| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1936–1937 |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League Division Two |
| League Result: | 15th |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Round |
| League Topscorer: | Stephen Murray (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Stephen Murray (14) |
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| Prevseason: | 1935–36 |
| Nextseason: | 1937–38 |
The 1936–37 season was the 60th 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: 1936–37 Scottish Football League. After the previous season's disastrous performance, Dumbarton began their 15th successive season in the Second Division with a complete clear out of playing staff. Amongst other initiatives, Dumbarton entered into an arrangement with Clyde whereby their 'second string' players would be made available for development. Initially there was a big improvement, with 6 wins and 2 draws being gained from the first 10 league games, but with the next 11 games yielding just a single point, the earlier confidence disappeared and eventually Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, with 27 points - half of the points won by champions Ayr United.[1]
See main article: 1936–37 Scottish Cup. In the Scottish Cup, there was more disappointment. The first round tie against Highland League opponents, Keith was won, but only just. However Dumbarton were not to be so lucky in the second round and were dumped out of the competition by non-league minnows Duns.
The only bright spot of another poor season was when Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup with victory over amateur side Vale Ocaba.
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| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Murray | Stenhousemuir | 2 Jun 1936 | |
| John Cuthbert | Clyde (loan) | 6 Aug 1936 | |
| Hugh MacFarlane | Clyde (loan) | 6 Aug 1936 | |
| Magnus Mowatt | Clyde (loan) | 6 Aug 1936 | |
| John Rae | Clyde (loan) | 6 Aug 1936 | |
| Edward McDonnell | St Anthony's | 15 Jun 1936 | |
| John Glass | Rosewell Rosedale | 19 Jun 1936 | |
| Alex Scott | Cowdenbeath | 25 Jun 1936 | |
| Andrew Sinclair | Motherwell | 1 Jul 1936 | |
| Archibald Duffy | Morton | 5 Aug 1936 | |
| Andrew McGillivray | Dundee United | 6 Nov 1936 | |
| James Black | Kilmarnock | 19 Nov 1936 | |
| James Mitchell | King's Park | 19 Nov 1936 | |
| Abram Robertson | Morton | 26 Nov 1936 | |
| David Ogilvie | Amateur | 7 Dec 1936 | |
| Peter McMahon | East Fife | 5 Jan 1937 | |
| Joseph Jackson | Vale Ocaba | 1 Apr 1937 |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Speedie | King's Park | 18 Jul 1936 | |
| Andrew McGillivray | Released | 1 Dec 1936 | |
| James Black | Released | 19 Dec 1936 | |
| John Crawford | Stenhousemuir | ||
| Harry Cook | Juniors | ||
| Issac McDowall | King's Park | ||
| John McIntyre | Galston | ||
| Robert Tait | East Fife | ||
| George Taylor | Albion Rovers |
In addition Ronald Cameron, A Clark, William Clark, Robert Hogg, Robert Kerr, Archibald Taylor and Archibald Turner all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
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