1987–88 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1987–88 was the 104th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 82nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 93rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 41st time.

Dumbarton
1987–1988 season
ManagerMark Clougherty
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 112th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Owen Coyle (14)
All: Owen Coyle (14)
Highest home attendance1,283
Lowest home attendance700
Average home league attendance850

Overview

Following two promotion challenging seasons, Dumbarton inexplicably sank to the bottom of the First Division and were relegated to the third tier of Scottish league football. With the loss of Sir Hugh Fraser, finances at the club were tight, and with this in mind it was decided to appoint Mark Clougherty as player/manager. However results were generally poor and the board sacked Clougherty in January. In his place Bertie Auld was appointed and despite a spirited draw against Hibernian in the Cup, a winless run of 11 games would ensure the club's drop into bottom place in the league - a place they would occupy even though Dumbarton were unbeaten in their last four games.

In the Scottish Cup, another third round exit was Dumbarton's fate, although this would be after a draw against Premier Division opponents Hibernian.

In the League Cup, for the second year in a row Celtic were Dumbarton's third round opponents and it would be the Premier Division side that would ease through to the next round.

Locally, however Dumbarton regained the Stirlingshire Cup, with a final victory over Stirling Albion.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division
8 August 1987 First DivisionClyde5–0DumbartonShawfield Stadium
Buchanan  13' (pen)
Henderson  28'
Mailer  30'
McGlashan  51'
Walker  67'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: K O'Donnell
11 August 1987 First DivisionDumbarton2–3Meadowbank ThistleBoghead Park
Martin
MacIver 		Park
McGachie 		Attendance: 740
15 August 1987 First DivisionDumbarton1–3KilmarnockBoghead Park
Martin  33' Harkness
McInnes  56'
Cuthbertson		 Attendance: 800
22 August 1987 First DivisionAirdrie0–1DumbartonBroomfield Park
Coyle,O  53' (pen) Attendance: 1,200
Referee: J Renton
29 August 1987 First DivisionDumbarton1–1ClydebankBoghead Park
Rooney,B Conroy  12' Attendance: 800
Referee: A Ferguson
5 September 1987 First DivisionHamilton2–1DumbartonDouglas Park
Caughey  16', 28' Houston  29' Attendance: 1,765
Referee: A Waddell
12 September 1987 First DivisionDumbarton1–1Forfar AthleticBoghead Park
Rooney  44' Blackie  13' Attendance: 700
Referee: D McVicar
15 September 1987 First DivisionPartick Thistle1–2DumbartonFirhill Park
Kelly Rooney,J
Coyle,O 		Attendance: 1,140
19 September 1987 First DivisionEast Fife1–2DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
Perry  61' (pen) McGowan  16'
Kay  44'		 Attendance: 619
Referee: A Huett
26 September 1987 First DivisionDumbarton2–2Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Coyle,O  5'
Houston  89'		 Mackin  27'
Hughes  85'		 Attendance: 700
Referee: M Gould
29 September 1987 First DivisionRaith Rovers4–1DumbartonStarks Park
Dalziel
Harris 		Houston Attendance: 1,730
3 October 1987 First DivisionDumbarton1–1ClydeBoghead Park
McCahill McGlashan Attendance: 1,200
Referee: K Hope
7 October 1987 First DivisionMeadowbank Thistle0–0DumbartonMeadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 650
10 October 1987 First DivisionDumbarton0–0AirdrieBoghead Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: H Gould
17 October 1987 First DivisionForfar Athletic0–2DumbartonStation Park, Forfar
Coyle,O  18'
McCoy  85'		 Attendance: 671
Referee: R Valentine
