# 1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was the 75th 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 played in the Stirlingshire Cup.

## Scottish Second Division

This was to be another 'almost' season for Dumbarton in Division 2, but as in the previous campaign the final run-in was to be decisive with only one win taken from the last six games. It was to be 4th place again, with 45 points, 15 behind champions Ayr United.

## Scottish League Cup

In the League Cup, qualification was there for the taking, with 3 wins and a draw from the first 5 games, but a final home defeat to Arbroath meant that Dumbarton would miss out again on progression.

## Scottish Cup

In the Scottish Cup, after a good win over Highland League opposition, Division 1 opponents Kilmarnock were to prove to be too good for Dumbarton in the second round.

## Stirlingshire Cup

Locally Dumbarton lost out to Stenhousemuir in the semi-final of the Stirlingshire Cup.

## Friendlies

Amongst the friendlies played during the season were three matches against English opposition - a 'home and away' tie against Accrington Stanley and an away trip to Colchester United.

## 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 | John Bonnar | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Con Murray | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tommy Govan | 37 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Gray | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Andy Jardine | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jack McDade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 44 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Cunningham | 42 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Peter Haggerty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Frank McBriar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John McCall | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim McCormack | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby McInnes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Smith | 38 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Beveridge | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Les Brown | 43 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Stevie Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Combe | 31 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Alex Donnachie | 15 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Hugh Gallacher | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | McDonald | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Smillie | 14 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Charlie Stewart | 39 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Symington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom Whalen | 27 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Trialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 Combined Reserve League. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton finishing runners up to Morton in the First Series (with 4 wins and 2 draws from 8 games) and winning the Second (with 6 wins from 8 games).
In addition, Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but were knocked out in the first round by Rangers.