The spell at Cliftonhill was not successful as only one 'home' game there was won - and by that time any chance of promotion had been lost.
At the beginning of November manager Jimmy Brown left the club to be replaced by his assistant Tom Carson.
A game between two of the bottom clubs in Division 3 would not normally have attracted a large turnout but as it was, an almost capacity crowd watched Dumbarton beat Elgin City 3-0.
In the League Cup, after an exciting penalties win over Ayr United, Dumbarton lost out to Livingston in the second round.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their two group ties, and failed to progress.