1991–92 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton 1991–1992 football season
Dumbarton
1991–1992 season
ManagerBilly Lamont
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 21st
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
B&Q CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Gilmour (19)
All: Jimmy Gilmour (20)
Highest home attendance2,104
Lowest home attendance390
Average home league attendance820

Season 1991–92 was the 108th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 86th time, the Scottish Cup for the 97th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 45th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the second time.

Overview

It was almost fated that Dumbarton would win the Second Division championship, 100 years after their last reign as Scottish League champions. However, the season was not without its ups and downs. Early cup exits seemed to strengthen the club's will, with the B&Q cup defeat to Montrose at the beginning of October being followed by a run of 12 matches which produced 9 victories and just one loss – giving Dumbarton a four-point lead at the top of the table at Christmas. For some reason the wins dried up, with only one victory being taken from the next 10 games. However, this time Dumbarton were not to be denied, and a final unbeaten run of 7 games was enough to secure the title and Division 1 football for the following season.

In the Scottish Cup, after early wins over East Stirling and Alloa, Dumbarton fell to defeat to Highland League opponents Huntly in the third round.

In the League Cup, it would be the second round where Airdrie would defeat Dumbarton, but only after extra time. A great effort, bearing in mind that Dumbarton played with just 8 players from early in the second half.

Finally, due to the success of the previous season's centenary cup, the competition was continued to be known as the B&Q Cup. Dumbarton however once again tasted first round defeat, this time at the hands of Montrose.

Locally, Dumbarton's defence of the Stirlingshire Cup was short-lived, with a first round loss to Premier Division Falkirk.

