2003–04 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 2003–04 was the 120th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 98th time, the Scottish Cup for the 109th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 57th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 13th time.

Dumbarton
2003-04 season
ManagerBrian Fairlie
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 23rd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Bell's Challenge CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Russell (10)
All: Iain Russell (10)
Highest home attendance1,861
Lowest home attendance552
Average home league attendance1,036

Overview

Notwithstanding the improvement in performances towards the end of the previous season, manager David Winnie set about a considerable change in playing staff. Unfortunately, despite an initial burst, it would take longer than expected for the new players to settle in, and by the end of October, only one league win had been recorded. However, from then until the end of the season, the league campaign saw a vast improvement in results and in the end a 3rd-place finish was achieved - missing promotion by just 2 points.

In the Scottish Cup, it would be a first round exit for the third season in a row, with a heavy defeat to Gretna.

In the League Cup, following a win over Ayr United in the first round, it would be Premier Division Aberdeen that would bring Dumbarton's interest in the competition to an end.

Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was back to old habits, with Ross County handing out a first round thumping.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost both of their opening group ties - however each tie was lost on a penalty shoot out.

Results & fixtures

[1]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Second Division
9 August 2003 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic1–2DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Smith  3' BBC Report Bradley  8'
Flannery  46'		 Attendance: 446
Referee: G Mitchell
16 August 2003 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–1ArbroathDumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery  57' Report Cargill  84' Attendance: 1,050
Referee: I Brines
23 August 2003 Scottish Second DivisionMorton2–2DumbartonCappielow
Williams  31' (pen)
Weatherston  83'		 BBC Report Flannery  57'
Boyle  58'		 Attendance: 3,402
Referee: C Conroy
30 August 2003 Scottish Second DivisionAirdrie United2–0DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
Dunn  6'
Glancy 		BBC Report Attendance: 1,468
Referee: C Allan
13 September 2003 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–1Berwick RangersDumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon  17' BBC Report Hutchison Attendance: 722
Referee: C Melville
20 September 2003 Scottish Second DivisionForfar Athletic3–1DumbartonStation Park, Forfar
Tosh  4'
Henderson  56'
Shields  83'		 BBC Report Collins  66' Attendance: 449
Referee: A Freeland
27 September 2003 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton0–1StenhousemuirDumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Harty  89' Attendance: 747
Referee: C Murray
4 October 2003 Scottish Second DivisionEast Fife1–0DumbartonBayview Stadium
Lynes  81' BBC Report Attendance: 518
Referee: T Brown
18 October 2003 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton0–3HamiltonDumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Corcoran  26'
Quitongo  46'
Thomson  69'		 Attendance: 890
Referee: C Boyle
25 October 2003 Scottish Second DivisionArbroath2–1DumbartonGayfield Park
Cargill  42'
McGlashan  69'		 BBC Report McEwan  57' Attendance: 506
Referee: J Rowbotham
1 November 2003 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–0Alloa AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan  (pen) BBC Report Attendance: 742
Referee: E Smith
8 November 2003 Scottish Second DivisionBerwick Rangers1–4DumbartonShielfield Park
McCutcheon  36' BBC Report Bonar  5'
English  18'
Dillon  21', 23'		 Attendance: 722
Referee: E Mack
16 November 2003 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton2–0Airdrie UnitedDumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon BBC Report Attendance: 1,361
Referee: M Sproule
6 December 2003 Scottish Second DivisionStenhousemuir1–1DumbartonOchilview
Brown  10' BBC Report Bradley  31' Attendance: 588
Referee: M Ritchie
13 December 2003 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton3–1East FifeDumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon  18'
Bonar  47'
Russell  78'		 BBC Report McDonald  67' Attendance: 653
Referee: C Boyle
3 January 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–0MortonDumbarton Football Stadium
Russell  5' BBC Report Attendance: 1,861
Referee: C Hardie
10 January 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton2–1Forfar AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon  43'
Rodgers 		BBC Report Tosh  17' (pen) Attendance: 803
Referee: J Downie
17 January 2004 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic3–0DumbartonRecreation Park, Alloa
Hamilton  7'
Daly  82'
Callaghan  90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 423
Referee: C Allan
24 January 2004 Scottish Second DivisionForfar Athletic1–0DumbartonStation Park, Forfar
Tosh  24' BBC Report Attendance: 540
Referee: S MacDonald
7 February 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton4–1Berwick RangersDumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan  (pen)
Herd  6'
Brittain
Russell 		BBC Report Cowan Attendance: 722
Referee: J Flemming
14 February 2004 Scottish Second DivisionAirdrie United1–1DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
Vareille  10' BBC Report Rodgers  88' Attendance: 1,379
Referee: K Toner
21 February 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton2–0HamiltonDumbarton Football Stadium
Bonar  45'
Russell  85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,046
Referee: C Conroy
6 March 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–0ArbroathDumbarton Football Stadium
Rodgers  22' BBC Report Attendance: 828
Referee: E Smith
9 March 2004 Scottish Second DivisionHamilton2–0DumbartonNew Douglas Park
McPhee
Gribben 		BBC Report Attendance: 949
Referee: J Gilmour
13 March 2004 Scottish Second DivisionMorton3–2DumbartonCappielow
Greacen
Miller
Williams 		BBC Report McEwan  (pen)
Bonar 		Attendance: 2,705
Referee: C Richmond
16 March 2004 Scottish Second DivisionEast Fife1–3DumbartonBayview Stadium
Fairbairn  31' BBC Report Russell  9'
Herd  85'
Boyle  81'		 Attendance: 439
Referee: M Tumilty
23 March 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton4–0StenhousemuirDumbarton Football Stadium
Russell  1', 13'
Boyle  17'
Bonar  75'		 BBC Report Attendance: 552
Referee: M Sproule
27 March 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–2Airdrie UnitedDumbarton Football Stadium
Herd  29' BBC Report Glancy  9'
McLaren  62'		 Attendance: 1,536
Referee: C Thomson
30 March 2004 Scottish Second DivisionBerwick Rangers1–2DumbartonShielfield Park
Bennett  67' (pen) BBC Report Russell  23'
Boyle  74'		 Attendance: 354
Referee: C Boyle
3 April 2004 Scottish Second DivisionStenhousemuir1–2DumbartonOchilview
Brown  87' BBC Report Ronald  2'
Dillon  71'		 Attendance: 412
Referee: K Toner
10 April 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–1Forfar AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
Herd BBC Report Maher  23' Attendance: 1,007
Referee: E Mack
17 April 2004 Scottish Second DivisionHamilton2–1DumbartonNew Douglas Park
Thomson  55'
Gemmell  89'		 BBC Report Collins  7' (pen) Attendance: 1,343
Referee: C Murray
24 April 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–0East FifeDumbarton Football Stadium
Russell BBC Report Attendance: 827
Referee: J Gilmour
1 May 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton3–0MortonDumbarton Football Stadium
Ronald
Herd  57'
Russell 85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,861
Referee: J Underhill
8 May 2004 Scottish Second DivisionArbroath0–3DumbartonGayfield Park
BBC Report Ronald  29'
Herd  33'		 Attendance: 531
Referee: S Duff
15 May 2004 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton3–1Alloa AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
Herd  68'
Skjelered Dillon		 BBC Report McGowan  44' Attendance: 1,439
Referee: I Fyfe

