1962–63 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton 1962–1963 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1962–63 season was the 79th 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.
1962–1963 season | |
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Manager | Jackie Fearn |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 12th |
Scottish Cup | First round |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Hodgson (14) All: Jimmy Hodgson (14) |
Scottish Second Division
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After the previous season's disappointments, Dumbarton were having similar problems in the league until a run of five victories at the end of the campaign improved the team's position to finish in a creditable 12th place with 34 points, 21 behind champions St Johnstone.
22 August 1962 Division 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2–0[1][2] | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Foley ![]() Smith ![]() |
28 August 1962 Division 2 | Stenhousemuir | 1–0[3][4] | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Morrison ![]() |
Referee: W Elliot |
8 September 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–2[5][6] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Kilgannon ![]() |
McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: J Dearie |
15 September 1962 Division 2 | Montrose | 0–2[7][8] | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Newlands ![]() Hodgson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: F Crossley |
22 September 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–3[9][10] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Miller ![]() |
Taylor ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Stewart |
29 September 1962 Division 2 | Berwick Rangers | 1–0[11][12] | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: J Paterson |
6 October 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0–3[13][14] | Morton | Boghead Park |
McLaughlin ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Kelly |
13 October 1962 Division 2 | Brechin City | 0–3[15][16] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Miller ![]() Hodgson ![]() ![]() |
Referee: G Bowman |
27 October 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5–1[17][18] | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Bain ![]() Miller ![]() Kilgannon ![]() ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Dunlop ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: F Crossley |
3 November 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 5–2[19][20] | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Bain ![]() Wilson ![]() Hodgson ![]() ![]() |
Trialist ![]() Walker ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Syme |
10 November 1962 Division 2 | St Johnstone | 2–0[21][22] | Dumbarton | Muirton Park |
Bell ![]() Kemp ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: T Wharton |
17 November 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 0–1[23][24] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Jardine ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: G Weir |
24 November 1962 Division 2 | Stirling Albion | 3–1[25][26] | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Park ![]() |
Govan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Stewart |
1 December 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–1[27][28] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Wilson ![]() Waters ![]() |
Harra ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: R Rodgers |
8 December 1962 Division 2 | Arbroath | 4–2[29][30] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Murray ![]() Soutar ![]() Kennedy ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Melvin ![]() Freil ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: A Kidd |
29 December 1962 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0[31][32] | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
McLeod ![]() |
1 January 1963 Division 2 | Queen's Park | 2–2[33][34] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Buchanan ![]() |
Miller ![]() McLeod ![]() |
Referee: J Dearie |
5 January 1963 Division 2 | Albion Rovers | 1–0[35][36] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
McLeod ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J McConville |
26 January 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0[37][38] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Hodgson ![]() |
Referee: J Paterson |
2 February 1963 Division 2 | Morton | 0–0[39][40] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W Syme |
2 March 1963 Division 2 | Stranraer | 5–5[41][42] | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
McMillan ![]() Hanlon ![]() ![]() Nelson ![]() McGill ![]() |
Carr ![]() Bowie ![]() Friel ![]() Hodgson ![]() McLeod ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: A Kidd |
9 March 1963 Division 2 | East Fife | 3–0[43][44] | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
Stewart ![]() Duncan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Syme |
13 March 1963 Division 2 | East Stirling | 3–1[45][46] | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Kemp ![]() ![]() Cockburn ![]() |
Halliday ![]() |
16 March 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–3[47][48] | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Harra ![]() Friel ![]() |
Ferguson,A ![]() Townsend ![]() Young ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Stewart |
20 March 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–1[49][50] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Friel ![]() McLardy ![]() |
Rankin ![]() |
23 March 1963 Division 2 | Hamilton | 4–2[51][52] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
McGill ![]() Hastings ![]() Forsyth ![]() Hutton ![]() |
Hodgson ![]() McLeod ![]() |
Referee: A Cook |
27 March 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 2–2[53][54] | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Hodgson ![]() ![]() |
Hamill ![]() Kemp ![]() |
30 March 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0[55][56] | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Howie ![]() ![]() Halliday ![]() |
Referee: J Dearie |
3 April 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 4–3[57][58] | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Hodgson ![]() ![]() ![]() Halliday ![]() |
Trialist ![]() ![]() Warrander ![]() |
6 April 1963 Division 2 | Ayr United | 2–0[59][60] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Harra ![]() Jones ![]() |
10 April 1963 Division 2 | Cowdenbeath | 5–2[61][62] | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Trialist ![]() ![]() Matthew ![]() Vincent ![]() Fraser ![]() |
Hodgson ![]() Halliday ![]() |
13 April 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–1[63][64] | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Fraser ![]() Bowie ![]() Halliday ![]() |
Gillespie ![]() |
Attendance: 1,300 |
17 April 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0[65][66] | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Halliday ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20 April 1963 Division 2 | Forfar Athletic | 3–4[67][68] | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Kitchenbrand ![]() Milne ![]() Kennedy ![]() |
Friel ![]() ![]() Fraser ![]() Halliday ![]() |
24 April 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0[69][70] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Halliday ![]() ![]() Friel ![]() |
27 April 1963 Division 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0[71][72] | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Friel ![]() |
Scottish League Cup
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The League Cup was to prove the bright spot of the season, and after 3 wins and a draw from their sectional ties, and a subsequent play off win over Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton were to lose a close quarter final encounter against Rangers, the highlight being a 1-1 draw at Ibrox.
