2008–09 Dumbarton F.C. season
2008-09 season | |
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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 |
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.
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 ![]() | Stewart ![]() | Attendance: 580 Referee: S Nicholls |
9 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
McKay ![]() | Logan ![]() | Attendance: 462 Referee: C Boyle |
16 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Gribben ![]() | Lennon ![]() Tiernan ![]() | Attendance: 516 Referee: G Hilland |
23 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Keegan ![]() | Motion ![]() Shirra ![]() | Attendance: 660 Referee: B Colvin |
30 August 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Murray ![]() | McKenzie ![]() | Attendance: 592 |
13 September 2008 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
Walker,P ![]() | Clark ![]() McLeod ![]() Gordon ![]() | Attendance: 327 Referee: B Winter |
20 September 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Carcary ![]() Gordon ![]() | McQuade ![]() | Attendance: 801 Referee: S O'Reilly |
27 September 2008 Scottish Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Russell ![]() Gibson,G ![]() | Tulloch ![]() McLeod ![]() | Attendance: 431 Referee: F McDermott |
4 October 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Annan Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Watson ![]() Keegan ![]() Clark ![]() Hill ![]() | Inglis ![]() | Attendance: 539 Referee: S Finnie |
18 October 2008 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
Black ![]() | Clark ![]() McLeod ![]() | Attendance: 673 Referee: A Law |
1 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 5–2 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McLeod ![]() Clark ![]() Murray ![]() Cusack ![]() | Anderson Craig ![]() Ewart ![]() | Attendance: 673 Referee: C Brown |
8 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Brand ![]() | Murray ![]() | Attendance: 723 Referee: A Law |
15 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 5–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Graham ![]() Rodgers ![]() Donaldson ![]() Dunn ![]() | Carcary ![]() Moore ![]() | Attendance: 516 Referee: S McLean |
22 November 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Clark ![]() | Donnelly ![]() | Attendance: 646 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
13 December 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Chisholm ![]() McLeod ![]() Keegan ![]() | Attendance: 539 Referee: S Finnie |
20 December 2008 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Galabank |
Neilson ![]() | Clark ![]() | Attendance: 634 Referee: C Allan |
10 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Adamson ![]() McQuade ![]() | Attendance: 416 Referee: G Salmond |
17 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Chisholm ![]() | Attendance: 425 Referee: B Madden |
24 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Callaghan ![]() | McLeod ![]() Carcary ![]() | Attendance: 425 Referee: T Robertson |
31 January 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Montrose | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Carcary ![]() | Hunter ![]() | Attendance: 652 Referee: S Nicholls |
21 February 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Boyle ![]() | Dempster ![]() | Attendance: 692 Referee: E Norris |
28 February 2009 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Stevenson ![]() Cramb ![]() Rodgers ![]() | Clark ![]() | Attendance: 526 Referee: C Brown |
3 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McLaughlin ![]() Craig ![]() | Attendance: 462 |
7 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Boyle ![]() | Attendance: 692 Referee: J McKendrick |
10 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McLaughlin ![]() Carcary ![]() | Attendance: 471 Referee: N Watters |
14 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
McKenzie ![]() | Attendance: 343 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
17 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
Barr ![]() | Clark ![]() | Attendance: 535 Referee: G Hilland |
21 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Annan Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Neilson ![]() Jack ![]() | Attendance: 815 Referee: S McLean |
31 March 2009 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
Edwards ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Attendance: 271 Referee: G Hilland |
4 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Lennon ![]() Clark ![]() | Attendance: 588 Referee: G Salmond |
7 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Clark ![]() | Attendance: 513 Referee: N Watters |
11 April 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Forbes ![]() Boyle ![]() | 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 ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Carcary ![]() Brannan ![]() | Attendance: 539 Referee: S Finnie |
2 May 2009 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 6–0 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Carcary ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Murray ![]() | Attendance: 1,396 Referee: E Smith |
9 May 2009 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Galabank |
Watson ![]() | Clark ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Carcary ![]() | 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 ![]() Cardle ![]() Di Giacomo ![]() | Clark ![]() Carcary ![]() | 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 ![]() | Jack ![]() | Attendance: 464 |
26 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 1 | St Mirren | 7–0 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Robb ![]() Mehmet ![]() Dorman ![]() Dargo ![]() Mason ![]() | 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 ![]() | Carcary ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 |
15 December 2008 Scottish Cup round 3 | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Ross County | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Gordon ![]() | Brittain ![]() Hart ![]() | 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 ![]() |
15 July 2008 Friendly | Stenhousemuir | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
O'Byrne ![]() Chisholm ![]() |
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[a] | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[b] |
3 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 61 | |
4 | Stenhousemuir (O, P) | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 56 | |
5 | Montrose | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
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 |
[1]
Transfers
[2]
Players in
| Players out
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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
- ^ a b 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