Manager Jackie Stewart Scottish Cup Second Round | Scottish League Division 2 4th Scottish League Cup Semi Final | |
Top goalscorer League: Kenny Wilson (29)All: Kenny Wilson (40) | ||
Season 1970–71 was the 94th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 64th time, the Scottish Cup for the 76th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 24th time.
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Overview
Dumbarton had their best league campaign in over 10 years - including an unbeaten home record - the first for over 30 years, although with only 4 wins in 18 away matches, in the end it became a case of 'catch-up' - 8 wins in their last 10 games not being enough to challenge the leaders. Nevertheless, it was a creditable 4th-place finish, with 44 points, 12 behind champions Partick Thistle.
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton had a disappointing second round loss to Stranraer.
However it was in the League Cup were Dumbarton were to shine. Five wins and a draw from the six sectional games meant an easy section qualification. Then Partick Thistle were dispatched in the quarter final, with the mighty Celtic waiting in the semi final - and it was only after an extra time 0-0 draw that Dumbarton eventually succumbed by the odd goal in seven in the replay.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Clydebank.
Note that Dumbarton had scored 118 goals in all matches during the season, the 13th time that the 'century' had been broken
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Appearances
Dumbarton used 27 players for the 47 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. Peter Coleman, Kenny Jenkins and Laurie Williams were to feature in all but one of these matches. Note that an unnamed trialist played in one game.
Reserve Team
For the first time in eight years, Dumbarton played an official reserve team which competed in the Combined Reserve League. The league was played in two series, and reporting of results is scarce - but both series were won by Partick Thistle.