1989–90 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton 1989–1990 football season
Dumbarton
1989–1990 season
ManagerJim George
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 26th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Gibson (20)
All: Charlie Gibson/ Stuart MacIver (21)
Highest home attendance1,881
Lowest home attendance300
Average home league attendance600

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.

Overview

Dumbarton 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

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

Dumbarton v Queen of the South
12 August 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Queen of the South Boghead Park
MacIver
Cairney 		Andrews Attendance: 650
Brechin City v Dumbarton
19 August 1989 Second Division Brechin City 4–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Brash 7'
Sexton Hill
Pride 		Attendance: 500
Referee: R Morrison
East Stirling v Dumbarton
26 August 1989 Second Division East Stirling 1–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
Grant 29' McQuade 24' (pen)
MacIver 39'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: I Mottram
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
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
Dumbarton v Stranraer
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
East Fife v Dumbarton
16 September 1989 Second Division East Fife 2–2 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Lennox
Brown 		McQuade
Gibson 		Attendance: 624
Referee: J McGillvray
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
23 September 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Gibson
Reid 		Reid 11'
Conway 		Attendance: 800
Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton
30 September 1989 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–5 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
MacKenzie Gibson
MacIver
Spence 		Attendance: 250
Arbroath v Dumbarton
7 October 1989 Second Division Arbroath 2–1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Brand 39' Gibson 56' Attendance: 611
Referee: J Duncan
Dumbarton v Queen's Park
14 October 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Gibson 65'
Spence 81'		 Caven 47' Attendance: 700
Referee: J Herald
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
21 October 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Gibson 89' Attendance: 348
Referee: G Evans
Kilmarnock v Dumbarton
28 October 1989 Second Division Kilmarnock 3–0 Dumbarton Rugby Park
Watters 60', 65'
Tait 89'		 Attendance: 2,867
Referee: W Crombie
Dumbarton v Montrose
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
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
11 November 1989 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Hughes 1' Quinn 32'
Gibson 58'		 Attendance: 487
Referee: G Smith
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
18 November 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
MacIver 70', 86' MacKenzie 23'
Spence 		Attendance: 500
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Arbroath
2 December 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Arbroath Boghead Park
Attendance: 450
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
16 December 1989 Second Division Queen's Park 2–2 Dumbarton Hampden Park
O'Brien 24'
Rodden 48'		 Gibson
MacIver 70'		 Attendance: 587
Dumbarton v Brechin City
23 December 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Brechin City Boghead Park
Spence 44' Sexton 80' Attendance: 700
Montrose v Dumbarton
6 January 1990 Second Division Montrose 2–2 Dumbarton Links Park
Powell 58'
McGlashan 71'		 Hughes 52'
MacIver 78'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: G Smith
Queen of the South v Dumbarton
10 January 1990 Second Division Queen of the South 1–4 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Gordon MacIver
Andrews (OG)
Gibson 		Attendance: 923
Stranraer v Dumbarton
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
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
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
Queen of the South v Dumbarton
10 February 1990 Second Division Queen of the South 1–1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Sloan 61' MacIver 59' Attendance: 822
Referee: R Morrison
East Fife v Dumbarton
14 March 1990 Second Division East Fife 3–1 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Wilson 33', 76'
Crolla 60'		 MacIver 88' Attendance: 609
Brechin City v Dumbarton
17 March 1990 Second Division Brechin City 3–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Lees 20'
Paterson 22'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: J Renton
Dumbarton v East Stirling
20 March 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 East Stirling Boghead Park
Quinn 25'
Hughes 71', 79'		 Attendance: 500
Dumbarton v Kilmarnock
24 March 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 0–2 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Sludden 62'
Tait 84'		 Attendance: 1,881
Referee: D Brooks
Montrose v Dumbarton
27 March 1990 Second Division Montrose 1–2 Dumbarton Links Park
McGlashan 67' Morrison 55'
McQuade 75'		 Attendance: 350
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Kilmarnock
3 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Gibson 5' Sludden 9'
Watters 28', 56'		 Attendance: 1,000
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
7 April 1990 Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Nelson 7' Hughes 41'
Gibson 48'
MacIver 87'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: D Syme
Dumbarton v Stranraer
10 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Stranraer Boghead Park
Morrison 62' (pen) Harkness 40' Attendance: 300
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
14 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Gibson 88' Ross 8', 65'
Buckley 90'		 Attendance: 400
Dumbarton v East Stirling
17 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 East Stirling Boghead Park
Gibson 16', 17' Byrne 85' Attendance: 300
Dumbarton v East Fife
21 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 East Fife Boghead Park
MacIver 18'
Morrison 25' (pen), 85' (pen)		 Bell 55' Attendance: 500
Dumbarton v Arbroath
24 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 Arbroath Boghead Park
Boyd 6'
MacIver 26'		 Attendance: 450
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
28 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
MacIver 87' Moore 29'
George 85'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: W Crombie
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
5 May 1990 Second Division Queen's Park 1–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Mackenzie 75' Attendance: 586
Referee: I Mottram

