1994–95 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1994–95 was the 111th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 89th time, the Scottish Cup for the 100th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 48th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the fifth time.

Dumbarton
1994–1995 season
ManagerMurdo MacLeod
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 22nd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
B&Q CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Mooney (17)
All: Martin Mooney (17)
Highest home attendance1,369
Lowest home attendance554
Average home league attendance925

Overview

Dumbarton began the league season in the newly structured Division 2 (and the first season where 3 points would be awarded for a win) as one of the favourites to take the title, however things did not begin well with only one win being taken from the first 5 games. However, by the end of the year, results had taken them back into the challenging pack, and by the beginning of March, had broken clear to take the lead. This Dumbarton would hold until the final 3 games. Then a poor draw against Queen of the South saw them replaced at the top by Morton. The next game against a strong Morton side was lost, as was the title, meaning that only a win in the final game away against Stirling Albion would secure promotion. This was done, not without a few nervous moments, and Division 1 football for next season was the prize.

In the national cup competitions, however, for the third year in a row, success was extinguished at the first attempt. In the Scottish Cup Stirling Albion would advance in Dumbarton's place in the first round, after a drawn match.

In the League Cup, Premier Division Hearts defeated Dumbarton easily in the second round.

And it was a fifth straight first round defeat in the B&Q Cup - this time to St Johnstone.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, the story was no better, with two qualifying defeats to Falkirk and Stirling Albion.

Finally there was success in the Stirling Sixes tournament played in September at Forthbank Stadium, Stirling. After sectional wins over Falkirk (4-0) and Alloa Athletic (1-0) and a draw against Clydebank (1-1), Dumbarton defeated Stenhousemuir 2-0 in the final.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Second Division
13 August 1994 Second DivisionQueen of the South4–1DumbartonPalmerston Park
Bryce 39' (pen)
McGuire
McLaren 		Mooney Attendance: 1,389
Referee: T Brown
20 August 1994 Second DivisionStirling Albion1–1DumbartonForthbank Stadium
McLeod  58' Mooney  78' (pen) Attendance: 715
Referee: J McCluskey
27 August 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1MortonBoghead Park
Mooney  70'
Ward  88'		 Lilley  7' Attendance: 1,168
Referee: J Smith
3 September 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton0–1Meadowbank ThistleBoghead Park
Wilson  35' Attendance: 644
Referee: J Young
10 September 1994 Second DivisionBerwick Rangers1–0DumbartonShielfield Park
Banks  52' Attendance: 533
Referee: G Forrest
24 September 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1ClydeBoghead Park
Boyd  15', 90' McGill  3' Attendance: 776
1 October 1994 Second DivisionBrechin City1–2DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Brand Martin
McGarvey  78'		 Attendance: 427
8 October 1994 Second DivisionEast Fife2–3DumbartonBayview Stadium
Scott
Beaton 		Mooney  44' (pen)
Gibson 		Attendance: 795
15 October 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton1–2StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Mooney  77' (pen) Steel
Fisher 		Attendance: 601
22 October 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton0–0Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Attendance: 725
29 October 1994 Second DivisionMorton1–0DumbartonCappielow Park
Alexander Attendance: 1,429
5 November 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton1–0Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
McKinnon  18' Attendance: 778
12 November 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton3–2Berwick RangersBoghead Park
Mooney  75'
King  81'
McGarvey  90'		 Irvine
Hawke 		Attendance: 733
19 November 1994 Second DivisionMeadowbank Thistle0–0DumbartonMeadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 210
26 November 1994 Second DivisionClyde3–1DumbartonBroadwood Stadium
McAulay
McCluskey 		Mooney Attendance: 1,102
3 December 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton6–0Brechin CityBoghead Park
McGarvey
McKinnon
Mooney
King
Campbell 		Attendance: 554
26 December 1994 Second DivisionDumbarton4–0East FifeBoghead Park
Mooney
Ward
McGarvey
Meechan 		Attendance: 862
31 December 1994 Second DivisionStenhousemuir1–0DumbartonOchilview Park
Steel Attendance: 638
14 January 1995 Second DivisionQueen of the South0–0DumbartonPalmerston Park
Attendance: 1,066
21 January 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Mooney
Ward 		Tait  63'
Drinkell  77'		 Attendance: 700
24 January 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton2–1MortonBoghead Park
Ward
Gibson 		Rajamaki Attendance: 1,307
4 February 1995 Second DivisionBerwick Rangers1–2DumbartonShielfield Park
Neill  25' Gibson  60'
Meechan  90'		 Attendance: 508
11 February 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton4–0Meadowbank ThistleBoghead Park
Mooney  8'
Ward  16'
Gibson  33'
McGarvey  57'		 Attendance: 749
18 February 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2ClydeBoghead Park
Martin  17'
Mooney 		Angus  24' (pen)
Parks 		Attendance: 1,183
25 February 1995 Second DivisionBrechin City0–0DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 480
4 March 1995 Second DivisionEast Fife0–2DumbartonBayview Stadium
Ward  45', 89' Attendance: 662
14 March 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton5–1StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Mooney
Ward
McKinnon 		Donaldson Attendance: 1,132
21 March 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton1–0Berwick RangersBoghead Park
Ward Attendance: 1,012
25 March 1995 Second DivisionMeadowbank Thistle1–0DumbartonMeadowbank Stadium
Young  22' Attendance: 389
1 April 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton4–1Brechin CityBoghead Park
Mooney  8', 23'
Meechan  44'
Fabiani  48'		 McKellar  82' Attendance: 1,103
8 April 1995 Second DivisionClyde1–0DumbartonBroadwood Stadium
McCluskey  42' Attendance: 1,189
Referee: G Evans
15 April 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton2–0East FifeBoghead Park
Mooney  3' (pen)
McKinnon  90'		 Attendance: 1,253
Referee: A Roy
22 April 1995 Second DivisionStenhousemuir0–0DumbartonOchilview Park
Attendance: 989
Referee: Mr Taylor
29 April 1995 Second DivisionDumbarton2–2Queen of the SouthBoghead Park
Meechan  26'
Mooney 		Marsland  (OG)
McKeown 		Attendance: 1,369
6 May 1995 Second DivisionMorton2–0DumbartonCappielow Park
Lilley  64' (pen)
Rajamaki  88'		 Attendance: 6,242
Referee: M Clark
13 May 1995 Second DivisionStirling Albion0–2DumbartonForthbank Stadium
Ward  54'
Gibson 		Attendance: 3,003
Referee: W Crombie

