2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton 2005-06 football season
Dumbarton
2005-06 season
ManagerPaul Martin
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 210th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
Bell's Challenge CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Rodgers (12)
All: Andy Rodgers (16)
Highest home attendance1,594
Lowest home attendance534
Average home league attendance939

Season 2005–06 was the 122nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 100th time, the Scottish Cup for the 111th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 59th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 15th time.

Overview

Paul Martin's first full season in charge was not to be a happy one. The league campaign did not start well with only 1 win recorded from the first 9 matches. There was a temporary improvement in results from mid October to mid November, but thereafter success was hard to come by, and from February onwards just 2 draws were salvaged from 13 league encounters, meaning that Dumbarton would be anchored at the bottom of the table and relegation was assured long before the season's end. It also meant the end of Paul Martin's tenure in the manager's seat.

In the Scottish Cup, a first round win over Highland League opponents Forres Mechanics was followed by an embarrassing defeat to Third Division Arbroath.

In the League Cup, it was another first round exit, this time to Hamilton.

Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Dumbarton's dismal record in this competition was extended by a further year with a second round defeat to Raith Rovers.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost both of their opening group ties, and failed to score too.

Despite the disappointing end, the season had in fact started brightly with an invite to the pre-season Keyline Tournament run by Oban Saints. This was duly won, with 3 wins and 2 draws from 5 matches, against strong opposition including Hearts, Dundee United and St Johnstone.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

