I was saddened to read today on the club website that Ronnie Curran, has died. He was a centre half for Sons in the mid to late 1960s just at the time I had begun to follow the club, making a formidable companion to Hugh Harra.

He is one of only 32 players to appear over 200 times for the club.

Being a defender in those days meant not getting forward much so his tally of three goals in total isn’t actually too shabby.

Ronnie Curran: 14/12/1940-5/11/2021. So it goes.

I was saddened to see on the club website that Hugh Harra has died.

A player for Dumbarton from 1962-1967 (appearing 163 times) he was therefore a member of the earliest Sons side I can properly remember. His photo in the link shows that gold shirt with black pin stripe Sons used in the 1960s and I remember so well.

In my memory he was an uncompromising half-back (they weren’t called midfielders in those days) with a reputation that more than matched that description. A good asset to have in a side in those “it’s a man’s game” days.

Hugh Harra: 29/3/1936-6/2018. So it goes.