20 October 1987 First DivisionDumbarton4–2Partick ThistleBoghead Park
Coyle,O
MacIver
McCoy 		McDonald
Scrimgeour 		Attendance: 800
24 October 1987 First DivisionKilmarnock1–0DumbartonRugby Park
Gilmour  89' Attendance: 1,571
Referee: W Morrison
27 October 1987 First DivisionDumbarton1–3Raith RoversBoghead Park
Coyle,O  (pen) Dalziel
Harris
Wright 		Attendance: 700
31 October 1987 First DivisionDumbarton2–1HamiltonBoghead Park
Coyle,O  26' (pen)
McCoy  41'		 Montgomerie  3' (OG) Attendance: 900
7 November 1987 First DivisionClydebank3–1DumbartonKilbowie Park
Conroy  9'
Charnley  45' 60'		 McGowan  42' Attendance: 1,431
Referee: P Hanley
14 November 1987 First DivisionDumbarton1–1East FifeBoghead Park
MacIver  70' Hunter  12' Attendance: 600
Referee: A Evans
21 November 1987 First DivisionQueen of the South2–0DumbartonPalmerston Park
Reid  44'
Moore  89'		 Attendance: 1,100
Referee: A Hewitt
28 November 1987 First DivisionClyde3–4DumbartonShawfield Stadium
Mailer  26'
McGlashan  32', 44'		 Docherty  33'
Coyle,O  47'
MacIver 		Attendance: 800
Referee: J Renton
5 December 1987 First DivisionDumbarton0–1Meadowbank ThistleBoghead Park
McGonigal  64' Attendance: 500
Referee: I Cathcart
12 December 1987 First DivisionDumbarton0–1Forfar AthleticBoghead Park
Blackie  87' Attendance: 507
Referee: G Smith
19 December 1987 First DivisionPartick Thistle1–3DumbartonFirhill Park
Gallagher  79' McNeil  12'
Docherty  39'
Coyle,O  48' (pen)		 Attendance: 1,407
Referee: D Hope
26 December 1987 First DivisionHamilton2–0DumbartonDouglas Park
Gordon
Fairlie 		Attendance: 1,250
2 January 1988 First DivisionDumbarton1–3ClydebankBoghead Park
 38' (OG) Traynor  48' (pen)
Irons
Charnley 		Attendance: 1,200
9 January 1988 First DivisionEast Fife3–4DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
Hunter  59'
Conroy  64' (pen)
Scott  90'		 McCoy  5', 43'
Coyle,O  79'
McGowan,P  82'		 Attendance: 615
Referee: D Syme
16 January 1988 First DivisionDumbarton0–2Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Moore  57'
Bain  75'		 Attendance: 800
Referee: A Roy
23 January 1988 First DivisionDumbarton1–0KilmarnockBoghead Park
Rooney,J  42' Attendance: 950
Referee: T Muirhead
6 February 1988 First DivisionAirdrie1–1DumbartonBroomfield Park
McCabe  12' McCoy  35' Attendance: 1,150
Referee: D Millar
13 February 1988 First DivisionRaith Rovers1–1DumbartonStarks Park
Lloyd  47' McLeod  20' (OG) Attendance: 1,802
Referee: D McVicar
27 February 1988 First DivisionDumbarton0–1ClydeBoghead Park
Willock  80' Attendance: 750
Referee: A Ferguson
5 March 1988 First DivisionForfar Athletic4–0DumbartonStation Park, Forfar
Ward  33'
MacDonald
Lorimer  84'
Brown 		Attendance: 397
Referee: A Roy
19 March 1988 First DivisionDumbarton1–1HamiltonBoghead Park
McCoy  31' Harris  (pen) Attendance: 1,283
Referee: J Renton
22 March 1988 First DivisionDumbarton1–2Partick ThistleBoghead Park
Coyle,O Gallagher
McNaught 		Attendance: 925
26 March 1988 First DivisionClydebank1–0DumbartonKilbowie Park
Bryce  88' Attendance: 1,088
Referee: R Orr
2 April 1988 First DivisionDumbarton0–1AirdrieBoghead Park
Campbell  34' Attendance: 800
Referee: J Duncan
9 April 1988 First DivisionKilmarnock3–1DumbartonRugby Park
Gilmour  49'
McGuire
Bryson  70'		 McCoy Attendance: 2,205
16 April 1988 First DivisionQueen of the South0–0DumbartonPalmerston Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: D Yeats
23 April 1988 First DivisionDumbarton0–0East FifeBoghead Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: A Ferguson
30 April 1988 First DivisionMeadowbank Thistle2–4DumbartonMeadowbank Stadium
Armstrong
Roseburgh  89'		 McCabe  31'
Coyle,O  48'
McGowan,P  56'
Docherty 		Attendance: 600
7 May 1988 First DivisionDumbarton3–0Raith RoversBoghead Park
Rooney  24'
Coyle,O  40'
Docherty  70'		 Attendance: 800
Referee: R Morrison

