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.
| 2003-04 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Brian Fairlie |
| Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 2 | 3rd |
| Scottish Cup | First Round |
| Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
| Bell's Challenge Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Iain Russell (10) All: Iain Russell (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 1,861 |
| Lowest home attendance | 552 |
| Average home league attendance | 1,036 |
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
| 9 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Smith  3' |
BBC Report | Bradley 8' Flannery 46' |
Attendance: 446 Referee: G Mitchell |
| 16 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Flannery 57' |
Report | Cargill 84' |
Attendance: 1,050 Referee: I Brines |
| 23 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Morton | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
| Williams 31' (pen) Weatherston 83' |
BBC Report | Flannery 57' Boyle 58' |
Attendance: 3,402 Referee: C Conroy |
| 30 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Dunn 6' Glancy |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,468 Referee: C Allan |
| 13 September 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dillon 17' |
BBC Report | Hutchison |
Attendance: 722 Referee: C Melville |
| 20 September 2003 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Tosh 4' Henderson 56'Shields 83' |
BBC Report | Collins 66' |
Attendance: 449 Referee: A Freeland |
| 27 September 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Harty 89' |
Attendance: 747 Referee: C Murray |
| 4 October 2003 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| Lynes 81' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 518 Referee: T Brown |
| 18 October 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Corcoran 26' Quitongo 46'Thomson 69' |
Attendance: 890 Referee: C Boyle |
| 25 October 2003 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Cargill 42' McGlashan 69' |
BBC Report | McEwan 57' |
Attendance: 506 Referee: J Rowbotham |
| 1 November 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McEwan (pen) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 742 Referee: E Smith |
| 8 November 2003 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| McCutcheon 36' |
BBC Report | Bonar 5' English 18'Dillon 21', 23' |
Attendance: 722 Referee: E Mack |
| 16 November 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dillon |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,361 Referee: M Sproule |
| 6 December 2003 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Brown 10' |
BBC Report | Bradley 31' |
Attendance: 588 Referee: M Ritchie |
| 13 December 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dillon 18' Bonar 47'Russell 78' |
BBC Report | McDonald 67' |
Attendance: 653 Referee: C Boyle |
| 3 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell 5' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,861 Referee: C Hardie |
| 10 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dillon 43' Rodgers |
BBC Report | Tosh 17' (pen) |
Attendance: 803 Referee: J Downie |
| 17 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Hamilton 7' Daly 82'Callaghan 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 423 Referee: C Allan |
| 24 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Tosh 24' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 540 Referee: S MacDonald |
| 7 February 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McEwan (pen) Herd 6'Brittain Russell |
BBC Report | Cowan |
Attendance: 722 Referee: J Flemming |
| 14 February 2004 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Vareille 10' |
BBC Report | Rodgers 88' |
Attendance: 1,379 Referee: K Toner |
| 21 February 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Bonar 45' Russell 85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,046 Referee: C Conroy |
| 6 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Rodgers 22' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 828 Referee: E Smith |
| 9 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Hamilton | 2–0 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
| McPhee Gribben |
BBC Report | Attendance: 949 Referee: J Gilmour |
| 13 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Morton | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
| Greacen Miller Williams |
BBC Report | McEwan (pen) Bonar |
Attendance: 2,705 Referee: C Richmond |
| 16 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| Fairbairn 31' |
BBC Report | Russell 9' Herd 85'Boyle 81' |
Attendance: 439 Referee: M Tumilty |
| 23 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell 1', 13' Boyle 17'Bonar 75' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 552 Referee: M Sproule |
| 27 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Herd 29' |
BBC Report | Glancy 9' McLaren 62' |
Attendance: 1,536 Referee: C Thomson |
| 30 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Bennett 67' (pen) |
BBC Report | Russell 23' Boyle 74' |
Attendance: 354 Referee: C Boyle |
| 3 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Brown 87' |
BBC Report | Ronald 2' Dillon 71' |
Attendance: 412 Referee: K Toner |
| 10 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Herd |
BBC Report | Maher 23' |
Attendance: 1,007 Referee: E Mack |
| 17 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Hamilton | 2–1 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
| Thomson 55' Gemmell 89' |
BBC Report | Collins 7' (pen) |
Attendance: 1,343 Referee: C Murray |
| 24 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell |
BBC Report | Attendance: 827 Referee: J Gilmour |
| 1 May 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Ronald Herd 57'Russell 85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,861 Referee: J Underhill |
| 8 May 2004 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| BBC Report | Ronald 29' Herd 33' |
Attendance: 531 Referee: S Duff |
| 15 May 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Herd 68' Skjelered Dillon |
BBC Report | McGowan 44' |
Attendance: 1,439 Referee: I Fyfe |
Bell's Challenge Cup
| 13 August 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 | Ross County | 5–0 | Dumbarton | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Winters 29', 74' Hamilton 70' |
BBC report | Attendance: 861 Referee: I Fyfe |
CIS League Cup
| 2 September 2003 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Smyth |
BBC Report | Flannery Bonar 90' |
Attendance: 1,048 Referee: E Mack |
| 23 September 2003 Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Zdrilic 14', 45' Hinds 46' |
BBC Report | Obedile 81' |
Attendance: 3,944 Referee: W Young |
Scottish Cup
| 22 November 2003 Scottish Cup Round 1 | Gretna | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Raydale Park |
| Stevens 6' Skelton 74'Holdsworth 80'Gordan 86' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 652 Referee: E Smith |
Stirlingshire Cup
| 19 July 2003 Group stage | Falkirk | 0–0 (lost p) | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
| Attendance: 748 |
| 29 July 2003 Group stage | Dumbarton | 1–1 (lost p) | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Herd |
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Pre-season and mid-season friendlies
| 23 July 2003 Friendly | Stranraer | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
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| 26 July 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
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| 2 August 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Attendance: 389 |
| 8 September 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–4 | Partick Thistle | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
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Attendance: 250 |
| 9 October 2003 Friendly | Stranraer | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Flannery Donald |
| 15 October 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 5–1 | Vale of Leven | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Flannery Russell English Christie |
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| 27 December 2003 Friendly | Queen's Park | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Rodgers Mallan |
| 8 January 2004 Friendly | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
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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 | Total | Second Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Stephen Grindlay | 38 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Kris Robertson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
John Wight | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Craig Brittain | 36 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Neil Collins | 34 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ian Dobbins | 20 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Neil Duffy | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Craig McEwan | 25 | 4 | 19+4 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
James McKinstry | 40 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
James Okoli | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Steve Renicks | 18 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Steven Bonar | 39 | 6 | 35+0 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Chris Boyle | 32 | 4 | 17+11 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Mark Bradley | 28 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John Dillon | 39 | 8 | 31+5 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Barry Donald | 28 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Steve Laidler | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Emeka Obidile | 13 | 1 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Danny Smith | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Isaac English | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Paddy Flannery | 13 | 4 | 8+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Gordon Herd | 21 | 8 | 11+9 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Stevie Mallan | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Andy Rodgers | 11 | 4 | 7+4 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Paul Ronald | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Iain Russell | 36 | 10 | 26+7 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW |  |
Bjorn Skjelbred | 8 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers
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'.
See also
References
- Scottish Football Review 2004/05. Burford: CRE8. 2004. ISBN 0-9548556-0-4.
- Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
- Kris Robertson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- John Wight (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Steve Laidler (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Danny Smith (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Gordon Herd (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
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