| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1935–1936 |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League Division Two |
| League Result: | 18th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
| League Topscorer: | Johnny Haddow (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Johnny Haddow (10) |
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| Pattern La1: | _black_hoops |
| Pattern Ra1: | _black_hoops |
| Pattern So1: | _hoops_black |
| Leftarm1: | FFD700 |
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| Socks1: | FFD700 |
| Prevseason: | 1934–35 |
| Nextseason: | 1936–37 |
The 1935–36 season was the 59th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
See main article: 1935–36 Scottish Football League. Dumbarton's slump continued in their 14th successive season in the Second Division, by finishing 18th and bottom, with just 16 points - 43 behind champions Falkirk.[1] The transfer of Johnny Haddow to Falkirk in November was a huge loss and just one further win was registered all season. Heavy defeats were again a feature, and for the first time Dumbarton conceded over 100 goals in the league in a single season.
With there being no applicants for admission to the Second Division, the bottom two clubs - Raith Rovers and Dumbarton - maintained their league status.
See main article: 1935–36 Scottish Cup. This season there was a third round exit, to First Division Third Lanark.
There was some cheer when Dumbarton regained the Dumbartonshire Cup, with victory over non-league side Vale Ocaba.
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| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kerr | Vale Ocaba | 9 May 1935 | |
| William Clark | Cowdenbeath | 15 May 1935 | |
| Archibald Taylor | Vale St Andrews | 2 Jul 1935 | |
| John Craig | Rangers | 4 Jul 1935 | |
| John Crawford | Stenhousemuir | 4 Jul 1935 | |
| John McIntyre | Govan Britannia | 5 Aug 1935 | |
| Robert Tait | Ards | 6 Aug 1935 | |
| George Taylor | Clyde Valley | 6 Aug 1935 | |
| William Molloy | Falkirk | 6 Sep 1935 | |
| Harry Cook | Kilmarnock | 23 Sep 1935 | |
| Ronald Cameron | Cork | 26 Sep 1935 | |
| Archibald Turner | Kilmarnock | 26 Oct 1935 | |
| Issac McDowell | Airdrie | 29 Nov 1935 | |
| Willie Parlane | Queen's Park | 10 Dec 1935 | |
| Robert Hogg | Dundee United | 1 Jan 1936 | |
| Alex Young | Milngavie Jnrs | 17 Jan 1936 | |
| A Clark | 23 Jan 1936 |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ballantyne | Clyde | 8 May 1935 | |
| William Molloy | Released | 4 Oct 1935 | |
| William Simpson | Raith Rovers | 25 Oct 1935 | |
| Johnny Haddow | Falkirk | 25 Nov 1935 | |
| John Craig | Released | 14 Jan 1936 |
In addition Richard English, Robert Henderson, Robert Kyle, William McDonald, James Mcleod, Allan Miller, Archie Milliken, Hugh Moran, James Muir, Edwin Powell, John Pyper and John Rodger all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
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