1995–96 Dumbarton F.C. season
1995–1996 season | |
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Manager | Murdo MacLeod/Jim Fallon |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 1 | 10th |
Scottish Cup | Second Round |
Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
Scottish Challenge Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Martin Mooney (5) All: Martin Mooney (6) |
Highest home attendance | 2,733 |
Lowest home attendance | 654 |
Average home league attendance | 1,352 |
Season 1995–96 was the 112th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 90th time, the Scottish Cup for the 101st time, the Scottish League Cup for the 49th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the sixth time.
Overview
After the success of the previous season, no one could foresee the disaster that was to befall Dumbarton. The league season had begun brightly, with the club sitting atop Division 1 with 2 wins from 2. However manager Murdo MacLeod then departed for Premier Division Partick Thistle, and it all began to fall apart. A reluctant Jim Fallon stepped up from his assistant managerial post to take on the reins but it was clear from the start that he was ill-prepared for what was to be faced. Indeed, the only other win to be registered throughout the remainder of the league campaign was an impressive victory over champions elect Dundee United. From December, a string of 19 consecutive defeats in the league were suffered, Dumbarton's worst losing streak in their long history. Relegation back to Division 2 was a certainty long before the season had ended.
In the national cup competitions, it was now four seasons without a single win. In the Scottish Cup Airdrie defeated Dumbarton in the second round.
In the League Cup, Premier Division Kilmarnock were victors over Dumbarton, but only after extra time.
Finally, the long wait for a win in the Challenge Cup continued - a first round defeat to Brechin City was the sixth in a row.
Locally, there was something to cheer as the Stirlingshire Cup returned to Boghead, with a final win over East Stirlingshire.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
12 August 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Burns ![]() | Attendance: 1,191 Referee: J Smith |
26 August 1995 First Division | Morton | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Lilley ![]() | Mooney ![]() Charnley ![]() | Attendance: 2,612 Referee: G Allison |
2 September 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–4 | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
McNamara ![]() Shaw ![]() Gow ![]() Petrie ![]() | Attendance: 1,952 Referee: A Waddell |
9 September 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Martin ![]() | Boyle ![]() McIntyre,T ![]() | Attendance: 1,320 Referee: J McGillvray |
16 September 1995 First Division | St Johnstone | 4–1 | Dumbarton | McDiarmid Park |
O'Boyle ![]() Twaddle ![]() Farquhar ![]() Martin ![]() | McKinnon ![]() | Attendance: 2,273 Referee: J Herald |
23 September 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–5 | Dundee | Boghead Park |
McGarvey ![]() | Shaw ![]() Martin ![]() Bain ![]() Hamilton ![]() | Attendance: 1,207 Referee: R Tait |
30 September 1995 First Division | Clydebank | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
Grady ![]() Sutherland ![]() | Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 913 |
7 October 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Mooney ![]() | Attendance: 2,013 Referee: W Young |
14 October 1995 First Division | St Mirren | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Dick ![]() Archdeacon ![]() Yardley ![]() | Mooney ![]() McGarvey ![]() | Attendance: 2,377 Referee: T Brown |
21 October 1995 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–1 | Dumbarton | East End Park |
Petrie ![]() Shaw ![]() ![]() | Gibson ![]() | Attendance: 3,842 Referee: S Dougal |
28 October 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Morton | Boghead Park |
Hawke ![]() | Attendance: 2,378 Referee: J Fleming |
4 November 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Mooney ![]() | Twaddle ![]() O'Boyle ![]() | Attendance: 1,050 |
11 November 1995 First Division | Airdrie | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
Davies ![]() Black ![]() | Boyle ![]() | Attendance: 1,205 Referee: G Clyde |
18 November 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Mooney ![]() | Grady ![]() Eadie ![]() | Attendance: 1,043 |
2 December 1995 First Division | Dundee United | 8–0 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
Brewster ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Johnston ![]() McSwegan ![]() Coyle ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,285 |
5 December 1995 First Division | Dundee | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
Tosh ![]() | Dallas ![]() | Attendance: 2,804 |
9 December 1995 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 1,461 |
16 December 1995 First Division | Hamilton | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Hartley ![]() Clark ![]() McStay ![]() | Attendance: 762 Referee: M Pocock |
6 January 1996 First Division | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Dumbarton | McDiarmid Park |
O'Boyle ![]() Burns ![]() | Attendance: 2,448 Referee: I Taylor |
13 January 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Granger ![]() | Duffield ![]() McIntyre,J ![]() | Attendance: 1,045 Referee: J McGillvray |
20 January 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Dundee United | Boghead Park |
Ward ![]() | Brewster ![]() Shannon ![]() McSwegan ![]() | Attendance: 1,354 Referee: J Underhill |
23 January 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Dundee | Boghead Park |
Ward ![]() | Hamilton ![]() | Attendance: 761 Referee: L Thow |
5 February 1996 First Division | St Mirren | 5–0 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Lavety ![]() Fenwick ![]() Watson ![]() Iwelumo ![]() | Attendance: 1,838 Referee: L Mottram |
13 February 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Granger ![]() | Hartley ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 654 |
17 February 1996 First Division | Clydebank | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
Eadie ![]() | Attendance: 612 Referee: G Clyde |
24 February 1965 First Division | Morton | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Lilley ![]() Mahood ![]() | Attendance: 2,833 Referee: R Tait |
6 March 1996 First Division | Dundee | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
Hamilton ![]() Tosh ![]() | Attendance: 1,712 |
9 March 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
Shaw ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() | Attendance: 1,477 Referee: J Herald |
16 March 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Flannigan ![]() | Attendance: 654 Referee: S Dougal |