Ayr United v Dumbarton
6 August 2005 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2–0 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Boyd 17'
Wardlaw 74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,274
Referee: W Collum
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
13 August 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Walker 90' BBC Report Sloan 61' Attendance: 879
Referee: C Boyle
Partick Thistle v Dumbarton
20 August 2005 Scottish Second Division Partick Thistle 3–2 Dumbarton Firhill Stadium
Roberts 26', 62'
Santala 69'		 BBC Report Smith 8'
McQuilken 12'		 Attendance: 2,354
Referee: I Fyfe
Dumbarton v Morton
27 August 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 85' (pen) BBC Report Weatherston 88' Attendance: 1,574
Referee: I Fyfe
Peterhead v Dumbarton
10 September 2005 Scottish Second Division Peterhead 1–0 Dumbarton Balmoor Stadium
Shand 63' BBC Report Attendance: 494
Referee: E Smith
Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
17 September 2005 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–0 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Gribben 6'
Dunn 64'		 BBC Report Attendance: 429
Referee: S Finnie
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
24 September 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Football Stadium
Rodgers 14', 83' BBC Report Attendance: 877
Referee: I Brines
Gretna v Dumbarton
1 October 2005 Scottish Second Division Gretna 1–0 Dumbarton Raydale Park
Tosh 4' BBC Report Attendance: 965
Dumbarton v Raith Rovers
15 October 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Gemmell 81' BBC Report Ellis 4'
McLeod 64'		 Attendance: 652
Referee: S Conroy
Dumbarton v Ayr United
22 October 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 6–0 Ayr United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Gaughan 4'
Rodgers 34' (pen), 76'
Dillon 63'
Smith 86'
Russell 87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 917
Referee: C Allan
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
25 October 2005 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 1–4 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Brown 86' BBC Report Gentile 1'
Dillon 33'
Russell 53'Connell 80'		 Attendance: 469
Referee: C Melville
Dumbarton v Peterhead
29 October 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Peterhead Dumbarton Football Stadium
Boyle 87' BBC Report Attendance: 771
Referee: I Fyfe
Morton v Dumbarton
5 November 2005 Scottish Second Division Morton 4–0 Dumbarton Cappielow
McLaren 1'
Lilley 7', 84'
Weatherston 86'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,818
Referee: B Winter
Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic
12 November 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Rodgers 9'
McQuilken 29'		 BBC Report Attendance: 717
Referee: W Collum
Raith Rovers v Dumbarton
3 December 2005 Scottish Second Division Raith Rovers 3–2 Dumbarton Starks Park
Jablonski 25'
McManus 32'
Davidson 77'		 BBC Report Rodgers 39', 45' Attendance: 1,060
Referee: E Smith
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
7 December 2005 Scottish Second Division Stirling Albion 0–0 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 520
Referee: C Conroy
Dumbarton v Gretna
17 December 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Gretna Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Grady 29' Attendance: 839
Referee: I Fyfe
Ayr United v Dumbarton
26 December 2005 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2–0 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Conway 26'
Ramsay 31'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,266
Dumbarton v Partick Thistle
31 December 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Football Stadium
Borris 4' BBC Report Santala 27'
McCulloch 39' (pen)		 Attendance: 1,562
Referee: D Somers
Dumbarton v Morton
2 January 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–2 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Lilley 22'
Weatherston 50'		 Attendance: 1,594
Peterhead v Dumbarton
14 January 2006 Scottish Second Division Peterhead 3–1 Dumbarton Balmoor Stadium
Gibson 33'
Wood 55'
Sharp 72'		 BBC Report Gemmell 69' Attendance: 705
Referee: S Duff
Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton
21 January 2006 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–3 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Cameron 8'
Forrest 81'		 BBC Report Russell 59' (pen)
Gemmell 86'
Dubourdeau 90' (OG)		 Attendance: 481
Referee: C Hardie
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
28 January 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–2 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 18', 75'
Gemmell 27'		 BBC Report Aitken 45'
Devine 63'		 Attendance: 891
Referee: C Boyle
Dumbarton v Raith Rovers
11 February 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report McManus 48' Attendance: 812
Referee: A Muir
Gretna v Dumbarton
7 March 2006 Scottish Second Division Gretna 3–0 Dumbarton Raydale Park
Grady 22'
McGuffie 50'
Deuchar 62'		 BBC Report Attendance: 598
Referee: S Conroy
Dumbarton v Peterhead
11 March 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–3 Peterhead Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 10' (pen)
Rodgers 12'		 BBC Report Gibson 40'
Linn 70', 86'		 Attendance: 628
Referee: W Collum
Partick Thistle v Dumbarton
14 March 2006 Scottish Second Division Partick Thistle 2–1 Dumbarton Firhill Stadium
Roberts 25'
McConalogue 63'		 BBC Report Boyle 90' Attendance: 1,538
Referee: C Allan
Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic
18 March 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 616
Referee: M Sproule
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
21 March 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Stevenson 76' Attendance: 534
Referee: I Frickleton
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
25 March 2006 Scottish Second Division Stirling Albion 3–1 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Connelly 68'
O'Brien 72'
Trialist 86'		 BBC Report Russell 87' Attendance: 604
Referee: A Hunter
Morton v Dumbarton
28 March 2006 Scottish Second Division Morton 4–0 Dumbarton Cappielow
McAllister 19'
Weatherston 52'
Walker,J 73', 74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,418
Referee: C Boyle
Raith Rovers v Dumbarton
8 April 2006 Scottish Second Division Raith Rovers 0–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
BBC Report Attendance: 1,055
Referee: M Ritchie
Dumbarton v Ayr United
15 April 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4–5 Ayr United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Rodgers 47', 59'
Gemmell 63'
McQuilken 70'		 BBC Report Logan 5'
Strain 10'
Vareille 12'
McAnespie 53'
Robertson 79'		 Attendance: 931
Referee: I Fyfe
Dumbarton v Gretna
18 April 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–2 Gretna Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report McGuffie 11'
Innes 17'		 Attendance: 651
Referee: J Downie
Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton
22 April 2006 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 1–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Stevenson 64' BBC Report Attendance: 1,055
Referee: C Murray
Dumbarton v Partick Thistle
29 April 2006 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–3 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Football Stadium
Rodgers 40', 41' BBC Report McConalogue 55', 87'
Roberts 69'		 Attendance: 1,257
Referee: A Muir

CIS League Cup

Hamilton v Dumbarton
9 August 2005 Scottish League Cup round 1 Hamilton 2–1 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
Tunbridge 84', 87' BBC Report Rodgers 10' Attendance: 627
Referee: J Underhill

Bell's League Challenge Cup

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton
30 August 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Raith Rovers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Dumbarton Starks Park
Dempsie 112' (OG)
McManus 118'		 BBC report Rodgers 98' Attendance: 1,382
Referee: M McCurry

Scottish Cup

Dumbarton v Forres Mechanics
26 November 2005 Scottish Cup round 1 Dumbarton 4–1 Forres Mechanics Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 8'
Rodgers 19', 57'
McQuilken 39'		 BBC Report Mackay 35' Attendance: 755
Referee: S O'Reilly
Arbroath v Dumbarton
10 December 2005 Scottish Cup round 2 Arbroath 1–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Brazil 16' BBC Report Attendance: 596
Referee: C Boyle

