1999–2000 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1999–2000 was the 116th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 94th time, the Scottish Cup for the 105th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 53rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the ninth time.

Overview

Season 1999-2000 would be one of the most memorable for Dumbarton, but not because of any titles won or lost, but because this would be the last season that the club would play at their famous Boghead Park. Dumbarton's home had been here for the past 121 years - the longest that any British football club had stayed at any home ground. Now the ground had been sold and Dumbarton would move to a new purpose built stadium at the foot of Dumbarton Rock.

The season itself was unremarkable. Three promotion places were up for grabs due to the addition of Elgin City and Peterhead the following season, however despite an encouraging start there was never a real chance of a top three finish and in the end a midtable 6th place was achieved. It would be the final game however that would define the whole campaign. As it was a crowd in excess of 3,000 turned out to bid farewell to the old ground and with it a fine victory over promoted East Fife.

In the national cup competitions, there was little to cheer. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Stenhousemuir in the second round.

In the League Cup, after a win over Brechin City, Dundee would easily dispatch Dumbarton in the second round.

With newfound sponsorship, the Scottish Challenge Cup was re-instated, but the same old failures beset Dumbarton - yet another first round defeat, this time to Airdrie.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost their two group ties.

Results & fixtures

^[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

7 August 1999 Third Division	Albion Rovers	1–3	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
	Duncan		King Melvin	Attendance: 308

Dumbarton v Montrose

14 August 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	3–4	Montrose	Boghead Park
	Flannery Brown		Farnan O'Driscoll	Attendance: 436

East Fife v Dumbarton

21 August 1999 Third Division	East Fife	1–0	Dumbarton	Bayview Stadium
	McGrillen			Attendance: 591

Brechin City v Dumbarton

28 August 1999 Third Division	Brechin City	0–2	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
			King Flannery	Attendance: 357

Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers

4 September 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	2–1	Berwick Rangers	Boghead Park
	Flannery Robertson		Ritchie	Attendance: 324

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

11 September 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
			Carroll	Attendance: 539

East Stirling v Dumbarton

18 September 1999 Third Division	East Stirling	1–3	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Laidlaw		Templeman	Attendance: 284

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

25 September 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	Robertson		(OG)	Attendance: 424

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

2 October 1999 Third Division	Forfar Athletic	5–0	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Milne Cargill MacDonald			Attendance: 397

Montrose v Dumbarton

16 October 1999 Third Division	Montrose	1–4	Dumbarton	Links Park
	Mailer		Grace Flannery Smith	Attendance: 274

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

23 October 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Albion Rovers	Boghead Park
	Smith		Tait	Attendance: 590

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

30 October 1999 Third Division	Queen's Park	3–2	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Connaghan Gallacher Carroll		Ward Bradford	Attendance: 713

Dumbarton v East Stirling

6 November 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	1–0	East Stirling	Boghead Park
	Bradford			Attendance: 415

Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton

14 November 1999 Third Division	Berwick Rangers	0–1	Dumbarton	Shielfield Park
			Bradford	Attendance: 415

Dumbarton v Brechin City

20 November 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	1–3	Brechin City	Boghead Park
	Flannery		Hutcheson Black Honeyman	Attendance: 447

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

27 November 1999 Third Division	Dumbarton	3–3	Forfar Athletic	Boghead Park
	Flannery Robertson Stewart		Donaldson Milne Robson	Attendance: 469

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

8 December 1999 Third Division	Cowdenbeath	0–2	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
			Brown Robertson	Attendance: 262

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

18 December 1999 Third Division	Albion Rovers	3–0	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill Stadium
	McStay Duncan McLees			Attendance: 257

East Stirling v Dumbarton

3 January 2000 Third Division	East Stirling	2–1	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Laidlaw		Flannery	Attendance: 308

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

22 January 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	2–0	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	Flannery Brown			Attendance: 469

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

29 January 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	Flannery		Carroll	Attendance: 492

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

5 February 2000 Third Division	Forfar Athletic	4–3	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	McCheyne Milne Craig		Flannery Robertson Smith	Attendance: 439

Brechin City v Dumbarton

12 February 2000 Third Division	Brechin City	1–2	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
	Black		Flannery Brown	Attendance: 278

Dumbarton v Montrose

26 February 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	3–2	Montrose	Boghead Park
	King Robertson Hringsson		Shand Taylor	Attendance: 482

East Fife v Dumbarton

4 March 2000 Third Division	East Fife	2–1	Dumbarton	Bayview Stadium
	Moffat McManus		Watters	Attendance: 436

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

11 March 2000 Third Division	Queen's Park	2–0	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	McGoldrick Whelan			Attendance: 788

Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers

14 March 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Berwick Rangers	Boghead Park
			Leask Smith	Attendance: 330

Dumbarton v East Stirling

18 March 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	3–0	East Stirling	Boghead Park
	Dillon Hringsson Watters			Attendance: 367

