1990–91 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1990–91 was the 107th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 85th time, the Scottish Cup for the 96th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 44th time and the Centenary Cup for the first time.

Dumbarton
1990–1991 season
ManagerBilly Lamont
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 27th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
B&Q Centenary CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John McQuade (14)
All: John McQuade (15)
Highest home attendance800
Lowest home attendance250
Average home league attendance530

Overview

Hopes were high for the new season with the return of Billy Lamont at the helm however it was to be a combination of poor discipline and injuries which would in the end spoil a promising season. In fact one point from the first 5 league matches was an early concern but a subsequent unbeaten run of 8 games pulled Dumbarton within a couple of points of the leaders. The discipline and injury problems then kicked in and took with it any hopes of promotion. A late surge however lifted the club to a mid-table finish.

In the national cup competitions it was a case of early exits. In Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell in the first round to Montrose, after a drawn match.

In the League Cup, a similar story with defeat to East Stirling, on penalties, after extra time.

Finally, on the centenary year of the Scottish League, a new competition was introduced for non-Premier Division clubs. The Centenary Cup saw Dumbarton drawn against First Division Clyde in the first round, but it was to be defeat by the odd goal in seven.

Locally, there was some cheer as Dumbarton retained the Stirlingshire Cup with a final win over East Stirling.

Results and fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Second Division
25 August 1990 Second DivisionEast Fife2–1DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
Lennox  49'
Taylor  (pen)		 McQuade  62' Attendance: 550
Referee: J Timmons
1 September 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1ArbroathBoghead Park
Morrison  62' Sorbie  67' Attendance: 476
Referee: G Smith
8 September 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–3CowdenbeathBoghead Park
MacIver  63' Malone  16', 74'
MacKenzie  39'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: L Mottram
15 September 1990 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers3–2DumbartonCliftonhill Stadium
Lachlan  33'
McKenzie  56'
McAneney  65'		 Gibson  17'
Chapman  90'		 Attendance: 475
Referee: W Young
18 September 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton0–1StranraerBoghead Park
McMillan  21' Attendance: 400
22 September 1990 Second DivisionStenhousemuir1–1DumbartonOchilview Park
McCormick  36' Chapman  2' Attendance: 600
Referee: H Williamson
29 September 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–0Queen's ParkBoghead Park
McQuade  58' Attendance: 600
Referee: J McKinnon
6 October 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Attendance: 600
10 October 1990 Second DivisionQueen of the South1–2DumbartonPalmerston Park
Sim  86' Chapman  11', 13' Attendance: 624
6 October 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1East StirlingBoghead Park
Morrison  47' (pen)
McQuade  52'		 McDowall  80' Attendance: 250
20 October 1990 Second DivisionAlloa Athletic0–1DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Morrison  42' Attendance: 614
Referee: M McGinlay
27 October 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1Berwick RangersBoghead Park
McQuade  56' Sokoluk  25' Attendance: 550
3 November 1990 Second DivisionMontrose1–2DumbartonLinks Park
Fotheringham  43' McQuade  14', 32' Attendance: 480
Referee: J Renton
10 November 1990 Second DivisionArbroath2–1DumbartonGayfield Park
Bennett  54' (pen), 90' McQuade  34' Attendance: 411
Referee: I Taylor
17 November 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton3–2East FifeBoghead Park
McQuade  44'
Gibson  47'
McGinlay  84'		 Brown  10' (pen)
Scott  62'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: W Morrison
24 November 1990 Second DivisionCowdenbeath4–2DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Buckley  16'
Malone  29'
Ross  45'
Wright  80'		 Morrison  8'
Boyd  70'		 Attendance: 230
Referee: D Yeats
1 December 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2Albion RoversBoghead Park
Morrison  59' (pen)
McQuade  69'		 Stalker  11'
Henderson  72'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: D Millar
15 December 1990 Second DivisionBerwick Rangers2–1DumbartonShielfield Park
Ainslie  18'
Todd  80'		 Morrison  30' (pen) Attendance: 322
22 December 1990 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1MontroseBoghead Park
Morrison  65' (pen) Allan  52' Attendance: 476
Referee: H Williamson
12 January 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton0–2Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Gordon  27'
Robertson  33'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: D Syme
9 January 1991 Second DivisionStirling Albion2–0DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
Lloyd  65'
Moore  76'		 Attendance: 650
Referee: D McVicar
22 January 1991 Second DivisionEast Stirling2–1DumbartonFirs Park
Diver  10'
Lytwyn  28' (pen)		 Morrison Attendance: 214
26 January 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
Attendance: 550
30 January 1991 Second DivisionStranraer2–1DumbartonStair Park
Harkness  25', 29' McQuade  20' Attendance: 420
Referee: J McGillvray
2 February 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: D Millar
9 February 1991 Second DivisionQueen's Park1–1DumbartonHampden Park
McNamee  24' MacIver  65' Attendance: 849
Referee: W Young
2 February 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton0–2Albion RoversBoghead Park
Cadden  20'
Clark  67' (pen)		 Attendance: 500
27 February 1991 Second DivisionCowdenbeath1-3DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Ross  84' Edgar  4'
McGoveran  49' (OG)
McQuade  85'		 Attendance: 150
2 March 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1East FifeBoghead Park
MacIver  20'
Meechan  52'		 Brown  10' Attendance: 500
Referee: R Orr
9 March 1991 Second DivisionStirling Albion0-1DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
McQuade  80' Attendance: 900
Referee: A Huett
16 March 1991 Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2-1DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Ormond  36'
Smith  48'		 Martin  86' Attendance: 385
Referee: W Innes
23 March 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton2–0Berwick RangersBoghead Park
MacIver  38'
Boyd  72'		 Attendance: 620
Referee: G Evans
30 March 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2MontroseBoghead Park
Dempsey  46'
Morrison  52' (pen)		 Den Bieman  57'
Mayer  63'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: D Brooks
10 April 1991 Second DivisionStranraer1-4DumbartonStair Park
McNiven  48' Gibson  38'
McQuade  67'
MacIver  79', 90'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: E Martindale
13 April 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Meechan  18'
Gibson  42'		 Speirs  52' (pen) Attendance: 600
Referee: M Clark
20 April 1991 Second DivisionArbroath0-1DumbartonGayfield Park
Boyd  36' (pen) Attendance: 257
Referee: D Brooks
27 April 1991 Second DivisionEast Stirling2-0DumbartonFirs Park
Diver  30'
Walker,D  60' (pen)		 Attendance: 254
Referee: K Clark
4 May 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton2–0Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
McQuade  31'
McNair  58' (pen)		 Attendance: 700
Referee: R Tait
11 May 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton1–0Queen's ParkBoghead Park
McNair  59' Attendance: 800