Stirlingshire Cup

Falkirk v Dumbarton
16 August 2005 Group stage Falkirk 4–0 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire
23 August 2005 Group stage Dumbarton 0–1 East Stirlingshire Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 197

Pre-season friendlies

Clydebank v Dumbarton
2 July 2005 Friendly Clydebank 0–7 Dumbarton Clydebank
Russell
McQuilken
Rodgers
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
23 July 2005 Friendly Queen's Park 2–3 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Russell
MacDonald
Pollok v Dumbarton
27 July 2005 Friendly Pollok 2–2 Dumbarton Newlandsfield Park
Gentile
Gemmell

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Ayr United 36 10 12 14 56 61 −5 42
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 44 54 −10 42
8 Forfar Athletic 36 12 4 20 44 55 −11 40
9 Alloa Athletic 36 8 8 20 36 77 −41 32 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[a]
10 Dumbarton (R) 36 7 5 24 40 63 −23 26 Relegation to the 2006–07 Third Division
Source:
  1. ^ The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2006–07 Second Division, Alloa Athletic won the play-off to stay in the division.

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 Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay 39 0 36+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO John Wight 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Brittain 12 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark Dempsie 26 0 25+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Dobbins 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kevin Gaughan 28 1 25+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary McDevitt 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith 36 2 33+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Walker 26 1 22+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Paul Young 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO James Allan 6 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott Bannerman 25 0 16+7 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Boyle 28 2 26+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Graham Connell 29 1 16+11 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Dillon 25 2 11+12 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Ferguson 11 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Danny Ferry 18 0 10+7 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Gentile 26 1 19+3 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald 16 0 7+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Craig Winter 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Borris 34 1 30+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Gemmell 27 5 14+12 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO David McNaught 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul McQuilken 38 4 24+10 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Andy Rodgers 37 16 27+6 12 1+0 1 0+1 1 2+0 2
FW Scotland SCO Paul Ronald 6 0 2+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Iain Russell 34 9 20+10 8 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 1

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Transfers

Players in

Player From Date
Scotland Danny Ferry Scotland Queen's Park 20 May 2005
Scotland Graham Connell Scotland Berwick Rangers 4 Jun 2005
Scotland Chris Gentile Scotland Kilsyth Rangers 4 Jul 2005
Scotland Paul McQuilken Scotland Kilsyth Rangers 4 Jul 2005
Scotland Paul Young Scotland Barrhead BC 4 Jul 2005
Scotland Scott Bannerman Scotland Morton 11 Jul 2005
Scotland David McNaught Scotland Clyde 13 Jul 2005
Scotland Jamie Smith Scotland Brechin City 19 Jul 2005
Scotland Kevin MacDonald Scotland Stirling Albion 23 Jul 2005
Scotland Kevin Gaughan Scotland Stranraer 31 Aug 2005
Scotland Steve Ferguson Scotland Brechin City (loan) 21 Jan 2006
Scotland Craig Winter Scotland Brechin City 26 Jan 2006
Scotland Gary McDevitt Scotland Partick Thistle 31 Jan 2006

Players out

Player To Date
Scotland Barry Donald Scotland Forfar Athletic 27 May 2005
Scotland James McKinstry Scotland Ayr United 4 Jun 2005
Scotland Eddie Annand Scotland Raith Rovers 28 Jun 2005
Scotland Andy Rodgers Scotland Montrose 6 Jul 2005
Scotland Craig McEwan Scotland Brechin City 19 Jul 2005
Scotland Ian Dobbins Scotland Arbroath 31 Aug 2005
Scotland Mark Bradley Scotland Bathgate Thistle
Scotland John Wight Scotland Beith
Scotland Karl Anderson Scotland Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Scotland Kevin MacDonald Scotland Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Scotland Gary McDevitt Scotland Vale of Leven
Scotland James Allan

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Trivia

  • The League match against Peterhead on 29 October marked Iain Russell's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 128th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006/07. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2005. ISBN 0-7553-1526-X.
  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
  • Gary McDevitt (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Paul Young (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Kevin MacDonald (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Scottish Football Historical Archive
  • 2005 Keyline Tournament
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