Scottish Southern League 5th League Cup South Prelims | Summer Cup First Round Highest home attendance 8,000 | |
Top goalscorer League: George Brooks (20)All: George Brooks (24) | ||
Season 1943–44 was the 67th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level and the fifth season of special wartime football during World War II.
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Overview
Dumbarton had their best performance to date in the Scottish Southern League by finishing 5th out of 16 with 32 points - 18 behind champions Rangers. Indeed, for two weeks in October 1943 Dumbarton topped the league. The league results included a first ever league win over Celtic at Celtic Park.
The league results were not however matched in the cups, where Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup South.
In addition, Dumbarton suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Clyde in the first round of the Summer Cup.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Appearances
Dumbarton used 26 players for the 38 League, Cup and League Cup matches, as detailed below. George Brooks and Andrew McAlpine both featured in all of these matches. Note that unnamed trialist(s) played in five matches.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton continued to run a Second XI during the season.
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the second round to St Mirren, and finished as runners-up in the Glasgow & District Reserve League (First Series).