2008–09 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 2008–09 was the 125th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 103rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 114th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 62nd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 18th time.
| 2008-09 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jim Chapman |
| Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 3 | 1st |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round |
| Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
| League Challenge Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ross Clark (14) All: Ross Clark (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 1396 |
| Lowest home attendance | 462 |
| Average home league attendance | 712 |
Overview
Jim Chapman's first full season in charge began with a large intake of new playing staff. A slow start however was to be replaced by an unbeaten run of 8 games which saw Dumbarton rise to 2nd place by the beginning of November. Mixed results in December through February meant that Dumbarton fell to 4th place, but still in with a playoff chance. However it was to be a final surge which saw 7 wins taken from the last 8 games which pushed Dumbarton to the Third Division title. Indeed that run brought about Dumbarton's record number of consecutive 'shut-outs' - 7 in all.
In the Scottish Cup, a second round victory over Highland League opponents Fraserburgh was followed by a close encounter with First Division Ross County, which was only decided by the odd goal in three and that after a draw.
In the League Cup, Dumbarton defeated Annan Athletic on penalties, but were to be overwhelmed by Premier Division St Mirren in the second round.
Finally, it was yet another League Challenge Cup first round exit, to Airdrie United.
Locally, the Stirlingshire Cup was not competed for.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Third Division
| 2 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Montrose | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Clark  83' (pen) |
Stewart 26' |
Attendance: 580 Referee: S Nicholls |
| 9 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
| McKay 24' |
Logan 75' |
Attendance: 462 Referee: C Boyle |
| 16 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Gribben 40' |
Lennon 55' Tiernan 61' |
Attendance: 516 Referee: G Hilland |
| 23 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Keegan 71' |
Motion 23' Shirra 90' |
Attendance: 660 Referee: B Colvin |
| 30 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Murray 25' |
McKenzie 69' |
Attendance: 592 |
| 13 September 2008 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
| Walker,P 61' (pen) |
Clark 8' McLeod 18'Gordon 60' (pen) |
Attendance: 327 Referee: B Winter |
| 20 September 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Carcary 36' Gordon 90' |
McQuade 90' |
Attendance: 801 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 27 September 2008 Scottish Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Russell 57' Gibson,G 79' |
Tulloch 7' (OG) McLeod 52' |
Attendance: 431 Referee: F McDermott |
| 4 October 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Annan Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Watson 6' (OG) Keegan 30'Clark 34' (pen)Hill 45' (OG) |
Inglis 59' |
Attendance: 539 Referee: S Finnie |
| 18 October 2008 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
| Black 90' |
Clark 32' McLeod 51' |
Attendance: 673 Referee: A Law |
| 1 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 5–2 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McLeod 9' Clark 19', 62'Murray 34'Cusack 75' |
Anderson Craig 32' Ewart 83' |
Attendance: 673 Referee: C Brown |
| 8 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Brand 61' |
Murray 62' |
Attendance: 723 Referee: A Law |
| 15 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 5–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Graham 22', 60' Rodgers 44' (pen)Donaldson 46'Dunn 64' |
Carcary 87' Moore 90' |
Attendance: 516 Referee: S McLean |
| 22 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Clark 42' |
Donnelly 37' |
Attendance: 646 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 13 December 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Chisholm 24' McLeod 67'Keegan 88' |
Attendance: 539 Referee: S Finnie |
| 20 December 2008 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Galabank |
| Neilson 42', 90' |
Clark 45' (pen) |
Attendance: 634 Referee: C Allan |
| 10 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| Adamson 18' McQuade 80' |
Attendance: 416 Referee: G Salmond |
| 17 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Chisholm 42' |
Attendance: 425 Referee: B Madden |
| 24 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Callaghan 28' |
McLeod 21' Carcary 43' |
Attendance: 425 Referee: T Robertson |
| 31 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Montrose | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Carcary 5' |
Hunter 54' |
Attendance: 652 Referee: S Nicholls |
| 21 February 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Boyle 33' |
Dempster 57' |
Attendance: 692 Referee: E Norris |
| 28 February 2009 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Stevenson 5' Cramb 67' (pen)Rodgers 87' |
Clark 39' |
Attendance: 526 Referee: C Brown |
| 3 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McLaughlin 22' Craig 32' |
Attendance: 462 |
| 7 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Boyle 68' |
Attendance: 692 Referee: J McKendrick |
| 10 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McLaughlin 35' Carcary 67' |
Attendance: 471 Referee: N Watters |
| 14 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| McKenzie 65' |
Attendance: 343 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 17 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
| Barr 71' |
Clark 90' |
Attendance: 535 Referee: G Hilland |
| 21 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Annan Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Neilson 20' Jack 39' |
Attendance: 815 Referee: S McLean |
| 31 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
| Edwards 39' (OG) McLaughlin 67' |
Attendance: 271 Referee: G Hilland |
| 4 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Lennon 44' Clark 76' |
Attendance: 588 Referee: G Salmond |
| 7 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Clark 55', 73' |
Attendance: 513 Referee: N Watters |
| 11 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Forbes 15' Boyle 64' |
Attendance: 702 Referee: B Colvin |
| 18 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| Attendance: 1,181 Referee: S Finnie |
| 25 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Smith 4' (OG) McLaughlin 25'Carcary 33'Brannan 80' |
Attendance: 539 Referee: S Finnie |
