| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1913–1914 |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 19th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Round |
| League Topscorer: | John Rowan (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | John Rowan (17) |
| Highest Attendance: | 13,000 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,000 |
| Average Attendance: | 5,631 |
| Pattern B1: | _amber_stripes |
| Pattern La1: | _blacklower |
| Pattern Ra1: | _blacklower |
| Pattern So1: | _2 gold stripes |
| Leftarm1: | FFD700 |
| Body1: | 000000 |
| Rightarm1: | FFD700 |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 000000 |
| Prevseason: | 1912–13 |
| Nextseason: | 1914–15 |
The 1913–14 season was the 37th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
See main article: 1913–14 Scottish Football League. Dumbarton's return to 'top flight' league football for the first time since 1896 witnessed a good start which saw the club unbeaten in their first six league outings. This fine form could not be maintained however and Dumbarton eventually finished 19th out of 20 with 27 points.[1]
At the end of the season, only Cowdenbeath from the Second Division applied for admission to the 'top fight' but it was the bottom two in the First Division - Dumbarton and St Mirren - who retained their places in the end of season election. For the third time a vote was held to allow for automatic promotion/relegation but while the 11-7 vote was in agreement it failed to obtain the two-thirds majority required.
See main article: 1913-14 Scottish Cup. The Scottish Cup campaign was short-lived as Dumbarton lost out to Third Lanark in the second round.
Dumbarton qualified for the Scottish Cup by reaching the fourth round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup before losing to non-league Nithsdale Wanderers.
After an absence of three seasons, Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup but as in their previous six attempts were defeated in the final, this time by Renton.
There was a benefit match played for long serving player Robert Muirhead, against Third Lanark.
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| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Clarkson | Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 13 May 1913 | |
| Thomas McConnell | Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 24 Jun 1913 | |
| Raeburn McLay | Albion Rovers (trialist) | 27 Jun 1913 | |
| John Murray | Renton | 14 Jul 1913 | |
| James McDade | Port Glasgow | 15 Jul 1913 | |
| Peter McFie | Airdrie | 13 Aug 1913 | |
| James Riddell | Rangers | 14 Aug 1913 | |
| James Thomson | Third Lanark | 29 Aug 1913 | |
| John Robertson | Clyde | 10 Sep 1913 | |
| John Davie | Hamilton (trilaist) | 24 Sep 1913 | |
| William McAlpine | Benburb | 12 Oct 1913 | |
| David Slimmon | Auchinleck Talbot | 20 Oct 1913 | |
| Harry Gildea | Lochgelly United | 12 Nov 1913 | |
| Robert Bryson | Yoker Athletic | 24 Nov 1913 | |
| Alexander Thom | Yoker Athletic | 10 Dec 1913 | |
| Thomas Lawrie | Pontypridd | 17 Dec 1913 | |
| James Brown | Yoker Athletic | 16 Jan 1914 | |
| John Plank | Derby County | 18 Feb 1914 | |
| Archibald Frew | Ashfield | 2 Mar 1914 | |
| Daniel Steele | Third Lanark (loan) | 4 Apr 1914 | |
| Alfred Gettins | Partick Thistle | 4 Apr 1914 |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Brown | Albion Rovers | 9 Aug 1913 | |
| George Bennett | Arthurlie | 30 Aug 1913 | |
| Andy Robertson | Johnstone | 15 Oct 1913 | |
| Celtic | 24 Oct 1913 | ||
| Robert Pender | St Mirren | 5 Feb 1914 | |
| William Duncan | Dundee Hibs | 12 Feb 1914 | |
| Willie Lithgow | Vale of Leven |
Source:[3]
In addition Samuel Hendry and Alex McGillivray all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Kilmarnock.