It was hoped that the return to the Third Division would be a short one and that Gerry McCabe would be the manager to help Dumbarton win an immediate promotion.
Despite a slow start, by the end of December, Dumbarton were in pole position to claim at least one of the play off places in the league.
Despite a run of 5 consecutive wins in April, 5th place would be the best that could be achieved 8 points adrift of East Fife in 4th.
In the Scottish Cup, an excellent away win over Second Division Raith Rovers was rewarded by a third round tie against Celtic.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and failed to progress to the final.