1993–94 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1993–94 was the 110th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 88th time, the Scottish Cup for the 99th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 47th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the fourth time.

Dumbarton
1993–1994 season
ManagerMurdo MacLeod
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 18th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
B&Q CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Gibson (13)
All: Charlie Gibson (13)
Highest home attendance2,361
Lowest home attendance414
Average home league attendance1,116

Overview

The new league campaign would have added importance as the league structure was once again being revised for 1994-95, with four divisions being created, and the addition of two new clubs, Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. As it was, results were up and down from the start, but while Dumbarton finished one place short of First Division football, they never really threatened that all important 7th place, finishing 6 points behind Ayr United in 8th.

In the national cup competitions, it was a case of a second successive season of falling at the first hurdle. In the Scottish Cup it would be Premier Division champions elect, Rangers, that would defeat Dumbarton in the third round.

In the League Cup, it was Rangers again who defeated Dumbarton by just a single goal in the second round - and it would be Rangers that would lift the trophy at the end of the season.

Finally, it was a fourth time first round exit in the B&Q Cup - a disappointing defeat to Second Division Stranraer.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, competition was split into two qualifying sections, and having topped their section of Falkirk, Stenhousemuir and East Stirling, Dumbarton went on to win the trophy in the final against Alloa Athletic, on penalties, after a scoreless draw.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Second Division
7 August 1993 First DivisionStirling Albion2–0DumbartonForthbank Stadium
Watters
Reilly 		Attendance: 879
Referee: A Waddell
14 August 1993 First DivisionDumbarton3–0ClydeBoghead Park
Boyd  30'
Gibson  72'		 Attendance: 1,001
Referee: D Hope
21 August 1993 First DivisionDumbarton2–4ClydebankBoghead Park
Gibson  11'
Meechan 		McIntosh
Boyd  (OG)
Jack
Eadie 		Attendance: 1,597
Referee: R Tait
28 August 1993 First DivisionAyr United0–1DumbartonSomerset Park
Mooney  46' Attendance: 1,675
Referee: M Clark
4 September 1993 First DivisionDumbarton0–0HamiltonBoghead Park
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: D McVicar
11 September 1993 First DivisionSt Mirren0–3DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Mooney  45', 76'
Gibson 		Attendance: 2,607
Referee: J McCluskey
14 September 1993 First DivisionDumbarton1–0Brechin CityBoghead Park
McConville Attendance: 562
Referee: G Clyde
18 September 1993 First DivisionDumbarton0–1FalkirkBoghead Park
McLaughlin  14' Attendance: 2,361
Referee: W Morrison
25 September 1993 First DivisionMorton3–1DumbartonCappielow Park
Collins
Doak  (pen)
McEwan 		McGarvey Attendance: 1,420
Referee: J Timmons
28 September 1993 First DivisionDumbarton0–1AirdrieBoghead Park
Smith Attendance: 1,276
Referee: L Thow
2 October 1993 First DivisionDunfermline Athletic4–1DumbartonEast End Park
Smith  46'
McCathie  55'
O'Boyle  52'
Laing 		Melvin Attendance: 2,941
Referee: H Dallas
9 October 1993 First DivisionDumbarton1–2Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Foster  32' Pew  38'
Lawrie  59'		 Attendance: 766
Referee: J Herald
2 October 1993 First DivisionBrechin City0–3DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Mooney  (pen)
MacDonald
Foster 		Attendance: 469
Referee: D McVicar
23 October 1993 First DivisionDumbarton3–3St MirrenBoghead Park
McGarvey  76'
Gow  85'
MacDonald  90+2'		 Gallagher  38' Attendance: 1,723
