2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton 2004-05 football season
| 2004-05 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Brian Fairlie/Paul Martin |
| Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 2 | 7th |
| Scottish Cup | First Round |
| Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
| Bell's Challenge Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Iain Russell (11) All: Iain Russell (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 1,446 |
| Lowest home attendance | 522 |
| Average home league attendance | 900 |
Season 2004–05 was the 121st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 99th time, the Scottish Cup for the 110th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 58th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 14th time.
Overview
The near miss in gaining promotion the previous season had ensured that there was considerable confidence in the team going into season 2004-05 to make that further step. However, despite a successful opening spell, results were not as good as anticipated, and in December Brian Fairlie would make way for Paul Martin in the manager's seat. There was to be no great resurgence in results and in the end a disappointing 7th place was achieved.
In the Scottish Cup, after defeating Cowdenbeath in the first round, it would be Berwick Rangers that would advance from the second round tie, after a drawn match.
In the League Cup, Ross County would prove to be too strong in the first round.
Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was another first round exit, this time to Stirling Albion.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and would take no further part in the competition.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
Dumbarton v Ayr United
| 7 August 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Ayr United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Dillon  18' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,016 Referee: C Melville |
Arbroath v Dumbarton
| 14 August 2004 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| BBC Report | Russell 8', 83' | Attendance: 505 Referee: C Conroy |
Dumbarton v Morton
| 21 August 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Walker,J 32' Weatherston 67'Greacen 84' | Attendance: 1,505 Referee: I Frickleton |
Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic
| 28 August 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Tosh 54' | Attendance: 723 Referee: E Smith |
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
| 4 September 2004 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0–4 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| BBC Report | Annand 30', 45', 49' Donald 74' | Attendance: 412 Referee: C Murray |
Dumbarton v Stranraer
| 11 September 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Stranraer | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Annand 48' | BBC Report | Finlayson 2' Guy 79' (pen)Graham 85' | Attendance: 851 Referee: C Boyle |
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
| 18 September 2004 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| McMillan 75' Bolochoweckjy 80'Walker 89' | BBC Report | Rodgers 11' Russell 57' | Attendance: 505 Referee: A Freeland |
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
| 25 September 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell 30' | BBC Report | Glancy 46' | Attendance: 982 Referee: A Hunter |
Brechin City v Dumbarton
| 2 October 2004 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| White 51' Ritchie 69', 81', 85' | BBC Report | Attendance: 503 Referee: C Mackay |
Dumbarton v Arbroath
| 16 October 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McEwan 77' (pen) | BBC Report | Swankie 29', 66' McMullen 42' | Attendance: 772 Referee: M Tumilty |
Ayr United v Dumbarton
| 23 October 2004 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| BBC Report | Rodgers 88' | Attendance: 1,533 |
Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
| 30 October 2004 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| BBC Report | Dunn 58', 72' | Attendance: 486 Referee: C Hardie |
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
| 6 November 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Boyle 22' Rodgers 33'Holmes 66' | BBC Report | Gordon 56' | Attendance: 790 Referee: M Sproule |
Stranraer v Dumbarton
| 13 November 2004 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Guy 52' (pen) | BBC Report | Attendance: 557 |
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
| 30 November 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Hill 74' | Attendance: 522 Referee: E Smith |
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
| 4 December 2004 Scottish Second Division | Stirling Albion | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
| Gethins 51' | BBC Report | Attendance: 688 |
Dumbarton v Ayr United
| 27 December 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Ayr United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell 7' | BBC Report | Connolly 9' | Attendance: 1,118 Referee: M Sproule |
Morton v Dumbarton
| 1 January 2005 Scottish Second Division | Morton | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
| Weatherston 24' (pen) McCluskey 54'Templeman 63' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,746 Referee: B Winter |
Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic
| 3 January 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Rodgers 66' | BBC Report | Tosh 57' | Attendance: 714 Referee: C Richmond |
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
| 15 January 2005 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| BBC Report | Dillon 38' Rodgers 58'Annand 67' | Attendance: 322 Referee: M Tumilty |
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
| 29 January 2005 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Ross 7' Quitongo 10'Brown 23'Ferguson 27' | BBC Report | McKinstrey 58' Rodgers 82' | Attendance: 608 Referee: I Frickleton |
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
| 5 February 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Dunn 16', 41' | Attendance: 965 Referee: C Hardie |
Brechin City v Dumbarton
| 12 February 2005 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| BBC Report | Annand 20' McKinstrey 36' | Attendance: 595 Referee: C Melville |
Dumbarton v Morton
| 19 February 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Ronald 24' Russell 42', 67' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,446 Referee: C Boyle |
Dumbarton v Arbroath
| 26 February 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Arbroath | Gayfield Park |
| Swankie 28' Henslee 77' | BBC Report | Annand 78' | Attendance: 502 Referee: J Downie |
Dumbarton v Brechin City
| 1 March 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Brechin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McEwan 21' (pen) | BBC Report | Callagan 2' | Attendance: 554 Referee: J Downie |
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
| 5 March 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McEwan 88' (pen) | BBC Report | Smith 87' | Attendance: 690 Referee: A Hunter |
Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
