Manager William Irvine Scottish Cup First Round | Scottish League B Division 10th Scottish League Cup Prelims | |
Top goalscorer League: Jackie Malloch (17)All: Jackie Malloch (18) | ||
Season 1952–53 was the 76th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 47th time, the Scottish Cup for the 58th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 7th time.
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Overview
An uncharacteristic good start to the league campaign saw 5 points taken from the first 3 games, but this form was unable to be maintained and Dumbarton finished in a mid-table 10th place, 16 behind champions Stirling Albion.
In the Scottish Cup, there was a quick exit at the first hurdle with Dumbarton losing to Cowdenbeath.
Despite an unbeaten home record in the League Cup sectional games, with two wins and a draw - three away defeats, including an 1-11 thrashing by Ayr United (matching Dumbarton's heaviest defeat recorded in the 1925-26 season) ensured that Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4, resulting in no further progress in this competition.
However, silverware was achieved, with a first win in the Stirlingshire Cup, where Dumbarton defeated East Stirling in the final.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Appearances
Dumbarton used 25 players for the 37 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. George Ferguson and Gerry McCaffrey were best by featuring in 33 of these matches. Note that an unnamed trialist played in one match.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton only played one competitive 'reserve' fixture - in the Second XI Cup - but lost in the first round to St Mirren.