1955β1956 season | ||
---|---|---|
Manager | Peter McGown | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League B Division | 4th | |
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final | |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Gallacher (36) All: Hugh Gallacher (46) | |
| ||
The 1955β56 season was the 72nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
The return to the 'top' divisions in Scottish League football was a success in many ways with Dumbarton always challenging the top places in the Second Division throughout the campaign - but eventually had to settle for a 4th place out of 19, only 7 points behind champions Queen's Park (and just 4 short of a promotion place).
24 August 1955 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 3-3 [1] [2] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Grant ![]() Dignam ![]() McGovern ![]() |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Referee: J Leckie |
10 September 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-1 [3] [4] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() McCall ![]() |
Quinn ![]() |
Referee: A McLintock |
21 September 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-2 [5] [6] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Glover ![]() |
Paterson ![]() ![]() |
Referee: D Weir |
24 September 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 5-1 [7] [8] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Heaney ![]() Brooks ![]() Brown ![]() |
Allan ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Brittle |
28 September 1955 Division B | Hamilton | 0-2 [9] [10] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() |
Referee: R Smith |
15 October 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-2 [11] [12] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Church ![]() Omand ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W Harvey |
29 October 1955 Division B | Arbroath | 0-1 [13] [14] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
McDonald ![]() |
Referee: J Fulton |
5 November 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-2 [15] [16] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Cairns ![]() Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Glancy ![]() ![]() |
Referee: W Syme |
12 November 1955 Division B | Ayr United | 5-1 [17] [18] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Price ![]() Beattie ![]() Stevenson ![]() |
Glover ![]() |
Referee: H Phillips |
19 November 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 5-2 [19] [20] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Glover ![]() |
McCutcheon ![]() |
Attendance: 2,600 Referee: R Morris |
26 November 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-0 [21] [22] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
3 December 1955 Division B | Third Lanark | 1-0 [23] [24] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Gray ![]() |
Referee: I Inglis |
10 December 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-1 [25] [26] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Wannen ![]() McDonald ![]() ![]() |
Soutar ![]() |
Referee: R Davidson |
17 December 1955 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 2-3 [27] [28] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Kilgannon ![]() ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: H Spence |
24 December 1955 Division B | Forfar Athletic | 1-5 [29] [30] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Martin ![]() |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() ![]() Brooks ![]() |
Referee: W Davidson |
31 December 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-0 [31] [32] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,500 |
2 January 1956 Division B | East Stirling | 3-1 [33] [34] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Newman ![]() Smith ![]() |
McDonald ![]() |
Referee: F Crossley |
3 January 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-1 [35] [36] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Richmond ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Morris |
7 January 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-2 [37] [38] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Fraser ![]() Carr ![]() |
Referee: T Wharton |
14 January 1956 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 2-6 [39] [40] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
McArthur ![]() Ross ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() McDonald ![]() Whalen ![]() McKeown ![]() ![]() |
Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
28 January 1956 Division B | Brechin City | 0-2 [41] [42] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
McKeown ![]() |
Referee: W Brittle |
11 February 1956 Division B | Queen's Park | 7-0 [43] [44] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
McLean ![]() Devine ![]() Omand ![]() |
Attendance: 17,240 Referee: H Phillips |
18 February 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 5-1 [45] [46] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() McKeown ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dunn ![]() |
Referee: G Mitchell |
25 February 1956 Division B | Berwick Rangers | 2-2 [47] [48] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Airlie ![]() Runciman ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Referee: D McTaggart |
3 March 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-1 [49] [50] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Smith ![]() |
Referee: J Fitzpatrick |
10 March 1956 Division B | Albion Rovers | 0-1 [51] [52] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
McKeown ![]() |
Referee: W Syme |
17 March 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-3 [53] [54] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Heaney ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Beattie ![]() McMillan ![]() Stevenson ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Inglis |
24 March 1956 Division B | Stranraer | 2-1 [55] [56] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Henderson![]() Carr ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Referee: T Wharton |
31 March 1956 Division B | Morton | 1-2 [57] [58] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Shaw ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Referee: R Davidson |
2 April 1956 Division B | St Johnstone | 2-1 [59] [60] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Montgomery ![]() Carr ![]() |
Bradley ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Devine |
7 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-3 [61] [62] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
Cornock ![]() McCall ![]() |
Craig ![]() Wark ![]() Brolis ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D Weir |
13 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-4 [63] [64] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Bell ![]() |
Duncan ![]() ![]() Muir ![]() Selway ![]() |
Referee: G Bowman |
18 April 1956 Division B | Montrose | 1-4 [65] [66] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Gordon ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Glover ![]() Bryceland ![]() |
21 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-1 [67] [68] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Glover ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Tasker ![]() |
Referee: H Spence |
25 April 1956 Division B | Dundee United | 1-1 [69] [70] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Coyle,J ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 |
28 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2 [71] [72] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Heaney ![]() Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Bryceland ![]() |
Kidd ![]() Walls ![]() |
Referee: F Crossley |
Dumbarton negotiated a tricky tie against Highland League opposition in the third round of the Cup, before losing out to Dundee United in the next round.
