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

Main article: 1961–62 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
23 August 1961	Stenhousemuir	H	2-3	Stewart(2)
6 September 1961	Stranraer	H	3-0	Ward(2);MacKenzie
9 September 1961	Berwick Rangers	A	1-2	Ward	2,012
13 September 1961	Stranraer	A	2-2	Neeson;Murney
16 September 1961	East Stirling	H	4-1	Stewart(3);Ward
20 September 1961	Clyde	A	2-2	Neeson;Murney
27 September 1961	Clyde	H	1-3	Neeson
30 September 1961	Brechin City	H	2-5	Jardine;MacKenzie
7 October 1961	Ayr United	A	0-3		3,500
14 October 1961	Arbroath	H	2-2	McEwan;Stewart	1,500
21 October 1961	Forfar Athletic	H	2-2	MacKenzie(2)	1,500
28 October 1961	Morton	A	3-2	Stewart;McEwan;Neeson	6,500
4 November 1961	Queen of the South	A	1-4	Stewart	4,000
11 November 1961	Cowdenbeath	H	1-0	Black,A
18 November 1961	East Fife	A	0-3
25 November 1961	Hamilton	A	1-3	Gallacher
2 December 1961	Montrose	H	0-2		1,000
16 December 1961	Albion Rovers	A	1-2	McMillan	400
23 December 1961	Queens Park	A	0-3		1,200
6 January 1962	Stenhousemuir	A	1-2	Lochhead	1,500
20 January 1962	Brechin City	A	2-0	Lochhead;McMillan
3 February 1962	Ayr United	H	1-3	McMillan	800
10 February 1962	Arbroath	A	0-1		1,800
17 February 1962	Forfar Athletic	A	4-4	Neeson;McMillan;Stewart;McCorquodale	1,000
24 February 1962	Morton	H	2-2	McMillan;McCorquodale	2,500
3 March 1962	Queen of the South	H	0-2		2,000
10 March 1962	Cowdenbeath	A	1-0	Govan
17 March 1962	East Fife	H	3-0	McCorquodale(2);Govan	2,000
24 March 1962	Hamilton	H	2-0	Webb;McMillan	1,500
31 March 1962	Montrose	A	0-4
7 April 1962	Albion Rovers	H	2-1	Neeson;Webb
9 April 1962	East Stirling	A	0-1
13 April 1962	Berwick Rangers	H	0-0
20 April 1962	Queens Park	H	0-0
25 April 1962	Alloa Athletic	H	2-2	Miller(2)
28 April 1962	Alloa Athletic	A	1-1	Miller

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1961–62 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
27 January 1962	2	Ross County	H	2-3	Lochhead;Stewart	3,326

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1961–62 Scottish League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
12 August 1961	P	Ayr United	A	1-3	McEwan	4,500
16 August 1961	P	Falkirk	H	0-1
19 August 1961	P	Cowdenbeath	A	3-4	McEwan(3)	2,000
26 August 1961	P	Ayr United	H	1-2	Stewart	3,000
30 August 1961	P	Falkirk	A	0-3
2 September 1961	P	Cowdenbeath	A	2-1	Murney;Stewart

Stirlingshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
6 March 1961	SF	East Stirling	A	2-4	McMillan;Webb

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
13 January 1962	Scottish Amateur XI	H	3-0	Rooney;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.

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Chris Alexander	DF	9
John Bain	FW	3
Alan Black	DF	5
Gordon Black	MF	27	1
Willie Burgess	GK	1
George Cameron	MF	2
Billy Collings	FW	1
Maurice Crawford	GK	10
Jim Cumming	GK	11
Bill Eadie	GK	1
Hugh Gallacher	FW	8	1
Freddie Glidden	MF	40
Tommy Govan	DF	34	2
Jim Gowans	GK	11
Pat Henderson	FW	1
Andy Jardine	DF	32	1
Jim Kelly	MF	1
Jim Kilgannon	MF	31
Ian Lochhead	FW	5	3
Charlie McCorquodale	DF	30	4
Ian McDonald	GK	1
Ian McEwan	FW	12	6
John McGuire	FW	1
Bobby McIntyre	FW	17
Billy McIvor	FW	5
Johnny MacKenzie	FW	21	4
Tommy McMillan	FW	14	7
Eddie Meechan	FW	2
Jim Merrylees	FW	1
Jimmy Miller	FW	12	3
Alec Morrison	FW	1
James Morrison	MF	4
Hugh Murney	MF	23	3
Jackie Neeson	FW	18	6
Bobby Pinkerton	MF	5
Doug Robertson	GK	5
Benny Rooney	FW	7
Calum Samuel	FW	2
Les Sneddon	FW	1
Charlie Stewart	FW	29	12
Gordon Tosh	MF	1
Jim Vernon	FW	1
John Ward	FW	12	4
Jackie Webb	FW	10	3

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

• 1961–62 in Scottish football

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive