1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton 1956–1957 football season
Dumbarton
1956–1957 season
ManagerPeter McGown
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 29th
Scottish CupSeventh round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh Gallacher (28)
All: Hugh Gallacher (37)
Home colours

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

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.

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton
22 August 1956 Division 2 Cowdenbeath 2-1[1][2] Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Murray
Gilfillan 80'		 Whalen Referee: A Crossman
Dumbarton v Hamilton
5 September 1956 Division 2 Dumbarton 2-0[3][4] Hamilton Boghead Park
Gallacher,H 10'
McKeown 41'		 Referee: R Smith
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
8 September 1956 Division 2 Stenhousemuir 1-3[5][6] Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Jackson 43' Brown 8', 10'
Whalen 		Referee: P Crossley
Hamilton v Dumbarton
12 September 1956 Division 2 Hamilton 1-1[7][8] Dumbarton Douglas Park
Woods 80' Rollo (pen) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: P Crossley
Dumbarton v East Stirling
15 September 1956 Division 2 Dumbarton 3-2[9][10] East Stirling Boghead Park
Hunter
Kiernan 		Forsyth 6'
Mooney 15'		 Referee: W Brittle
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
19 September 1956 Division 2 Dumbarton 2-3[11][12] Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Kiernan
Hunter 		Beckett
Stewart
Quinn 		Referee: R Rodger
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
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
Stranraer v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Third Lanark
13 October 1956 Division 2 Dumbarton 0-1[19][20] Third Lanark Boghead Park
McInnes 27' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: W Liston
Dumbarton v Clyde
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
Arbroath v Dumbarton
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
Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Brechin City
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
Dumbarton v Montrose
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
Morton v Dumbarton
24 November 1956 Division 2 Morton 1-1[31][32] Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Shaw 88' Gallacher,H 16' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D McTaggart
Dumbarton v Dundee United
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
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
15 December 1956 Division 2 Alloa Athletic 2-3[35][36] Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Docherty
Dignam 		Gallacher,H
Brown
Dumbarton v Dundee United
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
Dumbarton v Albion Rovers
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
Clyde v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
1 January 1957 Division 2 Dumbarton 1-3[41][42] Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Whalen 54' Pattison
Grant 56', 57'		 Referee: A McLintock
East Stirling v Dumbarton
2 January 1957 Division 2 East Stirling 3-2[43][44] Dumbarton Firs Park
Forsyth,D
Cairns
Brown 		Referee: H Spence
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
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
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
12 January 1957 Division 2 Berwick Rangers 1-0[47][48] Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Campbell 33' Referee: J Bissett
Dumbarton v Stranraer
19 January 1957 Division 2 Dumbarton 4-1[49][50] Stranraer Boghead Park
Kiernan
Brown
Gallacher,H 54', 80'		 Miller Referee: W Brittle
Third Lanark v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v St Johnstone
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
Dumbarton v Arbroath
6 March 1957 Division 2 Dumbarton 3-1[55][56] Arbroath Boghead Park
Gallacher,H 30'
Auld 57'
Gibson 59'		 Vandermotten 75'
Brechin City v Dumbarton
9 March 1957 Division 2 Brechin City 4-1[57][58] Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Warrander
Stormont
Scott 		Rollo 30' Referee: H Phillips
Montrose v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Morton
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
Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic
10 April 1957 Division 2 Dumbarton 5-1[63][64] Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher,H
Cairns
brown
McKeown
Gibson 		Ogilvie
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
13 April 1957 Division 2 Dumbarton 5-0[65][66] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher,H 5'
Gibson 13', 38'
Brown 		Referee: R Rodger
Dundee United v Dumbarton
17 April 1957 Division 2 Dundee United 3-1[67][68] Dumbarton Tannadice Park
Coyle
McDonald 		Hamilton (OG) Attendance: 1,500
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
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
St Johnstone v Dumbarton
24 April 1957 Division 2 St Johnstone 0-6[71][72] Dumbarton Muirton Park
Gallacher,H
Gibson
McKeown

Scottish Cup

In the Cup, Dumbarton dispatched two Division 1 clubs en route to the quarter-finals, where Raith Rovers were to prove too strong.

Queen of the South v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Queen of the South
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
Motherwell v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Raith Rovers
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

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.

Dumbarton v Brechin City
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
Hamilton v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
18 August 1956 Section 5 Dumbarton 1–1[86][87] Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher,H 25' Docherty 45' Referee: A McLintock
Brechin City v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Hamilton
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
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
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

Stirlingshire Cup

With an aggregate win over Alloa Athletic in the final, the county cup returned to Dumbarton for the second time.

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
29 April 1957 Final First leg Dumbarton 4-2 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Auld
Gallacher,H
Whalen
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
30 April 1957 Final Second leg Alloa Athletic 1-1
(3-5 agg.)		 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Gallacher,H

Friendlies

Dumbarton v Celtic
23 January 1957 Friendly Dumbarton 2-3[94] Celtic Boghead Park
Gallacher,H McPhail
Tully 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: W Syme
Dumbarton v Combined Services XI
1 April 1957 Friendly Dumbarton 2-2 Combined Services XI Boghead Park
Gallacher,H
Brown

Player statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Tommy McCulloch 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Alex McNeill[95] 9 0 6 0 0 0 3 0
GK Scotland SCO Eddie O'Donnell[96] 36 0 29 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe Gallacher[97] 15 0 11 0 0 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO John McKay[98] 43 0 35 0 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Neilson[99] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Rollo 41 5 32 4 4 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Benny Cairns 40 5 32 4 4 1 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Craig 41 1 33 1 4 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Hunter[100] 22 4 17 3 0 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Mann[101] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John McCall[102] 40 3 31 1 4 1 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Bertie Auld 16 8 15 8 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Les Brown 39 20 30 19 4 1 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Gallacher[103] 39 37 29 28 4 2 6 7
FW Scotland SCO John Gallagher[104] 16 4 13 4 2 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Gibson[105] 20 11 16 8 4 3 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Glover[106] 8 2 7 1 0 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO John Heaney[107] 16 3 12 3 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Hendry[108] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Felix Kiernan 11 8 11 8 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy McKeown[109] 12 3 11 3 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John McMillan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim McQuade 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Stewart[110] 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Whalen 23 10 17 5 1 1 5 4

Source:[111]

Transfers

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

Players in

Player From Date
Scotland Alex Rollo Scotland Kilmarnock 28 May 1956
Scotland Jim Hunter Scotland Alloa Ath 11 Aug 1956
Scotland Felix Kiernan Scotland Albion Rovers 22 Sep 1956
Scotland Bobby Gibson Scotland Morton 29 Nov 1956
Scotland Bertie Auld Scotland Celtic (loan)

Players out

Player To Date
Scotland Gerry McCaffrey Scotland Cowdenbeath 23 Jun 1956
Scotland Joe Harvey Scotland Freed 30 Apr 1957
Scotland Jim Hunter Scotland Freed 30 Apr 1957

Source:[112]

Reserve team

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).

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  94. ^ A match against Celtic was played to celebrate the 'switch on' of the new floodlights at Boghead.
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  102. ^ The Scottish Cup tie against Queen of the South on 2 February marked John McCall's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
  103. ^ The league match against Stirling Albion on 1 January marked Hugh Gallacher's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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  105. ^ "Bobby Gibson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  106. ^ "John Glover - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  107. ^ "John Heaney - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  108. ^ "Hendry - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  109. ^ "Billy McKeown - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  110. ^ "Alex Stewart - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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