1989–90 Dumbarton F.C. season
1989–1990 season | |
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Manager | Jim George |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 6th |
Scottish Cup | Second Round |
Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Charlie Gibson (20) All: Charlie Gibson/ Stuart MacIver (21) |
Highest home attendance | 1,881 |
Lowest home attendance | 300 |
Average home league attendance | 600 |
Season 1989–90 was the 106th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 84th time, the Scottish Cup for the 95th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 43rd time.
Overview
Dumbarton attempted to recover from the failures in the previous couple of seasons and splashed out on the signing of striker Charlie Gibson. There was an improvement in performances and by the beginning of December the club were 2nd in the league, but a combination of bad weather (which made the Boghead pitch unplayable for over 3 months) and bad discipline (resulting in suspensions of key players) meant that Dumbarton in the end had to settle for a 6th-place finish.
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell in the second round to fellow Second Division opponents Cowdenbeath.
In the League Cup, again it would be a second round exit, but there was no disgrace in the loss to Premier Division Celtic.
Locally, Dumbarton regained the Stirlingshire Cup with a final win over local rivals Clydebank.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
12 August 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
MacIver ![]() Cairney ![]() | Andrews ![]() | Attendance: 650 |
19 August 1989 Second Division | Brechin City | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Brash ![]() Sexton ![]() ![]() Pride ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: R Morrison |
26 August 1989 Second Division | East Stirling | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Grant ![]() | McQuade ![]() MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 200 Referee: I Mottram |
2 September 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–5 | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Spence ![]() | Porteous ![]() Thorpe ![]() | Attendance: 550 Referee: D Yeats |
9 September 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 5–2 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() Cairney ![]() MacIver ![]() Doyle ![]() | Duncan ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: B McGinlay |
16 September 1989 Second Division | East Fife | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
Lennox ![]() Brown ![]() | McQuade ![]() Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 624 Referee: J McGillvray |
23 September 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() Reid ![]() | Reid ![]() Conway ![]() | Attendance: 800 |
30 September 1989 Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–5 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
MacKenzie ![]() | Gibson ![]() ![]() ![]() MacIver ![]() Spence ![]() | Attendance: 250 |
7 October 1989 Second Division | Arbroath | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Brand ![]() ![]() | Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 611 Referee: J Duncan |
14 October 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() Spence ![]() | Caven ![]() | Attendance: 700 Referee: J Herald |
21 October 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 348 Referee: G Evans |
28 October 1989 Second Division | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Watters ![]() Tait ![]() | Attendance: 2,867 Referee: W Crombie |
4 November 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() McQuade,A ![]() | Paterson ![]() McGlashan ![]() | Attendance: 400 Referee: J McKinnon |
11 November 1989 Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Hughes ![]() | Quinn ![]() Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 487 Referee: G Smith |
18 November 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
MacIver ![]() | MacKenzie ![]() Spence ![]() | Attendance: 500 |
25 November 1989 Second Division | Stirling Albion | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
Reid ![]() Lloyd ![]() Lawrie ![]() Walker ![]() | Hughes ![]() | Attendance: 570 Referee: L Thow |
2 December 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 450 |
16 December 1989 Second Division | Queen's Park | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
O'Brien ![]() Rodden ![]() | Gibson ![]() MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 587 |
23 December 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Spence ![]() | Sexton ![]() | Attendance: 700 |
6 January 1990 Second Division | Montrose | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Powell ![]() McGlashan ![]() | Hughes ![]() MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 300 Referee: G Smith |
10 January 1990 Second Division | Queen of the South | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
Gordon ![]() | MacIver ![]() ![]() Andrews ![]() Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 923 |
13 January 1990 Second Division | Stranraer | 4–4 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Henderson ![]() ![]() McNiven ![]() Ewing ![]() | Hughes ![]() MacIver ![]() McQuade ![]() Spence ![]() | Attendance: 400 Referee: R Paterson |
27 January 1990 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Nelson ![]() McCormick ![]() Speirs ![]() Kemp ![]() | Milligan ![]() Hughes ![]() MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: J McKinnell |
10 February 1990 Second Division | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
Sloan ![]() | MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 822 Referee: R Morrison |
14 March 1990 Second Division | East Fife | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
Wilson ![]() Crolla ![]() | MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 609 |
17 March 1990 Second Division | Brechin City | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Lees ![]() Paterson ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 600 Referee: J Renton |
20 March 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Quinn ![]() Hughes ![]() | Attendance: 500 |
