1967–68 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1967–1968 season
Manager Willie Toner/ Ian Spence
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 2 10th
Scottish Cup First Prelim Round
Scottish League Cup Prelims
Top goalscorer League: Roy McCormack (20)
All: Roy McCormack (21)
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

Season 1967–68 was the 91st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 61st time, the Scottish Cup for the 73rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 21st time.

Overview

Manager Willie Toner was to wield the axe with the playing staff before the start of the season, and a number of long serving players were to leave the club. However, with only one win taken from the first five league games, Willie Toner's youth policy was not proving successful and he resigned his position as manager to be replaced a week later by Ian Spence. The damage had already been done and Dumbarton finished in 10th place, with 33 points, 29 behind champions St Mirren.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were to fall in the first preliminary round to Berwick Rangers, after a draw.

In the League Cup, a single draw was all that there was to show from the six sectional games and therefore once again Dumbarton were no have no further interest in the competition.

Locally, for the third season in a row Dumbarton were to taste defeat, not on the pitch, but in the boardroom after the game as the Stirlingshire Cup semi final tie against Stirling Albion was decided by the toss of a coin.

Finally the number of goals conceded in all games during the season was 118, the 18th time this unwanted 'century' had been broken.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
24 August 1967St MirrenH0-41,675
9 September 1967ClydebankH5-4McCormack;McGoldrick(3);Henderson2,500
13 September 1967St MirrenA0-42,065
16 September 1967East FifeA3-3McCormack;McGoldrick;McMillan800
20 September 1967CowdenbeathH2-2McGowan;McCormack
23 September 1967StranraerH4-0McGowan;McCormack;McGoldrick;McMillan
27 September 1967CowdenbeathA2-6Reid;McMillan
30 September 1967HamiltonA3-3McGoldrick(3)
7 October 1967Brechin CityH2-0McCormack;McMillan
21 October 1967Forfar AthleticA3-3McCormack(2);McMillan
28 October 1967East StirlingH2-0McCormack(2)1,300
4 November 1967StenhousemuirA1-1Watson
11 November 1967MontroseH2-0McCormack;McGoldrick900
18 November 1967Ayr UnitedA0-33,000
25 November 1967Albion RoversH1-0Lynas1,200
2 December 1967Queen of the SouthA2-5Watson(2)
9 December 1967ArbroathH3-4Henderson(3)
30 December 1967Queens ParkH0-2700
1 January 1968ClydebankA1-2Moffat
2 January 1968East FifeH1-1McCormack
6 January 1968StranraerA3-1Watson(2);Reid
13 January 1968HamiltonH0-1500
20 January 1968Brechin CityA4-0McCormack(2);McGoldrick;Watson800
24 January 1968Queens ParkA3-2McCormack;McGoldrick;Henderson
10 February 1968Forfar AthleticH3-6McGoldrick(3)
17 February 1968East StirlingA2-2McGoldrick;Moffat
2 March 1968StenhousemuirH1-1Graham
9 March 1968MontroseA3-1McCormack(2);Henderson600
30 March 1968Queen of the SouthH1-1McCormack600
6 April 1968ArbroathA0-4
10 April 1968Albion RoversA1-3McGoldrick
13 April 1968Alloa AthleticH3-0McCormack(2);McGoldrick800
17 April 1968Berwick RangersH0-0
20 April 1968Berwick RangersA1-2Graham
24 April 1968Alloa AthleticA0-2
29 April 1968Ayr UnitedH1-1Malone

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
16 December 1967P1Berwick RangersH0-02,000
23 December 1967P1RBerwick RangersA1-2Lynas

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
12 August 1967PRaith RoversA0-2
16 August 1967PQueen of the SouthH1-2Henderson
19 August 1967PMortonA0-6
26 August 1967PRaith RoversH1-1McGoldrick1,000
30 August 1967PQueen of the SouthA1-3Henderson
2 September 1967PMortonH1-3McCormack1,000

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
27 March 1968SFStirling AlbionA1-1 *Watson

* - lost on toss of coin

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
4 August 1967Dunfermline AthleticA0-5
8 August 1967Celtic XIH2-1McGoldrick;McCormack
12 October 1967Rangers XIH2-2McCormack;McGoldrick
26 January 1968Celtic XIH4-3McCormack;Lynas;OG(2)
29 February 1968Ross CountyH2-3Lynas(2)

Appearances

Dumbarton used 37 players for the 44 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. John McGoldrick was best by featuring in 41 of these matches. Note that 2 unnamed trialists played in one match.[1]

Player Position Appearances[2] Goals
Scotland David Anderson GK 9
Scotland John Barratt FW 1
Scotland Alex Baxter FW 1
Scotland Ian Bird GK 2
Scotland Andy Crawford GK 1
Scotland Ronnie Curran MF 20
Scotland Joe Davin DF 39(1)
Scotland Maurice Dunne GK 11
Scotland Jim Eadie GK 5
Scotland Ferguson GK 1
Scotland Johnny Graham MF 112
Scotland Ian Henderson FW 35(3)8
Scotland Bobby Johnstone MF 36
Scotland Jim Kiernan MF 8
Scotland Jim Leckie MF 1
Scotland Jim Lynas FW 36(1)2
Scotland Davie Malone FW 11
Scotland Don May DF 27
Scotland Billy McConville MF 1
Scotland Roy McCormack FW 4021
Scotland Andy McEachran FW 2(1)
Scotland John McGhee FW 22(2)
Scotland John McGoldrick FW 37(4)17
Scotland Mike McGovern FW 1
Scotland Mike McGowan FW 282
Scotland Don McGuffog GK 3
Scotland Ally McMillan FW 14(1)5
Scotland Bill McMurray DF 12
Scotland Jim Meikleham GK 12
Scotland Alex Moffat FW 3(2)2
Scotland O'Sullivan MF 1
Scotland Jim Peebles FW 1
Scotland Sammy Reid FW 15(4)2
Scotland Allan Watson FW 396
Scotland Billy Whitelaw FW 1
Scotland Willie Whyte MF 1
Scotland Billy Wilkinson DF 4(1)

See also

References

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

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