1989–90 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1989–90 was the 106th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 84th time, the Scottish Cup for the 95th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 43rd time.

Dumbarton
1989–1990 season
ManagerJim George
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 26th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Gibson (20)
All: Charlie Gibson/ Stuart MacIver (21)
Highest home attendance1,881
Lowest home attendance300
Average home league attendance600

Overview

Dumbarton attempted to recover from the failures in the previous couple of seasons and splashed out on the signing of striker Charlie Gibson. There was an improvement in performances and by the beginning of December the club were 2nd in the league, but a combination of bad weather (which made the Boghead pitch unplayable for over 3 months) and bad discipline (resulting in suspensions of key players) meant that Dumbarton in the end had to settle for a 6th-place finish.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell in the second round to fellow Second Division opponents Cowdenbeath.

In the League Cup, again it would be a second round exit, but there was no disgrace in the loss to Premier Division Celtic.

Locally, Dumbarton regained the Stirlingshire Cup with a final win over local rivals Clydebank.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
12 August 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
MacIver
Cairney 		Andrews Attendance: 650
19 August 1989 Second DivisionBrechin City4–0DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Brash  7'
Sexton Hill
Pride 		Attendance: 500
Referee: R Morrison
26 August 1989 Second DivisionEast Stirling1–2DumbartonFirs Park
Grant  29' McQuade  24' (pen)
MacIver  39'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: I Mottram
2 September 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton1–5Berwick RangersBoghead Park
Spence  37' Porteous  4', 22'
Thorpe  25', 29', 42'		 Attendance: 550
Referee: D Yeats
9 September 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton5–2StranraerBoghead Park
Gibson  25'
Cairney  26'
MacIver  30', 33'
Doyle 		Duncan  51' Attendance: 500
Referee: B McGinlay
16 September 1989 Second DivisionEast Fife2–2DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
Lennox
Brown 		McQuade
Gibson 		Attendance: 624
Referee: J McGillvray
23 September 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Gibson
Reid 		Reid  11'
Conway 		Attendance: 800
30 September 1989 Second DivisionCowdenbeath1–5DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
MacKenzie Gibson
MacIver
Spence 		Attendance: 250
7 October 1989 Second DivisionArbroath2–1DumbartonGayfield Park
Brand  39' Gibson  56' Attendance: 611
Referee: J Duncan
14 october 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Gibson  65'
Spence  81'		 Caven  47' Attendance: 700
Referee: J Herald
21 october 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton1–0StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Gibson  89' Attendance: 348
Referee: G Evans
28 October 1989 Second DivisionKilmarnock3–0DumbartonRugby Park
Watters  60', 65'
Tait  89'		 Attendance: 2,867
Referee: W Crombie
4 November 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton3–2MontroseBoghead Park
Gibson  32', 75'
McQuade,A  80'		 Paterson  4'
McGlashan  6'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: J McKinnon
11 November 1989 Second DivisionBerwick Rangers1–2DumbartonShielfield Park
Hughes  1' Quinn  32'
Gibson  58'		 Attendance: 487
Referee: G Smith
18 November 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2CowdenbeathBoghead Park
MacIver  70', 86' MacKenzie  23'
Spence 		Attendance: 500
25 November 1989 Second DivisionStirling Albion4–1DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
Reid  53'
Lloyd  66'
Lawrie  70'
Walker 		Hughes  45' Attendance: 570
Referee: L Thow
2 December 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0ArbroathBoghead Park
Attendance: 450
16 December 1989 Second DivisionQueen's Park2–2DumbartonHampden Park
O'Brien  24'
Rodden  48'		 Gibson
MacIver  70'		 Attendance: 587
23 December 1989 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1Brechin CityBoghead Park
Spence  44' Sexton  80' Attendance: 700
6 January 1990 Second DivisionMontrose2–2DumbartonLinks Park
Powell  58'
McGlashan  71'		 Hughes  52'
MacIver  78'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: G Smith
10 January 1990 Second DivisionQueen of the South1–4DumbartonPalmerston Park
Gordon MacIver
Andrews  (OG)
Gibson 		Attendance: 923
13 January 1990 Second DivisionStranraer4–4DumbartonStair Park
Henderson  49'
McNiven  47'
Ewing  86'		 Hughes  2' (pen)
MacIver
McQuade
Spence 		Attendance: 400
Referee: R Paterson
27 January 1990 Second DivisionStenhousemuir4–3DumbartonOchilview Park
Nelson  15'
McCormick  18'
Speirs
Kemp  65'		 Milligan  33' (OG)
Hughes  41' (pen)
MacIver  89'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: J McKinnell
10 February 1990 Second DivisionQueen of the South1–1DumbartonPalmerston Park
Sloan  61' MacIver  59' Attendance: 822
Referee: R Morrison
14 March 1990 Second DivisionEast Fife3–1DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
Wilson  33', 76'
Crolla  60'		 MacIver  88' Attendance: 609
17 March 1990 Second DivisionBrechin City3–0DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Lees  20'
Paterson  22'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: J Renton
20 March 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton3–0East StirlingBoghead Park
Quinn  25'
Hughes  71', 79'		 Attendance: 500
24 March 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton0–2KilmarnockBoghead Park
Sludden  62'
Tait  84'		 Attendance: 1,881
Referee: D Brooks
27 March 1990 Second DivisionMontrose1–2DumbartonLinks Park
McGlashan  67' Morrison  55'
McQuade  75'		 Attendance: 350
31 March 1990 Second DivisionBerwick Rangers3–2DumbartonShielfield Park
Sloan  23'
Bickmore  32'
Tait  72'		 Gibson  41'
Boyd  76'		 Attendance: 436
Referee: J Duncan
3 April 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–3KilmarnockBoghead Park
Gibson  5' Sludden  9'
Watters  28', 56'		 Attendance: 1,000
7 April 1990 Second DivisionStenhousemuir1–3DumbartonOchilview Park
Nelson  7' Hughes  41'
Gibson  48'
MacIver  87'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: D Syme
10 April 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1StranraerBoghead Park
Morrison  62' (pen) Harkness  40' Attendance: 300
14 April 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–3CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Gibson  88' Ross  8', 65'
Buckley  90'		 Attendance: 400
17 April 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1East StirlingBoghead Park
Gibson  16', 17' Byrne  85' Attendance: 300
21 April 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton3–1East FifeBoghead Park
MacIver  18'
Morrison  25' (pen), 85' (pen)		 Bell  55' Attendance: 500
24 April 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton2–0ArbroathBoghead Park
Boyd  6'
MacIver  26'		 Attendance: 450
28 April 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–2Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
MacIver  87' Moore  29'
George  85'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: W Crombie
5 May 1990 Second DivisionQueen's Park1–0DumbartonHampden Park
Mackenzie  75' Attendance: 586
Referee: I Mottram