| 2 May 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 6–0 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Carcary 13', 34', 43', 66' McLaughlin 28'Murray 84' |
Attendance: 1,396 Referee: E Smith |
| 9 May 2009 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Galabank |
| Watson 66' |
Clark 23' McLaughlin 28'Carcary 88' |
Attendance: 1,343 Referee: G Salmond |
Alba Challenge Cup
| 26 July 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Airdrie United | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Noble 53' Cardle 58'Di Giacomo 75' |
Clark 25' Carcary 43' |
Attendance: 808 |
Co-operative Insurance League Cup
| 5 August 2009 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5-4 p) | Annan Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Logan 115' |
Jack 103' (pen) |
Attendance: 464 |
| 26 August 2009 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | St Mirren | 7–0 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
| Robb 18' Mehmet 33', 50', 52'Dorman 39'Dargo 75'Mason 77' |
Attendance: 1,747 |
Homecoming Scottish Cup
| 25 October 2008 Scottish Cup Round 2 | Fraserburgh | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Bellslea Park |
| Chisholm |
Attendance: 517 Referee: B Colvin |
| 29 November 2008 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Higgins 23', 57' |
Carcary 50', 83' |
Attendance: 1,200 |
| 15 December 2008 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Ross County | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Gordon 46' |
Brittain 24' (pen) Hart 37' |
Attendance: 557 |
Pre-season
| 10 July 2008 Friendly | Queen's Park | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
|
Geggan Keegan Gourlay |
| 12 July 2008 Friendly | Rangers XI | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
|
Keegan Gray |
| 18 July 2008 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
|
Attendance: 562 |
| 22 July 2008 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–2 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| O'Byrne Murray |
Brady Molloy |
Attendance: 683 |
| 23 July 2008 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Carcary |
Stevenson McCarthy Akins |
Attendance: 312 |
| 30 July 2008 Friendly | Rangers XI | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
|
Logan Tiernan |
| 14 August 2008 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
|
Weir McCuiag |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumbarton (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 67 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Cowdenbeath (P) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 63[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[lower-alpha 2] |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 61 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir (P, O) | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 56 | |
| 5 | Montrose | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 54 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
- Cowdenbeath were promoted due to Livingston's demotion from the First Division to the Third.
- The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 4th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 Second Division.
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Dave McEwan | 27 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Mark McGeown | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Michael White | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Pat Boyle | 20 | 3 | 20+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Craig Brittain | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Iain Chisholm | 32 | 3 | 15+12 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Mick Dunlop | 23 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ben Gordon | 42 | 4 | 36+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Gordon Lennon | 39 | 1 | 32+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Richie McKillen | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Michael O'Byrne | 19 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Gary Wilson | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Kieran Brannan | 7 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Mark Canning | 24 | 0 | 10+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Ross Clark | 37 | 15 | 30+1 | 14 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Ross Forbes | 18 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Andy Geggan | 30 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Alan Gourlay | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
David Gray | 9 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Raymond Logan | 9 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Kieran McAnespie | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Martin McNiff | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Ryan McStay | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Stevie Murray | 41 | 4 | 34+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Fergus Tiernan | 7 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Derek Carcary | 37 | 14 | 25+8 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Paul Craig | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Liam Cusack | 11 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Paul Keegan | 27 | 3 | 12+9 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Denis McLaughlin | 16 | 6 | 16+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Paul McLeod | 27 | 6 | 19+5 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Michael Moore | 8 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Nathan Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Steven Weir | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers
Trivia
- The League match against Annan Athletic on 9 May marked Andy Geggan's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 130th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
See also
References
- Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009/10. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7553-1948-0.
- Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
- Michael White (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Richie McKillen (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Michael O'Byrne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Gary Wilson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Kieran Brannan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Alan Gourlay (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- David Gray (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Paul Craig (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Liam Cusack (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Nathan Taylor (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
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