# 1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1956–57 season was the 73rd 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.

## Scottish League

By coming so close to promotion the previous season, confidence was high to mount a serious challenge on the Division 2 title. However, despite breaking the 100 goals scored in a league season for the first time, the 70 against was never going to be 'championship material' and only a 9th place was achieved with 38 points, 26 behind runaway winners Clyde.

## Scottish Cup

In the Cup, Dumbarton dispatched two Division 1 clubs en route to the quarter-finals, where Raith Rovers were to prove too strong.

## Scottish League Cup

Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup, although it was their poor home performances which were to count against them this season.

## Stirlingshire Cup

With an aggregate win over Alloa Athletic in the final, the county cup returned to Dumbarton for the second time.

## Player statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy McCulloch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Alex McNeill | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Eddie O'Donnell | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Joe Gallacher | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John McKay | 43 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Neilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Rollo | 41 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Benny Cairns | 40 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 41 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Hunter | 22 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Mann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John McCall | 40 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Bertie Auld | 16 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Les Brown | 39 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Hugh Gallacher | 39 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | FW | SCO | John Gallagher | 16 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Gibson | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Glover | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | John Heaney | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Hendry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Felix Kiernan | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy McKeown | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John McMillan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim McQuade | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alex Stewart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom Whalen | 23 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
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### Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
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## Reserve team

Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Alliance League, which was set up for Division 2 sides. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton winning the First Series (with 6 wins and 2 draws from 10 games) and finishing as runners up in the Second (with 6 wins and 3 draws from 12 games).