2007–08 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton 2007-08 football season
Dumbarton
2007-08 season
ManagerGerry McCabe/Jim Chapman
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 38th
Scottish CupFourth Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
League Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Fergus Tiernan (6)
All: Robert Campbell/ Brian McPhee/ Fergus Tiernan (6)
Highest home attendance907
Lowest home attendance282
Average home league attendance521

Season 2007–08 was the 124th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 102nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 113th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 61st time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 17th time.

Overview

Dumbarton's second successive season in the Third Division was not to be a successful one. A large intake of new players at the start was not the success that was hoped for and the mixed start which saw the club hold 5th place at the end of October was only to be followed by a slump in form. By the end of November Gerry McCabe had left the club to be replaced by Jim Chapman, but performances did little to improve the situation and in the end a disappointing 8th place was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, a cup-run of sorts was gained. Early round victories over Forfar Athletic and Berwick Rangers was followed by a fourth round exit to Premier League St Mirren.

In the League Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Cowdenbeath.

Finally, it would be another early League Challenge Cup exit, this time to East Stirling.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, a win and a defeat in the opening group ties was never going to be enough to progress to the final.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division

Dumbarton v Elgin City
4 August 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–0 Elgin City Dumbarton Football Stadium
Tiernan 71' Attendance: 640
Referee: C Charleston
East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
11 August 2007 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 3–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
McBride,K 19'
Brand 41', 60'		 Tiernan 12', 15' Attendance: 306
Arbroath v Dumbarton
18 August 2007 Scottish Third Division Arbroath 1–1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Scott,B 25' Hamilton 79' Attendance: 647
Referee: S McLean
Dumbarton v Albion Rovers
25 August 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 2–0 Albion Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Coyne 12', 62' (pen) Attendance: 644
Referee: T Robertson
Stranraer v Dumbarton
1 September 2007 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 2–0 Dumbarton Stair Park
Mullen 17'
Tade 84'		 Attendance: 343
Referee: S Nicholls
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
15 September 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–2 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Football Stadium
Campbell 3' Hampshire 4'
Desmond 89'		 Attendance: 907
Referee: G Salmond
Dumbarton v East Fife
22 September 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–1 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium
Tiernan 66' McManus 15' Attendance: 692
Referee: A Muir
Montrose v Dumbarton
29 September 2007 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0–1 Dumbarton Links Park
Campbell 53' Attendance: 545
Referee: S McLean
Elgin City v Dumbarton
20 October 2007 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 2–1 Dumbarton Borough Briggs
Smith 18'
Frizzel 33'		 O'Byrne 80' Attendance: 541
Referee: W Hornby
Dumbarton v Arbroath
3 November 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–1 Arbroath Dumbarton Football Stadium
McPhee 3' Bishop 27' Attendance: 637
Referee: G Salmond
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
10 November 2007 Scottish Third Division Albion Rovers 2–0 Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Hunter 45'
Walker,P 49'		 Attendance: 512
Referee: C Charleston
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
1 December 2007 Scottish Third Division Stenhousemuir 2–1 Dumbarton Ochilview
Thomson 23'
Dempster 77' (pen)		 McPhee 45' Attendance: 403
Referee: F McDermott
Dumbarton v Stranraer
8 December 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–2 Stranraer Dumbarton Football Stadium
Stewart 16'
Mitchell 87'		 Attendance: 478
Referee: T Robertson
East Fife v Dumbarton
15 December 2007 Scottish Third Division East Fife 2–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
McDonald 3'
McGowan 83'		 Attendance: 674
Referee: C Charleston
Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire
18 December 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 3–1 East Stirlingshire Dumbarton Football Stadium
McPhee 11'
Geggan 44'
Hamilton 90'		 Brand 61' Attendance: 640
Referee: C Charleston
Dumbarton v Montrose
22 December 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–3 Montrose Dumbarton Football Stadium
Campbell 90' Baird 11' (pen), 66'
Wood 13'		 Attendance: 510
Referee: S McLean
Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
29 December 2007 Scottish Third Division Forfar Athletic 3–1 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Fotheringham 2'
Smith 39'
Lunan 79'		 Gentile 40' Attendance: 422
Referee: S Nicholls
Stranraer v Dumbarton
19 January 2008 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 2–0 Dumbarton Stair Park
Tade 58'
Cashmore 83'		 Attendance: 214
Referee: S O'Reilly
Dumbarton v Elgin City
2 February 2008 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–4 Elgin City Dumbarton Football Stadium
Coyne 61' Frizzel 1'
Charlesworth 32' (pen), 44'
O'Donoghue 52'		 Attendance: 514
Referee: B Winter
Montrose v Dumbarton
9 February 2007 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3–1 Dumbarton Links Park
Wood 5'
Hunter 29', 69'		 Moore 76' Attendance: 458
Referee: S McLean
Dumbarton v East Fife
16 February 2008 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–3 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium
McDonald 20'
Smart 40', 89'		 Attendance: 688
Referee: M Tumilty
Dumbarton v Arbroath
23 February 2008 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 2–1 Arbroath Dumbarton Football Stadium
Canning 37', 61' Scott,B 42' Attendance: 511
Referee: W Collum
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
1 March 2008 Scottish Third Division Albion Rovers 0–1 Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Canning 74' Attendance: 329
Referee: C Charleston
Arbroath v Dumbarton
5 March 2008 Scottish Third Division Arbroath 0–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Attendance: 441
Referee: F McDermott
Elgin City v Dumbarton
15 March 2008 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 2–1 Dumbarton Borough Briggs
O'Donoghue 25'
Shallicher 71'		 Moore 70' Attendance: 551
Referee: D Somers
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
18 March 2008 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Football Stadium
McNaught 42' Attendance: 389
Referee: S Conroy
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
22 March 2008 Scottish Third Division Stenhousemuir 1–1 Dumbarton Ochilview
Harty 80' Geggan 11' Attendance: 449
Referee: C Brown
East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
25 March 2008 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–1 Dumbarton Firs Park
Bolochoweckyj 10' McNaught 86' Attendance: 306
Referee: A Muir
Dumbarton v Stranraer
29 March 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–1 Stranraer Dumbarton Football Stadium
Tade 66' Attendance: 639
Referee: E Norris
East Fife v Dumbarton
5 April 2008 Scottish Third Division East Fife 2–1 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Templeman 42'
Cameron 58'		 Tiernan 64' Attendance: 639
Referee: E Norris
Dumbarton v Montrose
12 April 2008 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–0 Montrose Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 463
Referee: G Salmond
Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire
19 April 2008 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–0 East Stirlingshire Dumbarton Football Stadium
Hamilton 69' Attendance: 612
Referee: W Hornby
Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
26 April 2008 Scottish Third Division Forfar Athletic 1–1 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Ovenstone 71' Hamilton 69' Attendance: 400
Referee: W Hornby

