| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1954–1955 |
| Manager: | Peter McGown |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League C Division (South West) |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
| Cup2 Result: | Prelims |
| League Topscorer: | Hughie Gallacher (27) |
| Season Topscorer: | Hughie Gallacher (32) |
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| Prevseason: | 1953–54 |
| Nextseason: | 1955–56 |
The 1954–55 season was the 71st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Supplementary League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.
See main article: 1954–55 in Scottish football. With club finances re-structured, a new manager (Peter McGown having taken over from Willie Irvine) and a new youthful team in place, the season was approached with some confidence, in the knowledge that only winning the league would guarantee a return to the top 'tiers' of Scottish football.
However, things were not going to be easy, since apart from Stranraer, their league opponents would be the reserve (or 'A') sides of the bigger clubs from the top two divisions - and so it was to prove, for despite challenging strongly throughout the season, and topping the league in early March, in the end only 4th place out of 13 was achieved,
Nevertheless, league re-construction at the end of the season meant that the Divisions C were brought to an end, with Dumbarton, Stranraer, Montrose, East Stirling and Berwick Rangers all joining a revamped 19 team Second Division for season 1955-56.
Top Four
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| 1 | Partick Thistle 'A' | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 36 | 53 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rangers 'A' | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 27 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 3 | St Mirren 'A' | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Dumbarton | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 30 |
See main article: 1954–55 Scottish Cup. There was an early exit in the Cup with Dumbarton losing to Montrose in the third round.
No progress was made from the sectional games in the Supplementary League Cup, finishing 5th of 7.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers 'A' | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2 | St Mirren 'A' | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Partick Thistle 'A' | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Clyde 'A' | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 28 | –5 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Dumbarton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | –6 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Queens Park Strollers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | –12 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Third Lanark 'A' | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 35 | –15 | 6 |
There was also a first round defeat in the county cup, to East Stirling.
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Source:[1]
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Gallacher | 2 May 1954 | ||
| Les Brown | 9 Jul 1954 | ||
| John McKay | 12 Jul 1954 | ||
| Tommy Craig | 9 Aug 1954 | ||
| Jim Gray | 9 Aug 1954 | ||
| John McCall | 10 Aug 1954 | ||
| Hugh Gallacher | Arbroath | 25 Aug 1954 | |
| John Heaney | Bury | 11 Nov 1954 | |
| George Liddell | St Mirren | 22 Jan 1955 | |
| Jimmy Ritchie | Hamilton | 27 Jan 1955 |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cameron | Hartlepools | 22 May 1954 | |
| Danny Bell | Dundee United | 19 Jun 1954 | |
| Willie Gibson | Stenhousemuir | 20 Jul 1954 | |
| Tom McGairy | Walsall | 1 Aug 1954 | |
| Walter Scott | Halifax Town | 1 Aug 1954 | |
| Tom Donegan | Arbroath | 14 Aug 1954 | |
| Jock Weir | Portadown | 20 Nov 1954 | |
| Hugh Shaw | Rhyl | ||
| Jimmy Whyte | Dunfermline Ath |
Source:[2]
Dumbarton only played one official 'reserve' match in the Second XI Cup, losing in the first round to Clyde, after a replay.