Results & fixtures

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Scottish Second Division

Queen's Park v Dumbarton
10 August 1991 Second Division Queen's Park 0–3 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Gibson 70'
Gimour 79'
Meechan 87'
Attendance: 657
Referee: H Dallas
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
17 August 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
McQuade 57' Tait 87' Attendance: 524
Referee: J Kelly
Stranraer v Dumbarton
24 August 1991 Second Division Stranraer 2–1 Dumbarton Stair Park
Henderson 36'
Sloan 85'
Martin 17' Attendance: 630
Referee: J McCluskey
Dumbarton v Albion Rovers
31 August 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 4–3 Albion Rovers Boghead Park
Meechan 4'
Gilmour 17', 84' (pen)
MacIver 68'
Edgar 57', 80'
Stalker 12'
Attendance: 586
Referee: L Mottram
Dumbarton v Clyde
7 September 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Clyde Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: D McVicar
Brechin City v Dumbarton
14 September 1991 Second Division Brechin City 0–4 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
McConville 7'
Gibson 9'
Gilmour 38' (pen)
McQuade 80'
Attendance: 491
Referee: M Pocock
Dumbarton v Arbroath
17 September 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Arbroath Boghead Park
Gilmour 8'
McQuade 38'
Farnan 22' Attendance: 777
East Stirling v Dumbarton
21 September 1991 Second Division East Stirling 1–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
Diver 12' Meechan 57', 75' Attendance: 355
Dumbarton v East Fife
28 September 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 East Fife Boghead Park
Gilmour 46' Sludden 5'
Scott 48'
Attendance: 753
Referee: J Fulton
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
5 October 1991 Second Division Alloa Athletic 1–2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Hendry 5' Willock 21'
McQuade 80'
Attendance: 667
Referee: W Crombie
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
12 October 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Willock 26' Attendance: 607
Referee: M Clark
Queen of the South v Dumbarton
19 October 1991 Second Division Queen of the South 2–4 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Thomson 42'
Templeton 47'
Gilmour 26'
McQuade 24'
Meechan 51'
McConville 66'
Attendance: 893
Referee: J Kelly
Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton
26 October 1991 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Lamont 42', 45' McQuade 20' Attendance: 309
Referee: L Thow
Dumbarton v Queen's Park
2 November 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Gilmour 43', 61'
Gibson 65'
Rodden 4' Attendance: 557
Referee: D Millar
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
9 November 1991 Second Division Berwick Rangers 2–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Thorpe 4'
Bickmore 26'
Gilmour 7' (pen)
Meechan 17'
Attendance: 305
Referee: R Orr
Dumbarton v Stranraer
16 November 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stranraer Boghead Park
Gibson 57' Attendance: 631
Referee: H Dallas
Clyde v Dumbarton
23 November 1991 Second Division Clyde 0–1 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Gibson 50' Attendance: 834
Referee: b McGinlay
Dumbarton v Brechin City
30 November 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 Brechin City Boghead Park
McQuade 31'
Gibson 76'
Gilmour 78' (pen)
Attendance: 670
Referee: C Ross
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
14 December 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Attendance: 964
Referee: J Herald
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
26 December 1991 Second Division Albion Rovers 0–3 Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Melvin 5'
Willock 54', 70'
Attendance: 650
Referee: G Evans
Arbroath v Dumbarton
28 December 1991 Second Division Arbroath 1–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
McNaughton 62' Attendance: 667
Referee: G Smith
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
11 January 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Gilmour 57'
Willock 60'
Newbigging 19'
McCulloch 29'
Attendance: 914
Referee: J Renton
Dumbarton v East Stirling
14 January 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 East Stirling Boghead Park
Gilmour (pen) Lytwyn 53' Attendance: 787
Referee: L Thow
East Fife v Dumbarton
18 January 1992 Second Division East Fife 2–2 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Hope 16'
Brown 35'
Gibson 61'
Gilmour 73' (pen)
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: J Timmons
Dumbarton v Queen of the South
1 February 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Meechan 17'
Gilmour 42' (pen)
Hetherington 23' Attendance: 627
Referee: W Young
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
4 February 1992 Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Cairney 78' Attendance: 426
Referee: D Miller
Dumbarton v Stranraer
8 February 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Stranraer Boghead Park
Attendance: 621
Referee: W Innes
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
15 February 1992 Second Division Albion Rovers 1–1 Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Moore 13' Willock 86' Attendance: 335
Referee: R Tait
Dumbarton v Brechin City
25 February 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Brechin City Boghead Park
Gilmour 45' (pen) Ritchie 21', 34'
Miller
Attendance: 390
Referee: L Mottram
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
29 February 1992 Second Division Queen's Park 0–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Attendance: 589
Referee: J Herald
Queen of the South v Dumbarton
14 March 1992 Second Division Queen of the South 1–2 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Robertson 22' Gibson 61'
Willock 90'
Attendance: 583
Referee: J McGillvray
Dumbarton v East Stirling
17 March 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 East Stirling Boghead Park
Diver 65' Attendance: 584
Referee: D McVicar
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
21 March 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
McConville 88' Newbigging 70' (pen) Attendance: 656
Referee: W Crombie
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
28 March 1992 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–5 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Tait 74' Marsland 13'
McQuade 20', 36', 72'
Meechan 41'
Attendance: 174
Referee: G Smith
East Fife v Dumbarton
4 April 1992 Second Division East Fife 0–2 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
McQuade 15'
Gibson 76'
Attendance: 1,166
Referee: A Waddell
Dumbarton v Clyde
11 April 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Clyde Boghead Park
Meechan 22'
Gilmour 85'
Archibald 78' Attendance: 1,001
Referee: A Huett
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
18 April 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
McQuade 13', 59' Wright 58' Attendance: 1,807
Referee: H Dallas
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
25 April 1992 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0–1 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Martin 35' Attendance: 1,022
Referee: E Martindale
Dumbarton v Arbroath
2 May 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Arbroath Boghead Park
Gilmour 25'} Holmes 54' Attendance: 2,104
Referee: J Innes

Skol Cup

Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
13 August 1991 League Cup round 1 Berwick Rangers 0–1 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Gibson 60' Attendance: 501
Referee: C Ross
Dumbarton v Airdrie
20 August 1991 League Cup round 1 Dumbarton 1–2 (a.e.t.) Airdrie Boghead Park
Gibson 94' Crainie 112' (pen)
Coyle 120'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Morrison

B&Q Cup

Montrose v Dumbarton
1 October 1991 Challenge Cup round 1 Montrose 2–1 Dumbarton Links Park
Den Bieman 4'
Rougvie 82'
Gibson 80' Attendance: 456
Referee: J Renton

Tennant's Scottish Cup

East Stirling v Dumbarton
7 December 1991 Cup round 1 East Stirling 0–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
McQuade 16'
Boyd 28'
Attendance: 339
Referee: J Fulton
Man of the Match: J Boyd
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
4 January 1992 Cup round 2 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Gilmour 56' (pen)
Dempsey 78'
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: M Pocock
Man of the Match: J Gilmour
Dumbarton v Huntly
25 January 1992 Cup round 2 Dumbarton 0–2 Huntly Boghead Park
McGinlay 52', 82' Attendance: 1,755
Referee: J Kelly