Skol Cup
19 August 1987 League Cup Round 2Ayr United0–1DumbartonSomerset Park
McNeil Attendance: 2,428
26 August 1987 League Cup Round 3Dumbarton1–5CelticBoghead Park
Martin Burns  28'
Stark  38'
Walker  70'
McGhee 		Attendance: 9,429

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Cup
30 January 1988 Cup Round 3Dumbarton0–0HibernianBoghead Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: G Evans
2 February 1988 Cup Round 3RHibernian3–0DumbartonEaster Road
Docherty  (OG)
Tortolano
Orr 		Attendance: 8,000
Referee: G Evans

Stirlingshire Cup
13 October 1987 First RoundStenhousemuir3–3
(Dumbarton p)		DumbartonOchilview Park
26 April 1988 Semi FinalDumbarton2–0Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
30 May 1988 FinalStirling Albion1–2DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
McCahill
Docherty

Pre-season matches
3 August 1987 FriendlyDumbarton1–1SouthamptonBoghead Park
McNeil Clarke  (pen) Attendance: 500
Referee: M McGinlay
5 August 1987 FriendlyDumbarton1–2CelticBoghead Park
Coyle,O  (pen) McGhee
McCarrison

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
8 Partick Thistle 44 16 9 19 60 64 −4 41
9 Clyde 44 16 6 22 73 75 −2 38
10 Kilmarnock 44 13 11 20 55 60 −5 37
11 East Fife (R) 44 13 10 21 61 76 −15 36 Relegation to Second Division
12 Dumbarton (R) 44 12 12 20 51 70 −19 36
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Gordon Arthur 44040+002+002+00
GK Hugh Stevenson 404+000+000+00
DF Willie Cairns 18016+000+002+00
DF Craig Cranmer 22018+200+002+00
DF Gerry Doyle 604+200+000+00
DF Stevie Gow 401+100+200+00
DF Ray Montgomerie 35031+002+002+00
MF Joe Carson 302+100+000+00
MF Mark Clougherty 404+000+000+00
MF Owen Coyle 451438+3142+002+00
MF Tommy Coyle 100+100+000+00
MF Jim Creaney 402+200+000+00
MF Robert Docherty 23519+250+002+00
MF Alan Kay 21118+310+000+00
MF Dave Martin 46342+022+012+00
MF Gerry McCabe 615+110+000+00
MF Steve McCahill 46141+112+002+00
MF Donald McNeil 26224+012+010+00
MF Jim McNeil 1604+1002+000+00
MF Jim Rooney 46442+042+002+00
FW Jimmy Bell 100+100+000+00
FW Billy Blackie 404+000+000+00
FW Peter Houston 46337+532+002+00
FW Stuart MacIver 26412+1241+000+10
FW Gerry McCoy 32830+080+002+00
FW Pat McGowan 45439+242+000+20
FW Dougie McGuire 303+000+000+00
FW Benny Rooney 1514+911+100+00

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Transfers

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Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), winning 11 and drawing 11 of 33 games.

Trivia
  • The League match against Clydebank on 29 August marked Owen Coyle's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 93rd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Forfar Athletic on 12 September marked Donald McNeil's 300th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 6th Dumbarton player to achieve this accolade.
  • The League match against Forfar Athletic on 12 September also marked Steve McCahill's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 94th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Queen of the South on 26 September marked Pat McGowan's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 20th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The League match against East Fife on 14 November marked Alan Kay's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 95th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 13 February marked Gerry McCoy's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 96th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
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See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1988-89. The Scottish Football League. 1989.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1987-1988 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. Scottish Football League Review 1988-89. The Scottish Football League. 1989.
  4. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  5. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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