The 1927–28 season was the 51st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.
Scottish League
Dumbarton's sixth consecutive season in the Second Division, while certainly an improvement on the previous season, was unremarkable in most respects. A run of six league defeats at the beginning of 1928 brought the threat of relegation, but 5 wins from 6 games at the end of the season lifted the team to an 11th place out of 20 with 36 points - 18 behind champions Ayr United.
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Hamilton.
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton were runners-up in the Dumbartonshire Cup for the fourth season running, losing out to Clydebank in the final.
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Players in PlayerFromDate James Laing Vale of Leven 9 Jul 1927 James Miller East Fife 13 Jul 1927 John Pesrson Ayr United 18 Jul 1927 Alfred Aitchison Benburb 8 Aug 1927 James Crawford Vale of Leven 8 Aug 1927 Archibald McLardie Vale of Leven 8 Aug 1927 Thomas Lamont Renton Thistle 10 Aug 1927 William Kirk Arthurlie 11 Aug 1927 Angus Urquhart Dykehead 18 Aug 1927 Donald MacPhail Dumbarton Academy FP 27 Aug 1927 Daniel Muir St Bernards 31 Aug 1927 Archibald Gillies St Mirren 4 Oct 1927 Robert Shaw Alloa Athletic 14 Oct 1927 Jock Bradford St Mirren 18 Jan 1928 Andrew Hamill Albion Rovers 8 Apr 1928
Players out PlayerToDate Archibald Muir Third Lanark 17 May 1927 Martin Davin Bury 19 Aug 1927 Duncan Yuill Rangers 17 Jan 1928 John Cameron Huddersfield Town John Granger Ards James Reid Vale of Leven John Swan Nairn County Adam Swanson Dumbarton Athletic
In addition Alfred Aitchison, John Black, robert Dennett, George Greenshields and Robert Main all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
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