11 August 1962 Group 9 | Albion Rovers | 3–5[73][74] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Flannigan ![]() ![]() McGuire ![]() |
Miller ![]() Jardine ![]() Copeland ![]() Black ![]() |
Referee: D Weir |
15 August 1962 Group 9 | Dumbarton | 1–1[75][76] | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Miller ![]() |
Hannah ![]() |
18 August 1962 Group 9 | Brechin City | 3–5[77][78] | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Stables ![]() ![]() Scott ![]() |
Govan ![]() ![]() ![]() Miller ![]() Carr ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Gordon |
25 August 1962 Group 9 | Dumbarton | 1–0[79][80] | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Harra ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Paterson |
3 September 1962 Playoff 1st leg | Dumbarton | 0–0[81][82] | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Referee: W Brittle |
5 September 1962 Playoff 2nd leg | Berwick Rangers | 1–2[83][84] (1–2 agg.) | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
McCulloch ![]() |
Miller ![]() |
Referee: W Brittle |
12 September 1962 QF 1st leg | Dumbarton | 1–3[85][86] | Rangers | Boghead Park |
Miller ![]() |
Millar ![]() Greig ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Attendance: 17,500 Referee: F Crossley |
19 September 1962 QF 2nd leg | Rangers | 1–1[87][88] (4–2 agg.) | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
Greig ![]() |
Newlands ![]() |
Attendance: 19,000 Referee: F Crossley |
Scottish Cup
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle for the fourth consecutive season, losing to Arbroath.
12 January 1963 Cup round 1 | Arbroath | 2–0[89][90] | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Gillespie ![]() Murray ![]() |
Attendance: 2,030 Referee: H Phillips |
Stirlingshire Cup
Dumbarton lost out to Falkirk in the first round of the county Cup.
9 October 1962 First Round | Falkirk | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
Hunter ![]() Henderson ![]() |
Friendly
20 October 1962 Friendly | Ross County | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
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Kilgannon ![]() |
Player statistics
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Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Maurice Crawford[91] | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Tommy Fleck[92] | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Doug Robertson[93] | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alan Black | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Tommy Govan | 40 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
DF | ![]() |
Andy Jardine[94] | 40 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
George Cameron[95] | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alistair Campbell[96] | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Hugh Harra | 42 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Kilgannon | 34 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Newlands[97] | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Walker[98] | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Joe Wilson[99] | 41 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Bain[100] | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Don Bowie | 28 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Campbell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Carr | 19 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Copeland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jim Fraser[101] | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Benny Friel | 20 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Halliday | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jim Harley[102] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Hodgson[103] | 29 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Howie[104] | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Madden[105] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy McGraw[106] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Dan McLardy[107] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Eddie McLeod[108] | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom McQuade[109] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alistair Melvin[110] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Miller[111] | 26 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alec Morrison[112] | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ian Russell[113] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Pat Waters | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Webb | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Source:[114]
Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[115]
Reserve team
For the second year running, Dumbarton played a team in the Combined Reserve League, finishing 3rd of 7, winning 10 and drawing 8 from 24 matches. In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Queens Park, after a draw.
References
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