| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1943–1944 |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish Southern League |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Summer Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| Cup2: | League Cup South |
| Cup2 Result: | Prelims |
| League Topscorer: | George Brooks (20) |
| Season Topscorer: | George Brooks (24) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,000 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,000 |
| Average Attendance: | 4,770 |
| Prevseason: | 1942–43 |
| Nextseason: | 1944–45 |
The 1943–44 season was the fifth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.
See main article: 1943–44 Southern Football League (Scotland). Dumbarton had their best performance to date in their fourth season in the Scottish Southern League. Indeed, for two weeks in October 1943 Dumbarton topped the league. However with only two wins recorded after the New Year it was a 5th place finish out of 16 that was achieved with 32 points - 18 behind champions Rangers. Nevertheless the league results included a first ever league win over Celtic at Celtic Park.
See main article: 1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland). Despite an unbeaten away record, Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup South.
See main article: Summer Cup (Scottish football). Dumbarton suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Clyde in the first round of the Summer Cup.
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| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Bell | 7 Jul 1943 | ||
| George Brooks | 7 Jul 1943 | ||
| Thomas Lipton | 9 Aug 1943 | ||
| Andrew McAlpine | Fauldhouse United | 25 Aug 1943 | |
| Robert Wallace | 2 Oct 1943 | ||
| Frank Douglas | 8 Dec 1943 | ||
| James Anderson | 5 Feb 1944 | ||
| Albert McLean | 18 Mar 1944 | ||
| Bobby Donaldson | Bathgate Thistle (loan) | 22 Apr 1944 | |
| James Hoy | 22 Apr 1944 | ||
| Alex Kay | (loan) | 25 May 1944 | |
| Tom Brawley | |||
| Ian McCall | Vale of Leven (loan) | ||
| Andrew Boyd | |||
| John Milne | |||
| David Watson |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hornell | Released | 8 Jul 1943 | |
| Willie Reid | Cowdenbeath (loan) | 3 Aug 1943 | |
| John Morgan | Released | 11 Dec 1943 | |
| Murdoch McCormack | Released | 11 Dec 1943 | |
| Douglas McBain | Amateur | 12 Apr 1944 |
In addition George Henderson and John Honeyman both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
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Dumbarton continued to run a Second XI during the season.
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the second round to St Mirren, and finished as runners-up in the Glasgow & District Reserve League (First Series).