CIS League Cup

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton
7 August 2007 Scottish League Cup round 1 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Clarke 69'
Dalziel 77'		 Attendance: 322
Referee: M Tumilty

Scottish League Challenge Cup

East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
14 August 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 East Stirlingshire 4–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
Simpson 32', 48'
Struthers 71', 88'		 Campbell 31', 53' Attendance: 202
Referee: A Laws

Scottish Cup

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
27 October 2007 Scottish Cup round 2 Forfar Athletic 1–1 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
McPhee Attendance: 382
Referee: E Norris
Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic
6 November 2007 Scottish Cup round 2R Dumbarton 3–0 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Campbell 21'
Henderson 38'
MacFarlane 47'		 Attendance: 310
Referee: E Norris
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
24 November 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 2–0 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
MacFarlane 5'
McPhee 36'		 Attendance: 310
Referee: E Norris
St Mirren v Dumbarton
12 January 2008 Scottish Cup round 4 St Mirren 3–0 Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Corrigan 17'
Barrow 38'
Mehmet 70'		 Attendance: 2,828
Referee: A Muir

Stirlingshire Cup

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
20 July 2007 Group stage Stenhousemuir 0–1 Dumbarton Ochilview
Yule Attendance: 150
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
22 August 2007 Group stage Stirling Albion 5–1 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium




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Pre-season

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic
21 July 2007 Friendly Dumbarton 1–5 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
MacFarlane 11' Thomson 34'
Crawford 43', 71'
Morrison,O 54'
Hamilton 89' (pen)		 Referee: E Norris
Dumbarton v St Mirren
26 July 2007 Friendly Dumbarton 0–3 St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium
Kean
Corcoran 		Attendance: 709
Dumbarton v Celtic XI
30 July 2007 Friendly Dumbarton 1–1 Celtic XI Dumbarton Football Stadium
Coyne Attendance: 672

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Elgin City 36 13 8 15 56 68 −12 47
7 Albion Rovers 36 9 10 17 51 68 −17 37
8 Dumbarton 36 9 10 17 31 48 −17 37
9 East Stirlingshire[a] 36 10 4 22 48 71 −23 34
10 Forfar Athletic 36 8 9 19 35 62 −27 33
Source: SPFL archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Had East Stirlingshire finished bottom of the table for what would have been a sixth consecutive time, they would have lost their Scottish Football League status, they finished second bottom.[citation needed]