Skol Cup
8 August 1989 League Cup Round 1Dumbarton3–0StenhousemuirBoghead Park
MacIver
Gibson 		Attendance: 569
15 August 1989 League Cup Round 2Dumbarton0–3CelticBoghead Park
Burns
McStay
Dziekanowski 		Attendance: 8,500

Tennant's Scottish Cup
Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Cup
9 December 1989 Cup Round 1Queen's Park1–2DumbartonHampden Park
Rodden  47' McQuade  29'
Quinn  84'		 Attendance: 784
Referee: L Thow
30 December 1989 Cup Round 2Dumbarton0–2CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Ross  45', 53' Attendance: 700

Stirlingshire Cup
17 October 1989 First RoundAlloa Athletic0–3DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Meechan
Wharton
Quinn
1 May 1990 Semi FinalStenhousemuir1–3DumbartonOchilview Park
7 May 1990 FinalClydebank2–4DumbartonKilbowie Park
Davies  8'
Ferguson  15'		 McQuade,J  36'
McGinlay  43', 61', 73'

Pre-season matches
29 July 1989 FriendlyKilbirnie Ladeside2–1DumbartonKilbirnie
31 July 1989 FriendlyDumbarton2–1Celtic XIBoghead Park
Trialist  29'
Spence  37'		 Crainey
3 August 1989 FriendlyRenfrew0–3DumbartonRenfrew
Wharton
MacIver
Docherty
6 August 1989 FriendlyVale of Leven4–1DumbartonMillburn Park
McGorm
Meechan
Jones		 Gibson

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Stenhousemuir 39 18 9 12 62 53 +9 45
5 Berwick Rangers 39 18 5 16 66 57 +9 41
6 Dumbarton 39 15 10 14 70 73 −3 40
7 Cowdenbeath 39 13 13 13 58 54 +4 39
8 Stranraer 39 15 8 16 57 59 −2 38
Source:

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Hugh Stevenson 13011+000+002+00
GK Boyd Strachan 30028+002+000+00
DF John Boyd 16216+020+000+00
DF Stevie Gow 12011+100+000+00
DF Peter Wharton 28019+502+002+00
MF Pat Cairney 23218+122+002+00
MF Jim Dempsey 31029+000+002+00
MF Gary Dickie 21014+502+000+00
MF Jamie Doyle 21118+310+000+00
MF Bernie Grant 807+001+000+00
MF Jim Hughes 27724+170+002+00
MF Jim McGinlay 101+000+000+00
MF Andy McQuade 42238+022+002+00
MF Jim Meechan 15012+102+000+00
MF Steve Morrison 17417+040+000+00
MF Colin Spence 42538+052+002+00
MF Gregor Stevens 1008+000+002+00
FW Charlie Gibson 402136+0202+012+00
FW Stuart MacIver 382132+2192+022+00
FW Paul McGrogan 703+300+100+00
FW John McQuade 1948+832+001+01
FW Paul Quinn 31317+1120+101+11
FW Billy Reid 30123+611+000+00
FW David Wilson 101+000+000+00

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Transfers

[4]

Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 11 wins and 3 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Partick Thistle in the first round.

Trivia
  • The £50,000 fee paid by Dumbarton to Stirling Albion for Charlie Gibson was a record in fees paid.
  • The slight improvement in fortunes would not, however, be enough to save manager Jim George's position and with 3 games to go in the league, he was sacked, to make way for Billy Lamont's second stint at the job.
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See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
  2. Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
  3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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