The 1956–57 season was the 73rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish League
By coming so close to promotion the previous season, confidence was high to mount a serious challenge on the Division 2 title. However, despite breaking the 100 goals scored in a league season for the first time, the 70 against was never going to be 'championship material' and only a 9th place was achieved with 38 points, 26 behind runaway winners Clyde.
Scottish Cup
In the Cup, Dumbarton dispatched two Division 1 clubs en route to the quarter-finals, where Raith Rovers were to prove too strong.
Scottish League Cup
Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup, although it was their poor home performances which were to count against them this season.
Stirlingshire Cup With an aggregate win over Alloa Athletic in the final, the county cup returned to Dumbarton for the second time.
Friendlies
Player statistics
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Transfers Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in PlayerFromDate Alex Rollo Kilmarnock 28 May 1956 Jim Hunter Alloa Ath 11 Aug 1956 Felix Kiernan Albion Rovers 22 Sep 1956 Bobby Gibson Morton 29 Nov 1956 Bertie Auld Celtic (loan)
Players out PlayerToDate Gerry McCaffrey Cowdenbeath 23 Jun 1956 Joe Harvey Freed 30 Apr 1957 Jim Hunter Freed 30 Apr 1957
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Reserve team Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Alliance League, which was set up for Division 2 sides. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton winning the First Series (with 6 wins and 2 draws from 10 games) and finishing as runners up in the Second (with 6 wins and 3 draws from 12 games).
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