The 1944–45 season was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.
Scottish Southern League
Four seasons of improving performances were not to be continued, with Dumbarton suffering a disastrous start to their fifth season in the Southern League campaign which saw only 3 points earned from the first 11 games. Things were not helped by a high 'turn-over' of playing staff and Dumbarton slumped to 13th out of 16 in the Scottish Southern League with 21 points - 38 behind champions Rangers.
League Cup South
Dumbarton again failed to escape from their qualifying section in the League Cup South, winning one and drawing two of their qualifying matches.
Summer Cup
Dumbarton suffered another first round defeat in the Summer Cup, this time to Partick Thistle.
Player statistics
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Players in PlayerFromDate Andrew Easton Slamannan 11 May 1944 Willie Reid Cowdenbeath 24 May 1944 James Dover Pollok 5 Aug 1944 George Campbell Vale of Leven 11 Oct 1944 Robert Murphy 27 Oct 1944 Ernest Marshall Hibernian 18 Nov 1944 Donald McMillan Bridgeton Waverley 16 Dec 1944 Stan Gullan Amateur 22 Dec 1944 James Hoey Bridgeton Waverley 5 Jan 1945 Gordon MacFarlane 30 Jan 1945 Victor McAloney Tontine Hibs 27 Mar 1945 James McGowan Clyde 23 May 1945 John Browning Cowdenbeath 26 May 1945 Jimmy Timmins Glasgow Perthshire
Players out PlayerToDate James Anderson Released 30 Aug 1944 Brendon Bell Released 4 Nov 1944 Frank Douglas Released 15 Dec 1944 Albert McLean Released 10 Jan 1945 Angus Stead Released 15 Jan 1945 James Dover Released 20 Jan 1945 Andrew Easton Amateur 22 Jan 1945 Hugh Hart Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 27 Jan 1945 Andrew McAlpine Raith Rovers 6 Feb 1945 Thomas Lipton
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Reserve team Dumbarton's Second XI had similar disappointing fortunes during the season to the first team.
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Falkirk, and finished 9th (of 11) in the Glasgow & District Reserve League.
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