1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season
1956–1957 season | ||
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Manager | Peter McGown | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League Division 2 | 9th | |
Scottish Cup | Seventh round | |
Scottish League Cup | Prelims | |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Gallacher (28) All: Hugh Gallacher (37) | |
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The 1956–57 season was the 73rd 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.
Scottish League
[edit]By coming so close to promotion the previous season, confidence was high to mount a serious challenge on the Division 2 title. However, despite breaking the 100 goals scored in a league season for the first time, the 70 against was never going to be 'championship material' and only a 9th place was achieved with 38 points, 26 behind runaway winners Clyde.
22 August 1956 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 2-1[1][2] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Murray Gilfillan 80' |
Whalen | Referee: A Crossman |
5 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[3][4] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 10' McKeown 41' |
Referee: R Smith |
8 September 1956 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 1-3[5][6] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Jackson 43' | Brown 8', 10' Whalen |
Referee: P Crossley |
12 September 1956 Division 2 | Hamilton | 1-1[7][8] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Woods 80' | Rollo (pen) | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Crossley |
15 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-2[9][10] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Hunter Kiernan |
Forsyth 6' Mooney 15' |
Referee: W Brittle |
19 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-3[11][12] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Kiernan Hunter |
Beckett Stewart Quinn |
Referee: R Rodger |
22 September 1956 Division 2 | Stirling Albion | 3-1[13][14] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Smith 14' Ritchie 64' Philiben |
Hunter 66' | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: W Davidson |
29 September 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-0[15][16] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Whalen 33' Kiernan 48' Glover 80' Brown 85' |
Attendance: 4,300 Referee: R Davidson |
6 October 1956 Division 2 | Stranraer | 5-4[17][18] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Crow 11' King 34' Small 25' McCutcheon 38' |
Kiernan 13' 53' Wilson (OG) |
Referee: J Mackie |
13 October 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0-1[19][20] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
McInnes 27' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Liston |
20 October 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-3[21][22] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 30' Rollo 58' (pen) |
Keogh 8', 77' Innes 25' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: R Yacamini |
29 October 1956 Division 2 | Arbroath | 3-2[23][24] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Fernie 6' Gunn 9' McGrory 13' |
Gallacher,H 7', 61' | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: J Devine |
3 November 1956 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 0-2[25][26] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Gallacher,H 28' Gallagher |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: R Morris |
10 November 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-2[27][28] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Cairns 25' Whalen 29' |
Gray Warrander |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: H Spence |
17 November 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 7-0[29][30] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Heaney 13' Auld 23', 69' Brown 32', 33', 59' Craig 55' |
Referee: W Harvey |
24 November 1956 Division 2 | Morton | 1-1[31][32] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Shaw 88' | Gallacher,H 16' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D McTaggart |
8 December 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-2[33][34] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Auld 9', 60' Brown 54' |
Milne 23' Watt 38' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Wharton |
15 December 1956 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2-3[35][36] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Docherty Dignam |
Gallacher,H Brown |
8 December 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-2[33][34] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Auld 9', 60' Brown 54' |
Milne 23' Watt 38' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Wharton |
22 December 1956 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 8-1[37][38] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 15', 28', 36', 55', 83' Brown 48' Heaney 81' Auld 83' |
McKenna 42' | Referee: T Edwards |
15 December 1956 Division 2 | Clyde | 5-3[39][40] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
Innes 10', 50' Ring 77' Granville 81' Craig 84' (OG) |
Heaney 3' Gallacher,H 52' Auld |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Mowat |
1 January 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1-3[41][42] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Whalen 54' | Pattison Grant 56', 57' |
Referee: A McLintock |
2 January 1957 Division 2 | East Stirling | 3-2[43][44] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Forsyth,D |
Cairns Brown |
Referee: H Spence |
5 January 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6-2[45][46] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Gibson 8' Gallacher,H 32' Brown 39', 51', 53' Kiernan |
Jack 38' | Referee: H Gallacher |
12 January 1957 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 1-0[47][48] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Campbell 33' | Referee: J Bissett |
19 January 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-1[49][50] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Kiernan Brown Gallacher,H 54', 80' |
Miller | Referee: W Brittle |
26 January 1957 Division 2 | Third Lanark | 7-0[51][52] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Allan Herbert Walker 36', 39', 70' Craig 75', 78' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: F Crossley |
9 February 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-1[53][54] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
McKeown 9' Gallacher,H 32' Gallagher 54' Brown 67' |
Palmer 71' (pen) | Referee: R Rodger |
6 March 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-1[55][56] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 30' Auld 57' Gibson 59' |
Vandermotten 75' |
9 March 1957 Division 2 | Brechin City | 4-1[57][58] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Warrander Stormont Scott |
Rollo 30' | Referee: H Phillips |
16 March 1957 Division 2 | Montrose | 1-6[59][60] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Kiddle 85' | Brown 4' Gallacher,H 14' Gallagher 32' Gibson 33' Auld 41' Rollo 90' |
Referee: W Syme |
23 March 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-2[61][62] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Brown 6' Gallacher,H 48' |
Gourlay 43' Newman 56' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A McLintock |
10 April 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-1[63][64] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H Cairns brown McKeown Gibson |
Ogilvie |
13 April 1957 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-0[65][66] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 5' Gibson 13', 38' Brown |
Referee: R Rodger |
17 April 1957 Division 2 | Dundee United | 3-1[67][68] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Coyle McDonald |
Hamilton (OG) | Attendance: 1,500 |
20 April 1957 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 3-1[69][70] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Carson Houston 27' (pen) McKay 78' |
McCall (pen) | Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
24 April 1957 Division 2 | St Johnstone | 0-6[71][72] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Gallacher,H Gibson McKeown |
Scottish Cup
[edit]In the Cup, Dumbarton dispatched two Division 1 clubs en route to the quarter-finals, where Raith Rovers were to prove too strong.
