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.

Dumbarton
1991–1992 season
ManagerBilly Lamont
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 21st
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
B&Q CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Gilmour (19)
All: Jimmy Gilmour (20)
Highest home attendance2,104
Lowest home attendance390
Average home league attendance820

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
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish Second Division
10 August 1991 Second DivisionQueen's Park0–3DumbartonHampden Park
Gibson  70'
Gimour  79'
Meechan  87'		 Attendance: 657
Referee: H Dallas
17 August 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1Berwick RangersBoghead Park
McQuade  57' Tait  87' Attendance: 524
Referee: J Kelly
24 August 1991 Second DivisionStranraer2–1DumbartonStair Park
Henderson  36'
Sloan  85'		 Martin  17' Attendance: 630
Referee: J McCluskey
31 August 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton4–3Albion RoversBoghead Park
Meechan  4'
Gilmour  17', 84' (pen)
MacIver  68'		 Edgar  57', 80'
Stalker  12'		 Attendance: 586
Referee: L Mottram
7 September 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0ClydeBoghead Park
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: D McVicar
14 September 1991 Second DivisionBrechin City0–4DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
McConville  7'
Gibson  9'
Gilmour  38' (pen)
McQuade  80'		 Attendance: 491
Referee: M Pocock
17 September 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1ArbroathBoghead Park
Gilmour  8'
McQuade  38'		 Farnan  22' Attendance: 777
21 September 1991 Second DivisionEast Stirling1–2DumbartonFirs Park
Diver  12' Meechan  57', 75' Attendance: 355
28 September 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton1–2East FifeBoghead Park
Gilmour  46' Sludden  5'
Scott  48'		 Attendance: 753
Referee: J Fulton
5 October 1991 Second DivisionAlloa Athletic1–2DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Hendry  5' Willock  21'
McQuade  80'		 Attendance: 667
Referee: W Crombie
12 October 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton1–0StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Willock  26' Attendance: 607
Referee: M Clark
19 October 1991 Second DivisionQueen of the South2–4DumbartonPalmerston Park
Thomson  42'
Templeton  47'		 Gilmour  26'
McQuade  24'
Meechan  51'
McConville  66'		 Attendance: 893
Referee: J Kelly
26 October 1991 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2–1DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Lamont  42', 45' McQuade  20' Attendance: 309
Referee: L Thow
2 November 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton3–1Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Gilmour  43', 61'
Gibson  65'		 Rodden  4' Attendance: 557
Referee: D Millar
9 November 1991 Second DivisionBerwick Rangers2–2DumbartonShielfield Park
Thorpe  4'
Bickmore  26'		 Gilmour  7' (pen)
Meechan  17'		 Attendance: 305
Referee: R Orr
16 November 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton1–0StranraerBoghead Park
Gibson  57' Attendance: 631
Referee: H Dallas
23 November 1991 Second DivisionClyde0–1DumbartonDouglas Park
Gibson  50' Attendance: 834
Referee: b McGinlay
30 November 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton3–0Brechin CityBoghead Park
McQuade  31'
Gibson  76'
Gilmour  78' (pen)		 Attendance: 670
Referee: C Ross
14 December 1991 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Attendance: 964
Referee: J Herald
26 December 1991 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers0–3DumbartonCliftonhill Stadium
Melvin  5'
Willock  54', 70'		 Attendance: 650
Referee: G Evans
28 December 1991 Second DivisionArbroath1–0DumbartonGayfield Park
McNaughton  62' Attendance: 667
Referee: G Smith
11 January 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
Gilmour  57'
Willock  60'		 Newbigging  19'
McCulloch  29'		 Attendance: 914
Referee: J Renton
14 January 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1East StirlingBoghead Park
Gilmour  (pen) Lytwyn  53' Attendance: 787
Referee: L Thow
18 January 1992 Second DivisionEast Fife2–2DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
Hope  16'
Brown  35'		 Gibson  61'
Gilmour  73' (pen)		 Attendance: 1,220
Referee: J Timmons
1 February 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton3–1Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Meechan  17'
Gilmour  42' (pen)		 Hetherington  23' Attendance: 627
Referee: W Young
4 February 1992 Second DivisionStenhousemuir1–0DumbartonOchilview Park
Cairney  78' Attendance: 426
Referee: D Miller
8 February 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0StranraerBoghead Park
Attendance: 621
Referee: W Innes
15 February 1992 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers1–1DumbartonCliftonhill Stadium
Moore  13' Willock  86' Attendance: 335
Referee: R Tait
25 February 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton1–3Brechin CityBoghead Park
Gilmour  45' (pen) Ritchie  21', 34'
Miller 		Attendance: 390
Referee: L Mottram
29 February 1992 Second DivisionQueen's Park0–0DumbartonHampden Park
Attendance: 589
Referee: J Herald
14 March 1992 Second DivisionQueen of the South1–2DumbartonPalmerston Park
Robertson  22' Gibson  61'
Willock  90'		 Attendance: 583
Referee: J McGillvray
17 March 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton0–1East StirlingBoghead Park
Diver  65' Attendance: 584
Referee: D McVicar
21 March 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
McConville  88' Newbigging  70' (pen) Attendance: 656
Referee: W Crombie
28 March 1992 Second DivisionBerwick Rangers1–5DumbartonShielfield Park
Tait  74' Marsland  13'
McQuade  20', 36', 72'
Meechan  41'		 Attendance: 174
Referee: G Smith
4 April 1992 Second DivisionEast Fife0–2DumbartonBayview Park, Methil
McQuade  15'
Gibson  76'		 Attendance: 1,166
Referee: A Waddell
11 April 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1ClydeBoghead Park
Meechan  22'
Gilmour  85'		 Archibald  78' Attendance: 1,001
Referee: A Huett
18 April 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1CowdenbeathBoghead Park
McQuade  13', 59' Wright  58' Attendance: 1,807
Referee: H Dallas
25 April 1992 Second DivisionStenhousemuir0–1DumbartonOchilview Park
Martin  35' Attendance: 1,022
Referee: E Martindale
2 May 1992 Second DivisionDumbarton1–1ArbroathBoghead Park
Gilmour  25'} Holmes  54' Attendance: 2,104
Referee: J Innes

