1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1959–1960 season
Manager	Bobby Combe
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 2	6th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Scottish League Cup	Prelims
Top goalscorer	League: Hugh Gallacher (23) All: Hugh Gallacher (25)

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.

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1959-60 Scottish Football League

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.

Stranraer v Dumbarton

19 August 1959 Division 2	Stranraer	0–1[1][2]	Dumbarton	Stair Park
			Gallacher

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

2 September 1959 Division 2	Dumbarton	2–1[3][4]	Alloa Athletic	Boghead Park
	Gallacher Duchart		Walker	Attendance: 3,000

Dumbarton v Queens Park

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

Dumbarton v Dundee United

9 September 1959 Division 2	Dumbarton	3–2[7][8]	Dundee United	Boghead Park
	Duchart Prentice (pen.) McCulloch		Gillespie Irvine	Attendance: 3,000

St Johnstone v Dumbarton

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

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

16 September 1959 Division 2	Alloa Athletic	1–1[11][12]	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
	Trialist		Cunningham

Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers

19 September 1959 Division 2	Dumbarton	0–4[13][14]	Berwick Rangers	Boghead Park
			Kennedy 37', 64' Craig 49', 74'	Referee: W Harvie

Dundee United v Dumbarton

23 September 1959 Division 2	Dundee United	2–1[15][16]	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
	Reid Irvine		Anderson	Attendance: 3,600

Brechin City v Dumbarton

26 September 1959 Division 2	Brechin City	3–1[17][18]	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
	Thoms McIntosh		Allison	Referee: A Pryde

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

3 October 1959 Division 2	Dumbarton	0–1[19][20]	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
			Wallace 50'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Wharton

East Fife v Dumbarton

10 October 1959 Division 2	East Fife	2–2[21][22]	Dumbarton	Bayview Park, Methil
	Gardiner Reilly		Duchart	Referee: W Fyfe

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

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

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

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

Morton v Dumbarton

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

Falkirk v Dumbarton

14 November 1959 Division 2	Falkirk	0–0[29][30]	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Mackie

Dumbarton v Montrose

21 November 1959 Division 2	Dumbarton	0–1[31][32]	Montrose	Boghead Park
			Kemp 40'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Harvie

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

28 November 1959 Division 2	Albion Rovers	0–0[33][34]	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
				Attendance: 900 Referee: W Beattie

Dumbarton v East Stirling

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

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

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

Hamilton v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Stranraer

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

Queens Park v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v St Johnstone

2 January 1960 Division 2	Dumbarton	1–0[45][46]	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
	Gallacher 10'			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Syme

Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton

9 January 1960 Division 2	Berwick Rangers	0–0[47][48]	Dumbarton	Shielfield Park
				Attendance: 1,731 Referee: D Weir

Dumbarton v Brechin City

16 January 1960 Division 2	Dumbarton	2–0[49][50]	Brechin City	Boghead Park
	Gallacher Whalen			Attendance: 3,250 Referee: J Mackie

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

23 January 1960 Division 2	Stenhousemuir	1-2[51][52]	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Munn		Gallacher 30'	Referee: R Davidson

Dumbarton v Morton

13 February 1960 Division 2	Dumbarton	1–1[53][54]	Morton	Boghead Park
	Gallacher		Murney (pen.)	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: G Bowman

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

27 February 1960 Division 2	Forfar Athletic	1-0[55][56]	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Cummings 65'			Attendance: 1,100 Referee: J Barclay

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

12 March 1960 Division 2	Dumbarton	6–0[57][58]	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Duchart 40' Craig Gallacher Whalen			Attendance: 900 Referee: J Stewart

Dumbarton v Falkirk

19 March 1960 Division 2	Dumbarton	1–0[59][60]	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Duchart 50'			Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Mowat

Montrose v Dumbarton

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

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

6 April 1960 Division 2	Queen of the South	1-0[63][64]	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
	Dunlop			Attendance: 5,000

