The 1957–58 season was the 74th 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 played in the Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish Second Division
Dumbarton were to challenge for promotion from Division 2 for most of the season, but a disastrous run in the final five games, where only three points were taken, was to prove to be conclusive and in the end a fourth-place finish was achieved with 44 points, 11 behind champions Stirling Albion.
Scottish League Cup
Only two wins were achieved in the 6 sectional games of the League Cup, but one of these was a 10–3 thumping of Stranraer.
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton received a tough first round draw in the Cup and lost out to eventual champions Clyde.
Stirlingshire Cup Alloa were to prove too strong for Dumbarton in the semi-final of the county cup.
Dewar Shield As the previous season's Stirlingshire champions, Dumbarton were drawn to meet the Aberdeenshire Cup holders, Buckie Thistle. As was the case four years earlier, Dumbarton withdrew.
Friendlies
Player statistics
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Transfers Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
Players in PlayerFromDate Con Murray Duntocher Hibs 15 May 1957 John Smith Stirling Albion 3 Aug 1957 Willie Devlin Carlisle United 10 Aug 1957 Charlie Stewart Johnstone Burgh 14 Sep 1957 Tommy Govan Alva Albion Rangers 8 Mar 1958
Players out PlayerToDate Alex Rollo Workington 11 Jun 1957 Felix Kiernan Stenhousemuir 28 Nov 1957 John McMillan Cardiff City 15 Feb 1958 Benny Cairns Freed 30 Apr 1958 Willie Devlin Freed 30 Apr 1958 Joe Gallacher Freed 30 Apr 1958 Billy McKeown Freed 30 Apr 1958 John Heaney Retired
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