24 March 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Sludden ![]() Tait ![]() | Attendance: 1,881 Referee: D Brooks |
27 March 1990 Second Division | Montrose | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
McGlashan ![]() | Morrison ![]() McQuade ![]() | Attendance: 350 |
31 March 1990 Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Sloan ![]() Bickmore ![]() Tait ![]() | Gibson ![]() Boyd ![]() | Attendance: 436 Referee: J Duncan |
3 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() | Sludden ![]() Watters ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 |
7 April 1990 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
Nelson ![]() | Hughes ![]() Gibson ![]() MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 600 Referee: D Syme |
10 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
Morrison ![]() | Harkness ![]() | Attendance: 300 |
14 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() | Ross ![]() Buckley ![]() | Attendance: 400 |
17 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Gibson ![]() | Byrne ![]() | Attendance: 300 |
21 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
MacIver ![]() Morrison ![]() | Bell ![]() | Attendance: 500 |
24 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
Boyd ![]() MacIver ![]() | Attendance: 450 |
28 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
MacIver ![]() | Moore ![]() George ![]() | Attendance: 600 Referee: W Crombie |
5 May 1990 Second Division | Queen's Park | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Mackenzie ![]() | Attendance: 586 Referee: I Mottram |
Skol Cup
8 August 1989 League Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
MacIver ![]() ![]() Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 569 |
15 August 1989 League Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Burns ![]() McStay ![]() Dziekanowski ![]() | Attendance: 8,500 |
Tennant's Scottish Cup
9 December 1989 Cup round 1 | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Rodden ![]() | McQuade ![]() Quinn ![]() | Attendance: 784 Referee: L Thow |
30 December 1989 Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Ross ![]() | Attendance: 700 |
17 October 1989 First Round | Alloa Athletic | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Meechan ![]() Wharton ![]() Quinn ![]() |
1 May 1990 Semi Final | Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
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7 May 1990 Final | Clydebank | 2–4 | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
Davies ![]() Ferguson ![]() | McQuade,J ![]() McGinlay ![]() |
Pre-season matches
29 July 1989 Friendly | Kilbirnie Ladeside | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Kilbirnie |
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31 July 1989 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Celtic XI | Boghead Park |
Trialist ![]() Spence ![]() | Crainey ![]() |
6 August 1989 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
McGorm ![]() Meechan ![]() Jones ![]() ![]() | Gibson ![]() |
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | Stenhousemuir | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 45 |
5 | Berwick Rangers | 39 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 41 |
6 | Dumbarton | 39 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 40 |
7 | Cowdenbeath | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 39 |
8 | Stranraer | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | Hugh Stevenson | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Boyd Strachan | 30 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | John Boyd | 16 | 2 | 16+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Stevie Gow | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Peter Wharton | 28 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Pat Cairney | 23 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim Dempsey | 31 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Gary Dickie | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jamie Doyle | 21 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Bernie Grant | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim Hughes | 27 | 7 | 24+1 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim McGinlay | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Andy McQuade | 42 | 2 | 38+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim Meechan | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Steve Morrison | 17 | 4 | 17+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Colin Spence | 42 | 5 | 38+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Gregor Stevens | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Charlie Gibson | 40 | 21 | 36+0 | 20 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Stuart MacIver | 38 | 21 | 32+2 | 19 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Paul McGrogan | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | John McQuade | 19 | 4 | 8+8 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | Paul Quinn | 31 | 3 | 17+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | Billy Reid | 30 | 1 | 23+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | David Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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Transfers
[4]
Players in
| Players out
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Reserve team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 11 wins and 3 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.
In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Partick Thistle in the first round.
Trivia
- The £50,000 fee paid by Dumbarton to Stirling Albion for Charlie Gibson was a record in fees paid.
- The slight improvement in fortunes would not, however, be enough to save manager Jim George's position and with 3 games to go in the league, he was sacked, to make way for Billy Lamont's second stint at the job.
See also
References
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
- Peter Wharton (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Jim McGinlay (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Paul McGrogan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Billy Reid (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- David Wilson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive