The 1923–24 season was the 47th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
Scottish League
With a second successive season in the Second Division, Dumbarton looked to push once more for a promotion place but by the turn of the year they were languishing in 17th place and threatened with relegation to the Third Division. Nevertheless, an unbeaten 10 match run took them to 7th - but a promotion was never a reality and a 10th-place finish was achieved, out of 20, with 39 points - 17 behind champions St Johnstone
Scottish Cup
For the third season in a row, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round, this time by Aberdeen.
Dumbartonshire Cup The county cup reverted to knock out format and Dumbarton lost in the first round to Clydebank, after a replay.
Friendlies Three 'friendly' matches were played, winning 1 and losing 2, scoring 4 goals for the loss of 7.
Player statistics Squad
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Players in PlayerFromDate Johseph Bell St Roch's 11 Jun 1923 Thomas Love Cadder United 6 Jul 1923 Duncan Cameron Vale of Leven 9 Jul 1923 William Gibson Morton (loan) 15 Aug 1923 James Stalker Armadale 27 Sep 1923 Andrew Chalmers 1 Jan 1924 Francis Carlow Partick Thistle 2 Jan 1924 Andrew Miller Celtic
Players out PlayerToDate Harry Chatton Partick Thistle 1 May 1923 Peter Halleron Alloa Athletic 20 Jun 1923 James Alexander Alloa Athletic 20 Jun 1923 Duncan Scott Hamilton (manager) 20 Jul 1923 John Goodwin Dumbarton Harp 28 Aug 1923 James Campbell Vale of Leven 4 Sep 1923 Robert McEwan Freed 19 Nov 1923 Tim Lenathen Helesburgh 16 Jan 1924 Hugh McBride East Fife William Watson Galston Alexander Henderson Freed
In addition McGoldrick and Cairns (St Roch's), Beattie (Vale of Leven), and Alex Murray, James Warden, Harper and Alexander Hunter all played as 'trialists'.
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