1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1982–83 was the 99th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 77th time, the Scottish Cup for the 88th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 36th time.

Dumbarton
1982–1983 season
ManagerBilly Lamont
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 17th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Raymond Blair (10)
All: John Donnelly (13)
Highest home attendance4,000
Lowest home attendance400
Average home league attendance960

Overview

For the eighth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after last season's disappointment, it was hoped that this season might bring the long hoped for promotion. Indeed with only one defeat in the first eight games, confidence was high. However, results became mixed thereafter, and it was to be a mid-table 7th place finish with 36 points, 22 behind champions St Johnstone.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle to fellow Division 1 opponents, Airdrie.

The League Cup was always going to be a challenge, with three Premier Division teams in the qualifying section - and this is how it was to prove, with all six matches ending in defeat - though it should be said that in none of the games were Dumbarton humiliated.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton reached the final for the third year in a row, and regained the trophy with a win over Stenhousemuir.

Results & fixtures

[1]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

4 September 1982 First Division Airdrie 1–2 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Coyle  (OG) Stevenson  32'
Blair
Attendance: 1,200
11 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 5–1 Falkirk Boghead Park
Craig  1', 9', 45'
Donnelly
Stevenson
Ward Attendance: 550
Referee: E Pringle
15 September 1982 First Division Clydebank 5–1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Coyne
Ronald
Williamson
Given
Dunlop Attendance: 656
18 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Donnelly  (pen) Jenkins Attendance: 450
Referee: L Thow
25 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 4–1 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Dunlop  10'
Stevenson  13'
Blair  46'
Brogan Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Syme
29 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–0 Ayr United Boghead Park
Donnelly  70' Attendance: 600
2 October 1982 First Division Clyde 0–4 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Donnelly  6', 41'
Blair
Attendance: 607
Referee: A Ferguson
6 October 1982 First Division Hearts 1–1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
O'Connor  66' Donnelly  73' Attendance: 4,300
Referee: H Young
9 October 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–5 Hamilton Boghead Park
Donnelly  14'
McNaught
Craig
Fairlie
Murphy
Brown Attendance: 800
Referee: H Alexander
16 October 1982 First Division Raith Rovers 3–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Russell  15'
Spence
Harris
Attendance: 500
Referee: I Cathcart
23 October 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Stevenson Watson  (pen) Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M Delaney
30 October 1982 First Division Alloa Athletic 2–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Purdie  16'
Holt
Attendance: 557
Referee: C Sinclair
6 November 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Stevenson  31' Grant  35' Attendance: 600
Referee: A Williamson
13 November 1982 First Division Ayr United 0–1 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Stevenson Attendance: 938
Referee: E Pringle
20 November 1982 First Division Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 Dumbarton East End Park
Blair  16'
Stevenson  41'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: A Huett
27 November 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hearts Boghead Park
Blair O'Connor Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Renton
4 December 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–3 Clyde Boghead Park
Craig Masterton  27', 36'
Reilly
Attendance: 500
Referee: B McGinlay
11 December 1982 First Division St Johnstone 1–0 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Brogan  40' Attendance: 2,042
Referee: H Alexander
27 December 1982 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Mackin
Jobson
Dunlop Attendance: 1,789
1 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–4 Clydebank Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,000
3 January 1983 First Division Queen's Park 2–1 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Crawley Montgomerie Attendance: 740
8 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Stevenson  43'
Close
Russell  39' Attendance: 500
Referee: A Waddell
15 January 1983 First Division Hamilton 0–3 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Donnelly
Blair
Attendance: 724
Referee: M Delaney
22 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–2 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Craig  24' Houston
Campbell
Attendance: 450
Referee: C White
5 February 1983 First Division Partick Thistle 3–2 Dumbarton Firhill Park
McDonald  15'
Park
Craig
McGowan,P
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: H Young
12 February 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Coyle  36'
Blair
McNiven Attendance: 600
Referee: B McGinlay
19 February 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–0 Airdrie Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,020
26 February 1983 First Division Clydebank 3–1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
McLeish  2'
McGowan,M  14' Attendance: 656
Referee: A McLeish
5 March 1983 First Division Clyde 1–0 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Dempsey Attendance: 450
Referee: J Renton
12 March 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Close Cathie  38'
Forrest
Hamill
Attendance: 500
19 March 1983 First Division Alloa Athletic 0–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 647
Referee: A McGunnigle
26 March 1983 First Division Airdrie 1–1 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Flood  38' Rodger  14' (OG) Attendance: 450
Referee: E Brolis
2 April 1983 First Division Ayr United 1–2 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Ward Stevenson  22'
McGowan,P
Attendance: 900
Referee: B Robertson
9 April 1983 First Division Raith Rovers 0–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: D Ramsay
16 April 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hamilton Boghead Park
Montgomerie  22' Hamill Attendance: 400
Referee: I Cathcart
23 April 1983 First Division St Johnstone 1–0 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Gibson Attendance: 2,317
Referee: W Knowles
30 April 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
McCaig  40'
McGowan,P
Johnston Attendance: 1,200
Referee: W McLeish
7 May 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–4 Hearts Boghead Park
Robertson  13', 19'
O'Connor
Mackay
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Ferguson
14 May 1983 First Division Falkirk 1–2 Dumbarton Brockville Park
McCulley Craig  29'
McGrogan
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: L Thow

