| 1956–1957 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
The1956–57 season was the 73rdfootball season in whichDumbarton competed at aScottish national level, entering theScottish Football League, theScottish Cup and theScottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in theStirlingshire Cup.
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 1956Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 2-1[1][2] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Murray Gilfillan 80' | Whalen | Referee: A Crossman |
| 5 September 1956Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-0[3][4] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher, H 10' McKeown 41' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Smith |
| 8 September 1956Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 1-3[5][6] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Jackson 43' | Brown 8',10' Whalen 61' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: P Crossley |
| 12 September 1956Division 2 | Hamilton | 1-1[7][8] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
| Woods 80' | Rollo (pen.) | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Crossley |
| 15 September 1956Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-2[9][10] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
| Hunter 28' Kiernan 44',57' | Forsyth 6' Mooney 15' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Brittle |
| 19 September 1956Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-3[11][12] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
| Kiernan 60' Hunter 62' | Beckett 44' Stewart 68'Quinn 75' | Referee: R Rodger |
| 22 September 1956Division 2 | Stirling Albion | 3-1[13][14] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
| Smith 14' Ritchie 64'Philiben 88' | Hunter 66' | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: W Davidson |
| 29 September 1956Division 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 1956Division 2 | Stranraer | 5-4[17][18] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Crow 11' King 34'Small 25'McCutcheon 38',61' | Kiernan 13',53',83' Wilson (OG) | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: J Mackie |
| 13 October 1956Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0-1[19][20] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
| McInnes 27' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Liston |
| 20 October 1956Division 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 1956Division 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 1956Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 0-2[25][26] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Gallacher, H 28' Gallagher 75' | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: R Morris |
| 10 November 1956Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2-2[27][28] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| Cairns 25' Whalen 29' | Gray 26' Warrander 84' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: H Spence |
| 17 November 1956Division 2 | Dumbarton | 7-0[29][30] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
| Heaney 13' Auld 22',69'Brown 32',33',53'Craig 55' | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: W Harvey |
| 24 November 1956Division 2 | Morton | 1-1[31][32] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Shaw 88' | Gallacher, H 16' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D McTaggart |
| 8 December 1956Division 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 1956Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2-3[35][36] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Docherty Dignam | Gallacher, H Brown |
| 8 December 1956Division 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 1956Division 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 1956Division 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 1957Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1-3[41][42] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| Whalen 54' | Pattison Grant 56',57' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A McLintock |
| 2 January 1957Division 2 | East Stirling | 3-2[43][44] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Forsyth, D | Cairns Brown | Referee: H Spence |
| 5 January 1957Division 2 | Dumbarton | 6-2[45][46] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 8' Gallacher, H 32'Brown 39',51',53'Kiernan 75' | Jack 38',88' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: H Gallacher |
| 12 January 1957Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 1-0[47][48] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Campbell 33' | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: J Bissett |
| 19 January 1957Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-1[49][50] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
| Kiernan 10' Brown 17'Gallacher, H 54',80' | Miller 16' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Brittle |
| 26 January 1957Division 2 | Third Lanark | 7-0[51][52] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
| Allan 10' Herbert 11'Walker 36',39',70'Craig 75',78' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: F Crossley |
| 9 February 1957Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4-1[53][54] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
| McKeown 9' Gallacher, H 32'Gallagher 54'Brown 67' | Palmer 71' (pen.) | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Rodger |
| 6 March 1957Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3-1[55][56] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher, H 30' Auld 57'Gibson 59' | Vandermotten 75' |
| 9 March 1957Division 2 | Brechin City | 4-1[57][58] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Warrander 60' 81' Stormont 62'Scott 65' | Rollo 30' | Attendance: 1,750 Referee: H Phillips |
| 16 March 1957Division 2 | Montrose | 1-6[59][60] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Kiddle 85' | Brown 4' Gallacher, H 14'Gallagher 32'Gibson 33'Auld 41'Rollo 90' | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: W Syme |
| 23 March 1957Division 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 1957Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-1[63][64] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher, H 44' Cairns Brown McKeown Gibson | Ogilvie 35' |
| 13 April 1957Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5-0[65][66] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher, H 5',71' Gibson 13',38'Brown 61' | Referee: R Rodger |
| 17 April 1957Division 2 | Dundee United | 3-1[67][68] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
| Coyle McDonald | Hamilton (OG) | Attendance: 1,500 |
| 20 April 1957Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 3-1[69][70] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
| Carson 15' Houston 27' (pen.)McKay 78' | McCall 50' (pen.) | Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
| 24 April 1957Division 2 | St Johnstone | 0-6[71][72] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
| Gallacher, H Gibson McKeown |
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 1957Round 5 | Queen of the South | 2–2[73][74] | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| McGill 4' Black 82' | Gallacher, H 32' Brown 40' | Attendance: 7,199 Referee: F Crossley |
| 6 February 1957Round 5R | Dumbarton | 4–2[75][76] | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
| Whalen 10' McCall Gibson Gallacher, H 80' | McMillan 17' Oakes 30' | Attendance: 5,799 Referee: F Crossley |
| 16 February 1957Round 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 1957Round 7 | Dumbarton | 0–4[79][80] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
| Kelly 20' Copland 63',79'McEwan 67' | Attendance: 18,001[81] Referee: H Phillips |
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 1956Section 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 1956Section 5 | Hamilton | 5–3[84][85] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
| Woods 24' Currie 77'Armit 79',80'Sharp 89' | Gallacher, H 10' 41' Whalen 40' | Referee: G Mitchell |
| 18 August 1956Section 5 | Dumbarton | 1–1[86][87] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher,H 25' | Docherty 45' | Referee: A McLintock |
| 25 August 1956Section 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' | Attendance: 1,700 Referee: H Gallacher |
| 29 August 1956Section 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 1956Section 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 1957Final First leg | Dumbarton | 4-2 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Auld Gallacher, H Whalen | |
| 30 April 1957Final Second leg | Alloa Athletic | 1-1 (3-5agg.) | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Gallacher, H |
| 23 January 1957Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-3[94] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher, H | McPhail Tully | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W Syme |
| 1 April 1957Friendly | Dumbarton | 2-2 | Combined Services XI | Boghead Park |
| Gallacher, H Brown | |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in[edit]
| Players out[edit]
|
Source:[112]
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).