Referee: D Syme
30 October 1993 First DivisionClydebank2–1DumbartonKilbowie Park
Henry
Thomson  82' (pen)		 Walker Attendance: 1,297
Referee: J Smith
6 November 1993 First DivisionDumbarton1–1Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Gibson  3' Bryce  68' Attendance: 918
Referee: L Mottram
10 November 1993 First DivisionHamilton2–0DumbartonDouglas Park
Duffield  85' Attendance: 1,182
Referee: W Young
13 November 1993 First DivisionDumbarton1–5Dunfermline AthleticBoghead Park
Gibson French  20}' (36}), 40'
Laing  22'		 Attendance: 1,437
Referee: E Martindale
20 November 1993 First DivisionAirdrie0–1DumbartonBroadwood Stadium
Marsland  80' Attendance: 1,741
Referee: J Herald
27 November 1993 First DivisionDumbarton2–0MortonBoghead Park
Gibson
McGarvey 		Attendance: 1,140
Referee: W Crombie
4 December 1993 First DivisionFalkirk1–1DumbartonBrockville Park
Hughes  22' Mooney  63' Attendance: 3,306
Referee: M Clark
11 December 1993 First DivisionClyde2–1DumbartonBroadwood Stadium
Sludden  45'
Strain  74'		 Mooney  56' Attendance: 681
Referee: I Taylor
18 December 1993 First DivisionDumbarton3–1Brechin CityBoghead Park
Melvin
Mooney  41', 58' (pen)		 Brand Attendance: 414
Referee: W Morrison
8 January 1994 First DivisionAyr United1–1DumbartonSomerset Park
Hood  43' Meechan  22' Attendance: 2,084
Referee: R Orr
11 January 1994 First DivisionStirling Albion0–0DumbartonForthbank Stadium
Attendance: 758
Referee: J Rowbotham
15 January 1994 First DivisionDumbarton0–1HamiltonBoghead Park
Clark Attendance: 744
Referee: J O'Hare
18 January 1994 First DivisionDumbarton2–2ClydebankBoghead Park
Gibson  1'
Melvin  50'		 Flannigan  5'
Thomson  83'		 Attendance: 1,003
Referee: G Evans
22 January 1994 First DivisionDumbarton1–1ClydeBoghead Park
Gibson Strain  12' Attendance: 927
Referee: D Hope
5 February 1994 First DivisionSt Mirren0–3DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Gibson  18'
Meechan  54'
Boyd  82'		 Attendance: 2,504
Referee: L Thow
12 February 1994 First DivisionDunfermline Athletic3-2DumbartonEast End Park
Petrie  5'
Tod  28', 49'		 Meechan
Gibson 		Attendance: 3,821
Referee: G Dunbar
1 March 1994 First DivisionDumbarton0–0AirdrieBoghead Park
Attendance: 950
Referee: D Syme
5 March 1994 First DivisionDumbarton0–1FalkirkBoghead Park
Cadette  13' Attendance: 1,815
Referee: R Tait
12 March 1994 First DivisionMorton0-0DumbartonCappielow Park
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: J Herald
19 March 1994 First DivisionBrechin City0-0DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 425
Referee: J O'Hare
26 March 1994 First DivisionDumbarton0–0Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Attendance: 887
Referee: G Tran
29 March 1994 First DivisionClyde1-2DumbartonBroadwood Stadium
Tennant  45' Ward  74'
MacLeod  88'		 Attendance: 789
Referee: J McCluskey
2 April 1994 First DivisionDumbarton2–3St MirrenBoghead Park
Gibson  65'
Mooney  75'		 Bone  24'
Elliot  45'
Lavety  84'		 Attendance: 1,377
Referee: T McCurry
12 April 1994 First DivisionDumbarton0–2Dunfermline AthleticBoghead Park
Robertson  9'
McWilliams  69'		 Attendance: 1,305
Referee: D Syme
16 April 1994 First DivisionAirdrie1-1DumbartonBroadwood Stadium
Smith  56' Melvin  86' Attendance: 1,320
Referee: G Clyde
23 April 1994 First DivisionFalkirk4-0DumbartonBrockville Park
Ristic  50'
Cadette  57'
May  76', 81'		 Attendance: 3,249
Referee: K Clark
26 April 1994 First DivisionDumbarton2–0MortonBoghead Park
Cunnington  15'
Gibson  53'		 Attendance: 650
Referee: W Innes
30 April 1994 First DivisionClydebank2-0DumbartonKilbowie Park
Ferguson  53', 73' Attendance: 929
Referee: L Thow
7 May 1994 First DivisionDumbarton1–1Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Cunnington  45' Bilsland  42' Attendance: 670
Referee: T Brown
14 May 1994 First DivisionHamilton2-1DumbartonDouglas Park
Duffield  50', 82' Cunnington  33' Attendance: 1,451
Referee: J Smith

