1977–78 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1977–78 was the 94th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 72nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 83rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 31st time.

Dumbarton
1977–1978 season
ManagerDavie Wilson
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 14th
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Whiteford/ Jocky Whiteford (15)
All: Jocky Whiteford (17)

Overview

Dumbarton played league football in Division 1 for the third year running. Davie Wilson's first season as manager began well, and while always up with the leading pack, it was to be the case that too many draws rather than wins would prevent a serious challenge on the title. Nevertheless, a 4th-place finish was a creditable result.

In the Scottish Cup, Hearts were once again the opponents, but it was Dumbarton who were to progress this time after a drawn game. In the quarter final, however Partick Thistle were to prove too good on the day.

In the League Cup, qualifying groups were dispensed with and replaced with straight knock-out ties on a home-and-away basis. It was however to prove a bit of an embarrassment when in the first round, a 4-1 home win against Hamilton was followed by a 6-0 away drubbing.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were defeated by local rivals Clydebank in the semi final.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Football League
13 August 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-2HeartsBoghead Park
Bourke  16', 72' Smith  43'
Gibson  85'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: A McGunnigle
20 August 1977 Scottish Division 1Arbroath2-2DumbartonGayfield Park
Yule  8'
Carson  70'		 Bourke  62'
Muir  86'		 Attendance: 1,200
27 August 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-0Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Whiteford,J  9'
Brown  17'		 Attendance: 2,000
10 September 1977 Scottish Division 1Morton0-0DumbartonCappielow Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Paterson
14 September 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-1AirdrieBoghead Park
McNeil  54'
Whiteford,J  83' (pen)		 McCann  86'
17 September 1977 Scottish Division 1Dundee2-1DumbartonDens Park
Sinclair  47', 65' Whitedord,D 74' Attendance: 4,725
Referee: W Reid
24 September 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton4-0MontroseBoghead Park
Whiteford,D  47', 78'
Whiteford,J  48' (pen)
Fyfe  61'
28 September 1977 Scottish Division 1East Fife3-1DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
McCluskey  25' (OG)
Young
Hegarty  82'		 Whitedord,D 52' Attendance: 879
1 October 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton5-1St JohnstoneBoghead Park
Whiteford,J  3'
Brown  7'
Fyfe  15', 47'
Whiteford,D  49'		 O'Connor  50' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: J Renton
8 October 1977 Scottish Division 1Kilmarnock2-2DumbartonRugby Park
McCulloch  5'
Stein  50'		 Whitedord,J 57'
Whitedord,D 77'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: C White
15 October 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1-0HamiltonBoghead Park
Whiteford,D  76' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: K Stewart
19 October 1977 Scottish Division 1Stirling Albion2-3DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
McPhee  12', 62' Whitedord,J 39', 70'
Brown 75'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: R Cuthill
2 October 1977 Scottish Division 1Hearts2-1DumbartonTynecastle Stadium
Gibson  28'
Tierney  61'		 Gallacher  65' Attendance: 9,200
Referee: A McFaul
29 October 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1-0ArbroathBoghead Park
Gallacher  89' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: T Muirhead
5 November 1977 Scottish Division 1Queen of the South1-0DumbartonPalmerston Park
Hood  48' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: W Mullen
12 November 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1-1MortonBoghead Park
Gallacher  81' Ritchie  8' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: H Alexander
19 November 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0-0DundeeBoghead Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A McMunnigle
26 November 1977 Scottish Division 1Montrose2-2DumbartonLinks Park
Markland  38'
Robb  48'		 Whiteford,J  30'
Muir  84'		 Attendance: 950
Referee: M Delaney
3 December 1977 Scottish Division 1St Johnstone0-2DumbartonMuirton Park
Whiteford,J  54'
Whiteford,D  77'		 Attendance: 1,600
Referee: J Renton
10 December 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-2KilmarnockBoghead Park
Fyfe  35'
Whiteford,J  78' (pen)		 McDowell  40'
Maxwell  70'		 Attendance: 2,500
17 December 1977 Scottish Division 1Hamilton3-3DumbartonDouglas Park
McGrogan  40', 44'
McDowell  55'		 Whiteford,J  24', 63'
Whiteford,D  64'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: D Ramsay
24 December 1977 Scottish Division 1Alloa Athletic2-3DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Wilson  3'
Miller  13' (pen)		 Gallacher  8'
Whiteford,J  27'
Whiteford,D  77'		 Attendance: 2,000
31 December 1977 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1-1Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Muir
2 January 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1-4MortonBoghead Park
Whiteford,J  89' Goldthorpe  21'
Ritchie  64', 82'
Brown  80'		 Attendance: 5,000
7 January 1978 Scottish Division 1Arbroath1-1DumbartonGayfield Park
Cargill  86' Whiteford,J  30' (pen) Attendance: 1,100
Referee: A Ferguson
4 February 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-1St JohnstoneBoghead Park
Whiteford,D  6'
Whiteford,J  25' (pen)		 Pelosi  62' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: H Alexander
11 February 1978 Scottish Division 1Kilmarnock0-1DumbartonRugby Park
Whiteford,D  23' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: T Kellock
25 February 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1-1HamiltonBoghead Park
Whiteford,D  81' McGrogan  63' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A McFall
4 March 1978 Scottish Division 1Hearts1-1DumbartonTynecastle Stadium
Fraser  74' Gallacher  61' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: K Hope
18 March 1978 Scottish Division 1Stirling Albion2-2DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
Muir  41' (OG), 42' (OG) Brown  3', 62' Referee: J Renton
21 March 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton3-0East FifeBoghead Park
McNeil  6'
Gallacher  20', 60'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Kellock
25 March 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-2Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Muir  81'
Steedman  83' (OG)		 Browning 1', 87' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Gordon
4 April 1978 Scottish Division 1Airdrie0-2DumbartonBroomfield Park
Muir  35'
Gallacher  82'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Cuthill
8 April 1978 Scottish Division 1Alloa Athletic3-0DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Irvine  52' (pen)
Morrison  63'
Wallace  89'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: K Stewart
12 April 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-1DundeeBoghead Park
MacLeod,M  35'
Gallacher  75'		 Redford 34' Referee: D Ramsay
15 April 1978 Scottish Division 1East Fife0-0DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
Attendance: 651
Referee: A McGunnigle
19 April 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-2MontroseBoghead Park
Brown  70'
McCluskey  77'		 Walker  72'
Brown  83'		 Attendance: 1,500
22 April 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-1AirdrieBoghead Park
Whiteford,D  42'
Govan  47'		 McGuire  43' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Syme
29 April 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2-0Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
Whiteford,D  37'
Blair  89'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: M Delaney