Skol Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish League Cup
13 August 1991 League Cup Round 1Berwick Rangers0–1DumbartonShielfield Park
Gibson  60' Attendance: 501
Referee: C Ross
20 August 1991 League Cup Round 1Dumbarton1–2 (a.e.t.)AirdrieBoghead Park
Gibson  94' Crainie  112' (pen)
Coyle  120'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Morrison

B&Q Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish Challenge Cup
1 October 1991 Challenge Cup Round 1Montrose2–1DumbartonLinks Park
Den Bieman  4'
Rougvie  82'		 Gibson  80' Attendance: 456
Referee: J Renton

Tennant's Scottish Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish Cup
7 December 1991 Cup Round 1East Stirling0–2DumbartonFirs Park
McQuade  16'
Boyd  28'		 Attendance: 339
Referee: J Fulton
Man of the Match: J Boyd
4 January 1992 Cup Round 2Alloa Athletic0–2DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Gilmour  56' (pen)
Dempsey  78'		 Attendance: 1,134
Referee: M Pocock
Man of the Match: J Gilmour
25 January 1992 Cup Round 2Dumbarton0–2HuntlyBoghead Park
McGinlay  52', 82' Attendance: 1,755
Referee: J Kelly

Stirlingshire Cup
7 August 1991 First RoundDumbarton0–5FalkirkBoghead Park
Cody  57'
Taylor  67'
Oliver  74'
Hamilton  88'
Mooney  89'		 Referee: D Black

Pre-season/Other Matches
31 July 1991 FriendlyDumbarton1–1Rangers XIBoghead Park
Gilmour  13' Morrow  51' Referee: D Black
4 August 1991 TestimonialDumbarton0–5Manchester United XIBoghead Park
Robins  22', 54'
Hughes  26', 63'
McClair  89'		 Referee: B McGinlay

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
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
Source:

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Tom Carson 606+000+000+000+00
GK Ian MacFarlane 39033+002+001+003+00
DF John Boyd 42134+202+001+003+01
DF Alan Foster 501+400+000+000+00
DF Stevie Gow 40034+002+000+103+00
DF Martin Melvin 44138+012+001+003+00
MF Jim Cowell 901+700+000+001+00
MF Jim Dempsey 36128+202+001+003+01
MF Jim Hughes 803+300+000+001+10
MF Jim Marsland 38129+412+001+002+00
MF Paul Martin 43238+021+001+003+00
MF Bobby McConville 27321+330+001+002+00
MF Martin McGarvey 903+500+000+001+00
MF Colin McNair 200+101+000+000+00
MF Jim Meechan 40933+392+000+002+00
MF Stuart Millar 201+100+000+000+00
MF Mark Nelson 806+200+000+000+00
FW David Edgar 400+100+000+100+20
FW Charlie Gibson 431237+092+021+013+00
FW Jimmy Gilmour 422036+1192+000+003+01
FW Stuart MacIver 310+310+000+000+00
FW Dougie McCracken 703+300+001+000+00
FW John McQuade 361432+1132+000+001+01
FW Andy Willock 33712+1870+001+000+20

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Transfers

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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
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1992-93. The Scottish Football League. 1993.
  2. Scottish Football League Review 1992-93. The Scottish Football League. 1993.
  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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