1991–92 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1991–92 was the 108th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 86th time, the Scottish Cup for the 97th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 45th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the second time.
1991–1992 season | |
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Manager | Billy Lamont |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 1st |
Scottish Cup | Third Round |
Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
B&Q Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Gilmour (19) All: Jimmy Gilmour (20) |
Highest home attendance | 2,104 |
Lowest home attendance | 390 |
Average home league attendance | 820 |
Overview
It was almost fated that Dumbarton would win the Second Division championship, 100 years after their last reign as Scottish League champions. However, the season was not without its ups and downs. Early cup exits seemed to strengthen the club's will, with the B&Q cup defeat to Montrose at the beginning of October being followed by a run of 12 matches which produced 9 victories and just one loss – giving Dumbarton a four-point lead at the top of the table at Christmas. For some reason the wins dried up, with only one victory being taken from the next 10 games. However, this time Dumbarton were not to be denied, and a final unbeaten run of 7 games was enough to secure the title and Division 1 football for the following season.
In the Scottish Cup, after early wins over East Stirling and Alloa, Dumbarton fell to defeat to Highland League opponents Huntly in the third round.
In the League Cup, it would be the second round where Airdrie would defeat Dumbarton, but only after extra time. A great effort, bearing in mind that Dumbarton played with just 8 players from early in the second half.
Finally, due to the success of the previous season's centenary cup, the competition was continued to be known as the B&Q Cup. Dumbarton however once again tasted first round defeat, this time at the hands of Montrose.
Locally, Dumbarton's defence of the Stirlingshire Cup was short-lived, with a first round loss to Premier Division Falkirk.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
10 August 1991 Second Division | Queen's Park | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Gibson Gimour Meechan |
Attendance: 657 Referee: H Dallas |
17 August 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
McQuade |
Tait |
Attendance: 524 Referee: J Kelly |
24 August 1991 Second Division | Stranraer | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Henderson Sloan |
Martin |
Attendance: 630 Referee: J McCluskey |
31 August 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–3 | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Meechan Gilmour MacIver |
Edgar Stalker |
Attendance: 586 Referee: L Mottram |
7 September 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 1,029 Referee: D McVicar |
14 September 1991 Second Division | Brechin City | 0–4 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
McConville Gibson Gilmour McQuade |
Attendance: 491 Referee: M Pocock |
17 September 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Gilmour McQuade |
Farnan |
Attendance: 777 |
21 September 1991 Second Division | East Stirling | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Diver |
Meechan |
Attendance: 355 |
28 September 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Gilmour |
Sludden Scott |
Attendance: 753 Referee: J Fulton |
5 October 1991 Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Hendry |
Willock McQuade |
Attendance: 667 Referee: W Crombie |
12 October 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Willock |
Attendance: 607 Referee: M Clark |
19 October 1991 Second Division | Queen of the South | 2–4 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
Thomson Templeton |
Gilmour McQuade Meechan McConville |
Attendance: 893 Referee: J Kelly |
26 October 1991 Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Lamont |
McQuade |
Attendance: 309 Referee: L Thow |
2 November 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Gilmour Gibson |
Rodden |
Attendance: 557 Referee: D Millar |
9 November 1991 Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Thorpe Bickmore |
Gilmour Meechan |
Attendance: 305 Referee: R Orr |
16 November 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Gibson |
Attendance: 631 Referee: H Dallas |
23 November 1991 Second Division | Clyde | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Gibson |
Attendance: 834 Referee: b McGinlay |
30 November 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
McQuade Gibson Gilmour |
Attendance: 670 Referee: C Ross |
14 December 1991 Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 964 Referee: J Herald |
26 December 1991 Second Division | Albion Rovers | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Melvin Willock |
Attendance: 650 Referee: G Evans |
28 December 1991 Second Division | Arbroath | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
McNaughton |
Attendance: 667 Referee: G Smith |
11 January 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gilmour Willock |
Newbigging McCulloch |
Attendance: 914 Referee: J Renton |
14 January 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Gilmour |
Lytwyn |
Attendance: 787 Referee: L Thow |
18 January 1992 Second Division | East Fife | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
Hope Brown |
Gibson Gilmour |
Attendance: 1,220 Referee: J Timmons |
1 February 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
Meechan Gilmour |
Hetherington |
Attendance: 627 Referee: W Young |
4 February 1992 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Cairney |
Attendance: 426 Referee: D Miller |
8 February 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 621 Referee: W Innes |
15 February 1992 Second Division | Albion Rovers | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Moore |
Willock |
Attendance: 335 Referee: R Tait |
25 February 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Gilmour |
Ritchie Miller |
Attendance: 390 Referee: L Mottram |
29 February 1992 Second Division | Queen's Park | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Attendance: 589 Referee: J Herald |
14 March 1992 Second Division | Queen of the South | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
