| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1952–1953 |
| Manager: | William Irvine |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League B Division |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Prelims |
| League Topscorer: | Jackie Malloch (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jackie Malloch (18) |
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| Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
| Nextseason: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 season was the 69th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
See main article: 1952–53 Scottish Football League. An uncharacteristic good start to the league campaign saw 5 points taken from the first 3 games, but this form was unable to be maintained and Dumbarton finished in a mid-table 10th place, 16 behind champions Stirling Albion.
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See main article: 1952–53 Scottish Cup. In the Scottish Cup, there was a quick exit at the first hurdle with Dumbarton losing to Cowdenbeath.
See main article: 1952–53 Scottish League Cup. Despite an unbeaten home record in the League Cup sectional games, with two wins and a draw - three away defeats, including a 1-11 thrashing by Ayr United (matching Dumbarton's heaviest defeat recorded in the 1925-26 season) ensured that Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4, resulting in no further progress in this competition.
However, silverware was achieved, with a first win in the Stirlingshire Cup, where Dumbarton defeated East Stirling in the final.
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| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Maxwell | 23 May 1952 | ||
| Jackie Malloch | 4 Jun 1952 | ||
| Don McDonald | 11 Sep 1952 | ||
| John Gibbons | 25 Oct 1952 | ||
| Jackie Swan | 11 Dec 1952 | ||
| Danny Bell | 17 Dec 1952 | ||
| Tommy Bell | Duntocher Hibs | 9 Mar 1953 |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Murphy | Airdrie | 16 Jul 1952 | |
| Jackie Swan | Ballymena Un | 16 Jan 1953 | |
| Jim Maxwell | Freed | 30 Apr 1953 | |
| George Paton | Freed | 30 Apr 1953 |
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Dumbarton only played one competitive 'reserve' fixture - in the Second XI Cup - but lost in the first round to St Mirren.