Skol Cup
Main article: 1990–91 Scottish League Cup
14 August 1990 League Cup Round 1East Stirling2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4-1 p)		DumbartonFirs Park
Russell  69'
Watson  81'		 MacIver  11', 49' Attendance: 350

B&Q Centenary Cup
Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Challenge Cup
3 October 1990 Challenge Cup Round 1Clyde4–3DumbartonDouglas Park
McAulay  42'
Clark  66', 67'
Gilmour  73' (pen)		 Morrison  7'
Hughes  49'
McQuade  85'		 Attendance: 350

Tennant's Scottish Cup
Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Cup
11 December 1990 Cup Round 1Montrose0–0DumbartonLinks Park
Attendance: 365
Referee: I Taylor
17 December 1990 Cup Round 1RDumbarton1–4MontroseBoghead Park
Morrison  63' (pen) Kerr  24' (pen), 61'
Murray  83'
Allan  86'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: I Taylor

Stirlingshire Cup
17 August 1990 First RoundDumbarton3–2ClydebankBoghead Park
McQuade,J  14', 83'
Chapman  62'		 Ferguson  28'
Harvey  78'
13 May 1991 Semi FinalStenhousemuir1–1
(2-4 p)		DumbartonOchilview Park
Nelson  30' McGuire  89' Referee: B McGinlay
15 May 1991 FinalDumbarton2–1East StirlingBoghead Park
Millar  31'
Meechan  57'		 Rooney Referee: B McGinlay

Pre-season/Other Matches
8 August 1990 FriendlyBaillieston3–3DumbartonStation Park, Baillieston
McQuade,J
Chapman
11 August 1990 FriendlyVale of Leven1–2DumbartonMillburn Park
Montgomery  42' Morrison  35' (pen)
23 February 1991 FriendlyClydebank3–2DumbartonKilbowie Park
Henry
Templeton
Kelly 		Boyd
McQuade

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Queen's Park 39 17 8 14 48 42 +6 42
6 Stranraer 39 19 4 16 62 58 +4 42
7 Dumbarton 39 15 10 14 50 49 +1 40
8 Berwick Rangers 39 15 10 14 51 57 −6 40
9 Alloa Athletic 39 13 11 15 51 46 +5 37
Source:

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Paul Graham 101+000+000+000+00
GK Hugh Stevenson 36033+000+001+002+00
GK Boyd Strachan 605+001+000+000+00
DF John Boyd 36329+331+001+002+00
DF Alan Foster 202+000+000+000+00
DF Stevie Gow 34031+001+000+002+00
DF Martin Melvin 17017+000+000+000+00
MF Jim Chapman 12411+040+001+000+00
MF Jim Dempsey 40135+111+001+002+00
MF Jim Hughes 1015+400+000+110+00
MF Steve Marshall 503+200+000+000+00
MF Jim Marsland 26019+400+101+000+10
MF Paul Martin 14114+010+000+000+00
MF Martin McGarvey 403+100+000+000+00
MF Jim McGinlay 1619+411+000+002+00
MF Paul McKenzie 20018+100+001+000+00
MF Colin McNair 27224+120+001+001+00
MF Jim Meechan 23219+220+000+002+00
MF Stuart Millar 28010+1600+001+001+00
MF Steve Morrison 411032+581+001+012+01
FW David Edgar 624+220+000+000+00
FW Charlie Gibson 30425+141+001+002+00
FW Stuart MacIver 22819+261+020+000+00
FW Dougie McCracken 16012+101+001+001+00
FW Paul McGrogan 100+000+100+000+00
FW Willie McGuire 16112+111+000+001+10
FW John McQuade 431535+4141+001+012+00
FW T Nolan 101+000+000+000+00
FW Paul Quinn 1200+1000+000+000+20
FW G Shearer 111+010+000+000+00

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Transfers

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Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 6 wins and 4 draws from 30 games, finished 15th of 16.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Hamilton in the second round.

Trivia
  • The League match against East Stirling on 27 April marked John McQuade's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 98th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
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See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1991-92. The Scottish Football League. 1992.
  2. Scottish Football League Review 1991-92. The Scottish Football League. 1992.
  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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