| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1921–1922 |
| Manager: | Paddy Travers |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| League Topscorer: | Jock Wood (25) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jock Wood (25) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,000 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,000 |
| Average Attendance: | 4,200 |
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| Prevseason: | 1920–21 |
| Nextseason: | 1922–23 |
The 1921–22 season was the 45th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
See main article: 1921–22 Scottish Football League. Dumbarton's league performance showed a slight improvement on the previous season by finishing 20th out of 22 with 30 points, some way behind champions Celtic.[1]
Unfortunately the re-forming of the Second Division co-incided with the introduction of automatic promotion/relegation, and Dumbarton were relegated for the following season.
See main article: 1921–22 Scottish Cup. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Aberdeen.
Dumbarton won the Dumbartonshire Cup by topping the league and defeating Dumbarton Harp in the final after a replay.
Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup by defeating Clydebank (on corners) in the final.
At the end of the season Dumbarton embarked on their first 'official' foreign tour, playing 8 matches in Norway and Sweden, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2, scoring 15 goals for the loss of 11. Two other friendlies were played against Vale of Leven and Leith Athletic.
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| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Coutts | Alloa Athletic | 8 May 1921 | |
| John Granger | St Mirren | 9 May 1921 | |
| Robert McEwan | Kilsyth Rangers | 9 May 1921 | |
| Joshua Wilkinson | Renton | 9 May 1921 | |
| Henry Loney | Alloa Athletic | 10 May 1921 | |
| Alex Henderson | Falkirk | 11 May 1921 | |
| James Robertson | Falkirk | 14 May 1921 | |
| Richard Field | Sunderland | 21 May 1921 | |
| Roberd Godfrey | Ayr United | 11 Jun 1921 | |
| Robert Robertson | Hamilton | 22 Jun 1921 | |
| Jock Wood | Hibernian | 23 Jun 1921 | |
| James Taylor | 30 Jun 1921 | ||
| Douglas Haggo | 9 Aug 1921 | ||
| Andrew Mair | 18 Aug 1921 | ||
| William Aitken | 3 Sep 1921 | ||
| Hugh McBride | 5 Sep 1921 | ||
| Peter Halleron | 2 Dec 1921 | ||
| Arthur King | Dunfermline Athletic | 19 Dec 1921 | |
| Martin Travers | Bedlay Juniors | 9 Jan 1922 | |
| Charles Gordon | Dumbarton Harp | 19 Jan 1922 | |
| Alexander Shedden | Bridge of Weir | 20 Feb 1922 | |
| James Forrest | Royal Albert | 3 Mar 1922 | |
| John Bowie | Partick Thistle (loan) | 15 Mar 1922 | |
| Norman Thomson | St Anthonys | 23 Mar 1922 | |
| James Alexander | Queen's Park |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McDermid | 1 May 1921 | ||
| Scott Duncan | Cowdenbeath (loan) | 14 Jun 1921 | |
| John Miller | 15 Aug 1921 | ||
| John Granger | 3 Sep 1921 | ||
| Thomas Raeside | King's Park | 7 Sep 1921 | |
| Arthur Early | |||
| Thomas Mannion | |||
| John McMillan | |||
| John McTavish | East Stirling | ||
| Joseph Till | |||
| Percy Wharrier | Helensburgh | ||
| Scott Duncan | Cowdenbeath (loan) |
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In addition William Aitken, Alex Marshall, James McDonald and George Rae all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.
Dumbarton Reserves played in the Scottish Alliance League and also in the Scottish Second XI Cup.