1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1931–1932 season
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division Two 12th
Scottish Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Johnny Parlane (11)
All: Johnny Parlane (11)
← 1930–31 1932–33 →

Season 1931–32 was the 55th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 33rd time and the Scottish Cup for the 44th time.

Overview

Another disastrous start to a league campaign, which saw only 5 wins taken from 26 games meant Dumbarton had no interest in promotion for a further season - and in the end, although fortunes were to improve, Dumbarton finished 12th, out of 20, in the Second Division with 38 points - 17 behind champions East Stirling.[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Hamilton.

Locally, Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, beating Vale Ocaba in the final over two legs.

In addition to the competitive matches, 3 friendly ties were also played.

Note that Donald Colman gave up his managerial post and Dumbarton would not appoint a replacement until 1939.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
8 August 1931St Bernard'sH1-1Thomson2,000
15 August 1931St JohnstoneA0-37,000
22 August 1931ArmadaleH3-1McLachlan(2);Thomson2,000
25 August 1931Brechin CityH2-2Kelso;Young
29 August 1931MontroseA0-1
3 September 1931East FifeA1-4Parlane,W
5 September 1931Edinburgh CityH1-1Lang
12 September 1931East StirlingA0-3
19 September 1931StenhousemuirH4-0Kelso;Collins;Parlane,W;Buchanan1,500
26 September 1931Alloa AthleticA1-1Parlane,J
3 October 1931Forfar AthleticH1-3Buchanan1,500
10 October 1931Raith RoversA2-4Lang(2)2,000
17 October 1931ArbroathA0-5
24 October 1931Dunfermline AthleticH2-1Thomson;Lang1,500
31 October 1931Albion RoversA0-51,500
7 November 1931HibernianH0-21,200
14 November 1931King's ParkA2-2Parlane,J;Hendry
21 November 1931Queen of the SouthA1-2Young
28 November 1931Bo'nessH6-2Parlane,W(2);Parlane,J(2);Young;Lang1,500
12 December 1931Brechin CityA1-1Parlane,W
19 December 1931St Bernard'sA0-01,000
25 December 1931Edinburgh CityA2-4Parlane,J;Young1,000
26 December 1931St JohnstoneH3-0Parlane,J;Parlane,W;Shaw1,000
2 January 1932East StirlingH2-3Parlane,J;Parlane,W1,500
9 January 1932ArmadaleA0-0
23 January 1932MontroseH5-1Hendry(2);Liddell;Shaw;Young1,500
30 January 1932StenhousemuirA1-1Lang
6 February 1932Alloa AthleticH3-1Parlane,J;Parlane,W;OG2,000
13 February 1932Forfar AthleticA0-3
20 February 1932Raith RoversH6-1Parlane,W(2);Parlane,J(2);Hendry;Lang2,000
27 February 1932ArbroathH2-2Collins;Lang2,500
12 March 1932Albion RoversH3-1Young(2);Parlane,J1,500
19 March 1932HibernianA1-0Collins2,000
26 March 1932King's ParkH3-2Kelso;Liddell;Dunlon1,500
2 April 1932Queen of the SouthH5-0Trialist(3);Young(2)2,000
4 April 1932Dunfermline AthleticA0-2
9 April 1932Bo'nessA3-1Shaw;Lang;Trialist
16 April 1932East FifeH3-2Collins;Young;Lang2,000

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
16 January 19321HamiltonA0-23,000

Dumbartonshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
5 December 1931F1Vale OcabaH5-2Parlane,W;Collins(2);Hodge;Lang500
28 April 1932F2Vale OcabaA3-1Hendry;McNee;Shaw

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
8 September 1931Vale OcabaA4-2Parlane,W;McLachlan(2);Young
5 March 1932Third LanarkH1-5McNee
20 April 1932YokerH2-0Hendry;Parlane,J

Appearances

Club

Dumbarton used 23 players for the 39 Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches, as detailed below. Gilmour was top of the 'selection chart' by featuring in 37 of these matches. Note that in four matches, unnamed 'trialist(s)' played, with 'trialist(s)' scoring four goals.[2]

Player Position[3] Appearances Goals
Scotland Charles Ballantyne MF 22
Scotland William Buchanan FW 102
Republic of Ireland Harry Chatton[4] DF 35
Scotland David Collins FW 224
Scotland Dunion FW 21
Scotland William Gilmour GK 38
Scotland Robert Hendry MF 224
Scotland George Hodge MF 4
Scotland Jim Kelso[5] DF 353
Scotland John Lang FW 3510
Scotland James Liddell MF 232
Scotland Alister McLachlan FW 72
Scotland Sam McNee MF 131
Scotland William Murray MF 4
Scotland Alex Parlane DF 16
Scotland Johnny Parlane FW 2611
Scotland Willie Parlane FW 3410
Scotland Thomas Pye MF 10
Scotland James Robertson MF 10
Scotland Norman Shaw FW 93
Scotland Swan MF 4
Scotland John Thomson FW 123
Scotland Andrew Young FW 3210

International

Harry Chatton was selected to play for the Irish Free State national team against Spain on 31 December 1931.

In addition, Alex and Willie Parlane won their first and second caps respectively playing for Scotland Amateurs against Ireland on 23 January 1932.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. ↑ The usual formation would be 2-3-5 (two defenders, three midfielders and five forwards).
  4. ↑ The league match against Alloa Athletic on 6 February marked Harry Chatton's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.
  5. ↑ The league match against Armadale on 9 January marked Jim Kelso's 100th appearance for the club in all national competitions.

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