Skol Cup

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
8 August 1989 League Cup round 1 Dumbarton 3–0 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
MacIver
Gibson 		Attendance: 569
Dumbarton v Celtic
15 August 1989 League Cup round 2 Dumbarton 0–3 Celtic Boghead Park
Burns
McStay
Dziekanowski 		Attendance: 8,500

Tennant's Scottish Cup

Queen's Park v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
30 December 1989 Cup round 2 Dumbarton 0–2 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Ross 45', 53' Attendance: 700

Stirlingshire Cup

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
17 October 1989 First Round Alloa Athletic 0–3 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Meechan
Wharton
Quinn
Clydebank v Dumbarton
7 May 1990 Final Clydebank 2–4 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Davies 8'
Ferguson 15'		 McQuade,J 36'
McGinlay 43', 61', 73'

Pre-season matches

Dumbarton v Celtic XI
31 July 1989 Friendly Dumbarton 2–1 Celtic XI Boghead Park
Trialist 29'
Spence 37'		 Crainey
Renfrew v Dumbarton
3 August 1989 Friendly Renfrew 0–3 Dumbarton Renfrew
Wharton
MacIver
Docherty
Vale of Leven v Dumbarton
6 August 1989 Friendly Vale of Leven 4–1 Dumbarton Millburn Park
McGorm
Meechan
Jones		 Gibson

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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.

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Hugh Stevenson 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Boyd Strachan 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Boyd 16 2 16+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stevie Gow 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Peter Wharton 28 0 19+5 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Pat Cairney 23 2 18+1 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Dempsey 31 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gary Dickie 21 0 14+5 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jamie Doyle 21 1 18+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bernie Grant 8 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Hughes 27 7 24+1 7 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim McGinlay 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy McQuade 42 2 38+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Meechan 15 0 12+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Morrison 17 4 17+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin Spence 42 5 38+0 5 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gregor Stevens 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Gibson 40 21 36+0 20 2+0 1 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Stuart MacIver 38 21 32+2 19 2+0 2 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul McGrogan 7 0 3+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John McQuade 19 4 8+8 3 2+0 0 1+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 31 3 17+11 2 0+1 0 1+1 1
FW Scotland SCO Billy Reid 30 1 23+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Wilson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

[2][3]

Transfers

[4]

Players in

Player From Date
Scotland Charlie Gibson Scotland Stirling Albion 9 Jun 1989
Scotland Bernie Grant Scotland Kilbirnie Ladeside 17 Jun 1989
Scotland Jim Meechan Scotland St Mirren 17 Jun 1989
Scotland Paul McGrogan Scotland Vale of Leven 8 Aug 1989
Scotland Billy Reid Scotland Shotts Bon Accord 13 Aug 1989
Scotland Jim Hughes Scotland Clydebank 3 Nov 1989
Scotland Gregor Stevens Scotland Brechin City 4 Nov 1989
Scotland Jim Dempsey Scotland Partick Thistle 10 Nov 1989
Scotland John Boyd Scotland Greenock 14 Nov 1989
Scotland Jim McGinlay Scotland Partick Thistle 25 Nov 1989
Scotland Steve Morrison Scotland Hamilton 26 Jan 1990
Scotland Steve Marshall Scotland Kilmarnock 19 Mar 1990
Scotland David Wilson 28 Apr 1990

Players out

Player To Date
Scotland Stuart Robertson Scotland Stirling Albion 9 Jun 1989
Scotland Graham Duncan Scotland Stranraer 30 Jun 1989
Scotland Robert Docherty Scotland Stirling Albion 9 Aug 1989
Scotland Pat Cairney Scotland Arthurlie
Scotland Craig Douglas Scotland Neilston
Scotland Andy McQuade Scotland Pollok
England Peter Wharton Scotland Bathgate Thistle
Scotland Gregor Stevens
Scotland Gary Dickie
Scotland Jamie Doyle
Scotland Pat McGowan
Scotland Jim Meechan
Scotland Billy Reid

Reserve team

Dumbarton 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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
  2. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
  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.

External links

  • 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
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