The 1934–35 season was the 58th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
Scottish League
After the optimism of the previous season, Dumbarton's 13th season in a row in the Second Division was to prove unlucky as they slumped to finish 16th out of 18, with 22 points - 30 behind champions Third Lanark. During the season, a number of big defeats were suffered, conceding a 9, an 8 and 6 goals twice.
Scottish Cup
This season it was a second round exit, to First Division St Johnstone.
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton failed to regain the Dumbartonshire Cup, with amateur side Vale Ocaba retaining the trophy. Both games were held over until the start of the 1935–36 season.
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Players in PlayerFromDate Thomas Cumming Morton 10 Jul 1934 Richard English 12 Aug 1934 William McDonald Brechin City 10 Aug 1934 Robert Henderson Cork 29 Aug 1934 Matthew Kennedy King's Park (loan) 7 Sep 1934 John Pyper Brechin City 12 Sep 1934 William Barrie Glenavon 25 Oct 1934 Duncan Colquhoun Raith Rovers 23 Nov 1934 James Muir Margate 13 Dec 1934 Angus Polson Queen of the South (trialist) 13 Dec 1934 Edwin Powell Stenhousemuir 14 Dec 1934 James McLeod Kilmarnock 20 Dec 1934 John Rodger Morton 20 Dec 1934 Robert Speedie Dumbarton Harp 29 Dec 1934 Hugh Moran Cowdenbeath 10 Jul 1934 Archibald Milliken Dundee United 24 Jan 1935 George Taylor
Players out PlayerToDate David Collins Freed 23 May 1934 William Barrie Freed 26 Nov 1934 Dick Ritchie Aberdeen 7 Dec 1934 Duncan Colquhoun Freed 12 Dec 1934 George Ritchie Freed 30 Jan 1935 Thomas McGunnigle Cork
In addition Thomas Cumming, John Forgie, David Kennedy, William Meek, William Murray, James Osborne and Robert Taylor all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
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