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 Scotland SCO David Crawford 30 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Anton Nugent 12 0 8+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
GK Scotland SCO Peter Shaw 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Aitken 2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Brittain 24 1 20+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Craig 8 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Grant Evans 10 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ross Farro 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kenny Haswell 11 0 6+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gordon Lennon 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Richie McKillen 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Anthony McLennan 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Michael O'Byrne 34 1 30+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF Finland FIN Axel Orrström 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Potter 25 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jonathan Yule 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Kieran Brannan 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Canning 36 3 31+0 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Danny Ferry 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 33 2 28+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Gentile 21 1 10+9 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Hamilton 33 3 19+9 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Niall Henderson 16 1 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Jason McLaughlin 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Michael Stokes 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 29 6 22+4 6 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Robert Campbell 21 6 15+1 3 1+0 0 1+0 2 3+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Greg Cavanagh 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Coyne 30 3 16+12 3 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Liam Cusack 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Sean Kerr 7 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW Scotland SCO David MacFarlane 15 2 10+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 2
FW Scotland SCO Chris Mackie 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Mark McAlpine 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO David McNaught 19 2 6+12 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Brian McPhee 27 6 17+6 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 2
FW Scotland SCO Paul McQuilken 13 0 4+7 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Moore 7 2 7+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Allan Orr 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO F Pierman 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Russell 33 0 21+7 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Bruce Thompson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Kenneth Wright 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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Transfers

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Players in

Player From Date
Scotland David MacFarlane Scotland Albion Rovers 5 Jun 2007
Scotland Brian McPhee Scotland Airdrie United 11 Jun 2007
Scotland Jonathan Yule Scotland Dumbarton Youth 9 Jul 2007
Scotland Robert Campbell Scotland Kilmarnock (loan) 19 Jul 2007
Scotland Ross Farro Scotland Seafield Thistle BC 19 Jul 2007
Scotland Ryan Russell Scotland Morton 19 Jul 2007
Scotland Mark McAlpine Scotland Hamilton 23 Jul 2007
Scotland Michael O'Byrne Scotland Dundee United 26 Jul 2007
Scotland Allan Orr Scotland Gretna 2 Aug 2007
Scotland John Aitken Scotland Hamilton Place 9 Aug 2007
Scotland Anton Nugent Scotland East Stirling 9 Aug 2007
Scotland Kieran Brannan Scotland Hamilton Place 14 Aug 2007
Scotland Greg Cavanagh Scotland Dumbarton Youth 14 Aug 2007
Scotland Niall Henderson Scotland Gretna (loan) 14 Aug 2007
Scotland Anthony McLennan Scotland Stenhousemuir 14 Aug 2007
Scotland Bruce Thompson Scotland Queen's Park 14 Aug 2007
Scotland David Crawford Scotland Queen's Park 27 Sep 2007
Scotland Richie McKillen Scotland Alloa Athletic 5 Nov 2007
Scotland Sean Kerr Scotland Livingston (loan) 9 Nov 2007
Scotland Craig Potter Scotland Clyde 22 Nov 2007
Scotland Grant Evans Scotland Hamilton (loan) 11 Jan 2008
Scotland Gordon Lennon Scotland Partick Thistle 21 Jan 2008
Scotland Chris Mackie Scotland Alloa Athletic (loan) 22 Jan 2008
Finland Axel Orrström Finland Atlantis FC 24 Jan 2008
Scotland Michael Moore Scotland Ayr United 31 Jan 2008
Scotland Michael Stokes Scotland Airdrie United 22 Feb 2008
Scotland Kenneth Wright Scotland Albion Rovers (loan) 22 Mar 2008
Scotland Liam Cusack Scotland Hamilton 31 Mar 2008
Scotland Kenny Haswell Scotland Aberdeen 31 Mar 2008
Scotland F Pierman

Players out

Player To Date
Scotland Ryan Borris Scotland Raith Rovers 23 May 2007
Scotland Craig Winter Scotland Raith Rovers 26 May 2007
Scotland Jamie Smith Scotland Stenhousemuir 4 Jun 2007
Scotland Stephen Grindlay Scotland Queen of the South 12 Jul 2007
Angola José Quitongo Scotland Livingston 22 Sep 2007
Scotland Anthony McLennan 29 Nov 2007
Scotland Paul Young 23 Jan 2007
Scotland Allan Orr 31 Jan 2008
Scotland Danny Ferry Scotland Albion Rovers 9 Feb 2008
Scotland Mark McAlpine 28 Feb 2008
Scotland John McKeever Scotland Bellshill Athletic
Scotland David Bagan Scotland Hurlford United
Scotland John Aitken
Scotland Ross Farro
Scotland John Henry
Scotland F Pierman

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008/09. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

External links

  • Anton Nugent (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Peter Shaw (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Kenny Haswell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Richie McKillen (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Jonathan Yule (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Kieran Brannan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Jason McLauchlin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Michael Stokes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Tommy Coyne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Liam Cusack (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Ryan Russell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Kenneth Wright (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Scottish Football Historical Archive
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