Dumbarton v East Fife

13 April 1960 Division 2	Dumbarton	4–2[65][66]	East Fife	Boghead Park
	Craig McCulloch Gallacher Duchart		McPhee Guthrie	Attendance: 400

East Stirling v Dumbarton

16 April 1960 Division 2	East Stirling	2-2[67][68]	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Keenan (pen.) Crawford		Gallacher 23' Duchart	Referee: W Syme

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

23 April 1960 Division 2	Cowdenbeath	0-4[69][70]	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
			Gallacher 20' McGinlay Black	Referee: J Stewart

Dumbarton v Hamilton

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

Main article: 1959-60 Scottish League Cup

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.

Arbroath v Dumbarton

8 August 1959 Group 6	Arbroath	2–0[73][74]	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
	Quinn Shirriffs			Attendance: 5,600 Referee: A Crossman

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

12 August 1959 Group 6	Dumbarton	3–3[75][76]	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Duchart Gallacher mcCulloch		Campbell

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

15 August 1959 Group 6	Stenhousemuir	0–2[77][78]	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
			Prentice 30' Stewart	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Blair

Dumbarton v Arbroath

22 August 1959 Group 6	Dumbarton	3–4[79][80]	Arbroath	Boghead Park
	Gallacher Stewart Prentice		Quinn Logie Glidden (OG) Easson

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

26 August 1959 Group 6	Albion Rovers	1–0[81][82]	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
	Campbell

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

29 August 1959 Group 6	Dumbarton	1–2[83][84]	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	McDade 30'		Campbell Munn	Attendance: 3,200

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1959-60 Scottish Cup

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

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

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

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

Dumbarton v East Stirling

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

Falkirk v Dumbarton

18 April 1960 Semi-final

Falkirk

0–0

Dumbarton

Brockville Park

Dumbarton v Falkirk

26 April 1960 Semi-final replay	Dumbarton	0–2	Falkirk	Boghead Park

Friendlies

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.

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

21 October 1959 Friendly	Dumbarton	5–3	Partick Thistle	Boghead Park
	Gallacher Black Allison Prentice		Goldie Donvevy Wright

North Shields v Dumbarton

31 October 1959 Friendly	North Shields	2–2	Dumbarton	Appleby Park, North Shields
			McCulloch Gallacher

Dumbarton v Clyde

4 November 1959 Benefit	Dumbarton	1–1	Clyde	Boghead Park
	McCulloch

Dumbarton v Celtic XI

18 November 1959 Friendly	Dumbarton	1–3	Celtic XI	Boghead Park
	Duchart

Dumbarton v Scottish Command XI (Army)

2 December 1959 Friendly	Dumbarton	3–4	Scottish Command XI (Army)	Boghead Park
	Duchart Trialist		Scott Rice

Dumbarton v North Shields

5 March 1960 Friendly	Dumbarton	2–2	North Shields	Boghead Park
	Whalen Clydesdale			Attendance: 800 Referee: J Blair

Player statistics

Squad

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

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

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

Players in Player From Date Kenny Allison Hibernian 9 May 1959 John Christie Hibernian 9 May 1959 Alex Duchart East Fife 27 Jun 1959 Freddie Glidden Hearts 4 Jul 1959 Willie McCulloch Drumchapel Am 1 Aug 1959 John Prentice Falkirk 8 Aug 1959 Gordon Black St Johnstone 3 Oct 1959 David Fagan St Mirren 12 Dec 1959

Players out Player To Date Les Brown Chelmsford City 30 May 1959 Kenny Allison Cowdenbeath 9 Jan 1960 John Prentice Falkirk 6 Feb 1960 Tommy Brown Freed 30 Apr 1960 John Christie Freed 30 Apr 1960 Willie McCulloch Freed 30 Apr 1960 Bobby McInnes Freed 30 Apr 1960

Source:[106]

Reserve team

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

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90. The League match against East Stirling on 5 December marked Andy Jardine's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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100. The League match against Queen's Park on 1 January marked Hugh Gallacher's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions
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