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Scottish League Cup
11 August 1993 League Cup Round 2Rangers1–0DumbartonIbrox Park
Ferguson Attendance: 36,309
Referee: G Evans

B&Q Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Challenge Cup
5 October 1993 Challenge Cup Round 1Dumbarton1–2StranraerBoghead Park
Foster  44' Henderson  12'
Sloan  15'		 Attendance: 446
Referee: D Hope

Tennant's Scottish Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Cup
29 January 1994 Cup Round 3Rangers4–1DumbartonIbrox Park
Durie  5'
Hately  (pen)
Steven  39'
Robertson,D 		Mooney  78' (pen) Attendance: 36,671
Referee: K Clark

Stirlingshire Cup
24 July 1993 Group stageDumbarton2–1FalkirkBoghead Park
McQuade Rice  9' Referee: G Dunbar
27 July 1993 Group stageDumbarton1–3StenhousemuirBoghead Park
McGarvey  30' Fisher
Dickov  50'
Irvine 		Referee: J McElhinney
31 July 1993 Group stageEast Stirling0–1DumbartonFirs Park
McQuade Attendance: I Hutchison
21 September 1993 FinalDumbarton0–0
(5-3 p)		Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
Referee: W Innes

Pre-season and other matches
15 July 1993 FriendlyDumbarton2–0KilmarnockBoghead Park
McQuade Attendance: CD
2 August 1993 FriendlyVale of Leven1–1DumbartonMillburn Park
Morrison Attendance: CD

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 St Mirren 44 21 8 15 42 48 −6 50
7 Ayr United 44 14 14 16 42 52 −10 42
8 Dumbarton (R) 44 11 14 19 48 59 −11 36 Second Division
9 Stirling Albion (R) 44 13 9 22 41 68 −27 35
10 Clyde (R) 44 10 12 22 35 58 −23 32
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 CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Ian MacFarlane 46043+001+001+001+00
GK Kenny Meechan 101+000+000+000+00
DF John Boyd 16211+321+000+000+10
DF Eddie Cunnington 13313+030+000+000+00
DF Roland Fabiani 41036+300+001+001+00
DF Alan Foster 30322+521+001+011+00
DF Stevie Gow 17112+211+001+001+00
DF Martin Melvin 45442+041+001+001+00
DF Tommy Wilson 20019+000+000+001+00
MF Robert Docherty 100+100+000+000+00
MF Gerry Farrell 100+100+000+000+00
MF Jim Marsland 38132+410+101+000+00
MF Paul Martin 20017+200+001+000+00
MF Bobby McConville 23119+211+001+000+00
MF Martin McGarvey 37327+831+000+001+00
MF Murdo MacLeod 44142+011+000+001+00
MF Jim Meechan 38431+541+000+001+00
MF Mark Nelson 300+300+000+000+00
FW Calum Campbell 14012+200+000+000+00
FW Charlie Gibson 461344+0131+000+001+00
FW Jimmy Gilmour 601+500+000+000+00
FW Mike McAnenay 300+100+101+000+00
FW John MacDonald 723+320+001+000+00
FW John McQuade 403+001+000+000+00
FW Martin Mooney 451041+290+001+001+01
FW Tommy Walker 816+210+000+000+00
FW Hugh Ward 1017+310+000+000+00
FW Andy Willock 100+000+000+100+00

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Transfers

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Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West B), and with 9 wins and 4 draws from 24 games, finished 7th of 9.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to St Johnstone in the first round.

Trivia
  • The League match against Clyde on 14 August marked Charlie Gibson's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 21st Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The League match against Ayr United on 6 November marked Ian MacFarlane's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 107th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The crowd of 36,671 at Ibrox for the Scottish Cup tie against Rangers on 24 January was the largest to have ever witnessed a Dumbarton match. This beat the previous record set just 5 months earlier, in a League Cup tie against the same opponents at the same venue.
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See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1994-95. The Scottish Football League. 1994.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1993-1994 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. Scottish Football League Review 1994-95. The Scottish Football League. 1994.
  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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