8 October 1955 Round 3 | Dumbarton | 5β3 [73] [74] | Inverness Caledonian | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Brown ![]() Brooks ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A McLintock |
22 October 1955 Round 4 | Dundee United | 4β1 [75] [76] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Aikman ![]() Milne ![]() Reid ![]() Coyle,J ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Bissett |
For the first time, Dumbarton qualified from their League Cup section, winning 3 and drawing the other of their 4 matches. In a play off, Morton were seen off - before Division A St Mirren were to prove to be too much for them in the quarter-final.
13 August 1955 Section 9 | Dumbarton | 2β0 [77] [78] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Morris |
20 August 1955 Section 9 | Montrose | 0β2 [79] [80] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Devine |
27 August 1955 Section 9 | Stranraer | 3β3 [81] [82] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
McCutcheon ![]() McMaster ![]() Gilroy ![]() |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
3 September 1955 Section 9 | Dumbarton | 6β1 [83] [84] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Glover ![]() Whalen ![]() ![]() ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Gallacher |
6 September 1955 Playoff First leg | Dumbarton | 2β1 [85] [86] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Fleming ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
8 September 1955 Playoff Second leg | Morton | 0β1
[87]
[88] (1-3 agg.) | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
14 September 1955 QF First leg | St Mirren | 5β1 [89] [90] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Gallacher,J ![]() Stariton ![]() Gemmell ![]() Laird ![]() |
Whalen ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H Gallacher |
17 September 1955 QF Second leg | Dumbarton | 1β1
[91]
[92] (2-6 agg.) | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Glover ![]() |
Straiton ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Syme |
The county cup semi final tie was a thriller, where Dumbarton lost by the odd goal in 11 against A Division opponents Falkirk.
21 March 1956 Semi-final | Falkirk | 6β5 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
O'Hara ![]() ![]() Morrison ![]() ![]() Thomson ![]() Wright ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() ![]() Whalen ![]() McKeown ![]() |
1 October 1955 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1β2 | Queens Park | Boghead Park |
Trialist ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
21 January 1956 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6β1 | Carluke Rovers | Boghead Park |
Brooks ![]() ![]() ![]() McKay ![]() Whalen ![]() McDonald ![]() |
![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Des McLean | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Eddie O'Donnell [93] | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Jimmy Ritchie | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
A Aitken [94] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Joe Gallacher [95] | 35 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jim Gray [96] | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John McKay | 44 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie Box | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Benny Cairns | 31 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Don Cornock | 36 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tommy Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Joe Harvey [97] | 35 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tommy Irwin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John McCall | 41 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Adams [98] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Bell [99] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Bradley | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Brooks [100] | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Les Brown | 26 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sam Bryceland | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Callan [101] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hugh Gallacher [102] | 46 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Gallagher [103] | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Glover [104] | 28 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Heaney [105] | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gerry McCaffrey [106] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy McDonald | 16 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy McKeown [107] | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Whalen | 30 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Source: [108]
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
|
Players out
|
Source: [109]
Dumbarton only played one official 'reserve' match in the Second XI Cup, losing in the first round to Partick Thistle.