Coca-Cola League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish League Cup
16 August 1994 League Cup Round 2Dumbarton0–4Heart of MidlothianBoghead Park
Millar  20'
Robertson  30'
Johnston  46', 69'		 Attendance: 1,412
Referee: E Martindale

B&Q Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Challenge Cup
17 September 1994 Challenge Cup Round 1Dumbarton2–4St JohnstoneBoghead Park
Campbell  90' Ramsay  24'
O'Boyle  44'
Davenport 		Attendance: 961

Tennant's Scottish Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Cup
17 December 1994 Cup Round 1Dumbarton3–3Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Ward
McKinnon 		Watters
Mitchell
Tait 		Attendance: 794
Man of the Match: H Ward
19 December 1994 Cup Round 1Stirling Albion3–0DumbartonForthbank Stadium
Taggart
McInnes 		Attendance: 727

Stirlingshire Cup
1 August 1994 Group stageFalkirk2–1DumbartonBrockville Park
Henderson
Shaw 		Gibson Referee: D Somers
8 August 1994 Group stageDumbarton2–4Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Gibson
Ward  90'		 McLeod  24', 44', 72'
McInnes  39'

Pre-season/Other Matches
31 July 1994 FriendlyQueen's Park4–1DumbartonLesser Hampden
McCormick  39'
Graham  78'
Rodden 		Martin Referee: I Hutchison
6 August 1994 FriendlyVale of Leven1–0DumbartonMillburn Park
Morrison  4' (pen)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Greenock Morton 36 18 10 8 55 33 +22 64 Promotion to the 1995–96 First Division
2 Dumbarton 36 17 9 10 57 35 +22 60
3 Stirling Albion 36 17 7 12 54 43 +11 58
4 Stenhousemuir 36 14 14 8 46 39 +7 56
5 Berwick Rangers 36 15 10 11 52 46 +6 55
Source:

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK John Burridge 303+000+000+000+00
GK Peter Dennison 100+000+000+000+10
GK Ian MacFarlane 37033+001+001+002+00
DF John Boyd 13210+121+001+000+00
DF Roland Fabiani 31127+110+001+002+00
DF Alan Foster 605+000+000+001+00
DF Stevie Gow 33030+100+000+002+00
DF Jim Hamilton 909+000+000+000+00
DF Martin Melvin 20016+001+001+002+00
MF Gerry Farrell 201+000+000+100+00
MF Toby King 28225+120+000+002+00
MF Jim Marsland 32029+001+001+001+00
MF Paul Martin 29228+021+000+000+00
MF Bobby McConville 100+100+000+000+00
MF Martin McGarvey 34623+761+001+002+00
MF Murdo MacLeod 27024+001+001+001+00
MF Jim Meechan 31425+341+001+000+10
FW Calum Campbell 1834+1010+100+121+10
FW Stephen Dallas 100+100+000+000+00
FW Charlie Gibson 29621+561+001+000+10
FW Mike Hendry 401+300+000+000+00
FW Colin McKinnon 31525+440+000+002+01
FW Martin Mooney 401733+3171+001+002+00
FW Steve Mooney 200+200+000+000+00
FW Hugh Ward 371424+9121+001+002+02

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Transfers

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Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 9 wins and 4 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

Trivia
  • The League match against East Fife on 8 October marked Stevie Gow's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 22nd Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The Scottish Cup match against Stirling Albion on 19 December marked Martin Mooney's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 108th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The previous season had seen the SFA permit a specialist goalkeeper to be named on the substitutes bench, and it was Peter Dennison who was Dumbarton's first ever goalkeeper substitution during the B&Q Cup match on 17 September against St Johnstone. Dennison was also the club's youngest ever player at 16 years and 79 days.
  • The signing of John Burridge following an injury to Dumbarton's first choice keeper, Ian MacFarlane was to set a new record for the oldest player to make an appearance for the club - 42 years and 312 days.
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See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1996-97. The Scottish Football League. 1997.
  2. Scottish Football League Review 1995-96. The Scottish Football League. 1996.
  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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