Dumbarton v Brechin City

25 March 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	2–1	Brechin City	Boghead Park
	Brittain Grace		Black	Attendance: 365

Dumbarton v East Fife

28 March 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	1–1	East Fife	Boghead Park
	Hringsson		McCormick	Attendance: 394

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

8 April 2000 Third Division	Cowdenbeath	1–2	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Gray		Flannery	Attendance: 284

Montrose v Dumbarton

29 April 2000 Third Division	Montrose	2–1	Dumbarton	Links Park
	Taylor Ogboke		King	Attendance: 267

Dumbarton v East Fife

6 May 2000 Third Division	Dumbarton	2–1	East Fife	Boghead Park
	King Robertson		Logan	Attendance: 3,031

Bell's Challenge Cup

Airdrie v Dumbarton

10 August 1999 Challenge Cup round 1	Airdrie	2–1	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
	Moore		Dillon	Attendance: 826 Referee: J Fleming

CIS League Cup

Brechin City v Dumbarton

31 July 1999 League Cup round 1	Brechin City	0–2	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
			Flannery	Attendance: 346 Referee: A Gemmill

Dundee v Dumbarton

17 August 1999 League Cup round 2	Dundee	4–0	Dumbarton	Dens Park
	Boyack Falconer			Attendance: 2,765 Referee: T Brown

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

8 January 2000 Cup round 2	Dumbarton	0–2	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
			Fisher Hamilton, R	Attendance: 302 Referee: D Smith

Stirlingshire Cup

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

14 July 1999 Group stage	Stirling Albion	3–0	Dumbarton	Forthbank Stadium

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

17 July 1999 Group stage	Dumbarton	2–3	Alloa Athletic	Boghead Park
	King brown			Attendance: 118

Friendlies

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

27 July 1999 Friendly	Dumbarton	2–6	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	King Gow

Dumbarton v Rangers XI

24 January 2000 Friendly	Dumbarton	1–6	Rangers XI	Boghead Park
	Flannery			Attendance: 2,000

League table

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	SCO	Derek Barnes	26	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	SCO	Kenny Meechan	14	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Brittain	39	1	35+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jamie Bruce	25	0	21+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Michael Dickie	35	0	31+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Finnigan	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alex Grace	31	2	26+1	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Stephen Jack	38	0	34+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kevin McCann	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	John McCormack	18	0	8+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Martin Melvin	8	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Dave Stewart	22	1	21+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Steven Bonar	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Alan Brown	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	John Dillon	27	2	17+8	1	0+1	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Chris Gentile	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Billy Melvin	12	2	8+2	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	John Bradford	6	3	6+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Andy Brown	38	4	27+7	4	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Paddy Flannery	33	16	27+2	14	2+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ISL	Hreinn Hringsson	14	3	3+10	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Toby King	36	5	32+0	5	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	SCO	Scott McHarg	10	0	1+6	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Joe Robertson	39	7	33+3	7	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Chris Smith	21	4	9+11	4	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Chris Templeman	3	3	3+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh Ward	15	1	3+10	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Willie Watters	7	2	6+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

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Transfers

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Players in Player From Date Hugh Ward East Stirling 26 May 1999 Michael Dickie Dundee 11 Jun 1999 Scott McHarg Partick Thistle 23 Jun 1999 Andy Brown Clydebank 21 Jul 1999 John Dillon Clyde 30 Jul 1999 John McCormack Alloa Athletic 30 Jul 1999 Chris Templeman Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 17 Sep 1999 John Bradford Ayr United (loan) 23 Oct 1999 Kevin McCann Partick Thistle (loan) 26 Nov 1999 Dave Stewart Ayr United 1 Dec 1999 Hrienn Hringsson KA Akureyri 11 Dec 1999 Chris Gentile Dundee United 25 Feb 2000 Willie Watters Stenhousemuir (loan) 25 Feb 2000 Steven Bonar Albion Rovers 30 Mar 2000

Players out Player To Date Willie Wilson Cowdenbeath 23 Jul 1999 Chris Ewing Clydebank 30 Jul 1999 Martin Mooney Stenhousemuir 31 Jul 1999 Colin McKinnon Stenhousemuir 13 Mar 1999 Peter Dennison Vale of Leven Stevie Gow Vale of Leven Keith Millar Oban Saints David Reid Cumnock Barry Wilkinson Cumnock

Youth Team

Dumbarton played an under 19 team in the Scottish Youth Division B, and with 6 wins and 4 draws from 26 games, finished 9th of 10.

Trivia

• The League match against Albion Rovers on 8 August marked Kenny Meechan's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 114th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

• 1999–2000 in Scottish football

References

External links

• Derek Barnes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Paul Finnegan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Alan Brown (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Hrienn Hringsson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Chris Smith (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Scottish Football Historical Archive