# 1962–63 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was the 79th 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 Second Division

After the previous season's disappointments, Dumbarton were having similar problems in the league until a run of five victories at the end of the campaign improved the team's position to finish in a creditable 12th place with 34 points, 21 behind champions St Johnstone.

## Scottish League Cup

The League Cup was to prove the bright spot of the season, and after 3 wins and a draw from their sectional ties, and a subsequent play off win over Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton were to lose a close quarter final encounter against Rangers, the highlight being a 1-1 draw at Ibrox.

## Scottish Cup

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle for the fourth consecutive season, losing to Arbroath.

## Stirlingshire Cup

Dumbarton lost out to Falkirk in the first round of the county Cup.

## Player statistics
### Squad

| 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 | Maurice Crawford | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Fleck | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Doug Robertson | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alan Black | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Tommy Govan | 40 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| | DF | SCO | Andy Jardine | 40 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | George Cameron | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alistair Campbell | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Hugh Harra | 42 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Kilgannon | 34 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Newlands | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | John Walker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Wilson | 41 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Bain | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Don Bowie | 28 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Campbell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Joe Carr | 19 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Copeland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Fraser | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Benny Friel | 20 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Halliday | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Harley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Hodgson | 29 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Howie | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Madden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy McGraw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dan McLardy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Eddie McLeod | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom McQuade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alistair Melvin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Miller | 26 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Morrison | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Pat Waters | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jackie Webb | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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### Transfers

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

For the second year running, Dumbarton played a team in the Combined Reserve League, finishing 3rd of 7, winning 10 and drawing 8 from 24 matches. In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Queens Park, after a draw.