1955β1956 season | ||
---|---|---|
Manager | Peter McGown | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League B Division | 4th | |
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final | |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Gallacher (36) All: Hugh Gallacher (46) | |
| ||
The 1955β56 season was the 72nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
The return to the 'top' divisions in Scottish League football was a success in many ways with Dumbarton always challenging the top places in the Second Division throughout the campaign - but eventually had to settle for a 4th place out of 19, only 7 points behind champions Queen's Park (and just 4 short of a promotion place).
24 August 1955 Division B | Alloa Athletic | 3-3 [1] [2] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Grant ![]() Dignam ![]() McGovern ![]() |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Referee: J Leckie |
10 September 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-1 [3] [4] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() McCall ![]() |
Quinn ![]() |
Referee: A McLintock |
21 September 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-2 [5] [6] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Glover ![]() |
Paterson ![]() ![]() |
Referee: D Weir |
24 September 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 5-1 [7] [8] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Heaney ![]() Brooks ![]() Brown ![]() |
Allan ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Brittle |
28 September 1955 Division B | Hamilton | 0-2 [9] [10] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() |
Referee: R Smith |
15 October 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-2 [11] [12] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Church ![]() Omand ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W Harvey |
29 October 1955 Division B | Arbroath | 0-1 [13] [14] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
McDonald ![]() |
Referee: J Fulton |
5 November 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-2 [15] [16] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Cairns ![]() Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Glancy ![]() ![]() |
Referee: W Syme |
12 November 1955 Division B | Ayr United | 5-1 [17] [18] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Price ![]() Beattie ![]() Stevenson ![]() |
Glover ![]() |
Referee: H Phillips |
19 November 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 5-2 [19] [20] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Glover ![]() |
McCutcheon ![]() |
Attendance: 2,600 Referee: R Morris |
26 November 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-0 [21] [22] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
3 December 1955 Division B | Third Lanark | 1-0 [23] [24] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Gray ![]() |
Referee: I Inglis |
10 December 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-1 [25] [26] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Wannen ![]() McDonald ![]() ![]() |
Soutar ![]() |
Referee: R Davidson |
17 December 1955 Division B | Stenhousemuir | 2-3 [27] [28] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Kilgannon ![]() ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: H Spence |
24 December 1955 Division B | Forfar Athletic | 1-5 [29] [30] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Martin ![]() |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() ![]() Brooks ![]() |
Referee: W Davidson |
31 December 1955 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-0 [31] [32] | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,500 |
2 January 1956 Division B | East Stirling | 3-1 [33] [34] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Newman ![]() Smith ![]() |
McDonald ![]() |
Referee: F Crossley |
3 January 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-1 [35] [36] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Richmond ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Morris |
7 January 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 0-2 [37] [38] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Fraser ![]() Carr ![]() |
Referee: T Wharton |
14 January 1956 Division B | Cowdenbeath | 2-6 [39] [40] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
McArthur ![]() Ross ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() McDonald ![]() Whalen ![]() McKeown ![]() ![]() |
Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
28 January 1956 Division B | Brechin City | 0-2 [41] [42] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
McKeown ![]() |
Referee: W Brittle |
11 February 1956 Division B | Queen's Park | 7-0 [43] [44] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
McLean ![]() Devine ![]() Omand ![]() |
Attendance: 17,240 Referee: H Phillips |
18 February 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 5-1 [45] [46] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Brown ![]() McKeown ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dunn ![]() |
Referee: G Mitchell |
25 February 1956 Division B | Berwick Rangers | 2-2 [47] [48] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Airlie ![]() Runciman ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Referee: D McTaggart |
3 March 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-1 [49] [50] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Smith ![]() |
Referee: J Fitzpatrick |
10 March 1956 Division B | Albion Rovers | 0-1 [51] [52] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
McKeown ![]() |
Referee: W Syme |
17 March 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 3-3 [53] [54] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Heaney ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Beattie ![]() McMillan ![]() Stevenson ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Inglis |
24 March 1956 Division B | Stranraer | 2-1 [55] [56] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Henderson![]() Carr ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Referee: T Wharton |
31 March 1956 Division B | Morton | 1-2 [57] [58] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Shaw ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Referee: R Davidson |
2 April 1956 Division B | St Johnstone | 2-1 [59] [60] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Montgomery ![]() Carr ![]() |
Bradley ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J Devine |
7 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-3 [61] [62] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
Cornock ![]() McCall ![]() |
Craig ![]() Wark ![]() Brolis ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D Weir |
13 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 1-4 [63] [64] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Bell ![]() |
Duncan ![]() ![]() Muir ![]() Selway ![]() |
Referee: G Bowman |
18 April 1956 Division B | Montrose | 1-4 [65] [66] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Gordon ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Glover ![]() Bryceland ![]() |
21 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 2-1 [67] [68] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Glover ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Tasker ![]() |
Referee: H Spence |
25 April 1956 Division B | Dundee United | 1-1 [69] [70] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Coyle,J ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 |
28 April 1956 Division B | Dumbarton | 4-2 [71] [72] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Heaney ![]() Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() Bryceland ![]() |
Kidd ![]() Walls ![]() |
Referee: F Crossley |
Dumbarton negotiated a tricky tie against Highland League opposition in the third round of the Cup, before losing out to Dundee United in the next round.