Bell's Challenge Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup
13 August 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2Ross County5–0DumbartonVictoria Park, Dingwall
Winters  29', 74'
Hamilton  70'		 BBC report Attendance: 861
Referee: I Fyfe

CIS League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
2 September 2003 Scottish League Cup Round 1Ayr United1–2DumbartonSomerset Park
Smyth BBC Report Flannery
Bonar  90'		 Attendance: 1,048
Referee: E Mack
23 September 2003 Scottish League Cup Round 2Aberdeen3–1DumbartonPittodrie Stadium
Zdrilic  14', 45'
Hinds  46'		 BBC Report Obedile  81' Attendance: 3,944
Referee: W Young

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
22 November 2003 Scottish Cup Round 1Gretna4–0DumbartonRaydale Park
Stevens  6'
Skelton  74'
Holdsworth  80'
Gordan  86'		 BBC Report Attendance: 652
Referee: E Smith

Stirlingshire Cup
19 July 2003 Group stageFalkirk0–0
(lost p)		DumbartonFalkirk Stadium
Attendance: 748
29 July 2003 Group stageDumbarton1–1
(lost p)		Stirling AlbionDumbarton Football Stadium
Herd

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies
23 July 2003 FriendlyStranraer3–2DumbartonStair Park
26 July 2003 FriendlyDumbarton1–0Queen of the SouthDumbarton Football Stadium
27 July 2003 FriendlySauchie3–2DumbartonSauchie
2 August 2003 FriendlyDumbarton0–0Dundee UnitedDumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 389
8 September 2003 FriendlyDumbarton2–4Partick ThistleDumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 250
9 October 2003 FriendlyStranraer0–2DumbartonStair Park
Flannery
Donald
15 October 2003 FriendlyDumbarton5–1Vale of LevenDumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery
Russell
English
Christie
27 December 2003 FriendlyQueen's Park0–3DumbartonHampden Park
Rodgers
Mallan
8 January 2004 FriendlyStirling Albion1–2DumbartonForthbank Stadium
Mallan

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrie United 36 20 10 6 64 36 +28 70 Promoted to First Division 2004–05
2 Hamilton Academical 36 18 8 10 70 47 +23 62
3 Dumbarton 36 18 6 12 56 41 +15 60
4 Greenock Morton 36 16 11 9 66 58 +8 59
5 Berwick Rangers 36 14 6 16 61 67 −6 48
Source:

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Stephen Grindlay 38034+002+001+001+00
GK Kris Robertson 202+000+000+000+00
GK John Wight 200+100+000+000+10
DF Craig Brittain 36132+012+001+001+00
DF Neil Collins 34229+122+001+001+00
DF Ian Dobbins 20012+502+000+000+10
DF Neil Duffy 1108+101+001+000+00
DF Craig McEwan 25419+441+000+001+00
DF James McKinstry 40036+002+001+001+00
DF James Okoli 202+000+000+000+00
DF Steve Renicks 1807+1100+000+000+00
MF Steven Bonar 39635+051+111+001+00
MF Chris Boyle 32417+1142+000+101+00
MF Mark Bradley 28218+622+001+001+00
MF John Dillon 39831+580+101+001+00
MF Barry Donald 28024+201+100+000+00
MF Steve Laidler 600+600+000+000+00
MF Emeka Obidile 1318+202+010+001+00
MF Danny Smith 704+101+001+000+00
FW Isaac English 1118+110+000+101+00
FW Paddy Flannery 1348+231+111+000+00
FW Gordon Herd 21811+980+000+100+00
FW Stevie Mallan 503+200+000+000+00
FW Andy Rodgers 1147+440+000+000+00
FW Paul Ronald 14313+130+000+000+00
FW Iain Russell 361026+7100+101+000+10
FW Bjorn Skjelbred 812+610+000+000+00

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Transfers

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Trivia
  • The League match against Forfar Athletic on 20 September marked Craig Brittain's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 28th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
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See also

References
  1. Scottish Football Review 2004/05. Burford: CRE8. 2004. ISBN 0-9548556-0-4.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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