| 12 March 2005 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 6-0 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Shields 40', 45', 57' King 51'McClune 64'Tosh 72' | BBC Report | Attendance: 443 Referee: S MacDonald |
Stranraer v Dumbarton
| 19 March 2005 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Moore 21' McManus 28' | BBC Report | McEwan 89' (pen) | Attendance: 455 Referee: W Young |
Dumbarton v Stranraer
| 26 March 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Stranraer | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell | | Attendance: 848 |
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
| 2 April 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell 34', 58', 87' | BBC Report | Brown 1' Hamilton 57' | Attendance: 787 Referee: C Murray |
Dumbarton v Brechin City
| 9 April 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Brechin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dillon 53' | BBC Report | Sharp 71' | Attendance: 773 Referee: I Frickleton |
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
| 16 April 2005 Scottish Second Division | Stirling Albion | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
| Wilson 19' MacDonald 45'Nugent 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 705 Referee: D Somers |
Morton v Dumbarton
| 23 April 2005 Scottish Second Division | Morton | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 3,229 Referee: H Dallas |
Dumbarton v Arbroath
| 30 April 2005 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Boyle 69' Dillon 78'Gemmell 82' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,197 Referee: M Sproule |
Ayr United v Dumbarton
| 7 May 2005 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Smyth 76' | BBC Report | Gemmell 19' | Attendance: 1,277 Referee: A Hunter |
Bell's League Challenge Cup
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
| 31 July 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Bonar 5' | BBC report | McLean 45', 47' | Attendance: 709 |
CIS League Cup
Dumbarton v Ross County
| 10 August 2004 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Ross County | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Russell | BBC Report | Burke | Attendance: 437 |
Scottish Cup
Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton
| 27 November 2004 Scottish Cup round 1 | Cowdenbeath | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| Gribben 32' Buchanan 90' | BBC Report | McEwan 38' (pen) Dunn 50'Russell 80' | Attendance: 279 Referee: J Downie |
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
| 11 December 2004 Scottish Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dillon 37' | BBC Report | McNicholl 6' | Attendance: 622 Referee: M Tumilty |
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
| 18 December 2004 Scottish Cup round 2R | Berwick Rangers | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Clark 30' Connelly 73'Hutchison 89' | BBC Report | Annand 24' | Attendance: 318 Referee: M Tumilty |
Stirlingshire Cup
Dumbarton v Falkirk
| 3 August 2004 Group stage | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McEwan | | Attendance: 403 |
East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
| 17 August 2004 Group stage | East Stirlingshire | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Rodgers Herd Russell | Attendance: 162 |
Pre-season and mid-season friendlies
Billingham Town v Dumbarton | 17 July 2004 Friendly | Billingham Town | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Billingham |
| Ronald Russell |
Dumbarton v St Mirren
| 20 July 2004 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Ronald Russell | |
Dumbarton v 
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town | 24 July 2004 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–4 | Macclesfield Town | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Whitaker Miles Parkin | Attendance: 389 Referee: C Hardie |
Dumbarton v St Mirren
| 25 January 2005 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Gemmell Holmes | |
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 47 | |
| 6 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 42 | |
| 9 | Arbroath (R) | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 38 | Relegation to the Third Division |
Source: "2004-2005 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Player statistics
Squad
| 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 | Stephen Grindlay | 35 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | John Wight | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Derek Allan | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Karl Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig Brittain | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Mark Dempsie | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Ian Dobbins | 30 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig McEwan | 36 | 5 | 31+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | James McKinstry | 37 | 2 | 28+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Robert Walker | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | James Allan | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Steven Bonar | 22 | 1 | 15+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Boyle | 26 | 2 | 18+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Mark Bradley | 17 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | John Dillon | 36 | 5 | 26+5 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | Barry Donald | 28 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Robert Dunn | 16 | 3 | 8+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | Graeme Holmes | 12 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris McGroarty | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Eddie Annand | 31 | 8 | 22+6 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Ryan Borris | 17 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Gemmell | 16 | 2 | 8+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Gordon Herd | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Andy Rodgers | 36 | 6 | 17+14 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Paul Ronald | 27 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Iain Russell | 37 | 13 | 25+7 | 11 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
Transfers
Players in
| Players out
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Trivia
- The League match against Morton on 19 February marked Stephen Grindlay's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 127th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- The League match against Arbroath on 26 February marked John Dillon's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 29th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
See also
References
- ^ a b Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005/06. Burford: CRE8. 2005. ISBN 0-9548556-1-2.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
- John Wight (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Archived 1 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Karl Anderson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Gordon Herd (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
