1961–62 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1961–1962 season
Manager Bobby Campbell
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 2 17th
Scottish Cup Second Round
Scottish League Cup Prelims
Top goalscorer League: Charlie Stewart (9)
All: Charlie Stewart (12)
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

Season 1961–62 was the 85th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 55th time, the Scottish Cup for the 67th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 15th time.

Overview

Following six seasons of top half finishes in the league, season 1961-62 was to prove disastrous, with Dumbarton suffering its worst league performance in the club's history, finishing in 17th place with 28 points, 26 behind champions Clyde. Things were not helped by a huge turnover in playing staff, beating the previous record set in the 1918-19 season.

In the Scottish Cup, results were no better, with Dumbarton losing in the second round to Highland League opponents Ross County, having received a first round bye.

The League Cup sectional ties were equally as bad, with only one win from six games.

Locally Dumbarton lost out to East Stirling in the semi final of the Stirlingshire Cup.

Therefore the decision to appoint the club's first full time manager was not to be the success hoped for and Bobby Campbell resigned at the end of the season, to be replaced by Jackie Fearn, on a part-time basis.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
23 August 1961StenhousemuirH2-3Stewart(2)
6 September 1961StranraerH3-0Ward(2);MacKenzie
9 September 1961Berwick RangersA1-2Ward2,012
13 September 1961StranraerA2-2Neeson;Murney
16 September 1961East StirlingH4-1Stewart(3);Ward
20 September 1961ClydeA2-2Neeson;Murney
27 September 1961ClydeH1-3Neeson
30 September 1961Brechin CityH2-5Jardine;MacKenzie
7 October 1961Ayr UnitedA0-33,500
14 October 1961ArbroathH2-2McEwan;Stewart1,500
21 October 1961Forfar AthleticH2-2MacKenzie(2)1,500
28 October 1961MortonA3-2Stewart;McEwan;Neeson6,500
4 November 1961Queen of the SouthA1-4Stewart4,000
11 November 1961CowdenbeathH1-0Black,A
18 November 1961East FifeA0-3
25 November 1961HamiltonA1-3Gallacher
2 December 1961MontroseH0-21,000
16 December 1961Albion RoversA1-2McMillan400
23 December 1961Queens ParkA0-31,200
6 January 1962StenhousemuirA1-2Lochhead1,500
20 January 1962Brechin CityA2-0Lochhead;McMillan
3 February 1962Ayr UnitedH1-3McMillan800
10 February 1962ArbroathA0-11,800
17 February 1962Forfar AthleticA4-4Neeson;McMillan;Stewart;McCorquodale1,000
24 February 1962MortonH2-2McMillan;McCorquodale2,500
3 March 1962Queen of the SouthH0-22,000
10 March 1962CowdenbeathA1-0Govan
17 March 1962East FifeH3-0McCorquodale(2);Govan2,000
24 March 1962HamiltonH2-0Webb;McMillan1,500
31 March 1962MontroseA0-4
7 April 1962Albion RoversH2-1Neeson;Webb
9 April 1962East StirlingA0-1
13 April 1962Berwick RangersH0-0
20 April 1962Queens ParkH0-0
25 April 1962Alloa AthleticH2-2Miller(2)
28 April 1962Alloa AthleticA1-1Miller

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
27 January 19622Ross CountyH2-3Lochhead;Stewart3,326

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
12 August 1961PAyr UnitedA1-3McEwan4,500
16 August 1961PFalkirkH0-1
19 August 1961PCowdenbeathA3-4McEwan(3)2,000
26 August 1961PAyr UnitedH1-2Stewart3,000
30 August 1961PFalkirkA0-3
2 September 1961PCowdenbeathA2-1Murney;Stewart

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
6 March 1961SFEast StirlingA2-4McMillan;Webb

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
13 January 1962Scottish Amateur XIH3-0Rooney;Stewart;Neeson

Appearances

Dumbarton used 44 players for the 43 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. Freddie Glidden was best featuring in 40 of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in six matches.[1]

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Chris Alexander DF 9
Scotland John Bain FW 3
Scotland Alan Black DF 5
Scotland Gordon Black MF 271
Scotland Willie Burgess GK 1
Scotland George Cameron MF 2
Scotland Billy Collings FW 1
Scotland Maurice Crawford GK 10
Scotland Jim Cumming GK 11
Scotland Bill Eadie GK 1
Scotland Hugh Gallacher FW 81
Scotland Freddie Glidden MF 40
Scotland Tommy Govan DF 342
Scotland Jim Gowans GK 11
Scotland Pat Henderson FW 1
Scotland Andy Jardine DF 321
Scotland Jim Kelly MF 1
Scotland Jim Kilgannon MF 31
Scotland Ian Lochhead FW 53
Scotland Charlie McCorquodale DF 304
Scotland Ian McDonald GK 1
Scotland Ian McEwan FW 126
Scotland John McGuire FW 1
Scotland Bobby McIntyre FW 17
Scotland Billy McIvor FW 5
Scotland Johnny MacKenzie FW 214
Scotland Tommy McMillan FW 147
Scotland Eddie Meechan FW 2
Scotland Jim Merrylees FW 1
Scotland Jimmy Miller FW 123
Scotland Alec Morrison FW 1
Scotland James Morrison MF 4
Scotland Hugh Murney MF 233
Scotland Jackie Neeson FW 186
Scotland Bobby Pinkerton MF 5
Scotland Doug Robertson GK 5
Scotland Benny Rooney FW 7
Scotland Calum Samuel FW 2
Scotland Les Sneddon FW 1
Scotland Charlie Stewart FW 2912
Scotland Gordon Tosh MF 1
Scotland Jim Vernon FW 1
Scotland John Ward FW 124
Scotland Jackie Webb FW 103

Reserve Team

Dumbarton played a team in the Combined Reserve League, but results were poor - finishing 7th and last in the first series with 1 win and 1 draw from 12 matches - and 5th in the second series with 3 wins and 3 draws from 12. In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Celtic.

See also

References

  1. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

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