The 1946–47 season was the 63rd official Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, and the first where Scottish football got back to normal after the end of WW2. Dumbarton entered the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the inaugural Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish Football League
Scottish football returned to normal after an absence of seven seasons. Dumbarton played in Division B and finished a disappointing 13th out of 14 with 18 points - 27 behind champions Dundee.
Supplementary Cup The Supplementary Cup for B Division teams continued, but Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle to Alloa.
League Cup
Following the success of the format of the Southern League Cup played during wartime conditions, the inaugural League Cup was played but Dumbarton failed to progress from their section, finishing 3rd of 4 with just 2 wins from 6 games.
Scottish Cup
The return of the Scottish Cup brought much cheer, and after dispatching A Division opponents St Mirren and Third Lanark, Dumbarton lost out narrowly to Hibernian in the fourth round.
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirling defeated Dumbarton in the first round after a drawn match.
Friendly One 'friendly' match was arranged against A Division Partick Thistle.
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Players in PlayerFromDate Tom Donegan Celtic 20 May 1946 Andrew Sneddon Renfrew 20 May 1946 George Johnstone Clyde 4 Jul 1946 Ron Aitken Hibernian 25 Jul 1946 John Boyle Hamilton 6 Aug 1946 Tommy Coyle Arthurlie 11 Aug 1946 Tommy Ashe St Mirren 19 Aug 1946 Rod Gilmour Hearts 20 Aug 1946 Colin McCalman St Mirren 22 Aug 1946 Lawrie Lindsay Vale of Leven 26 Aug 1946 Willie Young St Mirren 6 Sep 1946 Jim Forshaw Rangers 18 Sep 1946 David Morrison Third Lanark 27 Dec 1946 Willie Miller 31 Dec 1946 Wallace Milligan Airdrie 10 Jan 1947 Robert Stirling Queen's Park 15 Jan 1947 Leon Galinski 23 Jann 1947 James Mulvaney Newarthill Hearts 4 Jun 1947
Players out PlayerToDate John Boyle released 14 Sep 1946 Donald MacMillan released 14 Oct 1946 Tommy Coyle released 10 Jan 1947 Leon Galinski amateur 26 apr 1947 Ron Aitken freed 26 Apr 1947 Jim Forshaw freed 26 Apr 1947 Rod Gilmour freed 26 Apr 1947 George Johnstone freed 26 Apr 1947 John McCulloch freed 26 Apr 1947 Willie Miller freed 26 Apr 1947 Wallace Milligan freed 26 Apr 1947 Andy Sneddon freed 26 Apr 1947 Robert Stirling freed 26 Apr 1947 Willie Young freed 26 Apr 1947 Joseph Henderson Albion Rovers Jim McGowan Grimsby Town John Craig East Fife
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In addition James Brown, John Getty, Thomas Jess, Gordon McFarlane, Victor McAloney, Bernard McDonald, William Neil, Bobby Ross and Robert Torrance would all have played their last 1st team game for Dumbarton before the end of the season.
Reserve team Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but lost in the first round to Albion Rovers.
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