Stirlingshire Cup

Dumbarton v Falkirk
7 August 1991 First Round Dumbarton 0–5 Falkirk Boghead Park
Cody 57'
Taylor 67'
Oliver 74'
Hamilton 88'
Mooney 89'
Referee: D Black

Pre-season/Other Matches

Dumbarton v Rangers XI
31 July 1991 Friendly Dumbarton 1–1 Rangers XI Boghead Park
Gilmour 13' Morrow 51' Referee: D Black
Dumbarton v Manchester United XI
4 August 1991 Testimonial Dumbarton 0–5 Manchester United XI Boghead Park
Robins 22', 54'
Hughes 26', 63'
McClair 89'
Referee: B McGinlay

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Dumbarton (C, P) 39 20 12 7 65 37 +28 52 Promotion to the First Division
2 Cowdenbeath (P) 39 22 7 10 74 52 +22 51
3 Alloa Athletic 39 20 10 9 58 38 +20 50
4 East Fife 39 19 11 9 72 57 +15 49
5 Clyde 39 18 7 14 61 43 +18 43
Source: "1991-1992 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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 Scotland SCO Tom Carson 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ian MacFarlane 39 0 33+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Boyd 42 1 34+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Alan Foster 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stevie Gow 40 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Martin Melvin 44 1 38+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Cowell 9 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Dempsey 36 1 28+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Jim Hughes 8 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Marsland 38 1 29+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Paul Martin 43 2 38+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby McConville 27 3 21+3 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Martin McGarvey 9 0 3+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin McNair 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Meechan 40 9 33+3 9 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stuart Millar 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Nelson 8 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Edgar 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Gibson 43 12 37+0 9 2+0 2 1+0 1 3+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Gilmour 42 20 36+1 19 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Stuart MacIver 3 1 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dougie McCracken 7 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John McQuade 36 14 32+1 13 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Andy Willock 33 7 12+18 7 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0

[2][3]

Transfers

[4]

Players in

Player From Date
Scotland Jimmy Gilmour Scotland Clyde 2 Jul 1991
Scotland Ian MacFarlane Scotland Hamilton 12 Jul 1991
Scotland Bobby McConville Scotland Stirling Albion 7 Sep 1991
Scotland Andy Willock Scotland Ayr United 1 Oct 1991
Scotland Jim Cowell Scotland East Fife 18 Dec 1991
Scotland Tom Carson Scotland Dundee (loan) 1 Mar 1992
Scotland Mark Nelson Scotland Stenhousemuir 17 Mar 1992

Players out

Player To Date
Scotland Steve Morrison Scotland Clyde 24 Jul 1991
Scotland Hugh Stevenson Scotland Clyde 24 Jul 1991
Scotland Stuart MacIver Scotland Clyde 26 sep 1991
Scotland Dougie McCracken Scotland East Fife 13 Dec 1991
Scotland Jim McGinlay Scotland Vale of Leven
Scotland Paul Quinn Scotland Annbank United
Scotland Boyd Strachan Scotland Vale of Leven
Scotland Jim Chapman
Scotland Willie McGuire
Scotland Steve Marshall

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 4 wins and 6 draws from 34 games, finished 18th of 18.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Morton in the first round.

Trivia

  • Between the league game against Berwick Rangers on 9 November and the league game against Arbroath on 28 December, Ian MacFarlane did not concede a single goal - a record of 666 minutes - beating Tom Carson's record set in season 1983-84.
  • The Scottish Cup match against Huntly on 25 January marked Stevie Gow's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 99th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Queen of the South on 1 February marked Charlie Gibson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 100th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Stenhousemuir on 4 February marked Jim Dempsey's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 101st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • Crippled by debts, Berwick Rangers had been evicted from their home at Shielfield Park, however Albion Rovers made their ground available for the away League match on 28 March.

See also

References

  1. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1992-93. The Scottish Football League. 1993.
  2. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1992-93. The Scottish Football League. 1993.
  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.

External links

  • David Edgar (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Scottish Football Historical Archive
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