23 March 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | St Johnstone | Boghead Park |
Jenkinson ![]() O'Boyle ![]() Grant ![]() | Attendance: 903 |
30 March 1996 First Division | Airdrie | 5–1 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
Smith ![]() McIntyre,T ![]() Connolly ![]() Hetherston ![]() | Foster ![]() | Attendance: 1,062 |
6 April 1996 First Division | Dundee United | 6–1 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
McSwegan ![]() Perry ![]() Brewster ![]() | Sharp ![]() | Attendance: 7,142 Referee: W Crombie |
13 April 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Archdeacon ![]() | Attendance: 1,139 Referee: A Roy |
20 April 1996 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–1 | Dumbarton | East End Park |
French ![]() Moore ![]() Smith ![]() Shaw ![]() | Dallas ![]() | Attendance: 5,971 |
27 April 1996 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Morton | Boghead Park |
Anderson ![]() | Attendance: 2,733 Referee: L Thow |
4 May 1996 First Division | Hamilton | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Hartley ![]() Geraghty ![]() | Granger ![]() | Attendance: 657 |
Coca-Cola League Cup
19 August 1995 League Cup round 2 | Kilmarnock | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Roberts ![]() | Attendance: 5,011 Referee: W Crombie |
Scottish League Challenge Cup
22 August 1995 Challenge Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Mearns ![]() | Attendance: 524 |
Tennant's Scottish Cup
30 January 1996 Cup round 3 | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Mooney ![]() | Duffield ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() | Attendance: 1,076 |
29 July 1995 First Round | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Meechan ![]() McGarvey ![]() |
15 April 1996 Semi Final | Dumbarton | 3–3 (5-4 p) | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
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6 May 1996 Final | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Ward ![]() Meechan ![]() | Neill ![]() |
Pre-season/Other Matches
26 July 1995 Friendly | Rangers XI | 3–2 | Dumbarton | University Grounds, Anniesland |
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2 August 1995 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Bradford City | Boghead Park |
Ward ![]() | Wright ![]() Tolson ![]() |
5 August 1995 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Boghead Park |
Gow ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
6 August 1995 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–2 | Vale of Leven | Boghead Park |
Gow ![]() Grainger ![]() McCuiag ![]() | McGinlay ![]() |
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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6 | St Mirren | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 47 | |
7 | Clydebank | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 40 | |
8 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 38 | |
9 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
10 | Dumbarton (R) | 36 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 94 | −71 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | Peter Dennison | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Ian MacFarlane | 25 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Kenny Meechan | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Roland Fabiani | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Alan Foster | 12 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Stevie Gow | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Jim Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Martin Melvin | 34 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Hugh Burns | 14 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Chic Charnley | 20 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Joe Goldie | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Toby King | 31 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim Marsland | 20 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Paul Martin | 14 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Martin McGarvey | 27 | 2 | 14+10 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Sam McGivern | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim Meechan | 34 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Stephen Dallas | 23 | 2 | 8+14 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Charlie Gibson | 32 | 2 | 23+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Martin Glancy | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Alan Granger | 34 | 3 | 20+11 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Colin McKinnon | 35 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Martin Mooney | 39 | 6 | 31+5 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | Lee Sharp | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Hugh Ward | 15 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+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 4 wins and 3 draws from 22 games, finished 12th and last.
Trivia
- The League match against Clydebank on 30 September marked Martin Melvin's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 23rd Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
- The League match against Hamilton on 16 December marked Jim Meechan's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 24rd Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
- The League match against St Mirren on 9 December marked Martin McGarvey's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 109th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- The season ended with a two unwanted records being broken. In addition to the longest losing streak in the league - which extended to a 20-game drought once the Scottish Cup defeat is taken into account - the number of games without a win was also broken. From 14 October, there were 28 consecutive winless games in the league - and 29 consecutive competitive games during the season.
- The two home wins recorded in the league during the season matched the record fewest league home wins last seen during the 1896-97 season. In addition, the 15 home defeats in the league was a new record, easily beating the previous worst of 11 during the 1920-21 season.
- The 10 goals scored at Boghead in league matches beat the previous fewest home league goals (16) set in the 1918-19 season.
See also
References
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 1996-97. The Scottish Football League. 1997.
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 1996-97. The Scottish Football League. 1997.
- ^ 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 Dennison (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Joe Goldie (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Stephen Dallas (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Alan Granger (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive