A number of signings were made during the close season including Willie Menmuir from Hearts, Ally Brown from Vale of Leven and a young Murdo MacLeod from Glasgow Amateurs.
At the beginning of the season, Dumbarton toured Spain and played two games - against Sitges UE and San Martin CF.
Nevertheless, after negotiations conducted through John Cushley, the team captain (and fluent Spanish speaker) the game went ahead when Dumbarton agreed to wear trainers instead of the standard football boots.
Tom McAdam had Dumbarton ahead at halftime but a Clyde goal with 16 minutes left was enough to scupper both sides chances as Partick Thistle would advance to the knock out stages.
Once again it was Tom McAdam who got Dumbarton's first goal – his sixth in seven matches, and another from Willie Wallace before half time secured a 2–0 win.
However Dumbarton were to rue all the missed chances as Dunfermline got the equaliser with a 25-yard strike and for the second week in a row the points were shared in a 1–1 draw.
Dumbarton's biggest challenge to date was when the team visited Ibrox in the league to play Rangers on 21 September.
The Sons had struggled against Arbroath in the earlier League Cup ties but there was no mistake in this match as goals from McAdam (his 10th of the season) and Willie Wallace (2) gave Dumbarton a comfortable 3–0 win.
A Willie Wallace penalty got Dumbarton back into the game but with eight minutes left Celtic made the points safe with a further goal for a 3–1 win.
The Sons had completed the double over the Jags earlier in the League Cup but a soft penalty put Partick Thistle ahead after 20 minutes.
A Cook goal brought the Sons back into the game but they could not find an equaliser On 16 November Ayr United arrived at Boghead in the league.
It looked good for the home side as early as the tenth minute as Willie Wallace put the Sons ahead.
Changes were made to the Dumbarton team for the visit of Dundee to Boghead on 23 November with in particular Ross Mathie being preferred to Tom McAdam.
Dumbarton's game with Kilmarnock on 7 December was postponed due to an unplayable pitch so a week later the league match against Hibernian was played out at Easter Road.
Unfortunately even with the win Dumbarton's hopes of making the top ten continued to wane as they slipped yet further to 17th place with 12 points from 17 games played.
Dumbarton's game against Arbroath was called off on 18 January due to a frost bound pitch as was the Scottish Cup tie arranged for a week later against Inverness Clachnacuddin.
Tom McAdam had the Sons two ahead by the break but the incessant sleet and snow proved to be a great leveller with the Highlanders getting one back.
The game was won by the Jags with a single goal but referee Bobby Davidson made two controversial decisions which were to sink Dumbarton's hopes.
First he waved away claims for a penalty when Bourke was felled in the area and then he denied a Willie Wallace goal by giving a free kick to the opposition.
The home side took an early lead but Colin McAdam put the Sons on level terms with 15 minutes to go.
Willie Wallace got Dumbarton off to a great start but goals either side of half time gave the visitors the win and the points.
However it was Dumbarton who returned to form with goals from Tom McAdam (2) and young Ian Wallace to gain a 3–1 victory.
At the end of the month Dumbarton had improved to 15th place with 21 points from 29 games, while Rangers confirmed their first league title in 11 years with four matches to spare.
On 5 April St Johnstone played out a 0–0 draw at Boghead which they deserved only through the heroics of their goalkeeper and by doing so kept their Premier hopes alive.
In a thoroughly dominant performance goals from Colin McAdam(2), Ian Wallace(2) and Bourke crushed the opposition in a 5–1 victory.
The McAdam brothers had the Sons 2-0 ahead at the interval and despite a spirited fight back a goal for the home side just before the end of the game was not enough to prevent a Dumbarton win.
A week later the Sons played Hibernian at Boghead and looked to be heading towards another win as Colin McAdam and Muir had the home side two ahead at the break.
On 28 April the last contest of Dumbarton's season took place as Stenhousemuir arrived at Boghead to play the final of the Stirlingshire Cup.
On the night, Dumbarton were easy winners with goals from Ian Wallace, Graham, Bourke and Colin McAdam giving the Sons a 4–1 victory.
The big news story at the end of April was a proposed move by Dumbarton to a purpose-built 35,000 capacity stadium at Cumbernauld.