Scottish League Cup

14 August 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 1–3 Morton Boghead Park
Rankin Ritchie  71'
Hutcheson
McNeill
Attendance: 850
Referee: W McLeish
18 August 1982 Section 2 Dundee 3–2 Dumbarton Dens Park
Ferguson
Mackie
Donnelly  (pen) (pen) Attendance: 3,174
21 August 1982 Section 2 Aberdeen 3–0 Dumbarton Pittodrie Park
McGhee  5'
Strachan  13', 71'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: D Downie
25 August 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 2–3 Dundee Boghead Park
Donnelly  (pen) (pen) Ferguson  (pen)
Fraser
Stephen
Attendance: 433
28 August 1982 Section 2 Morton 4–1 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Rooney
Docherty  24'
McNab
Stevenson Attendance: 1,250
Referee: C White
9 September 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 1–2 Aberdeen Boghead Park
Donnelly  (pen) Bell  76'
Hewitt  85'
Attendance: 3,000

Scottish Cup

29 January 1983 Scottish Cup Round 3 Dumbarton 0–1 Airdrie Boghead Park
Flood  10' Attendance: 957
Referee: L Thow

Stirlingshire Cup

4 August 1982 1st Round Clydebank 2–5 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Williamson
McCabe
Donnelly
Blair
Dunlop
Rankin
7 August 1982 Semi Final Alloa Athletic 3–0 Dumbarton Boghead Park
McGowan,P
McGrogan
Dunlop
Attendance: 200
8 August 1982 Final Stenhousemuir 1–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Blair
Donnelly

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Airdrieonians 39 16 7 16 62 46 +16 39
6 Alloa Athletic 39 14 11 14 52 52 0 39
7 Dumbarton 39 13 10 16 50 59 9 36
8 Falkirk 39 15 6 18 45 55 10 36
9 Raith Rovers 39 13 8 18 64 63 +1 34
Source: RSSSF

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Murray Bowman 20200000
GK Tom Carson 4403701060
DF Martin McGowan 31122+41004+10
DF Ray Montgomerie 282252101+10
MF Albert Burnett 37028+30104+10
MF Frank Close 22215+221040
MF Mark Clougherty 4003600040
MF Tommy Coyle 4513811060
MF Albert Craig 38723+97103+20
MF Jim Hughes 30300000
MF Dave McCaig 817+110000
MF Colin McKenzie 10100000
MF Donald McNeil 31027+101020
MF David Stevenson 431029+990+103+11
MF Tom Walker 30000030
FW Raymond Blair 361028+110105+10
FW John Bourke 807+100000
FW Ally Brown 24112+51105+10
FW John Donnelly 35132881065
FW Mick Dunlop 31318+63105+10
FW Alf Holton 10100000
FW Tom McAteer 10100000
FW Bob McCulley 30300000
FW Pat McGowan 37131+310+1020
FW Joe McGrogan 1717+71002+10
FW Mike Rankin 11000011

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Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[3]

Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West) - Second Series, winning 1 and drawing 5 of 12 games - finishing 13th of 13.

Trivia

  • The League match against Clyde on 2 October marked Tom Carson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 86th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 16 October marked Raymond Blair's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 16th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The final League match against Falkirk on 14 May marked Mark Clougherty's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 87th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

References

  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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