Following the success of promotion the season before, Tom Carson had fallen out with the board and left the club, to be replaced by David Winnie.
Fortunately his replacement Brian Fairlie had the desired effect and a final unbeaten 7 game run ensured a creditable 6th place.
In the Scottish Cup, for the second year running, it would be a first round exit, this time to Raith Rovers.
In the competition which had seen just one win in ten attempts, this season would see a mini cup run before Queen of the South would bring it to an end in the third round.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton played just one group tie, losing to Falkirk on penalties after a drawn game.