The 1942–43 season was the fourth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.
Scottish Southern League
Each season in which Dumbarton had played in the Scottish Southern League saw an improvement in results and the third season was no different, by finishing 10th out of 16 with 28 points - 22 behind champions Rangers. The positive league results included a first home league win over Celtic since 1892.
League Cup South
Dumbarton continued to find it difficult to find success in the League Cup South where again they failed to negotiate the sectional stage of the competition - gaining just a single draw from six matches.
Summer Cup
Dumbarton reached the second round of the Summer Cup before losing to eventual winners St Mirren.
Friendly
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Transfers
Players in PlayerFromDate Willie Savage Queen of the South (guest) 14 May 1942 Andy Cheyne Motherwell 23 May 1942 Willie Reid Cowdenbeath (guest) 1 Jun 1942 Jimmy Parlane Manchester City (guest) 12 Aug 1942 John Morgan Vale of Leven 3 Sep 1942 Alexander Filshie 2 Oct 1942 Douglas McBain Blantyre Engineering 22 Oct 1942 Murdoch McCormack Hibernian 22 Oct 1942 Andrew Boyd Amateur 24 Oct 1942 Robert Torrance Wishaw 10 Nov 1942 David Watson Benburb 23 Dec 1942 James Mulvaney Newarthill Hearts 9 Jan 1943 John Craig Wishaw 16 Jan 1943 Angus Stead Partick Thistle 17 Mar 1943 Gilbert Alsop Walsall (guest) William Bly Hull City (guest) John Easdale Liverpool (guest) John Honeyman Maryhill Harp Jackie Milne Middlesbrough George Urquhart Arbroath
Players out PlayerToDate William Smith Released 19 Jan 1943 Felix McGrogan Third Lanark Robert Chalmers Dundee United Edward Currie St Mirren
In addition John McBride and David Corbett both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.
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Reserve team For the first time since 1922, Dumbarton played a reserve team, and found a measure of success.
While they suffered a second round exit to Airdrie in the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton finishing as runners-up in the First Series of the Glasgow & District Reserve League and reached the final of the Glasgow & District Reserve League Cup before losing out to Motherwell.
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