1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton continued to find it difficult to find success in the League Cup South where again they failed to negotiate the sectional stage of the competition - gaining just a single draw from six matches.

Dumbarton reached the second round of the Summer Cup before losing to eventual winners St Mirren.

In addition John McBride and David Corbett both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.

Source:[89] For the first time since 1922, Dumbarton played a reserve team, and found a measure of success.

While they suffered a second round exit to Airdrie in the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton finishing as runners-up in the First Series of the Glasgow & District Reserve League and reached the final of the Glasgow & District Reserve League Cup before losing out to Motherwell.