Robertson |
Gibson Willock |
Attendance: 583 Referee: J McGillvray |
17 March 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Diver |
Attendance: 584 Referee: D McVicar |
21 March 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
McConville |
Newbigging |
Attendance: 656 Referee: W Crombie |
28 March 1992 Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–5 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Tait |
Marsland McQuade Meechan |
Attendance: 174 Referee: G Smith |
4 April 1992 Second Division | East Fife | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
McQuade Gibson |
Attendance: 1,166 Referee: A Waddell |
11 April 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Meechan Gilmour |
Archibald |
Attendance: 1,001 Referee: A Huett |
18 April 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
McQuade |
Wright |
Attendance: 1,807 Referee: H Dallas |
25 April 1992 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Martin |
Attendance: 1,022 Referee: E Martindale |
2 May 1992 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Gilmour |
Holmes |
Attendance: 2,104 Referee: J Innes |
Skol Cup
13 August 1991 League Cup Round 1 | Berwick Rangers | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Gibson |
Attendance: 501 Referee: C Ross |
20 August 1991 League Cup Round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Gibson |
Crainie Coyle |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Morrison |
B&Q Cup
1 October 1991 Challenge Cup Round 1 | Montrose | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Den Bieman Rougvie |
Gibson |
Attendance: 456 Referee: J Renton |
Tennant's Scottish Cup
7 December 1991 Cup Round 1 | East Stirling | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
McQuade Boyd |
Attendance: 339 Referee: J Fulton Man of the Match: J Boyd |
4 January 1992 Cup Round 2 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Gilmour Dempsey |
Attendance: 1,134 Referee: M Pocock Man of the Match: J Gilmour |
25 January 1992 Cup Round 2 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Huntly | Boghead Park |
McGinlay |
Attendance: 1,755 Referee: J Kelly |
Stirlingshire Cup
7 August 1991 First Round | Dumbarton | 0–5 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Cody Taylor Oliver Hamilton Mooney |
Referee: D Black |
Pre-season/Other Matches
31 July 1991 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Rangers XI | Boghead Park |
Gilmour |
Morrow |
Referee: D Black |
4 August 1991 Testimonial | Dumbarton | 0–5 | Manchester United XI | Boghead Park |
Robins Hughes McClair |
Referee: B McGinlay |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Dumbarton | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 52 | Promotion to the 1992–93 First Division |
2 | Cowdenbeath | 39 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 51 | |
3 | Alloa Athletic | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 50 | |
4 | East Fife | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 49 | |
5 | Clyde | 39 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 43 |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Tom Carson | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Ian MacFarlane | 39 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | John Boyd | 42 | 1 | 34+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
DF | Alan Foster | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Stevie Gow | 40 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Martin Melvin | 44 | 1 | 38+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jim Cowell | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jim Dempsey | 36 | 1 | 28+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
MF | Jim Hughes | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Jim Marsland | 38 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Martin | 43 | 2 | 38+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Bobby McConville | 27 | 3 | 21+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Martin McGarvey | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Colin McNair | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jim Meechan | 40 | 9 | 33+3 | 9 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Stuart Millar | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Mark Nelson | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | David Edgar | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
FW | Charlie Gibson | 43 | 12 | 37+0 | 9 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Jimmy Gilmour | 42 | 20 | 36+1 | 19 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
FW | Stuart MacIver | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Dougie McCracken | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | John McQuade | 36 | 14 | 32+1 | 13 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
FW | Andy Willock | 33 | 7 | 12+18 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Reserve Team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 4 wins and 6 draws from 34 games, finished 18th of 18.
In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Morton in the first round.
Trivia
- Between the league game against Berwick Rangers on 9 November and the league game against Arbroath on 28 December, Ian MacFarlane did not concede a single goal - a record of 666 minutes - beating Tom Carson's record set in season 1983-84.
- The Scottish Cup match against Huntly on 25 January marked Stevie Gow's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 99th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- The League match against Queen of the South on 1 February marked Charlie Gibson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 100th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- The League match against Stenhousemuir on 4 February marked Jim Dempsey's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 101st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- Crippled by debts, Berwick Rangers had been evicted from their home at Shielfield Park, however Albion Rovers made their ground available for the away League match on 28 March.
See also
References
- Scottish Football League Review 1992-93. The Scottish Football League. 1993.
- Scottish Football League Review 1992-93. The Scottish Football League. 1993.
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.