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.
| 1989–1990 season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Overview
editDumbarton 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
edit[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
edit| 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 7' Sexton Hill Pride |
Attendance: 500 Referee: R Morrison |
| 26 August 1989 Second Division | East Stirling | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Grant 29' |
McQuade 24' (pen) MacIver 39' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: I Mottram |
| 2 September 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–5 | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
| Spence 37' |
Porteous 4', 22' Thorpe 25', 29', 42' |
Attendance: 550 Referee: D Yeats |
| 9 September 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 5–2 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 25' Cairney 26'MacIver 30', 33'Doyle |
Duncan 51' |
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 11' 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 39' |
Gibson 56' |
Attendance: 611 Referee: J Duncan |
| 14 October 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 65' Spence 81' |
Caven 47' |
Attendance: 700 Referee: J Herald |
| 21 October 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 89' |
Attendance: 348 Referee: G Evans |
| 28 October 1989 Second Division | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
| Watters 60', 65' Tait 89' |
Attendance: 2,867 Referee: W Crombie |
| 4 November 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 32', 75' McQuade,A 80' |
Paterson 4' McGlashan 6' |
Attendance: 400 Referee: J McKinnon |
| 11 November 1989 Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Hughes 1' |
Quinn 32' Gibson 58' |
Attendance: 487 Referee: G Smith |
| 18 November 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 70', 86' |
MacKenzie 23' Spence |
Attendance: 500 |
| 25 November 1989 Second Division | Stirling Albion | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
| Reid 53' Lloyd 66'Lawrie 70'Walker |
Hughes 45' |
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 24' Rodden 48' |
Gibson MacIver 70' |
Attendance: 587 |
| 23 December 1989 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| Spence 44' |
Sexton 80' |
Attendance: 700 |
| 6 January 1990 Second Division | Montrose | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Powell 58' McGlashan 71' |
Hughes 52' MacIver 78' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: G Smith |
| 10 January 1990 Second Division | Queen of the South | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| Gordon |
MacIver Andrews (OG)Gibson |
Attendance: 923 |
| 13 January 1990 Second Division | Stranraer | 4–4 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Henderson 49' McNiven 47'Ewing 86' |
Hughes 2' (pen) MacIver McQuade Spence |
Attendance: 400 Referee: R Paterson |
| 27 January 1990 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Nelson 15' McCormick 18'Speirs Kemp 65' |
Milligan 33' (OG) Hughes 41' (pen)MacIver 89' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: J McKinnell |
| 10 February 1990 Second Division | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| Sloan 61' |
MacIver 59' |
Attendance: 822 Referee: R Morrison |
| 14 March 1990 Second Division | East Fife | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
| Wilson 33', 76' Crolla 60' |
MacIver 88' |
Attendance: 609 |
| 17 March 1990 Second Division | Brechin City | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Lees 20' Paterson 22' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: J Renton |
| 20 March 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
| Quinn 25' Hughes 71', 79' |
Attendance: 500 |
| 24 March 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| Sludden 62' Tait 84' |
Attendance: 1,881 Referee: D Brooks |
| 27 March 1990 Second Division | Montrose | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| McGlashan 67' |
Morrison 55' McQuade 75' |
Attendance: 350 |
| 31 March 1990 Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Sloan 23' Bickmore 32'Tait 72' |
Gibson 41' Boyd 76' |
Attendance: 436 Referee: J Duncan |
| 3 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 5' |
Sludden 9' Watters 28', 56' |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 7 April 1990 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| Nelson 7' |
Hughes 41' Gibson 48'MacIver 87' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: D Syme |
| 10 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
| Morrison 62' (pen) |
Harkness 40' |
Attendance: 300 |
| 14 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 88' |
Ross 8', 65' Buckley 90' |
Attendance: 400 |
| 17 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 16', 17' |
Byrne 85' |
Attendance: 300 |
| 21 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 18' Morrison 25' (pen), 85' (pen) |
Bell 55' |
Attendance: 500 |
| 24 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Arbroath | Boghead Park |
| Boyd 6' MacIver 26' |
Attendance: 450 |
| 28 April 1990 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 87' |
Moore 29' George 85' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: W Crombie |
| 5 May 1990 Second Division | Queen's Park | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Mackenzie 75' |
Attendance: 586 Referee: I Mottram |
Skol Cup
edit| 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
edit| 9 December 1989 Cup round 1 | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Rodden 47' |
McQuade 29' Quinn 84' |
Attendance: 784 Referee: L Thow |
| 30 December 1989 Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
| Ross 45', 53' |
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 8' Ferguson 15' |
McQuade,J 36' McGinlay 43', 61', 73' |
Pre-season matches
edit| 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 29' Spence 37' |
Crainey |
| 6 August 1989 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
| McGorm Meechan Jones |
Gibson |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: "1989-1990 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Player statistics
editSquad
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO
|
Hugh Stevenson | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
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Boyd Strachan | 30 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
John Boyd | 16 | 2 | 16+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Stevie Gow | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ENG
|
Peter Wharton | 28 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Pat Cairney | 23 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Dempsey | 31 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Gary Dickie | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jamie Doyle | 21 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Bernie Grant | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Hughes | 27 | 7 | 24+1 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim McGinlay | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Andy McQuade | 42 | 2 | 38+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Meechan | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Steve Morrison | 17 | 4 | 17+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Colin Spence | 42 | 5 | 38+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Gregor Stevens | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Charlie Gibson | 40 | 21 | 36+0 | 20 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Stuart MacIver | 38 | 21 | 32+2 | 19 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Paul McGrogan | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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John McQuade | 19 | 4 | 8+8 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
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Paul Quinn | 31 | 3 | 17+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
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Billy Reid | 30 | 1 | 23+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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David Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers
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Players inedit
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Players outedit
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Reserve team
editDumbarton 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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