By coming so close to promotion the previous season, confidence was high to mount a serious challenge on the Division 2 title.

However, despite breaking the 100 goals scored in a league season for the first time, the 70 against was never going to be 'championship material' and only a 9th place was achieved with 38 points, 26 behind runaway winners Clyde.

In the Cup, Dumbarton dispatched two Division 1 clubs en route to the quarter-finals, where Raith Rovers were to prove too strong.

Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup, although it was their poor home performances which were to count against them this season.

With an aggregate win over Alloa Athletic in the final, the county cup returned to Dumbarton for the second time.