1991–92 Dumbarton F.C. season

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.

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

Overview

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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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[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

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10 August 1991 Second Division Queen's Park 0–3 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Gibson   70'
Gimour   79'
Meechan   87'
Attendance: 657
Referee: H Dallas
17 August 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
McQuade   57' Tait   87' Attendance: 524
Referee: J Kelly
24 August 1991 Second Division Stranraer 2–1 Dumbarton Stair Park
Henderson   36'
Sloan   85'
Martin   17' Attendance: 630
Referee: J McCluskey
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
7 September 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Clyde Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: D McVicar
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
17 September 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Arbroath Boghead Park
Gilmour   8'
McQuade   38'
Farnan   22' Attendance: 777
21 September 1991 Second Division East Stirling 1–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
Diver   12' Meechan   57', 75' Attendance: 355
28 September 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 East Fife Boghead Park
Gilmour   46' Sludden   5'
Scott   48'
Attendance: 753
Referee: J Fulton
5 October 1991 Second Division Alloa Athletic 1–2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Hendry   5' Willock   21'
McQuade   80'
Attendance: 667
Referee: W Crombie
12 October 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Willock   26' Attendance: 607
Referee: M Clark
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
26 October 1991 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Lamont   42', 45' McQuade   20' Attendance: 309
Referee: L Thow
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
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
16 November 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stranraer Boghead Park
Gibson   57' Attendance: 631
Referee: H Dallas
23 November 1991 Second Division Clyde 0–1 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Gibson   50' Attendance: 834
Referee: b McGinlay
30 November 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 Brechin City Boghead Park
McQuade   31'
Gibson   76'
Gilmour   78' (pen)
Attendance: 670
Referee: C Ross
14 December 1991 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Attendance: 964
Referee: J Herald
26 December 1991 Second Division Albion Rovers 0–3 Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Melvin   5'
Willock   54', 70'
Attendance: 650
Referee: G Evans
28 December 1991 Second Division Arbroath 1–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
McNaughton   62' Attendance: 667
Referee: G Smith
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
14 January 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 East Stirling Boghead Park
Gilmour   (pen) Lytwyn   53' Attendance: 787
Referee: L Thow
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
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
4 February 1992 Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Cairney   78' Attendance: 426
Referee: D Miller
8 February 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Stranraer Boghead Park
Attendance: 621
Referee: W Innes
15 February 1992 Second Division Albion Rovers 1–1 Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
Moore   13' Willock   86' Attendance: 335
Referee: R Tait
25 February 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Brechin City Boghead Park
Gilmour   45' (pen) Ritchie   21', 34'
Miller  
Attendance: 390
Referee: L Mottram
29 February 1992 Second Division Queen's Park 0–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Attendance: 589
Referee: J Herald
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
17 March 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 East Stirling Boghead Park
Diver   65' Attendance: 584
Referee: D McVicar
21 March 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
McConville   88' Newbigging   70' (pen) Attendance: 656
Referee: W Crombie
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
4 April 1992 Second Division East Fife 0–2 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
McQuade   15'
Gibson   76'
Attendance: 1,166
Referee: A Waddell
11 April 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Clyde Boghead Park
Meechan   22'
Gilmour   85'
Archibald   78' Attendance: 1,001
Referee: A Huett
18 April 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
McQuade   13', 59' Wright   58' Attendance: 1,807
Referee: H Dallas
25 April 1992 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0–1 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Martin   35' Attendance: 1,022
Referee: E Martindale
2 May 1992 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Arbroath Boghead Park
Gilmour   25'} Holmes   54' Attendance: 2,104
Referee: J Innes

Skol Cup

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13 August 1991 League Cup round 1 Berwick Rangers 0–1 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Gibson   60' Attendance: 501
Referee: C Ross
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

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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

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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
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
25 January 1992 Cup round 2 Dumbarton 0–2 Huntly Boghead Park
McGinlay   52', 82' Attendance: 1,755
Referee: J Kelly
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

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31 July 1991 Friendly Dumbarton 1–1 Rangers XI Boghead Park
Gilmour   13' Morrow   51' Referee: D Black
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

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Pos Team 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

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Tom Carson 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Ian MacFarlane 39 0 33+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO John Boyd 42 1 34+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF   SCO Alan Foster 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Stevie Gow 40 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Martin Melvin 44 1 38+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF   SCO Jim Cowell 9 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Jim Dempsey 36 1 28+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF   SCO Jim Hughes 8 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF   SCO Jim Marsland 38 1 29+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Paul Martin 43 2 38+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF   SCO Bobby McConville 27 3 21+3 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Martin McGarvey 9 0 3+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Colin McNair 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Jim Meechan 40 9 33+3 9 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Stuart Millar 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Mark Nelson 8 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO David Edgar 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
FW   SCO Charlie Gibson 43 12 37+0 9 2+0 2 1+0 1 3+0 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Gilmour 42 20 36+1 19 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
FW   SCO Stuart MacIver 3 1 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Dougie McCracken 7 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO John McQuade 36 14 32+1 13 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
FW   SCO Andy Willock 33 7 12+18 7 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0

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Transfers

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Reserve Team

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  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.
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