8 October 1955 Round 3 | Dumbarton | 5β3 [73] [74] | Inverness Caledonian | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() Brown ![]() Brooks ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A McLintock |
22 October 1955 Round 4 | Dundee United | 4β1 [75] [76] | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Aikman ![]() Milne ![]() Reid ![]() Coyle,J ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Bissett |
For the first time, Dumbarton qualified from their League Cup section, winning 3 and drawing the other of their 4 matches. In a play off, Morton were seen off - before Division A St Mirren were to prove to be too much for them in the quarter-final.
13 August 1955 Section 9 | Dumbarton | 2β0 [77] [78] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: R Morris |
20 August 1955 Section 9 | Montrose | 0β2 [79] [80] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Devine |
27 August 1955 Section 9 | Stranraer | 3β3 [81] [82] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
McCutcheon ![]() McMaster ![]() Gilroy ![]() |
Whalen ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() |
Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
3 September 1955 Section 9 | Dumbarton | 6β1 [83] [84] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Glover ![]() Whalen ![]() ![]() ![]() Gallacher,H ![]() |
Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Gallacher |
6 September 1955 Playoff First leg | Dumbarton | 2β1 [85] [86] | Morton | Boghead Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() Whalen ![]() |
Fleming ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
8 September 1955 Playoff Second leg | Morton | 0β1
[87]
[88] (1-3 agg.) | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Gallacher,H ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Fitzpatrick |
14 September 1955 QF First leg | St Mirren | 5β1 [89] [90] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Gallacher,J ![]() Stariton ![]() Gemmell ![]() Laird ![]() |
Whalen ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H Gallacher |
17 September 1955 QF Second leg | Dumbarton | 1β1
[91]
[92] (2-6 agg.) | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Glover ![]() |
Straiton ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Syme |
The county cup semi final tie was a thriller, where Dumbarton lost by the odd goal in 11 against A Division opponents Falkirk.
21 March 1956 Semi-final | Falkirk | 6β5 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
O'Hara ![]() ![]() Morrison ![]() ![]() Thomson ![]() Wright ![]() |
Gallacher,H ![]() ![]() ![]() Whalen ![]() McKeown ![]() |
1 October 1955 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1β2 | Queens Park | Boghead Park |
Trialist ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
21 January 1956 Friendly | Dumbarton | 6β1 | Carluke Rovers | Boghead Park |
Brooks ![]() ![]() ![]() McKay ![]() Whalen ![]() McDonald ![]() |
![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Des McLean | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Eddie O'Donnell [93] | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Jimmy Ritchie | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
A Aitken [94] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Joe Gallacher [95] | 35 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jim Gray [96] | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John McKay | 44 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie Box | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Benny Cairns | 31 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Don Cornock | 36 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tommy Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Joe Harvey [97] | 35 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tommy Irwin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John McCall | 41 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Adams [98] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Bell [99] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Bradley | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Brooks [100] | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Les Brown | 26 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sam Bryceland | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Callan [101] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hugh Gallacher [102] | 46 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Gallagher [103] | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Glover [104] | 28 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Heaney [105] | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gerry McCaffrey [106] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy McDonald | 16 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy McKeown [107] | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Whalen | 30 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Source: [108]
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
|
Players out
|
Source: [109]
Dumbarton only played one official 'reserve' match in the Second XI Cup, losing in the first round to Partick Thistle.