The first league game of the new season was played at home to Partick Thistle on 15 August, and after an evenly contested match the spoils were shared in a 2-2 draw.

The following Saturday Dumbarton visited Port Glasgow with a team that showed 3 changes, Juniors Rodger and Watson being given trials together with the addition of returnee Hugh Craig.

Dumbarton led through a Malloy goal at half time, and while Port Glasgow equalised, the Sons regained the lead only for the home team to score twice in the last five minutes for a 3-2 win.

Morton scored another two in the second half, but Dumbarton put up a sterling struggle considering that most of the second 45 minutes were played with only 8 men as both Thomsons and Reid were all lost to injury.

Certainly this match – over two 35 minute halves - was between amateur sides but the Queen’s Park had for many years attracted the cream of the crop and it showed in the 6-1 beating that was handed out.

There was a free week on 31 October but with nine matches down and nine to go, Dumbarton had a solitary point to show for their efforts and were marooned at the foot of the table.

The only point gathered so far in the league was against Partick Thistle back in August and it was hoped that fortunes might pick up for the return fixture in Glasgow on 14 November.

The Second Round of the Cup draw Dumbarton against Leith Athletic and while the tie was to have been played on 16 January, due to the weather it was not until 6 February that the game went ahead.

The team to play Leith showed a number of changes including the return of William Thomson at inside left and new boy Lewis Mackie just arrived from Artizan Thistle.

At the interval all looked bleak as Leith had built up a 4-1 lead, but the new spirit of the Dumbarton side came through as they scored three times in the second half to earn a replay.

On 13 February the replay was held at Beechwood with the Dumbarton team strengthened further with the return of Alex Miller who took Keir’s place and the introduction of Willie Speedie from Artizan Thistle at inside right.

Alex Miller's appearance in this tie was his 112th competitive match for the club - overtaking Tom McMillan's record set in 1895.

The Sons had earned one of their two points at Govan in August and hopes were high that an unchanged side could achieve their first league victory.

And so the following Saturday Kilmarnock who were having some success in the Second Division arrived at Boghead to decide who would head to Hampden in the final of the Scottish Cup.

So Hampden Park it was – on 20 March – 1,000 Dumbarton supporters joined 12.000 others to witness the Sons first final since 1891 to face the mighty Glasgow Rangers.

In an even first half Killie were ahead by a goal, but they more than gained revenge for their Scottish Cup semi final exit by easily brushing Dumbarton aside 6-0.

Despite missing Saunderson and Miller the game started well as Fraser put Dumbarton into an early lead but from then on it was all Motherwell who won at a stroll by 5-1.

Up until 15 minutes from time Dumbarton had the best of the game and led 2-1 but the Vale found an extra gear and scored twice to secure the trophy.

Full results of election as follows: The drop to the Second Division had a limited effect on Dumbarton’s strongest XI, although they did lose the services of Billy Nash to Clyde and Samuel Woods to Stoke.