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Cup
29 January 1978 Scottish Cup Round 3Alloa Athletic2–2DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Carberry  30'
Morrison  40'		 Whitedord,J  39'
MacLeod,M  43'		 Attendance: 1,450
Referee: K Hope
6 February 1978 Scottish Cup Round 3RDumbarton2–1Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
MacLeod,M  55'
Fyfe  77'		 McCann  86' Attendance: 1,750
Referee: K Hope
18 February 1978 Scottish Cup Round 4Dumbarton1–1HeartsBoghead Park
Whiteford,D  14' Bannon  60' Attendance: 6,677
Referee: B McGinlay
27 February 1978 Scottish Cup Round 4RHearts0–1DumbartonTynecastle Stadium
Gallacher  38' Attendance: 14,000
Referee: B McGinlay
11 March 1978 Scottish Cup Round 5Partick Thistle2–1DumbartonFirhill Stadium
Somner  43', 79' Fyfe  62' (pen) Attendance: 4,500
Referee: I Foote

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1977–78 Scottish League Cup
31 August 1977 Scottish League Cup Round 1(1)Dumbarton4–1HamiltonBoghead Park
McCluskey  68'
Muir  85'
Whiteford,J  86'
Bourke  89'		 Frew  62' Attendance: 1,000
3 September 1977 Scottish League Cup Round 1(2)Hamilton6–0
(7–4 agg.)		DumbartonDouglas Park
Fairley  14'
McCluskey  20' (OG)
Graham  49'
McGrogan  64'
McManus  76', 84'		 Frew  62' Attendance: 1,000

Stirlingshire Cup
5 October 1977 1st RoundDumbarton4–1East StirlingBoghead Park
Whiteford,J  19'
Fyfe  29'
Muir  59'
Renwick  72' (OG)		 Campbell  13' Attendance: 800
20 April 1978 Semi FinalClydebank4–1DumbartonKilbowie Park
Whiteford,D

Pre-season/Other Matches
5 August 1977 FriendlyLossiemouth1–1DumbartonGrant Park, Lossiemouth
6 August 1977 FriendlyNairn County0–3DumbartonNairn
Gallacher  14'
MacLeod,A  70', 72'
6 September 1977 FriendlySt Mirren1–1DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Blair

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Heart of Midlothian (P) 39 24 10 5 77 42 +35 58 Promotion to Premier Division
3 Dundee 39 25 7 7 91 44 +47 57
4 Dumbarton 39 16 17 6 65 48 +17 49
5 Stirling Albion 39 15 12 12 60 52 +8 42
6 Kilmarnock 39 14 12 13 52 46 +6 40
Source: RSSSF and statto[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted.

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Jim Cruickshank 60301020
GK Laurie Williams 4003604000
DF Don Watt 1509+301020
MF Pat McCluskey 3422814021
MF Columb McKinley 13012+100000
MF Ally MacLeod 20011+701+1000
MF Donald McNeil 38230+125020
MF Martin Mowatt 50500000
MF Jim Muir 37629+155021
MF Graeme Sinclair 4003604000
MF Derek Whiteford 461639155120
FW Raymond Blair 2328+1122+2000
FW John Bourke 54330021
FW Ally Brown 46638+165020
FW Joe Coyle 402+10000+10
FW Graham Fyfe 3472955200
FW Brian Gallacher 421034+195120
FW Dave Govan 211+110000
FW Drew Harvey 400+400000
FW Murdo MacLeod 4633915220
FW Jocky Whiteford 321727153121

[2]

International Caps

Murdo MacLeod and Graeme Sinclair were selected to play for the Scottish League in a match against an Italian League XI in Verona, which resulted in a 1-1 draw.

In addition Ally MacLeod was part of the Scottish Youth (under 19) side which competed in the UEFA Youth Championships. He played in all seven matches, against Denmark (1-0 and 2-0), West Germany (1-0), Portugal (1-0), Italy (0-0), Yugoslavia (2-2) and Poland (1-3) - Scotland finished in 4th place.

Transfers

[3]

Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division and finished 8th of 11.

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Ayr United in the first round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Rangers, on aggregate, in the first round.

Trivia
  • The League match against Arbroath on 20 August marked Jim Muir's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 74th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Airdrie on 14 September marked Ally Brown's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 75th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Hamilton on 25 February marked Laurie Williams's 300th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 5th Dumbarton player to achieve this accolade.
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See also

References
  1. "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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