| Club: | Dumbarton |
| Season: | 1963–1964 |
| Manager: | Jackie Fearn |
| Stadium: | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| League: | Scottish League Division 2 |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Round |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Prelims |
| League Topscorer: | Tommy Halliday (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Don Bowie/ Tommy Halliday (12) |
| Prevseason: | 1962–63 |
| Nextseason: | 1964–65 |
The 1963–64 season was the 80th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish 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: 1963–64 Scottish Football League. While never really considered at any time as serious challengers, manager Jackie Fearn guided Dumbarton to a respectable 6th place in Division 2 with 38 points, a distant 29 behind champions Morton.
See main article: 1963–64 Scottish League Cup. In the League Cup, with 2 wins and a draw from their sectional ties, Dumbarton failed to qualify for the knock out stages.
See main article: article and 1963–64 Scottish Cup. In the Scottish Cup, after an easy first round win, Dumbarton were not disgraced in their loss in the second round to Division 1 opponents Motherwell.
Dumbarton lost out to Stenhousemuir in the first round of the county cup.
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Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:
| Player | From | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bingham | Irvine Meadow | 29 Jul 1963 | |
| Andy Crawford | 29 Jul 1963 | ||
| Ronnie Curran | Irvine Meadow | 29 Jul 1963 | |
| George Taggart | Berwick Rangers | 25 Sep 1963 | |
| John Lawlor | Stirling Albion | 10 Oct 1963 | |
| Willie Callaghan | Aberdeen | 12 Oct 1963 |
| Player | To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Friel | 25 May 1963 | ||
| Tommy Halliday | Cardiff City | 19 Oct 1963 | |
| Jimmy Hodgson | Starnraer | 12 Dec 1963 | |
| Joe Wilson | Alloa Athletic | 12 Dec 1963 | |
| Alec Bingham | Freed | 30 Apr 1964 | |
| Willie Callaghan | Freed | 30 Apr 1964 | |
| George Taggart | Freed | 30 Apr 1964 |
Source:[2]