935 League	Stenhousemuir	3-0	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Morrison 64' Fisher 68' Murray,R 86'			Referee: A Williamson

Dumbarton v Falkirk

14 December 1935 League	Dumbarton	2-7	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Cook 68' McDowall 89'		Haddow 8', 43', 57', 78', 88' Cowan 12', 84'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: W McCulloch

Dundee United v Dumbarton

28 December 1935 League	Dundee United	8-0	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
	Milne,A 21', 55', 70', 84' Milne,J 38', 77' Smith 11' Murray 50'			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Finlay

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

1 January 1936 League	Dumbarton	3-3	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	Speedie 3' McDowall 62' Watson 71' (pen)		McHarg 20' Boag 66' Graham 70' (pen)	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: J Robertson

St Mirren v Dumbarton

4 January 1936 League	St Mirren	8-0	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
	Latimer Muir McGregor Knox Miller			Attendance: 8,000 Referee: R Innes

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

11 January 1936 League	Dumbarton	0-3	Alloa Athletic	Boghead Park
			Foley 12' Halliday	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: H McLachlan

East Fife v Dumbarton

18 January 1936 League	East Fife	4-2	Dumbarton	Bayview Park, Methil
	Adams 20', 86' Cowan 15', 68'		McDowall Parlane,W 80'	Referee: A Williamson

Dumbarton v Edinburgh City

8 February 1936 League	Dumbarton	1-2	Edinburgh City	Boghead Park
	Yuill 88'		Kade 27', 55'	Attendance: 900

Dumbarton v East Stirling

15 February 1936 League	Dumbarton	3-3	East Stirling	Boghead Park
	McDwoall 10', 45' Speedie 88'		Meechan 12' McPhee 19' Newman 60'	Attendance: 800 Referee: W Murray

King's Park v Dumbarton

29 February 1936 League	King's Park	5-2	Dumbarton	Forthbank Park
	Andrew McCombe McPherson		Parlane,W Watson	Attendance: 600

Brechin City v Dumbarton

7 March 1936 League	Brechin City	6-1	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
	Wann 10' (pen), 20', 50' Whyte 37' Boland Reid 89'		Cameron 65'	Referee: J Yeaman

Dumbarton v St Mirren

14 March 1936 League	Dumbarton	1-2	St Mirren	Boghead Park
	Wallace		McGregor	Attendance: 1,900 Referee: R Carruthers

St Bernard's v Dumbarton

21 March 1936 League	St Bernard's	7-0	Dumbarton	Royal Gymnasium Ground
	Noble 1' (pen) Nelson Hay Russell			Attendance: 500 Referee: J Welsh

Morton v Dumbarton

4 April 1936 League	Morton	5-1	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
			Watson	Attendance: 2,000

Dumbarton v Raith Rovers

11 April 1936 League	Dumbarton	3-4	Raith Rovers	Boghead Park
	Wallace 20' Speedie Watson (pen)		Philp 15' Fulton McGill Denholm	Attendance: 700 Referee: J Grant

Dumbarton v Falkirk

18 April 1936 League	Dumbarton	1-3	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Wallace		Keyes 26', 44' Carruthers	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: R Innes

Dumbarton v St Bernard's

25 April 1936 League	Dumbarton	2-0	St Bernard's	Boghead Park
	Tait 44' Parlane,W 47'			Attendance: 500

Promotion/relegation Election

With there being no applicants for admission to the Second Division, the bottom two clubs - Raith Rovers and Dumbarton - maintained their league status.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1935–36 Scottish Cup

This season there was a third round exit, to First Division Third Lanark.

Burntisland Shipyard v Dumbarton

25 January 1936 Cup R1	Burntisland Shipyard	2–2	Dumbarton	Kirkton Park
	Burnett 75' Birrell 85'		Crawford 12', 48'	Attendance: 650 Referee: H McLachlan

Dumbarton v Burntisland Shipyard

1 February 1936 Cup R1r	Dumbarton	4–2	Burntisland Shipyard	Boghead Park
	Crawford 7', 77' McDowall 10', 40'		Birrell 1' Brown 30'	Attendance: 1,780 Referee: H McLachlan

Third Lanark v Dumbarton

22 February 1936 Cup R3	Third Lanark	8–0	Dumbarton	Cathkin Park
	Hay 7', 66', 68' Kennedy 24' Carabine (pen) Kinnaird Gallacher			Attendance: 650 Referee: J Martin

Dumbartonshire Cup

There was some cheer when Dumbarton regained the Dumbartonshire Cup, with victory over non-league side Vale Ocaba.

Vale Ocaba v Dumbarton

20 April 1936 Final	Vale Ocaba	0-1	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
			Parlane,W	Attendance: 1,500

Friendly

Dumbarton Harp v Dumbarton

7 September 1935 Friendly	Dumbarton Harp	0–4	Dumbarton	Meadow Park, Dumbarton
			Cameron Taylor,A

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Robert Kerr	25	0	24	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	John McIntyre	12	0	10	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	John Casey	14	0	11	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	William Clark	16	0	16	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Tait	35	1	33	1	2	0
	DF	SCO	Martin Watson	35	5	32	5	3	0
	MF	SCO	Robert Hogg	9	0	7	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	George Taylor	27	3	26	3	1	0
	MF	SCO	Todd	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Alex Young	13	0	10	0	3	0
	FW	SCO	Ronald Cameron	13	6	13	6	0	0
	FW	SCO	A Clark	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Harry Cook	24	8	21	8	3	0
	FW	SCO	John Craig	8	1	8	1	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Crawford	29	4	26	0	3	4
	FW	SCO	Johnny Haddow	13	10	13	10	0	0
	FW	SCO	Matthew Kennedy	3	0	3	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Frank McAulay	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Isaac McDowell	17	7	14	5	3	2
	FW	ENG	William Molloy	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Willie Parlane	19	3	16	3	3	0
	FW	SCO	Robert Speedie	37	4	34	4	3	0
	FW	SCO	Archibald Taylor	12	0	12	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Archibald Turner	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Wallace	28	3	27	3	1	0
	FW	SCO	Williamson	3	0	3	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Yuill	4	1	4	1	0	0

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Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Date
Robert Kerr	Vale Ocaba	9 May 1935
William Clark	Cowdenbeath	15 May 1935
Archibald Taylor	Vale St Andrews	2 Jul 1935
John Craig	Rangers	4 Jul 1935
John Crawford	Stenhousemuir	4 Jul 1935
John McIntyre	Govan Britannia	5 Aug 1935
Robert Tait	Ards	6 Aug 1935
George Taylor	Clyde Valley	6 Aug 1935
William Molloy	Falkirk	6 Sep 1935
Harry Cook	Kilmarnock	23 Sep 1935
Ronald Cameron	Cork	26 Sep 1935
Archibald Turner	Kilmarnock	26 Oct 1935
Issac McDowell	Airdrie	29 Nov 1935
Willie Parlane	Queen's Park	10 Dec 1935
Robert Hogg	Dundee United	1 Jan 1936
Alex Young	Milngavie Jnrs	17 Jan 1936
A Clark		23 Jan 1936

Players out

Player	To	Date
Charles Ballantyne	Clyde	8 May 1935
William Molloy	Released	4 Oct 1935
William Simpson	Raith Rovers	25 Oct 1935
Johnny Haddow	Falkirk	25 Nov 1935
John Craig	Released	14 Jan 1936

In addition Richard English, Robert Henderson, Robert Kyle, William McDonald, James Mcleod, Allan Miller, Archie Milliken, Hugh Moran, James Muir, Edwin Powell, John Pyper and John Rodger all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

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