The 1949–50 season was the 66th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish League
If the 1948-49 league campaign was a disappointment, this season was to prove a disaster, with just 16 points being won and a 15th-place finish - a distant 31 behind champions Morton. Things might have been worse, however, with only 4 points separating them from relegation to Division C.
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton lost out in the second round of the Cup to Stirling Albion, after two drawn games.
Scottish League Cup
With two wins and a draw being taken from their 6 games in the sectional games of the League Cup, Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4 and failed to qualify for the next stage.
Supplementary Cup It was a first round exit in the B Division Cup, this time to Stenhousemuir.
Stirlingshire Cup Alloa were to prove too strong for Dumbarton in the first round clash of the county cup.
Benefit Matches Two 'benefit' matches were played against strong Rangers and Clyde sides, resulting in wins in both cases.
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Players in PlayerFromDate Donald Gillies Aberdeen 3 Aug 1949 Roy Dunbar East Stirling 6 Aug 1949 Willie Leitch Motherwell 6 Aug 1949 Ian Cook Morton 11 Aug 1949 Willie McLaren 11 Aug 1949 Andrew Neill 11 Aug 1949 John Sharp 24 Aug 1949 George Carson Raith Rovers 15 Sep 1949 John Turnbull Ayr United 24 Sep 1949 Jim McGown Stirling Albion 27 Oct 1949 Alex Stirling Stirling Albion 16 Nov 1949 Jim Peden Airdrie 1 Dec 1949 Andy Tait Clydebank Juniors 12 Dec 1949 Willie Johnston Blantyre Celtic 20 Dec 1949 John Sheridan Renton BC 25 Jan 1950 Wallace Murdoch Rhu Amateurs 14 Mar 1950
Players out PlayerToDate Hugh Goldie Raith Rovers 29 Sep 1949 Ian Hepburn Partick Thistle 20 Oct 1949 Jim Jamieson Stirling Albion 24 Dec 1949 George Carson Freed 29 Dec 1949 Donald Gillies Freed 19 Mar 1950 Ian Cook Freed 30 Apr 1950 Roy Dunbar Freed 30 Apr 1950 Peter Grant Freed 30 Apr 1950 Willie Leitch Freed 30 Apr 1950 Gordon McFarlane Freed 30 Apr 1950 Neil McLean Freed 30 Apr 1950 Andrew Neill Freed 30 Apr 1950 Ian Ogilvie Freed 30 Apr 1950 John Sheridan Freed 30 Apr 1950 Alex Stirling Freed 30 Apr 1950
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Reserve team Dumbarton played a reserve team for the first time in many seasons and competed in Division C (South West) finishing 18th and bottom, recording 6 wins and 8 draws from 34 matches. Note that in addition to the reserve sides of the bigger Division A teams in South and West Scotland, the first team of Stranraer also competed in this league.
In the Second XI Cup, Dumbarton were dumped out in the first round by Queen of the South.
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