2 February 1957 Round 5 | Queen of the South | 2–2[73][74] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
McGill 4' Black |
Gallacher,H 32' Brown |
Attendance: 7,199 Referee: F Crossley |
6 February 1957 Round 5R | Dumbarton | 4–2[75][76] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
Whalen 10' McCall Gibson Gallacher,H |
McMillan Oakes 30' |
Attendance: 5,799 Referee: F Crossley |
16 February 1957 Round 6 | Motherwell | 1–3[77][78] | Dumbarton | fir Park |
Gardinaer 15' | Gibson 36', 89' Cairns 72' (pen) |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: D Gerrard |
2 March 1957 Round 7 | Dumbarton | 0–4[79][80] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Kelly Copland 63' McEwan 64' |
Attendance: 18,001[81] Referee: H Phillips |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup, although it was their poor home performances which were to count against them this season.
11 August 1956 Section 5 | Dumbarton | 1–8[82][83] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 40' | Selway 33' 55' 89' Warrander 38' Muir 53', 63', 64' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald |
15 August 1956 Section 5 | Hamilton | 5–3[84][85] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Woods 24' Currie Armit Sharp 89' |
Gallacher,H 40' Whalen 39' |
Referee: G Mitchell |
18 August 1956 Section 5 | Dumbarton | 1–1[86][87] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H 25' | Docherty 45' | Referee: A McLintock |
25 August 1956 Section 5 | Brechin City | 3–4[88][89] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Muir 23' Duncan 40' (pen) Selway 80' |
Hunter 30' Gallacher,H 61', 88' McCall 79' |
Referee: H Gallacher |
29 August 1956 Section 5 | Dumbarton | 3–4[90][91] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Whalen 42', 66', 82' | Quinn 6' (pen), 22' (pen) Thomson 65' Armit |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Morris |
1 September 1956 Section 5 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3[92][93] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Wales 52' | Gallacher,H 30' Rollo 57' (pen) Glover |
Referee: J Mackie |
With an aggregate win over Alloa Athletic in the final, the county cup returned to Dumbarton for the second time.
29 April 1957 Final First leg | Dumbarton | 4-2 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Auld Gallacher,H Whalen |
30 April 1957 Final Second leg | Alloa Athletic | 1-1 (3-5 agg.) | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Gallacher,H |
Friendlies
[edit]23 January 1957 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-3[94] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H | McPhail Tully |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W Syme |
1 April 1957 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-2 | Combined Services XI | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H Brown |
Player statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Tommy McCulloch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Alex McNeill[95] | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Eddie O'Donnell[96] | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Joe Gallacher[97] | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John McKay[98] | 43 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Willie Neilson[99] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Alex Rollo | 41 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Benny Cairns | 40 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 41 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Hunter[100] | 22 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Mann[101] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John McCall[102] | 40 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Bertie Auld | 16 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Les Brown | 39 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Gallacher[103] | 39 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
FW | SCO | John Gallagher[104] | 16 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Bobby Gibson[105] | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Glover[106] | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | John Heaney[107] | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hendry[108] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Felix Kiernan | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Billy McKeown[109] | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John McMillan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim McQuade | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Alex Stewart[110] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tom Whalen | 23 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Source:[111]
Transfers
[edit]Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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Source:[112]
Reserve team
[edit]Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Alliance League, which was set up for Division 2 sides. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton winning the First Series (with 6 wins and 2 draws from 10 games) and finishing as runners up in the Second (with 6 wins and 3 draws from 12 games).
References
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- ^ The attendance still stands as a record at Boghead.
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- ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 8 Brechin City, Saturday, August 11th 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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- ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Alloa Athletic, League Cup (18/08/1956)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 1 Alloa Athletic, Saturday, August 18th 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Brechin City 3 - 4 Dumbarton, League Cup (25/08/1956)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Brechin City 3 - 4 Dumbarton, Saturday, August 25th 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 4 Hamilton, League Cup (29/08/1956)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton 3 - 4 Hamilton, Wednesday, August 29th 1956". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic 1 - 3 Dumbarton, League Cup (01/09/1956)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic 1 - 3 Dumbarton, Saturday, September 1st 1956". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ A match against Celtic was played to celebrate the 'switch on' of the new floodlights at Boghead.
- ^ "Alex McNeill - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Eddie O'Donnell - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Joe Gallacher - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ The league match against Montrose on 17 November marked John McKay's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- ^ "Willie Neilson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Jim Hunter - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Jimmy Mann - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ The Scottish Cup tie against Queen of the South on 2 February marked John McCall's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- ^ The league match against Stirling Albion on 1 January marked Hugh Gallacher's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- ^ "John Gallagher - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Gibson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "John Glover - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "John Heaney - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Hendry - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Billy McKeown - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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